Bad breath medicine, or check it first with Nokia N95

If you have bad breath, what will you do. Perhaps you take a mouthwash like Listerine. And it's gone. Or may be you go to a doctor, if the bad breath does not go away. But, this is a high tech era, so your phone might be just the right assistance.

With Nokia N95 equipped with the bad-breath chip detector technology from AND, now your Nokia N95 can detect bad breath and tells you what's wrong with your body, based on the smart sensor chip inside your phone. There will be a small hole created that you can blow into, to enable the scanning.

It can scan what gases contained in your breath, and then gives option whether you would like to wirelessly notify your physician, and show you what disease you have.

I am not sure this will be very popular among youths. But may be among adult people like age 40 and above, this application can be very useful.

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Nokia invests €500 in R&D To Boost Symbian OS

We must confess to the reality in the market that Nokia Symbian OS is not the most hip and fancy operating system nowadays. Android and Apple iPhone have more compelling features and interface. Not to mention the exotic Garmin Asus Nuvifone, which seamlessly integrates native Garmin USB menu with cellphone and messaging functionality. Yet Nokia starts fighting back. It plans to invest €500, which particularly directed to improve the Symbian OS to be "more competitive".

But money alone cannot make the Symbian turn around easy. Facing tough challenges from Android, Iphone, and Palm Pre, Nokia will have to amass support from developers to work together to create operating system that works inline with natural habit of common people.

That's why HTC launches HTC Touch Flo skin, and also that's the reason behind the innovation by Samsung on TouchWiz interface. Symbian does not have that kind of flexibility. It must have, and have some more, and it must revolutionize the way Nokia lovers use the phone. Read More......

Gigabyte GSmart S1200 with Windows Mobile 6.1 and VGA Display

Gigabyte, the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, has officially announced earlier it will launch GSmart S1200, A Windows mobile smartphone with wide and full touch screen interface.

The latest report from MWC by Unwiredview confirmed that Gigabyte has fully disclosed the spec of GSmart S1200. Physically, the handset is classy, with chrome trimming, that makes it a classic retro-looking piece. However, don't be fooled by its exterior, as it carries full Windows Mobile 6.1.

As you know, Windows Mobile 6.1 is one of the most advanced mobile operating systems currently in the market. Although some users find Windows Mobile 6.1 a little bit buggy, but in general still several manufacturers adopt this operating system into their smartphones.

Gigabyte GSmart S1200 has 105.5 x 52 x 11.4 millimeters dimension. It should be easily fit into your pocket, as 1,1 cm is considered very thin. And it also big and nice WVGA display, which means more space for your applications, images, and videos. The full specification as follows :

* 3.1 inch TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels
* Gigabyte’s Smart Zone user interface
* GSM and HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity
* Built-in GPS
* Wi-Fi
* Bluetooth 2.0
* Mini USB 2.0
* 3MP camera with autofocus
* MicroSD card slot
* 528 MHz Qualcomm processor
* 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM
* 1010 mAh battery

Let's go through the spec items one by one. 3.1 inch TFT, is nice, and the TFT screen should be readable in the sun, though no confirmation yet on any reviews in the web. But the pixel of 480 x 800 can be a little bit of problem, as it is not a common pixel resolution for images and third party applications.

Built-in GPS is a welcome addition. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mini USB, 3MP, MicroSD all are standard features of today's smartphones. While the 528 MHz Qualcomm processor is okay, it can use faster processor still. But perhaps Gigabyte tries to reduce production cost by using lower speed processor. The 1010 mAh battery however, is a bit too small. Modern smartphones that have a lot of power-gobbing features should have 1300 or 1500mAh battery. So expect the battery life of your GSmart S1200 will last in about 1-2 days.

Gigabyte's Smart Zone user interface is a skin similar to the finger-friendly interface skin found in LG Cookie and HTC Touch, though it seems far less superior than HTC TouchFlo skin. Just like in other Windows Mobile smartphones, Gigabyte's Smart Zone skin is created to enable users control the handset in easier and much more intuitive ways, as Windows Mobile is often perceived to be rather complicated to use for average users.

The Gigabyte GSmart S1200 is expected to be marketed in Q2 2009.
by : Beta Ismawan (http://cellfreakz.blogspot.com)
source : Endgadget, UnwiredView

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Adobe To Support Nokia and Palm with Full Flash

When you surf the web and sees fancy animation with music and all, and clickable button in that animation, you see flash. Until recently, full flash content can't be viewed and played in cellphones. Only limited flash content called Flash Lite. But this is about to change.


Form Macworld, it is reported that Adobe plans to support Microsoft, Google, Nokia and Palm with full flash capability in the manufacturers' platforms. While implementation is still questionable, but this news is welcome in the developers community.

With this forward step, we can expect to see more interactive and creative apps and contents delivered to our phones. As you can see often in entertainment websites, such as official movie sites, or television sites, full Flash content adds a lot of spice to the browsing experience. Expect this will arrive in your phone too.

Surely better and bigger cellphones with faster processors and bigger ram will be required to correctly show the full Flash content. The digital revolution truly arrives at our door, where we will be able to view richer content in our handsets.

Source : Macworld
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New SIMSense Technology from Oberthur Enables Motion Detection Regardless of Cellphone Types

Imagine you are in a busy meeting, and your cellphone rings. Of course you can't answer, but you can't just reject it either. What happened then? You just rejected it anyway. Not now. Obertrhur's technology called SIMSense enables you to give instruction to your cellphone just by moving your cellphone, regardless the type of your cellphone.

No it's not accelerometer. It is something better. You can control your phone by shaking it. Because it's the SIM that's equipped with the motion sensor, and not your phone. One application example is in the aforementioned situation. You can just shake off your cellphone, and it automatically sends a polite rejection sms. Or you can access menu by tapping your cellphones, and shaking it also.

Sounds wonderful? Check out more here. Some of the highlights quoted from prnews :

- Busy call: simply by shaking or tapping the handset the busy recipient
of the call can send a predetermined text message to the caller
informing that they are busy and will call back later
- Menu selection: the user can locate the menu of services and
applications just by shaking or tapping the handset
- Body fall: in an emergency (such as a person falling down) if the
handset is close to the human body, the smart application is able to send
a predetermined text message to a predetermined point of contact, such as
relatives or dial for an ambulance

Though it will take some time before network carriers adopt it, rest assure they will. With premium price perhaps. But this is an interesting technology, and may help disabled people tremendously.
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LG Arena KM900 Leaked by LG UK Blog

LG UK official blog has just teased us with its leak of LG Arena KM900 pic. It said nothing in the blog about the features, and only said that the device will be exposed at the upcoming Mobile World Conggress (MWC). 

The official press image here shows some kind of rotating 3D box with icons it. Considering the phone will be fully touch screen, it will be simply amazing to touch one of the icons in the 3D rotating box and, voila, the apps or whatever appeared in the gorgeous big display. This is called by LG as  -rather unfriendly name- "S-Class innovative 3D interface". 

Sources from Engadgetmobile, and Unwiredview.

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