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New barablu version!
We have released a new barablu version for PC, Windows Mobile and Symbian. It is now available from our download page.
We have carried out some generel bug fixes and optimizations to voice and performance.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
You may also notice a few changes to our website – We have changed the Sign Up process and done some changes to the “my barablu account” area. So if you Sign In to your account to check your call history, add credit or seomething else then don’t be surprised by the very different look.
Written by
michael thomsen
Ever Dropped your Phone in the Toilet?
I read sometime last year in a survey from SimplySwitch that 855.000 handsets are flushed away each year in Britain alone. How this happens, I guess I will never know… I admit that I have once dropped my phone in a cup of coffee and, on a few occasions, spilt some water or juice on it, but never ever dropped it in the toilet. After a few days of drying I always managed to get the phones working again… kinda - but not everyone are this lucky.
For careless unfortunate users like myself there is hope, though. Golden Shellback coating is a new and unique coating that protects your phone from damage if it is exposed to water. The coating can repel oils, synthetic fluids, dust, dirt, and water based solutions, and it is almost invisible, so your device will still look slick and stylish.
The coating is developed by Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven, MA USA. It was originally developed to solve a problem of water proofing a ‘man overboard’ system, which needed to be able to function when exposed to water. This has now evolved into the Golden Shellback, which can be used for smaller devices like mobile phones, cameras, Mp3-players, and laptops.
Unfortunately it does not mention on the website when this will be available, but rumors have it that the price will be around $50-75 depending on the size of your device. Bigger devices like laptops are likely to be more expensive.
Watch the video here:
Golden Shellback Waterproof Coating from gCaptain.com on Vimeo.
Written by
michael thomsen
Nokia Kiosks Collect Phones for Recycling
Nokia has introduced automated kiosks across the Central Klang Valley of Malaysia in order to encourage more people to recycle their handsets.
According to a study carried out by the company 44 percent of users left their old devices unused at home. Only 3 percent of the respondents recycled their phones and 50% were unaware that their devices could be reused.
The Integrated Nokia Kiosk – Or just INK – has been designed to make the process as simple as possible for the customers, who only have to follow instructions from the screen.
In an interview with ZDNet Asia Nellie Abdullah (Nokia Malaysia’s environmental coordinator) said:
“The survey revealed that one of the main reasons why so few people recycle their mobile phones is because they simply don’t know that it is possible to do so.”
“In fact, up to 80 percent of any Nokia device is recyclable. Materials such as cobalt, nickel, copper, iron, aluminium, plastics, and even gold can be recovered. It can be reused to help make new products such as steel and other metal products, plastic cones, and in the case of precious metals like gold, into jewellery.”
As an extra incentive Nokia have announced that they will plant a tree for every phone recycled. Users who recycle their phones can monitor the growth of their trees, as Nokia will provide the coordinates of the tree planted and instructions on how to view the tree via Google Earth.
Written by
michael thomsen
Test-drive Mobile Phones with Tryphone
Most of us have probably done it before. Seen or heard of a new interesting phone. And to learn more we have entered our preferred search engine and typed in the name or model number of the phone, followed by key words like “review”, “test”, “rate”, “feedback” etc. and then browsed through our findings.
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michael thomsen
New barablu release is out!
We have just released a new barablu version for PC, Windows Mobile and Symbian. Please go to our download page to get your hands on it.
The new releases contain some generel bug fixes and some optimization to voice quality while also reducing the bandwidth slightly.
We have also integrated AIM and ICQ and our new barablu skin on windows mobile and symbian, plus our new Multi File Transfer feature. The Multi File Transfer enables you to send more than one file at the same time to different users.
As always, your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated.
Enjoy!
Written by
michael thomsen
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