Samsung Electronics 'S-pad' development, the child ran Numnah pad? Tweet

Full-pad, his children Samsung (iPad) against the highest-performance tablet PC market in August should come as early as four days ago that his statement said.

According to the newspaper, earlier this year, Samsung Electronics 'S-Project' conducted in the name of the Tablet PC has been developed. The domestic industry's highest standards for the Tablet PC's tentative 'S-pad' it. Samsung Electronics, the official "end of July after an internal assessment of the latest products to launch in September," he said.

S-pad, apply the Android OS was confirmed. Android existing 'Galaxy A' and the next release 'Galaxy S' seems to be considered compatible with. Counterweight to the Galaxy series, Samsung just as the iPhone, S-pad of the pad against the child as a grass yard was a willingness to want to keep.

S-pad, 7 inches of the display include a super (S) AM OLED was applied. S-pad, Wi-Fi (WiFi) was loaded with features wireless Internet access using 3G networks are also available. Through SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics is known the upcoming products.

Samsung also pad the way a child is developing along with the Chargers said. USB style charger 30 pinjjari Tablet PC is expected to apply for the first time.

Samsung Electronics, a particularly high quality software applications to ensure a competent workforce after another pulled recently, the newspaper said.

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NUANCE ADVANCED SPEECH CAPABILITIES DEBUT ON NEW T-MOBILE MYTOUCH 3G SLIDE Tweet

New Genius Button Feature Enables ‘One-Button’ Voice Control of Favorite Apps, Dragon Dictation for Messaging and Text-to-Speech for Hands-Free Message Readback.

BURLINGTON, MA – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) announced its innovative natural language speech technology is featured on the new T-Mobile® myTouch 3G™ Slide, the latest Android™-powered phone from T-Mobile USA, Inc.

The myTouch 3G Slide introduces T-Mobile’s Genius Button™ built on Nuance’s intuitive speech platform. The first of its kind the Genius Button provides consumers one-button voice access to control the phone and its features including many of the mobile applications they use most – making calls, sending emails and text messages, searching the Web, finding businesses and directions, and much more.

The phone incorporates a revolutionary, pervasive voice interface that works right out of the box – no apps to download, no premium download fees or recurring monthly charges for use of the voice interface. Nuance’s successful Dragon Dictation is also embedded on the smartphone for fast and easy text dictation in any text field, and includes a convenient text-to-speech powered feature for readback of incoming messages.

Nuance-powered voice-enabled features on the phone include:

Genius Button: An easy-to-access button on the front of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide allowing the use of voice commands to control the phone. The button is enabled via Nuance’s intuitive speech technology that takes advantage of advancements in natural language understanding to allow users to say an entire command in just one shot – making it faster and easier to use their favorite applications and services. For example, just say:

§ “Call Alex Jones at Home.”

§ “Send Text to John Smith. I’ve got tickets to the Dodgers game tonight, you in?”

§ “Search for Recipes for Chocolate Cake.”

§ “Find Sushi Restaurants near me”

§ “Find Directions to 1 Wayside Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts.”

§ “Show me the Calendar”

§ And more.

The T-Mobile Genius Button is powered by the Nuance Voice Control platform, the industry’s first platform-agnostic mobile solution that seamlessly wraps embedded and connected speech capabilities into one amazing mobile experience. The result is faster and more accurate results that are optimized for the individual device.

Through the Genius Button users can also activate a feature that uses Nuance’s text-to-speech technology to read incoming email and text messages when reading them manually isn’t convenient. When the feature is enabled users are alerted when a message is received, and can advise verbally whether or not they want it read aloud, and if they’d like to respond.

Dragon Dictation: The myTouch 3G Slide features Dragon Dictation to easily and quickly speak your text up to five times faster in any text field, regardless of whether it’s an email, text message, calendar, Twitter application or Web browser. Dragon Dictation leverages the core speech technology found in the renowned PC-based Dragon NaturallySpeaking dictation software.

“In partnering with Nuance, a leader in speech technology, we’ve been able to create a new experience which makes it easier for our customers to stay connected with the important people in their lives,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president, product development, T-Mobile USA. “Our consumers now have the ability to easily and quickly communicate with their favorite people through text and e-mail with the push of one button and the sound of their voice.”

Michael Thompson, senior vice president and General Manager, Nuance Mobile said, “We believe the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide’s speech capabilities are perhaps the most innovative examples of how speech will elevate the mobile experience. T-Mobile is truly taking advantage of our connected and embedded natural language capabilities to bring an incredibly unique Android device and one-of-a-kind consumer experience to market. Now T-Mobile consumers have one-button, one-shot speech access for messaging, finding directions, accessing information on the Web – and it’s all available right out of the box.”

The MyTouch 3G Slide also features MyAccount 3.0 powered by Nuance Mobile Care, which provides users with the ability to easily access and manage account information directly from their phone. In fact, users can even open MyAccount right from the Genius Button, making it even faster and simpler for users to get real-time information about their account.

Availability

The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is expected to be available in June, exclusively from T-Mobile USA in three colors- black, white or red. Customers can visit http://mytouch.t-mobile.com/ for more information.

Nuance’s open speech and predictive text solutions enable today’s leading wireless carriers and handset manufacturers to easily customize and quickly bring-to-market advanced speech and text capabilities for today’s fastest growing mobile platforms, such as Android. Only Nuance speech technology is based on the world renowned Dragon speech technologies used by millions of people on their PCs, mobile phones and other consumer electronics

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Social View: Your entire network in one timeline Tweet

With more than two-thirds of the world’s Internet population using sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace, we know social media is becoming more and more important in your day-to-day lives.

We also know – after all, we’re social media fans ourselves – that trying to stay on top of all your friends, colleagues and family members’ interactions with the sites can be overwhelming.

That’s why we’re excited about a new category of smartphones available exclusively from Rogers that let you quickly and easily stay on top of your network’s goings on, on the go: Social View.

What is Social View?
Social View collects each one of your friends’ social network updates like pictures, text messages, Facebook and Twitter updates and puts them all in one place. It means you can use your phone’s contact list to call or text as always, but also send a Facebook or Twitter message, or comment on a friend’s status.

It’s chronological. It’s real time. No multiple logins and multiple apps. No hassles. Everything together with one-touch access. Check out social view in action here: www.rogers.com/socialview

What are the Social View smartphones?
Rogers has an exclusive line-up of Social View smartphones including the recently launched Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, the LG Eve, HTC Magic+ and the soon to be released Motorola Quench and Acer Liquid e.

Social plans for social phones
As part of the launch, Rogers is offering a plan that allows you to enjoy unlimited access to the most popular social networking sites. For full details, go to www.rogers.com/socialnetworking

So go ahead and be social – because now, it’s easier than ever.

What do you think of the Social View smartphones? How important is it for you to stay in touch with your social network on the go?

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Orange now shipping the ‘Black Edition’ HTC Desire – yours on £22.50 tariffs Tweet

Orange has finally started taking online orders for the exclusive Black Edition HTC Desire it revealed a good few weeks back and it's available on some rather generous packages.

The cheapest monthly tariff is a 24-month 'Dolphin 25' bundle, which gives you the handset for £99, along with 300 minutes of human voice interaction, 500MB of the internet and unlimited text messages, all for an online-only discounted monthly price of £22.50.

That's not bad. Here it is in our test-order basket:

htc desire black edition orange

No order was actually placed, this was simply a test to see if you get charged £299 for shipping at the final hurdle. You don't. But it still doesn't look very "black" though, does it?

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Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer Tweet

Google Inc. will begin selling digital books as early as late June or July, a company representative said Tuesday, jumping into a battle that already involves Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc.

Chris Palma, Google's manager for strategic-partner development, announced the timetable at a panel on Google's plans sponsored by the Book Industry Study Group in New York. The event, held at Random House's Manhattan offices, was entitled: "The Book on Google: Is the Future of Publishing in the Cloud?"

Google has been discussing its vision for distributing books online for several years and for months has been evangelizing its new service, called Google Editions. The company is hoping to distinguish it from offerings from incumbents like Amazon by allowing users to access books from a broad range of websites using a broad array of devices. Amazon.com's digital book business is largely focused on its Kindle e-reader and Kindle software that runs on some other select hardware.

The project is Google's attempt to crack into the market of distributing current and backlist works.

Jeff Trachtenberg discusses Google plan to start selling digital books this summer, setting the stage for a battle of the online behemoth booksellers. Plus, Apple attracts antitrust scrutiny from regulators and Congress drafts a web-ad privacy bill.

Google says users will be able to buy digital copies of books they discover through its book-search service. It will also allow book retailers—even independent shops—to sell Google Editions on their own sites, taking the bulk of the revenue. Google is still deciding whether it will follow the model where publishers set the retail price or where Google sets retail prices.

Publishers have yet to publicly commit to participate in the service. Yet many continue to cheer the idea as potentially significant new opportunity to increase the sale of digital books, since even the smallest independent bookstore will have access to a sophisticated electronic-book sales service with a vast selection of titles.

"This levels the retail playing field," said Evan Schnittman, vice president of global business development for Oxford University Press. "And as a publisher, what I like is that I won't have to think about audiences based on devices. This is an electronic product that consumers can get anywhere as long as they have a Google account."

He said Google Editions will also be critical because it represents "the ultimate test" of whether the ability to search, find and instantly buy content will generate significant gains in revenue. "This tears down barriers," he added.

On a separate front, Google has been attempting to win rights to distribute millions of out-of-print books through its digital book settlement with authors and publishers. U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin is expected to rule in that case soon.

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Sony Ericsson files application to trademark the word 'Nexus' in the EU Tweet

Sony Ericsson has filed an application with the Trademarks and Design Registration Office of the European Union to trademark the word 'Nexus'.

The move is interesting, considering that Sony Ericsson had claimed at its MWC press conference in February that it had been approached by Google to create a device in the Nexus series Android smartphone but Sony Ericsson passed the offer considering that they were not an OEM company and would always launch a phone under its own brand.

So what is this application, filed on April 27 all about? The application indicates that Nexus won't be a phone but rather a UI, very much like HTC's Sense UI or even Sony Ericsson's own Timescape and Mediascape interfaces.

An excerpt from the application: "Graphical user interface software for mobile devices; and software for enhancing the user experience in a mobile device or worldwide web interface."

The only thing that beats us is why Sony Ericsson could not come up with a better name, something that's not already taken?

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Platform Versions Tweet

This page provides data about the relative number of active devices running a given version of the Android platform. This can help you understand the landscape of device distribution and decide how to prioritize the development of your application features for the devices currently in the hands of users. For information about how to target your application to devices based on platform version, see API Levels.

Note: This data is based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Android Market within a 14-day period ending on the data collection date noted below.

Android Platform Percent of Devices
Android 1.1 0.1%
Android 1.5 37.2%
Android 1.6 29.4%
Android 2.0 0.3%
Android 2.0.1 0.6%
Android 2.1 32.4%

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Apple sold one million iPad Tweet

The company Of apple declared about the fact that according to the data to past Friday, in 28 days after the beginning of sales on April 3, in the USA was sold one million iPad. Furthermore, the users of iPad already loaded more than 12 million applications from the Internet- store Of app Of store and more than one-and-a-half million electronic books from the new Internet- store of iBookstore.

According to [Stiva] Of [dzhobsa], head Of apple, one million iPad in 28 days - this is twice more rapid than 74- X of the days, which were required for achievement the same result from iPhone. Developers already created more than 5000 new applications specially for iPad, taking into account the possibilities of the interface Of multi-Touch and large screen. iPad also supports practically all 200 000 applications, accessible in the store Of app Of store, including those that the users acquired earlier for iPhone or iPod of touch.

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HTC Ev-Oprah Tweet

Oprah fondles the HTC EVO 4G waaaay beore it's release date.

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Another HTC Desire Advertisment Tweet

Another advertisement for HTC Desire for the UK Market. COPYRIGHT 2010 HTC Corp.

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“Green” telephone Of sony Of ericsson Of hazel in “the connected” Tweet

In the centers of the mobile connection “of connected” and in the Internet- store www.svyaznoy.ru begin exclusive sales of the telephone Of sony Of ericsson Of hazel. Model continues rule “ecologically ethical” of the telephones Of greenHeart. It is considered [ekologichnoy] because of the second use of a plastic, the absence of dangerous chemicals, the charger the lowered consumption of electric power (EP300 Of greenHeart), the ek- application Of walk Of mate, the counter Of green of calculator and the special packing.

Telephone is executed in the form factor slider. The housing of apparatus repeats the bend of human hand. Sony Of ericsson Of hazel supports the standards GSM/GPRS/EDGE of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz and HSPA of 2100/900 MHz. Are established the functions of noise suppression (Noise Of shield) and clean sound (ClearVoice). Apparatus is equipped with 5 [Mp]- camera with the auto-focus and 4- multiple digital increase. Is provided the function of the determination of the persons (Face Of detection) and the technology of the recognition of smile (Smile Of detection). In the model they are established the module Of bluetooth, is supported BY USB, is ensured synchronization with PK, Wi-Fi- module is build it.

In the telephone is established the application widget manager (Widget Of manager) for the work with different applications, into [t].[ch]. from Facebook, Twitter, and also pedometer gauge. Work in the Internet is ensured by the browser Of access Of netFront. Is possible search in the system Of google. Navigation is achieved because of the built-in module AGPSGPS and the applications Of google Of maps (on-line map) and Wisepilot (step-by-step navigation). The application Of accuweather allows weather forecast on 10 days (trial version it is accessible in the course of 1 months free of charge). The cost Of sony Of ericsson Of hazel will be 10 990 rubles.

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[Skay] the link of the beginnings of sale of new 3G- modem Tweet

Operator [Skay] the link of the beginnings of sale of the new wireless 3G- modem Of airplus MCD-800 with the support EV-DO Of rev.A (speed of transmission of data to 3,1 Mbit/s) and the extended functionality.

The size of modem composes 88[kh]35[kh]9,9 mm, and weight - 28 grams. The presence of the built-in memory ensures easy and rapid automatic installation “Plug and Play” of drivers and interface of user for any computer under management operating system Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) and Mac OC of the X. this model can be used for the vocal calls and the bilateral exchange of SMS- communications in the networks CDMA of 450 1[kh] and EVDO Of rev.A.

Predetermined software makes it possible not only to follow the work of modem and the signal level, but also to send/to obtain SMS- communications, to create and to edit the list of contacts, to see the lists of incoming and outgoing vocal calls.

Airplus MCD-800 - 2nd model of modem, production Of airplus in the rule “[Skay] link”. Airplus MCD-800 it is possible to acquire in the offices of sales “[Skay] link” and dealers in the Moscow region. Soon will begin sales, also, in other regions of presence “[Skay] link”. To also acquire USB- modem is possible through the Internet- store “[Skay] link”. Recommended cost of modem - 3 290 rubles.

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MTS neglected networks 3G in Belgorod and Ivanovo Tweet

The operator of MTS declared about starting in the commercial operation of network 3G in two cities of central federal region - Belgorod and Ivanovo. At present network 3G from MTS is accessible in all regions of Belgorod, and also in the center section of Ivanovo. Prior to the end of 2010 it is planned to ensure the carpet coating of these cities.

C by the appearance of a network of the third generation subscribers MTS in Belgorod and Ivanovo during the presence in the zone of action of network 3G, can use the spectrum of services to the connection of the third generation, first of all, by high-speed Internet access. The technology of 3G/HSPA ensures the speed of transmission of data to 3,6 Mbit per second that several times higher than in the networks of the second generation, and it is compared on the speed with fixed wide-band Internet access.

The transmission of data and the accomplishment of vocal bells in network 3G tariff in accordance with the acting tariff plan of subscriber. The subscribers MTS can connect the packet of traffic into 100 Mbytes, 250 Mbytes, 500 Mbytes or 1000 Mbytes at a good price with the connection to the tariff plan “MTS Of [konnekt]-2”. Furthermore, subscribers on the tariffs of the rule “of MTS Of [konnekt]” can connect the optimizing services “budgetary it [bezlimit]”, “unlimited on-line”, “Internet- unthinkable situation” and use the Internet on the price from 490 rubles per month, which is compared with the cost of stationary Internet access.

Today networks 3G from MTS act in 78 cities in all federal regions of Russia. In the central federal region network 3G already works in Moscow, Vladimir, Voronezh, Tver, Tambov, Smolensk, Ryazan, Orel, Ivanovo and Belgorod. To the end May 2010 the company MTS plans to neglect the networks of the new generation in all provincial centers [TSFO].

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Motorola MT720 Targets China’s Business Users Tweet

We just happened to be checking out Motorola's website this evening when we stumbled upon another Android-based handset. You're looking at the MT720, which is an OPhone flavored version of Android. Somehow this model flew under our radar. After a quick look around some of our favorite sites, everybody else seemed to have missed it, too.

As Motorola puts it, this smart phone targets China's high-end business users and features a resistive touch screen for writing characters. In terms of hardware, the MT720 is identical to the MT710 in every way. In fact, the only difference we could find between the two is that the MT720 features Flash Lite in the browser whereas the other does not. It also appears that the MT720 has some sort of a leather carry case/cover attached to the phone.

The meat and potatoes specs:

* Marvell PXA310 624 MHZ processor
* 256MB ROM, 256MB RAM
* 3.7-inch" 480 x 854 (FWVGA) resistive touch screen
* 5 megapixel camera w/ autofocus, dual LED flash
* VGA secondary camera
* OPhone 1.5
* Ambient light sensor
* Assisted GPS
* Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
* 3.5mm headphone jack
* CMMB mobile TV

We'd like to see Motorola, or any other handset maker, bring a resistive touch screen to the US, if not only to provide additional choices to potential customers.

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Motorola posts profit, smartphone sales rise Tweet

Motorola Inc reported a surprising quarterly profit on better-than-expected demand for its higher-margin smartphones, so far vindicating its strategy of relying on Google Inc's Android software system.

Strength in Motorola's other units including network equipment and fewer sales of unprofitable, cheaper phones also bolstered the company's profit.

Motorola also forecast current-quarter earnings per share in a range that could beat average analysts' estimates.

Its shares rose 3 percent on Thursday and have gained 18 percent since January as more investors were willing to bet on its turnaround despite stiff competition from rivals like Apple Inc's iPhone.

Now the market is set to become even more crowded with the entrance of Hewlett-Packard Co, which on Wednesday announced a deal to buy Palm Inc.

"I think (Motorola is) doing the best they can in a very competitive market," RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue said, adding that investors were encouraged that Motorola was accelerating its exit from less advanced phones.

Some analysts said Motorola's share rise may have been muted by the Palm news. Sanjay Jha, Motorola's co-chief executive said the Palm deal may change the market dynamic but wouldn't alter Motorola's task of making stand-out phones.

Jha told an analyst conference call that the phone unit would post its first profit in years in the fourth quarter.

The mobile devices division still posted an operating loss of $192 million in the first quarter, but this was much narrower than its loss of $545 million a year earlier.

While Motorola smartphone sales rose to 2.3 million from 2 million in the fourth quarter its overall phone sales fell to 8.5 million phones from 12 million in the last quarter.

This was short of the average forecast of 10.2 million from nine analysts contacted by Reuters but Jha said the sales decline made the unit's progress all the more impressive.

"To see that contraction in shipments ... and yet improve our operating loss (in mobile phones) is a hell of a feat" Sanjay Jha, Motorola's Co-chief executive who heads mobile devices told Reuters.

"I see this as a sign we're turning the mobile devices business around and making great headway in probably the most important segment of the mobile devices market which is smartphones," he said.

In the global market Motorola is expected to rank seventh in the first quarter, behind Nokia, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.

But Jha estimated that it held its third place ranking in the North American smartphone market, putting it behind only iPhone and BlackBerry from Research In Motion.

He said that while total phone volumes would decline again this quarter, smartphones sales will increase sequentially, resulting in an improvement in operating losses.

Jha predicted growth for this quarter as Motorola's distribution expands. He also predicted that its new phones would do well, particularly in China.

NORTH AMERICA AND CHINA

It posted a first-quarter profit of $69 million, or 3 cents per share, compared with a loss of $231 million, or 10 cents a share, in the same quarter the year before.

Excluding items, profit per share was 2 cents compared with average analyst expectations for a loss of 1 cent per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

As well as strong phone sales in North America and China Motorola said the profit was helped by a better-than-expected profit in Motorola's network equipment business, which increased operating earnings to $112 million from $62 million in the same quarter the year before.

Avian Securities analyst Matthew Thornton said some investors expected worse after a weak report from Nokia.

"It was a good quarter in the face of cautious expectations," he said, adding that Motorola's cash generation of $455 million was a good sign ahead of its plan to separate into two companies early next year.

Revenue fell 6 percent from a year ago to $5.04 billion, and compared with Wall St expectations for $5.098 billion.

Motorola forecast current-quarter earnings per share of 3 cents to 5 cents, including expenses for stock-based compensation and amortization of intangibles. That compares with the average Street forecast of 3 cents per share according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

The company tweaked its target for 2010 smartphone sales to a range of 12 million to 14 million from its previous guidance of 11 million to 14 million. Motorola shares rose 21 cents, or 3 percent, to $7.13 on New York Stock Exchange.

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L'interface utilisateur avec Azingo Tweet

L'interface utilisateur avec Azingo

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Skype commands 13 percent of international phone calls Tweet

Facebook is getting all the press with the high membership numbers but those numbers come close to the numbers that Skype has. What is even more impressive though is the effect that it is having on international call minutes.

In recent report by TeleGeography Research Skype-to-Skype calls accounted f or 13% of all international call minutes in 2009. Out of the 406 billion international call minutes a total of 54 billion were used by Skype calls. In 2008 Skype only accounted for 8 percent of international call minutes which amounted to 33 billion call minutes.

“Skype is now the largest provider of cross border communications in the world, by far,” Beckert said. “The proliferation of alternatives to telephone calls—including Skype for mobile devices, and Google’s gradual entry into the voice market—will present ever greater challenges to international carriers.”

via Techtified

I know I have been a Skype user for many years and while I’m not totally surprised with the fact that it has 520 million users the number of call minutes is quite an eye-opener.

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iSoft #36 Tweet

Mobile-review have posted a review of iSoft. Here is their final impression.

Today’s iSoft highlighted only one application, but what a good app it is! Some small drawbacks are present though. For instance, you have found the station and added it to the Favorites while player is launching - in this case you may not see the station name. You have to delete it from Favorites and then when playback begins add it again.

As for the rest this internet-player looks good and boasts wonderful functionality, it doesn’t devour the battery, works in a bit strange, but nonetheless minimized mode; music sounds good, the connection is fast.

I strongly recommend this app to internet-radio fans. It is the best application available at the moment IMHO.

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Easy mobile communication Tweet

Welcome to Bea-fon!

Everyone wants to keep in touch with friends and family and to be able to make a simple telephone call... including you and me!

People over 50 like us have an increasing need for mobile communications with features to suit them and have less and less need for complicated 'over-featured'devices with HSDPA, WiFi,WAP, MMS, EDGE, WMA, DivX, HTML, TouchFLO Megapixels and so on. For simple communication we need simple devices.

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Simple, understandable, stylish design

Bea-fon develops and manufactures stylish mobile phones which are easy to operate and tailored to our needs. Bea-fon’s devices have specific features, for example; an SOS button for emergencies; a larger keypad; larger letters on the display; and even a built in flashlight. Furthermore, our products are hearing aid friendly.

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OVI Suite 2.2 BETA Tweet

Known issues
Please do not report these issues:

Known issues in NOS 2.2.0.124:

Nokia N900 support:

Currently these features are not supported with Nokia N900:
- SMS sending is not supported
- SMS syncing between Nokia N900 and Nokia Ovi Suite is not supported. This is due to missing SMS sync support in Nokia N900 device.
- Nokia N900 doesn’t support accessing memory card content with Nokia Ovi Suite. This means, that Nokia Ovi Suite is always syncing photos, videos and music with Nokia N900 internal memory.
- No application installation support for Nokia N900.
- Messaging: Message notifications are not supported and drafts folder is missing
- Contact group sync is not supported
- Connect to Internet: Not supported over BT.
Also, we recommend, that you have latest Nokia N900 software updated into your device.

Other:

PIM sync:
- Contacts not synced to selected folder and sync returns with error when doing the first sync after changing profiles
- Ovi crashes if syncing bookmark with Firefox which has never been opened before.
- One extra plug sign is displayed at sync done dialogue.
- Thumbnail is lost on sync conflict pane when editing contact in NOS side and deleting in other points.
- Contact isn’t deleted when choosing delete in sync conflict pane and syncing
- No updated information for Deleted items even though the number is more than the selected in “Deleting in sync” options.
- Duplicated text shows in Contacts sync done dialog sometimes
- Text in Sync dialogue isn't displayed right after disconnecting device when syncing
- Option button is missed on Sync with calendar and tasks application / Sync with contacts application
- 'Contacts not synced! ' dialogue is not shown when sync failed

Contacts:
- Contacts are not overwritten when drag&dropping the same contacts
- Message cannot be sent in Contact View when phone connects at the first time
- Removed contact from NOS Contact Group restores again after Sync

Messaging:
- OVI crashes when syncing messages by clicking “Sync messages” button continuously.

Music:
- Unable to show tracks of default watch folder before adding other watch folder.
- The tracks of playlist which contain some Chinese characters are not copied to device pane
- “Copy tracks from device” is not grey when moving focus from PC to device pane after clicking it.
- Device Item pane is updating with content pane during syncing tracks

Software update:
- Restore step is still shown in Get Started page after UDP checking for the UDP supported device.
- Jar applications are lost during Backup and Restore.

Connect to Internet (CTI):
- "Outside home network" dialog pops up even though SIM card`s operator and Home country are coincident
- CTI notification element is not shown when NOS is in minimum status

Backup/Restore:
- "Occasion" value is missing after restoring an anniversary item from S40 to S40 phone

Maps:
- OVI crashes at the end of downloading Maps data update.
- Internal error page is shown after starting to download maps
- Continents are changed to other texts during updating maps data is ongoing.

Tools - Options:
- NOS is not opened automatically from System Tray when "Automatically open Nokia Ovi Suite ... when your device is connected" option is selected in option window
- The device sync setting of a device is also applied to another phone.

Best Regards,
Nokia Ovi Suite team

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Samsung Galaxy S demo videos Tweet

Samsung Galaxy S demo videos

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Own Voice for Ovi Maps Tweet

City guides & Maps - 0.47 MB

Tired of the same old “Turn left”? Now that navigation is free in Ovi Maps you can create your own drive guidance instructions and share them with friends and family. Cheer up your loved ones’ dull morning commute or do your best pirate voice for a friend – Own Voice for Ovi Maps lets you say it your way! Own Voice for Ovi Maps requires the latest version of Ovi Maps installed on your device.

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Ovi App Wizard Tweet

Ovi App Wizard is an online tool that is the fastest and easiest way to create apps for Store.

The Ovi App Wizard lets publishers mobilize content with just a few clicks in just a few minutes. RSS and Atom feeds for video, audio, text and images for blogs, YouTube, Twitter and news are formatted into an WRT or Java application that delivers fresh content to your Nokia device every time the feed is updated. These apps work on nearly every device that supports Ovi Store.

The Ovi App Wizard is absolutely free of charge, and requires no registration fees. And its open to anyone businesses and individuals. It lets publishers type in up to 4 feeds, upload a logo, and customize the app colors. Publishers can choose to monetize their content by enabling an optional advertising feature in the tool, provided the publisher has a pre-existing account with one of our pre-selected advertising partners.

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Nokia Care Tweet

Short introduction to Nokia Care. Learn about wide range of customer services Nokia offers through online, call center and Nokia Care Points across the world. For example, see how to update your phone software or get the most out of your Nokia product.

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Nokia Free Navigation Launch TVC Tweet

Until now, SatNav has been kept in the hands of the few.
That just doesnt feel right. From this day on, Nokia is giving away SatNav for free on all Nokia smartphonesits free and its for everyone. Because Nokia believes that everyone should be free to get to the people and places they love.

Let us un-self consciously celebrate the fact that now everyone everywhere has access to SatNav on their Nokia phone. Let us showcase the richly diverse ways that people all around the world reach the people and places that matter most. Let us delight in the most authentic, playful, innovative and at times quirky modes of transport that humans use passionately in their everyday lives.

May everyone everywhere find their way.

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Nokia Free Navigation - the 'making of' video Tweet

The campaign idea is about the celebration of EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, finding their way to reach the people and places that matter most. We take delight in the most authentic, playful and at times quirky modes of transport that humans use passionately in their everyday connecting people stories.

This video gives others a glimpse of behind the scenes footage illustrating a little more about our happy navigators and locations of their journey. It is bigger and more anthemic as we show diversity - in locations, vehicles, people, emotions - technology/modern vs traditional, craft, familiar vs unfamiliar.

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My Kitchen iPad Tweet

My iPad mounted in kitchen cabinet. Sound is output to aux input of mini stereo (until I replace that with powered speakers). This is just the beginning for this great device!

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TrueCaller and Twitter! Tweet your calls and CallerID! Tweet

TrueCaller tells you who the caller is when you receive a call from a number not already in your phonebook. With the new version you can tweet your calls onto Twitter automatically!

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NOKIA N8 KNOCKOFF / CLONE Tweet

NOKIA N8 KNOCKOFF / CLONE

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LG Mini GD880 Review Tweet

PhoneArena reviews the LG Mini GD880 - probably the smallest phone out there with a 3.2-inch screen. The Mini has a unique boxy design, which looks great and uses some high-quality materials. The non-smart software running on the Mini looks pretty nice, but unfortunately features quite some lag, which may ruin the experience at times.

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TrueCaller - Mobile Caller ID with Call Blocker for Windows Phone(v1.30) Tweet

TrueCaller is a mobile caller ID, showing you who the caller is before you answer!
Features:
- Caller ID lookup on incoming and outgoing calls
- SMS Popup shows you a preview of the incoming SMS and who the sender is
- Call Filter, add numbers to your call filter to be notified when you receive a call from the spammer or get notified if other users has marked a number as spam. A spam call could be a expensive collect call or a sales company
- Call Blocker, Block incoming calls from number in your Call Filter-list
- TweetCaller, notify your friends when you are on the phone on Twitter
- Update Phonebook, update your phonebook with missing information such as street, zipcode, area and country
- Show your search result on map

Available for Symbian, Windows Phone, Android, iPhone and Blackberry
Available in more than 25 countries

Get it at www.truecaller.com

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Nokia E72 - Hardware Hands-on Tweet

Nokia E72 - Hardware Hands-on

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[PRJ] GVV 0.2 - Google Visual Voicemail [5/1] Tweet

The lack of a Google visual voicemail for Winmo has pissed me off for long enough, so now I've take it upon myself to resolve this great injustice.

Submitted for your enjoyment GVV:

Details:
Google visual voicemail is a semi-offline client for Google voice. You can view and play your voice messages as well as mark them read/unread and delete them.

When updating, message text is downloaded to a local cache that can be viewed at any time. Audio is downloaded the first time you click play and is stored for future use.

You must update manually by going to menu->update. If you need automatic VM checking, let me know and I'll try to get it into a future version.

GVV has been tested on a Touch Pro 2 and a Treo Pro, all resolutions should be supported, let me know if you experience layout problems.

You must have .netcf 3.5.

Want something else? You know what to do.

Instructions:

1. Install cab.
2. On first launch you'll get a "could not log in" error. Click ok, click menu and click settings.
3. For username, enter your full gmail address (ie. you@gmail.com) and for password your password.
4. Click save (click ok on the popup) then click cancel.
5. Click menu and click update.
6. On the first run it'll probably complain about a missing file, click ok.
7. Enjoy.


Known Issues:
On rare occasions I've seen COM errors when trying to talk to WMP and Exceptions (Outofmemory usually) from SenseSDK.

SenseSDK makes the transcript item too long and may cut off some transcript text. This seems to be a bug in the way the item is designed, I don't think I can fix it.

Deleting messages is quirky...
When deleting a message very quickly after starting the app, the cache xml may still be locked. This shows an error message and causes the message to go to trash online but stay in the local cache. I'm looking into this.
Also I can't seem to remove items at will with this version of SenseSDK, deleted items will be marked as such but will not disappear until the next update.

Disclaimer:
I provide this software As-Is, with no warranty or guarantee of any kind. I take no responsibility for any damage that this program may cause, including but not limited to: resets, hard resets, device explosions, account bans, and/or data loss.

Thanks to:
eboelzner for his Sense Interface SDK.
msullivan for the code to get _rnr_se, thanks for posting your source dude.

source

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Facebook Chat for Windows Mobile updated to 2.3.5.7 Tweet

Facebook Chat (FIM) is a lightweight application by mosko.mobi that acts as an Instant Messaging program enabling you to chat with your online Facebook friends. This app is recently bumped up to 2.3.5.7 and it's a must have for those who wishes to stay connected with your Facebook friends, family or colleagues online. Currently, Facebook for Windows Mobile does not support chat.

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What's Spirit? Tweet

* Spirit is an untethered jailbreak for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch on the latest firmwares.
* Spirit is not a carrier unlock.
* If you currently are using a tethered jailbreak, you have to restore to use Spirit. Do not upgrade if you use an unlock on an iPhone 3G or 3GS. (You can, however, restore to 3.1.2 if you have SHSH blobs for that version.)

Requirements

* Any iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch on firmware 3.1.2, 3.1.3, or 3.2.
* An activated device: one not stuck on the Connect to iTunes or Emergency Call screen.
* Any version of iTunes 9 (including 9.1.1).
* Syncing with iTunes before trying this is highly recommended. (An issue has been reported where Spirit deletes the photos on the device. I will investigate this; in the meantime, please make sure your photos are backed up.)

Note: On iPad, all this is still sort of beta. Some packages in Cydia, not designed for iPad, might screw up your system and require you to restore. Be careful. (And no, Cydia's appearance is not final.)
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Windows Mac OS X

Other Stuff

* Update (May 3): I've updated the jailbreak tool. It no longer deletes photos (sorry!) and should resolve the issue with error code c0000005. (If you still get that error with the new version, try setting compatibility mode to Windows 95.)

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Introductie: preview Nokia C3 door BesteProduct Tweet

Introductie: preview Nokia C3 door BesteProduct

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Tiësto LG Mini Edition: The biggest DJ in the smallest touchscreen phone Tweet

Special edition packed with unique content Tiësto

Amstelveen, April 29, 2010 - Lovers of fine design and music phones are perfectly catered for with the LG Mini Edition Tiësto. This special edition of the LG GD880, the biggest DJ and the smallest and thinnest 3.2-inch touchscreen phone in the world together. LG Mini Edition is packed with exclusive content Tiësto by Tiësto, who in the past three years has been voted best DJ worldwide. Immediately after turning on the phone, fans get a start upanimatie to see Tiesto. Also allow the Kaleidoscope album plus 10 exclusive remixes of trance DJ on the phone and users enjoy two clips on the 3.2-inch touchscreen. The LG Tiësto Mini Edition offers two different wallpapers and realtones.

LG Launches LG Mini special edition of the 2010 Queen's tomorrow. The occurrence of Tiesto - Radio 538 DJ who also has - is the highlight of the Radio 538 festival on the Museumplein in Amsterdam. LG is presenting partner of Radio 538 for this great music festival.
"Tiësto is one of the largest and most famous DJs in the world. Wherever he turns - Miami, Buenos Aires or Amsterdam - he's always assured of full houses, "said Bas Tulner, Category Manager at LG Mobile Netherlands. "The sleek, minimalist trance Tiësto which produces and runs, fits perfectly with the LG Mini. This unit is its subtle and minimalist design and intelligent features also a hit. The biggest DJ and smallest 3.2-inch touchscreen phone: a beautiful combination is hard to imagine. "
The LG Mini is the perfect phone for anyone who needs modern communication features. Users post pictures of their favorite club night or concert, via Social Network Connect quickly and easily on Facebook. Also sending a Twitter message about how well Tiësto thing is so sent. And the Social Network Feed the user is always informed about updates to friends and family. The LG also offers Mini LG Air Sync. This service allows you easily to synchronize all data between phones, PCs and the Internet. They are pictures, phonebook and calendar anytime, anywhere to manage, both from the PC and via the LG Mini.

The LG Mini is equipped with a 5.0-megapixel camera with advanced face detection. The device plays music and movies in various formats, and includes an FM radio to go to the Friday on Radio 538 Tiesto sets of listening. The 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity with built-in WiFi and ensure that high speed internet is always within reach. Finding your way is a piece of cake with the real-time location information via A-GPS.
LG Mini Tiesto Edition from May 1 available in the Netherlands for a suggested retail price of 399, - Euro, including VAT.

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LG Electronics

LG Electronics, Inc.. (KSE: 066570.KS) is one of the world's largest producers and a technology innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communications and home appliances. With 115 manufacturing sites and 82 subsidiaries, the company employs more than 84,000 people worldwide. LG Electronics comprises five business units: Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. Consolidated revenues for 2008 totaled over 44.7 billion U.S. dollars. LG is the world's leading producer of flat-screen TVs, audio and video equipment, mobile phones, air conditioners and washing machines. The company's Global Partner of Formula 1 ™ and Technology Partner of Formula 1 ™. This cooperation has high LG's exclusive listing and marketing duties as official consumer electronics, mobile telephony and data partner of this global sporting event. For more information: www.lge.com.
About LG Electronics Mobile Communications

LG Electronics Mobile Communications is the leading global mobile communications division, LG and information. This section develops LG mobile phones with latest technology and innovative designs, providing customers worldwide a better mobile experience. LG aims for optimal convergence between technology and mobile communications. With stylish design and smart technology applications, the company continues to lead the market for mobile communications.

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Mobileye(R) Licenses MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System for Advanced Driver Assistance SoCs Tweet

- MIPS(R) Cores Provide Reliability and Real-time Response Needed for Automotive Applications.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. ( MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer, home networking, wireless, communications and business applications, announced that Mobileye, the global pioneer and leader in vision-based collision prevention systems, licensed its multi-threaded multiprocessing MIPS32(R) 1004K(TM) Coherent Processing System (CPS). Mobileye will incorporate the 1004K CPS in its next generation EyeQ(TM) vision-based SoC for use in driver assistance systems. Mobileye already uses multi-threaded MIPS32 34K(TM) cores in its current generation EyeQ2(TM) SoC. Development of the third generation SoC will begin immediately.

According to Ziv Aviram, CEO, Mobileye, "We are having great success using MIPS in our EyeQ2(TM) product, which has been adopted by several top-tier suppliers and car manufacturers. We are pleased to reaffirm our commitment to MIPS for our next generation product. The EyeQ3(TM) will be the ultimate driver assistance system for a wide range of vertical markets. With MIPS, we get a winning architecture that provides the reliability, high performance and flexibility needed for automotive applications. MIPS Technologies' unparalleled service and support will help us get our next generation product to market quickly at the lowest possible cost."

"Multi-threaded 34K cores helped us achieve a 600% performance gain in the EyeQ2(TM) over the previous generation, and we are pleased to target even greater performance in the EyeQ3(TM), with a combination of the 1004K CPS and Mobileye's innovative Vector Microcode Processors (VMP)," said Elchanan Rushinek, vice president of engineering, Mobileye. "As we did when we selected MIPS cores for the EyeQ2(TM), we exhaustively benchmarked the new MIPS cores against the competition. We need extreme real-time performance, and we found the 1004K CPS to be a superior solution. With MIPS, our customers can be assured of responsiveness and reliability to help reduce accidents and make roads safer."

"MIPS Technologies has a strong presence in the automotive market, with significant share in mobile infotainment and a growing presence in the automotive control and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) markets. ADAS systems entail advanced applications processing, reliability, and real time response for applications such as collision avoidance and driver safety," said Michael J. Palma, IDC senior research analyst for consumer semiconductors.

"Leading automotive companies are looking to Mobileye for technologies that not only have the ability to change lives, but save them," said Art Swift, vice president of marketing, MIPS Technologies. "We are pleased to work closely with Mobileye as it continues to develop advanced driver assistance solutions. The MIPS architecture is a great fit for automotive safety and infotainment applications, and we look forward to expanding our presence in these high-growth sectors of the automotive market."

Mobileye's family of EyeQ(TM) Vision Processors and its broad range of algorithms for mono-camera driver assistance systems target vehicle active safety applications such as lane departure warning, vehicle detection, pedestrian detection, intelligent headlight control and traffic sign recognition.

About the MIPS32 1004K CPS

The 1004K Coherent Processing System (CPS) is the industry's first multi-threaded multiprocessor IP core. Incorporating multi-threading in each core in a coherent multi-core architecture enables the 1004K multiprocessor to surpass the performance of multi-core systems based on single-threaded processor cores. This performance boost essentially is "free" in both hardware and software, as the additional hardware threads in the cores are minimal in size relative to a typical SoC design, and multi-threading makes use of the same Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) versions of operating systems and software programming models as coherent multi-core platforms. Leveraging the multi-threading capability, the 1004K CPS achieves over 2.9 Coremark/MHz per core, putting it among the highest scores available in the database of tested cores on the Coremark.org website. Couple this performance with the small size and low-power implementation, and the 1004K series provides one of the most performance/power efficient solutions in the industry.

About Mobileye N.V.

Mobileye N.V. is headquartered in The Netherlands, with R&D facilities in Israel and offices in the U.S., Cyprus and Japan. Mobileye is a technological leader in the area of advanced image sensing and processing technology for automotive applications, with a product offering covering the entire range of vision applications. Mobileye's unique monocular vision platform works as a third eye to help drivers improve safety and avoid accidents, and revolutionizes the way we drive. Mobileye's products containing proprietary software algorithms bundled on the EyeQ(TM) system-on-chip have been integrated into BMW, GM, Volvo and Yulon Motors (Nissan) models since 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.mobileye.com.

About MIPS Technologies, Inc.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. (NasdaqGS: MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores that power some of the world's most popular products for the home entertainment, communications, networking and portable multimedia markets. These include broadband devices from Linksys, DTVs and digital consumer devices from Sony, DVD recordable devices from Pioneer, digital set-top boxes from Motorola, network routers from Cisco, 32-bit microcontrollers from Microchip Technology and laser printers from Hewlett-Packard. Founded in 1998, MIPS Technologies is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit http://www.mips.com.

MIPS, MIPS32, 34K, 1004K and MIPS-Based are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of MIPS Technologies Mobileye (R), SeeQ(R), and the Mobileye Logo are registered trademarks of Mobileye Technologies Limited.

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The Revolutionary New Meadowlands Stadium to Open With MICROS Tweet

COLUMBIA, Md. -- MICROS Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRS), a leading provider of information technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce that New Meadowlands Stadium will open its new state-of–the-art facility with the MICROS 9700 Hospitality Management System (HMS), mymicros.net, Mobile MICROS, MICROS iCare, and a variety of MICROS terminals, including the MICROS Workstation 5 (WS5), Mobile MICROS handheld devices (Motorola MC55), and the new MICROS Keyboard Workstation 270 (KW270).

New Meadowlands Stadium is the sensational year-round setting for NFL football, special events, and entertainment that will provide an unforgettable experience. With 82,500 seats, including premium lounges that span over 130,000 square feet on four different levels, New Meadowlands Stadium requires the tools to allow it to provide personalized, superior service to complement its fans. This flexible, easily managed solution will provide New Meadowlands Stadium with a reliable, secure, event management system that delivers the business intelligence and operational efficiencies to drive overall revenue, decrease operating costs, and enhance the fan experience.

At the core of MICROS 9700 HMS is an industry leading point-of-sale (POS) solution designed specifically for large-scale installations. In addition to the MICROS 9700 POS, New Meadowlands Stadium will be utilizing the MICROS 9700 Perpetual Inventory Package for integrated inventory and purchasing, the MICROS 9700 Suites Management application for managing luxury suites and catering, and the Mobile MICROS solution for servicing premium dining areas.

The MICROS 9700 HMS is fully integrated to the most flexible enterprise business suite, mymicros.net. By compiling and organizing financial and operational information in easy-to-view online reports, mymicros.net offers New Meadowlands Stadium a repository of business intelligence and reporting. The MICROS iCare Solution provides a suite of customer relationship management modules to track sales and fan activity from a central database. This allows New Meadowlands Stadium to recognize core customers as well as create methods to attract and measure the development of new customers.

"New Meadowlands Stadium (NMS) is twice as large as the former stadium and requires an innovative way to extend the service capabilities beyond the status quo to deliver an exceptional individual fan experience. The combination of innovative integrated solutions, advanced technology, security, reliable hardware, robust reporting, and open source friendly architecture made MICROS the only choice for our concession needs," stated Peter Brickman, Chief Technology Officer of NMS. "We are very pleased to have them as a partner at the stadium."

"MICROS is honored to partner with the groundbreaking New Meadowlands Stadium," stated Dan Bell, Vice President of the Leisure and Entertainment Division, MICROS Systems. "We are confident MICROS can provide New Meadowlands Stadium with the powerful technology to manage its high volume environment and help its events thrive."

About New Meadowlands Stadium

New Meadowlands Stadium is the nation's preeminent sports and entertainment venue located in the midst of the country's largest media market. Designed to not only be the home of New York Jets and New York Giants, but will also serve as the must stop location for all marquee events. Whether it's internationally broadcast concerts, storied college football programs, international soccer, the New Meadowlands Stadium is the ideal venue for fans and talent alike.

As a $1.6 billion piece of architectural history, the New Meadowlands Stadium will create the new standard of what a venue should look and feel like. When the New York Jets and New York Giants kickoff their 2010 seasons, they won't just have a new stadium to call home, they'll be playing in one of the greenest venues in sports, thanks to a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Come be part of the 82,500 passionate fans who will immediately appreciate the ease of travel, modern technology, and unique amenities that the Stadium has to offer.

About MICROS Systems, Inc.

MICROS Systems, Inc. provides enterprise applications for the hospitality and retail industries worldwide. Over 330,000 MICROS systems are currently installed in table and quick service restaurants, hotels, motels, casinos, stadiums, arenas, theme parks, and retail operations in more than 130 countries, and on all seven continents. In addition, MICROS provides property management systems, central reservation and customer information solutions under the brand MICROS-Fidelio for more than 25,000 hotels worldwide, as well as point-of-sale, loss prevention, and cross-channel functionality through its MICROS-Retail division for more than 90,000 retail stores worldwide. MICROS stock is traded through NASDAQ under the symbol MCRS.

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Consumer Reports' Initial 3D TV Tests Find Images Pop, But There's Not Much to Watch - Yet Tweet

Most consumers should wait for prices to drop and more content to become available.

YONKERS, N.Y. -- There's been a lot of hype surrounding the launch of 3D TV, but is the new technology worth buying right away? Consumer Reports tested several new sets in its labs—the first hands-on evaluation outside the manufacturers' facilities—and found that the sets live up to their advance billing, but the average consumer shouldn't rush out to buy one.

The results of Consumer Reports' tests of two Samsung LCD sets and a Panasonic plasma TV with 3D capability are impressive. Full results are published in the June issue on newsstands May 4 and online at www.ConsumerReports.org. The 3D images had excellent depth, color, and high-def details, creating a compelling 3D picture as good as a movie theater.

However, for consumers who are satisfied with their current HDTV and aren't burning to have the latest technology, Consumer Reports recommends waiting to buy. The price of 3DTVs and Blu-ray players is likely to drop, and there should be more 3D content to watch in time.

"Blu-ray discs with 3D content are just arriving, and while 3D broadcasts are starting up it will be a while before there are many of them," said Paul Reynolds, electronics editor, Consumer Reports. "Though there isn't a huge price premium for the TVs, a 3D setup isn't inexpensive. For the sets we tested, you should figure on paying about $3,000 for the TV, Blu-ray player, and glasses for a family of four."

What was tested

Consumer Reports evaluated two 46-inch Samsung LCD sets with edge LED backlighting, the UN46C7000, $2,600, and the UN46C8000, $2,800, and the 50-inch Panasonic TC-P50VT20 plasma set, $2,500.

The sets were connected to each company's new 3D Blu-ray player, the Samsung BD-C6900 and Panasonic DMP-BDT300, each $400. Both Blu-ray players worked on all of the sets, but the glasses are brand-specific, and don't work with other TVs. Consumer Reports testers watched the same Blu-ray 3D disc on all three TVs.

What was found

All three sets delivered eye-catching three dimensional effects in full 1080p resolution and they also provided an acceptably bright picture, important because 3D glasses can make images appear dimmer. The Samsung LCD TVs displayed subtle ghosting of 3D images to varying degrees in different scenes. Such ghosting, technically called "crosstalk," indicates that the images for each eye aren't being kept completely separate, as they should be. The ghosting was distracting when visible and it detracted from the 3D effect. Also, when testers tilted their heads, as if lying on the couch, the picture dimmed a bit on both Samsungs.

On the Samsung 7000 model, testers also noticed some cloudiness caused by uneven backlighting in darker scenes, which was a bit distracting. Testers were able to minimize cloudiness on the 8000 by lowering the backlight and using the "smart LED" dimming feature. Like most LCD sets, both sets have a fairly narrow viewing angle, so picture quality degraded as the viewer moved off center.

Despite these minor glitches, Consumer Reports found that the Samsung sets provided excellent picture detail and satisfying colors and contrast with 3D and regular HD content. The glasses were lighter and more comfortable to wear than the Panasonic's.

The Panasonic plasma displayed negligible crosstalk and no cloudiness, adding to the realism of the 3D effect. The viewing angle is virtually unlimited and testers saw no change in image brightness when they tilted their heads. Picture detail and black levels were excellent. The Panasonic model might have the best motion resolution of any flat-panel TV CR has ever tested. Detail remained sharp and clear even in test patterns designed to reveal blur in fast-moving images.

Consumer Reports will continue to review 3D technology as more TVs hit the marketplace. For detailed test results, videos, and updates on 3D, visit www.ConsumerReports.org.

JUNE 2010

Consumers Union 2010. The material above is intended for legitimate news entities only; it may not be used for advertising or promotional purposes. Consumer Reports® is published by Consumers Union, an expert, independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves. We accept no advertising and pay for all the products we test. We are not beholden to any commercial interest. Our income is derived from the sale of Consumer Reports®, ConsumerReports.org® and our other publications and information products, services, fees, and noncommercial contributions and grants. Our Ratings and reports are intended solely for the use of our readers. Neither the Ratings nor the reports may be used in advertising or for any other commercial purpose without our permission. Consumers Union will take all steps open to it to prevent commercial use of its materials, its name, or the name of Consumer Reports®.

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New T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide Improves Communication through T-Mobile Exclusive Software Tweet

The latest Android-powered smartphone marries beautiful form with superior function on a faster 3G network.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced a new addition to its exclusive line of Android™-powered T-Mobile myTouch® 3G smartphones — the T-Mobile® myTouch 3G Slide™. Anticipated to be available in June, the new myTouch 3G Slide combines a roomy slide-out QWERTY keyboard with an incredibly crisp, high-performance touch screen powered by the latest Android software. The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide is purpose-built for communication, with unique new features that help customers connect more easily, more quickly and more often to their closest family and friends.

“Many smartphones are increasingly powerful in their features and specifications without continuing to improve the main reason that so many people have mobile phones — the ability to communicate with each other,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president of product development, T-Mobile USA. “The new myTouch 3G Slide is a smart and sleek phone that fits into your pocket, your budget and your family life with exclusive T-Mobile features that put communication with your closest family and friends front and center.”

New features only available on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide include the following:

Faves Gallery™: Life is hectic, so it’s easy to miss opportunities to connect with loved ones. Faves Gallery presents up to 20 of your favorite people and the different ways to communicate with them — calls, texts, e-mail, instant messaging, social networking updates — in a dedicated application accessible through a soft button and an easy-to-use widget complete with photos, contact information and one-touch ability to respond. All of your Faves® get special status on your myTouch 3G Slide™; anytime they communicate with you or update their social network you get a notification in the notification pane. Even if you’re not using your phone, a custom green light lets you know you’ve got a communication waiting from one of your Faves. And you can respond directly from the Faves Gallery, without launching e-mail or other applications, so you connect more quickly and more often with the important people in your life.

myModes: myModes helps you draw the line between work and home by creating different themes with home screen apps, widgets and wallpapers to empower people in the different roles they play each day. You can set myModes to switch at a designated time, by location, or manually with the option to create and store up to 10 customized modes. myModes removes clutter and makes you more efficient both at work and at home. Want to forget about work on the weekend? No need to hide your work phone or switch to another device; just put away your work tools, like e-mail and your calendar by switching modes, and bring forward all the things you love to do on Saturday.

Genius Button™: With the Genius Button, you press one button, talk, and it delivers. The Genius Button, powered by Dragon Dictation from Nuance Communications (Nasdaq: NUAN), is an easy-to-access button on the front of the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide allowing the use of voice commands to control the phone and it’s features including making calls, composing and sending texts and e-mails, searching the Web or your surroundings. It will even read text messages aloud, and lets you dictate responses naturally as if you were speaking directly to a person.


Powered by the Android 2.1 software, the myTouch 3G Slide offers a rich mobile Web experience and access to thousands of applications on Android Market from games to location-based social networks to on-the-go shopping and more. Similar to the original, the new myTouch 3G Slide was designed to facilitate personalization inside and out. A five-pane home screen, with the option to increase to seven panes, offers plenty of real estate for your favorite widgets, applications and themes.

Designed by HTC exclusively for T-Mobile, the myTouch 3G Slide features a 3.4-inch HVGA touch-screen display with virtual keyboard as well as a roomy, slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Less than 15mm thick, the elegant design slides easily into your pocket proving that Android brains don’t have to come in a sci-fi box. The myTouch 3G Slide also features a 5-megapixel camera, a music player with a pre-installed 8GB microSD memory card, and enhanced video capabilities to make it easy for users to record and share pictures and videos, whether via e-mail, MMS or one-click upload to sites such as YouTube™ and Picasa™.

The device’s powerful mobile data experience is supported by fast data speeds via Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s nationwide 3G network, which is getting even faster this year as T-Mobile upgrades its network with the latest wireless technology.

The myTouch 3G Slide is expected to be available in June, exclusively from T-Mobile USA in three colors — black, white or red. Customers can visit http://mytouch.t-mobile.com for more information.

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Coveo Selected by Netezza(R) to Take Award-Winning Customer Service and Support to the Next Level Tweet

Global leader in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances turns to Coveo to further improve customer satisfaction and customer self-service, and increase call center efficiencies.

CHICAGO and SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- From the 2010 Technology Services World Conference, Coveo, a leading provider of customer information access and enterprise search solutions, announced the addition of Netezza Corporation to its global customer base. Netezza, a leader in data warehouse, analytic and monitoring appliances, will implement Coveo's Customer Information Access Solution for Contact Centers and Customer Self-Service, to advance its online customer self-service experience and increase efficiencies across its contact center operations.

"Our award winning customer service and support is a key differentiator for Netezza and we look forward to taking it to new heights with Coveo," said Tricia Cotter, Sr. Vice President of Operations at Netezza. "We learned about Coveo when they launched their Customer Information Access Solutions and we were intrigued by the concept of not moving data, and yet providing our contact center agents and customers with access to real-time, relevant information to solve issues and answer questions more quickly. This is an effective way to leverage the tremendous infrastructure we've built to serve our customers, and increase our service levels while reducing costs."

Coveo's Customer Information Access Solution for Contact Centers provides unified access into all product, service, and customer information from a single, intuitive screen, through Coveo's Unified Indexing Layer. Coveo will provide Netezza contact center agents with a unified view of information stored across multiple enterprise systems including File Shares, Exchange servers, Desktop content, SharePoint, and several other customer support systems through Coveo's purpose-built Connectors. Rather than piecing together information from disparate systems, Netezza call center agents can easily find the right information and resolve issues faster and more accurately.

Netezza will also utilize Coveo's Customer Information Access Solution for Customer Self-Service to power its secure, online customer self-service support site. Netezza customers will be able to quickly search and pinpoint information within its online support knowledgebase, to solve their technical questions, ultimately deflecting calls into Netezza's call centers. Netezza customers will also be able to view support case statuses, history, and details, all through the secure, online customer self-service console.

"We are pleased to welcome Netezza to our growing customer base of organizations who are realizing the value that a unified view of product, service, and customer information can deliver to support organizations," said Laurent Simoneau, CEO, Coveo. "We look forward to helping Netezza achieve significant results in terms of increased first contact resolution, decreased case resolution time and higher levels of customer satisfaction."

Coveo's Customer Service Solution was recently named a Leader in Contact Center Search by industry experts in the 2010 CRM Service Awards given by CRM Magazine. For more information, visit www.coveo.com or download the White Paper, "Beyond Search: Customer Information Access."

About Coveo

Coveo is a leader in enterprise search-powered, information access solutions. The Coveo Enterprise Search Platform and Customer Information Access solutions help organizations generate value from information and knowledge stored across the enterprise, in virtually any system, whether they reside in the cloud or on enterprise servers—all without moving data. While the Coveo Enterprise Search platform is designed for Global 2000 organizations, small and medium-sized businesses can get started at no cost with Coveo Expresso, a free, entry-level and yet robust enterprise search solution.

With Coveo's unified indexing technology, companies gain an alternative to expensive system upgrades and integrations, and are able to harvest existing IT infrastructure while providing actionable insight into information and knowledge. Coveo helps companies to Stop Moving Data™ by combining structured and unstructured data from virtually any enterprise system into a central index, which is then accessed securely to drive more value through multiple business processes.

Coveo's more than 700 global implementations contribute to the success of, among many others, AmerisourceBergen, CA, Deloitte, GEICO, ESPN, Haley & Aldrich, Lockheed Martin, Odyssey America, P&G, Rabobank, SNC-Lavalin, Spencer Stuart, Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers N.V., Children's Hospital of Boston, Sony Ericsson, Macquarie Bank, Patek Philippe, IMS Health, Nexen, ICBC, SSQ Financial, and the U.S. Navy. Information and video demos are available at www.coveo.com.

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The Perfect Mother’s Day Is Only A Click Away With Verizon Wireless Smartphones Tweet

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Mom can have the perfect Mother’s Day on Sunday, even if you wait until the last minute for gift ideas. With the reach and reliability of Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, customers have gift giving options on their 3G Smartphones and 3G Multimedia phones to help make mom’s day even more special:

Flowers

* Why send flowers that wilt away? Give mom a gift that won’t fade with Flowerful, available for $1.00 on DROID devices from Android Market™. This app features beautiful flowers of all shapes, colors and sizes. If mom prefers Palm® smartphones, treat her to exotic floral displays with Orchids and tropical flowers wallpaper. Available in the Palm App Catalog, this free app gives her more than five dozen different blooms to enjoy!

Pamper Her

* For a taste of gourmet delights, OpenTable allows you to make on-the-go reservations for Mother’s Day dinner. Book a table at one of over 10,000 restaurants using the free app on many smartphones. After a delicious meal, mom might need a break, so check out the free Beauty Care Services app in Android Market to find local salons and spas to help mom refresh.

Make Mom Breakfast

* Make mom a home cooked meal in no time with expert support. Palm customers can turn to Essential Cooking Calculators available for $3.99 to save time and eliminate guesswork in the kitchen. Android Market offers quick tips and guides with Cook’s Cheat Sheet for $1.00.

Write A Song

* What could make mom happier than a special song composed by you? Available on Palm devices, Pitch Pipe ($1.00) and Guitarist’s Reference Pro & Guitar Tuner ($2.99) keep you in tune. For those lacking musical talent, help mom download her very own radio station based on her favorite songs and musicians. Free apps such as Pandora Radio or Slacker Radio from Android Market and AccuRadio from the Palm App Catalog let mom play DJ on a station that’s just her taste.

Simple Things To Make Mom Smile

* Make mom a unique ringtone with MyToneStudio. For $3.99 monthly subscription you can record your own tones and messages for mom to hear every time the phone rings. A quick picture of the family can become mom’s perfect phone background with Wallpaper Maker. For a $2.99 monthly subscription fee, you can enhance mom’s favorite family portrait with text, effects, frames and more to create a wallpaper that’s straight from the heart. Even the creatively-challenged can send mom the perfect message with I Love You Mom Wallpaper for $1.99. These offerings can be found in the Media Center/Get It Now® on 3G Multimedia phones.

Donate Your Phone To Honor Mom And Help Those Mothers You’ve Never Met

* Give two women a special gift this Mother’s Day with one simple act – donating an old phone to HopeLine®. Proceeds generated from the phones collected by HopeLine are used to provide wireless phones to survivors of domestic violence or cash grants to local shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence prevention and awareness efforts. Visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline for more information.

For more information about products and services from Verizon Wireless, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.

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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network In Poultney, Vermont Tweet

POULTNEY, VT — To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Rutland County, Vermont, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network. Since 2000, the company has invested $2.6 billion into its New England network, including $192 million in 2009, and recently earned recognition from J.D. Power and Associates for “Highest Call Quality Performance among Wireless Cell Phone Users in the Northeast.”*

* Consumer Advantages
New cell site provides increased wireless voice and 3G data for Poultney Village and Green Mountain College
* Expanded 3G data capacity in Poultney lets more customers using notebook computers or smartphones:
o Download and use cool apps, from mobile social networking platforms to GPS-enabled maps
o Rapidly browse the Web to keep up with news, sports, stock quotes, Hollywood gossip and more
o Work on-the-go with fast file sharing
o Quickly download and play music favorites from Top 40 to Classical
o Send e-mails to friends, family and co-workers with picture and video attachments
o Download and play vivid 3D games
o Stream must-see video and customized radio stations

View from Verizon Wireless
“People across Vermont are increasingly relying on smartphones and 3G apps to manage their busy lives and stay connected at home or on-the-go,” said director for Network Systems Performance for Verizon Wireless, Richard Enright. “The $2.6 billion we’ve invested into our New England network has kept us ahead of consumer trends, provided our customers a 3G advantage and underscored our belief that any mobile device is only as good as the network it runs on. Proactive and sustained investment has made Verizon Wireless the 3G leader in New England and nationwide.”

Harnessing the Capabilities of a Robust 3G Network
Verizon Wireless’ 3G network powers many leading mobile multimedia services, including:

* Mobile Broadband Internet Access: Notebook computer users can access e-mail, download files and browse the Internet at broadband speed, downloading a one megabyte e-mail attachment – the equivalent of a small PowerPoint® presentation or a large PDF file – in about eight seconds and uploading it in less than 13 seconds.
* V CAST Video: V CAST multimedia services offer customers the ability to play cutting-edge 3D games and stream video clips straight to their phones, as well as to watch dozens of on-demand videos, including breaking news, weather, sports highlights and the hottest entertainment clips.
* V CAST Music with Rhapsody: V CAST Music with Rhapsody service combines Verizon Wireless’ world-class, over-the-air mobile music service with Rhapsody’s leading desktop solution to deliver unlimited access to music.

Sustained Wireless Investment
The company has invested more than $59 billion since its inception to increase the wireless voice and data coverage of its national network and to add new 3G services like Mobile Broadband and V CAST. As the carrier with America's largest and most reliable wireless network, Verizon Wireless cell sites in New England provide 3G wireless data connectivity.
Engineering America’s Most Reliable Wireless Network
The company’s ‘America’s most reliable wireless network’ reputation is based on network studies performed by real-life test men and test women throughout the country. By traversing more than one million miles annually on Interstate, U.S. and state highways, as well as major roads and surface streets in high-population areas – the equivalent of two roundtrips to the moon or 40 trips around the world – the test men and women confirm that voice calls and data connections are successful on the first attempt and stay connected. Vehicles are equipped with computers that automatically make more than 3.5 voice call attempts and more than 19 million data tests annually on Verizon Wireless' network and the networks of other carriers.

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Verizon Wireless And NetMotion Wireless Introduce Simplified Billing For Mobile VPN Software Tweet

BASKING RIDGE, NJ, and SEATTLE, WA — Verizon Wireless business customers can now pay for NetMotion Wireless Mobility XE mobile VPN software via their Verizon Wireless bills, allowing them to pay a monthly fee for the software rather than a one-time upfront licensing charge. NetMotion Wireless offers a mobile VPN that enables mobile workers to get and stay connected regardless of the device, application or network.

“Providing customers with great network service is a priority, but giving them convenience when they do business with us is equally important,” said Rose Kirk, vice president – enterprise and government distribution and operations for Verizon Wireless. “For customers who are using products with approved third parties, it is especially important to make the process seamless. Combined billing is a convenience that can also mean improved efficiencies for customers.”

Andy Willett, senior vice president of sales and marketing for NetMotion Wireless, said, “We are pleased to expand our existing relationship with Verizon Wireless and implement this billing option for our joint customers.”

NetMotion Wireless Mobility XE securely enhances mobile worker productivity at some of the world’s most respected organizations across multiple industries, including utilities, healthcare, communications, public safety, insurance, local government, transportation, field service and many others.

For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit www.verizonwireless.com or call a Business Sales Representative at 1-800-VZW-4BIZ. Additional information about NetMotion Wireless can be found at www.netmotionwireless.com.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving nearly 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 81,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

About NetMotion Wireless
Based in Seattle, NetMotion Wireless develops software to enable businesses and agencies to maintain and optimize connections to applications as their mobile workers move in and out of wireless coverage areas and across various networks. The NetMotion Wireless award-winning mobile VPN, Mobility XE, enhances mobile worker productivity at more than 1,600 of the world’s most respected organizations across multiple industries including utilities, healthcare, communications, public safety, local government, transportation, field service and many others. For more information about NetMotion Wireless or to evaluate Mobility XE at no charge, please visit www.netmotionwireless.com or call (206) 691-5500.

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Verizon Wireless Names Russ Preite President Of Upstate New York Region Tweet

Will direct wireless strategy, sales, operations and customer experience in region.

ROCHESTER, NY — Verizon Wireless announced that Russ Preite has been named president of the company’s Upstate New York Region. He replaces Marquett Smith who has been named vice president of Corporate Communications for Verizon Wireless.

As regional president, Preite will set the company’s strategic direction and direct its sales, operations, financial performance and the customer experience in Upstate New York.

Preite returns to Upstate New York from the company’s Philadelphia Tri-State Region where he was director of Retail Sales, overseeing all store sales and operations for central, northeastern and southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Previously, he served as associate director of Business Sales, director of Data Sales and director of Business Sales in Upstate New York. Prior to those assignments he served as manager of Business Sales for the company’s New England Region. He began his career with Verizon Wireless in September 2000 as an account executive in New England.

Preite attended Rhode Island College where he majored in business administration.

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Sprint Partners with 'The Oprah Winfrey Show'and DoSomething.org on Nationwide Driver Safety Campaigns Tweet

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--Five years after creating a free interactive program - Focus on Driving - to educate teenagers on the dangers of driver distraction, Sprint (NYSE:S) is expanding its mission to support two nationwide programs that educate teenagers and adults of all ages on the importance of safe driving in today's wireless world.

With support from Sprint, "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and DoSomething.org have created initiatives to educate wireless users on how safe driving habits can protect themselves, their passengers and others on the roads:

* "The Oprah Winfrey Show" "No Phone Zone" Campaign: Created in January 2010, Sprint is sponsoring the "No Phone Zone" campaign's continued efforts, which include a new public service announcement running on-air, in print and online. In addition, the "Oprah" show hosted its first national "No Phone Zone" Day on April 30 to help put an end to distracted driving. "No Phone Zone" Day included a live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and viewing rallies in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. in a large-scale effort to honor victims of distracted driving, educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving, and activate Americans to make a difference in their communities. Sprint provided support for "No Phone Zone" Day and in the coming months will continue to spread the "No Phone Zone" message.
* DoSomething.org and Thumb Wars: Launched on April 19, Thumb Wars is a nationwide campaign to educate drivers between the age of 16 and 25 on the dangers of texting while driving and to encourage them to make others aware of this important issue. With support from the Sprint Foundation, DoSomething.org has a goal of engaging and educating more than 100,000 young drivers through the Thumb Wars campaign by the close of summer. The campaign features a PSA with Joel McHale and Ken Jeong from NBC's Community engaging in a Thumb War. Additionally, young people can order Thumb Socks, which prevent them and their friends from texting and driving, and enter a bumper sticker design contest, all through the ThumbWars.org site. Thumb socks cannot be bought. Young people can order them by sharing how they plan to use them to spread the word about not texting while driving.

"At Sprint, we believe that education is an effective means to encourage wireless consumers to practice safe driving habits," said Ralph Reid, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility for Sprint. "With texting while driving making today's teens four times more likely to cause a car crash, we hope initiatives such as these will help wireless users take an active role in making driver safety an obligation, not an afterthought."

Sprint customers can show their support for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" "No Phone Zone" campaign by downloading the Oprah Mobile application on any of Sprint's AndroidTM and Blackberry(R),Palm PreTM and Palm PixiTM devices, or by texting "NPZ" to 30644 to take the "No Phone Zone" pledge. Standard text message and data rates may apply.

DoSomething.org and Sprint have also compiled a list of driver safety tips that parents and teens can utilize to practice safe driving behavior.To learn more about Sprint's efforts to educate drivers of all ages on the importance of safe driving, visit the Sprint Focus on Driving Web site.

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 48 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2010 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, and the first and only wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile and Assurance Wireless and instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. With its customer-focused strategy, you can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.

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