Samsung Galaxy S the New Android smartphone from Samsung

The widespread development of trend-based Android mobile phone operating system from Google, was making a lot of the world's major mobile phone technology developers to participate using the Android Operating System. One of them is Samsung Electronic who also graced the Android OS-based mobile phone market by launching its newest product, the Samsung Galaxy S i9000 smartphone.

After previous successful to bring an Android phone with Samsung Galaxy Spica, this time with the Galaxy, S i9000, Samsung tried to spread high-end mobile phones with the technology. Samsung Galaxy S i9000users will be equipped with a variety of features offered by this new Android phone.

One of the features of Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone is the power of the process is fast in running applications that are embedded in cell phone. Samsung Galaxy S-strength reinforced with 1 gigahertz processor, enabling to process all applications that are accessed by mobile user in a very fast time. The speed of the processor that integrated in Samsung Galaxy S makes it into the ranks of smartphone and sophisticated mobile phone. Samsung Galaxy S processor capability, so it can run sophisticated applications such as SCREEN Reality Browser which also integrated in the mobile phone.

Samsung Galaxy S introduces the SCREEN Reality Browser as an application which is already integrated in the latest Samsung mobile phones. SCREEN is an application used to search for Point of Interest (POI), such as the location of ATM, restaurants, banks, places of recreation and so forth. SCREEN applications are integrated directly into the Samsung Galaxy S is a special version with spot Point of Interest (POI) are more numerous and varied. With SCREEN application in the Samsung Galaxy S, this smartphone users will no longer have difficulty in finding a place as well as information about the site, such as distance to a phone number where are looking for in detail. Turn the SCREEN application in Samsung Galaxy S, point the camera into the street and you'll find your favorite restaurants directly on your phone screen Samsung Galaxy S.

Samsung Galaxy S has an advantage in terms of a larger display screen, with four-inch AMOLED screen Super, making users more flexibility in exploring other features on mobile phones. With Samsung super AMOLED screen display Galaxy S, the user can play video with MKV format with much clearer and sharper display. In addition, users also can take pictures with a capacity of 5 Megapixel camera and then view it on screen 4-inch Samsung Galaxy S. Super AMOLED screen is able to reduce light reflection from the outside up to 4 percent, so the display screen does not look more glare if operated outdoors. In addition, Super AMOLED screen only use one screen separator above touch sensor, making it easier to operate the touch sensor in the Galaxy S smartphone.

Have you previously been difficult to find hotspot signals to access the internet? With Samsung Galaxy S, you can produce own hotspot using wireless tethering feature. The workings of wireless tethering features using 3G signal from Samsung Galaxy mobile phone and turn it into a wi-fi signal. Now, you can directly connect to the internet anywhere, anytime from a computer or laptop that has the ability to capture a wi-fi signal.

To type documents, send SMS or access the internet directly from mobile phone, user need not be bothered typing in a way to tap on the touch-screen phone Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung Galaxy S users can type with swyping virtual keyboard on the Galaxy S. Sufficient to do is select the first letter of a word, and slide a finger into the other letters, the user is typing the word in question. Swype feature is also one inherent features integrated in Samsung Galaxy S. Swype features currently have the ability to perform text-based prediction with Indonesian, Arab, Spain and more, thus make the Samsung Galaxy S users to edit documents in languages.

In my opinion, the currently Samsung Galaxy S mobile phone is the most intelligent smartphone. Hopefully my review about Samsung Galaxy S the new Android smartphone useful.

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Google released Google Phone

Rumors say Google will produce their own cell phone was not just a figment. In fact, Google is already designing his own phone.

It was stated Mario Queiroz, Vice President, Product Management Google in the company's official blog on Saturday (12/12). He said Google had recently issued a concept of a mobile laboratory, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from one partner with the Android software product.

"We share the device to Google employees worldwide. In the hope they will test new technologies and help improve its ability," writes Mario. Unfortunately, he was reluctant to explain in detail such devices under the pretext of this trial among internal exclusive course.

However, the distributed device could not help Google employees to divulge. Through social networking Twitter, Leslie Hawthorne, manager of Google's open source program, admitted shocked to find the phone division.

"ZOMG, we're all partying and all the people getting the new Google phone. It's beautiful," he wrote in a posting Friday (11/12) afternoon. Of course, surprising because the device technology and new features will be on hand during the Christmas holidays and New Year 2009.

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Review Motorola ZN5

Review of Smarthphone Motorola ZN5

Motorola ZN5 is one of smartphones from Motorola mobile. The size of Motorola ZN5 is 118 x 50.5 x 12-16 mm with weight about 114 g. The Motorola ZN5 have primary 5 MP for camera. The display color is 256K with TFT type.

The other features of Motorola ZN5 mobile phone is use operating system Linux, CPU Freescale 500 MHz processor, Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging, Crystal Talk Technology and more. The below is more detail and specification of Motorola ZN5 mobile phone.

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

SIZE
Dimensions 118 x 50.5 x 12-16 mm
Weight 114 g

DISPLAY
Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches
- ModeShift morphing keypad

SOUND
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack

MEMORY
Phonebook 2000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 350 MB
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 4 GB, buy memory

DATA
GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Class 12
3G No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/i
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0

CAMERA
Primary 5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus, xenon flash
Video Yes, 15fps
Secondary No

FEATURES
OS Linux
CPU Freescale 500 MHz processor
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio FM radio
Games Yes
Colors Grey
GPS No
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
- MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player
- Crystal Talk Technology
- TV-out
- Organizer
- Voice dial
- Voice memo

BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 950 mAh (BX50)
Stand-by Up to 580 h
Talk time Up to 9 h 30 min

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Intel Storage Driver defeated Upgrade to Windows 7

This information is aimed at those who want to upgrade his Windows Vista into Windows 7. Consider whether there is the Intel storage drivers on your machine. If yes, could be the upgrade that you do fail.

This is the error message you get when you try to upgrade the Windows Vista operating system to your Windows 7:

"- $ windows. ~ bt-windows-system32-drivers-iastor.sys. Status: 0xc0000359. Windows failed to load because a critical system driver is missing or corrupt."

Your machine will then be returned to Vista. This result iastor version of the file being referred to during the move to Windows 7 is not appropriate. Unfortunately, until now Microsoft has not published a hotfix to resolve the above problems.

Well, now you can do is handle it manually. Just follow the manual steps are indicated by Microsoft this:
1. Driver Repository Akseslah Folder under C:-Windows-System32-DriverStore-FileRepository and remove any folders that contain files to a temporary location iastor.inf.


2. Find a reference to iastor in oem inf files in the folder c:-windows-inf. Example command: findstr / i / c: "iastor"% windir% / inf / oem *. inf.

3. Record files oem # #. Inf file that is reported (# # is a number). Move the oem # #. Inf and oem # #. PNF is linked from the folder c:-windows-inf to a temporary folder.

4. Delete the folders $ ~ bt, $ ~ LS and $ ~ upgrade if there is

5. Download and install the latest version of the driver iastor.sys from Intel's web site at Vista machine.

6. Begin the upgrade process of Windows 7, which is now supposed to walk through.

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Intel Celeron processor will retire?

SINGAPORE - Sophisticated technology that when eaten any time of course will become obsolete. It also goes on one of the products of Intel, Celeron. At the beginning, Intel Celeron handle customers, by bringing processors 'cost effective' special laptop and home computer.

But with the emergence of a new family category as Intel's Core can not be pursued Celeron. Based on the fact that, Intel Celeron will decide who tilled memuseumkan Intel products since 1998. Reportedly, Intel will stop the processor tasks in 2011 gradually.

Intel realistically assess the steps to be taken. Observers around the development of information technology and speculate laptops Intel has a new claim to prepare "The rumors were not true, Intel had no plans to remove the Celeron brand in 2011," said Barry Sum, as quoted from Computer World, last weekend.

In fact, the latest price list, Intel still include a new line of Celeron family. Desktop processor with a frequency of 2.4GHz and 2.6GHz is priced at around USD 43-53 or approximately Rp. 430-550

Intel has been relying on a number of brands for their main processors since the early 1990s, when the lineage of his predecessors to produce a Pentium 486 processor. Since then the company continues to add other brands, including Xeon, Itanium, Celeron, Centriono, Atom and Core.

Xeon and Itanium is Intel's brand specifically for the category of server processors, while Intel's Core is a major mainstay for laptops and computers. While the Atom family is designed for small laptops low price, aka netbook and also a small kind of mobile devices.

Then as usual, sitting in the category of the cheapest Celeron Intel processor category, located just below the Pentium. Intel currently sells eight versions of the Pentium, all in a kind of dual-core chips with speeds ranging between 2.6 GHz to 3.2 GHz. Intel sells processors for each unit ranging from 64 dollars up to 87 dollars in a single package containing a minimum purchase of 1,000 units.

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Samsung, The Mobile With Best Low Radiation

WASHINGTON - A number of scholars to this day still debating the impact of mobile phone radiation on the user. Some research says there are enough mobile phones safe to use, but others argue the resulting radiation can phone an adverse impact on its users.

Research data for 10 years conducted the WHO world health organization says, there is a link between mobile phone use in the long term with an increased risk of cancer and tumors.

A recent study led by Elisabeth Cardis strengthen these arguments. The results mentioned, there is an increased risk of brain tumors by 18 percent. Increased risk of brain tumors is associated with the use of phones in a long time. Such information is quoted from Hot Hardware, Tuesday (29/12/2009).

To be safer to use mobile phones, there are several companies that offer the SAR Shield, which is an additional tool that can be paired to the phone of any kind. SAR Shield is claimed to reduce the effects of cell phone radiation up to 89 percent.

Through the results of this study, known also that Nokia dominates mobile phone with a list of 20 highest radiation, followed by Blackberry and Motorola in the next sequence.

The experts named the Samsung as a mobile safe enough to use. Besutan phone vendors dominate Korean phone list with the 20 lowest radiation.

Meanwhile, officials in San Francisco debating whether the city will be the first to require traders to show that the radiation emitted by mobile phones on sale. Although there is no scientific consensus that the device could cause health problems, Mayor Gavin Newsom plans to submit legislation in January, which would indicate radiation levels significantly in any phone sold.

San Francisco has a long tradition of environmental concerns. This city is the first in America to ban plastic bags and the first to ban chemicals called Phthalates are used in children's products.

City Commission in the field of Environment has developed a series of recommendations for the phone, including a request to the federal government to reevaluate phone radiation limits and warning label on the packaging. The resolution has passed the first hurdle this month.

Three days after the San Francisco, a Maine state legislator filed a bill to create the first state to require that the phone radiation directly labeled. The move comes as policy makers are still waiting for the results of an international study whether mobile phone radiation affect the brain tumor.

Previously, Mobile or cellular phone (cellphone), causing a wave of radiation during active use, ie when you receive or make calls. Maybe we have not realized the effects of radiation which caused, or do not want to care for him. And should, we must show care attitude of the resulting impact, starting now!

The following will explain the results of an experiment measuring the radiation exposure from a few waves of the current mobile phone use. These measurements using a tool called radiation meters. Radiation meter is one measure, which is usually used also to detect any radiation from a source (X-Ray or Gamma-Ray) by radiation workers. And with this tool, it tries to find out, how much radiation is generated, when the phone receives a call.

Headset or mobile device that measured the radiation is branded phones Siemens C35, S35, M35, Nokia 3310, 3330 and Ericcson T10s (taking samples of this phone is random, and there is no intention to discredit any one brand or type a specific device). As an active mobile phone receives a call, the phone is attached to a radiation meter, just as if we use the phone to put in the ear. Here the radiation meter record of radiation exposure between 5 milli rem / hour and some even up to 80 milli rem / hour. In fact, the threshold can be accepted by the people in general is 0.125 milli rem / hour of his.

Then, we repeat this again, but the distance phone removed approximately 5 cm from the radiation meters. Here radiation meters showed a decrease of radiation exposure. As the distance mobile phone radiation extended the meter, which is approximately 10 cm, only a few types of mobile devices are still causing radiation, but there was minimal or small.

In these studies, has been calculated on the'tidak valid' of measuring instruments used. But at least, the results obtained from these experiments can we make references to the effects of radiation that we received when we use the mobile device.

From the measurement results obtained, inverse correlation between distance and the amount of radiation received. The closer the distance between the organ and cell phones as communication, the greater the radiation experienced by these organs, and vice versa.

Therefore, should from now on we try to minimize the effects of radiation that we receive. Various efforts we can do, such as: Keeping a distance as far as possible, between the ear and the phone, when we are actively talking. Then, use the accessories that can reduce the effects of radiation from mobile phones. Or can also use the hand or hands-free set, so that the radiation that came out of the phone would not directly on our bodies.

However, we need not worry excessively. Radiation caused by mobile phones, the power of the radiation damage is not caused by radioactive. But, we need to consider also that the slightest effect we receive, if on continuously, will cause tremendous problems later on, too. From various sources.

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Google Purchase of Social Services Search Aardvark

WASHINGTON - Internet giant Google has bought Aardvark, the search social services specifically designed to answer questions from users. Aardvark will forward these questions to the social networking service, and choosing the right answer.

"I can confirm that we have signed an agreement with Google," founder and chief technology Damon Horowitz Aardvark in the email to AFP as reported by Antara.

However, it can not comment further about the acquisition. Leading technology blog TechCrunch estimate the purchase price was not less than 50 million U.S. dollars.

Aardvark is based in San Francisco is a start-up company founded in 2007. The founders include former Google employee and now employs about 20 people.

Aardvark using the network of contacts in person to provide answers to questions via the Web at Vark.com, instant messaging, email or Twitter. In a blog posting recently, Aardvark said it had had more than 90,000 users in October 2009 and 87.7 percent of the questions sent to Aardvark receive an answer from a friend or friend of a friend.

Aardvark said 75 percent of users who ask questions Aardvark also answer questions for others. Each question is answered claimed today between 5-10 minutes depending on the type of questions and the number of networks owned by its users.

Later, working on Google's social networking service. Last strategic move is to a Google service that adds features Buzz status updates and sharing links, photos, and videos through Gmail.

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Review Smartphone Nexian NX-251D

Review Smartphone Nexian NX-251D
Nexian NX-251D is one smartphone besides Blackberry, iPhone and more. The dimension of this smartphones is 108 x 44.5 x 14.3 mm. The weakness of this smartphones is just have 0.3 MP for camera. The below is detail specification of smartphone Nexian NX-251D:

Specification

• Double SIM Card GSM - CDMA (Dual On)
• GSM: 900/1800/1900 Mhz, CDMA: 800 Mhz
• RUIM Card & SIM Card Slot
• Dimension / Weight : 108 x 44.5 x 14.3 mm, 75.2 Gr
• Display Screen : 1.77 inch, CSTN 65.536 colours
• Ringtones : Polyphonic, MP3
• Supports External Memory (microSD)
• Phonebook Memory : 1000, Messaging Memory : 300, GPRS : Class 10
• Bluetooth : v1.2, Messaging : SMS, MMS
• Camera : 0.3 MP with setting: White Balance, Scene Mode, Effect Settings, EV and Banding
• Multimedia: Image Viewer, Video Player & Recorder, Audio Player, FM Radio, Games (Copter & Robot)
• Organizer : Calender, To Do List, Alarm, Calculator, World Clock.
• Battery Type : Li-ion Battery 800 mAh, Standby 240 hours*, Talktime 400 minutes

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Review LG KC910

Review LG KC910

Specification
Quad Band & TriBand Versions
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - quad-band version
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - tri-band version

3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version

SIZE
Dimensions 107.8 x 55.9 x 14 mm
Weight 114 g
DISPLAY Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
- Flash UI
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Downloadable wallpapers

MEMORY
Internal 100 MB
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB

DATA
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0

CAMERA
Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Schneider-Kreuznach optics, auto/manual focus, xenon flash
Features Geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection, touch focus, image stabilization
Video Yes, VGA @ 30fps, QVGA @ 120fps
Secondary VGA videocall camera

FEATURES
Messaging SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Radio FM radio
Games Yes
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0

BATTERY
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand-by Up to 264 h
Talk time Up to 3 h

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Digital Camera Samsung ST550 For the love style

users often photographed himself, especially when were in the interest alone. But the Researcher at Samsung noted that many cameraphotograph in a way usually less focus or do not cover the desired area. Because the photographer can not know the exact position himself in the picture. Overcome this constraint via a series of Samsung LCD ST550 with a double. A small LCD on the front of a mirror will help users when photographing him. Innovation is not smart?

Although the mirror could be placed at the front of the camera as the camera phone, apparently intended to make the Samsung LCD 1.5 "on the front of the ST550 does more interesting. Besides able to display images of objects with a clear and dynamic, this mini-screen can display the status of the camera viewfinder when taking pictures so the user himself can know what the viewfinder mode is used at the time.

Cool it again, photographing small children or infants who are usually hard to laugh now more easily via Children Mode feature. In this feature, the LCD will show the front of the clown funny animation that stimulates expression cheerful child.

At first sight it is ST550 further development of the ST50 series with similar specs (including the 12-megapixel resolution capabilities). However, more practical designed Digital Camera Samsung ST550 with Smart Gesture interfaces and gravity sensors. This allows us to change the camera mode or see the rows of images on the LCD screen 3.5 "with camera shake to the left and right.

This feature also allows us to rotate the image by making the sign of a circle with a finger or delete images by making movements with his fingers crossed. Any activity on this touch screen will cause gentle vibration as a sign of a choice made, like access to the iPhone and the BlackBerry Storm.

Quite a lot of interesting technology embedded in the ST550 as dual image stabilizer (optical and digital image stabilization) or the shooting smart Smart Auto (who can choose the image mode automatically according to conditions). A very practical mode will be like those who do not want to mess around by the use of the manual.

Face Recognition Smart technology is also attractive because it can remember up to 20 faces and adjusts focus light into the faces of the most frequently caught the camera. This allows consumers to find images with faces registering and sort them to get a picture in their album Smart quickly than if you had to see the pictures one by one.

My review about digital camera gives almost perfect score on the ST550 to the class of intelligent cameras pocket thanks to a variety of different features and very useful. But this camera has a noise which is still quite high at high ISO settings. In addition, grip the camera less comfortable, too slippery when shooting handheld. Yet this versatile camera is able to answer your needs are often narcissistic act by putting the photographs on social networking sites.


PLUS: Easy to use; two LCD; features interesting photography; can record HD video; wide-angle lens; no improvement photos; a motion sensor.

MINUS: Grip slippery; much noise at high ISO; camera port is less common.

SCORING ASSESSMENT
(maximum 5)
Performance: 4
Facilities: 4.3
Usage: 4.5
Price: 3.5
TOTAL SCORE: 4.09


SPECIFICATIONS: SAMSUNG ST550
Pixel Resolution: 12.4 megapixels
Resolution Images (min / max): 1024x768/4000x3000 pixels
Video resolution (min / max): 320x240/800x592 @ 15/20/30 fps
Media Recorder: Internal 55MB & microSD
File format (image / video / audio): JPEG / AVI / WAV
Size-35mm lens equivalent: 27-124,2 mm
Setting Aperture: f/3.5-5.6
Equivalent ISO: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Zoom: 4.6 x optical, 5x digital
Shutter speed (s): 8 - 1 / 2000
The best closest focus (macro): 10 cm
Viewfinder: No
Diagonal LCD: 3.5 inch (rear) & 1.5 "(front)
Computer Connection: USB
Type of battery / rechargeable Lithium Ion 720mAh / Yes
Battery Charger: There
Dimension (plt): 9.9 x5, 9x1, 8 cm
Weight (with battery and memory card): 164 grams
Warranty: 1 year
Web site: www.samsungcamera.com
Price range *: $350

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Review LG GW 300

In the middle of cheap qwerty phone market is dominated by local brands, Motorola seems to not want to miss the opportunity to taste the best-selling cheap qwerty market in the country. To that I'll lose a little review about the LG GW 300, cheap qwerty phone feature-rich, but produced by a global branded vendor of the famous South Korea.

Design and Dimensions
LG GW 300 has an attractive design and innovative, the body shaped bar / bar with qwerty keypad compact. Quite slim and body path combination with body color on the side of making it beautiful. The ends of the oval curved corners, so the more look attractive. From the design, I see that the LG 300 GW is very good, no BB or imitating other global branded. The design is unique and special. 115.4 mm in length with a width of 61 mm, combined with a thickness of only 12.6 mm, very comfortable touch. Moreover, the rear body has curved contour, so the more fit and comfortable grasped. Also fairly light weight of only 96.5 grams.

When we look at the front of this 300 GW Motorola, it appears that the proportion of the screen, the menu button and its qwerty keypad is proportional. 2.4-inch screen that was quite relieved to see video or pictures. Menu button made a circle, a large circle in the middle of a 5-way navigation button (with the execution button "ok" in the middle), and two circles on either side of soft-pad button at the top and the c key (clear) and key (lock) on the right and the program (to see running programs) on the left. At the outer edge of this circle button, there are two call buttons (on the right) and end / on-off on the left.

The body material front and sides of solid plastic hard enough and good quality. While the rear of the chassis is dominated by the plastic battery cover is very light and frail impressed. In the back of the phone there is only 2 MP camera lens, mirror and a hole shaped like a star fruit speakers. At the top of the phone is 3.5 female jack port ", port charge and the hole for the rope / hanger phone. In the body parts are left only to the camera shutter button, while on the right are the volume and swappable micro SD slot.
Personal assessment: good design, trendy, interactive and interesting. But the battery casing cover is less robust, because the plastic is rather thin and a bit bouncy when pressed. Suggestions: Closed with silicon (bonus purchases) will be keeping the phone from scratches and impact, but still look beautiful and elegant.

Screen and Interface
Screen 2.4 "TFT 262k with 240x320 resolution can display images with crisp and clear. The menu also displayed well-organized and neat with a 4x3 matrix menu. Interface is also interesting with UI effects sweet enough when we move from one menu to another menu. LG 300 GW LiveSquareTM technology with a unique avatar-avatar, so it is more alive and fun. Phone and the incoming sms will appear on the main screen with this innovative technology. There are two options LiveSquareTM themes, namely "Zoo" and "Park".
We also can change the font size and color, change the menu view style (matrix and list) and change the color of the main theme, a white and black. We can also customize the display on the main screen, like a clock, calendar and more. There are six main menu, namely Games & Applications, Calls, Organizer and Browser on the first line. Multimedia, Messaging, Property I and Connectivity in the second row, and the Search for Yahoo, contacts, tools and settings in the third row.
Personal Assessment: There is a little delay when switching from one menu to another menu. However, this delay is not so obvious and not so a problem. Black theme better in my opinion, makes hp look more beautiful and elegant.

Keys and Keypad
LG GW qwerty pad 300 has a neat little curved slightly downward following the curve of the phone body. Trendy and beautiful appearance, coupled with the base pad black / dark and writing letters and numbers white / bright. Padnya size standards but tight, there is no interrupted between each keys. This is a bit troublesome for who is unfamiliar and has a large thumb.
The key soft enough though a bit bouncy, but more tender than Valencia and C6625 LG Voyager Venera V1. The response was also quite fast, this is how I feel when typing sms. Key figures in the middle and blocked with striking colors (red and white). To type numbers or symbols, simply hit the shift key on the lower right (third row from top) cell phone. There is no shortcut key messaging shortcut except it (on the bottom row second from right).
Personal assessment: key keypad, in my opinion quite soft, comfortable and convenient to use. Also looks interesting and good.

Multimedia
LG GW 300, not only has a trendy design and elegant, but also has a complete multimedia tools and entertaining. The first multimedia feature that I highlight is the camera. LG GW 300 has a camera with a resolution of 2 MP (1600 x 1200) are quite capable. Pretty good result and there is no interpolation at all like the local phone camera. The picture is bright and clear, although not autofocus and no flash led. The camera also features a complete, existing facilities zoom, night mode, brightness control and so forth. GW LG 300 camera is, I can say is good enough camera to capture important moments we, even we can also directly upload them to facebook. As if it is used to retrieve the video, the result is good enough if the bright light. Although their quality is still 15 fps QCIF max 176x144 resolution., But enough and good quality.

Player Audio / Music LG GW 300 also has a very qualified. Existing facilities Motorola playlist and equalizer to complete. The output sound from the speakers quite clean, but less powerful. If we maximize the volume, the sound is less clear and somewhat broken. However, with the 3.5 headset jack male, pounding sound so good. His voice is clean and the effect was felt equalizernya. Support for video files are MP3, AAC and AAC +. LG audio player 300 GW is quite good and very entertaining. Video player is also quite entertaining, although only can play MPEG4 and H.263 codecs.
Not forgetting also the FM radio that still requires a headset (as an antenna) to listen. His voice is also quite good and the ability to store and search for pretty good radio station. Last is the voice recorder, which can record sound with good results.

Connectivity and Internet
Although dibanderol cheaply (under 1.5 million), LG GW 500 provides a connection point fairly complete. The phone runs on GSM frequencies 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad band) and EDGE (2.5 G) which claimed 7x faster than GPRS channels. For storage migration we can rely on USB 2.0 (which already support Sony Ericsson PC Suit V.3) and Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR support yet). LG GW 300 has an internal memory that is not large, only 15 M for storage. As for additional storage, this phone support Micro SD upto 4 G.

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The Digital Camera Camera From Sahitel DB105C

Obviously a bit strange to hear the name Sahitel also present in the digital camera products for this brand is more commonly known as telephone devices or Mini Compo. Sahitel apparently tried to diversify in order to better reach more customers. Well, the product called Sahicam DB105C is one of a series of digital cameras offer image resolution capability up to 10 megapixels. How to pull this gadget?

With dimensions also tend to be conventional and thick (3.5 cm), this camera is less attractive than the slim models that are now crowded players echoed popular camera. But apparently deliberately Sahitel make low-profile digital camera that features quite competitive with the resolution and the ability to involve the selling price.

Model navigation buttons are also likely to be less exclusive but still easy to use. Unfortunately slippery material tends not to make the grip (grip) feels solid. Be careful when you hold it with one hand.

For the photography business, relying only Sahicam ordinary optical lens with a 3x optical zoom capability and reach 5cm macro shooting. To guide the shot, Sahicam DB105C have programmed the 24 schemes can be selected via the menu capture. Among these schemes is quite different options such as capture mode spray (splash water) and water flow (water flow). Amazingly, Potrait mode choice for the face was divided between men and women, perhaps because the contour of the face so that both are different settings required different lighting.

In order to more quickly accessed, some features of images are presented directly on the key as the backlight function and exposure to unite in the left direction key or macro mode and face detection on the top. You should consider indicators that appear on the LCD screen 2.5 "icon with a specific color to be easily identified. The position of the key features in this part quite different from most of the camera so that you are not familiar of confused at first. But if you've used would not be hard to use this digital camera.

From several experiments we did capture, picture quality was nothing special. Images tend to come with a soft akrakter faded colors (soft) at various levels of ISO. Noise or strong spots still available to accompany the photos, especially if a bit low light conditions.

Some weakness was also noted, such as affixes date information on the visible image blur, zoom is not active during the video recording took place, and the inability to preview images that are copied from internal memory to memory card. Well, of course still many shortcomings that interfere though we also liked the ability webcam camera made in the computer.

Average. Sahicam DB105C only offer some interesting faslitas with some limitations in terms of quality.

PLUS: Easy to use; scheme enough pictures; be as a webcam; support of the application; competitive prices.

MINUS: Grip slippery; photos impressed soft and noise; general lack of data connections.

SCORING ASSESSMENT
(maximum 5)
Performance: 3.5
Facilities: 3.75
Use: 4
Price: 4.5
TOTAL SCORE: 3.88

Specifications SAHITEL DB105C
Pixel Resolution: 10 megapixels
Resolution Images (min / max): 640x480 / 3648x2736 pixels
Video resolution (min / max): 320x240 / 640x480 @ 30 fps
Media Recorder: Internal 32MB, SD / MMC / SDHC
File format (image / video / audio): JPEG / AVI / WAV
Size-35mm lens equivalent: 36-108 mm
Setting aperture: f/2.8-4.8
Equivalent ISO: 64, 100, 200, 400, 1000
Zoom: 3x optical, 4x digital
Shutter speed (s): 1 - 1 / 1000
The best closest focus (macro): 10cm
Viewfinder: No
Diagonal LCD: 2.5 inches
Computer Connections: Mini USB
Type batteries / rechargeable Lithium Ion 1250mAh / Yes
Battery charger: There
Dimension (plt): 9.2 x5, 7x3, 5 cm
Weight (with batteries and memory card): 172 grams
Warranty: 1 year
Web site: www.sahitel.com
Price range *: USD 190

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Review Samsung B2100 Xtreme

Said the producer, Samsung B2100 Xtreme can take up to 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter again. Well, this opportunity would signal just how extreme jajal nih. The intention would be soaked and dropped at a height of approximately 2 meters .. More extreme again, we put on the abnormal temperature...

Design
When we see the body that have red and black, it's cool image are visible when held tambunnya design. Sturdy indeed. Ease back full wave, so it is possible to not slip in the hand grip.

Freestyle and the typical style of outdoor hape inherent in the texture as a whole. Starting from the front to the rear all wrapped up, and without interruption. It seems deliberately, I'll always be water resistant and dust.

Now we comb the same, the front cover appear the B2100 Xtreme no display screen is too wide if not to say tiny, just 1.77 inch 120x160 pixel density, and stretch the rubber keypad is designed to be protected from all dirt and liquids. Comfortable when push the button, and not too hard, as well as navigation and the execution button located in the middle.

Move to the edge of mobile, mobile of Samsung B2100 Xtreme B2100 impressive outdoor Xtreme minimalist and do not need a lot of ornaments. On the left bank only volume setting plus the turn on and off the flashlight. Right edge, dual-function port for the headset and the charger was prepared. While in the back, only the speakers and the 1.3 MP camera lens is fixed. Oh yes, one more flashlight is located on the edge of hape.

Test Xtreme
Well, now we print a single durability. First, a direct signal to smash jajal at an altitude of approximately 2 meters. The result, is not good... hahaha ... Ups Not ... all fine-fine aja tuh then, no significant problems and all features can walk normally and tokcer. The body was not etched away first Trial .. ya with satisfactory results.

Second, signals to execute by using water that poured into a glass and then dip into Samsung B2100 Xtreme. The result, is still healthy hape wal afiat and can resume operations as usual. If the two testing sessions have passed, lived most extreme test again guys...

Signal of Samsung B2100 Xtreme mobile tried putting it in the refrigerator freezer alias in his freezer section. 5-minute intervals, with standard freezing makes ice cubes B2100 was able to walk properly, no one does not work all goes according to the desired signal. Ups, resilient thats true this mobile, would know why? Because it has been tested Samsung B2100 Xtreme durability and IP57 standards, which is a security certification through certain trials on electronic devices in a laboratory in Europe.

Even the manufacturer claims, with IP57 certification, B2100 hape able to protect themselves from dust and water to a depth of 1 meter for 30 minutes. Including adapt to erratic weather, including temperature is very cold or hot, according to military standard 810F (MIL-STD-810F).

Camera
Log into the feature, the camera you only see the 1.3 MP quality. Indeed, many who deplore much for why only a hape outdoor reliability that should be supported with a maximum pixel density, yes of course to capture the moment as well outdoor. Well at least if sejutaaan price range, 2MP pixel could be the lowest power.

Although, the results outer space images from good enough, when the signal trying with the normal mode, and the maximum density of 1280 x 1024 pixels in the daytime picture quality pretty good classified in hape, but not when done via computer magnification, the quality is not good.

Minimal quality in terms of pixels seems to try to cover with the presence of several sub-features of the existing cameras on the B2100. You can use the effect of variations that can help you be creative in determining the outcome of the photo.

Other additional, you can play the frames in order to get a pattern that displays funny picture of your face in the template image that is already provided. For video, video recorder (15 fps) can be used to rotate the moving image format MPEG4, H.263, 3GP.

Audio Player
As said earlier signals, if the outdoor hape is not fully immersed maximum features. Multimedia features no exception! With its limitations, Samsung B2100 try to provide other means of entertainment through the audio player device. Any variety of audio formats can be played on the B2100. For example, MP3, AAC, AAC +, WMA, AMR, MIDI, and WAV. So, you can indulge favorite songs by ear. In addition, there is FM radio as a complement.

Audio quality came into the middle category, not too good but not that bad, too. From the results of trials that did the test signals directly from the innate voice vendor can spit out by a speaker with good body. It's just not clear when the headset is plugged in to the right port and listen B2100 through its stereo quality. Unfortunately, a bit oversized battery when the music played.

Our opinion
Overall, the quality of outdoor hape B2100 was already tested in the tests conducted signals. Collision, immersion, and temperature extremes in the refrigerator is proof. Be doubted that was the strength of the batteries in supporting outdoor activities. Because not too resistant for active conditions, in accordance with the exterior appearance.


PLUS: Hold slam for all conditions
MINUS: The battery-intensive, multimedia minimal.


SPECIFICATIONS Xtreme Samsung B2100
Dimensions: 113x48, 9x17, 4 mm
Weight: 102.8 grams
Battery: Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Network: 2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Screen: TFT, 256K colors, 120x160 pixels, 1.77 inches
Internal memory: 7MB
External Memory: microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB
Connectivity: GPRS Class 10 (4 +1 / 3 +2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps, EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps, v2.1, Bluetooth with A2DP.
Camera: 1.3 MP, 1280 x1024 pixels
Messaging: SMS, MMS
Applications: JAVA MIDP 2.0
Package Contents: Handset Samsung B2100, Li-Ion Battery 1000 mAh, handsfree, charger, manual book, warranty card.
Talk time: 600 hours
Standby time: 9 hours
Other: Audio Player MP3/e-AAC + / WMA / WAV, Stereo FM radio with RDS, WAP 2.0/xHTML, Shock, water and dust resistant (IP57, MIL-STD-810F), Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes, anti-shock materials (urethane), noise cancellation with dedicated microphone, Flashlight with dedicated keys, MPEG4/3GP/M4V player, Polyphonic (64), MP3 ringtones, Voice Memo, Stopwatch, T9.

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Review QWERTY Phone From Motorola Q8

Review QWERTY Phone Motorola Q8

The newest QWERY phone from Motorola is Motorola Moto Q8. Beauty, power and intelligence collide with the Motorola MOTO Q8 – an elegant all-in-one device that merges business with pleasure. Boasting a full QWERTY keyboard, the feature-rich MOTO Q8 keeps your life with you in one sleek device by combining powerful business productivity applications via Windows Mobile with multimedia entertainment.

From stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, astounding audio sound and a 1.3 megapixel camera to blazing fast Internet connections, convenient WiFi through optional miniSDIO card connectivity and the ability to view and edit Microsoft Office documents from anywhere in the world - there’s no need to compromise when you can have it all in one device. The below is the technical data of Motorola Q8 Smarthphones.

Specification
- GSM Non 3G
- OS Windows Mobile 6 Standard
- Resolusi QVGA Landscape
- QWERTY Keyboard
- MiniSD Card Support up to 2Gb
- Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE
- camera 1,3MP
- Mini USB for charging and data connection
- OS: Documents To Go
- Additional Accesories : MiniSDIO for WiFi and TV Tuner

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Review Blackberry Huron 8830

Specification

Network CDMA2000 1x EV-DO; GSM 900 / GSM 1800
Announced 2007, April
Dimensions 114 x 66 x 14 mm
Weight 130 g
Display Type TFT, 65K colors
Display Size 320 x 240 pixels
- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball navigation
Ringtones Polyphonic, MP3
Customization
Vibration Yes
Phonebook Yes
Call Records Yes
Card Slot microSD (TransFlash)
- 64 MB flash memory
- 16 MB SRAM
- Qualcomm MSM6550 processor
GPRS Yes
HSCSD No
EDGE Yes
3G No
WLAN No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0
Infrared No
USB Yes, miniUSB
Operating System
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser HTML
Colors Silver
Camera No
- Built-in GPS navigation with BlackBerry maps
- Java
- Media player
- Organizer
- Built-in handsfree
- To-do list
- Document viewer (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Corel WordPerfect and Adobe PDF)
- Voice dial
Battery Type Standard battery, Li-Ion 1400 mAh

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Panasonic HDC-TM10, More

At first glance, Panasonic HDC-TM10 look modest. There are not many buttons on a small body and light it. A video recording button on the back, near the battery slot, is the only button is pressed to when we want to start recording video.

This camcorder can be directly used as soon as we pulled it out of cardboard. No need to bother looking for a memory card, because Panasonic has invested 8GB memory, enough to record images up to 6690 shots at a resolution of 1920x1080 (2.1 M), or video recording of duration 1 hour 3 minutes (1920 HA formats - 17Mbps, VBR 1920x1080). If you want a longer duration, change the format to the 1440 HE (6Mpbs, 1440x1080 VBR).

Just our suggestions, still buy a SDHC card / SD as the primary storage and make the camcorder's internal memory storage reserves. Automatically transferred to the recording of internal memory as external memory is exhausted. Later, the contents of internal memory and SD card / SDHC can be easily copied each other. If possible, buy a 32GB SDHC card so you can record 8 to 12 hours, depending on the selected resolution.

Panasonic TM10 screen is touch-sensitive screen. Before touching fingertips to the screen, to appear before the menu through an emphasis on the bottom of the screen frame. There, lined up options, including Menu, Light and the trash icon. Suppress icons in the frame firmly. LCD, like the Like the camcorder, can be rotated up to 180 degrees.

Recording process is easy here. Place your thumb on the record button on the back of the camcorder. Place index finger on top camcorder to zoom in / out. The same finger can also be used to press the Shutter button is in the back of the Zoom button.
Automatic modes here are very helpful in recording the scene wide-angle landscape, macro, or a fast-moving objects. Otofokusnya to quickly re-calibration when we change the viewfinder mode.
Oh yes, there is provided a pre-record mode. This reserve video duration 3 seconds in a buffer, so we will not miss the moment due to late Record button.
In addition to Auto mode, the Panasonic offers Manual mode. So we can set their own white balance, exposure, and focus. There are interesting here. We can ask camcorders considering exposure, white balance or focus on a particular point in the frame. Way, just touch the LCD screen in the desired position earlier. To return to Auto mode, simply touch the tabs on the screen again. Easy is not it?

TM10 response to the conditions around quickly. Auto focus is adjusted so that images appear sharp. Auto focus takes place relatively quickly, although the camcorder had puzzled looks if the object is too close.
Recordings appear clear and sharp, especially if you use the highest quality recording setting. The recording can be enjoyed on the LCD screen, or on the TV screen. You can also print the images shot directly to a printer that supports PictBridge standard.

***

Panasonic HDC-TM10 was really fun. Light, and tiny, but qualified as Full HD video recording. Easy operation. Plus there is the internal memory. Li-Ion Battery 7.2 V 725mAh standard can last about 1 hour 20 minutes when used to record video, or roughly equal to its power recharging time.


PLUS: Small and light, 8GB internal memory, good video quality; features stabilizer; long zoom; rapid response, eskternal charger.

MINUS: Close the lens must be opened manually; low-resolution images

SCORING ASSESSMENT
(maximum 5)
-Performance: 4
-Facilities: 4
-Usage: 4.1

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Samsung Galaxy Spica Official in Russia

 Samsung Russia officially announced the Galaxy Spica i5700 (aka GT-I5700, Galaxy Lite)Android smartphone, the little brother of the i7500 Galaxy. The Spica is powered by a 800MHz processor and 128MB  memory and runs the Google Android OS.

Samsung Galaxy Spica has a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2 Megapixel camera, A-GPS support, built-in digital compass and Bluetooth. We can also expect WiFi support and 1GB internal memory as well as a microSD card slot.
Samsung’s Spica supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band WCDMA/HSPA networks. The Android handset will be released in Russia in November for 14000 Rouble (US$483).

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Pegatron Wall-e IPP7A-CP Nettop for Russia

Pegatron introduces in Russia the Wall-e IPP7A-CP Atom-powered nettop PC, which is just another nettop based on Pegatron’s Cape 7, like Lenovo IdeaCentre Q100/Q110, Medion Akoya Mini E2076 D, EMTEC G Box and Ruvo MiniCap 7
Pegatron Wall-e gets an Intel Atom 230 procesor and NVIDIA’s ION graphics chip. Other features are pretty standard, 2GB RAM, 2.5-inch hard drive, WiFi, DVI, USB 2.0 ports, multi-in-one card reader. It lacks HDMI port, however.

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LG KM555e Clubby Mobile Phone for Russia

Other than the LG Mini, here is another new cellphone from the Korean firm, the KM555e Clubby. The KM555e sports a 3-inch 240×400 touchscreen display, a 3 Megpaixel camera, Dolby Mobile Sound, support for WiFi and a microSD card slot.
The LG Clubby supports playback of audio and video and comes with document reader for MS Office files, PDF and TXT files. It has FM tuner and offers access to LG Music Club music download service.

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E-Ten Glofiish X610 for Russia

E-Ten launches its Glofiish X610 WM6 smartphone in Russia. The X610 is an updated version of the Glofiish X600. Powered by Samsung SC3 400MHz processor, the Glofiish X610 has 128MB ROM, a 2 Megapixel camera, a QVGA touchscreen display. It comes with integrated SiRF Star III GPS chipset and support for WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity.

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Dior My Dior – Luxury Phone for China, Russia

While Prada has the Prada phone with LG and Giorgio Armani has the Armani phone with Samsung. Another luxury brand, Christian Dior unveiled its luxury mobile phone, My Dior, for China and Russia market. The phone is a little bit bigger than a USB thumb drive and features a touchscreen, and camera. The phone made by ModeLabs Group and will be priced at $5000 range.

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LG KP265 Music phone for Russia

LG introduces in Russia it KP265 music phone. The LG KP265 is a entry-level slider phone with a 260k color LCD screen, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, built-in music player, FM tuner and Bluetooth.

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iRiver N15 MP3 Player for Russia

iRiver offers in Russia the N15 portable audio player that looks exactly the same as its brother N20. The N15 is available in 2GB or 4GB capacities. It has a PMOLED display and supports MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and FLAC files. Compare to the N20, the N15 gives up the support for OGG files and offers 12 hours of battery life that is 3 hours less.

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Apple, Android to take out PC sales - Gartner

Tablets, led by the iPad, will cut increasingly into PC sales from this year onwards, according to the latest forecasts from the Gartner research firm.
While the chipmaker  Intel has predicted tablets will expand the PC market, Gartner suggests Apple and Android tablets will displace around 10 per cent of other PC sales by 2014.
Gartner said on Monday worldwide PC shipments should grow 14.3 per cent in 2010 to 352.4m units, but that is down from its prediction of 19.2 per cent growth to  367.8m units made on August 31.
It predicts 15.9 per cent growth to 409m units in 2011, down from its earlier estimate of 18.1 per cent growth.
“These results reflect marked reductions in expected near-term unit growth based on expectations of weaker consumer demand, due in no small part to growing user interest in media tablets such as the iPad,” said Ranjit Atwal, Gartner research director.
“Over the longer term, media tablets are expected to displace around 10 per cent of PC units by 2014.”
Gartner describes media tablets as touchscreen devices running Android, Chrome or Apple’s iOS operating systems and does not include them in its PC figures. It does include tablets running Windows operating systems in its figures.
The research firm says the PC market will be weakened by disruptive forces such as media tablets and next-generation smartphones. Desktop PCs could be hit by adoption of computing in the cloud, with only thin-client “barebones” PCs or refurbished ones needed.
“PCs are still seen as necessities, but the PC industry’s inability to significantly innovate and its over-reliance on a business model predicated on driving volume through price declines are finally impacting the industry’s ability to induce new replacement cycles,” said George Shiffler, another Gartner research director.
Emerging markets are providing growth, but there is a risk consumers there could leapfrog PCs for alternative devices, Gartner says.
To complete the gloom, the research firm says economic uncertainty is making consumers postpone purchases in mature markets and media tablets are “rapidly finding favour with PC buyers who are attracted to their more-dedicated entertainment-driven features and their instant-on capability.”

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An iPad Project for a magazine Virgin

 

With any Virgin launch, it is worth looking for the substance behind the hype guaranteed by Sir Richard Branson’s involvement. Tuesday’s unveiling of Project, billed as  the first truly interactive magazine for the iPad age, was no exception.

Joined by Holly, his 29-year-old daughter who is leading the Project, er, project, the bearded balloonist happily played into the hands of reporters who have  billed his pitch for Apple’s tablet as a battle of the billionaires with Rupert Murdoch, whose $30m iPad “newspaper”, The Daily, is expected early next year.
“This is not a battle. This is not a war. It’s about the future of publishing,” he said, before adding the jibe that 30 years of reading Mr Murdoch’s papers convinced him that his title would win “the battle of quality”.
But what does Project offer for what editor Anthony Noguera dubbed the most exciting thing in publishing since Caxton’s printing press? The launch issue, shown off with the usual wifi glitches in a New York hotel, features a flickering cover shot of Jeff Bridges, the Tron Legacy star, who strides on to the first page of an interview which offers more video and audio clips. Other features encourage interaction with the iPad’s touch screen, to colour in a blueprint of a new Jaguar or fly through the streets of Tokyo for a travel article.
For $2.99 or £1.79, readers will (after a 10-minute download wait “on a reasonable internet connection”) get “a monthly magazine that changes daily”, Branson said, highlighting its regularly updated blog and its desire to “crowdsource” comments, editorial ideas and other content. If that sounds like a mess waiting to happen, Noguera says these will be curated.
Project needs the crowd’s help, in part because it has just 20 people, only five of them in editorial roles. The Daily, by contrast, is hiring 100-150 people. “Virgin is a cheapskate,” Branson joked, shortly after dressing up as a mannequin for a photo opp outside an Apple store. Such stunts would encourage many people with iPads waiting under this year’s Christmas tree to buy the app in order to have something to show off what it can do, he predicted.
More revealingly, Noguera said this type of magazine was “far more expensive” to produce than a comparable print title. Forget all the talk about the benefits of not having unionised printers and delivery trucks – tablet-only titles still needed “extremely well-paid” developers and faced the tedious process of redesigning their products for each new device.
Project hopes that such costs will be offset by being charging advertisers such as Lexus and Panasonic a premium for interactive ads you can swipe, tilt and play with, and boasts that it will not carry a single inanimate PDF. “It’s going to make advertising a thousand times more effective than it is now,” Branson said.
But Project is a one-off app up against the likes of Condé Nast, Hearst and Time Inc which are busy translating their well-resourced magazine brands for tablets.  Branson told Bloomberg it would be “great” if Project attracted 50,000 subscribers (one-sixteenth of the number  Murdoch told the Australian Financial Review he needs for The Daily), but his daughter was more circumspect about the size of the market. “It’s quite difficult to put a figure on. It’s virgin territory,” she said.

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MacBook Air

Computer Equipment
Client: Apple (U.S.)
Design: Apple (U.S.)

The MacBook Air is a full-size 3 pound notebook encased in sleek, sturdy anodized aluminum. The 13.3-inch, widescreen LED backlit display is mercury- and arsenic-free. The keyboard is full-size and has backlit key illumination with a built-in ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts keyboard and display brightness for optimal visibility. MacBook Air also includes a built-in iSight camera and an oversized trackpad with multi-touch technology. The port hatch flips down to reveal (and closes to hide) a USB 2.0 port, headphone jack and a micro-DVI port. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor was custom-built to fit within the compact dimensions.

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Bloomberg Flexible Display

Computer Equipment
Client: Bloomberg (U.S.)
Design: Antenna Design (U.S.)

This highly flexible and compact dual-head display allows subscribers to the Bloomberg Professional Service to easily adjust the screen's display height, angle, vertical and horizontal orientations for optimum use with different software tools.

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Dell XPS M1330 & M1530

Computer Equipment
Client: Dell (U.S.)
Design: Dell (U.S.), M3 Design (U.S.)

The design of the M1330 and M1530 notebook computer family builds a bridge between utility and aesthetics, adding appeal to the company's reputation for utilitarian value and mass production efficiency. The design's package is as much art as tool, delivering unprecedented fit and finish, premium color choices and outstanding connectivity. The notebooks are super slim, with an elegant wedge shape made possible by a two-point barrel hinge. High-tech buttons glow blue at the lightest touch, adding responsiveness to the interface.

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Belkin RockStar

Computer Equipment
Client: Belkin (U.S.)
Design: Belkin (U.S.)

RockStar is a simple device that allows up to six audio devices, speakers or headphones to be shared with one another. Input jacks are the same as output jacks, so any port can be used to put sound in or get sound out.

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SonoSite S-Series portable ultrasound tools

Medical & Scientific
Client: SonoSite (U.S.)
Design: Carbon Design (U.S.), SonoSite (U.S.)

This product line is a suite of five specialized ultrasound tools customized to meet the specific needs of physicians at the point of care. With its highly simplified user interface, clinicians need only manipulate two knobs to get the image they need. Transducers, exam settings, software and algorithms are all customized to the specific clinical application. These tools are also the first ultrasound devices able to offer a zero footprint; they can be mounted on a pole, fixed on a wall or ceiling, or hand-carried to the patient, saving valuable floor space in crowded hospital and office environments.

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Spyder roadster

Spyder roadster

Bronze
Transportation
Client: BRP (Canada)
Design: BRP (Canada)

The Can-AM Spyder roadster combines the open-air benefits of a motorcycle with many of the convenience features of a traditional roadster to define a new paradigm for an on-road power sport vehicle. The unique Y-architecture with three wheels (two in the front, one in the rear) provides stability at rest and in motion, balancing performance needs with safety concerns. The Vehicle Stability System, which includes ABS, traction control and stability control, comes as standard on each vehicle. This makes the Spyder roadster user-friendly and the road accessible to many people who want to enjoy the open-air experience.

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Russian Submarine Appears Near the Beach

This is a city port of Severodvinsk city, the city in northern part of Russia on the shores of cold White Sea.
The city has a big marine base so sometimes people on the beach can see submarines appear from underwater right before them.
That’s not thing you would see often on other beaches of the world, it could be a set for new James Bond action movie.

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Underwater Fountains of St. Petersburg

Just a few days ago the authorities of St. Petersburg city has launched the set of new fountains in the city. These ones remarkable though. Now they placed the main part of the fountain underwater, not underground, under the waters of Neva river of St. Petersburg.
Now from many points in the city people can see the new fountains, illuminated in the evening, which make different unpredictable structures with the water.

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Moscow City in Fog

 Today our dish is picturesque photos taken from one of the balconies of the business complex “Mirax Plaza” in Moscow.

 So, let us begin. The Third traffic ring. Dorogomilovsky highway bridge is spanned over the Moscow river. Initially it used to be Smolensky railway bridge used to span two stations – Kutuzovo and Testovskaya on the smaller ring of the Moscow railway in Byelorussian direction. Then in 1998 with the beginning of the international centre “Moscow-City” construction the railway platform of the bridge was dismantled, its bearings were modernized and a new double-deck platform was set up: on top are the lines for cars and lower are the lines for high-speed trains from Sheremetyevo in the centre and for pedestrians on the periphery. The urban beauty as it is.

 The view of “Moscow-City” itself. On up front is the complex “Embankment tower”, it used to be the highest, now the leadership belongs to a multifunctional complex “Capital City”. As the overpass is narrowing, there is a terrible jamming in the “Moscow-City” area. And now the overpass is actively being widened.

 And here is the “Northern Tower”, one of the ugliest buildings in the Moscow International Business Centre. It is constructed in the manner of “a yacht” and it looks especially awful when multi-colored lighting is on. It seems that the terrible giant starts smiling with its toothless wonder smile. Cute colorful lights, cheap composite panels, merry blue glass, what else for the modern Moscow architecture? Only such a tutti-frutti picture.

 The traffic interchange of Kutuzovsky Avenue with the Third traffic ring. That is a unique for Moscow five-level system providing traffic of cross transportation flow. The Moscow wonder has been built for 23 months.

 Many design conceptions are rather enigmatic. Thus it is not clear what for these nice sheds have been made. And what is the purpose of these flowerbeds, benches and alleys on the junctions? It is really hard to imagine people who would like to take a walk here.

 By the way, the skyscrapers are very beautiful in fog embracing their upper floors. Time seems to stop when you look at it. But the fog won’t prevent us from peeping in the windows. Well, what’s there? Let’s zoom in a little. Aha, the working day is over but someone is still on the “groupmates” website.. And let us not have a look in the windows of the government house…for some ethical reasons. We’d better admire the foggy scenery again, all the same – the skyscrapers in the fog are gorgeous.

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