Things you probably never knew your mobile phone could do

I found a few hidden (but very handy) features of mobiles in one of the emails I received & thought it's worth adding a post here with what was in that mail.

• In case of an Emergency
  
  The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.
  
  
• In case you have locked your car with the keys inside
  
  Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
  
  
• In case your mobile battery is very low
  
  This is about making use of the Hidden Battery Power . To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time. (This may not work in newer mobiles)

Nokia Aeon... Is the iPhone killer coming???

Nokia unveiled its revolutionary concept phone, Aeon, about 9 months back designed to highlight the company's focus on products that allow users to more readily stamp their personality on their gadgets.

Aeon, combines two touch-sensitive panels mounted on a fuel-cell power pack. The handset's connectivity and electronics are built into the panels to allow them to be used independendently. When assembled, one panel would operate as the display, the other as the keypad. Since the buttons are entirely virtual, Aeon can flip instantly between a numeric pad for dialling, a text-entry pad for messaging, or a media-player controller.

One of the mails I got recently said that there's a huge buzz going on, Nokia badly wanting to make this dream phone a reality as soon as posible. If it makes the market somehow it might need a nickname, perhaps the 'iPhone killer'...

Apple releases its new iPhone today

Apple is set to release the much-hyped iPhone with AT&T today. According to manufacturer the new device uses a technology called multi-touch, which allows users to work the interface without a stylus, using finger gestures for enhanced functionality.

Other features include

• Edge transfer technology
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.
• A 2 megapixel camera
• Proximity sensor for using the phone near your ear
• Ambient light sensor which adjusts the illumination for use under different lighting conditions
• An Accellerometer which detects and adapts the display based upon the units orientation
• Safari based web browser
• A rich email client, Google Maps Support and Widgets