The shake and tilt iPhone clones are very popular right now. At first, consumers didn’t know what to make of them or whether being able to change music and media by shaking the phone was really a feature that was needed. However, the answer to this seems to be a resounding yes since these phones are among the most popular on the market today.

I think their popularity stems from the fact that it truly is very useful to be able to advance the phone only by shaking it. It frees you from having to look down, stumble, or scroll around. It also means you only have to tilt the phone to move to wide screen. This makes using this phone very intuitive and easy.

Also, consumers seem to know that it’s really silly to spend an arm and a leg on the “latest phone” because truthfully, new technology is coming out all the time. What seemed so innovative yesterday is old news today. And, once that happens, it’s going to be a lot more guilt free to move on when you didn’t spend that much to begin with. Plus, in today’s economy, using a more reasonably priced carrier makes sense if you don’t want to be stuck with one company’s mandated expensive service.

The A88 is among the best selling of these shake to the music clones for a couple of reasons. First, it has all of the standard features we’ve come to expect from CECT, like: an oversized (3.2 inches) finger touch screen; the ability to surf the web, email, and text, via GPRS/SMS/EMS/MMS; full MP3/ MP4 capabilities, a built in web cam and a 2.0 mega pixel digital camera; and expandable memory of up to 2GB.

Second, the camera and photos on this phone are particularly good. You can edit pictures using only your fingers. Some of the shake and tilts only have a 1.3 mp camera so the 2.0 mega pixels is an upgrade. And, the sound system and speakers are as sharp as always. I’ve not had any problems whatsoever with mine.

Here’s a tip. This phone is one and the same as the HiPhone i32. The phones are sometimes called different names, but they have the same features. However, most people know this model as the HiPhone, which usually means you will pay more. Try buying it under the name A88 and you will likely pay less – usually in the low $100 range.

By: Rae Edwards

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The iPhone has sparked a whole new range of touchscreen phones in the mobile industry. Since its launch Apple’s iPhone is steadily becoming one of the best selling phones of all time. Besides its cool looks and unique features, the novelty factor is one of the main driving forces of its astronomical sales. With so many of your friends owning an Iphone, one naturally asks if the novelty factor still exist. The LG VU CU920 mobile phone may prove to be a tempting alternative for iPhone fans.

The LG VU CU920 is an elegantly designed touchscreen phone, just like the iPhone. It has a 3-inch screen featuring a range of very intuitive and use friendly controls. The touch-screen is made of plastic (the iPhone screen is made of glass) so you don’t have to worry about it shattering every time you drop it. It has a 2-megapixel camera that takes pictures and can also record videos (a feature not found on the iPhone). It has over 250 hours (over 10 days) of standby time and its dimensions are very similar to the iPhone (4.25 x 2.16 x 0.51 inches).

One of the most unique features of the LG VU CU920 is that is it able to view TV programs using AT&T’s Mobile TV service. The phone comes with a build in antenna to enhance the reception of TV signals. The LG VU CU920 is also able to send MMS and video messages, another feature not found in the iPhone. The LG mobile phone also have excellent internet connectivity, with a built in web browser.

By: Tim Pecunia

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It can be very frustrating when you miss a call on your cell phone, particularly if the reason you missed it was because the ringer volume on your phone was too low to hear. If you’re expecting an important call it is essential that you don’t miss them. If you have an iPhone you may have experienced a low ringer volume. Surely a cell phone as sophisticated as the iPhone should expect it to let you know properly when you have an incoming call so you don’t miss it. This can happen due to the iPhone having a lower than usual ringer volume but what can be done to improve it?

A common assumption that people make is that the iPhone has such a low ringer volume because it has small speakers. While this might seem to make sense it is not the actual reason for the low ringer volume. The main cause for the low ringer volume is actually the volume levels of the ringtones that are shipped with the iPhone. By replacing those ringtones with your own ringtones you should be able to hear the ringer more clearly.

The default ringtones are recorded at a low frequency which is why they sound so quiet. If you want to hear them more clearly then you will need to find a ringtone that is of a higher frequency. If you own an Apple Mac you can use the Garage Band application and find a new ringtone in there. One of the best ringtones you could use from Garage Band is the sound clip name “Cell Phone Ringing”.

Getting this sound clip onto your iPhone can be a little tricky. You will need to run iFuntastic which is an Intel Mac application. For Windows users you can use either iBrickr or iPhoneRingToneMaker. All of these applications allow you to copy ringtones from your computer to your iPhone which will give you a much improved ringer volume.

When selecting a ringtone you should pick one that is naturally loud. A louder ringtone will be more easy to hear when your phone rings and you will no longer miss calls because you didn’t hear it ringing. With a device as powerful as the iPhone you want to enjoy it to its fullest and fixing the low ringer volume should greatly improve your enjoyment.

By: Chris B Simpson

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When Apple announced that they were going to release the iPhone on June 2007, a lot of people could not wait to get their hands on one. Many lined up outside the stores selling the iPhones and waited for hours. Even before the iPhone was released, there have been many press releases and ads showing its many features and capabilities.

Among these capabilities are its digital camera for still pictures and its ability to browse the web. Of course, you will have to pay for browsing the web using your iPhone since AT&T is an exclusive holder of the iPhones plans. All iPhone users are obliged to use AT&T exclusively in order to get an iPhone. Many people are happy with this since AT&T is not the leading mobile phone service provider.

Achieving iPhone Tether

Many techies have since tried to break down the iPhone and add in some applications that are not included in its features. Many have succeeded in achieving iPhone tether to allow you, the user, to access EDGE internet on your laptop. This means you can use you iPhone to have unlimited internet access.

There is a procedure that some really talented hackers have developed to install a SOCKS proxy server in your iPhone, the srelay. The srelay is free and is a 4/5 protocol proxy server. It supports IPv6 and IPv4 and can support sock connect/bind request in the protocol v4, v4a and v5. This iPhone tether makes you iPhone the source for an internet connection for your laptop.

The only problem with this very enjoyable addition to your iPhone is that it is not included in its job description. AT&T has not allowed this kind of technology to be done to your iPhone and may be in violation with your contract with them. The iPhone tether would have made you enjoy several hours of internet browsing in your laptop but AT&T could also cut off your subscription or charge you a bigger bill for this.

You would also have to consider the speed that the iPhone tether provides. AT&T could possibly be aware of this loophole and may even charge you for using the iPhone tether against the contract that you have. Just be sure to know the consequences when you try to do something which the iPhone is not supposed to do. It’s even possible that the iPhone battery might run out faster than expected due to this.

By: Thomas Martinez

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