By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service

Skype has released the latest version of its application for the iPhone, adding new features and fixing a couple of annoying bugs that hung up calls.

Earlier versions of Skype would hang up a VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) call made over Wi-Fi when a user received a SMS (Short Message Service) or the low-battery notification.

A new feature in the 1.3 version allows the iPhone to be held in landscape mode and used for instant messages.

Skype has also added a call-quality indicator. The feature checks available bandwidth during a call. When a user presses a green button, a pop-up window will show a message such as “No bandwidth problems. Skype call quality should be excellent.” The feature is already in the 4.2 desktop version of the application for the Windows OS.

In other Skype news, the company says it has a 3G version of its VOIP application for the iPhone ready to go if the Apple allows it to go into their App store.

Since Skype released its iPhone application in March 2009, calls can only be made using a Wi-Fi connection even though 3G data connections — which run over the cellular network — are sufficient for VOIP calls.

Carriers have been concerned that Skype on the iPhone could take away from call revenue and negatively impact the integrity of their networks, but they appear to be changing their minds. In the U.S., AT&T told Apple in October that it could enable 3rd-party VOIP applications for the iPhone. Many carriers already allow VOIP applications such as Skype over 3G on operating systems such as Windows Mobile.

Skype is keen to release its 3G application as soon as possible but needs Apple’s OK to put it in the App Store, said Peter Parkes, a Skype spokesman.

“Apple doesn’t make any guarantees about when apps will become available for download, but we’ll submit a 3G-enabled version to the App Store as soon as we hear of any changes,” Parkes said.

Almost all individuals today have become dependent on mobile phones and it is really hard to imagine life without these sophisticated gadgets. Today, it is hard to find a single individual without a Mobile Phones . There are many reasons which make these gadgets close to our hearts. The first and the foremost one is the accessibility provided by these gadgets in staying connected with our near and dear ones. Apart from communication, these innovative gadgets today also perform other vital functions of storing data, listening songs,  accessing email, clicking photographs and many more. Mobile phones  today is the first choice of every person whether he is an elderly person or a younger one. It is now regarded as a status symbol now.

Every person today wishes to own a latest mobile phone. That is why, all the leading mobile manufacturing companies like Nokia, Samsung, Blackberry, Sony Ericsson, HTC etc are trying their best in order to launch more  sophisticated gadgets in the market. As a result of this, every day new models of mobiles appear which take over the older. This is all done for the purpose of alluring the customers. Latest ring tones, hello tunes and attractive wallpapers are some of the interesting features which mainly attract the users especially the young generation towards mobile phones. There are many options in front of the users and they can go for the best one which suits them.  They can choose the expensive gadgets or they can also opt for the cheap mobile phones as per their needs and requirements.

Today Mobile phone acts as a very useful device for people. These gadgets have played an important role in changing the way of living of the people. Some of the attractive features found in these gadgets are  memo recording, personal organizer functions, Internet browsing, music playback, e-mail accessing, built-in-cameras, Push-to-Talk, infra red,  Bluetooth connectivity, EDGE, GPRS, GPS etc.  Most of the gadgets also come adorned with 3G application and thus can function in remotest areas also. The users can also enjoy the facility of downloading music, videos as well as games at a faster speed. Latest features like good memory storage capacity, handwriting recognition feature, touch sensitive interface,  light weight,Qwerty keyboard, Voice activated commands, impressive battery back-ups etc entice the users towards these gadgets.

It is not possible to fulfill the aim of communication without the support of network service providers.
Some of the famous network providers like T mobile, Vodafone, Orange etc  come with enticing mobile phone deals which are essential for the purpose of effective and hassle free communication. Three types of deals offered by the providers include Sim free deals, contract deals and pay as you go deals.  Out of these, contract deals are the most popular one.

With all these deals, the users can also receive a number of beneficial offers such as discounted call rates, free talk time and sometimes Free gifts in the form of  Wii Plus, Wii Fit, LCD TV, laptop, Nintendo Wii etc. One can avail information regarding the mobile phone deals from Internet websites.

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People today like to bank on the attractive mobile phone deals that come tagged with great benefits. Latest trend that has catched up among the people is the use of SIM free mobile phones which prove to be quite useful as one need to just change the SIM card rather than putting their saving in buying another expensive phone.

With the gradual advancement, times have changed and the current trend shows the rising preference among the mobile users for SIM free mobile phones. Various mobile brands like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG have brought into the market wide variety of handsets that come with their own unique features. As most of these sophisticated handsets prove to be expensive so numerous brands are now rolling out their state of the art gadgets as SIM free phones at a competitive price. These smart devices coming with varied designs and specifications appear to be very sleek and gorgeous. To fulfill the utility purpose these smart devices now come equipped with smart features like 3G facility, GPS, Wi- Fi, Multimedia player, high resolution camera and Windows Mobile operating system

Biggest advantage of these handsets lies in its usage pattern as one has to just change the SIM card and not the handset. Secondly impressive coverage area provided by various service providers like O2, T-mobile, 3 and Vodafone makes these SIM cards flexible in their usage pattern. As the current series of mobile phones operate with dual-band, tri-band or quad-band GSM networks so connectivity is hardly an issue. These SIM free Mobile Phones also meet the requirement of the frequent travelers and those people who don’t want to bind with any carrier and want to get away with contractual obligations

To make this offer more lucrative there are lot of free gifts like gaming consoles, LCD TVs and even holiday packages that come attached with these kind of phones. These deals prove to be user friendly as there is no issue regarding the service provider and thereby solve the purpose of the users who like to possess the latest mobiles at an affordable price. This kind of facility has readily catched up among the students and housewives as they don’t have to remain loyal to any particular carrier. Besides this it also prove beneficial for the business people who travel frequently from one country to another. Due to its flexibility usage pattern there is no need to pay heavy roaming charges.

Some of the recently launched mobile phones that you can consider as SIM free are Nokia N97 Silver, Samsung S8000 Jet, Sony Ericsson C905 , LG KU990 Viewty and HTC Touch Diamond 2. All these smart 3G devices look very sleek and solve the utility purpose as one can find all the latest features like 3G, Bluetooth with A2DP, media player and camera. SIM free phone is indeed a smart choice for the users as it does not bind its users in any contractual obligations and besides this get amazing benefits. So here the users is at its maximum advantage as he not only get his dream phone at a cheaper price but also get the privilege of getting numerous free gifts like gaming consoles, LCD TVs, digital cameras, Laptops and many more fabulous items.

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Two of the most talked about mobile phone on the market, are the Google Nexus One and the Apple iPhone. The mobile phone industry is getting really excited about the release of the Google phone. Here, we take a look at what the iPhone and the Nexus One have to offer users who might be interested.

The Google Nexus One, is available in the USA at the moment and should be available in Europe, later in 2010. This handset is called the Nexus One and it is seen as a as a possible iPhone killer for 2010. The Google Nexus One mobile phone handset is the first mobile to be released just by Google. There have been handsets labelled Google Phones before such as the G1 and G2. However, these were only actually using the Google developed android Operating System and were branded by T-Mobile or Vodafone and HTC.

The first Google mobile phone is being manufactured by HTC, because of this we will expect a highyt quailty build. Google have gone for a really sleek and stylish design, which fits neatly into the palm of your hand and slips in and out of your pocket without a struggle. The Google Nexus weighs just 130g, which is slighty lighter than both the Apple iPhone (136g) by 6g, so not really a massive deal.

The Google Nexus One has a great 3.7 inch widescreen, AMOLED display, delivering 720×480 pixels resolution for you to view. The Nexus One has a really sharpe and crisp display screen, it delivers touchscreen responsiveness in the same league as the Apple iPhone and, moreover, it is faster to boot. The combination of Android 2.1 sitting above a Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1GHz with 512Mb of RAM and ROM will enable the user to run a number of applications at the same time, without the phone slowing down or crashing.

The Nexus One, comes with a 5 megapixel, autofocus camera with LED flash (2 megapixels bigger than the iPhone) and its 32GB memory card capacity.

Well, thats what the Google Nexus One has to offer, now we will focus on what you will get from the Apple iPhone. The difference with the iPhone 3GS, is that Apple have added on a few little extras in terms of features. The camera on the iPhone 3GS has been boosted up to a 3 megapixel unit with auto focus, touch focus and also has support for recording videos at up to 30 frames per second. While this is not a great camera, it does do the job and is a improvement on what was previously being offered.

These new extras on the iPhone include the copy & paste, landscape keyboard, shake to undo, MMS, stereo Bluetooth, Wi-Fi auto-login, and support for Youtuve functions. Apple have added some nice little extras and the upgrades are normally free for exisiting customers to download. The battery on the Apple iPhone has been improved and now offers you 12 hours of talk time, 30 hours of audio play or just over 10 hours of video play back – or a health combination of the two.

Ok, this bring to the end our look at two of the hottest phones on the market. We will have to wait and see how the market in the US take to the Google Nexus One mobile phone, before we know of it can challenge the iPhone. For now the signs are good for Google, but the $1000 price tag could put many people off and there have been rumours of a new Apple iPhone handset coming out soon.

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You might have noticed by now that we’re great cribbers. With most of the products that we review, almost always, we can find either this element missing, or that other feature which could’ve been better.

Bigger Dispalys

Now that we have so much more to watch on our cell phones why do it on a itsy bitsy screen? When the iPhone came out it its large display, it made even the most hardened critics take notice and go “hmm that’s nice”. Now it’s about time someone came up with a bigger screen. Toshiba unveiled the TG01 which has a 4.1-inch 800×600 display, and a 1-GHz CPU from Qualcomm. But we’re greedier still. Bigger the better is always the way to go to get the most out of your portable media.

Better Cameras

Agreed phones have come a long way since the time of VGA cameras that produced grainy images that barely passed off as photographs. Still, when do you think they’ll come close to truly replacing stand alone cameras? Lately many phones do have 5 MP and such. But that’s not enough. The WMC saw a few phones like the Nokia N86 and Samsung Memoir which show that they’re at least getting there, but a long way to go. Zooming is one area that requires improvement. Most cell phone cameras have digital zoom instead of optical zoom. An actual moving lens could help make the leap. Another great divide that cell phones need to cross is sensor size.

For greater picture density sensor size in phones must be increased. Better looking phones There are the standard chocolate bar phones, sliding phones, and flip phones but we really could do with some radical designs. Something interesting we laid eyes on recently was the GD900; LG’s transparent phone.

Its got a glass-like polished silver body and a translucent keypad. A light illuminates around its keypad to make the buttons visible. It’ll definitely come in handy if you’re Hollow Man or the Invisible woman from fantastic four!

Accessories compatibility (3.5-mm audio jacks and memory cards)

Compatibility is one of the most important factors when it comes to cell phones and its associated accessories. For instance one should be able to plug in any pair of headphones or earphones into any phone. If each manufacturer has its own proprietary standard, so much of listening equipment is rendered useless. One of the possible reasons why cell phone manufacturers even have their own distinct standards could be additional revenue.

For example if your bundled LG or Sony Ericsson earphones get ruined, you have no other option than to go in for replacements from that manufacturer. Also most discerning audio fanatics will agree that earphones that come along with most phones are not up to the mark in terms of audio quality. Naturally you would want to use your high quality headphones, but often the jack on your cell phone will not be a 3.5-mm standard jack.

For phones to truly replace portable MP3 Players they must allow listeners to be able to choose which headphone they want to plug into their device. Another issue is with expandable memory. When changing phones it should be as simple as transferring the memory card from one phone to the other. This doesn’t always happen because of so many proprietary formats such as M2, SD/MMC, Memory Stick, xD-Picture Card etc.

Other wishes

When you buy a rather pricey device, it is not unfair to expect the Mobile Phones to be easy to handle and of a better build quality. Better ergonomics would surely help; like scalloped or bevelled keys, angled screens etc. Plus the slider quality desired. Since we’re in the era of touch screens, thats an area that could use some R&D, especially by companies other than Apple. Funcionality could be improved with small measures like having more useful displays in standby mode — giving you more at a glance without having to open the phone or unlock or slide. We would also like some more ease with inter-transferability of personal data such as contacts, notes and calender entries between brands. So we hope our little wish list finds its way into the R&D lab of some handset manufacture. And if at all some genie manufacturer decides to make our wish his command, we get first dibbs on the dream device!

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