Win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ with Sony Ericsson. Tweet

The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ is only months away and this could be your chance to be at the heart of the action, as you watch the teams warm up, pitch-side, before taking your seats for the match.

For a shot at the prize, simply watch a 20-second video in which the cup appears three times. Then use the camera in the on-screen Satio to capture it just once and enter the competition.

We'll be showing a different video every day until 4 March. The more often you come back and snap the cup, the more chances you have of being on the way to South Africa.

And, remember, the prize is for two, so why not get a mate to have a go and double both your chances?

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LG is preparing a netbook LG X20 with 3G-modem Tweet

The site of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has appeared documentation netbook LG X20. In the files it is also known as X200, XB200, XD200 or XV200, but it is most likely options for the index for different markets. LG X20-a 10.1-inch notebook based on Intel Atom N450 processor and operating system, Windows 7.

The solution has a complete set of wireless features, including an optional 3G-modem. It is worth noting that in the user manual LG X20 on the FCC site can find a complete list of its characteristics and photos. But that, when the model will be released and what will be its value so far nothing is known.

Features LG X20:
* Display: 10.1-inch, 1366x768 dots
* Processor: Intel Atom N450 (1,66 GHz)
* Operating system: Windows 7
* Graphics: Intel GMA 3150
* Memory: 2 GB
* Hard drive: 250 GB
* Web-camera: 1,3 Mp
* Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and 3G/HSPA (optional)
* Battery: 4/6-elementny
* Ports: VGA, microphone, headphone, RJ 45, USB 2.0h3
* Supported memory cards: SD, MMC, MS
* Weight: 1,2 kg (with 4-cell battery)

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GPS chips Trimble Condor C1011, 1919 and C2626 Tweet

Company Trimble has quite a strong place in the market of equipment manufacturers to help people easily get from point A to point B is not deviating from the shortest path. This manufacturer, introduced a family of GPS chips Condor, consisting of three models: C1011, 1919 and C2626. The new chips are expected to integrate into the already worked modules.

All three models will be part of the module provide information on the location, speed and the current time. However, the company says Trimble, these chips will receive information in the shortest time. All modules include the possibility of embedding in devices with active and passive antennas, and power consumption allows you to use them in browsers powered finger batteries.

From the representation of the module the smallest size has a model C1011. Its dimensions are 10 x 11 x 2.01 mm and it is designed for portable navigation devices. Condor C1919 somewhat larger (19 x 19 x 2.5 mm) and can be used in devices without I / O and RF connectors. Model C2626 - the largest of the presented - its size is 26 x 26 x 6 mm. All modules are compatible with systems used in European and North American markets.

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Prospective batteries will serve 20 years? Tweet

Japanese company Eamex announced that its engineers managed to develop a technology that can significantly extend the life of Li-Ion batteries. According to available data, the technology will bring the number of cycles to 10 000, which will provide up to 20 years of operation. The basic idea is to stabilize the electrodes and prevent the thinning of the layer of tin, which will provide an opportunity to increase the number of charge / discharge cycles the battery. In today's batteries are used negative electrodes made of gum-coated tin and restraint lithium ions emanating from the positive electrode. The positive electrode is made of silicon and tin, and the emission of ions degrades.

According to the Eamex, they are ready to release the first samples of batteries already this year.

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Symbian became open source operating system Tweet

Organization Symbian Foundation yesterday completed the process of opening package the most common operating system for smartphones. Platform Symbian, which develops more than 10 years has been established more than 330 million devices worldwide, has become fully open, but its code is available free to all comers. Translation of such a common system from proprietary to open is the first time in history. Translation was carried out ahead. As noted in the press release, originally code to make Symbian open planned in early summer.

The initiative with the opening of the package was launched back in 2008, when the company Nokia, has to redeem the code from vendors and to transfer management platform in the non-profit organization Symbian Foundation. Despite the fact that the discovery has already occurred first phones to the updated system will not until early next year. The reason for Nokia and the Symbian Foundation to open operating system has become not only a desire to attract more application developers, but also the growing popularity of operating system Android. The latter is expected to oppose the possibility of an open community, while the operating system Android is being developed solely by Google.

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Nokia Diagnostics: a program for smartphones, which will identify their problems Tweet

Developers from Nokia provided an opportunity to test the beta version of software called Nokia Diagnostics, designed to quickly diagnose the mobile terminal, and identify faults in it by running several tests, including:

* Test coverage
* Test connectivity to the Internet
* Test the battery charge
* Test the speakers and headphones

The purpose of this program, from the words of developers was to create a solution that can help users of the Nokia in the diagnosis and troubleshooting of their mobile devices. In addition, the program should also help in setting up your phone, making this process easier.


Nokia Diagnostics works fine on all S60 5th Edition devices such as Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia 5230, Nokia 5530, Nokia 5800 and Nokia X6. Software is not compatible with S60 3rd Edition devices.

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GPS-navigator iSUN 4308 with Bluetooth can go around mirrors Tweet

GPS-navigator iSUN 4308 with pyatidyuymovym screen and Bluetooth module is available for sale. The model is able to go around traffic jams: it installed "AVTOSPUTNIK" forming routes based on the data from the analytical center Yandeks.Probki. Built-in Bluetooth-module with the DUN profile allows you to connect to the phone or device and use it as a modem to connect to the network. This enables the use of online opportunities "AVTOSPUTNIK: antiprobochny service, monitoring the movement of the car, automatically download updates and POI maps directly to the navigator.

Bluetooth-module also makes the navigator iSUN 4308 in handsfree device for secure conversations on his mobile phone while driving. GPS-navigator iSUN pyatidyuymovym 4308 is equipped with wide-screen, ATLAS III processor with 400 MHz, 64 Mb of RAM and 128 MB of internal memory, GPS-receiver SiRF Star III. Housing avtonavigator has a thickness of 15 mm.

Program navigation "AVTOSPUTNIK" installed on iSUN 4308, calculates the best routes of travel, taking into account traffic congestion, road surface and the user desires, the recommended maneuvers warned voice prompts program. iSUN 4308 can serve not only the navigator, but if necessary - a multimedia center. It is equipped with audiovideovhodom, plays music files (formats MP3, WAV, MID), video (ASF, AVI, MP4, WMV), gives the ability to view images (support formats BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF). The device is equipped with FM-transmitter - with its help you can listen to music through car audio system.

iSUN 4308 with Bluetooth and navigation program "AVTOSPUTNIK" with the Tele Atlas Russia, with detailed addresses (up to house number, housing and buildings) is already on sale at a price of 7000 rubles.

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ABBYY Business Card Reader now for iPhone 3GS Tweet

The company announced the availability of ABBYY ABBYY Business Card Reader for mobile iPhone 3GS. With this application iPhone owners will be able, from the words of the manufacturer to easily add data from business cards into a book contact your device in any place and at any time - for ABBYY Business Card Reader does not require Internet connection or access to additional resources.



Previously, the product is produced only for the platform Symbian, and now all the advantages of this product will be able to evaluate and mobile users iPhone 3GS.

Working with ABBYY Business Card Reader is very easy - you only need to photograph a business card, a camera phone. The program recognizes all of the fields (name, company name, title, telephone and fax numbers, web site address) and create a new contact in your address book. After that, users need only to verify the data and click "Save". Appendix provides the ability to edit the recognized fields and add new ones.

As the company believes, the program will be especially useful for business people who often meet with foreign partners and visited various countries for business development: ABBYY Business Card Reader «read the" business cards in 16 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Indonesian, Norwegian (Bokmal and Nynorsk), Portuguese (including Brazilian), Turkish, Ukrainian, Finnish, and Swedish.

In the near future to release two more versions of ABBYY BCR for the iPhone:

* "Demo" - the application detects all fields business card, but does not allow to maintain contact in a notebook. Version will be distributed free of charge.
* "Light-Version" - the application detects and stores in the address book only two fields, a business card - name and telephone number.

ABBYY Business Card Reader for the iPhone can only be purchased online store AppStore, an application using Apple iTunes. Cost of the program - $ 9.99.

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LG CLUBBY KM555e: a new multimedia tachfon Tweet

Company LG Electronics unveiled a touch phone LG Clubby KM555e. Design LG Clubby KM555e quite strict and minimalist. 3-inch display frames shiny metal frame. At the bottom of the front panel are 3 touch buttons: reception, hang up and "Favorite applications". On the sides are shortcuts to the music player, camera with one hand, and on the other - the volume keys. For music lovers have a special access c widget on your phone wap-portal "Music Club LG», which includes more than a million tracks. Furthermore, for buyers of mobile phone LG Slubby a section with access to free content, which includes hits, pictures and much more.


Sound, ennobled feature Dolby Mobile. Office of musical compositions by using the visualized interface - albums displayed on the screen in the form of a disc with cover, scrolled and selected by pressing the finger. A music id feature allows you to define a melody that plays on the radio or TV. In LG Clubby KM555e supported microSD card for 16 GB, allows you to upload many musical compositions.

To communicate in social networks is the Idea Widgets, which provide quick access to popular social networks, as vkontakte.ru, odnoklassniki.ru, icq instant messenger and many others that are easily configured by the user. The phone services are available Yandex: Search, Weather, News, Dictionaries, television programs, as well as applications: Ya-line, and Yandex.Maps Yandeks.Metro.

In addition, the phone has a light weight and compact dimensions (105,9 x 53,4 x11, 95 mm). Battery capacity 950 mAh allows the phone to work over 390 hours of standby time or 5.5 hours of talk time. LG Clubby KM555e executed in black, silver and purple colors. Price LG KM555e - 9990 rubles.

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Navigator Mio Moov M300 entry-level, lift sales in Russia Tweet

Company Mio Technology has announced the commencement of sales in Russia a new entry-level navigator Mio Moov M300. Moov M300 will be attractive to the user thanks to its simplicity, there is nothing superfluous, only the desired function is navigation motorists at an affordable price. 3.5-inch navigator will fit in your pocket and even a handbag, because its dimensions are 19x93x79 mm and weighs 135 grams.

The device is equipped with a Samsung processor 2450 and GPS module SiRFstar III, thereby M300 quickly finds the satellites and paves the route. As the navigation system uses software "Progorod", which realized the possibility of a realistic display of complex interchanges and intersections. When approaching them, the display shows the virtual model of the surrounding area with prompt, what lane to take, so as not to miss the right exit.

Detailed maps with address databases are available for 387 cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Omsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Volgograd, Perm, Voronezh and other package delivery standard : mount on the windscreen, Car Charger, USB cable for connecting to a PC, software and documentation. Navigators Moov M300 will be sold in chain stores "Eldorado". Suggested retail price for the device is 3299 rubles.

Specifications Mio Moov M300:

* Processor: Samsung 2450 400 MHz
Chipset GPS: 20-channel SiRFstar III
* Screen: 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen, 320 x 240 pixels, anti-glare, 65K colors
* Power: Li-ION-battery, up to 2 hours
* Interface: USB 2.0
* Dimensions: 19x93x79 mm
* Weight: 135 grams
* Operating system: Windows CE 5.0

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Samsung Android SHW-M100S 1/2 Tweet

Samsung Android SHW-M100S 1/2

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Samsung Android SHW-M100S 2/2 Tweet

Samsung Android SHW-M100S 2/2

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Dropbox iPhone App Review Tweet

Dropbox iPhone App Review

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"Nokia C6 is a mid-range QWERTY phone" - Update Tweet

All About Phones, through a reliable source informed that the next C-series phone Nokia C6 will be. The C6 is a phone with a Qwerty keyboard and a 5-megapixel camera.
Nokia Mystic
After yesterday the first C-series Nokia phone was leaked seems the gate of the dam to be. All About Phones, through a very reliable source, it has in the past repeatedly valid information to us is information received on the second C-series phone. The Nokia C6 according to our source a phone that runs on Symbian 60 3rd-edition like the C5. The device, however, has a full QWERTY keyboard but clearly would be that it certainly does not E-series phone but in the C category. The source said further reported that the device has a 5-megapixel camera will attract and support for UMTS / HSDPA. Finally knew the source to report that the device around the 200 euro will cost and late May or early June in the stores to be found.

Chances are that the device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona announced will, however, was our source is not confirmed. Nor could the source does not confirm yet deny that the C6 previously known as the Mystic. The specifications and form factor seems to correspond to the Mystic.
Update on 5/2/2010 at 16:10 pm:
It is now clear that it is not the Mystic goes that the C6 another phone will be. Our source knows which is yet to report that the C6 a touchscreen will thus threatening the Mystic permanently left behind.

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Symbian CEO Lee Williams Tweeting Tweet

Symbian CEO Lee Williams Tweeting

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The Symbian Platform is Now Fully Open! Tweet

Chris Davidson outlines what it means for the platform to be open, what's coming soon and how you can get involved.

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INSIDE CONTACTLESS RELEASES OPEN-SOURCE NFC PROTOCOL STACK Tweet

Open NFC for Android, Windows and Linux Platforms Available Under Apache License.

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France – Reflecting a clear and growing trend in the mobile industry, INSIDE Contactless, a leading provider of advanced, open-standard contactless chip technologies, announced it is making its Open NFC™ commercial-grade NFC protocol stack (formerly MicroRead Software Foundation) available in a free and open source edition under the Apache™ License, Version 2.0. Offering a consistent API across all NFC hardware, faster time to market and greater flexibility for OEMs and ODMs, INSIDE’s Open NFC 3.4 is available now for WinCE 6.0 (compatible with Windows™ Mobile 7) and Linux 2.6 platforms, and an Android™ implementation will premier with the planned release of Open NFC 3.5 at the end of March.

“Our decision to release Open NFC under the Apache license demonstrates our willingness to lead the way in bringing high quality, well documented NFC software into the open source arena,” said Philippe Martineau, executive vice president of the NFC business line for INSIDE Contactless. “Open NFC fits right in with the trend toward open platforms in the mobile industry, and will benefit device makers as well as software developers and others in the mobile ecosystem in several ways, providing greater impetus to implementing NFC solutions across a broad range of consumer products.”

Martineau anticipates that the availability of an open source NFC protocol stack should also improve the interoperability of NFC devices, and thus accelerate market adoption.

The Open NFC protocol stack provides a complete NFC middleware solution for mobile phones, embedded products and other devices. Open NFC supports several levels of functionality, from low-level RF control to high-level NFC Forum tag handling, peer-to-peer communications as well as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi pairing, interactions with single-wire protocol SIMs and other secure elements and compatibility with smart cards and RFID tags based on Felica, Mifare and ISO 14443 standards.

“Having an open-source NFC stack like Open NFC is a game-changing development, providing greater flexibility in sourcing NFC controllers and a consistent programming interface,” said Gary Koerper, vice president of Engine Systems, Motorola Mobile Devices. “We congratulate INSIDE Contactless for their contribution to the open source movement.”

“Orange believes Open NFC will be a catalyst for change in the NFC marketplace by reducing market fragmentation and removing barriers to adoption of this promising technology,” said Yves Maitre, senior vice president, Mobile Multimedia and Devices at Orange. “INSIDE Contactless has made a major contribution to the advancement of NFC.”

“Qualcomm understands the increasing importance of open source and community-driven software to the mobile industry, particularly as customer demand for open and flexible software coupled with powerful mobile hardware platforms continues to increase,” said John Elliott, Senior Director of Emerging Connectivity Technologies at Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. “It is a great pleasure to see NFC move closer to the open source community, and INSIDE Contactless is one of the visionary companies making this happen.”

Qualcomm now offers two complete NFC handset reference designs, one based on an HSUPA Mobile Station Modem™(MSM™) chipset and one based on a Qualcomm Single Chip™ (QSC™) solution for CDMA2000™. The two reference designs leverage INSIDE Contactless’ NFC solution enabling device manufacturers to bring next-generation NFC handsets to market more quickly and at significantly reduced development cost.

Open NFC was originally developed for INSIDE’s third-generation MicroRead NFC chip that provides the broadest range of NFC options, enabling numerous new contactless applications, and was the first NFC solution to support the single-wire protocol (SWP). The award-winning MicroRead suite combines third-generation silicon, a full set of interfaces, NFC software libraries and APIs, a field-proven reference design and robust standards support to provide a turnkey contactless reader solution.

According to a report from Juniper Research, open source operating systems are now running on 60 percent of the smartphones on the market, and the number of smartphones shipped with open source operating systems will increase from 106 million in 2009 to 223 million by 2014. (See: http://www.juniperresearch.com/shop/viewpressrelease.php?id=185&pr=158).

Availability

The Open NFC protocol stack and the WinCE 6.0 and Linux 2.6 reference implementations are available now under Apache license directly from INSIDE Contactless. The Android reference implementation, also under Apache license, will be available by the end of March 2010. Please contact INSIDE for more information.

About INSIDE Contactless

INSIDE Contactless is the global leader in open-standard contactless payment and near field communication (NFC) semiconductors and software that power the next generation of payment, transit, identity and access control applications. The company’s intelligent, microprocessor-based platforms offer the flexibility to be embedded in smart cards, mobile phones and other consumer electronic devices, documents, badges and other items to support a wide range of innovative contactless applications and bring new levels of convenience to users. INSIDE has delivered more than 350 million contactless platforms worldwide to customers and partners that include many of the leading payment card and mobile phone manufacturers, systems integrators and financial institutions. With a portfolio of 60 families of patents, including several essential NFC patents, the company has played a leading role in NFC and contactless innovation. INSIDE is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with offices in Shanghai, Singapore, Warsaw, Seoul and Silicon Valley. For more information, please visit www.insidecontactless.com.

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Nokia N900 running emulated SNES controlled with PS3 Sixaxis controller Tweet

Video demonstration of setup allowing to play emulated games on Nokia N900 using PS3 Sixaxis controller.

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Wind River to Add Virtutech Simics Products to Comprehensive Embedded Software Portfolio Tweet

ALAMEDA — Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, announced it will add the Virtutech product line to its embedded software product portfolio after the completion of Intel Corporation’s acquisition of Virtutech signed earlier this week. Virtutech, founded in 1998, is based in San Jose, Calif. and operates a development center in Stockholm, Sweden.

Wind River will sell and support Virtutech’s flagship development platform, Simics, as a stand-alone product and will continue to support all current architectures including ARM, Intel, MIPS and PowerPC. Simics will allow Wind River to offer a market-leading virtual systems development solution in a growing market segment of virtualization and simulation tools for device software development.

“The addition of Virtutech’s development platforms to our product line will allow Wind River to offer greater value to customers across the entire product lifecycle and deepen current relationships with our broad set of silicon partners,” said Ken Klein, president, Wind River. “Time-to-market remains the single most challenging issue that sophisticated electronic equipment manufacturers need to address and ultimately control in order to remain competitive. With the addition of the Simics products, Wind River adds a key solution to further help customers improve time-to-market, as system complexity and ever more stringent demands upon overall system quality rapidly increase.”

“Through our long-standing partnership with Wind River, it became evident that both companies shared a vision of how we can help the electronic systems market rethink how it goes about complex product development by deploying virtual platforms,” said John Lambert, CEO, Virtutech. “Time and again, Virtutech has helped customers and partners improve time-to-market by enabling the full sweep of systems development activities to take place on a virtual platform, freeing them up to apply new and innovative ways of running systems development projects. By combining with Wind River, we now have the opportunity to dramatically accelerate the spread of this key market trend and to bring the benefits of virtual platforms to a broader audience.”

Simics provides binary-compatible hardware simulations that operate completely within a virtualized environment running on standard laptop or desktop PCs. This strategy allows OEMs to undertake critical software development activities on a virtual platform, independently of any hardware development schedules, semiconductor availability constraints or other limitations. This also allows semiconductor manufacturers to redefine complex system-on-chip development with greater ecosystem support and customer engagement. Virtutech therefore enables customers to manage complexity, drive improved quality and achieve higher productivity, all while lowering capital expenditure and shortening total development time.

Acquired by Intel last year, Wind River develops operating systems, middleware (software found between an OS and software application), and software design tools for a variety of embedded computing systems. Its main products include VxWorks, the market-leading proprietary and multicore-ready real-time operating system, and commercial-grade Linux software platforms. The company also provides design services and software expertise, including custom-built solutions, development tools and device testing products. With thousands of customers, Wind River technology is relied upon by most major computer and networking communications companies, and is used by corporations and government agencies such as Alcatel-Lucent, BMW, Boeing, Bombardier Transportation, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NASA, Sony, Verizon and many more.

Intel’s acquisition of privately-held Virtutech is expected to be completed this quarter. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed.
About Virtutech

Virtutech, Inc. is the leader in product development process improvement through virtualized systems development (VSD). Virtutech Simics® allows for a revolutionary change in the product development process at a full system level rather than a component level and is a commercial solution that uniquely delivers the four most important criteria for successful deployment of hardware virtualization in the electronics equipment development process: speed, scalability, model availability, and control. Simics customers report reduced time to market, better project risk management, lower capital expenditure, product development cost and maintenance as well as increased quality and individual productivity. Virtutech serves the needs of the world’s leading OEMs in the high-performance computing, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, networking and semiconductor industries. Customers include Cisco, Ericsson, Freescale Semiconductor, GE Avionics, Honeywell, IBM, Lockheed Martin, Nortel and Northrop Grumman. Virtutech is an active participant in organizations to drive adoption of VSD such as ARM Connected Community, Eclipse.org, IBM PartnerWorld, Multicore Association, Power.org, OSCI and Spirit Consortium. For more information, visit www.virtutech.com.
About Wind River

Wind River, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), is a world leader in embedded and mobile software. Wind River has been pioneering computing inside embedded devices since 1981 and its technology is found in more than 500 million products. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif. with offices in more than 15 countries. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com or blogs.windriver.com.

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Take a tour: Firefox for the Nokia N900 Tweet

Take a quick tour of the first version of Firefox on the Nokia N900. For more info, go to Firefox.com/mobile. To download Firefox directly to your Nokia N900, visit Firefox.com/m

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Evernote Nokia N900 Sharing Plug-in Tweet

This is a tutorial showing the Evernote Sharing Plug-in on the Nokia N900.

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Nokia 5700 runs BlackBerry 8220 4.6 OS Tweet

Nokia 5700 runs BlackBerry 8220 4.6 OS

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Lee Williams on Symbian, Open Sourced. Short Version Tweet

Lee Williams talks about Symbian and what it means now the platform is fully open.

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Machismo - Cigarette Lighter Cellphone (Touchscreen, Dual SIM) Tweet

Say hello to the world's hottest cigarette lighter mobile phone - The Machismo! Not only does it light your cigarette, but it's also a super Triband, Dual-SIM cellphone with 2.5 inch touchscreen!

The problem with modern life is you have to carry around too many things in your pockets. Wallet, keys, iPod, cellphone, and if you're a smoker - a cigarette lighter too. Well here's the perfect solution - The Machismo. Instead of carrying a phone AND a lighter, just turn this amazing phone around, slide open the safety latch, and the underlying heating element heats up in under 2 seconds. Place your cigarette on the glowing element and puff. Your cigarette is lit and you can enjoy your smoke. Super huh? Yes, Machismo!

But there's so much more! The Machismo is a superb triband phone which supports the following global GSM frequencies: 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz. It also comes with Dual-SIM slots so you can have two cellphone numbers with one phone. This is great for business and personal contacts. Or you can give one telephone number for each of your two girlfriends! Throw in a 2.5 inch touchscreen display and you have the perfect solution for your on-the-go guy life!

The Machismo comes packed with tons of ultra-useful features like a 1.3 MP digital camera, video camcorder, a mp3 music player, an mp4 video player, PDA tools and so much more. The Machismo has Bluetooth so you can pair your phone with other devices and here's some more great news - we've thrown in a free 2GB TF microSD card to store and save your media onto!

Don't delay, click "Add to Cart" right away and in a few days you could be the proud owner of this state of the art unlocked dual SIM triband touch screen mobile wonder with cigarette lighter! Brought to you by the leader in factory direct China electronics - Chinavasion.

At a Glance...

* Built-in Cigarette Lighter
* Free 2GB TF MicroSD Card
* 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
* Dual SIM
* Unlocked
* 2.5 inch Touchscreen
* Digital Camera, Video Recorder

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My Interview with Steve Jobs! Tweet

My close, personal friend, Steve Jobs of Apple sat down with me to talk about the iPad, Apple's design process, and how much he loves journalists. It was so much fun!

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LG Crystal clone Tweet

With the previous recommendation for everyone to compare the transparency of the keyboard cell phone that this section SKYG900 more refined workmanship, and more beautiful interface gives us a more cool feeling. Built-in gravity sensor, easy to switch wallpaper and music, with up to 12 languages, is also the reason we chose her ~ ~ ~

MTK Operating System Platform
Mainstream features dual sim dual standby, FM FM radio
Built-in game phone QQ Games
Music player supports MP3 background play, support equalizer, support for Bluetooth stereo output, Bluetooth headset, support synchronous lyrics display
Video playback 3GP, MP4, AVI
TXT e-book
Radio FM radio, putting-need headphones
Camera pixel high-definition camera
Photo description supports AVI audio video image, the time based on memory size of the
SKYG900 data applications
761KB RAM memory body can support 4G TF card expansion
Extended support for 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
SKYG900 basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Italian, Italiano, French, Français, Russian, Русский, Vietnamese tieng viet, Greek, greek, Indonesian bahasa indonesia, Portuguese, Português, Thai Thai / ไทย, Malaysian BahasaMelayu
Fuselage Section 500 telephone contacts, support caller groups, ring tones, caller picture, caller video
SMS / MMS 50 SMS, support MMS
Switch machine support for timer switch machine, can be customized switch machine animation
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, unit, stopwatch, mobile QQ
SKYG900 Appearance / Screen
Product shape handwritten + keyboard
Size of 107 × 53 × 17mm
Weight 118G
Optional Color Black
Screen Material / type of color screen
Number 26 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 400px
Screen size 3.0 inches
Package weight 0.65
SKYG900 basic parameters
Time to market, 2010-02-05
Other types of cell phone type
Applicable to individual mobile phone crowd
Standard configuration of the two power (900mAh) a charge / headset / data cable
Applicable frequency 900/1800MHz
Network standard GSM
Talk Time 200-260 minutes
180-220 hours standby time
7 days replacement warranty limited warranty / guarantee for six months

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Don’t Be Left Out In The Cold: Stay Connected With The Verizon Wireless Network Tweet

Videos on VerizonWirelessTV YouTube Channel Tell Stories of Customers Who Counted on Nation’s Most Reliable Network in Wintertime.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — With Punxsutawney Phil predicting six more weeks of winter, cold weather fans are gearing up for end-of-season getaways. Verizon Wireless customers travel with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network, keeping them connected and at least a little more secure whether heading cross-town or cross-country.

The VerizonWirelessTV channel on YouTube (www.youtube.com/VerizonWirelessTV) features three video vignettes about wireless communication and the important role the Verizon Wireless network played when weather got rough for customers, both away and at home.

Winter Weather Can Change Quickly, Affecting Travel
In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, driving conditions can change fast. During a road trip, one Verizon Wireless customer and her fiancé found out that a reliable network can truly be a lifeline. View the video, “He Wouldn’t Be Here Today If It Wasn’t For Verizon Wireless,” here.

Ice and Snow Storms Make Winter Wonderlands; They Also Make Communication More Important Than Ever
During last year’s devastating ice storm in Kentucky, Verizon Wireless’ network stayed up and running, even as ice-covered trees and roads and electrical power was lost across the state, and kept visitors, residents and safety officials connected throughout the storm. View the video, “Verizon Wireless Network Keeps Customers Connected During Ice Storm,” here.

One winter, Colorado was snowed in, but Verizon Wireless’ network team kept going. Two network technicians used a snow cat to reach a mountaintop location to refuel an emergency generator that powered cell sites along a snowy stretch of interstate to ensure customers stayed connected during the record-breaking Rocky Mountain storm. See the video, “Verizon Wireless Network Weathers Colorado Storm,” here.

Tips to Brace Your Wireless Communications for the Cold
Customers’ wireless phones can be life savers in winter. Verizon Wireless offers the following tips to prepare wireless phones to work best when it’s cold outside:

* Charge phones frequently. Cold temperatures can run down the phone’s battery charge more quickly. Use a car charger to keep the phone’s charge if you get stranded or stuck in traffic on icy or snowy roads.
* Handle your handset with care. The display screen can become brittle when exposed to cold temperatures for long periods of time.
* Keep your phone in a warm place; avoid leaving it in an outside pocket or backpack or in the car overnight. Prolonged exposure to the cold may affect the phone’s display screen. When outside in the cold weather, carry your phone in an inside jacket pocket, keeping it close to your body for warmth.
* Maintain a list of emergency phone numbers – police, fire and rescue agencies; power companies; insurance providers; family, friends and coworkers; etc. – and program them into your phone. Add highway department and school numbers to check for local road and school closings and “no tow” orders.
* Be prepared before heading outside by checking weather, traffic and news reports available on most wireless phones.

Verizon Wireless has invested more than $55 billion since it was formed – $5.5 billion on average every year – to increase the coverage and capacity of its premier nationwide network and to add new services. In 2009 alone, Verizon Wireless invested $7 billion to expand and advance its network. For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 to launch on Vodafone Tweet

XPERIA X10 available on the network this spring.

Vodafone has confirmed that the Android wielding Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 will be available in April. Continuing the Android advance, joining the likes of the Google Nexus One, LG InTouch Max and Motorola Milestone, keen punters can "register their interest" on the network's website now.

There's no word on pricing yet but with Vodafone's previous form of being a tad pricey don't expect it to be a bargain. But what will you get for your buck?

Running on Android 1.6 (a 2.0 update will come along later) with a 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, the X10 is expected to be a speedy powerhouse. Ericsson has also added a pair of new menu overlays; Mediascape and Timescape and a best-in-class camera at 8.1-megapixels.

Not bad for a first Android effort we think. With 2010 shaping up to be a year of Android-powered comeback kids, do you think Sony Ericsson can steal the march on the HTC trailblazers?

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AT&T and Sling Media Collaborate on SlingPlayer Mobile App for 3G Mobile Broadband Network Tweet

SlingPlayer Mobile App Optimized to Conserve Wireless Spectrum.

AT&T* announced that its 3G mobile broadband network will support Sling Media, Inc.'s SlingPlayer Mobile™ app.

Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), originally developed its wireless app to make efficient use of 3G network bandwidth – and to conserve the finite wireless spectrum available to the wireless industry. Since mid December 2009, AT&T has been testing the app and has recently notified Sling Media -- as well as Apple – that the optimized app can run on its 3G network. The SlingPlayer Mobile app already is available for use today on AT&T’s Wi-Fi network, the nation’s largest with more than 20,000 hotspots.

"Just as we've worked with Sling Media in this instance, we look forward to collaborating with other developers so that mobile customers can access a wider, more bandwidth-sensitive, and powerful range of applications in the future," said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. Collaboration with developers like Sling Media ensures that all apps are optimized for our 3G network to conserve wireless spectrum and reduce the risk that an app will cause such extreme levels of congestion that they disrupt the experience of other wireless customers. Our focus continues to be on delivering the nation's most advanced mobile broadband experience and giving our customers the widest possible array of mobile applications."

"We're delighted with AT&T's decision to approve the SlingPlayer Mobile app on their 3G network," said John Gilmore, senior vice president and general manager at Sling Media. "SlingPlayer Mobile on AT&T's 3G network gives customers the best experience possible for watching their home TV while on the go."

AT&T will provide developers with wireless network optimization requirements for video and other applications by the end of the first quarter via its AT&T Developers Program website (http://developer.att.com).

AT&T's announcement today further demonstrates its commitment to fostering the development of a wide range of mobile applications for smartphones, quick-messaging devices and other mobile devices. In January, AT&T hosted its fourth annual Developers Summit, where it announced a range of initiatives to support app development.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About Sling Media, Inc.
Sling Media, Inc., an affiliate of EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), is the leading provider of video placeshifting products and services for consumers and television service providers. Sling Media's product family includes the internationally acclaimed, Emmy award-winning Slingbox® that allows consumers to watch and control their living room television shows at any time, from any location, using PCs, Macs, PDAs and smartphones. For more information, visit www.slingmedia.com.

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Verizon Wireless Communications Store In Columbia, Maryland, Awarded Energy Star® Rating From EPA Tweet

• 47 Verizon Wireless Stores Nationwide Now Have Energy Star rating
• Company’s green practices include recycling wireless devices, batteries and accessories through its HopeLine program
• Verizon Wireless named Top Green IT company by IDG Computerworld

LAUREL, MD — The Verizon Wireless Communications Store in Columbia, Maryland is among the first wireless retail stores to rate in the top 25 percent of commercial facilities for energy efficiency and to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR®, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The Columbia store is one of more than 47 Verizon Wireless retail stores nationwide to receive the ENERGY STAR label.

“The changes we have implemented in our stores are significant because they impact our business, the environment and our ability to provide customers with an industry-leading experience,” said Mike Maiorana, regional president for Verizon Wireless in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. “By being more energy efficient, we can keep operating costs down and redirect those resources to improve the customer experience.”

The Communications Store located at 9021 Snowden Square Dr. in Columbia replaced incandescent lamps with compact fluorescent lamps and installed light-emitting diode (LED) exit signs and motion sensors to activate lighting in portions of the store that are not in constant use, such as the storage room and back offices. In addition, the store’s entire lighting and display systems are controlled by a digital timer system to ensure that lights turn off when the store is closed to avoid energy waste.

Additional energy-saving initiatives included insulating the water heater and piping and replacing the service bay doors with energy efficient glass to reduce the loss of heated or cooled air.

The EPA’s national energy performance rating system provides a 1-to-100 point scale that helps organizations assess how efficiently their buildings use energy relative to similar buildings nationwide. A building that scores a rating of 75 or higher and occupies 5,000 square feet or more is eligible for the ENERGY STAR. Commercial buildings that earn the ENERGY STAR use an average of 40 percent less energy than typical buildings and also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

The EPA’s ENERGY STAR is yet another recognition of Verizon Wireless’ ongoing commitment to environmentally friendly Green practices. In 2008, Verizon Wireless was the only wireless carrier named to IDG Computerworld's first-ever list of top Green-IT Companies. Research firm Frost & Sullivan also awarded the company with its 2008 Green Excellence of the Year Award in the Corporate Leadership category for the telecom services industry.

In addition, Verizon Wireless helps the environment and survivors of domestic violence through its HopeLine® program. Verizon Wireless collects no-longer-used wireless phones and equipment from any wireless service provider. The phones are either refurbished or recycled. With the funds raised from the sale of the refurbished phones, Verizon Wireless donates cash grants, wireless phones and airtime to non-profit domestic violence agencies for use by survivors. Through HopeLine, 6.7 million phones have been collected and either refurbished or properly disposed of in an environmentally sound way. More than 200 tons of electronics waste and batteries have been kept out of landfills since 2001.

For more information about Verizon Wireless, visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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"When I Rise" World Premiere at SXSW Film Festival Tweet

Documentary Focuses on Barbara Smith Conrad, Opera Singer Who Overcame Discrimination.

“When I Rise,” a new documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad, an opera singer who overcame racial discrimination to achieve international stardom, is an official selection of the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival.

The film, made possible by support from AT&T, will hold its world premiere as part of the internationally recognized festival in March.

“When I Rise” is the powerful story of Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student who became a target of racial discrimination and ultimately ascended to the heights of international opera. Produced by the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, “When I Rise” is an Alpheus Media Production, in association with Allentown Productions. The film was directed by Austin filmmaker Mat Hames.

“We’re thrilled to have the premiere of this powerful and important film as part of the SXSW Film Festival,” said Dr. Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center. “It has been a privilege to work with Barbara Conrad to make this project a reality. Our involvement with this film is an excellent example of what makes the Briscoe Center unique among history research centers. We not only serve as a repository for the evidence of history – we bring that history to life with unique projects like ‘When I Rise.’”

“Barbara Smith Conrad's remarkable story of struggle, and eventual triumph, over racism is one that echoes the university’s own commitment to diversity and inclusion,” said William Powers Jr., president of The University of Texas at Austin. “In creating this documentary, the university takes a hard look at its own history. ‘When I Rise’ is more than just the journey of one of our most distinguished alumni. It embodies the messages of tolerance, justice and diversity that are central to the university’s mission.”

“‘When I Rise’ tells the story of an extraordinarily talented woman whose journey to overcome bigotry and ignorance on the way to becoming a world-famous opera singer is nothing short of incredible,” said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. “AT&T is proud to support programs like this documentary and other multicultural outreach efforts that offer hope to others and demonstrate our belief that all individuals are valued and all voices should be heard.”

To learn more about the film and see a schedule of upcoming screenings, visit the site: www.WhenIRiseFilm.com. *AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Through stewardship, scholarship, and outreach, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History increases knowledge and fosters exploration of our nation's past. As a leading history research center, we collect, preserve, and make available documentary and material culture evidence encompassing key themes in Texas and U.S. history. Researchers, students, and the public mine our collections for a wide range of academic, professional, and personal uses. Our collections also inspire our own projects, including books, exhibits, programs, films, and educational materials. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History is an organized research unit and public service component of The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.cah.utexas.edu/.

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AT&T FamilyMap App Launches on App Store Tweet

App Brings Peace of Mind to Families On-the-Go; Keeps Schedules, Events and Whereabouts Accessible, Centralized on iPhone.

AT&T* announced the availability of the AT&T FamilyMap App on the App Store. The app provides families with a more seamless experience when locating and connecting with one another on the go using iPhone.

The AT&T FamilyMap app brings a streamlined approach to helping families stay up to speed on each other’s whereabouts by locating wireless devices within a shared family account. The app provides iPhone users with access to FamilyMap’s popular features, which until now, were only accessible through a computer. For example:

* Interactive Map: View whereabouts within an interactive map, including surrounding landmarks such as schools and parks; and, toggle between satellite and interactive street maps.
* Personalize: Assign a name and photo to each device within an account, and label frequently visited locations such as “Bobby’s house” and “School.”

iPhone customers can also take advantage of additional FamilyMap features, including:

* Schedule Checks: Use the app to see if a family member is on schedule. Parents can schedule and receive text and email alerts.
* My Places: Set up and view a list of landmarks within the app. Users can display the landmark on the map, edit the landmark’s details, and remove or add landmarks.
* Map Panning: Use the innovative Multi-Touch user interface to pan the map until you find the location of a specific family member’s wireless device.
* On-Demand Locating: Locate a family member by logging into the service from iPhone or a computer.
* Messaging: Once a family member is located, quickly contact them directly from the app via e-mail, SMS or voice call.
* Compatibility: AT&T FamilyMap works on any AT&T phone with post-paid service.

Customers can download the AT&T FamilyMap App from the App Store on iPhone or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. Consistent with AT&T FamilyMap pricing across AT&T’s wireless portfolio, users can locate up to two phones on an account for a monthly subscription of $9.99, or up to five phones for $14.99 per month. Peace of Mind.

First launched in spring 2009, AT&T FamilyMap provides parents and families with the ability to easily locate a family member's wireless device using either a compatible handset or computer.

In keeping with AT&T’s industry-leading stance on privacy, AT&T FamilyMap can only be established for numbers listed within a shared billing account. The account owner oversees all privacy preferences and is notified when devices within the account first become locatable.

For more information on AT&T FamilyMap visit www.att.com/familymap. For a complete array of AT&T wireless calling plans and services, customers can visit www.att.com.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

Device to be located must be turned on and on the AT&T Network. Coverage not available in all areas. Service availability, timeliness or accuracy of location is not guaranteed. While any post-paid FamilyMap phone can be located with AT&T FamilyMap, the most accurate locations available are with A-GPS (Assisted GPS) phones that use the FamilyMap network and have a clear line of sight to GPS satellites (e.g. outdoors or on a car dashboard). Devices not in a clear line of sight to GPS satellites or non A-GPS devices may return a locate via network triangulation with an accuracy of a few hundred yards to a few miles.

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AT&T Examines Healthcare Technology Solutions with Virtual CIO Roundtable Tweet

Senior Healthcare it Executives in Six Major Markets Discuss Leading Strategies and Challenges for Healthcare it in the Coming Years.

Demonstrating the power of new technology to facilitate ‘face-to-face’ meetings more quickly, more often and expand participation in the dialogue on important global and domestic U.S. issues, AT&T* yesterday used its AT&T Telepresence Solution to bring together leading information technology executives and healthcare experts from across the U.S. to participate in a dialogue about the ever-increasing role of technology in healthcare solutions.

“As the national conversation surrounding the U.S. healthcare system continues to develop, technology innovations and applications will be central in creating greater operational and cost efficiencies, as well as improving patient care,” said Dr. Denise W. Hines, vice president of government solutions and education, HealthNovation.

Eight technology and healthcare executives located in six U.S. cities met via AT&T Telepresence Solution to discuss current and future strategies for addressing growing healthcare needs and rising costs. The AT&T Telepresence Solution, an immersive video technology enabled by Cisco TelePresence™, allowed participants to interact face-to-face through ultra-high definition 1080p screens, creating the experience of being in the same room with other participants.

CIOs across the U.S. shared similar situations and strategies for enhancing their companies’ patient care and operational efficiencies through healthcare IT solutions. Some of the main themes from the roundtable included:

Using Resources Efficiently. Time, financial and human resources must be used efficiently and with prioritization to achieve aggressive implementation deadlines to receive grants and other funding. Some organizations are targeting internal departments or groups with a strong technology appetite to lead adoption efforts.

Establishing a Solid Infrastructure. Health information exchanges (HIEs), the transfer of electronic medical records and patient portals depend on a solid, reliable network infrastructure. Without this network foundation, companies compromise physicians’ and customers’ experience.

Sponsoring Technology Adoption. A knowledgeable and on-board healthcare workforce is necessary to reach improved healthcare goals. In addition to training, companies are seeking internal physician or practitioner sponsorship of new technology to expedite its integration into daily practice.

Connecting Multiple HIEs. Several HIEs exist within a state or even single healthcare system. Senior IT executives must work collaboratively with partners and vendors to ensure quick customization and compatibility of disparate systems into larger health ecosystems.

Developing Information Highways.Data warehousing and mining are current areas of exploration for some healthcare IT executives. Many are not looking to create new electronic repositories, but rather develop information highways that combine multiple information input into a meaningful, useful output of relevant, accurate information.

Measuring Success. In addition to traditional financial metrics, healthcare CIOs are examining quality controls, user adoption rates and improved patient care indicators to measure the success of healthcare IT initiatives.

“AT&T understands the importance of technology in improving healthcare efficiencies and increasing collaboration across the country,” said Mike Coffey, senior vice president of compensation, benefits and policy, AT&T. “Sharing information – whether visually via AT&T Telepresence Solution or through an electronic medical record – is an essential element in achieving America’s common healthcare goals of decreased cost and improved care.”

Roundtable participants included senior IT executives in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Orlando, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area. Bernie Monegain, editor of Healthcare IT News, served as moderator, and Hines, vice president of government solutions and education at HealthNovation, shared key insights into the current healthcare reform landscape.

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Industry Joins Forces During the "Face-to-Face" IMTC Interoperability Testing Event at NXP Software. Tweet

Collaborative Interoperability Testing for Great On-line Mobile Media Experiences.

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands -- NXP Software, the leading provider of multimedia software for mobile devices, was hosting this year's "face to face" interoperability testing event for the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium (IMTC) Packet-Switched Streaming Services Activity Group (PSS-AG). The event was scheduled for January 25 - 29, 2010.

Six major telecommunication companies, being Orange Lab, PacketVideo, Samsung, Nextreaming, Alcatel-Lucent and NXP Software, came to the NXP Software office in Suresnes, France for an intensive week of compatibility testing between the products of different vendors.

Five days of intensive interoperability tests were conducted between servers, multimedia players and various prototype handsets. The tests were carried out according the latest 3GPP Release 7 specifications.

This year's testing focused on NAT traversal, RTSP fast startup, high bit rate HSDPA QVGA streaming, fast content switching and network adaptation. Combinations of different features were tested at the same time to ensure maximum interoperability.

"PSS-AG brings companies together to test the latest multimedia features and streaming technology, and to build a great media experience through collaborative testing of open standards," said Ralph Neff, chair of IMTC PSS-AG. "We are grateful to NXP Software for providing our group with an ideal environment for productive interoperability testing."

IMTC will continue this successful initiative with other face-to-face events in 2010 to ensure optimal interoperability for the Telecommunications Industry. The PSS-AG group will next meet at IMTC's SuperOp! test event, which will take place in April 2010.

About NXP Software

NXP Software is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) with worldwide local sales and support. It specializes in innovative multimedia solutions to help mobile device manufacturers, service providers and operators deliver vibrant, easy-to-enjoy multimedia experiences that truly stand out from the crowd. NXP Software has established strong partnerships with key vendors to ensure optimum flexibility, ease-of-integration and interoperability between hardware and software platforms. Its LifeVibes(TM) software is used in over 700 million mobile devices, making the company the market leader in software solutions for mobile multimedia. LifeVibes(TM) is a trademark of NXP Software.

Website: http://www.software.nxp.com

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Technology CEO Council Calls on Congress to Act on National Export Initiative and Competitiveness Package Tweet

Technology Leadership Group Focuses on Innovation Agenda Critical to Economic Recovery, U.S. Competitiveness in Global Marketplace.

WASHINGTON -- CEOs from the nation's leading technology companies called on Congress to act on the Obama Administration's National Export Initiative to double U.S. exports in five years.

In a speech on Thursday outlining the National Export Initiative, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said, "Increasing the export of American products and services to global markets can help revive the fortunes of U.S. companies, spur future economic growth and support jobs here at home."

The Technology CEO Council, a CEO policy advocacy group focused on ensuring U.S. competitiveness through technology leadership, applauded the Administration's National Export Initiative, adding that a critical factor in reaching the goal of doubling exports are policies that ensure that the United States remains the destination for investment, innovation and new job creation.

"Access to world markets is key to the economic growth of American high-technology companies. Current economic projections indicate that by 2013 over 72 percent of spending on information and communications technologies will be outside the United States," said Bruce Mehlman, Executive Director of TCC. "The Administration is to be applauded for its commitment to rigorous export promotion programs, removing our own outdated controls on high-tech exports and implementing favorable trade deals as aggressively as other countries."

The United States cannot achieve its export goals, however, unless it creates a business climate that is competitive globally. In addition to the trade promotion initiatives outlined by President Obama, TCC believes the Administration and Congress should support tax policies that improve the international competitiveness of American companies and workers.

"To double our exports, U.S. companies need worldwide operations and supply chains that span the globe," added Mehlman. "Tax policies that increase the burden on U.S. companies' global operations make American workers less competitive and undermine export-led economic recovery. By contrast, efforts to improve our tax competitiveness – such as passage of an R&D tax credit that increases the Alternative Simplified Credit to 20% – will create jobs here at home and more than pay for themselves over time."

The Technology CEO Council has laid out an innovation agenda to ensure that the United States remains the destination of choice for investment, talent and business growth. According to the Technology CEO Council that agenda should include:

* Tax policies that enable American innovators to compete and win in the global markets, ensuring U.S. jobs and growth.
* Trade policies that give U.S. workers and entrepreneurs greater opportunities to access worldwide customers.
* Export control policies that place U.S. companies on an even playing field with overseas competitors while protecting national security.
* Education efforts and research initiatives that prepare U.S. citizens for 21st Century jobs and create new industries.
* Immigration to ensure that the best and brightest that come to America are educated and create businesses that add to the U.S. economy.


"The trade speech by Secretary Locke highlights efforts that will complement research and education investments promised in the FY2011 budget, all designed to help Americans compete and win in the global economy," added Mehlman. "We look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to turn these market opening proposals into reality."

About the Technology CEO Council

The Technology CEO Council is a CEO policy advocacy group focused on ensuring U.S. competitiveness through technology leadership. The CEOs visit Washington together to meet with lawmakers on the most critical policy issues impacting the nation's high-tech leadership and global competitiveness, working throughout the year to promote education, analysis and recommendations. For more information, please visit http://www.techceocouncil.org.

Technology CEO Council companies generate over $250 billion in annual revenues and employ over 750,000 workers. Founded in 1989 and formerly known as the Computer Systems Policy Project, its members include its chairman, Samuel J. Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation; Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technologies; Greg Brown, CEO of Motorola; Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell; Paul S. Otellini, President and CEO of Intel Corporation; Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials; and, Joe Tucci, EMC Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Corporate Departments Left Open to Voice Call Interception Despite Being 'Prime Targets' Tweet

SAN FRANCISCO -- Sensitive departments within organizations are being left vulnerable to mobile phone call interception. A recent survey conducted by ABI Research on behalf of Cellcrypt, (www.cellcrypt.com), the leading provider of secure mobile voice calling, found that fewer than one in five people in departments that handle sensitive information such as financial, legal and research and development have deployed some form of voice encryption solutions.

The survey, conducted amongst 250 senior executives in both medium and large organizations showed that despite regularly discussing financial information (78%), employee data (66%), as well as IP (51%) and commercial secrets (50%), the majority of these conversations are unprotected despite over 80% of respondents believing mobile phones to be as vulnerable, if not more so, than e-mail communications if leaked. Of those who admitted to regularly discussing sensitive information, 80% believed, if leaked, this information would have a major impact on the organization.

In addition to other interception methods such as man in the middle scams and on-device taps, the threat of mobile voice interception has intensified recently with the cracking of encryption on GSM mobile phone calls. In December, the Chaos Computer released the GSM Codebook, a large lookup table of pre-generated GSM encryption keys which allows hackers to rapidly crack A5/1 – the encryption standard for GSM mobile phone call security. Just two weeks later, leading cryptographer Adi Shamir, published a white paper detailing a practical method for cracking the next generation of encryption standard, A5/3, in less than two hours.

"The inherent insecurities of GSM encryption have been well publicized, even though most governments and enterprises have been aware of this threat for a while," said Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO Cellcrypt. "However, this research shows there is still confusion out there about whom, when and how people should be protected from this threat. Organizations need to start taking serious steps to consider coherent security strategies that protect multiple weak spots against attack. This work needs to start sooner rather than later as standard GSM encryption becomes unreliable and open to easier interception within the next six months."

Despite 92% of respondents considering it the organization's duty to provide employees with mechanisms to protect information or their own personal safety when travelling to high-risk areas, several admitted confusion over who was responsible, with Heads of IT, Security, Networking and Operations all being assigned responsibility**.

"Despite sometimes being viewed as something for the movies, crimes such as corporate espionage, kidnap for ransom and extortion by organized criminals can and do happen," commented Stuart Quick, Operations Manager at Henderson Risk Limited. "Mobile voice interception is one way in which these crimes can be facilitated. The increasing interception risk underlines the need for organizations to adopt a robust approach to securing these calls, especially when the senior managers in departments such as finance and legal are prime targets."

*When asked whether senior managers in key departments use voice call encryption solutions for mobile phone voice calls, the survey found that just 13.5% of financial, 17.1% of legal and 18.3% of research and development departments had solutions deployed.

**When asked who in their organization is responsible for ensuring the security/preventing the interception of voice calls, 53% responded the Head of IT, 21% responded security, 7% responded Networking and 6% responded operations.

About Cellcrypt

Cellcrypt is the leading provider of technology to secure mobile voice calls on everyday smartphones. Founded in 2005, Cellcrypt's R&D innovation resulted in Encrypted Mobile Content Protocol (EMCP), an Internet Protocol (IP) based technology that optimizes delivery of encrypted data between mobile devices over wireless networks.

Cellcrypt's products are undergoing security certification to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), operate over data-enabled networks including 2G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (HSPA, CDMA/EV-DO) and Wi-Fi®, and are optimized to run on Nokia® Symbian and BlackBerry® smartphones. Cellcrypt is a BlackBerry Alliance Partner and Inmarsat Connect Partner.

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Synnex Technology posts strong revenues and profit for 2009 Tweet

Synnex Technology International, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics products, has reported 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$220.7 billion (US$6.74 billion) and net profit of NT$4.68 billion, both being records for the Taiwan-based company.

Synnex Technology: Unaudited financial results, 2009 (NT$b)

Item


4Q09


Y/Y


2009


Y/Y

Consolidated revenues


58.3


27.9%


220.7


19.8%

Net operating profit


1.01


50.7%


3.58


42.6%

Net profit


1.11


63.2%


4.68


42.2%

Net EPS (NT$)


0.84


64.7%


3.53


41.8%

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, February 2010

Synnex Technology: Unaudited consolidated revenues by product category, 2009 (NT$b)

Product category


Amount


Y/Y 2008

IT


158.3


18.5%

Communications


30.9


39.8%

IC components & others


31.5


10.5%

Source: Company, compiled by Digitimes, February 2010

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Taiwan market: Garmin-Asustek unveils M10 GPS-enabled smartphone Tweet

Garmin-Asustek has unveiled its third GPS-enabled smartphone, the M10, in the Taiwan market. The M10, which is powered by a Qualcomm 7227 600MHz chipset and runs on Windows Mobile 6.5.3, will be available through retail channels as well as Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), according to Asustek.

Pre-sale orders for the M10 received by channels have so far exceeded 1,000 units, revealed Benson Lin, president of Asustek's handheld device business unit. Garmin-Asustek looks to total sales of the M10 in the Taiwan market to surpass 20,000 units, Lin noted.

The M10 will be available in some selected other markets in Asia before the end of February and in China in April, Lin added.

Garmin-Asustek also plans to launch its first Android-powered smartphone in the second quarter of 2010. The Android phone will be manufactured by Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), Lin noted.

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China market: China Mobile dominates handset-based e-mail services in 4Q09 Tweet

There were 115.8 million active users of handset-based e-mail services in China as of the end of fourth-quarter 2009 and revenues from the services in the quarter totaled 430 million yuan (US$63.0 million), according to Analysys International. China Mobile Communications accounted for 71.03% of the active users and 77.97% of the total revenues, Analysys said.

Analysys: China's leading providers of handset-based e-mail services, 4Q09

Company or platform


Share of active users

China Mobile


71.03%

China United Telecomunications


14.43%

Google China


4.48%

LeadTone


1.99%

ShangMail


1.53%

Hesine


1.35%

Microsoft China RayMail


1.28%

Coremail


0.85%

China Telecom


0.64%

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Fiber Broadband Subscribers to Total 106 Million Worldwide in 2014 Tweet

The number of fixed broadband subscribers will rise to 501 million at the end of 2014, according to new market data released by ABI Research. Of those, about 106 million will subscribe to services delivered via fiber. Fiber broadband subscribers totaled 44 million at the end of 2009.

The number of fixed broadband subscribers totaled more than 422 million at the end of 2009, a 9% increase from 2008. ABI Research industry analyst Serene Fong notes that, “Broadband penetration continues to increase since more service providers are offering triple-play services and driving down access prices.”

Among the three broadband technologies, 65% of worldwide fixed broadband consumers subscribe to DSL, 25% to cable and 11% to fiber broadband services. The number of fiber broadband subscribers is increasing fastest, showing a compound annual growth rate of 20% from 2008 to 2014.

“File sharing, music downloads, IPTV, online gaming and video conferencing are all acting to increase the user demand for high speed Internet. The number of fiber broadband subscribers is increasing with growing popularity of these services,” comments research associate Khin Sandi Lynn.

The Asia-Pacific region has the highest fiber broadband penetration, followed by North America. Asia-Pacific represents nearly 84% of worldwide fiber broadband subscribers. South Korea and Japan have the highest fiber broadband penetration. NTT is the largest fiber broadband operator with approximately 12 million subscribers.

In 2009, Western Europe had only about two million fiber broadband subscribers — a very low penetration compared to North America and Asia Pacific, although Western European countries are planning to accelerate fiber broadband penetration.

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Taiwan market: CHT to offer 3D content at MOD in 3Q10 Tweet

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to start offering 3D TV programs through its MOD service in the third quarter of 2010, and also aims to increase subscribers to the service to one million by the end of the year, compared to 700,000 currently.

CHT said on February 4 that EYE TV, a local operator of TV program channels, will launch Chinese-language 3D drama content for the MOD service.

CHT's MOD service offers five HD channels with 700,000-750,000 subscribers for a monthly ARPU (average revenues per user) of NT$115 (US$3.6) currently, CHT indicated. CHT said it aims to boost its MOD revenues to NT$1.3 billion in 2010.

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Samsung demonstrated the E61 - a new e-reader with a QWERTY Tweet

Company Samsung Electronics, apparently preparing to release a third e-book, besides its already known E6 and E101. The new model is called E61, she, along with two other e-reader Samsung, shown at the exhibition Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in the Netherlands, 2 - 4 February. Apparently, Samsung E61 goes on sale early this year, but nothing is known about how much it will cost.

This eBook is equipped with 6-inch display with a resolution of 600x800 pixels, performed on the technology of electronic paper. Unlike Samsung E6, screen at E61 do not touch, and to enter text using a QWERTY-keyboard. The model can support such text formats, as ePub, PDF, and TXT. To store the content for Samsung E61 provides 2 GB of internal memory, you can also use a memory card format microSD. You can download electronic books from the relevant services wirelessly Wi-Fi. Among other features of the device can be noted a removable battery.

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Huawei to Showcase Mobile Telecommunications of the Future at Mobile World Congress 2010 Tweet

Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, will showcase its latest mobile technologies at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona between February, 15th and 18th, 2010.

Guo Ping, Chairman of Huawei' s devices division will participate in the "Broadening the Ecosystem through Mobile Broadband" panel discussion on February 16 between 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Visitors to Huawei' s booth (8A159, Hall 8) will experience a better connected and more profitable mobile broadband industry, through demonstrations of Huawei' s latest innovations:

World' s fasted LTE-advanced and HSPA+ solutions: Huawei will demonstrate the world' s first LTE-advanced technology, with downlink speeds of up to 600Mb/s, which enables the future development of LTE for operators and provides an unparalleled mobile broadband experiences to end-users. Huawei will also present the world' s fastest HSPA+ solution, with downlink speeds of up to 84Mb/s.

Android™ smart devices portfolio: Huawei will exhibit a series of Android ™-powered terminal devices offering for operator resale market, such as smart phones and home-use internet devices.

ONE Core, Huawei' s integrated core network solution: At Huawei' s booth, visitors will experience fixed-mobile converged services and remarkable TCO saving by Huawei One Core. It provides the opportunities for operators to evolve into a convergent and open network in a cost-effective way.

New SingleMetro features: Huawei will present two new features for its SingleMetro platform that help operators in the deployment and management of fixed-mobile converged metro networks, CX600-X1 and CX600-X2, the world's most compact IP service platform at 300mm deep and U2520, a software enabling SingleMetro' s capabilities in network operations and maintenance, through visualized management.

For more information on Huawei's participation at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2010, please visit http://www.huawei.com/mobileworldcongress2010

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Built-in graphics from Intel will be twice as fast Tweet

According to the resource Fudzilla, Intel has informed some of its most important partners that the next generation processor platforms built-in graphics adapter will be much faster. Allegedly, from Intel reported a twofold increase in performance for the generation of Sandy Bridge, in comparison with the existing architecture.

In modern platforms from Intel (Arrandale and Clarkdale) used graphics adapter Intel HD, combining the 32-nm processor with 45-nm graphics core. This is sufficient to obtain a satisfactory number of FPS in the game Call of Duty with a resolution 1024h756 pixels. At the same time in the platforms of Sandy Bridge will be used by a single print processor and graphics engine. Also, it is likely that the 32-nm graphics core of this platform will be the first in the world. However, it is worth recalling that the growth performance graphics solutions from Intel is usually not as great as that reported. In addition, ATI and Nvidia have already indicated that they plan to move to 28-nm graphics adapter.

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Sony Ericsson Aspen - first looks Tweet

Sony Ericsson Aspen - first look

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Taiwan market: CHT to triple Wi-Fi access points in 2010 to meet increasing wireless traffic Tweet

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to expand the number of its Wi-Fi access points to 5,000 by the end of 2010 compared to 1,300 units currently, according to company president Shiao-tung Chang.

The expansion aims to ease the heavy traffic burden placed on the carrier's 3.5G and HSPA networks due to CHT's growing mobile service business, Chang said.

CHT aims to sell 100,000 netbooks and 400,000 smartphones in 2010, which in turn will complicate the traffic congestion problem on its mobile broadband networks, according to industry watchers.

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