Verizon CEO: Component shortages hampering supply of HTC Incredible Tweet

At a Barclays Capital Global Communications, Media & Technology conference in New York today, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) CEO Lowell McAdam said that demand for the HTC Droid Incredible has been better than expected, and that the company is having a difficult time keeping the smartphone in stock. The phone made its debut April 29 and within hours it was sold out via the company's Web store. Customers that order the Incredible today can have it by the middle of June.

Verizon Wireless’ website lists the HTC Droid Incredible as shipping June 16.McAdam said the delay is due to HTC's component shortages, specifically with the phone's seven-panel home screen made by Samsung. He added that Samsung has ramped up production, and Verizon expects to be able to meet demand for the smartphone within the next 30 to 60 days. "The Incredible has done very well for us. We could sell twice the number I have at this point," McAdam said.

The Droid Incredible features Android 2.1 and the newest version of the HTC Sense user interface. It uses Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor and is the first phone from Verizon Wireless with an 8-megapixel camera. The phone is priced at $199 with a two-year contract.

The better-than-expected demand for the Incredible may be an issue for Verizon. The company had hoped to have the Incredible in customers' hands in time for Apple's rumored unveiling of its latest iPhone. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs is expected to reveal the latest iPhone when he takes the stage at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference June 7.

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Micro HDMI dock for Sprint EVO coming to Best Buy Tweet

Micro HDMI cables are virtually impossible to find for purchase right now, but Best Buy will be selling a special dock for the Sprint EVO 4G coming soon. The new HDMI 1.4 standard (which established the micro connector Type D) was recently introduced and the EVO is one of the first smartphones to include it.

Devices based on the HDMI 1.4 standard are supposed to be fully backwards-compatible with existing HDMI devices, but users could run into some issues. Early testing done by PCMag revealed mix results and they were “quite disappointed with the HDMI experience on the Sprint EVO 4G.” Select TVs would only recognize the signal as 480p (instead of 1080p) and certain apps like Sprint TV refused to play.

At this point it is unclear if the issues were being caused by software problems, the HDMI cable, or the TV set. Older HDMI (v.1.0 – 1.3) devices cannot be firmware-upgraded to take advantage of the new features introduced in HDMI 1.4 because most require a new HDMI chip to enable them. We do not believe the Sprint EVO includes any new HDMI features (other than the micro connector) so it should work with most existing TVs.

For now we will just have to wait and see. I expect Best Buy will eventually sell the cables, but it could be awhile before we get to try out one of the coolest features of the EVO.

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enTourage eDGe™ Tweet

MCLEAN, Va.–enTourage Systems, Inc., creator of the world’s first dualbook™ – the enTourage eDGe™ – announced that it has partnered with The Douglas Stewart Company, a leading distributor and marketer of computer products, consumer electronics and school supplies, to exclusively serve the education market and boost interactive learning for school systems’ students, faculty and staff.

“We strongly feel that students can excel in their learning by using a device like this that puts an endless amount of information at their fingertips.”
The enTourage eDGe is the first device to merge an e-paper and LCD screen to create a dual-screen device that combines the functionality of an e-reader, tablet netbook, notepad and audio/video recorder and player in one inclusive device. These two displays work together to allow students to access and enrich information in a way that they previously couldn’t. Students can access their textbooks and make notes in the margins or highlight text while they simultaneously look up further information on the subject via the Web on the LCD side. Last year, The Douglas Stewart Company began including hardware in its distribution, and this is the first time the company has partnered with a manufacturer of an e-reading device to offer retailers the most current technology that students need.

“Our partnership with The Douglas Stewart Company strengthens our mission to bring the enTourage eDGe directly to students and educational institutions and allows us to reach the right resellers and end users,” said Asghar Mostafa, CEO of enTourage Systems, Inc. “The enTourage eDGe was built with the student in mind, to give them a multi-purpose platform that lets them access e-textbooks, surf the Web, annotate and take notes, correspond with classmates and customize content digitally and easily.”

“We are continually on the lookout for the best technology to aid the education sector, such as the enTourage eDGe,” Jack Bahlman, vice president of sales and marketing at The Douglas Stewart Company. “We strongly feel that students can excel in their learning by using a device like this that puts an endless amount of information at their fingertips.”

The two screens of the enTourage eDGe interact so that users can open hyperlinks that are included in an e-book text and view the content on the LCD screen, or ‘attach’ Web pages to passages in an e-book to be referenced at a later point. Additionally, as the enTourage eDGe uses E-Ink technology for easy digital reading, images will appear in gray-scale on the e-paper side of the device; however, users can load these in color on the LCD side, ideal for viewing colored charts and graphs from course materials. A built-in camera and microphone captures audio and video content that users can store and play back later. Included Documents To Go software makes Microsoft Office documents available for creating, viewing and editing for notes or school papers. The enTourage eDGe runs on the Google Android operating system and backs up all content on enTourage Systems’ servers for safe keeping. The device folds a full 360 degrees and orients its displays horizontally or vertically, to view as a book, single screen, or prop up laptop style.

enTourage Systems’ e-book store includes over 200,000 trade titles, e-textbooks, major magazines, newspapers and periodicals, as well as over one million free public domain books digitized by Google. The e-book store is a key component to the enTourage Systems eco-system, providing a controlled user experience that also includes document back-up and sharing between devices.

The enTourage eDGe will be on display at booth #2327 at Book Expo America May 26-27 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.

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T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson to Leave Company in May 2011; Philipp Humm Named as CEO Designate Tweet

DT CEO René Obermann: Respect for Dotson Decision;
DT Confirms Commitment to U.S. Business

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Robert Dotson, president and chief executive officer of T-Mobile USA, Inc., has informed Deutsche Telekom (DT) of his intent to transition to new opportunities in 2011 after 15 years of service with T-Mobile USA. In order to ensure a smooth transition of leadership, Dotson has committed to stay actively engaged in the business until
May 2011. His designated successor is Philipp Humm, an experienced DT executive and former CEO of T-Mobile Deutschland. Humm is currently responsible for sales and service in Europe as chief regional officer (CRO) Europe. After a period of transition with Dotson, it’s the intention that Humm will take over as CEO of T-Mobile USA in February 2011, while Dotson will remain on as a T-Mobile USA non-executive board member until May 2011.

“For 15 years it has been a privilege to lead the talented T-Mobile USA team in its journey to become a leading U.S. wireless provider. The time is right to ensure a thoughtful leadership transition to position T-Mobile USA for the next 15 years of opportunity,” Dotson said. “It has long been my intent to step away from the business at this stage in my life in order to devote more time to family and to take on entirely new and unique challenges. That change can only be made possible if a suitable successor is in place. Over the next year, it will be my relentless focus and responsibility to work closely with Philipp to ensure marketplace success, and to enable a seamless leadership transition.”

René Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, said, “I sincerely regret Robert’s decision to leave, however I absolutely respect his decision, and am most grateful that he has offered to stay on for another year in order to work with Philipp to ensure continuity in running the business. Robert’s pioneering leadership in establishing T-Mobile USA as one of the leading players in the U.S. mobile market has not only been recognized by us at Deutsche Telekom, but by the industry as a whole. An agile mind, business acumen, strong leadership, entrepreneurial spirit and team work – these are some of the many excellent qualities that have made Robert such an invaluable leader within the DT Group.”

Coming to T-Mobile USA as president and CEO designate, effective July 1, 2010, Humm brings significant experience in the U.S. marketplace. Before joining Deutsche Telekom, Humm worked for ten years for a number of U.S.-based companies including McKinsey & Company, Procter & Gamble, and Amazon in senior level positions. Humm has since served as CEO of
T-Mobile Deutschland from 2005 until 2008. He took over a company in a declining market and successfully turned it around during his tenure to become Germany’s leading mobile operator in both subscribers as well as service revenues. He was also responsible for the successful market introduction of the iPhone® in Germany in 2007.

Humm, 50, has strong international experience, and in his present position as CRO Europe, he is responsible for international sales and customer service, as well as steering the five national mobile companies in Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the UK and Poland. In this role he has played a pivotal part in the recent, successful establishment of the joint venture in the United Kingdom between T-Mobile UK and Orange UK of France Telekom.

“With Philipp, we have an excellent leader with an outstanding track record in the mobile industry,” Obermann added. “During his five years at Deutsche Telekom, Philipp has proven bold leadership and intense determination to succeed. His strong vision within the industry as well as his courage to transform, combined with his entrepreneurial qualities, ensures that he has all the credentials to lead T-Mobile USA as a strong competitor in a very dynamic market. I am more than confident that both Robert and Philipp will work closely together to create a smooth transition of leadership, as well as moving the business forward.”

Humm said, “It is a privilege for me to take over the reins from an established leader such as Robert. I look forward to working with him and the T-Mobile USA team during the transition phase, and I relish the prospect of leading such a proud company as T-Mobile USA – a force to be reckoned with in one of the largest markets in the world. It is a great challenge, and I am grateful for having been given the chance to make a difference.”

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Did The Behold 2 Get Left Out In The Cold? Tweet

There is a story making the rounds that has a number of T-Mobile customers up in arms. Samsung, who, according to some buyers were sold the Behold 2 at launch under the premise it would later receive an updated version of Android is now the target of an online petition claiming that Samsung has failed to provide said update. While the facts of the issue are still being pieced together, the matter here is that there are those claiming Samsung misled them by purchasing a device on the premise it would be updated in the future. In fact, thanks to some eagle-eyed twitter followers of our @TmoNews account (shameless plug) we discovered our own article which stated But not to worry, a new video from Samsung Mobile has confirmed that the Behold 2 will indeed support Android OS 2.0, that is, “when it arrives.”

An online petition is gaining traction where Samsung Behold 2 owners are demanding the promised update

Update: Here is a link to the video where it states, “when version 2.0 arrives, it’ll update wirelessly.” Now look, I think its open for interpretation as to whether or not that constitutes a promise and if so, did Samsung intend to make it sound as such or is that just how it was delivered.

There is a flurry of activity over on various Android forums discussing this topic and without any question, Behold 2 owners are very upset.

I think the real issue here is what exactly went on that decides whether or not this phone, among numerous others would receive an update. Is it appropriate for these individuals to be fingering Samsung and quickly placing blame or are there larger forces at work. With Android fragmentation issues becoming increasingly frustrating for buyers, could Google have been responsible for dropping support for Android 2.0 and not allowing Samsung to update to another OS the Behold 2 might not be equipped to support?

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Epicurious' Mobile News Tweet

More than 2,000,000 of you now have our Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List iPhone/iPad app but there has been a persistent chorus asking for a similar app for the Android phone. Well, you ask, and you shall receive. Last night we launched the Epicurious Recipes App for the droid. All of our 28,000 professionally created and tested recipes are in the app, but what makes it particularly unique is the voice search functionality. Click the voice search tool in the app and say chocolate cake and up will pop 526 incredible recipes. And the best part: You can have all of those recipes and a shopping list for free! To download, simply go to the market on your droid phone, click the "Just In" tab, and hit install. Let us know what you think of it.

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Froyo Feature: A better stock Android keyboard Tweet

Not quite sure the stock Android 2.2 keyboard is going to take over the top spot from some of our favorites, but it's definitely getting better. Used to be to type a number or symbol, you'd have to hit the button at the lower left, then hit the key you want. Let's just say I was not a fan.

Now to get a number or symbol, all you have to do is swipe your finger toward to top of the screen from the qwerty row of the keyboard, and you get 'em. It's a small improvement, but definitely a welcome one.

But, wait, there's more. Hold down the ?123 key to bring up the option (OK, that's not new, but it's still good to know). Even better, though, is if you have more than one language installed. If that's the case, you can easily switch from an English QWERTY keyboard to the German QWERTZ keyboard by swiping left and right on the space bar. Huzzah!

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Dalvik JIT Tweet

As the tech lead for the Dalvik team within the Android project, I spend my time working on the virtual machine (VM) and core class libraries that sit beneath the Android application framework. This layer is mostly invisible to end users, but done right, it helps make Android devices run smoothly and improves developer productivity.

The 2.2 release is particularly pleasing to me, as it is the first release since before 1.0 in which we have been able to deliver significantly new VM technology. And unlike much of what my team and I do, it is something that can be experienced directly by end users.

“Dalvik” isn’t exactly a household word (at least in my country), and most people wouldn’t know a virtual machine if it hit them in the face, but when you tell them you were able to make their existing device work better — run faster, use less battery — they will actually take notice!
What Makes This Possible?

We added a Just In Time (JIT) compiler to the Dalvik VM. The JIT is a software component which takes application code, analyzes it, and actively translates it into a form that runs faster, doing so while the application continues to run. If you want to learn more about the design of the Dalvik JIT, please watch the excellent talk from Google I/O 2010 given by my colleagues Bill Buzbee and Ben Cheng, which should be posted to YouTube very soon.

To be clear, the differences aren’t always dramatic, nor do they apply uniformly to all applications. Code that is written to run the CPU all-out can now do more in the same amount of time (running faster), and code that is written to be rate-limited can get its work done using less time and less of the CPU (using less battery). On the performance front in particular, we have seen realistic improvements of 2x to 5x for CPU-bound code, compared to the previous version of the Dalvik VM. This is equivalent to about 4x to 10x faster than a more traditional interpreter implementation.

The team is proud of our new JIT in general, but we are especially proud of two aspects of it:

Many previous JIT implementations react slowly, delivering performance improvements only after a long warm up period. In the extreme, it can be minutes or even hours before the code is fully up to speed. On the other hand, the Dalvik JIT reacts quickly, so that mere moments after you hit the “Start” button on your favorite game, you are already benefiting from the work of the JIT.

We are also very pleased with how little memory the JIT uses. The code for the JIT itself is well under 100k, and each process that the JIT runs in will typically only use another 100k or so of RAM. On the current generation of Android phones, device users won’t even notice this additional memory usage; on my own phone, I can still have literally dozens of applications warmed up in memory and ready to go.

The Dalvik team isn’t resting on its laurels, either. We are hoping to see the Dalvik JIT deployed on many devices in the coming months. Looking forward, the team has an endless list of ideas for making the VM and library code better, which we are diligently working on.

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Virgin Mobile to release Android HTC Legend Tweet

A few weeks ago we let you know that Bell was going to release the HTC Legend. Over the weekend Virgin placed HTC as anew manufacturer on their site but no device was listed. We said then it could be the HTC Legend as they basically get the same devices as Bell – mainly because Bell owns Virgin.

Thanks to our Virgin Mobile tipster who let us know that the Legend is in fact coming to Virgin (their first Android device). You’ll see in the screenshot below that it’s currently listed in their inventory. No word on official launch dates or pricing but it also states a sell price of $357… so this could be the no-contract price but seems really low.

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Where Have I Been? Get Your Answer with the Google Location History Dashboard Tweet

When I was young, I used to imagine that there was a string attached to me, and that one day I’d be able to see my whole life’s travels laid out on a globe. Thanks to my phone, Google Latitude, and Google Location History, I’ve been able to pull a virtual string behind me for a few months. Alas, I can’t entertain myself for too long with just a piece of string. Today we’re launching an experimental new view in Beta for Google Location History to visualize your location history in a different -- and hopefully more interesting -- way than just a string of locations.

If you’ve already chosen to enable Location History, the new dashboard view will try to highlight interesting trends from your existing location history, such as trips you’ve taken, places you’ve visited, time spent at home vs. out, and more. Ever wonder how much time you’ve spent at work recently compared to six months ago, or where it was that you stopped on your last road trip? Just check out Location History for some of the answers.

For example, I took a look at my dashboard, and it reminded me that my brother and I watched the Oakland A’s win on the final at-bat on April 17th.

If you’re a road warrior like me, the dashboard can help you remember your trips and where you stopped along the way. Here’s an example of a trip I took to New York to get a little work done and visit some friends just west of Central Park.

Speaking of being a road warrior, sometimes I do wonder how long my string is. I at least know how long it is since I started using Latitude and Location History -- about 21,000 miles or 10% of the distance to the moon!

We’re really excited to make Latitude and your location more useful to you, but we definitely understand that your privacy is important. Just as before, Google Location History is entirely opt-in only and your location history is available privately to you and nobody else. Additionally, you may be asked to periodically re-enter your password when opening any Location History page, even if you’re signed in to your Google Account already (just to make sure you’re really you). Of course, you may always delete any or all of your location history in the Manage History tab or disable Location History at any time.

To try out the new dashboard yourself, enable Google Latitude in the background on your phone, turn on Google Location History, and wait a few days (up to a week) to build up enough history for the dashboard to begin showing information. This is just one interesting way you can do more with your location, but we don’t expect it to be the last. With last week’s launch of the Google Latitude API, we hope to soon see people create even more cool ways for you to choose how to use your location and location history.

The Location History dashboard’s information is still experimental and in Beta so you may notice some initial issues with accuracy around its estimates. We’re working on improving the Location History dashboard and Latitude location updating overall, so you’ll notice improvements for both over time. You may also want to try turning on WiFi or GPS on your phone to improve location history accuracy. Visit our Help Center to learn more or tell us your feedback and questions in our Help Forum. Give us suggestions and vote on other people’s on the Mobile Product Ideas page!

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Philips Of xenium Of x312: attitude to the contemporary wave Tweet

The company Of philips declared about the output to the Russian market for the new model of the cell phone Of philips Of xenium Of x312. This model, from the words of producer, lets the possibility to always be on the connection, in the course of the last news, a little be weakened and listen to beautiful music. Xenium Of x312 works to 8.5 hours in the regime of conversation and to 1 months in the standby mode; therefore the owner of this novelty to complete measure can take pleasure by a constant access to the freshest news and the dear melodies.


In X312 there is by Fm- radio with the support RDS and special function of the preset of the record of program - it is possible to listen to radio transmission then, in any convenient time. Furthermore, musical wave or the news can be advanced as the bell on the alarm clock. Well and amateurs to listen to music without the excess wires, can use the possibilities of the technology Of bluetooth.

From the additional functions one should note to the presence 2 [MP] of camera, 2,2- one inch TFT of display and slot under microSD of the map of memory.

Philips Of xenium Of x312 will be put on the market in June 2010 on the recommended retail price of 3,499 rubles.

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ASRock AIWI: govern computer with the aid of iPhone Tweet

The company Of aSRock together with the company Of aibelive of [predstavilm] the utility Of aSRock AIWI, which makes it possible to govern virtual character in the games with the aid of iPhone or iPod Of touch from Apple. Technology is accessible exclusively on the system pays Of aSRock.

For the owners of system pays of the company Of aSRock was occurred the possibility to govern virtual play heroes with the aid of the motions, like that how this is realized in the play prefix Of nintendo Of wii. The utility Of aSRock AIWI will convert iPhone/iPod Of touch into the valuable play joystick. It is necessary to only [skachat] program from the official site of the company Of aSRock, and to also establish the free supplement AIWI Of lite through App Of store to iPhone/iPod Of touch, to after which connect device from Apple to the computer through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. Because of the utility from Aibelive AIWI and the system pay from ASRock the user will be be able completely to immersed into the games, and also will be obtained the possibility to govern system with the aid of the touchs and the motions. Besides purely entertaining function, the utility AIWI enlarges control capabilities of system as a whole - devices from Apple will replace mouse and keyboard, and they will also help user to govern presentations.


At the given moment Of aSRock AIWI it is compatible with the games Of tiger Of woods Of golf and Virtual Of tennis, and also such Flash- projects as Facebook Of bowling Of buddies, Star Of island and others. The list of the applications, compatible from ASRock AIWI will renew.

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New photo and the characteristic Of motorola Of shadow Tweet

In the Internet fell the new photograph of [smartfona] Of motorola Of shadow. We already wrote about us in the news: literally yesterday was published the photograph of prototype, found in the corporate gymnasium of the operator Of verizon. It is assumed that Motorola Of shadow will be the new flag officer of a series Of android-[smartfonov] Of verizon Of droid: still only earlier in the network it appeared by the photo of page, apparently, from the management of user with the image Of motorola Of shadow and by the logotypes Of verizon and Droid.

The source, which placed the new photograph Of motorola Of shadow, described also about the characteristics of apparatus. According to him, it is built on the processor TI OMAP 3630 with a clock frequency of 720 MHz, it is equipped with 8 Gb of the built-in memory and 8-[Mp] by camera. The diagonal of the display of [smartfona] is 4,1 inches; also he has port HDMI. According to previous data, by the way, the characteristics were somewhat others. According to unofficial information, the start of sales Of motorola Of shadow is outlined in June - July, and announcement, possibly, takes place still earlier and then reliable data appear about the characteristics.

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[Mediatsentr] of the new generation Of powerZest HD-500 already in sale Tweet

The group of companies BLADE declared about the output to the Russian market for multimedia net [pleera] Of powerZest HD-500 of the production of the Taiwan company Of honeyWld and that having the chip Of sigma Of design 8655.

PowerZest HD-500 - this of the net (GigaNet) of [mediatsentr]/the record player of that supporting the standard Of full HD 1080 and intended for obtaining, transfer and reproduction of all of [media] of materials (audio, video, photo) in the composition of local network or in the bond with the television set and other electronic devices.

HD-500 makes it possible to directly reproduce files from the USB- carriers, to copy from USB-[flesh] to the local disk without the participation of computer, supports the high-speed protocol of the wireless transmission of data Of wi-Fi. One of USB of ports can be used for the connection of external hard drive on the standard e-sata.

Record player supports the huge amount of video-, audio and graphic sizes, among which is MKV (Matroska) and ISO/IFO. Furthermore, direct connection with the Internet makes it possible to derive on the television set of the program Of web TV, and to also write translations. There is a possibility of the reproduction of files from PC or local HDD and survey of video from YouTube on the television screen.

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MTS allows the free WiFi- Internet in the airports of Moscow Tweet

The operator of MTS declared about the discovery of the zone of free free access to the network the Internet by means of the technology Of wi-Fi in the largest units of the air traffic of Moscow - in the airports Domodedovo, Sheremet'yevo Airport -1 and 2 (terminals B and F). The coating mts -WiFi applies to all zones of departure, waiting room, zone Of duty of free and VIP- halls.

To use the free Of wiFi the Internet from MTS can all users of mobile devices - laptop computers, KPK, [smartfonov] and other devices [osnashchennykh] by WiFi- module. There are no limitations in the duration of Internet- session or by the volume of the consumed Internet- traffic. For the connection to the service mts -WiFi to user it is necessary to select on KPK, laptop computer or [smartfone] in the list of accessible networks “MTS_WiFi_Free” and to harvest “to connect”.

At the current moment in Moscow are counted more than 100 free points mts -WiFi, for search for which it is possible to use the division of site MTS www.wifi.mts.ru or from the mobile portal wap.mts.ru/wifi. Furthermore, users can establish to their telephone convenient free java- application “WiFi search”, that simplify the search for points.

Prior to the end of 2010 the company MTS plans to enlarge the geography of assignment mts -WiFi in the large transport units of the international and [mezhdugorodnego] aviation and railway communication of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Sochi and other cities of Russia. The expansion of the penetration of network mts -WiFi in essence will be achieved within the framework the process of integration with the company Comstar- Oates, and also by means of the connection of new WiFi- providers in the cities of the presence of company MTS.

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[Mediapleer] Of viliv P3 Of prime with the operating systems of Windows CE 6.0 Android 2.1 Tweet

On the Korean site of the company Of viliv appeared the page with the description of [mediapleera] P3 Of prime. Thus far nothing it is known about that, when this device is released, also, on what markets, but model this clearly interesting. Its “raisin” is support not to one, but two operating systems - Windows CE 6.0 Android 2.1. I.e., to load is possible one of the platforms to the selection. Device is built on 800- MHz processor with the architecture ARM Of cortex and is equipped with 3,7- one inch AMOLED-[tachskrinom].

Viliv P3 Of prime is proposed in several versions with the different storage capacity, maximally it can be 32 Gb. The wireless possibilities of [mediapleera] are the adapter Of wi-Fi; also from the number of characteristics of apparatus it is worthwhile to mention the slot of microSD, microUSB- port and digital TV- tuner DMB (option). Viliv P3 Of prime supports [audioformaty] MP3, OGG, FLAC and APE and video of high clearness 720p (supposedly, conclusion to the external monitor).

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“By [vympelKom] Of [ltd].” it declared operating results and some financial indices for 1 quarter of 2010 Tweet

Company “By [vympelKom] Of [ltd].” it declared its financial and operating results on the basis of formality for the block, which was ended on March 31, 2010.

In accordance with the recently taken rules of the bookkeeping calculation since January 1, 2010 of joint stock company “With [vympelKom]” it began to consolidate the operations of the company OF [OOO] “[Skay] Of [mobayl]” in [Kirgizstane].

Key indices of the first quarter:

* Clean operating gain and OIBDA on the basis of formality were 2,5 billion US dollars and 1,2 billion US dollars respectively
* The expenditures, connected with conducting of transaction, and the expenditures of the headquarters were 11 million US dollars
* [Marzha] OIBDA on the basis of formality in the first quarter composed 47,5%
* Clean profit, which is been on “By [vympelKom] Of [ltd]. ”, on the basis of formality it was 412 million dollars
* The united operating flow of money was 960 million US dollars

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Sony presented the display, which can be wrapped up around the pencil Tweet

Flexible OLED- displays are not the news - a whole series of companies already demonstrated possibility on the displacement of screen into the small tube. Although to roll up precisely “into the small tube” will come out only newest development of the company Of sony. Demonstrated today 4.1- one inch OTFT*1 the OLED- screen with a thickness of 80 μ[m] can be wrapped up around the pencil. In this case the model is completely colored and have relatively high resolution 121 pixels to the square inch. One additional advantage over competitors is the possibility of the reproduction of the moving picture directly during the bending of screen. A minimum radius of the bending of screen is 4 mm.

As material for the display serves new semiconductor the derivative of perixanthenexanthin ([RRKH]), which remains steady under the action of oxygen, humidity, sunlight and heating. [RRKH] makes it possible to create screens eight times more flexible, than OTFT on the basis of the semiconductor of Pentacene. The development of this technology made it possible to create screen with the largest permission: 4.1 inches, 432 x of 240 points with the possibility of the reproduction of RGB- gamma. Created Sony display is resistant to the bendings and makes it possible to reproduce image without the distortions after 1000 sequential coagulations.

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ICQ proposes mobile chat room with the friends from Facebook Tweet

ICQ, popular program on the transfer of instantaneous communications, enlarges mobile possibilities to the means of the integration of the chat room Of facebook into the appendix ICQ of mobile for the telephones with the support Of java. In users now appears the possibility to associate with its contacts from Facebook directly through the appendix ICQ of mobile.

Because of the integrated chat room Of facebook, ICQ of mobile for the telephones with the support Of java can propose to its users convenience in the connection of their dear social network with the service of the transfer of instantaneous communications. The new version ICQ of mobile with the chat room Of facebook ensures great flexibility and independence since users they can support connection with its friends Of facebook through ICQ, being found in the way.

The appendix ICQ of mobile is accessible for the free running off: www.icq.com/download/mobile. Application can be loaded and used on different telephones, which support the standards J2ME Of java.

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Foxconn shows as in them it is worked, and Apple and NR explain why Chinese they sin by suicides Tweet

The company Of foxconn, which is occupied by the production of apparatuses for such companies as Apple and Hewlett-Packard, is sadly famous “the love” of its colleagues to end life with suicide. The greatest resonance caused leap from the window of the personal apartment of the engineer of company, who previously was suspected of the loss of the prototype of new in iPhone. This tragedy occurred almost year ago, and then was presented the hypothesis that in everything was guilty the service of its own safety Of foxconn, which questioned a suicide not long before his death. According to unofficial reports, the reported unnamed source inside the company in last year perfected nine suicides and two additional attempts proved to be unsuccessful. In order to shatter the myth about the superhuman working conditions at the plants Of foxconn the Director-General personally of the moving supports of journalists on one of the factories, demonstrating the working conditions and rest. Of delegations even was demonstrated the swimming pool, in which two colleagues assumed aqueous procedures.

At the same time the representatives of the companies Of apple and HP expressed our own opinion of relatively [poiskhodyashchego] in China. Thus, secretary Apple Steve Dowling (Steve Of dowling) stated that his company constantly supports contact with the top managers Of foxconn, who very attentively relate to proceeding. The group of the specialists Of apple conducts the independent investigation of the reasons, which involved the tragic cases. Also are conducted the regular inspections of all productions, in which are made the products Of apple. Both companies are extremely bereft by the frequent tragic of [sluchayami].[Predstaviteli] NR also they participate in the independent investigation of the suicides of colleagues Foxconn.

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[Ekologichnoe] “extra-road” radio from Grace Of digital Of audio Tweet

The company Of grace Of digital Of audio is not the important producer of mobile technology, but it from time to time proposes for the market sufficiently interesting models. Specifically, similar includes Eco Of extreme Of all-Terrain MP3 Of speaker. Device is [audiopleerom] with the Fm- radio receiver, in this case hearing music and radio transmissions is assumed not through the head sets, but through the built-in dynamic loudspeaker. Carried out into the name of model its extra-roadawn seemingly hints, which given [gadzhet] it is not intended for those, who do not leave the limits of civilized places. The housing of model is watertight and corresponds to the standards of strength IPX7 - to dive and to listen to radio under water will not come out, but from the random drops although to the earth, although it is protected reliably into the water Of eco Of extreme.

In order to reduce drops to a minimum, to ensure convenience in the carrying or fastening the receiver is equipped with 2-inch carbine. The 3-inch dynamic loudspeaker, which ensures sufficiently loud sound, is basic sound source. For those, who nevertheless prefer cleaner sound from the head sets there is standard 3.5- mm [audiorazem], compatible with the head sets iPhone and iPod. The additional possibility Of eco Of extreme is the presence inside it of cavity, which can be used for storing of credit maps or keys, which can prove to be extremely urgent in the conditions for productive leisure.

Device already was put on the market on the American market, and its price is $50.

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Sony can present PlayStation Of network+ in [E]3 Tweet

According to the information the resource Of joystiq, the company Of sony can announce the net service Of playStation Of network of the class of [premium], called PSN+ during the conference Of [e]3. In contrast to that proposed by the corporation Of microsoft of the service Of xbox Of live Of gold, PSN+ it will be oriented exclusively to the assignment to the owners of paid [akkauntov] of additional [bonusov] without the creation of the limitations of the multi-user game of on-line, which would distinguish paid and usual [akkaunty]. The large part of the possibilities of paid service was already supply with sounied by representatives Sony still at the end of last year. Among them: access to the lists PSP Of minis and PSone Of classics, exclusive intra-recreation area DLC, discount into PlayStation Of store and access 1 hour [demo] of the outgoing games. Following the first of hours in the users will the possibility acquire complete version, but [demo] will be accessible only after complete load.

Also users PSN+ will obtain the possibility to protect their consoles with the aid of recently that announced Of playStation Of protection Of plan, exclusive access to the long-awaited intra-recreation area vocal chat room and, probably, to the new system of the retention of games. With the installation PSN+ will appear the possibility the system of the automatic of [patchey], which will be able automatically to load and to establish renovations for the designations, which were being recently started on the console.

The cost of service is thus far unknown. It is said PSN+ can cost $9.99 per month; however, representatives Sony reject to comment on these information.

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Android-[smartfon] Of motorola XT502 is approved Bluetooth SIG Tweet

The organization Of bluetooth SIG certified [smartfon] Of motorola XT502 (possible name - Greco). On its site there is a sufficiently detailed description of device and even its image. Model works under control of the operating system Of android (most likely, version 2.1, but not 2.2). Motorola XT502 - this is [besklaviaturnyy] monoblock with the sensory screen, it works in the honeycomb networks GSM/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) and UMTS/HSDPA (2100/1900/850 MHz).

In addition to this, Motorola XT502 are had the wireless adapters Of wi-Fi of 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth of 2.0+EDR, the support A -GPs and the built-in camera (permission not indicated). In the number of joints - USB 2.0 and 3,5- mm of audio. As the potential regions of sales of device are indicated Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and also North and South America, i.e. - the entire world. It is not thus far clear, when Motorola XT502 is put on the market and actually apparatus will leave everywhere. Although, possibly, for the different regions the company will prepare different versions of this model.

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Russian of the premier of the cell phone Of land Of rover S1 from the company Of sonim Tweet

The producer of durable cell phones the American company Of sonim Of technologies and the British producer of extra-roads builder - Land Of rover, declared about the beginning of official sales in Russia of their first joint development - the telephone Of land Of rover S1.

Telephone is represented in two color ranges - in the black and orange colors, where the last version will be let out by the limited series Of limited Of edition.

The highly durable housing of apparatus is prepared from the special plastic XENOY, the processing plastic of the bottles used and film obtained as a result. Land Of rover S1 of [osnashchen] by 2-[megapikselnoy] camera, by the support to the wireless technology Of bluetooth and A -GPs of navigation, which will make it possible to [otsledit] the location of its owner out of the zone of coating honeycomb operator. Two loud dynamics they will not make it possible to pass important bell, but the built-in microphone gives the possibility to associate on the telephone in the noisy situation.

Land Of rover S1, from the words of producer, completely corresponds to the stringent requirements of the norms Of rugged Of performance Of standards, presented to the devices in the extra-heavy performance, are maintained complete immersion into the water at the depth and drop on the concrete from the height of the 2nd meters, and powerful battery ensures the work of the more 2nd months in the standby mode. Apparatus is certified to the stability to the destructive effect of moisture, salt, temperature drops and vibration. Land Of rover S1 can be fearlessly breakdown thrown at any angle to the cement sex from the height of 1,5 meters.

Producer allows on his novelty unconditional of the 3rd summer guarantee and immediate replacement of telephone in the case of his breakdown.

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In sale appeared the new modem “of MTS Of [konnekt] 3G” Tweet

The operator of mobile connection “MTS the Ukraine” declared about the beginning of sales to the new model of modem for the work with the service “MTS Of [konnekt] 3G”. The sliding antenna, which ensures the steadier reception of signal, is the special feature of novelty.

The modem Of vertex Of wireless VW110 supports the standard of the connection of the third generation CDMA of 2000 1X EV-DO REV.A (entry speed traffic it composes to 3,1 Mbit/s) and it is intended for the work with the service “MTS Of [konnekt] 3G”. Device is equipped with the plug placed on the hinge, which makes it possible to use this model without the attenuator, has simple and [ergonomichnyy] design, it is characterized by simplicity and convenience in the connection.

Device is completed by disk with the application “manager of connections”, that facilitate installation and connection practically to any PK. Modem support operating systems Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Of vista. Over the long term the developers plan to supplement list supported OS.

The cost of device composes 1 [grn]. (1$~7,8 of [grn].) with the connection to the tariff “of the tornados” even of 99 [grn]. with the connection to the tariff plans “Of [konnekt] 100+” or “[Konnekt] 200+”.

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Lg and iRiver presented conscientious [muzykofon] Tweet

The company of iRiver recently is not too successful on the World Market, although to South Korea it as before supplies approximately half of all musical [pleerov]. The today this producer together with the company lg presents radically new for himself product - musical telephone. Unfortunately, this model will be thus far sold only on the Korean market, although it is not possible to exclude its output beyond its limits. Model was called name lg -LB4400 and it is the combination of operating times of both companies. With this lg it developed telephone the component and overall structure of telephone, while by the contribution of iRiver of steel multimedia [pleer] and graphic interface.

From a technical point of view the apparatus is [tachfonom] with the 2.8- one inch sensory display from WQVGA permission, 3-[MP] by camera, with the receiver DMB of TV- transfers, supports the reproduction Of dolby Of surround Of mobile. Musicality is manifested in that extended, in the comparison with the majority of telephones, the nomenclature of the supported musical and video of the files, including OF FLAC and APE. It does not communicate about the periods of entering into sale and the cost of telephone lg -LB4400, but its work is demonstrated on the Korean roller.

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Company MTS began the commercial operation of the network of 3G/3G+ in Belarus' Tweet

[SOOO] “mobile teles-system”, the largest operator of the honeycomb connection of Belarus', reported the fact that the subscribers became accessible to the possibility of the network of the third generation (3G/3G+) with the support to technology HSPA+ in Minsk.

Company MTS introduced the fragment of the network of the third generation with the support to technology HSPA+ into the commercial operation in Minsk, and also in the airport Minsk-2. At this stage of the development of network in the zone of the radio-coating of 3G/3G+ the subscribers MTS can use [videozvonkami], and also high-speed Internet access in the combined regime of 2,5G/3G/3G+ without the interruptions of sessions. The speed of transmission of data in the straight channel can reach the peak value of 21 Mbit/s, in the return duct - 11 Mbit/s depending on the location of subscriber in the zone of action of base stations. Subscribers MTS can accomplish [videozvonki] both inside the network MTS and in the network of the operators Of velcom and Life:). [Videozvonkom] in [rouminge] it is possible to use in 15 guest networks of 14 countries and territories at the tariffs, identical to rate setting vocal calls. [Videozvonok] can be [sovershen] only during presence of both subscribers with the equipment in the zone of the radio-coating of 3G/3G+ supporting [videozvonki].

The tariff of outgoing [videozvonka] in the limits of Belarus' - 299 rubles in the minute without taking into account taxes, rate setting is minute by minute. Rate setting usual vocal calls and service “the Internet transfer/obtaining data” occurs at the existing tariffs without the changes.

Company MTS realizes the planned steps in the modernization of network in direction [N]SPA+. The modernization of entire network in the direction HSPA+ will be completed until September 1 this year in Minsk and in all provincial centers. Before the end of the year in the zone of the radio-coating of 3G/3G+ will be added yet not less than 18 cities with the population more than 50 thousand people. Subsequently MTS is planned to completely envelop with the standard of 3G/3G+, all rayon centers of Belarus'.

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New photos and new details relative to Motorola MT810 Tweet

As it is already known from our news, the company Of motorola in the very near future intends for the Chinese market to let out the sequential model of cell phone under the index MT820, which very strongly resembles the rule of the products of a series MOTOMING, because of the characteristic construction of hinged transparent [flipa]. This time we propose the sequential portion of the photographs of detail, relative to the characteristics of new apparatus - MT810, outwardly similar to MT820:


Characteristics Of motorola MT810:

* The operating system: OMS (Open Of mobile Of system)
* Support of the standards of the connection: TD-SCDMA, GSM of 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Sizes: 108[kh]55,3[kh]16,7 mm
* Weight: 145 deg.
* Display: sensory, 3,2- one inch, TFT, by the permission of 480[kh]854 of the point
* Support of the manuscript introduction
* Camera: 5 [MP] with the possibility HD (720p) of [videosemki]
* Memory: 256 mb. (about 120 mb. accessible to user), the support of microSD of the maps of the memory
* Communications: USB, Bluetooth, WLAN, GPS the navigation
* the Fm- radio receiver

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Android-[smartfon] Of acer Of liquid Of stream is approved BY FCC Tweet

Federal commission for the connection of the USA (FCC) certified device under the index Of acer Of s110. On the site there is no its management of user and photographs, there are only reports about the tests and sketch. Supposedly, Acer Of s110 - this can be the model Of liquid Of stream. In the documentation FCC are mentioned the frequencies GSM of 850/1900 MHz. It is known that Acer Of liquid Of stream works under the administration Of android 2.1. But up to the moment of release, possibly, apparatus will obtain the already new version of platform - Android 2.2.

According to unofficial reports, [smartfon] Of acer Of liquid Of stream is built on the platform Of qualcomm Of snapdragon with 1- GHz with processor and is equipped 5-[Mp] with camera with the function of the record by video 720p. In the materials FCC, by the way, the data relative to camera are confirmed. From other characteristics of [smartfona] on the rumors it is known against Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HDMI- port. As far as the form factor of device is concerned, this is [besklaviaturnyy] monoblock with the sensory display almost into entire front panel and several buttons under it. The release Of acer Of liquid Of stream, apparently, takes place in October.

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Ninth worker death at Taiwan iPhone firm Foxconn Tweet

A ninth employee has jumped to his death at Taiwanese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, China's state media reports.

Xinhua said 21-year-old Nan Gang leapt from a four-storey factory in China's Shenzhen in the early hours.

Shortly after, it emerged that the death of a worker at a Foxconn plant in China's Hebei province earlier this year was also a suicide.

A total of 11 Foxconn employees in China have tried to kill themselves this year - two have survived.

The incidents have raised concerns about worker treatment at the site.

The Associated Press quoted spokesman Arthur Huang as saying the company carried out social responsibility programmes to ensure workers' welfare.

Earlier this week, Foxconn said it was enlisting counsellors and Buddhist monks to provide emotional support for its workers.
Suicides

Ten of the employees worked at Foxconn's campuses in Shenzhen, but on Friday it was revealed that a man who died at a factory in the northern Hebei province had also jumped from a building.

The worker, identified by Xinhua as 19-year old Rong Bo, died in the city of Langtang early this year.

A similar investigation into the death of 16-year old Wang Lingyan - who was found dead in a dormitory at the same site - concluded she died from cardiac arrest, government spokeswoman Wang Qiunu told Xinhua.
First employee who died last year caught on CCTV Foxconn worker Sun Danyong killed himself last year

Foxconn is part of Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, and employs 800,000 workers worldwide, mostly in China.

The company has said it is taking the deaths seriously, even though a local government investigation did not blame working conditions.

The spate of deaths comes after a Foxconn employee in charge of shipping Apple's iPhone prototype units killed himself last year after one of the units went missing.

Apple said it had investigated accusations of bad employment practices by Foxconn stemming from a June 2006 complaint, and found the claims to be largely unfounded.
Monk support

However, it concluded that some employees were working more than Foxconn's mandated maximum during peak production times, and as many as a quarter of them were not taking at least one day off a week.

US-based China Labour Watch has criticised Foxconn's "military-style administration and harsh working conditions" and called on the company to "initiate a thoroughgoing analysis of life on its production lines".

Foxconn says it has hired 100 counsellors and invited monks to help workers at a new Employee Care Centre and trained its medical staff to provide emotional support.

It has also introduced a reward system for employees who spot colleagues with emotional problems, and a hotline for workers.

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Mobile phone number suspended after three users die in 10 years Tweet

A mobile phone company has suspended the number 0888 888 888 – after every single person assigned to it died in the last 10 years.

Mobile phone number suspended after three users die in 10 years.

The first owner Vladimir Grashnov – the former CEO of Bulgarian mobile phone company Mobitel which issued the number – died of cancer in 2001 aged just 48.

Despite a spotless business record there were persistent rumours that his cancer had been caused by a business rival using radioactive poisoning.

The number then passed to Bulgarian mafia boss, Konstantin Dimitrov, who was gunned down in 2003 by a lone assassin in the Netherlands during a trip to inspect his £500 million drug smuggling empire.

Dimitrov, who died aged 31, had the mobile with him when he was shot while eating out with a model.

Russian mafia bosses – jealous of his drug smuggling operation – were said to have been behind the killing.

The phone number then passed to Konstantin Dishliev, a crooked businessman, who was gunned down outside an Indian restaurant in Bulgaria's capital Sofia after taking over the jinxed line.

Dishliev, an estate agent, had secretly been running a massive cocaine trafficking operation before his assassination in 2005.

He died after £130 million of the drug was intercepted by police on its way into the country from Colombia.

Since then, the number is understood to have been dormant while police maintained an open file on Dishliev's killing and his smuggling ring.

Now phone bosses are said to have suspended the number for good. Callers now get a recorded message saying the phone is "outside network coverage."

A Mobitel spokesman would only say: "We have no comment to make. We won't discuss individual numbers."

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MTS opened five flag salons in Moscow Tweet

Operator MTS declared about the discovery in Moscow of five flag salons within the framework the development programs of its own retail network. Flag salons began work over Arbat, Tver street, avenue of peace, Kutuzovskiy avenue, small [Sukharevskoy] area. The size of salons was developed by MTS in the partnership from Vodafone, which makes it possible to consider and to realize new practitioners in the organization of commercial space and client service.

The concept of new salons MTS is based on the principles of the innovation organization of commercial space, which creates comfortable conditions not only for sale of the broad spectrum of user devices, but also for the service maintenance of the large number of subscribers during the workday. Simple zoning, convenient navigation, open shop windows c by the most popular and new models of telephones, [demozony] with the open computation of equipment for the independent testing make possible for the visitor of store rapidly to be oriented in the assortment and to select the model of apparatus, which completely corresponds to his needs. In the salon are also represented proposal MTS, [K]o[mstar]- Oates and [MGTS], the entering the group companies MTS, in mobile and domestic wide-band Internet region and paid tv.

MTS prior to the end of 2010 plans to open 35 flag stores in the largest Russian cities. To the end of the summer the salons in this size will appear in Moscow, Omsk, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Samara, Togliatti, Chelyabinsk. The first clients of new flag salons MTS in Moscow can obtain reduction to 10% to the most popular models of telephones.

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BlackBerry 9800 Tweet

BlackBerry 9800

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Wal-Mart slashes iPhone price to $97 Tweet

NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, plans to slash the price of Apple's 16GB 3GS iPhone to $97 beginning Tuesday.

Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) is widely expected to unveil a brand-new iPhone next month, and could be working with retailers to clear out its remaining inventory of the about-to-be-outdated model.

At the new price, customers will save $100 on Apple's smart phone, which currently sells for $199. The deal requires that the phone be purchased with a two-year contract from AT&T, the iPhone's exclusive service provider.

"It is our commitment to always lead on price," Mehrdad Akbar, Wal-Mart's (WMT, Fortune 500) senior category director for wireless, in a prepared statement about the price change.

Apple sold 8.3 million iPhones last quarter, more than twice the amount sold during the same period a year ago.

Wal-Mart's pre-Memorial Day price whack comes as technology giants such as Google (GOOG, Fortune 500), Research in Motion (RIM) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, Fortune 500), which recently snapped up Palm, vie for top dog status in the smart phone market. Industry analysts say that worldwide smart phone sales topped 54 million units in the first quarter, up nearly 49% from a year ago.

At $97, Wal-Mart's price slightly undercuts the $99 price tag several analysts anticipated for the remaining iPhone 3GS stock. When consumers get sight of a new iPhone model on the horizon, sales of the existing model typically falls off sharply.

In the furor surrounding last month's theft of a new iPhone prototype, Apple filed legal documents claiming that leaked details of the new model would be "immensely damaging" to the company because "people that would have otherwise purchased a currently existing Apple product would wait for the next item to be released."

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Quick overview of Nokia Instant Community on a Nokia N900 - test-mobile.fr Tweet

Quick overview of Nokia Instant Community on a Nokia N900 - test-mobile.fr

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Windows Phone 7 Spotted at the Microsoft Innovation Centre! - Innovative Singapore Tweet

Short walk-through about LG Windows Phone 7 (GW910)

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Android benchmark test Tweet

Phil takes a quick look at benchmark numbers on Android 2.2 (Froyo) on the Nexus One, and Android 2.1 (Eclair) on the HTC Evo 4G and Motorola Droid.

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Nokia Own Voice 'Guess Who' ? Tweet

Ovi Maps gives you free SatNav and loved ones can create and record their own personal voice guided drive navigation for you with Own Voice from Ovi Maps.
Just download the Own Voice app onto your Nokia Smartphone, record the voice of someone you see face-to-face (friends or families), and theyre with you on road trips on holiday or just to the shops! It's lots of fun and easy to use. So whose voice do you want on yours?

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Windows Phone 7 Gaming - Twin Blades Tweet

Windows Phone 7 Gaming - Twin Blades on Samsung Prototype

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LG Fathom (Verizon) - Unboxing and Hands-On Tweet

Is this the last Windows Mobile 6.5 phone ever? Noah gets the LG Fathom for Verizon out of its box and into the wild.

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Samsung Galaxy S announced in Asia--will get Froyo update Tweet

First unveiled at the US-focused CTIA tradeshow earlier this year, the Galaxy S (I9000) is Samsung's flagship Android smartphone. Today, the company announced that this will be available in Asia come June, which could mean as early as next week. The full retail price of this phone is set at S$1,098. That's quite expensive considering its close competitor, the HTC Desire, goes for S$898 unlocked. However, we don't foresee many users buying it at full price, but rather from operators that will surely offer attractive subsidies when purchased with mobile plans.

The Samsung Galaxy S' main claim to fame is the large 4-inch display that utilizes the company's latest Super AMOLED display, which we first saw in the Bada-based Samsung Wave. This screen technology is supposed to give improved image quality and allow better visibility when used under direct sunlight. We haven't tested this feature out conclusively, but liked what we saw during our earlier hands-on of the smartphone.

Though it will initially ship with Android 2.1 (Eclair), we have been told that this model will enjoy an upgrade to the latest Android 2.2 (Froyo). Luke Lee, senior product manager for mobile phones, revealed this during an interview, though he couldn't be more specific as to when the update will be available. Google announced this new version last week during its Google I/O conference. User enhancements for Froyo include Flash 10.1 support, better Exchange integration and the ability to install applications on external storage rather than on the ROM only.

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LG KM570 Cookie Gig review: Live at the arena Tweet

Gsmarena have posted a review of the LG KM570 Cookie. Here are the phone's key features, main disadvantages and their final impression.

Key features:
* 3" 256K-color resistive TFT touchscreen of WQVGA resolution (240 x 400 pixels)
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
* 3G with HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
* Widget-enhanced interface and Livesquare homescreen
* 5 megapixel autofocus camera with face detection
* D1 video recording @ 30fps, QVGA time-lapse and QVGA slo-mo video
* 4GB of built-in storage
* microSD card slot, up to 16GB
* Standard 3.5mm audio jack
* Standard microUSB port (charging)
* Dolby for Mobile audio enhancement
* Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
* Accelerometer for screen auto rotate; turn to mute
* Landscape on-screen QWERTY keyboard
* FM radio with RDS and FM transmitter
* Office document viewer
* Social networking integration
* Smart dialing

Main disadvantages:
* No Wi-Fi
* No GPS
* Low resolution screen (compared to LG Arena)
* Camera has no flash or protective cover
* Records video in 3GP only
* Poor sunlight legibility
* Maximum email attachment size is 2.2MB only (both ways)
* No DivX/XviD video support
* No handwriting recognition support

The LG KM570 Cookie Gig is not a phone to be impressed with; it’s a phone to enjoy. All the more so if you’re of the right age and attitude. On the hardware side, we have little complaints – you have to keep in mind that the KM570 is a Cookie after all. The software is mostly positive too – there are a few downfalls, but the app package is so rich you can spend days with the Cookie Gig and still find things you haven’t used yet.

We have mixed feelings about the Lifesquare screen. Sure, it’s an interesting way to view your communication history, but to put it plainly – it’s childish. Still, the LG Cookie Gig can do some serious work too if you get used to some of its limitations (like the email attachment size).

But let’s face it – the LG KM570 Cookie Gig is hardly targeted at the business crowd. On the other hand, whisper “social networking”, “Dolby mobile” and “good camera for photos and videos” to a youngster and you’ve sealed a deal. Not to mention the 4 gigs worth of memory and the FM transmitter.

However, even a casual look at today’s market reveals trouble ahead for the young LG Cookie Gig. At its current price point, there are some competitors that might prove tough to beat.

The Samsung S5560 Marvel and the Samsung S5620 Monte have the same basic ingredients as the LG KM570 Cookie Gig, but certainly get an edge from Wi-Fi. They run the competing touch UI – TouchWiz but cannot match the Cookie Gig’s built-in memory. For the price difference though you can easily buy a 16GB microSD card, so that’s not a problem. The Monte doesn't make it in the 5 megapixel league but has Wi-Fi and a GPS receiver to make up for that.

The LG KC910 Renoir and the Samsung M8800 Pixon used to battle it out for the 8MP cameraphone crown but today, they are equally priced alternatives to the LG KM570 Cookie Gig. They may be older in terms of hardware and software but they can match the Gig’s capabilities – and those cameras they have there are pretty good. Much like the one on the Samsung S8300, which records the nicest WVGA video we've seen from a mobile phone.

Another phone with an 8MP sharpshooter on its back is the Samsung S8300 UltraTOUCH. It too has fallen to the Cookie Gig price bracket. Its screen is smaller though (2.8”) and it doesn’t have the internal memory.

And finally perhaps the most compelling reason against the Gig, the LG KM900 Arena, which we quite liked back in the day. It has been busy getting cheaper and can now be found for the same kind of cash as the KM570 Cookie Gig.

It has four times the display resolution, a capacitive touchscreen, twice the built-in memory, Wi-Fi, GPS. There’s also DivX/XviD and TV-out and the real S-Class.

Now, those are mostly older phones that we’ve looked at. And we haven’t even mentioned Corby or XpressMusic yet. Affordable touch phones are a booming market and everybody is playing hardball. The Cookie Gig will have a harder time perhaps than some of its namesakes. But it does the right thing at the right time – bring in the updates and stay within budget.

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INTERVIEW - First phone with new Symbian due from Asian vendor Tweet

LONDON - The first cellphone running revamped Symbian 3 software is set to be introduced by an Asian vendor, not Nokia, the main user of the most widely used mobile operating system, Symbian's chief told Reuters.

Last month Nokia warned its first phone using Symbian 3 software -- which is faster and simpler to use for consumers and software developers -- would be delayed into the third quarter from the second, triggering a sell-off in its shares.

Nokia still makes around 40 percent of the smartphones, but it has struggled against new rivals Apple and Google at the high end of the market, and Symbian 3 is seen by investors as the first step for the Finnish handset maker to make its smartphones competitive again.

Lee Williams, executive director of Symbian Foundation, declined to name the Asian vendor who would ship the first Symbian 3 model, but said Symbian 3 code was nearly ready.

"Symbian 3 is almost completely mature. There is a small share of code which is pending checking by its contributors," Williams said in an interview.

Williams said while Symbian 3 is the major development from current version, the step to Symbian 4 - to come to market in 2011 -- will be larger, also revamping the user interface.

"By first quarter 2011 I would expect to have very mature Symbian 4. We are heavily dependent on Nokia's development efforts" Williams said.

Nokia bought out other shareholders in Symbian in 2008 and opened the software for any manufacturers to use for free on an open-source basis. The Finnish handset maker is still the key contributor to the development of the software, and creates more than 90 percent of sales volumes of Symbian phones.

He said the biggest challenge Symbian was facing was the long process for application developers to get their programmes into consumers' hands.

Developers can get software into Apple's iPhone within a week, while the process for Symbian software developers can take half a year due to the foundation's long-lasting security checks.

Symbian is the most widely used operating system in smartphones, ahead of those of Research in Motion, Apple, Google and Microsoft.

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Simics virtual platform lets you define, develop, and deploy your products Tweet

Wind River Simics is a fast, functionally accurate, full-system simulator. Simics creates a high-performance virtual environment in which any electronic system—from a single board to complex, heterogeneous, multi-board, multiprocessor, multi-core systems—can be defined, developed, and deployed. Using Simics, software developers can execute and debug their target software stack, from hypervisor to application.

Simics enables companies to adopt new approaches to the product development life cycle, resulting in dramatic reduction in project risks, time-to-market, and development costs, while also improving product quality and engineering efficiency. Simics allows engineering, integration, and test teams to use approaches and techniques that are simply not possible on physical hardware.

Primary New Features in 4.4

* Wind River Simics Analyzer helps customers analyze and better understand the heterogeneous aspect of their designs and offers a graphical timeline with execution details of "what process runs where and when" for a complete software application stack. This is particularly useful for tracking multi-core development and applications spanning multiple CPU architectures or multiple operating systems. It supports VxWorks and Wind River Linux as well as other third-party real-time operating systems (RTOS).
* Wind River Simics Extension Builder helps developers to build profiling tools and other specialized analysis tools and data collections. It also provides a well-defined interface to the Simics simulator and allows developers to extend Simics with custom functionality (plug-ins) and connect Simics into additional workflows and enterprise tooling environments.
* Expanded support for running multiple models in parallel, including C, C++, SystemC, and DML, makes Simics a simulation framework well-suited for heterogeneous designs that can simulate foreign models not originally written for Simics.

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HTC Will Upgrade Most Phones to Android 2.2, Android 2.3 on Track for Q4 Tweet

HTC has told blogs most Android phones launched this year will get an upgrade to Android 2.2 in the second half of the year. This includes the Desire and Droid Incredible as well as upcoming phones like the Evo 4G, MyTouch slide and upcoming models. Meanwhile, the public has learned from Google's WebM VP8 codec Website that Android 2.3, the so-called Gingerbread build, could be ready as soon as the fourth quarter this tear.

HTC, whose Android-based smartphones include the Hero, Nexus One, and the Droid Eris and Droid Incredible, has told blogs most phones launched this year will get an upgrade to Android 2.2 in the second half of the year.

"As we get closer to readiness, we'll reveal a full list, but for now have started with the most popular models like Desire [in the U.K.] and Droid Incredible [in the U.S.] as well as some of the hotly anticipated new phones," HTC told Pocket Lint.

Android Central learned from HTC that Android phones launched this year will most likely offer an upgrade for it to the Froyo version. HTC told that blog:

"This includes popular models like the Desire and Droid Incredible as well as hotly anticipated phones like the Evo 4G, MyTouch slide and upcoming models. We will announce a full list of phones and dates once we are closer to launching the upgrades."

HTC hasn't said whether Android 2.2 will be pushed over the air to any Android handsets released prior to 2010.

The blogs got the news bite shortly after Google Vice President of Engineering Vic Gundotra unveiled Android 2.2 at Google I/O May 20. Android 2.2 appears to be blazingly fast.

Gundotra showed a demo of Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 running a game side by side on two Nexus Ones and the speed difference, thanks to a new compiler and refreshed Android browser, was noticeable.

Also of note was the increase in Microsoft Exchange-focused enterprise capabilities for Android 2.2. Android as a platform has been knocked for lacking enterprise-friendly features, such as complex passwords and remote wipe.

Gartner research analyst Ken Dulaney has said he does not recommend Android as a platform for the enterprise because it didn't include enough security and manageability features.

Google answered those challenges with this build, adding remote wipe to let Exchange administrators reset the device to factory defaults in the case of a lost or stolen phone.

There are also numeric pin and alpha-numeric password options to unlock the device. Exchange administrators can also now enforce password policy across devices.

Also, users now need only their username and password to set up and sync an Exchange account, and Exchange Calendars are now supported in the Calendar app.

eWEEK brought these features to Dulaney's attention May 20, and he noted the improvements but pointed to Android's lack of encryption.

"I talked to Android today and need more details, but it looks like it will be ready for minimum level support. They should be able to do stronger management of the device image, which is a key feature of how they do background processing and interprocess communication relative to Apple. Apple has encryption whereas Android doesn't."

Meanwhile, the public has learned from Google's WebM VP8 codec Website that Android 2.3, the so-called Gingerbread build, could be ready as soon as the fourth quarter of this year.

"WebM support in Android is expected in the Gingerbread release [currently planned for Q4 2010]," according to the WebM FAQ. "We expect many other Google products to adopt WebM and VP8 as they prioritize it with their other product requirements."

The point is that Android development is making great progress in 2010. Android has found its way onto 60 devices that we know of today; the number could easily top 100 by the time the year is through.

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Android VP Gundotra Takes Gloves Off vs. Apple at Google I/O Tweet

Google Vice President Vic Gundotra in his Google I/O keynote about Android 2.2 bashed Apple for being a closed, rigid system that scorns the open Web for failing to support Adobe's Flash. Gundotra's mini-crusade versus Apple continued in demos. Introducing the new cloud-to-device messaging API, Gundotra said, "This is not a push notification API designed to compensate for the lack of basic functionality like multitasking in the operating system."

Anyone holding onto any doubt that Google and Apple aren't at war for the mobile Web can rid themselves of that illusion after Google I/O May 20.

A senior Google executive took several verbal shots at Apple and its CEO Steve Jobs for being a closed, controlling unit that is cancerous in its lack of support for technologies such as Flash.

Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering for Google's mobile efforts and a company spokesperson proving to have a penchant for making bold statements, opened his keynote about Android 2.2 with a story that cuts to the heart of the differences between Apple's and Google's approaches to the mobile Web.

Gundotra met with Google's Android mobile operating system creator Andy Rubin, who told him that it was critical to create a free, open operating system that would enable innovation of the stack. Rubin also told him that if "Google did not act we faced a Draconian future, a future where one man, one company, one device, one carrier would be our only choice."

Gundotra then cued a slide of a poster of 1984 with the title, "Not The Future We Want," a move to turn Apple's own 1984, anti-IBM commercial against Apple in reference to the iPhone. He told the audience, which applauded, "That's a future we don't want."

Overdramatic? Perhaps. Ham-handed? Sure. Aggressive for Google? Absolutely. And this happened 3 minutes into the show. Over the course of his entire presentation, Gundotra took several more stabs at the company that revolutionized the smartphone business for consumers in the United States.

The differences between the iPhone platform and Android are legion. There is one iPhone, upgraded by generation, with the iPhone 4.0 coming next month. Android boasts 60 different smartphones and tablets from 59 carriers and 21 OEMs in 48 countries.

More than 100,000 Android devices are being activated each day. For sheer universality, it's hard to top Android, and it's one of the main reasons the OS is making headway against the iPhone and even RIM's BlackBerry.

Gundotra also moved to dispatch Jobs' claim in April that users find Web content through applications, not search.

"On the desktop, search is where it's at," Jobs said. "That's where the money is. But on a mobile device, search hasn't happened. Search is not where it's at; people aren't searching on a mobile device like they do on a desktop. What's happening is they're spending all of their time in apps."

Noting that Google is a "company driven by data, not by opinions," Gundotra said that the data shows there has been a 5x growth in mobile search since 2008 across Android, iPhone and all phones where Google search is used.

Gundotra's mini-crusade versus Apple continued in demos of Android 2.2. Introducing the new cloud-to-device messaging API, Gundotra said, "This is not a push notification API designed to compensate for the lack of basic functionality like multitasking in the operating system."

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KIWIBOX.COM: An Online Community for Old Teens and Young Adults to Explore, Connect, Party Tweet

Kiwibox announces its trendy, free and safe Android Application to its members!

NEW YORK -- KIWIBOX.COM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KIWB) – KIWIBOX.COM, a U.S. based social network focused on young adults and old teens, announced the release of a free Android Application for cell phones to its members.

With this application, members can get easy access to Kiwibox anytime and anywhere. Registered users can find new friends, message friends, update and check their buddy news, upload online photos and write guestbook entries! In summary they can stay in touch with their community when they are on the go!

Different than other large communities, since its inception in 1999 Kiwibox.com has offered its members a variety of possibilities to manage privacy from a choice of hundreds of possibilities. Kiwibox is not dependent upon and does not exchange data with 3rd parties, guaranteeing its members complete privacy based on their individual user settings. Additionally, Kiwibox.com has included in this Android Application a security restriction, also on its website, that restricts access to individual users based on their age to protect teens and young adults from being solicited by older, unrelated persons. All Kiwibox news announcements and updates can be restricted to a user's buddies who alone have access to their information.

The Android operating system has had many updates over the past week. With over 100,000 Android powered devices being sold every day and proportionally more than twice the free applications, Kiwibox is now in step with this trend and has developed a free Application for its users to play in this enormous and growing new market! The Android operating system has only been around for 18 months and a lot has changed in the past 6 months in terms of platforms, partnerships, and the number of consumers who have Android powered phones. Android OS had a market share in the first quarter of 2010 of 9.6% in comparison to the iPhone OS, with 15.4%. Several different manufacturers have been able to configure the Android OS to work with their products, including LG, HTC, Motorola, and Dell. Phones that run Google Android operate much like a computer desktop, allowing users to run multiple applications at the same time . For instance, a user can browse through Kiwibox and upload a photo to the Kiwibox gallery in the middle of a telephone conversation.

About KIWIBOX.COM:

KIWIBOX.COM is the only stand-alone social network community company whose shares are traded in the public stock market under the trading symbol "KIWB".

KIWIBOX.COM was founded in 1999 to give teenagers a voice on the Internet and was a leader in the teen oriented world for several years. In 2008, the company launched a new website with Web 2.0 technology, and in May 2010 the company followed up with latest Ajax and social network technology. Expanding its community to serve teens & young adults to explore, connect, party.

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Review of Samsung Monte Slider E2550 GSM phone Tweet

Mobile-review have posted a review of the Samsung Monte Slider E2550. Here is a video and their final impression.

This phone provides the average quality of communication for a Samsung phone. It has no particular drawbacks and is comparable with other models of its class. Ringtone volume is strong enough for different conditions. Vibration is average, so there is no particular improvement here

This is a low-end model with a disappointing screen, which is outdated and clearly belongs to the previous generation devices. The weakest point of the model is its screen, while assembly and other features are quite traditional for this market segment. The company probably understands it and Samsung Monte Slider will not be produced in great numbers. This handset costs around €90, which is not expensive, but this segment features more interesting models worthy of attention. This model cannot be recommended as it is inconvenient in everyday use due to its screen. Nevertheless, if you are on a budget and need a slider this can be a way out.

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Kathleen Kindle Rejoins Siegel+Gale as Strategy Director Tweet

LOS ANGELES -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale today announced the appointment of Kathleen Kindle as strategy director.

Rejoining the firm after a 10 year hiatus, Kathleen Kindle returns with more than 16 years experience in strategy, marketing and communications. In her new role, Kathleen will be leading branding engagements for a range of clients — including Qualcomm and Microsoft.

"We're known for simplifying complex brand problems, especially in the technology space," says Larry Vincent, group director, strategy. "To deliver that kind of work, it takes someone like Kathleen, who has an uncanny ability to sort through the extraneous material, find the core idea in a brand, and then express it in a clear and compelling way. The fact that she has solved so many of these brand challenges across so many industries, and developed a cadre of talented strategists along the way, is a bonus. She will play a critical role in our work going forward."

Kindle's professional background includes branding and creative strategy experience in the automotive industry, packaged goods, consumer electronics, financial services and the public sector.

"I've always been inspired by Siegel+Gale's 'Simple is Smart' philosophy and inherently believe that it is the right framework for building and creating all forms of brand experiences and communication," says Kindle. "I'm thrilled to be rejoining my colleagues in Los Angeles for a second time, and am excited about working with such a wonderful team of nice, smart and unstoppable individuals."

Prior to joining Siegel+Gale, Kathleen worked for TBWA\Chiat\Day where she developed insightful creative strategies for Infiniti, Whiskas, Pedigree, SaraLee, Principal Financial Group. Her brand and digital strategy expertise has also been put to use for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, the Metropolitan Water District, Whole Foods, Cedars-Sinai, St. John's Medical Center, Nissan and Infiniti. With Siegel+Gale, Kathleen's past brand development projects have included Charles Schwab, Amgen, Countrywide Home Loans, PIMCO, Pacific Life, IndyMac Bank, PacificCare, and many e-startups.

Kindle has a Master's Degree in professional writing from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and an undergraduate degree in English Literature and History from Ohio Northern University.

About Siegel+Gale

Siegel+Gale (www.siegelgale.com) is a global strategic branding firm and a pioneer in simplifying complex customer communications. Since it was founded by Alan Siegel in 1969, the firm has built world-class brands for many of the world's most successful companies through elegantly simple strategies, communications and experiences. Driven by its philosophy of "Simple is Smart," Siegel+Gale has led the way in bringing innovation to the corporate branding field, including transforming complex, incomprehensible customer communications into plain English; helping clients create distinctive brand voices across all their communications; transporting brands onto the Internet; and aligning the brand experience with the brand promise.

The firm's clients include AARP, Aetna, American Express, Bank of America, Dell, The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, The Internal Revenue Service, Lexus, Merrill Lynch, 3M, Microsoft, Motorola, the National Basketball Association, Pfizer and Sony PlayStation. Siegel+Gale has offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Dubai and Shanghai and strategic partnerships around the world.

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