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Direct Mobile Accessories Latest News
05 NOVEMBER 2008
OFCOM APPROVES MOBILES ON PLANES...
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The independent regulator for communications in the UK, Ofcom, has approved the proposal to allow the use of mobile phones on aircraft flying in European airspace. Ofcom’s decision means we’re now closer to using mobiles on planes but airlines must still overcome further safety tests if they wish to expand services offered. For further technologies to be allowed airlines are required to report any new hardware to the European Aviation Safety Agency for approval prior to installation.
Ofcom’s new stance, which would allow passengers to use mobile devices once at an altitude in excess of 3000m (or 9850ft), is an acknowledgment that claims mobile devices make planes fall out of the sky is a fallacy. Whilst it is clear phones cause interference Ofcom believe if technologies are implemented which limit the strength of the signal transmitted there is no chance of essential equipment being tampered with.
Airbus, once of the first companies to consider offering telephony services, are proponents of pico-cell technology. Pico-cell technology is a means of telling phones to output a weaker signal. “A pico-cell tells all the phones onboard the aircraft to limit the signal they're putting out” says David Velupillai, the spokesman for Airbus.
Prices for the service are expected to be higher than standard rates but not expected to discourage those whom are using the service for business purposes. |
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01 NOVEMBER 2008
HTC TOUCH DIAMOND...
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Since the release of the Apple iPhone there has been a wave of new fashion-smartphone hybrids announced, such as the Samsung i900 Omnia. There are now a great number of phones competing for a piece of a market that Apple blew wide open. This has created an unprecedented high level of homogeneity in the market and it has become increasingly difficult to find a distinct smartphone. These iPhone imitations all offer accelerometers (allowing screen rotation), 2 or 3 mega pixel cameras with an abundance of functions and a touch-screen that understands swipes to-and-fro.
Now it appears the iPhone may have a competitor that sets itself apart. The HTC Touch Diamond is a worthy opponent for Apple’s mobile because it doesn’t attempt to imitate it. Instead the feature-intensive Touch offers an innovative angle on the smartphone market. HTC have packed a 2.8 inch VGA resolution screen in (that’s double the resolution of the iPhone in what is essentially a smaller screen ensuring pictures appear ultra-fine), a lesser-but-still-large 4GB internal memory, an autofocus 3.15 megapixel camera and HTC’s much-touted TouchFLO 3D user interface. There is also the matter of the Operating System. The OS on the Touch Diamond is, in stark contrast to the iPhone, Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and includes Pocket Office as standard.
In terms of aesthetics the phone doesn’t even look like the iPhone. The Touch is smaller in every dimension and it’s 23 grams lighter at 110 grams, making it comparable to mid-range phones that are less feature-packed. The sharp edges, angular design and black hue contradict Apple’s clean, smooth and round iPhone. |
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