Published on Saturday, November 21, 2009 by Henryt 1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune." 2) The world's first commerc...

Published on Saturday, September 5, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) (also known as Enhanced GPRS (EGPRS), or IMT Single Carrier (IMT-SC)) is a backward-compatible digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates, as an extension on top of standard GSM. EDGE is considered a 3G radio technology and is part of ITU's 3G definition. EDGE was deployed on GSM networks b...

Published on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser In today's world, most people communicate through the use cellular phones. It's hard to believe that fifteen years ago cell phones were a rarity. Below is a history chronicling the dawn of the cell phone to its current state. (more...)...

Published on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser In the age of mobile communications, the mobile phones are delivering much more than the voice calls. GPRS is a mobile data communication service that is available to the GSM users of the mobile networks. General Packet Radio Service is a wireless technology that can be used on the GSM enabled devices and it operates at the speed of 115 Kb/s. GPRS technology provides...

Published on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser The world is demanding more from wireless communication technologies than ever before as more people around the world are subscribing to wireless. Add in exciting Third-Generation (3G) wireless data services and applications - such as wireless email, web, digital picture taking/sending, assisted-GPS position location applications, video and audio streaming and TV broa...

Published on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser What is GSM? GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is an open, digital cellular technology used for transmitting mobile voice and data services. (more...)...

Published on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Abhinav Kaiser Do you have a cell phone? Or are you considering buying a cell phone? Do you ever think about the technology of a cell phone? Or do you just make that call and take it for granted that it’ll work? Have you ever made a cell phone call to someone on the other side of the world? Did you wonder how that signal traveled all that way around the earth? (more...)...