Archive for April, 2009

VPN on the iPhone



One of the advantages of the iPhone for corporate users is the fact that the user can access a Virtual Private Network (VPN) straight into a corporate network directly from the iPhone. The advantage of this facility is that the user send and receive his/her work email directly on the iPhone, without the need of visiting the office.

The iPhone has the ability to connect to servers supporting PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and L2TP/IPSec (Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol over the IP Security Protocol). The majority of corporate networks will support at least one of these two protocols or technologies.

The iPhone 2.0 furthermore consists of capabilities of connecting to Cisco servers, which is the most widely used system across the United States by large corporations.

Setting up VPN

On your iPhone, visit Settings à General à Network à VPN. Tap the on/off button and a VPN Configuration screen will pop up.

Now tap the protocol used by the company who’s VPN you wish to access. Your options are PPTP, L2TP and IPSec. This information can be obtained from the systems administrator of your organizations systems.

The following information needs be completed. Again, this information can only be obtained from your systems administrator:

Server
This is the Internet address of your VPN server.

Account and Password
Your systems administrator needs to set up a user account and password for you to access the systems. Here you need to enter the username and password provided to you.

Secret
If your systems make use of L2TP technologies you will require another password, known as the Shared Secret. This needs to be entered here.

Blackberry Curve 8320



The Curve 8320’s keyboard is among one of the best front-facing keyboards you can see on any Smartphone. The keys are especially not large, to give Blackberry Curve 8320space well from each other into what they are embedded. The BlackBerry Curve 8320 is a smallest in size and lightest in weight BlackBerry yet having a QWERTY keyboard and it comes at the present with WIFI. Curve 8320 presents a liquid silvery glow with clean lines curved ends and user-friendly trackball navigation. Its lustrous design balances between both work needs and personal needs with the faultless blend of usability and performance. The Curve 8320 is a foremost BlackBerry to support AT&T Mobile Music a superior stereo Bluetooth and media player with headset capabilities.


Crystal clear pictures on the 2 megapixel camera with 5 x zoom with flash. If you necessitate more storage, It also has a microSD stretchy memory slot to store up music videos and even more. This gadget comes with BlackBerry’s first ever email spellchecker, TeleNav Maps and the AT&T Mall for shopping the down loads and ringtones. Go worldwide the 8320 has inbuilt everything you may ever need in a BlackBerry. BlackBerry Curve 8320 includes features like voice activated dialing, clear conferencing speakerphone and Bluetooth competence. You can take a trip in over 117 nations along with global tone of voice and data roaming Bluetooth v2.0 by means of hold up for stereo headsets/ USB 2.0 connectivity, 312 MHz powerful processor, BlackBerry Messaging. Accessories included are Lithium ion battery, ear bud headset, compact wall charger and USB data cable.

Specifications of Blackberry Curve 8320 :
Screen: 65000 Color Screen, 240 x 320 Pixels
Imaging: 2 Megapixel Camera
Flash: Zoom, Camera Settings
Video Player: Viewfinder Display, Video Clip, Video Recorder, Screen Savers
Messaging: SMS Text Messaging
Instant Messaging: Wireless Email with multy Attachments, Multimedia Messaging
Sound: Voice Dialing, Speaker Phone, Vibrating Alert, Polyphonic Ringtones, MP3 and MIDI Ringtones, Media Player
Entertainment: Downloadable Games
Organizer: Phone Book, To Do List, Calendar, Alarm Clock, BlackBerry Maps
Keyboard: QWERTY Keyboard, Keyboard Lock, Keyboard Backlight, Document Viewer, trackball, Security Password Protection
Connectivity: EDGE, GPRS, USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Network: Quad Band Technology – GSM – 850, 900, 1800 & 1900
Internet: HTML, Wireless Modem – Embedded RIM
Dimensions and Weight: MM 16 x 60 x 107, 110 grams
Talk Time and Memory: Talk Time of four hours, Standby Time of 17 days, 64 Megabytes flash memory along with MicroSD memory option

BlackBerry Storm 9500



While looking for a dazzling touch-screen mobile phone offered from a big service provider, then you may go for the Blackberry Storm 9500 from Blackberry Storm 9500 MobileVodafone. The Storm is really a storm a wonderful 3G phone which is available in a classy black colored outfit. It is a member of the Blackberry family unit which has these days introduced a strong range of business worthy mobile phones.


The BlackBerry Storm 9500 is available with a pre fitted rechargeable battery that will last long and provide in the order of more than 300 minutes of talk time It comes with a big 3.2 inches colored touch screen which provides high resolution pictures for smarter viewing. This gadget haves user friendly calendar and organizer features.

BlackBerry Storm 9500 looks very pleasing to the eye and is inbuilt with highest quality Smartphone features which includes HTML Web browser and GPS navigation Maps that supports multiple network websites like MySpace and Face book. The inbuilt 3G HSDPA technology permits the user to benefit from multitasking skills, connectivity of high speed Internet and ultra fast speed data transfers. This ultra modern instrument supports a quad band technology which allows the user to use this mobile phone around the world.

This phone comes with USB cable and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. The built in GPRS and EDGE technology of the Storm allows the consumer to uphold fast data transfer rates. This phone includes a 3.2 mega pixel camera and integrated music player. You can access and surf the web by means of integrated HTML web Browser.

Specifications of BlackBerry Storm 9500:

2G Network: GSM 850, 900, 1800 and 1900
3G Network: HSDPA 2100
Dimensions: 14 x 62 x 113 mm
Weight: 156 gram
Type: TFT capacitive touch screen, 65000 colors
Size: 480 x 360 pixels, 3.25 inches
Speakerphone: Yes, 3.5 mm audio jack
Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Phonebook: Yes, Photo call
Call Records: Yes
Internal Memory : 1 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16 GB
GPRS: class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
USB: Yes, v2.0
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video: Yes, QVGA
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser: HTML
Games: Yes, downloadable
Colors: Black
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh
Stand by time up to 15 days
Talk time up to 5 hours 30 minutes
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate

Restrictions on the iPhone



With the Internet we became accustomed to parental control, ensuring our children do not fall prey to the large number of traps set by unscrupulous Internet users. Apple incorporated parental control functions into the iPhone, but called this ‘Restrictions’.

By making use of ‘Restrictions’ you will be required to make up a 4-digit password, which will allow you to place various restrictions on the usage of the iPhone. Restrictions allow the user to place restrictions in 3 different categories of the iPhone. They are:

Music / Sounds
By turning on Explicit, the iPhone will prevent playing songs or sounds that may contain explicit lyrics. This function, however only works with music acquired from the iTunes store.

Video / TV
This function also prevents displaying videos with an age restriction of PG13 and up. It will also block TV series whose rating exceeds TV-14.

Removing Icons
The user may also remove Icons altogether from the iPhone’s Home screen, which include Safari. iTunes, Youtube and Installation of Apps.

The restrictions placed upon an iPhone can simply be removed by visiting the restriction settings and choosing disabling the restrictions. The user will be requested to enter the 4-digit password and the settings will be disabled if the password is entered incorrectly.

The main reason for using restrictions are preventing minors from accessing potential dangerous Internet websites or other unwanted content. This function may also be useful in the event an iPhone is lost or stolen. Those illegally in possession of the iPhone will not be able to access the Internet.

Free Text Messaging on the iPhone



Depending on your mobile plan, AT&T generally offers a limit of 200 SMS’s to users on a monthly basis, which include sending and receiving. For the majority of users this number is simply not sufficient, but surprises await your monthly bill when exceeding this limit.

Keeping track of messages sent and received

Unfortunately the iPhone does not keep track of the number of SMS’s sent and received on the phone. For American users the only manner in which this can be established is by visiting www.wireless.att.com and visit the ‘My Account’ section. Elsewhere in the world, the various service providers may have other means of displaying these statistics. Always ensure that you contact your service provider and request more information on viewing your usage statistics.

Free Messaging Options
For users intending to send and receive more messages than the restricted limit there are fortunately two free options in doing so.

Option 1 – Teleflip
Teleflip is a free service that converts e-mail into text messages. In joining this service you are not required to sign up for an account, pay any fees, sign any contracts or divulging any personal identifiable information.

The main aim of Teleflip was to send text messages from a personal computer to another user’s mobile phone. The iPhone opened a new generation to Teleflip as users can send an e-mail from their iPhone, which is totally free, to another persons’ mobile phone, which will arrive as a message, totally free.

In order to use Teleflip, you will create a new e-mail address for the person you wish to send a message to, which will look like this: 1245620288@teleflip.com. All messages sent to this number will be delivered as a text message.

Option 2 – AIM
The AIM chat program is yet another method of sending free messages. Here you simply create a buddy whose address is his mobile phone number. Any message sent to that address will be delivered as a text message at no costs to you.

The advantage of this service is that a buddy can reply to any message sent to him.

Nokia N86 Mobile Phone


Nokia, a name that needs no introduction can claim to be successful world leader in mobility and be it one of a kind cutting edge innovation or Nokia N86breakthrough in internet and telecommunication industry, Nokia has delivered nothing but the best. Cell phones have infested the planet long back with each of them having their unique features, but Nokia introduced something that packs utility and entertainment to the right mix and delivers the best mobile imaging devise of the world. Nokia N86 with its Carl Zeiss wide angle optics and powerful sensor mesmerize old photography pros and gives digital camera companies sleepless nights. The camera phone with its 8 mega pixel censor can produce equally excellent result in bright light and low light areas with the capacity of still and video imaging.


Endowed with a high quality aperture, and wide and short lenses it can humble stand alone digital cameras in no time. The unique phone comes without any operational complexity and has the punch to impress both a novice and a professional. Carl Zeiss Tessar lens are used to take wide angle pictures whereas short lens and variable aperture are provided to produce clear and sharp photos under various conditions of brightness and darkness.

Lenses have been emphatically worked upon since it is actually the lens quality and not pixel that helps in producing superior quality pictures. At its very inception N86 has been designed keeping in mind the need of creative minds who love the enigmatic world of light and shade.

Features of Nokia N86 include:

  • Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter.
  • 8 Mega Pixel Camera with auto focus, variable aperture and dual LED flash, auto focus, Carl Zeiss Optics, Video VGA@30fps.
  • Size : 103.4×51.4×16.5mm,69cc
  • Weight : 149 g
  • Display : OLED, 16M Color 240×320 pixel 2.6 inches, dual slide screen
  • Vibration alert, downloadable polyphonic, MP3 Ringtone
  • Speakerphone with Stereo speakers 3.5mm audio jack, dedicated music/gallery key
  • 8GB internal memory, Practically unlimited entries & data, Photocall,
  • Call Records detailed maximum 30 days.
  • MicroSD (Transflash)card slot up to 16GB
  • Class 32 GPRS HSCSD enabled,
  • WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP Technology
  • Bluetooth enabled v2.0 with A2DP
  • USB v2.0 micro USB
  • Symbian Operating System Java with MIDP 2.1
  • Digital Compass, MP 3 MP 4 / eAAC + WMA player
  • Voice memo, kick stand, Flash life 3.1
  • Battery standby Li-lon 1200 mAh (BL-5K)
  • Standby upto 312 hours talk time 6hrs 18 min music play 25 hrs

Its 8GB memory can store up to 4000 images and could be enhanced with a 16GB micro SD card like any digital camera. OLED screen enabled N86 with easy pc and tv connectivity for slide show, built in compass along with navigators license for wandering snappers is too good but true

Empowered to play 25 hours of music after one charge, with an integrated kick stand for playing video games, it is definitely more then only entertainment. The new N86 adds value to lives.

Nokia N-86 Free Themes :


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Also these themes supported the following Nokia models :
5320 XpressMusic, 5630 XpressMusic, 5700 XpressMusic, N76, N78, N79, N81, N85, N95, N96

Download Nokia N86 Wallpapers :

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