Design by Community – creating the ultimate concept device Tweet

Design by Community is capturing the collective thoughts of Conversations readers to define the ultimate concept mobile device. To avoid creating some kind of unwieldy beast, we’ve created a series of steps and every week, we’ll put new variables to the public vote. Once the product specs have been defined, we’ll get Nokia’s design team to turn them into a series of concept sketches which you can vote for. The winner will be turned into a design concept render and revealed exclusively on Conversations in May.

And no, the plan isn’t to actually make the product, this is more an exercise in collaboration sprinkled with some future thinking. More than anything, it’s a bit of fun. Want to get involved? Follow the steps below.

Want to help name our concept device? Submit your suggestions and join the discussion.

http://conversations.nokia.com/design-by-community/

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Ocado voice recognition Android app now available Tweet

Everyone knows writing out shopping lists can be a chore, so kudos to Ocado for today launching their voice recognition shopping helper for Android phones.

The Ocado On The Go app allows Android users to browse Ocado's virtual aisles simply by using the sound of their voice. Everything from eggs to books and toys are included in Ocado's 21,000 item range, all accessible for order using voice power alone.

Thanks to the product list being stored locally on the phone, shopping orders can even be created offline, ready to be automatically sent once you come in range of an internet connection.

Jason Gissing, co-founder of Ocado, explains: "Our continual motivation is to make food shopping as quick and painless as possible for customers; we're thrilled to now be doing this via an innovative Android app.

Visit the Android Marketplace on your handset to grab the app.

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Nokia N900 Review : GPS and Ovi Maps on Maemo 5 Tweet

Here's a short overview of GPS and Ovi Maps on the Maemo 5 OS, on a Nokia N900.

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Opportunities from Affiliate Programs with an Extensive Network Tweet

A lot of companies that offer affiliate programs, this means that the Internet network is widely used as one way to market and develop their products. Affiliate marketing is also known as referral programs or partnership programs, which connect between advertisers and publishers in marketing the product. Affiliate marketing course provides advantages for publishers and advertisers with revenue sharing.

For those of you who do not have a product but want to earn money then you can register as a publisher to participate in promoting their products. By becoming a publisher then you can choose a variety of products to be sold to anyone who needs to campaign on social networks or on your website, and this is mutually beneficial cooperation.

Taking advantage of traffic coming to your website then you have the opportunity to earn commission from each transaction that you have created from each of your affiliate links. The amount of commission you get from the affiliate program network varied and commissions provided by the advertiser could reach 60% even more than that. Compensation is based on performance from sales, clicks, registrations or a combination of such.

Most affiliate programs give a commission based on percentage revenue resulting from the purchase of the visitors coming from your website. For example, if you participate in an affiliate program that offers 20% commission and you send a visitor who bought products worth $ 200, then you will get a commission of $ 40.

To participate and joined the affiliate network is very easy, you can choose the type of affiliation as an advertiser or publishers according to your needs, then you are required to complete your form data. This affiliate program gives you a great selection of quality products with high quality, has an extensive marketing network, and gives you the opportunity to become a successful advertiser or publisher to give you training on how to make money from affiliate programs they offer.

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A Day With XPERIA X10 Tweet

Marcus and Albin from Sony Ericsson shot a short video showing some of the experience of using XPERIA X10 from Sony Ericsson.

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Lg “Cafe Of phone” - the first cell phone with the support DMB 2.0 Tweet

The South Korean company lg Of electronics announced the production of the new model of cell phone by the name “Cafe Of phone” (index of model - lg -SU420), where besides the presence of sensory display and support of the wireless networks Of wi-Fi, is also a built-in TV- receiver, which supports standard DMB 2.0, for the first time used in this model.

Standard DMB 2.0 makes it possible to use interactive multimedia services, “workers” in two directions - for example, to order weather forecast, to play into on-line- games, to make purchases and to simultaneously look telecasts and radio.

More detailed specifications lg “Cafe Of phone” appear as follows:

* Support of the standards of the connection: HSPA/GSM
* Sizes: 113,9[kh]54,5[kh]12,9 mm
* Display: 3,2- one inch wide-format sensory [ZhK]- display by permission VGA
* Cameras: 3 [MP] + OF 1,3 [MP]
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* Communications: Wi-Fi, GPS the navigation
* Storage battery: 1250 [mA]/[ch]

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Is Android Evil? Tweet

Is Android really open? Research Director Andreas Constantinou uncovers the many control points behind Android and explains why Android might be the most closed system in the history of open source].

You thought Android was open? The Android governance model consists of an elaborate set of control points that allows Google to bundle its own services and control the exact software and hardware make-up on every handset. All this while touting the openness rhetoric that is founded on the Apache permissive license used in the Android SDK.

Indeed, Google’s mobile platform is the smartest implementation of open source designed for driving commercial agendas. But before we dig into why, it’s worth discussing why Android’s success has very little to do with open source.

What makes Android tick
Despite early skepticism, Google’s Android operating system has been unequivocally supported by the mobile industry, including more network operators and handset manufacturers than one can count – with the stubborn exception of Nokia. Android managed to ramp from 1 handset model in 2008 to 50+ models announced for 2010 launch, leaving most industry observers in awe.

The Android success has nothing to do with open source; it’s owed to three key factors:

- Apple. As strange as it might seem, Android owes much of its success to one of its arch-rivals. Let me explain. With the unprecedented success of the iPhone and the take-it-or-leave-it terms dictated by Apple to network operators, the carriers have been eagerly looking for cheaper alternatives; as such the tier-1 operators have been embarking on Android projects to produce iPhones for people who can’t afford the iPhone and more importantly, without forking out the 300EUR+ subsidy needed to remain competitive in an iPhone market.

- Network operators/carriers around the world are eager to differentiate. Android provides the allure of a unified software platform supporting operator differentiation at a low cost (3 months instead of 12+ months offered by SavaJe, which was also aimed at the MNO customisation market). For larger operators with a software strategy, Android also presents a safe investment, as the mainstream option for bringing down the cost of smartphones. That’s why most Android handset projects are backed by a commercial bipoles of operator + OEM deals, with purchase commitments and NRE fees coming from the operator.

- Qualcomm. The $10B chipset vendor has been paramount to Android’s ramp up; manufacturers can take Qualcomm’s hardware reference design which is pre-integrated with Android and can go to market within an estimated 9-12 months (down from 16 months for the Motorola Cliq handset and 24+ months for the HTC G1). Besides Qualcomm we should also mention TI’s OMAP3 platform (on which Moto Droid is based) and ST Ericsson and Broadcom who are ramping up to offer chipsets with out-of-the-box support for Android.

In other words, in an Android handset, most of the OEM budget goes into differentiation; compare that to Symbian where most of the OEM budget goes into baseporting (radio and functional integration of hardware) due to historical choices made by Symbian in 2001. All-in-all, Android allows OEMs to reduce their R&D budgets and invest in differentiation, which is mana from heaven to manufacturers.

We should also not forget the ‘free factor’ (technically zero per-unit royalties for the public SDK) which stirred the emotional hype around Android handsets.

All in all, the ‘open source’ marketing moniker has been very successful at triggering major industry disruption – incl. Nokia ’s acquisition of Symbian and the derailment of Windows Mobile. Perhaps more importantly, the openness rhetoric and the Google aura has attracted thousands of developers on the platform, at a time when the money equation is sub-par; consider that – compared to the Apple devices – Android handsets are around 9x less in volume and paid-for apps are available in 6x fewer countries.

Behind the Open Source facade
What’s even more fascinating is how closed Android is, despite Google’s do-no-evil mantra and the permissive Apache 2 license which Android SDK is under. Paraphrasing a famous line from Henry Ford’s book on the Model-T, anyone can have Android in their own colour as long as it’s black. Android is the best example of how a company can use open source to build up interest and community participation, while running a very tight commercial model.

How does Google control what services, software and hardware ships in Android handsets? The search giant has built an elaborate system of control points around Android handsets.

To dig deeper we spent two months talking to industry sources close to Android commercials – and the reality has been startling. From a high level, Google uses 8 control points to manage the make-up of Android handsets:

1. Private branches. There are multiple, private codelines available to selected partners (typically the OEM working on an Android project) on a need-to-know basis only. The private codelines are an estimated 6+ months ahead of the public SDK and therefore essential for an OEM to stay competitive. The main motivation for the public SDK is to introduce the latest features (those stemming from private branches) into third party apps.

2. Closed review process. All code reviewers work for Google, meaning that Google is the only authority that can accept or reject a code submission from the community. There is also a rampant NIH (not invented here) culture inside Google that assumes code written by Googlers is second to none. Ask anyone who’s tried to contribute a patch to Android and you hear the same story: very few contributions get in and often no reason is offered on rejection.

3. Speed of evolution. Google innovates the Android platform at a speed that’s unprecedented for the mobile industry, releasing 4 major updates (1.6 to 2.1) in 18 months. OEMs wanting to build on Android have no choice but to stay close to Google so as not to lose on new features/bug fixes released. The Nexus One, Motorola Droid, HTC G1 and other Experience handsets serve the purpose of innovation testbeds for Google.

4. Incomplete software. The public SDK is by no means sufficient to build a handset. Key building blocks missing are radio integration, international language packs, operator packs – and of course Google’s closed source apps like Market, Gmail and GTalk. There are a few custom ROM builders with a full Android stack like the Cyanogen distribution, but these include binaries that are not licensed for distribution in commercial handsets.

5. Gated developer community. Android Market is the exclusive distribution and discovery channel for the 40,000+ apps created by developers; and is available to phone manufacturers on separate agreement. This is one of the strongest control points as no OEM would dare produce a handset that doesn’t tap into the Android Market (perhaps with the exception of DECT phones, picture frames, in-car terminals or other exotic uses of Android). However, one should acknowledge that Android’s acceptance process for Market apps is liberal as it gets – and the complete antithesis of the Apple vetting process for apps.

6. Anti-fragmentation agreement. Little is known about the anti-fragmentation agreement signed by OHA members but we understand it’s a commitment to not release handsets which are not CTS compliant (more on CTS later).

7. Private roadmap. The visibility offered into Android’s roadmap is pathetic. At the time of writing, the roadmap published publicly is a year out of date (Q1 2009). To get a sneak peak into the private roadmap you need Google’s blessing.

8. Android trademark. Google holds the trademark to the Android name; as a manufacturer you can only leverage on the Android branding with approval from Google.

In short, it’s either the Google way or the highway. If you want to branch off Android you ‘re completely on your own and you need resources of the size of China Mobile (see their OMS effort) to make it viable (hint: China Mobile is the biggest network operator bar none).

The Open Handset Alliance is another myth; since Google managed to attract sufficient industry interest in 2008, the OHA is simply a set of signatures with membership serving only as a VIP Club badge.

Another big chapter in the Android saga is the CTS (compatibility test suite) which is the formal testing process by which a handset passes Google requirements. According to our sources, CTS extends significantly beyond API compliance, and into performance testing, hardware features, device design, UI specs and bundled services. CTS is based on the principle of ensuring baseline compliance, so it’s ok to add features, but it’s not ok to detract; compare this with Apple’s no-Flash policy. Note that beyond CTS compliance, there are additional commercial licensing agreements that OEMs have to sign for Google services and private line access.

CTS hampers Android’s progress as well, as it precludes OEMs from creating stripped-down versions of Android that would fit on mass-market phones – those shipping in the 10s of millions. CTS – and forward compatibility to the pool of 40,000+ apps – is Google’s main challenge for hitting a 2-digit market share in the smartphone market. These restrictions – and frienemy relationship between Google and its OEM partners – have stirred up discussions of an ‘Android foundation‘ within OEM circles

The Google Endgame
With Android, Google aims to deliver a consistent platform to its own revenue-generating services. For now, this is the ad business. But in the future, Google is aiming at voice (reaching the billions who don’t have a data connection) and Checkout (i.e. becoming the Visa of mobile).

Yet whatever the endgame, it’s worth realising that Android is no more open – and no less closed – than Windows Mobile, Apple OSX or PalmOS; it’s the smartest implementation of open source aimed at driving commercial agendas. Android is much less about the do-no-evil rhetoric that the PR spinners in Mountain View would like us to think.

[Updated in response to readers' comments:] so, is Android evil? No, it isn’t. It has done no harm – quite the contrary, Android has boosted the level of innovation on mobile software. The point of the article is not to vilify Google or concoct visions of Darth Vader; but to balance the level of openness hysteria with a reality check on the commercial dynamics of mobile open source.

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Vodafone starts selling refurbished iPhones Tweet

O2 also offering refurbished Apple handsets
Vodafone has started to sell refurbished iPhones at a discounted price to its customers.

The network is offering a the full range of Apple handsets from the 8GB 3G model all the way up to the 32GB 3GS model, for free.

Tariffs for the refurbished handsets start at 25 per month and go up to 75.

O2 also offers refurbished iPhones and is currently promoting them on its website. However, it only offers the 8GB 3GS refurbished. Orange does not currently sell refurbished iPhones.

One independent handset repairer said: There are enough refurbished iPhones going around right now to justify a sale. We have a separate department for iPhones because we are fixing 20 a day.

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Sony Ericsson fights back Tweet

Manufacturer posts surprise results but faces a challenging 2010.

Sony Ericsson chiefs must have savoured the news that the joint venture's financial results this week had beaten analysts predictions by a mile.

Whilst a Reuters poll of 27 analysts predicted a mean loss of £138m, the joint venture romped home reporting profits of £18m for the first quarter of 2010 this week.

The turn around is significant when compared to a loss of £146m for the fourth quarter of 2009 and a loss of £257m from the first quarter of last year.

This surprise result will be welcome news at Sony Ericsson. It has been through tough times over the past 12 months, with the disastrous software problems on its flagship Satio and Aino handsets at the end of 2009 being a distinctly low point for the joint venture.

Radical changes in Sony Ericsson's strategy are clearly bearing fruit at last. An ongoing major restructuring which has cut costs drastically is clearly delivering results.

So too is Sony Ericsson's overhaul of its portfolio and its concentration on high end handsets with the launch of the Xperia X10 and the Vivaz, both of which have proven best sellers and are - thanks to an overhaul of the joint ventures R&D division - glitch free, so far anyway.

However, Sony Ericsson must not rest on its laurels. The battle is not over and Sony Ericsson president Bert Nordberg will continue to drive through change.
One area that must be addressed is Sony Ericsson's mobile phone sales, which are 28% lower than last year at 10.5 million handsets.

To be fair, Sony Ericsson's priority over the past twelve months has been to improve its profitability and not its marketshare and its move to realign its portfolio to focus on higher end products means that these inevitably shift in smaller volumes.

However, with RIM breathing down its neck and showing, coincidentally, identical sales volumes of 10.5m units for Q4 of last year, Sony Ericsson needs to address this problem fast.

The manufacturer is placing its hopes on the soon to be launched Xperia X10 Mini and the Vivaz Pro, which will take its high end portfolio to the mass market with lower price points.

It also has plans for more new phones, not all of which will be aimed at the high end of the market. It has already announced two new Walkman phones, the Spiro and the Xylo.

Another threat looming fast on the horizon is the welter of Android phones coming out this year. Sony Ericsson will need to find some way of standing out from the crowd if it is to continue to recover its place in the market.

Aligning its smartphones closer to parent Sony's products would be one way of distinguishing itself in a crowded marketplace. There are signs that this long overdue move is on the cards, with Nordberg hinting that a move in this direction is on the cards.

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iPad Disassembly by TechRestore Tweet

See inside the Apple iPad, from box to compete take-apart and back, in under 3 minutes - all done in our famous stop-motion style!

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Samsung Galaxy S hands-on Tweet

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S and its giant 4-inch Super AMOLED display. It packs a 5-megapixel camera, Android 2.1 OS, microSD card slot, 16GB onboard storage, and a 1Ghz processor. And, with DLNA support, you can stream your videos to your TV or just use the Galaxy S as a remote control.

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Uniq PC Tweet

Super flexible PC panel designed for demanding environments.

Uniq PC:

Uniq PC is a comprehensive solution, consisting of a monitor, computer and a touch-panel and everything all-in-one. High quality and broad industrial uses make the Uniq PC an unique solution for your business. Uniq PC is designed especially for reatil, public and private institutions, whether for the medical sector as a substitution of image, optical and calculating devices in the environment which requires high qualityof air and sterile conditions The wide possibilities of using can be also in the manufacturing process operation in demanding and complex conditions while keeping the maintenance of devices simple, intuitive and prompt.
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Panel PC is a combination of high technology, excellent features and modern design. Impression of excellence draws at first look, particularly because of its attractive and modern appearance. Through innovative design we have developed a panel PC, with a thickness of only 39 mm, which in combination with a new type of mounting allows for improved ergonomics of your workplace. In comparison with commonly available PC pannels, Uniq PC is more reliable and significantly enhances the security and stability of operations running.
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Properties, which will certainly consult Panel PC:

* Compact dimensions - one of slimmest and the most elegant solutions available on the market
* 15 "TFT display with touch panel and the most widely used resolution
* High-performing processor with minimum power consumption
* Passive cooling system
* IP -54 makes it usable even in more demanding environments - the system is water and dust proof
* The special touch panel is shock and hit resistant and scratchproof
* Aluminium housing
* Power consumption is significantly lower than in the common PC systems
* The failure rate close to zero
* Wide connectivity options and a combinations of connection the external devices
* Revolutionary methods of mounting

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HTC Desire vs iPhone vs HD2: Web Browsing Tweet

Here is a three way comparison between the HTC HD2, HTC Desire, iPhone 3GS.

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Low Power 1080p 30fps H.264 Multimedia Module Tweet

Z3 's low-power multimedia 1080p encoder/decoder module is based upon Texas Instruments DM36X DaVinci series processor. Our Z3-DM36X-MOD module is 44mm x67mm in size. Supports up to 1080p 30fps H.264 playback and 1080p 30fps H.264 encode and stream.

Z3 offers a Z3-DM36X-RPS Rapid Product Design System which allows ODM's and OEM's to quickly integrate our multimedia sub-system module into their product quickly and effortlessly.

Applications for the Z3-DM36X-MOD available but not limited to are: Digital Signage, Video Kiosk, Gaming, Security, Medical and Industrial video capture/playback applications. Contact us for additional technical or commercial information.

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Nokia C3, C6 and E5 hands on videos Tweet

Nokia C3.


Nokia C6 Black.


Nokia C6 White.


Nokia E5.

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AT&T Named 2010 Learning Leader by Bersin & Associates Tweet

Award Recognized AT&T for Excellence in Operational Training and Development for AT&T BusinessDirect®

AT&T* has been named a 2010 Learning Leader Winner by Bersin & Associates, the only research and advisory firm focused solely on enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition.

The award recognized AT&T in the category of “Operational Training and Development Excellence” for AT&T BusinessDirect®. The category focused on learning programs for the development of workforce skills in a specific area such as sales, customer service, IT or operations. According to Bersin & Associates, winning programs in this category have a well-defined business driver that demonstrated increased compliance, reduced attrition or improved customer satisfaction.

AT&T won the award for its program to increase the number of users who received training on the AT&T BusinessDirect portal. The program, anchored by AT&T BusinessDirect Learning Center, provided training in multiple languages across multiple channels, including live Web seminars, online tutorials, demonstrations, user guides and quick tours, among others, to both AT&T customers and internal employees around the globe. As a result, the program led to an increase in worldwide adoption of AT&T BusinessDirect self-service tools.

AT&T BusinessDirect enables business customers worldwide to perform a multitude of security enhanced network management and administrative tasks quickly. AT&T BusinessDirect helps hundreds of thousands of users in more than 90 countries manage their network services online to help improve productivity, increase the speed and accuracy of their network transactions and optimize network efficiency, all while helping to reduce costs.

Each month, AT&T BusinessDirect handles more than 4 million customer transactions that include ordering services, maintenance requests and billing inquiries. Furthermore, the service offers mobility features enabling remote workers and employees on the go to stay connected with customers and co-workers so they can resolve problems even when they’re not at their desk.

“Learning Leader Winners represent the very best of enterprise learning and talent management, and their programs have a high impact on business,” said Josh Bersin, president, Bersin & Associates. “AT&T demonstrated just that with AT&T BusinessDirect, which has a unique and innovative approach to learning and development. The program was awarded for its focus on the most critical business needs, ability to adapt to learners across the globe, and solution to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.”

“We are delighted to be recognized by Bersin & Associates as a 2010 Learning Leader,” said Dan Walsh, Senior Vice President of Marketing Services for AT&T. “This award further validates our commitment to leveraging the latest technologies and robust suite of tools to ensure AT&T BusinessDirect delivers the best and most effective online experience to our business customers around the globe.”

Based on detailed criteria compiled over years of research, the Learning Leaders Program, now in its fourth year, recognized organizations which have developed and implemented effective and efficient approaches to employee learning and talent management, resulting in significant business improvement.

For more information on AT&T BusinessDirect, go to http://www.corp.att.com/ebcc/.

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AT&T Mobility, Communications Workers of America Reach Tentative Agreement in Southeast Mobility Contract Negotiations Tweet

AT&T* announced that its wireless company, AT&T Mobility LLC, has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America on a collective bargaining agreement for about 11,200 wireless employees covered by the Mobility Southeast labor contract.

The employees are in CWA District 3, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

During the coming days and weeks, the CWA will submit the agreement to its members for a ratification vote. Additional details will be released at a later time.

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Ten Motorola-Sponsored Teams Advance to Final Round in 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition Tweet

Motorola, Motorola Foundation Support New Generation of Innovators, Leaders in Science and Technology.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and the Motorola Foundation are dedicating $740,000 and 60 employee volunteers to support 158 teams participating in the 2010 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics competition. Ten of those teams are advancing to the championship round, taking place April 15-17 in Atlanta. FIRST, a nonprofit that seeks to inspire students to get involved in engineering and technology, hosts this annual competition to engage 45,000 high school students from around the world in scientific thinking, designing and building robots.

As part of the competition, participants are given six weeks to create a robot that can perform competitive functions from a common kit provided by FIRST. From more than 1,800 teams, 344 of the most innovative and successful were selected to compete in the annual championship, including the 10 Motorola-sponsored teams and additional special ambassadors from team Haiti who were victims of January’s devastating earthquake.

“Inspiring students through hands-on experience demonstrates the connection between the cool technology they use every day and the importance of understanding the math and science concepts they learn in the classroom,” said Eileen Sweeney, director of the Motorola Foundation. “We are dedicated to engaging students in challenges like FIRST Robotics that spark excitement and creativity while cultivating the next generation of great innovators—the pipeline for the technology industry.”

For more than 20 years, Motorola has been an avid FIRST supporter, contributing more than $14 million and countless employee volunteer hours to the program. This year, the company sponsored nearly 1,400 students from nine countries. In addition, several Motorola team members are FIRST Robotics alumni who now serve as FIRST volunteer coaches, underscoring the company’s dedication to educating and inspiring tomorrow’s great inventors and problem solvers.

In 2009, the Motorola Foundation was named a Strategic Partner of FIRST for helping to advance the organization’s mission. The company also has contributed to FIRST’s global expansion, funding teams and regional competitions across the U.S. and in Chile, Germany and Haiti.

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Introducing a new Google Docs Tweet

Google Docs lets you create, share, and collaborate on documents online. And Google Docs just got better with rebuilt editors for documents, spreadsheets, and drawings, designed to improve collaboration, increase speed and create richer documents.

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This week in search 4/16/10 Tweet

Rich Snippets for recipes
Rich Snippets are the brief annotations you see beneath search results that summarize what's on a webpage. In addition to Rich Snippets for reviews, people, video and events, this week we unveiled a new Rich Snippets format for recipes. This means that when your search results include sites with recipe content, you might see quick facts pertaining to the recipe in your search results, like preparation or cooking times, right on the search results page.

If you have a site with recipes and want to be sure Rich Snippets show up in search results for your page, check out our documentation on how to mark up recipe information as well as our general help articles on Rich Snippets. Bon appétit!

Example search: [baked ziti]

Enhancements to real-time search
This week, we launched a new feature in real-time search that gives you the ability to search and replay the public archive of tweets on Twitter. While real-time search usually focuses on what's happening now, our new feature is helpful for viewing the history of what happened in the past and how people reacted to a particular topic on Twitter. You can zoom into any point in time — from a year, to a month, to a half-hour — and "replay" tweets from as far back as February 11, 2010 (and soon, as far back as the very first tweet on March 21, 2006). To try this feature out, click “Show options” on the search results page, and then select “Updates.” You'll notice a new chart at the top of the page, where you'll be able to adjust the time range of the tweets you'd like to see. We hope you enjoy your trip down the 140-character memory lane.

Example search: [museum of modern art]

Oftentimes, there's great new content published to the web that everyone is talking about at one particular time. So, to help you find those sites, we also recently launched the top links for a set of update results, showcasing some of the top URLs that Twitter users are talking about based on a particular query. To view these links, click “Show options” on the search results page, and then select “Updates.” You'll see a list of links on the right-hand side based on your query.

Example search: [ipad]

Google Suggest and spell correction enhancements
We've recently made some enhancements that make it easier and faster for you to get the most relevant answer using Google search. We've begun to tailor Suggest to U.S. metro areas, so you'll find that the suggested queries are more locally relevant than they used to be. Try searching for [parks in], and you'll most likely see suggested search queries for parks that really are in your neck of the woods.

In addition, we've improved our spelling correction feature. Sometimes, when you search for something that we're highly confident you've misspelled, we'll take you directly to the search results page for the correct spelling without asking "Did you mean...?" This week, we made this feature available in 31 languages across over 180 domains across the globe. We've also made some changes to how this feature deals with misspelled names. We realized that often when you search for a person's name, you include descriptive words (say, the person's profession or company) that can provide valuable context. We use these extra descriptors to offer you better suggestions, so you should soon find this feature for names more useful.

Example search: [jordin farmer lakers]

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 preview #2 Tweet

Another brief preview of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to get multi-touch and Android 2.1?! Tweet

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is a worthy addition to the ever growing Android family, bringing a huge touchscreen display, best in class camera and unique offerings such as Timescape and Mediascape. But, as good as it is, the X10 is not without it’s drawbacks, most notably the fact that it’s stuck languishing on Android 1.6 and lacks support for multi-touch. But, this could all be about to change should the mutterings of a Sony Ericsson employee be taken at face value.

Speaking at the press event for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 launch, the Sony Ericsson rep responded to criticisms of the outdated OS by stating that a “very big update” was due in Q2 of this year. Though obviously not wanting to give too much away, very big to us would definitely point towards the X10 joining the Android 2.1 crowd. That is unless Sony Ericsson have stolen a march on their rivals and will be updating to a new and as yet unreleased version of Android! Whatever it is, it’s gonna be big!

As if this wasn’t exciting enough, our man on the inside was also able to shed some light on the lack of multi-touch and potentially quash the rumours that the limitations are hardware based. Though specific details were thin on the ground, apparently multi-touch is also something that is on the cards and similarly we can expect to see an update at some point in the second quarter of the year. Keep an eye on the blog for more information as and when we get it.

UPDATE: Since this post was published, we’ve been contacted by Sony Ericsson who have stated that the X10 update will be available in the second HALF of 2010 (around September) rather than Q2. Apologies for the confusion but still, better late than never!

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Sony Of ericsson reported for 1st quarter 2010: company in plus Tweet

Swedish- Japanese alliance in the person of the company Of sony Of ericsson declared financial results for the passed first block of 2010, sum of which it became, from the words of company, positive results in the plan of profitableness - company completed it in “plus”.

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Microsoft declared about the accessibility of the RTM- version Of microsoft Of office 2010 Tweet

The company Of microsoft declared about the output of the versions Of release to of manufacturing (RTM) for Microsoft Of office 2010, Share Of point 2010 and Project 2010. This, from the words of software giant, it means that in the development of products they will reach the completing stage and the final assembling Of microsoft Of office 2010 is sent for the production. The starting of new products takes place on May 12, 2010, and since May 16 they will be accessible for the corporate customers.

By the first to test Of microsoft Of office 2010 will be able corporate customers, who possess the additional advantage of corporate by license - Software Of assurance. They can [skachat] application on the resource Of volume Of licensing Of service Of center soon. Remaining corporate customers can acquire Microsoft Of office 2010 in the partners Of microsoft since May 1, 2010.

Is worth noting that to work in new In office is possible not only, using a computer, but also cell phone or browser because of the Web- applications and the possibility of the broadcasting showing of the presentations Of powerPoint.

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