Monday, 25 February 2013

Unit 14 P3

Wi-Fi For IPhone.

Having access to Wi-Fi on an iPhone allows you to minimize the impact on your data plan and, ultimately, your phone bill. Being able to use Wi-Fi for Internet access when you are near an available wireless network means you can use online services without worrying about how much data you're using up. Accessing Wi-Fi on an iPhone is straightforward, as the user interface is designed to give you control and ease of use.

To find available networks in the current area for the iPhone to connect to, choose "Settings," then "Wi-Fi" and any networks detected will be displayed. Tapping on a network will make the iPhone attempt to make a connection to it. The "Wi-Fi" icon will appear in the status bar when you are connected to a network, with the number of bars indicating the strength of your connection. The connection strength depends on the network itself and on how far you are located from it.


Bluetooth.

Tap the entry for the Bluetooth accessory when it's detected by the iPhone and displayed on the screen. If the accessory requires you to enter a passkey to complete the connection, enter the number when prompted by the iPhone. The iPhone can now use Bluetooth to operate in conjunction with the accessory.

1. Settings
2. General
3. Bluetooth
4. Slide the "Bluetooth" switch to "ON."
5. Put your Bluetooth accessory into its discoverable mode.


3G

3G is the short form used for third-generation technology. There are few technologies in the history of mankind where there has been so much hype, followed by so much dissapointment, but it looks like the 3G providers have finally got their act together in 2008, and have started delivering the 3G mobile broadband services that we have all been waiting for.


SMS


Cellphones are not really that new anymore, they have been around for a long time and new models are being released weekly, producing something more advanced and capable every single time. sms stands for short messaging service and it is when a text message is sent over a wireless phone system. The message then appears on the recipient’s screen of their cell phone. Normally text messages can go up to 160 characters but that is for a 1 page SMS, you can go to more characters but it is going to cost for every SMS you send. For example, if you send a SMS that has 480 characters, you will be charged for 3 SMS’.
Sending or receiving text messages requires no phone calls and when you receive a SMS, you will not be charged, only the person who sends the SMS will be charged. You can even receive messages while you are on a call; it has no interference with your phone calls at all. SMS has been around for about 16 years now and it is frequently used in Asia and Europe, but now it also big in North America. Text messages can be sent all over the world, as long as there is reception. It has to be associated with a GPRS wireless network.





















Unit 14 P2



Blackberry bold 9900.

BlackBerry has been up against it recently, its handsets really only holding their own based on people's love of the form factor and their abilities at basic phone duties. When it came to apps, web browsing, and other smartphone fripperies, though, they lagged well behind. Research In Motion hopes to change all that with its latest handset, the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Available now for around £415 SIM free, it's not cheap but is just about on the money for a premium handset.

Bads

Very limited app store
Small screen

Goods

Stylish design
Great screen quality
Superb keyboard


Samsung laptop silver


Super lightweight at 0.75 kilograms, the Samsung Series 5 11.6” is easy to transport yet jam packed full of technology and handy features to make the most of portable computing. It is powered by an Intel® Atom™ Z2760 Processor with Intel® SGX545 graphics coupled with 2 GB of RAM for a reliable operation with top notch graphics.




Blackberry book phone 7


Beautiful to behold and full of features, the playbook tablet first catches your eye with its bright and vivid 7" LCD display. The multi-touch capacitive screen makes for fun and intuitive operation, whilst a dual-core 1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM drive performance along at a sprightly rate. A generous 64GB of on board storage space is provided for your documents and favourite multimedia files.




Apple Ipod touch 4th generation


3.5-inch diagonal widescreen Multi-Touch Retina display

960-by-640-pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch

4.4 by 2.3 by 0.28 inches - 111 by 58.9 by 7.2 mm

3.56 ounces - 101 grams

720p HD video on rear camera

iOS6

Dual Core A5 chip

Bluetooth 4.0

Up to 40 hours of music playback

Up to 7 hours of video playback

VGA quality video on front camera

Apple Maps location service