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<title><![CDATA[Palm Press: Backup Failures; EU Getting webOS Update]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/26/palm-press-backup-failures-eu-getting-webos-update/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>James Kendrick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/26/palm-press-backup-failures-eu-getting-webos-update/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is Thursday and that means it’s time for another Palm Press. Palm (s palm) Press is our weekly lo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-51234" title="palm-press" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/palm-press4.png" alt="" width="180" height="150" />It is Thursday and that means it’s time for another Palm Press. Palm (s palm) Press is our weekly look at the world of Palm. Some Pre owners have discovered the hard way that a <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/11/24/palm.online.sync.fails.for.some.users/">bug in Palm&#8217;s profile backup</a> service leaves them short some data. It seems that Palm&#8217;s Profile service can corrupt backup data, and users report the loss of contact and calendar data which must be recreated. Palm has acknowledged that a problem is affecting a &#8220;small number&#8221; of users.</p>
<p>Pre owners in the U.S. got webOS version 1.3.1 a while back, but those outside the U.S. had been left high and dry. That&#8217;s over now, with the <a href="http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=15929&#38;news=webOS+1.3.1+Palm+Pre+Update+Europe">latest version getting pushed out to phones</a> that have not received the update prior. Version 1.3.1 was largely a maintenance release, with a new version of the Facebook app included.</p>
<p><a href="http://techmeme.com">Techmeme</a> is a great way to keep up with the latest and greatest news in the tech world and they recently released a new mobile version of the site. The new version presents the content in a better format for phones, and is automatically invoked when it detects a supported mobile browser. The new format supports the Pre and Pixi browsers, offering a nicely formatted web page when surfing with those phones.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Preview Sony Ericsson Aino ]]></title>
<link>http://ketikapaaja.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/preview-sony-ericsson-aino/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cheetzs</dc:creator>
<guid>http://ketikapaaja.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/preview-sony-ericsson-aino/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SE Aino Sedang mencari ponsel? Mungkin Sony Ericsson Aino ini dapat menjadi pilihan anda. Ponsel tou]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_26" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://ketikapaaja.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/se-aino.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-26" title="SE Aino" src="http://ketikapaaja.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/se-aino-edited.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="227" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">SE Aino</p></div>
<p style="text-align:left;">Sedang mencari ponsel? Mungkin Sony Ericsson Aino ini dapat menjadi pilihan anda.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Ponsel touchscreen berbentuk slide phone dengan layar lebar ini mempunyai 2 macam warna pilihan, Obsidian Black dan Luminous White. Ponsel ini juga dilengkapi dengan Remote Play yang dapat terhubung dengan Sony Playstation 3 kesayangan anda. Menarik?</p>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Dari sisi fitur yang ada, Aino hampir menawarkan semuanya, seperti koneksi dan kamera yang bagus , navigasi full-featured, cukup banyak internal storage untuk menyimpan data dan menu media sederhana yang rapi.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Jangan percaya jika ada yang mengatakan bahwa fungsi dari touchscreen Multimedia menu terbatas hanya milik Sony saja. Sebut saja Opera Mini, yang dapat bekerja lancar dengan Aino touch system. Dari sini kita bisa melihat bahwa control dari Java Games mungkin juga akan berjalan lancar.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Fitur-fitur yang tersedia antara lain :</p>
<ul>
<li>3&#8243; 16M-color capacitive touchscreen, 240 x 432 pixels</li>
<li>Quad-band GSM</li>
<li>Tri-band 3G dengan 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 2Mbps HSUPA</li>
<li>8 megapixel kamera autofocus dengan LED flash; geotagging, touch-focus, face detection, image stabilization; VGA video recording @ 30fps</li>
<li>Beberapa fungsi touchscreen  - touch-enabled media dan camera interface</li>
<li>Touch works juga dalam Java apps, contoh: Opera Mini</li>
<li>Built-in GPS receiver dengan A-GPS; Trial version dari software Wisepilot navigation</li>
<li>Wi-Fi dengan DLNA</li>
<li>FM radio dengan RDS</li>
<li>Stereo Bluetooth 2.1</li>
<li>microSD card slot</li>
<li>Wireless Bluetooth headset dengan 3.5 mm audio jack dan headphone, desktop docking station dan 8GB microSD card dalam box</li>
<li>Remote play untuk Playstation 3</li>
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<p style="text-align:left;">Bagaimana? Apakah sesuai dengan yang anda cari? Kunjungi counter Sony Ericsson terdekat di kota anda.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>sumber: gsmarena </em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Melhorando a conexão 3G: Repetidores de sinal]]></title>
<link>http://almalivre.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/melhorando-a-conexao-3g-repetidores-de-sinal/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>stellarium</dc:creator>
<guid>http://almalivre.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/melhorando-a-conexao-3g-repetidores-de-sinal/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Já há algum tempo não posto nada sobre o assunto da conexão 3G, e ainda estava devendo um artigo sob]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-484" title="3g" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/3g.jpg" alt="" width="273" height="178" />Já há algum tempo não posto nada sobre o assunto da conexão 3G, e ainda estava devendo um artigo sobre os repetidores de sinal. Então estou pagando minha dívida hoje.</p>
<h3>O que são repetidores de sinal?</h3>
<p>Imagine que você está numa fazenda a 50 km da antena de celular mais próxima. Seu celular (ou seu modem) não conseguiria conectar nessas condições, nem se você subisse no telhado. Por esse motivo, fazendas no interior desse Brasilzão utilizam antenas direcionais de alto ganho para captar o sinal da ERB mais próxima e fornece-lo a um aparelho, através de um cabo. Isso tira completamente a mobilidade do aparelho.</p>
<p><!--more-->Imagine, então, que fosse possível pegar esse sinal da antena e transferi-lo para outra antena, dentro de casa. Do lade de fora da casa você tem uma torre, ou um cano (como nas antenas de TV) com uma antena direcional (que só pega sinal de um lado), apontada para a ERB. Um cabo conectado a essa antena desce pelo cano (ou torre), entra para dentro da casa e, ao invés de ser c onectado ao seu celular (ou modem), seria conectado a uma outra antena (omnidirecional, ou seja, que transmite para todos os lados), que retransmitiria o sinal captado pela antena externa no ambiente interno.</p>
<h3>Isso é possível?</h3>
<p>Sim, é possível. Tem duas maneiras de se fazer:</p>
<p>1 &#8211; através de um repetidor passivo, ou seja, ele não atua ativamente no sinal para amplifica-lo. Ele apenas pega o sinal recebido e o entrega à antena interna para que distribua internamente.</p>
<p>2 &#8211; através de um repetidor ativo, que nada mais é do que um amplificador de sinal bidirecional, que pega o sinal da antena externa e o amplifica antes de entregá-lo à antena interna e vice versa.</p>
<p>Vejam bem, estamos falando aqui de um tráfego bidirecional, ou seja, não basta captar o sinal da ERB e entrega-lo no celular (ou modem). É necessário fazer o inverso também: pegar o sinal gerado pelo modem e entrega-lo à ERB. Então temos três situações:</p>
<p>1 &#8211; O sinal da ERB é bom, mas o sinal do modem é fraco. Isso acontece, por exemplo, quando recebemos o sinal da ERB reflatido em algum obstáculo, como prédios ou morros. Nesse caso, não há como resolver o problema com repetidores passivos. É preciso uma amplificação real do sinal do modem para que a ERB o &#8220;ouça&#8221;.</p>
<p>2 &#8211; O sinal da ERB é fraco porque está distante. Neste caso, é possível jutilizar um repetidor passivo, mas tudo vai depender da distância e do nível de sinal. Eu diria que para distâncias de uns 4 ou 5 km (talvez mais, dependendo da qualidade das antenas, cabos, conectores, soldas, etc.), poderia ser uma solução viável.</p>
<p>3 &#8211; O sinal da ERB é fraco porque há obstáculos. Neste caso, é muito possível a utilização de um repetidor passivo, porque podemos encontrar um local próximo onde o sinal seja bom, instalar a antena externa e levar o sinal através de um cabo até o local onde o sinal é fraco, sem necessidade de amplificação ativa.</p>
<h3>Soluções</h3>
<p>No primeiro caso, A solução necessariamente passa por um repetidor ativo, ou seja, um amplificador que aumentará o sinal em ambas as direções. Tais soluções são caras, mas muito eficientes. De qualquer forma, antes de fazer qualquer investimento numa solução dessas, é extremamente recomendável que você consulte um técnico experiente como eu (:D) para fazer uma avaliação do local e sugerir as possíveis soluções (ativo, passivo, tipo de antena, local de instalação, etc). Sugiro isso, não por purismo, mas por prudência (se você gosta do seu dinheiro) às vezes é melhor pagar um técnico para te dizer que não vai dar certo, do que comprar o equipamento e depois descobrir que ele não vai servir de nada.</p>
<p>No segundo caso, dependendo das condições, é possível utilizar um ou outro. No geral, quanto maior a distância, pior o sinal e maior a possibilidade de você precisar de um amplificador. Novamente, só um técnico vai poder dizer qual a melhor solução.</p>
<p>No terceiro caso, é possível apelar para gambiarras mais econômicas mas, se você não quer ter dores de cabeça, novamente, chame um técnico.</p>
<h3>Tipos de antenas</h3>
<p>As antenas direcionais podem ser de vários tipos. Os mais populares são as Yagi, as parabólicas e as setoriais (ou de painel). Não importa muito o tipo da antena, mas importam suas características elétricas. O que você tem de verificar antes de comprar são: ganho, impedância e faixa de frequências de utilização.</p>
<p>Ganho &#8211; Uma antena, a priori, não amplifica um sinal. Quando dizemos que uma antena tem um &#8220;ganho&#8221;, na verdade é uma comparação dela com um tipo de antena chamado &#8220;isotrópica&#8221;, ou seja, que recebe sinais de todas as direções e não amplifica nem atenua nada. Na prática esse tipo de antena não existe e o que mais chega perto disso são as antenas omnidirecionais de um quarto de onda de ganho único. Portanto, podemos a grosso modo (muito grosso mesmo), dizer que uma antena que tem um &#8220;ganho&#8221;, na verdade recebe melhor &#8220;tantas vezes&#8221; em relação a esse tipo de antena. Antenas direcionais sempre têm um &#8220;ganho&#8221; maior do que antenas omnidirecionais. Isso acontece porque o seu desenho &#8220;transfere&#8221; as características omnidirecionais de uma antena comum para um único lado. Ou seja, é uma antena omnidirecional que foi &#8220;trabalhada&#8221; para que concentrasse toda a sua &#8220;força&#8221; de um único lado, de forma que os ganhos unitários das outras direções se &#8220;somem&#8221; em uma única direção.</p>
<p>Impedância &#8211; Não vou explicar aqui o que significa o termo. Apenas vou dizer que as impedâncias da antena, do cabo utilizado e da outra antena (ou da entrada do amplificador) devem ser as mesmas. Caso contrário, todo o trabalho corre o risco de não dar o resultado esperado, pra não dizer que não vai funcionar de jeito nenhum. A impedância mais utilizada para antenas de celular é 50 ohms, portanto, nada de usar cabos de antena de TV (75 ohms) pra fazer as conexões.</p>
<p>Faixa de frequências &#8211; Toda antena é construída para funcionar numa determinada frequência, com uma variação pequena para cima ou para baixo. A mesma antena pode ser utilizada para frequências múltiplas da frequência original (uma antena para 2,4 GHz pode ser usada para 1,2GHz ou para 4,8 GHz), mas suas características eletromagnéticas mudam, o que altera o ganho e, consequentemente o funcionamento. Portanto, use a antena certa para a frequência correta. No caso do 3G no Brasil, a maior parte dos locais é servido pela frequência de 2,4 GHz.</p>
<h3>Vamos à prática!</h3>
<p>Procure adquirir antenas de boa qualidade ou, se desejar construí-las, seja bem criterioso.</p>
<p>Antenas: Abaixo você pode ver exemplos de antenas Yagi, parabólica, setorial e omnidirecional.</p>
<div id="attachment_1014" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 210px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1014 " title="yagi_com_radome" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/yagi_com_radome.jpg" alt="Yagi com radome de proteção" width="200" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">yagi_com_radome</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1015" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 295px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1015" title="yagi_sem_radome" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/yagi_sem_radome.jpg" alt="Yagi sem radome" width="285" height="237" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Yagi sem radome</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 170px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="setorial" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/setorial.jpeg" alt="Setorial" width="160" height="160" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Setorial</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1017" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 245px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1017" title="parabolica" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/parabolica.jpg" alt="Parabólica" width="235" height="218" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Parabólica</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1018" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 140px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1018" title="omnidirecional" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/omnidirecional.jpg" alt="Omnidirecional" width="130" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Omnidirecional</p></div>
<h3>Macetes:</h3>
<p>1 &#8211; O comprimento do cabo entre a antena externa e a interna (ou amplificador), deve ser um múltiplo da metade do comprimento de onda da frequência utilizada. No caso dos 2,4 GHz, o comprimento do cabo deve ser múltiplo de 6,25 cm, ou o,o625 metros. Procure ser exato. Um tantinho a mais, ou a menos, pode ser a diferença entre dar certo ou não.</p>
<p>2 &#8211; Procure utilizar conectores soldados. Cada conexão gera uma perda de 1dB, aproximadamente. Se você não utilizar adaptadores, só nos conectores das antenas externa e interna serão 2dB de perda. Quanto maior o cabo, maior a perda. Se você não prestar atenção nesses detalhes, todo o ganho obtido pela antena pode ser perdido no cabo e nas conexões.Além disso, conexões mal feitas geram ruídos que interferem no sinal. Portanto, não bobeie.</p>
<p>3 &#8211; Se houver sobras no cabo, procure eliminá-las. Não enrole a sobra. Por dois motivos: o cabo excedente diminui o sinal nas pontas e a espiral pode agir como um indutor, alterando alguma característica do sistema.</p>
<p>4 &#8211; Se for necessário utilizar adaptadores, utilize o seguinte critério: o cabo mais fino é sempre o menor. E quanto menor, melhor.</p>
<p>5 &#8211; Na antena externa, procure isolar bem o conector com fita de autofusão e cola de silicone. Se chover e entrar água no conector, não tem santo que vai ajudar. Você terá de desmontá-lo, secá-lo e montá-lo novamente, dessa vez do jeito certo. Conectores externos têm uma facilidade enorme de oxidarem gerando mal contato. Por isso, seja muito cuidadoso nessa parte.</p>
<h3>Repetidores ativos (amplificadores).</h3>
<p>Quem mora em fazenda, com certeza já conhece esses aparelhos. São equipamentos que pegam um sinal vindo de uma antena externa e amplificam, disponibilizando-o em um ambiente interno (e vice-versa).</p>
<p>Um exemplo desse tipo de aparelho está na foto abaixo. Mas lembre-se: são equipamentos de um custo razoável, portanto, pode tornar alto o custo total (acesso, modem, antenas, torre ou mastro, cabos e conectores, amplificador, instalação e assistência técnica). Portanto, avalie bem se vale a pena o custo para o benefício que tudo isso pode trazer.</p>
<div id="attachment_1019" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 210px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1019" title="repetidor" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/repetidor.jpg" alt="Repetidor amplificador de sinal celular" width="200" height="200" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Repetidor amplificador de sinal celular</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1020" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 660px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1020" title="esquema de ligação" src="http://almalivre.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/esquema-de-ligacao.png" alt="Esquema de ligação" width="650" height="357" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Esquema de ligação</p></div>
<p>A diferença entre o esquema amplificado acima para o repetidor passivo, é que neste último, o cabo de descida vai direto na antena interna. Com certeza alguém vai perguntar se dá pra usar antenas caseiras com esse esquema. A resposta é sim. No entanto, se você for utilizar um amplificador como na figura acima, isso pode ser entendido como violação da garantia do produto. Não há contra indicações no caso do repetidor passivo.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Court Rules Against Rogers 'most reliable network' Claim]]></title>
<link>http://clearcut.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/court-rules-against-rogers-most-reliable-network-claim/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>paulbunyan</dc:creator>
<guid>http://clearcut.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/court-rules-against-rogers-most-reliable-network-claim/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of British Columbia barred Rogers from making claims that it ha]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Swype: ¿Mejorará la forma de escritura en los smartphones?]]></title>
<link>http://gonzalotiradoyepez.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/swype-%c2%bfmejorara-la-forma-de-escritura-en-los-smartphones/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gonzalotirado2</dc:creator>
<guid>http://gonzalotiradoyepez.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/swype-%c2%bfmejorara-la-forma-de-escritura-en-los-smartphones/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Swype, es una tecnología que se presento el año pasado en techCrunch50 y tiene como objetivo mejorar]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Swype, es una tecnología que se presento el año pasado en techCrunch50 y tiene como objetivo mejorar la forma de escritura en los teléfonos inteligentes que no posean un teclado fisico. Acontinuación les presento un vídeo, donde podran apreciar lo que les estoy comentando.<br />
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Principalmente, esta nueva tecnología será utilizada por el Samsung Omnia II. En el 2010 será incluido en gran cantidad de teléfonos inteligentes.<strong></strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[4iThumbs -- When the Screen Is Not Enough]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/25/4ithumbs-when-the-screen-is-not-enough/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>James Kendrick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/25/4ithumbs-when-the-screen-is-not-enough/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever been tapping keys on your iPhone&#8217;s screen and wished there was some tactile feed]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-51206" title="4iThumbs" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/4ithumbs.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Have you ever been tapping keys on your iPhone&#8217;s screen and wished there was some tactile feedback? Me neither, but if I had, this unique clear cover for the iPhone (s aapl) screen might have fit the bill. The <a href="http://www.4ithumbs.com/4ithumbs/Welcome.html">4iThumbs</a> is basically a clear plastic cover for the screen of the iPhone that has indentations where the keys are situated when the onscreen keyboard is in use.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s it. Of course, the landscape keyboard is vastly different than the portrait model so you&#8217;ll have to get the right 4iThumbs to fit the way you work. I guess you could just get one of each but at $19.95 for the pair you may just want to go with one. That will only save you $3 or $4, though.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Death of a Palm fanboy]]></title>
<link>http://louisgw.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/death-of-a-palm-fanboy/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Lou</dc:creator>
<guid>http://louisgw.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/death-of-a-palm-fanboy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Retro gold I have had a Palm product since the mid to late 1990s, back when they were called the Pil]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Days With the BlackBerry Bold 9700]]></title>
<link>http://berryhotchicks.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/5-days-with-the-blackberry-bold-9700/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>teritam</dc:creator>
<guid>http://berryhotchicks.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/5-days-with-the-blackberry-bold-9700/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So, as my friends know, I&#8217;m pretty much unhealthily obsessed with having whatever BlackBerry i]]></description>
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<p>So, as my friends know, I&#8217;m pretty much unhealthily obsessed with having whatever BlackBerry is new on the market. </p>
<p>Over this past week, the 9700 finally became available, and I took advantage of my premier status on AT&#38;T to get one. </p>
<p>Judging from the press on the device, this is supposed to be the greatest thing since sliced bread and peanut butter. What I&#8217;m finding so far?<br />
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The trackpad really IS the greatest thing since sliced bread, but outside of that, for my purposes-99% email and listening to music in the nail salon, its no faster than my Tour. I guess the super fast processor is for some other features I&#8217;ll never use, but it&#8217;s nice to know they&#8217;re there. </p>
<p>I love the keyboard. While it&#8217;s smaller than the original Bold and the Tour, it has a very similar form factor, and I was typing error free within the first five minutes of using it. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s SMALL. Unlike it&#8217;s fat auntie, the original Bold, or it&#8217;s chunky cousin, the Tour. However, it still feels sturdy, and has a good grip in the hand. See the size comparison for the Tour and Bold 2 below:</p>
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<p>If you had the old Bold-you will definitely love the camera. It&#8217;s the same one that came on the 8900 and the Tour, and it is marvelous. No more blurry shots of Mo Rivera in the Airport, or seeing Michael Kay as a spec in the broadcast booth. No friends, this camera takes REAL photos. </p>
<p>It also runs on OS 5.0.0.296, which is pretty similar to my Tour&#8217;s .230-except almost everything works. </p>
<p>The battery life is ridiculous. Wow. After it took me two days to run the battery down to zero, I am just going to put it on the charger tonight for the second time. It is so much better than the Bold, the Tour, or the 8900. </p>
<p>I got rid of most of my themes and have been using mostly 5.0 themes and themes built specifically for the 9700. So far so good. What do I  like most about this device? Well, because I&#8217;m crazy, the white letters and numbers on the keys make me happier than the red from my Tour and T-Mobile 8900 keys. I can use pink wallpapers and not feel nauseous. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m hoping I don&#8217;t drop it before all the good cases come out. This is probably the most aesthetically pleasing Berry released to date. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve ordered a Coveroo and will be using the holster that came in the box. Here&#8217;s hoping the good cases I&#8217;ve come to love will soon be made to fit the Bold. </p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in the market for a new BlackBerry and you use AT&#38;T or T-Mobile, do yourself a favor, and get your hands on the Bold. You won&#8217;t regret it. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Radical New Smartphone Appears -- Emblaze First Else]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/radical-new-smartphone-appears-emblaze-first-else/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>James Kendrick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/radical-new-smartphone-appears-emblaze-first-else/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Engadget has uncovered a new smartphone just appearing that has a radical new user interface. The Em]]></description>
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<p>While the interface is new and refreshing, it looks like it would take some time to get used to. Actions are performed by swiping both down the screen with the thumb and left across the screen. It seems utilitarian in appearance, and a bit laggy at times.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the First Else is based on the Access Linux Platform (ALP), a mobile OS that seemed to have died a while back. That&#8217;s the platform started by Palm (s palm) way back when and then sold to Access in Japan.</p>
<p>Take a look at the videos that Engadget shot of the First Else, it&#8217;s totally new.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Analistas afirmam que Droid afetará vendas de Pre e BlackBerry no Natal, mas não do iPhone]]></title>
<link>http://techno09.com/2009/11/24/analistas-afirmam-que-droid-afetara-vendas-de-pre-e-blackberry-no-natal-mas-nao-do-iphone/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator>
<guid>http://techno09.com/2009/11/24/analistas-afirmam-que-droid-afetara-vendas-de-pre-e-blackberry-no-natal-mas-nao-do-iphone/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Analistas confirmaram o que todo mundo com bom senso na cabeça já sabia: nas compras deste natal, o ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Analistas confirmaram o que todo mundo com bom senso na cabeça já sabia: nas compras deste natal, o badalado Droid não afetará as vendas do mais-badalado-ainda iPhone. Por outro lado, o smartphone da Motorola poderá ser uma ameaça para o não-mais-badalado Palm Pre e para o nunca-badalado BlackBerry Storm.</p>
<p><img src="http://zumo.uol.com.br/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/DROID-by-Motorola-Front-Home.JPG" alt="" width="103" height="178" /> <img src="http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/timewasters/flash-on-iphone.png" alt="" width="99" height="176" /> <img src="http://www.mobiloides.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/palm-pre-e-webos-1.jpg" alt="" width="113" height="178" /> <img src="http://www.tudocelular.com/new_files/images/global/BlackBerry-Storm-9500_36230_1.jpg" alt="" width="104" height="178" /></p>
<p>O motivo todo mundo já sabe: a liderança do smartphone da maça é e provavelmente será absoluta por algum tempo (Nokia N900?), porém o Pre fez um barulhinho quando estreou e agora já está no seu devido lugar e o BlackBerry Storm é o mesmo há quase um ano. Para piorar, ele foi o último lançamento da Research In Motion, ou seja, nada de novidades.</p>
<p>O Droid, dizem, está recebendo tratamento especial por parte da Verizon &#8211; leia-se promoções, facilitações e publicidade maior &#8211; e até canibalizando as vendas de outros aparelhos da operadora. A estimativa é que ele venda entre 500 mil e 1 milhão de unidades neste período até o fim do Natal.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dell Mini 3i smartphone ready for China launch]]></title>
<link>http://dellheadlines.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/dell-mini-3i-smartphone-ready-for-china-launch/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dellheadlines</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dellheadlines.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/dell-mini-3i-smartphone-ready-for-china-launch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Android-based device, Dell&#8217;s first smartphone, will support e-mail, instant messaging, and]]></description>
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<p>The Android-based device, Dell&#8217;s first smartphone, will support e-mail, instant messaging, and both MMS and SMS messaging. It will include Bluetooth and GPS capabilities and a Mini USB connector, and will accommodate Micro SD cards up to 32GB.</p>
<p>Read more <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10403424-1.html">here</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Main Menu for 2009-11-21]]></title>
<link>http://thebatchannel.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/main-menu-for-2009-11-21/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rbwatson1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thebatchannel.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/main-menu-for-2009-11-21/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&#160; On this week&#8217;s edition of Main Menu: Your host takes you on a tour of the LG enV3 from ]]></description>
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<blockquote><p><strong>On this week&#8217;s edition of Main Menu: Your host takes you on a tour of the LG enV3 from Verizon Wireless. The discussion includes a description of the physical layout of the phone, setting up speech on the phone, making calls, manipulating contacts, and sending and receiving text messages. Along the way we look at resources for learning more about this phone, the host shares his personal journey down the road of cell phone accessibility, and we discuss the history, current state, and future of cell phone accessibility. Most remarkable of all, we do all of this in just under one hour. Main Menu airs on Saturdays at 1:00 UTC; that&#8217;s Fridays at 8:00 Eastern time in the U.S. Call the Main Menu comment line at (206) 338-7823. Messages may be played on the program and may be edited due to time constraints. Subscribe to the Main Menu podcast feed at: http://mainmenu.acbradio.org/rss.php </strong></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www2.acbradio.org/mainmenu/viewshow.php?showid=57">Main Menu for 2009-11-21</a><strong>      <br />mainmenu@acbradio.org       <br />Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Satio tem suas vendas suspensas por causa de... bugs]]></title>
<link>http://techno09.com/2009/11/24/sony-ericsson-satio-tem-suas-vendas-suspensas-por-causa-de-bugs/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Bruno</dc:creator>
<guid>http://techno09.com/2009/11/24/sony-ericsson-satio-tem-suas-vendas-suspensas-por-causa-de-bugs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As coisas já não andavam tão bem para a Sony Ericsson: dívidas, ações em baixa, resultados financeir]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" src="http://zumo.uol.com.br/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/satio_front_with_headsets_bordeaux.jpg" alt="" width="231" height="232" />As coisas já não andavam tão bem para a Sony Ericsson: dívidas, ações em baixa, resultados financeiros negativos há mais de um ano&#8230; Agora, parece que piorou. O Satio, smartphone no qual a empresa apostou todas as suas fichas, está com suas vendas suspensas na Inglaterra por causa de bugs no seu sistema operacional.</p>
<p>Os problemas estão se tornando cada vez mais comuns, porém cada vez mais graves. E foi isso que levou algumas redes varejistas inglesas a tomarem esta decisão &#8211; ninguém quer críticas e consumidores insatisfeitos em plena época de Natal, não é mesmo?</p>
<p>Falando em Natal, a suspensão das vendas do Satio na época das compras natalinas pode ser fatal para a Sony Ericsson. Como você já deve imaginar, é neste período que as vendas de aparelhos eletrônicos crescem consideravelmente.</p>
<p>Bom, sorte para este iPhone Killer.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry Buzz: Media Sync Updated; Curve #1; Free YouMail on Sprint]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/blackberry-buzz-media-sync-updated-curve-1-free-youmail-on-sprint/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>James Kendrick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/blackberry-buzz-media-sync-updated-curve-1-free-youmail-on-sprint/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It’s Tuesday and that can only mean it’s time for our weekly feature, BlackBerry Buzz. The Buzz is w]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-51137" title="blackberry-buzz" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/blackberry-buzz3.jpg" alt="" width="103" height="148" />It’s Tuesday and that can only mean it’s time for our weekly feature, BlackBerry Buzz. The Buzz is where you’ll find out what’s been going on in the BlackBerry brambles. You’ll hear about everything that’s worth knowing in the awesome world of the BlackBerry. Research In Motion (s rimm) <a href="http://www.i4u.com/article28648.html">released version 3 of the BlackBerry Media Sync </a>today that adds two-way photo syncing, better memory management and alerts when new photos are available for import. There are other things added into the mix, so if you are a user of media syncing, you&#8217;d better <a href="http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/media/mediasync.jsp">pick up the new version</a>.</p>
<p>The BlackBerry Curve was the <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&#38;sid=aHZORrXwPjU8">top-selling smartphone in the U.S. in the third quarter</a>, according to NPD Group. The Curve topped the iPhone 3GS and 3G, due to high consumer demand for the BlackBerry. Lower prices going into the holidays coupled with the BOGO (buy one get one free) promotion at Verizon (s vz) accounted for the high sales numbers. My wife just got her own Curve, and she is very happy with the purchase as it is a very good smartphone. It is easy to see why RIM is selling so many Curves this season.</p>
<p>Sprint (s s) is now offering the <a href="http://www.intomobile.com/2009/11/21/sprint-offering-youmail-visual-voicemail-service-to-blackberry-and-android-smartphone-users-for-free.html">YouMail</a><a href="http://www.intomobile.com/2009/11/21/sprint-offering-youmail-visual-voicemail-service-to-blackberry-and-android-smartphone-users-for-free.html"> visual voicemail service to BlackBerry owners for free</a> thanks to <a href="http://jkontherun.com/2009/10/28/sprint-dropping-call-forwarding-fees-in-support-of-google-voice/">the carrier&#8217;s change in conditional forwarding</a> &#8212; there is no longer a charge for this service. YouMail works like visual voicemail on the iPhone:</p>
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<li>You can scroll through incoming voicemail messages to see caller information including caller name, time of call, and length of message</li>
<li>Play voicemails by simply clicking on them</li>
<li>Share and forward voicemails as an email or post to a blog</li>
<li>Delete, archive or save voicemails, forever</li>
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<p>You must download the YouMail app to your BlackBerry, which can be found in the App World.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia Slashes Jobs Amid R&amp;D Overhaul]]></title>
<link>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/nokia-slashes-jobs-amid-rd-overhaul/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brad</dc:creator>
<guid>http://nerdtwilight.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/nokia-slashes-jobs-amid-rd-overhaul/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On its own and as part of its joint venture with Siemens, Nokia is shedding staff in concerted effor]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Add More Icon Rows in Windows Mobile 6.5]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/how-to-add-more-icon-rows-in-windows-mobile-6-5/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin C. Tofel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/how-to-add-more-icon-rows-in-windows-mobile-6-5/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not happy with three honeycombed application rows in Windows (s msft) Mobile 6.5? How do four, five ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/six.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-51106" title="six" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/six.jpg?w=225" alt="" width="225" height="300" /></a>Not happy with three honeycombed application rows in Windows (s msft) Mobile 6.5? How do four, five or even six vertical rows of icons grab you? You&#8217;ll need a sizable screen resolution if you plan to cram a half-dozen rows on your handset, but <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=535725">it can be done, courtesy of XDA developers</a>. <a href="http://pocketnow.com/tweaks-hacks/get-up-to-six-rows-of-icons-in-windows-mobile-65">Pocketnow</a> says this should work on WVGA devices as well as VGA units, but you&#8217;ll want to try different CAB files to see how many rows hits the sweet spot for you.</p>
<p>Now if we could just get a better way to <em>organize</em> all of those shortcuts, we&#8217;d be in business. I was a little disappointed to see &#8220;Move to top&#8221; as the only real option by default for natively customizing the icon order in Windows Mobile 6.5. But overlooking that little nit, <a href="http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/windows-mobile-vs-android-winmo-is-better-than-you-think/">WinMo is better than Android (s goog) in some ways</a>, depending on who you ask, no?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Palm Pre Price Cut]]></title>
<link>http://smartphonebuzz.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/palm-pre-price-cut/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jaigunter</dc:creator>
<guid>http://smartphonebuzz.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/palm-pre-price-cut/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If anyone is looking for an amazing mobile phone on the cheap. Wireless Wave is now selling the Palm]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>If anyone is looking for an amazing mobile phone on the cheap. Wireless Wave is now selling the Palm Pre for only $49.95. That&#8217;s on a 3 year contract, even though it doesn&#8217;t say in the ad its on a 3 year contract. Bell is selling the same phone for $99.95. This is a great device with a few design flaws. The keyboard is a little to small, hard to hit the right letter if you have big thumbs. Also, the ridge at the end of the keypad is a little sharp (Palm&#8217;s addressed this on the newer phones). Some videos on Youtube show it cutting cheese. It&#8217;s a little over the top as I&#8217;ve seen the phone and it&#8217;s not that bad.</p>
<p>With WiFi, 3.0 Mega Pixel camera and the addition of a great Application store. The Palm&#8217;s WebOS is poised to take on any phone. It doesn&#8217;t have the 10,000 apps of the iPhone or the 1,000&#8217;s of apps and growing of Android. It will most likely have what you need. </p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t the newest of phones but I thought I&#8217;d better review it since they just  slashed the price. Usually a price cut such as this indicates a new phone is coming and sure enough the Palm Pixi is just around the corner. I&#8217;ve never been a huge fan of the Palm devices but the new price point makes it much more attractive.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Around the Handy: Recent Smartphone News]]></title>
<link>http://wirebear.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/around-the-handy-recent-smartphone-news-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wirebear</dc:creator>
<guid>http://wirebear.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/around-the-handy-recent-smartphone-news-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iPhone jailbreakers in the Netherlands get their just deserts. The Worm Has Turned: iPhone Exploit G]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>iPhone jailbreakers in the Netherlands get their just deserts. <a href="http://theappleblog.com/2009/11/24/the-worm-has-turned-iphone-exploit-gets-nasty/">The Worm Has Turned: iPhone Exploit Gets Nasty.</a></p>
<p>Two is better than one.  <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9141382/New_iPhone_ads_stick_up_for_AT_T">New iPhone Ads Stick Up for AT&#38;T</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.crn.com/software/221900671;jsessionid=223H0AZPFVKYPQE1GHRSKH4ATMY32JVN">Combining Chrome OS With Android Looks Like Google&#8217;s Endgame.</a> Maybe Google really wants to be more like Microsoft rather than Apple after all!</p>
<p>Everyday it looks more likely that the iPhone and Android based phones will rule the mobile market. <a href="http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2009/11/iphone_and_andr.html;jsessionid=POJBPURCGKXDJQE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN">iPhone And Android Dominate Mobile Web Browsing.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/24/the-smartphone-wars-one-year-later/">The Smartphone Wars, One Year Later.</a> Interesting article reviewing the last year in the smartphone battle.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fring Adds Video Skype Calls on Symbian Phones]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/skype-video-phone-fring/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin C. Tofel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/24/skype-video-phone-fring/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s difficult for me to imagine, but I&#8217;ve been using Skype for five years now. It]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/video-on-phone.png"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-51098" title="video on phone" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/video-on-phone.png?w=152" alt="" width="152" height="300" /></a>It&#8217;s difficult for me to imagine, but I&#8217;ve been using Skype for five years now. It&#8217;s a must-have tool for me and it became extremely valuable when it moved beyond simple voice calls and gained video capability. It&#8217;s about to get even better for many users thanks to fring.<a href="http://www.fring.com/blog/?p=1659"> The latest version of fring for Symbian devices now integrates video calling over Skype</a> using the integrated camera on your handset. Supported devices include the Nokia X6, N97 mini, N97, 5800, N95, N95 8G and N82 devices.</p>
<p>The folks at fring tell me that this is just the first round of supported devices and that many others will be added &#8212; even the iPhone (s appl). That one stumps me a bit due to the lack of a front-facing camera. On an iPhone, you&#8217;ll be able to see your caller just fine, but he or she will be looking away from you, if that makes any sense. I expect that it would really be a one-way video channel in that case.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a demo to give you an idea of what it looks like with two-way video.</p>
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<link>http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/lexisnexis-releases-iphone-app/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Darlene Cardillo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://albanylawtech.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/lexisnexis-releases-iphone-app/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LexisNexis has released its first iPhone App. It is called &#8220;Get Cases and Shepardize,&#8217;]]></description>
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<p>LexisNexis has released its first iPhone App. It is called &#8220;<strong>Get Cases and Shepardize</strong>,&#8217;&#8221; and allows users to get cases from Lexis.com and Shepardize them to make sure what they have found is still good law.</p>
<p>Users must have a current account with Lexis.com and a valid password to use the application. The app itself is free at the iTunes App Store.</p>
<p>Will Westlaw be far behind?</p>
<p><strong>Other iPhone apps that would be useful to law students:</strong></p>
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<li>BARBRI Mobile Bar Review – free</li>
<li>Barron’s Law Dictionary – $14.99</li>
<li>MBE timer &#8211; $19.99</li>
<li>Law In A Flash &#8211; $30-$40 each</li>
<li>Blacks Law Dictionary -$50</li>
<li>Law Box</li>
<li>US Code</li>
<li>Legal Edge</li>
</ul>
<p>The <a href="http://www.thelawpod.com/" target="_blank"><strong>LawPod</strong></a> also offers some more.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Reasons to Give Thanks]]></title>
<link>http://bayercenter.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/reasons-to-give-thanks/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Cindy Leonard</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bayercenter.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/reasons-to-give-thanks/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp; What does Thanksgiving mean to you? For many, it means food, family, fun (hopefully) and some]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hey, Apple: Why Not Trust Your Most Trustworthy iPhone Developers?]]></title>
<link>http://technologizer.com/2009/11/23/hey-apple-why-not-trust-your-most-trustworthy-iphone-developers/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>David Worthington</dc:creator>
<guid>http://technologizer.com/2009/11/23/hey-apple-why-not-trust-your-most-trustworthy-iphone-developers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apple has the opportunity to fast track submissions from its iPhone App store development partners. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Apple has the opportunity to fast track submissions from its iPhone App store development partners. Partners that follow best practices should be given the benefit of the doubt to accelerate the screening process.</p>
<p>Earlier today, my colleague Harry McCracken wrote about a BusinessWeek <a href="http://technologizer.com/2009/11/23/phil-schiller-on-the-iphone-app-store/">interview</a> with Phil Schiller, Apple&#8217;s senior vice-president for worldwide product marketing concerning its App Store vetting process.</p>
<p>The gist of it is that Apple views itself as a retailer stocking its shelves with quality goods. It still needs to work on its vendor relations.</p>
<p>Schiller said that there are now over 100,000 applications in the App Store, and Apple is receiving over 10,000 submissions a week. Roughly 90% of the submissions that it rejects are simply buggy; the remaining 10% are &#8220;inappropriate&#8221; &#8212; containing malware, objectionable content, or are intended to help users break the law.</p>
<p>Apple believes that developers are happy about its &#8220;safety net,&#8221; and that may be true, but there have been very vocal exceptions. Facebook developer Joe Hewitt famously <a href="http://technologizer.com/2009/08/28/facebook-3-0-app-delay-apples-whitewater/">protested against</a> the control Apple is exerting over its hardware, and argued that Apple is setting a &#8220;horrible precedent.&#8221;</p>
<p>However, the end result is that people trust the applications that they purchase in the App Store. That is an important part of the iPhone user experience. But Apple should give trusted developers more leeway &#8212; they make the App Store what it is. Apple needs their products.</p>
<p>I am reminded of the old Saturday Night Live sketch with Dan Aykroyd touting dangerous children&#8217;s toys such as &#8220;Johnny Switchblade,&#8221; &#8220;Bag O&#8217; Glass,&#8221; and the &#8220;Chainsaw Bear.&#8221; It was hyperbole to the max. By Apple&#8217;s own omission, the vast majority (&#62;90%) of developers are good partners that wouldn&#8217;t make disreputable apps, and they shouldn&#8217;t be treated as such.</p>
<p>My family owns a manufacturing business, and sells products that have International Organization for Standardization (ISO) approvals. ISO sets manufacturing standards, and audits the plants to guarantee that those standards are being met. Apple could do the same by outlining the best practices and tests that its developers should follow when they make software.</p>
<p>More transparency and partnership would go a long way. It is a huge disincentive to invest in the development of an app only to see it be rejected. Apple can be a better partner, and still protect the sanctity of its &#8220;shelves.&#8221;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Backup Any Smartphone -- Gizmodo]]></title>
<link>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/how-to-backup-any-smartphone-gizmodo/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Kevin C. Tofel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jkontherun.com/2009/11/23/how-to-backup-any-smartphone-gizmodo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gizmodo has a nice write up explaining how to backup your data from the major smartphone platforms t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/webos-backup.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-51038" title="webos-backup" src="http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/webos-backup.jpg" alt="" width="162" height="87" /></a>Gizmodo has a nice write up explaining <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5410369/how-to-back-up-any-smartphone?utm_source=feedburner&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29&#38;utm_content=Google+Reader">how to backup your data from the major smartphone platforms</a> that&#8217;s well worth the read. Windows Mobile (s msft), iPhone (s aapl), Android (s goog), Symbian, BlackBerry (s rimm) and webOS (s palm) are all covered, so there&#8217;s something for everyone. I actually don&#8217;t backup my phones because all of my data is generally in the cloud and can be restored with an over-the-air sync. The only exception is the iTunes backup for my iPhone during the rare USB sync. Mail, documents, contacts, music, photos and just about everything else is on the web for me. Apps are the obvious exception to this rule, but my text message history is out there and searchable <a href="http://jkontherun.com/2009/08/27/best-google-voice-phone-is-android-but-palm-pre-is-a-close-second/">thanks to Google Voice</a>. Although it generally doesn&#8217;t apply to my workstyle, the article ought to help the majority of smartphone users out there.</p>
<p>Got any other phone backup tips or services that should have made the cut?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Motorola DROID se hace con una cuarta parte del mercado Android en EEUU sin perder tiempo]]></title>
<link>http://resnickscity.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/motorola-droid-se-hace-con-una-cuarta-parte-del-mercado-android-en-eeuu-sin-perder-tiempo/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Resnick's City</dc:creator>
<guid>http://resnickscity.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/motorola-droid-se-hace-con-una-cuarta-parte-del-mercado-android-en-eeuu-sin-perder-tiempo/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Esta sí que es una sorpresa agradable. El Motorola DROID salió a la venta a principios de noviembre ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://resnickscity.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/android-distribution-nov-18.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2530" title="android-distribution-nov-18" src="http://resnickscity.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/android-distribution-nov-18.jpg" alt="" width="469" height="389" /></a>Esta sí que es una sorpresa agradable. El Motorola DROID salió a la venta a principios de noviembre en los EEUU, y resulta que con sólo pocas semanas en el mercado, ya representa el 24% del tráfico de móviles Android. La información viene de AdMob, que muestra como en octubre el DROID simplemente no existía, y antes del final de noviembre es el segundo teléfono androide en el mercado. El móvil con la mayor cantidad del mercado, un total de 36%, es el HTC Dream, que como recordarás, fue el primero con el sistema operativo móvil de Google en salir a la venta.  Con esto no sólo se confirma que el DROID es un móvil que atrae a la gente, sino que además los millones de dólares en publicidad que ha invertido la operadora Verizon han dado buen resultado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Fuente de Información: <a href="http://es.engadget.com/2009/11/23/motorola-droid-se-hace-con-una-cuarta-parte-del-mercado-android">Engadget</a></p>
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