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Samsung Wave 725 Features & Specification

2011-09-12T04:02:00.000-07:00

Samsung Wave 725 Features & Specification

Samsung Wave725 mobile is announced in 2011, August with the features of 3G, TFT touchscreen, 5 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth.

Samsung Wave 725 Features
Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off.
- TouchWiz UI.
- Samsung ChatON.
- NFC support (carrier dependent).
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player.
- MP4/DivX/H.263/H.264 player.
- Organizer.
- Image editor.
- Voice memo.
- Predictive text input.
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine).
- Smile detection, geo-tagging.

Samsung Wave 725 Specification

General
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced	2011, August
Size
Dimensions	113.8 x 63.3 x 12.2 mm
Weight	121 g
Display
Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size	320 x 480 pixels, 3.65 inches
Sound
Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone	Yes
Memory
Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
Call records	Yes
Internal	150 MB storage
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
Data
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS
Camera
Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video	Yes, HVGA@30fps
Secondary	Yes, VGA
Features
OS	Bada OS, v2.0
CPU	832 MHz processor
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes + downloadable
Colors	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
Battery
	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh
Stand by	Up to 480 h
Talk time	Up to 6 h 30 min

Samsung S8600 Wave 3 Features $ Specification

2011-09-12T03:35:00.000-07:00

Samsung S8600 Wave 3 mobile is announced in 2011, August with some features of 3G, Super AMOLED touchscreen, 5 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth.

Samsung S8600 Wave 3 Features
- Gorilla Glass display.
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate.
- Multi-touch input method.
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off.
- TouchWiz UI.
- Handwriting recognition.
- Smart unlock.
- Samsung ChatON.
- Digital compass.
- TV-Out.
- MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player.
- MP4/MKV/H.263/H.264/WMV/Xvid/DivX video player.
- Organizer.
- Music recognition.
- Document viewer.
- Image editor.
- Voice memo.
- Predictive text input (T9 Trace).
- Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, image stablilization, touch focus.
- DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine).
- 3.5mm jack.
Samsung S8600 Wave 3 Specification

General
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network	HSDPA 900 / 2100
Announced	2011, August
Size
Dimensions	125.9 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
Weight	122 g
Display
Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches
Sound
Alert types	Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone	Yes
Memory
Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
Call records	Yes
Internal	3 GB storage
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
Data
GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera
Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Video	Yes, 720p@30fps, video light
Secondary	Yes, VGA
Features
OS	Bada OS, v2.0
CPU	1.4 GHz processor
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes + downloadable
Colors	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support, Samsung Mobile Navigator
Java	Yes, MIDP 2.1
Battery
	Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand by	Up to 480 h
Talk time	Up to 8 h 30 min

Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Features $ Specification

2011-09-12T03:21:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Features

Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch mobile is announced in 2011, August with some features of 3G, touchscreen, 8 MP camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth.

FEATURES
- Gorilla Glass display.
- TouchWiz UI v4.0.
- Multi-touch input method.
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate.
- Touch-sensitive controls.
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off.
- Gyroscope sensor.
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
- NFC support (optional).
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link).
- SNS integration.
- Digital compass.
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player.
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player.
- Organizer.
- Image/video editor.
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF).
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration.
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support.
- Voice memo/dial/commands.
- Predictive text input (Swype).
- 3.5mm jack.
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization.

Samsung Galaxy S II Specification

GENERAL 2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900

3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Announced 2011, August

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, September

SIZE Dimensions 129.5 x 68.6 x 9.6 mm

Weight 129 g

DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.52 inches (~206 ppi pixel density)

- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records Practically unlimited

Internal 1 GB RAM

Card slot microSD, up to 32GB

DATA GPRS No

EDGE No

3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMax

Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization

Video Yes, 1080p@30fps

Secondary Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

CPU Dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Orion chipset

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser HTML

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games Yes

Colors Black

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 1800 mAh

Stand-by

Talk time

GENERAL	2G Network	CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Announced	2011, August
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, September

SIZE	Dimensions	129.5 x 68.6 x 9.6 mm
Weight	129 g

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	480 x 800 pixels, 4.52 inches (~206 ppi pixel density)
	- Gorilla Glass display - TouchWiz UI v4.0 - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Gyroscope sensor

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records	Practically unlimited
Internal	1 GB RAM
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB

DATA	GPRS	No
EDGE	No
3G	Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMax
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0+HS
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary	Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU	Dual-core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Orion chipset
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser	HTML
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes
Colors	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - NFC support (optional) - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - Digital compass - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Adobe Flash 10.1 support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1800 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

Acer Aspire 5742 review $ Specification

2011-09-12T03:11:00.000-07:00

Acer Aspire 5742 review

Acer's Aspire 5742 manages to combine speedy performance with excellent battery life and deliver both in a tidy-looking notebook that costs considerably less than much of the competition

The 2.5GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor is second only to the Medion Akoya P6624's Core i5-460M in terms of clock speed. This helps the Acer Aspire 5742 to achieve a highly creditable 102 points in WorldBench 6, beating all but the aforementioned Medion model.

While the Acer Aspire 5742's 48Wh battery is of only average capacity it manages to outlast every other laptop in this roundup, staying up and running for an impressive five hours (307 minutes) when running MobileMark 2007 Productivity test.

Techinical Specification

2.4GHz Intel Core i3 370M
15.6in (1366 x 768) gloss LED-backlit display
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
4GB DDR3-1333
320GB 2.5in 5400rpm SATA 3Gb/s HDD
integrated Intel HD graphics
HDMI, VGA
mono speaker, headphone jack, mic input
3 x USB 2.0
Super Multi DVD±RW drive
802.11b/g/n
10/100Mb/s ethernet
SD/SDHC card slot
1.3MP webcam
48Wh Lithium Ion battery
381 x 253 x 25-34mm
2600g

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Price Android tablet india

2011-09-12T02:59:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Price Android tablet india
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Android Tablet with Super AMOLED Plus Display, Dual Core 1.4 GHz Processor and HSPA? 21 Mbps 3G network offers amazing Android experience @ premium price.

Samsung Galaxy Note review $ Specification

2011-09-12T02:58:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Note review $ Specification

Samsung announced its smallest Android 3.2 tablet to date last week, but for many gadget fans its hybrid handset and tablet, the 5.3in-screen Galaxy Note, will be of more interest. PC Advisor spent some quality time with the hybrid gadget. Read on to find out whether we think Samsung's gamble will pay off.

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

Announced 2011, September

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2011

SIZE Dimensions 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm

Weight 178 g

DISPLAY Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)

- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes

MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records Practically unlimited

Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM

Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

DATA GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE Class 12

3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization

Video Yes, 1080p@30fps

Secondary Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

CPU Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser HTML

Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS

Games Yes

Colors Black

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- S Pen stylus
- NFC connectivity (optional)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
- Samsung ChatON
- Barometer sensor

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh

Stand-by

Talk time

MISC SAR US 0.16 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

SAR EU 0.34 W/kg (head)

Price group

SIZE	Dimensions	146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
Weight	178 g

DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
	- Gorilla Glass display - TouchWiz UI v4.0 - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Gyroscope sensor

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records	Practically unlimited
Internal	16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

DATA	GPRS	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Class 12
3G	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0+HS
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary	Yes, 2 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU	Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser	HTML
Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games	Yes
Colors	Black
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	- S Pen stylus - NFC connectivity (optional) - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - NFC support (optional) - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - Digital compass - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Adobe Flash 10.1 support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype) - Samsung ChatON - Barometer sensor

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time

MISC	SAR US	0.16 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
SAR EU	0.34 W/kg (head)
Price group

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review & specification

2011-09-12T02:38:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Review

Samsung has brought out the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 which is an Android Honeycomb 3.2 tablet. The tablet was announced just today and it has already got the attention of the people. The new tablet has very interesting features and specifications but one of the most important aspects is the use of the new Android 3.2 Honeycomb. You must know that there are many tablets in the market but many are either Android 2.2 Froyo or Android 2.3 Gingerbread. There are very few Android 3.2 Honeycomb based tablets in the market and Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 is one among those few.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 works perfectly on both 3G and 2G GSM network and interestingly both operate on quad band. The phone being just now announced will probably reach the consumers’ hands in the last quarter of this year. Just one look at this amazing tablet and you can tell it that it is probably the slimmest and the sleekest tablet that you have seen till now. I haven’t seen any tablet which was slimmer than this. Weighing just 335 grams this tablet is heavier for the size. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 7.7 inches Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen and employs the new TouchWiz UX UI. Samsung phones have been known to have TouchWiz UI but the new tablet has gone one more step further to provide the users a better interface.The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 works on a dual core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and runs on Android Honeycomb. For enhanced 3D and gaming, this tablet makes use of Mali 400MP GPU. The tablet has an in built RAM of 1 GB and you will get the option to select among 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB version for internal memory. The memory is expandable up to 32 GB using microSD. Connectivity comes natural to Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 as you can connect through the new Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, 3G, Bluetooth v3.0, GPRS and EDGE.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has a 3.15 MP rear camera and takes good images with it. The tablet also has a secondary 2 MP front camera.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Specifications:

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	Announced	2011, September
	Status	Coming soon. 2011, Q4
SIZE	Dimensions	196.7 x 133 x 7.9 mm
SIZE	Weight	335 g
DISPLAY	Type	Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	800 x 1280 pixels, 7.7 inches
		- Multi-touch input method
		- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
		- TouchWiz UX UI
		- Three-axis gyro sensor
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	Yes
MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields
	Internal	16/32/64 GB storage, 1GB RAM
	Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB
DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB, USB Host support
CAMERA	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging
	Video	Yes, 720p@30fps
	Secondary	Yes, 2 MP
FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v3.2 (Honeycomb)
	CPU	Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
	Messaging	Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
	Browser	HTML
	Radio	No
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	GPS	Yes
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
		- SNS integration
		- Digital compass
		- TV-out
		- MP4/DivX/Xvid/H.264/H.263 player
		- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/OGG player
		- Organizer
		- Image/video editor
		- Quickoffice HD editor/viewer
		- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
		YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
		- Adobe Flash 10.3 support
		- Voice memo
		- Predictive text input (Swype)
BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 5100 mAh

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has been just now announced and therefore the pricing details are not available but we will update the information soon.

samsung galaxy tab p1000 specification

2011-09-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

samsung galaxy tab p1000 full specification

Tablet with support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS.

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100

Announced 2010, September

Status Available. Released 2010, October

SIZE Dimensions 190.1 x 120.5 x 12 mm

Weight 380 g

DISPLAY Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density)

- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Three-axis gyro sensor
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND Alert types N/A

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack Yes, check quality

MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall

Call records Practically unlimited

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM

Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

DATA GPRS Yes

EDGE Yes

3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP

Infrared port No

USB Yes, v2.0 (proprietary)

CAMERA Primary 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features Geo-tagging

Video Yes, 720x480@30fps

Secondary Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3

CPU ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1 GHz processor; PowerVR SGX540 graphics

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS

Browser HTML

Radio No

Games Yes

Colors Black and Grey

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support

Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

- Social networking integration
- Digital compass
- Full HD video playback
- Up to 7h movie playback
- TV-out
- MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Thinkfree Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Readers/Media/Music Hub
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Po 4000 mAh

Stand-by

Talk time Up to 28 h (2G) / Up to 25 h 30 min (3G)

MISC SAR US 1.00 W/kg (head)

SAR EU 1.07 W/kg (head)

SIZE	Dimensions	190.1 x 120.5 x 12 mm
Weight	380 g

DISPLAY	Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size	600 x 1024 pixels, 7.0 inches (~170 ppi pixel density)
	- Gorilla Glass display - TouchWiz UI - Multi-touch input method - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate - Three-axis gyro sensor - Touch-sensitive controls - Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

SOUND	Alert types	N/A
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack	Yes, check quality

MEMORY	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records	Practically unlimited
Internal	16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slot	microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory

DATA	GPRS	Yes
EDGE	Yes
3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port	No
USB	Yes, v2.0 (proprietary)

CAMERA	Primary	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features	Geo-tagging
Video	Yes, 720x480@30fps
Secondary	Yes, 1.3 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
CPU	ARM Cortex A8 processor, 1 GHz processor; PowerVR SGX540 graphics
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser	HTML
Radio	No
Games	Yes
Colors	Black and Grey
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	- Social networking integration - Digital compass - Full HD video playback - Up to 7h movie playback - TV-out - MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player - Organizer - Image/video editor - Thinkfree Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration - Readers/Media/Music Hub - Adobe Flash 10.1 support - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY		Standard battery, Li-Po 4000 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time	Up to 28 h (2G) / Up to 25 h 30 min (3G)

MISC	SAR US	1.00 W/kg (head)
SAR EU	1.07 W/kg (head)

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Price in India Android Tablet

2011-09-11T22:16:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 Price in India Android Tablet

As expected, the Samsung Galaxy Tab too gets a price cut, which is now selling for Rs.24,900 at Flipkartand other online stores in India. Initially the Android tablet was selling for Rs.38,000 when it was first launched, and then was reduced to 28k with the launch of the Apple iPad in India.

The price drop was in response to the Apple iPad’s pricing, which was cut down to 24.5k last week. Just to let you know the Samsung Galaxy Tab offers both WiFi and 3G at this price whereas the iPad sold at the same price point offers only WiFi connectivity

Although Samsung has not made any official announcement regarding the price of the Galaxy Tab, retailers set the new pricing to offer the tablet at a competitive price.

Actress Amala Paul Stills, Deiva Thirumagal Vikram Movie Latest Image

2011-07-30T01:29:00.000-07:00

Actress Amala Paul Stills, Deiva Thirumagal Vikram Movie Latest Image

TVS Apache RTR 180 ABS Bike Price

2011-06-05T07:59:00.000-07:00

TVS Apache RTR 180 bike is now available with ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) for enhanced safety @ introductory price of Rs. 78,880/- Ex-Showroom Delhi. ABS version is Rs. 9,000 more costlier then normal Apache 180 and only available in White color with orange decals.

TVS Apache RTR 180 ABS Specifications:

Engine: 177.4 cc, 4-Stroke SIngle CYlinder
Max Power: 17.03 PS @ 8500 RPM
Torque: 15.5 Nm @ 6500 rpm
Bore x Stroke: 62.5×57.8mm
Power to Weight Ratio: 124.08 BHP/Ton
Electric Start Max Speed: 124 KM/H
Front & Rear Disc brake with ABS System
Height: 1100mm
Length: 2085mm
Width: 730mm
Wheelbase: 1326mm
Ground Clearance: 180mm
Saddle Height: 790mm
Suspension Front: Telescopic Forks, 105mm Stroke
Rear: Mono Tube Inverted Gas filled SHOX with Spring Aid
Battery: 12 V, 90Ah
Headlamp: 35/35 Watt
Fuel tank capacity: 16L, Reserve 2.5L

TVS Apache RTR 180 with ABS Price in India: Rs. 78,880/- Ex-Showroom Delhi prices

Suzuki Slingshot New 125cc Bike Price,

2011-06-05T07:37:00.000-07:00

Suzuki SlingShot is new 125cc Bike offers excellent mileage, top quality, style, comfort and performance @ attractive price in India.

Suzuki SlingShot Bike Features:

Sharp edgy head lamps
All new front fender design
Convenient gear position indicator
BS carburettor with a Throttle Position Switch (TPS)
Suzuki Pulsed-secondary AIR-injection (PAIR) system
Fuel Efficient 4-Stroke Engine & Low Emissions

Suzuki SlingShot is available in four colors Pearl Nebular Black, Candy Antares Red, Mustard Yellow and Metallic Fox Orange.

Suzuki SlingShot Mileage – Around 65 to 70 KMPL…

Suzuki SlingShot Two Wheeler Technical Specification:

124cc Air-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC Engine
Bore x Stroke: 53.5 mm x 55.2 mm
Compression ratio: 9.6:1
Kick start/Electric start
Fuel Tank Capacity: 12 Litre
Reserve: 2.1 Litre
Carburettor: VM18
Clutch: Wet multi-plate type
Transmission 5-speed (1 down – 4up)
Front & Rear Brake: Mechanical, Landing trailing, Drum type
Front Suspension: Telescopic
Rear: Swing-arm, Coil spring, Oil damped
Front Tyre: 2.75 -18 42P
Rear Tyre: 3.00 -18 52P
Battery: 12V, 5Ah
Headlight: 12V 35/35W
Tail-Light: 12V 21/5W
Ground clearance: 160 mm
Wheelbase: 1,265 mm
Length: 2,035 mm
Width: 770 mm
Height: 1,075 mm
Weight: 128 Kg

Suzuki SlingShot Price in India – Indian Rupee (INR)

Ex-Showroom Delhi Price:

Suzuki SlingShot Drum, Alloy – Rs.45,911
Suzuki Slingshot Drum, Spoke – Rs.43,945

Ex-Showroom Mumbai Price:

Drum, Alloy – Rs.48,142
Drum, Spoke – Rs.46,253

Slingshot Ex-Showroom Bangalore Price:

Drum, Alloy: Rs. 46,854
Drum, Spoke: Rs. 44,908

Suzuki Slingshot Ex-Showroom Chennai Price:

Drum, Alloy: Rs. 47,037
Drum, Spoke: Rs. 44,976

Ex-Showroom Hyderbad Price:

Drum, Alloy: Rs. 46,577
Drum, Spoke: Rs. 44,737

Ex-Showroom Kolkata Price:

Drum, Alloy: Rs. 47,093
Drum, Spoke: Rs. 45,152

Suzuki Skydrive 125 New Scooter Price India

2011-06-05T07:31:00.000-07:00

Suzuki Skydrive 125 is new gearless scooter from Suzuki India with 4-Stroke 125cc engine and improved mileage @ attractive price.

Suzuki Skydrive 125cc Scooter Features:

Stylish Aerodynamic Design
0 to 60 KM in Just 9 Seconds
Multi Reflector Headlamp
Braking and Suspension tuned for Indian Roads

Suzuki Skydrive 125 Mileage: Approx 50 KMPL

Skydrive 125 Scooter Technical Specifications:

Length: 1,885mm
Width: 655mm
Height: 1040mm
Wheelbase: 1265 mm
Weight: 106 kg
Super CVT 125cc Engine: 4-stroke, 1cylinder, Air-cooled
Bore X Stroke: 53.5mm x 55.2mm
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
Automatic Transmission
Brakes: Front – Hydraulic Disc and Rear – Drum
Alloy Wheels
Tires Front: 70/90-14M/C 34p and Rear: 80/90-14M/C 40p
Electric / Kick Starts
Fuel Tank Capacity: 4 litres

Suzuki Skydrive 125 Price in India: No official Info on Pricing… Coming Soon

Bajaj Duke KTM 125cc Bike Price india

2011-06-05T06:44:00.000-07:00

Bajaj Duke is new sporty Bike with , built for performance seeking bike enthusiast @ premium price. Bajaj KTM Duke Bike is powered by Single cylinder, 4-stroke 125cc engine and offers 6 Speed transmission for improved mileage.

Bajaj Duke Bike features :

15 Horsepower, proven KTM design, first-class chassis, with lightweight tubular space frame
High-quality components guarantees highest levels of precision and stability
Multi-function cockpit/dashboard
Lightweight 17 inch cast light alloy wheels
Effective Disc Brakes

Bajaj Duke KTM bike technical specifications:

124.7 ccm, Liquid Cooled Single cylinder, 4-stroke Engine
Max Power: 15 PS @ 9,500/rpm
Max Torque: 12 Nm @ 8.000/rpm
Transmission : 6 gear
Clutch : Wet multi-disc clutch, mechanically operated
Bosch EFI Fuel System
Stainless steel silencer with regulated catalytic converter
Electric Start
Battery: 12V 6Ah
Front suspension: WP-USD 43 mm / 150 mm
Rear suspension / suspension travel : WP-Monoshock / 150 mm
Front brake: 280 mm Disc, Four piston, radially bolted caliper
Rear brake: 230mm Disc , Single piston, floating caliper
Tyres front: 110/70 R 17 and Rear 150/60 R 17
Fuel Tank capacity : 11 Litre
Wheel base: 1,350 mm
Ground clearance : 185 mm
Seat height : 810 mm
Kerb Weight: 124 Kg

Bajaj Duke Price in India: will be launched in December 2011…

Bajaj Pulsar Bike Price India

2011-06-03T06:59:00.000-07:00

Bajaj Pulsar 150 CC Price – Ex-Showroom Prices updated on 26-February-2011

Bajaj Pulsar 150 cc Price in Delhi: 62,637/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150 cc Price in Mumbai: 61,286/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150 cc Price in Chennai: 62,899/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150cc Price in Bangalore: 63,058/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150cc Price in Hyderabad: 63,917/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150cc Price in Kolkata: 64,286/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 150 cc Price in Pune: 61,286/- Indian Rupee

Bajaj Pulsar 180 CC Price – Ex-Showroom Prices updated on 26-February-2011

Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Price in Delhi: 65,794/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Price in Mumbai: 64,264/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Price in Chennai: 66,230/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180cc Price in Bangalore: 66,150/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180cc Price in Hyderabad: 67,238/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180cc Price in Kolkata: 68,198/- Indian Rupee
Bajaj Pulsar 180 cc Price in Pune: 64,264/- Indian Rupee

Samsung TouchScreen Latest Mobile Phone Price India

2011-05-06T07:51:00.000-07:00

Samsung Touch Screen Phones: Latest Prices

Samsung Star Touch Screen Mobile Phone Price – Rs. 9,500/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung Star is entry level full touch screen phone

Samsung Star 3G S5603 Touch Screen Phone Price – Rs. 12,000/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung Star 3G offers latest 3G connectivity with Full TouchScreen

Samsung TouchWiz F480 Mobile Phone Price – Rs. 15,300/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Full Touch screen with new touch user interface

Samsung i780 Business Touch Screen Phone Price – Rs. 17,200/- Indian Rupee (INR)
BusinessTouchScreen Phone with QWERTY Keypad

Samsung i780

Samsung Ultra Touch S8300 Mobile Phone Price – Rs. 24,000/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung Ultra Touch offers 2.8 inch AMOLED Touch screen and 8 MP camera

Samsung Ultra Touch

Samsung Pixon TouchScreen Mobile Price – Rs. 22,500/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung pixon features 8 mega pixel camera and 3,2 inch Wide Touch Screen Display

Samsung Pixon

Samsung INNOV8 Touch Screen Mobile Phone Price – Rs. 40,000/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung INNOV8 is complete multimedia touch screen phone

Samsung Innov8

Samsung Omnia i900c Touch Screen Mobile Price – Rs. 26,000/- Indian Rupee (INR)
Samsung Omnia is one of the best touch screen mobile phone from samsung

Samsung Omnia

Samsung Galaxy i7500 Mobile Price

2011-05-06T07:38:00.000-07:00

Samsung Galaxy i7500 is budget google Android mobile phone at affordable price.

Samsung Galaxy i7500 Features:

3.2-inch AMOLED touch screen with light sensor
Enhanced touch sensitivity and anti-scratch Display
Google Chrome-Lite browser
5MP camera
8GB of internal memory
GPS with Digital Compass
All Google Services like Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Calendar, and Google Talk

Make Microsoft Word The Default Program

2011-01-15T06:25:00.000-08:00

I’ve never been to South Central Los Angeles, the mean streets of Baltimore or Detroit, or the back alleys of Ames, IA but I experience turf wars everyday when I log onto my home PC. It seems every time I install a new software program, it insists on becoming the default program for opening up files of a certain type. If you’re like me and suddenly have Google Earth opening up Powerpoint presentations or are trying to update your resume through Windows Media Player, take these few steps to change the default program.
The main conflict I had was when I installed OpenOffice so that I could read the proposed changes to our Fantasy Football rules that my friend who didn’t have Word sent over. I literally do 99% of my typing in Microsoft Word and for two years Open Office would automatically start when I clicked a .doc. I couldn’t take it anymore and found out the answer to my problems was actually a pretty easy fix.

Make Microsoft Word The Default Program

1. Go to the start menu in the left-hand corner and when the menu appears, click on Control Panel.
2. Click on classic view in the left menu. This will show you the icons as shown below.
3. Double-click on the default programs icon.

4. There will be four choices, click on the second choice that says associate file type or protocol with a program. See the screen shot below.

5. Now another window will open with a list of file extensions to choose from.
6. Scroll down the list until you find the .Doc extension and the .Docx extension for the newest Microsoft word file types.
7. In the screen shot below I have found that .Doc extension and have made it blue by selecting it.

8. Once you have selected your file type, press on the change program button at the top right.
9. Now you can choose which program you want to open that particular file type. If you cannot see the program you want you can click on the are browse button below stop

10. Browse for your programs .exe file and then press ok.

Here is another way to make Microsoft word the default program when opening a .Doc file:

You can make Microsoft word the default program by manually going and finding the executable file for Microsoft Word. This is the file that starts the program. It will be contained in your C drive, program files, then a Microsoft office folder, then another office folder depending on what version you have.
1. The first thing you need to do to make Microsoft Word the default program is find any .doc file or .docx for 2007+ on your hard drive.
2. Right click once on the file and select open with from the menu that drops down. See the screen shot below.

3. You can choose a program to open that file. If it is not there press on browse to find your program.
2. Browse through your C: Program files directory until you find the program winword.exe.
3. I had to go to C drive, program files, Microsoft office, office 12, then I found winword.exe.

4. Make sure you check the “make this the default program for opening files of this type’ box and your troubles are over…until the next time you install new programs in your hood.

Notes on how to make Microsoft word the default program:

This is an easy way to stop programs from clashing.
If you do not solve this problem you will be continually slowed down with your work.

I have shown two ways to make Microsoft word the default program so it should not matter what operating system you have, this should work for you.

How to Set Up the Ultimate Online School Browser

By Shennandoah on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 | 1 Comment

When preparing for another year of school, setting up the ultimate browser for your online school studies probably isn’t near the top of the To Do List. However, not doing so may well increase study time, reduce study effectiveness, and increase research time and effort.
Browser Basics
The platform from which the ultimate online school browser extends is, of course, the browser itself. The three most popular today are Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox; each has certain advantages and disadvantages compared to the others.

Internet Explorer is the default browser in most computers, IE’s biggest advantages are that it’s fully compatible with each Windows operating system, and no additional action is required for updates review, download, and installation. Its biggest disadvantage to extensive web surfers is that Microsoft allows cookies by advertisers without the user’s knowledge. Cookie control is supposed to be user-oriented, but with IE, that control is limited. Spyware and adware can easily slip in and track exact browsing habits and patterns. Read the rest of this entry »

How to extract mp3 audio from an AVI video file using a free program

By Mitz on Sunday, January 9th, 2011 | No Comments

In the early days, to extract MP3 audio from an AVI video file, you would have had to have been a professional with thousands of dollars worth of equipment. However nowadays anyone can perform this intricate task. In fact extracting MP3 audio, or any audio in fact, is a common task performed in every household today. Who would have thought that a simple home computer could do video editing, audio editing, special effects, and more.
I am amazed every day at what a computer has enabled us to do in our homes. It has changed the way we do things dramatically, and will continue to do so. In this tutorial I will show you how to extract MP3 audio from an AVI video file using a free program called Any Video Converter. I have also previously written a post about extracting audio from video using camtasia studio which is not a free program.

What do you need to extract MP3 audio from an AVI video file?

You will need to download a free program called Any Video Converter. You can visit our freeware section for a link to the download page.
You will also need a video to import into this program and extract the MP3 audio from.

How to extract MP3 audio from an AVI video file using Any Video Converter?

After downloading your free program, any video converter, open the program to start this process.
1. Press on that add video button at the top. See the screen shot below.

2. Browse for your video file on your computer.
3. Choose your video by selecting it and making it blue.
4. Press on the open button at the bottom.
5. Your video is now imported into any video converter.

6. Make sure the box is ticked next to your video.
7. Now we will choose a profile to convert to.
8. In the right corner of the program press on the small drop-down arrow to see your choices.
9. As you can see in the screen shot below, I have chosen MP3 audio. This will extract MP3 audio from my video file.

10. Now to start the conversion to MP3 simply press on the convert button.

Watch this video to see how to extract MP3 audio from an AVI video file

Notes on how to extract mp3 audio from an AVI video file using a free program:

To extract MP3 audio from an AVI video is a simple procedure. When you have finished you can find your file that you produced by going to the menu at the top of any video converter. Press on the file menu at the top and choose open output folder.
There are many programs to extract MP3 audio from video, however they are not all free. This program seems to work well, and it also has an option to upgrade.

I hope you have great success when you extract mp3 audio from your AVI video file using this tutorial.

The G1- The mythical Google Phone

2011-01-02T07:27:00.003-08:00

For well over a year, the rumors of a Google phone have been running rampant. After the iPhone made its debut a year and a half ago, hopeful Google-lovers have been fantasizing that the Google phone would address all the shortcomings of the beautiful, but in some ways, limited, Apple smartphone.

I"ve been using the iPhone since it arrived in June 2007. Then I happily upgraded to the 3G model this past July. I love it and couldn"t live without it, but I too was eagerly anticipating the arrival of the first Google phone. After side by side usage for a while, I"ve decided that the iPhone and the Google G1 are very different, and made for very different users. The iPhone is beautiful, simple, and a great media player, but the Google phone is a super-fast, highly customizable extra-smart smartphone.

Twitter Relaunches People Search

2011-01-02T07:27:00.001-08:00

You can now search for people on Twitter - again.

"The microblogging tool's re-launched people search. lets you query the service by username or first/last name to find other users," as per Mashable's Adam Ostrow. Twitter had this feature in the past; but earlier this year it was taken down for technical reason.

From Twitter Blog:Twitter is much more valuable when you can find the accounts of the people or organizations you care about-whether they're friends, news organizations, or the airline that will be taking to see your family over the holidays. You'll notice that our new name search is much faster, more relevant, and it even has a phonetic similarity algorithm which is basically fancy talk for spell check on names.

T-Mobile G2 coming in April 2009?

2011-01-02T07:26:00.002-08:00

There are rumours floating around that the T-Mobile G2 will be launching in February 2009. The T-Mobile G2 will be more like the iPhone 3G and it will feature a large sized touch screen display but no physical QWERTY keyboard. The T-Mobile G2 will also be launched by other operators other than T-Mobile with different names. Here are the rumoured specs:

OS: Android
Connectivity: 3G, EDGE, GPRS, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB
Camera: 5 MP, Secondary video call camera
Memory: microSD support upto 16G
Multimedia: Music and Video Player
Others: Enterprise Solution, Mobile Backup, Real web browsing, Video capture and playback

Source: BGR

Google Docs enhanced for mobile users

2011-01-02T07:26:00.000-08:00

Good news for mobile users as Google has updated its Google Docs online App. to support document viewing, editing, sorting, filtering and much more. Initially mobile users only had access to view their online documents but now they can play around with their documents using their mobile phones. It therefore enables users to record and keep track of important information without having to install any applications onto their mobile devices.

Currently this feature is supported for Symbian, iPhone and Android Smartphones. For more information visit theGoogle blog

Ultrasound imaging with a smartphone

2011-01-02T07:25:00.001-08:00

David Kilper/WUSTL Photo
William D. Richard (left) takes an ultrasound probe of colleague David Zar's carotid artery with a low-power imaging device he designed.

Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand.

William D. Richard, Ph.D., WUSTL associate professor of computer science and engineering, and David Zar, research associate in computer science and engineering, have made commercial USB ultrasound probes compatible with Microsoft Windows mobile-based smartphones, thanks to a $100,000 grant Microsoft awarded the two in 2008. In order to make commercial USB ultrasound probes work with smartphones, the scientists had to optimize every aspect of probe design and operation, from power consumption and data transfer rate to image formation algorithms. As a result, it is now possible to build smartphone-compatible USB ultrasound probes for imaging the kidney, liver, bladder and eyes, endocavity probes for prostate and uterine screenings and biopsies, and vascular probes for imaging veins and arteries for starting IVs and central lines. Both medicine and global computer use will never be the same.

"You can carry around a probe and cell phone and image on the fly now," said Richard. "Imagine having these smartphones in ambulances and emergency rooms. On a larger scale, this kind of cell phone is a complete computer that runs Windows. It could become the essential computer of the Developing World, where trained medical personnel are scarce, but most of the population, as much as 90 percent, have access to a cell phone tower."

"Twenty-first century medicine is defined by medical imaging," said Zar. "Yet 70 percent of the world's population has no access to medical imaging. It's hard to take an MRI or Computerized axial tomography scanner to a rural community without power."

Shrinking the electronics over 25 years.

Zar said the vision of the new system is to train people in remote areas of the developing world on the basics of gathering data with the phones and sending it to a centralized unit a number of miles, or half a world away where specialists can analyze the image and make a diagnosis. Zar wrote the phone software and firmware for the probes; Richard came up with the low-power probe electronics design. He began working on ultrasound system designs 25 years ago, and in that span he has shrunk the electronics from cabinet-sized to a tiny circuit board one inch by three inches. A typical, portable ultrasound device may cost as much as $30,000. Some of these USB-based probes sell for less than $2,000 with the goal of a price tag as low as $500.

Another promising application is for caregivers of patients with Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy. A degenerative disease that often strikes young boys and robs them of their lives by their late 20s, DMD is a degenerative disease for which there is no cure. The leading therapy to slow its progression is a daily dose of steroids. Patients often experience some side effects from steroids, which are dose related. These side effects include behavioral problems and weight gain. Scientists now know that physical changes in muscle tissue can indicate the efficacy of the steroids. Measuring these changes in muscle can be accomplished with ultrasound and may allow scientists to optimize steroid dosing to maximize efficacy while minimizing side effects.

"The idea is that caregivers, who otherwise have to transport a young person, often wheelchair bound, to a hospital or clinic on a regular basis for examination, can be trained to do ultrasound to track muscle condition," Zar said. "This could lower the dosage to the least effective amount to further increase quality of life of the patient and the caregiver and hopefully extend life. We're really excited about this application. The caregiver would only have to do a one-minute scan, transfer the data captured to the clinic, and the results would come back to the caregiver. A group at the WUSTL Medical School studying Duchene's Muscular Dystrophy is very interested in our devices and hopes they can incorporate them into their research plans."

Samsung Impression available now

2011-01-02T07:24:00.002-08:00

Samsung's new messaging phone known as the Samsung Impression is now available on AT&T network. It comes with some nice features including a 3.2 inch AMOLED touch screen display and a neat full QWERTY keyboard. AMOLED screens are renowned for providing better display quality and a longer battery life. It is available for $199.99 on a 2-year contract.

Here are the specs:

Networks: GSM 900/1800/1900/850, HSDPA 3G 850/1900
Weight: 150 g
Dimensions: 4.48 x 2.28 x.61 inches
Display: 3.2 inches 262K colors (240 x 400 pixels) AMOLED TFT touchscreen
Camera: 3 MP with 3x Digital Zoom
Memory: 190 MB with microSD support up to 16GB
Connectivity: 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0
GPS: GPS with A-GPS support
Multimedia: MP3/WAV/e-AAC+/WMA/AMR Audio player, MPEG4/3gp Video player
Keyboard: Full QWERTY
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feed
Others: Email, IM, Photo/video editor, Geo-tagging
Battery:1000 mAh
Standby time: 250h
Talk time: 3h

Via: AT&T

Viral epidemics poised to go mobile

2011-01-02T07:24:00.000-08:00

This image shows the different mechanisms of virus transmission between mobile phones.

Credit: Pu Wang, University of Notre Dame, Physics Marta C. GonzÃ¡lez, Northeastern University, Physics Cesar A. Hidalgo, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Albert-LÃ¡szlo BarabÃ¡si, Northeastern University, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

If you own a computer, chances are you have experienced the aftermath of a nasty virus at some point. In contrast, there have been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection, despite the fact that over 80 percent of Americans now use these devices. A team headed by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, director of the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University, set out to explain why this is true.

The scientists used calling and mobility data from over six million anonymous mobile phone users to create a comprehensive picture of the threat mobile phone viruses pose to users. The results of this study, reported in the May 22 issue of Science, indicate that a highly fragmented market share has effectively hindered outbreaks thus far. Further, their work predicts that viruses will pose a serious threat once a single mobile operating system's market share grows sufficiently large. This event may not be far off, given the 150 percent annual growth rate of smart phones.

"We haven't had a problem so far because only phones with operating systems, so-called 'smart phones', are susceptible to viral infection," explained Marta Gonzalez, one of the authors of the publication. "Once a single operating system becomes common, we could potentially see outbreaks of epidemic proportion because a mobile phone virus can spread by two mechanisms: a Bluetooth virus can infect all Bluetooth-activated phones in a 10-30 meter radius, while Multimedia Messaging System (MMS) virus, like a number of computer viruses, spreads using the address book of the device. Not surprisingly, hybrid viruses, which can infect via both routes, pose the most significant danger".

This study builds upon earlier research by the same group, which used mobile phone data to create a predictive model of human mobility patterns. The current work used this model to simulate Bluetooth virus infection scenarios, finding that Bluetooth viruses will eventually infect all susceptible handsets, but the rate is slow, being limited by human behavioral patterns. This characteristic suggests there should be sufficient time to deploy countermeasures such as antiviral software to prevent major Bluetooth outbreaks. In contrast, spread of MMS viruses is not restricted by human behavioral patterns, however spread of these types of viruses are constrained because the number of susceptible devices is currently much smaller.

As our world becomes increasingly connected we face unprecedented challenges. Studies such as this one, categorized as computational social science, are necessary to understand group behavior and organization, assess potential threats, and develop solutions to the issues faced by our ever-changing society.

"This is what statistical analysis of complex systems is all about: finding patterns in nature," said Gonzalez. "This research is vital because it puts a huge amount of data into the service of science".