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Windows 7 Phone is a Dead Herring

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:42:00 -0700

We have unfortunately not yet even been able to take a closer look at Windows 7 Phone. A foreign site, believe that Microsoft's new operating system is hopeless.

Back in February Microsoft presented their brand new and different operating system Windows Phone seventh There are virtually no similarities with the old Windows Mobile operating systems, and the interface is known as Metro- interface, which Microsoft also makes use of the acclaimed media player Zune. But an early assessment of Windows 7 Phone is mildly not so good.

Wasting Time and Money

Galen Gruman from the site InfoWorld had a longer presentation of Windows 7 Phone at Developer Conference Mobile Beat, and he is not to say the least enthusiastic about what he saw:

Windows 7 Phone is a waste of time and money. It is a platform no operator, producer, developer or user should bother with. Microsoft should kill it before it reaches the market, and admit that they are out of the mobile market forever, Gruman writes.

Cumbersome Interface

He was not much for the new interface , built by so-called tiles instead of application shortcuts , and writes that it is too cumbersome to navigate around in. He even writes that Windows 7 Phone seems like something that Microsoft has developed as competitor to the original iPhone from 2007 , let alone have seen that the mobile world has moved on since then.

We have , as I say not yet even been able to see Windows 7 Phone an overhaul, but personally I doubt however that it is as bad as it is described here.

Source: InfoWorld

Apple Will Sell iPhone 4 Redesigned in October?

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:43:00 -0700

The part of the keynote that I like most is the questions from the press. Although very rich in ideas , usually is never covered by the blog theme . This time , when press conference by Apple to clarify issues relating to the reception, I take this occasion to focus attention on a question, and particularly on its response.

A colleague Bloomberg Connie has asked Steve Jobs: " Why September 30, 2010 as the deadline ? "and the answer was the CEO "We're just waiting and seeing , perhaps we could have better ideas. It 's just a way to re-evaluate it in September."

Bumper iPhone 4 free for those will be only until September 30 . It ' possible that Apple has already solved the problem of the antenna with a slight redesign of the design (perhaps internal only ).

At this point it is just empty the stores of all the models already produced. What do you think ? And ' likely?

[Via 9to5Mac]

Steve Jobs Says All Smartphones Are Not Good

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:09:00 -0700

Returning from vacation from Hawaii, Jobs decided to clarify once and for all this question of iPhone4 reception problems.

Apple CEO has started the conference by declaring that smartphones are not perfect. All phones do not take well if touched at some point. He did show evidence of competition on some phones. Proves that it did turn up your nose at most. Possible that the situation is resolved with a "sore common means joy?".

Meanwhile, to calm a bit 'waters, Jobs got custody Bumper at all until September 30. Those who have already bought may claim a refund. Many people, however,

doubtful about the considerations of the CEO. You have reception problems with your phone?

[Apple]

Letter Mann and Top Gear Makes Fun of Apple

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:21:00 -0700

Apple, which for years has been a banner design and recognized electronics company that attracts now involuntarily spirited comments.

This is especially Steve Jobs 's remark that one could solve antenna problems to help keep iPhone 4 in a particular way that has gotten people to smile.
The U.S. talk show king David Letterman Mann has made his infamous top ten list of signs of how you discover that you have purchased a bad iPhone.

The British bilprogram Top Gear found according Ekstrabladet an opportunity to make fun of Apple as host Jeremy Clarksom to present test driver " The Stig ".

Then of course blender manufacturer Blend Tech's classic " Will it blend "- now with iPhone 4th The video makes fun of the whole affair in which an Apple employee lost the prototype of a bar , selling German beer.

Watch the videos below.

Skype Announces SDK Beta for Mac SkypeKit

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:02:00 -0700

Skype recently announced the release of new SkypeKit Beta Software Development Kit ( SDK) for developers desktop. The kit is compatible with Windows computers and Mac OS XAnd will implement the functionality of video, voice chat and Skype directly from within any desktop application without requiring the download of Skype software.

Interested developers can register for the beta invitation although Skype has already warned you want / can involve a limited number of testers . The first SkypeKit SDK for Linux was released last June. VoIP services and video -chat were previously confined to dedicated applications as the same Skype client or dedicated third parties.

Citrix Uses the iPhone 4 as Thin Client Desktop

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:35:00 -0700

Thin clients are the eternal promise of cloud computing , at least 15 years that we speak , but their spread is hard to take off, despite the hardware, software and especially the necessary broadband connectivity are now widely available .

In recent years Citrix has carved an important place among the solutions that to remote desktop applications residing on Windows servers , becoming the reference point in the enterprise.

Potential clients can run on Citrix thin client rather simple , the budget provides for a minimum hardware to 528 MHz ARM processor and RAM memory of 192 MB, although usually installed on the common PC.

These characteristics are largely overcome by the latest smartphones, so that the client application for iPhone is available on the App Store some time , although the best user experience you get on the wide touchscreen dell'iPad.

The new iPhone 4 it did open new opportunities, with the ability to be able to connect Bluetooth keyboards and external monitor via the VGA cable special , which offers a video output of applications to the resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels.

A video that shows how the iPhone Citrix 4 could act by its thin clients, with the touch screen used as a touch pad instead of a mouse.

Newbies Can Now Create Apps for Android

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:56:00 -0700

Search giant Google, which is one of the companies behind the mobile platform, Android, has just released a program to help people in the process of making applications to the operating system Android.

It writes New York Times.

The free software called Google App for Android Inventor, has been under development for a year.

Very young children and adolescents , including high school girls and nursing students, has tested the program, while Google has developed it. The target group is therefore very broad.

The idea behind the product is that mobiles are increasingly becoming people's primary computer. Therefore, users could create applications for themselves.

The tool allows people to drag and drop blocks of codes. They are shown as images , representing different options for smarthpones. The newspaper compares it to build with Lego.

An example of an application was a student who created a program, who told a group of friends where he was every 15 minutes . The student took the program by linking three blocs : The phone's location sensor , a clock and the third was a simple database from a website.

Another student created a program that automatically gave an SMS reply when he drove the car that he would not be disturbed.

A nursing student doing a program that sent a message when a person fell. The students used the device's accelerometer to detect decreased.

Harold Abelson , a computer scientist from the world- renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has led the project. He is also founding director of the Free Software Foundation, Public Knowledge and the Creative Commons. He stresses that applications that ordinary users can do, not advanced , but in return it's easy.

You must have a Google Account to use the tool. It is wbebaseret , except for a small piece of software that automatically synchronizes the program with your personal computer. Mobile must be connected to a computer via USB, when you make an application.

Nokia 6700 Slide: The New Firmware v33.014 Fixes Many Bugs

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:29:00 -0700

New firmware for the Nokia 6700 slide, Economic Symbian smartphones sold by Nokia in the first months of this year.
Among the main novelties of the new Release v33.014:

correcting a problem of widgets mass storage ;
solved the problem with research in the contacts ;
solved the problem with the charge indicator ;
solved problems to restart the device while web browsing and streaming video ;
solved the problems of display screen saver mode ;
fixed some problems with the music player ;
Fixed a bug related to calls ;
solved the problem of switching off the phone while charging the battery.

The update is available via NSU . Given the size of bugs fixed , I suggest you run to see if it's available for your product code.
[Via Living Room Furniture]

Firmware Update for Nokia Terminals Muscali X6 and X3

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 09:23:00 -0700

Does not stop even for the weekend the Finnish giant , having released several Firmware during the week. The lucky today, are two of the last musical devices Nokia, Namely the model with full touch screen capacitive Nokia X6 and Clamshell Nokia X3.

The update is the same for both numbered 21.0.004 and is available over the air than on NSU , brings several innovations that are summarized below as reported by NokiaUsers:

- Improvements to the addition of Kinetic scrolling and grid menu
- Browser updated to version 7.2.
- Added Rihanna music services .
- Quick Office 4.2 preinstalled.
- New OVI Music.
- New OVI Sync 2.0.
- New OVI Store 1.5.6.
- New OVI contacts 1.50.8 .
- Added game Gimlet Touch 2.2.
- Updated Flashlite 3.1.7.x for playing videos.
- Shazam preinstalled.
- Added Swipe the bar in the UI block alarms
- Better support for Windows Device Stage 7 Support.

As usual, we suggest you make a backup budget, even if the devices incorporating the functionality of User Data Preservation.

YouTube Ready with Updated Mobile Page

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 07:26:00 -0700

In connection with the launch of YouTube Lean Back, which is Google's TV interface , Google has chosen to update the regular mobile version of the page. Initially there is only an update on the American side , but Google plans to continue the rollout of other local versions in the coming months.

Touch- optimized interface

The updated page has been markedly better appearance and improved interface , optimized specifically for touch screens . Since also feels much faster than before and there are broadly no waiting times when you have to load pages and videos.

If you often use YouTube's social functions , such as the ability to think well of videos or add as favorites , it can also be done from the new mobile version. Google has also expressed that from now on will be much quicker to update the mobile version when you add new functionality to the full version of the page.

Check it here
To test the new mobile page , you can visit it at m.youtube.com and subsequently change the language to " English ( U.S.) "at the bottom of the page. Note that you must have either an Android mobile or iPhone to use the updated page . Check also Google's official introduction video below, where you can get a preview of the news.

Best Graphics Cards For The Money

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 02:44:00 -0700

"This month, we discuss the new GDDR5-based versions of the Radeon HD 5550 and 5570, the disappearance of Nvidia's GeForce 9600 GT, and almost-universal price drops across the GeForce GTX 400-series line.
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Sony: Watch our Rivals Go Next-Gen First

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 21:47:00 -0700

There is strong predication by Sony that either Microsoft or Nintendo will launch new gaming console soon. Shuhei Yoshida Sony Worldwide Studios Boss said that the new consoles will jump into the market before the release of Playstation 4.
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Google Makes Use of YouTube to iPhone Obsolete

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:27:00 -0700

What is the difference between the new mobile site YouTube native YouTube application on each iPhone? From today , the Web version is unbelievably better : this is what YouTube and Google promise.

The mobile site , currently only in English, brings many new features ( already present in the desktop version ), all designed to accommodate the growing number of YouTube users on the move. Andrey Doronichev , a mobile team product manager of YouTube , said that 100 million videos are viewed daily by phone.

The videos you find on opening presents the new YouTube mobile , looking at a few moments in particular , we note that at 0:09 seconds is selected the icon YouTube for iPhone, but will open the Safari browser , to prove that which is defined as "the full YouTube experience“.

At 0:24 seconds we see some pictures of the overall design of the site can watch videos in HQ and the opportunity to enjoy videos in landscape mode by tilting the iPhone , just like YouTube in the iPhone .

Arriving at 0:30 seconds the iPhone becomes a Google Nexus One with Android. Google wanted to show how no matter which terminal you are using , the use of YouTube via mobile web is a unique experience by any smartphone.

The parade features show continues, you can see the buttons "like" or " dislike " , unlike the application for the iPhone that still shows the old assessment of the video stars. Would be for Apple to upgrade to the new voting procedures, but clearly Google has wanted to speed up providing the alternative. A new feature not present in the iPhone, is also the search results suggestions as you type into the search bar on YouTube.

As explained in the demonstration video 1:16 minutes , you can create an icon / bookmark directly to the Web site YouTube on the desktop of the iPhone in a few moves. What do you think ?

Android 2.2 Internet Browser Trumps iPhone 4

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 8 Jul 2010 10:14:00 -0700

When Google introduced Android projected at 2.2 Conference Google I / O back in May, was one of the talking today that there had been used much force to make the Web browser in the new Android version better. Actually , they alleged that the Web browser in Android 2.2 , the fastest mobile browser on the market. It was good enough before the iPhone 4 with the new IOS four were presented , they can also release the latest gadget from Apple?

The site technica set out to investigate this by testing the speed of execution of JavaScript that can be said to be quite important for a good browser experience , one in the Nexus One with Google Android 2.2 and Apple iPhone 4 with IOS 4 And the result was not to be mistaken.

Leaves iPhone 4 in the dust

As the two phones were tested with SunSpider Nexus One was almost twice as fast as the iPhone 4 , while results with Google's own V8 test was even more persuasive since Nexus One was more than three times faster than the iPhone 4 in this test.

It is almost superfluous to add that we can hardly wait for that the producers have thrown updates for Android 2.2 out their Android models, so everyone can benefit from the faster Internet experience.

Thanks to Technica

Nokia OVI Top 5 Applications

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:40:00 -0700

Here are the top 5 Apps of Nokia OVI store. Download and enjoy

HTC Exceeds All Expectations

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Wed, 7 Jul 2010 09:34:00 -0700

HTC have now many years had a significant prosperity and is now one of the major smartphone manufacturers that are noticed . But HTC is probably even greater. At least judging by their latest accounts.

Exceeds Own Expectations

HTC 's financial statements for the second quarter is now published and it is quite impressive to say the least . HTC had even expected a profit in the three months to 9.5 billion crowns, but this figure was proved wrong. They managed : to achieve a turnover of just over 11 billion crowns.

The surplus has grown even more. For the second quarter ended surplus as at 1.6 billion dollars , an increase of 33 percent compared to profits of 1.2 billion in the second quarter last year.

HTC 's successful bet on Android has undoubtedly contributed to the great result and we expect the HTC continues in good style with the fine models they have on the market.

Firefox for N900, Release 1.1 Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:52:00 -0700

Good news for owners Nokia N900. Firefox has finally released the fact Version 1.1 porting of its famous , after a ' waiting dragged on for almost a bit ' too long.
Among the biggest news of this release 1.1 , whose main objective is to increase the usability of the application , include:

the use of portrait mode to the rotation of the phone ;
a new management system click on the display, which allows to launch links , press button and select text fields more easily ;
the improvement of filling in the forms , which now includes auto ;
a redesigned start page ;
auto-update add-ons ;
opening links in a new tab and the ability to save images , thanks to the new context menus ;
a new theme ;
improving the menu of the site;
the ability to use the volume keys to control the zoom ;
saving pages in PDF format ;
Automatic bug reporting , if a crash .

Other features are present in release notes program , very very full . Users of previous version should receive notification of updates available . Otherwise , Firefox 1.1 is available at firefox.com / m.

Apple : iPhone 4 's Signal is Worse than you Think

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Mon, 5 Jul 2010 08:09:00 -0700

iPhone 4 has the best signal reception of all iPhones with the new and brilliantly conceived exterior antenna. It believes Apple and Steve Jobs at least according to the large-scale presentation of the new iPhone once a month ago. Yet many experienced that it is losing the signal when you hold it in a certain way.
But there is no reason to panic , according to Apple. They have found this problem to be addressed in a timely update. But the problem is probably not what most think it is.

Weaker than you think
According to Apple , the problem is that the iPhone displays too many bars in signal strength.

When , for example, shows four bars, it should only show two . When you then include it in a certain way , the signal will be weakened and perhaps even disappear . But it will then actually fall only two bars, and not the four bars, as it seems like it does at present.

This should be a problem in all four iPhones and a speedy update to fix this in the iPhone 3G , iPhone 3GS and so fourth iPhone At the same time had the lowest bars will be made a little higher - perhaps so the signal does not work too weak when you check for?

Not satisfactory
How the misleading bars explains that some can get their iPhone 4 to completely lose the signal by keeping in a certain way , while an iPhone 3GS includes fine solid signal on the same site with the same provider and same grip on the phone , the provisional stand up in the dark.

Gamers are Happy in Slices

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Mon, 5 Jul 2010 05:33:00 -0700

Old habits take time to change . A survey shows that people who play console games still prefer to have a physical media for their games - although gradually download services on most platforms.

The British study asked players on Xbox , Wii and PlayStation on their preferences. The entire 64 percent said they would prefer to buy games if they are on a physical disk rather than a digital copy .

Players are therefore different from other media consumers. For example, only 45 percent replied that the respondents that they prefer to buy music on physical discs rather than, say digital downloads.

A Transformation Underway
One should not take the study as proof that gamers are generally swear by the old-fashioned forms of distribution. For example, game service Steam great success at the moment. It now works on both Mac and PC.

55 percent of respondents said indeed they could be persuaded to download their game if they were cheaper. 27 percent would download their games if it meant that they could get their hands on new titles faster than normal.

Investigation has focused exclusively on console , and in this part of the industry there has long been a tradition of exchange used games. It is inherently difficult to do if the games exclusively available digitally. At Sony's launch of the new handheld computer was some Danish negotiators quick to drop to negotiate PSP Go, because all games must be downloaded from the web.

Google Android 3.0 Gives an Overtaking

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:12:00 -0700

Google continues to provide a good cook in saucepan with Android. They have already released two new versions this year , Android 2.1 and 2.2 , and soon we can expect another . And there should be a major update.

Completely New Interface

Android that goes under the code name Gingerbread , and seems to get the version number 3.0 , get a completely new and updated interface , which accords well with the rumors, we 've heard before. According Murtazin to the new interface to recall it, we 've seen in the new three-dimensional image in Android 2.1.

Tough Demands on the Hardware

Other new things to come support a screen resolution up to 1280 x 760 pixels and, like Microsoft does with Windows 7 Phone , so should Google also impose minimum requirements for entities that make use of Android 3.0. The requirements should be a screen at least 3.5 inches , 512 megabytes of working memory and a processor of at least one gigahertz .

Android 3.0 should be introduced in October and said we had to get devices with the new operating system to see in the stores already this year.

Creating Documents Office Word , Excel and PowerPoint on BlackBerry , with the SmartBDocs

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Sun, 4 Jul 2010 03:25:00 -0700

Just the other day we reported the excellent offer Documents To Go PremiumThe productivity suite Office devices BlackBerry. Given the outlay required ( assessed through the trial ) , we take the suggestion of BBWorld that in this hot weekend indicates an interesting application .

It's called SmartBDocs, New product QuiteSimple ( remember that for good SmartBBattery and SmartBCalendar) nientepopodimeno allows the creation of files in the standard native Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Its operation does not know it , since this is not a trial , but we can tell you its price : 80 cents. guaranteed compatibility with all the firmware: from 4.2 to 6.0 also on Smartphones touchscreen.

Is on the market MobiHand to following address. If you want to save even a bit about the few cents, we suggest good old AllFormatWriter: Free and supported by most Java phones for creating docs to popular standards (not PowerPoint).

LG Opened its App Store

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:15:00 -0700

LG Electronics decided to throw himself seriously and with greater commitment to market applications for their mobile terminals . The South Korean company opened its App store is completely renovated , with more than 3,000 applications designed for smartphones and future mobile company .

The number of applications available has been doubled and changes were made to the store for a more simple and intuitive , with more attention to phones that will come.

Towards the end of this year , LG will begin offering applications designed to be used Android while currently only available for mobile applications Windows Mobile. The company has declared its intention to satisfy the demand of the growing number of users Android, thinking of special applications.
The renewed LG Application Store opened in 23 countries , with expansion to 33 countries expected at the end of the year, inclusive France , Germany, Italy , Spain and England. Looking at the store in the French language ( selecting Morocco as a nation ) , I find myself in front of a user interface really intuitive and simple.

The menu selection is left, right three charts with the most used applications , or the newer ones with more evaluation by users . Not missing much loved games like Real Football Manager or Fifa 09 The Sims 3. Clicking on the application , we will be redirected to a window that shows all the information : price, user ratings , description, screen shots of the game, comment purchasers compatibility with mobile phones and similar titles.

Not bad for the moment , there is room for improvement no doubt, but the basic inspiration is the Apple App Store .

New Rumors on iTunes.com

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 1 Jul 2010 11:26:00 -0700

Many were expecting him to WWDC but Steve Jobs did not announce anything like it. Yet rumors iTunes.com, assumed the name of a cloud computing service for iTunes , you are off. In short, if Apple bought Lala basically there is a reason .

Today 's blog Boy Genius Report seems to have fresh news about this cloud computing service . Apple speak broadly of sources , but is a blog that once gave us some satisfaction in terms of advances. Here they are , according to Boy Genius Report , the capabilities of this new service Apple

We load our library on Apple's servers to be able to listen to our music and see our streaming video without having to fill the hard drive of your computer or your iPod / iPhone / iPad .

You can do direct streaming of files in our devices directly from another device available to us. For example we can see a movie on iPhone "fishing" from our Mac, without moving from Apple's servers.

We can synchronize iTunes libraries wirelessly, without using the USB - Dock.

Streaming, according to the source , will be available only for content purchased from the iTunes Store, then the section on the film will be very little interest to the Italian public.
According to the blog to reach these new autumn with an event devoted to the iPod , in which event we might also see two new devices that can record videos and take pictures . One, in all probability, will iPod Touch.

Updates for the iPhone and Waze Navigator (release) on BlackBerry

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 1 Jul 2010 06:37:00 -0700

The popular free program GPS Navigation, Waze, is updated yet to support new mobile platforms . This is a simple program to create and use maps road maps to share later with others.
The difference with the traditional navigators , lies the fact social to share valuable information such as traffic, accidents , etc. . The new version iPhone now supports the system IOS 4, with supplemental features multitasking and a number of extras to connect with social networks most common .
The second novelty is the official landing on App World making Waze easily downloadable from any device BlackBerry. The program is compatible also with the major platforms: Symbian, Windows Mobile, Android and of course the iPhone and BlackBerry.
Using this software subscription requires a connection to flat , to prove we refer to official website.

Microsoft Abandons Phone for Social Networking

noreply@blogger.com (Sam) — Thu, 1 Jul 2010 02:06:00 -0700

In April came Microsoft with its new smartphone Kin are closely integrated with social networking . The new phone is a result of Microsoft's acquisition of Sidekick - producer Danger in 2008. But now, just two months after the launch , Microsoft has decided to drop Kin . The planned European launch this autumn has been canceled and the entire development team has moved over to Windows 7 Phone , which must ensure that the main ideas and technologies from Kin flows into future versions of the platform.

Microsoft launched in April two versions of the phone, Kin Kin One and Two, where the latter has a larger screen and larger keyboard.

The collectors include updates from Facebook , Myspace and Twitter. All important data from your phone are automatically saved in the cloud , whether there are messages, photos or contacts.

But unlike for example . iPhone or Android phones are not able to install his own programs. We must therefore settle for the programs are installed from the start, and here critics noticed the lack of an IM client and a calendar.

Japanese Sharp has been producing phones for Microsoft, but it appears that sales have been very limited. There are allegedly only sold between 1,000 and 10,000 copies. That compares with that Apple has sold 1.7 million copies of the iPhone 4 in three days. Telecommunications company Verizon has already responded by lowering the price of the two Kin models with 50 per cent.

At Microsoft has probably regretted the purchase of Danger . Last year, the company's most popular product , Sidekick , suffered a huge crash that left customers without access to their calendar , address book and other important data in more than a week.