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What is FM with RDS?

The market is flooded with mobile phones that boast of connecting their users to their music via MP3s and FMs. Lately FM radios have teamed up with a new feature called RDS in an attempt to provide ‘more’ to their users.
The RDS or Radio Data System is a communication protocol where information about the song keeps flashing on the screen while you listen to it. This is quite a common feature in the west, though only lately it’s managed to be a part on the mobile revolution in our country. RDS adds an extra zing to the joy of listening to your favorite track. As the songs play, tit-bits about the song keep flashing on the display which includes title, artist and name of the radio station along with time. This service is available only through GPRS. In the west, the RDS is used to get information about travel programs and traffic details, though in our country it hasn’t gained that importance. The coolest part is that if one is listening to a station which does not have a good frequency in the particular area, the RDS automatically latches on to a channel whose frequency is stronger and is airing a similar program.
The sad part is that not many people are aware of this feature even if it is a part of their mobiles. Also not every radio station supports RDS, at least not here in Mumbai. Since the feature is relatively new, it’s not found in every mobile. The few ones that support this are the Nokia N series, Sony Ericsson walkmen series and the iPhone. MobileNXT.com offers a closer look at these phones

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The smartphones, made for women


The Smartphone’s are no more limited only to men…women have also warmed up to this new genre of phones as their expectations from mobile phones have gone beyond the regular music and camera features.
The fairer sex tactfully avoids bulky smartphones as they occupy precious space in their already crammed hand bags and are of no use but as a heavy weapon against hooligans (they almost replace the pepper spray).They opt for smaller, more sophisticated smart phones. One of the current favorites is the Asus P320 that gained the title of being a ladies phone as the phone is powerful, intelligent and easy on the eye.
The feminine part
This phone has smooth edges, corners well rounded and a circular, easy to use navigation key. It’s a touch screen so quite a lot of fun to run over with a stylus, not to forget that it lends a stylish feel to the whole task besides being on the lighter side weight wise.
The intelligent part
This cute little PDA phone is internet enabled, supports MP3 and a 2MP camera besides hosting a number of others features like pocket office that includes Word, Excel, PowerPOint, OneNote, PDF viewer and a file manager. This petite piece ensures that you never get lost again with easy GPS navigation…It can’t get more intelligent than this.
The powerful part
The memory can be extended using a microSD card…so ladies, all your important data can be stored. The battery is well equipped to handle a nonstop conversation of 4 hours (nice right!!) and a standby of 200 hours (Not bad at all!).
This is just one of them; MobileNXT.com offers a better look at all the other Asus mobile phones.

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