Tagwhat Unveils Augmented Reality AS A NEW PERSONALIZED EXPERIENCE Tweet

Launches AR network powered by location and social engagement; lets people explore the world and communicate with friends in an entirely new dimension.

Boulder, Colorado – Tagwhat publicly launches a new augmented reality (AR) experience that fuses the very best of mobile, augmented reality, and location-based social networking services for everyday use and appeal. Tagwhat's free community application aims to place users right inside their own personalized global canvas where they can discover, explore and share what matters with friends and followers.

Tagwhat users place digital tags anywhere on the Earth, from their street corner to another continent. By simply holding up the camera view of a mobile device (iPhone or Android), geo-contextual tags from pre-selected friends and community members become visible. Walk down the street and Tagwhat reveals a wealth of relevant information, discussions, and deals — such as a coupon for a nearby establishment, a discussion thread for a meet-up with friends, and a restaurant review about a sushi place around the corner.

At the heart of the Tagwhat network is its patent-pending augmented reality technology that lets users leave behind digital crumbs (tags) for any location, place or thing, anywhere in the world for friends and followers to discover. Each marker is an interactive social object, and can include direct action links to email, phone, SMS, photos, URL’s, cross-posting to Twitter, Facebook, and more. As a result, friends are able to easily interact and share information with one another with the added benefit of location and AR. Suddenly, “checking in” at a particular coffee shop, dropping pictures at several bar locations from last night’s pub crawl, or creating blog entries from personal favorite locations as they are discovered or re-visited, opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. With a single click, users are able to easily let friends know where they’ll be in 5 minutes, then get turn-by-turn directions to the tagged destination, and flip through photos of a friends’ night out on the way over.

Within the Tagwhat network, marker streams come alive with the digital crumbs and content a member chooses to follow from networks of friends, community members, and businesses. In addition, for a more expansive experience users can reach beyond their existing network and search for specific content and users by keywords. Like restaurants? Follow local culinary aficionados and merge their AR into yours. Like shopping? Find your favorite stores and follow them for the latest deals and events.

Tagwhat also marks an important milestone in the evolutionary path of AR technology, representing a shift from the static Web 1.0 world of AR browsers to the participatory interaction of Web 2.0. Tagwhat is 'create-and-share' mobile AR, and is the first mobile augmented reality distribution system where anyone, not just developers, can create their own AR content and share with their friends anywhere in the world, in seconds, for free.

The Tagwhat network is uniquely flexible, bringing broad base appeal to augmented reality. Mobile users can freely toggle between AR's immersive world where content is overlaid right on top of the actual surroundings in the camera, to an interactive map mode on the device's display. In addition, Tagwhat supports a robust online experience, where personal, interactive maps and social features of Tagwhat are accessible from any web browser. As a result, Tagwhat participation is open to everyone, and not just those with the latest smart-phone.

Channel Lineup

Tagwhat promises to make the AR tag the new “face” to the world for businesses and organizations revolutionizing e-commerce and information delivery. To further broaden and enrich the personal experience, Tagwhat offers opt-in free and premium subscription channels and “smart” advertising that expands the intrinsic value of the network catering specifically to the individual’s tastes, needs and preferences of the community member. At launch, Tagwhat will include four channels: Eat, for finding local restaurants; Drink, a channel for finding pubs and nightlife; Wikipedia, an informational channel for acquiring useful local information; and Foursquare, a fully functional implementation of the game in mobile AR.

Channel and advertising potential for the Tagwhat network is virtually endless for retail, real estate, education and information, entertainment, premium gaming, applications related to the emerging Internet of Things, as well as many other fields. Shops can deliver special deals to nearby customers; universities can offer tours and educational information to visitors and students; application developers can create and market innovative AR-enabled social games.

"Tagwhat gives us a tool to connect stories and places," said Anne Dodge, Program Director, National Public Housing Museum. "It lets us reach the broadest possible audience in the most intimate way, expanding our reach and embedding our stories in the places where they actually happened. This is the technology we've been waiting for."

Tagwhat is free for users and it's easy to get started. New members can sign up for their personal accounts starting today at www.Tagwhat.com.

Note: The iPhone 3GS app has been submitted for review and approval and should be available in the near future.

About Tagwhat
The Go, See, Share Social Augmented Reality Network…Tagwhat is the first of its kind create-and-share augmented reality network powered by social principles. It is a personalized global canvas that lets members explore the world and interact with friends and surroundings like never before. Tagwhat is the creation of Iryss, a team that has developed more mobile augmented reality than just about anyone else. The patent-pending Iryss AR platform is fueling white-label AR-enabled applications that is revolutionizing the way consumers and enterprises access and share information on the web. Iryss is based in Boulder, Colorado. For more information, please visit www.Tagwhat.com or www.iryss.com.

How to use the Tagwhat Social Augmented Reality Network.


Tagwhat Social Augmented Reality Network.

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Get the Most Out of Your DROID ERIS by HTC Tweet

Enjoy improved performance with these OS enhancements. Verizon Wireless is
pleased to announce a new software update for your Droid Eris smartphone. The
Droid Eris software version ROM: 2.36.605.1/Radio: 2.42.00.04.12 update includes
numerous enhancements and improvements.

Enhancements:
 Pinch-to-zoom is now available when using the Gallery and
Google Maps.™
 New support for voice-to-text entry.
− Whenever a text-entry box appears, simply tap the
microphone icon on the virtual keyboard and speak.
 New Gallery application with 3D layout. View and share photos
taken with your phone and images from your online Picasa
Web albums.
 New Leap thumbnail view lets you pinch to jump between the
seven panels on your home screen.
 Additional calendar views and easier access to contacts make
navigating even quicker.
 Google Maps with Navigation provides free, traffic-enhanced,
turn-by-turn navigation.
 With the Enhanced Android Market,™ you’ll enjoy a better
browsing experience as well as even more applications, including
Verizon Wireless content featuring self-service applications.
 Ability to log onto and access multiple Google accounts at once.
 Support for 19 Microsoft® Exchange Server policies makes your
phone more secure and business friendly.1
 Desk Clock intelligently dims your screen and displays the current
time while charging.
 Location-based cinematic full screen weather keeps you on top of
changing conditions.
Improvements:
 Free Yahoo!® Mail is now supported—simply sign in with your
Yahoo! email address and password.2
 Longer battery life due to power savings.
 Improved YouTube® video playback.
 Better Bluetooth® support, including contact transfer.
 Automatic settings for POP3 verizon.net email accounts.
Enjoy improved performance with these OS enhancements. Verizon Wireless is
pleased to announce a new software update for your Droid Eris smartphone. The
Droid Eris software version ROM: 2.36.605.1/Radio: 2.42.00.04.12 update includes
numerous enhancements and improvements.
Droid Eris by HTC
1 Corporate email requires subscription to Corporate Email for Smartphone feature.
2 Not available when using Wi-Fi.
DROID is a trademark of LucasŸ lm Ltd. and its related companies. Used under license.
Network details & coverage maps at vzw.com. © 2010 Verizon Wireless. All company names, trademarks, logos, and copyrights not property of Verizon Wireless are property of their respective
owners. All rights reserved.
HS18470210
SOFTWARE UPDATE
Get the Most Out of Your
DROID ERIS by HTC
 Added support for stand-alone Wi-Fi when device is in
airplane mode.
 Improved handset audio when disconnecting a wired headset.
 Faster power-up time.
 Improved swipe-unlock functionality.
 Added support for Microsoft Office 2007 documents.
For step-by-step instructions on how
to perform the download, please visit
verizonwireless.com/erissupport.

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Worldwide Converged Mobile Device (Smartphone) Market Grows 56.7% Year Over Year in First Quarter of 2010, Says IDC Tweet

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Growth of the worldwide converged mobile device market (commonly referred to as smartphones) more than doubled that of the overall mobile phone market in the first quarter, a sign the segment is in high-growth mode again. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped a total of 54.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010 (1Q10), up 56.7% from the same quarter a year ago. In contrast, the overall mobile phone market grew 21.7%. Converged mobile devices accounted for 18.8% of all mobile phones shipped in 1Q10, up slightly from 14.4% in 1Q09.

The smartphone market's growth is impressive too when contrasted to the 38% growth in the fourth quarter, which is typically the strongest of the year. This demonstrates the tremendous potential of the market and the depths to which it plunged in the first quarter of last year.

"2010 looks to be another year of large-scale consumer adoption of converged mobile devices," says Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Devices Technology and Trends team. "Consumers will gravitate to smartphones not just because the devices themselves look 'cool' and 'slick', but because the overall experience aligns with their individual tastes and demands. Users are seeking – and finding – experiences that are intuitive, seamless, and fun. Already, we've seen what Palm's webOS and Google's Android can do. This year, we expect updates for BlackBerry, Symbian, and Windows Mobile to spark greater smartphone demand with their offerings."

Market Outlook for 2010

Kevin Restivo, senior analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, said higher smartphone sales this year will be a result of greater awareness, increasingly affordable data plans, and the global economic recovery. "More consumers are aware of smartphones now due to positive referrals from friends and family and manufacturer's mass media campaigns," said. Restivo. "Coupled with increased confidence on the part of consumers, these factors will create a perfect storm of demand for suppliers this year."

Top Five Smartphone Vendors Q1 2010

Nokia firmly maintained its position as the leading smartphone vendor worldwide during 1Q10. In addition to introducing several new models – the C3, C6, and the E5 – Nokia announced its first Symbian^3 model, the N8. This, and other Symbian^3 devices, are expected to launch in the fourth quarter of this year. According to CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Symbian^3 will be more intuitive and fun for end users, and on par with other competitive offerings available on the market.

Research In Motion kept its position as the number two smartphone vendor worldwide on continued growth of its popular BlackBerry devices. Key to its success were its BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Bold 9700, as well as stronger consumer adoption. Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie recently unveiled the company's new BlackBerry OS 6.0, which promises a smoother and more interactive user interface.

Apple more than doubled its shipments from a year ago, with more iPhones arriving outside its home territory of North America. CEO Steve Jobs announced the latest operating system update, enabling multi-tasking, folders, enhanced email, iBooks for consumers, and iAd, a mobile advertising platform, for developers. A fourth generation iPhone is expected to arrive this summer.

HTC posted high double-digit growth to start off the year, driven primarily by its growing stable of Android-powered products including the Hero, Droid Eris, and MyTouch. The company shows no signs of slowing down, having announced several new devices, including the first WiMAX Android phone, the EVO 4G, slated to launch later this year. HTC also remains committed to Windows Mobile devices, with the HD2 receiving a warm reception and Windows Phone 7 devices expected to launch before the end of the year.

Motorola, having stormed back into the smartphone space in the fourth quarter of 2009, followed up with a new milestone in its short history of shipping Android devices. Now that the DROID and CLIQ (known as the Milestone and DEXT respectively outside the United States) both have a full quarter of availability, the company followed up with six additional devices. The company expects to launch 20 different models and ship 12–14 million Android smartphones this year.




Top Five Converged Mobile Device Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, Q1 2010 (Units in Millions)

Vendor


1Q10 Volumes


1Q10 Market Share


1Q09 Volumes


1Q09 Market Share


1Q10/1Q09 Change

1. Nokia


21.5


39.3%


13.7


39.3%


56.9%

2. Research In Motion


10.6


19.4%


7.3


20.9%


45.2%

3. Apple


8.8


16.1%


3.8


10.9%


131.6%

4. HTC


2.6


4.8%


1.5


4.3%


73.3%

5. Motorola


2.3


4.2%


1.2


3.4%


91.7%

Others


8.9


16.3%


7.2


20.6%


23.6%

Total


54.7


100.0%


34.9


100.0%


56.7%


Source: IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, May 6, 2010

Note: Vendor shipments are branded shipments and exclude OEM sales for all vendors.

Converged Mobile Devices – These mobile devices are either voice or data centric and are capable of synchronizing personal information and/or email with server, desktop, or laptop computers. These devices must match wireless telephony capability to high level operating systems, include the ability to download data to local storage, run applications, and store user data beyond PIM capabilities. Converged mobile devices must offer the full extent of their application processing capability to the user, regardless of network availability.

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Cracklin Rosie on a Whole Lotta Mobile Phones Tweet

Who said iPhone OS, Android and Windows Mobile don't play well together?
This is a free interpretation of Cracklin Rosie, played on 2 Android devices, 2 Windows Mobile devices and 1 iPod Touch.
the Piano and Drum sequencers are written by me, Pocket Stombox is used for the real time effects and the main instruments are the fantastic iShred and Guitar apps by Frontierdesign.

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Meizu M9, New Photos, Support HDMI 1.3 and Release Date Confirmed Tweet

The Meizu M9 is the most anticipated smartphone of the year in China, perhaps even its future competitor to the iPhone 4G. He reveals a little more today, after Jack Wong, Meizu's CEO has confirmed that the M9 tunes Android 2.1, we now know will have an HDMI 1.3 output. With this latest news, you can almost certify that the M9 can play HD video. In fact the Samsung C110 processor that embeds, in addition to process 3D, is able to decode Full HD video.

In addition to that image just appeared on the Chinese forum, claiming to be the perfect illustration of the future smartphone. According to the image, the camera would shrink in the hull, and flash would be located behind the glass. The hull is covered with a layer of Teflon pleasant to the touch and provides a good grip. At the front there are two additional touch keys. In my opinion if the true picture looks like this, it will experience a great success.

Here now all known specifications:

* Dimensions: 59.5 mm x 113 mm x 11 mm
* Networks: WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA
* Screen: 3.6 ", resolution 720 × 480 resolution
* Processor: 1 GHz (Samsung S5PC110)
* Memory: 512 MB ROM / 512 MB RAM
* Operating System: Android OS 2.1
* APN: 5 megapixels
* Connectivity: Bluetooth / WiFi / GPS / TV-out (HDMI 1.3)
* Memory Expansion: Micro SD / TF
* Battery: 1350 mAh
* Price expected: about 255 € without headphones and 290 € with headphones and a map 8GB

The release appears imminent as all specifications of the phone have been released. Some predict a release on August 18, 1 year and a half to the day after the launch of the M8. Besides, some store have set up a lottery for customers who bought the Meizu M8, if their ticket is drawn it can win a Meizu M9. Then wait here for a picture gallery showing several views of the artist or prototypes that may resemble the future Meizu M9. You decide!

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ZTE Link - Features Tweet

Driss attended this morning at the unveiling of ZTE Link, we were able to enter the terminal in our database.

The characteristics of the ZTE Link:

Information Sheet Terminal
Source of information Manufacturer
Certified by the team sheet Yes
Main
Weight 120 grams terminal
Talk 4:00
Brand ZTE
Size 102x55x14, 5 mm
Code Name ZTE Link
Dual SIM No
Terminal size 102x55x14, 5 mm
Material type OrdiPhone
Standby 8 days
ZTE Link Name
Memory and processor
Memory 100MB
Memory ROM 100 MB
External Memory microSD Reader
Qualcomm MSM7227 CPU Reference
Qualcomm CPU Brand
Sensor
Digital Compass Yes
FM transmitter not
Yes Accelerometer
GPS yes
Proximity sensor and ambient yes
Type of chip GPS aGPS
Radio receiver yes
Screen
TFT LCD
Resolution 320x240
Screen type resistive
Camera
Power 3.2 Megapixel Camera
Auto Focus Yes AFN
3.2 Mega pixel digital camera
Flash AFN
Network
Bluetooth Yes
Ethernet Port
FM transmitter not
Standard Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.0
Yes Wifi
Not Wimax
SAR 1.58 W / kg
Standard WiFi B / G
Mobile Network HSDPA / HUSPA dual-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE Tri-band
Connectors
No microphone jack
Type jack 3.5mm Headset Jack
No HDMI
USB 2
USB Type Micro USB
Headset Jack Yes
Supports DLNA No
No TV output
USB Yes
Accessories
Other Windows Live Messenger, Dailymotion, YouTube, Gmail, Google Talk, Calendar, etc.
Speakerphone Yes
Battery 1100 mAh Lithium Ion
No Pad Optical
Pico porjecteur No
Trackball not
Not integrated kickstand
Vibrate Yes
No physical keyboard
Application
Android Android version 1.6 (Donut)
File supported MPEG4, H.263, H.264
Audio MP3, AAC +, OGG
Support Divx not
Other

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The ZTE Link costs between 1 and 79 euros and 149 euros in a pack with a card without commitment at Bouygues Telecom.

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Live, from Google I/O! Tweet

More than 4,000 developers will be joining us at Google I/O on May 19-20, and if we had the capacity, we’d host many more. In order to give the entire developer community a chance to participate live, we're happy to announce that both keynote presentations will be streamed live. To watch, just go to http://www.youtube.com/GoogleDevelopers at the start of the keynotes each day. We recommend watching on a high-speed connection for the best quality.

Here’s the schedule for the keynotes at I/O — it’s also available on our agenda page:

* Day 1 Keynote: Wednesday, May 19, 9:00 -10:30am PT
* Day 2 Keynote: Thursday, May 20, 8:30-10:00am PT

Both keynote sessions feature exciting new technologies, so be sure to mark your calendars!

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“[Bilayn]” presented the [brendirovannyy] telephone Of [a]100 Tweet

The operator of the mobile connection “Of [bilayn]” declared about the beginning of sales in the entire territory of the Russian Federation of the [brendirovannogo] cell phone “[Bilayn]” Of [a]100.

As operator notes, “[Bilayn]” Of [a]100 it is calculated for those users, for which is necessary the convenient telephone with the base set of functions and the optimum price. The cost of the cell phone “Of [bilayn] Of [a]100” in the offices of maintenance and sales “Of [bilayn]” and in the salons of dealers is 850 rubles (including VAT). The cell phone “[Bilayn]” Of [a]100 is delivered with the tariff plan “of Mir Of [bilayn]”. For the subscribers, who purchased complete set, is accessible [bonus] - 300 minutes even 300 SMS- communications. “[Bilayn] Of [a]100” makes it possible to be exchanged SMS and MMS- communications, to use the GPRS- Internet, possesses built-in [MR]3-[pleerom] and the Fm- radio (into delivery set it enters stereo set). Telephone also supports work with the maps of memory with volume to 8 GB. “[Bilayn]” Of [a]100 is sold into four color versions - black, yellow, gray and beige.

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MTS and Huawei will demonstrate the possibility of network LTE Tweet

The operator of MTS together with the company Of huawei will be conducted the demonstration of the possibilities of the standard of the honeycomb connection of the fourth generation (LTE) within the framework of the 22-[oy] international exhibition of telecommunication equipment, systems of control, information texnologies and services to connection “connection -[Ekspokomm] 2010”.

Within the framework the demonstration of the possibilities of network LTE the visitors of the stand of group MTS can compare the speed of the load “heavy” multimedia files, for example films in the size HD, in the networks of different generations. Furthermore, in the network LTE will be tested thoroughly the work of such services as Video-on-Demand, Of voIP, FTP- access and load of files, the survey of Internet- pages. In the course of demonstration are planned to reach the speed of load more than 70 Mbit/s to the subscriber.

For organizing the demonstration zone LTE on the stand of group MTS was used the commercial solution Of huawei, which includes [multistandartnuyu] base station DBS3900 and equipment of field control EPC. Demonstration was conducted in the range the frequencies of 2,6 GHz with the width of channel 10 MHz with the use of technology MIMO of 2x2.

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Four novelties from Samsung Tweet

The South Korean company Of samsung Of electronics intends to let out for the Chinese market the row of the new models of the cell phones, which will support, including the local standard of the mobile connection of the third generation - TD-SCDMA. In the number of such novelties are registered Samsung GT-S3930C, GT-S7120U, GT-S7520U and GT-B7732, with which, strictly and we propose to be introduced…

The model Of samsung GT-S3930C is “slider” with the support both the GSM and TD-SCDMA of networks. The distinctive special feature of this model it is possible to name the untypical arrangement of sole camera - it frontal, when is more extended the use of two cameras with the presence of frontal camera for [videozvonkov].


The brief technical characteristics Of samsung GT-S3930C appear as follows:

* Support of the standards of the connection: TD-SCDMA; GSM of 900/1800/1900 MHz
* Sizes: 107,9[kh]51,8[kh]14,3 mm
* Weight: 115 deg.
* Display: 3,2- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]320 of points.
* Camera: 2 [MP]
* Memory: 256 mb., slot under microSD of the map of the memory
* Support Of java MIDP of 2.0 applications
* Build it e-Mail client with the support OF SMTP/POP3/IMAP4/SSL/TLS/OTA
* Communications: Bluetooth, USB
* Other applications: Notes, planner, alarm clock, calculator, universal time, calendar, stopwatch, the converter of the values

Model GT-S7120U is [bezklaviaturnyy] monoblock with sensory control, support of 3G networks and 3 [MP] by camera.

The technical characteristics Of samsung GT-S7120U are such:

* Support of the standards of the connection: WCDMA; GSM of 900/1800/1900 MHz
* Sizes: 109,4[kh]57[kh]12,7 mm
* Weight: 111 deg.
* Display: sensory 3,7- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]400 of points, that reflects are more than 262 thousand colors
* Camera: 3 [MP]
* Memory: 180 mb., slot under microSD of the map of the memory
* Support Of java MIDP of 2.0 applications
* the Fm- radio receiver
* Build it e-Mail
* Communications: Bluetooth, USB
* Other applications: Notes, planner, alarm clock, calculator, universal time, calendar, stopwatch, the converter of the values

The following model - GT-S7520U, is also executed in the form factor of [bezklaviaturnogo] monoblock with sensory control, but in contrast to the previous model, it has, besides the changed design, only the large diagonal of display, the permission of camera and the size of the built-in memory.

Technical characteristics Of samsung GT-S7520U:

* Support of the standards of the connection: WCDMA; GSM of 900/1800/1900 MHz
* Sizes: 104,9[kh]53,5[kh]12,7 mm
* Weight: 110 deg.
* Display: sensory 3,9- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]400 of points, that reflects are more than 262 thousand colors
* Camera: 5 [MP]
* Memory: 190 mb., slot under microSD of the map of the memory
* Support Of java MIDP of 2.0 applications
* the Fm- radio receiver
* Build it e-Mail
* Communications: Bluetooth, USB
* Other applications: Notes, planner, alarm clock, calculator, universal time, calendar, stopwatch, the converter of the values

Locks the list of novelties - model GT-B7732, which is executed in the folding form factor, it has two screens, the internal screen supporting sensory introduction and control of telephone.


Other characteristics GT-B7732:

* Support of the standards of the connection: WCDMA; GSM of 900/1800 MHz
* Sizes: 103,1[kh]54,4[kh]19,9 mm
* Weight: 180 deg.
* Basic display: sensory 3,3- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]400 of the points
* External display: sensory 3,3- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 240[kh]320 of the points
* Main camera: 5 [MP]
* Presence of slot under microSD of the map of the memory
* Support Of java MIDP of 2.0 applications
* the Fm- radio receiver
* Build it e-Mail
* Communications: Bluetooth, USB, WLAN
* Other applications: Notes, planner, alarm clock, calculator, universal time, calendar, stopwatch, the converter of the values

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iPad will become accessible to the users of the nine additional countries on May 28 Tweet

The company Of apple declared about the fact that iPad will be accessible to the users of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and Great Britain, since Friday May 28. Since May 10 the users of all nine countries can design preliminary order for all models of iPad in the Internet- store Of apple on the site www.apple.com. Price of European iPad will be order 479 Euros for the young model and 779 Euros for the elder model (price it can vary from one country to the next).

Apple already sold in the USA more than one million iPad, and 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.

Company also plans to begin sales of iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxemburg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. The cost of iPad and its accessibility in the enumerated nine countries will be declared later.

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Gresso Of sport: the continuation of the collection Of grand Of monaco Tweet

The company Of gresso presented the new series Of sport, which continues the exclusive collection of the cell phones Of grand Of monaco. The raisin of a new series consists in the fact that is for the first time in finishing of telephones used carbonaceous skin, which is used with the creation of racing bolides.

This is natural skin of special preparation, which is intensified and decorated with carbonaceous coating. Carbon - material, which possesses the increased strength and the ease: it several times more easily became and aluminum. The housing Of grand Of monaco Of sport became streamlined, that resembles about the peace of high speeds. Is also used the coating, which is been the residency card of the telephones Of grand Of monaco - hi-tech ceramics, which uses in the space industry.

The keyboard of the telephones of a series Of sport is prepared from thin polished steel, covered with durable titanium alloy, which makes its surface of specular- black and resistant to the mechanical damages. Numbers and letters are cut by laser. Navigation keys are made from surgical steel.

A base series Of grand Of monaco Of sport is represented by two models: black ceramics - black skin and [metallik] ceramics - [metallik] the skin. Because of the service to personalization future owner can create the individual means of his telephone. With the aid of the service “the configurator” in the regime of real time can be created to 40 variations in the design of telephone.

The technical characteristics Of grand Of monaco Of sport include support GSM/GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz), Bluetooth 2.0, the maps of microSD, and also 2-[megapikselnuyu] camera, TFT- display with the permission of 240[kh]320 of points and Fm- radio. The cost Of grand Of monaco Of sport is 70 thousand rubles.

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Play 500 Play 200 BT: new GPS- navigators from Shturmann Tweet

Company “[Kontent] master” reported the beginning of sales of new GPS- navigators Shturmann Of play 500 c by 5- one inch screen and permission of 800[kh]480 of pixels, and 4,3- one inch Of play 200 BT, equipped with the built-in module Of bluetooth with the support of protocol DUN.

Appearance in the family Of play of navigators from Bluetooth will allow users to obtain operational information about the plugs on the roads, and so to use telephone with the aid of the technology of wireless connection. All models of the rule Of play, are intended for the users, by which are important the contemporary multimedia possibilities, such as hearing music, the survey of photo and video, connection to [audiosisteme] of automobile, united in one stylish and convenient device. Navigators Shturmann Of play 200 and Play 500 possess the built-in record player of audio and video of files, and so by the possibility of designing of our own photo album and survey of images on the convenient screen.

Navigators Shturmann Of play are equipped with the sensor of illumination, which makes possible for device to automatically regulate the brightness of the illumination of screen, increasing it or decreasing depending on situation, and so by the built-in Fm- transmitter, which ensures connection to the automobile radio tape recorder for hearing of compositions in the size MP3 through the audio system of automobile.

They enter into standard delivery set: convenient holder; automobile charging; case, USB- cable, microSD- map, instruction and guarantee card. The retail price Of shturmann Of play 200 BT is 6490 rubles, Play 500 - 7990 rubles.

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Bill Gates Says Microsoft Tablet Projects Are in the Works Tweet

In an interview with Fox Business Network, Bill Gates says Microsoft is at work on a number of different tablet projects, with a focus on stylus-based input. Microsoft recently acknowledged the death of its long-rumored Courier project, which focused on developing a mobile device with two touch screens, and rumors abound that Hewlett-Packard has cancelled its plans for a Windows 7-powered tablet PC. Microsoft, Google and other companies face some fierce competition in the space against Apple, which sold 1 million iPad units during the tablet's first 28 days of release.

Former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates suggested during a television interview that rumors of the company's death in the tablet PC space were, at best, premature. His comments followed a week in which Microsoft announced the death of its long-rumored Courier project, which centered on a dual-touch-screen device in a folding book-like format, and in which further scuttlebutt had it that Hewlett-Packard had decided to eliminate a Windows 7-powered "Slate" tablet PC from its upcoming lineup.

"Microsoft has a lot of different tablet projects that we're pursuing," Gates said, according to a Fox Business Network transcript quoted by TechFlash. "We think that work with the pen that Microsoft pioneered will become a mainstream for students. It can give you a device that you can not only read, but also [use to] create documents at the same time."

That would run contrary to other companies' development road maps for tablet PCs, which seem to emphasize the use of hands or fingers to make changes on the screen, as opposed to a stylus. Several legacy products, including touch-screen PDAs running Windows Mobile, have put emphasis on the stylus as a means of input.

Microsoft's Courier project would likely have allowed users to write notes or draw longhand. However, Courier was executed before it could leave the development lab; Frank Shaw, Microsoft's corporate vice president of communications, acknowledged the product's existence and demise simultaneously, saying, "Its technologies will be evaluated for use in future Microsoft offerings."

HP's tablet PC project, though, seemed much more finger-oriented. Whether or not the rumors of its demise eventually prove to be true, the Windows 7-powered Slate would have allowed users to hold video conferences, snap photos and interact with multimedia. But according to certain analysts, HP's recent Palm acquisition may have negatively impacted the project's development.

"HP's upcoming Slate tablet was originally expected to run Windows 7 OS, although using Windows 7 would translate to a higher cost to the consumer and could mean more strain on the processor," Anna Hunt, an analyst with IMS Research, wrote in a May 3 research note. "The tablet market will likely see devices at sub-$250 price points within a year's time … therefore suppliers must be very aware of lowering costs while maximizing performance and end-user experience."

With that in mind, baking the Palm WebOS into a tablet has the potential to affect Microsoft's broader attempts to move into the tablet PC market.

"HP's current tablet with Microsoft Windows has not been well received by reviewers, and TBR believes the Windows PC operating system does not lend itself to a touch-screen tablet experience," John Spooner, an analyst for Technology Business Research, wrote in an April 30 research note. "Microsoft itself is finding the tablet PC market more complicated than expected … We believe a WebOS tablet will be better received than a Windows tablet, which may lead to adoption of WebOS tablet PCs in the enterprise."

Gates' comments are one of the first indications that Microsoft may be continuing to develop products for the tablet space, despite the HP rumors and the Courier termination. That may be strategically necessary for the company, considering how the nascent area of consumer tablets has already seen at least one breakaway success: On May 3, Apple announced that it had sold 1 million iPads in the 28 days since it released the device.

"Apple's done a great job," Gates was quoted as saying on Fox Business News.

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Samsung Tablet PC 'S-pad' August release Tweet

Samsung goes beyond the capabilities of Apple's highest-performance pads Tablet PC is released early in August.

Android OS to mount the child pad taken as the main target. Windows 7, Microsoft and HP, respectively, and built 'Courier' and 'HP slate' to stop the development of alternatives is being prepared in an aggressive move, Samsung has seen for a tablet PC is expected to be deployed to new aspects of the composition.

The beginning of the year, Samsung Electronics 'S-Project' in the name of the industry's highest standards of international Tablet PC (tentatively named S-pad) was recently determined to develop the whole proceeding.

The company's official "end of July after an internal assessment of the latest products to launch in September," said "to counter the iPhone rather than the traditional PC and consumer electronics products that span the convergence of digital devices to be in the form of," he said .

Samsung's own OS, 'sea', unlike the rumors of the tip was equipped with the Android OS has been confirmed that apply. Android has already introduced 'Galaxy A', the next release 'Galaxy S' of the user interface (UI) and application compatibility seems to be considering. Feint iPhone, Samsung just as the Galaxy series, S-pad of the pad against the child as a pool yard has been a willingness to oranges.

S-pad, 7 inches of the display include a super (S) AM OLED was applied. The display is equipped with badapon waves. Wi-Fi (WiFi) was loaded with features wireless Internet access using 3G networks are also available. Eye pad, 9.7-inch LCD screen, 3G and Wi-Fi access is available and write. The initial product was the only support Wi-Fi. Through SK Telecom, Samsung Electronics is known the upcoming products.

Eye Pad 3 way sex with the charger that has been known to develop. USB style charger 30 pinjjari Tablet PC is expected to apply for the first time.

Kim Jin Young Loa Group CEO, "As digital manufacturers, Samsung Electronics, Apple is better than that of the Tablet PC specification which was predicted to enter the market," said, "This is good standard, is not equipped with a consumer's purchasing requirements, including the opportunity cost of time and effort ease of use compared to how much the key to our success, "he said.

Apple's launch pad in a months or more than 4,000 applications have emerged as a tablet PC, Samsung is also the product itself, as well as quantity and quality of content is important to point out.

Samsung Electronics last February featuring Wi-Fi e-books 'SNE-60/60K' With the launch of Kyobo Bookstore and local major newspapers and has secured contracts with a substantial content. Android Apps, Kyobo and newspaper content, Samsung, Samsung, Apple apps app store seu combine word when the initial content in the supply position is that there is no crowd.

Samsung also of high quality software applications to ensure a competent workforce after another recently drafted.

Meanwhile, the Tablet PC HP in other countries with MS and Google is putting together a strategy re-operation system (OS) loaded with chrome 'Chrome hated the project' was released earlier this year to. TG Sambo in Korea, Haansoft with the 'TG Tablet PC' is scheduled to launch in the first half. LG Electronics also plans to release a Tablet PC malkke year.

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Google Android Tablet Ran Air 2 on Nvidia Tegra 2 Chips, Adobe Says Tweet

Adobe said a tablet computer it showed at the Web 2.0 Expo May 5 was powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 chips and ran Google's Android OS and Adobe's own Air 2 platform. Adobe declined to say what version of Android the tablet ran, though the Zedomax blog on site said it was Android 2.1, which currently powers smartphones such as the Motorola Droid, Google Nexus One and the new HTC Incredible. Showing Android running with Flash and Air 2 -- a program that lets apps run outside of a Web browser -- is the ultimate show of unity for Google and Adobe versus Apple's iPad, which has shipped more than 1 million units in less than a month.

The tablet Adobe showed spectators at an industry event May 5 was powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 chips and ran Google's Android operating system and Adobe's own Air 2 platform, the software maker confirmed.

Zedomax editor Max Lee visited Adobe's booth at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, where officials for the software maker were showing off an Android tablet running Adobe's Flash technology and Air platform.

Michael Hu, senior product marketing manager of Adobe AIR, told eWEEK in an e-mailed statement:

"At Web 2.0 we are demonstrating Adobe AIR 2 on various devices and operating systems, including an Nvidia Tegra 2 reference tablet that is running on Android OS."
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Hu declined to say on what version of Android the tablet ran, though Lee said he believed it was Android 2.1, which currently powers smartphones such as the Motorola Droid, Google Nexus One and the new HTC Incredible.

Perhaps it was a version customized for tablets no one has seen. Google is expected to launch Android 2.2—its so-called Froyo build—at Google I/O later this month.

In any case, the demo shows that Adobe is indeed getting more comfortable in bed with Android, particularly after its ugly flap with Apple.

The computer maker irked Adobe and its developers when it rewrote its developer licensing terms to swear off support for such cross-platform technologies as Adobe's Flash.

Google and Adobe later confirmed that Android will support Flash, an announcement that could come at Google I/O.

Showing Android running with Flash and Air 2—a program that lets apps run outside of a Web browser—is the ultimate show of unity for Google and Adobe versus Apple's iPad, which has shipped more than 1 million units in less than a month.

In fact, the iPad's fast success means Android tablets can't hit the market soon enough. IDC analyst Al Hilwa said that now that Apple has shown the world a new way to consume information, it will unleash a glut of tablets. Android is the most ready platform to mount an attack on the iPad.

"The alliance around Flash between Google and Adobe is clever for both of them," Hilwa told eWEEK. "For Google it allows it to shape a message of openness and inclusivity that helps it position Android as something other than just a follower.

"For Adobe, the strategy is to be the cross-platform development environment for as many platforms as possible, including crossing between PCs and mobile devices. Developers and content purveyors have a real need to bring out their stuff on as many devices in the market as possible and cannot always address each one with a unique development effort."

IMS Research believes iPad will command 51 percent of the tablet market in 2010, with Google grabbing a 24 percent plot. The Android-based Archos 5 Internet Tablet is a strong seller in Europe. Dell's Android 2.0-based Mini 5 tablet is expected in the United States this year.

Adobe's Hu told Zedomax's Lee that he expects several Android models will hit the market this year, eager to grab some of the tablet pie the iPad is enjoying.

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Gobi™ - Global Mobile Internet Technology Tweet

The World is Your Hotspot™

Of all the things that your notebook computer does, connecting to the Internet – simply and reliably – is among the most important. Gobi™ is the first embedded mobile wireless solution designed to put an end to connectivity limitations. With Gobi, the notebook computer becomes the unifying agent between the different high speed wireless networking technologies deployed around the world and that means freedom from having to locate hotspots, more choice in carrier networks, and, ultimately, freedom to Gobi where you want without fear of losing connectivity – your lifeline to your world.

Would you like your notebook to provide a choice of wireless network carriers and global connectivity possibilities? No matter where you travel?

Notebooks featuring the multi-mode Gobi solution can take advantage of the high-speed mobile Internet services offered by leading network operators in virtually all parts of the world, as well as GPS. The Gobi solution is meeting the demand from leading notebook manufacturers for worldwide connectivity capabilities beyond Wi-Fi and is being certified to operate on 3G networks worldwide. What does this mean for you? With your Gobi notebook you'll have mobile Internet access wherever you can make a mobile phone call. Regardless of where you go, you'll have global connectivity – even international travel is no longer a problem with Gobi. Searching for Wi-Fi hotspots will be a thing of the past when you have Gobi built in to your notebook. And, Gobi enables popular location-based services delivered via GPS, such as driving directions, asset tracking, anti-theft, and enhanced commerce when you're on the road.

Benefits

* Removes complex technology decision process – end users can use their favorite carrier to connect wherever life takes them
* Provides global connectivity for the end user
* Simplifies notebook supply chain logistics with a single global SKU that supports many different geographies, technologies, and carriers
* Optimizes battery, radio, and throughput performance

Technical Features

* Integrated GPS functionality that allows deployment of location-based services while concurrently operating with other data modes
* Integrated mobile reception diversity for much improved performance and better, faster connections
* Integrated power management system
* Major RF bands and GPS functionality all on one chipset

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Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 Tweet

The Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 is an IEEE 802.16e and 802.11a/b/g/n wireless multi–band network adapter that delivers up to 20 Mbps+ downlink, up to 6 MbpsΔ uplink performance over WiMAX, and up to 300 Mbps Tx/Rx¹ over Wi–Fi. This integrated module, embedded in Intel® technology notebooks and netbooks, provides flexible and convenient connectivity to both WiMAX and Wi–Fi networks.
Product information

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Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N + WiMAX 6250 product brief

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Intel® Centrino® processor technology Intel® Atom™ processor

Broadly validated across numerous Intel® processor technologies from Intel® Centrino® processor technologies to Intel® Atom™ processors

Features and benefits
WiMAX – Broadband Internet on the go
IEEE 802.16e–2005 Wave 2 compliant. Mobile WiMAX release 1 Wave 2 system profile ready Broadband connectivity for rich Internet experience while on the go with open standards-based WiMAX networks
Over–the–air provisioning, management, and upgrade support Activate and stay connected on broadband with minimal effort
Secure broadband connectivity Peace of mind with secure access to critical information and applications when you need it
USB power optimization Stay connected longer
Quality of service and Optimized handover support Enjoy better voice quality while on the move
Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiMAX Connection Utility4 Scan for and securely connect to available WiMAX networks
Wi-Fi performance
Up to 5x bandwidth increase¹

Up to 300 Mbps bandwidth compared to 54 Mbps 802.11a/b/g solutions

Minimizes the time needed to transfer large files and enables applications such as high definition (HD) video streaming, Voice over IP (VoIP), and multi–player gaming
Up to 2x greater range¹

MIMO, diversity, and support for up to two antennas enable better wireless reception at the same distance when compared to 802.11a/b/g solutions

Reduces the number of "dead zones", network re–connects, and dropped data packets; dramatically improving connectivity throughout the home and enabling more consistent coverage in the enterprise
Industry-leading power consumption² Reduced WLAN power consumption results in potentially longer platform battery life for greater utility, enjoyment, and convenience
Wireless support for Intel® Active Management Technology³ Provides IT managers the capability to remotely discover, heal, and protect wireless notebooks regardless of the functional state of the operating system which can result in reduced on–site support costs
Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software4 v.13.0 Simplifies client deployments and allows remote management of wireless settings and profiles by IT managers
Advanced security via 802.11iΦ Ensures enterprise wireless networks are protected from unauthorized access via stronger authentication and encryption mechanisms
PCI, CISP Retail (credit card processing)
FIPS5, FISMA Government standards: Federal Information Processing Standard and Federal Information Security Management Act
Interoperability
IEEE standards based 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN adapter

Wi–Fi CERTIFIED* to IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n standards

Ensures maximum interoperability with other IEEE–based wireless access points and wireless network adapters
Support for Cisco Compatible Extensions* v4 Helps prevent delays in VoIP calls when roaming between access points; enables improved network diagnostics
Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology Selection of access points with the Connect with Intel® Centrino® processor technology label ensures that both the access point and the Intel® Centrino® Advanced–N 6200 + WiMAX 6250 equipped laptop have passed numerous interoperability tests

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Clearwire Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript Tweet

Clearwire (CLWR)

Q1 2010 Earnings Call

May 05, 2010 4:30 pm ET

Executives

John Saw - Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President

G. Sievert - Chief Commercial Officer

Erik Prusch - Chief Financial Officer

William Morrow - Chief Executive Officer and Director

Paul Blalock - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations

Analysts

Sid Parakh - McAdams Wright Ragen, Inc.

Jonathan Atkin - RBC Capital Markets Corporation

John Hodulik - UBS Investment Bank

Michael McCormack - JP Morgan Chase & Co

Simon Flannery - Morgan Stanley

Phil Cusick - Macquarie Research

Michael Rollins - Citigroup Inc

Presentation

Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the First Quarter 2010 Clearwire Corporation Earnings Conference Call. My name is Janeta, and I will be your operator for today. [Operator Instructions] I will now like to turn the conference over to your host for today, Mr. Paul Blalock, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please proceed.

Paul Blalock

Thank you, Janeta. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and I'd like to welcome you to our first quarter 2010 Financial Results Conference Call. With me today are Bill Morrow, our Chief Executive Officer; Erik Prusch, our Chief Financial Officer, who will discuss Clearwire's first quarter results. As a reminder to all listeners, today's call is being webcast live on the Clearwire Investor Relations website and will be archived on that site and available for replay shortly after we conclude. Hopefully, you've all had an opportunity to read the earnings press release we issued a few moments ago, which provides detailed financial information on Clearwire's first quarter results.

Today's call may contain forward-looking statements reflecting management's beliefs and assumptions concerning future events and trends in or expectations regarding financial results. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, our future financial and operating performance and financial condition, including projections and targets for 2010 and subsequent periods, subscriber growth, network development and market launch plans as well as strategic plans and objectives and the need for additional financing. These forward-looking statements are all based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Listeners are cautioned not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements as they are not a guarantee of future performance. Please refer to our press release and our filings with the SEC for more information concerning risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The company assumes no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

I will now turn the call over to Bill Morrow.

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Quake 3 on Moorestown Intel Atom Z-series phone Tweet

Demo showing Quake 3 on Moorestown Intel Atom Z-series phone at 100fps.

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Is Motorola Building A Phone OS For China? Tweet

As we reported this morning, Motorola apparently just bought Azingo, a little known startup which makes a mobile operating system.

Motorola, which had been quite troubled lately, basically bet its fortunes on the Android operating system, and its Android phones have been selling like hotcakes lately.

So why buy a startup that makes mobile operating systems?

Maybe this is a small acqui-hire for Motorola to get smart developers to work on unrelated software.

Maybe Motorola is working on its own OS, but this seems incredibly unlikely to us: mobile operating systems is a platform game, an incredibly brutal one where even savvy giants like Microsoft and Nokia are fumbling. Motorola knows it doesn't have the resources or the skills to do this. It should stick to what it knows: make sleek hardware and market it to teenage males, and let a partner handle the software.

But we think there's another, more likely, possibility.

Motorola does a lot of business in China, and wants to do a lot more. And as we know, Google isn't exactly on the best terms with the Chinese government right now, or for the foreseeable future. This is a problem for Motorola. It's resorted to awkward workarounds like taking Google search out of its Android phones in China and building its own Chinese app store.

If Motorola wants to go strong on China, it can't rely on Google. The next logical step is to build its own OS for the phones it sells in China, and keep selling Android handsets elsewhere.

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graphics demo on intel Moorestown powered mobile phone

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Nokia to launch new smartphones Tweet

Nokia will launch new smartphones to help close the gap with competitors that have overtaken the world's top mobile phone maker in the market for high-end devices, its chief executive said.

While Nokia still is a global leader in smartphones, it's struggling to compete in the expensive segment with rivals such as Apple's iPhone and Research In Motion's BlackBerry.

Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo conceded that the Finland-based company had "plenty of work to do," as the company's share price continued a two-week slide.
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Nokia's CEO is promising more smartphones like the N8 to better compete with the iPhone and Blackberry.

Nokia's CEO is promising more smartphones like the N8 to better compete with the iPhone and Blackberry.

"This year, Nokia is planning to introduce a new generation of devices that is expected to help close the gap with the competition in high-end smart phones," he said.

The Nokia chief was speaking amid Finnish media speculation that he would be forced to step down as the company was seen as losing out against chief rivals.

Board chairman Jorma Ollila agreed the past year had been "unsatisfactory", but told the annual general meeting of shareholders (AGM) that "the board supports the company's management," in its business strategy.

Nokia shares plummeted last month after it reported weaker than expected earnings, cut its outlook and said new, high-end phones would ship later than hoped.

Kallasvuo also admitted the Symbian operating system used in most of Nokia's phones had not managed to keep up with those of rivals, but said the company was "fixing this factor as we speak", and added its aim was to become the "image leader" for high-end smartphones.

Kallasvuo said that 83 million customers worldwide were registered as active users of Nokia's mobile services but admitted that it also has to improve in this sector.

"We are working hard to reclaim leadership in high-end smartphones and mobile computers," he said. "It is critical that we improve the customer experience with the usability of both our devices and our services."

Kallasvuo described the new models as a "new generation" of devices, but gave scant details.

"Our approach has been to concentrate on fewer, competitive products that bring the features of Symbian-based smart phones to more and more people around the world," he said. "And we are well on our way to doing that."

Kallasvuo said that 2009 was the 12th consecutive year that Nokia was the No.1 mobile phone maker, when it sold 432 million handsets globally — more than its top three rivals combined.

Nokia, based in Espoo near Helsinki, employs around 126,000 people worldwide.

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Nokia Sues Apple Over Technology Used in IPhone, IPad Tweet

Nokia Oyj, the world’s biggest maker of mobile phones, filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc. in its latest salvo over the iPhone and iPad.

The lawsuit, the fifth patent complaint between the two companies in the past year over smartphone technology, broadens the fight to include Apple’s iPad touch-screen computer tablet. Nokia’s filing today in federal court in Madison, Wisconsin, helped push Apple shares down as much as 8.5 percent in New York trading, their steepest drop since October 2008.

In the three years since the iPhone was introduced, Apple has seized Nokia’s position as the company that defines the high-end smartphone market. Nokia, which took mobile phones to the Internet more than 10 years ago with its keyboard-based Communicator, was slow to move to the touch screens featured on the bestselling iPhone and on the iPad, introduced this year.

“Nokia has been the leading developer of many key technologies in mobile devices,” said Paul Melin, general manager of patent licensing at Nokia. “We have taken this step to protect the results of our pioneering development and to put an end to continued unlawful use of Nokia’s innovation.”

The legal battle began in October, when Espoo, Finland- based Nokia filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of infringing 10 patents. It demanded royalties on the more than 51 million iPhones sold since Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, 55, introduced the device in 2007.

‘Nokia is Serious’

The five patents in the newest complaint relate to enhanced speech and data transmission, and antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, Nokia said in a statement. The patents aren’t the same ones at issue in cases in a federal court in Delaware, and before the U.S. International Trade Commission, according to Laurie Armstrong, a Nokia spokeswoman.

“This suit shows Nokia is serious,” said Tero Kuittinen, an analyst at Greenwich, Connecticut-based MKM Partners who advises investors to sell Nokia shares. “Even in the last suit, they brought out everything but the kitchen sink, covering user interface, power consumption, speaker, camera. This is one of the broadest clusters of patent litigation in the sector over the past 10 years.”

Nokia is believed to be planning a range of “jumbo smartphones and tablets,” which could compete with the iPad, he said.

Patent Battles

The complaint today seeks an unspecified amount of cash compensation and an order that would halt Apple’s use of Nokia inventions.

Steve Dowling, a spokesman for Cupertino, California-based Apple, would only refer to the company’s court filings in Delaware when asked for comment today.

In a December filing, the company described Nokia as being “focused on traditional mobile wireless handsets with conventional user interfaces,” while Apple, is “long a leader in computer technology” that “foresaw the importance of converged user-friendly mobile devices.”

“Patent battles will grow in the mobile industry as we continue to see players coming from the PC and Internet worlds,” said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst with research firm Gartner Inc. Hewlett-Packard Co. cited Palm Inc.’s 1,500 patents as key assets when it announced plans to acquire the mobile- device company last month, she noted.

Apple was down $10.06, or 4.1 percent, to $236.19 at 2:16 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq Stock Market trading after falling to as low as $225.21. Nokia’s American depositary receipts, each representing one ordinary share, fell 2 cents to $10.77 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.

Apple has risen about 83 percent in the past year, while Nokia’s ADRs have dropped 26 percent.

Symbian System

Nokia, which last month posted lower-than-estimated profit on competition from the iPhone, is still working on a touch- optimized version of the Symbian operating system that is supposed to make its phones as easy to use as Apple’s.

“Apple’s wireless communication devices take advantage of the decades of continued investments by Nokia to advance cellular communications and to distinguish Nokia’s handsets from those offered by its competitors,” Nokia said in the complaint.

In court filings in December and February, Apple claimed Nokia was trying to strong-arm Apple into surrendering access to proprietary technology that differentiates the iPhone from other smartphones. Apple said it doesn’t want to license its iPhone- related patents to competitors.

ITC Cases

Apple also accused Nokia of purposefully withholding information on patent holdings while helping to establish an industry standard and then demanding unreasonable royalties on those standards for Wi-Fi and wireless transmissions, among other technologies. The allegations are part of a dispute in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, with the earliest trial scheduled for 2012.

Each company has filed complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington in cases that could result in a ban on imports of the other company’s phones. Apple’s ITC complaint against Nokia is scheduled to be heard beginning in October, while proceedings on Nokia’s complaint are scheduled for January, according to the agency’s website.

Mark Durrant, a Nokia spokesman, said the company expects the lawsuit filed today in Wisconsin to be resolved in 12 to 18 months.

Madison Court

The Madison court is known for holding patent trials more quickly than in other courts. It takes, on average, about 12 months for a patent case to go trial in Madison, compared with a nationwide average of 26.6 months, said Greg Upchurch, director of research for St. Louis-based LegalMetric Inc., which compiles litigation data for law firms and companies.

The patents in the Delaware case are considered essential to follow industry standards, so Nokia is required to license them on fair terms as it does to more than 40 companies, Durrant said in an interview. The patents in the Wisconsin case aren’t essential to any standard, so Nokia can refuse to license them and just ask a judge to block use by Apple, he said.

The case is Nokia Corp. v. Apple Inc., 10cv249, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (Madison).

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Nokia's mobile phone of the future (2) Tweet

Another concept animation of how Nokia phones could develop in the future, this time showing off a cool touchscreen user interface.

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Android Multi-Touch Tablet Prototype Hands-on Video Review! Part 2 Tweet

Here's a quick and dirty hands-on video review of the Android multi-touch tablet prototype (Android ipad). Yes, it does Adobe flash and air well.

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Motorola buys own mobile Linux firm Tweet

Cracks in the Android?

Motorola has bought a mobile Linux company, according to an industry source, potentially busting its monogamous relationship with Google's Android and undercutting a mobile Linux effort that Motorola helped found.

The handset manufacturer and Google Android partner has purchased Azingo, maker of a Linux operating system for smartphones that gives you touch-based screen input, features a WebKit-based browser, works with Adobe Systems' Flash, and comes with an SDK.

Azingo is a privately held firm based in India, with offices in Silicon Valley and South Korea. It's understood the company's full team of several hundred engineers have transferred to Motorola along with its management.

News of the purchase leaked after an Azingo engineer updated his LinkedIn profile (below). This was picked up here, and an industry source has confirmed with The Reg Thursday morning that the deal had gone through.
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The acquisition apparently closed in April. A Motorola spokesperson declined to comment, saying the company does not comment on rumor and speculation. Significantly, she added that Motorola "remains focused on Android."

One industry source described the Azingo team as "hardcore mobile Linux developers" capable of building and supporting any Linux on a phone.

The deal will potentially help Motorola staff up on Linux expertise and follows similar acquisitions of Wind River, MontaVista, and Palm by Intel, Cavium Network, and Hewlett-Packard respectively.

Owning Azingo should give Motorola more options in working with Linux on mobile as it now has more skills on-board plus its own mobile Linux operating system.

That means Motorola can reduce its dependency on Google. Motorola is the largest maker of Android phones in the US thanks to its heavily promoted Droid. But according to one report, the company was "particularly miffed" by Google's decision to compete against the Droid with its own Android offering - the Nexus One - sold from the company's own site, after Motorola and carrier Verizon spent $100m to promote their Droid.

Last month, Google quietly shelved plans for a version of Nexus One on Verizon's network - the largest mobile network in the US - apparently responding to pressure from Verizon.

Motorola's Azingo deal also bodes ill for the LiMO Foundation, whose members include Vodafone, Samsung, Panasonic, and Verizon. Azingo is listed as a core LiMO member, but in 2009, Motorola walked off the board of the consortium that it helped found in 2007 and downgraded its membership, saying it was going to focus on Android instead of LiMO.

At the time, Motorola said in a statement: "The Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community."

It's difficult to see how or why Motorola will want Azingo engineers to continue participating in LiMO's rival work, Azingo helped build the Vodafone 360 Service for H1 and M1 LiMO handsets from Samsung last year.

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Did Motorola Buy a Mobile Operating System? Tweet

Motorola is finding success with its Google Android-powered Droid, but the handset maker’s co-CEO has previously indicated that he wants Motorola to have its own mobile operating system and supporting ecosystem. It may have found one, in the form of a Linux-based platform from Azingo. Android and Me notes that LinkedIn now shows an Azingo engineer as being employed by Motorola, potentially indicating that Motorola has purchased Azingo. Such an acquisition would provide Motorola with greater control over software offerings of future handsets, but more importantly, would help the company differentiate itself from competitors.

With such differentiation however, comes the challenge of creating a thriving ecosystem. By using Android for smartphones, Motorola currently enjoys the benefits of the Android developer community and the Android Market. If Motorola were to strike out on its own with a brand-new OS, however, it would lose those important benefits. And Motorola co-CEO, Sanjay Jha, clearly recognizes this, noting on the company first-quarter earnings call:

“I’ve always felt that owning your OS is important, provided you have an ecosystem, you have all the services and you have an ability and the scale to execute on keeping that OS at the leading edge. And I continue to believe that at some point, if we have all of those attributes, that owning our own OS will be a very important thing.”

Azingo’s mobile platform, which debuted in February of this year, is based on web standards for use on touchscreen devices and uses web runtimes for widgets. So if Motorola has indeed purchased the company, it could find itself able to quickly attract programmers that use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to develop mobile software for the Azingo platform. Such an approach is a growing trend in the mobile space — Palm does it with webOS and the Symbian Foundation recently adopted the same web standards usage for mobile app development.

An early look at Azingo’s mobile platform from the 2009 Mobile World Congress shows a fairly robust set of widgets, a WebKit browser, extensive application suites and even support for Flash Lite. Essentially, Azingo Mobile 2.0 is a full smartphone platform on its own, even without third-party software. There’s also specific mention of an App Store for Azingo apps, so if Motorola did purchase the company, it may have acquired not just a new mobile operating system, but the foundation of a supporting ecosystem as well.

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Azingo at a Glance Tweet

Azingo provides next-generation mobile phone software that delivers Internet-enabled user experiences to entertain, inform and enrich the lives of individuals worldwide.

Azingo uniquely offers a one-stop solution for commercializing new mobile phone products that significantly reduce development costs and shorten delivery schedules for silicon vendors, handset manufacturers, and operators.

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Retro Sci-Fi Trek Communciator Gadget Case- Fits iPhone iTouch Eris Hero and More Tweet

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A throw back to old school sci-fi with this retro Trek communicator. My own personal design and adaptation of the classic Trek communicator

A great way to keep scratches and marks off your electronics igadgets and cell phones. A full color image is printed on front and back and bonded to materials creating a matte finish exterior, black scratch free felt inside. Hand washable with cold water and mild soap.

Each Case is Uniquely hand cut, assembled and created by me and then machine stitched.

Measures:

3.25 width x 5.15 length (8.3 cm x 12.7 cm)
(pictures shown with Apple iPhone G3)

Will Fit:
iPhone, 3G, 3Gs
iTouch 1st gen, 2nd gen, 3rd gen
iPod Classic
Zune HD
Palm Pre, Env2
Nokia 5235,5800,5230
Eris Droid HTC or Hero HTC
Various other similar sized electronics and phones

Don't know what iPod you have? Check your model here
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353

Comes carded and sealed in plastic.

Sherry :)

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Many thanks to www.iPhoneSavior.com for being the first to feature our Star Trek Communicator iPhone case.

From my very first felt communicator to my latest incarnation! Check out iPhoneSavior.com!

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Introducing the Dell Aero Smartphone Tweet

The lightest Android™ smartphone ever coming soon to the nation's fastest 3G network!

* Share your life in a snap. Pictures from the 5 MP camera can be quickly and easily uploaded to Flickr®, Facebook®, Picasa™, YouTube and TwitPic.

* Watch media come to life on the 3.5" nHD display

* Stay connected with social networking apps fully integrated into your phonebook and synched to your calendar!

* Enjoy PC-like web browsing experience with Flash Lite® support for streaming audio and video content

* Connect to 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots

* Navigate using the onboard GPS system while talking hands-free

* Google Mobile Services supported on Aero.

Android™ market place
YouTube™
Google Maps™
Google Talk™
Gmail™
Google™ search

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Women blame BlackBerrys and iPhones for poor sex life Tweet

Modern gadgets such as the Blackberry and iPhone are ruining women's sex lives because their husbands are too distracted in the bedroom.

More than a quarter of women (28 per cent) claim that email and internet are disrupting their love lives, with hand-held devices particularly to blame.

Other factors which prevent couples enjoying intimacy include long working hours (cited by 55 per cent of women), tiredness (83 per cent) and being too busy (74 per cent).

The research by pharmaceutical firm Bayer also shows that many women are missing their sexual peak by a decade.

More than one in two feel sexiest during their 30s, yet two in three have the most sex in their 20s.

One in ten women say their fear of pregnancy inhibits them in the bedroom, with one in five women admitting they shun contraception.

The survey found that on average British women have sex 1.4 times a week, but six in ten women aged between 25 and 34 would like a more active sex life.

Fifty-one per cent of women believe they reach their sexual peak in their 30s, but 66 per cent say they had their most sex during their 20s.

Two in three women (65 per cent) say their partners do not make enough effort in the bedroom, however, one in three women never initiate sex and always let their partner make the first move.

Four in ten women say it only takes a compliment to put them in the mood for sex, while one in three saying having more time to themselves would boost their sex life.

Perhaps disappointingly, more than a third of women say they have not felt sexy for at least a month and 14 per cent claim they have never felt sexy.

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Nokia E5 hands-on video Tweet

Nokia E5 hands-on video

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Android running on the iPhone 3G! Tweet

Multitouch and wifi works. Sound is coming.

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Nokia Booket 3G - Unboxing Video Tweet

Nokia Booket 3G - Unboxing Video

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Nokia Sues Apple in Wisconsin for Infringement of Nokia Patents Tweet

ESPOO, Finland -- Nokia ( NOK) announced that it has filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents.

The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices. These patented innovations are important to Nokia's success as they allow improved product performance and design.

"Nokia has been the leading developer of many key technologies in mobile devices" said Paul Melin, General Manager, Patent Licensing at Nokia. "We have taken this step to protect the results of our pioneering development and to put an end to continued unlawful use of Nokia's innovation."

During the last two decades, Nokia has invested approximately EUR 40 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios, with over 11,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of handheld device and mobile communications technologies, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent portfolio.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

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ST-Ericsson U8500: PlayStation controller, PlayStation grap Tweet

ST-Ericsson's U8500 chipset shown powering through a 3D game with a PlayStation controller.

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Nokia's Ovi Life Tools Launched in China Tweet

Affordable Mobile Solution Launched to Help Connect Rural Consumers.

BEIJING, China -- Nokia ( NOK) announced the launch of Ovi Life Tools (Nokia Ovi Sheng Huo Tong) in China. Designed for the emerging markets, Ovi Life Tools offers a wide range of information services covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment. The service addresses the needs of rural consumers with the vision to provide livelihood and life-impacting benefits to improve their economic prosperity and quality of life. At launch, two affordable and easy-to-use mobile phones, the Nokia 1616 and the Nokia 1800, will support the new service.

"While China's urbanization is growing rapidly, we believe there is a compelling need to provide mobile solutions in emerging markets bringing affordable, quality, and locally relevant information direct to the consumer," said Chris Leong, Senior Vice President, Greater China, Korea & Japan.

"As an innovative rural mobile solution addressing the information gaps of rural people in China, Ovi Life Tools was designed from the ground up through extensive research. It is a result of close cooperation between partners and we are sure it will continue to develop over time helping to enhance the lives of consumers," said Ms Leong.

According to Sun Xiaoming, Deputy Director of China Rural Technology Development Center of China's Ministry of Science and Technology, "Currently there are almost 732 million rural residents in China: which is roughly 55 percent of the total population. The Chinese Government has consistently placed rural issues as a top priority, and this includes the development, access and dissemination of information to people in rural areas. Fast and effective communication coupled with locally relevant information will help promote economic growth and productivity.

"Nokia's Ovi Life Tools is an example of how a private company can provide innovative solutions which are relevant, affordable and beneficial to the larger population, and this effectively complements the Government's effort to bridge the technology and information gap currently faced," Ms Sun said.

"Mobile phones are widely used by people in rural areas; for many, it is their primary source of information. I would like to congratulate Nokia for developing a unique and innovative service that has tremendous potential to improve lives and the livelihood of farmers and sub-urban consumers," added Ms Sun.

Nokia has been working with a number of partners in building Ovi Life Tools in order to develop a healthy ecosystem for all stakeholders in the value chain including mobile operators, content providers and service providers.

Mr Li Yong, Chairman of Beijing Nongxintong Technology, the content provider for the agriculture service, said, "For many years we have been searching for ways to provide agriculture information that allows rural people to acquire personalized content on their mobile phones. The solution that Nokia brings allows us to do this today."

Nokia's Ovi Life Tools in China

Ovi Life Tools will be available across China on the Nokia 1616 and the Nokia 1800, and will be available on more devices in the future. The SMS- based service will be in simplified Chinese, and features four categories: healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment.

Nokia is launching Ovi Life Tools with six major partners - 39.net, Beijing Nongxintong Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing Etiantian Net Educational Technology Co. Ltd (Beijing Sizhong Ltd.), British Council, Kongzhong Corporation and Sina.com.

The service is available to consumers via subscription or on demand. Consumers can activate the service from an icon on the menu of the device and can choose any one of four selected services* to enjoy a 2-week free trial use. Beside the free service, users can also subscribe to the other premium content offered in the menu.

Healthcare services:

The healthcare service features information on topics including Respiratory, Hepatitis B, Female Illnesses and Male Illnesses. It also includes Pregnancy Care which provides daily content that parallels the weekly development stages of pregnancy (e.g. fetal development), and Infant Care, which provides advice and tips to support child development for the first seven years. The subscription cost for each of the healthcare services is RMB 5 per month and RMB 1 for each on-demand request. The content will be aggregated and brought to Ovi Life Tools by 39.net.

Agriculture services:

Agriculture service is a package covering Agriculture News, Market Prices, and Agriculture Weather. The service provides daily market prices of more than 800 markets spanning across city and county levels. With over 100 commodities in the database, consumers will be shown a list of popular commodities in their county where they can select up to three for their daily use. The subscription cost for the agriculture service is RMB 8 per month and RMB 1 for each on-demand request. Nokia is working with Beijing Nongxintong Technology to provide the agriculture content.

Education services:

The education service features Learn English, General Knowledge and Exam Tips. These services will be made available in the third quarter of 2010. This service is only available by subscription, costing RMB 5 per month each. The content will be aggregated and brought to Ovi Life Tools by Beijing Etiantian Net Educational Technology and the British Council.

Entertainment services:

The entertainment service includes Weather, Jokes and Straw Draw, with more content to be added in the future. The subscription cost is RMB 5 per month and RMB 1 per on-demand request. The content is provided by Kongzhong Corporation and Sina.com.

More information about Nokia's Ovi Life Tools in China can be found at http://www.nokia.com.cn/olt

Nokia's Ovi Life Tools launches in China with the Nokia 1800 and Nokia 1616 With affordability and ease of use as the cornerstones to solutions designed for entry markets, the Nokia 1800 and the Nokia 1616 will bring Ovi Life Tools to China, as well as all the favourite features that consumers around the world have come to expect from Nokia mobile phones.

The Nokia 1800 features a large color display, exchangeable color covers, FM radio, a flashlight, a calendar with reminders, MP3-grade ringtones, and an integrated hands-free speaker.

The Nokia 1616 comes with a long-lasting anti-dust keypad, FM radio, a flashlight, and a display that makes viewing information on the small screen easier.

The Nokia 1800 and Nokia 1616 with Ovi Life Tools will be available mid-May. The estimated retail price is around RMB 250-300.

* The selected four services are: Agriculture, Female Illnesses and Male Illnesses out of Healthcare category, and Weather from Entertainment category.

About Nokia

At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (http://www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

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