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3 Google execs convicted of privacy violations

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Italian court convicts 3 Google execs of violating privacy in video of abused autistic boy.

Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in Italy because bullies posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused — a case closely watched due to its implications for Internet freedom.

In the first such criminal trial of its kind, Judge Oscar Magi sentenced the three to a six-month suspended sentence and absolved them of defamation charges. A fourth defendant, charged only with defamation, was acquitted.

Google called the decision "astonishing" and said it would appeal.

"The judge has decided I'm primarily responsible for the actions of some teenagers who uploaded a reprehensible video to Google video," Google's global privacy counsel Peter Fleischer, who was convicted in absentia, said in a statement.

The trial could help define whether the Internet in Italy is an open, self-regulating platform or if content must be better monitored for abusive material.

Google, based in Mountain View, California, had said it considered the trial a threat to freedom on the Internet because it could force providers to attempt an impossible task — prescreening the thousands of hours of footage uploaded every day onto sites like YouTube.

"We will appeal this astonishing decision," Google spokesman Bill Echikson said at the courthouse. "We are deeply troubled by this decision. It attacks the principles of freedom on which the Internet was built."

Convicted of privacy violations along with Fleischer were Google's senior vice president and chief legal officer David Drummond, retired chief financial officer George Reyes. Senior product marketing manager Arvind Desikan was acquitted.

Prosecutors had insisted the case wasn't about censorship but about balancing the freedom of expression with the rights of an individual.

Prosecutor Alfredo Robledo said he was satisfied with the decision and that Google will now have to consider better monitoring its video.

The charges were sought by Vivi Down, an advocacy group for people with Down syndrome. The group alerted prosecutors to the 2006 video showing an autistic student in Turin being beaten and insulted by bullies at school. In the footage, the youth is being mistreated while one of the teenagers puts in a mock telephone call to Vivi Down.

Google Italy, which is based in Milan, eventually took down the video, though the two sides disagree on how fast the company reacted to complaints. Thanks to the footage and Google's cooperation, the four bullies were identified and sentenced by a juvenile court to community service.

The events shortly preceded Google's 2006 acquisition of YouTube.

All four executives, who were tried in absentia, denied wrongdoing. None was in any way involved with the production of the video or uploading it onto the viewing platform, but prosecutors argued that it shot to the top of a most-viewed list and should have been noticed.

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Motorola and TIM expand its portfolio and offer Android smartphone with QUENCH MOTOBLUR

The new product integrates messages and contacts, accessing social networks through the virtual QWERTY keyboard and navigation key front.

São Paulo - Motorola and TIM announced the new smartphone based on Android platafoma the QUENCH ™. The new product brings the MOTOBLUR ™, a service of Motorola organizing messages and synchronize contacts, ensuring the agility of conversations in real time. The touch screen, the navigation key (such as a laptop), along with the features pinch and zoom and Adobe Flash Lite, easy to visualize the 3.1''display with high resolution. The Motorola QUENCH ™ will be available in Brazil in the first quarter and is the eighth model powered by Android launched by Motorola in the world, and the fourth in Brazil, and the second manufacturer launched by TIM in Brazil

"The continued expansion of portfolio of devices from Motorola Android reinforces our commitment to offer more options for phones always in tune with the expectations and desires of consumers," said Rodrigo Vidigal, director of product marketing for Motorola Mobile Devices. "The MOTOBLUR with QUENCH ™ ™ emphasizes the history of design success of Motorola, which differentiates this device from the traditional experience Android, leading consumers to experience more complete messaging, navigation and multimedia."

"Launching the Motorola ™ QUENCH firsthand in Brazil is part of our strategy to constantly seek innovation and best models to offer our customers, we will continue investing on the Android platform, which also brought with pioneering spirit for the country with the QUENCH ™, included in our portfolio service MOTOBLUR ™ for users increasingly accustomed to using social networking on mobile, "said Leopoldo Tranquilli, Director of Marketing VAS TIM. "Moreover, as the unlocked handset will hit the stores, we can offer you an even larger share of consumers," added the executive.

The MOTOBLUR ™ service is the integration of exclusive content for Android Motorola, designed to make mobile phones more personalized and intelligent. It is the first solution to synchronize contacts, posts, messages, photos and more - from sources such as Orkut, Facebook ®, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail ™, e-mail personal and corporate, LastFM, - automatically updating them on the main cell. With this, the User spends less time to organize your life and gaining more time to enjoy it.

The QUENCH ™ facilitates the upgrading of posts through a combination of features MOTOBLUR ™ that brings calendar, messages, news and other information that you want to customize the User and are automatically updated on the main unit. Contact information such as e-mail, photos and profile and phones are synchronized on-line, whenever there are changes, eliminating the need for manual updates.

The MOTOBLUR ™ also provides convenience and peace of mind to User, as if the phone is lost, you can find it through a secure portal, which also allows personal information contained in the device are erased remotely. Only with the User Name and password, all contacts are retrieved, as well as messages and all the networks and providers of e-mail previously configured. Moreover, with possible updates through the server, Motorola will enhance current capabilities and add new tools to QUENCH ™, ensuring the continued evolution of user experience.

Experiences complete

The QUENCH ™ provides a complete experience of Web browsing with touch screen functionality and pinch and zoom. The intuitive navigation is made easy with a navigation pad located in the center front of the device. In addition, the phone brings Adobe Flash Lite ™ and Google HTML, which combined with the high resolution display of 3.1''allow optimum viewing of media content such as banners and video.

The musical experience of the phone becomes more complete thanks to the music player - connected media player. The application has features that make it easy to search for songs with the ability to display the lyrics in any language, synchronized with accompanying audio. With QUENCH ™, you can also choose where the user wants to perform Downloads2, and how and with whom they want to comment your music on Twitter, e-mail and SMS. The product offers features such as direct access to music videos on YouTube ™, streaming radio and identification of music.

The new phone has two microphones and the unique technology that significantly reduces the noise of the calls. It also has 5 MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash.

The smartphone brings the Android Market ™, which provides quick access to more than 20 thousand applications and widgets and allows unlimited customization to QUENCH ™. Features such as access 3G and Wi-Fi ®, GPS and Bluetooth ® stereo 1 make it a full device powered by Android.

Availability

The QUENCH ™ with MOTOBLUR ™ is available in various regions around the world from the first quarter of 2010. In Brazil, it will be available by the end of March, first in TIM stores and consumers can buy it in deals with data packets, so they can further leverage all the features of the device.

· Specific details such as prices and market regions will be announced by TIM at the time of marketing.

• For more information, product specifications and pictures QUENCH, visit the Media Center Fact Sheets.

• For active multimedia Mobile World Congress, visit MWC 2010 Press Kit Follow us also on Facebook and Twitter.

"Use Motorola original accessories. Your guarantee of safety and quality. "

About TIM

In Brazil for 11 years, TIM was the first mobile operator to be present in every state in the country working with customer-oriented and seeking best serve the demands of the market, the company saw its customer base to jump from 36, 1 million to 41.1 million customers from March to December 2009, representing a growth of over 13%, which can be attributed to its strategy of repositioning the brand. The improved performance reflects the concern with the User and the launch of innovative products and services and tailor such plans Infinity and Liberty.

The constant improvement of network quality is also part of the company's strategy, which allocated 60% of its $ 2.3 billion investment in 2009 for this purpose. In December, the company completed the merger of Intelig: TIM Intelig and will address their integrated networks, a process that has already begun and should be completed in the first quarter of 2010.

TIM also invests in its commitment to society: included in the portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), the BM & F, the company maintains stock collection and transport to recycling equipment, batteries and accessories markets using low impact environment, among other initiatives. For more information, visit www.tim.com.br or http://twitter.com/timtimportimtim.



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TAT The Astonishing Tribe Demonstrates Mobile Phone Multiple Screen Display on TI´s OMAP™

Mobile phone display expands far beyond the single small device screen.

Barcelona, Spain --- Mobile phone developers, application designers and users no longer have to be limited by a single small device screen. TAT The Astonishing Tribe announced that it is demonstrating mobile phone multiple screen display functionality on the Blaze™ mobile development platform (MDP), a prototype from Texas Instrument Incorporated (TI) based on the OMAP™ 4 platform, at Mobile World Congress 2010.

TAT, a Sweden-based company, provides the user interface technology that has shipped in more than 350 million mobile phones worldwide and is utilized by the top mobile handset OEMs

TAT Cascades, a UI framework launched in 2006, now in its version 3.7 enables high definition, interactive multiple screens on hardware and devices that provide multiple display capability, such as the OMAP 4 processor-based Blaze MDP. TAT Cascades enables smooth synchronization between two displays on the handset itself as well as on multiple external devices, including TV consoles, projectors, or other monitors.

"Mobile device hardware technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. TAT provides the only user interface technology that can take full advantage of those advancements. Multiple display capability for a mobile device is one of the next big breakthroughs that will impact the mobile user experience," said Charlotta Falvin, TAT CEO. "TAT Cascades enables that hardware development so the user experience is productive, smooth and enjoyable."

"There is tremendous innovation taking place today in the mobile applications segment, which will drive use cases into the future," said Fred Cohen, Director, OMAP Wireless Ecosystem, TI. "We are thrilled with TAT´s ability to show how new interface capabilities, based on our OMAP 4 platform, will change how consumers interact with their devices. Providing multiple display support will be critical as people look for better ways to share information, memories and data on the go."

Key TAT Cascades multiple screen functionality features include:

* Enables high quality, synchronized multiple screen displays on the mobile device, external high definition monitors or projectors that display the screen on an external surface.
* Enables smart interaction between screens - such as dragging from one screen to the other, or pointing to something on one screen and seeing the results on the other screen.
* Compatible with HDMI video standard for outputting HD content to larger screens.
* Hardware- and platform-agnostic, TAT Cascades can enable multiple screens on any mobile device running on a platform that is capable of supporting multiple displays.
* Allows the full range of TAT Cascades´ stunning visual effects across all screens, including 3D, shadows, dynamic light sources, animations and transitions.

TAT Cascades multiple screen functionality is being demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 15-18, 2010, in TAT´s booth 2F18. Additional demonstrations for TAT technology can also be seen in Texas Instruments´ booth, 8A84.

About TAT
TAT - The Astonishing Tribe AB has added the WOW-effect to mobile user interfaces for more than 350 million devices worldwide. Our products, TAT Cascades™ and TAT Motion Lab™, built on the renowned TAT Kastor™ platform, has transformed the way UI design and graphics can be implemented on a wide range of mobile devices. TAT products are recognized for their time-to-market savings, resource efficiency and platform independence, giving users a more dynamic, faster and richer multimedia experience, in a truly astonishing way. TAT is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, and with local offices in Korea and USA. Learn more at www.tat.se.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) helps customers solve problems and develop new electronics that make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. A global semiconductor company, TI innovates through manufacturing, design and sales operations in more than 30 countries. For more information, go to www.ti.com



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Philips GoGear with FullSound

When you're on the go, does the quality of your favorite music travel with you? Or does the full sound experience get left home? The Philips GoGear with FullSound was created to enhance the sound quality of your MP3 music while you play it. Now you can experience your music on the go as never before.

FullSound
Philips FullSound brings your music to life, putting back what MP3 takes away.
FullSound
Entertainment on the go

Enjoying your favorite songs on the go should be a pleasure, not a chore. That's why GoGear has an intuitive interface to easily access your favorite content and manage your playlists.
On the go
Play it all

From a wide range of music formats, with GoGear with FullSound you can watch high quality video, store and view photos, and listen to FM Radio.
Play it all
Philips Songbird

With this media player, managing your music and media on both your portable devices and PC, becomes a piece of cake. But most of all, discovering, downloading, managing and synchronizing your music and media becomes an absolute fun experience! Enjoy music on the go, no hassle involved... just one simple program to discover, play and sync.



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kwaak3

This is a port of Quake3 to Android.
Project

When I received a Motorola Milestone phone, I wanted to get into Android development. I had seen ports of Quake3 to the iphone and the N900 which have similar specifications (all use a similar CPU and the PowerVR GPU), so I thought why not bring Quake3 to Android. As a start point I used the N900 version of ioquake3. It only took me a day to get the game to compile and to load the Quake3 main-function. After that it took me a few more days to get OpenGL and some input working. In the weeks following the initial port I added touchscreen support, networking and sound.
Features

* Audio
* Hardware floating-point on Neon-capable devices
* Input: keyboard, touchscreen and trackball
* OpenGL 3D rendering
* Game uses ARM optimized libcgamearm.so / libqaarm.so / libuiarm.so
* Networking

Performance

Normally when you compile C/C++ code using the Android NDK, the compiler targets a generic ARMv5 CPU which uses software floating-point. Without any optimizations and audio Quake3 runs at 22fps. Since Quake3 uses a lot of floating-point calculations. I tried a better C-compiler (GCC 4.4.0 from Android GIT) which supports modern CPUs and Neon SIMD instructions. Quake3 optimized for Cortex-A8 with Neon is about 15% faster without audio and 35% with audio compared to the generic ARMv5 build. Most likely the performance improvement compared to the ARMv5 build is not that big because the system libraries of the Milestone have been compiled with FPU support, so sin/cos/log/.. take advantage of the FPU.

One of my users also tested the game on his G1 but the device doesn't have much RAM and the CPU runs is downclocked to a little more than 300MHz. In the timedemo it scores about 10fps without audio. In game (after some tweaking) it can reach upto 20fps in not so busy areas.

Below are benchmark results of Quake3 at 854x480 in demo four at the default Quake3 settings:

ARMv5 Neon
No audio 22.0 fps 25.4 fps
Audio 14.7 fps 20.0 fps

Performance can be improved quite a bit by tweaking Quake3 settings. Setting lighting to Vertex instead of Lightmap improves performs by 20% to more than 30fps in Neon mode without audio.
Design

Android programs are written in Java and performance critical parts can be implemented in a C library and can then be called using JNI. 99.9% of the code in this project is C and the other part is Java. The small Java part initializes OpenGL, handles input and manages audio. The Kwaak3 Java code communicates with a 'libquake3.so' using a libkwaakjni wrapper. This wrapper loads either a generic ARMv5 'libquake3.so' or a Neon optimized 'libquake3_neon.so' depending on the CPU.

* Ioquake3 contains an 'infinite' loop which renders a single frame each iteration. A single iteration of this loop has been turned into a function which is called from onDrawFrame in Java.
* Input is processed by Android and is sent to the game when it is received.
* Audio is implemented on the Java side and using JNI, kwaak3 requests a number of audio samples when it needs some.

Supported devices

During development I have only had access to a Motorola Milestone. This phone has a keyboard and for this reason the game has been optimized for devices with a keyboard, so it won't work on your Nexus One or other phone at this point. One of my testers used a G1 and thanks to his testing there is also some trackball support. If I had my hands on more devices I would add support for those devices. The minimum required Android version at this point is 1.6.

Note the G1 doesn't have much RAM and due to this is very sensitive to crashing. The game might be more stable if you disable audio.
Future work

* Audio: use direct buffers to make data copying to Java more efficient and optimize the mixing code using Neon instructions
* 3D rendering: use VBOs for uploading geometry and prevent unneeded re-uploads
* Input: improve controls on phones without keyboard like the Nexus One
* Profile: profile the Quake3 code and optimize slow parts



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Recognizr

A TAT Cascades powered prototype of the Augmented ID concept. Accurate mobile face detection and recognition using Polar Rose's FaceLib. Recognizr shows how powerful computer vision and 3D graphics can be used to create fast, precise and aesthetic augmented reality. This prototype runs on Android.



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New mobile [Yandeks] for Windows Of mobile

Left the new version of mobile [Yandeksa] for [smartfonov] and communicators on the base of the operating system Windows Of mobile 5 and 6. let us recall, mobile [Yandeks] - this the service, which makes it possible to find information taking into account the location of user. As results of search the user will see the nearest to it objects, which correspond to demand.

Basic innovations of the renovation:

* Search prompts and the user history of search.
* Position finding on Wi-Fi and GPS (in addition to the determination from the base stations of honeycomb operators), which makes it possible to more accurately find the organizations nearest to you.
* [Informer] Of [yandeks].[Pochty] shows a quantity of new letters and the access into one cry.
* Detailed weather forecast - directly in the application.
* Buttons of rapid passage to [Yandeks].[Novosti], [Yandeks].[Afishu] and [Yandeks].[Teleprogrammu].

The base of addresses was also extended, and it means, users will find more than useful organizations in their city. By the way, developers note that a quantity of cities, in which is accessible address search, also substantially increased - now them it is more than hundred. To [skachat] application is possible from the [promo]- site (to the computer) or m.ya.ru/my (immediately to the telephone).



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Renovated by Windows Marketplace of for Of mobile now and for the Russian users and the developers

The company Of microsoft let out the new version of the appendix Windows Of marketplace of for Of mobile. It is already accessible for the mobile devices under control Windows Of mobile 6.0 and it is above. The new version of client is started automatically or it is proposed for the running off on the mobile site mp.windowsphone.com. Certainly, in the renovated application Windows Of marketplace of for Of mobile are several new functions. One of them concerns Russia.

Innovations in Windows Of marketplace of for Of mobile:

* The function Of world Of view (former geo of selector) - the running off of applications from the local catalogs of other countries, cost is converted into the currency of the country of user.
* Installation of programs directly on the map of the memory
* Support of Russian credit maps for the payment of applications and the possibility to record its ACCORDING TO the Russian developers
* Operators now can solve or forbid the use of VoIP- clients in their honeycomb networks.
* Simplified the registration of suppliers [po] (independent of software of vendor, ISV), it was optimized for different types ISV: company is individual developer, the student
* ISV more it is not necessary to pay additional $10 for the addition of application to the catalog of other regions



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Viliv Of s10 Of blade: detail about the characteristics

We already reported in the news about [planshetn]y[ke] Of viliv S7, now it became known about his existence “the big brother” of [netbuka]-[transformera] Of viliv Of s10 Of blade. At the present moment the device counts as accessible for [predzakaza] and became known its technicalities. In the base configuration the model works under control OS Windows XP, possesses 60 GB with hard drive and is built on the base of the processor Of atom Of z530 with a clock frequency of 1,6 GHz. In this configuration the device does not support the introduction of [multitach], since its support is absent in OS. But there are more expensive versions with the operating system Windows 7 and the solid-state accumulators by the volume of 32 or 64 GB. Screen in all versions is constant - 10,1- one inch sensory.

Additional options include a more powerful processor Of atom Of z550 with a clock frequency of 2 GHz and an increase in 1 GB of working storage. Communicative possibilities are occurred WiFi of the standards of b/g and Bluetooth of 2.0+EDR in base [komplektatsii].[Na] some models it can be established BY HSPA modem. Also there is a collection of 3 USB of ports (one only for the connection of [netbuka] Of viliv Of s10 Of blade to the computer), VGA joint and TV- output.

Storage battery capacity. 4300 [mAch] must be sufficient for 10 hours of work or 7 hours of the survey of video. The dimensions of device are sufficiently small: 260 x of 185 x of 17-26 mm. unfortunately at the present moment nothing it is known about the cost.



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Three platforms for Windows Of phone 7

The concept of operating system for [smartfonov] was presented by the company Of microsoft on the exhibition MWC 2010 last week. In this case, in the hands the representatives of company had himself the certain prototype of the telephone, which worked under control of this OS. However, no details relative to the fact that this model appears from itself, it was not said. It was called neither producer nor tentative possibilities of apparatus. It became now from the unofficial sources known that are prepared three platforms immediately for Windows Of phone 7. In this case the first is basic, and two others are done “about the reserve” and their realization as the commercial product can not take place.

The first platform, according to the data of Mary- Joe [Fuli] (Mary-Jo Of foley), appears itself [smartfon] with the large sensory screen and processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz. Does deal the discussion with Snapdragon, until it is clear, but it is completely possibly. Data of apparatus will obtain separate graphic adapter and will be 100% represented in the pre-new-year period of 2010.

Platform number 2 is described as similar Palm Of treo telephone. In this model it will be possible to expect lateral sliding QWERTY- keyboard, sensory screen and possibility of the method of [podkastov]. Relative to the third model of information it is much less. In all likelihood, its characteristics to the end are not clear, but it is assumed that this there will be monoblock. Also is refuted early information about the fact that the company Of microsoft forewent the openness of operating system. At the present moment the limitedness of the circle of developers is dictated by the fact that the corporation deals with the independent development of device. Over the long term the significant number of applications, created by strange developers, will appear.



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Samsung prepares its answer to Apple of iPad

It seems that the company Of samsung believed in the possibility Of apple on the creation of the new niche of mobile devices, which it must master iPad. President of the mobile subdivision Of samsung, J.K. Shin, it stated in the interview given to the agency Of bloomberg, that its company was interested in this segment of market and will create its counterweight to the model Of apple. From the detailed commentaries and the reference of concrete developments it refused, referring to that the project is in the initial stage and to speak thus far not about which. In this case Mr. of tires noted that the competition on the market answers his spirit, but one should remember that Samsung is the producer of those completing for iPad and the company Of apple is the buyer of concern.

In all likelihood, this must mean that in the management Of samsung they are intended to create the competing device, which, nevertheless, will not be the direct tax of iPad. It should also be noted that in other whether that form many companies expressed themselves to the calculation of the appearance of this device. Opinions in this case were often diametrically opposite: Google demonstrated the projects of its own plane-tables, and representative Acer vice versa stated that to compete from iPad there is no sense whatever.

In this case, in the network appeared the information about the fact that the versions of iPad with the module Of wi-Fi in the USA will become accessible for [predzakaza] already on February 25. But no official communications about the transfer of the periods of [reliza] from the government sources thus far it acted.



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Samsung begins the release 40- nm of 4 GB DDR3 of memory

The company Of samsung declared about the beginning of the production of the first in the world microcircuits of working storage DDR3 volume 4 GB, executed according to the standards 40- nm of process. Given modules will be characterized by not only large volume, but also ensure an increase in the energy effectiveness of servers and highly productive laptop computers. On the plans with respect to the production of data of the modules of memory the company for the first time stated in July last year. New, “green memory” will ensure reduction in the energy consumption to 35%, it was possible to attain what because of the doubling of density.

First of all the 40- nm of 4 GB DDR3 memory is intended for the servers, who at the present moment have usually on six joints for the working storage, which corresponds to maximum volume in 96 GB. In this case the module of memory DDR2 with the density of 1 Gbit, prepared according to the standards 60 nm, consumes 210 W, DDR3 with the density of 2 Gbit, prepared according to the standards 40 nm, consumes 55 W, and required power 4 GB DDR3 from Samsung is equal to 36 W. Which composes only 17% of DDR2 on the elements with a density of 1 Gbit, prepared according to the standards 60 nm.

For the users of laptop computers the introduction of new memory indicates a two-fold increase in the maximum volume of working storage - for the module this SO-DIMM it indicates to 8 GB. Soon the company Of samsung plans to transfer on the 40- nm process to 90% of entire produced BY DDR memory.



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New GPS- navigators Pocket Of navigator MC 430 R2 and MC 500 R2

New automobile GPS- navigators Pocket Of navigator MC-430 R2 and Pocket Of navigator MC-500 R2 have a diagonal of screen 4,3 and 5 inches respectively. Models possess stylish form, the thickness of devices is 12 millimeters. Navigators are completed by the complete map of Russia (Tele Of atlas) for the auto-satellite with full support of on-line- services.

Built-in Bluetooth DUN makes it possible to be connected to the cell phone and to obtain information about the plugs on GPRS, EDGE or 3G, and to also use any on-line- services of auto-satellite, including monitoring, the renovation of map and POI, much another. Module also is used for the loud connection with the conversation on the telephone, and also the output into the Internet through the built-in Internet browser.

Each navigator of a series Of pocket Of navigator MC R2 is equipped with the 64- channel GPS- receiver Of sirf Of atlas IV, with the processor Of atlas IV of 500 MHz, he has 128 mb. of working storage, 2[Gb] of the built-in memory, is supported map reading of the memory of microSD. There is a possibility of playback MP3 and MP4 of files, survey JPEG and TXT of files. The built-in Fm- transmitter makes it possible to use regular [audiosistemu] for hearing of music, and navigators themselves have a stereo-output (3,5 mm) for the head sets.



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Lanner LEC-7020: [nettop] with module 3G

The development of mobile and net devices occurs without stopping, in this case some devices follow in the wake of others. Thus, for instance, being intersected in their possibilities [netbuki] and [nettopy]. The first of them have long since “mastered” 3G modem as the integrated device, but here the producers of the second to similar “did not hit upon”. Device LEC-7020 from the company Of lanner corrects this “misunderstanding”. The model, built on the basis of the processor Of intel Of atom Of n270 and graphic adapter GMA 950, possesses 2 GB of working storage and integrated modules 3G and GPS.

Although the company positions model as the compact integrated device, its possessor will not depend on the presence of the zone of coating Wi-Fi or wire Internet - Lanner LEC-7020 will be be able to connected to the mobile networks of the second and third generation. However, also they did not forget about the wire communications in it: there are ports Of ethernet, USB 2.0, VGA, COM and DIO. Wi-Fi of connection also are supported. Device can work with the 2,5- one inch hard drives and possesses that build it of cards -[riderom]. As the operating system can be established by Windows XP or Linux of kernel 2.6.16. The thickness of model - is 46 mm.

Although the cost of [gadzheta] is not called it will manage it clearly more expensive than usual [nettopa].



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The Mts- Ukraine reduced prices of the modems “of MTS Of [konnekt] 3G”

The operator of mobile connection the Mts- Ukraine declared about a reduction in the cost of modems for the use of the service “of MTS Of [konnekt] 3G”. Now the cost of the 3G- modems Of any-Data, ZTE, Axesstel and C-motech now comprises, depending on tariff, from 99 to 880 [grn] (1$~8 of [grn]). Previously upper price lath composed 1450 [grn]. This decrease, from the words of operator, is produced within the framework the program MTS, directed toward an increase in the accessibility of popular services to company, in particular - access to the network the Internet along wireless data links of the technology of the third generation.



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SanDisk of the beginning of the delivery of the map of the memory Of ultra SDXC with a volume of 64 Gb

The company Of sanDisk Of corporation reported the beginning of the deliveries of the map Of sanDisk Of ultra SDXC by volume 64 Gb - most capacious SD- map in the history of company. SanDisk Of ultra SDXC corresponds to the high-speed rating Of class 4, which guarantees the stable speed of reading at the level of 15 [Mb]/[s] and it makes it possible not only to write and to store video of high resolution 1080p, but also to rapidly transfer these data to the computer.

Maps SDXC are developed on the basis of the new technology SD 3.0, which makes it possible to produce maps with volume to 2 [Tb]. The file system of exFAT provides the possibility of the record of prolonged videotapes in the size of high resolution (HD). On the map Of sanDisk Of ultra SDXC with a volume of 64 Gb it is possible to preserve more than 8 hours of video in this size.

Technology SD 3.0 at the present moment is supported by a small quantity of devices, whose number steadily grows. Thus, on the passed recently exhibition CES the company Of canon declared about the fact that all new video cameras of family VIXIA and cameras Of powerShot will be compatible with the maps SDXC. Wide acceptance size SDXC also promises to obtain also on such devices as HDTV- Blu-ray- record players, video camera, cameras, cell phones, navigation systems and computers. Also size SDXC is supported by the device of the readout of the maps Of sanDisk Of imageMate and can be used for map reading SDXC when computer it works under control of operating system with the support of exFAT.

The map of the memory Of sanDisk Of ultra SDXC with a volume of 64 Gb is accessible for the order in the official Internet- store of the company Of sanDisk with the address www.sandisk.com. $349,99 compose recommended cost. In the retail networks of the USA and Europe the device will appear soon.



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Lg Of sweet - mobile “candy” from South Korea

The South Korean company lg Of electronics in itself on the native land announced the new folding model of cell phone lg -KH3400, which will be sold as by lg Of sweet, which verbatim is transferred as “candy”. This telephone has dual coloring - the upper and lower halves of telephone are distinguished, and apparently this fact calculated producer as “the point of contact” with the candies.

This two-colored housing has small thickness, and on its outer side was arranged the light-emitting diode display, which reflects besides the official information - diverse [ikonki]. From the technical characteristics of novelty it is worthwhile to note to the presence in it of 2 [MP] of camera, wide-format 2.8- one inch QVGA of screen, and also functions of mobile [bankinga].

Other technical characteristics lg Of sweet (lg -KH3400):

* Sizes: 107[kh]52[kh]13,9 mm
* Display: 2.8- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]400 of the points
* Camera: 2 [MP]
* Memory: 40 mb. of that build it, expansible due to microSD of the maps of memory with volume to 16 Gb
* Storage battery: with capacity 800 [mA]/[ch]



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Transcend renews series 2,5” SSD by models with the protection from the unsanctioned access

The company Of transcend Of information presented renovation its 2,5” solid-state hard drives. New SSD possess protection from the unsanctioned access, which makes with their more reliable and safer alternative to traditional hard drives.

New versions 2,5” SSD of the company Of transcend are executed in the versions with the interface SATA and IDE. They include the technologies of protection from the unsanctioned access, including the holographic logotype Of transcend and the stoppings, which warn the opening of hard drive. Because of these solutions, the users can be assured that will be obtained the authentic product Of transcend, which never was revealed by the unauthorized third persons or other users.

New SSD of the company Of transcend also possess housing with the ground glossy coating. The company Of transcend in order to facilitate to users the selection of that requiring by them SSD, equips each series SSD with the unique decorative panel: Ultra Of series SATA SSD possess the diamond pattern, standard SATA SSD completely black, and IDE SSD are decorated with rectangles. The housings of new SSD more easily of the housings of predecessors, which makes with their suitable selection for the installation into the light computers, such as laptop computers and [netbuki].



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Huawei presented the first in the world three-mode modem (LTE, UMTS, GSM)

The company Of huawei presented the first in the world modem Of e398, which supports work with three basic standards of the connection: LTE, UMTS, and GSM. Participants in the World Congress of mobile connection in Barcelona could become acquainted with the possibilities of this model.

Modem is developed on the base of the collection of the microcircuits MDM9200TM of the company Of qualcomm, which makes possible for subscribers to use high-speed Internet- services with the application of technology LTE and “seamless” to be switched from one standard to another (UMTS or GSM). New modem also supports fundamental frequencies LTE.

The modem Of e398 Of huawei will be used for the work in the first in the world joint network LTE/GSM of the Swedish company Of net4Mobility, joint venture Of tele2 Of sweden and Telenor Of sweden.



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Mobile phone subscriptions to top 5 bln this year

GENEVA - Mobile phone subscriptions will buck the economic crisis and top five billion this year, but the high speed Internet remains a "digital divide" between rich and developing countries, a U.N. agency said on Tuesday.

By the end of 2009 there were 4.6 billion mobile subscriptions globally, corresponding to a penetration rate of 67 percent, the ITU's annual report on developments in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector showed.

In developing countries the penetration rate reached 57 percent, more than double its 2005 level of 23 percent, while in developed countries it averages more than 100 percent -- more than one subscription per head.

"Demand for mobile telephony is fairly resilient with consumers willing to spend their disposable income on mobile services even at times of financial constraints," statistician Esperanza Magpantay told a news briefing at the launch of the ITU's 2010 report on Measuring the Information Society.

Nor is the crisis likely to hit investments in the longer term as operators take account of the shift in revenue from voice to data and of the increasing importance of broadband, ITU official Vanessa Gray said.

"They will be trying to increase their revenues by investing in such technologies as broadband and if they think it's a viable solution then also mobile broadband," she said.

"We don't necessarily expect a negative impact even in the coming years of the crisis on ICTs."

The ITU estimated that 26 percent of the world's population or 1.7 billion people were using the Internet, although only one in five people in developing countries are online against nearly two-thirds in rich nations.

BROADBAND COSTS

Growth in developing country penetration of mobile telecoms and the Internet was driven in particular by expansion in India and China, with China alone accounting for one third of Internet users in the developing world.

The most marked gap between countries is broadband Internet connection -- crucial for boosting economic productivity as well as providing access to a range of services in areas such as health and government.

A high-speed Internet connection costs 500 percent of average monthly national income per head in Africa, putting fixed broadband out of reach of most people, against less than two percent for Europe, the ITU said.

One element in bringing down broadband prices is market liberalization that ensures all Internet service providers have access to affordable international bandwidth, Gray said.

The 10 most advanced countries in telecoms and the Internet terms were Sweden, Luxembourg, Denmark, Netherlands, Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and Britain in Europe and South Korea and Japan in Asia, according to an ITU index measuring access, use and skills in 2008, the latest year with available data.

The most dynamic developing countries include Nigeria, Vietnam and Cap Verde, it said.

The countries with the lowest ICT prices relative to national income per head are Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Kuwait, Luxembourg, the United States, Denmark, Norway, Britain and Iceland, it said.

And around the world mobile is now on average cheaper than fixed-line telephony, it said.

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Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition: technology at a premium

Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced the launch Nokia N97 mini Gold Edition. Housing is a small, elegant mobile computer is covered with 18-carat gold. It hides a set of advanced features, characteristic for the whole family of Nokia Nseries. Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition will be available in stores since the beginning of the second quarter of 2499 PLN price.

"The new version of Nokia N97 is a mini-unit weight in gold. It ensures that the user acquires a fully personalized phone, which in addition to feature set makes a stylish, covered with 18-carat gold casing. It is the first on the market for an advanced smartphone available in the form of so-sophisticated" - said Piotr Bubak, Marketing Director, Nokia India.

Nokia N97 GoldDotykowy, tilting display with a diagonal 3.2 "model, the Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition is a fully customized home screen, making it easy to track the latest news from your favorite blogs and Internet portals. In addition, full QWERTY keyboard allows you to quickly and easily send and receive SMS and e-mails or update your status on sites like Facebook and Twitter.

The scope of personalization can be increased even further, benefiting from access to thousands of different applications and services available on Ovi Shop. Featuring games, applications, multimedia and online store services for Nokia is the easiest way to fill the home screen Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition applications reflect lifestyle and taste of the user. Fashion lovers can follow the latest trends and news from the catwalk, or downloading an application ELLE 360Fashion news. By contrast, fans of social networking sites through the application Pixelpipe get access to almost 100 such communities, and to constantly publish photos and video and audio files.

Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition also comes with the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. Fullness of these advantages can be used with the internal memory of 8GB, which can be extended up to 24 GB. It will serve not only to przechowywanae whole directory of photos, but videos or other files. With Photo Browser Nokia, Ovi, available in store, you can view images in 3D. Fast Internet connectivity via Bluetooth, WiFi and microUSB 2.0 enables almost instant post and share their personal media.

Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition will be available in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

About Nokia
Nokia is a leading manufacturer of mobile devices and the market leader in integrating the Internet and telecommunications services. The company offers a full range of equipment for a wide range of customers and Internet service giving users access to music, maps, multimedia, messaging and games. Nokia also provides comprehensive digital map data and NAVTEQ through the equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.



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Quake 2 and 3 for Droid

Quake 2 and 3 ports for the Motorola Droid.



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Crap of Defense (worst game ever on iPhone now!)

Worst game ever! ;)

Cheapest clone of the tower-of-defense games ever. Clone so cheap, that we could afford only one tower, and we couldn't afford automatic shooting feature for it, so you have to shoot it by yourself!

Other than that, game has bunch of stuff, thought. These include:

-- 24 playable mission, each on three difficulty levels with three medals to achieve on each

-- four different settings with its unique characteristic, look and music themes

-- plenty of bonuses, shooting upgrades and survival mode



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Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot Review

Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot Review



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Motorola Backflip clone

ME600 is known as a revolutionary mobile phone, a little exaggeration. ME600 is the Motorola's CES exhibition in 2010 to launch the Android platform for intelligent machines BackFlip (somersault), in the exhibition, a unique clamshell design, after it won the best mobile phone CES2010 title.
This is not, "somersault" turn to inside the cottage, and Walled or pretty authentic, flat tempered glass touch screen, full keyboard design, 220-degree somersault rotation, gravity sensors, JAVA. The follow-up are said to have support for analog TV with WIFI function.
Catch could be considered trendy friends to start one! ~

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features, FM radio, tri-band mobile phone
Built-in Game 2 ordinary gravity games in support of a large number of JAVA games
The background music player supports MP3 music playback, support equalizer, stereo enhanced
Video playback 3GP, MP4, AVI format support fast forward, pause
E-book support TXT format text documents
Radio FM radio support, putting-need headphones
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description supports AVI audio video image, the time based on memory size of the
MOTOROIAM600 data applications
Memory Support 8GB TF card expansion
Expanded support for Java, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Direct Connect Data Transfer Data Cable, card reader, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, gif
Java extended support JAVA extension
MOTOROIAM600 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English
Body Book 1000 card telephone this group, support group calls, call ring tones, Caller ID
SMS / MMS 100 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support the timer switch
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, midi
One speaker earpiece speaker
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten + keyboard input, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, dual sim dual standby dual Bluetooth, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, stopwatch, world time, health management, mobile QQ, MSN
MOTOROIAM600 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance flip
Size 110 * 57 * 17mm
Weight 155G
Optional color black + white rear cover
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution 320 * 480px
3.2-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
MOTOROIAM600 basic parameters
Time to market 2010.2.24
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (2800 mA) / 1 Charger / data cable / headset
Network standard GSM
Talk time 150-280 minutes
150-300 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months



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Square clamshell mobile phone

K-TouchV520 dressing with a unique square shape, cute pink design; Practical Magic sound calls and number of defenders to avoid strangers bored harassment; Mobile QQ, MSN, allows you to communicate with friends anywhere, anytime unlimited; also suitable e-book palm reading bookstores and Bright Marquee, so that K-Touch520 more great sport ... ...

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, FM FM radio
Built-in Game 1 common game
Supports MP3 format music player, support background play, support Bluetooth stereo output, support for Bluetooth Headset
Video playback 3GP, MP4, AVI, 3GP/MP4/AVI full-screen playback
E-books txt, supports TXT format e-books to read, download
Radio FM FM stereo, putting-need headphones can be recorded from time to time
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description supports AVI audio video capture, recording time, according to the size of the memory card
K-TouchV520 data applications
Memory fuselage 506K, maximum support 4G extend
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer U disk / data cable direct read, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice
Picture format jpg, gif
K-TouchV520 the basic functions of
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Section 150 card body contacts phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, caller picture
SMS / MMS 50 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine can be set to Automatic Switcher
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, mp4
One speaker earpiece speaker
Call function support caller group, caller ringtones, caller picture
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten + keyboard input, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, online stock, ownership of land Query, IP call, Marquee, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, world time, mobile QQ, MSN, magic audio call
K-TouchV520 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance flip
Size 70 * 58 * 20mm
Weight 120g
Optional color pink
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.4-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
K-TouchV520 basic parameters
Time to market 2010.2.24
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to groups of women mobile
Standard configuration of the two power (1800mAh) a charge / data cable / headset
Applicable frequency GSM900/1800MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 200-280 minutes
180-260 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months



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Gaming mobile phone from China

Exactly like on the PSP shape of LC809-1, is not only exciting game for all to entertainment, dual stereo speakers, as well as the music Bright lights also made audio-visual aspects of his doing well. Dual-display, dual-visual look and feel, whether casual or office, LC809-1 can make you bed of roses!

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, analog TV, FM FM radio
Built-in games 2 general games
Music player supports MP3 background play, dual stereo speakers, support Bluetooth stereo output, Bluetooth Headset
Video playback support 3GP, MP4, AVI format video playback
Supports TXT format e-book e-book download, read the
FM radio support FM, putting-no headphones, supports timer recording
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description supports AVI format audio video image, the time based on memory size of the
LC809-1 data applications
Memory can support 2G TF card expansion
Extended support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice)
Direct Connect Data Transfer Data Cable, card reader, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice)
Picture format jpg, gif
LC809-1 basic functions of
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English
Fuselage Section 500 telephone contacts, support caller groups, ring tones, Caller ID, caller video, magic audio call
SMS / MMS 50 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support the timer switch
5 groups alarm clock, customizable alarm Sunday to Monday, you can set Snooze time
Ringtone format mp3, midi
Speaker independent speaker
Call features Call Tone Magic
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, attribution to inquiries, IP call, calendar, to be Office matters, alarm clock, Custom ring tones, calculator, exchange rate, stopwatch, world time, electronic maps, magic voice calls
LC809-1 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance flip
Size of 120 × 57 × 19.5mm
Weight 118G
Optional Color White
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 176 × 220px
Screen size 2.0-inch external screen, 3.0-inch external display,
Package weight 0.65
LC809-1 basic parameters
Time to market, 2010-02-24
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (3000mAh) a charge / headset / data cable
Applicable frequency 900/1800MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 160-260 minutes
140-240 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months



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iPhone with keyboard ripoff

Seen a variety of sideslip of the iPhone, but not this iPhone like an external keyboard to facilitate personalization. And the external keyboard can be free to be demolished. 3.0-inch high-definition screen, with WIFI, JAVA, analog TV, Google Maps, and more than 16 languages support. Yes, this is a quad-band phone iphomeM11. 2 million pixel camera, a good touch.

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, dual camera, analog TV, FM FM radio, quad-band mobile phone, wifi internet
Built-in Game 4 common games, support JAVA games
The background music player supports MP3 music playback, support equalizer, stereo enhanced
Video playback 3GP, MP4, AVI format support fast forward, pause
Support TXT format e-books
Radio FM radio support, putting-no headphones
2 million pixel camera pixels
Photo description supports AVI audio video image, the time based on memory size of the
iphomeM11 data applications
RAM Memory 71.8MB fuselage support 4GB TF card expansion
Expanded support for Java, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Direct Connect Data Transfer Data Cable, card reader, Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, gif
iphomeM11 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Italian, Italiano, German, Deutsch, French, Français, Russian, Русский, Vietnamese tieng viet, Arabic, arabic / العربية, Spanish, Español, Farsi persian, Turkish turkce, Greece Man greek, Indonesian bahasa indonesia, Portuguese, Português, Malaysian BahasaMelayu
Section 800 card body contacts phone book, support for caller groups, ring tones, Caller ID
SMS / MMS 100 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support the timer switch
5 groups alarm clock, can be customized Monday to Sunday alarm, Snooze time can be set
Ringtone format mp3, midi
One speaker earpiece speaker
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, speakerphone, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten input, radio, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, dual sim dual standby dual Bluetooth, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, cost per unit, stopwatch, world time, electronic maps, mobile QQ
iphomeM11 Appearance / Screen
Product appearance handwriting
Size 106 * 53 * 12mm
Weight 115G
Optional Color Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
Screen size 3.0 inches
Package weight 0.65
iphomeM11 basic parameters
Time to market 2010.2.24
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (1200 mA) / 1 Charger / data cable / headset
Network standard GSM
Talk time 150-280 minutes
150-300 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months



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Nokia and its suppliers – an official statement

GLOBAL – There are various reports circulating about the use of chemicals in a mobile device component factory in China. Wintek is a Nokia supplier, and provides components for its mobile phones, but N-Hexane is and has NOT been used on Nokia’s production lines at this supplier. Nokia strictly forbids all use of chemicals which are illegal. You can read the full statement after the jump.

Nokia firmly believes that all employees have the right to ethical and legal treatment. The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees are vital to the success of our business. We expect the companies in our supplier network to take a similar ethical business approach and to demonstrate progress and achievements in these areas as well as in promoting environmental and social responsibility and overseeing the practices of their own suppliers.

Wintek is one of our suppliers, and Suzhou factory does provide components to our phones. We forbid all use of chemicals which are illegal. N-Hexane is not used in the manufacturing process of our products or their components. We became aware of the allegations regarding the use of n-hexane in July 2009 and started our investigation immediately. Although it was confirmed that the n-hexane was not used on our production lines at the supplier, as part of our assessment we agreed on a development plan for health and safety management at Wintek’s Suzhou factory and a series of corrective measures have been taken since then.

While we cannot comment on behalf of Wintek, we can state that our approach is to work together with our supplier to ensure that they not only comply with all applicable laws and regulations, but also to encourage them to go beyond legal compliance in areas such as governance, human rights and environmental management, and meet our own global standards.



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New Scientist: NanoTouch (Microsoft Research, Hasso Plattner Institute)

The key to touch-enabling very small devices is to use touch on the device backside. In order to study this, the authors have created the 2.4" prototype device shown in the video. They use the device to simulate 2.4", 1.2", 0.6", and 0.3" devices controlled using back-of device interaction. This worked well, while a comparable touch screen interface failed. The reason is that the user's fingers occlude screen contents on regular touch screens, but not when interacting with the device backside.

The key finding of this demo is that back-of-device interaction allows making very small touch devices, such as the pendants, watches, and rings briefly shown at the end of the video.

Project headed by Patrick Baudisch and Gerry Chu at Hasso Plattner Institut Berlin/Potsdam and at Microsoft Research.



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First Nokia game to use digital compass sensor lands on Ovi Store

GLOBAL – The N97 mini and N97 are the first handsets to play host to a new game that utilizes the talents of the digital compass sensor ( or ‘magnetometer’ as it’s otherwise known). Space Impact: Meteor Shield has just landed on planet Ovi Store, and you can downloaded it for free. Read on to find out more about how it uses the digital compass sensor as an innovative control method.

The concept for Space Impact: Meteor Shield is a simple arcade affair – you’re planet Earth’s last hope, and are tasked with taking the controls of a gun turret to protect the world from incoming showers of meteors and alien hordes. Holding the device upright, with the screen parallel to the ground, you control the turret by rotating the phone on its vertical axis, as if you were sat in the hot seat spinning on the spot – never before has the digital compass sensor been used in a game, so it’s great to see it find an effective and suitable home here. As you spin around you get bombarded by incoming attackers that you’re able to fend off by tapping the touchscreen to shoot.



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EEMBC(R) and Ixia to Deliver Industry-Standard TCP-IP Performance and Conformance Tests

EEMBC's First System-Level Test Automates Network/Protocol Validation with IxANVL and IxLoad.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ETHERNET TECHNOLOGY SUMMIT - The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) released its industry-standard benchmark suite for testing systems with Ethernet functionality. Specifically, the suite evaluates an embedded system's performance and conformance as a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) server by assessing its behavior in handling realistic TCP/IP client scenarios. This benchmark suite, referred to as ETCP, relies on a specially assembled set of components from Ixia's Automated Network Validation Library (IxANVL) and IxLoad. This benchmark test will benefit equipment OEMs who need to evaluate and compare the capability of processors that incorporate Ethernet interfaces.

TCP is a fundamental component of the Internet protocol (IP) suite. TCP provides reliable, in-order delivery of a byte stream, making it suitable for applications such as file transfer and e-mail. TCP is incorporated into the test suite, referred to as "the TCP/IP suite." With the increase in content-based (Layer 7) processing in networking and telecommunication equipments, TCP protocol has emerged as core protocol for embedded platforms.

"We had to ensure that our new benchmark suite would be applicable for a wide variety of platforms ranging from microcontrollers with integrated Ethernet support to high-end processors for data center equipment," commented Muhammad Raghib Hussain, Cavium's CTO & corporate vice president of software and EEMBC's chair of the Networking working group. "To accommodate this wide range of platforms, EEMBC offers multiple real-world performance and compliance scenarios that are targeted for particular market segments."

ETCP's conformance tests measure the ability of a system to adhere to applicable Request for Comment (RFC) standards. The performance scenarios embedded into the ETCP measure a system's bandwidth and/or latency capabilities.

Unlike traditional EEMBC benchmarks that use compiled C-code to run on embedded processors, the ETCP suite uses simulated network traffic that is generated in real-time from the Ixia test platform. Ixia's IxANVL is used to test the conformance of networks and devices to Internet protocol specifications. Developers and manufacturers of networking equipment and Internet devices rely on IxANVL to automatically validate protocol compliance and interoperability.

IxANVL runs using minimal hardware, such as a PC with a Linux or Windows operating system and an Ethernet card, making it very practical for EEMBC's test environment. The software is able to operate on Ixia's test and analysis platform. This flexibility enables IxANVL to support all industry-standard test interfaces, from 10/100/1000Mbps to 10Gbps. Ixia's IxANVL validates layer 2-7 network devices, ensuring protocol conformance to industry standards.

"Our collaboration with Ixia as a performance- and conformance-testing partner has been invaluable," said EEMBC president Markus Levy. "Ixia worked with us exclusively and with great effort to help us produce the ETCP test suite. With this new suite we can offer TCP performance analysis and conformance validation to our members or to anyone wishing EEMBC certification."

Ixia's iSimCity was crucial in developing and testing the ETCP test suite. Ixia's iSimCity is a proof-of-concept lab that helps enterprise, equipment vendors, and carriers use extreme scale test beds to validate scaled equipment performance and deployment models. EEMBC will use iSimCity as a base for its ETCP test validation operations.

ETCP is available for benchmarking certification for EEMBC's members. This suite can also be licensed from Ixia by members and non-members to prepare for certification. EEMBC TCP benchmark can be offered free to any non-member with proof of ownership of the required IXIA equipment. The EEMBC Technology Center offers official certifications for prices starting at $6000 for platforms supporting 1-48 ports of 1 Gigabyte Ethernet (1GbE), or 9-16 ports of 10GbE.

About EEMBC

EEMBC, the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium develops benchmark software that helps processor architects and embedded system designers better understand the capabilities of embedded microprocessors and the systems in which they are used. Currently available benchmark software allows users to predict unicore and multicore processor performance and its associated energy cost in digital entertainment, digital imaging, networking, and office automation applications. Additional suites address automotive, embedded Java, and telecom applications. The consortium's operations include an EEMBC Technology Center that provides a full range of benchmarking and benchmark score certification services in addition to serving as EEMBC's R&D center for benchmark software development.

EEMBC's members include Advanced Digital Chips, AMD, Analog Devices, Andes Technology, Applied Micro, ARM, Broadcom, Cavium Networks, Code Sourcery, Cypress Semiconductor, Faraday, Freescale Semiconductor, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Green Hills Software, IAR Systems AB, IBM, Imagination Technologies, Infineon Technologies, Intel, LSI, LynuxWorks, Marvell Semiconductor, MediaTek, Mentor Graphics, Microchip Technology, MIPS Technologies, National Instruments, NEC Electronics, Netlogic Microsystems, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Open Kernel Labs, Qualcomm, Realtek Semiconductor, Red Hat, Renesas Technology, Samsung Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment, STMicroelectronics, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, VIA Technologies, VMware, Wind River Systems.

About Ixia

Ixia is a leading provider of converged IP performance test systems and service verification platforms for wireless and wired infrastructures and services. Ixia's test systems are used by network and telephony equipment manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, service providers, governments and enterprises to validate the performance and reliability of complex networks, devices and applications. Ixia's multiplay test systems address the growing need to test voice, video and data services and network capability under real-world conditions.



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Yoyi Media Completes Series A Financing

Funding Extends Company's Leadership Position in China's Rapidly Expanding Online Advertising Market.

BEIJING -- Yoyi Media, China's leading provider of precision targeted online advertising and marketing solutions for advertisers and media publishers, announced the successful completion of its Series A financing round, led by Steamboat Ventures and Gobi Partners.

Yoyi Media's award-winning product suite enables businesses to effectively and efficiently reach key customers by delivering highly targeted advertising and other promotional materials based on a viewer's individual characteristics, including age, profession, geographic location, income level and personal interests. The Company's innovative video and rich media advertising platforms are used by China's top-ranked websites, as well as by several of the world's most recognizable brands, including Audi, China Merchants Bank, Intel, Microsoft, and Nokia.

The financing enables Yoyi Media to accelerate its business strategy and further enhance its advertising and brand building platforms to deliver additional functionality to marketers and capture a larger portion of China's rapidly growing online advertising market, which already exceeds RMB 30 billion and is expected to grow at a 49% compound annual growth rate between 2010 and 2013.

Junfeng Liu, Founder and CEO of Yoyi Media, said, "Since Yoyi Media was founded in 2007, we have rapidly grown to become the largest targeted ad network in China, serving more than 300 of China's and the world's biggest companies. We are transforming the way advertisers reach their customers and this new funding will allow us to expand our performance marketing solutions to help our clients drive additional sales and revenue growth."

Perry Chui of Steamboat Ventures said, "Yoyi Media has built a mature and experienced core team with a visionary approach to new media advertising. With over 25 years of collective experience in the online advertising industry, the senior management team understands the needs of both advertisers and publishers, and has built best-of-breed solutions to meet those demands. Yoyi Media's technical strengths have been validated by some of the largest brand- building companies in the world."

Lawrence Tse of Gobi Partners said, "Venture investors are interested in companies that not only can develop good products, but more importantly can execute on a solid plan. Yoyi Media's management team has consistently exhibited strong execution capability, and even during the economic crisis, delivered impressive month-over-month growth. We share with management a common vision and aspiration to transform how online advertising is conducted in China."

In conjunction with the investment, Mr. Chui and Mr. Tse will join Yoyi Media's Board of Directors. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About Yoyi Media

Founded in 2007, Yoyi Media specializes in the research and development of online precision targeting technology and Internet marketing services. Yoyi provides both impression-based and performance-based advertising solutions and has developed a network of top publishers in China. Through three product-line offerings YO-Focus(TM), YO-Crazy(TM), and YO-Target(TM), Yoyi Media enables marketers and brands to reach targeted audience based on their demographics, behavior, expectation, time, and location. With support centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, Yoyi Media serves top brands and their agency partners through a premium ad network that includes China's best known portals and vertical sites. For more information, please visit http://www.yoyi.tv .

About Steamboat Ventures

With offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Los Angeles, Steamboat Ventures is a global venture capital fund that invests in digital media, consumer and technology companies in the U.S. and Asia. Founded in 2000, Steamboat Ventures has invested in a range of leading digital media and consumer technology companies including: Fastclick (acquired by VCLK), Iridigm Display Corporation (acquired by QCOM), Pure Digital Technologies (acquired by CSCO), Quigo Technologies (acquired by AOL), NetMovie, and Duowan. For more information, please visit http://www.steamboatvc.com .

About Gobi Partners

Gobi Partners is a China-based venture capital firm focused on early stage IT and digital media investments. Gobi defines digital media as a new form of communication emerging from the convergence in telecommunications, media and technology. Gobi Fund includes IBM, NTT DOCOMO, Sierra Ventures, McGraw-Hill, Steamboat Ventures (the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company), and Nokia Growth Partners as investors. For more information, please visit http://www.gobivc.com .



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Digital Signage Association Votes for Independence, Trade Show

LAS VEGAS -- The Digital Signage Association announced yesterday that its advisory board unanimously approved two initiatives:

1. The DSA will immediately be incorporated as a non-profit industry association, governed by an independent board of directors.
2. A task force has been assigned to secure proposals from professional trade show management companies to help establish a digital signage conference and trade show under the direction of the Digital Signage Association.


Stuart Armstrong, President of DSA, noted that there was clear consensus among its members to establish a conference & trade show for the industry by the industry with proceeds substantially staying in the industry.

The group has been working on these projects for several months and expects to register the DSA as a non-profit corporation immediately. DSA is set to announce its plan by May 3 for a conference & trade show to be held in 2011.

The DSA, established in 2007, has enjoyed rapid growth. It lists over 425 members with the majority being companies who are users of digital signage technology.

The Advisory Board of Digital Signage Association includes the following companies:

Adflow Networks


Arbitron


Cisco Systems


CoolSign


DigiKomp


Digital Signage Today


Diversified Media Group


Dynasign


Ecast


Electronic Art


EnQii


GRG Wireless


HP


In-Store Experience


Intel Corporation


John Ryan


Keywest Technology


LG Electronics


Magenta Research


MediaTile


Microspace


Nanonation


NCR Netkey


NEC Display Solutions


NetWorld Alliance


Platt Retail Institute


Premier Retail Networks


Reflect Systems


Rhombus Services


Samsung Electronics


Scala


SeeSaw Networks


Seneca Data


Six Flags


Starmount Systems


Symon


SYNNEX Corp


Target


Tightrope Media Systems


Walsh Wireless


Wireless Ronin


For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact David Drain, executive director, at (502) 241-7545 x252 or davidd@digitalsignageassociation.org.



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just a quick look at Better Keyboard 5 for Android.



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European e-Skills Week 2010: Europe Commits to e-Skilling for the Future

BRUSSELS -- The official launch of the European e-Skills Week - at the world's largest digital tradeshow - CeBIT - in Hannover, Germany, on 2 March 2010 - marks the culmination of a compelling campaign of more than 200 stimulating and informative events and activities such as conferences, webinars, CEO tours to schools and workshops.

The European e-Skills Week (see http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu) - the result of a coordinated effort by government, industry and education - aims to inform the European public about the critical role ICT skills play in securing Europe's future economic competitiveness.

A broad range of activities across 35 countries in Europe will highlight the demand for skilled ICT users and professionals. Public authorities, ICT companies, and Ministries' of Education institutions have, together, engaged in literally hundreds of activities, training events, competitions, aimed at inspiring people to discover e-skills - from their youth to retirement.

Highlights of just a few national activities planned for across Europe include:

Belgium will give guided tours for interested students to large ICT companies in the area throughout the Flanders, Brussels, and Walloon regions. The focus will be on providing insights into career prospects.

Romania is hosting a 'Get Online Day' on 1 March, hosted in collaboration with Microsoft Romania, targeting those with few IT skills. As well as site visits for young local students in Bucharest to IBM and Microsoft.

Portugal is hosting the 'Futuralia Conference' on 10 March to mark the launch of European e-Skills Week.

Germany will host four 'IT Camps' in major cities across the country between 19 February and 21 April.

Cyprus is to host a 'Career Fair' at major universities from 26 - 28 February, to highlight the European e-Skills Week and the importance of IT skills to students.

Czech Republic will launch a high school students' competition called "Create the best application in APEX?" between 5 - 31 March.

Denmark is using a 'Technology Caravan' to target the young people of its large cities. The caravan will visit various ICT Universities during the e-Skills Week and will host a variety of interesting IT focused seminars.

France plans a high-profile Conference in the 'Cite des sciences in Paris on 30 March, as well as a travelling exhibition on the history of ICT between 21 Jan and 5 March.

All national and EU events are available online in a calendar at:

http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu/web/guest/map

"There is a growing need for people to embrace a culture of innovation and possibilities created through e-skilling," says Bridget Cosgrave, Director-General DIGITALEUROPE. "Informing people about the opportunities associated with e-skills, and taking advantage of the opportunities presented through e-skilling will benefit European society and business."

DIGITALEUROPE have joined with European Schoolnet (a network of 31 Ministries of Education), 20 National Contact Points, hundreds of stakeholders, and digital industry partners to promote e-skills. The focus is the current lack of e-skills in Europe, the impact on European competitiveness, and what can be done to bridge the gap.

"This is a unique pan-European platform to promote experiences and best practices, and foster cooperation," said Marc Durando, Executive Director, European Schoolnet. "We are encouraging educational institutions and industry to enter into dialogue that assists in the development of appropriate e-skills among Europe's younger generation, to ensure our future competitiveness."

More than 400 people are expected to attend the European e-Skills Week 'Go DigITal!' Closing Event planned for 5 March in Brussels, Belgium. Young people, teachers, stakeholders and public authorities from European and national level, national contact points engaged in the campaign, schools and students, parents associations, teachers, young graduates, NGOs, and people looking for a job or a new career direction, SMEs are invited to attend the exhibition, awards ceremony, workshops and post event party.

More information is available on Facebook - e-Skills Week online social community - which is receiving hundreds of click throughs a day. European e-Skills Week updates are also available through Twitter, and LinkedIn.

The European e-Skills Week is an initiative funded by the European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry - it demonstrates a unique, pan-European commitment to building skills and interest in innovation - and acknowledges the important role digital industry plays in securing Europe's future economic prosperity.

"By 2015 digital industry has the capacity to create 400,000 new jobs across Europe. The European e-Skills Week is a landmark initiative to stimulate interest in e-skills and innovation," said DIGITALEUROPE President, Erkki Ormala. "Together, digital industry and education are playing an important role in bringing that goal to fruition."

"The key focus is to move people who live and work in Europe towards a culture of innovation," said DIGITALEUROPE Director- General, Bridget Cosgrave. "Informing people about the opportunities associated e-skills, and embracing advantages offered though digital literacy will bring enormous benefits to European society and business."

For up-to-date information on all the events please visit: http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu

Opening event
For information: http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu/web/guest/opening-event
To register: http://bit.ly/deezAy
Closing event
For information: http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu/web/guest/closing-event
ABOUT DIGITALEUROPE (formerly EICTA)

DIGITALEUROPE (http://www.digitaleurope.org) is the voice of the European digital technology industry, which includes large and small companies in the Information and Communications Technology and Consumer Electronics Industry sectors. It is composed of 61 major multinational companies and 41 national associations from 29 European countries. In all, DIGITALEUROPE represents more than 10,000 companies all over Europe with more than 2 million employees and over EUR 1,000 billion in revenues.

The membership of DIGITALEUROPE

Company Members:

Adobe, Agilent, Alcatel-Lucent, AMD, Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Bose, Brother, Canon, Cisco, Corning, Dell, EADS, Elcoteq, Epson, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Infineon, Ingram Micro, Intel, JVC, Kenwood, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, LG, Loewe, Micronas, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, NXP, Océ, Oki, Oracle, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sanyo, SAP, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Thales, Thomson, Toshiba, Xerox.

National Trade Associations:

Austria: FEEI; Belgium: AGORIA; Bulgaria: BAIT; Cyprus: CITEA; Czech Republic: ASE, SPIS; Denmark: DI ITEK, IT-BRANCHEN; Estonia: ITL; Finland: FFTI; France: ALLIANCE TICS, SIMAVELEC; Germany: BITKOM, ZVEI; Greece: SEPE; Hungary: IVSZ; Ireland: ICT IRELAND; Italy: ANITEC, ASSINFORM; Lithuania: INFOBALT; Netherlands: ICT OFFICE, FIAR; Poland: KIGEIT, PIIT; Portugal: AGEFE, APDC; Romania: APDETIC; Slovakia: ITAS; Slovenia: GZS; Spain: AETIC, ASIMELEC; Sweden: IT&Telekomföretagen; United Kingdom: INTELLECT; Belarus: INFOPARK; Norway: ABELIA, IKT NORGE; Switzerland: SWICO; Turkey: ECID, TESID, TÜBISAD; Ukraine: IT UKRAINE

About European Schoolnet:

European Schoolnet (http://www.eun.org) is a network of 31 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond. EUN was created more than 10 years ago with the aim to bring about innovation in teaching and learning to its key stakeholders: Ministries of Education, schools, teachers and researche

Early registrations for the European e-Skills Week Opening Event have been strong. Young professionals, general ICT practitioners and industry representatives are invited to check details and register to attend events online at the official European e-Skills website: http://eskills-week.ec.europa.eu



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LG MOBILE PHONES OFFERS PARENTS A BREAKTHROUGH “REPLY” TO MOBILE PHONE MISUSE AMONG TEENS

Launches “LG Text Ed” Campaign Including Interactive Website for Parents.

* LG in-depth research from TRU Research reveals negative mobile phone behavior so deeply engrained in teen culture that it often fails to register as negative at all
* Parents enthusiastically welcome website that provides credible advice and counsel on myriad mobile misuse issues such as sexting, harassment, and more

SAN DIEGO — LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) introduced LG Text Ed, a multifaceted campaign that provides parents with the know-how and resources they need to promote responsible mobile phone usage among their text-savvy children. Through extensive in-depth research, LG discovered that mobile phone misuse such as sexting, harassment, sending gossipy texts, and forwarding inappropriate images is prevalent among today’s teenage youth. Yet, many parents are still in the dark about the myriad ways kids can misuse their mobile phones.

A first-of-its-kind program among mobile phone manufacturers in the U.S., LG Text Ed includes an advisory council of experts who will provide parents with information on a range of topics—from sexting to phone etiquette to driving while texting—via a new website: www.LGTextEd.com. Building on its highly praised Give It A Ponder viral campaign that targets teens with comedic and lighthearted web-based videos, LG Text Ed will reach parents through a dedicated website and a variety of online and public service type marketing platforms.

Designed to be a one-stop-shop for anyone seeking guidance on text messaging behavior, the LG Text Ed website will house resources from the advisory council such as monthly articles, tips, videos and an interactive question and answer forum. Other tools include www.lgdtxtr.com, a site that allows parents to familiarize themselves with common texting terminology and to decode cryptic text messages their kids may be using.

LG Text Ed Council

LG has formed a council of leading experts who will serve in an advisory capacity to LG and provide materials for the LG Text Ed website on a monthly basis. Recognized and praised for their work with teens and tweens, they include:

* Rosalind Wiseman – Author of the bestselling Queen Bees and Wannabes(the basis for the 2004 movie, Mean Girls) and the young adult novel Boys, Girls, & Other Hazardous Materials. Wiseman is internationally recognized as an expert on children, teens, parenting, social justice, and ethical leadership. She is passionate about her work to raise awareness about today’s social challenges facing tweens and teens, and their parents. In addition to penning a monthly column in Family Circle magazine, Wiseman is the creator of the Owning Up Curriculum, designed to challenge students and educators to stand up to social cruelty, degradation and violence.
* Dr. Charles Sophy – A leading psychiatrist specializing in Adult, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Family Practice, has dedicated his life to the physical and mental well-being of children and families nationwide. He currently serves as the Medical Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), the nation's largest Child Welfare System. Dr. Sophy was presented with both the Discovery Award from the Zimmer Children's Museum and the Children's Voices Award from the Village Family Services for his tireless commitment to the well-being of his community’s families. In addition to his county position, Dr. Sophy maintains a private practice in Los Angeles and much of his time is spent lecturing across the country to various health care professionals, medical students, social workers and parents. Dr. Sophy is consistently sought after, as the family expert by various media outlets including Larry King Live, the Today Show, Anderson Cooper 360, countless radio programs, on-line and print publications. He maintains a blog on Psychology Today and his own website www.drsophy.com. Dr. Sophy released his book February 3, 2010: Side by Side: The Revolutionary Mother-Daughter Program for Conflict-Free Communication.
* Dr. Joel Haber – A clinical psychologist and parenting expert, Dr. Haber has dedicated more than 20 years to the prevention of abusive behaviors in children and adults. The official bullying consultant to the American Camp Association, Dr. Haber leads popular workshops and conference sessions on bullying, online bullying and violence prevention nationwide. He is also co-founder of Tool Kits for Kids, author of Bullyproof Your Child For Life and founder of the Respect U, a bully prevention and management program used in schools, camps, organizations, sports teams and families.

“With leadership comes responsibility,” said Ehtisham Rabbani, vice president of marketing and innovation for LG Mobile Phones. “Years of research have resulted in LG putting more QWERTY devices in the hands of consumers than any other manufacturer. LG Text Ed is a comprehensive and interactive way for us to bridge the generation gap between parents and teens and play a role in constructive mobile phone use.”
LG Research

To ensure its LG Text Ed campaign provides parents with credible and helpful strategies, LG Mobile Phones conducted research with tweens and teens across the country to gain valuable insights into certain mobile phone behaviors such as sexting, harassment and other practices. Based on their in-depth research, LG discovered that negative mobile behavior is so deeply engrained in teen culture that it often fails to register as negative at all.

LG also learned that a certain group of teens is more likely to engage in negative cell phone behavior than others; the company has classified this group, the “Tabloid Teens.” The youth associated with his term usually belong to an accepted social circle or clique, and use gossip as a form of social currency to further their status among peers. These sensation-craving teens were found to be the perpetrators of this behavior as well as the victims. This is in stark contrast to the widespread belief that bullies single-out those of a perceived lower social status.

From the research, LG realized three key take-aways:

* Negative cell phone behavior is extremely common among teens, and assumes many formats (gossipy texts, embarrassing photos, threats, etc.) Every single respondent interviewed agreed that negative cell phone behavior is common among their peers—a regular part of teen life—and most were able to provide detailed examples.
* Teens don’t call this behavior “bullying”; it differs significantly from traditional bullying, and in fact, teens don’t typically regard it as intentionally hurtful.
* The role of pure “bystander” doesn’t exist: at some point, nearly all teens have been actively engaged in behaviors that bully. Teens readily admit to being “bystanders” to negative cell phone behaviors, and feel little shame about their role in the action, even when they are passively or actively passing along information they receive.

LG is committed to combating these staggering findings with a comprehensive initiative that seeks to equip parents with the best tools to educate themselves and their children. For more information on the LG Text Ed campaign and additional information on mobile phone misuse please visit, www.lgtexted.com. Details of the teen focus campaign “Give It A Ponder” can be found at www.giveitaponder.com. To review the in-depth research results please refer to the related document section (to the right of the release).

About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company

LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communication and information company. LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world with its cutting-edge technology and innovative handset design capabilities. Increasingly, LG is pursuing convergence technology and mobile computing products. LG will continue to take leadership in the mobile communication environment with stylish designs and smart technology. For more information, please visit www.lgmobilephones.com.

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 84,000 people working in 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the world. With 2009 global sales of USD43.4 billion, LG is comprised of five business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is the world’s leading producer of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both a Global Partner and a Technology Partner of Formula One™. As part of this top-level association, LG acquires exclusive designations and marketing rights as the official consumer electronics, mobile phone and data processor of this global sporting event. For more information, please visit www.lgusa.com.



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