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LG Joy (GM730) low trade-in value

Mark Tan — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:07:43 +0000

Just sold my LG Joy at Toa Payoh Central, some mobile phone outlet. Sad to say, not only the phone is problematic, the trade-in value for the phone also cannot make it (CMI), $110 – $140.

For those who is holding such as CMI phone, remember to trade-in early, together with charger and ear-piece. If ear-piece and 8GB micro-SD card are not available, there is a deduction of $20 – $40 off the trade-in price.

Motorola Milestone – my first droid

Mark Tan — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:14:00 +0000

Hurray! Today, I went down to Starhub @ Plaza Singapura to recontract my line to get my first Droid.

At last, no more Windows Mobile, no more LG Joy that creates so many problems which hinder me from fully utilizing my data plan.

LG GM730 – A lousy 3G Phone

Mark Tan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:44:55 +0000

Of all the phones I have being using, I will say that LG Joy (LG GM730) is not created to be used as a web browsing phone. It behaves more like a normal 2.5G phone than a 3.5G one.

The problem solely because of a slow processor (Qualcomm MSM7200A) and the heat up problem.

Slow processor causes the program to launch slowly and hanged the phone easily; to make things worst, the device heats up easily when I am using programs such as Skyfire, YoutubePlayer and etc… Internet Explorer also heats up the device quickly, how bad can that be?!!

extracted from MXPhone.com

New 32GB SD Card By Sandisk

Mark Tan — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:26:00 +0000

The all new 32GB Micro-SD Card by Sandisk; build with 32mn production process, with eight 4GB memory chips stacked vertically on top of each other. The recommended retailed price tag: £145.

extracted from: PC Pro UK

iPad coming to Singapore

Mark Tan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:12:27 +0000

Apple iPad (without 3G version) is launching in Singapore late next month at a price tag of S$699.

Looking at the price tag, not only the eReader market will be affected, the mobile netbook market will lightly be affected too. Personally, comparing both Apple iPad and X brands of netbook, I definitely will go for Apple iPad. It is a Apple thing.

Anyway, for iPad, unlike iTouch, I will wait for Apple to launch its 2nd gen release before owning it.

Following Apple marketing trend of their products, the 2nd Gen will usually be much better, less buggy and high processing power, probably at an even cheaper price tag.

Well, let’s wait and see.

LG GM730 Problems

Mark Tan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:28:00 +0000

Ever since I started using LG GM730 aka LG Eigen/ LG Joy, I am faced with a series of problems both hardware and software; deteriorating my confidence in using Windows Mobile and LG even further.

First and foremost, I thought iPhone battery life is short; LG GM730 is worst, it drain around 20% – 25% of my battery life in an hour when I am reading news. To better conserve battery, I removed ALC and reduced the backlight to maximum. It works perfectly with my old O2 XDAIIs, however it does not work on this fone.

To make the matter worst, the User Interface sucks… I prefer using LG XT9 keypad input, but everytime I restart the device, it will definitely change to Letter Recognition Input which is something I hate to use (slow and error prone). Besides getting irritated by the input, I am also quite disappointed with the multi-tasking capability. It becomes apparent to me that the advertisement is more or less gimmick. I switched on a few applications in the background, when I have an incoming call, the whole system hanged so bad that I have to remove the battery in order to restart. It happens so many times…

Another problem I found out is the free browser Skyfire which have many positive reviews, actually converts my fone into a heat pack for my muscle sores. I have checked with other brands of Win mobile devices, seems like it happens only on my fone.

Come to think of it! It’s Windows. What can I expect from Microsoft, the same buggy problems since I started using Win mobile 2003. My next fone definitely WILL NOT BE Windows.

The all new Apple iPad

Mark Tan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:49:00 +0000

Apple has created a all new landscape in mobile industry, now the game is on in the ebook industry, with the all new Apple iPad.

iPad brings about an evolutional change in human-machine interaction. It brings multi-touch application to the next level with its big 9.7” LED-backlit glossy display.

It is the best gadget ever to experience web, email, ebooks, photos, gaming and videos anywhere, anytime.

Some key features include:

Long battery hours (10hrs)
9.7” screen
Wi-Fi + 3G support
1GHz Apple A4 processor
With 3 stores: iTunes, App Store, iBooks
140,000 apps and growing…

LG GM730

Mark Tan — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:44:00 +0000

As I am Starhub Hubber, I get to change mobile phone annually.

After browsing through the models, I decided to get LG GM730 (LG JOY), which runs on Windows Mobile 6.1. It has wide 3” LCD panel that enhance surfing,
touch screen interactivity.

The features of LG Joy as follow:

Connectivity: 3G/HSDPA/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
GPS
5MP Camera
LG S-Class UI (A Home Screen Widget built on Windows Mobile)
Display: 240x400pixels, 3”/ 65K Colors/ TFT Screen
Memory: Micro-SD up to 16GB

As I was a previous Windows Mobile user, I realised that the common thing that does not change through the versions is Windows Mobile still hang easily; to make it worst, I need to hard reset the device.

Comparing it with other Windows Mobile device, it is quite responsive when interacting with its UI. It provides quite a wide set of applications including MS Office Mobile and widgetized Calendar, Email and Messages.

One cool features I like about windows mobile is its multi-tasking capability, I realised that iPhone OS cannot multi-task, not sure about Android though.

For more widgets and applications, try out: PPCWarez Forum

Android phones reveal Thief’s Identity

Mark Tan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:11:32 +0000

Funny but true, a stolen Android phone helps the police to apprehend one of the thieves. As the thief is trying out the camera feature of the phone, what’s unknown to them is one of the stolen Android has a free widget Lookout that synchronises all the photos taken in the phone to a the owner’s accessible server every night. Thus, based on the photos taken, the police is able to catch the suspects. Another proven case of gadgets outwitting man.

Moral of the story is "Thief Beware: Stay away from Droids".

Information from Android Central

Nexus One

Mark Tan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:27:00 +0000

The all new Nexus One by Google, officially launched in US on 5 Jan 2010. It is a cool must have gadget, packed with heavy weighted widgets.

Comparing with iPhone 3GS, Nexus One has/is

4GB storage expandable to 32GB
7-hours 3G Talk Time as compared to iPhone 5-hours
5-MP Camera and Video as compared to iPhone 3-MP
MultiTasking Capability that iPhone lacks
Thinner than iPhone
Big screen 3.7in compared to iPhone 3.5in

The downside of Nexus One is limited range of apps (widgets) available in Android Market.

Standard features include:

WiFi Connectivity
Bluetooth 2.1 Connectivity
GPS Features activated by digital Compass
Voice Commands