The latest phone to be announced by Sony Ericsson as you may have already seen from a recent blog post is the new Sony Ericsson W995, the ultimate in mobile media. Not only does it follow the illustrious ways of the cyber-shot range boasting an 8.1 megapixel camera to take on the likes of its step brother the ever popular C905 but it also has Sony Ericsson’s walkman capabilities, making it the first of its kind, bringing media applications together in one stylish, pocket friendly device.

This week I was lucky enough to get my hands on the W995 and I have to say, I think I’ve found my next phone. So first things first, what does it look like? Well from the images you can see that it is basically a shrunken version of the C905 with all purpose slide action but has a more ‘walkmany’ feel, with the characteristics and exterior design of maybe the W880 with dedicated walkman and music buttons. It weighs in at a mere 113g making it extremely light weight considering everything it is packing. It is in no way touch screen which will probably split peoples opinions, however it does have accelerometer and all the latest 3g gadgets such as geo-tagging, Wi-Fi, motion sensors and of course, HSDPA for fast browsing and downloading which does include YouTube luckily.

The main talking point of the W995 is obviously the new culmination of all things fun, be it camera/video, music or even game based, the W995 seems to blow the competition away. The 8.1 MP camera is sharp and precise, it captures colour like any good Cyber-shot should, either close up or from distance. The zoom function allowed me to look at things from some distance with a fair bit of detail however I would advise keeping it just short of fully zoomed as it will tend to get a tad hazy. The camera also boasts features such as face detection, image stabiliser etc and the video recording capabilities are no joke either with 30 frames per second and a secondary lens for video calling.

As for the music side of things, the W at the beginning of its name is really all that you need to know. If you’ve had any experience with a Sony Ericsson Walkman phone before, you know the amazing level of control and adaptability you have with its new 4.0 player, SenseMe and ShakeMe controls plus TrackID recognition. The sound as you would expect is also as good as you will find anywhere, either through the loudspeaker or via the 3.5mm headphone jack placed quite neatly on the top of the handset.

Lastly I think the games on this mobile need a special mention. When I picked up the W995 I knew what I should expect; great handling, yes; easy navigation, obviously, great camera and music features, definitely! But the proverbial cherry had to be the amount of high quality games already downloaded. Two of my personal favourites would have to be ‘Real Football’ which I couldn’t get enough of once I worked out the fairly basic controls… 2-1 England, lovely strike by crouch from outside the box (just a side note, ignore if you have no clue what I’m talking about) and ‘Guitar Rock Tour’ Sony Ericsson’s version of guitar hero which is very easy to get the hang of and is very addictive which im sure anyone who has played the real thing would whole heartedly agree with.

I was going to say that the Sony Ericsson W995 looks set to be a great addition to the Cyber-shot and Walkman families but in hindsight I think this handset will actually be the corner stone of the two genres finally combining and not the end but the putting to one side of either or, with the W995 you can have both! I personally love this mobile as I’m sure you could tell from this glowing review, with an excellent camera and more than enough going for it in other departments too I’m sure this handset will be a massive hit. Pencilled in for a launch some time in June, click here to register for updates.

Since it was first spotted at the recent Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, the mobile phone industry has been a-buzz with the impending official unveiling of the LG GD900, a phone that incredibly features a fully transparent slide out keypad. With LG merely putting a sample version safely concealed within a glass display cabinet, attendees were left scratching their heads and looking on in amazement whilst the rumour mill has been working overtime to guess what features this beauty might include. Now officially announced as the LG GD900 Crystal, can the transparent phone live up to the hype?

The transparent keypad is destined to take the headlines (it is after all a world first for a mobile phone) but look a little closer and you’ll discover that the transparent keypad is much more than just a stylish gimmick; the keypad is actually fully touch sensitive. The incredible Crystal touchpad works in a similar manner to those found on a Laptop, incredibly managing to pack in handwriting recognition, vibrating ‘Haptic’ feedback and gesture control. Gesture shortcuts allow users to access their favourite applications with a simple gesture of the finger. Want to access the music player? Simple, draw an ‘M’ on the transparent touchpad and the Crystal fires up the MP3 player for you. As if this technology isn’t impressive enough on its own, the fact that LG have managed to get this onto a completely transparent keypad is simply mind boggling.

Not to be outdone, the main 3.0 inch TFT display is also a fully functional touchscreen impressively featuring multi touch allowing for simple navigation such as zooming in or out on web pages. In another subtle nod to the iPod family, the LG Crystal features a touch wheel letting you pause, play and rewind multimedia clips with the swirl of a finger. The Crystal itself runs on the excellent S-Class user interface (as seen first on the LG Arena) giving users the intuitive 3D cube interface that has become so popular and making general navigation on the phone fun rather than a chore.

You might think this would be enough to appease tech hungry mobile enthusiasts but just in case, LG have also managed to sneak in an 8.0 Megapixel camera with a Schneider Kreuznach lens and a host of added extras (Autofocus, Flash, Face detection etc.), HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity for high speed web access, TV output, a built in accelerometer and motion sensitivity, expandable memory up to 32GB plus a multimedia player with support for a wealth of audio and video file formats including MP3, AAC, WMV and DivX turning the Crystal into a great portable media player.

So not exactly short on features then. And all this packed in to a phone just 13.5mm thick! Incredible. LG have slated the LG GD900 Crystal for a May launch so in as little as four weeks you could be marveling at the worlds first phone to feature a transparent keypad. Click here to register for updates on the LG GD900 Crystal and with more details to follow from LG prior to launch, keep an eye on the blog for further updates.

Winner of the “best smartphone” category at the mobile choice awards, the Nokia E71 came with a certain level of expectation when it arrived at Mobiles.co.uk, but can it live up to the hype? Read on for our full review…

Aesthetically, the Nokia E71 shares much of its design with the Blackberry range due to the full QWERTY keyboard which takes up the lower half of the phone. The Nokia Eseries have always benefited from excellent design and build quality and the E71 is no different, actually setting a new benchmark thanks to the quality materials used in its construction. The E71 combines a mixture of high quality plastics and stainless steel to great effect. On the reverse of the phone the E71 features a nice textured metallic surface with the camera surrounded by a smooth graphite plastic with the same effect found at the bottom of the phone. On the left hand side of the phone a rubbery cap hides the memory card slot and Micro USB port while on the right we find the volume keys and voice command button. The design of the E71 is a great success. The high quality materials used put the E71 on a par with the high end (and equally high priced) Arte range without the price tag. The reassuring weight (127g) and textured metallic battery case round off a well thought out design.

At first glance, the QWERTY keyboard on the E71 does appear quite daunting. At just 57mm wide, the E71 is substantially more compact than many of the Blackberry range and does look somewhat cramped. Nokia have helped to combat this by rounding off each individual key so that hitting the desired button is never difficult. The full QWERTY keyboard ensures you’ll be firing off emails left, right and centre whilst the block of buttons directly beneath the screen handle navigation and calling. The plastic used for the keypad is also nice and smooth with a quality feel that suggests this isn’t going to fail on you some way down the line. This, considering the fact that the E71 is predominantly a messaging device, is reassuringly good news.

As if the QWERTY keyboard doesn’t give it away, the E71 considers itself an expert emailer. The phone allows you to nominate email accounts for push access. This enables you to stay in email contact wherever you are. The good thing is you can set up more than one allowing you to manage your personal and professional life with ease. Setting up an email account to receive your emails on the E71 is painless thanks to the excellent install wizard which takes you through the process step by step. Fire it up, punch in the email address you wish to use followed by the password for that account and the E71 does the rest. Setting up an email account to use literally takes a matter of minutes.

Email accounts can easily be switched off for out of office hours and thanks to the Symbian home screen, your inbox is always a click away, placed below the familiar shortcuts on the home screen or easily accessible via the messaging folder. Once an email has been received you are presented with the subject and who it’s from and then choose whether you wish to retrieve it or not (saving on data costs if you’d rather wait till you get back to the office to open a large email). Once an email has been retrieved you can download and open attachments, reply, forward and even print via Bluetooth to a compatible printer. Having only had brief experiences with push email I’m no expert but what I will say is that the ease of set up, wealth of options and that brilliant QWERTY keyboard put the E71 a firm contender for best email device and easily the best push email phone I’ve had the pleasure of using.

The phone runs on Symbian series 60 meaning alongside your emails on the home screen you also have easy access to your most frequently used applications such as messaging, internet, GPS and your calendar and of course this is fully customisable so you can add and remove shortcuts to get it just right. The other benefit of the Symbian operating system is the wealth of third party applications that can be downloaded and installed on the phone (such as the screen grab software used in this review. Applications can either be downloaded using the phones internet connection or via a PC, then simply dragging and dropping the file onto the phone when it is plugged into the PC using the phones micro USB slot. Available applications range from games and office applications to SatNav software and alternate web browsers.

Not that you’ll need a different web browser as the one found on the E71 is excellent. The E71 features HSDPA connectivity and Wi-Fi so web browsing is something you’ll be doing a lot of. Typing in URL’s is obviously handled with ease thanks to the QWERTY keyboard and pages load up with minimal delay. Once a web page is loaded you can choose from a variety of different levels of zoom choosing from a whole overview of the page to anything right up to an extreme close up which is perfect for text heavy reference sites. Other web browsing options mirror those found on a home PC or Laptop in that you can save bookmarks, edit your homepage, disable pop-ups, hide the tool bar and even search web pages for text and numbers.

The built in GPS receiver on the E71 is complimented by A-GPS and Nokia Maps pre-installed. Opening the Nokia Maps application instantly takes you to your current location on the map (it really is quick, from a cold start up the load time was a matter of seconds!). As with many GPS enabled Nokia phones, the E71 comes with the on foot navigation software pre-installed. In car navigation is a chargeable extra with varying cost depending on how long you wish to subscribe (1 year will set you back £59.99). This upgrade unlocks the E71’s SatNav potential giving you full turn by turn, voice guided navigation. Simply type in a postcode and the E71 will take you there. Maps are clear and easy to follow with option of choosing between a standard layout, 3D, Satellite (think Google Earth) and Hybrid which works as a combination of the normal and satellite layouts.

The camera on the E71 is a competent 3.15 Megapixels. Whilst this isn’t going to rival the 8.0 Megapixel powerhouses from its competitors, this was clearly not Nokia’s intention. Still, as a member of the Eseries it is a pleasant surprise that the camera wasn’t just an afterthought (as is seemingly the case with the majority of BlackBerry phones). The 3.15 Megapixel camera is nicely supported by Autofocus and an LED flash which should help to keep photos sharp and adequately illuminated. The flash also doubles as a video light with the E71 capturing video at 15 frames per second in QVGA resolution.

With the E71 Nokia are keen to promote multimedia as proof that the E71 is not just aimed at the business market. The phone features an FM radio, MP3 player supporting the usual suspects in terms of file formats, a 2.5mm audio jack and Bluetooth v2.0 enabling your phone to stream music wirelessly to a compatible headset. The music menu will be familiar to anyone who has used an Nseries phone in recent years. Opening up the music menu allows you to browse your music by artist, album, playlist, genre and composer. When listening to a track the interactive lay out lets you manage the volume, play, pause and skip forwards and backwards with a simple click though if you prefer you can exit out of this and the music player will become an application on the Symbian home screen. The E71’s music credentials are bolstered further by hot swappable expandable memory supporting up to 8GB. Certainly not the kind of perks you would expect to find in a smartphone aimed at the business market.

But then that’s not really what Nokia were aiming for. Yes the E71 will find many admirers amongst business users and rightly so thanks to the excellent push email features, brilliant build quality and QWERTY keyboard and excellent connectivity options. But the ease of use, multimedia features and classy look and feel of the phone mean the E71 will feel equally at home with your every day mobile phone user. Push Email is great for business use but having your emails wherever you go is a great benefit regardless of whether it’s personal or professional. Combine this with an excellent SatNav application and a great web browser and the Nokia E71 is on to a winner. Smartphone of the year? Definitely. Phone of the year? I wouldn’t bet against it.

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LG Electronics, a worldwide leader in mobile communications, recently showed off its new innovative ‘Watch Phone’! at Mobile World Congress 2009. It is the world’s first market-ready Touch Watch Phone (LG-GD910) with 3G Video Telephony, 3G VT Service and GSM Quadband Network with sophisticated philosophy of ‘Simple & Easy connectivity’ by applying the world’s best wireless technology merged with miniaturisation and large scale integration technologies.

During the exhibition, LG held live demonstrations to show how the phone can be used to make video calls. This is a unique feature among watch phones and shows how advanced LG’s wearable mobile really is.

This chic, wearable phone is a follow-up to the prototype that LG introduced in 2008 and includes a number of upgrades, such as a full touchscreen interface, 3G capabilities and video calling thanks to a tiny little camera in the top right hand corner; now LG have said this will be able to take photos as well but as you can imagine the camera quality wont exactly be top notch, however its still pretty amazing. Most importantly, this watch phone will actually be available for purchase.

“Our new 3G Touch Watch Phone is stylish, sophisticated and the height of technology, but it’s also undeniably fun. How else can you re-enact those scenes from your favourite sci-fi or spy movie?” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “LG is the first company to introduce a mobile phone with the wearable device technology. We will continue to develop category-creating products to form a new market, based on our technological leadership and design capability.”

At first glance, LG’s new Watch Phone appears to simply be a high-end timepiece. The company used materials and stylistic elements found in watches from top manufacturers to ensure that people will be comfortable wearing it for any occasion. My first thought as im sure others will agree is that the phone must be an amazing eye sore with so many high end features however as you can see it is actually beautifully crafted. I had it at around 3 or 4 times the size after first reading about it but LG have once again outdone themselves and the competition. The Watch Phone elegance comes from it’s curved tempered glass face, high quality metal casing and slight frame which is a mere 13.9mm thick.

The Watch Phone is as technologically advanced as it is stylish. It is the first touch watch phone in the world to feature 7.2 Mbps 3G HSDPA compatibility, enabling high-speed data transmission and video phone calls using the built-in camera. LG did not sacrifice functionality in favour of size and the Watch Phone is fully capable of sending text messages (via a virtual T9 keyboard), making phone calls, and, of course, keeping accurate time. This is all achieved using the phone’s touchscreen interface on its 3.63cm (1.43-inch) screen and LG’s intuitive Flash Interface.

Voice recognition features, which can be used with or without a Bluetooth headset, make it easier to place calls and look up contacts. Text to Speech (TTS) reads text messages and other information out loud for even greater convenience. The phone also includes stereo Bluetooth and a built-in speaker for playing back MP3 music files. The sound coming from the speakers on the watch is surprisingly loud, though i still would suggest using a headset for taking calls or listening to music etc as holding your wrist to the side of your head does look a little too secret agent. We’ve been told there is 70MB of storage inside, but that could change by the time the device launches as could a number of things.

The charging pins are on the underside of the watch, which can then be connected to a mains charger if I had to hazard a guess like any other phone. The strap can also be adjusted quite easily, which I think is a simple yet strong selling point as its all well and good creating a tiny little wrist phone masterpiece but it becomes completely redundant if nobody can wear it. On the right side of the watch are three buttons: the Talk, Clear and End buttons, respectively which is obviously similar to most LG handsets on today’s market.

The phone will be available in Europe at the end of this year. It’ll be available in a range of colours, from black and silver to blue, red and even pink. Orange will be the first to bring the Watch Phone across its European footprint later this year however pricing is still yet to be announced, I imagine this is due to the lack of knowledge concerning the final features that will be available on the device. The Watch/Phone has without questions exceeding all expectations and has set new heights for both its respectful markets. To be kept up to date with the latest info on the Watch Phone, please click here.

Sebelas Maret University established since March 11 March 1976, which was initially a combination of 5 universities in the Surakarta. Merging some university, who have one big goal, namely to improve the quality of higher education in Surakarta.

After 5 years do consolidation, UNS prepare to begin the process of development. Physical development began in 1980. Under the leadership of dr. Prakosa, the original campus is located in several places in an incorporated area. Location is in the area Kenthingan, at the Bengawan Solo River, with a coverage area of 60 hectares. Kenthingan this is in the region, development of the campus’s first phase ends in 1985.

Developments of the physical campus are fast, but also offset the growth in other sectors. 1986, Prof.. Dr. Koento Wibisono as the next chancellor, to laying foundations of the acceleration of growth, in this period, changes have occurred, such as the development is good in the academic field and the number of staff, also in the campus infrastructure.

After Prof. Haris Mudjiman, Ph.D becomes the next chancellor, UNS acceleration begins to move toward something better. Spirit and high commitment to make changes is needed to make progress on each side of the life of UNS. The effect of these changes is very impressive.

Now this, UNS Solo is a young university with a remarkable growth. With a variety of potential, eg, such as skin surgeon with a national reputation (Faculty of Medicine), the findings starbio and salt-resistant rice (Faculty of Agriculture), and some progress going on in each faculty and unit labor other. UNS also step forward in the development of information technology. With the expansion of the network of information technology greater, Computer Center UNS Solo make history UNS incision in the progress and development of the UNS. Nock-nock a more impressive history, will occur in line with the growth and development of this university.

UNS Solo currently has 9 faculties, namely, the Faculty of Literature and Visual Arts, Faculty of ISIP, the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of KIP, and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

You want more information can visit the site in the UNS www.uns.ac.id

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Sebelas Maret University established since March 11 March 1976, which was initially a combination of 5 universities in the Surakarta. Merging some university, who have one big goal, namely to improve the quality of higher education in Surakarta.

After 5 years do consolidation, UNS prepare to begin the process of development. Physical development began in 1980. Under the leadership of dr. Prakosa, the original campus is located in several places in an incorporated area. Location is in the area Kenthingan, at the Bengawan Solo River, with a coverage area of 60 hectares. Kenthingan this is in the region, development of the campus’s first phase ends in 1985.

Developments of the physical campus are fast, but also offset the growth in other sectors. 1986, Prof.. Dr. Koento Wibisono as the next chancellor, to laying foundations of the acceleration of growth, in this period, changes have occurred, such as the development is good in the academic field and the number of staff, also in the campus infrastructure.

After Prof. Haris Mudjiman, Ph.D becomes the next chancellor, UNS acceleration begins to move toward something better. Spirit and high commitment to make changes is needed to make progress on each side of the life of UNS. The effect of these changes is very impressive.

Now this, UNS Solo is a young university with a remarkable growth. With a variety of potential, eg, such as skin surgeon with a national reputation (Faculty of Medicine), the findings starbio and salt-resistant rice (Faculty of Agriculture), and some progress going on in each faculty and unit labor other. UNS also step forward in the development of information technology. With the expansion of the network of information technology greater, Computer Center UNS Solo make history UNS incision in the progress and development of the UNS. Nock-nock a more impressive history, will occur in line with the growth and development of this university.

UNS Solo currently has 9 faculties, namely, the Faculty of Literature and Visual Arts, Faculty of ISIP, the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of KIP, and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.

You want more information can visit the site in the UNS www.uns.ac.id

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