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Apple developing always-on iPhone status indicators (Slash Lane/AppleInsider)

11/20/2008, 23:45 | Techmeme

Slash Lane / AppleInsider:
Apple developing always-on iPhone status indicators  —  Apple has conceptualized a means of displaying icon-like status indicators on the iPhone's displays even when the handset is locked and the backlight turned off, a new company filing shows.  —  The Cupertino-based electronics maker notes …



BlackBerry's Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray (Walter S. Mossberg/Personal Technology)

11/20/2008, 19:50 | Techmeme

Walter S. Mossberg / Personal Technology:
BlackBerry's Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray  —  To its fiercest devotees, one of the best things about the BlackBerry is its carefully designed physical keyboard, which the skilled BlackBerry addict can play like a violin.  These folks scorn Apple's popular iPhone …

Internet Explorer Mobile 6: No Download/Upgrade for Existing Devices

11/20/2008, 10:50 | Cell Phones etc.

Those who are still holding on the notion that Microsoft will be releasing Internet Explorer Mobile 6 for download in the near future will greatly be disappointed to hear that it won?t be made available for installation on existing handsets. Citing that its “rich media experience” is too much for present devices to handle, an employee of the company has put to rest questions on whether the upgrade to Microsoft?s current ailing mobile internet browser will become available for download.

It?s really disheartening to hear such news especially since other developers have managed to come out with more capable applications and distribute them through the internet. It?s either Microsoft?s approach in developing their new internet browser is completely messed up or they just want to bolster sales of new Windows Mobile-powered devices by limiting the availability of Internet Explorer 6 on these devices. Anyway, I?m sure the general public won?t be too thrilled to hear this bit of news, and they?d rather install a 3rd party internet browser than be forced into buying a new mobile device just to avail of Internet Explorer 6.

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Analyst: 'big 'bang' to hit PC and handset industry

11/20/2008, 07:15 | CNET News.com
PC and handset industry will clash on tweener products like Netbooks and smartphones.

Android-like Google Sync now available for BlackBerry phones

11/20/2008, 06:23 | Cell Phones etc.

Thanks to the new Google sync, BlackBerry users will soon be getting a taste of how it feels to live the Android life. While the HTC G1 may lack a desktop sync tool, it does feature automatic syncing with Gmail?s address book and vice-versa, providing you with a safe way of backing up your contacts on the internet. This same feature is now headed BlackBerry?s way and, in true Google fashion, it?s free of charge.

For instructions on how to get the Google Sync update, just head on over to mobile.googl.com/sync and enter your phone number. Once complete, an appropriate link will be sent to your mobile phone. I guess this is Google?s way of spreading the love to the rest of the mobile community even if you?re not yet ready to hop on the Android bandwagon.

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Verizon finally has its answer to the iPhone

11/20/2008, 06:01 | CNET News.com
The new BlackBerry Storm, which goes on sale Friday, could be the first phone offered by Verizon Wireless that truly challenges Apple's iPhone offered on AT&T's network.


Mobile Internet Browser Showdown courtesy of Gizmodo

11/20/2008, 05:15 | Cell Phones etc.

Internet browsing on your mobile phone today has definitely come along way from. Now you can enjoy visiting your favorite websites on your mobile phone as if you were seated right in front of your desktop PC. However, with a variety of different phones, mobile operating systems and mobile internet browsers out now, which phone has the best internet browsing experience? Gizmodo apparently had the same question when they conducted the great mobile phone internet browser face-off.

The following tables show some key figures regarding the different phones used in this showdown. Page rendering is rated as Fail to Excellent, while the color takes into account both page rendering accuracy and speed. Those in green are generally good scores, while those in red are failing marks.

This first table shows how the phones fared against each other using a 3G connection.

This second table, on the other hand, uses WiFi.

Based on their findings, despite lacking Flash support, the iPhone is still the best mobile phone/portable internet device in the market with a decent rating of A-. Coming in at number two is the Android-based G1 which merited a B+ while the Nokia E71 and BlackBerry Bold each got a B-. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer got the lowest mark with an F-. Interestingly, some phones such as the E71 managed to load some pages (Hubble on Wikipedia) better on a 3G connection as compared to WiFi.

Anyhow, this may be a limited comparison, but I guess it’s safe to assume that if mobile internet browsing is your cup of tea, you can’t go wrong with the iPhone, HTC G1, Nokia E71 or BlackBerry Bold. For more details on this great showdown, check out Gizmodo for their complete methodology and results.

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Femtocell FAQ: Is it time for your own 'personal cell-phone tower'?

11/20/2008, 04:32 | Cellphones - Topix.net

Are you one of those unlucky souls who enjoys decent cell phone reception when you're out and about, but can't get a signal at home or in the office? You're not alone.

T-Mobile USA Picks Yahoo For Search

11/20/2008, 02:48 | MoCoNews

It's not all bad news for Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) these days. T-Mobile USA has picked the company's OneSearch platform for its default search engine on mobile phones, InfoWorld reports. The carrier will be placing a OneSearch button on phones under a deal expected to be announced at the Open Mobile Summit in San Francisco later this week. It's a notable win for Yahoo, particularly considering that T-Mobile just released the first Google-branded phone, the G1, last month. Yahoo didn't say whether the OneSearch button would get any play on that device. Marco Boerries, EVP and head of Yahoo's Connected Life Division, told InfoWorld that Yahoo let Google take away most of its market share in PC search and that it's working diligently to make sure the same thing doesn't happen in mobile. Yahoo now has deals with 26 mobile operators around the world, which count 850 million subscribers among them total. T-Mobile dropped Google (NSDQ: GOOG) search for Yahoo in markets in Northern and Central Europe last March. 

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Irish the heaviest users of mobile phones: Ofcom (Reuters)

11/20/2008, 01:50 | Cell Phone Blog

Reuters - Residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time on their mobile phones and sent the most text messages per head in the world in 2007, according to a report which examines changes in the communications industry.

Original post by Reuters



Sprint Nextel May Outsource Thousands Of Jobs

11/20/2008, 00:36 | MoCoNews

Outsourcing is now standard among cellphone carriers, whether it's for call centers or retail sales. But as Sprint (NYSE: S) Nextel looks for ways to right its listing ship, it is mulling a fairly dramatic outsourcing effort that could involve thousands of its IT and network-operations employees, the Kansas City Star reports. A spokesman for the carrier declined to give specifics on the outsourcing idea other than to say it was an option. "What we spend on our network per customer is more than what our networks are spending," said the spokesman, John Taylor.

Macquarie Research analyst Phil Cusick recently suggested the carrier might be exploring outsourcing IT-related jobs to IBM and network operations jobs to Alcatel Lucent or Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC). He thinks the carrier could outsource as many as 5,000 to 10,000 employees through the move. "Network outsourcings typically involve transferring the affected network-operations employees (though not the network itself) to the vendor, which will then 'right-size' the cost structure," Cusick wrote recently in an investor report. "Given (Sprint's) redundant iDEN and CDMA workforces, we would expect significant layoffs (including in Kansas City) that (Sprint) may not have the political stomach to do itself."

It's not an entirely new idea in the industry. Carriers have various functions that operate internally and externally, oftentimes moving in both directions depending on performance and other metrics. Sprint Nextel is working on improving the customer experience, re-building its brand and increasing profitability, Taylor said. "The other focus that we have is that we really want to simplify our business and that's been true from the very beginning (when Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005)? We've begun the process of turning things around, but there's a lag of perception in the marketplace and it's understandable."

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic video review is probably longer than you think

11/20/2008, 00:32 | Engadget

We've seen a review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, and several videos of the device in action. What we haven't seen, however, is a video review... until now. Over at MobileBurn they've posted a series of four review videos of the touchscreen handset, and though it starts out a bit shaky -- the stylus is "not very good" and the build doesn't feel very "solid" -- the reviewer changes his tune by the end of the opus, and his opinion seems like it's evolved to a resounding "not bad." Hit the read link, grab a bucket of popcorn and consider yourself in for the night if you want to watch the full review.

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Major phone manufacturers introduce new energy rating system in an effort to save energy

11/20/2008, 00:17 | Cellphones - Topix.net

In an effort to help the world save a little more energy , a group of mobile manufacturers has launched a common energy rating system for phone chargers.

Readers: Blackberry Storm or Google G1?

11/19/2008, 23:53 | Product Reviews Net

Over the past mast there have been two cell phones that stand out above the rest, the BlackBerry Storm and the T-Mobile G1 Google Android phone. The G1 has been on the marker for about a month now, and it has not made the impression that all the hype promised.

The BlackBerry Strom has been out for almost a week in the UK, and is due for release on Friday, in the U.S. There is a worry that the phone will not do well on this date, as it is Thanksgiving. It seems to me that Verizon have not thought the release dates through.

Both phones have a touch screen, but the G1 also comes with a QUERTY keyboard. Looking at both phones the BlackBerry Storm has the edge in style and design. Both handsets have their good and bad points, but I think that the Storm is going to do much better than the G1, but remember; this is the first Google phone and better is yet to come.

Netbook límita precios de los smartphone

11/19/2008, 23:43 | ConCafé

¡Café portátil! Los precios de la Netbook pone límite al precios de los smartphone. Con los incrementos de precio en Venezuela, mas de un consumidor se pregunta si vale la pena pagar casi 2.700 bolìvares un BlackBerry Bold o 2.500 bolìvares por un iPhone 3G, ¿No serà mejor comprarse una NetBook?

El término Netbook fue re-introducido por el fabriccante de procesadores Intel en Febrero de 2008 para referirse a un subportátil, es decir una categoría de ordenador de bajo coste y reducidas dimensiones, utilizadas principalmente para navegar por Internet y realizar funciones básicas, como, por ejemplo, proceso de texto y de hojas de cálculo.

Acer Aspire One. Su precio ronda los dos mil bolìvares. Me la obsequiaron en Computodo. Aparte la suya por el +58 246 871 54 23 oel + 58 414 468 74 23.

Originalmente, el término había sido introducido por la empresa Psion para utilizarlo en una gama de computadoras portátiles similares a una handheld, lanzada en 1999. Psion obtuvo el registro de la marca en los Estados Unidos en noviembre del año 2000.

Cuando algunos sitios wen usan Nettop, para identificar a las computadoras que tienen características similares de tamaño, prestaciones y precio, pero no son portátiles, sino de escritorio.

HP 2133 MiniNotes otra netbook. La tienen en MCTIME en dos versiones.

El Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC), o PC Ultra Móvil en español, previamente conocido por su nombre código Project Origami (Proyecto Origami), es un Tablet PC de factor de forma pequeño.

Este acaso fue un ejercicio de desarrollo conjunto entre Microsoft, Intel, y Samsung, entre otros. Ofrece el sistema operativo Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 o Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, o Linux y tiene un microprocesador Intel Pentium de voltaje ultra bajo, corriendo en el rango de 1 GHz. La portabilidad de la PC Ultra Móvil puede ser atractivo a los viajeros internacionales de negocios y a los “viajeros con mochila” (backpackers) globales.

HP 2133 MiniNotes ahora abierta.

Volviendo a las Netbook, estas son subportátil, del inglés subnotebook, es una computadora portátil más pequeña y liviana, con la mayoría de las características normales de las laptops que bien conocemos.

La denominación suele aplicarse a equipos que corren versiones completas de sistemas operativos de escritorio como Windows o Linux, en vez de sistemas específicos como Windows CE o Palm OS.

La propuesta NetBook de Toshiba la NB105. Esta disponible en México.

Intel ha re-introducido el término netbook para referirse a este tipo de computadoras, dado que se utilizan casi exclusivamente para navegar por Internet; sin embargo, “Netbook” fue registrado como marca por la empresa Psion en los Estados Unidos para comercializar computadoras portátiles.

Diferenciando

Algunos lectores podrìan confundir esta definición con las sigla UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC o PC Ultra Móvil) ya esxplicadas anteriormente, la diferencia estiba en que estás abarcan a las computadoras de menor tamaño como handhelds o también llamados PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). Estos ya los conoce usted ami@s lectores, son los llamados computadoras de la palma de la mano y fueron diseñados originalmente como organizadores personales, y ellos hacen esto realmente bien y que no necesariamente ejecutan software de escritorio. Ej.: Palm Treo, BlackBerry, iPhone.

Las subportátiles son más pequeñas que las portátiles tradicionales pero más grandes que las handhelds. Generalmente poseen pantallas de menor tamaño, de entre 7 y 13,3 pulgadas, y un peso que varía desde menos de uno hasta dos kilogramos. El ahorro en peso y tamaño generalmente se obtiene omitiendo algunos puertos o unidades ópticas, además de utilizar chipsets de menor potencia.

Este tipo de computadora nunca ha gozado de un gran éxito hasta la introducción en el año 2007 de la ASUS Eee PC. Se afirma también que han tomado la idea de la iniciativa de Nicholas Negroponte, One Laptop Per Child (una laptop por niño).

Se estima que para 2011 más de 50 millones de subportátiles estarán en circulación.

Ofimayor ofrece la posibilidad de comprar en líne la Síragon ML 1010.

NetBook Protagónicas

Mi amigo Adolfo Manaure me comento sobre la propuesta de Lenovo D10. Tengo en estos momentos en las manos, de hecho estoy escribiendo de una Acer AspireOne, mi amigo Luis Alfredo Toro Febres Cordero se compro una DELL Inspiron Mini, Toshiba tiene su NB105, HP tiene la 2133 Mininote.

¿Funciona el concepto?

Como usuario puedo decir que si. Pero pongamonos en los zápatos de la industria. “La Sìragon ML 1010 es el fenómeno del momento en el mercado venezolano y estamos buscando responde a la confianza del público venezolano” dijo por celular a con-cafe.com el Sr.  Jhonathan Hernández del Departamento de Publicidad y Medios de Siragon en Valencia.

¿Exagera el Sr. Hernández? No creo. Uno de nuestros reporteros en Maracay, Jesús Màrquez atestigua que en American Computer en una hora vendieron 100 unidades de ML 1010.

Con tan buenos precios en estas NetBook en Venezuela,: ¿Qué será mejor ? Pagar casi 2.700 bolívares por un BlackBerry Bold, unos  2.500 bolìvares por un iPhone 3G, ó comrparse una NetBook?



Japanese Carrier NTT DoCoMo Developing Android-Based Phone

11/19/2008, 23:33 | MoCoNews

image NTT DoCoMo is developing an Android-based smartphone with an aim to launch it next year, a spokesperson with the Japanese operator confirmed to AFP via Business Standard. The phone could help the carrier compete with its smaller rival Softbank, which has been growing customers at a faster rate since launching the iPhone in July.

An earlier report from Japanese financial newspaper the Nikkei picked up by Reuters, said that the phone would be co-developed by DoCoMo's Korean partner KT Freetel. DoCoMo owns a 10 percent stake in the Korean carrier, and in the past the two have procured handsets together to get better prices. But the company's spokesperson said that they hadn't yet decided on any partners, nor was it confirmed if the handsets would sell in Korea.

The handset will be the first Android phone to be launched in Japan, where mobile devices are already among the most sophisticated in the world. DoCoMo lost out on the iPhone after months of talks with Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), which reportedly broke down after the Japanese carrier balked over the high revenue sharing terms that Apple was demanding to let it sell the handset exclusively.

But an Android-based phone may actually prove to be a better bet for DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM). Though Apple has helped lure subscribers to Softbank, it hasn't sold spectacularly in Japan, where users apparently still want features particular to the local market?including mobile payments and digital broadcast TV. It's been reported that Japanese consumers who have bought the iPhone also tote around a second phone that give them access to these features--which could be potentially included in an Android-based phone. DoCoMo and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), meanwhile, already have an "alliance" in place, when early this year DoCoMo agreed to integrate its search and email into its content service i-Mode.

The Nikkei also reported that DoCoMo would price the Android-based phone at about 20 percent lower than existing smartphones, since it would save costs on software development as Android is free.

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Apptera Raises $10.5 Million To Expand Advertising Platform

11/19/2008, 23:33 | MoCoNews

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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'Animal Crossing: City Folk': Slow, Boring, Lonely

11/19/2008, 23:26 | TechNewsWorld
Among the titles Nintendo highlighted during E3 this year, "Animal Crossing: City Folks" stood out. Previously a bestselling franchise on the Nintendo GameCube, the updated Wii version, Nintendo said, would take advantage of the console's Internet connection and new Wii Speak microphone accessory to connect gamers with other players near and far. The purported ability to take part in voice chats while interacting with other players in the game sounded intriguing; however, after playing the game I am more frustrated than impressed.


T-Mobile Pushes New Digital Photo Service

11/19/2008, 23:15 | MoCoNews

T-Mobile is getting deeper into the photo business. The carrier is offering a new service that lets customers email pictures straight from a cellphone to a digital photo frame?but it'll cost them. The frame, which holds a SIM card, sells for $100 at T-Mobile stores. On top of that, customers pay a $10 monthly service fee that lets them email an unlimited number of pictures from their cellphones to the frame. The frame, called Cameo, is apparently the first device of its kind in the U.S. that has a cellular connection. Separately, in an effort to lure holiday shoppers, T-Mobile today began offering free companion airline flight tickets to new and existing customers who sign-up for a two-year contract between Nov. 19 and Dec. 24.

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National Geographic Starts iPhone Development

11/19/2008, 21:54 | Mobile Games & Gaming Blog
We have seen a lot of new studios that started developing mobile games for the App Store. The most recent studio to join the ever growing group is good old National Geographic. With their new game...


Nokia E71 finally coming to AT&T as E71x

11/19/2008, 21:39 | Engadget

We've been hearing for ages that there was a super-special version of the E71 with an AT&T ROM floating around somewhere in Nokia's skunkworks, but solid evidence of its existence has been scarce to say the least; some said it was canceled, some said it was just taking its sweet time going through the testing process, and some put a hand over our mouth and told us never to speak "AT&T" and "E71" in the same sentence again lest an agent overhear us. New in-the-wild shots give us -- and the North American S60-loving public -- newfound hope that the phone's gonna actually happen, but it'll emerge as the "E71x." That's a new suffix for Nokia, so we really have no idea what it might mean -- more internal memory would be cool, but we're not really counting on it. Word is that it'll be available for something in the $150 range when it finally hits, so if the 6650 isn't your cup o' tea, hang tight. (And by the way, guys, we're totally digging the black.)

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Kodak Sues Samsung, LG Over Digital Camera Technology Used In Phones

11/19/2008, 21:29 | MoCoNews

imageEastman Kodak has filed a pair of lawsuits against LG (SEO: 066570) and Samsung alleging that the companies infringed on patents involving digital cameras in some of their devices. The complaints, which were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York and with the U.S. International Trade Commission, involve technology related to image capture, compression and data storage and a method for previewing motion images.

Kodak is asking for compensation for damages resulting from the companies' alleged infringement and injunctions to prohibit the further sale and importation of products cited in the complaint, which are believed to be Samsung's Blackjack II and LG's Dare. Kodak didn't disclose how much money it was seeking in the suit. It said it's held discussions with both companies to try to resolve the matter, but they've been unable to reach agreement. Samsung and LG have both indicated their plans to fight the charges, but the dispute could, of course, end in a settlement before ever reaching a court's docket. Eastman Kodak makes a large slice of its revenue from licensing imaging patents to several companies including Panasonic, Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), Olympus, Sanyo, Sharp, Sony (NYSE: SNE) Ericsson (NSDQ: ERIC) and others. Kodak is making a bigger push in the mobile device space of late, most notably with the recent launch of the ZN5, a co-branded device from Motorola that features a 5-megapixel camera. Release.

Pictured: Samsung Blackjack II and LG Dare

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Wal-Mart confirmed to be selling the iPhone 3G December 28th

11/19/2008, 21:29 | PhoneMag.com

For weeks now there have been rumors of Wal-Mart eventually carrying Apple?s iPhone 3G. Now it has been confirmed that starting December 28th, select Wal-Mart locations as well as a few Sam?s Club stores will be carrying the AT&T exclusive handset.

The iPhone 3G will be on select Wal-Mart store shelves in 2,500 locations. Sam?s Club will only be getting the iPhone 3G in 69 stores in the US. There is still no word on suspected pricing due to the fact that many would wait till after Christmas to pick up the phone at a cheaper price. AT&T is going to be supporting Wal-Mart as far as activations go. Sam?s Club kiosks that are managed by Radio Shack however will not be getting the iPhone 3G. Here is the execution timeline for the launch of the iPhone 3G.

* 12/2 ? 12/5:  AT&T / Wal-Mart MEM Classroom Training for Store Leads
* 12/3 ? 12/19:  AT&T In-Store Training
* 12/26 ? 12/27:  AT&T In-Store Refresher Training
* 12/28: Nationwide Launch
* 12/28 ? 12/30:  Wal-Mart and AT&T War Room Support

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BusinessWeek: HP "out-touches" Apple

11/19/2008, 21:00 | TUAW

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Talk about being slightly touched. Arik Hesseldahl's BusinessWeek article, published today, says "...as of Nov. 19, Hewlett-Packard has beaten Apple to the punch, announcing the first multi-touch-enabled notebook PC, the tx2. I can't help but wonder whether Apple just lost an important race."

Not only did Apple not lose an important race, the tx2 isn't the first multi-touch notebook. Engadget points out that the Dell Latitude XT, which offered multi-touch technology, came on the scene back in July of '08. But even that wasn't first, because the MacBook Air was introduced on January 15th of 2008 with a multi-touch trackpad.

"Well," you say, "there's a difference between a touchable trackpad and a touchable display." You're right: one's meant to be touched and one isn't. The reason the trackpad on the MacBook Pro and he MacBook has gotten larger, smoother and glassier is because Apple is (and will continue to) inviting you to do more with it than tap and click. Multi-touch gestures on a notebook ought to be delivered via the surface that's made to be touched, not the surface made to be viewed. On the iPhone those surfaces are one & the same because there's no other option.

But really, the notion that Apple "lost an important race" by not being first is the biggest error here. Apple wasn't the first to release jukebox software, a portable music player or a mobile phone. Yet, iTunes, the iPod and the iPhone are the most successful examples of each. Apple's greatest strength is patience.

The designers and developers at Apple know you want a fully touch-enabled laptop. So do the folks at HP. The difference is that Apple's staff are patient and careful enough to execute it in exactly the right way, not just the most obvious way.

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Primeros compradores del iPhone 3G Apure

11/19/2008, 20:54 | ConCafé

¡Café apureño!En Sono Video Riky nos sentimos orgullosos de ser parte importante en estos momentos, de la historia de las telecomunicaciones de Venezuela, al ser el primer agente integral en ofrecer a los apureños los tres primeros iPhone 3G dijo a con-cafe.com el Sr. José Carballo, Gerente General de Sono Vídeo Ricky, quien junto a Llanocel, son los dos únicos agentes integrales en ofrecer este dispositivo de Apple en San Fernando de Apure.

Desde el sábado tres sanfernandinos pagaron sus iPhone 3G y ayer martes se lo entregaron. Fotos tomadas con un BlackBerry 8130.

El primer agente autorizado en la capital de Apure y en Calabozo fue LlanoCel, de Gerardo y Antonieta de Milano pero hoy Sono Video Riky le gana en la carrera del Apple iPhone 3G Movistar.



Lanzamiento oficial 8220 y 9000 en Digitel

11/19/2008, 20:30 | ConCafé

¡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.

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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