UP (2009), the PIXAR movie
November 1, 2009
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This footage symbolizes a lot for the Muslims of Pakistan. Apparently suicide bombings in Pakistan have not come to an end yet.
One must have questioned to oneself at least why the word AMBULANCE is written in reverse / backwards on medic automobiles?
The answer to this is fairly plain.
It is made to appear in this way so that the drivers see and recognize the word (AMBULANCE) right way around in their rear view mirrors and give way to it preferably to save valuable moments for someone not feeling very well.
Note: mspaint.exe of Windows XP can generate HORIZONTAL FLIPPING of any text but the results can be saved and used in image formats only.
Each of the above mentioned software packages are bundled with solutions aiming the rather simpler demands of a cellular phone user who requires casual voice chats with buddies online in any part of this world to create an escape from the bitter realities being delivered right on the office desk.
I was introduced to this extravagance with the recent up gradation of my cellular device in shape of a Nokia E63 during an informal examination of conveniences offered with this device. In fact the idea of installing a voice chat client in E63 came to my mind while I was googling for text chat clients on the bundled internet browser. A quick search on the default search application of E63 revealed FRING on the Nokia website. The name of this colossal cellular phone maker nearly constrained me to install this application hastily. This installation was followed by the ones of SKYPE, TIVI and NIMBUZZ.
The best thing about all the above mentioned softwares is the clear advantage of easier registration procedure requiring a username, password and occasionally the cell number in operation on the device. Moreover, this can all be accomplished right through any WAP enabled GPRS / EDGE / 3G / WiFi cellular device like a Nokia E63.
Anyhow, a comprehensive list containing the names of IM Services compatible with these clients is being tabulated as under.
Chat Clients for Nokia E63 |
NIMBUZZ |
Skype®, MSN Messenger®, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter 2.0, Yahoo!™, AIM®, Orkut, Facebook, Gmail Notifier, Yandex.mail, WeFi, Last.fm, MySpace, studiVZ / meinVZ, schulerVZ, Gadu-Gadu, Giovani, Hyves |
FRING |
Skype®, MSN Messenger®, Google Talk™, ICQ [No Voice Chat], SIP, Twitter 2.0, Yahoo!™ [No Voice Chat], AIM® [No Voice Chat], Orkut, Facebook, Gmail Notifier, Yandex.mail, WeFi, Last.fm |
Skype |
Free calls, video calls and instant messaging over the internet. Plus great value calls to phones anywhere in the world. |
TiVi |
TiVi Phone's mobile version is a VoIP application that works on 3G, Wi-Fi, UMTS and GPRS-enabled wireless networks. It delivers voice conversations and real-time video streaming for users of the newest mobile devices on the market |
Summary
I have not touched pure VoIP aka SIP services in this article.
NIMBUZZ, FRING and Skype are good for kick starting Voice Chat from any WiFi or preferably EDGE enabled cellular device by interacting with the existing list of users on MSN Live Messenger and Google Talk chat client etc.
NIMBUZZ demands ample time to load the contacts of compatible services for each start up but it has a slightly well formed interface when compared to FRING.
FRING starts up speedily but lacks fully optimized graphic intensive interface.
TiVi has not yet worked on my E63 for some unfamiliar reasons and that's why I have not yet experienced the much hyped Video Chat aspect of this service which it boasts to stream through WiFi / EDGE or some other network facility turning an ordinary chat into a Live Video Chat.
I am planning to uninstall FRING and TiVi.
It is entirely unreasonable to compare these two cellular devices of technological eras that are poles apart and targeting an altogether different user base but let's do it for the betterment of minority who are still not there.
E63 happens to be a phenomenal upgrade over an ageing K500i for me. It boasts a full QWERTY keypad, Office Applications, PDF reader, Push Email support, microSD card slot supporting up to 8GB, a decent music player with 3.5mm audio jack, a movie player that scopes 16 million colors on its 2.36 inch landscaped TFT screen, EDGE and most interestingly WIFI on a Symbian platform that also supports free proprietary applications like Opera Mini, Windows Live Messenger, Youtube and Facebook available online. It also features a 2 megapixel fixed focus camera for taking occasional snaps.
It lacks a standalone GPS chip but who cares. This deficit has not compelled me at least to spend an extra Rs. 10k to go for its elder brother tagged E71.
Nokia E63 Sony Ericsson K500i General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network UMTS 900 / 2100 X Announced 2008, November 2004, 3Q Size Dimensions 113 x 59 x 13 mm 102 x 46 x 14 mm Weight 126 g 80 g Display Type TFT, 16M colors TFT, 65K colors Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.36 inches 128 x 160 pixels, 1.9 inches - Full QWERTY keyboard - X Speakerphone Yes X Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call 8 fields, 510 items, Photo call Call records Detailed, max 30 days 30 received, dialed and missed calls Internal 120 MB 12 MB Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB, hot swap, buy memory X Data GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Class 10, 32 - 48 kbps HSCSD Yes X EDGE Class 32, 296 kbps X 3G Yes, 384 kbps X WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g X Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP X Infrared port No Yes USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB X Camera Primary 1600x1200 pixels, LED flash VGA, 640x480 pixels Features Video calling X Video Yes, QVGA@15fps Yes Features OS Symbian OS 9.2, Series 60 v3.1 UI X CPU ARM 11 369 MHz processor X Radio FM radio; Visual radio X Battery Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh (BP-4L) Standard battery, Li-Ion Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / 480 h (3G) Up to 300 h Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / 4 h 40 min (3G) Up to 7 h Music play Up to 18 h X
At last I decided to retire the antiquating K500i and picked a novel trend in the field of mobile phone technology a.k.a. a Smartphone in the shape of a Nokia E63 for my entire cellular needs.
The changeover of was swift as it only required relocation of the SIM card from K500i to E63.
Synchronizing Contacts amid K500i and E63 felt tricky in the first place, the reason being lack of through communication link between the said mobile phones.
K500i has only infrared port whereas E63 boasts WiFi and Bluetooth.
Google has established it's convenience in similar state of affairs earlier that's why I resorted to it yet again. Search results brought out free synchronizing services like mobyko.com and zyb.com which offer retention of IMEI, Contacts, Text and Image data on online servers for reclamation in case of theft of the cellular device, a common phenomenon in Pakistan at least.
Anyhow I opted for mobyko.com which forwarded a text message containing synchronization server settings to my K500i after going through a fairly quick registration procedure for the said phone. I was rather surprised to see Pakistan in the list of countries along with local operators like Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Warid, Zong etc on mobyko.com. Installation methodology for the settings received was very much similar to the one we have witnessed at the beginning of WAP era in Pakistan for installation of WAP, MMS and INTERNET settings.
For the rest I used the 3-step guide provided by mobyko.com and copied all my contacts from K500i to the online servers of the said free service by using synchronization utility now available on my cellular device. Keep in mind that this cannot be accomplished without using WAP services of Ufone.
Now in order to copy the online contacts to my E63 I changed my Mobile Phone in the settings section of mobyko.com and shifted the Ufone SIM to my E63. Certain settings were again pushed towards my E63 which were then installed using the previously mentioned 3-step guide of the said website. After getting the installation work done I headed towards the synchronization section and completed the process through employing the WiFi service of my E63.
That's it.
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