LG take Android to the next level with the LU2300 Tweet

I’m a big fan of the LG GW620 InTouch Max. It was a great introduction to Android for first time smart phone users, with many fans including the Gadget Show’s John Bentley. Now it looks like LG have decided to create an android phone for the serious smartphone user.

Allow me to introduce the InTouch Max’s big brother, the LG LU2300. With Android 2.1 as standard it packs enough of a punch to compete for the affections of android smartphone users with the likes of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and the HTC Legend.

LG are showing their commitment to listening to the opinions of their customers by not only upgrading from android 1.5 to 2.1, but also by replacing the GW620’s resistive touchscreen with a 3.5inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, as these were both flagged as weaker points on the GW620.

Features:

* Android 2.1
* 3.5inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
* 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
* 4 line landcape slide QWERTY keyboard
* DivX support
* Wi-Fi
* DMB Tuner
* 5 megapixel camera complete with geo-tagging

The word on the street also says that it has a commitment to Augmented Reality, with built in AR apps as standard.

It is due for release in Korea in April or May this year and we can only hope that it is such a big hit that it is given a wider release soon!

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The browser Of opera Of mini is approved for the arrangement into Apple Of app Of store Tweet

The company Of opera Of software declared about the fact that its browser Of opera Of mini, intended for the cell phones of iPhone and multimedia [pleerov] of iPod was approved for the arrangement in the store of the applications Of app Of store.

Let us recall that the browser Of opera Of mini for iPhone, which for the first time it was shown to partners and to the journalists in February of this year at the congress of 2010 Mobile Of world Of congress, was officially directed to the store of the applications Of app Of store of the company Of apple toward the assertion in the past month.

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Dell Of mini of 3T1 and Mini of 3iX: new [smartfony] of company Tweet

On the Chinese site TENAA (certification organization Of telecommunication Of equipment Of certification Of center) appeared the photographs of two new [smartfonov] Of dell - Mini of 3T1 and Mini of 3iX. And if Dell Of mini of 3iX, this is the version of [smartfona] Of mini 3i, only with the support of the networks of the third generation WCDMA (apparatus it will be sold in the operator Of china Of unicom), then Dell Of mini of 3T1 - this new device. It is also executed in the form factor of [besklaviaturnogo] monoblock with the sensory display, only several another form, also, with several large buttons and [trekbollom] under it.


Judging by the image, the model Of dell Of mini of 3T1 is equipped 2-[Mp] with camera. Apparatus, as it is indicated on the site, will work in the honeycomb networks of Chinese standard TD-SCDMA and support local with wireless standard WAPI. The operator, in whom will be sold new [smartfon] - China Of mobile. The apparently, this model is based on the [kastomizirovannoy] version of the operating system Of android - oPhone. It is not thus far accurately known, when both new [smartfona] leave into sale.

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Nokia C3, C6 and E5: telephone even two [smartfona] for the text correspondence and the social networks Tweet

The company Of nokia presented immediately three new mobile devices - C3, C6 and E5. The first model - this is simple telephone on the basis Of series 40, and second two are [smartfonami] to Symbian Of s60 of 5th and S60 of 3rd Of edition respectively. All devices brings together the fact that they are equipped with QWERTY- keyboards and are oriented to the work with the social networks, the electronic mail and the exchange of text messages. Nokia C3, by the way, this is the first telephone (but not [smartfon]) of company with the QWERTY- keyboard. This is simple and the inexpensive solution for the honeycomb networks of the second generation GSM/EGSM of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. It is equipped with 2,4- one inch QVGA- display, 2-[Mp] by camera, Fm- radio, and also is supported the wireless connection Of wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth of 2.1+EDR. For the storage [kontenta] is provided by 55 mb. of the built-in memory and map of microSD. Rapid access to the social networks from Nokia C3 can be effected directly from the starting screen with the aid of the built-in client. Telephone will be sold in the gray, golden- white and vivid- pink color solutions and it can become the successful youth solution. It will be put on the market in the second quarter of this year on the price of 90 Euros.

Second model Of nokia C6 - this [smartfon] with the 3,2- one inch sensory display and the sliding QWERTY- keyboard. It works both in the networks 2G and 3G (GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSDPA of four ranges). Device is equipped 5-[Mp] with camera, 200 mb. of the built-in memory, Fm- radio, by GPS- receiver, by the adapters Of wi-Fi and Bluetooth and by microSD- slot. Concerning integration with the social networks, the renovations of statuses into Facebook can be will be seen on the starting screen Of nokia C6. [Smartfon] will be accessible in the housing of black or white color, it will leave in the second quarter of this year, its cost will be 220 Euros.

And finally last model - Nokia E5. These are QWERTY- monoblock on the basis of the platform Of s60 of 3rd Of edition, the representative of a business- series E and the heir of [smartfonov] Of nokia Of e72 and Nokia Of e63. In the number of its characteristics - support to honeycomb connection GSM/EDGE and WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA, 2,4- one inch display with the permission of 240[kh]320 of points, 5-[Mp] camera, and also common for contemporary [smartfona] Of wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD and GPS. [Smartfon] makes it possible to work with the corporate e-mail by [akkauntami] Of mail of for Of exchange and IBM Of lotus Of notes Of traveler. It will be also sold in the black and white versions and it will manage to business- users in 180 Euros. The start of sales Of nokia E5 is outlined for the third quarter.

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Apple does prepare the renovation of a series Of macBook Of pro? Tweet

The amateurs of the production of the company Of apple expect the renovation of a series of laptop computers already sufficiently long ago, since the company Of intel already presented the renovated rule of processors in 2010. Since on-line store of the company Of apple does not function at the present moment, the resource Of appleInsider assumes that the appearance of new models at hand. Rumors about the renovation appeared last week, and now also a certain additional information from the scrappy information.

On the site Of appleInsider appeared [skrin]-[shot], which demonstrates what precisely models will propose the company Of apple in the near future. All laptop computers will obtain 4 GB of working storage, and for the model with the 13- one inch screen will become optionally they are accessible processors with a clock frequency of 2.4 GHz and 2.66 GHz, in this case with the second the hard drive on 320 GB will go. For the model will be 15- one inch proposed the processors with a clock frequency of 2.4 GHz, 2.55[GGts] and 2.66 GHz. 17- one inch model will obtain processor with a clock frequency of 2.53 GHz. Furthermore the new versions of the screens will be proposed: glossy, glossy with the high resolution, and glossy with the high resolution and the anti-refined coating. For some models will be additionally accessible the solid-state accumulator with a capacity of 512 GB.

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Zylo and Spiro: the continuers of a series Of walkman from Sony Of ericsson Tweet

The company Of sony Of ericsson announced the immediately two “musical” of telephone, which continue the development of a series Of walkman. Both models are positioned as the accessible solutions, which must supplement the money box of the telephones -[pleerov], which the company sold more than 130 million pieces. The apparatuses, which was called Zylo and Spiro, are executed in the form factor slider and have the similar stylistic solutions, which demonstrate the succession of the development of a series. By a cardinal difference in the budgetary Of spiro from is more dear Zylo - absence of the support of the networks of the third generation.


The apparatus Of spiro relates to the simplest musical resolutions of company, although its characteristics are comparatively high. Telephone possesses 2,2- one inch [EAE]- screen with QVGA by permission, 2 [MP] by camera with the fixed focus and possibility of the record by video. There are by 3,5- mm [audiorazem] for the connection of head sets, a module Of bluetooth, a port USB 2.0 and 5 mb. [vstroennyo] of memory together with the slot of the expansion of microSD of the size, which supports maps with capacity to 16 GB. Makes it possible telephone to listen to the radio transmissions of Fm- range, and from the musical sizes it supports WITH MP3, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ files.

In sale the model will enter at the beginning of the third quarter immediately into four color solutions, but company preferred to hush up about the cost.

The main distinguishing feature of the telephone Of sony Of ericsson Of zylo must become the possibility of the reproduction of music during the conversation. In the opinion creators this will, in the first place, allow “your collocutor to take pleasure by your dear music”, and, in the second place, it will make it possible to laugh, after being shut, that you are located elsewhere. For this into the memory of telephone are recorded the special sounds (“noisy street”, “restaurant”, “work” and others), which can be put on their speech.

But if we speak about the more customary functional, which is necessary to the majority of users, and not to music lovers to hypocrites, then Zylo repeats the possibilities of the majority of its competitors of average level without the sensory screen. Apparatus has a display by the diagonal of 2,6 inches with QVGA by permission, and its 3,2-[MP] camera makes it possible to obtain photographs with the geos-marker and to write video clips. The built-in memory with the capacity of 260 mb. can be extended due to the maps of the memory of microSD of size to 16 GB. Also there are the standard possibilities of the module Of bluetooth, Fm- radio with the support RDS, integrated clients of social networks and GPS- navigator, who works with the maps Of google Of maps. As [pleera] the telephone can reproduce not only standard MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA files, but also FLAC.

In sale the apparatus will enter at the beginning of the third quarter and it will support work in the networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, and also UMTS/HSPA of 900/2100 MHz or 2100 MHz (depending on the region of propagation). Thus far also nothing it is known on the cost.

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Lenovo confirms that IdeaPad U1 Of hybrid will be “soon” Tweet

As it became known, [smartbuk] of the company Of lenovo Of skylight stays by the [nepredelennoe] period, and the hybrid laptop computer Of ideaPad U1 Of hybrid in the plans of company for the near period. Page with the preliminary information about the model was renovated, but no fundamentally new information as before it bears, except the indication that the device “of coming of soon” (it will be soon).

The latter, that communicated relative to this “coming of soon” - [reliz] in June 2010 and cost of approximately 1000 US dollars. Cost is sufficiently high, but one should remember that for these money it is intended to sell two- in -one: [planshetnik] with the capacitive screen and the processor Of snapdragon and the base, which presents classical laptop computer. As laptop computer device possesses the processor Of intel Of core of 2 Duo CULV, 128 GB by solid-state accumulator and works under control Windows of 7 Home Of premium. As plane-table model obtains operating system on the basis Of linux and solid-state accumulator with a capacity of 16 GB. This is one of the most interesting novelties of the present year, which can completely pretend to the success, even in the comparison with the extremely popular [planshetnikom] of iPad.

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Interface is convenient for control… of feet! Tweet

The introduction system of [multitach] survives boom. The scandal, connected with the patent right, has already been located around it, and practically any sensory device from the average level and above engineers consider as their duty to equip [multitachem]. In this case, if earlier the discussion dealt with making of [multitach] interface convenient for control of hands, then professor Patrick [Baudish] (Patrick Of baudisch) from the institute Of hasso Of plattner proposes to use its possibilities for control of feet. System, already named Multitoe are capable of not only reacting to the steps, but also of distinguishing steps controlling and usual, or are supported several users, distinguishing them by the feet.

Multitoe does not require special shoe changing for the work with it - will approach any feet in any boots and without and furthermore depending on the force of pressure it can react differently. System also can distinguish step of [pritopyvaniya], determine user according to the steps, foot-wear and consider the trajectories of motion. On the whole, it behaves as very good outdoor [tachpad]. Accuracy is located on a sufficient level and makes it possible how to use outdoor sensory QWERTY- keyboard, so also to govern the contextual and floating up menu.

To estimate conveniences in the use of the system Of multitoe is sufficiently difficult, but it is possible to say that place it in the house will engage much, which will possibly be plus, for those, who conduct too much time sitting at the computer.

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The plane-table Of google supports Flash and has a browser Of chrome Tweet

Yesterday in the Internet- publication Of new Of york Of times appeared information about the fact that on certain unnamed party the executive director of the company Of google Eric Schmidt (Eric Of schmidt) opened certain classified information relative to future [planshetnika] of company. Unfortunately, in the initial publication there was no actually new information whatever, besides the fact that [planshetnik] actually is planned and software for it will be completely created by the company Of google. Later in official [bloge] of the same publication appeared those newest information, obtained from Mr. Schmidt on the party. According to the published information, the device will support the work of the applications Of adobe Of flash and it will make it possible to play into the games.

In this case also executive director noted that they represent into Google that they not first, who creates a similar device, but in this case it noted that the planned characteristics of plane-table must exceed, iPad placed in the first generation of devices. According to him, until not all is clear with the necessary functionality of [gadzhetov], but in the next two or three years Of apple and Google they will form the final appearance of this class of devices.

However, as far as strictly the plane-table of the first generation from Google is concerned, it will obtain the operating system Of android, but instead of the standard browser this OS will be established Google Of chrome as that more corresponding to the possibilities of device. But at the present moment engineers and programmers are occupied with overcoming a number of the difficulties, which they encountered in some directions of project.

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Became known the complete characteristics of [smartfona] HTC Of incredible Tweet

The official presentation of [guglofona] HTC Of incredible is outlined by the operator Of verizon Of wireless on April 29. At the same time it was intended to report the complete characteristics of apparatus. And not for free. This operator is already had [smartfon] with OS Of google Of android - Google Of nexus Of one. As it proved to be, HTC Of incredible is the straight competitor of this apparatus, which is evident from “flowed away” list of features and specifications HTC Of incredible ADR6300.

Technical characteristics HTC Of incredible ADR6300:

* Sizes: 117,6 X of 58,4 X of 11,9 mm
* Weight: 130 grams are operating systems and the interface: Android 2.1 “Of eclair” and Of sense
* Processor: 1[GGts] Of snapdragon QSG8650
* Memory: 512 mb. ROM and 512 mb. RAM
* Networks: Dual-band EV-DO Of rev. A
* Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n
* GPS
* Screen: 3.7 ″ WVGA OLED are capacitive sensory
* Camera: 8 [MP] with the auto-focus and the video recording
* Browser: HTML from Flash Of lite 4.0
* Support Of microsoft Of exchange
* Built-in memory: 8 GB
* Maps of the memory: microSD with capacity to 32 GB
* 3,5- mm [audirazem]
* Accelerometer
* Operating time in the regime of the conversation: 312 minutes
* Operating time in the standby mode: 149 hours
* Predetermined programs: Google Of calendar, Gmail, Search, Maps, Latitude, Navigation, Talk

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Renovation of the maps of Russia for [Navitel] the navigator: 60 regions, 1154 cities with the detailing “to the house”, survey map of the World Tweet

The users Of [navitel] navigator became the accessibly sequential free renovation of the maps of Russia (Q1-2010). With the April renovation, the users obtain the detailed maps of 1154 cities of Russia with the detailing “to the house” from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok. Is also prepared survey map of the World for [Navitel] navigator.

In [relize] of the maps of Russia for [Navitel] Of q1-2010 were carried out the following changes. The detailed maps of 5 new regions are added: The Astrakhan province, Kaliningrad region, seaside edge, Khanty Mansiysk AO, Yamalonenetskiy AO. Are prepared the maps of the central cities of regions, with the detailing “to the house” and the address search: Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Blagoveshchenk, Petrozavodsk, Syktyvkar, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk

Are added the maps of 353 new cities and populated areas with the detailing “to the house” of the following regions and regions: Moscow region, Leningrad region, Belgorod region, the Vladimir province, the Volgograd province, Kaliningrad region, the Kaluga province, Krasnodar edge, Lipetsk region, Nizhniy-Novgorod region, the republic Of [tatarstan], Rostovskaya province, the Ryazan province, The [samarskaya] region, Saratov region, Stavropol edge, Tambovo region, Tula region.

The division of cartography and geodesy privately held company “OF [TSNT]” carried out serious work on renovation and refinement of the road graph absolutely of all, released at the given moment for [Navitel] navigator, navigation charts of the regions of Russia. Including the errors, described by users on the forum Of [navitel].

The April renovation of the maps of Russia (Q1-2010) will work with the version Of [navitel] navigator 3.2.6 and it is above. To free of charge renew the navigation program Of [navitel] navigator to the urgent, and also to [skachat] the renovation of the maps of Russia is possible on the official site in the division “of renovation” according to the number of license. Also for the load became accessible survey map of the World for [Navitel] navigator. Survey map of the World works only in the versions Of [navitel] navigator 3.5.0 and it is above.
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The photographs T -Mobile of myTouch Of slide demonstrate the separate button of the search For google Tweet

On the larger part of the computer keyboards in the entire world is a button “Windows”. The company Of google decided it will destroy this monopoly and to affirm separate key, but already with its logotype. For the beginning not on the computers, but on the cell phones. To [knopochku] with beaten G will first obtain [smartfon] T -Mobile of myTouch Of slide, about which we already previously reported. Then in the photographs her place was painted over and estimate the creation of designers Google it was impossible. Now the resource Of tmoNews published immediately two photographs, that demonstrate this model of [smartfona] “in entire [krase]”.

Special [krasy] in the apparatus there is not, it must replace not too popular and likable a series Of sideKick. The suppositional time of [reliza] of model - May of the present year, if it is more precise, then on May 19. Device works under control of the operating system Of android 2.1 and relates to the middle class of [guglofonov] with the lateral QWERTY- keyboard.

Known characteristics T -Mobile of myTouch Of slide:

* Storage battery: 1300 [mAch]
* Slot for the maps of the memory of microSD of the size (hot replacement it does not require the removal of storage battery)
* Optical [trekpad]
* Camera with the flash
* 3,5- mm [audiorazem]
* Screen with the permission 320 X of 480 points
* Processor ARM11

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Motorola Of twist: square rotator on the base Of android Tweet

In the network appeared the information about new [smartfone] Of motorola under control OS Of android. This is the square device, made, most likely, in the form factor of rotator and equipped with QWERTY- keyboard. It is very similar to the telephone Of nokia of 7705 Twist, which is sold in the USA in the operator Of verizon Of wireless. As reports source, model works on Android 2.1 with the interface Of motoBlur 1.5, possesses 2,8- one inch sensory display, and its overall sizes compose 67x67x15,8 mm in the closed state. The characteristics of [smartfona] - average, it will be sold since June 10. It is thus far difficult to say, to what extent the given information is reliable.

Characteristics Of motorola Of twist:

* Honeycomb connection: GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and WCDMA/HSDPA (850/1900 MHz)
* The operating system: Android 2.1 with the interface Of motoBlur 1.5
* Processor: TI OMAP 3410 (700 MHz)
* Display: 2,8- one inch sensory QVGA
* Memory: 256 mb. RAM, 512 mb. ROM
* Camera: 3 [Mp]
* The wireless connection: Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g
* the GPS- receiver
* the MicroSD- slot
* 3,5- mm [audiorazem]
* Storage battery: 940 [mAch]
* Sizes: 67x67x15,8 mm

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Left the renovation Of [navitel] navigator 3.5.0.0 for Windows Of mobile Tweet

Left the sequential free renovation of the program Of [navitel] navigator to version 3.5 for Windows Of mobile of devices. List of basic changes In [navitel] the navigator of version 3.5.0.0:

* New, simpler, more intuitive and more convenient interface of the program
* Are renovated the elements of basic [skina] (theme of main screen) of the program
* New menu of the main screen of the program
* Are renovated the divisions of tuning [Navitel] the navigator
* The interface of the address search is renovated
* New mapping of the results of the search
* New vocal packet “Irina”
* Are introduced corrections into the conducting along the route ([routing])
* Work with the RAM- memory of the navigational devices is adapted
* Is increased overall stability and speed of the operation Of [navitel] the navigator

To [skachat] the renovation Of [navitel] navigator to the version 3.5.0.0 can be from the official site Of [navitel], from the division loaded. Before the renovation it is necessary to [sdelayt] the reserve copy of activation key (file Of naviTel Of activation Key.txt, that is located in the catalog with the program). To the users of apparatuses with Windows Of mobile 6.5 it will necessary pass the procedure of re-registration (it is not considered as the change of license).

The renovation Of [navitel] navigator 3.5.0.0 is accessible for Windows Of mobile of devices with the version OS of 2003SE and it is above. The renovations of program for the automobile navigators (WinCE of devices) will gradually prepared during nearest 1-2 [mesyatsev].[Kupit] license to the program Of [navitel] navigator possible in the Internet- store Of [navitel], the Internet- stores of allsoft.ru and softkey.ru, and also in the retail retail outlet networks. Price of the program - from 700 rubles for the version Of [navitel] Of [region]+.

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[Smartfony] Of microsoft Of kin Of one and Kin Of two will cost order $400 each? Tweet

As we already wrote, the company Of microsoft announced two new [smartfona] - Kin Of one and Kin Of two (been Of turtle and Pure), which will be sold in the operators Of verizon in the USA and Vodafone in Europe. IN the USA sales start in May, while in Europe - in autumn. And only the company Of microsoft thus far hushed up about the cost of devices. However, about it already it appeared a number of assumptions. The fact is that Microsoft declared the drawing, whose conquerors can obtain as the prize of [smartfony] Of kin and the annual subscription Of zune Of pass.

In order to become participant, it suffices to only leave on the site Of kin its electronic address about the information about the beginning of sales. As the prizes the company will isolate 25 complete sets: Kin Of one, Kin Of two and the subscription Of zune Of pass. The cost of each of the complete sets - $968, and if we deduct $180 for the annual subscription Of zune Of pass, then $788 remain. This allows to assume that the total retail price Of kin Of one - only is less than $400, and Kin Of two - a little larger $400. Although, with the contract they will be clearly more cheaply. The conquerors of drawing will be declared on May 26, this can be the date of the beginnings of sales of devices in the USA.

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Vodafone set to launch Android App Shop Tweet

European mobile phone provider Vodafone is set to launch its own version of the Android Market, MobileGamesBlog reports.

According to developer BlueMedialab, the 'Android App Shop' will be part of Vodafone's 360 experience and will be available in the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain at launch. It will be managed by Arvato mobile in Germany.

Vodafone wants to launch the shop with free apps and games, and is contacting developers of successful, free Android apps. Arvato will also accept ad-funded apps, but adult content is a no-no.

Once paid apps hit the shop, Vodafone will take a 30 per cent cut (similar to Android and iPhone revenue shares). Vodafone customers, who'll have the shop preinstalled on Vodafone branded Androids from June 2010 onward, will be charged through their phone bills.

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Intel Puts Google's Android on Atom Smartphones Tweet

ntel has ported Google's Android mobile operating system to smartphones based on its Atom microprocessors, an Intel executive said Tuesday.

Intel already has Android running on Atom-based smartphones and certain customers are interested in using it, said Renee James, general manager of Intel's software and services group, on the sidelines of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing. She did not provide further details of the project.

"Intel is enabling all OSes for Atom phones," James said.

The move is part of Intel's aim to further drive its Atom microprocessors into smartphones, a market dominated by chips from Arm Holdings. Software has to be made specifically for the architecture of a microprocessor. Intel builds chips on the x86 architecture, while Arm chips are based on RISC (reduced instruction set computer).

Google originally designed Android to be used on common mobile phone processors made with Arm technology, but since Android is open-source software, other companies have changed it so it can be used with other chips.

Acer, the world's second-largest PC vendor, ported Android to netbooks based on Atom microprocessors last year. MIPS Technologies, which sells its own chips based on the MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages) architecture, ported Android for use in a range of devices that use MIPS chips, including set-top boxes, digital picture frames and home media centers.

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Industry Tech Veteran Mark DeLoura Named 'Developer Advocate' For Google Tweet

Industry veteran Mark DeLoura has been named "Developer Advocate" for games at Google, as the search engine company continues its expansion into game-related areas. He starts the new position today.

This is the one of the first times in recent years that Google has hired someone into a position that focuses specifically on game development and game developers.

It highlights the growing importance of the company's current gaming-related initiatives such as Google Android, Google's open source 3D API called O3D API, Chrome and Chrome OS.

In 2008, Google also made news by launching the Lively virtual world, although the company shut it down later that year. The company also owns the 3D modeling tool SketchUp.

"I personally feel that Google hiring someone specifically to focus on games is a signal from the company that they recognize the growing importance of games as a medium," said DeLoura in a statement to Gamasutra.

"Now how do we make it easier for developers to express themselves and share the experiences they create?" The position of developer advocate for games at Google is "both inward- and outward-facing," he added.

DeLoura is well-known within the video game industry. For the past three years, DeLoura has been performing CTO-level game technology consulting for a variety of companies, and has been writing about game engines and middleware. He's also on the board of the International Game Developers Association and the OneBigGame charity, and served as a judge for the Independent Games Festival and the recently-announced White House-backed Apps for Healthy Kids Competition.

Prior to his time as a consultant, he was VP of technology at publisher GreenScreen Interactive, technical director at Ubisoft San Francisco and manager of developer relations at Sony Computer Entertainment America. He was also formerly editor-in-chief for Gamasutra sibling publication Game Developer magazine and worked as lead engineer at Nintendo of America.

"I’m excited to be joining Google since I am very philosophically aligned with them -- my work has always been focused around making game development simpler and more accessible, and Google is incredibly developer friendly, committed to open source, and constantly striving to lower barriers to entry for developers," DeLoura said. "They seek to build platforms by working interactively with their partners, providing a big tent so everyone can get involved."

He continued, "In this time of great disruption in the game industry, there are a huge number of opportunities for developers. It can be difficult for traditional games companies to navigate the new possibilities provided by mobile platforms, social networks, and alternative business models. I’m looking forward to working with both traditional games companies and new game developers to talk about how Google can help, and the platforms and projects Google is working on."

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HTC Studying Whether to Have Own Smartphone Software Tweet

HTC Corp., Taiwan’s largest mobile- phone maker, is studying whether to equip phones with its own operating system, a move that may intensify competition with Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

“We continue to assess, but that requires a few conditions to justify” having our own system, Cheng Hui-ming, chief financial officer of the Taoyuan, Taiwan-based company, said in a phone interview today.

HTC’s own operating system would enable the company, which designs and produces phones using Google and Microsoft software, to reduce its reliance on outside developers. HTC is among possible bidders for Palm Inc., three people familiar with the situation said this month.

“If you look at the successful smartphone players, like Apple and Research in Motion, a reason for their success is that they have their own platform,” said Steven Tseng, who rates HTC “buy” at RBS Asia Ltd. in Taipei and favors the company having its own operating system in the long term. “The negative is the amount of resources they’d need to allocate.”

Cheng declined to comment on whether HTC has studied Palm for possible acquisition. HTC has no timeframe for deciding whether to have its own platform, he said.

‘Multiple Factors’

“There are many multiple factors to be considered together, rather than a simple statement as to own or not to own” proprietary software, Cheng said.

HTC declined 1.4 percent to close at NT$389 in Taiwan trading.

Palm is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Frank Quattrone’s Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer possibly as early as this week, according to the people familiar with the matter. They declined to be identified because a sale hasn’t been announced.

HTC is the world’s largest maker of phones using Microsoft’s Windows Mobile platform and was the first to release a handset based on Google’s Android. This year, it unveiled its low-cost Smart mobile phone based on Qualcomm’s BREW system.

The market share of smartphones using Palm’s WebOS was 0.7 percent in 2009, while handsets using Symbian, Nokia Oyj’s main smartphone software, accounted for 46.9, according to Gartner Inc.

Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry had 19.9 percent, Apple’s iPhone 14.4 percent and Google’s Android operating system 3.9 percent, according to the February statement from Gartner, of Stamford, Connecticut.

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Motorola Android Software Upgrade News Tweet

Android Software Upgrade News.

Thank you for being a Motorola customer. We have heard the overwhelming feedback asking for details on Android software upgrades for various Motorola devices. We hope you will find the below timeline helpful.

We know you value having the latest and greatest technology on your devices. We are working very closely with Google and our carrier partners to bring you the most optimized experience on each of our smartphones powered by Android; this means appropriately releasing both operating system upgrades and software maintenance updates which enhance device functionality. We will continue to update the information below, regarding the timing and availability of software upgrades, and will provide additional details as we have them to share. We appreciate your understanding and continued support.


This page details plans for Android software upgrades only; other various routine updates will be delivered to optimize device experiences and these will be communicated separately when deployed.


Phone Model
Timeline
DROID by Motorola (USA) The DROID by Motorola over-the-air software upgrade to 2.1 is currently rolling out in stages
MILESTONE (Europe) Upgrade to Android 2.1 for select countries/carriers* is currently rolling out in stages
MILESTONE (Latin America)

Upgrade to Android 2.1 for select countries/carriers* expected to begin in Q2
MILESTONE (Asia-Pacific) Upgrade to Android 2.1 for select countries/carriers* is currently rolling out in stages
MILESTONE (Canada) Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q2
BACKFLIP (USA) Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q3
CLIQ (USA)

Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q2
CLIQ XT (USA) Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q2
DEVOUR (USA) Upgrade under evaluation
DEXT (Europe) Upgrade under evaluation
DEXT (Latin America) Upgrade under evaluation
DEXT (Asia-Pacific) Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q3


Q1 = First Quarter of 2010

Q2 = Second Quarter of 2010

Q3 = Third Quarter of 2010


* Some country / carrier combinations in this region are still under evaluation for an update.

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Android Suffers Drop in Mobile Advertising Index but Outshines in SE-Asia Tweet

Mobile adverts served to Android smartphones have been enjoying huge success in terms of click-through rates in South East Asia. But on the global front, it has dropped by around 50% and into fifth place, with Symbian retaining top spot and Feature Phone handsets, the only handset OS to make consistent gains over the last four months, claiming second space, reports mobile advertising vendor, Smaato.

Smaato's metrics are based upon 36 mobile ad networks and over 4 billion ad requests served in the Smaato Network of more than 3,300 registered mobile publishers in March 2010.

Worldwide CTR Index (Click Through Rate) by Handset Operating System

The performance of different operating systems in March shows Symbian's lead decrease slightly, as Feature Phone handsets and Windows Phone make significant increases. The CTR Index (Click Through Rate) differs from 35 (Blackberry) to 156 (Symbian), compared to February where the spread was between 51 (Blackberry) and 147 (Symbian).

Android has suffered the most in the latest metrics, with a drop of almost 50% as its global CTR Index fell from 110 in February, to 58 in March. This has been the second consecutive month that Android has dropped. Feature Phone handsets have been building momentum since the first Smaato Metrics Report in December. Each month it has made consistent gains on the competition in the CTR Index, from 84 in December, to 91 in January, to 107 in February and now at 123 in March.

The Index consists of the average CTR of all devices and this number is set to 100.

Symbian's lead has shortened in the CTR Index table and remains the OS to beat with regards to CTR performance in mobile advertising. Feature Phones have been making steady ground, where as Apple remains consistent across February and March (89).

Symbian is continuously the best performing OS regarding the CTR worldwide. After strong performances in January and February, Android lost its second position in March.

Fill Rate Worldwide

Smaato's metrics demonstrates the performance of mobile ad networks globally and the fill rate is measured as the percentage of ads delivered per ad request and varies by different factors, like country, device and content type.

The fill rates of the global top 10 ad networks, increased from February to March. The best performing mobile ad network in the Smaato worldwide Index had a fill rate of 93% in March 2010, which is up 21% points compared to February. Despite the increases across the board, the average for worldwide ad network fill rate performance remains steady at 28% (from 29% in the previous month), with six of the top 10 ad networks performing above this average. This data helps to prove that an ad network aggregation system can help partners achieve the best possible return and the highest possible fill rate, across the globe.

Fill Rate USA

The average fill rate of mobile ad networks in the USA rose to 41% in March, recovering from February's average of 35%. Five of the top eight ad networks performed above the average and the US average fill rate, remains significantly higher than the global fill rate of 28%. In line with the global fill rates, the top US ad networks experience significant increases from February, with the strongest network rising from 78% up to 94% fill rate.

Spotlight on South-East Asia

The performance of the different handset operating systems compiled for Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines gives an interesting insight into the variances in handset usage and how they compare on a global basis.

Where Android has dropped in the global CTR Index this month and in February was in third place in South East Asia, this month it has stormed into the top spot. As the volume of Android devices is still too small to compare, the chart shows Android phones outside the ranking. Rather than dramatically increasing its CTR however, it seems that other leading handset OS have dropped. Apple iPhone and iPodTouch has more than halved its CTR Index from February, falling from 164 to 71 in March. Symbian also suffered a drop in the CTR Index, from 127 in February to 109 in March.

Feature Phones repeated its gains on a global scale in South East Asia, jumping from a CTR Index of 85 to 116 and second place behind Android. Feature Phones are the only handset OS to make consistent gains across the globe in the last four month.

Fill Rate South-East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines)

This is the second time Smaato has compiled the fill rates and revealed the CTR Index in the South-East Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines.

The fill rates shows a fairly even spread between the top five ad networks, with only 10 percentage points separating AN1 (49%) and AN5 (39%). This shows that South East Asia is still a very competitive market in terms of fill rates between ad networks.

South-East Asia's average fill rate of 36% and although it can't match the fill rate of the US, it's still considerably higher than the worldwide average of 28%.

The strong continued growth of mobile inventory in the South-East Asia region and the close by giants of India and China is attracting more advertisers and brands.

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Navmii is the latest GPS satellite navigation software for your mobile phone. Tweet

Navmii has all the usual satellite navigation features, but also includes a great new feature called GeoFriend.

Geofriend allows you to:

* Send your position to your friend’s Navmii enabled phone
* Request your friends position and navigation instantly to them
* Browse your map and send any position to another Navmii User

Navmii allows you to navigate to your friends and family instantly without even having to type in an address.

Navmii is the future of satellite navigation, buy the software today!

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Tons of Microsoft Kin One and Two videos Tweet

Microsoft KIN TWO unboxing


Microsoft Kin Two (Verizon) Hands-On


Microsoft Kin One and Two hands on


Hands on with the Microsoft KIN ONE and KIN TWO


Hands On With The Microsoft Kin 2


Microsoft Kin 2 hands-on demo - Kin 2 consumer phone


KIN VIDEO DEMO WINDOWS PHONE


Microsoft KIN TWO unboxing

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Opera Mini web browser for the iPhone demo Tweet

Opera Mini web browser for the iPhone demo

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Hands On Demo of Opera Mini for iPhone Tweet

Hands On Demo of Opera Mini for iPhone

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Moject.com - "iphone + Moject" Interactive pico projection demonstrator by Dave&Adie Tweet

Hi, this is a video of our technology demonstrator "iphone + moject" - which is essentially an iphone with interactive laser projection games and apps. The game app you see in the video was developed to showcase the potential of these technologies. You can find out more at http://www.moject.com or via our twitter @moject. Thanks for watching!
We'd like to the Matej Jan for the awesome game development and ZIga Hajdukovic for his long term support.

What is Moject?
Moject stands for Mobile Motion Projection, a patented technology and system developed by Dave&Adie that enables devices to interact with projected content.

Imagine a world where the edges of your computer monitor or mobile screen are no longer the limit to your software, it can be present everywhere you need it, every wall, every surface is your software environment. You can recycle your keyboard and mouse aswell because you wont be needing them in this new world!
We call the technology Moject and we have created this site so you can see the exclusive global preview of this technology in action.

What devices can be Moject enabled?
Almost any device can benefit from integrating Moject technology but primarily products such as,
Handheld Consoles
Games Consoles
PC Desktop & laptops
Mobile Phones
Portable Media Players

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Opera Mini for iPhone speed test vs Safari Tweet

We pit the Opera Mini iPhone web browser against the Safari iPhone browser in a page load speed test to see how much faster the Opera Mini browser works when limited to slower data speeds. The results are astounding!

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Multitasking 66 Apps on a Nokia N82 with Stock Rom Tweet

A short clip of the Multitasking power of the S60 operating system. The N82 was released in 2007 with S6v3.1 OS and can multitask better than the super smartphones of today. The video shows a total of 66 active applications without a hint us OS/UI slowdown. A reboot of the N82 reveals only 88.7MB of Ram yet it constantly outperforms phones and OSes that are equipped with 256MB Ram or more. Even after 66 applications, there was over 11MB of Ram remaining to open other applicaions. My video and the 62 App video of the Samsung i8910 goes to show the great multitasking ability that Symbian users have enjoyed for years.

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Sony Ericsson Spiro with Walkman demo video Tweet

Sony Ericsson Spiro with Walkman demo video

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Sony Ericsson Zylo with Walkman demo video Tweet

Sony Ericsson Zylo with Walkman demo video

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Mygazines makes its publications instantly iPad-ready - No extra costs, no apps Tweet

TORONTO - Digital publishing leader Mygazines launched its iPad Edition (http://www.mygazines.com/ipad), a browser-based mobile reading system for Apple's newest device. "With just a PDF, publishers are now ready to distribute their digital magazines, books and any other print content on the iPad. No downloads or other software needed," said Mygazines CEO Yoav Schwartz. "Our goal was to eliminate any additional investment by our clients, so they could immediately embrace this technology milestone."

The iPad Edition is part of Mygazines Mobile, a universal e-reading system that works on almost any touch-screened gadget, including the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android phones (Motorola Droid/Milestone). Readers enter the same publication URL (e.g. http://www.mygazines.com/issue/8422) and Mygazines' system automatically recognizes and displays a unique interface for that device.

"It's a special experience for the iPad so publishers can take advantage of its larger screen and multimedia capabilities. The iPad promises to become a leader in the digital content market. That's why we created a unique interface, one that Mygazines can continue to develop into the future."

Thousands of Mygazines publications (http://www.mygazines.net) are now iPad-ready. Features include page flipping, article lists, social bookmarking, e-mail sharing, page thumbnails, zoom and links. Publishers can also customize options and colors to create a unique branded environment. Watch the iPad demo video: http://bit.ly/ipaded.

This is Mygazines' second major release in a month. The Canadian-based company recently launched Flipbook 3.0, a vector-based e-reader for PC, Mac, netbooks, laptops and any other Flash-enabled devices.

About Mygazines:

Founded in 2008, Mygazines delivers thousands of digital publications to over 200 countries worldwide. The company's technology is delivered as SAAS (software as a service) and allows for traditional print content to be displayed in an interactive format.

Its solutions range from completely branded page-turning digital readers to dedicated content management systems. They can be accessed through web-based storefronts or on the go. "In the end, your content is handled by Mygazines, easily controlled by you and accessible everywhere your audience is."

RMS Media, Harris Publishing and Relevant Media Group are among the publishers that utilize Mygazines' technology.

Download Mygazines' iPad Edition here: http://www.mygazines.com/newsroom

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ZLaunchy - latest version: 0.2 Tweet

ZLaunchy was written mainly for those who like the way Windows Mobile dialer allows searching for contacts in a T9-like way - so that finding Adam means choosing 2326 in the phone application. ZLaunchy uses the same idea to run programs on your device. What it does is gives you a dialer keypad and when you type in a series of digits, it searches for all programs that match - for example to start Internet Explorer, start typing 4683 - Internet Explorer and Internet Sharing should show up in the result list.

This application performs a search using all items in the Start Menu. It also skips showing application icons, which causes it to work faster than usual application launchers. This makes ZLaunchy a perfect candidate for an application that's bound to a hardware key (using system settings) and have it always handy when you want to find an application quickly. change setting to keep your device alive and tend to reset without quitting them. This app will restore settings to your preferred ones.

This application is free of charge for personnal and commercial use. The authors of the application are not responsible for any potential damages this might cause to your device and/or battery. Use at your own risk.

Download ZLaunchy 0.2 for VGA / WVGA
Download ZLaunchy 0.2 for QVGA / WQVGA


In order to search for a particular text as beginning of words, type the specified digits - for example 4683 to find Internet explorer. In order to search for specified letter(s) not only at beginning of words, add "1" at the end - for example 4681 will find PowerPoint Mobile.

Change history for version 0.2

* Added support for square QVGA (240x240 and 320x320) devices
* Support for entering digits or text using hardware keyboard
* Configuration panel - vibration feedback, additional search location
* Added possibility of searching My Documents and one additional directory (multiple directories coming soon)
* Searching for strings not only at beginning of words (by appending 1 at the end)
* Optionally run on startup - starts and hides ZLaunchy in the background
* Minor bugfixes

Plans for future releases

* More configuration options
* Configurable, easily switchable "profiles" - i.e. "start menu", my documents, custom directories
* Ability to search in settings items - not sure on how to list items in there from C#
* Multi-language support - both translations and better locale-specific searching (only supports English and Polish nicely for now)
* Support for theming (result list and buttons separately)

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LG Electronics Demonstrates World's First ATSC Non-Real-Time 3D TV Broadcast Tweet

Spare broadband capacity utilized to cache 3D programming for more home entertainment options.

LAS VEGAS -- LG Electronics is paving the way for next-generation digital television (DTV) broadcast standards and advancing its leadership in 3D television with the first public demonstration of Non-Real-Time (NRT) technologies contemplated in ATSC 2.0, a new activity of the Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC). The world's first broadcast of NRT 3D TV takes place at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters convention which runs through April 15 in Las Vegas.

LG's NRT technology takes advantage of unused bandwidth in broadband digital TV transmissions. While viewers are watching live ATSC DTV broadcasts, the NRT function can simultaneously cache other broadcasts in the background onto hard drives or USB flash drives so the content can be viewed at a later time. LG has successfully tested the ATSC-compatible technology in Korea with SBS, one of the country's premier terrestrial broadcasters.

"LG is at the forefront of developing this technology for digital broadcasting," said Dr. Woo Paik, president and chief technology officer, LG Electronics Inc. "NRT 3D broadcast is a prime example of our leadership in 3D TV, and it fits very well with LG's efforts in the developments associated with the newest ATSC technologies."

The demonstration at the NAB show, conducted in cooperation with SBS, is built around prototype LG NRT- and 3D-capable HDTVs to record and replay 3D ATSC programming stored on an external USB drive. The experimental broadcast showcases the capabilities of emerging ATSC 2.0 technologies, expected to be the next enhancement in the ATSC family of standards, perhaps as early as 2011 or 2012.

LG expects NRT technology to have enormous commercial potential with broadcasters and content providers taking full advantage of the flexibility of ATSC broadcasting to deliver additional services such as Internet radio and video-on-demand (VOD).

For consumers who have already bought or plan to purchase LG 3D HDTVs, the company plans to offer a software upgrade so they can take full advantage of additional content through the NRT and 3D ATSC services when they become commercially available in the years ahead.

Also at the NAB show, LG Electronics is demonstrating how Internet connectivity related to ATSC 2.0 will help enhance the DTV viewing experience. With a hybrid terrestrial transmission and IP (Internet-Protocol) service, Korean broadcaster KBS and LG will showcase enriched content for viewers and exciting applications for broadcasters. The demonstration will highlight features on prototype LG broadband TVs, including an advanced electronic service guide, VOD capability, and clip services.

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global leader and technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances, employing more than 82,000 people working in over 115 operations around the world. With 2009 global sales of 55.5 trillion Korean Won (43.4 billion US Dollars), LG comprises of five business units – Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is one of the world's leading producers of flat panel TVs, audio and video products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. For more information, please visit www.lg.com.

About LG Electronics USA

LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances and business solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. Digital television pioneer and long-time consumer electronics leader Zenith merged with LG Electronics in 1999. For more information, please visit www.LGusa.com.

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Velaro's Integration of Chat with SugarCRM Expands CRM Functionality Tweet

Click-to-Chat integration with SugarCRM provides universal view of customer information.

BALTIMORE -- Velaro, Inc., the developer of the multi-award winning click-to-chat product, officially announced its integration with SugarCRM, the world's leading provider of open source customer relationship management (CRM) software. This integration creates a real-time customer touch point for SugarCRM users and provides a 360 degree view of customer information.

With the addition of Velaro's live chat integration with SugarCRM, a number of sales and support processes are significantly expanded and streamlined. For example, businesses are able to create leads, support cases, and contacts from Velaro's chat window. Then upon completion of the chat, transcripts are automatically attached to a SugarCRM record.

Live chat for SugarCRM streamlines sales process for Healing Wings Healthcare of America

"With the dramatically ever-changing healthcare market, it's important to us, as a major provider of individualized medical insurance plans for individuals, families, and businesses, to be aware of what our clients feel about the market and how we relate to them," said Costi Hinn, President Healing Wings Healthcare of America.

"These changes, by and large, are reflective of Congressional actions and the daily news, and require monitoring -- not monthly or weekly -- but on a day to day and even an hour to hour basis, so that we can effectively provide our clients the best possible healthcare solutions. Our nationwide network of agents also needs to talk directly with potential clients to assure we are right on target with what they need most.

"We have selected Velaro to implement and streamline this integration with our SugarCRM contact management platform, to put Healing Wings Healthcare of America at the forefront customer service and response in a very volatile marketplace."

At a time when more and more businesses are looking to the cloud for software solutions, Velaro has taken the unique and timely approach to offer application integration as a key feature to critical business software-as-a-service applications including SugarCRM, one of the world's most widely-used CRM systems. This has allowed Velaro to become the most versatile live chat provider in the marketplace.

"Providing a universal view of customer information to sales and support staff is critical in today's market. The idea of juggling multiple applications in different windows to manage customer data is antiquated. Velaro's integration with SugarCRM enables businesses instant access to CRM records in real-time from the chat window. Velaro's integrations go far beyond the typical placement of a web control being placed inside a desktop application. Velaro provides a rich integration by using SugarCRM's web services API to connect our click-to-chat service directly to SugarCRM. This allows us to simplify usage and control a customer's complete record as they navigate your web site," stated Alex Bloom, President of Velaro.

"The addition of Velaro's chat capabilities opens up potential as an invaluable tool for all types of SugarCRM users," said Clint Oram, co-founder and vice president of products at SugarCRM. "Live chat from Velaro gives us the best ability to enhance collaboration scenarios for marketing and sales professionals, as well as enable greater levels of service for support and other customer-facing users of SugarCRM. While the combined tools offer great productivity gains for users; perhaps the greatest value is the ability to offer great customer experiences to drive higher satisfaction, loyalty and profitability for our user organizations."

About Velaro

Founded in 2000, Velaro is an established leader in click-to-chat, click-to-call, and intelligent engagement. Velaro won independently rated live chat awards in '05, '06, '08, '09 and 2010. With 99.98% uptime guaranteed, Velaro is the solution of choice for leading companies such as LG Electronics, Blue Cross Blue Shield, MarketStar, Experian, Toro, and Epicor. Visit http://www.velaro.com for more information. Velaro will be presenting at SugarCon on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010.

About SugarCRM

SugarCRM is the world's leading provider of open source customer relationship management (CRM) software. Over 6,000 customers and more than half a million users rely on SugarCRM to execute marketing programs, grow sales, retain customers and create custom business applications. Leading publications such as CRM Magazine, InfoWorld and eWeek praise SugarCRM for its ease-of-use, flexibility and open design. SugarCRM runs on the leading cloud computing platforms, including Amazon EC2, Microsoft Azure, Sugar On-Demand and Private Clouds, offering customers unparalleled choice and control of their data and deployments.

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Microsoft Highlights Innovative Digital Media Solutions at NAB Tweet

Customers and partners adopt Microsoft technologies in support of the company's vision for content providers to create once and deliver anywhere.

LAS VEGAS -- This week at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Show (NAB), Microsoft Corp. demonstrates a range of digital media and entertainment solutions to help the industry simplify the digital supply chain and bring the experiences consumers desire across the many screens in their lives. Microsoft's comprehensive digital entertainment strategy helps streamline the entire digital supply chain for media and entertainment companies and encompasses a range of solutions including the Digital Content Management (DCM) Framework, media business management and digital content experiences.

"In today's competitive digital marketplace, media organizations and service operators are seeking ways to reduce complexities, simplify the digital supply chain and bring high-quality content to many screens: TV, PC, mobile and beyond," said Gabriele Di Piazza, managing director for Media and Entertainment in the Communications Sector at Microsoft. "We believe our strategy of offering an integrated set of digital media solutions can help automate processes, create diverse monetization models and ultimately provide consumers with the best possible experiences."

Microsoft announced widespread industry support for its media and entertainment solutions that simplify the digital supply chain. Ascent Media Group LLC, CTV, KUOW, Major League Soccer, NBC Sports, ProSiebenSat.1 Group AG and Sport1, among others, are working with Microsoft to streamline their content creation, management and delivery processes, bringing premium quality entertainment experiences to multiple screens.

Microsoft is showcasing a common set of solutions and technologies for playback, delivery and content protection that allow anytime, anywhere access to content across a wide range of devices. Recent advances demonstrated at NAB include the following:

* Microsoft is working with Intel Corporation and Broadcom Corp. to deliver Silverlight support for system-on-a-chip (SOC) reference designs that will provide the complete Microsoft Silverlight platform to set-top boxes, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other consumer devices.
* Enhanced functionality for Internet Information Services (IIS) Media Services 4, which includes multiplatform delivery with content protection, smooth multicast support and integrated encoding support.
* Microsoft PlayReady, the company's content access and protection technology, now adopted by more than 150 companies, has secured an additional customer implementation — Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. PlayReady is compatible with the Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF), version 1.1 specification, which is now available at http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/685/protected-interoperable-file-format.
* As announced at MIX10, Microsoft now offers new tools and resources to enable developers to take advantage of the rich Silverlight and Microsoft XNA feature set to create and deploy high-performance, compelling mobile applications for Windows Phone 7.
* Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0, the next version of the world's most deployed Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) platform, announced at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year, enables TV service providers to deliver advanced TV services to multiple screens including the TV, Windows Media Center, Web browsers (for Windows-based PCs and Macs), Xbox 360, and compatible smartphones.


Microsoft also released a new solution, the Silverlight Rough Cut Editor (RCE), to simplify the editing and publishing process for delivering exciting content to the Web. RCE is a real-time, cross-platform, cross-browser video and metadata editing solution that dramatically speeds content creation and supports robust advertising delivery scenarios. The solution also eliminates the need for transcoding and additional storage if operating on top of IIS Smooth Streaming content.

"Two critical goals for coverage of the Vancouver Olympics were speed of delivery and cost," said Perkins Miller, senior vice president of Digital Media, NBC Sports. "The Silverlight Rough Cut Editor helped us achieve those goals by enabling editors to cut short-form highlights from long-form live coverage through a Web-based editor and have them published to the site within seconds — even while the event was still in progress. This dramatically reduced our costs and made it easier and faster to deliver video."

In addition to the Rough Cut Editor, Microsoft released a new set of solution frameworks that will make it easier for media organizations to create and enhance digital content while, at the same time, building their media services: Silverlight Analytics Framework, Silverlight Media Framework 2.0, Media Business Intelligence Framework, and Editorial Collaboration and Mobile Journalism.

Microsoft Presence at the 2010 NAB Show

Microsoft and select partners are showcasing a number of products and solutions at the Microsoft booth (SL220), spanning the entire content life cycle. Digital content management demonstrations will be shown by Avanade and Xytech, DAVID Systems GmbH, and TechPath. Industry partners Media Aspects, a division of Interdyn AKA; Ascent Media; Capgemini U.S. LLC; CGS Inc.; Decentrix Inc.; Hitachi Consulting Corp.; RightsLine Software Inc.; and Streamline Solutions will demonstrate simplified digital supply chain management. Microsoft also will showcase how to deliver unique digital marketing and experiences across multiple screens with demonstrations from CSG Systems' Content Direct, FAST, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Mediaroom, Windows Media Center, UI Centric and Lumio.

In conjunction with its activities at NAB, Microsoft is also launching Silverlight 4 at the DevConnections/ASP.NET and Silverlight conference in Las Vegas, April 13, 2010.

More information about Microsoft's presence at the 2010 NAB Show is available at http://www.microsoft.com/media.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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Samsung Electronics and Microsoft Announce Plans to Expand Access to Digital Entertainment Tweet

Samsung adopts PlayReady technology in its consumer devices to enable easy access and transfer of content among TVs, mobile phones, set-top boxes and other devices.

REDMOND, Wash. and SEOUL, South Korea -- In a significant agreement that will improve flexibility for consumers looking to transfer and enjoy digital content on a range of devices, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced plans to include Microsoft PlayReady technology in a broad range of its consumer products. By including support for PlayReady technology in devices spanning mobile phones, digital video players, televisions and other device offerings, Samsung will make it easier for consumers to have flexible access and to experience and move protected digital content throughout the home and on the go.

"Consumers are increasingly interested in accessing the content they love where they want and when they want," said Dr. W. P. Hong, executive vice president of the Mobile Communications Business at Samsung Electronics. "PlayReady is an integral technology component that will help us to deliver on our vision for connected entertainment and bring to life the kinds of seamless entertainment experiences that take full advantage of the digital medium."

"We share Samsung's dedication to deliver on the promise of making digital entertainment content available in more scenarios and on more devices," said Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president of the Original Equipment Manufacturer Division at Microsoft Corp. "By pairing powerful software such as PlayReady with its broad line of impressive consumer electronics products, Samsung is poised to offer consumers exciting new ways to deliver, share and enjoy their digital content."

The first Samsung communications and entertainment devices to support PlayReady are expected to be available for consumers this year, and Samsung expects to migrate from Windows Media Digital Rights Management to PlayReady across its communications and entertainment products worldwide by 2012.

Microsoft PlayReady is content access and protection technology that is designed to enable digital entertainment services across devices and software applications, with a specific focus on meeting the needs of mobile and network operators, service providers, and device manufacturers. PlayReady supports a broad range of different business models that can be applied to almost any type of digital content, including video, games, images and more, and a wide range of audio and video formats, including MPEG Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, H.264, Windows Media Audio and Windows Media Video. PlayReady also provides features such as service domains and embedded licenses that are specifically designed to make it easy for consumers to enjoy content on all their registered devices without the need for an active connection.

About Samsung Electronics

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of US $116.7 billion. Employing approximately 157,700 people in 185 offices across 65 countries, the company consists of seven independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit: www.samsung.com.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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NAVTEQ LocationPoint(TM) Advertising Drives 7.0% Click-Thru Rate for McDonald's Tweet

McDonald's chooses NAVTEQ advertising service for first pilot mobile campaign in Finland.

CHICAGO -- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has released results of its first location targeted campaign in Europe by a global brand advertiser, McDonald's.

The campaign, powered by NAVTEQ LocationPoint™ Advertising, enabled McDonald's to deliver location-relevant mobile ads to users of Nokia Ovi Maps when they were within a certain distance of McDonald's 82 restaurants in Finland. The ad campaign promoted a McDonald's cheese burger for 1 euro, resulting in a solid, measureable ROI, a 7.0% click-thru rate. Consumers clicked on the ads to see promotion details and receive driving or walking directions to the nearest store location. Of users who clicked through, 39% selected the click-to-navigate option which offered "drive to" or "walk to" navigation to the nearest McDonald's location using Nokia's Ovi Maps navigation.

"Targeting consumers when they are near our locations and then navigating them right into our stores is powerful marketing for McDonald's," said Tomi Wirtanen, head of marketing, McDonald's Finland. "We are thrilled with the results from this campaign. NAVTEQ LocationPoint proved that location targeted mobile advertising does indeed drive foot traffic into our restaurants."

Gartner predicts that worldwide sales of mobile phones will overtake PCs for web surfing by 2013, with a 1.82 billion install base of smart phones and browser-equipped feature phones.* NAVTEQ is uniquely positioned to deliver and manage a turnkey advertising solution to smart phones given its role as a leader in location content and services, its relationships with hundreds of hundreds of affiliate partners and its ability to distribute attractive dynamic advertising inventory.

"NAVTEQ is uniquely positioned to bridge the digital and physical worlds by combining the location assets from NAVTEQ and the consumer reach of Nokia," said Tuula Rytila-Uotila, Vice President Location, Nokia. "As consumers turn to their mobile devices for more services, such as music, maps, and entertainment, contextually relevant advertising can enhance the consumer experience while minimizing costs of the services to users."

"McDonald's is among the first advertisers in Europe to provide insight into the growing location based advertising market," said Christopher Rothey, vice president market development and advertising for NAVTEQ. "The outstanding performance of the McDonald's campaign validates the promise that location-based ads are more relevant to the consumer and greater relevance means higher impact."

*Source: Mobile Entertainment - http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/35639/Mobile-phones-to-overtake-PCs-for-web-surfing-by-2013

About McDonald's Europe

McDonald's Europe is the region's leading food service retailer with more than 6,600 restaurants in 40 countries serving 12 million customers a day. More than 60% of McDonald's restaurants in Europe are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. Please visit our website at www.mcdpressoffice.eu to learn more about the company.

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data (digital location content) enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4600 employees located in 203 offices in 45 countries.

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China GrenTech Corporation Limited Announces Winning Bid for Base Station System Integration Services Tweet

SHENZHEN, China -- China GrenTech Corporation Limited ( GRRF, "the Company", or "GrenTech"), a leading China-based provider of radio frequency ("RF") and wireless coverage products and services, today announced that it has won its first bid for base station system integration services from Guangzhou Mobile, China Mobile Limited's provincial subsidiary. GrenTech will provide Guangzhou Mobile local fiber transmission network and access integration services.

Mr. Qi Wang, Vice President and Head of Wireless Coverage business for GrenTech said, "This first bid win is a demonstration of our ability to extend our in-depth expertise in wireless coverage integration services to base station systems. Our wireless coverage experience has allowed us to develop a competitive advantage in integration services, which was crucial in obtaining the base station integration service bid from Guangzhou Mobile. During the bidding process, the pilot run of our system's Zero Fault operation showcased to Guangzhou Mobile our strong and proven technical capabilities in delivering high quality and reliable services. As a result, we were selected as one of the successful bid winners amongst 58 service providers. Moving forward, we will continue to expand our integration service capabilities to other application areas in order to execute our growth plan."

About China GrenTech

GrenTech is a leading developer of radio frequency ("RF") technology in China and a leading provider of wireless coverage products and services in China. The Company uses RF technology to design and manufacture wireless coverage products, which enable telecommunication operators to expand the reach of their wireless communication networks to indoor and outdoor areas, such as buildings, highways, railways, tunnels and remote regions. GrenTech's wireless coverage services include design, installation and project warranty services. The Company also tailors the design and configuration of its wireless coverage products to the specific requirements of its customers.

Based on its in-house RF technology platform, the Company also develops and produces base station RF parts and components sold to base station manufacturers. GrenTech is a qualified supplier of RF parts and components to the global and domestic major base station manufacturers including Ericsson (China) Corporation Ltd, Nokia Siemens Network, Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corporation. For more information, please visit http://www.GrenTech.com.cn .

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements, including financial projections and forecasts, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from its current expectations. Factors that could cause the Company's results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements include: the Company's reliance on business relationships with the Chinese telecommunication operators and base station manufacturers; the ability of the Company to avoid disruption to its business caused by changes in the Board; the ability of the Company to recruit and retain suitable Board members; the risk that the Company will continue to experience downward pressure on the pricing of its products and services due to the telecommunication operators' bidding policies or other factors; the risk that the telecommunication operators in China will not expand or maintain their spending on 2G, 3G, WLAN or other network projects; uncertainty as to the future demand for base station RF products by domestic or international base station manufacturers, including the risk that demand in China or elsewhere for base stations may not grow as the Company's management anticipates; and uncertainty as to the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel, particularly in its research and development department. Other factors that may causes the Company's actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements contained in this press release and that may affect its prospects in general are described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Registration Statement on Form F-1 related to its initial public offering and its annual reports on Form 20-F. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or changed assumptions or circumstances.

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NFL Mobile Is Here, Exclusively For Verizon Wireless Customers Tweet

New App Available Today Gets Fans Ready for the 75th NFL Draft and 2010 NFL Season.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — In time for the 75th NFL Draft, Verizon Wireless customers can download NFL Mobile, a new application available today on select 3G Smartphones and 3G Multimedia Phones that gives fans of America’s number one sport unprecedented access to information about their favorite teams, players and games.

NFL Mobile provides the latest news and information, including in-depth profiles of current players and draft prospects, team updates, mock drafts, expert analysis and more. The new app also lets fans watch NFL Network, including live coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft, which will be held at New York’s Radio City Music Hall from Thursday, April 22 to Saturday, April 24.

NFL Mobile on Verizon Wireless will add new features later this year, including content from NFL training camps, preseason games and games throughout the 2010 NFL season. The new app also will offer live streaming of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football. In addition, fans will have access to fantasy information, news, and player and team statistics, as well as receive NFL Network, which airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the only network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football.

NFL Mobile provides Verizon Wireless customers access to live radio broadcasts of every regular season and playoff game; postgame highlights; and ringtones, graphics and alerts for each team.

Also later this year, NFL RedZone, the wildly popular channel from NFL Network, which airs live or near-live look-ins of every key play and touchdown from Sunday afternoon games, is coming to mobile for the first time.

Phones, Pricing and Availability
At launch, NFL Mobile will be available on 13 3G Smartphones and 3G Multimedia Phones, including DROID by Motorola, Motorola DEVOUR™, DROID ERIS™ by HTC, BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530, BlackBerry Curve™ 8330, BlackBerry Storm2™, BlackBerry Storm™, BlackBerry Tour™, BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, LG Chocolate Touch™, LG enV® TOUCH, LG VX8360 and Samsung Rogue™.

NFL Mobile is a free app covering the 2010 NFL season, with no subscription or monthly charges if customers download it by Dec. 31, 2010. For customers without an unlimited data plan, data or megabyte charges may apply when downloading or using the application.

Beginning today, customers with Android phones can download the app from the Verizon Channel in Android Market™. Customers with BlackBerry devices can enter http://mobile.vzw.com/nfl on their smartphones’ browsers to download the app. Over the next few weeks, BlackBerry customers will also receive a virtual pre-load of the NFL Mobile app to the homescreen of their smartphones. Customers with select 3G Multimedia Phones can get the app by texting “NFL” to 2777 to receive directions on how to download.

The exclusive app is part of Verizon Wireless’ multi-year sponsorship agreement with the NFL. Verizon Wireless is the official wireless service provider for the NFL.

For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com/nfl. For more information about Verizon Wireless, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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