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BlackBerry Storm: Is it iPhone killer?

There is no doubt that the iPhone has changed the smartphone world and forced cellphone manufacturers to sit back and rethink how they create new devices and features and how they can compete. Nokia recently announced a very compelling entertainment-focused iPhone rival and Blackberry will launches an stronger competitor - BlackBerry Storm. With the nearby publishmet of BlackBerry Storm a new phone war is approaching. Could BlackBerry Storm be an Apple iPhone killer? And who will win in this battle, the Apple iPhone 3G or the BlackBerry Storm?



Screen
The BlackBerry Storm features a high-resolution 360 x 480 touchscreen, which gives it a 4:3 aspect ratio akin to older TVs, versus the iPhone 3G’s 320 x 480 touchscreen which is a 3:2 ratio. Not much to choose between the two, though.

Keyboard
The Storm offers several virtual keyboard options, including standard QWERTY in landscape mode and SureType in portrait mode
The iPhone offers several keypads (QWERTY, numeric, symbols) in both landscape and portrait modes.

Camera
The BlackBerry Storm features a modest 3.2 megapixel camera, still beating the iPhone’s two megapixel affair. Additionally, it supports video recording out of the box.

Navigation
The Storm uses BlackBerry Maps and offers Touch Screen Navigation. The iPhone features Google Maps and navigation.

Communications
Both units handle 3G where available, feature Wi-Fi connectivity, have GPS and Bluetooth. The Storm’s Bluetooth implementation is better than the iPhone’s.

Web Browsing
Both units feature web browsers, though as far as I’m aware exact information about the Storm’s software isn’t yet public. Various forums have suggested it’s based on "WebKit", which is what Apple’s Safari and Google’s Chrome (among others) are based on.

Operating System
The Storm appears to be running BlackBerry OS 4.7, whereas the iPhone runs OS X.

Storage
The Storm features 1GB of internal memory, 128MB of Flash memory, and support for microSD expansion cards up to 16GB. The storage of iPhone is 16 GB, but no expansion.

Multimedia
We all know that iPhone 3G is the best iPod Apple has ever created. iPhone 3G supports a wide range of audio formats including AAC, MP3, WAV and video format MPEG-4 , while the Storm pipping the iPhone with WMA and WMA ProPlus audio formats. And video formats, the Storm also able to handle WMA files. The music and video playback experience of iPhone is awesome. We can image that the experience of enjoy video and music with Strom is more wonderful.

Then I wil give you two powerful software to let you enjoy such wonderful experience: Nidesoft BlackBerry Video Converter and Nidesoft DVD to BlackBerry Converter.
Nidesoft BlackBerry Video Converter is powerful and wonderful Movie Converter for BlackBerry mobile phone. It could convert video and audio files to your BlackBerry movie and music format. The source files formats that could be converted by this BlackBerry Video Converter include: MPEG, VOB, MP4, M4V, WMV, ASF, AVI, 3GP, FLV, YouTube, etc.. Additionally, you could use this BlackBerry Converter to convert MOD to BlackBerry video.



After download and install this software, you may get video into your BlackBerry this way:

• Click “add” button to import your videos from your computer.
• Click the “format” drop-down list to select the BlackBerry format
• Click the “convert” button and start the conversion.

Ok, after the conversion finished, you may get the movies and music for your BlackBerry.

Nidesoft DVD to BlackBerry Converter is an excellent BlackBerry Video tool which could convert DVD to BlackBerry video and music: 3GP, MP4, MP3, etc. This powerful BlackBerry Converter supports all the BlackBerry family, including BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry 8830, BlackBerry 8820, BlackBerry Pearl 8800, BlackBerry Curve 8300, and even the new released Storm! You may free download it here and have a try and get more information about it here.



After download and install it, you may get videos and music into your phone in this way:

• Insert the DVD disc into the DVD Drive. Click the Open DVD button, browse your computer, find the DVD folder of the movie, open it and selsect tiles and chapters you want.
• Click the “profile” button and select the BlackBerry format.
• Click the “convert” button to start the conversion.

In few minutes, the conversion will be completed and you may get the videos and music for your phone from DVD. Now, you may enjoy videos and music with the BlackBerry Storm.

The iPhone 3G is a great media phone, and BlackBerry Storm equally matched. Under the severe competition in this area, the mobile phone develops quickly and the mobile phone device is more and more advanced. With the quick developmet of mobile phone technology, the Nidesoft will also improved in the future.

First Touch Screen Phone from Nokia

Nokia announced the XpressMusic 5800, a new touch screen-based device that is aimed at the youth market. The 5800 will come with several different radio configurations, including one for European markets and a quad-band GSM/EDGE dual-band 850/1900 MHz HSDPA variant for North America.

It also packs in stereo Bluetooth, a-GPS and Wi-Fi. The screen measure 3.2 inches across and 640 x 360 pixels for QVGA resolution. It uses touch-resistance (not touch-capacitance) technology for the touch screen and haptic feedback.

Other specs include stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headset jack and a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flashes. The camera also shoots video at 30 frames per second. It will run S60 5th Edition, which is adapted to work with touch input. The updates to the S60 include a new contacts bar, a new media key and simplified menu systems.


The 5800 will be boxed with lots of accessories, including an 8GB microSD card, though the phone will support cards up to 16GB. The phone will be available in European markets starting in the fourth quarter of 2008, and other markets, including the U.S., in the first quarter of 2009.

"With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, we set out to connect people through the one thing we all feel a universal connection to - music," said Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia. "The way in which people enjoy music is different around the world. With that in mind, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gives people the freedom to experience music they love in the way they prefer."


The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports 60 languages worldwide, which covers nearly 90 percent of the world’s population. As people around the world use their phones in different ways, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a variety of input methods including a virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus — and for true music enthusiasts, a plectrum — are all available.
 
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic featuring Comes With Music will be available early next year.

Review of Sony Ericsson W980i Walkman Phone

The good news for who looking to upgrade to a better music phone. Sony Ericsson recently announced its W980i Walkman phone.

The sexy clamshell phone is billed as the perfect device for music enthusiasts with dedicated music control buttons on the front flip panel as well as a smaller LCD screen that displays song information.

The W980i also has the company’s shake control feature that allows you to shake the phone to change songs.

With 8GB of internal memory, music lovers will have lots of space to store their favourite tunes.

The phone also features HSDPA high-speed Internet connectivity for web surfing and video conferencing. Also, the phone comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording.

SE said that the W908i will be available in the third quarter this year.

Review of Sony Ericsson K660i

The new K660i is a compact quad-band phone reminiscent of earlier K6-series phones from Sony Ericsson. Despite its diminutive size and simplistic design, it is however a proper 3G phone with HSDPA and video calling. The quad-band radio supports practically any GSM network in the world, while HSDPA offers high-speed Internet connectivity. To make best use of the HSDPA feature, the K660i features a fancy web browser that can be rotated to landscape mode. To navigate the web, the K660i has cursor navigation, letting you move a mouse cursor around just like you would on a PC or laptop.

Moving back to the design, the K660i has a bright 262K color LCD display with a resolution of 240×320. The main keypad consists of small round buttons similar to the K810i; a design that is often questioned lately. The last column of buttons, however, light up and perform shortcuts such as screen rotation. Navigation keys consist of a 4-way rocker with a single OK button in the middle. The familiar call, option, cancel and softkey buttons are all arranged neatly on either side of the navigation keys.

The phones features stereo Bluetooth, a media player, FM radio and an RSS feed reader. The camera on the back is a simple 2-megapixel pinhole unit with fixed focus, while a VGA camera sits on the front for video calls. A welcome feature on the K660i is the USB storage capability. Using the included USB cable, you can plugin the phone to a standard USB port and access the phone or card memory like any USB storage. The phone itself has 32MB of memory, which can be expanded with up to 4GB of M2 memory cards thanks to an M2 slot in the side.

Although the K660i is not as feature-laden as its higher-end brethren, it serves its purpose very well with a compact and simple design. Yet, it still offers a few goodies such as the HSDPA, USB storage and enhanced web-browsing.