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World’s largest mobile phone maker, Nokia, is set for a ‘Social Networking Revolution’ in India through its latest ‘Touch and Type’ mobiles. Nokia has launched two affordable handsets, Nokia X3-02 and Nokia C3-01, with amazing networking features in the highly competitive Indian mobile market.

Nokia aims to popularize its brand name in the ‘affordable section’ with the new X3-02 and C3-01. Both these mobiles offer a touchscreen with a traditional keypad. These two Nokia mobiles would meet all your needs for better social network connectivity. The dedicated Facebook and Twitter apps give one-touch access to these networking platforms.

Nokia X3-02 is the Finnish maker’s first handset to offer the ‘Touch and Type’ form factor. It has a 2.4-inch TFT resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The traditional alpha-numeric keypad gives it a unique look and also helps in faster messaging.

The never-before features, including dedicated music key, digital FM radio with RDS and a 3.5mm headset jack makes this a low-cost multimedia phone. It offers an internal memory of 50 MB, but this phone supports 16 GB memory expansion with micro SD cards. Nokia X302 has a five megapixel camera at rear part.

Other features of Nokia X3-02 include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G. Nokia said that these phones are specially designed for those who like to stay connected and share experience with their social group. Nokia also claimed that Nokia X302 is one of the “slimmest Nokia phones ever.”

Nokia X3-02 Specifications and Features:
* 2.4 inch TFT resistive touchscreen (240 x 320 pixels)
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* Keypad
* 5 MP camera
* 3G HSDPA, HSUPA
* Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
* Stereo FM radio with RDS
* SNS Integration
* Dedicated music key
* USB v2.0 microUSB
* 16 GB micro SD support
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Facebook, Twitter apps
* Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk
* MP3 / WAV / eAAC+ Player
* MP4 / H.263 Player
* Dimension – 106.2 x 48.4 x 9.6 mm, 45.2 cc
* Weight – 78 g
* BL-4S battery

Nokia X302 Price in India:

The official price of Nokia X3-02 Touch and Type mobile is Rs 8,839. However, some online retailers listed this mobile with a lower price. Nokia claimed that X3-02 will provide standby time of 408 hours, five hours talk time in 2G network and 3.5 hours in 3G network.

Blackberry devices seem to be the in-thing these days. BlackBerries offer the latest in wireless solutions which provide access to things like email, the internet, instant messaging, organizer, paging and of course it works as a phone too. With the Blackberry 7520, you get innovative handl held convenience at your fingertips. The BlackBerry 7520 streamlines your wireless voice and data communication by placing email, phone, browser and organizer in the palm of your hand, along with a long-range digital walkie-talkie. It’s also GPS-enabled for location-based services.

Features of the Blackberry 7520 include: email, phone, web browser, SMS, instant messaging and organizer, long range digital walkie-talkie feature, speakerphone, Bluetooth technology for hands-free communication, GPS-enabled for locationbased services, MMS (multimedia messaging service) which allows you to combine text and images in a single message, nationawide netowrk support, sufficient memory for application and data storage, PC-style, 33 key keyboard, easy to use navigation track weheel and informative menu interface, bright 240*160 display supporting over 65,000 colots, Java development platform based upon open standards and integrated attchment viewing.

Blackberry is a wireless extension of your email mailbox that allows you to send, receive, forward and reply to messages at your convenience. It allows you to use your existing personal PC email or you can create a dedicated Blackberry email address. With BlackBerry push technology, you don’t need to retrieve your email. Your email finds you. No dialing-in. No initiating connections. No effort required. BlackBerry devices are designed to remain on and continuously connected to the wireless network, allowing you to be discreetly notified as new email arrives. In addition to the text in your email, you can use BlackBerry to get access to attachments in popular file formats when you’re away from your computer. BlackBerry allows you to answer email and communicate with others whenever you want. Access the critical information you need and filter the rest. The filtering engine in BlackBerry software gives you complete control over your email. Limit the number of messages you receive on the BlackBerry device by setting filters that monitor key words and message fields including From:, To:, Cc:, Bcc:, Subject: and message body.

The BlackBerry Organizer gives you the mobile functionality you need to stay on top of your day. You can organize and manage all your daily activities efficiently right from the palm of your hands, access your contacts with the touch of a button, check and updates tasks and appointments wherever you are, synchronize your information between your device and your computer and initiate meeting requests right from your device. Organizer applications include a calendar so you can schedule appoints on the go, an address book to keep your contacts a touch away, a task list to add, edit and delete tasks, a memo pad to compose, edit and delete important notes and memos and a calculator to perform basic math functions. Instant messaging applications on BlackBerry devices are designed to keep you in touch with your instant messaging community of contacts when connected to the wireless network. Enjoy many features familiar to you in the desktop version of your instant messaging software, including contact list management, presence awareness, notifications and emoticons. The Blackberry 7520 is small and compact at a size of 4.5 x 2.9 x 1.1 inches and weighing only 6.1 ounces. Notification options include Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator. It uses a Removable/rechargeable Lithium battery and ha a talk time of 175 minutes and a standby time of 75 hours. Its memory is 32 MB flash memory plus 4 MB SRAM. The device comes with USB Cable for charging and PC synchronization, a travel charger and a swivel holster.

Whether you need turn-by-turn driving directions or a smarter way to manage your mobile travel needs, Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) solutions can help get it done. GPS location-based safety services like Mobile Locator, allows you to locate a friend or family member’s phone location at anytime, right from your computer. Enjoy audible and visual turn-by-turn driving directions to any address, anywhere on Nextel’s Nationwide Network. If you need to make a 911 emergency call, the GPS feature can also help emergency personnel locate you. Walkie-Talkie Service that instantly connects you to all other Nextel users – across town or across the country. Group Walkie-Talkie: Users can instantly connect a group of people nationwide all at once. One-touch Walkie-Talkie: Set your phone and instantly connect to the last Walkie-Talkie call or an assigned Walkie-Talkie contact by pressing the Push-To-Send. Walkie-Talkie Speaker and Privacy Modes: Use the private speaker button to switch from the eternal speaker to the earpiece for private conversations or to minimize disruptions in quiet environments.

The BlackBerry platform offers optional server software, desktop software and device software, which work together to manage the link between your BlackBerry device, your email and other applications. BlackBerry Enterprise Server software sits behind your organization’s firewall and is designed to tightly integrate with existing enterprise systems, securely extending wireless communications and corporate data to mobile users. Blackberry desktop software which is included with each BlackBerry device installs and runs on your desktop PC, allowing you to easily customize synchronization and configuration settings for your BlackBerry device. The Ascendant Voice Mobility Suite enables users to make their BlackBerry device operate as a work desk phone, by extending a comprehensive set of corporate desk phone features to their device, including four or five digit transfer, conferencing, consolidated voicemail and single number reachability.

Aweber is an email service provider.  If you are considering starting an email newsletter, an email service provider (ESP)like Aweber is the most efficient way to go about it.

Aweber eradicates a lot of the work of email marketing, they deal with delivering emails and even advise if your newsletter could be heading for the spam folders (text link to text ratio is too small).

Price

The prices of ESP’s vary,  Aweber charges or around £12.50 per month for up to 500 subscribers, you can build as many lists as you want for this.  The price rises to for up to 2500 subscribers and for 5000 subscribers.  Most bloggers or small businesses will not exceed this, meaning that you’ll never pay more than or about £30 or so.

I think you’ll agree that this is very affordable when you consider that research has shown that each captured email address is worth 0* over it’s lifetime (if you are planning to monetize or sell to your list).  Also, newsletter subscribers purchase, on average, 167% more than a non-subscriber*.

Tech Skills Not Required

Getting started is no problem, Aweber provides email training (well, why not, it’s their thing) as well as live webinars and video tutorials.  You do not need to be a technical genius, in fact you don’t even need to know HTML.  Aweber provides a plethora of ready made templates.  Of course, if you are a technical genius or do know some basic HTML then you can upload your own templates or mess around with the ones provided.

Analysis

Aweber provides plenty of opportunity for analysis including open rates, bounce rates, click rates (for each individual link), subscriber and unsubscriber rates.  Aweber can also track sales if you set that function up.

My Experience with Aweber

I’ll come right out with it, I love (or at least am very fond of) Aweber.  I find them affordable, easy to use and completely customer focused.  Since I’ve been registered they’ve phoned me once, sent me two letters and emailed me just today to ask if everything’s ok, apparently they read my tweet(@Erica) saying that I was writing a review.  I think Aweber fancies me
Seriously though, it’s refreshing to be cared about, even though I’m a mere minnow in their ocean.

So if you’re looking for an ESP, Aweber come highly recommended.  They offer a 30 day test drive, so nothing to lose if you want to give them a go.

*Facts from Email Marketing: An Hour a Day

Apple iPhone 3G – Technical Specifications
GSM /EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
UMTS / HSDPA (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz)
Dimensions
115×62.1×12.3 mm
133 gram

Screen
3.5 inç, 480×320 resolution (163 ppi)
Multi-touch touchable

802.11b/g WiFi
USB2.0
Mac OS X
ARM1176JZF Samsung S3C6400 667MHz processor
Sensors:
Measure the acceleration
Light intensity meter
Proximity sensor

Battery life:
o Talk time: (3G 5 hours – 2G 10 hours)
o Standby time: 300 hours
o Internet usage: 6 hours
o Video playback: 7 hours
o Music playback: 24 hours
Sound formats: AAC (16 – 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (iTunes Music Store), MP3 (16 – 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (format 2, 3 ve 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF ve WAV
Video Formats: .mp4, .m4v, .mov , AAC 640×480 resolution H.264 and MPEG-4 formats.
Box Contents
iPhone 3G
Cleaning cloth
Eyephone (also there is microphone)
USB data cable
Adapter
SIM card take-out unit

There was a dock unit at the iPhone 2G’s. However in the new iPhone 3G doesn’t have it. Also, old docking units not suitable for iPhone 3G.

iPhone OS 2.0 and later the most important innovation that comes with the following:

* “Push Mail” support exists, Exchange Server support is coming.

* Delete or edit E-mails in bulk is possible. It is very useful whom using iPhone like me for it’s e-mail functions.

* E-mail attachments that come with support now have a good deal. iPhone OS 2.0 file format can be read in conjunction with the following:. jpg,. tiff,. gif,. doc,. docx,. html,. key. pdf,. ppt,. pptx,. txt,. VCF. xls,. xlsx

* Phone numbers written in SMS’s can be selected.

To call the number I called you no longer need to memorize: SMS on the numbers can be clicked.

* Scientefic Calculater comes:

When the phone works the calculator application if you turn the phone it turns to the scientific calculator.

* Phone works stable.

* Google contacts can be syncronized.

* You can seve pictures from Safari and Emails.

* Wi-Fi can be used at flight-mode

* 3rd party applications can be downloadable from AppStore application:

Application intallation to iPhone 3G and “App Store”

 

To be able to use App Store you have to open an iTunes Account and then yo should syncronize it with your iPhone.
For downloading free applications your iTunes account password is been asked.
Number of the free apps is decreasing. Some apps which are free once, are now selling at 0.99$ , 1.99$ . So it is better to look the user comments fort he apps instead of paying them first.
Some 3rd party apps can make some problems when you update your iPhone. Because of that you should look for comments of your apps before update.

 

GPS on iPhone 3G an extra GPS applications

Only Google Maps can be used for GPS.

There is “Assisted GPS” which helps to find your condition by estimating GSM antennas at iPhone 3G and iPhone OS 2.0. When you can’t get GPS signal at Google Maps, you will see “Assisted GPS” which shows your absolute area.

iPhone 3G could use the chips that came with the GPS hardware is currently only one map Google Maps.

o Google Maps to navigate the Internet connection is required absolutely. To the lack of 3G network will use EDGE or GPRS. On the way to show you on the map when you’ve seen enough of the EDGE speed

Pre-loaded maps, but we do not know that you remove the only alternative at the moment Google Maps. If you use the GPS feature rich and Google Maps, Internet package is a good idea to use a tariff.

• There are different software to use GPS feature. App Store into the “GPS” in your face as you search the most alternatives to be paid out of the majority. Was going to like us a few software:

o “Speed” a software and km, and miles, and shows your speed in knots. Free.

o “gpsCompass” a software and a compass indicates the direction to move, and that shows the coordinates and speed, and where the “google maps link to” make and you can mail them to friends. (For example, mail is as follows: “Where I am http://maps.google.com/maps?q=41.114885, 29.051650″) ($ 0.99)
o “Path Tracker” is a software to keep the place and then the coordinates on a map log shows this path. (0.99 $

With every new iPhone operating system is further developed. iPhone OS 2.2 for some issues with iPhone’un However, there is a lack. First, some features that come with the iPhone and iPhone 3G and not to let the existing restrictions.

Bluetooth

comes with the Bluetooth feature, but it iPhone’lar between the phone can not use for sending data. If you have a Bluetooth car kit and headphones can be used. Data transfer may be important for some users, but with the car kit connections appears to make trouble.

Of course, when you install the new iPhone operating system has some problems with bluetooth headsets is being reported. That is why Apple’s discussion forums can be useful to follow in the category.

SMS is continuing difficulties in

There are major shortcomings in the SMS iPhone’un. Apple announced the iPhone SDK to developers, as far as we know did not open the SMS function, so the “App Store” in the 3rd, even enhance the SMS feature party software does not exist. What is this SMS restrictions?

First, no bulk SMS sending feature. For example, you change your line at all if you want to SMS to your contact list, everyone is required to individually select and send. I like your phone book, is crowded, everyone individually select recipients to add the SMS can not be possible unfortunately.

One other problem, the forwarding feature also SMS’si not yet been added. As an incoming SMS to your friends when you need to communicate would be being obstructive.

iPhone OS 2.0 release with phone numbers, SMS’s in the feature was brought into reading. Especially when your phone is turned off England’s “Who called?” in every message you receive messages from the service and phone number to call for a lot of phone calls with the need to memorize the keypad was then. iPhone OS 2.0 and now the phone number in the SMS’s can search by clicking on. Even these numbers can also add in the phone book.

There was no need for MMS Mail but not as the official iPhone support MMS.

Still no Flash support

Apple has added support for Flash iPhone’daki not yet in Safari. This deficiency is currently one of the most important iPhone’un. To see the YouTube video, but iPhone’?n special YouTube application, for example, and mobile phone CepLab’a If you want to watch the videos, unfortunately, not be able to see any flash content.

iPhone OS 2.0 has been updated with a small in Safari. With this update, Safari and a YouTube video embedded in web pages visited, the video when you click on the “YouTube” aç?l?ypr application. Not possible to see other flash content.

VoIP software support is limited

Wi-Fi (wireless network) via Skype or similar applications on the iPhone wanted to use a considerable number of users a lot. Apple, Wi-Fi will support transmission of voice over saying that an important development is not yet on this issue. IPhone applications are waiting in suspense, especially Skype.

Apple, the 3G network will allow transmission through the sound was transmitted. So even without Wi-Fi Skype software, such as 3G or EDGE network, users who want to use over the realization of this request will not know.

Ring Tones

Restrictions on our mind with the latest details about the tone. If you can not make a song tone. Apple, iTunes store to earn money in the ringing tone selling so there is such a restriction.

Results

iPhone 3G purchase decision will be approached in a logical manner, I suggest you listen.

touch screen with touch screens as iPhone’un successful so far could not see. (We are waiting impatiently for Google Android device so installed). Pick a very short time, within a week you’ll see completely iPhone’un used touch technology.

E-mail is very important to you, and mobile multi-phase e-mail if you write / answer, and you need to do it quickly, another device with a QWERTY keyboard, you will be much more efficient. (Such as HTC TyN II).

However, e-mail functions iPhone’un is very convenient because, if you think you can be comfortable with touch-sensitive keyboard, the iPhone will definitely meet all the needs in this area and will be satisfied.

One of the issues iPhone’un unbeatable, web page navigation. Except flash content, web pages, do you see as your computer. Mobile web page if you need gezmen iPhone in this regard is a very nice experience.

Latest updates, but the address book management has become too easy. Especially in 1000 and more people who are in the address book, iPhone will be comfortable with. The problem of bulk SMS feature is not yet.

in fact a full-iPhone’un an iPod should not forget that. Well, that is, the fully-equipped devices also become an entertainment.

In short, if you concentrate on the case of mobile Internet use, e-mail that says / control, the web page surfer, with plenty of music, connects to the server with ssh and start again, if you are one of the iPhone 3G at the moment to get one of the best devices. Amaçl?de?il just business, for entertainment purposes as a few competitors.

If you do not visit web pages, e-mail does not look, just someone to talk to the phone if the iPhone’s meaningless to say one should be buying.

The Apple iPhone is one of the hottest gadgets today. More than 5 million units have been sold and it is sure to be selling like hotcakes in the coming holiday season.The iPhone is not just a normal phone, but you can easily browse internet pages, check your email and all other stuff that computers do at top speed. You can also use the iPhone as a form of other multimedia presentations. A virtual keyboard at the touch of a screen is also made available through this handy widget. You can use the iPhone to listen to music, play arcade games and even watch movies and TV shows. Because of this, there arises a demand for downloadable iPhone media online.iPhone Geek is one of the first iPhone download membership sites online. iPhone Geek is a paid iPhone download site that allows you to download unlimited iPhone movies, games and music for a one time fee. They also have iPhone software, applications, themes and more in their database where you can have unlimited lifetime access for a one time fee.Although there are many other free iPhone download sites online, the main advantage of iPhone Geek is that the interface is slick and very user-friendly. It is easy to navigate and find the iPhone media files you want.The download speeds are also quite fast and you can download movies, games and music directly to your iPhone as well. Other iPhone download sites I have used are extremely slow to download and you can encountered incomplete files or corrupted downloads.There is also the possibility of getting viruses and spyware when you download files from free iPhone sites. All files in iPhone Geek are certified free from viruses and spyware.iPhone Geek also bundles with several software that allows you to encode movies and music to the iPhone format.

You may not be able to find many places to get Iphone Music downloads, and when you do may find the music selections are limited or not vary good. I have searched many places were I can get all sorts of the Iphone downloads that I would need and want. When I came across the Iphone Nova site, there was more than just Iphone Music downloads.

The Iphone nova site has downloads for games, movies, TV shows, music, software and much more. Here I can get all of the downloads I need for a one time only membership fee. Other sites charge per download, the Iphone Nova site gives you unlimited downloads for life 24 hours a day with just a one time only small membership fee. Click Here

They offer free 24 hour technical support witch is second to none. If you ever have any questions or problems, you can contact them with any technical questions. They will walk you step by step, through any problems you may be having with your Iphone music downloads.

The downloads are very fast with no restrictions. You can download as many songs, music, games, music, software, ebooks and wallpaper as you want. They give you a very easy software that is very quick and easy to install. Their media selection is huge and covers every variety of movies, music, movies and games.

While providing a huge selection of digital Quality movies, music and games they come with excellent quality. The Iphone Nova site also provides you with DVD to PC to Iphone software, along with Step-by-Step Tutorials to get you started immediately.

One very nice benefit this site offers is you can start downloading your Iphone music downloads within minuets after joining. I have not come across any sites that offers this much, you get what you pay for here. I have seen sites pop up all over for other products but this is truly the only site I have found that is geared only towards the Iphone.

Because this site is only for the Iphone they have covered all the bases for easy fast downloads of your movies. I would give the Iphone Nova site a very high rating. This site here is a no brainner if you enjoy Iphone music downloads and fun stuff on your Iphone. There are a couple other sites that I am still in the process of reviewing. If you would like to take a look at the site. Click Here

You can find few places to get Iphone Movie downloads, but the movies are pretty much junk. I have searched many places were I can get all sorts of the Iphone downloads that I would need and want. When I came across the Iphone Nova site, there was more than just Iphone Movie downloads.

The Iphone nova site has downloads for games, movies, TV shows, music, software and much more. Here I can get all of the downloads I need for a one time only membership fee. Other sites charge per download, the Iphone Nova site gives you unlimited downloads for life 24 hours a day with just a one time only small membership fee. Click Here

They offer free 24 hour technical support witch is second to none. If you ever have any questions or problems, you can contact them with any technical questions. They will walk you step by step, through any problems you may be having with your Iphone game downloads.

The downloads are very fast with no restrictions. You can download as many movies, games, music, software, ebooks and wallpaper as you want. They give you a very easy software that is very quick and easy to install. Their media selection is huge and covers every variety of movies, music, movies and games.

While providing a huge selection of digital Quality movies, music and games they come with excellent quality. The Iphone Nova site also provides you with DVD to PC to Iphone software, along with Step-by-Step Tutorials to get you started immediately.

One very nice benefit this site offers is you can start downloading your Iphone Movie downloads within minuets after joining. I have not come across any sites that offers this much, you get what you pay for here. I have seen sites pop up all over for other products but this is truly the only site I have found that is geared only towards the Iphone.

Because this site is only for the Iphone they have covered all the bases for easy fast downloads of your movies. I would give the Iphone Nova site a very high rating. This site here is a no brainner if you enjoy Iphone movie downloads and fun stuff on your Iphone. If you would like to take a look at the site. Click Here

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First impressions

The curved design, for instance, calls to mind the MacBook Air and gives the impression that the iPod nano is even thinner than its modest 6.2 mm (0.24 inch). The aluminium and glass body, combined with the new shape and a weight of just 36.8 grams (1.3 ounces), also make the iPod nano comfortable to use. The one possible drawback to the comfort factor, though, is the sharpness of the corners. This shouldn’t be a problem unless you have the iPod nano in a pocket and it jabs you as you sit down.

The corners are a minor niggle, however, and perhaps an inevitable aspect of a design that places the iPod nano screen in an “upright” position. The display, in fact, is the same as the third generation iPod nano horizontal widescreen – but round the other way.

When you switch on the iPod nano and work through the menu, it’s clear that this change to the screen’s orientation has led to improvements. The Preview Panel, for example, is smaller and allows significantly more space for menu titles and item names. You can even deactivate the Preview Panel for yet more display space.

These enhancements come hand in hand with a larger font size, a revamped layout, and new graphics. The overall result is an iPod that’s simpler to navigate than its predecessors.

Features

Simplicity is always welcome, as are features that boost the pleasure of using an iPod. The nano has three new features in particular that are well worth a look.

Genius is a piece of software available with iTunes 8 that now runs on fourth generation iPod nanos. The best way of summarising Genius is to say that you can choose a song and let Genius recommend music that goes well with it. Genius also creates 25, 50, or 100 song playlists based on these suggestions.

Another key extra relates not to music but to video. You may already be wondering about the advisability of playing videos on the iPod nano’s vertical screen. Apple’s answer is straightforward: you put the iPod nano on its side, to either the left or right. A built-in accelerometer takes note and broadcasts your video in normal widescreen format.

If you’re searching in the main or Music menus, the accelerometer also brings Cover Flow onto your screen when you tilt the iPod nano through 90 degrees. You can then search for an album by browsing the covers (which appear in alphabetical order).

The games players among you will immediately recognise the potential of the accelerometer. Sure enough, you can now move the iPod nano, from side to side for instance, to help you negotiate the challenges of games such as Klondike, Maze, and Vortex.

A further technique now available thanks to the accelerometer is “shake to shuffle”. Give the iPod nano an energetic shake when you’re listening to music, and you’ll hear your songs in random order.

This does raise the issue of whether your iPod nano will switch to Shuffle mode when you’re jogging or at the gym. Tests show this doesn’t happen: you need to wave your iPod nano fairly enthusiastically to activate “shake to shuffle”. In any event, if you’re concerned about this you can simply press the nano’s Hold switch to turn “shake to shuffle” off.

The final new feature of the iPod nano is Spoken Menus. This improves the nano’s usability for people with visual impairments (as do other accessibility features such as the white on black video captions and the availability of a larger font).

Spoken Menus tells you what you’re browsing. It gives you the titles of menus, songs, albums, and artists, and lets you know when the battery is running low. All in all, it’s an impressive addition.

Technology

The fourth generation iPod nano’s screen is the same as the preceding model: a two inch LCD with LED backlight, and 320 x 240 pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch. This still keeps the screen at the forefront of available technology.

With storage Apple has improved capacity by doubling it for the two new iPod nano models to 8GB and 16GB. This means you can place up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128Kbps AAC format on your nano; 7,000 or 14,000 iPod suitable photos; or 8 or 16 hours of video. When you bear in mind that you can also store items in your iTunes library, you have more than enough room for daily use.

Performance

The screen may have the same technology as the third generation, but there’s nothing wrong with this. Picture outlines are sharp, and the colours vivid. The edges curve slightly to match the styling of the nano’s aluminium body, but there’s no evident picture distortion. And although the screen’s covering is now glass, it resists glare and provides clear images.

Audio quality with the iPod nano’s standard earphones is easily as good as the excellent sound reproduced by the third generation models. If you have the good fortune to own top of the range headphones, however, you’ll notice that the fourth generation nano is better because it eliminates background hiss almost completely.

As for power, tests show you can squeeze about 25% – 30% more life from the new iPod nano battery than Apple’s official figures of 24 hours for audio and 4 hours for video. Add this to a charge time of just one and half hours to 80% capacity, and three hours to full charge, and you have a long-lasting and easily revived digital media player.

Conclusion

Once again, Apple has produced an iPod that sets a high standard for others to follow.

Pros

Great range of colours

Distinctive design change

Lightweight

Improvements to accessibility

New features such as Genius and the accelerometer

More storage

Good battery life

Cons

New shape has sharp corners and may not appeal to everyone