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Smartphones todays are really versatile and we use them way more as a cell phone, actually more like a mini laptop on the go. So in order to deal with all our informations and documents we usually Micro SD cards to expand the memory of our phones. And then we’ll need an SD reader to exchange informations between our phones and laptops.

And if you haven’t find a cute reader for this job, then this Mini Cell Phone Micro SD Reader is adorable enough.

This Micro SD Memory Card Reader that we spotted at a local T-mobile store has got to be the most adorable Micro SD memory card memory EVER. The card reader is designed to look like a miniature candy bar cell phone. It also comes with a strap for you to hang it on a keychain. This is actually an official T-mobile product, with T-mobile branding, although we can’t find it on T-mobile’s company site. The T-mobile company store that we spotted it in, in Manhattan had several of them on sale for just $3.50, so get’em while they’re hot.

I totally love the mini bar phone look, really cute idea.

Google is always a nice choice, and we kinda all have a pretty good impression about this label, so now let’s check out how well Google has done on their first smartphone, Google Nexus One.

With all these smartphones out there in the market, the Google Nexus One is still worth a second look.

It’s been weeks since Google released its Nexus One Android phone and you might have already read several if not hundreds of reviews. And those reviews may have given you various opinions and comments about the Nexus One, that you might find it pretty confusing. So, to add to your confusion as to whether you would get the Nexus One or not, here’s our take on the Google Nexus One.

First of all, Google Nexus One Design and Form Factor

Knowing fully well that I’m probably among the first owners of the Nexus One in the country where I am located, you can just imagine how proud I am when showing the Nexus One to my friends and co-workers. I’ve got mixed reactions. But those who are tech savvy enough usually comment on how beautiful the Nexus One’s form factor and design is as compared to the iPhone. And I couldn’t help but agree with them. Don’t get me wrong here. I loved the iPhone’s design and form factor when I first got hold of it. But after two years of using the iPhone, I felt the same thing when I got hold of the Nexus One. The Nexus One emits a sense of geekiness while the iPhone now gives me a sense of fun and entertainment.

The Google Nexus One is lighter than the iPhone but thicker by a small bit. I’ve seen several HTC manufactured phones before but none of them appealed to me than when I saw the Google Nexus One. The Nexus One’s body is composed of two different materials – a metallic bezel surrounding the front and side of the phone and a rubbery material that serve as battery cover and the bottom part of the phone. Gripping the phone with your hand is a pleasant experience thanks to its thin form factor and its curvy shape.

On the face of the Nexus One are five basic buttons, unlike the iPhone’s one-button interface. The five buttons include a trackball which is actually pretty useless except when it blinks when something is happening on your phone while on standby-mode. It’s not really useful as a scrolling device since you can practically use the Nexus One’s touch screen feature to scroll. The other four buttons are – for navigating to the Homescreen, back, menu and search. All buttons have haptic feedback when you tap on them. But don’t get your hopes so high for this button as most of the time they don’t respond well. iPhone’s touch control between the Nexus One in this department.

At the back of the Nexus One you can find the camera and the LED Flash, the Google trademark and the HTC brand. On the left side of the phone is the volume control while on the bottom side is the USB port.

Overall, Google (or HTC) has managed to come up with a well designed smartphone worthy of competing against the iPhone. Make no mistake both smartphones are great looking in their own rights. Putting the Nexus One beside my iPhone 3GS makes it look more the male while the iPhone as the female.

Secondly, Google Nexus One Software – the Android Experience

With the latest Android OS 2.1 running as its OS, Google managed to come up with a robust mobile phone platform that may not be more revolutionary than the iPhone but is definitely at par with it. One thing you’ll quickly noticed when using the Nexus One is its speed, especially if you are on Wi-Fi. Downloading apps from the Android Market is a breeze through Wi-Fi, faster than when downloading apps from the iTunes Apps Store on the iPhone.

Android OS 2.1 may not have offered something different than what the iPhone is currently offering but it is certainly a great mobile phone OS in its own right.

Now, when friends ask me what’s the difference between the iPhone and the Google Nexus One aside from their looks, I always cite one answer – the Nexus One’s Voice command capability. Whether it’s the voice-to-text function or voice-enabled searching. Don’t get me wrong here, these features are far from perfect and I have personally experienced inconsistency when transcribing what I’ve spoken but it’s still fun and exciting how the Nexus One recognizes and transcribes what I want to say when composing SMS. It’s the coolest feature that I know of the Nexus One so far.

Another notable feature of the Google Nexus One is the live wallpaper. It’s pretty cool but useless and just eat up your phone’s precious battery life. Those who prefer usability over eye-candy will definitely find this as a negative feature of the phone but for those who don’t mind this feature definitely rocks.

When viewing applications you can either view it similar to how the iPhone apps look or via a more organized grid-like manner that displays in 4×4 arrangement on your phone’s screen.

Of course, you all know that the Nexus One also features a virtual keyboard like the iPhone. And if you’re fond of texting, this is very important. To be straight about it, I have more luck with typing the correct words on the iPhone than on the Nexus One. The keys on Nexus One’s virtual keyboard are placed so close to each other so much so that those with bigger fingers would often find it a pain to type messages. It’s a good thing that I don’t send SMS messages often, so I won’t have to deal with this problem most of the time. A quick fix would have to be downloading another virtual keyboard at the Android market.

Overall, software-wise, the Nexus One is also short of introducing something new and revolutionary into the market. Most if not all of its features are already with the iPhone and other touch-screen smartphones, except of course for the voice-enabled commands.

Thirdly, Other Important Information that You Should Know about the Nexus One

Very important – how’s the Nexus One’s battery performance? Quite surprisingly that Nexus One’s battery performance is pretty good. It could last you one whole day of normal use. This if of course pretty standard among smartphones with touchscreen features. If I have to compare it with the iPhone’s battery performance, the iPhone wins for a good couple of hours more.

Camera features – With a 5 megapixel camera, the Nexus One takes pretty decent shots. Nothing exemplary but good enough for what it is capable of given its extent. Of course it beats the iPhone’s camera in terms of resolution and output. But the one thing it failed to beat though is the iPhone’s camera speed and touch to focus feature. The Nexus One’s camera is slow. Perhaps an Android update would make it faster later on. But then, it’s the main reason while you would want to have this phone, anyway.

Photo Gallery – I believe the Nexus One’s photo gallery uses Cooliris. So there’s some coolness factor into it. Not as great as the iPhone’s photo gallery of course but is good enough to make it different from other mobile phones.

Lastly, Conclusion

When rumors leaked out about the Nexus One, expectations were high over the fact that it is a Google Phone. Now that it’s out in the open, did Google meet these expectations? It varies from every user. As for me, I am more than happy with my Google Nexus One. I wasn’t really expecting too many features that my iPhone 3GS could not do. In fact, I wasn’t expecting it to be an iPhone killer. But now that I’ve used it for a couple of days, I would have to say that it is NOT AN IPHONE KILLER, but more of an iPhone rival.

The question is, if you’re an iPhone owner, should you replace your phone with the Google Nexus One? Definitely not. Unless of course you’re tired of using your iPhone anymore. If you’re not an iPhone user and would like to use an Android phone, you might as well get the Nexus One instead of the other Android phones. Why? For the simple reason that it is a Google phone, and Android happens to be a Google platform.

If own an iPhone and you have the money to get another smartphone just for the heck of it, go and get your unit now. You certainly won’t regret it.

Well, this is how we think of this Google phone, what’s you opinion on this?

Cellphones today are quite versatile and as a result of that they’re quite expensive too. For someone who doesn’t required much from a phone but still not satisfied with a basic phone, then this Nokia 3711 might be nice. As for the price, it’s quite reasonable, and for T-Mobile subscribers, it’s free! Yes, we’ll see what we can get for free from T-Mobile.

T-Mobile subscribers looking for a free flip phone should check out the Nokia 3711—even though it doesn’t look like much. Underneath its drab surface are some pretty powerful features, including a proper mobile Web browser, 3G data speeds, and decent music and video playback. Nokia made a few poor design decisions with the hardware, but even so, it’s worth a look.

The Nokia 3711 measures 3.5 by 1.8 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.3 ounces. The hard, rubbery finish features a textured wave pattern. I wasn’t thrilled with the look, but still looks clean. At least the material makes the phone comfortable to hold and resistant to light scratches. Build quality was also questionable, which is unusual for Nokia; the shortcut keys above the numeric keypad were uneven on my test handset, and the plastic frame around the keys felt excessively cheap.

The 2.2-inch QVGA (240-by-320-pixel) looked reasonably sharp and bright. Dialing numbers was super-easy thanks to the large, raised keys. The Nokia 3711 is a quad-band EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and dual-band UMTS (1700/2100 MHz) device. It supports 3G data speeds, which makes it the first free phone I’ve seen on T-Mobile to do so. Voice calls sounded clear and warm overall. The Nokia 3711 doesn’t get very loud in the earpiece, but it was fine in quieter environments. Reception was average, calls sounded fine through an Aliph Jawbone Icon ($99.00) Bluetooth headset, and the phone’s voice dialing doesn’t require training. The mono speaker on the back was too quiet. Battery life was average at 7 hours and 3 minutes of talk time in EDGE mode.

Nokia’s Symbian Series 40 OS was responsive and easy to navigate in testing. The main menu employs a carousel on the home page for T-Mobile myFaves contacts, and another carousel one level down for basic media, messaging, and other functions. One of the 3711’s signature features is Maps, which can pinpoint your current location using the phone’s GPS radio, and then search for nearby points of interest (presuming you sign up for the data plan).  TeleNav GPS Navigation was also on board for voice-enabled, turn-by-turn directions at $9.99 per month. This isn’t really a messaging phone thanks to the numeric keypad. But there were plenty of e-mail and IM options available for all major Web services, even MySpace IM.

The 2-megapixel camera lacks auto-focus or a flash. Test photos leaned toward red in the color spectrum, with overly warm tones indoor and out. The phone dealt surprisingly well with light sources and poorly lit interior rooms, though motion blur ruined a few shots thanks to the slow shutter. Don’t bother recording videos; the 176-by-144-pixel, 15-frame-per-second results were too small and pixelated.

Overall, the Nokia 3711 shows how much you can get for “free” nowadays. And the phone is admittedly not very good, but then again, still worth a look! And I actually quite like the look, it’s simple and professional. Take this to consideration: it’s ‘free’ after all! So I’m now really wondering: would you like to have this ‘free’ phone?

3G’s all over and we’re all ready for 4G, a new era of communication. But somehow, someone’s not ready for that and not as happy as we are, so they say: If we can’t have 4G, then no one can! Oops, 4G might be a little delay, here’s the story:

O2 and Vodafone are threatening to delay 4G in the UK until they get what they want. Since both want the same thing, that could be a bit of a problem. The government is trying to pass legislation to allow an auction of next-generation bandwidth by the end of the month – but because the two phone companies don’t like it they’re readying a “judicial review.” Aka “We’ll spend money to stop this for as long as we have to.”

Their consternation comes from the recent combination of Orange and T-Mobile, which the European Commission forced to sell 25% of its 1800 MHz spectrum to avoid monopoly issues. Orange/T-Mobile said “sure”, but they want to sell it all in one chunk. This means either O2 or Vodafone will end up with a significant advantage, and rather than spend more money to get that they’d rather spend less to jam the gears of progress with legal paperwork.

Luckily those gears, in this case the UK Department for Business (overseeing the auction on behalf of the European Commission) said they have no intention of stalling the spectrum sale to save phone companies some money.

OK, I don’t know how this thing is going to end up, but one thing I’m sure about is that 4G do is coming on the way! You just have to be ready when it comes eventually.