Chimo NgeBlog : Motorola Triumph Review [Virgin Mobile]

Today I have a sleek Motorola phone you’ll want to check out. This is the Motorola Triumph and he learned most of his simple edges and design from the Droid X. In a way that is what we have here, a slimmed down, simplified yet nice version of the Droid X. This is the first Motorola Android phone carried by Virgin Mobile and it aims to be the best too. For a no contract phone this is a pretty solid buy for only $299 considering many phones of this level sold for $499 in recent months.

Not only does it come in at a great price, but it’s a Motorola phone running stock vanilla Android 2.2 Froyo with no custom user interface or overlay, no moto blur. This is completely stock Android as Google intended it to be. Pair that with a simple yet powerful phone and no contract, this sounds like the perfect phone for a lot of users. Before I get started here is our full hands-on and unboxing.

Hands-on video

Hardware

To quickly go over the hardware we have a 4.1″ 480×800 resolution display, a 5 MP camera with VGA for front video chat, and single LED flash. The Triumph does have HDMI-out as well and this is all powered by a 1 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It also has 512 MB memory as well as an included 2GB MicroSD card for storage. The overall design is something you’ll recognize right away if you’ve ever held a Motorola Droid or the Droid X as it features a very similar squared design as well as a extra soft touch coating on the back in matte black.

The Micro USB charging port and HDMI-out are nicely placed on the bottom of the device with the unlock/power button on the left edge of the phone versus the top. The power, volume rocker, and camera are all accented in an aluminum silver finish to make things look sharp. One big part of hardware I wanted to mention was what appears to be stereo speakers. The very bottom on each edge of the device is a decent sized speaker grill and sound comes out extremely loud and clear from both sides, the back cover doesn’t come off or I’d do a little inspection. I wish all phones had the loud volume this phone does. My Sensation sounds like a tin can in comparison.

Software & Performance

Like mentioned above the phone comes in running a completely stock, base version of Android 2.2 Froyo. Motorola added nothing to the user interface or widgets and this is completely how Google released it. I personally am a huge fan of vanilla android and would prefer not to use OEM UI overlays. Motorola’s Moto Blur software has been the least favorite for me so this was refreshing to see. As expected with basically very similar internals to something like the myTouch 4G performance is great. It runs smooth and seamless and I didn’t have any slowdowns ever.

Virgin did add some bloatware but much and i mean MUCH less than most carriers do. Pre-installed applications other than standard apps are airG Chat, Poynt for finding businesses and stores nearby, Where, and Virgin Mobile Live — that is it. I’ve seen devices come with upwards of 15 or more pre-installed apps so to only see a few is nice as we can install what we need when that time comes from the market. It did have Twidroyd and Facebook but those don’t count as bloatware because most people use social network apps right?

Also running a few benchmark apps the Motorola Triumph was right where I expected with Quadrant scoring around 1700 give or take. Comparing that with similar spec’d devices it sounds just about right as we have a 1 Ghz CPU here and it’s single core.

Overall I really enjoyed using the stock Android 2.2 on this device, I’ve been using HTC Sense lately and even though its nice I do enjoy the stock Android experience.

Camera & Battery Life

The Motorola Triumph comes in with a 5 MP single LED flash camera and although it does a pretty decent job I was a bit surprised with the quality. It didn’t seem to take as great of pictures as I was expecting but overall they are pretty decent. I took a few with medium room lighting and it manages ok. The camera also is 720p capable for video recording as well as the front facing VGA camera. Here are a few test photos with the Triumph camera.

The battery is only 1380 mAh compared to most phones having a 1520 or so battery so I was a bit concerned with battery life. The battery lasted through a full day of use with browsing, twitter, and the usual phone calls and texting but I did find myself reaching for my charger more than I have in the past. I’d say it gets close to a full days work with a single charge but you might want to have a charger in your car just to be safe.

Wrap-Up

To wrap things up I’ll start by saying for anyone using Virgin Mobile that have yet to try an Android device this would be the perfect device for you. It is simple, and clean, with a very sleek design as well as running completely stock Android. This is a great phone to introduce someone into a smartphone, or Android in general. With good build quality like Motorola is known for, higher end mid-range specs and a 4.1″ screen you can’t go wrong for $300 off contact.

This phone is a huge step for Virgin Mobile as it’s not just a pay as you go cheap feature phone you’ll use for a few months and forget about. Users wont pay for a few months and then stop using the service like with the average flip phone, this is a quality device someone can use for years to come with Virgin Mobile. It is available as of last week and can be yours for just $299. I highly recommend this phone to anyone considering moving to pay as you go, or that currently uses Virgin Mobile.

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Chimo NgeBlog : Kumpulan Puisi tentang Insomnia

Berikut adalah kumpulan puisi-puisi yang berkaitan dengan Insomnia yang saya dapat dari berbagai sumber smoga bermanfaat untuk menemani insomnia anda, cekidooooottt......

Insomnia Mendekapku


demi malam gelap
hening sunyi senyap
berpandangan dengan rembulan
udara dingin tak tertahan

mataku belum terpejam
sekalipun aku ingin pergi
ke alam mimpi
tanpa dibatasi

sayup suara masuk telinga
semakin tak bisa pejamkan mata
padahal banyak yang harus kujalani
dalam hidupku sepanjang hari

hamparan bintang menemani
mungkin terheran aku terjaga
karena lainnya sudah tak ada
berkantuk lelap dalam lelahnya

aku rindu pada bidadari
yang kutemukan dalam mimpi
tapi aku masih saja
terjaga tanpa jeda

bila waktu tidurku berkurang
beruntungkah hidupku
karena berarti aku hidup lebih lama
daripada yang terlelap

malam pun akan habis
masih saja tak bisa tidur
waktuku pun tetap habis
sekalipun aku tertidur

masih saja terjaga
memandang bulan bercahaya
padahal aku ingin pergi
ke alam mimpi tanpa dibatasi


Oh Insomnia

ingin aku hidup dalam mimpi
yang kurajut semalam tadi

mimpi...
yang kudapatkan setelah susah payah terlelap

rupanya aku lupa cara memejamkan mata
dan meninggalkan semua
mataku masih rindu melihat nyata,
melihat malam digoda kunang-kunang

argh...
untuk tertidur saja aku perlu ribuan detik
juga puluhan kali ucapkan doa
pantas aku langsung terjerat insomnia

perlu pengorbanan untuk mendapatkan satu mimpi

ya, insomnia membuatku mengerti...


Insomniaku


Buat apa kau beri aku sepotong malam,
aku tak bisa menikmatinya.

Sampai beribu malam lesu berdebu
dimakan rayap,
mataku tetap tegap.

Hikayat malam adalah sebuah tidur
mungkin juga mendengkur.

Aku mulai gagal menerjemahkan
malam dalam tubuhku,
semenjak pengusaha
bernama insomnia
membeli daerah jelajahku.

Dengan senyum waspada,
ia menjarah amis darahku sampai tawar.

Sudahlah, simpan saja sepotong malam,
lagian aku sering gagal menerjemahkannya dalam tubuhku


INSOMNIA SAHABATKU

Terkurung lagi dalam sepi ini, seharusnya aku tak begini..
Terlambat mimpi menghampiri, tersesal namun tak mengerti..
Apakah ini..?
Aku tak bermimpi..!

Mata amat sulit terpejam, begitu tubuh tak melawan diam..
Hingga malam larut menjelang, pagi pun tak lama datang..
Lelahkan hati..?
Gerak tak henti..!
Ku tahu ini tak normal, atau hanya derita informal..
Hapuskan lelah itu, kau mengusir tidurku..
Insomnia.. Insomnia.. Itukah nama mu..?
Insomnia.. Insomnia.. Kaulah sahabatku..!



Elegi Insomnia

kalau kau menyempatkan diri, tengok langit
bintang Norman sedang memanjat timur
simak lesat segala zat di jam hening ini
kenangan lagu India bergeleng memanggil kenangan
dinding-dinding terjebak. macet
harus menikung di jalan tikus

mulailah hitung domba-domba archimedes
bersama paduan suara pasir alam semesta
gemerincing cinta. myriad myriad
rumah masa depan tak bisa lebih berhantu lagi
anak akan tetap lahir, mengabaikan engganmu
lalu mereka yang belajar jarak tidur


Insomnia di ujung pagi

aku tergugah sejenak...membuka jendela... melihat gelap malam.aku terdiam...saat akalku mulai bergejolak berlarian..saat tanya menyambangi tiap misteri yang ada...aku takjub..saat perlahan awan tersingkap..menyeruakkan wajah bulan yg tersipu malu..berjalan mengitariku.. bergandengan dengan bintang dan angin malam..tak lelah mereka bercahaya... tak lelah mereka mnemani Dewi Malam yg sunyi dan diam..angin berdesir pelan..menelisik di tiap sudut kalbu manusia...membawa kesendirian dan kesepian..


Insomnia hitam

beredar disekelilingnya, pemikiran pemikiran yang terus berotasi di neuron neuron otaknya. tampak mengganggu, tapi entah mengapa dia menikmatinya. seolah olah gangguan aneh ini adalah makanannya sehari hari. kedatangannya tak perlu diprediksi. saat matahari tepat bersembunyi pada belahan bumi yang paling jauh. itulah waktunya. tawa jahat para pendosa menggema. menguasai benaknya.




Ketika insomnia

ingin aku hidup dalam mimpi
yang kurajut semalam tadi

mimpi...
yang kudapatkan setelah susah payah terlelap

rupanya aku lupa cara memejamkan mata
dan meninggalkan semua
mataku masih rindu melihat nyata,
melihat malam digoda kunang-kunang

argh...
untuk tertidur saja aku perlu ribuan detik
juga puluhan kali ucapkan doa
pantas aku langsung terjerat insomnia

perlu pengorbanan untuk mendapatkan satu mimpi

ya, insomnia membuatku mengerti...

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Chimo NgeBlog : Motorola DROID 3 review

Motorola has been on a roll. With the introduction of the original DROID handset, a phone that we exclusively showed the world, Motorola has been set on a path of success with Android. The first Motorola DROID was innovative and brought forth a brand new version of Android, Android 2.0. The device featured a high resolution display with full QWERTY slide-out keyboard, and ran on Verizon Wireless’ solid voice and data network. Motorola and Verizon followed it up with an evolutionary upgrade in the DROID 2, but the Motorola DROID 3 is supposed to be the next big step in both hardware and software. I have been using a Motorola DROID 3 for over a week now, and my full review is after the break.

Hardware / Design

The Motorola DROID 3 is taller and wider than the original Motorola DROID from over two years ago, though it’s also a hair thinner. This is due in part to the 4-inch display that replaces the 3.7-inch LCD found on the first DROID and DROID 2. Still, the bezel surrounding the qHD screen seems abnormally large and makes the entire handset footprint very big.

The DROID 3′s build materials are top notch though, complete with a metal bezel around the screen, a soft-touch rubberized finish and high-quality glossy plastic on the back. On top of the device you’ll find a power on/off/lock button in the center along with a 3.5mm headset jack towards the right. The power button itself is recessed and unusually difficult to press, I should add. On the right side there’s a volume up/down rocker, and on the left side there is a mini-HDMI port and a microUSB port. Around back there is an 8-megapixel camera with a dual-LED flash, and it’s capable of 1080p HD video capture.

The device itself feels reasonably solid, though it really is heavy. Combined with such a large footprint, the Motorola DROID 3 doesn’t feel like a phone that should be replacing the original DROID, even if the internals say otherwise. It’s really big, and seemingly without reason. Phones should be getting thinner and slimmer, not thicker and wider, especially when they’re replacing such an innovating handset like the original Motorola DROID. In my opinion, Motorola’s inclusion of a 4-inch display forced the company to take a step back hardware-wise, instead of leaping forward. This was a trade off that wasn’t worth making.

The display on the Motorola DROID 3 is a PenTile display, used in the company’s other dual-core handsets like the Motorola ATRIX 4G. This display, while using less power over superior qHD displays, looks incredibly pixelated, and cheap. Text is blurry at times, especially combined with Motorola’s custom UI when scrolling between app panes, for instance.

Keyboard

The full QWERTY keyboard has been a staple with all Motorola DROID devices, and the DROID 3′s doesn’t disappoint. It’s easily the best keyboard of the pack, and the best overall on any Verizon Android handset I’ve used. Keys have definition and the keyboard is spacious, complete with a dedicated number row at the top. The buttons also have a perfect tactile feel when pressed, and the backlighting looks very good in low-light conditions. The layout of the keys is even a major win, as most manufacturers constantly muck up key layouts; the keys are placed properly here.

Motorola also included directional arrow keys, which are great to have on the physical keyboard. Oddly enough though, the accent symbols on the keyboard include very rarely used symbols (for most of the U.S. population) like a yen symbol, { } symbols, and comically, even an elipsis.

Software

The DROID 3 runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but with Motorola’s customizations you’d pretty much never know it. Google’s fastest Android OS stutters on the DROID 3, and it also faces random slowdowns. Motorola’s UI clearly appears to be the cause. Cheesy animations and effects like 3D scrolling, darkening and lightening of widgets and screen sliding make the device actually feel slower than it is and it’s pretty mind boggling to think that Motorola thinks cheap effects were worth the sacrificed performance in order to try and differentiate their device. The DROID 3 packs a dual-core 1GHz processor, but you definitely wouldn’t know it.

Little things software-wise annoy me. For starters, the ability to touch and hold an app and have the phone let you immediately drop it on the home screen was a nice shortcut in Android. Motorola has replaced that with the following functionality: touch and hold an app, and be prompted to add the icon to the home screen, or add it to a group. It’s not a huge deal, but it’s an unnecessary addition to something that worked very well to start. Similarly, most of Motorola’s customizations aren’t enhancing Android, they’re making it worse. And for an OS that already doesn’t offer the ease of use and fluidity of a platform like iOS or webOS, Motorola shouldn’t be making UI changes just for the sake of making UI changes. Instead, the company should be trying to make the platform better and lighter, but it is adding rather than subtracting.

Running Qualcomm Labs’ Vellamo benchmarking tool, the Motorola DROID 3 performed reasonably well as far as raw tests are concerned, though coming in below the HTC Sensation and HTC EVO 3D, and even other older devices like the HTC myTouch 4G and HTC Desire S. This obviously shows the large role that both hardware and software configurations play with a device’s speed, but it’s interesting that Motorola’s flagship handset is slower than HTC’s non-flagship handsets, even with the heavy UI customization that HTC uses with Sense.

Phone / Battery

Talking on the Motorola DROID 3 is one of the worst voice experiences I have had in recent memory. In fact, I can’t actually believe that a network with as high standards as Verizon Wireless would release a device this bad as far as the phone function is concerned. Calls are often choppy and distorted, they cut in and out, and callers on the other end sound incredibly tinny. Volume isn’t that great either, and I’ve had to keep the volume all the way up at all times during testing.

The speakerphone suffers from most of the same issues, with choppy audio, thin sound quality and poor projection.

As far as the battery is concerned, battery life on the DROID 3 is reasonably good. With moderate use, the battery lasts through a day with ease, and you could even probably squeeze out two days if needed. This included some basic web browsing, music playback, and light app usage. As soon as I started playing video, or recording video, or even taking photos, battery life became noticeably diminished. Again, with moderate usage, you should be able to power through a day even with push Gmail and an Exchange server set up, though nightly recharges will be mandatory.

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Conclusion

The Motorola DROID 3 was rushed and I’m betting pushed to the side in favor of the upcoming Motorola DROID Bionic. There is no other explanation. The fact that Motorola and Verizon could release the third major iteration of the original Motorola DROID and have most of the handset’s usability features not live up to the first is disappointing, especially because the phone is more than competitive in terms of raw specs.

Motorola pretty much missed the boat with the DROID 3. While it adds necessary features like a dual-core CPU, global roaming, and a qHD display, the sum of these parts surely doesn’t equal an enjoyable product in every day usage, even if they do on paper. Phone calling is borderline atrocious. The device is just too big and heavy, doesn’t feature a solid UI, and isn’t unique enough to offer a compelling reason to buy one over another Android handset on Verizon, especially not with the Motorola DROID Bionic on the way. Unfortunately, this likely isn’t the DROID you’re looking for.

Tags: 1GHz, 4-inch, 8 megapixel, Android 2.3, DROID 3, dual core, Gingerbread, Motorola, Motorola DROID 3 review, qHD, QWERTY

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Chimo NgeBlog : Best Windows Phone 7 apps

Browse the best Windows Phone apps for your HTC HD7, LG Quantum, Samsung Focus and more, from basics like weather apps and task managers to the ultimate IM client and Foursquare app.

Windows Phone 7 is not yet a major player in the smartphone space, but we think it will be soon. With the release of Mango (version 7.5), the OS is finally beginning to mature. A few weeks back, Microsoft revealed that the platform now has 25,000 apps, so we decided to take a little tour and find some of the best apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace. These apps represent the best we’ve seen so far, but this list will be periodically expanded and updated. If you have suggestions or want to share an app you love, please let us know in the comments below! We’ve only begun to dig into the store, so we’re sure there are plenty of other apps we haven’t yet tried out.

Be sure to check out our many other guides to the best iPhone apps, iPad apps, Android apps, Android games, iPhone games, and Android tablets.

4th and Mayor (Free)

It may have an odd name, but 4th and Mayor is an awesome Foursquare client, outdoing even Foursquare’s own official app. You can check in, add photos to places, and access a fun leaderboard. We really like the Windows Phone “Metro” look of the app and how easy it is to browse nearby locations and add pictures. If you’re a regular Foursquare user, this may get you hooked. You can’t find 4th and Mayor anywhere but in the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Netflix (Free, Netflix subscription required)

It’s still difficult to get Netflix on an Android phone, but the WP7 version works great across all devices. The setup process doesn’t even require you to use a confirmation code, as you usually have to do when setting up external devices on Netflix. Just log in with your email and password and you’re good to go. We found the interface to be fully featured and well-designed compared to other Netflix apps for devices like the Xbox and Wii. You can search up anything available on Netflix Instant Streaming, browse movies and shows by genre, add or remove programs from your Instant Queue, rate shows — the whole shebang. On a Wi-Fi connection, our video quality was extremely high for a mobile device too, and Netflix does a good job of detecting your connection speed and appropriately picking the right quality of video so it won’t skip and looks as good as it can.

Gmaps (Free)

Gmaps is a great Google Maps application made by a developer named Alexey Strakh. We wish it had directions, but it does let you look any location up in Google Maps and view it in a number of ways including traffic (though Google has canceled this service, supposedly), satellite, and a very cool Water view that turns everything black except for water, which is highlighted in bright blue. If you need a Google fix, these are your apps. We hope Google will develop a Google+ app for Windows Phone soon as well.

Cocktail Flow ($2.99)

There have been a lot of bartending apps over the years, but few have been worthwhile. It’s not hard to make a list of cocktails and mixed drinks, but that’s just not compelling. Cocktail Flow takes it to a new level. Using a beautiful graphical interface, you physically click on all the different liquors, juices, and drinks you have at home. Then, using the power of algorithms, the app shows you some possible mix drinks you can make right now. The app also suggests what ingredients you might want to buy to open up new cocktail possibilities as well and lets you mark drinks that are your favorites. Some basics on glassware, garnishes, and other tricks are also included. Cocktail Flow is one of the first bartending apps to truly grab our attention. Check it out.

Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner (Free)

Cooking comes natural to some, but not everyone. If you’re like us, it’s hard enough to figure out what kind of food you want to eat, but to then try and find a recipe…well, it’s just a lot of work. The Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner is like Urbanspoon for eating in. Using a slot machine-like selector, it lets you choose what type of meal you want to eat (salad, drink, dessert, soup, etc), how long you have to make it (20 minutes, over an hour, etc.), and what the central ingredient should be (lamb, pasta, fruit, etc). Enter that and it will parse its 40,000+ recipe database and suggest a whole bunch of recipes, ranked by popularity and relevance. Pick a recipe and you can read reviews of it and check out nutrition facts.

IM+ (Free)

There are more chat services than ever before, but they’re still as walled off as ever. IM+ is an app that attempts to combine all of your different chat accounts into one big list of contacts, and it works better than a lot of desktop chat programs. Part of its appeal is how many chat clients it supports: Facebook, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo, Google Talk, Skype, AIM, ICQ, MySpace, and Jabber. Logging into all the accounts takes a bit of time, but IM+ makes it a much faster process than it should be, allowing you to zip through logins and find out which ones failed after your done. Contacts are clearly marked with a little icon to indicate the service they’re on and you can turn any one of the chat clients on or off whenever you like. Lately, we’ve been wishing that Windows had a chat aggregator this nice.

MyThings ($2.99, lite version is free)

If you’re a list maker, MyThings is an app you’ll need. It lets you create task lists with due dates, levels of importance, and notifies you when they’re about due. It’s simple, but effective, and quite welcome as WP7 does not come with a good task manager. It could still use a couple features, like recurring tasks and Live Tile notifications, but we expect these enhancements will come in time.

Kindle (Free)

Amazon’s Kindle service has a lot of competition from the likes of Google eBooks and the Barnes & Noble Nook, but nobody is on as many platforms as Amazon. Taking a Netflix approach, Amazon is hard to pass up simply because it’s available in so many places. The Kindle library has quite a few free books and roughly a million different books, newspapers, and magazines to check out. Anything you buy in the Windows Phone app will become available on any other device with a Kindle app and on the Web, meaning you can continue reading from almost anywhere. Thanks to Amazon’s Whispersync, it even saves your page in the book. Very cool. We’re hoping that Windows Phone gets more e-book apps and an Audible.com app soon.

The Weather Channel (Free)

Yeah, it’s only a weather app, but you’re going to want a weather app. The cool thing about The Weather Channel is how clean its design is, showing all the info you might need to know in a nicer fashion than other apps like Weather Bug. It also has a live radar feed that shows incoming precipitation and live cams set up throughout many cities. Our favorite part is the Live Tile, which shows you some basic weather info right from the Windows Phone home screen. Very cool.

Apict: Instant Camera ($0.99)

Apict is not a productivity app, but it will make you remember why Polaroid pictures were so fun. The app lets you take a picture, crop that picture however you like, and then add a caption. Finish with that and it will virtually print out a Polaroid-like version of your picture, complete with aging, crappy Sharpie handwriting, and a big white border. It works on existing photos too. That’s about it. It has one function and does it well. If you’d like to retro-ify your digital picture collection, this is the app for you.

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