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Apple iOS 5 vs. iOS 4: What's The Major Updates in iOS 5

2011-06-09T11:09:00.006+07:00

Apple has just announced its fifth iteration with the new 200 features in iOS 5, which is supposed to grace the Apple's devices this fall include iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPad 2, and 3rd and 4th generations of iPod Touch. Some of them are long overdue like the notification Center that has taken Android approach but many more bring a big surprise to the users. One of the biggest surprise might be the omission of Facebook in order to provide more space to Twitter as the dominant social media platform within in OS.

However, what are the updates of iOS 5 compared with iOS 4 that are considerably significant?

Here is the infographic taken from huffingtonpost.com showcasing the difference between iOS and iOS 4 as follows:

HTC Cha Cha Gets an Upgrade To 800MHz Processor

2011-06-07T21:19:00.002+07:00

It is good news for those who plan to pick up the HTC Cha Cha since the device would get a processor upgrade to 800MHz from 600MHz. It is an extra gifts from HTC to make the Cha Cha more powerful and faster although the previous 600MHz might be sufficient.

As already known that the HTC Cha Cha is mainly Facebook focused with with a dedicated Facebook button to easily share content while on the go. Other features include a 2.6-inch screen display with resolution of 480 x 320 pixel, 5MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Besides, the handset is powered by Single core, Qualcomm MSM7227, 800 MHz and 512MB RAM.

Release Date: The HTC Cha Cha will ship on June 6th with a price of $339 plus VAT if purchased off-contract, according to retailer Clove or only a penny if you go with a carrier contract.

Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung 4G Tablet Coming in 2012

2011-06-06T20:45:00.001+07:00

It can be denied that the Samsung Galaxy S III received good response from the customers along with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch. So, Samsung plan to release their iterations that were scheduled to be out in the first half of 2011.

Samsung just broke records in Asia by selling the Samsung Galaxy S II over a million in South Korea within a month and 120,000 of them were sold out within three days. People said that it is reasonable as South Korea is home base of Samsung, though.

However, the president of Samsung's Mobile division, J.K. Shin, said to expect that a 4G version of the Samsung Tablet to be rolled out later this year after the launch of the 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch tabs in June. He stated that the 4G network is a must for tablets because there are more contents searched from tablet need fast internet connectivity.

Release Date:
Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to release in the first half of 2011
Samsung Tab 4G is expected to be out in the first half or even hits store shelves this year.

iPad 3 With 4G LTE Network Be Released For Holiday Season

2011-06-06T12:28:00.001+07:00

After releasing iPad and iPad 2 that have gained the majority of tablet market, Apple plans to roll out the new iPad 3 with 4G LTE network support for the holiday season. RGB reported that the iPad 3 will ships with a Retina Display that provides more brightness and contrast.

CLSA, Hong Kong-based research firm, stated "While most vendors appear fixated on matching the specs and features of iPad2, our checks suggest Apple will release iPad3 in time for the holiday season, sporting a better display and LTE capabilities,”

Unfortunately there is no details of the specs and price tag unveiled yet.

Samsung Exhibit 4G vs Samsung Gravity Smart

2011-06-05T09:52:00.001+07:00

T-Mobile and Samsung have announced that they will release a pair of budget-friendly phones, the Samsung Gravity Smart and the Samsung Exibit 4G in June 22nd.

The Samsung Exhibit 4G that is priced more expensive at $79.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate (after 2 year contracts) will sports a 1GHz processor under the hood and a larger 3.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixel. Based on its name, the device also provides 4G for transfer data (HSPA+ connectivity with theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21Mbps). Althugh the Exhibit 4G only runs on Andrid 2.2 Froyo instead of Gingerbread, bt so far, it no lag or pause when running the apps.

Other notable features of the Exhibit include a 3-megaixel camera and a VGA front-facing camera as well as the Samsung Hub and T-Mobile TV that allow the users to rent or purchase movies and watching on television.

The next is the Samsung Gravity Smart. It is more affordable phone (save $10) that comes with lower specs compared with the Samsung Exhibit. It is priced at $69.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate and 2-year contract. On the front, there is a 3.2-inch screen display that is coupled with slide-out qwerty keyboard and Swype technology. For the OS, it hold the same as the Exhibit 4G that run on Android 2.2 Foryo.

Which one do you prefer?
The Samsung Exhibit 4G, inevitably, is provides better specs than the Gravity Smart but the latter is more affordable and has a physical qwerty keyboard for easy writing. If you are looking for an affordable phone that has a sharp displsy and provide a decent internet connectivity, you might pick up the Exhibit 4G.

Google Wallet: A New and Different Way Of Paying

2011-05-31T22:17:00.001+07:00

Google has officially announced a mobile electronic payment called Google Wallet at an event in New York. The company has also made a number of partnership like Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint to help it become a key in the mobile payment. Besides, It has several reatail partners like Macy's, Subway, Walgreens, Toys"R"Us, Noah's Bagels, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Foot Locker, The Container Store, and American Eagle Outfitters.

Google Wallet will made your shopping easier as you can pay for purchasing using NFC (near filed communication) technology, of course, after entering your credit/ debit card details.

Is it secure? Let's Google explain: " Google Wallet stores your encrypted payment card credentials on a computer chip on your phone called the Secure Element. Think of the Secure Element as a separate computer, capable of running programs and storing data. The Secure Element is separate from your Android phone's memory. The chip is designed to only allow trusted programs on the Secure Element itself to access the payment credentials stored therein."

GigaOm also reported that the financial information will be stored on the secure chip on the phone that will self destruct if tampered with. Besides, Google can erase all financial information remotely if a phone is lost.

"Your phone will be your wallet. Just tap, pay, and save," said Stephanie Tilenius, Google's vice president of commerce, at the New York announcement.

Although there is only one device, the Google Nexus S that supports NFC technology, Sprint has a plan of releasing several handsets equipped with NFC technology later this year.

ViewSonic ViewPad 7x Preview, Specs, and Release Date

2011-05-30T21:13:00.001+07:00

ViewSonic that has been known as a computer display manufacture announced the first 7-inch Honeycomb tablet, the ViewSonic ViewPad 7x. The ViewPad 7x looks similar with other honeycomb tablets that house dual core processor and other notable features. What might be interesting is that the slate is very light at only 13.4 ounces (380 gram) and has only 7-inch display.

Here are the specs of the ViewPad 7x:

Powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
Running Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb
A 7-inch LED display with a resolution of 1042 x 600 pixels
HSPA+ connectivity (4G option on AT&T of T-Mobile)
HDMI support and DLNA
Two cameras for front and back recording action

Release Date: There is no official announcement of its release date but some rumors said that it will hit the stores in June (rumors).

Why Do You Need Pop Up Displays For Exhibition?

2011-03-16T00:15:00.002+07:00

Displaying products in an exhibition or trade show is not that easy. It does not just how make your exhibition display interesting but also professional that might have good impacts on your product's brand. So, the simple and easy way is using a pop up displays. A pop up display is a stand made of special material like metal or just plastic to display graphics and attractive photos of your products.

Beside durable and sturdy, the pop up trade show displays are easy to set up and take down as you need just few minutes to do. They are also lightweight, so it is easy to lift or move to certain places.

Before choosing trade show pop up, you have to know and understand your needs like the sizes, types and models as there are various types (from Graphic Displays, Fabric Displays, Convertible Displays to Table Top Display) and sizes available (from 20 foot to 6 foot). Finally, you can find more information about the products and making a comparison which pop up display suit your need simply by searching on the net.

Is It Difficult To Find HUD Apartment?

2010-11-17T12:20:00.000+07:00

To help medium and low income families and students, the government offers affordable aparments for rent through HUD program. HUD stands for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that manages and oversees the housing sector including HUD apartment.

To get the apartment, your income has to be below standard amount set by HUD. You can find out the information on HUDs website or just visiting the agency near you. Fill the form completely and apply for HUD apartment for rent afterwards to get approved.

Although a nice and an affordable apartment is a constraint, it is not such difficult to find it especially if you ask friends and family to help you to find a suitable apartment for your family.

You can get information of cheap apartments from neighbor owners. They usually know some HUD apartments for rent or may put your name a sort of waiting list to inform you whenever the present tenant has moved out.

Do not forget to search various HUD apartment websites to get best offer by comparing one apartment to another.

Finally, you have to check the apartment once again if there are any problems to solve.

Motorola Defy Dunked In A Pool (Video)

2010-11-06T03:02:00.003+07:00

It is interesting to watch the Motorola Defy dunked in the pool and see whether the Motorola Defy resistant to water (up to 3 feet or 1meter), sand strom, scratch and bumps as advertised or not.

The new rugged Motorola Defy is mid-range smartphone that is well constructed from specific material like a gorilla glass for the display to withstand any scratch and unique rugged outer shell to protect the phone from any shock and drops.

So, please enjoy the video of the Defy submersed in a pool..

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Pre-Order of Samsung Galaxy Tab (T-Mobile) At $699 at AMAZON

2010-11-01T22:04:00.002+07:00

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is not yet available in online stores or stores but now you can pre-order the device at AMAZON that is priced at $699. The Galaxy Tab actually will be rolled out in November 9 at T-Mobile.

Coming with several enhanced features including the latest Android 2.2 aka Froyo OS and 1 GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, the Samsung Tab is expected to be the iPad serious contender.

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Hands-On With Samsung Focus: Another WP7 Phone

2010-10-31T23:14:00.003+07:00

The Samsung Focus is one of the Windows Phone 7 handsets that will be rolled out sooner on November 8th. Like other Samsung Galaxy S series, the Focus sports a 4 inch Super AMOLED screen display, 8GB of internal storage, 1GHz CPU, and 5 megapixel camera.

Although created in a common design, the Focus has a very nice stylish design which looks quite trendy. It looks elegant in black and is very compact and slim with dimensions of just 123 x 65 x 9.9 mm and a weight of 115 gms.

The main features of the Samsung Focus as follows:

Fast 3G connectivity via AT&T's HSDPA/UMTS network (850/1900 MHz bands; 3.6/7.2 Mbps speeds with network availability).
Ultra-fast Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go. Connect for free using one of the over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide.
GPS navigation capabilities via AT&T Navigator service includes audible turn-by-turn directions, real-time traffic updates, and re-routing options.
Digital compass sensor
4.0-inch Super-Amoled touchscreen display (480 x 800 pixels) with proximity and light sensors
Full QWERTY virtual keyboard
5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash gives you a brighter light source for taking photos in less-than-ideal lighting situations.
HD video capture capabilities (720p)
Digital media player compatible with MP3, WMA, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+ music formats and MPEG4, H.264, WMV video.
FM radio
Bluetooth connectivity (version 2.1) includes profiles for communication headset, hands-free car kits, and the A2DP Bluetooth profile--enabling you to wirelessly stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones or speaker dock.
8 GB internal memory
Memory expansion via microSD card slot with support for optional cards up to 32 GB.
Text (SMS) and picture/video (MMS) messaging
Access to popular instant messaging services
Access to personal and work e-mail (supports Microsoft Exchange corporate e-mail)
MicroUSB port (2.0)
3.5mm headphone jack

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LG Neon II Review

2010-10-26T15:41:00.001+07:00

The LG Neon II is a sequel of its predecessor the LG Neon with some improvements. As an entry-level phone, the Neon II has a simple and compact slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard, a music player and 3G support as well.

Product Features:

Affordable smartphone in blue/gray with 2.4-inch touchscreen and slide-out QWERTY keyboard; customizable and intuitive user interface
Compatible with AT&T's EDGE data network; access to mobile email, text/picture messaging and instant messaging
2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 4 GB; digital audio player
Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 244 hours (10+ days) of standby time
What's in the Box: handset, battery, charger, quick reference guide, user guide

Dimensions

Size (LWH): 4 inches, 2 inches, 0.66 inches
Weight: 3.704 ounces

Product Features

Network Compatibility: GSM
Phone Book Capacity: 100 Entries
Minimum Rated Talk Time: 150 minutes
Minimum Rated Standby Time: 144 hours
Battery Type: Lithium Ion

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Tips How To Extend HTC EVO 4G's Battery Life Longer

2010-10-21T15:44:00.003+07:00

The common problem of feature rich smart phones is the battery life including the HTC EVO 4G that is quickly exhausted. The question is how to extend your high-end phone's battery life longer with easy tweaks. Although some users have already known but these simple tips are still useful for other novice customers.

Please read the following simple tips:

Turn off 3G/4G when you’re not using either of them;
Turn off the GPS if you’re not using it;
Lower the brightness to something reasonably bearable/useable to you;
If you are using wallpapers/backgrounds, use black-colored ones

Above are very simple tips of how to extend your high-end phone's battery life but you can read other useful tips at www.xda-developers.com

Does Motorola Ciena (Citrus) Break Android Price Barriers?

2010-10-03T11:12:00.003+07:00

The Motorola Ciena that is known as the Motorola Citrus is expected to be officially released in September or October. Google could complain that the new Motorola does not meet its minimum requirements for an Android 2.1 device. The device fails standards in the following ways: it lacks vibration notification, and it has only 100 MB of user storage (150 MB are required).

The Citrus features a 3.0 inch QVGA display (120 dpi), a 528 MHz Qualcomm CPU, 512 MB of ROM, 256 MB of RAM, a 3 megapixel camera with no flash and a fixed focal length, and the BackTrack trackpad featured on the Motorola Charm.

The Ciena's failure of the Android 2.1 CDD (Compatibility Definition Document) could mean the device will lack Google services like Gmail and the Android Market. This seems doubtful, as they might be more likely to kill the project than release it without app support.

Even though there might be a niche for such a device, it could hurt the image of Android overall. Then again, maybe Verizon's Android line needs an entry-level device like RIM's BlackBerry Curve. We don't have pricing information yet, but expect it to be less than $200 with 2-year contract. (source:phonearena.com)

Oral-B Professional Care SmartSeries 4000 Rechargeable Toothbrush Review

2010-09-21T08:54:00.000+07:00

With Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 4000 rechargeable electric toothbrush, you can easily clean your teeth and remove the plague effectively up to 99.79% of plaque from hard-to-reach areas. It is equipped with the most advanced cleaning technology for ultimate plaque removal.

The strong points of Oral-B ProfessionalCare SmartSeries 4000 rechargeable electric toothbrush:

Deep Clean mode removes up to 99.7% of plaque from hard-to-reach areas
Pressure sensor stops pulsations when you're brushing too hard
Gentle on teeth and gums
Improves gum health better than Sonicare FlexCare
Offers outstanding whitening and polishing in 3 weeks
4 modes: Daily Clean, Sensitive, Whitening, Deep Clean
Oral-B is the #1 dentist-recommended toothbrush brand worldwide

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Do You Have To Purchase Samsung Seek M350 For Sprint Mobile phone?

2010-07-19T01:38:00.005+07:00

The Samsung Seek M350 is one of new mobile phones that puts up a decent mid-of-the-road messaging mobile phone's features for Sprint consumers. We perceive from its great touchscreen display, a slide out Qwerty keyboard and main multimedia applications such as a 1.3 megapixel camera.

With merely 3.9 ounces weight and 4.1 inches long by 2.1 inches wide by 0.6 inch thick, the Samsung Seek is relatively light and little cell phone. It makes you to straightforwardly put it in your pockets or purse.

The main applications of the Samsung Seek M350:

High-speed 3G access thanks to Sprint's EV-DO, Rev 0 network, browsing the webs or webpage felt quite fast.
A 1.3 megapixel camera with four resolution and three excellence modes, You are able to adjust the settings such as a night mode, six color effects, white-balance controls, a self-timer, shooting modes, center/spot metering, brightness, and three shutter sounds with a silent choice
Built in 128MB of internal memory. Nonetheless, you are permitted to increase the memory up to 32GB by a microSD card
A 600-entry phone book. Each entry provides room for five numbers, three email addresses, an instant messenger handle, a street address, a web URL, a birthday, a memo, and a photo for caller ID.
A full Qwerty keyboard when you slide out the smartphone. Although it looks small but you are able to experience the responsive feedback while you press the keys and you are also able to text fast as the keys are raised little above the surface.
A small 2.6 inches touchscreen display with 262,000 colors and 240x320 pixel resolution
GPS using Sprint Navigation for turn by turn directions, and points of interest searches

For the Battery energy, the Samsung Seek M350 Sprint cell phone features 1000mAh lithium-ion battery that can be continously used up to 5.8 hours of talk time.

After all, Even though sporting main multimedia features, the Samsung Seek gives a powerful slim design with a responsive qwerty keyboard and threaded text messaging mobile phone. So, the consumers can type the texts or messages rapidly even though sometimes with slight holdup.

Need To Buy New Pantech Pursuit Phone

2010-06-24T06:29:00.002+07:00

AT&T judges that the messaging phone market is still promising to date by rolling out the recent Pantech Pursuit Phone. With a slide out design, the Pursuit is the first ever messaging cell phone that sport touchscreen. The Pantech Pursuit mobile phone is launched by AT&T with an reasonable price around $50 with two years service agreement..

Measuring 3.6x2.5x0.6 inch, the Pursuit is sleek and small phone that will sit comfortably in your hands as has a textured casing on the front bezel and the back cover.

The Pantech Pursuit's key features you must understand as follows:

A small touchscreen display (2.8 inches). Even though you notice it small but it offers crisp and bright images as it sported by 262,000 color and 320x240 pixel resolution
Three different homescreens. Two of them are customizable if you want for your much loved application shortcuts and contacts.
A resistive display insteads of capacitive one. It still provides a quick feedback when pressing or touching the screen (application on screen)
A shake control if you need to make a a lot of different purpose. It is uncomplicated as you merely press a multitasking button on the side and then shaking the cell phone once or two or three times.
MicroSD card slot if you want to attach external memory (up to 16GB).
A full Qwerty keyboard after sliding out the mobile phone.
A 600-entry cell phone books
GPS with AT&T navigator support
Some social networking features like SocialNet that is similar to a hub for all the admired social networks like Facebook and Twitter
Meesaging features from text and multimedia messaging, instant messaging and mobile email.
Has 3G for fans who like fast speed
2.0 megapixel camera with 3 resolution and three quality settings. The camera also has six special-effect modes

For call quality, the Pantech Pursuit is good enough as the voice is clear and full, even though you discover a little bit noise in crowded background. For the internet, you will experience a fast 3G speed access for instance you require approximately 40 seconds for downloading 1.5 MB.

Finally, even though the Pantech Pursuit is a messaging cell phone but from the model and features like social media SocialNet, it is considered for the teenagers who want "quick messaging cell phone".

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Reviews On LG Ally Android Phone

2010-06-12T23:29:00.003+07:00

Designed especially for US market, the LG Ally sports the Android 2.1 operating system. The Ally measures 4.56x2.22x0.62 inc and weighs 5.57 ounces. The latest is still light enough compared with Motorola Droid and Devour.

For the first glance, the LG Ally looks like the LG EnV Touch that is blocky and rectangular and is wrapped in a black and silver casing.

Before you buy LG Ally, it is important to know more about its features as follows:

A great 3.2 inch touch screen display made off tempered glass with 262,000 colors and 800x480 pixel resolution
Capacitive screen display that offers a very responsive feedback.
A 3.5mm headset jack sits on the top with the camera lens and LED flash on the back
A full qwerty keyboard with enough space between the keys.
An Accelerometer technology to automatically adjust the screen vertically or horizontally.
Text and multimedia messaging, visual voice mail, speech-to-text recognition, voice commands, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, and stereo Bluetooth.
A multiple email accounts
Built in 512MB of internal memory and expandable up to 16GB using a micro SD card
3.2 Megapixel camera with zoom, flash and a macro focus mode
powered by 600 Mhz processor to run quickly all applications
EV-Do Rev A for fast internet connectivity

For battery, the LG Ally has a battery life that is rated up to 7.5 hours of talk time and 20.8 days of standby time.

Finally, the LG Ally is great smartphone that offers enhanced features with affordable price around $99.9 as long as you sign up for a new two-year agreement with Verizon Wireless.

However, the decision to buy LG Ally or other phones is absolutely in your hands..

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Which One Do You Prefer Whole Life Insurance Or Term Life Insurance?

2010-06-01T22:16:00.000+07:00

As we know there are some kinds of insurance and the main ones are auto insurance (vehicle insurance, car, insurance and motor insurance), home insurance, health insurance, life insurance and funeral insurance.

For life insurance, there are whole life insurance and term life insurance. Before choosing the best for you, it is better to find more information about life insurance quotes from various companies that really affordable and suit your need.

As we know, many Americans depend on whole life insurance. With whole life policy that is called permanent insurance, you do not need to worry about possibly outliving your policy term because your contract gives you coverage for your entire life, as long as the premiums are paid. With a whole life policy, unlike term life, you also build up "cash value" in the policy that you can tap in the future.

However, some others choose term life insurance. The popularity of term life insurance in recent years has caused the insurance industry to really look at themselves. They have been forced by the people who really count, the consumer, to re-examine their policies. With term life insurance, you can minimize the costs involved alternative options like permanent life insurance.

The term policy insurance commonly inculdes: paying off a mortgage, setting up a retirements fund for spouse, covering children's school and college expenses, business expenses, paying personal expenses, covering health costs of immediate family members and more.

For Life Insurance, so which one do you prefer whole life or term life insurance?

Nokia 5230 Nuron Preview

2010-05-02T17:37:00.002+07:00

If you take a look at Nokia 5230 Nuron, you will get that this mobile phone's design is the mixture between the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Navigation Edition designs. It seems very cool with white-and-silver chassis. As slim and sleek candy bar cell phone, the Nuron has 4.37 inches high by 2.03 inches wide by 0.61 inch thick. Though it is heavier than the Nokia 580 but taken as a whole, the Nokia nuron is compact and lightweight handset that doesn’t feel fragile.

Featured with accelerometer and a proximity sensor (that change the the screen display robotically replace to landscape or portrait orientation), the Nokia 5230 Nuron's display is clear and sustaining. It has a 640x360 pixel that provides 16 million colors. But in the straight daylight, the screen washes out a bit.

Even if the Nuron has to forfeit particular features to get the price lower than its siblings, it absolutely offers some enhancements mainly the new Ovi maps application that will give free turn-by-turn, voice guided navigation right out of the box. With the preloaded Ovi Store, you are permitted to whether for free of charge or paid apps, audio, video, themes, games and more. You will uncover a number of advantages compared with the google maps as you view maps offline as they are downloaded to the phone. Besides, with a hybrid vector technology, the maps can be viewed and zoomed in or out quickly with no interruption. On the contrary, google maps requires extra time to downloaded new maps when you need to zoom.

For the camera, sadly the Nuron has simply 2 megapixel camera and with no flash. It is a decline from the preceding the Nokia 5800 xpressMusic’s 3.2 megapixel camera in addition to a flash.

For telephone call condition, the Nokia nuron is fantastic as we tested the voice is obvious and loud. We didn’t face any dropped call through testing period. The Nuron is supported with a 1320 mAh lithium ion battery that rates up to 7 hours of talk time and 18 days of standby time.

Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD Review

2010-04-22T00:13:00.003+07:00

The Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD (Hardcover) is has been published to introduce the subject of timber as applied to wood-frame building construction. Although the discussion focuses on building design, the concepts also apply to the design of other types of wood-frame structures. However, the Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD (Hardcover) introduces the subject to the broad audience. This includes engineers, engineering technologists, architects, and others concerned with building design.

The Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD textbook provides all necessary steps and techniques, following the sequence of materials and elements in the same order used in actual design. It keeps you current with the latest codes and industry standards, and provides large numbers of practical design examples.

Conforms to the 2006 IBC
Addresses new 2005 NDS provisions, and combines dual-format ASD/LRFD specification, equations, and problems throughout
Includes ASCE 7-05 load standard provisions

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Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition (Chemical Engineers Handbook) (Hardcover) Review

2010-04-21T22:09:00.007+07:00

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition (Chemical Engineers Handbook) (Hardcover) was published for the first time in 1934. The Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook has been written especially for engineers and chemists with an expert source of chemical engineering information and data. The eight Edition of the Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook gives undisputable coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering-from fundamental principles to chemical processes and equipment to new computer applications.

With the Eighth Edition of Perry's Chemcial Engineering Handbook, you will get more than 700 detailed illustrations.

Besides, it features as follows:
• Comprehensive tables and charts for unit conversion
• A greatly expanded section on physical and chemical data
• New to this edition: the latest advances in distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, reactor modeling, biological processes, biochemical and membrane separation processes, and chemical plant safety practices with accident case histories

Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, Eighth Edition (Chemical Engineers Handbook) (Hardcover)--Table of contents
• Chapter 1: Conversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols
• Chapter 2: Physical and Chemical Data
• Chapter 3: Mathematics
• Chapter 4: Thermodynamics
• Chapter 5: Heat and Mass Transfer
• Chapter 6: Fluid and Particle Dynamics Reaction Kinetics
• Chapter 7: Process Control
• Chapter 8: Process Economics
• Chapter 9: Transport and Storage of Fluids
• Chapter 10: Heat Transfer Equipment
• Chapter 11: Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying
• Chapter 12: Distillation
• Chapter 13: Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid System Design
• Chapter 14: Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 15: Adsorption and Ion Exchange
• Chapter 16: Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 17: Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 18: Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment
• Chapter 19: Size Reduction and Size Enlargement
• Chapter 20: Handling of Bulk Solids and Packaging of Solids and Liquids
• Chapter 21: Alternative Separation Processes
• Chapter 22: Chemical Reactors
• Chapter 23: Biochemical Engineering
• Chapter 24: Waste Management
• Chapter 25: Process Safety
• Chapter 26: Energy Resources Conversion and Utilization
• Chapter 27: Materials of Construction
• Chapter 28: Process Machinery Drives
• Chapter 29: Analysis of Plant Performance
• Index
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Nokia 5230 Nuron :: A Great Deal Music Phone

2010-04-20T21:04:00.006+07:00

The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a full touch screen smartphone that has been released in March 24. The Nuron offers so many great features such as free maps and voice guided, turn by turn navigation via Ovi Maps. Unlike other features, Ovi maps is really a great deal that provides maps for U.S, Canada and Mexico as well as other premium content like weather forecasts and Lonely Planet guides without paying any fee.

The Nokia 5230 Nuron—Design
It is candy bar smarthphone that combines the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and Navigation Edition models. It measures 4.37 inches tall by 2.03 inches wide by 0.61 inch thick and weighs 3.98 ounces. As a touchscreen smartphone, the Nokia 5230 Nuron has wide display with 640x360pixel resolution and support for 16 million colors. It makes the display clear, bright and satisfying. The Nuron’s touch-screen is very responsive that allows you to easily navigate using your finger. It will give you a smooth scrolling experience.

The Nokia 5230 Nuron – Features
The Nuron eliminates some features to make the price lower than other Nokia music phones (5800 series) but it has some enhancements like Ovi Maps application that provides free turn by turn and voice guided navigation. Ovi Maps is a much more useful tool and even provides several advantages over its competitors--namely Google maps. You can view maps even if you don't have a data connection. The maps are downloaded to device, so you can continue to use them even if you're offline. In addition, Nokia uses a hybrid vector mapping technology that helps maps redraw quickly and gives you the ability to zoom in and out of maps with little delay. Google Maps, on the other hand, requires that a new map be downloaded every time you want to zoom, thus taking up more bandwidth and time. Another plus: you can use Ovi Maps in 74 different countries and in 46 languages.

When you launch Ovi Maps, you'll find nine options: My Position, Find Places, Share Location, Favorites, Drive, Walk, Weather, Events, and Lonely Planet. All are pretty self-explanatory, and there are several shared features among the various apps, though it's not immediately clear. For example, My Position shows your location on a map, but you can also search for businesses (by name or category) and route to the location from there by tapping at the address at the top of your screen. You don't have to exit out of My Position and launch Find places or Drive to perform the same tasks.

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Nokia X6 :: The Next Iphone Killer

2010-04-19T09:03:00.006+07:00

The next iPhone killer. It seemed quite fitting epithet for Nokia X6. Indeed, with the product range, Nokia will be the true competitor for the iPhone. And this X6 will assume duties at the time of the launch later.

He looks really cute. Simple, a bit sporty, but it looks really cool. And certainly it is not sufficient if only depend on the design to beat the iPhone. Hence this X6 is also equipped with various features that would be able to compete. For starters, we love applause create 16 million color touchscreen that is capacitive. Let me be more comfortable and avoid worry, touch screen is also made with scratch-resistant materials.

Another mainstay is the shelf capacity that reaches 32 GB. Hmm, quite a relief for music lovers with a wide musical literature. On the services side, Nokia X6 also been equipped with Comes With Music to countries that support. Store and Ovi will also complement the collection of games and applications.

Nokia X6's Specification:
Network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 Mhz, HSD
Dimensions: 111 x 51 x 13.8 mm
Weight: 122 grams
Display: TFT capacitive touch screen, 16 million colors, Res.360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
Camera: 5 Mpix, Res.2592 x 1944 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual LED flash, video light, Geo-tagging, video VGA 30 fps, secondary camera for video calls
Memory: Internal 32 GB, 128 MB RAM
Recommended: Processor ARM 11 434 Mhz, Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5, class 32 GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE class 32, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g, UPnP technology, Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, microUSB v2.0, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds, Java MIDP 2.0 , SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Games, GPS with A-GPS, Ovi Maps 3.0, WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player, music MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player, TV-out, Voice command / dial, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), a photo editor, Proximity sensors, Accelerometer sensor, Handwriting recognition, scratch resistant glass, 3.5 mm audio Jack
Battery: Li-Ion 1320 mAh
Standby Time: 401 hours
Talk Time: 8 hours 30 minutes

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