Mobile phones technology

Six in ten people (more than 4 billion individuals) around the world are carrying a powerful computing device in their pockets and purses. They don’t realize it, but today’s mobile phones have the computing power of a personal computer from the mid-nineties, while consuming a fraction of the energy and are made at significantly lower cost.

In India, the mobile phone has revolutionized communication and India is now one of the fastest growing markets for mobile phone services, with growing usage and increasing penetration. According to TRAI, there are 286 million wireless subscribers in India, June 2008, of which 76 million were capable of accessing data services. The increasing ubiquity of the mobile phone begs for it to be used as a learning tool. It would be a shame if we were unable to leverage it to improve socio-economic conditions in our vast population.

Mobile phones are not just communications devices sparking new modalities of interaction between people; they are also particularly useful computers that fit in your pocket, are always with you, and are nearly always on. Like all communication and computing devices, mobile phones can be used to learn. The content delivered would depend on the capabilities (features) of the device accessing it.

There are many kinds of learning and many processes that people use to learn, but among the most frequent, time-tested, and effective of these are listening, observing, imitating, questioning, reflecting, trying, estimating, predicting, speculating, and practicing. All of these learning processes can be supported through mobile phones. In addition, cell phones complement the short-attention, casual, multitasking style of today’s young learners.

Viewed simply; phones are capable of:

1. Voice - These are the most basic phones, are still prevalent though being rapidly replaced. Such phones with voice only technology can be used to learn languages, literature, public speaking, writing, storytelling, and history amongst a whole range of topics. We’ve known that voice based learning works for millennia now.

2. SMS - Widely used in India, literally billions of short text messages are sent over the phone networks. These messages can be written quickly and offer enormous learning opportunities. SMS can be used to provide just in time information of almost any type, like reminders. (e.g., someone undergoing a formal mentoring process) SMS can be used for informational quizzes. There are also innovative games based around SMS that have strong learning potential.

3. Graphic Displays - Almost every mobile phone has a graphic display, even if it just shows signal and battery strength. Most phones today have far more graphic power and are able to display words, pictures and animation. Such screens also allow for meaningful amounts of text to be displayed, supporting rapid serial presentation of context-appropriate information. You can use this type of displays for almost any sort of learning. Eventually these displays will render content that is today rendered on personal computers.

4. Downloadable programs - With mobile phones that have memories, and can accept and install downloaded programs an entire new learning space is opened up on the phone. Almost any sort of learning content and interaction technology can be delivered to the phone using this method.

5. Mobile Internet Browsers - Internet browsers are now built into an increasing number of phones, especially those that take advantage of 3G or enhanced data networks such as GPRS. Having a browser on the phone opens up all the learning resources available on the web, including Google, LMS applications, typical eLearning courseware and other tools/applications.

Without proper research its hard to arrive at the worth of the m-learning market in India, any projection is unfounded; and is also due to the improbability of being able to predict the rate of technological (read network) adoption and penetration. However, empirically, we are seeing an increasing interest in mLearning.

Similar to India, it’s hard to quantify adoption in more developed markets. It’s well known that Asia and Europe are far ahead in terms of mLearning adoption compared to the North American market. The US market for Mobile Learning products and services is growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7% and revenues reached $538 million in 2007. It would be fair to say that revenues in Europe and Asia will be equal to if not greater than the North American market.

Almost every sector will benefit from the use of m-learning, however we feel three primary areas that will feel the biggest impact: Education, Agriculture and Healthcare

Additionally, rural communities will benefit tremendously not just from mLearning, but the mobile technology as a whole. Mobile devices are far cheaper than personal computers and do not depend on a continuous power supply to function.

There is a definite appeal in gaming for learning using mobile phones. Currently, several companies are experimenting with game-based learning technology for mobiles. However, the feasibility of such an approach depends on the cost of development and deployment of such applications, which are quite high at this time. With increasingly capable hardware and connectivity available and dropping costs, it’s only a matter of time before learning games on mobile become commonplace.

In the future, we will see mobile phones, computers and various other computing/media devices (iPods, Digital Cameras, PDAs, etc.) we use converge into a single personal mobile computing device. At such a time, the differentiation between eLearning and mLearning will cease to exist; all learning will be electronic and mobile.

Abhijit Kadle works as an Instructional Designer Manager with Upside Learning. Upside Learning is a global provider of award winning Learning and Technology Solutions for Training Companies, SMBs and Enterprises. It offers custom developed eLearning and mLearning solutions to clients worldwide.

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The LG Mobiles have been famous for their solid technological features. Now, LG comes up with another mobile, LG KS 360 to astound the users. This phone is a complete delight for the enthusiastic ‘texters’ with easy messaging options. You can easily operate the QWERTY keypad sending SMS’s whenever you want. Even sending emails to instant messaging sites has never been so simpler before. If you are fond of going to the social networking sites, then do so with the help of the LG KS360 Etna. Blessed with amazing internet connectivity with WAP 2.0/xHTML, this phone is a superb gadget.

Easy Messaging Features

Slide out the QWERTY keypad of his phone to type any text message whenever you want to any pal or relative. If earlier your fingers have been numbed by writing long text messages, then with this phone you are going to love it. Kids and teens will be really keen on making use of this messaging device. The teenagers love to send text messages to their folks on phone rather than making use of it to talk. Further, this phone has advanced messaging options of sending emoticons just like in chat programs. These teens are bound to go for evolving trends in the mobile phone technology, but are constrained by the budget. But this problem will be resolved with the LG KS360 which contains all the rudimentary features of other any moderately priced mobile phone.

An Entertainment Gadget

That is why; this phone is a smart move from LG, if it wants to capture the ever-expanding teen market. The music lovers also will not be disappointed with the device with its support for playing AAC and mp3 formats. You can store an amazing number of tracks in the 15MB of internal memory of this phone. It can also be further built-in with a 4 GB microSD memory card. There are more stunning features in this phone like a 3.2 megapixel camera and a 240×320 pixels resolution 144-colour 2.4 inches TFT display screen.

Certain Disadvantages

LG KS 360 has certain drawbacks, like lack of flash in the camera. This paucity of flash makes the phone viable for use in the daytime only. Moreover, it also does not have any 3G connectivity. Although this phone is another reliable device from the LG stable, it does not include most of the features present in profoundly priced mobiles.

Other Significant Features

Even tapping on the other mobiles for collecting songs and data is a child’s play with the Bluetooth technology present in this phone. The swish slide design of this phone available in varied colors like bright blue, titanium blue, red, soft pink, silver and black is also enamoring for the regular mobile phone users. Dialing the mobile phone is also convenient with the LG KS360 with the feature of touch screen dialing. You can almost get in touch with anybody in milliseconds. This phone is a funky phone with complete usability with a soft menu. The blue and black front facade of the phone adds up to its spicy looks. So, get hold of this phone on any line rental in the near future.

The Qwerty LG KS360 has now been joined by the new touch-screen LG Arena, to discover more about both of these new devices please refer to our mobile phones website - Phones Limited.

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Recording phone calls made to and from mobile phones is fast becoming popular within the financial community. Primarily because of the anticipated tightening of FSA (Financial Services Authority) regulations but secondly because organisations can see the major risk management benefits.

In summary the benefits of keeping voice recordings of phone calls made by mobile phone users include:

Regulatory compliance - If and when the FSA decides to take out the exemption clause to their current regulation, voice recording of certain mobile phone calls will be required by regulated organisations.

Protection of Brand and Reputation - How many organisations could have protected their reputation from damage by being able to produce evidence of who said what to whom during particular conversations?

Business Continuity Planning - When a disruption at the office means that employees need to work remotely for any length of time, they will typically continue doing business on their mobile phones. If you record landline calls under normal circumstances then it is even more important that you can record mobile phone calls under exceptional circumstances.

Audit trail - It is highly advisable from a customer service point of view to be able to demonstrate how your call centre has handled complaints, customer disputes or verbal agreements.

There are four main types of technology which can currently facilitate mobile voice recording:

Recording the conversation as a file on the mobile phone device - this has obvious flaws in that files can be deleted, hacked into or not uploaded to a secure storage facility.

Network Carrier functionality - relying on mobile network carrier functionality and features is one way, but you risk losing control of the creating, storing and retrieving recordings.

Call Re-routing via landlines - this method requires an investment in extra PBX configuration as it re-routes calls off the mobile network and onto landlines which can incur considerably higher call charges and delays in making a phone call.

Conference call voice recording - this method requires no extra hardware investment. It can be initiated by an application on the mobile device or via a web based, secure portal. Either way, this solution can provide minimal impact on call and data costs and when connected to a ‘cloud’ (remotely based storage network), will provide added resilience for storage and retrieval of voice recordings. A short delay may be experienced in making phone calls but only on certain mobile networks.

The above recommendations are excellent factors to consider when deciding if mobile phone voice recording is something you or your business may require.

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The technologically advanced mobile phones are specially designed to cater the needs of the people. These days, everyone is in need of the latest gadgets to keep himself updated with the latest technology. People like to experience the new features and applications on these latest gadgets. Besides keeping us connected all the possible times, these devices are incorporated with some of the best entertainment and communication features.

Some time back, these phones were expensive as well as bulky devices which only a few could own. But with the advent of latest technology, the sleek phones with innovative functionalities were introduced. The beautiful lightweight phones of today were like a dream earlier on.

The present day online market is packed with latest mobile phones available with attractive offers and deals. These phones have become affordable now. The power-packed and feature-rich gadgets are loaded with high resolution cameras, music players, gaming devices, etc.

If you are one of those who is looking for a handset including internet, multimedia applications and gaming, then you can opt for a high-end phone. There are basic phones also available for people who just need a phone for making and receiving calls.

The latest Walkman phones of Sony Ericsson mobiles have been able to win the hearts of millions of worldwide customers. On the other hand, Nokia offers maximum satisfaction to the customers by catering to their communication, business and multimedia needs. The highly capable phones not only boast of efficient applications but also comprises of high-end technologies.

The latest mobile phones include technologies like GPRS, EDGE and HSDPA which allow high speed internet access. Whether you wish to send emails or take pictures, share content or download music, one can do whatever he wants to do with these devices. These must-have fashion accessories are incorporated with stunning designs and astonishing looks. Instant messaging, massive storage capacities, high quality cameras and Java games are some of the impressive features that add on to their feature list.

An excellent example of the latest phone is the Nokia N95 8GB. An ideal companion for most of the people, Nokia N95 8GB, is a stylish phone which includes a variety of features in a small package. Take advantage of an amazing viewing experience with the vibrant TFT screen. The built-in 5 megapixel camera of this phone is enhanced with options like auto focus, digital zoom and flash. There are various camera settings like landscape, automatic, user-defined close up and night camera modes. Entertainment features like visual radio, FM radio and music player can satisfy your music desires. High volumes of data can be stored in the 8 GB available memory.

The incredible applications of this phone let the users to record, edit and playback video clips. The connectivity options like Bluetooth, EDGE and GPRS offer seamless connectivity options.

Another handset to impress the users is the Nokia N98. The sophisticated functionalities, high quality sound and high end graphics of this phone are all set to surprise the users. The phone works on the Symbian third edition operating system and supports the innovative 3D graphics accelerator. The handset includes mammoth storage capacity and appealing multimedia capabilities. The beautifully crafted handset is equipped with some user-friendly features. The 7.2 mega pixels camera of this phone with Carl Zeiss options, 5x optical zoom and 20x digital zoom would excite the photographers. The elegant touchscreen of this affordable phone lets you to easily operate the functions comfortably. The top-quality music player in the Nokia N98 gives exciting music experiences. The GPS navigation feature lets the user to move around the unexplored places without any second thoughts. One can easily track an unknown place with the help of this feature.

Functionalities like expandable memory, radio/music player and music downloads from the Internet have attracted all, especially the music lovers. Whether it is photography, videos, internet surfing, messaging, music or games, these phones excel in all the concerned areas.

To get the cheap mobile phone deals on latest phones please visit our online mobile phones portal.

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It is the advanced science and technology which have led to so much developments in the domain of communication. Innumerable ultimate features can be seen with modern phones. As far as increasing competition is concerned, number of phonemakers are involved in the telecommunication business. Inorder to prove supremacy and uniqueness, every leading phone makers are availing best service and phone deal for users. New mobile phones are increasing in numbers day by day to meet increasing demands of people. Come boasted with longlisted features, new smartphones have made the communication process more significant as well as worthwhile.

Every phone company is trying hard and harder to present the latest handset in the market. And, this has resulted in the increase of phone users base on a large scale. Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG etc are masters of phone world. New and latest phones presented by them appear with style and grace to catch the audience. Phones presented by these companies are innovative and are appeared by keeping into mind up-to-the-minute advancements on the part of technology.

Video calling, AMOLED touchscreen support, QWERTY keyboard, video blogging, 3G network, Wi-Fi services etc are some advanced phone features which can be seen in new handsets. Apart from these, several business features can also be seen with them. In short, modern handsets are equally special and useful for general and business users. On the entertainment front, one can get entertained with built-in music player, FM Radio, embedded games, collection of ringtones & wallpaper and many more. More stuffs can be download easily.

What makes new mobile phones special in real sense? Splendid design, sophisticated features, outstanding quality standards etc are enticing features which set apart modern devices with regular phones. One thing is common among different phone makers. Handsets of such recognized brands assure users to get best without any glitch. Well, one would be thinking that these devices come with high price tag. But, this is not the fact. These new handsets appear with cheap price tag which any low budget user can manage to purchase. Nokia N900, Sony Ericsson Satio, Samsung Diva S7070 are attractions of 2010.

Apart from good quality standards, the thing which sets apart new phones with regular ones is the wonderful phone deal. Most of the advanced models of major phone brands come with mind blowing phone deal. If someone goes for contract phone deal, one can get two things. First thing, price becomes much low as compared to others and second thing is that one can get chance to work with free electronic gifts. Moreover, some free phone services are also available like phone insurance, free calls, free messaging services and many more.

Phone deals are available with different network providers. Leading network providers of UK are Vodafone,Virgin, Orange, O2, Three and T-mobile. One can compare deals with these providers to find out the suitable one. Phone comparison portals are running successfully in large numbers. Users can sought help from such phone portals inorder to differentiate them. Cost free browsing can enable one to browse the whole site and go through every segment to check the efficiency of site. After all, it is all about saving hard-earned money. So, keep yourself updated with the news and affairs of New mobile phones to get more benefited.

Derrick Jhonson is an expert author of Telecommunication industry and contributes his valuable thoughts for telecom industry readers. Get Latest Updates On New mobile phones 2010 and Other Offers related New Nokia mobile Phones in UK, Visit bestphoneshop.co.uk/

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