With the Videora iPod / iPhone Converter, watching movies in our iPods / iPhones has never been this easy.

One of the strengths of the iPod and iPhone regardless of generation is the video quality. There has not been a single time where it has failed to please me in watching video clips and movies in terms of quality and performance. However, the question always for this is, how do you convert videos / movies for your iPod / iPhone?

When I got my first iPod (the 5th Gen 160GB iPod Video) two years ago, I tried using iTunes to convert movies and video files. The funny thing is, whenever I tried converting a video file, only the video was converted and not the audio. The result? A silent movie.

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By using the best free video conversion software and the right settings, you’ll have the best movies and videos for your Nokia E71 / E61 / E61i.

As the E71 and its brothers (the E61i and E61) have a large wide screen that is ideal for movies, I wanted to put movies and videos in it so I could enjoy watching even if I don’t have a T.V. or computer to watch on. As the E71 had “RealPlayer” as its video player, the videos it could play were a bit limited – so I first looked for free mobile players that I could install in the E71. My search was in vain though as the only player that was worth considering was “Coreplayer” and it isn’t free. It played almost any format and would only need a little conversion if any is needed at all.

I then thought, what if I just converted movie or video files that are understandable by RealPlayer? What if I’m just underestimating the playing capabilities of the in-house player of the E71?

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Know another way to customize the interface of your Sony Ericsson UIQ3 (P1i, G900, W960, etc.) and Nokia S60v3 (e61, e61i, e71, etc.) besides Themes.

For most of us, the good old-fashioned way of spicing up the menus and interface of either our Sony Ericsson or Nokia phone is to download a “Theme” and installing it to our phone. But if you already have a smartphone like the P1i or the e61, downloading a theme just isn’t enough.

With the open source application named GDesk, you could fully customize the menu / interface of your Sony Ericsson (P1i, G900, etc.) or Nokia phone (e61, e71, etc.)

GDesk is an application that is installed in the phone to fully customize the look of your menu. It almost replaces your default menu style which is in your phone. I said “almost” because the default menu is still there and you can access it anytime if you want to. It also doesn’t just replace your menu; it also replaces the desktop or initial view of your phone.

Replace this normal look of our phone with GDesk..

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How do you know or determine a fake Nokia N95 mobile phone from the real one? It’s easy.

My uncle briefly went to Germany for business matters. Unfortunately his mobile phone which he brought there got broken because he dropped it 2 stories high. (He said someone bumped him while he was using it) He was then forced to buy a new phone and told one of his personnel to go to the nearest store and buy him a Nokia N95 and if possible the 8GB one.

He returned and told him that the Nokia N95 8GB was unavailable but he was able to get a black one and at a cheaper price. Lo and behold he bought this:

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No gadget even the one we like best is perfect – and the iPhone is one of them. Pleasefixtheiphone.com has given us the chance to publicly air out our wishes for the iPhone.

 
I recently stumbled upon the pleasefixtheiphone.com and I couldn’t help but vote on their online polls. The website is basically about bringing together all the complaints on the iPhone and iPhone 3G and coming out with a list of what people would like fixed on the iPhone. In shorter terms, people’s wishes for the iPhone are listed there.

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Do you have a new Iphone 3G or you’ve just reset it? Inserted your SIM and it doesn’t work and says locked SIM? Here’s a step-by-step guide on activating it.

If you happen to have an Iphone 3G and inserting a SIM card doesn’t make it work, then you might not have activated it. The Iphone 3G is not your regular phone where you just plug in your SIM and it’s ready to go. Remember it’s an IPOD and phone rolled into one.

Let’s first install your SIM card into your Iphone 3G. You just need to use the small metal pin provided by Apple, and use it to push at the small hole located at the top of the Iphone 3G to reveal the SIM card slot.

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After a month’s usage of the Asus Eee PC 1000H UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC), what can be said about this new UMPC or Netbook by ASUS?

I haven’t really been much of a fan of laptops as they were still hard to carry. I have a laptop but I still go by the train and ride the bus every so often and the weight of the laptop still bothers me.

With the release of the recent Netbooks and UMPCs (with the first release by ASUS), I was really excited as they beat what traditional laptops were trying to boast since their existence – portability. However, the UMPC’s capacity was still small and their performance was still not very good.

With the arrival of the Asus Eee PC 1000h, it has become a reality to see the power of a laptop, and the portability of a Netbook. Or has it really?

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Eva is a friend who writes on one of our local group publications. Below is her article about the Kodak DX7590 which she bought online.

My Kodak DX7590

A digital camera is a phenomenal gadget that’s a must have nowadays to us explorers, wannabe photographers, trendsetters, businessmen, students, etc.

I started to love photography when I started traveling with friends to various amazing places. I felt the need for a handy digital camera and felt guilty not being able to take a shot of never before seen beauty of nature (at least for me). Although my cell phone helped me capture photos, it sadly wasn’t up to the task and couldn’t give me a perfect still shot.

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What is this new browser apparently made by Google? How does it compare to the other big browsers like Firefox and IE in terms of the average user?

I recently just found out about Google Chrome three days ago. I saw it advertised in one of Google’s pages and it immediately caught my eye. A new browser made by Google? I had to check it out.

After viewing the videos and reading the comics interpretation on the technology behind Google Chrome in the official Google Chrome homepage, I immediately downloaded it and gave it a try. I was excited on the many claims and features of the Google Chrome.

After three days of using the browser (where I didn’t use any other browser), here are my takes on the new browser by Google.

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How fast has technology been improving? I remember the time in high school when only one of my classmates had a mobile phone. Then, the Nokia 5110 was the center of attention. It was so pricey that only rich people were able to afford it. It was also considered one of the high tech gadgets then, being capable of SMS and being very portable. After that came one of the hottest gadgets of its time, the Nokia 3210.

The first mobile phone I had was a Maxxon 3204. It’s funny that I was only six counts from having the “in” phone in 3210 then.

I remember having to imagine then MP3 capabilities of mobile phones. I thought it would be something we can only imagine. But just two years hence, Siemens released phones capable of playing MP3s. Today, mobile phones play full-length movies and are capable of video calling. Only Biomen (the japanese show during the 80’s and 90’s) were capable of doing video calls then.

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