New services help consumers keep track of their gadgets

According to Andrew Jaquith, a security analyst with research firm Yankee Group The number of cell phones shipped this year will exceed 1 billion And laptops have become the dominant platform for personal computing.”

As more easy-to-lose items like these hit the streets, an opportunity opens up for nimble companies such as Bak2u.

When Chua Si Zhen accidentally left behind her cell phone at a cafe, it wasn’t the handset she was worried about losing. “It was the contacts, and the little info that I have in there, like my photos and everything,” says the Singaporean.

Luckily a man did return her Nokia N70 handset within an hour — but only after he tried to steal it first.

When the thief inserted his own SIM card into her phone, that triggered software she’d installed on the handset.

The program texted her family members with his phone number and other data that could be taken to the police. The thief, informed of these details by Chua’s angry husband — over his “new” phone — agreed to meet and return the handset.

The program that Chua used is called PhoneBak, and the Singapore startup behind it, Bak2u (www.bak2u.com), is one of many companies capitalizing on a trend: ever more people losing track of ever smaller devices with ever more data stored on them.

Intel to join ‘$100 laptop’ project

 CNN reports that a nonprofit that aims to seed the developing world with inexpensive laptop computers for schoolchildren has made peace with Intel Corp., the project’s most powerful rival.

The XO laptop uses very little power and can be mechanically recharged by hand.

The One Laptop Per Child program and Intel said Friday that the chip maker would join the board of the nonprofit and contribute funding.

The nonprofit effort — known as the “$100 laptop” because of the low price it hopes to reach with mass production — has been trying to line up governments in several countries to buy the machines, which for now cost $175.

But Intel has been an obstacle. Its chairman, Craig Barrett, derided the “XO” machine from One Laptop Per Child as a mere “gadget.” And Intel recently began selling its own child-focused Classmate PC, which is a more conventional machine than the radically rethought XO computers.

The Classmate costs around $225, and Intel expects that to fall near $200 this year. Intel has deals in Pakistan, Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria, spokeswoman Agnes Kwan said.

27.6% of japanese would buy IPhone

 

 In the poll conducted by Mitsubishi Research Institute and Rakuten Research … Of those saying they are willing to buy the iPhone,

27.6% of Japanese mobile phone users would buy an iPhone if it became available in Japan.

5.2% of the 2,200 respondents to the survey said they were “very willing” to shell out the cash for their own iPhone

22.4% said they were “somewhat willing

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Apple hit by lawsuit over iphone complaints

Some news sources wrote that the battery could not be replaced by users, Business 2.0 writes that Apple may not have made it clear that the battery would have to be replaced by AT&T until after the phone was launched.

So, Apple gets a class action suit and some complaints.

It is hard to believe that the legal action will prevail. Since the battery is sealed in the phone, the replacement characteristics are obvious. But, the issue could hurt iPhone sales.

Cell phone users have become accustomed to walking into a store and buying a replacement battery. After about 400 charges the iPhone battery begins to lose its power to hold new charges and the cost to replace the battery is $80.

No matter how cool the phone is, the battery replacement will cost as much as buying some new handsets do. Some cell phone users just won’t buy that.

Smartphone sales are growing fast

Mobile phone penetration rates around the world are showing up some interesting trends – notably developing markets are selling more phones than ever but making less money as competition tightens. Developed markets are seeing a strong swing away from basic handsets toward more advanced Smartphones – a trend that will only be enhanced by the huge popularity of mass-market targeted handsets like the iPhone, which are starting to make these devices attractive to the consumer market as opposed to just business customers. Other interesting trends include the increasing number of dual-mode WiFi/Cellular phones that can seamlessly switch between local wireless internet connections and 2G cell phone networks to make optimal use of the economic efficiency of the former and the broad coverage of the latter.

• Worldwide revenue for mobile phones is expected to total $117.5 billion in 2010, an 18% drop from 2006
• GSM phones made up 45% of worldwide mobile phone revenue in 2006, smartphones made up 18%, and the remainder was made up by CDMA, W-CDMA, and CDMA2000 phone sales
• Worldwide revenue for the small but fast growing smartphone segment grew 10% in 1Q07 from 4Q06, driven by the wider availability of 3G, which unlocks the media application potential of smartphones beyond email
• In 2006, 20% of total mobile phone revenue came from North America, 34% from EMEA, 36% from Asia Pacific, and 10% from CALA
• The number of mobile subscribers grew 26% to 2.5 billion in 2006

July 30, 2007 Mobile phone penetration

AT&T launches mobile data backup

AT&T launched Mobile Backup, an application that ”eliminates the need to spend hours re-entering contacts into a new or replacement phone.” AT&T Mobile Backup will be available on a variety of handsets but only six Motorola ones to start: RAZR V3xx, RAZR V3i, RAZR V3r, V365, SLVR L7 and KRZR K1. AT&T Mobile Backup is powered by Asurion, and costs $1.99 a month. Release

Blackout On The Web

According to Forbes a power outage in downtown San Francisco disabled 365 Main, a Web server company that hosts sites including Craigslist, Technorati, SixApart, Yelp, GameSpot, the homepage of Sun Microsystems (nyse: SUN – news - people ) and Red Envelope. The outage, which began at about 1:45 p.m. Pacific time, disabled the sites for more than an hour.In a statement issued at 4 p.m. Pacific time, 365 Main said that it was 100% operational again and running on back-up generators until it could confirm that utility power was stable.

An initial report from the blog Valleywag blamed the event on a drunken employee, however 365 spokesperson Cynthia Harris said the rumor was unfounded.

Cellphone USers Facts

• 50% of US mobile phone owners own a cameraphone rising to 63% of French mobile owners and 3 out of 4 (or 75%) of us in the UK – seems we Brits like our cameraphones (good news for the guys at Moblog!)
• Figures for using MMS have remained stable for the last 6 months with about 30% of UK phone-owners using MMS
• 85% of UK users use text-messaging vs 39% of US mobile phone owners so the US has a little way to catch up, but I have no doubt they will over time.
• Mobile internet browsing is a little bit down in most countries vs the last quarter but it’s still . (Hmm, I wonder if poxy data charges and slow speeds have anything to do with that?)

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AT&T nets 1.5M subscribers in Q2

AT&T’s wireless unit has posted its second quarter results, which include a net gain of 1.5 million wireless subscribers (partially thanks to the iPhone) to reach 63.7 million. “Mobility is a major growth engine for AT&T,” AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said. “Our launch with Apple of the breakthrough iPhone has quickly redefined customer expectations for their wireless experience, initial response was unprecedented, and sales in July continue to be strong. On June 29, we also announced an agreement to acquire Dobson Communications, which will further expand our wireless coverage in key rural and suburban areas.” Here are some other key metrics from the quarter:

• The June 29 iPhone launch allowed for less than two days of sales and activations before the end of the quarter, but AT&T activated 146,000 iPhone subscribers during those two days.
• Total service ARPU in the second quarter was $50.63, up 3.6 percent.
• Total churn, including prepaid and reseller results, was 1.6 percent, down from 1.7 percent in the year-earlier quarter.

Replace your Iphone Battery

Worrisome iPhone users, are you dreading the day when your battery inevitably fails and sticks you with an $85.95 bill after you send it in to Apple to have it replaced? If you’re not afraid to try something new, you can start saving a little less each month because ipodjuice.com is hocking a replacement battery for $45 ($65 after shipping). But will you get what you pay for?

The technicians at ipodjuice seem to think so. They’re so proud of their 1400 mAh lithium-ion product (in 4Gb and 8Gb iPhone flavors) that they’re backing it up with a ten year guarantee from the date of installation. If you think you’re up to the task, they’ll even send you the battery for $25 and let you tinker with the installation process on your own. Though you’re probably years away from needing a replacement battery (knock on wood), developments like this could bode well for your eventual out-of-pocket expenses when the time does roll around

via Gizmodo

Choose Blackberry 8800 over Iphone

On Tuesday, July 17th, Research in Motion (RIM) announced that the BlackBerry 8820 would be the first dual-mode BlackBerry to provide wireless voice and data access over both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless networks.

Much like the new Apple iPhone, the BlackBerry 8820 can switch between EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks and 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi. However, in contrast to the Apple iPhone, the 8820 does have built-in GPS support

In addition to these major drawbacks of the iPhone, our venture capitalist cites the following as reasons to prefer the BlackBerry:

• The BlackBerry 8800 possesses GPS, which makes Google Maps much more useful, especially for turn-by-turn directions
• The iPhone lacks basic cut and paste capabilities
• Despite Apple’s reputation for superior user interface design, the BlackBerry possesses keyboard shortcuts that make navigation around and between applications a breeze
• The BlackBerry’s phone quality is better than the iPhone’s
• The Safari browser is certainly more stunning than the BlackBerry’s primitive browser, but the iPhone seems to load even text-only pages more slowly than the BlackBerry over the EDGE network
• The BlackBerry possesses a general contacts application that makes contacting people by any given method more convenient
• The battery runs out faster on the iPhone simply because it is used for more tasks. This makes it less reliable for when one must take the device somewhere overnight without the opportunity to recharge.

Premium mobile content will exceed $44 billion

Firecewireless reports A new report issued by market intelligence firm iSuppli forecasts the market for premium mobile content will exceed $44 billion by 2011, more than doubling the $20 million anticipated for 2007. According to iSuppli, mobile video is the fastest-growing mobile media segment, with music and gaming also strong. However, significant regional differences are emerging:

• In the Asian market, India leads compound annual growth rate growth of non-messaging data revenue at 40.4 percent.
• In the Western European market, Italy will experience the strongest non-messaging data revenue CAGR through 2011 at 29 percent. While ringtones currently represent the strongest segment, video will dominate Italian mobile content revenue by 2011, followed by games.
• In the Americas, Brazil will enjoy a 41 percent CAGR for non-messaging data revenues. In the United States, messaging revenues doubled in 2006 compared to the previous year, driven by increased peer-to-peer messaging and increased premium SMS revenue.
• In Asia and Europe, ringtone growth is slowing as the markets mature. By 2011, China, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States will lead in ringtone sales, but many country-level markets will peak before 2011.
• In Asia, mobile gaming growth is also slowing. Korea and Japan dominated gaming revenues in 2006.

According to iSuppli, data now accounts for 20 percent of revenue among 20 key international operators. SK Telecom, NTT DoCoMo and O2 all derive more than 30 percent of their revenues from data. “Data and content revenues are the life preservers for wireless operators, as voice ARPU declines accelerated during Q2 among the 20 key operators tracked by iSuppli,” said Mark Kirstein, iSuppli vice president of multimedia content and services. “Drawn from our deep operator profiles, aggregate voice ARPU in the first quarter declined by 6 percent sequentially compared to the fourth quarter of 2006. Meanwhile, mobile data ARPU increased by 1 percent sequentially. Data ARPU is particularly strong among North American operators, where both messaging revenue and mobile multimedia content are seeing strong growth.”

Hi5 raises $20 million

San Francisco based social networking site Hi5 has raised $20 million in a new round of funding led by Mohr Davidow Ventures.

 Hi5 has become a global success story.

According to Alexa, Hi5 is now ranked as the 11th most popular site online above Facebook at 13th. If you’ve never heard of the site though, there is a reason; most of Hi5’s traffic doesn’t come from the United States. Hi5 is the No. 1 ranking site online in Portugal, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala, and ranks at No 2 in Jamaica, Honduras and The Dominican Republic. 16.2% of visitors to Hi5 come from Peru and 7.7% from Portugal, by comparison visitors to Hi5 from the Unites States make up only 2% of the sites traffic.

As of December 2006, Hi5 claimed to have 50 million registered users.

Google has acquired an aerial photographer!

Todays hot newsisthatGoogle’s acquisition of ImageAmerica, a company that builds high resolution cameras for the collection of aerial imagery. So if you didn’t like photos of the front of your house or car or you standing in front of a porn shop, just wait.

Arnold from Search Engine Journal notes, “Google Earth and Maps will soon be rolling out this high-res aerial imagery in the days to come. Google is hoping to strenghten its dominance on web satellite imagery and image mapping technology. ImageAmerica is expected to enhance the depth and quality of Google Earth and Maps imagery.”

I remember when the “party” area where I lived a few years ago considered installing cameras to monitor the streets outside the bars. The community was completely against it with privacy concerns being the number one factor. It will be interesting to see what type of backlash Google will see in the future as they continue their attempt to control every piece of data in the world. By data I don’t mean bits and bytes on a computer but everything we do. I remember a movie (can’t remember the name) where a camera followed behind the man as he moved and kept a full history. We are almost there folks.

iPhone not to blame for Duke outage

Acording to news.co, a Duke official directly implicated the iPhone for causing network issues that knocked out parts of Duke’s wireless network. But Duke spokeswoman Tracy Futhey, in a statement Friday on the school’s Web site, said: “The reality is that a particular set of conditions made the Duke wireless network experience some minor and temporary disruptions in service. Those conditions involve our deployment of a very large Cisco-based wireless network that supports multiple network protocols.”

Cisco added that it worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, and has “provided a fix that has been applied to Duke’s network and the problem has not occurred since,” according to a statement.

A Cisco representative declined to comment on the exact fix that was applied, and whether other customers will be affected by a similar problem.

iPhone won’t matter to most of Europe

Apple launches the phone in Europe on a single carrier. This probably means that iPhone will not be available in all European countries at first. My guess is UK, Germany and France. I’ve very limited knowledge of operators in these markets, but my guess is that there are some big players in all of these fighting over the exclusive deal over iPhone. Other markets will see iPhone later, through subscriptions or after Apple starts to sell iPhone without subscription in whole Europe. But for this to happen, Apple needs to find a way to bring down the price, at around 800-900 euros,

Many Apple fans are salivating over the rumored launch of Apple’s long-awaited mobile device in Europe. These fans (who put ”fan” in ”fanatic”) are reading the American echo-chamber-blogs and are certain that Apple will not only introduce iPhone in Europe this year, but it will be also revolutionary. As a card-carrying Nokialand citizen who, though, has never owned a Nokia, I disagree.

2nd Generation Iphone Due In September

Could the first gen iPhone already be in danger of extinction? That’s the latest rumor to spread and it comes courtesy of a Chinese outlet called the Commercial Times. According to the publisher they’ve heard reports from Apple partner manufacturers Quanta and Wintek that the next gen iPhone is already in the prototype phase and that the finished model could be ready for sale by as early as September. It may even retail for less than June’s iPhone, clocking in somewhere between $250 and $300.

September is just a short two months away and for Apple to make a move like this so soon after the launch of the first iPhone doesn’t seem to add up. We have no doubts that Steve Jobs has secret plans in motion in Cupertino but the past history of Apple has demonstrated that they like to wait and pounce instead of rush and blow the element of surprise. Instead of looking to September 2007 our guts tell us to instead keep an eye around the first anniversary of the iPhone announcement in January 2008.

Groove Mobile announces handset deals

Groove Mobile announced the expansion of its global mobile music handset platform via new partnerships with manufacturers Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, HTC, Motorola and Nokia. The following handsets now support the Groove Mobile platform:

• Samsung: Upstage (Sprint), M510 (Bell Mobility)
• Sony Ericsson: W660i (3UK)
• LG: U970 (3UK), 570 MUSIQ (Sprint), Chocolate (Bell)
• HTC: 6800 “Mogul” (Sprint)
• Motorola: ic902 (Sprint)
• Nokia: 6120, 6151 (3UK) 

Vodafone Revenues Up

Vodafone’s second-quarter revenues for the period ended 30 June 2007 are out today, with strong top-line numbers driven by its acquisition of Hutchison Essar in India.

The mobile operator said group revenue was up 7.5 percent to £8.3 billion and reported 9.1 million proportionate organic net mobile additions for the quarter, compared with 4.8 million for the same quarter last year. The total proportionate mobile customer base at 30 June 2007 was 232 million (the figure includes users from operations where Vodafone has a partial stake such as Verizon Wireless).

Mobile data up: Non-voice revenues are continuing their decline–in Europe this quarter they were down 2.4 percent on an organic basis compared to the same period last year. But non-messaging mobile data revenues in the region increased by 7.2 percent, with a figure of 6.1 percent for the group overall. This is roughly half as much growth as Vodafone had in messaging data.

Data driven by business users: Vodafone says that the majority of the growth in mobile data usage has come from the business sector rather than the consumer sector. The number of handheld business devices increased by 87 percent since June last year, and Vodafone Mobile Connect data cards are up 70 percent.

Number of 3G devices doubles: currently there are 18.5 million 3G devices in use on Vodafone’s networks. In the last quarter, there was a net-add of 2.46 million consumer devices, and 182,000 business devices.

Vodafone live! update: Vodafone says that within the 3G space it added 3.3 million customers registered for live! for 3G and the Mobile Connect data card (which works on 3G and GPRS). The operator didn’t break out live! customers specifically within that number.

Nokia benefiting from tendency to stick with a brand whose products consumers have already learned how to use

Models such as the 550 euro ($759) N95 are paying off as customers trade up from starter phones in India and China. The shift is restoring profit margins that Chief Executive Officer Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo sacrificed last year when he focused on cheaper phones to win sales in those countries, where Nokia is the dominant brand.

As customers move up in price range, Nokia is benefiting from the users’ tendency to stick with a brand whose products they have already learned how to use, analysts and investors including Heikkilae said.

Replacement phones will make up 60 percent of emerging- market sales this year, up from 50 percent in 2006, according to Nokia. Globally, the replacement market is expected to climb to 80 percent by 2010 from current 65 percent.According to Business week Nokia’s sales in China and the Asia-Pacific region each jumped 39 percent last year.The former producer of rubber boots and timber, which famously made a risky decision in 1992 to focus on mobile technology, seems to be doing everything right these days. Nokia’s supply-chain management may be the best of any company in the world. It has a big head start in fast-growing markets such as China and India. And it has $9.5 billion in cash and practically no debt, so it can invest far more than rivals on developing new products or conquering new markets—and thus build even more intimidating economies of scale. “We are about to report our billionth customer, so we must be doing something right,” says Anssi Vanjoki, a Nokia executive committee member responsible for multimedia devices. One lesson Nokia learned was that it doesn’t pay to rely too heavily on a few top-selling models. Motorola, by contrast, became overly dependent on the Razr. Nokia has nailed both the high and low ends of the market and pretty much everything in between. For affluent buyers who want the latest technology, the $750 top-of-the-line N95 includes an Internet browser, music player, GPS satellite receiver, and the ability to connect to Wi-Fi networks as well as standard cellular services. Even Nokia’s entry-level phones offer extras that appeal to Mumbai tea sellers and vast numbers of other low-income people enjoying their first taste of telecommunications.   

Ultramobile PCs

PROS Sony’s technical wizardry shines in the new Vaio VGN-UX390N, which is the most feature-rich of this group. It has two built-in cameras, a fingerprint scanner, and a 32GB solid-state flash memory drive (SSD) that’s faster and more durable than a traditional hard drive and lasts longer on a charge. The UX390N also has the brightest and sharpest screen of the bunch and uses Edge cellular technology (a close second to EVDO) for connecting to the Web when Wi-Fi isn’t available.

This 4.5-inch screen is sharp, the small text can strain your eyes, and the keys are spaced far enough apart to make typing uncomfortable.

BUY THIS ONE IF … You’re willing to trade a little bit of readability and portability for some very cool features.

Samsung Q1P SSD

Size: 5.5 x 9.0 in.; Weight: 1.7 lb.; $2,000

3 stars

PROS Samsung takes a different approach to mobile computing–and it works with the Q1P. It dodges the dumb thumb issue with a glorious 7-inch touch- screen that’s easy to use as a virtual keyboard or a template for scribbling notes. (The handwriting recognition is phenomenal.) The Q1P comes with a 32GB SSD as well as AVStation Now software for fast access to music, photos, and movies. Add the optional organizer case and a portable USB keyboard and you have the next best thing to a standard notebook.

CONS The Q1P is the bulkiest of the bunch, and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are your only options for wireless Internet.

BUY THIS ONE IF … You can’t stand tiny keyboards and want a device that lets you work hard and play hard.  

OQO Model 02

Size: 3.3 x 5.6 in.; Weight: 9 1 lb.; $1,850

4 stars (Editor’s Choice)

PROS OQO has clearly learned from its early mistakes in the UMPC market. The new Model 02 has a sharp screen, a 60GB hard drive, and an ergonomically brilliant docking station, and it’s the only UMPC that truly fits in your pocket. Features like EVDO mobile broadband and Wi-Fi are a big plus, but the keyboard is the 02’s crowning achievement. The perfectly spaced keys avoid the “dumb thumb” problem common to most UMPCs.

CONS The 02 doesn’t have slots for Compact Flash or SD cards, so you’ll need a USB adapter for those. The lack of FireWire also means some MP3 players and videocameras won’t connect.

BUY THIS ONE IF … You’re a truly mobile professional who needs constant, fast connectivity and a PC wherever you go.

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Saving a Favorite Web Video

The newest version of RealPlayer offers a distinctly useful feature: the ability to copy any video from the Internet onto your PC, as long as it isn’t protected by a copyright. The download function is smart, simple and fun to use.

RealPlayer 11 copies videos from the Web to a PC with one click; a progress window shows the status of multiple simultaneous downloads

T-Mobile accidentally confirms iPhone sales?

 

Die iPhone-Seite im T-Mobile-Shop The German division of T-Mobile has possibly leaked its status as a European carrier for the iPhone. Local newspaper Focus has captured a screenshot (right, below) of the company’s online store, where the iPhone is said to have briefly appeared as its own category. Along with this went the notice of an “indexation test,” supporting the notion that T-Mobile is engaged in some kind of behind-the-scenes preparation that was exposed prematurely.

Yahoo loosig its profits

Techdirt puts Yahoo’s performance as shabby of late, as it cost CEO Terry Semel his job. The company has tried to argue that its new Panama advertising platform would turn its performance around, but so there seems to be nothing doing. This evening, the company released its earnings, which look to be more of the same. Profits aren’t growing and there’s no sign that they’ll grow anytime soon. To be fair to Jerry Yang, he does deserve some time to right the ship, but as one analyst put it

Mobile Payments Firm Feed Gets $3.25 Million Funding

FEED, a Boulder, CO-based mobile payments firm, has raised $3.25 million in its first round of funding (via AC). The round came from Lacuna Venture Fund and other investors. The company is focusing on the Boulder market for now, saying it wants to build up critical mass of retailers and users. It says it has about 200 merchants currently accepting FEED mobile payments. It has a goal of having 10,000+ Boulder residents and students using Feed by the end of this year. When it goes national, it will compete against a few others like Obopay, which just raised a big $29 million round.

Via Moconews

Google Working on New Mobile Content Service?

An interesting move from Google, even though Yahoo tried doing this a bit and then backed off it: WSJ says Google is working on a hybrid mobile content search service that will help consumers find and purchase mobile content such as ringtones and games…this is separate from its pure mobile search efforts that it has been working on and deploying over the last few years.

Among the plans: users would search for a piece of content and would get back a list of companies that provide it, with links. Later one Google would charge for premium placement. In some senses this is similar to Google’s effort in music industry, where if users search for an artist on the service, it comes back with options to buy songs from various stores, among other results. Not sure if this music directory service has been a huge hit…probably not.

The story says Google has been working with content companies on this for months now, but the project has been delayed due to technical difficulties (read: porting it to all kinds of devices, I presume), and there is no clear timeline on a launch. Sounds like one of those side project Google allows its employees to work on. More when we find out

Making the most out of the Google and Yahoo Image Search traffic

Google Image Search traffic is not to under-estimated. In some of the relatively busy sites I run traffic from Google Image Search accounts for almost 10% of the incoming traffic. The Image Search folks usually do not stick around very long, but there are a few quick tips you can implement to make the most of that traffic.

With a perfect post on “17/19 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Site Using Google Images“, Dosh Dosh has done a great job of listing the ways you can increase traffic from the Image Search sites (which he can actually implement on his lovely Anime images on every post). Obvious tips include using the ALT and image-name wisely with relevant text & keywords as well as setting the image preferences in Google Webmaster Tools, but there were a few less-known tips that are worth mentioning.

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Apple desktop &Macbook amoung favourite

digg_url = ‘http://www.digg.com/apple/How_Apple_Can_Win_The_PC_Battle’; digg_bgcolor = ‘#ffffff’; digg_skin = ‘compact’;According to Richard, just a year ago Apple’s share of the computer market was close to 2%. Now MacWorld and CNet are reporting that – according to NDP research -

Apple’s Desktops Now have crossed 10% and the MacBooks now closing on 15% of the laptop market. This puts MacBooks in 4th place behind HP, Toshiba and Gateway. The figures are likely to increase in the 3rd quarter, which is traditionally strong for Apple, because of the back-to-school sales.

8 Best iPhone Concept Designs

Though there may be hundreds of conceptual iPhone models made before its official release but only some of them were sexy enough to get famous on the Internet. TechEBlog made a very nice collection of the 8 most stylish iPhone concept designs and I will like to share it with my readers on behalf of TechEBlog.

 

Via TechEBlog

An Unlucky iPhone Customers

For some people iPhone was not up to the mark and for others it was just some ordinary phone gadget but this guy sure had the worst experience of his life after buying an iPhone. Its not that he did not like the iPhone or something like that rather he managed to smash the screen of the $500 gadget in 24 hours of its official. This guy surely set a record now

Adsense for mobile

After years of anticipation, Google is currently sending out invitation emails to some publishers for an AdSense for Mobile beta test. Google’s invitation reads:

“As part of our efforts to develop new and improved AdSense products for our partners, we will begin a limited beta test for AdSense for mobile. AdSense for mobile allows publishers to monetize their mobile websites through the placement of targeted text ads.”

Google already has an extensive FAQ page for publishers looking to create mobile ads for AdSense.

Mobile ads for voice minutes works

Contrarry to our below post ofr research findings  Virgin Mobile USA says that about 1,000 subscribers have signed up for its Sugar Mama program each day since it launched about a year ago. That makes for roughly 330,000 of its 4.8 million subscribers, who are willing to exchange 45 seconds of advertising on their handset or on their PCs for an extra minute of talk time. Virgin has doled out 9 million minutes of mobile talk time since Sugar Mama launched.

Mobile ads are unacceptable to majority

Mobile advertising is still viewed as unacceptable by the majority of people. A survey by Harris Interactive in the US shows that the most accepted form of mobile advertising—sponsored text links in searches—was deemed unacceptable by 74 percent of respondents reports eMarketer.

1. Only 10 percent of respondents took a positive action in relation to seeing an ad,
2.  70 percent deleted them outright. Mind you, only 30 percent could recall ever seeing an ad

In the UK research by Tickbox has illustrated the difference between those who have responded to a mobile ad and those who would view ads in exchange for fr*ee content.

10,000-year-old baby mammoth Discovered

The frozen carcass of a 10,000-year-old baby mammoth has been unearthed in a remote northern Siberian region, a discovery scientists said Wednesday could help in climate change studies.

The 4-foot (1.2-meter) gray-and-brown carcass, discovered in May by a reindeer herder in the Yamal-Nenets region, has its trunk and eyes virtually intact and even some fur remaining, said Alexei Tikhonov, deputy director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Zoological Institute.

 mammoth is any of a number of an extinct genus of proboscidean (of which the elephant remains), often with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from the Pliocene epoch from 4.8 million years ago to around 4,000 years ago.[1] The word mammoth comes from the Russian мамонт mamont, probably in turn from the Khanty.

Buyers calls a good experience to use Iphone

USA Today reports that Early iPhone owners are  happy with their devices, a survey out Friday says, and Apple (AAPL) and AT&T (T) are luring customers from rivals as a result.

The firm surveyed 1,000 cellphone users July 6-10.

• Study claims that , 90% of 200 owners said they were “extremely” or “very” satisfied with their phone.

• And 85% said they are “extremely” or “very” likely to recommend the device to others, says the online survey conducted and paid for by market researcher Interpret of Santa Monica, Calif.

Kelly Croy, a seventh-grade teacher in Oak Harbor, Ohio, is a happy buyer. “Overall, the coolest device I’ve ever owned,” he says.

	BEFORE THEY BOUGHT IPHONE Buyers’ previous cell phone carriers: AT&T-Cingular 49% Verizon 25% Sprint Nextel 11% T-Mobile 6% Alltel 3% U.S. Cellular 2% Other 2% Virgin Mobile 1% Helio 1% Source: Interpret survey of 200 iPhone owners

Nokia’s Aeon Full Touch Screen….

 Nokia’s research and development team have kicked it up a gear with an attractive “aeon” concept phone showing up in the R&D section of the company’s website. .   Expected to hit markets in 2008…….

The device would probably have one of the longest battery lives as it would be powered by nothing less than fuel cells. There are too many surprise features in this phone…..like it can transform itself according to your needs.

If they do that… I’ll be a Nokia user once again… definately a turning point in design concepts.

  
 

Internet activity is highest U.K. and Swedish users, google most popular property

 Comscore  has released its First Comprehensive Review of Pan-European
Online Activity report according to which

Google most popular property in 13 of 16 countries tracked by comScore.

U.K. and Swedish Web users spend more time online than U.S. counterparts.

The comScore study compares activity across the 16 countries where comScore tracks Internet usage with panel-based measurement and highlights the differences in Internet development by country.  This harmonized view of European online visitation reveals the following:

·          The Netherlands and Scandinavian countries have the highest percentage of their populations using the Internet, ranging from 68 percent to 83 percent.

·          Germany has the largest online population: 32.6 million people age 15 and older.

·          The U.K. has the most active online population, with the highest average number of daily visitors (21.8 million), the highest usage days per month (21 per user), and the highest average time spent per month per user (34.4 hours).

·          European users average 16.5 usage days per month. Countries that have usage days below the European average are Russia (11.4 average usage days), Austria (12.0), Italy (12.9), Ireland (13.0), Portugal (13.4), Norway (14.7), Denmark (14.7), Switzerland (15.1), Belgium (15.5) and Finland (16.4).

·          The average Swedish user views 4,019 pages per month and views more pages than any other country – 51 percent above the European average of 2,662 pages per month.

The study also revealed that Google is the most popular property in 13 of the 1p6 countries, followed by Microsoft in most countries. Yahoo! remains the 3^rd most popular property across Europe, despite making the top 3 list in only three countries – Ireland, Italy and Spain.

Pan-European and US Breakdown of Online Audiences, age 15+*

Top 5 worst sites

 TIME Magazine  selects five worst websites which suffer marketing infestation due to ant reason .They have’t even spared myspace for its design over all their choice of websites is pretty interesting

eHarmony.com 

This site discriminates against gays.premium charges ($21 to $60 a month, depending on how many months you prepay

Evite.com

The site, in short, is crying out for an overhaul.

Meez.com

They  clog the recipient’s inbox with unnecessary bits

MySpace.com

Time.com named MySpace one of our 50 Coolest Websites of 2006. But since then, things have taken an ugly turn, and we’re not just talking about poor page design. It seems the community has become infested with marketers and other opportunists who create false profiles and essentially spam other users

SecondLife.com

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JiveTalk mobile messenger for iphone

The race to see who will rule IM on the iPhone has begun. Meebo. works, but has flaws (the buddy list is very far from the chat window for some reason, and the chat window can’t be resized).

now there is  JiveTalk, which offers simultaneous login to AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, GoogleTalk, ICQ, and Jabber. The alpha release for iPhone worked pretty well during my brief testing.

JiveTalk for iPhone is currently available to the public as an open alpha, and free to use. Because this is an alpha release, you may experience some problems/defects.

Orkut a victim of its own success!!

 

The social networking site’s  Orkut members were dominated by users in the U.S., with 59% of the user base. But the hype didn’t last long in the U.S. Over the past three years, the percentage of users from the U.S. kept declining, with only 18% left as of today. but whay has this gone so raw for memebers that they are going for new social platforms lie facebook

It appears that Orkut is a victim of its own success! There are lot people who wants a complete ban on Orkut access. Already many countries have blocked Orkut access completely. Here are some examples,

1.  Orkut is banned in UAE following allegations that it promotes “immorality”. Many in gulf countries believe that Orkut has a “corrupting influence on youth”.
2.  Religious fanatics in India (Siva Sena and the like) is calling for a ban on Orkut. They want a ban because some of their heros are not very respected in some communities. In fact they went on to vandalize cybercafes in Mumbai.
3. Most of the companies already ban Orkut. They feel that “employee productivity” is seriously affected due to Orkut access.

The most funny thing is that there are millions of sites worse than Orkut in all the above cases. There are a lot of shocking “immoral” sites out there on the internet. There are dedicated hate sites against everyone. Every day sites are popping up which can be hardly called “productivity boosting”. Why is that only Orkut is targetted?

The reason is obvious. Orkut is an internet phenomenon. Many people use it to connect to friends, organize birthday parties and because of its “social factor”. The only thing is, not everyone is happy to see smiling faces all around!

Another funny thing is people who are smart enough will find ways to circumvent the ban. There are millions of proxy sites out there and every day you have thousand new ones popping up If Google’s going to acquire Facebook, hurry up and buy

Execute Your To-Do List

Zen Habits. has a good post which was prompted when reader BJ Thunderstone recently asked a great question:

A lot of productivity systems such as Getting Things Done by David Allen or Do It Tomorrow by Mark Forster concern themselves with writing lists of things to do. This skill is easy to learn.But what if the problem isn’t making lists, but executing your plan? What if you write “Get X, Y and Z done” and then you can’t make yourself do any of these things?

I think that many people have a problem not with making to-do lists – but with executing what is written on these lists.

B.J. went on to list some of the reasons he and others have a problem getting things done. Let’s address them one by one

there are a couple of suggestions that could help:

• Tiny chunk. Tell yourself you only have to do 5 minutes of work on it. That small amount of work is less intimidating.
• Just start. Once you get going, it’s much easier to keep going. So tell yourself that all you have to do is start. I like to compare this to my philosophy of running: instead of worrying about having to do the whole run, I tell myself that I just have to lace up my shoes and get out the door. After that, it’s really easy. Do the same thing with any task — just fire up your program, and do the first few actions (i.e. start typing). It gets easier after that point.
• Reward yourself. Don’t let yourself check email (or whatever reward works for you — something that you need to do every day) until you do at least 10 minutes (or 15 or 20, it doesn’t matter) on the task. Set a timer. Once your 10 minutes is up, set another timer for 5 minutes and do email. Then repeat.
• Get excited about it. This is actually a tip that helps with any of these points. If you are excited about doing something, you will not hesitate to do it. For example, I loved this topic suggestion, and I was excited about writing it. As soon as I had the chance, I sat down to write it and only took one break. But how do you get excited about a task? Try to find something exciting about it. Will it bring you revenue? What can you do with that revenue? Will it bring you new clients, new opportunities, new recognition? If you can’t find anything exciting about a task, consider whether it’s really important or not — and if not, find a way to not do it. Sometimes eliminating (or delegating or delaying) the task is the best option.

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Googles acquires another company Postini

Google is acquiring communications security company Postini for $625 million in cash. Google plans to tie Postini’s security features into its Google Apps, which includes Gmail, Calendar, Talk, Docs & Spreadsheets, and Personal Start Page. In a Google blog posting explaining the reasoning behind the purchase, Dave Girouard, VP and general manager for Google Enterprise claimed that more than 1,000 small businesses sign up for the Google’s services daily, but large businesses have been reluctant to move to hosted applications due to security concerns and corporate compliance. The hope is that Postini’s services will help assuage those fears. Release..more after jump.

Ad preferences based on age, gender

Firece wireless ahas an interesting post according to which A new study issued by mobile media publisher MoMac and market research firm Tickbox says mobile advertising must match specific consumer criteria as responsiveness to different kinds of ads is dependent on age and gender. According to the study, men and women exhibit clear differences in their preferences for mobile ad formats: Text-based links are the most popular overall at 56 percent. There’s a clear female bias of 60 percent in comparison with 47 percent of men. Picture or banner-based advertising is favored by 29 percent of users overall, and only under one in three consumers ages 25 to 34; while 22 percent of men stated a preference for video-based advertising, just 12 percent of women said they would be most likely to respond to a video ad. Video formats also were most popular with younger users–23 percent of users between 16 and 24 selected video as their preferred format.

MoMac adds that content providers must consider a variety of payment models. Ad-funded content is poised to become dominant with younger mobile users, with 47 percent of 16-24-year-olds preferring free content in exchange for viewing ads; only 32 percent of the youth market opted for a pay-as-you-download model, and only 3.9 percent said preferred content via a subscription. Conversely, 55 percent of respondents aged 45 or older opted for pay-as-you-download options, with 54 percent of women selecting the method compared with 41 percent of men.

Planning your banner ad Campaign

A quick test: how many of you can name the product being advertised in the banner ad at A research predicts that around 80% advertsements seen are forgotten with in next 24 hours!!!

If you’ve spent any time surfing the Internet, you’ve seen more than your fair share of banner ads. These small rectangular advertisements appear on all sorts of Web pages and vary considerably in appearance and subject matter, but they all share a basic function: if you click on them, your Internet browser will take you to the advertiser’s Web site.

Planning a successful banner advertising campaign takes a bit of time and effort. But if done correctly, banner campaigns can result in a good return-on-investment (ROI) in terms of both branding and sales. What follows are steps to consider when planning a banner ad campaign

Research where to purchase advertising space

General or specific sites

Select a couple of web sites and screen them for audience, unique visiotrs etc  W.R.T your product

Contact your banner representative

Find out the banner submission guidelines

Check for special rates

Ask for discounts (This works hell)

Get it in writing

Retrieve banner statistics

In case of blogs do research the Comments visiotrs make which give youan ide of audience.

Major portals have very detailed banner submission guidelines on what they will allow you to feature. Important things to ask about are:

• maximum file size (in K)
• allowable file formats (GIF, animated GIF, HTML form banners, javascript, Flash, Shockwave, applets, etc.)
• design restrictions
• banner dimensions (in pixels)
• deadlines for submission
• how many banners you may submit at one time for rotation
• how often banners are rotated
• what lead time they need before making your banner appear on their sites
• where will your banner be featured – on what page and where on the page

There are many media buying houses these days where you can buy ads for specific websites but for that you have to go through publishers website realy like FM and ADBRITE

PC World Top 100 blogs list

PC World Has compiled a list of 100 blogs they stumble upon every day.

In compiling their list, realized that reasonable men and women may disagree on the definition of a blog. For example, we quickly discarded the notion that a blog must be the work of an individual: Some of the best, including, and we hope you’ll agree, our own Today @ PC World, are the work of many people. But we all agreed that a good blog has at least some element of voice: The people who write it express an opinion in the words they write and the images they include

For the complete list go here

Hacker can unlock AT&T on iPhone

A well-known hacker claims to have overcome restrictions on Apple Inc.’s iPhone, allowing highly technical users to bypass AT&T Inc.’s network to use the phone’s Internet and music features.

In a post dated July 3 on his blog, Jon Johansen, 23, a prolific hacker of consumer electronics gadgets since he was a teenager in Norway, said “I’ve found a way to activate a brand new unactivated iPhone” without signing up for AT&T service.

“The iPhone does not have phone capability, but the iPod and Wi-Fi work. Stay tuned!” he wrote on his long-running blog, which is combatively named “So Sue Me.” The post was entitled ”iPhone Independence Day.”

VZW launches mobile email

OZ and Verizon Wireless have launched mobile email services for users of the carrier’s Get It Now service that will cost an additional $5 a month. The subscription provides users with access to Yahoo! Mail, AOL Mail, AIM Mail, Windows Live Hotmail, Verizon.net accounts and others. Users can access up to 10 email accounts through the mobile application, which also alerts users to new emails and recreates the same “look and feel” of the desktop versions of the email services. Currently, the offering only runs on the LG enV (LG VX9900) and the Motorola V3m, but other handsets will be supported soon, according to the carrier. Download charges and airtime charges also apply in some cases.

Motorola to post $101M charge

Motorola announced that it will post a net pretax charge of $101 million for Q2 because of previously announced job cuts. In May Motorola announced a reduction in 3,500 jobs, to be completed by June 30. Later in the month, Motorola announced additional cuts of about 4,000 jobs.

Earlier this week RBC Capital commented that Motorola’s second quarter would be a wash since Motorola only sold 40 million units, instead of the expected 46 million units, according to the firm. During the same quarter last year, Motorola reported net income of $1.38 billion, which included gains of $5 million from the sale of investments and business.

For more on Motorola’s $101 million charge:
- read this blurb from the WSJ

Demographics Differ on Mobile Advertising Preferences,study

The research, conducted by independent research agency Tickbox indicates that as many as 13 percent of 16 to 24 year olds have already responded to or clicked-on a mobile advertisement When on mobile sites, text-based advertising links are the most popular with a clear female bias of 60% compared to just 47% of men. Picture or banner-based advertising was the second most popular option, favored by 29% overall and just under one in three in the 25 to 34 year old age range.Video-based advertising appeared to have a strong male bias with 22% of men compared to just 12% of women stating they would be most likely to respond to a video advertisement.

Video formats were also more popular with younger mobile users selected by 23% of 16-24 year olds, but only 12% of the over 55 year olds.The ad-funded model could become dominant with younger mobile users, with 47% of 16 to 24 year olds preferring to access content for free in exchange for viewing advertising. Only 32% of this group opted for a pay-as-you-download (PAYD) model and 3.9% stated they would want to pay for content via a subscription

N95 successor with 8GB storage

An XML file for the phone’s web browser user agent has shown up on Nokia’s website that points to an N95 with 8GB of internal storage, far more than the 160MB built into today’s version and placing it in direct contention with Apple’s device. But the device may be a significant redesign or even a new N-series phone altogether, according to reports.

More here

Renewable energy could save €180 billion

Accoring to pointcarbon Search Investing 10 per cent of current subsidies enjoyed by coal- and gas-based generators in renewable energy would cut global carbon dioxide emissions in half by 2030 and lower costs by $180 billion (€132 billion) per year, according to a study released today.

Microsoft t spend 1Billion on xbox

According to AP there is another setback for Microsoft Corp.’s unprofitable entertainment and devices division, the company says it is planning to spend at least $1 billion to repair serious problems with its Xbox 360 video game console.

$50,000 in prize money for the startup

TechCrunch20, the upcoming conference planned by blogging blowhards Jason Calacanis and Michael Arrington, now comes complete with $50,000 in prize money for the startup judged, like a prized poodle, to be the “Best in Show.” [TechCrunch]

Test Apricot Membership Management Resource

Running an an association, club or any other non-profit with minimal staff, inexperienced volunteers and a bargain-basement budget can be challenging. Wild Apricot’s membership and database management software brings together all the tools you need to efficiently run your organization in one elegant program.

The clincher: Wild Apricot is so easy to use that even inexperienced volunteers can pitch in to help you (get a free software trial).

Operate your Pocket PC/Smartphone from your desktop

Operate your Pocket PC/Smartphone from your desktop computer, record video, capture/print screens, view skins, explore, view battery/memory usage

 

With Pocket Controller View and control your Pocket PC/Smartphone from your desktop, using your desktop screen, keyboard and mouse. Enter data at high speed using your desktop keyboard Enlarge or shrink the Pocket PC/Smartphone screen to suit your taste Create recordings suitable for software training or demonstrations Use the Remote DOS Box tool to remotely execute DOS commands View your Pocket PC in a skin. Skins for most Pocket PCs are available Full Screen Background Mode, allows users to use solid color or HTML backgrounds, ideal for presentations Wysiwyg printing, print screens at various zoom and rotation levels, portrait or landscape modes, with/without a skin Capture Pocket PC/Smartphone screens and save them to disk Save Pocket PC/Smartphone screen to desktop computer clipboard Integrated Clipboard, transfer data between Pocket PC/Smartphone clipboard and the desktop clipboard.

 

 Automatically Synchronize desktop and mobile device clipboards. Explore Tool, allows file transfer with ActiveSync or TCP/IP connection Macro Recording/Playback, record keystrokes and mouse events to a macro file that can be played back. Macro files are text files that can be edited and customized.

 

View Pocket PC/Smartphone screen in portrait or landscape modes Activate/Stop applications and processes, view detailed process information (i.e. DLLs loaded, threads information etc.). View Pocket PC/Smartphone utilization and system information, from your desktop computer Can be configured to automatically start/stop when you dock/un-dock your Pocket PC Full keyboard support, including support for hardware “Application Buttons” Online documentation Connect via ActiveSync or Wired/Wireless TCP/IP Configure multiple Connection profiles, multiple TCP/IP addresses, control multiple Pocket PC/Smartphone devices simultaneously by running multiple instances of Pocket Controller Support for English, English(UK), French, German, German(Swiss), Portuguese(Brazil), Spanish(International), Spanish(Latin American), Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, and Italian keyboards. 8 months of free upgrades and 1 year of free technical support

 

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Social Communities Go Mobile

ABI Research found that “mobile social communities” currently count nearly 50 mln members worldwide, a number that is expected to reach 174 mln in 2011.

Opportunities to monetize mobile social communities fall into several main categories. Mobile operators profit from the data usage that underpins all mobile community activities they carry, and in some cases from monthly subscription fees as well. Companies can sponsor special interest communities that relate directly to their brands or services. For instance, MTV Asia sponsors a music forum for Asian users, where members talk about music. (In fact mobile social community sites will see their greatest growth, on both a percentage basis and absolute number of members, in the Asia-Pacific region.) The self-profiling nature of these communities means that advertising can be targeted to specific niches with great accuracy

Apple to limit iphone in europe

Apple will restrict the European launch of its multi-purpose iPhone to only Britain, France and Germany this year before a roll-out across Europe and Asia in 2008, the Financial Times said on Thursday.

O2, the British unit of Spanish telecommunications group Telefonica, is set to be the first European mobile phone operator to reach a deal with Apple, which launched its innovative iPhone in the United States last week, the FT added.

O2 is close to securing a deal to be the sole network partner for the iPhone in Britain, said the business daily, citing “people familiar with the matter.”

Meebo works on iphone

Meebo has feverishly been working since last Friday to get it working on Apple’s iPhone. One of the handset’s shortcomings is its lack of an instant messaging client. Meebo, which has been providing a Web based IM client that mimics desktop chatting software, did not work come iPhone launch due to the mobile version of Safari using its double-tap navigation. Meebo requires double clicking to start up an IM conversation, and many of the buttons and window functionality were simply not working.

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HP 20 hdx the dragon laptop

it was designed for the higher end mainstream space, the unique hinge allows for a more natural feeling when using such a large display. The mechanicals are complex, yet so well designed that it’s somewhat amazing that the team pulled it off! The HP notebook team has done some amazing things in the last few years. Lately they have stepped out of the norm and started to create some extremely compelling designs that meet high form and function together.

The HP 20” HDX was originally conceived by the notebook design team before the gaming business units was even setup! So to be clear, the gaming business did not design this notebook, which is pretty wild considering this notebook is perfect for gaming (I should mention that the HP 20” HDX plays games better than 98% of the gaming notebooks on the planet (with MAX MAX MAX settings) and it seems to be priced to compete). Yes, the media speculated, but the bottom line is notebooks take much longer than 8 months to complete.

Cell phones history

It wasn’t until 1984 that cellular phones were first mass marketed to the general public. It was a technical marvel by which people could reach into their pockets, then simply make a call to someone – anywhere in the world.

 

 

1843 - A skilled analytical chemist by the name of Michael Faraday began exhaustive research into whether space could conduct electricity. Faraday exposed his great advances of nineteenth-century science and technology and his discoveries have had an incalculable effect on technical development toward cellular phone development.
 
1865 - Dr. Mahlon Loomis of Virginia, a dentist, may have been the first person to communicate through wireless via the atmosphere. Between 1866 and 1873 he transmitted telegraphic messages at a distance of 18 miles between the tops of Cohocton and Beorse Deer Mountains, Virginia. He developed a method of transmitting and receiving messages by using the Earth’s atmosphere as a conductor and launching kites enclosed with a copper screens that were linked to the ground with copper wires. Congress then awarded Loomis a $50,000 research grant.
 
1973 - Dr Martin Cooper, is considered the inventor of the first portable handset. Dr. Cooper, former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, and the first person to make a call on a portable cellular phone.

 
1973 – Dr. Cooper set up a base station in New York with the first working prototype of a cellular telephone, the Motorola Dyna-Tac. Mr. Cooper and Motorola took the phone technology to New York to show the public.
 
1977 – Cell phones go public. Public cell phone testing began. The city of Chicago was where the first trials began with 2000 customers, and eventually other cell phone trials appeared in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore area. Japan began testing cellular phone service in 1979.
 
1988 - this year changed many of the technologies that had become typical in the past. The Cellular Technology Industry Association (CTIA) was developed to lay down practical goals for cellular phone providers. This included research for new applications for cell phone development. A new standard was placed with the creation of the TDMA Interim Standard 54, in 1991 by the Telecommunications Industry Association.
 

Iphone Applications

Sid Yadav has a very good post on applicatons tha can be run on iphone. Here he has elected the top 25 and made a list (with descriptions!).

Any good apps he missed? Feel free to post it in the comments. 

what do Iphone means.An image story

Artisists

Videos

Songs

More

Pausing A Video

Playing Music, Portrait Mode

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Calling Features

Receiving A Call From Contact With Picture

In The Middle Of A Call

Home Screen During A Call

Favorites List

All Calls

Address Book

Keypad

Visual Voicemail

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Blogs becoming irrelevent

Are blogs read less these days ?? Martin has a interesting post on this. This could be because there are now millions of blogs most of them very good and users have got avariety to choose from. And than its RSS which takes text to every one.

Iphone & At&T traffic

Accordig Firece newsletter Web traffic to AT&T’s site has increased roughly 19 percent over the past two months leading up to the iPhone, but activity has leveled off during the past few weeks. Compete’s Christian Dunster noted that the leveling off might “not [be] the spike one might expect to see given the anticipation of the iPhone launching… [but] it is a positive trend nonetheless in line with our expectations.” Here’s a look at the Web traffic for the major U.S. wireless carriers’ websites during the past two months, according to Compete. Click on the image for a larger version of the graph:

Iphone?? What about thousands of AT&T resellers

How will the iPhone impact the thousands of AT&T resellers that sell AT&T service plans and phones in brick-and-mortar stores and online? Initially only company-owned AT&T stores and Apple stores will be selling the iPhone and it’s not clear if resellers will ever have access to the hyped device.

An iPhone purchase requires a two-year contract with AT&T and resellers make money based upon the number of contracts that they sign up. Also, as we learned earlier this week, the iPhone rate plans will range in price from $59.99 to $219.99