Just as there may have been an initial split between fans of brick and mortar casino play and fans of online gambling, the battle now rages on between those in the online camp and those who think mobile casino gaming is the way to go. Both ways of playing have their advantages, so it’s understandable that players of each cling closely to the belief that their platform is the best. Here’s what each side has to say about the other.

Online Perspective

For online players, casino games are all about graphics and control. When you play slots online, players have total control over how big a monitor is and how high they want their resolution to be. They can make sure to get the clearest, crispest possible sound and visual representations of a live casino that they want. Online players can also easily make and place bets using a mouse, making gameplay not only quick, but efficient.

Mobile Perspective

For mobile players, who are often busy people on the go, the mobile casino is a dream come true. No longer must casino players endure an agonizing wait for a weekend to travel out to the local casino, or try to find some time on the home computer to play. With a mobile casino, a gaming fan can enjoy blackjack, roulette and a variety of other casino games at any time in any place. For players who love casino games and have limited amounts of free time, this ability far outweighs any reduction in screen size or awkwardness in control.

Dual Perspective

Of course, the reality is that no one really needs to make this choice. Playing online in no way precludes someone from playing with a mobile casino and mobile casino players are free to fire up the computer and enjoy some online action anytime they want. In fact, for true lovers of casino gaming, this is the best option. Play on the larger screen with added control when you are at home with some free time, and enjoy mobile casino gaming when you are on the go.

Popularity: 4%

The newest Blackberry curve, the 8900, exclaims the word; “Class!”. It is rounded and formed, true to other Blackberry models. Take a look at its finer points here in this short review of its features.

The 8900 has a good feel in the hands and a keyboard that responds well to inputs. It is just 109 millimeters ( 4.3 inches ) tall. It weighs a very light 110 grams ( 3.8 ounces ). It looks handsome and resembles the earlier 8300 model, but with a more modern exterior. It is a bit thinner than the 8300 also. It feels solid and exemplifies the goal of Blackberry to form their phones after river rocks.

The screen is comparable to other Blackberry models and is 2.4 inches in size if you measure diagonally. In this small space is packed 65,000 colors. That, combined with the 480 by 360 pixels makes the screen a nice piece of art. You navigate the screen by using the familiar trackball under it. Back and menu buttons are at the sides of the trackball. Overall, the screen has excellent quality and reflects good craftsmanship. It beats its competition when viewing the 8900 in direct sunlight.

The manual keyboard is no surprise for the 8900. It is laid out in the familiar four rows that bend upward. It is a full QWERTY and is easy to type on. It has a softer feel than earlier models. The keyboard can select calling contacts by selecting a few things from the homescreen on the 8900. Select the contact with the trackball and a call is now being made. It is simple and fast.

The web browser is improved on the Blackberry 8900. The trackball again makes it easy to get around on a page and uses a virtual mouse to make it happen. Zooming is adjustable by the user. Moving around on a page is as simple as moving the cursor to the side of the page you are looking at.

The little Blackberry comes with a 512 megahertz processor and 256 megabytes of ROM. It is equipped for more external memory with a MicroSD slot. You can add up to sixteen gigabytes of more information and the card can be hot-swapped. That means it can be changed without turning off the phone. It is sufficient size for thousands of phones.

The camera is 3.15 megapixels in capability for this Blackberry. It comes with an image stabilzer, autofocus, LED flash and geotagging. The photos are taken with minimal quality, in contrast to the other fine points about this phone. Video is included, but is also not a high point of the 8900.

The operating system is the proprietary WebOs from Blackberry and has things like the “Blackberry App World”. It also comes loaded with no less than five games. Texas Holdém, Klondike and Sudoku are included with the 8900. The organizer on this smartphone is one of the best on the market. There is a stopwatch, timer and alarm included. Even though the 8900 does not take good video, it can play them fairly well. DivX and XviD are both included. A music player rounds out the audio section with a 3.5 millimeter connection for headphones.

The 8900 connects with quad band GSM for world-wide use. It also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth using which you can download free ringtones, wallpapers, games, themes, softwares/applications etc. Instead of the usual mini USB cable this Blackberry has the newer and more popular MicroUSB connector.

The Blackberry 8900 comes in black and silver models. Call quality is very good and the battery is a larger 1400 mAh size. This allows for five and a half hours of talking. It is marketed with stiff competition, but for those who know the quality of Blackberry, there is just one choice.

Popularity: 62%

One of the largest window mobile manufacturers, Palm will be releasing their new mobile phone Palm Pre on the market soon. It is already been expected that the new Palm Pre will make life more easier and whole lots of new feature will be in it. One of the new features that Pre contain is, it has the ability to pulls out different online calendars at once, instead of searching the information that you want. There are also tons of features that the new Pre has. Let’s check them out,

Connected calendars and contacts
It is called Palm® Synergy™ which is a new feature used by Pre. It brings your Outlook, Google and Facebook® calendars together with one logical view of your day. This is another fun part, if you have more same contacts in different places, Pre can link them up, which will make your search easy.

Notification bar
Text messaging or calendar appointment appears as notification which emerges at the bottom of the screen. You will be informed what’s going on without those buzzing tones that will loose your concentration.

Multiple activities
Pre also allow you to open multiple tasks and operate them easily between email, photo, maps, website and whatever you want. Pre lets you flip through the multiple tasks, move them around or even throw them off screen.

Browser and other Integrated Applications
Pre has an incredibly fast browser which allows you to see the websites the way they were meant to see. The more exciting thing is, the application design for the Palm webOS™ platform work hand in hand with other application on the phone. For example, if you buy a movie ticket and you can also add the times right to your calendar.

Email, Wi-Fi and GPS
Pre lets you to check your email from Outlook® or other personal accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo and AOL. It also lets you take the advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots or you can find your self from the GPS. Pre has everything you need to everywhere you go.

The Outstanding Design
The slide out keyboard will let you type your text easily and fast. Close it up and you will have your pre for music, photos, websites or even full screen video.

These are some sexy feature that new Pre has and let’s end it with the details of Pre,

• It has the Palm® webOS™ operating system.
• EVDO Rev A 3G network system.
• HVGA high resolution Touch screen.
• Hardware QWERTY type keyboard.
• The Pre lets you browse emails with Microsoft Outlook® with Microsoft® Direct’s Push innovation. Also supports other personal accounts such as Yahoo, MSN, Gmail.
• The messaging system has integrated messaging systems like MMS and SMS, .
• Pre has built in GPS.
• 3 mp camera , LED flash light and extended depth of field.
• motion sensor, proximity sensor and much more
• lots of video, audio and image formates supported
• Wifi and bluetooth.
• 8GB memory and USB mass send support
• Compatible of Palm® Touchstone™ charging dock.
• Dimension of pre are
  • Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches)
  • Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches)
  • Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
• And it only weights 135 grams (4.76 ounces).

Popularity: 55%

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India tied up with world leading Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia for bundling several 3G handsets with its services. BSNL is the country’s third leading mobile service operator with 24 per cent market share and in terms of subscribers.

One of the senior officials of the company said that the PSU tied up with mobile giant Nokia to provide handsets for its 3G subscribers. “Nokia India has partnered BSNL in bringing to Indian consumers 3G services on a host of Nokia devices,” said Nokia India Head for Operator Channels, V Ramnath.

For BSNL 3G services several Nokia’s handsets are considered like

• Nokia 3120Classic
• Nokia 5800Xpress Music
• Nokia N79
• Nokia 5320
• Nokia E71
• Nokia N81

Owners of those gadgets will get talk-time and data packages through different price plans. Ramnath said “We are also in discussions with BSNL to offer its subscribers a combination of free as well as paid for applications in order to further enhance consumer experience.”

BSNL introduced 3G mobile services in last February. The services facilitate various video streaming applications on cell phones for example

• Live TV
• High Speed Data Download
• Movie Downloads
• Callers See Each Other

The company tied up additionally with consulting wing of Swedish Telecom machinery wholesaler Ericsson as an exclusive part of its current ‘Go To Market’ strategy. PSU senior officials said “It will perform network improvement and optimization services for the core, radio and transmission networks installed by its parent Ericsson.”

Popularity: 53%

The mobile phone user of Japan will soon be turning their cell phones to the skies to charge. One of the top wireless carriers of Japan, KDDI Corporation said that, in June, it will begin selling a solar-powered, water-resistant cell phone. And their handset is made by Sharp Corporation.

KDDI wants to step up a base for the eco-friendly products. It planned to make available eco-friendly products to all the ordinary people. In the way to make success of their aim, solar-powered mobile phone is one strong step. The Tokyo-based company said lower use of electrical energy will assist to decrease carbon dioxide productions.

A 10-minute sun-powered charge will give sufficient juice for one minute of talk time and almost two hours of stand-by time. And the solar charge can boost up to 80 per cent of the phone’s battery.

Yet, the company has not said about the cost of this echo-friendly product.

Few months ago, in February, Korean Samsung Electronics launched world’s first solar-powered cell phone. And the company states the cell phone is prepared from the extract of recycled plastic which comes from water bottles.

Popularity: 19%