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Creating ringtones for your Apple IPhone 3G

1. Open ITunes
2. Select a song/track that you want to make into a ring tone.
3. Listen to the song and select the part of it which you want
to use. The chorus may be a good place to start.
4. Write down the start and stop times of the clip (40 secs. is
the maximum length recommended per ring tone).
5. Right-click the song and select "Get Info."
6. Click the "Options" tab.
7. Enter the start and end time for your desired ring tone and click "OK"
8. Right-click your song again and select "Create AAC Version".
Wait for ITunes to convert your song. It will create a duplicate version.
9. Right-click the ring tone and select "Delete."
10. Find the file. It's usually in your User folder under "My Documents\My Music
\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music >" and under the artists name. It will have an
extension of m4a.
11. Replace the m4a extension of your ring tone with m4r.

12. Double-click the ring tone file. ITunes will automatically add it
to your ring tones folder in your ITunes Music Library.
13. Connect your IPhone and sync your ring tones.

Apple Iphone 3G

Pros:
1. Wifi Ready, connect to any wireless access point to connect to the internet
2. Blue tooth Capable.
3. Sensitive touch screen to browse through menus, stylus pens won't work on this unit.
4. Decent battery life, stand-by time ranges from 5-7 days (depending on certain conditions). Lets be realistic it's a phone with Ipod and wifi features not the other way around (using these features at the same time would greatly decrease the units battery life.
5. Decent camera resolution.


Cons:
1. Consumes more energy when wifi is activated and connection speed depends on signal strength and number of users accessing the access point.
2. No IRDA feature
3. Stylus pen won't work
4. Approximately 2hrs. while playing music or video files. Good luck playing all your files on the 32GB HDD. But still a handy feature to load lots of data and applications.
5. No expandable memory slot.6. Camera won't zoom, no feature for night mode setting. No flash.

How to uninstall Apple Iphone 3G Applications

1. Press on the Icon of the installed application you wish to remove until the
icons start to wiggle. You will see an "X" on the upper left hand side of the
Icons.

2. Press on the "X" button to uninstall the application.
3. Or you could remove the application using your Itunes application.

Apple Iphone 3G No Display

Symptoms: Unit won't resume after going into stand by mode.

1. Try pressing the power and menu buttons at the same time for approximately10 seconds (you may have to repeat the procedure to get the correct timing). Unit will power-on displaying the apple logo at the middle in white back ground.

2. Power-off the unit and turn-on again, this should return your phone to normal operation.

3. Otherwise, go to your nearest service center to have your phone checked.

Nokia 1200

Pros:

1. Compact and lightweight, can fit inside yours jeans coin pocket.
2. Easy to use and manage.
3. Soft keys make pressing the keypad relatively easy and make handling
the phone more convenient for the user.
4. The flashlight feature also comes in handy in some cases.
5. Price range is very affordable for basic phones of this type.
6. Has an integrated hands free loudspeaker.

Cons:

1. Built in memory is small and no provision for external memory upgrades.
2. Connectivity features are limited.
3. Has build in games, but seems inappropriate for a 3 liner display.
4. Design is not impact resistant.


The Verdict:

The Nokia 1200 handset is a good buy for mobile users who use basic mobile phone features.
Compact and lightweight, can be easily carried on any occasion. It's affordable price make
it a good choice for people who mainly use phones for calls than any other application. Pretty
decent, when it comes to battery life. A full charged battery can go a very long way.


Check Out: http://europe.nokia.com/A4403229 (For full specifications)

Nokia 5070

The Pros:

1. Colored CSTN display supports up to 65,536 colors (128 x 160 pixels).

2. Integrated VGA camera
3. Video recorder
4. Camera self timer
5. Download and upload images and video sequences
6. Add frames to images

7. FM Tuner capable

8. Triband ready EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz. Automatic switching between bands

9. Talk time = 3.5 Hrs. / Standby Time = 300 Hrs.

10. Java applications capable.

The Cons:

1. Small memory capacity w/ no provision for expandable memory.

2. Capable of supporting MP3 ring tones, but is limited by the file size.

3. No camera flash.

4. Capable of capturing decent pictures, however, in limited quantity due to memory capacity.

5. Unable to personalize ring tone for a particular contact, a feature present in some older models.

The Verdict:

Despite some of it's short comings the Nokia 5070 is a decent enough phone for users with basic requirements (calls and SMS only).

For full specifications: http://www.nokia.com.ph/find-products/products/nokia-5070/specifications