Qualcomm has licensed technology from Philips that improves the sound of calls when using speakerphone or hands free kits. The company will integrate LifeVibes software into its CDMA 2000 and WCDMA chipsets for mobile phones. LifeVibes improves echo cancellation, enhancing call clarity when using speakerphone. It also can provide advanced noise cancellation with dual microphone systems which should be coming to future handsets.
More information has come out about the Motorola ROKR (which is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday). T-Mobile Germany and O2 in the UK are both expected to carry the phone, in addition to Cingular Wireless in the US. The ROKR is expected to be the first phone to ship with Apple’s iTunes software on board. Additionally, it will be the first device authorized to play files purchased from the iTunes music store other than the iPod.
Ever since it was first presented, Nokia 6230 got a good reception from the world. On most of the networks that offered this model, it was sold in quantities that outnumbered all the other manufacturers by far! The reason behind this is it’s good looks, but also the general opinion that Nokia makes the best phones. But is it like that really?
Nokia 6230 has the good looks. The design is strict and business looking, but still very modern and highly usable. It does offer a couple of new functions, but it sure has it’s minuses also. First of all, the screen on 6230 is too small! While manufacturers like Motorola and Samsung are going for “the bigger-the better”, Nokia still stands firmly at it’s 128×128 pixels! Don’t get me wrong, screen is good, colors are bright and clear, but it’s a shame to look at such pretty picture on such a small screen! Another thing I noticed about the screen is that the status lines and battery/network indicators are in dark colors, and it is not possible to change that, which makes them literally invisible if you put a darker picture as a wallpaper! The menu is standard Nokia. 9 icons in 3 rows, nothing new there. Poorly drawn as always…. What is interesting is that you can change the view of the files in submenus, so for example you can view all the pictures as thumbnails, similar to the view on PC.
What’s new is the fully functioning MP3 player! Forget about those boring polyphonic ringtones, put your favorite song as a ringtone and you will be surprised with the quality of reproduction. The phone supports MMC memory cards, and it comes with 32Mb. My sincere recommendation is: go and buy at least 256Mb if you think of using it as a serious MP3 player! Memory cards on Nokia 6230 can be taken out only if you turn off the phone and take out the battery first, which asks for constant removal of the back panel and this leads to the panel becoming a little loose. After a while it starts squeaking when you squeeze it iz your hand and even though it doesn’t affect he usability of the phone, it does irritate. You will get stereo headphones combined with handsfree in standard package with 6230.They give a pretty good sound,wheather you are listening to radio or MP3s.What is bad about them is that they connect on the pop port on the lower side of Nokia 6230 and it makes the phone look bigger and uncomfortable to wear in the pocket. My personal opinion is that the regular headphones jack would have been a lot better.
The battery in Nokia 6230 is 850mAh,li-ion BL5-C.A standard for Nokia for quite some time. It delivers a solid performance of around days for moderate use,or around a day and a half of heavier use, including a couple of hours of listening to music. All in all, pretty satisfactory.
The bluetooth connection woks just fine, no problems whatsoever. It is faster to transfer files to o from PC using a USB cable, but there is no need, since the bluetooth doesn’t demand any additional PC software, it is enough to pair it up with your Nokia 6230 and you can transfer files as easy as drag and drop!
Quality of reception is standard for Nokia handsets, sound is clear and loud enough. There have been occasional mistakes with incoming calls during the reproduction of MP3s.It happened that after the call was finished, the reproduction of the music did not automatically continue, it simply stopped. Other than that I had no serious complaints.
In the end, Nokia 6230 is a good choice for the fans of the company that look for a little more serious device, but for that price you san find handsets with a lot bigger screen and almost as good MP3 player.
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