Investing is Easy with Stockbroker Services Tweet

Everyday there are many deals in selling or buying stock. However, equity trading was only done a certain place like the center of the stock market is a meeting place between the seller and purchaser of shares from various companies. Shares of investment is one that interests many people, which means that by buying the shares you have purchased the ownership of a company. By buying a few shares of certain companies provide opportunities for you to profit from the company's business, and the distribution of the benefits you get in accordance with the number of shares you have.

What is the minimum number of transactions in buying stocks? Some companies require you to buy stock at a certain minimum amount, and each company has different rules. Playing the stock it's not easy, where you have to understand all things related to stock trading. Huge profits of course you can accomplish if you are able to analyze every movement of the stock of interest by market participants.

For those of you who want to become an equity investor but do not have the time or ability to analyze in detail about the stock market, you can use the services of a stockbroker and they will help you to buy and sell stocks that provide profit potential for you. Service stockbroker will give you suggestions for buying and selling shares to meet your investment needs, by offering the right solutions such as ISAs and SIPPs, bond trading, CFD and spread betting.

Investing in shares also have the risk of loss as well as other businesses. Your existing shares can decrease or increase it depending on many factors but by using stock broking services Plus markets professional course would minimize the risk that might happen, and they will give you solutions in the investment decision process in making purchase and sale of shares, by providing data from the research and analysis that occurred in the market share.

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DELL STREAK TABLET ENTICES PEOPLE TO WATCH, SURF, CONNECT, LISTEN, AND PLAY ON 5” OF POWER AND PORTABILITY Tweet

· Streak to launch early June in the UK exclusively on O2
· Available at O2 stores, O2.co.uk, The Carphone Warehouse and later next month at Dell.co.uk
· U.S. availability to arrive later this summer

BRACKNELL, UK – Dell released plans for Streak, a 5-inch Android™-based Tablet designed to provide people the best “on-the-go” entertainment, social connection, and navigation experience. Early this June the Dell Streak will be available across the UK at O2 stores, O2.co.uk, The Carphone Warehouse, and later in the month at Dell.co.uk. Pricing and data plans for the UK will be announced by O2 ahead of availability. Later this summer, Dell plans to make Streak available in the U.S.
The Dell Streak is a compact and powerful companion for people who want to expand their ability to access their digital lives on the go, and realize tomorrow’s technology today. The spacious 5-inch screen is ideal for experiencing thousands of Android Market™ widgets, games and applications, all without squinting or compromising portability. Built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and available 3G connectivity brings easy access for downloading and listening to music, updating social networking status in real-time, and staying connected to friends and family through e-mail, text, IM, and voice calls.
On-the-go students, mobile professionals, and active families will find Streak’s web-browsing capabilities as natural as a laptop. The 5-inch screen is large enough to present Web pages in their natural form, create a comfortable viewing experience, and make turn-by-turn navigation simple and safe. The Dell Streak leverages Qualcomm’s Snapdragon™ solution with integrated 1GHz processor to combine basic functionality, performance, and benefits of a laptop in a pocket friendly size.
“The Dell Streak hits the sweet spot between traditional smartphones and larger-screen tablets,” said Ron Garriques, president, Dell Communication Solutions Group. “Its unique size provides people new ways to enjoy, connect, and navigate their lives.”
The Dell Streak was designed with the future in mind and will support over-the-air updates including platform upgrades, Adobe Flash 10.1 on Android™ 2.2 later this year, video chat applications and other software innovations.
Dell is a member of the Open Handset Alliance™ (OHA), a group of technology and mobile companies working together to accelerate innovation in mobility. Together, the OHA created Android, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform to provide people a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience.
Key Features:
Integrated Google Maps™ with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views
· A full screen browsing experience with a 5-inch capacitive multi-touch WVGA display
· Easily integrated social media apps: Twitter™, Facebook, YouTube
· High resolution 5 MP camera, VGA front facing camera, removable battery, built-in Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity options
· 2GB* of internal dedicated storage provides plenty of space to access and download Google Android Market’s many options
· Packaged with cushions made from 100 percent sustainable, compostable bamboo
Specifications:
Android platform complete with Android Market and Dell user interface enhancements
ARM-based Processor: Qualcomm’s powerful and efficient Snapdragon chipset and software platform with integrated 1GHz processor
3G + WiFi + Bluetooth
UMTS / GPRS / EDGE class 12 GSM radio with link speeds of up to HSDPA 7.2 Mbps* / HSDPA
5 MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash. Easy point, shoot, and uploads to YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and more
User accessible Micro SD expandable memory available up to 32 GB*. Store up to 42 movies* or 32,000 photos*, or 16,000 songs* with 32GB* Micro SD
Follow conversations in the blogosphere: #DellStreak

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XT502 Tweet

XT502
Handheld, Phone

XT502 is a smartphone supports GSM Qual band ( 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ), GPRS, EGPRS, WCDMA UMTS band I, II, V ( 2100 / 1900 / 850 ) and HSDPA technology with Android platform. Key features include WiFi 802.11b/g, USB 2.0, Bluetooth technology 2.0 + EDR and GPS / AGPS

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Android Application Error Reports Tweet

The upcoming release of Android will include a new bug reporting feature for Market apps. Developers will receive crash and freeze reports from their users. The reports will be available when they log into their Android Market publisher account. No more blind debugging!

When an app freezes or stops responding, the user can send a bug report to the developer with a click of a button, right from their phone. The new button appears in the application error dialog; if the user chooses to click it, the Google Feedback client running on the device will analyze the offending app and compose a report with information needed to diagnose it. The system is set up with user privacy in mind — the app developer will not receive information which could identify the user in any way. The user can also preview all information that will be sent.

If users choose to do so, they may also send additional system information like device logs. Because there is a chance these may contain private information, they will not be passed on to the developer; they will be used by Google to track down bugs in the Android system itself.

On the receiving end, developers will get tools to diagnose, triage and fix bugs in their apps. A popular app can generate hundreds of thousands of reports. Google Feedback aggregates them into "bugs" - individual programming errors. Bugs are displayed to developers sorted by severity, measured as the rate at which reports for the bug are flowing in.

Clicking on a bug will display information such as stack traces, statistics about which type of hardware the bug occurred on and what versions of the app the user was running. In case of freezes, stack traces for all threads in the app will be displayed. This data should give developers a good idea how well their apps are faring in the wild.

Google is constantly working on improving and extending the feedback feature to provide developers with tools to improve the quality of their apps. The benefits should be felt by both developers and their users.

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Via Says $100 Android Tablets Will Challenge the IPad This Year Tweet

Via Technologies Inc., the Taiwanese computer-processor company, expects $100 tablet devices containing its chips to reach the U.S. in the second half of 2010, offering a cheaper alternative to the iPad.

About five different models, ranging in price from $100 to $150, will be available, Richard Brown, vice president of marketing at Via, said in an interview. The new computers, made by the company’s Chinese customers, will run Google Inc.’s Android operating system.

Via-powered machines are joining the flood of competitors to the iPad, which Apple Inc. introduced last month. Apple sold a million of the devices in their first month on sale, showing that consumers may be ready to accept tablets after years of shunning them. Apple’s iPhone already competes with Android in the market for smartphones, with the Google software running devices from HTC Corp. and Motorola Inc.

“The tablet market has been legitimated by Apple,” Brown said. “Android is bringing a lot of diversity to the market. There are different sizes and different looks and feels.”

The popularity of the iPad, which starts at $499, will spur a sixfold increase in industrywide shipments of tablet computers by 2014, according to research firm IDC. Worldwide shipments will rise to 46 million from 7.6 million this year, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC said last week. It expects a total of 398 million portable personal computers to ship in 2014.

Apple’s iPad runs on chips made with technology from ARM Holdings Plc, a type of processor that dominates in mobile phones that power Android devices and Apple’s iPhone.

Brown said Via is offering an ARM-based semiconductor for the new tablets. The company also holds a license from Intel Corp. to make chips that work on X86 technology, the standard used in most of the world’s personal-computer processors.

“Android is a free, open-source mobile platform,” Google spokeswoman Kasia Chmielinski said in an e-mail. She declined to comment on product announcements.

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Pixel Zombies Live Wallpaper pixel zombies Tweet

Watch the horror of a pixel zombie infection on your phone! Watch as the blue pixels desperately try to defend the helpless green population as the zombie horde grows. This live wallpaper is available for Android 2.1 devices and higher and is now available on the Android Market!

Red Pixels - Zombies
Blue Pixels - Zombie hunters
Green Pixels - Helpless zombie food

Features:

* Customize starting population numbers (total population, blue pixels, zombies) in the live wallpaper settings
* Drop a nuclear bomb to wipe out the population by dropping an icon on your home screen
* View population statistics during each simulation
* View the number of times the zombies took over or the blue zombies stopped them

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Lg Vu Of plus: QWERTY- slider [tachskrinom] for the amateurs of correspondence Tweet

The American operator OF AT&T announced new cell phone from the company lg Of electronics. Model is called lg Vu Of plus, this is the heir lg Vu, who left still in 2008. Lg Vu Of plus is equipped with 3-inch capacitive sensory display with the permission of 240x400 of points and sliding QWERTY- keyboard. Apparatus works under the administration of the [kastomizirovannogo] interface lg with the use Of flash. It supports many services of operator, including AT&T Of mobile TV, AT&T Of navigator and AT&T Of social Of net.

For photography lg Vu Of plus are had 3-[Mp] camera, and to store files is possible on the maps of microSD. Device also works in the honeycomb networks of the third generation, including support HSPA (7,2 Mbit/s). Telephone ensures to 3 hours in the regime of conversation and to 12 days in the standby mode from one recharging of storage battery. Its sizes - 109,4x53,34x15,24 mm, and weight - 111,9 grams. Lg Vu Of plus will be put on the market on June 6 and will cost $149,99 with the contract and the reduction.

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Developers [po] obtained the WP7- communicator lg Of panther: new photos Tweet

Singapore developers obtained the entire two prototypes of the communicator lg Of panther on the basis Windows Of phone 7. they they were intended for creation and testing of software for the new operating system. The portal Of innovative Of singapore placed several photographs of device and described about Ger. besides photo model itself resource it published an example of the photograph, obtained by the built-in camera lg Of panther. According to the journalists, image quality is sufficiently good. By the way, judging by the photo of box, the index of model - GW910.

Let us recall, lg Of panther - this slider with 3,6 or by 3,8- one inch capacitive sensory display, by QWERTY- keyboard and 5-[Mp] by camera. According to the journalists, this prototype appears yet not entirely finished, to the final release it will be finished. Assembling operating system will be also renovated to the more new version and will be obtained, for example, the support of the [desktopnogo] client Of zune. In this case, the apparatus works without the failures, animation is reflected completely smoothed.

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MediaTek cheap 3G chip in volume production Q4 Tweet

Android smart phones this year, low-cost considerably popular in the Chinese market, in order to piece of the pie, mobile phone chip maker MediaTek (2454) is currently stepping up to finish the work in the Android platform.

MediaTek said, Android platform, 3G mobile phone chip has begun sending samples to customers, is expected to volume production in Q4, smart phones is expected to price next year may be down to 100 U.S. dollars less.

3G Founding of China for over a year, 3G effect in the Chinese market is gradually fermentation, due to gradually reduce production costs, this year, including China Unicom, China Telecom and other carriers have launched low-cost smart phone snatching city, and well received by consumers . Only these low-priced smart phones are equipped with the software system is the Google Android operating system, rather than Microsoft originally anticipated market system.

Industry said that this year China's mobile phone market a few subtle changes, in addition to 2G phones start with "difficulty in marketing", the market began to produce a high degree of interest for the smart phone, but because of Google's Android operating system is free, but Microsoft on the phone to install its operating system to charge 15 dollars each, making various smart phone manufacturers have been switching to free Android.

It is understood that the current 3G technology leader in high-pass, first to the end of last year will launch a baseband (BB) and the application processor (AP) integrated chip, and the overall chip prices fell, so the cost of substantially declining in the first half, including ZTE and other firms introduced low-priced smart phones, stand-alone price of about 150 dollars, the price of the second half of this year will be expected to be reduced to around 120 dollars.

According to ABI Research data show that in Q4 last year, smart phone operating system market, Microsoft's Windows market share fell to 7.9%, lower than the same period 1 year before to 12.5% while Apple's iPhone and Google Android platforms, both market share gains even beyond Microsoft.

Seeing the flood of cheap Android smart phone market but the wind shifted from the company Android, the first pressure Po in the smart phone's MediaTek Microsoft platform, now only watched pie Qualcomm pocketed.

Android operating system in order to catch up, MediaTek beginning of this year to focus resources on the Android operating system above, MediaTek said, Android platform, 3G mobile phone chip has begun sending samples to customers, the slowest will be in volume production in Q4, Android platform expected to launch the public board, to the first half of next year, with MediaTek platform for smart phones will be able to keep down the price of 100 U.S. dollars less, the overall smart phone market will grow rapidly.

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Left the renovation of version 1.2 for Nokia Of n900 Tweet

The Finnish company Of nokia declared about the output of the renovation of software for its [smartfona] Of nokia Of n900 on the base of the operating system Of maemo 5. version 1.2 (V10.2010.19-1) it was accessible from the present day in Great Britain, and it will be within a week accessible, also, for the remaining countries. As producer reports, renovation affects a whole series of the improvements, among which occurs the following:

* New games
* [Usovershenstvovannye] communication line possibilities: the client of electronic mail makes it possible to deflect or to accept invitations to the measures directly in the folder “entering”. the Chat room- client Of facebook is also build it the system of the exchange of communication. Client now has a support of [videozvonkov].
* Is possible survey the Web pages in the portrait regime. The cartographic application Of ovi Of maps has new user interface.
* The interface of telephone renewed.

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Mysterious Samsung YP-MB2 Tweet

The organization Of bluetooth SIG certified the device of the company Of samsung having abbreviation YP-MB2. In general, nothing in this of especially surprising there was nothing, if the not the fact that indicated in [profayle] possibilities do not correspond to the classification of the devices of those accepted inside the company. Letters YP designate belonging with a series of the musical devices Of yepp. [MV]2 can mean that the model is successor [MV]1 or [M]1, which was classified by the same Bluetooth SIG as [MR]3-[pleer]. Nevertheless, in [profayle] YP-MB2 it is indicated, that the model is Internet- plane-table (MID). And, furthermore, it is noted, that this product works under control of the operating system Of android, which also testifies in favor the device of of more complex, than simple Of [mR]3-[pleer].

As explanation in “the way” of reductions and determinations it can serve the fact that previously it communicated about the plans of the company Of samsung on the development of multimedia [pleera] of the analogous of iPod Of touch of the company Of apple and Zune HD from Microsoft. Supposedly model can be built on the basis of the platform Of nvidia Of tegra. If, besides the already known presence of the module Of bluetooth of 2.1+EDR with A2DP and the operating system Of android, [pleer] Of samsung will be equipped Wi-Fi, with browser, by the support of the store of applications, and also sensory Of super AMOLED by screen, then completely it is possible to assume the appearance of a very strong competitor for iPod and Zune HD.

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[Skay] link completed “MiG-600” by new 3G- modem Tweet

Operator [Skay] link” let out in the Moscow region new box complete set for the mobile Internet - “MiG-600”, completed by 3G- modem Celot CT-650 of the production of the company Of celot.

Box complete set “MiG-600” is oriented in the Internet- users in Moscow and the Moscow area and contains entire necessary in order rapidly to be connected to the network “[Skay] link” and immediately to begin to use the 3G- Internet. Into complete set enters tariff plan “MiG - 600” with the license fee of 750 rubles with 600 mb. of the switch oned Internet- traffic and new wireless the 3G- modem Of celot CT-650. Within the framework action after connection to the network to the personal account of subscriber is enrolled [bonus] in the amount of 50 rub.

The modem Of celot CT-650 automatically is established on any computer under control of operating system Windows (2000/XP/Vista/7) and Mac OC. Modem can be used both for the transmission of data and for the sending of SMS- communications in the networks CDMA of 1x EVDO of rev.0. 92 x of 35 x of 10,5 mm compose the size of device, and weight - 24 grams.

To acquire the new 3G- modem Of celot CT-650 in the Moscow region is possible both separately and in the composition of box complete set “MiG-600” in the official dealers: “Alto tele-k”, ION, “portal 2.0”, “[Maksimus]”, “[Eldorado]”, “white wind of digital”, and also through the Internet- store “[Skay] link”. Recommended cost of box complete set “MiG-600” - 1990 rubles. Also the 3G- modem Of celot CT-650 was put on the market in 19 regions of presence “[Skay] link”. Recommended cost of modem - 1990 rubles.

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Samsung SCH-F859 - version Of samsung Of wave for CDMA of networks Tweet

Sales GSM/UMTS of [smartfona] Of samsung Of wave already began, while about existence of its version for CDMA of networks there was nothing known. Today the service life Of samsung Of hub reports that this model exists also in the very near future it will be represented. Apparatus with the index Of samsung SCH-F859 is already ready, and by the first it can obtain the subscribers of the Chinese operator Of china Of telecom. will be this [smartfon] proposed on others of market and in other operators - thus far it is unknown.

The only difference between Samsung Of s8500 and Samsung Of f859 will be the radio-module: in the latter it is designed for the work in the networks CDMA and to support the high-speed transmission of data on the standard EVDO Of rev. A. if we do not consider operator logotype, then apparatuses are completely identical in entire rest. Samsung SCH-F859 possesses processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz, 3,3- one inch sensory screen, made on the technology Of super AMOLED and 5-[Mpiks]. By camera, capable of achieving a record with the permission of 720[r].

The date of [reliza] and the cost CDMA of the version Of samsung Of wave thus far is not called.

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MSI will begin sales of [planshetnikov] in Europe and USA in the third quarter Tweet

Company MSI will begin sales of the plane-table computer MSI Of slatebook in Europe and USA together with the local telecommunication of operator in the third quarter of 2010, reports the resource Of digiTimes with the reference to the secretary of company Joseph [Khs] (Joseph Of hsu). In the opinion to Mr. [Khs], the market for plane-table devices, in spite of successful sales Of apple of iPad, until it survives the lift, which must occur in 2011, when will become accessible mass models and services for them.

Company MSI recently published its [rasshiernnye] plans during the present year, in which all existing laptop computers were divided into six categories. In the rule F it will be represented the image solutions, a G- series - [geymerskie] platforms, with classical laptop computers, [netbuki] of the rule Of wind U, the ultrathin X -Slim and plane-table - Slatebook. Furthermore, it was reported about the fact that the assortment of [netbukov] will be reduced and simplified. In the future it will be let out 2-3 models per year, for maintaining the interest in the stamp, more scale production is acknowledged inadvisable, since MSI observes a certain reduction of interest in [netbukam].

Meanwhile, global plans company MSI are very volumetric. At the present moment it enters into tens of most important suppliers of computer technology in 30 countries. Next year, according to communication to Mr. [Khs], the management of corporation expects to fall into the top -10 from all countries of world.

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Steve [Dzhobs] will open the conference Of apple for the developers by 2010 appearances on June 7 Tweet

The company Of apple will open the yearly world conference Of apple for the developers (WWDC) by the appearance of the executive director Of [stiva] Of [dzhobsa]. Its presentation will begin in 10 mornings on Monday June 7 local time. In this year the tickets on WWDC were sold in the record 8 days more than of 5 thousand developers.

The five-day program of conference, which will pass from June 7 to 11, is focused in the assignment to the specialized information for the qualified developers in the section of five technological cycles: “The media of the development of applications”; “The Internet and network”; “Drawing and [Media]”; “The tools of developer”; and also “operating system”. Engineers Apple will conduct more than 100 oriented to the result technical and practical training. Conference WWDC 2010 gives the possibility to the representatives of the association of developers for iPhone, iPad and Mac from the entire world to work on Wednesday adherents and to establish contacts.

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BlackBerry of 9800 Bold Of slider c Of blackBerry OS 6 on video Tweet

We already published a number of the photographs of the slider of the company RIM, which filtered into the network. Now the resource Of theBerryFix published video, which demonstrates this apparatus in the work. Model 9800 is the first slider of company, possesses interface similar to the model Of storm, but in contrast to it has even and sliding QWERTY- keyboard. Remarkable it is also and besides the new apparatus of video it the fact that demonstrates new operating system - sixth generation Of blackBerry OS.

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ComNews Of review: the results of the development of the Russian market for the mobile Internet on the sums 2009 g. Tweet

The company Of comNews Of research prepared its instant analysis, dedicated to the results of the development of the Russian market for the mobile Internet on the sums of 2009. In it in particular it is reported that the dynamics of the development of the Russian market for the services of the mobile Internet justifies the increased interest in it from the side of the operators, which pack into its development of yearly billion rubles. On the sums 2009 g. the incomes of Russian honeycomb operators in this segment of market grew by 63% to 41,6 billion rubles, and total user traffic grew by 138% to 13,9 [Petabayt].

In 2009. the market for the mobile Internet preserved acceleration rates. On the sums of last year honeycomb operators earned on the services of the transmission of data in the mobile networks of approximately 41,6 billion rubles ($1,3 billion), which to 63% is more than analogous index of the previous year (or 31% increase in the dollar equivalent).

By basic trend on the Russian market for the mobile Internet in 2009. was construction the operators “of Big Three” of networks 3G, limited on the time by the conditions of licenses, given out in 2007. In some cities networks 3G are often built to two-three base stations. However, in spite of this, and also to the relatively low level of the penetration of the cell phones, which support standard UMTS (of about 17%), on the sums 2009 g. Internet- traffic in the networks of the honeycomb connection of Russia grew by 138% in comparison with the analogous index 2008 g. to 13,9 [Petabayt].

Incomes from the services of the mobile Internet and the volume of Internet- traffic in the networks of the honeycomb connection of Russia, 2007-2010F yr.:

Structure of Internet- traffic in the networks of the honeycomb connection of Russia on the operators, 2009 g.:

Leader in the segment of the mobile Internet is company “megaphone”. Its users of [sgenerirovali] 39% of entire traffic. Positions of company “[Skay] link” in 2009. it is considerable [oslabli]: the portion of company in the general structure of traffic was reduced by 6% to 18%. The user audience of the service of the mobile Internet in 2009 g. grew by 45% to 45,3 million subscribers.

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HTC Of desire will obtain Android 2.2 already on June 23? Tweet

In the network appeared the rumors about the fact that [smartfon] HTC Of desire can obtain the renovation of piercing to Android of 2.2 Froyo soon. This model is similar to Google Of nexus Of one, only it still has the interface Of sense, developed BY HTC. We already wrote about the fact that [smartfon] Of google Of nexus Of one will obtain the support Of android 2.2 during the next weeks. But here HTC plans to grant similar renovations for its Android-[smartfonov] of this year of release in the second-half of 2010.

This sufficiently long term is connected with the fact that WITH HTC necessary to combine from Android 2.2 its interface Of sense. However, renovation for HTC Of desire can leave already on June 23. About this stated, allegedly, the representative of the service of support HTC. In this case, he wished to remain unknown and this statement cannot be examined as official. It is completely possible that so early a release Of android 2.2 for HTC Of desire in comparison with other models of company is connected with the similarity of this [smartfona] from Google Of nexus Of one.

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Official characteristics and the periods of the release of the plane-table Of dell Of streak Tweet

Not so long ago we already wrote about the fact that the head of the company Of dell Michael [Dell] (Michael Of dell) promised the release of the plane-table Of dell Of streak in the following month. But now Dell let out official [reliz] with the indication of the periods of the release of device and its characteristics. The possibilities of device coincide with those data, that they were known on the rumors. Model is built on 1- GHz you [chipsete] Qualcomm Of snapdragon, is equipped 5- one inch [tachskrinom], 5-[Mp] by camera with the auto-focus and the flash, the frontal VGA- camera, the GPS- receiver and the slot of microSD. The capacity of built-in storage is 2 Gb. Also there is a support to the wireless connection Of wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G (module GPRS/EDGE and UMTS/HSDPA).


The plane-table Of dell Of streak makes it possible to load applications from the catalog Of android Of market, although traditionally this Internet- store is supported only by [smartfonami], not by plane-tables. According to the communication of producer, the device will leave in June in Great Britain in operator O2 will be, and, sold both by on-line and in retail, including in the network Of carphone Of warehouse. But nearer toward the end summer takes place the release Of dell Of streak on the American market.

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Android-[smartfony] will become more cheaply because of the solution from Mediatek Tweet

The Taiwan producer Of mediatek developed the mobile solution, which unites the processor of applications and adapter 3G. This chip is intended specially for the use in Android-[smartfonakh] and will make it possible to substantially reduce their cost. At the given moment on the market there are both high(ly)-class and expensive and budgetary [smartfony] on the basis of this operating system. But new chip, as declares its producer, will make it possible to reduce their cost in all to $100 with the condition for mass production.

At the given moment the company Of mediatek arranged the release of the models of new system-on- chip. It planned the start of the mass production of these chips to the fourth quarter of 2010. As far as release for the market for mobile devices on the base of the new solutions is concerned, it will begin at the end with 2010 - beginning of 2011. Most likely, first Android-[smartfony] with this chip will leave in China, and already then takes place their release, also, in other regions of the world, including the USA and the countries of Europe.

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Android-[smartfon] Of motorola Of droid Of shadow: for the first time on the photo Tweet

In the network fell the photograph of [smartfona] Of motorola Of shadow, which, as is known, will leave in the American operator Of verizon under the stamp Of droid (so they are designated all Android-[smartfony] of this company). As asserts source, Shadow was found in the corporate gymnasium Of verizon in Washington and very rapidly [udalenno] it was opened. It is difficult to say, is photograph presently, earlier the Internet penetrated only images and mock-ups of this model.

At the given moment are known some characteristics Of motorola Of droid Of shadow. It is considered that this is the new flag officer of the rule: device is actually very productive. It constructed on 1- GHz [chipsete] Qualcomm Of snapdragon, is equipped with 4,3- one inch [tachskrinom], 8-[Mp] by camera with the support of the record by video 720p and the port HDMI for his output to external monitor or television set. Is assumed that the release Of motorola Of droid Of shadow for the market takes place in June - July of the present year, true, its trade name, probably, it will be other.

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Fresh photographs of new [smartfona] Of samsung GT-I7680 Tweet

We propose to your attention the new, more qualitative photographs of the new model of [smartfona] GT-I7680 from the South Korean company Of samsung Of electronics, which is built on the base of the operating system Of oPhone - Chinese version Of android:

Let us recall that this apparatus has the following characteristics:

* Support of work in the mobile networks TD-SCDMA and GSM, GPRS/EDGE Of class 10
* Sizes: 119,3[kh]58,4[kh]12,7 mm
* Weight: 135 deg.
* Display: 3,7- one inch, sensory, by the permission of 480[kh]800 of the points
* Main camera: 5 [MP]
* Presence of camera for [videozvonkov]
* Communications: USB, Bluetooth, WLAN, GPS the navigation
* Memory: 256 mb., expansible due to microSD of the maps of the memory

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“life:) modem” on the conditions of [predoplaty] becomes more advantageous Tweet

Ukrainian operator of the mobile connection of life:) reported the renovation of proposal “life:) modem” on the conditions of [predoplaty]. The cost of modem now composes only of 499 [grn] (1$~7,8 of [grn]). Additionally subscriber obtains monthly 350 Mbytes of the mobile Internet for a period of the 3rd months from the moment of SIM- map activation.

Modem can be purchased in the exclusive stores of life:), and also at other points of sale of services to mobile connection.

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CrunchGear: Review - Zombie ShootAR Augmented Reality Game Tweet

Jay Donovan from CrunchGear demos Metaio's new augmented reality game called Zombie ShootAR.

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Demo of SmartScreen for iPad Tweet

'SmartScreen' an application for the iPad that allows informational widgets to be placed and used on the lock screen.

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eBuddy Mobile Messenger Tweet

Chat on MSN (Windows Live Messenger), Facebook, Yahoo!, Google Talk (Orkut), AIM, MySpace and ICQ. Get the most popular free IM app on your mobile, with almost 15 million users worldwide! With eBuddy you can also send pictures, set your avatar from your phone camera, choose colorful themes and much more!

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The music is everywhere Tweet

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Spb Mobile Shell 3.5 for Symbian S60 5th Edition Tweet

Spb Software is well known for their Mobile Shell product for Windows Mobile that provides a fully customized user interface layer on top of the mobile operating system. They have now brought this functionality to S60 5th Edition devices and you can now get a fresh device without having to buy a new device. Customizability is king with this application and it shows.

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SPB Mobile Shell 3.5 for Symbian Tweet

SPB Mobile Shell introduces the next generation user interface while keeping all advantages of your Symbian mobile device. Enjoy your phone!

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Android Controled AR Drone at Google I/O Tweet

Android Controled AR Drone at Google I/O Part 1/2.


Android Controled AR Drone at Google I/O Part 2/2.

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Nokia and Yahoo!: A conversation between Tero Ojanpera and Jason Titus Tweet

Nokia and Yahoo announced a strategic partnership where Yahoo!'s mapping services will be powered by Ovi and Nokia's Ovi Chat and Ovi Mail services will be powered by Yahoo!.

Tero Ojanpera, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia and Jason Titus, Vice President, Communications Products, Yahoo! discuss why the partnership makes sense and what it means.

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[iPhoneBlog] Android 2.2 / Froyo / Flash Tweet

[iPhoneBlog] Android 2.2 / Froyo / Flash

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TheBerryFix.com Blackberry 9800 & OS 6 Tweet

TheBerryFix.com Blackberry 9800 & OS 6

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Chrome to Phone for Android 2.2 (Froyo) Tweet

Here's a demo of using the Chrome to Phone (or Firefox to Phone) plugin that lets you send websites to your phone over the air.

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Yahoo! Acquires Koprol; Extends Social and Mobile Strategy With Location-Based Community Tweet

Yahoo! today announced the acquisition of Koprol. Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, Koprol extends Yahoos social, mobile and local offerings and focuses on the intersection of location, community expertise and mobile experiences that have become important trends around the globe. Koprol enables users to interact and share knowledge about their community in a way that is uniquely tailored to mobile phones.

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Pandigital Novel 7" Color Multimedia eReader - White Tweet

Read. Surf. Play. The Pandigital Novel Color Multimedia eReader will change the way you curl up with a good book.

With instant access to the Barnes & Noble online bookstore, the Pandigital Novel Color Multimedia eReader lets you read and carry hundreds of books, magazines, and newspapers with you wherever you go.

* Over 1 million books, magazines and newspapers available from the Barnes & Noble online bookstore
* Built-in WiFi lets you surf the web and send emails
* Plays music and video. View your photos.

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AOSON MID M500, New Chinese 3G MID with ANDROID Tweet

Aoson a Chinese manufacturer based in Shenzhen which is famous for his clones has unveiled a new MID ordiphone running Android OS.

The Aoson M500 is very elegant and the design furiously remind us the famous lines of Nokia N97. At the front of the unit there are 4 direct access buttons, a joystick, a microphone and a speaker. At the back Aoson implemented a footstand to hold the device.

The M500 has a 5-inch resistive touch screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 and you can use the integrated stylus to avoid fingerprints. It adopts the famous operating system Android, and is powered by a Marvell PXA 303-624 MHz. According to the manufacturer, it is possible to install Windows 98, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, Mac 9.1 and Linux 2.4 in oder to satisfy multi-boot amateur. The processor is supported by 128MB of RAM and 256MB of ROM. And of course, there is a SD slot to expand storage capacity.


The M500 has a full Internet connectivity as it features a 3G (WCDMA, EVDO) and a WiFi module, plus a GPS chip. Aoson announced that its MID can play HD videos up to 720p and has a HDMI output. Finally, it measures 152 x 83 x 16.5mm, has a G-sensor and its battery of 2500mAh offers an autonomy of 4 hours. It is now available in China for a price of $265.

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Momentus® XT Solid State Hybrid Drives Tweet

Powerful, intelligent, affordable–Solid state hybrid drives deliver SSD-like performance without sacrificing storage capacity and affordability.

* Adaptive Memory™ technology
* 80% faster than traditional 7200–RPM drives
* Boots within seconds of a laptop with SSD
* Works in any standard laptop with any OS
* Seagate 5-year Limited Warranty

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Seagate to announce SSD-threatening hybrid drive Tweet

By your powers combined...

Trying for glory a second time, Seagate is very soon to announce a hybrid solid state and spinning disk drive, the Momentus XT, with no operating system dependencies.

It marries a 2.5-inch, 7200 rpm 250, 320 or 500GB, 3Gbit/s SATA hard disk drive (HDD) with a 4GB solid state drive (SSD), presumably a Seagate Pulsar drive, with data cached in the SSD using a so-called Adaptive Memory algorithm. This monitors data transfers to and from the drive, starting when it's first installed and booted up, and copies the most active files and data into the SSD.
Momentus XT

It continually does this and, says Mark Wojtasiak, a Seagate senior product marketing manager: "On the second boot it knows about 80 per cent of your activity and you'll see dramatic increases in the speed of boot, application load and so forth. By the third boot it's nearly 100 per cent there."

Over time as your activity profile changes so do the contents of the SSD. He said that all writes go the hard drive first so that, should the SSD ever fail, the data is still on the drive. The SSD uses single-level cell NAND and Seagate has tested it for five years' worth of use and not seen any loss of performance.

It is a second-level cache as there is a 32MB DRAM cache which, Seagate says, improves write I/O speed with the SSD greatly increasing read I/O speed. The caching operations do not require any support from the host operating system, a requirement which derailed the previous Seagate Momentus PSD drives of 2006 and 2007. They linked a 256MB SSD cache to the spinning disk and relied on Windows Vista making good use of the pair. It didn't.

The pitch then was to save energy - PSD standing for Power Saving Drives. This time around the focus is on performance. How does it do?
Momentus XT Performance Chart

Momentus XT Performance Chart; lower values are better.

Seagate tested the drive on the SysMark 2007 benchmark. The chart shows that, generally, the Momentus XT is within striking distance of SSD performance, and well ahead of raw disk drive performance, both a basic 7200rpm 500GB drive from Hitachi GST and a 10K Velociraptor. Adding up all the times on the tests in the chart, the SSD leads with 140.1 seconds. Next is the Momentus XT with 153.8 seconds, WD's Velociraptor is third with 188.2 seconds and the HGST is fourth with a 7200 rpm drive at 225.6 seconds.

The market aim is to sell the drive into gamers' workstations and high-end notebooks, offering near-SSD performance at much lower prices - a quarter of SSD prices, according to Seagate. ASUS, a Seagate OEM, is to unveil a ROG G73JH system with two Momentus XT drives which should be well-received.

Seagate calculates that a notebook user with 2GB RAM and a 250GB HDD, 5400 or 7200rpm, is best advised to upgrade to 4GB of RAM and the 250GB Momentus XT for the best combination of performance and value, compared to upgrading to a 250GB SSD and/or going to 8GB of RAM.

Toshiba is considering whether to put its own hybrid SSD/HDD product into production.

James Bagley, a senior analyst at Storage Strategies Now, said: "I can see applications in mobile clients like my laptop that only has one drive slot. Using a caching algorithm for hot data, you could get SSD performance and spin the drive only when necessary. I don’t see it as an enterprise solution; better to build a hybrid array."

Claus Egge, an independent storage analyst previously at IDC, said: "This is about boosting throughput on a Notebook. Users have certainly enjoyed the speed of SSD in netbooks. So here is a way of similar performance at a better price. Success? I expect certain high-spec machines to ship with this as standard, and lower down as a config option." Desktop users, beset by lengthy Windows and app load times may well look on with envy and hope that Seagate brings out SSD-enhanced Barracudas.

Seagate is also introducing a 750GB, 7200rpm Momentus drive with a 16MB cache and the SATA 3Gbit/s interface.

There is no detailed information on Momentus XT pricing but our quick rule of thumb is to assume a price of about a quarter of WD's 250GB SSD for now.

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Intel intros latest thin'n'light laptop chips Tweet

Intel has announced the release of 32nm Core processors for thin'n'light laptops, allowing all of us MacBook Air fans the hope of a major update in the not-too-distant future.

On the list we have the 1.2GHz Core i3-330UM, the 1.2GHz i5-430UM, the 1.2GHz i5-540UM and the 1.33GHz i7-660UM. All four contain two cores and HyperThreading technology to make them appear as four-core parts to the host OS.

All but the Core i7 contain 3MB of L3 cache - the 660UM has 4MB. Each CPU has an on-board GMA 3150 GPU dynamically running at 166-500MHz.

The i5 and i7 parts support Intel's Turbo Boost system, allowing them to overclock themselves should there be thermal headroom available. The 430UM will go up to 1.73GHz, the 540UM to 2GHz and the 660UM to 2.4GHz.

Intel didn't say how much the 330UM and 430UM chips will cost, but the 540UM and 660UM will be $241 and $278, respectively, when bought in batches of 1000. We presume that's because the i3 and unpriced i5 parts are ready just yet, which may hold back the anticipated Air update.

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Announcement and release notes for Lucid Puppy 5.0 Tweet

Lucid Puppy 5.0 is built from a "Puppy builder" system named Woof (http://bkhome.org/woof), which can build a Puppy Linux distribution from the binary packages of any other distro. There are many "puppies" built with Woof, and this image gives an appreciation of some of them and how they fit into the Woof time-line:


Each "Puppy distro" built by Woof is a distinctive distribution in its own right, with unique features. You choose a puppy based on your particular needs, be it specific hardware, software, or access to and compatibility with the package repositories of a particular distro.
Woof release notes
Woof is the substratum of all puppies built from Woof, so these notes are common to all. To see the complete history of Woof, go to my blog: http://bkhome.org/blog/?viewCat=Woof
Since the commencement of the Woof project in November 2008 there has been rapid development, too much to list on this summary page. However, here are highlights since the release of Puppy 4.3.1, in no particular order:

* Significant improvements in using the Aufs layered filesystem 1 2
* Improved automatic detection & configuration of analog & 3G modems 1 2 3 4 5
* Samba printing issues resolved 1
* The Xorg Wizard has improved detection and configurability options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
* Many improvements & bugfixes for bootup & shutdown scripts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
* Simple Network Setup (SNS), very simple wired and wireless setup 1 2 3 4 5
* Recovery after improper shutdown (such as power failure) 1 2
* Single location for GPL licenses 1
* Integrated handling of all the network setup tools 1 2 3
* New small GUI utilities 1 2
* PET package creation tools, package management, improved 1 2
* Some system utility scripts are improved 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
* System services can now be enabled or disabled 1
* Improved hardware detection and localisation in the initramfs 1 2 3 4
* Woof hosted on Bones version management system 1 2
* Major enhancements to the Woof build scripts, new GUI 1 2 3
* New Woof logo 1

Please note that some puppies that are not built from the latest version of Woof, or remasters of an earlier release of Puppy, may not have all of the above features.

Lucid Puppy 5.0 consists of the popular Puppy Linux architecture that Puppy founder Barry Kauler has been refining through 4 editions of Puppy Linux. But this time Puppy is built with binary packages from the latest Ubuntu release Lucid Lynx, hence Lucid Puppy 5.0. The Puppy architecture is well known to be lean and fast, and friendly and fun, and Lucid Puppy is no exception.

Because of the Ubuntu binary files, the development time to produce program packages that are tested and configured for Lucid Puppy is extremely short. In fact, one thing that is new in Lucid Puppy is Quickpet, offering many Linux programs ready to use with a single click. So, click, and you can be using Gimp to edit pictures, Kompozer to build a web site, Songbird to manage your music collection, and many others. Because Puppy is built for personal computers, there is a choice in browsers: the four main ones, Firefox, Seamonkey, Chromium, and Opera are all also available for one-click installation. Some people even like to alternate browsers so Lucid Puppy has a simple program to select whichever of the browsers you would like to set as default.

Another thing about Lucid Puppy is that it boots directly to the desktop. Many people will not need to do anything more than that in order to begin using Lucid Puppy. However, if there is anything you want to change, the tools to personalize the desktop are all immediately at hand. Locale and Language can be changed with just one click and many of the programs, including the word processor Abiword, the spreadsheet Gnumeric, the text editor Geany, and the browser Chromium, open immediately in the language of choice. For other programs such as Firefox, selecting one’s language involves just a few more clicks than that. Yet another of the tools that needs very few clicks is a new tool for connecting to the Internet, named Simple Network Setup, which it is. Lucid Puppy also has a very simple, one-click Update feature to download and install any necessary bugfixes.

Here is one other thing about Lucid Puppy that is kind of interesting: it is the first major edition of Puppy Linux (1 through 4, and now 5) that was not directly prepared by Barry Kauler. For this 5th Puppy, it was the entire Puppy community that did the work, with Mick Amadio, Chief Developer, and Larry Short, Coordinator.



Other puppies
Puppy 4.x
The packages for Puppy 4.0 were compiled from source using T2 (http://t2-project.org) back in November 2007. There have been upgraded packages since then, however the original base packages (such as Xorg 7.3) are still being used. In fact, the latest official release, 4.3.1, has been and continues to be our most popular Puppy, and is still "going strong", with many puplets (other puppies based on 4.3.1, such as Puppee, NOP and Lighthouse Pup). Arguably, if this guy works for you, why change?
Puppy 4.3.1 release notes: http://puppylinux.com/download/release-4.3.htm
The 4.x series is currently undergoing upgrading, with significant improvements. The proposed 4.4 is currently at alpha status: http://puppylinux.org/wikka/Puppy44 .
Quirky
Barry Kauler, the founder of Puppy Linux and Woof, created Quirky as an avenue to explore the latest ideas. There may be some features in this distro that you won't find in other puppies, either different applications and utilities, different system scripts/behaviour, or even some fundamanetally new underlying behaviour. This is very much a moving target. Quirky is currently built from packages compiled in T2. Some of the ideas may be a bit strange, hence the name "Quirky"!
Quirky introduction page: http://bkhome.org/quirky
Wary and Very-Wary
Wary is intended to be state-of-the-art, built with the latest Woof and recent packages, except for some rollbacks where newer packages are considered less than satisfactory. Currently, Wary uses the same T2 packages as Quirky, but Xorg is rolled back to version 7.3 (as, quite frankyly Xorg 7.4 and 7.5 have a lot wrong with them). Wary may be your better choice for older video hardware. Very Wary goes one step further and also rolls back the kernel to version 2.6.30.5 -- again, this may suit older hardware, also we have a large collection of drivers for old analog modems with this kernel -- we are unable to compile many of these drivers with later kernels.
FatDog64
FatDog64 is recently compiled from source using T2 and optimised for the Intel 64-bit x86 (and compatible) CPUs. This built tends to be leading-edge in terms of features and application versions.
Puppeee
Puppeee is a remaster of Puppy 4.3.1, optimised to run on the EeePC netbook. A lot of work has gone into compatibility with EeePC hardware, so this distro is a good choice if you have one of these netbooks. The developer is also planning "Fluppy", which will target a wider range of netbooks.

So many more puppies!
It is so easy to create a custom Puppy, either by using Woof or remastering the live-CD (there is an super-easy remaster program in the Setup menu), and this has resulted in a huge choice of custom puppies. The main problem is finding out just what is available. A good starting point is the Community News page:
http://puppylinux.org/news/

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AcCells Tweet

AcCells, a developer of contactless technology for the mobile payment industry, is introducing a breakthrough platform that is fast, simple, highly secure, and easily scalable, enabling NOW a true multiple-application mobile wallet for any mobile, usable in any country or market segment, including POS, mass-transportation and ticketing systems.
AcCells' Wise-NFC® technology offers a tap-and-go consumer experience, EMV-grade security, immunity from trojans and malware, and flexibility to accommodate multiple applications and payment systems.
AcCells’ system approach includes a POS terminal that is independent, versatile, light-weight and designed as a contactless front-end.
Working with ACH, card scheme or other types of accounts, the POS utilizes NFC as the basic communications technology, supporting Wise-NFC® payments as well as existing NFC applications.

AcCells' Wise-Card® technology enables an enhanced security level for existing magnetic stripe and contactless credit and debit cards; able to effectively eliminate the reported $6B in annual losses associated with the use of lost and stolen cards in the US alone, 'remote reading', and card counterfeiting.

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Office in a pocket Tweet

Mobile-review have posted an article about the iPad. Here is a video and their final impression.

It is not difficult to describe when to use three applications for iPad. For some people Pages alongside Bluetooth keypad may substitute a massive desktop computer and even a laptop at times. This way we have a light and simple temporary solution for writers, journalists and those who express themselves in words. As to Numbers you don’t have to think twice as the spreadsheets will be useful for tradespeople. Having worked in retail in some not very distant past I appreciated (in days of Win CE or even Palm OS) the advantages of an electronic spreadsheet you can edit over pen and paper, which always got lost. Even here Keynote differs quite radically from the rest. If Pages allows and encourages to start anew, and Numbers allows the import of readymade spreadsheets to fill in on the tablet, Keynote for iPad can be used to demonstrate a finished product. Presentations are better created in normal conditions and iPad connected to a bigger screen or a video projector is quite convenient to show the results of work.

Eventually what we see in Pages, Numbers and Keynote for iPad is three different, but similar applications for the creation of something new, unique and beautiful away from your laptop or desktop PC. This is the way it should be as the tablet is meant to occupy the place between laptops for work and smartphones with entertainment features. It is more comfortable than iPhone and less functional than MacBook. After all the features of a new gadget have to be understood, recycled and taken as they are. These features should be constantly projected onto the numerous application created or adapted precisely for the tablet.

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Vlingo for Android Tweet

Introducing Vlingo for Android! See more at www.vlingo.com/products/android.

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Ruckus Wireless Offers Free Live Wi-Fi Webinar on 'Avoiding RF Interference' Tweet

Team of RF Experts Clear the Air over Single Biggest Enemy of Wi-Fi Performance: Interference.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Ruckus Wireless™ will host a free webinar on Wednesday entitled "Avoiding RF Interference," in which its expert team of radio frequency (RF) engineers will discuss the causes of 802.11 Wi-Fi interference, and advanced technologies and techniques for mitigating interference.

The webinar features Ruckus co-founders and "Smart Wi-Fi" innovators Bill Kish and Victor Shtrom, as well as G.T. Hill, Ruckus Director of Field Systems Engineering. The webinar will take place at 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

The free webinar will offer an overview of the unlicensed 802.11n band, and discuss the causes and impact of 802.11 interference on network performance and typical behavior of 802.11 devices when interference is experienced. Additionally, the discussion will compare and contrast conventional techniques to deal with co-channel interference and offer alternative approaches to mitigating interference, such as the use of patented dynamic beamforming and adaptive interference mitigation (AIM) technology that automatically forms and directs Wi-Fi transmissions away from interference sources and over the best available signal path in real time.

"Often, the biggest source of interference for enterprise wireless LANs is the company's own Wi-Fi networks," said Hill. "Given the rise of enterprise mobility and growing percentage of the workforce using Wi-Fi enabled smart phones and other devices, appropriately dealing with Wi-Fi interference is a top priority for IT managers and CIOs. We aim to help them understand this critical issue in our webinar."

Registration for the RF Interference webinar is available at:

http://www.ruckuswireless.com/lp/webinar/rf-interference.

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Review of Nokia 6700 Slide GSM/UMTS phone Tweet

Mobile-review have posted a review of the Nokia 6700 Slide. Here is their final impression.

The ringtone volume is enough for the majority of situations, but its sound is not very clear. The same can be said about the performance of the speaker during the talk. There is a bit of vibration and the sound is not clear enough. I deliberately checked it with a number of phones on sale and in every case I had the same result. The quality of connection was normal, but the speaker spoils the picture. The same can be seen in Nokia 6730 Classic. It must be a sign of a low-end phone.

In Europe the handset is priced at 160. This money can buy you different touchscreen models, but we are speaking sliders here. This Nokia handset was created to compete with last year’s Samsung S7350, which sells well even today and costs €30 less. Samsung has in its portfolio a run-of-the-mill model in the shape of Shark 2 S5550, which will be no less popular than this Nokia phone. Samsung doesn’t see any potential for sliders in this price range. People in the company believe that the sliders have to be either cheaper or more expensive than this. Given the fact, that Samsung is the world leader in this form factor and managed to make it so popular, it can be trusted.

This model has no significant advantages. There is no Wi-Fi support, it lacks many features of a modern smartphone – has a small screen, simple functionality accompanied by high price. This is surely a model for impulse buying. It’s difficult to use maps when you have no integrated GPS. You can do it, though it will be everything but comfortable.

This model is interesting as a phone for calls. If your expectations are not too high, the handset will not disappoint you. It is a pleasant phone with expected flaws, but surprisingly without rivals. It is unrivaled, because in this price range similar phones are just not offered. The power of Nokia brand will do the trick and the model will have reasonable sales, at least in the beginning. Then its popularity will subside to a moderate level. Even the multitude of colors will not change the situation. It can’t be helped.

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Boost Mobile Changes the Face of Wireless Customers, Turns Frowns Upside Down with New Hispanic Campaign Tweet

IRVINE, Calif., -- Let's face it, people have rough days. Maybe it was a tough day at work, or the futbol club lost its big match. Or maybe it's because some company is doing its best to take advantage of you, attempting to cheat you out of a few bucks here and there. Those rough days are going to start taking a toll, and inevitably friends and family will start asking, por que la cara de enojado? Fortunately, Boost Mobile's new Spanish-language advertising campaign, Facing Abuses, unveils the remedy that is sure to brighten the day and turn that frown upside down.

"The Boost Mobile value proposition is built to serve customers looking for honest value and dependable coverage with no strings attached. This approach is particularly compelling to the Hispanic community," said Bob Stohrer, vice president of marketing, Boost Mobile. "The new Facing Abuse campaign points out many of the trappings of wireless, dramatizing the impact it has on customers, and is an extension of our Sin Abusos platform launched in 2009."

The Facing Abuses campaign began airing its second of three commercials today. The Mad Face spot joins Long Face, which was released in mid-April, in rotation, and a third will be added to the mix this fall. The commercials were all developed by iNSPIRE!, an independent and minority-owned advertising agency that specializes in reaching the very essence of the Hispanic consumer. The campaign promotes Boost Mobile's popular Monthly Unlimited plan, which offers nationwide unlimited calls, text messaging and Web all at $50 and with no contract.

"The real beauty of the campaign is that it takes the conversation with its customers beyond words and establishes an emotional connection," said Fernando Sabah, iNSPIRE! creative director. This is illustrated through the animation of characters' faces to show an exaggerated expression of the abuse consumers go through with their wireless carriers. Understanding the effects of this long and constant abuse, Boost Mobile has taken action to provide an affordable, reliable solution.

About Boost Mobile

Boost Mobile, one of Sprint's prepaid brands, offers wireless phones and services with no long-term contracts. Boost Mobile redefines value for wireless consumers with its 'Monthly Unlimited' service, offering unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web, e-mail, IM and 411 for $50 per month, and with its 'BlackBerry Monthly Unlimited' service, offering unlimited nationwide talk, text, Web, email, IM and 411 for $60 per month. Boost Mobile offers nationwide service on the Nationwide Sprint Network, reaching more than 276 million people, and on the Nextel National Network reaching more than 277 million people, with no activation, roaming, traveling or long distance fees. Boost Mobile offers a selection of quality handsets from Motorola, Sanyo, Research In Motion and Samsung, ranging from entry-level to high-end devices. Boost Mobile phones are available nationwide at nearly 20,000 major retail stores, including Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Walmart, Sprint retail stores, independent wireless dealer locations, and on HSN, a leading television home shopping network; and Re-Boost® is available at approximately 100,000 locations throughout the U.S. Experience Boost Mobile on the Web at MySpace, Facebook and Twitter; and purchase products at www.boostmobile.com. To view the commercial, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EghDUetkbY.

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Society for Information Display Reveals Winners of 15th Annual Display of the Year Awards Tweet

Proliferation of 3D, Touch and Green Tech Evident in 2010 Selections.

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- The Society for Information Display (SID), the leading global organization dedicated to the advancement of electronic display technology, revealed the 2010 winners of the 15th annual Display of the Year Awards, presented to the products deemed to have most significantly advanced the state of the art in display technology during the preceding calendar year. The inventive products selected as this year's honorees highlight the proliferation of several key trends, including 3D, touch technology and power-efficient "green" solutions — all of which contribute to an increasingly personalized user experience.

"Choosing the products for the Display of the Year Awards is always an exciting challenge," said Robert Melcher, SID Display of the Year committee chair. "This year's winners are impressive not only because of the advancements they enable, but also because of the degree of innovation that they represent. The display industry exhibited a strong showing in this respect last year, despite the challenging global economy. We look forward to seeing these new technologies spark the next wave of ground-breaking developments — many of which may be exclusively previewed to attendees at future Display Weeks."

The six products chosen — two each for Display, Display Component and Display Application of the Year categories — will be honored at the annual SID Luncheon on May 26, to be held during Display Week 2010 (May 23-28) at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle, Wash. The top, or Gold Award, winner in each category will screen a short video on the winning product during the ceremony.

The winning products and a brief description of each are listed below. In-depth descriptions of the award winners can be found in the Display Week 2010 Show Issue of Information Display magazine.

Display of the Year

Gold Award: LG Display 47-in. 3D LCD Panel

LG Display's 47-in. 3D LCD module is the first commercially available TFT-LCD module for 3D televisions in the mid-40-inch range. The panel works with polarized glasses and provides excellent, bright, and comfortable-to-eye 3D imagery, free from crosstalk and flicker that causes dizziness and eye tiredness. The patterned retarder separates the polarization states between the odd and even lines so that right- and left-eye images can be seen perfect separately. Right-eye images are presented by the odd lines, and left-eye images by the even lines. Viewers' right and left eyes therefore see different images with the polarized glasses, making the images appear three-dimensional. In addition, the panel also uses IPS (in-plane switching) for superior viewing. It employs LG Display's proprietary technology to realize clear imagery, and is brighter than any other currently available 3D LCD panels that use glasses.

Silver Award: Pixel Qi 3Qi Multimode LCD

Like standard backlit AMLCD displays, the 3Qi Multimode LCD from startup Pixel Qi renders quality full-color images, full-motion video, and high screen luminance. However, in environments with high ambient light levels, the 3Qi's reflective mode contributes to the rendered image, allowing the backlight to be turned down or off. This unique capability delivers significant power savings, an attractive screen and a comfortable reading experience, with very high resolution. Outdoors, the 3Qi display's Transflective 2.0 technology comes into play — each pixel is mainly reflective, but has about the same transmissive efficiency as a standard LCD, enabling the user to experience a crisp image with excellent contrast and brightness in any light. This highly "green" LCD consumes 80 percent less power in reflective mode, yet delivers a contrast ratio of 10:1 and a hemispheric reflectance approaching 30 percent — typical of the best electrophoretic displays.

Display Component of the Year

Gold Award: N-Trig DuoSense (for pen, touch and multi-touch)

N-trig's DuoSense solution offers a more natural interaction between people and their computers by enabling pen and true multi-touch capabilities in a single device. Utilizing an all-in-one transparent sensor that integrates on top of any LCD panel, the DuoSense digitizer is sensitive, accurate, low power, and easily integrated into existing solutions. DuoSense is based on projected capacitive touch, and employs highly sensitive pen functionality, with the option of using either an electrostatic pen or a battery-powered Digital Pencil. The Digital Pencil can be provided as an add-on option for systems that did not originally include in-the-box pen functionality.

Silver Award: RealD XL Cinema System

The 2008 Silver Award winner for the first implementation of its stereoscopic 3D cinema technology, RealD was once again selected for its latest 3D cinema projection innovation. Inspired by the need to present high-quality 3D images on larger screens, the XL Cinema System is an efficient polarization modulator that mounts externally to a digital cinema projector. It works in concert with passive, circular-polarizing eyewear to produce cinematic-quality 3D images. A single digital cinema projector using a XL Cinema System is capable of showing 3D movies on screens up to 80 feet in width, an industry-best. Moreover, 2D to 3D changeover is simple and the XL Cinema System utilizes the same lamp and lamp power as 2D projections, conserving resources and allowing theaters to be maintained in a greener and more cost-effective manner.

Display Application of the Year

Gold Award: Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj

The COOLPIX S1000pj is the first compact digital camera to feature a built-in projector. With a simple touch of a button, the camera projects photos or movie clips at up to 40 inches in size on any flat surface. Pictures can be projected individually or as slide shows, complete with music and added effects to enhance the experience. The ability to project still images or movie clips creates a new form of communication in which all participants can share imagery at the same time. For example, the COOLPIX S1000pj can capture photos on a family vacation and then serve as a personal theater in the evening, projecting the highlights of the day on a ceiling or wall for family members to enjoy together.

Silver Award: NVIDIA 3D Vision

NVIDIA 3D Vision technology, consisting of software and wireless active-shutter glasses, enables users to enjoy ultra-realistic gaming, high-definition video playback, rich movie viewing, and crisp photos — all in 3D. The technology was designed with top-of-the-line optics to deliver 2X the resolution per eye vs. passive glasses, plus ultra-wide viewing angles. Comfortable to wear and modeled after modern sunglasses, 3D Vision eyewear offers a lightweight, fully un-tethered alternative to traditional 3D glasses, enabling free range of motion and up to 40 feet of wireless 3D viewing. Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, 3D Vision is among the world's highest quality stereoscopic 3D consumer solutions for desktop and notebooks PCs, and works with any 120Hz certified display, including the newest 3D HDTVs, computer LCDs, notebook computers and 3D projectors. The included NVIDIA software also automatically converts over 450 games to work in 3D stereo right out of the box.

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About Display Week 2010

The 48th SID International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition, or Display Week 2010, will take place May 23-28, 2010, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Display Week is the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic-information displays. For more information on Display Week 2010, visit www.sid2010.org, become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter at @DisplayWeek. Share Display Week-related tweets using the hash tag #SID2010.

About SID

The Society for Information Display (SID) is the only professional organization focused on the display industry. In fact, by exclusively focusing on the advancement of electronic-display technology, SID provides a unique platform for industry collaboration, communication and training in all related technologies while showcasing the industry's best new products. With more than 6,000 members worldwide, the organization's members are professionals in the technical and business disciplines that relate to display research, design, manufacturing, applications, marketing and sales. To promote industry and academic technology development, while also educating consumers on the importance of displays, SID hosts more than ten conferences a year, including Display Week, which is the premier international gathering of scientists, engineers, manufacturers and users in the field of electronic information displays. For more information, visit www.sid.org.

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BizAuctions Receives First Shipment of Electronics From Creating Lifestyles Tweet

SAN DIEGO -- BizAuctions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BZCN), a prime provider of commercial eBay and Amazon liquidation services for excess inventories, overstocks and returns, has received its first load of electronics from Creating Lifestyles.

Delmar Janovec, CEO comments, "BizAuctions received its first load of electronics from Creating Lifestyles, an electronics wholesaler of name brand electronics, on May 21, 2010. The TVs range in size from 27 inch up to 52 inch and are of various named brands such as Samsung, Toshiba, Vizio, Sharp and Phillips. Our testing department has begun testing the TVs and our Listing Department should begin listing the TVs on eBay within the next few days. We are anticipating that Creating Lifestyles will begin supplying BizAuctions with electronics on a regular basis of monthly or possibly bi-weekly shipments. We believe this new affiliate, Creating Lifestyles, will develop into a long lasting business venture that should prove to be beneficial for both BizAuctions and Creating Lifestyles. This will also provide BizAuctions with another source for electronic merchandise at reasonable prices that can be passed onto the consumer.

"BizAuctions employs two primary business models, whereby it liquidates inventory through eBay and Amazon on consignment for a lucrative commission; and/or it purchases inventory at a fraction of retail price for the purpose of liquidating it for a profit. BizAuctions consigns, buys inventory, and liquidates through eBay and Amazon platforms and its recently opened retail store, Lucky 7's," continues Janovec.

The Company's clients have included some of the Nation's leading retail names at the forefront of their industries. With a long-term strategy to provide liquidation services to Fortune 1000 enterprises, BizAuctions is a clear and lucrative solution for most any business to liquidate excess inventory on its eBay and Amazon platforms and its Lucky 7's retail store.

More information is available at www.BizAuctions.com. Investors and media can receive a free investor kit for BizAuctions, Inc. by contacting Investor Relations at investors@BizAuctions.com or (800) 961-3275. A virtual tour of BizAuctions' facilities and flash video presentation can be viewed at http://www.bizauctions.com/

ABOUT BIZAUCTIONS – ADDRESSING THE $60 BILLION PROBLEM

BizAuctions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: BZCN) is a prime provider of commercial liquidation services for excess inventory, overstock items, and returns through its eBay and Amazon business platforms and Lucky 7's retail store. Our clients have included some of the Nation's leading retail names at the forefront of their industries.

BizAuctions addresses the $60 billion excess inventory problem for clients by sending trucks to pick up pallets of excess inventory, selling the inventory, and collecting payment.

We provide our clients with a new sales channel to generate additional revenue on excess inventory, while at the same time freeing up their valuable storage and retail space.

With a long-term strategy to provide liquidation services through eBay and Amazon platforms and its Lucky 7's retail store to Fortune 1000 enterprises, BizAuctions is a clear and lucrative solution for most any business to liquidate its excess inventory.

The Company encourages the public to read the above information in conjunction with its year-end statement for December 31, 2009, and the quarterly statements filed in calendar year 2009, at www.PinkSheets.com.

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Netflix Taps Microsoft PlayReady as Its Primary DRM Technology for Netflix Ready Devices and Applications Tweet

Microsoft PlayReady and Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF) to enable instant streaming from Netflix on a wide variety of consumer devices.

REDMOND, Wash., and LOS GATOS, Calif. -- Microsoft Corp. and Netflix Inc. announced that Netflix has selected Microsoft PlayReady technology and the Protected Interoperable File Format (PIFF) for use in new Netflix ready devices and applications. This adoption will enable Netflix members to instantly watch thousands of TV episodes and movies over the Internet on a wide range of new devices -- Internet TVs, Blu-ray disc players, home theater systems, video game consoles and other devices from a broad variety of consumer electronics manufacturers.

Today's agreement, which makes Microsoft PlayReady the primary content protection technology for Netflix partner devices and applications, underscores the benefits of PlayReady as a flexible, reliable and scalable content protection technology. Netflix already deploys PlayReady to enable all instant streaming scenarios on Windows-based PCs and Macs. The company expects the first Netflix ready devices beyond computers to incorporate Microsoft PlayReady as early as this summer. The Netflix ready device program, which launched in 2007, already has dozens of devices on the market that use Windows Media DRM.

"Netflix ready devices are a popular way for our members to instantly watch the huge library of TV episodes and movies available from Netflix that can be watched instantly on their TVs," said Bill Holmes, vice president of business development at Netflix. "Netflix is expanding our investment in PlayReady and making PlayReady our primary DRM technology because it best meets the requirements of our content suppliers and device partners while allowing us to benefit from efficiencies in our content delivery infrastructure."

"Microsoft and Netflix have worked closely on the technologies enabling Netflix members to instantly watch movies -- including PlayReady and Silverlight -- since the initial planning of instant streaming from Netflix," said Andreas Mueller-Schubert, general manager of the Media Platforms Business at Microsoft. "By working with Netflix on this broader support for Microsoft PlayReady and PIFF, more people -- using more devices -- will enjoy the immediacy and choice that the pioneering service of Netflix delivers."

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

More information on Microsoft PlayReady technology can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/playready.

About Netflix, Inc.

With more than 13 million members, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world's largest subscription service streaming movies and TV episodes over the Internet and sending DVDs by mail. For $8.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies streamed to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. With Netflix, there are never any due dates or late fees. Members can select from a growing library of titles that can be watched instantly and a vast array of titles on DVD. Among the large and expanding base of devices that can stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix right to members' TVs are Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PS3 game consoles and Nintendo's Wii console; Blu-ray disc players from Samsung, LG and Insignia; Internet TVs from LG, Sony and VIZIO; the Roku digital video player and TiVo digital video recorders, and Apple's iPad tablet. For more information, visit http://www.netflix.com.

About Microsoft

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

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TED Announces the 2010 TEDGlobal Fellows Tweet

Newest TED Fellows to participate in the prestigious TEDGlobal Conference in Oxford, UK.

NEW YORK -- Organizers of the TED Conference announced today the 23 Fellows who will participate in TEDGlobal 2010, TED's annual conference in Oxford, UK, July 12 – 16, 2010. The 2010 TEDGlobal Fellows join the TED community as the most recent additions to the TED Fellows program.

The 2010 TEDGlobal Fellows reflect both geographic and discipline diversity. From Venezuela to Ghana to Brazil to Costa Rica to Sri Lanka to Yemen, these pioneers are breaking new ground in technology, engineering, programming, biology, genetics, environmental science and invention. Fellows also are innovating in filmmaking, photojournalism, architecture, music, poetry, entrepreneurship and activism, among other disciplines.

"We are excited to host our second class of TEDGlobal Fellows in Oxford. They represent a spectacular concentration of cross-disciplinary talent and share a common goal of improving the state of humanity. We look forward to their active participation in the TEDGlobal community and the amazing collaborations that inevitably result from the Fellows' time together," said Tom Rielly, TED Fellows director.

In addition to participating as full members of the 2010 TEDGlobal conference audience, each TED Fellow will participate in a two-day pre-conference, where they will receive world-class communication training, deliver a short TEDTalk, and collaborate with their peers, among other benefits. The Fellows will also participate in the TED community throughout the next year, by telling their ongoing stories on the TED Fellows blog, contributing to TEDx events, being featured in the online Fellows directory and participating in a private social network.

The TED Fellows program seeks individuals of age 21-50 (though anyone over age 18 is eligible) who demonstrate remarkable achievement in their field of endeavor. The program focuses on candidates from five regions: Asia/Pacific, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Middle East. The TEDGlobal Fellows program is made possible by the visionary support of the Bezos family, the Harnisch Foundation, the Case Foundation, private donors, IBM, Johnny Walker and Nokia.

Meet the 2010 TEDGlobal Fellows:

Mubarak Abdullahi


Aircraft engineer


Nigerian aircraft engineer who, at 24, built a homemade helicopter out of car and motorbike parts




Walid Al-Saqaf


Anti-censorship activist


Yemeni programmer and founder of Yemen Portal and alkasir -- software that gives individuals access to blocked websites




Erika Bagnarelo


Filmmaker


Costa Rican writer and director (her most-recent film tells the story of atomic bomb-survivors aboard Peace Boat)




Eric Berlow


Ecological networks scientist


American ecologist and entrepreneur researching networks and environmental sustainability




Milena Boniolo


Environmental chemist


Brazilian chemist developing methods to detect emerging contaminants in the environment




Nina Dudnik


Science facilitator


American geneticist and CEO of Seeding Labs, an organization providing up-and-coming researchers with lab equipment and other resources




Adital Ela


Sustainability designer


Israeli designer and artist incorporating indigenous knowledge into sustainable design




Joseph Foster Ellis


Sculptor


American artist, living and working in China, whose work bridges gaps between East and West




David Gurman


Installation artist


San Francisco-based installation artist whose work makes invisible events (such as seismic data from nuclear testing) visible




Lope Gutierrez-Ruiz


Culture curator


Venezuelan editor, writer and co-founder of The Gopher Illustrated magazine and the Plantanoverde Foundation, a platform for emerging artists




Sanjana Hattotuwa


Citizen journalist


Sri Lankan human rights activist and founder of Groundviews, a citizen-journalism initiative




Su Kahumbu-Stephanou


Organic industry entrepreneur


Kenyan entrepreneur promoting the development of an organic food industry in Kenya




Teru Kuwayama


Crisis photographer


American photojournalist covering humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir and Iraq




Richard Move


Performance + media artist


American dancer, choreographer and filmmaker exploring the intersection of the human body and digital media




Dominic Muren


Open manufacturing evangelist


Open-source fabrication advocate, product designer and founder of The Humblefactory, a product-development consultancy




Boniface Mwangi


Photo-activist


Kenyan photojournalist and founder of Picha Mtaani, a youth-led national reconciliation initiative in Kenya




Guido Nunez-Mujica


Biotechnologist


Venezuelan writer and scientist working on LavaAmp, a pocket-size thermal cycler for rapid PCR




Olatunbosun Obayomi


Bio-energy inventor


Nigerian biotechnologist inventing new means of alternative energy production from organic waste




Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo


Poet + recording artist


Nigerian-American poet and recording artist currently based in Boston




DK Osseo-Asare


Grassroots architect


Ghanaian-American architect and co-founder of DSGN AGNC, an activist design think-tank, and Low Design Office, an architecture studio




Veronica Reed


Architectural activist


Ecuadorian architect working in sustainable design and low-income housing




Camilo Rodriguez-Beltran


Arts + science collaborator


Mexican scientist, filmmaker and gallery founder focusing on human health, biodiversity and cross-cultural collaboration




Roshini Thinakaran


Documentarian


Founder of Women at the Forefront, a multimedia company that examines the challenges faced by women living in conflict zones



Details on each Fellow and the program are available at www.ted.com/fellows. To support the program, or to receive more information, please contact Logan McClure at +1.212.346.9333 or via email at fellows@ted.com. Follow the TED Fellows blog at http://tedfellows.posterous.com.

About TED

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives. The annual TED Conference invites the world's leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The annual TED Conference takes place in Long Beach, California; TEDGlobal is held each year in Oxford, UK. TED's media initiatives include TED.com, where new TEDTalks are posted daily, and the Open Translation Project, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as the ability for any TEDTalk to be translated by volunteers worldwide. TED has established the annual TED Prize, where three exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action, and TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around the world. Follow TED on Twitter, twitter.com/tedtalks, or on Facebook, www.facebook.com/TED

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