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Top 5 Latest Micromax Phones Launched in India: Price and Specs

Posted by Perusal Saturday, October 5, 2013 0 comments

Looking at the pace at which Micromax has been moving in the market, it seems like it'll come closer to Samsung very soon. The devices that the domestic player has been offering to the widespread customers fall in all possible price range. The manufacturer has already filled its portfolio with numerous budget friendly and midrange handset while the company has not focused much on the high end section. Which can be taken as the advantage of the manufacturer.

Micromax has been catering the need of almost all types of users. Ever since the dual SIM supported handset came into existance, the manufacturer used it as its weapon and started giving the support to almost all its phones. Thus the company evolved in such a less time. Moreover, it has kept constant focus on the pricing of the device which is why the company has been excelling in Midrange for quite some time. However, chances are that it might come up with high end devices soon.

When one talks about technology, Micromax proved itself with the launch of Canvas 4 that came with extra ordinary features like blow to unlock and gesture controlling and more. When it comes to specs, it still offers the best of it: like the 13 MP rear camera, quad core CPU, a reasonable RAM and much more. Even in the budged friendly section it has been successful. It offers the better specs in best price.

Thus justifying the popularity of Micromax in the Indian Smartphone Arena, just recently it has launched a couple of devices that are already selling in major e-commerce sectors.

GizBot has thus come up with brief rundown of the specs of these recently launched Micromax devices along with its prices. However these devices fall in almost all price category. Have a look at the sliders for specs and prices.

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Micromax A74 Canvas Fun comes packed with 4.5 inch Full Capacitive Touchscreen display featuring 720x1280 pixels FWVGA resolution supporting 16.7M colors. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz Dual Core Processor coupled with 512MB RAM and the smartphone runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Operating System. On the camera front, Micromax A74 Canvas Fun sports a 5MP rear shooter and a front facing VGA camera and a LED flash. Apart from being a dual SIM handset, connectivity features in Micromax A74 Canvas Fun includes Wi-Fi, WAP, GPRS, WLAN and Wi-Fi Hot Spot. Sharing files get easier with USB and Bluetooth. It comes with 4GB ROM, and 1.25GB Internal Memory which can be further expanded up to 32GB ans it is powered by a 1500 mAh, 3.7V Li-Polymer battery which is said to give 5 hours of talktime and 155 hours of standby time. Micromax A74 Canvas Fun comes at the price of Rs. 7,749.

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Micromax Canvas Fun A76 is a 5-inch device with a FWVGA display having resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor coupled with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of internal memory (expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card). It sports a 5-mega pixel rear facing camera with LED Flash light. Also add a VGA quality front facing camera. Android 4.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. The makers have added a 2000mAh Li Ion battery. Other highlighted connectivity options include: 3G, Wi-Fi, 2G, Dual SIM, A-GPS, FM Radio, and Bluetooth, among others. The handset is priced at Rs. 8,240.

The Canvas Fun A63 comes with a 4-inch WVGA display offering a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. It is powered by a 1.3-GHz dual-core processor coupled with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of ROM (expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card). Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean comes out of the box. It also includes a 2MP rear facing camera with LED Flash light and a VGA quality front facing camera. Connectivity options include: a 3.5mm headphone jack, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM Radio, and miniUSB 2.0, amongst others. The handset supports 3G connectivity. The makers have added a 1,500mAh Li Ion battery. The company is yet to announce the price of the handset. But it should come below Rs. 5,000.

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Micromax Bolt A40 comes packed with a 4.5 inch TFT display offering a screen resolution of 480x854pixels. It is powered by a Spreadtrum SC6820 processor clocked at 1 Ghz along with 512MB RAM. The device sadly runs on Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 OS, which is an older version of Android compared to the 4.0 or even 4.1 and later versions. It also features G sensor. It sports a 2 MP rear camera and 0.3 MP front facing camera. Bolt A40 supports Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, USB 2.0, Edge and GPS. Obviously it is a dual SIM handset. One can also find 512 MB internal storage capacity which can be expanded up to 32 GB via microSD card. The handset is powered by a 1500 mAh which the company claims to offer 175 Hours of standby time and 4.5 Hours of talk time. It is currently priced at Rs. 5,799.

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Priced at Rs. 17,999, Canvas Doodle 2 comes with full aluminum body with a 5.7 inch HD IPS display and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), which can be easily be upgraded through FOTA. The Canvas Doodle 2 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The massive phablet sports a 12.0 MP rear camera with LED flash and a premium 5.0 MP front camera which will facilitate video chatting. There is a 16GB of internal memory in the handset which can be expandable up to 32GB. In the connectivity front, the phablet features 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB, GPRS and EDGE. Eventually the phablet is powered by a 2600 mAh battery, which promises a talk time up to 8 hours.

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iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C: Apple's latest phones are evolution, not revolution - Mirror.co.uk

Posted by Perusal Wednesday, October 2, 2013 0 comments

11 Sep 2013 07:55

In retrospect it’s a shame that the phones were so conclusively leaked as the announcement didn’t feel like the surprise it normally does

But it would appear not. Luke Peters, editor of T3 Magazine, said: “Apart from the ground breaking new camera on the 5S, the launch of the new phones seems evolution rather than revolution.

“The introduction of the Touch ID will herald some advancement in security, and likely some pitfalls.”

“In retrospect it’s a shame that the phones were so conclusively leaked as the announcement didn’t feel like the surprise it normally does.

“Consumers looking to upgrade with a whole new raft of features may be disappointed, and for existing iPhone 5 users it may not make much sense to upgrade.

“The biggest story is the introduction of a lower cost mobile phone in the shape of the 5C, which would appeal to many new markets and will likely prove to be Apple’s biggest phone of 2013."

It may not be all we were hoping for, but here are the top five tech specs for the iPhone 5S, and for the full tech breakdown, check out T3’s iPhone 5s review.

New Processors

The flagship 5s is very much the main event though, sporting those leaked gold and space grey colourways, and the first 64-bit mobile chip in the world, the A7.

Alongside that bombshell, the new motion co-processor – the M7 – almost slipped by unnoticed, but this could mean a revolution in fitness apps as it constantly monitors your motion.

Fingerprint Sensor

Apple’s much-rumoured fingerprint scanning tech has a name. ‘Touch ID’ is now official on the 5S.

It’s 170 microns thin and built into your home button.

It scans your prints at a resolution of 500 ppi and scans sub-epidermal skin layers for accuracy.

Essentially the sapphire crystal in the sensor acts much like a lens, allowing the sensor to take a high resolution snapshot of your fingerprint, which it then analyses.

iOS7 and camera

Add to that iOS7, a significantly uprated camera package and a better battery performance, and you’re looking at a stunning tech package.

The camera has a 5-element Apple designed lens with a 15% larger active sensor area, and is heavily integrated with iOS 7.

It automatically sets white balance, exposure level and creates a dynamic local tone map. It autofocuses, has digital auto-image stabilization, and even picks your sharpest images for you.

Battery

The iPhone 5s offers an astonishing 250 hours of battery life in standby, 10 hours 3G talk time, 10 hours LTE browsing and 40 hours music playback.

Price:

The only bad news is the price – while Apple has pitched the iPhone 5C at the midrange, the flagship 5S is still resolutely expensive, at £549 (£457.50 ex VAT) for the 16GB model, £629 (£524.17 ex VAT) for the 32GB model, and £709 (£590.83 ex VAT) for the 64GB model.

For more analysis, rumours and discussion on all things Apple and iPhone related, visit T3.com.

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Top 5 Latest Micromax Phones Launched in India: Price and Specs - Gizbot

Posted by Perusal Tuesday, October 1, 2013 0 comments

Thus justifying the popularity of Micromax in the Indian Smartphone Arena, just recently it has launched a couple of devices that are already selling in major e-commerce sectors.

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Wearable mobile phones built - The Nation

Posted by Perusal Monday, September 30, 2013 0 comments

Berkshire, UK
Metro
Being seen with the latest mobile phone has become as important to fashionistas as the latest designer labels.
Now designer Sean Miles has found a way to bring the two together. For his Christmas collection, the 42-year-old ‘upcycled’ old handsets and incorporated them into Christian Louboutin heels, Miu Miu gloves and an Alexander McQueen clutch bag.
The gloves, worth £1,000, have a microphone built into the little finger and an earpiece in the thumb and his £2,500 ‘Walkie Talkie’ shoes have a phone in the sole. Operator O2, which estimates there are 70million unused mobile handsets nationwide, provided the phones for the collection.
‘Fashion and technology can go hand in hand and I hope my creations for this innovative project will get people to notice what can be done with old phones,’
Mr Miles, from Windsor, Berkshire said. ‘If we can combine the best of fashion while also recycling gadgets we can be trendsetters in more than one way.’

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Smartphones now account for almost two-thirds of all mobile phones in the U.S.

Posted by Perusal Saturday, September 28, 2013 0 comments

Smartphone Adoption United StatesAmerica really has become smartphone nation. Nielsen estimates in its latest survey of American consumers that smartphones now account for around 64% of all mobile phones used in the United States and that 80% of Americans who recently bought a new phone bought a smartphone. As far as smartphone platforms go, Nielsen found that Americans have stuck with the iOS-Android duopoly as Android phones accounted for 53% of all smartphones bought between June and August this year while iPhones accounted for 40% of all smartphones bought over the same period. Nielsen unsurprisingly reports that smartphone adoption is strongest among young people while noting that “50% of the mobile subscribers using feature phones in the U.S. were those aged 55+, highlighting significant room for smartphone growth among this group of mobile users.” A chart showing Nielsen’s findings follows below.

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Americans' phones grow as Internet connection: survey

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A majority of Americans use their mobile phones to access the Internet, and a growing number use their handsets as their primary online device, a survey showed Monday.

The Pew Research Center survey found 63 percent of mobile phone owners now use their phone to go online. And because 91 percent of Americans now own a cell phone, this means that 57 percent are "cell Internet users."

The proportion of cell owners who use their phone to go online has doubled since 2009, Pew found.

The survey also found 34 percent of these mobile Internet users use their phones as their primary Internet device, instead of a desktop, laptop or tablet computer.

These "cell-mostly Internet users," account for 21 percent of the total mobile phone owner population, and are most likely to be young adults, non-whites, and those with relatively low income and education levels, the survey found.

Prior Pew studies have found some 56 percent of US adults own a smartphone, which offers easy Internet access.

The latest report found 85 percent of mobile phone owners in the 18-29 age ground use their handset to go online. That compared with 73 percent in the 30-49 age group and 51 percent in the 50-64 age category.

And in the 18-29 age group, nearly half of those with mobile phones say that is their primary device for the Internet.

Some 74 percent of African-American mobile phone owners are cell Internet users, as are 68 percent of Hispanics with mobile phones, the survey found.

Those with lower incomes were far more likely to use their phone as their primary Internet device: this was the case for 45 percent of those with an annual income of less than $30,000, compared with 27 percent of those with $75,000 or more.

The report was based on a survey of 2,252 adults from April 17 to May 19, with a margin of error estimated at 2.3 percentage points for the full group and 2.5 percent for the group using their phones to go online.

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SK Telecom Offers to Waterproof Galaxy S4 Phones

Posted by Perusal Thursday, September 26, 2013 0 comments

South Koreans can now sign up to protect their Samsung Electronics Co.Galaxy S4 phones from sudden dunks into water.

Models hold Samsung phones coated with protective gas for water resilience in this photograph.SK Telecom

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co., in partnership with a local startup, is testing technology to make smartphones waterproof, and the Galaxy S4 will be its first candidate. The country’s largest mobile carrier said it will provide free coating services to 30,000 users of the smartphone.

The smartphones will be sprayed with a type of carbon gas that will coat the device with a thin, invisible barrier, blocking infiltration of water into the device, Irene Kim, a spokeswoman for SK Telecom said by phone.

It may be a challenge, however, for SK Telecom to prove to its customers that the splash-proof coating service is more than just a marketing gimmick. Samsung has already released waterproof versions of its mobile phones, one of the latest being the Galaxy S4 Active, which the company says can stay submerged for up to 30 minutes in one-meter deep bodies of water.

Exposure to water for up to 10 minutes would be endurable for gas-sprayed phones, SK Telecom’s spokeswoman said. But “intentional,” and “repetitive,” drowning of the phone can damage the quality of the coating that keeps the device waterproof, the company said in a separate statement Sunday.

However, strong water-resilience –if proven–could be appealing to those who prefer rugged versions of electronic devices.

The spraying of protective gas for water resilience is a technology that can be extended to a number of devices beyond smartphones, Ilim KO, the company behind the technology, says.

The coating service is currently limited to Samsung’s Galaxy S4 LTE-A models that support the latest wireless communications technology, although SK Telecom has plans to expand the service to other smartphones.

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Google Analytics App For Windows Mobile Phones

Posted by Perusal Sunday, December 12, 2010 0 comments

Found under: Windows Mobile, Google Analytics, Software, Dashboards, SynergeTech Solutions has just released their latest app for windows mobile phones Google Analytics Mobile. It lets you review your Google Analytics site traffic statistics from your phone. You have te options to run one of the standard reports or build your own using any data elements from Google Analytics.Google Analytics Mobile Features- Supports multiple Google Analytics profiles per login- Fully extendable reporting engine - access any data from Google Analytics- View datRead MoreRead more in mobile format

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HootSuite Available For BlackBerry Phones

Posted by Perusal Friday, December 10, 2010 0 comments

Found under: BlackBerry, Hootsuite, Facebook, Twitter, Client, Social, HootSuite has just released their app for BlackBerry phones. It helps you spread messages monitor conversations and track results of your social networks all from your handset. Simple elegant and powerful HootSuite allows you to send and schedule Twitter and Facebook updates from virtually anywhere. Plus easily manage campaigns schedule updates and view click-through stats for your social networks whether for business or personal use. HootSuite features- Manage multipleRead MoreRead more in mobile format

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Kiwis' phones a cyber crime goldmine

Posted by Perusal Sunday, November 21, 2010 2 comments

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Businesses are under an increasing threat from cyber criminals,with more and more employees carrying vital company informationaround on their mobile phones.

Managing Director of Unisys New Zealand Brett Hodgson told TVONE's Breakfast that a large number of employees are now havingimportant emails and other information sent direct to theircellphones.

He said despite the increase most people do not have anysecurity settings on their phones, opening their company andthemselves up to criminal activity or identity theft.

"The modern phone is actually a computer, but we seem to betreating it still as a mobile phone."

He said 60% of mobile phone users do not even have the mostbasic security measure in place - a password or pin number accessto their mobile.

The introduction of smartphones to the market has heightened therisk, with many work mobiles having email and internetcapabilities.

"The proliferation [of smartphones] and the growth of those isthe significant contributor," he said.

But that does not mean regular phones are safe.

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New role for mobile phones - unlocking hotel room doors

Posted by Perusal Tuesday, November 16, 2010 1 comments

STOCKHOLM: Visitors to a Stockholm hotel will be able to use mobile phones instead of keys to unlock the doors to their rooms.

Assa Abloy AB, the world's largest maker of door locks, has launched a pilot in which Clarion Hotel Stockholm will lend customers mobile phones with close-range radio chips, much like devices used for contact-less payments at gas stations.

Repeat visitors during a four-month trial will be able to check in through their phones before arrival and have their phones activated as "keys." They will then be able to skip the registration desk and unlock the door by holding the phone next to it.

The short-range radio technology, known as Near Field Communication, is expected to be built into smart phones in the coming years. It is also envisioned for ticketing and card payments. Assa Abloy says it wanted to test the system before expanding it to other hotels, commercial buildings and homes.

Greger Johansson, a telecommunications analyst at research firm Redeye, said NFC is a hot technology in the mobile phone market. But he said few models have incorporated it so far and it will take "several years" before it becomes widely used.

"It's not just a matter of incorporating the technology into the phones," he said. "You need someone who can read it too. There are quite a few players involved so it will take a while until it works well."

The head of Assa Abloy's mobile keys division, Daniel Berg, acknowledged that participants in the trial may find it cumbersome to have an extra mobile phone.

But once people have the technology in their own phones, he said, it will save them time at check-in and improve security because the access credentials in a lost phone can be revoked remotely.

He said the phone technology works with existing radio-enabled locks, so hotels can continue giving key cards to visitors who don't have the new technology in their phones. - AP

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ActuateOne Seamlessly Extends BI Applications to Smart Phones and Tablet Devices with BIRT Mobile

Posted by Perusal Monday, November 15, 2010 0 comments

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTU), The people behind BIRT^® and the leading open source Business Intelligence (BI) vendor, today announced that BIRT Mobile is available for Apple^® and Blackberry^® devices. ActuateOne’s one design, one server and one user experience combined with BIRT Mobile’s native support for multiple mobility architectures make Actuate the only vendor to seamlessly deliver content via mobile browsers, native applications, custom applications and an SDK integrated with the Apple iOS framework - providing developers with full flexibility to include BIRT content in their mobile applications and ensuring a unified user experience from the office to the mobile device.

“BIRT Mobile, based on ActuateOne, extends BIRT-based data visualizations to mobile devices with the same singularity of user experience that our customers have come to expect from Actuate. Additionally, mobile applications deployed using ActuateOne maximize developer productivity and optimize the end user experience within a unified environment.”

BIRT Mobile’s native support simplifies development of mobile BI applications for rapid deployment and a seamless user experience. BIRT Mobile includes BIRT Mobile Viewer and HD Viewer for iPad™, true native applications used with BIRT iServer or with BIRT onDemand, Actuate’s Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. BIRT onDemand instantly delivers personalized BIRT content to mobile users with one click, significantly increasing productivity for IT departments, developers and users.

“Actuate is among the handful of vendors to provide native platform support across a majority of mobile platforms according to the latest Dresner Advisory Services Mobile Business Intelligence Study. Native mobile platform support dramatically enhances the user experience and is a key attribute in vendor selection," said Howard Dresner, principal, Dresner Advisory Services. “With innovations on the growing array of highly interactive and intelligent mobile devices, vendors that can deliver on a relevant and continuous end user experience seem poised to stay ahead of the competition.”

Actuate is the only BI vendor that supports and deploys all four data access capabilities of mobile devices, ensuring that application developers have full flexibility to efficiently develop a mobile BI application that fulfils business requirements:

1. Browser Access: Actuate and BIRT content has always been accessible via Internet browsers and can be viewed by any mobile device that includes a browser.

2. Native Application Access: Actuate offers two viewers offering native access - BIRT Mobile, which supports Apple iPad, iPhone™, iPod Touch™ and Blackberry devices and BIRT Mobile HD, a premium application that includes iPad-specific features such as annotation and email. These viewers embrace the native capabilities of specific devices, including the ability to drill down into content, orientation awareness, touch navigation, email and phone dialing.

3. Custom Application Access: BIRT developers can use BIRT iServer or BIRT onDemand to instantly “mobilize” their custom applications. BIRT content need not be duplicated for mobile deployment.

4. SDK Integrated with Apple iOS framework: The BIRT Mobile SDK integrates natively with the Apple iOS framework, allowing BIRT content to be easily included in applications for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch with speed and ease. The SDK also allows iOS developers to work with BIRT content via a cohesive set of Objective-C objects, greatly shortening the time required to embed BIRT into any mobile application.

“With BIRT Mobile, Actuate provides multiple deployment options for interactive enterprise information based on project size, user requirements and budget to meet the needs of increasingly mobile BI end users,” said Nobby Akiha, senior vice president of marketing at Actuate. “BIRT Mobile, based on ActuateOne, extends BIRT-based data visualizations to mobile devices with the same singularity of user experience that our customers have come to expect from Actuate. Additionally, mobile applications deployed using ActuateOne maximize developer productivity and optimize the end user experience within a unified environment.”

Actuate – the people behind BIRT

Actuate founded and co-leads the Eclipse BIRT open source project. ActuateOne is a unified suite of products for rapidly developing and deploying BIRT-based custom Business Intelligence applications and information applications. Applications built with ActuateOne provide one user experience regardless of task or skill level; are supported by one server for any deployment including cloud and are built with one BIRT design that can access and integrate any data source, including high volume print streams. ActuateOne adds rich data visualizations, including interactivity, dashboards, analytics, and deployment options to Web and mobile BIRT applications, helping organizations drive revenue through higher customer satisfaction and improved operational performance.

Actuate has over 4,600 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas including financial services and the public sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.actuate.com or visit the BIRT community at www.birt-exchange.com.

Copyright © 2010 Actuate Corporation. All rights reserved. Actuate and the Actuate logo are registered trademarks of Actuate Corporation and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. All other brands, names or trademarks mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Mobile phones and apps: Best of 2010

Posted by Perusal Friday, November 12, 2010 0 comments

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Call 2010 the year of the smartphone and mobile software. Phones like the Motorola Droid X, the HTC Incredible, and the Apple iPhone 4 -- and the many creative apps we liked this year -- made this the largest category of products in the PCWorld 100.

Google Android 2.2

Smartphone operating system; included with phone Mobility led the tech industry in innovation in 2010, and amid a flourishing array of great mobile products, we found one consistent standout this year: Google Android. Expected to eclipse Apple's iOS in market share by year's end, Android brings powerful apps, a slick interface, and extreme customizability to a host of phones and tablets available across a multitude of carriers. As a result, Android provides selection -- the one thing that the iPhone platform can't promise. Add to that mix a flexible browser with Flash 10.1 support, OS-wide voice control and dictation features, and a rapidly expanding app ecosystem, and Android 2.2 (aka "Froyo") is the OS to beat in the burgeoning mobile age. (#1 in the PCWorld 100)

Google Android 2.2 coverage | android.com

Samsung Epic 4G

Smartphone; $249 with Sprint contract Out of all the Android phones that launched this year, the Epic 4G is definitely the best. The nicely designed physical keyboard -- paired with the 4G-network goodness and front-facing camera -- makes it hard to beat. Additionally, the gorgeous display and Samsung's MediaHub make it the ultimate entertainment smartphone. (#8)

Samsung Epic 4G review | sprint.com

Instapaper

Mobile app; free This app, available for many platforms, pulls just the words and images from a site and sends them to your mobile device, so reading on the go is a snap. With Instapaper's browser plug-in, you simply find an article you're interested in and click 'Read Later' to make the cleaned-up version show up on your phone or tablet. (#9)

Instapaper coverage | instapaper.com

Apple iPhone 4

Smartphone; starts at $149 with an AT&T contract Despite initial concerns, the latest iPhone is a stylish, attractive groundbreaker. This phone screams design elegance and has the software and gorgeous display to match, as well as the richness of the Apple App Store at its command. (#13)

Apple iPhone 4 review | apple.com

HTC HD7

Smartphone; $200 with T-Mobile contract It's too early to determine the success of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS, but the HTC HD7, which uses it, is one impressive handset with its 4.3-inch WVGA display, kickstand, and 16GB of memory. Throw in Netflix streaming, Xbox Live, and the Zune player, and you have a fantastic entertainment phone. (#15)

HTC HD7 coverage | htc.com

Motorola Droid X

Smartphone; $199 with Verizon contract The follow-up to Motorola's wildly successful Droid on Verizon, the Droid X was one of the hottest phones to debut this summer, sporting a 4.3-inch display and 8-megapixel camera. And it got even better with the Android 2.2 OS upgrade, which delivered Flash content to its speedy Web browser. (#25)

Motorola Droid X review | verizonwireless.com

Bump

Mobile app; free Need to send a song, a contact, or even a PayPal payment instantly between two smartphones? Just launch this app and bump the phones together, and the item transfers. It even works between iPhones and Android devices. (#36)

Bump coverage (Android) | Bump review (iPhone) | bu.mp

Flipboard

Mobile app; free With this iPad app you can turn your Facebook and Twitter feeds into a personalized magazine, on the fly. Swipe through pages of photos, videos, and your friends' pearls of wisdom, or choose from feeds featuring content aggregated from popular Web destinations. (#44)

Flipboard review | flipboard.com

Handcent SMS

Mobile app; free The next time an iPhone user scoffs at your Android handset's ability to replace core phone elements such as the SMS client, show them Handcent SMS. It's configurable and simple to use, and it sports features that put nearly all other SMS apps to shame. (#46)

Handcent SMS review | handcent.com

HTC Droid Incredible

Smartphone; $200 with Verizon contract This Android phone impressed us with its easy-to-use interface, gorgeous AMOLED display, and fun Sense overlay. The Droid Incredible also sports an excellent camera and slick design, making it one of the best Android phones on Verizon to date. (#47)

HTC Droid Incredible review | verizonwireless.com

At Bat 2010 for iPad

Mobile app; $7 This indispensable Major League Baseball app lets you monitor every big-league game, watch highlights, and listen to each game live. If you subscribe to the MLB.tv service, you can watch every out-of-market (nonlocal) game. (#49)

At Bat 2010 for iPad review | mlb.com

Rovio Angry Birds

Game; $1 Great and weird. Your objective: Catapult peeved birds into the fortress of an egg-stealing gang of pigs. Angry Birds combines simple physics with sheer luck, and skillfully utilizes the iPhone 4's display and multitouch controls. (#54)

Rovio Angry Birds review | rovio.com

Lookout Mobile Security

Mobile app; free Triple-threat protection for your Android phone. The Lookout app runs a virus scan for every app you download, helps you track your handset if you lose it, and lets you back up your phone's data. It's so easy to use, you'll hardly know it's there--until you need it. (#56)

Lookout Mobile Security review | mylookout.com

Plantronics K100

Bluetooth speakerphone; $80 This speakerphone with easy-to-locate buttons clips to your car's visor to manage your phone calls. It also allows you to listen to streaming audio through the car speakers. (#65)

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Taptrix Brushes

Mobile app; $8 This painting app for the iPhone and iPad includes layer support, various brush types, and more. It's easy to use, but powerful enough for professional artists: One such person used the iPhone version to produce a New Yorker cover. (#66)

Taptrix Brushes review (iPad) | Taptrix Brushes review (iPhone) | brushesapp.com

Alphonso Labs Pulse News Reader

Mobile app, $4 Rather than using an e-mail inbox-style layout where you tick off many unread items one by one, Pulse News Reader is designed to be more visual, promoting leisurely reading. It's an attractive--and enjoyable--alternative to traditional RSS apps. (#67)

Alphonso Labs Pulse News Reader review | alphonsolabs.com

Jabra Clipper

Bluetooth headset; $50 This stereo headset attaches earbuds to a unit that clips to a shirt and can switch between calls and music. If you prefer, you can use your own headphones with it. (#74)

jabra.com

FitNow Lose It

Mobile app; free When you want to lose weight, faithfully recording what you're eating is a big help. This straightforward app lets you enter your food intake right after each meal on your iPhone or iPod Touch. (#76)

FitNow Lose It review | itunes.apple.com

PopCap Games Plants vs. Zombies HD

Game; $10 This zombie-bashing defense title appears on several platforms, but the iPad version is arguably the best. Excellent multitouch support and the frenetic pace will keep you tapping frantically, while a wide variety of minigames keeps things feeling fresh. (#79)

PopCap Games Plants vs. Zombies HD coverage | itunes.apple.com

Jabra Extreme

Bluetooth headset; $80 Jabra's latest, highly effective noise-cancellation audio technology is planted inside this headset's lightweight shell, which fits snugly in your ear. Offering excellent sound quality, it easily overcomes the clatter of the big city or a busy household. (#82)

Jabra Extreme review | jabra.com

Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk Plans

Prepaid service; $25 to $60 per month Get unlimited messaging, unlimited broadband, and various tiers of voice service on a smartphone using Sprint's reliable and reasonably fast 3G network. Bonus: no contract to sign. (#83)

Virgin Mobile Beyond Talk Plans coverage | virginmobileusa.com

Grooveshark for Android

Streaming audio service; $3 per month iPhone music fans, eat your hearts out. Only Android has Grooveshark, which streams any song you want right to your phone. A best-of-both-worlds cross between Pandora and iTunes, Grooveshark supports playlists, and you can even download songs for offline mode when you don't have service. (#85)

Grooveshark for Android review | mobile.grooveshark.com

Polar WearLink+ Transmitter Nike+

Fitness gadget; $70 This awkwardly named chest strap transmits your heart-rate data to Nike+ devices for upload to the Nikeplus.com Web service for tracking over time. It's compatible with the fifth-generation iPod Nano and the Nike+ iPod Sport Kit. (#87)

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RideCharge Taxi Magic

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Latest move by broadcasters to mandate implanting radios into cell phones

Posted by Perusal Thursday, November 11, 2010 0 comments

Fearing that over-the-air radio may be nearing extinction faster than predicted, the US National Association of Broadcasters has been backing legislation requiring mobile phone manufacturers to install "radio-activated chips," making them into de facto FM radios. . . whether consumers actually want them or not. But in an effort to accelerate legislation to make this happen before, say, next January, the NAB signaled yesterday it's willing to make a bargain with its most valuable negotiating chip: radio's decades-old exemption on paying performance royalties.

For over a year, the NAB has boasted that it has the support of a majority of members of the US House of Representatives, backing a bill that would extend the broadcast radio industry's exemption from paying performance fees to musicians (and their designated rights holders) indefinitely. But the political careers of many of those representatives are now somewhat less than definite, as many pollsters predict a change of party leadership in the House next January.

Apparently sensing that the handwriting on the wall was made with permanent marker, yesterday the NAB made an unprecedented proposal to its chief adversary: the musicFIRST Coalition. NAB member stations would agree to pay rights holders a flatter fee of 1% of "net revenue" (historically, the formula for attaining "net revenue" has been enormously complex), if the Coalition would agree to support certain key legislative provisions. . . the immediate likelihood of which appears doubtful, but the mere proposition of which denotes the increasingly desperate situation in which broadcasters find themselves.

As an NAB statement last night explained, broadcasters want the Coalition to agree to remove the US Copyright Royalty Board as the designated arbiter of terrestrial radio's royalty fees for both over-the-air and streaming Internet radio. Royalty rates set by the CRB tend to escalate on an established schedule; the NAB appears to be saying that any escalation should be negotiated privately between broadcasters and rights holders.

The NAB also wants musicFIRST to back the FM chip mandate, on the theory that it would increase the base of listeners beyond those who already own radios. Betting on the theory that it's the rights holders whom musicFIRST represents whose voice in Congress could make the FM chip mandate happen, the broadcasters are proposing a staged implementation of performance fees, contingent upon the saturation level of FM chips in US cell phones. Initially, broadcasters would pay 0.25% of their net revenue. That rate would escalate to 1.0% once it has been determined that FM chips have penetrated "75 percent of all mobile devices," according to the NAB statement last night.

But the broadcasters are also adding leverage to the leverage, asking the Coalition to agree to reduce their fees for streaming Internet radio. Back in January 2009, the CRB set forth new terms and conditions for all streaming radio providers to follow, starting with a base rate of 10.5% of net revenue, and then adding and/or subtracting values from that base. The new rates enabled online services such as Pandora and Last.fm to continue doing business, as rate structures that had been in place earlier would have escalated their liability beyond the 100% net revenue mark. However, they've had to implement premium-tier subscription services to do so, and add advertising to their unpaid streams.

The revenue problem has apparently yet to be solved for streamers. Last week, Last.fm announced it will be shutting down some of its subscription-tier stations on November 17. Subscribers had been paying a $3-per-month charge for stations that featured more of their own personal selections (royalty rates for songs chosen by subscribers are higher than rates for automatically or randomly assembled playlists).

In the wake of recent studies including from research service Bridge Ratings showing the ratio of younger listeners' preference for online radio over broadcast radio hovering at about 9:4, traditional broadcasters feel they need more accessibility. What's more, they apparently believe radio receivers aren't enough to guarantee that accessibility. They want back in the streaming game themselves, which is why they want musicFIRST to agree to take the CRB out of the picture, making the 10.5% base rate that Pandora and Last.fm pay, inapplicable to them.

Broadcasters are also seeking a resolution, the NAB said yesterday, to the so-called "AFTRA issue," which is the sole reason why some successful US radio stations stopped streaming online. AFTRA is the union that represents, among others, the performers who appear in radio commercials; and because their royalty rates for terrestrial broadcast ads are different than when those ads are streamed on radio (a rate some claim to be three times higher), many broadcasters opt to dub over their terrestrial ad blocks with lower-cost ads, often produced in-house that take in lesser revenue. Rather than support two ad tracks, many stations opt simply not to stream at all.

The NAB refrains from specifying just how the AFTRA issue would be resolved, though it does say that doing so would "facilitate simulcast of over-the-air radio commercials on the Internet." That notion has already been called a "bad idea" by radio ad industry analyst Jennifer Lane. "It discourages advertisers and broadcasters from developing ads that have an online/interactive call to action," Lane wrote last month. "It encourages broadcasters to view their streams as simulcasts of their broadcasts. Which they are not. It's the fast lazy train to ineffective online radio."

This morning, ad industry strategist Mark Ramsey called the NAB's AFTRA proposal "brilliant," although with a very heavy dose of sarcasm. "As I and others have long argued, one key value of Internet delivery is to match messages to consumers which are relevant and accountable. The idea of repurposing over-the-air spots on digital streams using the same one-size-fits-all radio model is like buying a new Maserati and putting a saddle on it! And I don't mean a saddle custom-made for your butt, either. . . Go ahead and ask Pandora why they don't do this with their 75 million registered users, a good-sized audience to be sure. And their answer would be, 'Why in the world would we do that when we have age, sex, zip code, music preferences, and other personally identifiable data on 75 million consumers?!'"

In a statement issued yesterday, the chairman of the NAB's Joint Board which issued the proposal, Commonwealth Broadcasting CEO Steve Newberry, said, "No broadcaster that I know relishes paying a new fee, but the terms of this agreement provide badly needed certainty for our business to move forward, and the positives of this accord far outweigh the negatives."

For his group's part, musicFIRST spokesperson Tom Matzzie issued a response late yesterday evening. Alluding to negotiations that had not been reported before in the press, Matzzie said, "While we are pleased that the radio broadcasters have for the first time acknowledged their obligation to pay the artists who are the foundation of their business, we are disappointed that they failed to vote on the deal both parties agreed upon in July. After a quick review, this new term sheet differs significantly from that agreement. We will be reviewing their term sheet further."

The existence of negotiations last July surprised the very people who would have taken part in these negotiations. This morning, NAB CEO Gordon Smith issued this statement to press services: "We are disappointed by comments from our friends at musicFIRST representing that there was a definitive July agreement or a handshake settlement with NAB on terms for resolving the performance royalty issue. This is demonstrably false. If this were true, why would our two sides have continued with negotiations in August, September, and October?"

Scott M. Fulton, III is editor and publisher of Net1News

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Google Instant Coming To Android Phones

Posted by Perusal Wednesday, November 10, 2010 0 comments

Found under: google, instant, android, droid, mobile, The popular desktop and browser feature Google Instant is coming to selected Android phones as of now. Google Instant is a search which pulls information from the web as you type producing instantaneous results for what you want to find. Users of the Droid Droid Incredible or Droid X are reporting that it is working fine and presumably that all other Android phones will be seen to receive this as well. Google Instant is looking incredibly smooth though it seems that it is only beinRead MoreRead more in mobile format

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Antitheft SMS Alarm For Windows Mobile Phones

Posted by Perusal Thursday, November 4, 2010 0 comments

Found under: Windows Mobile, Freeware, Theft, Recover, GPS, SMS, Alarm, Here is program for Windows Mobile phones that takes care of your phone in case of theft. It is called Antitheft SMS Alarm and is developed by BArtWell who has bunch of apps we would love to see on FreewarePocketPC.net. In short it is a simple program that sends SMS from thief phone number with IMSI and GPS-coordinates when SIM-card is changed.Download Antitheft SMS AlarmRead MoreRead more in mobile format

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Mobile phones prove excellent at germ spreading

Posted by Perusal Wednesday, November 3, 2010 0 comments

Mobile phones and other touchscreen devices are proving excellent at spreading germs and viruses, a study has found. Skip related content

The latest generation of mobile devices make virus and germ transition very easy, and since they are primarily in contact with the face and head are proving very effective at transmission to others.

"If you put virus on a surface, like an iPhone, about 30 percent of it will get on your fingertips," Timothy Julian, a Stanford University doctoral student who co-authored a study on the spread of viruses, told the Sacramento Bee.

"A fair amount of it may go from your fingers to your eyes, mouth or nose," the most likely routes of infection.

The research, which was published by the Journal of Applied Microbiology, found that sharing you phone, or letting someone else touch it, significantly increased your chances of getting sick.

"If you're sharing the device, then you're sharing your influenza with someone else who touches it," said Julian

In July Which? examined 30 of the most popular mobile devices and found that some handsets had 18 times more living bacteria on them than the average toilet flush and at least one was infected with possible fecal matter.

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FedEx Mobile for BlackBerry Phones Available

Posted by Perusal Sunday, October 31, 2010 0 comments

Found under: BlackBerry, FedEx, Shipments, Tracking, FedEx has just unveiled their app for BlackBerry phones which lets you do almost anything of their services from your phone. You can check the status of your shipments create shipping labels find the nearest FedEx drop-box ship center or FedEx Office location.The FedEx mobile app gives you access up-to-date tracking details along with creating and email shipping labels while on the go. You can also view your ship history and access your fedex.com address book. You can obtain accuRead MoreRead more in mobile format

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Jenkins: Windows phones among latest advances

Posted by Perusal Saturday, October 30, 2010 0 comments

Here are some stories I’m following for you:

* Microsoft has, at last, released its new Windows Phone 7 cell-phone platform. The company suffered quite a bit of humiliation with some of its recent mobile offerings, but early reports seem generally and surprisingly favorable. It has completely redesigned its mobile approach, a must if it hopes to compete in this ever more volatile market.

* The move toward integrating the Internet with TV has accelerated as Logitech, Sony and other vendors are releasing their Web-connected devices. There will be no more hotly contested business than the trend toward interactive TV, as it offers a huge untapped market.

There are several approaches and devices emerging, and it’s fascinating to see just how many different ways businesses are approaching this new digital frontier. While many of these are promising, I think it will be a while before we see anyone take a lead in this area.

* The Adobe corporation is probably having better days after Facebook published its experience comparing Adobe Flash and an HTML 5-based player. You’ll recall from recent columns that the upcoming HTML 5 Web specification offers video features that would make Flash unnecessary, a definite blow to Adobe.

Zdnet.com quotes the Facebook blog as saying, “While we tested this new player on other mobile browsers, we found that Flash still outperformed their HTML5 video implementations.” It’s likely that HTML 5 will eventually be an excellent video platform in itself, but this post shows that it has a way to go until it can be relied on completely for multimedia.

* The Internet continues to cut into local retail sales, and merchants are struggling to find ways to compete.

Recent news from Amazon won’t make them happy in this regard, as the company has released an Apple iPhone app that scans bar codes of products in stores and takes the user to Amazon to compare prices on the item. The customer then has the option to purchase from Amazon.

I suppose I feel two opposite ways about this. I love the ability to use the Web to find great deals, but the last thing we need to do is to sabotage local merchants who pay local taxes and support the community in other ways. This is a double bind indeed.

I recently set up a social networking system for a local company who has taken this issue on in a big way. Rather than let themselves be outdone, they have innovated using social media to create a sort of ecosystem with their customers, making buying from them very attractive. This is the future of local retailing, creating value in every transaction and supporting customers at every turn. This applies also to bands, bloggers and anyone wanting to make sales or have an impact on a customer base.

* Finally, good news from the micro-blogging service Posterous. They’ve released an Apple iPhone app that allows you to update your Posterous blog, Facebook, Twitter and other social accounts via the Autopost feature in the app.

This includes pictures and video, an amazing offering. I think mobile blogging will be a huge trend, and this makes it so simple, assuming it works correctly.

The quickly evolving and increasingly more powerful mobile devices will make such offerings very valuable over time. The cell phone has been called the next computing platform for some time, and any feature that can be added from the desktop is always welcome.

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The latest emergency information can be sent to mobile phones

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SAN DIEGO September was National Preparedness Month and October is the height of fire season. This is a good time for residents to review their emergency preparations and finish the ones they have started. First on everyones list should be to make sure they will be able to receive the latest information if there is an emergency in their neighborhood.Before San Diegos Santa Ana season begins ...

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