Archive for May 2011

Since I travel a lot I decided to test how the Airplane Mode works on both of these phones. I’m sure most of you already know the frustrations of getting to an airport only to be waiting a looong time before you get any of the roaming mobile networks signal.

As soon as I landed in Kuala Lumpur I decided to turn the Airplane Mode off on both phones and the signal searching started. The iPhone 4 took close to 5 minutes.. Yes 5 blinking minutes before it found the Malaysian Mobile providers. In contrast the Samsung SGS2 found the signal in just over a minute and a half. Thats quite impressive although I would think it has more to do with the Android OS than the phone.

The iPhone 4 has one of the worst signal searching of any phone I know esp when you roam and even when it finds a signal it loses it quickly and starts the whole search for signal again.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy SII

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I’ve just come across a cool video chat, phone and IM app called ooVoo.

So what exactly does ooVoo do?

ooVoo offers the ability to video chat face-to-face with family and friends, anytime and anywhere. With ooVoo you can have free video chats one-to-one, or have a group video chat with up to 6 people at once!

I personally like this solution…

A great alternative to body scanners at airports. The Israelis are developing an airport security device that eliminates the privacy concerns that come with full-body scanners at the airports. It’s a self-contained booth you can step into that will not X-ray you, but will detonate any explosive device you may have on you. They see this as a win-win for everyone, with none of the whining about racial profiling. It also would eliminate the costs of long and expensive trials. Justice would be swift. Case closed!

You’re in the airport terminal and you hear a muffled explosion.

Shortly thereafter an announcement comes over the PA system: “Attention standby passengers - we now have a seat available on flight number ____. “

The things I like about the S II:

* A gorgeous Super Amoled Plus screen with vivid colors and the blacks are fantastic
* Very very customizable. You can pretty much customize the heck out of this phone.
* Super thin. I mean this phone is extremely thin and light compared to the iPhone 4.
* Some great widgets available. From the Android market you can download all kinds of widgets and some of them are very cool.