Sharp to launch advanced 3D panels for mobile gear Tweet

Sharp Corp said it plans to start making this year advanced 3D displays for cellphones and other mobile devices that don't require special viewing glasses, betting that demand for 3D images will grow beyond movie theatres and living rooms to portable machines.

Stirring demand for small-sized displays is important for Japanese LCD panel suppliers after they suffered sluggish demand for panels designed for portable electronics due to a sharp slide in mobile phone sales in the domestic market.

Sharp launched mobile phones and PCs equipped with a display that enables users to watch 3D images without glasses in the early 2000s.

But they have not really caught on because of such factors as bulkiness, insufficient brightness and the lack of 3D contents.

Sharp since then has developed brighter and thinner 3D displays with higher resolution and a touch panel function.

"In the 2D era, contents and infrastructure have spread from movies to homes, and from homes to mobile devices," Sharp Executive Managing Officer Yoshisuke Hasegawa told a news conference on Friday.

"We believe the same thing will happen with 3D. Three-dimensional images that mostly inhabit big screens now are about to hit mobile terminals."

Hasegawa, head of Sharp's LCD business, did not disclose a sales target for the new 3D display.

Consumer electronics makers are scrambling to launch 3D TVs this year, hoping the technology will be as big a boost for the industry as the transition to color TVs from black and white.

Panasonic Corp and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have already released 3D models, while Sony Corp is planning to start offering 3D TVs in June.

But analysts have said the need for special 3D glasses may keep consumers from adopting the technology quickly.

Mobile electronics that let users enjoy 3D images without special glasses have been around for some time, since people tend to watch the display from a fixed distance and with a fixed angle on personal devices such as mobile phones, making it technologically less challenging to offer a 3D function.

Japanese game maker Nintendo Co said last month it planned to launch a new model of its DS handheld game console that allows users to play 3D games without using special glasses.

Hasegawa said the company has already received inquiries on the new product from mobile phone makers and other potential customers, but declined to say if Nintendo is one of them.

Shares of Sharp, the world's fourth-largest LCD TV maker behind Samsung, Sony and LG Electronics Inc, closed 2.7 percent higher at 1,209 yen on Friday, outperforming the Tokyo stock market's electrical machinery index, which gained 0.8 percent.

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Music video producer Emil Nava uses Vivaz for location finding Tweet

Music video producer Emil Nava goes on location and scene planning in the company of the new Sony Ericsson Vivaz. Emil lets us come along during one of his busy days including dogs, dancers and a cloudy London sky.

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Motorola Miilestone vs Google Nexus One vs Acer Liquid comparison pics Tweet

Here are some pics comparing my Motorola Milestone, Google Nexus One and Acer Liquid. All three phones run Android(Acer runs 1.6, Nexus and Milestone 2.1). The Android version on the Nexus looks the best IMHO(thanks to live wallpapers and HTC Sense). The screen of the Nexus is the brightest with vivid colors...like I said before the text is blurry and on the Acer the text is the sharpest. The Liquid has the smallest screen but the same high resolution hence it is the sharpest. The Liquid is the lightest but also feels the cheapest because of the plastic(well it is the cheapest of the 3). Build quality, I would say the Nexus wins. Camera, I would say the Milestone wins. Speakers, I would also the Milestone wins. The Acer is also plagued with less responsive keys under the screen just like the Nexus. The keys under the screen of the Milestone is the most responsive of the 3. Here is a surprise that I didn't expect...the Liquid ran the smoothest of the 3. It's totally smooth and lag free when navigating through the home screen, menu and programs...Impressive. What would I pick of the 3? Hard to say...each has it's strong points...perhaps maybe the Sony Ericsson X10? =) I will have it on Tuesday and I will post some unboxing pics after I get it.

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Acer Liquid unboxing pics Tweet

Here are some unboxing pics of my Acer Liquid. For starters, I really like the box. It looks nice and I like how it opens up...pretty unique. The phone itself feels pretty solid and is light. However, the phone's housing is shiny black plastic all over which makes it a fingerprint magnet. It needs to be cleaned all the time. I like the bundled case and really nice of Acer to bundle it with a screen protector which is an exact fit on the screen. The screen feels a tad small but it has a high resolution so everything is super sharp. The screen is also pretty bright and responsive. The bottom row of keys are less responsive than the screen. Android 1.6 runs super smooth. I have rooted the phone and I still haven't decided whether to flash a custom Eclair ROM to it or not. In conlusion, the phone is pretty good and definitely worth it's price(it's way cheaper than the Milestone or the Nexus).

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Sony Ericsson Satio vs Motorola Milestone vs Google Nexus One comparison pics Tweet

Here are some pics comaparing my Sony Ericsson Satio, Motorola Milestone and Google Nexus One. I have used the Satio for a few months and it has served me well as a phone, camera and video recorder. Asides from what I mentioned I have not used it for anything else. I just didn't find Symbian fun to use anymore and it feels outdated (I have used tons of Symbian phones in the past). The phone takes awesome pics(nice Xenon flash) and pretty decent videos. I have updated it to the latest firmware and overall it seems faster but I just like Android more. I will be selling the Satio. Comparing all 3 phones, the Satio feels the lightest in hand but it also felt the most "plasticy". The Satio is also physically the thickest. Screen is subjective to what you prefer...The Nexus has the brightest and most vivid color screen but the text is blurry. The Satio takes the best pics and videos no doubt. If I had to pick from the 3, it would be a decision between the Milestone or the Nexus. If the Satio ran Android, then that would be a different story.

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Motorola Milestone unboxing pics Tweet

Here are some pics of my Motorola Milestone. The box is pretty small but I didn't like how it was designed(nothing fitted perfectly...I guess that's how they designed it to be). I liked the Nexus box a lot more. The phone is very well built with a study feel but it feels heavy in my hand. The slider works well for me and doesn't wobble. The screen is fantastic and sharp. The keyboard is fine after getting used to it (it's not as bad as I expected). The camera and video capture is good after the 2.1 update (the phone came with 2.0.1). I have rooted the device of course. The multimedia dock came with the phone and is a nice addition. I don't think that I would buy it though. The dock puts the phone in a special dock mode showing the time, weather and a few other buttons. In conclusion, I really like the phone and I can't wait to play some SNES games on it.

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Google Nexus One unboxing pics Tweet

Here are some unboxing pics of my Google Nexus One. The box is small like the latest boxes from HTC. I liked how it's simple and everything fits into place. I like the bundled pouch with the green robot. The phone has a nice finish and feels solid in my hand (typical HTC). The screen is bright and the colors are vidid but the text isn't really sharp. The screen is very responsive but the botton row of keys are not. I rooted and flashed the Desire ROM from Modaco and the HTC Sense looks awesome on the phone and is very fast(even faster than stock 2.1). I liked the multiple colors of the trackball(reminds me of Japanese phones). For me, the speaker volume was low on both speakers. The camera is mediocre. In conclusion, the phone is pretty nice but it didn't knock me out.

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Digg App for the Android is now available! Tweet

Following fast on the heels of the Digg iPhone app announcement last week, we are pleased to announce the availability of the official Digg Android app. Starting today, you can download the Digg Android app for free onto any Android device.

There are three different ways to get the Android app: Download Digg by searching for “Digg” in the Android Market, by scanning this QR Code from your Android phone:
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…or click this link directly from your device: download the Digg Android app

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The Digg Android app has been designed for an ideal mobile Digg browsing experience on an Android phone. You can browse and digg stories and comments, and the app supports landscape mode for browsing story titles and pages that load in the in-app browser.

The Digg Android app looks great on newer Android phone models with higher resolution screens like the Nexus One and the Droid.

We’re glad to be able to make an even greater commitment to bringing Digg onto mobile devices today and, as always, we’d love your feedback so please tell us what you think. We’ll be working hard on releasing more improvements to this app in the coming weeks.

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Update – HTC Desire Firmware Over The Air (FOTA) update Tweet

In our commitment to providing you with the best user experience, we are pushing out a new firmware update to your phone. Your phone will receive a notification of this update when it is made available. Simply press OK to accept the update via a data connection such as Wi-Fi or GPRS/3G. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Software Number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software information> Software number). The new software number after the update will be 1.15.405.4 for an HTC phone.

Note： We recommend using a free Wi-Fi hotspot or an unlimited data plan to apply this update. If not, standard data connection charges may apply. For any questions, please contact us at http://www.htc.com/www/CA_Hotline.aspx

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MOTOROLA backflip ™ coming soon Tweet

The sleek Motorola Android Smartphone coming soon backflip in Germany in the trade.

Idstein - Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced that the new smartphone Motorola ™ backflip from April 2010 will be available at Mobilcom and online at Amazon.de for the price of 499,00 Euro (without card contract inc VAT) . backflip surprised with a unique flip design, the convenient touch pad BACKTRACK ™ and MOTOBLUR ™, Motorola's mobile social networking service. The 3.1 inch display makes it fun to go with the HTML browser-speed UMTS or WLAN online. Backflip offers the best of pre-installed with Google ™ applications such as Gmail ™, Google Maps ™, Google Talk ™ and YouTube ™. The Android Market ™ offers more than 30,000 applications and widgets, of which thousands can be downloaded from the backflip, to make it more individual. With the 5 megapixel camera with flash can capture every moment and easily upload to the favorite websites. Additional extras such as AGPS and stereo equipment Bluetooth1 complete the backflip.

"The Motorola Backflip convinced unusual not only because of its design. It is also versatile and multifunctional makes the interaction of a number of smartphone features and MOTOBLUR, a developed around the social networks of mobile service. Thanks to the new flip design, it is the backflip its users even easier, enjoy photos, videos and music and view the latest e-mails, texts, news feeds or news from social networks, "said Ralf Gerber Hagen, CEO of Motorola GmbH and General Manager Mobile Devices Western Europe.

About Motorola
Motorola is known worldwide for innovative, future-oriented communications. Of broadband infrastructure, enterprise mobility solutions and public safety to high-definition video and mobile phones: Motorola stands at the tip of the development of next-generation technologies, for consumers, businesses and services to better networking and more mobility. In fiscal 2009, the Motorola Inc. posted sales of 22.1 billion U.S. dollars.
In Germany the company through the information: www.motorola.com. The company achieved in 2008 with over 1,200 employees and generated sales of around EUR 1.2 billion.

For more information, visit backflip and MOTOBLUR http://www.motorola.com/de. Press photos are available at the link http://mediacenter.motorola.com/.

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2-D Graphics Slowdown After Motorola Droid 2.1 Update Tweet

This video demonstrates a difference in 2-D graphics performance on the Motorola Droid between the 2.0.1 and 2.1 releases of Android.

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Skyfire Mobile Browser 1.5 - Windows Mobile Tweet

Download now: http://get.skyfire.com

Skyfire is the only mobile browser that supports full Flash, Ajax and Silverlight. Which allows windows mobile users to access sites and view content on sites such as Facebook.com, Youtube.com, TV.com, MySpace.com, Bing.com, ESPN.com.

You can enjoy live games on MLB.com, NBA.com, and several sports site

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Mobile game “Paul miracles - 2010” from i -Free and HeroCraft Tweet

Company i -Free and the Russian producer of games for the cell phones - the company Of heroCraft in the collaboration with the first channel they reported release for the market for the [brendirovannoy] mobile Java- game “Paul miracles - 2010”, that is “mobile” version of famous capital- show “Paul miracles”. Product is created by the companies Of heroCraft and i -Free in the close collaboration with joint stock company “first channel”.

Game completely repeats logic and rules of popular television show, and also recreates its original stylistics and a visual number, than it is profitable, from the words of creators, it differs from other mobile games, made according to the television programs.

The chief characteristic of game - high-quality drawing and the bright animation, which reproduces the atmosphere of television show. Developers created the large gallery of [avatarov], which players can select for themselves: these are friendly cartoons to the well-known representatives of the peace of policy, sport, cinema and show business.

One additional advantage of Java- game - this is the possibility for the users to participate in the external tournament, whose conquerors invite at the capital- show “Paul miracles” as the players.

The base of Java- game “Paul miracles - 2010” counts today the order of 1 thousand original questions of different thematics and different degree of complexity. Participants can themselves select speed and complexity of game.

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RIM: results are worse than they could be, but to live is possible Tweet

The company Of research in Of motion, noted for its communicators Of blackBerry, published the official results of the fourth financial quarter and the sums of the past financial year. To name these data glad the management of company in no way can; however, and special disappointment does not experience. As it is noted in the press release, the indices of sales were lower than the independent experts expected, but the prospect for development is located and crisis phenomena he is not observed. On the sums of the fourth quarter and the financial year, which was completed on February 27, 2010, the incomes became to 35% more than in the previous year, [dostignuv] $15 billion increase in the user base composed 65% in the comparison with the past period. Including a quantity of subscribers increased to 41 millions, taking into account 4,9 million new subscribers, connected during 4 quarters. The deliveries of communicators composed 37 million copies, which to 40% is greater than in the past year.

Income for the fourth quarter of financial 2010 composed $4,08 billion, that to 18% are more - with $3,46 billion in the same block of last year and to 4% s i is 3,92 billion in the previous block. Gain for the block is distributed as follows: of about 80% - incomes from sale of devices, 16% - service, 2% - software and 2% - other forms of incomes. Gross profit for the fourth quarter composed 45,7% in comparison with 42,7% in the previous block.

The difference in an increase in sales and profit is explained to company fact that during the expansion for the International market actively are sold the budgetary models of a series Of curve, which are very claimed in such countries as Brazil, China and Indonesia, occupying considerable proportion sales. The clean profit of company grew to $710,1 dollars either 1,27 dollars to the action, in the comparison from $518,3 dollars or 90 by cents to the action by year it is earlier. Gross data of [marzhi] composed 44,5%, against 45,7%.

In the begun block of 2011 the company Of reseach in Motion expects to obtain gain in the size 4,25 - 4,45 billion dollars and clean profit - in the region of 1,31 dollars to the action. The analysts, who approached the new forecasts with the larger caution, expect somewhat smaller results. In the current block is planned the expansion of the base of users to 4,9 more - 5,2 million people.

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MP3-[pleery] Of ritmix RF-7900 and RF-7700 were put on the market Tweet

The company Of ritmix represented on the Russian market the new models Of mP3-[pleerov] RF-7700 and RF-7900. Ritmix this RF-7900- pocket [mediapleer] with the built-in camera. On the large display of device it is possible to read the electronic books (there is the function of layings) and to examine photographs in the regime of slide- show.

Furthermore, MP3-[pleer] Of ritmix RF-7900 gives the possibility to look films and clips without the need to preliminarily reconvert them. RF-7900 supports many sizes of [multimedia], including loseless the sizes of audio, which make it possible to code music without the loss of quality. MP3-[pleer] is equipped also with dictophone and Fm- tuner with the memory to 30 stations.

Flesch -[pleer] Ritmix RF-7700 - this is the universal device, which supports all forms of [multimedia]. Ritmix RF-7700 makes it possible to reproduce video without the conversion on the 2,4- one inch screen, and to also examine photographs and to read the electronic books. [Mediapleer] is characterized by convenient interface the eighth by the versions of the formulation of working table.

RF-7700 is equipped with dictophone and built-in radio receiver of Fm- range with the memory to 30 radio stations and with possibility of broadcast recording. The program equipment of [pleera] includes game “mosaic”. The capacity of built-in storage of device (maximum 8 Gb) can be increased by means of the map of the memory of the size of micro-SD. Both these models, Ritmix RF-7700 and Ritmix RF-7900, are already accessible for the acquisition in Russia.

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the [Yandeks]- version Of opera Of mini 5 Tweet

The company Of [yandeksa] proposed to the users Of [yandeksa] the special version Of opera Of mini - popular Internet browser for the cell phones from the company Of opera Of software ASA. In the new version Of opera Of mini 5 many improvements: new interface with the visual layings, the possibility to open pages in the separate supplementary sheets, the history of demands and the manager of passwords.

In the [Yandeks]- version Of opera Of mini is added the possibility of search not only on the Internet, but also on the services Of [yandeksa]: It [market], pictures, news, dictionaries, maps and [Blogi]. Furthermore developers did not forget about the previous version of browser - Opera Of mini 4.2 and added a number of improvements, also, into it.

In order to load Opera Of mini from [Yandeksa] - it is necessary to visit from the cell phone to the page m.ya.ru/om or to use the form of the sending of reference to your telephone in SMS. You will focus attention, the program Of opera Of mini is free. But on some sites with its installation swindlers request to send paid SMS.

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teXet T -590 and T -560: budgetary [pleery] Tweet

“Electronic systems Of [alkotel]” it presented budgetary series of [pleerov] of teXet - T -590 and T -560. New models are made on the base of the processor Of rockchip Of nano, whose basic special feature - this is the low energy consumption, which makes possible for [pleeru] to work to 30 hours in the regime of the reproduction of audio. Despite the fact that this of the model of initial level, into teXet they tried to fill by their functionality: besides the basic sizes (MP3/WMA) of [pleer] it also supports sizes” audio without the losses” OF FLAC and APE, reproduces video AVI, it shows images JPG, BMP and reflects text files TXT. Slot for the maps of microSD will make it possible to increase the built-in memory (4 or 8 Gb) on 8 more Gb.

[Pleery] of teXet of a series T -590 and T -560 are let out in different color solutions and they will be already soon accessible in the stores. T -599/T-569 (4 Gb) - 1299 rubles, T -590/T-560 (8 Gb) - 1799 rubles.

Characteristics T -590 and T -560:

* Built-in memory: 4 Gb (T -599/T-569), 8 Gb (T -590/T-560)
* Display: 1,8- one inch [polnotsvetnyy] TFT
* Sizes of the reproduction of the audio: MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, APE
* Possibility of designing is of its own [pley]- sheet without the use PK
* Sizes of the reproduction of video: AVI (XviD)
* Sizes of the reproduction of the photo: JPG, BMP
* Sizes of the reproduction of the text files: TXT and LRC
* Dictophone (record in the size WAV)
* Auto-reproduction of the section of record, the timer of the sleep
* Radio receiver
* Game “Of [tetris]”
* 8 tuning of equalizer (user equalizer)
* 3d the sound
* Specials-effect Of playFX
* C[lot] for the maps of microSD
* Interface: USB 2.0
* Nourishment: Li -Pol the storage battery
* [Bitreyt] MP3: 32-320 [Kb]/[s]
* [Bitreyt] WMA: 32-320 [Kb]/[s]
* Signal-to-noise ratio is: 90 dB
* Sizes: 80[kh]41[kh]11 mm
* Weight: 33 grams

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Weather HD for the iPad Tweet

Weather HD is the most beautiful way to check for weather information on the iPad. See the current and forecast weather information represented by stunning high definition videos.

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David Letterman - Apple iPad Top Ten List Tweet

Dave gets a taste of the iPad with the "Top Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before Standing in Line For the iPad."

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Verizon DROID All Comers Tweet

Limitless Power. Endless Possibilities. DROID Apps. See what it feels like to have a cargo bay of intelligent apps at your fingertips. Explore the DROID appsphere, and start downloading the infinite possibilities.

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Frbiz Discusses Samsung I6500U Tweet

BEIJING -- Frbiz.com, one of China's leading B2B search platforms, discusses Samsung I6500U.

The I6500U, in terms of configuration and functions, has greatly improved on Samsung's original I5700U. Supported by China Unicom's WCDMA 3G network, it maintains better network connectivity and a better operating system. With the upgrade to the latest Android 2.1 version with built-in GPS module, the screen shows more dazzling bright AMOLED material.

Samsung I6500U material has a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels. The mobile is almost completely filled by the large touch screen.

The AMOLED screen material used also enhances the Samsung I6500U. The display grade of the TFT screen compared to the traditional bright colors shows higher performance. In theory, it saves power with the TFT screen, and also has a higher degree of inspiration. The time in the operating system Android will be a better experience.

The Samsung I6500U's handset segment has a relatively simple design. As the large screen takes up most of the area, the handset has only a small space. In addition to a long strip of the receiver and no other decoration, the handset is designed with a network of silver dust.

The Samsung I6500U's back has a 3.2 million pixel camera, with a maximum of 2048 x 1536 pixels for the static camera. It is not equipped with flash, but such a camera configuration is enough for daily use. It is not designed primarily as a camera phone.

The camera is placed at the back of the top, with the lens designed in a groove, which avoids scratching. This design is worthy of recognition.

The Samsung I6500U, using the latest Android 2.1 operating system, is the first Android Unicom model built that includes fertile 3G and mobile business, including a number of Unicom Office Special Services. Because it has a built-in high frequency of 800MHz processors, the system is still running up and fluency guaranteed.

The 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 320 x 480 pixels and 16 million color display is very satisfactory, and basically never appears grainy.

Music player interface is simple. All keys are relatively large, and user-friendly to operate. The phone also has a built-in FM radio module in which you can store multiple stations.

About Frbiz.com

Frbiz.com is a promising e-commerce company and a leading vertical search engine company in China. Frbiz.com offers a variety of high quality products such as hp 57 cartridges (http://www.frbiz.com/q-hp_57_cartridge/ ), franklin covey planners (http://www.frbiz.com/q-franklin_covey_planner/ ), ab lounge xl (http://www.frbiz.com/q-ab_lounge_xl/ ) and many more.

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Verizon DROID Other Planets Tweet

Can a smartphone see light years into space? Droid can with Google Sky Map. When theres no limit to what Droid gets, theres no limit to what Droid Does.

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Netflix iPad App Available From App Store Tweet

Netflix members will be able to instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix to iPad.

LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced that a free Netflix App for iPad is available on the App Store, allowing Netflix members to instantly watch an unlimited number of TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix to iPad. Streaming to iPad is at no additional cost to Netflix members on plans starting at just $8.99 a month.

"The innovation and consumer appeal of iPad make it a perfect device for instantly watching TV episodes and movies streamed from Netflix," said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive officer. "We are excited to make a Netflix App available to iPad users beginning with the iPad launch."

The Netflix iPad App for iPad will deliver a high-quality viewing experience, a broad array of movie and TV choices and a clean, intuitive interface. TV episodes and movies are conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members' personal preferences, popular genres, new arrivals and members' individual instant Queues. Members can choose a movie or TV episode from any of the lists and just tap the Multi-Touch screen to play instantly or save the title to their individual instant Queue for viewing later. Additionally, users have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding the video stream.

With 12.3 million U.S. subscribers at the end of 2009, Netflix is significantly expanding the ways in which its members can watch movies and TV episodes streamed directly to a range of devices such as the iPad. Netflix memberships starting as low as $8.99 a month allow members to instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed to their TVs and computers and receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes.

The Netflix App for iPad will be available for free from the App Store on iPad or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

About Netflix, Inc.

With more than 12 million subscribers, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world's largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. For $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited streamed TV episodes and movies and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. With Netflix, there are never any due dates or late fees. Members can select from a growing library of titles that can be watched instantly and a vast array of titles on DVD. Among the large and expanding range of devices that can stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix are Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 game consoles and, this spring, Nintendo's Wii console; Blu-ray disc players from Samsung, LG and Insignia; Internet TVs from LG, Sony and VIZIO; the Roku digital video player and TiVo digital video recorders; and Apple's iPad tablet.

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Mobile Virus 'MMS Bomber' Rampant, Millions of Mobile Phones in China Impacted Tweet

BEIJING -- Recently a new mobile virus named "MMS Bomber" has run rampant in China, and millions of Chinese mobile phones were impacted, reported Beijing Business News. The National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center of China has alerted mobile users that the targets of the virus are mobile devices with S60 3rd OS, mostly Nokia and Samsung smart-phones.

The virus is disguised as an application; once installed, the virus will automatically connect to the internet and send MMS containing a malicious URL to random mobile phone numbers without the user's awareness, and result in finance losses to mobile users.

The virus was first captured by the Mobile Security Center of NetQin Mobile Inc., a leading mobile security service provider, in early February. The company's statistic shows that at least 100,000 mobile phones were infected up to now. It's notable that the virus has defence mechanisms. Once infected, the virus will disable the system management program on the mobile phone, and mobile users will not be able to uninstall the virus, says Dr. Zou Shihong, Chief Scientist of NetQin. NetQin has now launched the latest Mobile Anti-virus 3.2 multi-language version for S60 3rd OS, which can scan and remove the virus successfully. What mobile users need to do is to download the NetQin Mobile Anti-virus 3.2, install and update to the latest virus database to get protected.

Gartner reports smart-phones represented 14 percent of total mobile device sales in 2009, and are predicted to reach 38 percent by 2013; meanwhile, the mobile application market will reach $17.5 billion by 2012. By then, the number of mobile application downloads will have also grown to nearly 50 billion from just over 7 billion in 2009, according to Chetan Sharma Consulting latest report. The explosive growth of mobile technology and applications has made mobile devices an enticing target for hackers and mobile security threats. As more mobile devices are used to store personal and professional information, the more they are at risk for security threats.

About NetQin

Founded in Beijing in 2005 and backed by leading venture capital firms like Seqouia, Mayfield and Fidelity, NetQin delivers complete mobile security solutions, including anti-virus, anti-spam, and privacy protection, to over 35 million users worldwide. As a leading player in mobile security, NetQin holds 68% market share in China, and has received several industry awards, including the 2009 China Frost & Sullivan Award for Mobile Security Market Leadership.

Extensive partnership has accelerated the growth of NetQin. The company is the only partner providing anti-spamming service to China Mobile, and is a close partner of China Unicom. As an important partner to Nokia, NetQin products are preloaded on all S60 devices sold in China. NetQin works closely with Huawei mobile software, and has also been recognized as a platinum partner of the Symbian Foundation.

For more information, please visit http://www.netqin.com.

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Playdom and Gaikai CEOs to Keynote at LA Games Conference, April 29, 2010 Tweet

Over 300 Senior Decision-makers from Leading Games, Media, Entertainment, and Tech Companies to Gather at Prestigious Industry Event.

LOS ANGELES -- Digital Media Wire announced speakers for the highly-anticipated LA Games Conference (http://www.lagamesconference.com/) to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, April 29, 2010. Speakers include the following keynotes:

DAVID PERRY, CEO, Gaikai

Visionary game designer, Founder of Shiny Entertainment and CEO of Gaikai, David Perry will do a 1-on-1 keynote interview with David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data. Perry is a game industry veteran and the mind behind such famed video games as Earthworm Jim (in which a bionic suit-clad worm saves the galaxy), Messiah (in which a rogue cherub hijacks creatures' bodies to defeat sin), and best-selling game adaptations of movies like Disney's Aladdin, Terminator and The Matrix. Gaikai is a hot company in the cloud-based gaming space backed by investments from Benchmark Capital. Its service, which is currently in beta, will allow gamers to try all kinds of games and software over a broadband connection without the need to have the latest hardware or even the game itself.

JOHN PLEASANTS, CEO, Playdom

John Pleasants, CEO of Playdom, will do 1-on-1 keynote interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors. Before taking the helm at Playdom, John served as President of Publishing and Chief Operating Officer of Electronic Arts (EA), where he oversaw global operations for the four billion dollar gaming company and led its consumer-facing businesses, including EA Mobile, Pogo, EA.com, global online gaming and Rupture. Playdom is one of the hot companies in the social games space with a number of popular titles on the iPhone, Myspace, and Facebook. In November of 2009, it closed a massive $43 million investment from New Enterprise Associates, Rick Thompson, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Norwest Venture Partners.

These individuals join a top caliber speaker group that includes:



PANELISTS & MODERATORS


Brian Ward, SVP, Worldwide Studios, Activision Blizzard


Chris Petrovic, General Manager, GameStop Digital Ventures


Nanea Reeves, SVP & COO, Global Online, Electronic Arts


Peter Wanat, Executive Producer, Universal Studios Interactive Group


Vish Makhijani, COO, Zynga


Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wedbush Securities, Inc.


Tim Chang, Principal, Norwest Venture Partners


Teemu Huuhtanen, President, North America, Sulake Inc. (Habbo Hotel)


Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors


Alex St. John, President & CTO, hi5


Mari Baker, President & CEO, PlayFirst


Micah Nyatsambo, Director of Social Media, Media Contacts, Havas Digital


Neal Sinno, VP of Business Development, Arkadium


Eric Goldberg, Managing Director, Crossover Technologies


Louis Figueroa, VP, Business Development, Sony Online Entertainment


Brandon Beck, Co-Founder & CEO, Riot Games


David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data


Dennis Fong, CEO, Raptr


Gene Hoffman, CEO, Vindicia


Calvin Yang, Vice President, Marketing, NHN USA / ijji.com


Lenny Brown, Director, IP Development, THQ


Michael Bergen, Senior Manager, Developer Relations & Partnerships, Ovi, Nokia


Joe Lynam, CEO, PaymentOne


Adam Caplan, Vice President, Virtual Currency, Super Rewards (Adknowledge)


Ned Sherman, CEO & Publisher, Digital Media Wire


Richard Borenstein, SVP, Worldwide Sales, Zong


Bill Young, Director, Global Media Sales, Electronic Arts


Jonathan Epstein, Former President & CEO, Double Fusion


Dave Ulmer, Sr. Director, Entertainment Products, Motorola Media Solutions


Kyu Lee, President, Gamevil


Stephen Saiz, Director, Marketing - Digital Publishing, Disney Interactive Studios


Jay Baage, VP of Content, Digital Media Wire / Event Director, LA Games Conference


Allen DeBevoise, Chairman & CEO, Machinima.com


Peter Levin, Co-Founder, GeekChicDaily


Kraig Baker, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP


Lee Clancy Jr., SVP, Product Management & GM, Direct Revenue, IMVU


Meredith Lobel-Angel, General Counsel, Nival Interactive


Jason Oberfest, Vice President, Social Applications, ngmoco


Charles Fraenkl, CEO, ClickandBuy


Robert Nashak, EVP, Digital Entertainment, BBC Worldwide


Paul Levine, EVP, Interactive Platforms Group, National Geographic Global Media


Nathon Gunn, CEO, Social Game Universe


Sean Phinney, VP, Business Development, Playdom


Gordon Bellamy, Sr. Producer, Emerging Media, yU+co


Rebecca Weeks Watson, VP, Business Development, gWallet


David Reitman, VP, Content & Entertainment, Switch and Data


Pascal Brochier, CEO & Founder, LVL UP Ventures


Kate Connally, Vice President, AddictingGames / MTV Networks


Michael Cai, Vice President of Video Games, Interpret


Gabe Zichermann, CEO, beamME


Atul Bagga, Director/Senior Analyst, ThinkEquity


Event sponsors and media partners include: Consumer Electronics Association, GameStop Digital Ventures, Zong, Vindicia, ClickandBuy, Switch and Data, PaymentOne, Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP, RightScale, E3, IGDA, Fusicology, Pearl Research, Parks Associates, YPulse, Casual Games Association, Mary-Margaret Network, Mashable, Social Radius, Terpin Communications, TAG Strategic, PRNewswire, and MultiView.

For complete agenda, registration and event details please visit:

http://lagamesconference.com/

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Local Verizon Wireless Employees To Celebrate Company’s 10-Year Anniversary In New York Tweet

• Local employment has more than doubled since 2000
• Data, devices and apps now dominate the industry
• Network continues to evolve to 4G

ROCHESTER, NY — Over 1,400 Rochester-based Verizon Wireless employees will celebrate an important milestone on Monday: the company’s 10th anniversary.

On April 4, 2000, Bell Atlantic Mobile and Vodafone Airtouch merged to form Verizon Wireless, creating a national company with 30,000 employees and 20 million wireless customers (including 4 million paging customers!) and changing the wireless industry landscape locally and nationally.

Here in Rochester, the newly formed company employed a little over 600 people, including 60 in its Rochester Customer Service call center. (The local Bell Atlantic Mobile assets had been spun off from Frontier just four months earlier after operating as Frontier Cellular and, before that, Rochester Tel Mobile.)

Today, the wireless landscape is vastly different:

* Total U.S. wireless customers – 2000: 80 million; 2010: 277 million
* Total Verizon Wireless customers – 2000: 20 million; 2010: 91 million
* Total Rochester-based employees – 2000: 600; 2010: 1,400
* Rochester call center employment – 2000: 60; 2010: 1,200

The way we use wireless devices has changed dramatically, too:

* Wireless service in 2000 overwhelmingly consisted of voice calls and paging, with wireless data speeds only in the dial-up range – today, wireless data is the norm, with 3G data speeds equivalent to broadband service and preparations underway to deploy 4G service
* Text messaging use was near zero – now our customers send and receive billions of text/picture/video messages every day
* In 2000, we’d only recently introduced digital handsets – today, smartphones are rapidly becoming our most popular devices
* No longer a luxury reserved for businesspeople, wireless phones are being used by everyone from students to seniors.

“It’s fascinating to look back over the last ten years and see how much our industry and the way we live our lives have changed,” said Marquett Smith, president of Verizon Wireless’ Upstate New York Region. “We’ve gone from carrying simple handsets with little more than voice mail and caller ID to surfing the Web, checking e-mail, sending picture and video messages, and downloading apps onto these mini-multimedia devices. I think the future of our industry will be as exciting as the last decade has been.”

What will the next ten years bring? That’s impossible to predict. But faster data speeds, more video capability, and even more advanced multimedia devices are just around the corner.

Employees of Verizon Wireless’ Rochester call center will be celebrating the company’s anniversary with decorations, snacks, and other events throughout the day on Monday.

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AT&T Brings 3G Mobile Broadband Network to Central Oregon Tweet

New Store in Cascade Village and Local Wireless Network Upgrade Extend Access to Advanced Products, Services and Applications.

AT&T* opened its first AT&T-owned retail store in Central Oregon to provide products and services for customers in the region. Also today, AT&T is announcing the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Central Oregon, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for customers in the area. The new store is located in Cascade Village at
63455 N. Hwy. 97 in Bend, Ore.

The new store features a spacious showroom with a hands-on, interactive design that redefines the meaning of customer experience. For example, touch-screen information stations make it easy for customers to view rate plans, coverage maps and shop for devices, accessories and ringtones. Interactive experience stations allow customers to test-drive AT&T’s portfolio of cutting-edge wireless products and services, such as 3G netbooks and smartphones, downloadable music, messaging, streaming video, data, Web browsing and more. Customers can also browse more than 170 unique accessories including hands-free headsets, phone cases, screen protectors and more. AT&T customers now have 33 AT&T-owned retail locations to choose from in Oregon.

“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it’s for sharing video and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest scores, or listening to music on a phone, netbook or other mobile devices on the go,” said Mike Maxwell, vice president & general manager, AT&T Pacific Northwest. “With this network expansion and store opening, our customers can enjoy the nation’s best, most advanced mobile broadband experience with emerging devices and tens of thousands of mobile applications.”

AT&T is an industry leader in delivering the benefits of mobile broadband networks, devices and applications. With the nation’s fastest 3G network, AT&T provides accelerated mobile data speeds for an amazing wireless voice and data experience. Unlike other 3G networks, AT&T customers can use voice and data services on our 3G network simultaneously.

Wireless data traffic on the AT&T network has grown more than 5,000 percent over the past three years, largely attributed to the increasing popularity of advanced smartphones and the performance of AT&T’s 3G network, the nation’s fastest.

“We’re giving our customers greater convenience and a hands-on experience with our products and services,” said Adam Grzybicki, president of AT&T Oregon. “We commend our public officials for enacting policies that encourage businesses to invest in their operations in Oregon.”

AT&T recently completed a software upgrade at 3G cell sites nationwide that prepares the nation’s fastest 3G network for even faster speeds. The deployment of High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2 technology is the first of multiple initiatives in AT&T’s network enhancement strategy designed to provide customers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience, both today and well into the future. Faster 3G speeds are scheduled to become available this year and in 2011 as AT&T combines the new technology with the increased deployment of high-speed backhaul connections to cell sites, primarily with fiber-optic technology.

AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most open and widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, delivering voice service in over 220 countries and data service in more than 190 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on 130 major cruise ships, as well as 3G services in 115 countries.

For more information about AT&T’s 3G coverage in Central Oregon or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer. The online tool can measure the quality of coverage based on a street address, intersection, ZIP code or even a landmark.

Operating hours for the Cascade Village AT&T store are 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday.

For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit www.att.com/networknews.

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Yahoo! Re-Imagines Entertainment; Launches Yahoo!® Entertainment App for iPad™ Tweet

The Essential Living Room Companion for Couch Potatoes Everywhere.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced Yahoo! Entertainment for the Apple® iPad. The app provides consumers with a brand new experience for the way they live, consume and enjoy content. People are able to explore entertainment content, television listings, videos, news and more - through an elegant and immersive experience that only Yahoo! can provide. Yahoo! Entertainment for iPad is available for free from the App Store on iPad or at http://itunes.com/apps/yahooentertainment.

Yahoo! is leveraging the powerful features of the iPad to create one of the most interactive and personal experiences possible. An innovative Multi-Touch user interface makes it easy to help people discover new content on Yahoo! Entertainment. The app takes advantage of iPad's geo-location functionality to pinpoint consumers' locations to deliver relevant, local television listings and content. The app can be used in both portrait and landscape displays.

"Devices like the iPad allow Yahoo! to create new experiences and expand the art of what's possible in the eyes of consumers. Just like we did with Connected TV and mobile, we successfully re-imagined the consumer experiences for an entirely new platform," said Tapan Bhat, senior vice president of Yahoo!'s Integrated Consumer Experiences. "Yahoo! Entertainment for iPad is simply amazing. The combination of compelling and engaging content coupled with unique design and innovation, provides consumers with an unparalleled Web experience."

The Yahoo! Entertainment App offers an intuitive and rich design. Through real-time content from local providers, the app surfaces and recommends TV shows, entertainment articles, and a wide variety of videos from across the Web. Key features of Yahoo! Entertainment for iPad include:



* TV Program Guide and Listings: Find favorite programs, featured TV shows, and recommendations; customize and filter content for a personalized entertainment guide.
* News, Comics, and Book Reviews: Read the most sought after entertainment news from Yahoo! TV and Yahoo! Movies and more, in an easy-to-navigate, magazine-style layout.
* Original Video Content: From sports to news, discover videos from Yahoo!'s top media properties, including Yahoo! Sports Minute and Tech Ticker. Video content is also available from other notable sources.



The Yahoo! Entertainment App demonstrates the future direction of Internet design and is another example of Yahoo!'s continued commitment to delivering cutting-edge, innovative and personally relevant experiences. It is the first of many engaging experiences being developed by Yahoo! for iPad. For more information on the Yahoo! Entertainment iPad app, please visit http://entertainment.yahoo.com/ipad

About Yahoo!

Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it one of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online media company. Yahoo!'s vision is to be the center of people's online lives by delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit http://pressroom.yahoo.com or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (http://yodel.yahoo.com).

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HP, Dell Rethinking 10-Inch Netbooks: Report Tweet

With disappointing sales and other form factors—such as tablets—coming to the fore, HP and Dell reportedly are rethinking their investments in 10-inch netbooks, according to a report in DigitTimes. Netbooks helped the PC space stay afloat during the recession, but with better economic times and Windows 7, consumers may be looking more toward full-featured laptops.

Hewlett-Packard and Dell, No. 1 and No. 3 in the worldwide PC market, respectively, may be scaling back their investments in the 10-inch netbook space, according to reports.

DigiTimes, quoting unnamed sources from netbook manufacturers, said April 1 that the two vendors are considering the move because of disappointing sales of the systems powered by Intel’s “Pine Trail” platform, which includes the company’s Atom N450 chip.

With the Atom N450, Intel gave vendors and users a number of new features—including better performance by combining the CPU and graphics capabilities on the chip as well as longer battery life.

However, that hasn’t resulted in a bump in sales, according to the sources, so HP and Dell officials are looking to scale back what they do with the 10-inch netbooks, and HP reportedly is considering dumping the 10-inch notebook altogether in favor of focusing on 11.6-inch systems powered by processors from Advanced Micro Devices.

The OEMs also are putting more effort behind other devices, including tablets.

According to the report, other top-tier netbook makers—including Acer (the second largest global PC vendor), Asus and Samsung—will continue investing heavily in netbooks. However, second-tier netbook vendors and white-box makers are quitting the market, unable or unwilling to keep up with deep price cuts the top-tier OEMs put in place in the second half of 2009 to boost holiday sales.

During the deepest months of the worldwide recession, netbooks—or mininotebooks—were a key to helping the PC market stay afloat. IDC analysts in December 2009 said that the combination of back-to-school sales and consumer mobile devices—including netbooks—led the PC market to 2.4 percent growth in the third quarter of 2009.

Sales of netbooks grew 37 percent over the second quarter.

Overall, the PC market is continuing a strong rebound, fueled in large part by the release of Windows 7 as well as sales of lower-cost PCs, including netbooks, according to Gartner analysts in January. Shipments in the fourth quarter of 2009 grew 22.1 percent over the same period in 2008.

Holiday price cuts and pent-up demand also helped drive sales, IDC said.

All this is good news for HP, Dell, Acer and other PC makers as 2010 rolls along, and with the recession ebbing, netbooks—with their fewer hardware and operating features—may become less attractive alternatives to full Windows 7 notebooks.

In addition, the vendor rush to tablet PCs may also further marginal netbooks. HP is working on its Slate tablet, Dell has its Mini 5, and the big one—Apple’s iPad—hits stores April 3.

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Unity Cable System Completed, Boosts Trans-Pacific Connectivity Tweet

The 9,620km submarine cable system linking Japan and the West Coast of the US completes testing and is ready for service.

Asia – Unity, a consortium of six international companies, together with its suppliers NEC Corporation and TE SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications), today announced that the Trans-Pacific Unity submarine cable system has successfully completed comprehensive end-to-end testing and is now ready for service.

“Following months of testing to ensure that the cable system meets the rigorous transmission standards specified, the Unity cable system is now ready to deliver the much anticipated capacity to meet the Trans-Pacific connectivity needs of members of the consortium,” said Chris Wilson, Chairman of the Unity Executive Committee.

The Unity cable system provides direct connectivity between Chikura, located on the coast near Tokyo, and West Coast network Points-of-Presence in Los Angeles, Palo Alto and San Jose. At Chikura, Unity is seamlessly connected to other cable systems, further enhancing connectivity into Asia.

Through the deployment of state-of-the-art submarine cable technology, the five fiber pair Unity cable system is designed to deliver up to 4.8 Terabits per second (Tbps) of bandwidth across the Pacific, with each fiber pair having a capacity of up to 960 Gigabits per second (Gbps).

Construction of the system was first announced in February 2008 by the Unity consortium which comprises of Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI Corporation, Pacnet and SingTel. The Unity cable system was constructed at a cost of approximately US$300 million.

The name Unity was chosen to signify a new type of consortium, born out of potentially competing systems, to emerge as a system within a system, offering ownership and management of individual fiber pairs.

About Unity
Unity is an international consortium that developed the 9,620 km undersea cable system connecting Japan and the United States. The system provides much needed capacity to sustain the increased growth in data and Internet traffic between Asia and the United States. Members of the consortium include Bharti Airtel, Global Transit, Google, KDDI, Pacnet and SingTel. NEC Corporation and TE SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications) are the main suppliers for the Unity project.

About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is among Asia’s leading integrated telecom services providers with operations in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In South Asia, the company had an aggregate of over 134 million customers as of end February 2010, including 124.6 million mobile customers in India. Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing technology companies in the world by BusinessWeek. Bharti Airtel is structured as four strategic business units - Mobile, Telemedia, Enterprise and Digital TV. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand. Airtel’s national high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 118,337 Rkms across India. Airtel's international network infrastructure includes ownership of the i2i submarine cable system and consortium ownership in five global undersea cable systems, SEA-ME-WE 4, EIG, I-ME-WE, AAG and UNITY.

About Global Transit
Global Transit is part of a Kuala Lumpur based telecommunications group with a specific focus on providing robust wholesale and enterprise services. Its investments include TIME dotCom, an infrastructure rich carrier & Malaysia's No 2 fixed line operator. Global Transit was founded in 2005 by a small group of technology entrepreneurs.

About Google
Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.

About KDDI
KDDI is the only Japanese information and communications company that comprehensively provides all communications services, from fixed to mobile. KDDI is aggressively working towards realization of the coming Ubiquitous Network Society through its ability to develop leading-edge fixed and mobile communications networks, and services to support them, and through the ability to carry out technical R&D at a level unsurpassed anywhere.

About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation has devoted more than 100 years of technological innovation to serving people around the world. The NEC Group’s concept of a “C&C Cloud” integrates Computers with Communications and provides services that contribute to the advancement of society, individuals and business. NEC combines IT and network technologies to deploy solutions with the scalability, capability and affordability to meet the complex and ever-changing needs of business and to empower society.

About Pacnet
Pacnet is Asia’s leading independent telecommunications service provider, formed from the operational merger of Asia Netcom and Pacific Internet. Pacnet owns and operates EAC-C2C, the region’s largest privately-owned submarine cable network at 36,800 km, with a design capacity of 10.24 Tbps. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of industry leading IP-based solutions for carriers, large enterprises and SMEs. Pacnet is headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore, with offices across Asia and in the US and Europe.

About SingTel
SingTel is Asia's leading communications group providing a portfolio of services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV. It has a network of 37 offices in 20 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 285 million mobile customers in eight markets.

About TE SubCom
TE SubCom (formerly Tyco Telecommunications), a business unit of Tyco Electronics and an industry pioneer in undersea communications technology and marine services, is a leading global supplier for today's undersea communications requirements. Drawing on its heritage of technical innovation and industry recognized performance, the company delivers the most reliable, high-quality solutions to organizations with undersea communications needs vital to their core mission. In more than five decades of operation, TE SubCom has designed, manufactured, and installed more than 100 undersea fiber optic systems around the world.

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HP and Dell to reduce investment for 10-inch netbook, say sources Tweet

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell have both significantly reduced their investments in the 10-inch netbook segment, with HP reportedly even considering quitting the 10-inch netbook market and turning its focus to AMD-based 11.6-inch notebooks because profits from Intel Pine Trail-based netbooks have been lower than expected, according to sources from notebook makers.

Most of the second-tier and white-box netbook vendors have already quit the market after first-tier players started cutting their netbook prices in the second half of 2009 to compete for market share.

But Acer, Asustek Computer and Samsung Electronics remain active in the netbook market, with netbooks accounting for large portions of their overall notebook shipments, the sources said.

The chilling of the netbook market is expected to affect vendors' willingness to launch smartbook products, the sources commented.

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NTT Docomo Xperia X10 TV Commercial Tweet

NTT Docomo Xperia X10 TV Commercial

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Yet another Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 demo video Tweet

Yet another Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 demo video.

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