Viva Bahrain 3G network and Phone battery life!

If you haven’t noticed, using Viva 3G network consumes more battery than any other network in bahrain, zain and batelco to be specific. To make the story short, Viva 3G network is actually setup on HSPA+ which consumes more power than 3G.

Brief Technical Information: Quoted from Wikipedia:

High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is an enhanced 3G (third generation) mobile telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family, also dubbed 3.5G, 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity.

zain and Batelco provide HSPA+, however, the phone has to switch to it when it requires high speed access, but on Viva, HSPA is the default.

I bought myself a Dell Streak

Few days ago, I sold my iPad.. For few reasons.. 1st, I couldn’t find a proper use for it. I used it for browsing, but its size was too big for me. I thought of purchasing the Galaxy Tab, since its 7-inch… I went and I grabbed one and I tested holding it and walking with it. Didn’t wasn’t good either. The Dell Streak is the perfect size, yet, good screen. I immediately fell in love with the Streak. So, I bought one.

Why I don’t jailbreak my iOS device?

I just had a conversation with my friends. Why I don’t jailbreak my iOS devices.

A basic overview:
Jailbreaking the device basicly means getting root access to the device. It’s a Unix term to get administrative access to the device. Allowing you to install apps and customize the system.

What is a patched app?
Patched app is like saying infected with a virus.

What is my argument?
Apps can be patched and they have root access to your device. This means they can collect data and information about you with you knowing it.

You can say trust the community and stuff like that. But that’s what I say.

I got my self an android Phone!

Hmm, I couldn’t resist acually… So, I got my self an Android Phone… Its an Acer Liquid E Ferrari Special Edition. Its not the best Android Phone… However, since I love cars, its price is good for me… and it got everything I want..

Since I started Mobile Development for sometime now, it has been my excuse for Android development…  This app is not a new idea, however, its a new implementation. I will release the details as soon as I start testing the app. Its going to be available for Android and iPhone.

Why did I get an iPhone and not any other android phone?

I am being asked this question a lot lately. Well, I cannot compare the iPhone to other android phones because android is an OS.. It would only be fair to compare iOS to Android… I honestly can’t say which is better. I used both, I did a research… Probably it will be my secondary phone. Android is a wonderful OS. I really like it.. It has plenty of features… On the other side, iOS was the reason behind all those Operating Systems to come out and yet, I see it as the best…

Honestly, the only reason that made me buy iPhone 4 is the Apple Logo, and Apple products are the most beautiful products… I am an Apple geek, and I love the life style Apple gives me

Don’t get me wrong, Linux and FreeBSD are still in my blood. I am still using Linux on my Desktop and FreeBSD on some of my servers.

Few days ago, I purchased an iPhone 3GS 32GB

Few days ago, I purchased my White iPhone 3GS 32GB. My History with iPhone is long back when I the 2G. I love the changes in the in the iPhone… Specially the feature that I missed much, Copy-n-Paste Text!!! and the New Push notifications!!

I replaced my BlackBerry with this iPhone. It has been doing it’s job perfectly.