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TORQUE Dual SIM / Dual Standby D90 Phone

Jayvee Fernandez — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:35:48 +0000

Don’t mistake this for Nikon’s DSLR! Chinese manufacturer TORQUE has released the D90, a dual SIM / dual Standby mobile phone. It comes with FM Radio, a 1.3MP camera, GPRS, MMS, microSD card, Bluetooth with A2DP support.

For an affordable mobile phone, the D90 is elegant to the touch and light. A small note — when phone manufacturers say that a phone is “dual SIM” enabled, you need to check if it is also dual standby enabled. This simply means that despite being a dual SIM phone, the other SIM is active while the current SIM is processing information. For instance, if you’re in the middle of a call with line A, your secondary line should still be able to receive SMS in the background while you’re talking. A small thing, but that defines the fine line between good and bad dual SIM phones.

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“Land Rover” S1 toughest phone yet

Jayvee Fernandez — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:55:51 +0000

Back in circa ‘98 I rememeber HP releasing its toughest PDA, the HP Journada which could survive a car running over it. Today, Land Rover (OMG they make phones??) shows off the new S1, the toughest phone ever made. It can be run over by a Land Rover, stepped on by an elephant, dunked in gunk and lager beer, microwaved and finally gave in when a forklift truck crushed it.

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Cellphones and sensitive skin: mobile phone dermatitis

Jayvee Fernandez — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:36:25 +0000

I’m a mutant – like many others. Whenever I keep in constant contact with certain technology devices, I peel off the outer lining. My skin is acidic like many others around the world. But did you know that mobile phones can affect sensitive skin as well? If you’ve been suffering from a bout of bad skin and you don’t know where it is coming from, you may want to look at your phone. Say hello to mobile phone dermatitis, because of a reaction to your phone’s nickel component:

Skin specialists are reporting a new phenomenon they are dubbing ‘mobile phone dermatitis’ where metals used in the phone handset is irritating the skin on the face.

Around one third of people are sensitive to nickel which is used extensively in mobile phone handsets, including the buttons and the surround of the screen.

All doctors should be alert that these people are at risk of developing dermatitis on their face if they use their phone regularly, the British Association of Dermatologists has said.

Call it a public service announcement. If you have a history of reacting badly to jewelry for instance, there is a chance that you may also have a bad reaction to your phone, containing nickel. So consult your dermatologist today. In the meantime, do check this page out as it contains illustrations and teaching cases as well for nickel allergies and mobile phones – merely holding the phone to your cheek causes a bad reaction.

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Japan’s surprising mobile phone markets

Jayvee Fernandez — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:09:59 +0000

If you follow The Cluetrain, you would be familiar with the paradigm that markets aren’t divided by segments or demographics but by individuals.

So it’s quite interesting to point out how the two huge markets for mobile phones in Japan are the young, aged 5-9, who compose about 64% of the mobile market and adults aged 55-65 which make up 1.62 million new subscribers.

There’s only one explanation for this. The oldies are getting sick of waiting for phone calls from their kids.

[Via Phoneyworld]
[Image c/o Acclaim Images]

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