http://www.sxwjxx.com Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:43:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 It’s easy to forget that it’s there, but it’s the no.1 reason people come to MyGreatPhone and encapsulates what the site is about, customisation. Today I want to take the time to post up the top ... ============= Article Content: It’s easy to forget that it’s there, but it’s the no.1 reason people come to MyGreatPhone and encapsulates what the site is about, customisation. Today I want to take the time to post up the top 5 downloads as it stands. A big thanks to our Mod Ursache for his contributions. 1. KU990 v10g OPEN EU DZ Notes: Found v10g open in dz format. Replace flex using TOTO if emergency calls only By: LG [Daz] Perfect if you are in a pickle and have modded your Viewty to death Download 2. Vista theme version 2 Notes: Vista theme version 2 By: mancent(from 52lg) English version translated by ursache. Included in rar file 2 versions without and with transparency. Transparency added by @patrick. Download 3. “Cube3D” & “i3d modified” combination+icon for “menu” Notes: A combination between “Cube3D” (“the structure”) and “i3d modified” ,the icons and movement of icons; added a new icon for “menu” replacing the “browser” icon. By ursache. All the credits for “Cube3D” goes to : Download --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-top-5-downloads-from-downloads-section.html Shortly after the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta was released, users began digging  around the code to see what, they could find. Earlier this month several UI buttons were discovered to accept and reject video chat ... ============= Article Content: Shortly after the iPhone SDK 3.2 beta was released, users began digging  around the code to see what, they could find. Earlier this month several UI buttons were discovered to accept and reject video chat invitations, and today, MacRumors is reporting on the discovery of more evidence confirming a front-facing camera inclusion in the SDK. Several lines of code in the file PLCameraController.h indicate the presence of a camera with a flash, the ability to zoom, and the possibility that this camera is front-facing. The facts: a front-facing camera with the ability to make video calls would be great, and a camera with a flash and zoom anywhere on the iPhone or iPad would also be appreciated. The fact that this code is included in Apple’s SDK seems very promising, but unless Apple’s holding a lot back (which isn’t out of the question), we’ll just have to see how far this gets us. Lets not forget that video calling has been on mobiles in the UK since Hutchinson 3 arrived on our shores about 5 years ago or so, which sounds about right for Apple’s yearly development cycle, adding archaic features wrapped up to look like new with flashy buttons. yawn. [via: BoyGeniusReport] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/news-on-mobile-phone-ipadiphone-video-chat-rumors.html Engadget Chinese are just reporting back from a sit down it had with LG Mobile in Hong Kong at a Chinese New Year event. The most interesting bit of information is confirmation of that ... ============= Article Content: Engadget Chinese are just reporting back from a sit down it had with LG Mobile in Hong Kong at a Chinese New Year event. The most interesting bit of information is confirmation of that September launch date rumour for its first Windows Phone 7 Series device. This time LG padded the date a bit and said it would launch sometime between September and November. More information as it’s discovered. [via: Engadget Chinese] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-lg%e2%80%99s-first-windows-phone-7-series-mobile-shipping-as-early-as-september.html At the Engadget show Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman surprised all by bringing along LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series pre-production prototype. The QWERTY slider is the first branded Windows Phone 7 Series device the world’s seen, ... ============= Article Content: At the Engadget show Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman surprised all by bringing along LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series pre-production prototype. The QWERTY slider is the first branded Windows Phone 7 Series device the world’s seen, it’s a little thicker than an iPhone or Nexus One, there is a dedicated hardware camera, a headphone jack, volume, and power buttons in addition to the mandatory back, home, and search buttons required by Windows Phone 7 Series . Check it out on Engadget’s video. All the pics here: [via: Engadget] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-first-windows-phone-7-series-device-unveiled-%e2%80%93-lg-prototype-with-video.html The European Commission has approved the UK merger of the two mobile operators. The transaction is set to complete this Spring, where we’ll still see the two brands on the shelves, but there’ll ... ============= Article Content: The European Commission has approved the UK merger of the two mobile operators. The transaction is set to complete this Spring, where we’ll still see the two brands on the shelves, but there’ll be one back office and one network servicing the two. That’ll be the case for at least 18 months, when the joint venture between Deutsche Telecom and France Telecom will likely complete the process by rebranding itself into one entity. The UK has a new market share leader, will that force O2 to become a bit more competitive to keep it’s customers onbaord? [via: Orange] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-orange-and-t-mobile-uk-merger-approved-by-eu-commision.html Item Name: Proporta Gadget Bag Uses: Carrying and organising your gadgets Cost: £24.95 £22.45 with 10% discount code MYGREATPHONE Where: Our Accessories Store, Proporta Directly (use code) If you’re anything like me, your daily gadget requirements have grown to ... ============= Article Content: Item Name: Proporta Gadget Bag Uses: Carrying and organising your gadgets Cost: £24.95 £22.45 with 10% discount code MYGREATPHONE Where: Our Accessories Store, Proporta Directly (use code) If you’re anything like me, your daily gadget requirements have grown to the extent that you now have a full size rucksack to carry everything around. Mobile Phones, MP3 players, Digital Camera, USB Flash Keys, HDD Enclosures, Cables and power supplies, the list just goes on and on. While it’s great to have a rucksack handy, it would be great if there was some kind of bag, created with gadgets and gadget organisation in mind which could alleviate the tediousnous of digging through the bottom of that big bag. Thankfully there could well be an answer, the Proporta Gadget Bag. Lets get organised The bag, aptly named the Proporta Gadget Bag, comes with a shoulder strap although looks and feels far more at home as an additional organisation and protection accessory for your rucksack than as an independent bag. The Proporta Gadget Bag features a set of individual compartments that are zipped together to allow for quick access and separation. The bag consists of a main padded, folded bag and two exterior gadget bags. The padded lining of the main bag minimises the risk of scratching and the seperation of the extra  bags allows you to ensure your HDD enclosure is never knocking around with your ipod etc. Overall, the gadget bag measures 26 x 21 x 6cm (10.4 x 8.5 x 2.6″) Three Bags in One The Proporta Gadget Bag is really three semi-separate bags. The largest bag sits to the rear and measures 26 x 21 x 3cm, giving you enough room for some of your larger items; PSP’s, HDD enclosures, books tangles of PSU’s etc. To the front of this larger bag are a pair of front pockets. These front pockets, measuring 13 x 19 x 2cm each, can actually be removed completely from the main bag using their attaching zips. All three components are identical design style to the main bag. You can totally remove the smaller bags and use them separately to the main bag. However, the Proporta Gadget Bag is designed to work at it’s best as one cohesive unit. The larger pocket looks like it may be the perfect size for the new Apple iPad and so this bag could be the perfect iPod / iPhone, iPad carry case for you Apple fanboys. Smaller items, like chargers and other little peripherals, will have no trouble fitting in the front pockets. Easy Access to Pockets Accessing the contents of the front two pockets is easy, thanks to the easily accessible zips. putting items in main, larger, compartment is just as easy, since the zipper to this is located around the edge of the main bag, and can be opened with or without the front pockets still attached. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-proporta-gadget-bag-review.html The HTC Desire is basically an enhanced Nexus One, which makes it possibly the most advanced phone available. It adds an optical trackpad in place of the Nexus One’s trackball, plus HTC’s excellent ... ============= Article Content: The HTC Desire is basically an enhanced Nexus One, which makes it possibly the most advanced phone available. It adds an optical trackpad in place of the Nexus One’s trackball, plus HTC’s excellent Sense user interface. Ergonomically, the HTC Desire just slips naturally into the hand with its all-round soft curves, on paper it’s slightly larger than the Nexus One but in real-life this isn’t noticeable. Its multimedia credentials, are quietly competent rather than superb – such as the 5 megapixel, autofocus camera with LED flash and its 32GB memory card capacity. Where the HTC Desire really impresses, though, is in what could be called its charisma, if it could walk into a crowded room, heads would most definitely turn. Its Teflon-coated back and sides are simultaneously rubbery and tough yet soft and almost sensuous, a strangely compelling tactile experience. The HTC Desire has a fantastic 3.7 inch widescreen, AMOLED display, delivering 720×480 pixels resolution. Arguably crisper and clearer than any other display on the market, it delivers touchscreen responsiveness definitely in the ballpark of the iPhone and, moreover, it is fast. The combination of Android 2.1 sitting above a Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1GHz with 512Mb of RAM and ROM really does enable you to zap through opening up applications and then moving between them. Order the HTC Desire Now ! --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-news-htc-desire-now-available-to-order.html From www.MyGreatiPhone.com: As you may have guessed from the image to the left, the great people over at ModMyi.com have invited us to integrate our repo with theirs. What does this mean? The MyGreatiPhone repo source will ... ============= Article Content: From www.MyGreatiPhone.com: As you may have guessed from the image to the left, the great people over at ModMyi.com have invited us to integrate our repo with theirs. What does this mean? We think that this is a great move and are proud to be associated with ModMyi. Everything else will continue to run as normal, Forum, Blog etc. the only area this affects is our repo source. We hope you agree with us and continue to support us here at MyGreatiPhone and we welcome all feedback so feel free to leave a comment [via: http://www.mygreatiphone.com/breaking-news/important-information-regarding-the-mygreatiphone-repo/] --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-important-information-regarding-the-mygreatiphone-repo.html In this Video from CNET, Microsoft’s Charlie Kindel talks to CNET’s Ina Fried about the decision to push developers in a new direction to write software for the company’s new 7 series phones. Kindlel also ... ============= Article Content: In this Video from CNET, Microsoft’s Charlie Kindel talks to CNET’s Ina Fried about the decision to push developers in a new direction to write software for the company’s new 7 series phones. Kindlel also gives a quick once over the phone’s new interface. Topics covered include Microsoft’s commitment to improving the developer experience with Windows Phone 7, Xbox Live integration in the new OS, and a few UI walk-throughs on a phone Kindel just happened to have in his pocket with WP7 on it. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phone-video-of-windows-phone-7-series-features.html With Nokia’s premier music phone starting to spin the decks on many of the major networks, we thought this a perfect time to cover exactly what makes the Nokia X6 32GB worth the extra readies – the Comes With Music download service. Comes With Music and Nokia’s ============= Article Content: With Nokia’s premier music phone starting to spin the decks on many of the major networks, we thought this a perfect time to cover exactly what makes the Nokia X6 32GB worth the extra readies – the Comes With Music download service. Comes With Music and Nokia’s Ovi Player are set to take on iTunes with an interesting alternative method of musical distribution – simply giving it away to paid-up subscribers. Read on to see whether the Finnish phone maker’s innovative offering is music to our ears… Comes With Music The premise is beautiful in its simplicity. Buy a ‘Comes With Music’ device, be it the iPod-bothering Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic or the top-flight X6, and get unlimited access to over 6 million songs…for a certain length of time. For the duration of the licence purchased (anything from 12 to 24 months), users can simply log in to the iTunes-aping Nokia Music Store and download to their heart’s content. However, all the songs downloaded are DRM-ed to the hilt, meaning only one PC (no Mac support, sorry!) and one Comes With Music phone can be supported at a time, as well as a discernible inability to transfer any music to a particular iDevice… Once the subscription is over, the complete collection of tunes can be kept and are free to be listened to indefinitely. Subscribers are free to peruse and purloin absolutely everything from the Store’s ample virtual shelves, from the latest albums from popstrels like Ellie Goulding to some of the biggest stars in the history of music, from Michael Jackson to Johnny Cash. Strong distribution deals with all the biggest labels mean there are few gaps in the Store, with most music tastes amply catered for. With at least a year to pick and choose music, there’s plenty of opportunity to build out a handsome collection of digital anthems before it expires. However, extending a subscription isn’t a matter of buying a gift card and getting back in the game, rather customers are required to buy another Comes With Music device and port their existing account and library across, otherwise the Store reverts to a iTunes clone complete with per-track billing. Nokia Music Store Now, being a iTunes clone is hardly a bad thing, with the Music Store’s simple and clean layout enabling quick and easy navigation. The home screen showcases the latest albums dynamically with a huge tabbed menu, whilst album art is emblazoned across each page, proving inviting to the casual clicker. From the home screen the sidebar enables the current top 40 albums and singles can be scoured with ease, as well as the latest releases (the new Gorillaz album was day and date with availability in stores) and the chance to ‘rediscover’ the cream of artists from yesteryear. Genres are also exhaustively listed along the sidebar, and the choice of a 30-second sampler or downloading the track is a simple matter of clicking the prominently placed orange buttons beside each song title. Downloading a track produces a discreet progress section to appear at the bottom of the Music Store, showing each song as it is transferred to the PC at blazing fast speeds. Between 20 and 30 seconds per track resulted in full albums being downloaded in less than 5 minutes, the Store is really fast, and great for those who become addicted to the all-you-can-eat nature of Comes With Music. The software is also a fully fledged music player, with altogether familiar playback buttons nestled at the top of the interface. Comes With Music on the Nokia X6 The experience of Comes With Music on Nokia’s flagship music phone is markedly different – shorn of the real estate offered by a PC screen, the process is somewhat less elegant but still straightforward, working a treat for getting music on the move. The mobile version of Nokia Music has a similar layout, showcasing new artists and and the latest tracks, albeit with a significantly smaller selection on display and tiny thumbnails illustrating each artist and album. Pared down to the essential features, the menu now has navigation and search buttons at the top of the screen, with three buttons at the bottom leading to a barebones main menu, account settings and download progress respectively. Not pretty, but decidedly functional. The large green button takes you to a list of tracks, each of which have to be clicked on and downloaded individually to the phone. A little frustrating when attempting to get a 12-plus track album, particularly as the X6 tends to get into a tizz, stuttering a lot when the songs mount up. Downloads are pretty swift, and look familiar to anyone used to queuing up applications from the Ovi Store. The progress bar at the bottom depicts download progress, and can be performed in the background by pressing the ‘hide’ button. However, we found that attempting to perform any other functions whilst tracks were being downloaded often caused a huge strain on the device, causing it to hang on menus and crash on at least one occasion. We advise patience for the 20-odd seconds it takes to download a track (on wi-fi, expect considerably longer over 3G), and the X6 will be grateful for it. Once downloaded, however, the Store transitions seamlessly into the X6’s media player, each song appearing with correct labels and (sometimes pixellated) album art. The Store does not use MP3s but rather the WMA format for its output, but the bitrate quality of the audio is impressive, tracks sounding more than good enough to blast out of the X6’s speakerphone. Playing a track is preceeded by a couple of seconds where the X6 verifies the DRM as present and correct, then it gets to the business of media playback, which is identical to the device playing music sourced from iTunes or any other location. Moving music between the PC client and the handset is quick and painless for those unwilling to traverse Comes With Music on the X6’s smaller screen, and editing names and images is a cinch to boot. Summary All in all, the Comes With music service is an entirely impressive solution to the issue of legal downloading, a relatively liberating where any song from almost any artist can be accessed in seconds, and transferred to a mobile in moments. The DRM is a necessary evil, giving users the keys to the candy store has to come with caveats, and locking the music to just a single PC and phone is constricting but understandable. It rarely gets in the way…as long as you are adhering with the rules. The premise of Comes Wth Music is brilliant, and the extra cost is negligible in comparison to the amount of tunes on offer. The freedom to sample new artists, dabble in foreign genres or simply let yourself be inspired by Nokia Music’s intelligent suggestions make the service a brilliant alternative to the nickel-and-dime nature of current digital download outlets. The torrent (if you’ll excuse the pun) of legal tunes the Comes With Music service flows into Nokia phones it a perfect aural accompaniment to an entry-level Xpressmusic device, but we think it may just push the high-end Nokia X6 into prohibitively expensive territory. A great source of music – both as a player on a home computer and as a place to purchase new content – Nokia needs to relax the security restrictions, iron out the glitches and simply allow more subscribers for Comes With Music to become a legitimate iTunes alternative for the millions of X-series phone owners around the globe. It’s that good. --------------------- http://www.sxwjxx.com/mobile-phones-news-omio-review-comes-with-music-service-on-nokia-x6.html