Marketing Mobile : Nokia mise sur la géolocalisation avec le rachat de Navteq
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Orange SPV-M700 Smartphone with PDA Model
05/02/2007, 07:31 |One of the newest cellular phones from Orange was the SPV-M700 where the 3G technology was applied inside complete with various sorts of its supporting feature. Beginning with the digital camera for take a picture, the camera in order to video calling, Wifi, Bluetooth and the memory card have a 128MB capacity. The Orange SPV-M700 weighed [...]
I'm Protesting Proposition 8 Tomorrow; Please Consider Protesting Too
11/15/2008, 05:30 |Euphoria over Obama's win, followed by disbelief and despair over over Proposition 8's ban on gay marriage passing in California. I'll be out protesting tomorrow at South Coast Plaza in Orange County as part of a nationwide campaign. Please consider going to a location yourself. And if you're against gay marriage, please, some words to consider.
I sat on my patio last weekend listening to my neighbors across the street, in a small party on their roof, discussing Proposition 8. "I don't want them coming to my church to get married," said the most vocal of the bunch. "We don't want to encourage them." And, inevitably as a result of those terrible TV commercials, "We don't want them teaching that in schools."
Ironically, those who voted for Proposition 8 to keep our schools "safe" from the instruction that was never going to happen have now helped guarantee that gay marriage WILL be taught in schools. The struggle won't go away. It's a civil rights movement that will only get stronger, be a part of California history and will be taught to school children from years to come. And years from now, many people will look back on the struggle in the same way they view other civil rights struggles and think, "How could this have been done to a group of people."
Gay marriage is personal to me. "Them" gay people aren't some nebulous group that exists only in San Francisco. They're real people I know, with names like Ken, Jessie, Ted and Greg.
Greg, godfather to my children. One of the best friends you could have. Someone that deserves, if he should want to marry, to have the right to do so.
I simply don't get it. You can fight for your country -- just don't say your gay, and it's OK? And should you die defending your country, sorry -- no folded flag, since you can't have a spouse.
When I heard the news of the loss, one of my first thoughts was that I wanted all the gay people in American to go on strike for a day -- to really illustrate how many there are. Turns out, there's a movement now to make that happen, this Dec. 10, "No Gays For A Day." I hope it happens.
Somewhat related, last weekend, there was a fascinating piece in the Los Angeles Times by Jasmyne Cannick, a Black lesbian, on why she wasn't surprised that Blacks voted so heavily in favor of the proposition. You have to appreciate her honesty, as well as her realism of the challenge:
Even I wasn't inspired to encourage black people to vote against the proposition. Why? Because I don't see why the right to marry should be a priority for me or other black people. Gay marriage? Please. At a time when blacks are still more likely than whites to be pulled over for no reason, more likely to be unemployed than whites, more likely to live at or below the poverty line, I was too busy trying to get black people registered to vote, period; I wasn't about to focus my attention on what couldn't help but feel like a secondary issue.
It's hard. Watching Obama talk about gay marriage as a state issue; watching Biden in the debate with Palin say he was for partnerships but not gay marriage, it was disheartening knowing that was a compromise they had to make, just as Clinton compromised on gays in the military. Obama had challenges enough winning the trust of some in America without having to have support of gay marriage bogging his campaign down, which is almost certainly would have. I understood the compromise. It didn't make the taste less bitter.
So I can understand what Cannick wrote. I can understand, though I can never really feel, the inequalities she describes and has experienced. But if there was a proposition on the ballot that allowed me to deal with those problems? That allowed me to vote for equality? I'd vote for it. I'd hope anyone would vote for it and not think, "No, not until X, Y & Z" are fixed first.
Finally, I'll leave with a video from Keith Olbermann that's been capturing attention, where he speaks succinctly on the issue. Consider that about 1/3 of US states had laws preventing Blacks & Whites from being married as late as 1967 -- and as he notes, Barack Obama's own parents couldn't have been married.
Please consider showing your support at a protest tomorrow. If not tomorrow, then another time, in another way. And please reconsider your position, if you've been against gay marriage. There are real people, with real feelings and desires, who simply want the same rights independent of the fact that they share their love with someone of the same sex.
Verizon Wireless Activates New Cell Sites In Trumball County, Ohio
09/02/2008, 23:06 |Verizon Wireless recently announced they’ve expanded their wireless coverage in Trumball County, Ohio.
The expansion in wireless coverage includes the following areas:
This additional coverage will allow Verizon Wireless subscribers to make clearer wireless calls with fewer drops Subscribers can browse the internet and send and receive Email, text messages and enjoy other content via their cell phones.
“This network enhancement reflects our ongoing commitment to meet the growing needs of our customers and to provide them with the reliable, high quality service they expect from Verizon Wireless,” said Roger Tang, president-Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia Region, Verizon Wireless.
LG VX9400 TV phone launches on Verizon Wireless
03/28/2007, 19:24 |CTIA 2007 -- Verizon Wireless has launched its second MediaFLO mobile TV handset, the LG VX9400. Mobile TV has been a major talking point at the CTIA conference and LG has been showing off the VX9400...
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AT&T FamilyTalk Nation Plans
01/01/1970, 01:00 |This is an AT&T cell phone plans listing of its FamilyTalk Nation plans for $59.99, $69.99, $89.99, $109.99, $149.99 or $199.99.
Price confusion over Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mercifully ends (maybe)
11/19/2008, 17:11 |
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Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsLanzamiento oficial 8220 y 9000 en Digitel
11/19/2008, 20:30 |¡Café mañanero! En horas de esta mañana como les contaba en cobertura en vivo, estuve en el lanzamiento de Digitel donde anunción un par de modelos que se suman a su cartera. Se trata del primer flip phone de Blackberry el modelo Perla 8220 con Wifi y el Bold modelo 9000.
Allí estuvo presente Gonzalo Fernandez quien viene trabajando en Digitel desde hace poco tiempo e impulsará el uso de Datos en el operador 412 le compañaba de RIM Lidia Feraco - Gte. Mercadeo RIM Canada y todo el team Digitel que hizo y hace posible la fácil implementación.
Entre ellos Kelly Aular quien cumple importantes tareas en la plataforma Blackberry para Digitel.
La presentación hizo conocer cada uno de los detalles que hacen posible estos dos equipos en nuestras cotidianos dias. Al estilo de “Quien quiere ser millonario” Se hizo “Quien quiere ser Blackberry Billonario” en cortas presentaciones con 13 preguntas los medios asistentes pudieron responder en detalles cada una de las caracteristicas del bold o el pearl flip phone.
Es así como al final de la presentación todos los asistentes nos hemos llevado un Blackberry Pearl Flip Phone para probarlo, verlo funcionar, medir experiencia para conocer nuestras opiniones al respecto.
Alianza estratégica
Digitel incorpora 2 nuevos teléfonos inteligentes Blackberry a su portafolio
Digitel incorpora a su portafolio los teléfonos inteligentes Blackberry Bold y Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220, con el objetivo de ampliar su gama de equipos inteligentes adaptados a las necesidades de sus clientes
Caracas, VENEZUELA - 19 de noviembre de 2008 - Con el propósito de ofrecer mayores opciones de comunicación a sus clientes, Digitel incorpora al mercado venezolano dos nuevos modelos de teléfonos inteligentes Blackberry. Estos nuevos modelos vienen a satisfacer las necesidades del consumidor venezolano ofreciendo mucho más que un equipo de última generación.
Adriana Azopardo, Vicepresidente de Mercadeo de Digitel comentó ?Estamos muy complacidos con la incorporación de estos dos nuevos modelos a nuestro portafolio de equipos inteligentes, estos nuevos dispositivos amplían y aumentan la diversidad de opciones que Digitel ofrece a sus clientes de acuerdo a sus necesidades de comunicación?.
Los equipos que se incluyen en el portafolio de teléfonos inteligentes de Digitel son el Blackberry Bold y el Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220.
Blackberry Bold
Realizado por dentro y por fuera con materiales de primera calidad que combinan la elegancia con un aspecto impresionante, el BlackBerry Bold está diseñado para ofrecer a los profesionales y usuarios finales, rendimiento y funciones sin precedentes en un smartphone BlackBerry intuitivo. Desde su flamante exterior en negro, su marco chapado brillante y su placa trasera de poli-piel, hasta su sorprendente display, su innovador diseño, su sofisticada interfaz de usuario y nuevo diseño de teclado QWERTY completo, el smartphone BlackBerry Bold es un símbolo de status y ambición.
La compatibilidad del smartphone BlackBerry Bold con las redes tribanda HSDPA y Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) y su procesador móvil de próxima generación de 624 MHz facilita el trabajo de descarga de archivos adjuntos en e-mails, el streaming de videos o la renderización de páginas Web.
El BlackBerry Bold también incluye memoria flash de 128 MB más 1GB de memoria interna de almacenamiento, y a la vez una ranura para tarjetas de memoria microSD/SDHC de fácil acceso desde una ranura lateral. Incluye las célebres aplicaciones de productividad de BlackBerry, como teléfono, correo electrónico, mensajería, organizador y buscador, y es compatible con miles de aplicaciones móviles empresariales y de estilo de vida, lo que hace más fácil que nunca el mantenerse conectado, productivo y entretenido.
Gracias a este nuevo y potente smartphone, los usuarios pueden incluso hablar por teléfono mientras envían y reciben correo electrónico o acceden a Internet y descargan archivos de Word, Excel o PowerPoint y editarlos directamente en el propio smartphone mediante el software DataViz® Documents to Go.Un Display Sorprendente
El smartphone BlackBerry Bold cuenta con la pantalla más nítida y atrevida que jamás haya tenido un smartphone BlackBerry. Su pantalla LCD en color semi VGA (resolución de 480 x 320 a 217 ppi) está unida a la superficie inferior de la lente, con lo que las imágenes aparecen con una definición y una claridad extraordinarias. Las fotografías poseen un colorido y una nitidez sorprendentes, los vídeos se reproducen de forma fluida, y las páginas Web, los documentos, las presentaciones y los mensajes aparecen con una calidad y contraste excepcionales.
Páginas Web como en una Computadora
Gracias a su buscador de alto rendimiento recientemente mejorado y a su pantalla ultra brillante de alta resolución, el smartphone BlackBerry proporciona a los usuarios una experiencia de búsqueda en Internet en movilidad con una representación de imágenes similar a la de una computadora desktop.
Su trackball imita al ratón tradicional, lo que facilita la navegación por sitios Web con formato de “visualización de página” o “visualización por columnas”, o bien ampliar partes específicas de una página Web, mientras que diversas funciones de emulación permiten a los usuarios elegir entre la presentación de contenidos HTML como en un ordenador de sobremesa o la versión para móvil. Asimismo, también se pueden descargar documentos adjuntos desde el buscador y se pueden ver vídeos en streaming (RTSP, protocolo de streaming en tiempo real).Riqueza Multimedia
Aunque está diseñado para atender las numerosas necesidades del profesional de negocios a lo largo del día, el smartphone BlackBerry Bold también satisface su faceta como usuario durante las noches y los fines de semana. Posee una cámara de 2 megapíxeles con grabación de vídeo, flash incorporado y zoom digital de tres niveles. Su reproductor de medios mejorado es capaz de mostrar fotografías y diapositivas rápidamente, de reproducir películas de manera fluida en modo de pantalla completa y de administrar una colección de música entera. Se puede reproducir audio con los dos altavoces del equipo, que ofrecen un nítido sonido estéreo, y cuando se utilizan auriculares con cable o altavoces externos, el reproductor de medios ofrece al usuario un ecualizador con once filtros predeterminados (como por ejemplo, “Lounge”, “Jazz” o “Hip Hop”) que potencian o suavizan las frecuencias de audio necesarias para crear el ambiente perfecto.
Para gestionar música y vídeo, el software BlackBerry® Desktop Manager incluye Roxio® Media Manager para BlackBerry, así como Roxio® Photosuite 9 LE, que facilita el retoque de fotografías y la creación de álbumes de fotos en el ordenador. A aquellos usuarios que administran sus colecciones mediante iTunes®, la nueva aplicación BlackBerry® Media Sync les ofrece una manera sencilla de sincronizar las colecciones de música digital* de iTunes con el smartphone. Su compatibilidad con puertos USB 2.0 de alta velocidad permite transferir todos los archivos entre el ordenador y el smartphone.Potentes Sistemas de WI-FI y GPS
Para una cobertura de red de alta velocidad aún mayor, el smartphone BlackBerry Bold es compatible con las normas Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g, lo que lo convierte en un dispositivo ideal para su uso en LAN inalámbricas de empresa o universitarias a través de puntos de acceso (hotspots) Wi-Fi y en redes inalámbricas domésticas. Incluye la nueva configuración “Push Button Setup” para facilitar a los usuarios el acceso y la conexión a redes móviles protegidas que requieren un proceso de registro.
Gracias a su GPS incorporado, el smartphone BlackBerry Bold puede indicar cuál es su localización exacta, y es compatible con aplicaciones o servicios de localización. Mediante sus funciones de renderización mejoradas, su mayor velocidad de descarga y su capacidad para manejar simultáneamente voz y datos, el smartphone BlackBerry Bold permite a los usuarios incluso navegar mientras hablan por teléfono.Un Teléfono de Máximo Nivel
El smartphone BlackBerry Bold posee un nuevo diseño acústico que incrementa la gama de condiciones idóneas de reproducción de audio del teléfono, mejorando la calidad y la claridad de la escucha. Asimismo, incorpora numerosas funciones de máximo nivel, como reconocimiento de voz independiente del hablante (Speaker Independent Voice Recognition, SIVR) para la marcación por voz (Voice Activated Dialing, VAD), Bluetooth® 2.0 que admite auriculares manos libres, auriculares estéreo, equipos de coche (incluidos aquellos que cumplen el perfil de acceso SIM remoto de Bluetooth) y otros periféricos Bluetooth.
Se trata de un teléfono cuatribanda EDGE y tribanda HSDPA que permite roaming mundial y posee teclas específicas para “enviar”, “finalizar” y “silenciar”, marcación inteligente, marcación rápida, llamada en grupo y desvío de llamadas. Igualmente, incorpora no sólo una tecnología que elimina ruidos de fondo, sino también un potente altavoz, y admite tonos de llamada polifónicos y en formatos mp3 y MIDI.Correo Electrónico y Mensajería Robustos
Al igual que todos los smartphones BlackBerry, el BlackBerry Bold ofrece al usuario la solución de mensajería móvil líder en el sector. Funciona con BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, que proporciona funciones avanzadas de seguridad y de administración de TI en entornos IBM® Lotus® Domino®, Microsoft® Exchange y Novell® GroupWise®, así como BlackBerry® Professional Software para pequeñas empresas. También utiliza BlackBerry® Internet Service, que facilita al usuario acceso hasta un máximo de 10 cuentas soportadas de correo electrónico de trabajo o personales (lo que incluye las cuentas de los ISP más habituales) y el software BlackBerry® Unite! para usuarios de familias o de pequeñas empresas.
Accesorios Prácticos
El smartphone BlackBerry Bold incluye diversos accesorios, como auriculares estéreo, cargador de viaje, estuche o funda para transportarlo y cable USB. También viene con una batería extraíble y recargable.
Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220
El nuevo BlackBerry Pearl Flip otorga a los fanáticos de los teléfonos ?flip? todo el poder del teléfono inteligente BlackBerry en un diseño divertido y familiar. Con un rápido ?flip? en el auricular se abre un mundo de posibilidades con la solución líder en mensajería móvil y un amplio rango de capacidades multimedia y de Internet impresionantes, todo en un teléfono inteligente poderoso y accesible.
Con este dispositivo es posible enviar un mensaje a los amigos o familia, realizar una llamada, navegar por Internet, tomar una fotografía, mirar un video o escuchar la canción favorita. Con un simple ?flip? está todo bajo el control del usuario.
El BlackBerry Pearl Flip con cuatribanda EDGE presenta un aspecto sofisticado con un diseño lustroso y un acabado enmarcado en cromo que rodea su suave y luminiscente carátula. Cargado de características poderosas y abundantes, pesa tan sólo 102 gramos y mide aproximadamente 3.9? x 1.9? x 0.7?. Su pantalla de alta definición, el despliegue de colores sensibles a la luz y su pantalla LCD externa hacen que se pueda ver anticipadamente y de forma sencilla el correo entrante, los mensajes de texto y las llamadas sin tener que desplegar el teléfono, al tiempo que su gran pantalla LCD de 240 x 320 en la parte interna despliega mensajes, videos y páginas Web con un detalle y contraste impresionante.
Un teléfono de primera clase
El BlackBerry Pearl Flip es un teléfono móvil de nivel superior que se acciona abriendo la tapa y se adapta a la cara de forma natural y cómoda durante las llamadas. La calidad de la salida de voz es excepcional e incluye muchas otras características especiales, como el Reconocimiento de Voz Independiente del Altavoz (SIVR) para el Marcado de Voz Activado (VAD), tonos de llamada de mp3, llamada inteligente, llamada de conferencia, llamada rápida, redirección de llamada, contestador de devolución de llamadas y mejora de la cancelación del sonido ambiente.
Incorpora además Bluetooth 2.0 para usar con manos libres, altavoces estéreo, accesorios para el automóvil y otros de Bluetooth secundarios como un receptor GPS. La batería recargable y desmontable que permite 4 horas de conversación y más de 14 días de guardia inactiva.
Mensajería poderosa
Su teclado SureType® QWERTY hace que la escritura de mensajes y el discado de números sea más rápido y fácil. Además, el BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, como todos los teléfonos inteligentes BlackBerry, proporciona un acceso integrado a los servicios inalámbricos de BlackBerry. Los usuarios pueden acceder de forma fácil a hasta 10 cuentas soportadas de correo personal o profesional, enviar y recibir mensajes instantáneos, y conectarse con amistades, familia y compañeros de trabajo en las redes sociales más populares.
El programa DataViz Documents to Go está cargado previamente, y permite a los usuarios editar archivos de Microsoft Word, Excel y PowerPoint directamente desde el teléfono. El BlackBerry Pearl Flip tiene el soporte del Servicio BlackBerry Internet, BlackBerry Unite!, BlackBerry Professional Software y BlackBerry Enterprise Server, que proporciona una fuerte integración entre el sistema de correo de la empresa y las políticas de control y seguridad del departamento de tecnología que los clientes emprendedores requieren para permitir teléfonos inteligentes de forma confidencial en su organización.
Multimedia para llevar
Con un reproductor avanzado para desplegar fotografías, escuchar música y ver videos, el BlackBerry Pearl Flip es el centro de entretenimiento portátil perfecto. Los videos se reproducen de forma sencilla y la lista de canciones puede ser manejada directamente desde el auricular; incluye un ecualizador con 11 filtros programados- incluyendo “Lounge”, “Jazz” y “Hip Hop” ? para especificar las categorías de audio cuando se usan los auriculares o los altavoces.
El BlackBerry Pearl 8220 funciona con la nueva aplicación BlackBerry Media Sync que hace fácil la tarea de sincronizar las colecciones musicales del iTunes* con el teléfono inteligente y también tiene una ranura para tarjetas microSD/SDHC con capacidad hasta 16GB para un almacenaje completo.
Un conector USB 2.0 de alta velocidad permite transferir archivos rápidamente entre un computador portátil y el teléfono inalámbrico, mientras que el BlackBerry Desktop Manager incluye Roxio Media Manager para BlackBerry® para ayudar a los usuarios a manejar de forma más fácil sus archivos de audio y video. También incluye Roxio Photosuite 9 LE para crear álbumes y editar fotografías.
Un teléfono ?flip? completo
El BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 contiene una serie de características impresionantes en su diseño compacto, incluyendo el teléfono, el e-mail, un organizador, un buscador y aplicaciones multimedia, y puede proporcionar miles de otras aplicaciones tanto para el día a día como para los negocios.
Tiene una cámara de 2 megapíxeles con flash, zoom y grabadora de video** para capturar imágenes en movimiento. Un buscador HTML reforzado despliega páginas Web de forma atractiva en cada columna o página y las múltiples funciones de emulación permiten a los usuarios escoger entre un estilo de escritorio para el contenido HTML y la versión móvil de las páginas Web.
El buscador proporciona RTSP para ver videos en línea desde páginas como m.youtube.com. Además, el BlackBerry Pearl 8220 cuenta con Wi-FiWill (802.11 b/g), que extiende la cobertura del correo electrónico y datos inalámbricos y ofrece soporte del operador a llamadas de voz sobre redes inalámbricas caseras, despliegues inalámbricos empresariales y ?hot spots? Wi-Fi.
Sustainability in Uncertain Times (Mitchell/Mitchell's Blog)
11/20/2008, 00:40 |
Mitchell / Mitchell's Blog:
Sustainability in Uncertain Times — Today we are posting our audited financial statements and tax form for 2007. As in past years, I'll use this event as an opportunity to review both our financial status and our overall effectiveness in moving the mission forward. — Financial
WIRED Gadget Lab [DEC 26, 2006]
01/01/1970, 01:00 |This is it, the final countdown!
2006 is fast coming to an end, and so is the Gadget Lab. Whoa, whoa, whoa -- put down that RAZR! Don't hurt yourself. The G-Lab crew is taking a break to
In the meantime, worry not: The G-Lab crew will be back in a couple of weeks (just in time for that gadget-orgy overload known as CES) in the form of a brand-spankin'-new blog. It will totally rule, trust us. We'll have all the gadget reviews you desire, along with the clever writing you love, plus a few other surprises we'll reveal soon enough. And if you need something to tide you over till then (and maybe help you recover from that wickedly decadent New Year's party), tune in Wednesday, January 3, at 8 pm to check out the premiere of Wired Science, our very own, very new, and very wired TV show. Check here
for more details.
Since we'll be on a brief hiatus till then, we've got a double-barrel blast of reviews to appease your gadget lust. First up is an almost supernatural gaming PC, a smartphone with some superior styling, and a set of wireless earbuds that make riding public transit almost bearable. Next is an LCD TV suitable for a Sith Lord, the ideal online gaming companion, and a camera perfect for taking shots while, uh, taking shots. Starting January 8, we'll be running full-steam ahead on our new URL: blog.wired.com/gadgets. Until then, you stay classy, G-Labbers!
WTF Happened To The Los Angeles Times?
10/28/2008, 07:37 |I was fortunate enough to have started my career in journalism during a real old fashioned newspaper war, one waged between the Los Angeles Times -- its Orange County edition -- and the Orange County Register. In 1989 and through the early 90s, the papers invested in people and newsprint to win the readership of the area. I was one of the many troops hired on, first with the Times and later jumping ship to the Register.
Now nearly 15 years later, I'm back in Orange County and wondering what happened. Yes, from various friends and former coworkers, I've heard of the cuts over the years. And yes, I've read about the decline of newspapers in general and some of the decline in particular for my two alma maters. And yes, I've seen the changes in both papers over time, when I've read them on occasion during my yearly visits back home. But now resident again, it's just shocking. Astounding is what I've felt after this Saturday's edition of the LA Times.
"Column One" is the main feature story that appears each day in the Los Angeles Times. I remember when that story slot was given its formal name in 1989 or 1990, during a major redesign. Though a major feature story has always been on the front page for as long as many could remember, giving it a formal name added extra oomph. Veteran journalists aimed to have a "Column One." When one of my coworkers -- a stringer rather than actual vaunted "Times Staff Writer" miraculously landed her article in the spot, we all gave her a huge round of congratulations, not diminished by our envy and hope to have such positioning for our own stories.
Column Ones could take weeks to complete, such was the research that went into some of them. They were almost always a Big Deal. And this Saturday's Big Deal? A feature on the woes of Wall Street Wives, having to make do with less but far more than most people earn: Wall Street wives had the richer, now they're a bit poorer.
I don't want to take away from anyone's particular pain or suffering. However they feel it, whatever the cause, however absurd it might seem to a distant observer, it is no doubt real to them. My issue is more about why of all the stories that deserved the attention of a Column One, this is what the Times chose?
HERE'S A GOOD PLACE TO DOCK YOUR iPOD (Orlando Sentinel)
05/06/2007, 16:34 |I found this article and thought I would pass it along
"and there are more than 100 million, based on total sales -- have plenty of choices when it comes to a portable docking station with built-in speakers."
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"and there are more than 100 million, based on total sales -- have plenty of choices when it comes to a portable docking station with built-in speakers."
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Edmund Rucels, Director of Business Development, GAO RFID Inc. will discuss advanced RFID technology at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum
10/06/2008, 03:23 |October 06, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Edmund Rucels, Director of Business Development at GAO RFID Inc. will cover intelligent RFID technology widely used by a variety of financial enterprises at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum scheduled on October 28 & 29, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada.
Phones cell - MetroPCS List of Phones
07/05/2007, 18:32 |MetroPCS List of Phones
Check out the variety of cool phones MetroPCS offers you. Choose from a selection of phones with digital cameras, video capabilities, and more. Just plug in your zip code and get started.
Source: www.metropcs.com
Verizon phones
Here are the Top Verizon phones according to your About.com guide to cell phones.
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TRACFONE Nationwide Prepaid Wireless - PHONES
To search for phones available in your area, please enter your ZIP Code: Search
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All Siemens phones
GSMArena.com: Siemens GSM cellphones Siemens reviews. Siemens S75 review: Serious competitor; Siemens CX75 review: Bluetooth, MP3 and chrome
Source: www.gsmarena.com
eBay ? cell phone, nokia and motorola items on eBay.com. Find IT on
More Info About Cell Phones & PDAs: eBay is the leading place to buy and sell cell phones and cell phone accessories. Whether you are looking for a brand new cell phone, a used phone, or a new phone
Source: cell-phones.ebay.com
Music, video phones may ride iPhone wave - Wireless World
Cell phones sporting bigger screens, music, video and Web-surfing capabilities may try to steal some Music, video phones may ride iPhone wave Consumer attention could be drawn to competitors
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com
Used Cell Phones
Buy, sell, and list lost and found cellphones through classified listings.
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Zune Delivering Real Competition in Portable Media Player Market
09/09/2008, 07:39 |The new features in the Zune 3.0 release are adding to user options to discover music in new ways. Microsoft Zune research has shown that radio is still being used by the majority of potential users to discover new music. Most people like to have help in discovering new music. The buy from FM feature rated very high in the research and would drive device and service adoption.
The perception that radio is dead is misguided and has been for years now. Many bloggers and major media back in 2004 said, that radio was dead with the invention of Podcasting and that has NOT at all happened. The same is true for music discovery from broadcast radio.
Broadcast radio is still very important (huge audience) and will continue to be so for a very long-time. These new options don?t stop users from using the Zune players as just a digital music player, Zune just takes it to an new level. If the portable media player market is going to grow then there needs to be more ways new potential users can get into the digital music game.
Many may not realize it, but still as of today the majority of people in the USA do not currently own a digital portable media player and these new Zune features are a way of pulling this huge existing radio listening market into the digital music/portable media player market. The other reason to be positive about the Zune features in 3.0 is that it is always good to have competition in this kind of market.
I just don?t see why many bloggers and major media have to keep slamming Zune, even as it continues to innovate in this evolving space. It is still very early days for digital media and portable consumption of that media. Zune does not have to follow Apple to succeed, as I believe that Zune is quickly moving into the leadership position around innovation in social networking digital media discovery, wireless sharing, sync and radio to digital e-commerce.
Rob Greenlee
The perception that radio is dead is misguided and has been for years now. Many bloggers and major media back in 2004 said, that radio was dead with the invention of Podcasting and that has NOT at all happened. The same is true for music discovery from broadcast radio.
Broadcast radio is still very important (huge audience) and will continue to be so for a very long-time. These new options don?t stop users from using the Zune players as just a digital music player, Zune just takes it to an new level. If the portable media player market is going to grow then there needs to be more ways new potential users can get into the digital music game.
Many may not realize it, but still as of today the majority of people in the USA do not currently own a digital portable media player and these new Zune features are a way of pulling this huge existing radio listening market into the digital music/portable media player market. The other reason to be positive about the Zune features in 3.0 is that it is always good to have competition in this kind of market.
I just don?t see why many bloggers and major media have to keep slamming Zune, even as it continues to innovate in this evolving space. It is still very early days for digital media and portable consumption of that media. Zune does not have to follow Apple to succeed, as I believe that Zune is quickly moving into the leadership position around innovation in social networking digital media discovery, wireless sharing, sync and radio to digital e-commerce.
Rob Greenlee
Save energy, save money: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii energy consumption put to the test
01/01/1970, 01:00 |The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Ecos Consulting firm have published a joint study which focuses on the energy consumption of the current gen consoles: Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and PlayStation 3.
To a degree, we can call each of these consoles a powerhouse in their own right: they generate cool graphics, keep us entertained, and make life as we know it generally fun. But to call each of them a "powerhouse", in the most literal sense (i.e. in the realm of energy consumption), then that's the question, ain't it?
The NRDC has published the findings of their research in a document called "Lowering the Cost of Play: Improving the Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles". Based on their results, the PS3 remains as the most power-hungry - energy-hungry, rather - console there is. Then the Xbox 360, followed by the Nintendo Wii.
The document is a rather interesting read, and somehow gets every point across without having to step on fanboy toes. While I'd like to outline everything they've come up with, for brevity's sake (you can read the document yourself at your own leisure), we'll throw in this chart. The chart below speaks for itself.
What I like about this study is that it takes into account the different versions of the consoles in their lifetime. Also, they've given some suggestions - practical and reasonable suggestions - to manufacturers, game developers, and gamers themselves for ways to be more mindful of energy consumption.
Their conclusion is sound and simple, without being too uptight and demanding:
Ting Ting Ting! Note to all students out there readying a paper on video games - this could be a vital resource for you! Unlike the other study on the civic effects of video games, this document from the NRDC is merely two pages long, making it an easy read. And I strongly suggest that you do - whether you're writing a paper on it or not.
Related articles:
To a degree, we can call each of these consoles a powerhouse in their own right: they generate cool graphics, keep us entertained, and make life as we know it generally fun. But to call each of them a "powerhouse", in the most literal sense (i.e. in the realm of energy consumption), then that's the question, ain't it?
The NRDC has published the findings of their research in a document called "Lowering the Cost of Play: Improving the Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles". Based on their results, the PS3 remains as the most power-hungry - energy-hungry, rather - console there is. Then the Xbox 360, followed by the Nintendo Wii.
The document is a rather interesting read, and somehow gets every point across without having to step on fanboy toes. While I'd like to outline everything they've come up with, for brevity's sake (you can read the document yourself at your own leisure), we'll throw in this chart. The chart below speaks for itself.
What I like about this study is that it takes into account the different versions of the consoles in their lifetime. Also, they've given some suggestions - practical and reasonable suggestions - to manufacturers, game developers, and gamers themselves for ways to be more mindful of energy consumption.
Their conclusion is sound and simple, without being too uptight and demanding:
The single most effective way to save energy is to power down your system after saving your game if necessary when not actively playing. If you own a console with a powersaving feature such as auto power-off after a preset time, use it.
Ting Ting Ting! Note to all students out there readying a paper on video games - this could be a vital resource for you! Unlike the other study on the civic effects of video games, this document from the NRDC is merely two pages long, making it an easy read. And I strongly suggest that you do - whether you're writing a paper on it or not.
Related articles:
- Bet you didn't know: video games are good for you; study shows social, political, civic effects
- Video Game Console Energy Consumption - Who's the Energy Hog? (2006)
- Consumer group rates appliance power consumption, PS3 one of the highest
EPOXI spacecraft tests modified TCP/IP in outer space
11/20/2008, 00:36 |What's cooler than the Internet and cooler than outer space? Why, the Internet in outer space, of course. This month, NASA is building on ten years of work by testing an Internet-esque communications protocol designed for data transmission in deep space.
LG Incite for AT&T, now with more official
11/18/2008, 19:33 |
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01/12/2008, 17:46 |Expansys Unleashes MWG Xda Zinc II Windows Mobile Phone
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Based-on Windows Mobile 6 Professional platform, the latest mobile phone is said to work on Samsung's ARM CPU. The mobile technology seems to be assuming a …
Greatest projector / iPhone clone combo handset in the world now up for sale
10/28/2008, 17:44 |Filed under: Handsets
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Management World: BT preps ?service factory? test
11/19/2008, 15:14 |Aiming to move ?active service catalog? project from prototype to field test early next year
Google's Voice-Enabled Search for iPhone Now Available
11/18/2008, 04:48 | Lifehacker reports that Google's new Voice-Enabled Search application is now live in the App Store (sort of).
The new application is actually an update to Google's existing Google Mobile Application that is already available in the A...
The new application is actually an update to Google's existing Google Mobile Application that is already available in the A...
Samsung Gravity hits T-Mo today
11/17/2008, 20:11 |
T-Mobile said the Samsung Gravity would show up on Nov. 17th and, sure enough, it has arrived.
While the Gravity might not have the same pull as some of the bigger, less wallet-friendly QWERTY handsets on the market, at $49.99 (on a 2-year contract) it’s a decent pick for anyone looking to wear down their thumbs without wearing down their savings. It’s available beginning today in Aqua/White or Lime/Gray at the nearest T-Mo spot.
While the main draw would probably be the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Samsung has also packed in a 1.3-megapixel shooter (with video capture and 4x zoom, though we’re guessing that’s not optical zoom), IM support for AOL/ICQ/Windows Live/Yahoo, T-Mobile myFaves, stereo bluetooth (A2DP), and quad-band radio. For 50 bucks, that’s actually pretty impressive.
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Now Comes the Hard Part as Yahoo Wrestles With a Question of Direction
11/20/2008, 00:30 |Does Yahoo want to remain independent or should it sell some or all of itself to another Internet player?
RIM Gets A Delay In Visto Patent Trial
07/03/2008, 21:15 |In a case that could shut down RIM's network, the judge has granted a stay until the disputed patents are fully reviewed.
Apptera Raises $10.5 Million To Expand Advertising Platform
11/19/2008, 23:33 |San Bruno, Calif.-based Apptera said it has raised $10.5 million in an undisclosed round of venture funding. Investors in the round include: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, and Walden International. The money will go towards investing in the company's audio and visual mobile advertising network. Advertisers can use the company's ad platform and technology to insert audio advertisements within a call, and then follow-up with a visual ad. For instance, a person may call in to a movie phone service to hear when the latest movie is playing. An audio ad for a nearby restaurant may play, and if a person is interested, they can request a coupon or driving directions by text message. The company can also add an audio component to a text ad, which allows a person to click to call from an SMS. Henry Vogel, Apptera's president and CEO: "A lot of people are thinking about mobile advertising as the ability to send a SMS, or a WAP banner, but you are constrained in the richness and whether people have a data plan, but every device absolutely has a phone." Founded in 2001, Apptera already has customers such as AT&T's 1-800-YellowPages, AOL's Moviefone, MovieTickets.com, Bank of America's ATM locator, SaveMart supermarkets, MLB.com, RadioShack, GSI Commerce and SayNow's social music service. The company declined to say how much money it previously raised, and said it has fewer than 100 employees.
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Toshiba Satellite P100-ST9612 Laptop
01/01/1970, 01:00 |
On a recent fact-checking mission for Wired, I was called upon to infiltrate the depths of several online 3-D games. Thank goodness I had this baby as my gaming rig. My supercute blonde avatar looked even more buxom on the 17-inch, 1,680 x 1,050-pixel screen, while the 2 gigs of RAM let me simultaneously surf the Web and storm Virtual Laguna Beach-heads. It was also perfect for perusing other media, ranging from DVDs to YouTube clips, while a pair of integrated Harman Kardon speakers handled audio output deftly. Too bad this notebook is way expensive and ungainly (huge 16 x 11-inch footprint). But when I'm fighting in World of Warcraft or just living my Second Life, the Satellite is my wingman of choice.
[RATING: 8/10] [RETAIL: $2,799] [ toshiba.com ]