Windows Phone Metro Style Are Bring On Nokia N8

Nokia N8 is a highly popular touchscreen mobile that has recently been launched by Nokia. Nokia N8 comes with a plethora of exciting features including a large 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen HD display with Multi-touch, Nokia N8, no never have to worry about this. If ever you get sick of playing a particular game, you can always download a new game from the Ovi Store or other sources over the internet. Finally, the time had come when I needed to Hard Reset my Nokia N8. 'Hard Reset' is a term used to define the resetting of your phone back to its state when it is just born out of its brand new company sealed package. I have opted to reset my phone after 6 months of rigorous usage and experiment with my phone. Nokia and ELLE are searching for the next Style Correspondent to celebrate the unveiling of the new pink Nokia N8. The competition will continue. Earlier I had Nokia 5800 and I had to reset it after just a month of buying. I do give credit to the new Symbian^3 OS which is a much more robust and refined version of Symbian than any of its earlier predecessors. Before I did a hard reset, I took complete backup of my phone using the Nokia PC Suite. The PC Suite included options wherein I could take backup of all my Ovi Music Store audio, images and videos. I selected all the possible options available for the backup in Nokia Ovi Suite.
Your Chance to become Nokia's Brand Ambassador for a day!! Ever wished to be Nokia's Brands ambassador for a day? If you had this wish then Nokia is giving you chance to bring this dream into realit. I have been experimenting with my phone a lot with all forms of application - Beta, Alpha and Unsigned. I have literally screwed the brains out of my phone and still it is going great. Read on for our recommended accessories, and tips to make you an expert user of your brand spanking new Nokia N8. I have installed, uninstall-ed and cancelled the installations of numerous applications mid way that could scar the OS and make it unstable. So, now I was unable to install the latest Beta version of Ovi Maps. I wanted to install the new version even though the Ovi Maps v3.06 worked like a charm. Nokia had built in me a kind of trust and so I wanted to buy a smart phone of this brand. After seeing reviews and suggestions from my friends I bought this mobile phone nearly 4 months ago. I was not able to install the latest Nokia Big Screen application after upgrading to the firmware version PR 1.2. I was feeling that my OS was a bit slow but never crashed. I did not have any other issues with my phone other than the one I mentioned above.
It looks like Nokia will be making the Nokia N8 the last of its high-end smartphones to run Symbian OS as the company will be making the transition to. Both Nokia N8 and iPhone 4 are candidates, so we will see if which part of my lists does Nokia N8 really standout against iPhone 4. Price. One of the biggest advantage of Nokia N8 over the iPhone 4 is the price. I have many brothers and sisters. My parents have well over 20 siblings. Each. All those uncles and aunties means I have a lot of cousins. Expect we do not have a word for cousin, many African languages do not. News article: Sales of the Nokia N8 have been dwarfed by the demand for Apple's iPhone 4, according to recent figures from financial company Morgan Stanley. According to the stats which. Phone - For sale: brand new iPhone 4, IPAD 2 64GB, Blackberry torch 9800 or Nokia N8 and Buy 2 get 1 free - 103709. The Nokia N8 can be likened to the second coming,not because it's necessarily salvation in a phone,but more so because it's taken a really, really long time to get here. Since it was officially announced back in April 2010,

Why doesn't my laptop have USB 3.0?

Why doesn't my laptop have USB 3.0?. I've been asking myself that question a lot lately.

None of my laptops has a USB 3.0 port. Not my 2010 MacBook Air, not my prior-generation Air, nor my Dell laptop. Nor do the laptops purchased recently by my business acquaintances, who typically buy earlier models that have been price-reduced.

Let me be clear, I've talked to Intel, folks at the USB Implementers Forum, PC makers, and analysts. And I've heard every reason under the sun as to why the Universal Serial Bus interface hasn't been upgraded in 10 years. (Intel: We'll get around to it in 2012.)

But those reasons (including: it won't make any material difference for things like printers...not supported in Intel silicon) don't change the fact that devices I use demand a faster USB interface. Now. Or I should say yesterday: I needed it a long time ago.

Thunderbolt, as promising as it sounds, does nothing for consumers today.

Here are just a couple of examples. The Seagate GoFlex external drive, which I purchased this week, prominently advertises USB 3.0 capability on its packaging. As it should. Doing regular transfers of 70 gigabytes (or more) of data demands more than USB 2.0.

But that's not possible, because there's no support on the laptop side.

Here's another. My Kodak Z980 camera takes HD videos that generate very large data files. But transfers still trickle across USB 2.0.

Intel did a disservice by not implementing this capability in its chipsets (silicon that supports the processor) sooner. Without support from Intel--whose chips power most of the world's PCs--device makers have had no incentive to add USB 3.0 capability.

And hats off to Advanced Micro Devices for implementing USB 3.0 in its chips.

Yes, more high-end laptops this year are finally getting 3.0, but my point, again, is that this should have happened years ago. If it had, USB 3.0 would be in virtually all laptops today, and device makers would have jumped on the USB 3.0 bandwagon a long time ago.

Now the wait begins all over again for wider Thunderbolt support beyond Apple.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20058726-64.html#ixzz1LBqKVIJM

Sony apologizes: A little late?

Many a relationship is held together by apologies. Somehow, acknowledging your own frailty, your own humanity makes you just a little more lovable.

Which is why it is strange that Sony, after a calamitous breach of its security systems, took 10 days before standing before its public and saying: "We're sorry."

According to Venture Beat, Sony executive Kaz Hirai attended a press event Sunday and immediately apologized. The personal details of around 10 million gamers have been stolen and there are already reports of credit cards having been illegitimately used.

Yet if one looks back to the company's first reaction on its blog, the words seem to have left gaps in what might have been expected.

The tone of the original posts was very much one of vilification of the hackers. This is understandable. But any security snafu is also the responsibility of the company involved.

Yes, hackers can be venal and, as Hirai reportedly put it at the press event, "highly sophisticated," but what that might mean is that Sony's defenses might have been both soft and relatively unsophisticated.

The original Sony post used phrases such as "we appreciate your patience and feedback" and "we regret any inconvenience." But these are the sorts of phrases you hear from a machine when you've been waiting 20 minutes to talk to a real human being about, say, your power outage.

Hirai continued to talk about the crimes committed against the company and its users.

He reportedly added: "These illegal attacks obviously highlight the widespread problem with cybersecurity. We take the security of our consumers' information very seriously and are committed to helping our consumers protect their personal data. In addition, the organization has worked around the clock to bring these services back online, and are doing so only after we had verified increased levels of security across our networks."

But this had all been said already. What hadn't been said was a clear, public and human apology.

Yet, as I look at the PlayStation blog's U.S. home page, I still don't see that word. I see headlines about a partial restoration of services this week. I see Q&As, which are no doubt full of useful information. I see a little movie called "Clarifying a few PSP points." It feels as if it's a relatively normal day at the office. But it isn't.

I wonder just how many gamers--who now wonder every day whether their credit cards will be used to buy PSP players--might just wish they could see a big headline that says "We're sorry."

An admission of weakness is surely better than what some might see as blame being tossed elsewhere. When Amazon's cloud services disappeared in a wisp of cumulus, the company was again perhaps a little slow to apologize, but it went further in admitting that its own customer service had not been very good.

Yet Sony seems to have taken a little long to do the obvious, human, and least expensive thing possible--just say sorry.

If and when the PlayStation Network returns, the hurt party--the gamers--will be wary, just as in any relationship. But a subconscious part of their wariness would surely be appeased not merely by welcome back offers (which Sony apparently is readying), but Hirai's words of contrition.

Perhaps, though, they could have come a little sooner and be a little more prominent on the PlayStation blog.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20058743-71.html#ixzz1LBoqyB38

Time Inc., Apple reach deal on iPad subscriptions

Magazine publisher Time Inc. has reached a deal with Apple to make all of its iPad editions available for free to print subscribers, signaling a possible resolution to an impasse between Apple and publishers.

Beginning tomorrow subscribers to Sports Illustrated, Time, and Fortune magazines will be able to access iPad content via apps that will authenticate them as subscribers, a Time Inc. spokesman told CNET, confirming a story first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Previously, subscribers to most of the print editions had to pay an extra fee to access iPad content.

Representatives for Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Several European newspaper and magazine publishers were reportedly contacted by Apple and informed earlier this year that they could not offer free subscriptions for iPad editions through a newspaper and magazine subscription service at Apple's App Store that launched in February. Essentially, subscribers would have to go through Apple to sign up for any iPad-edition publications.

The processing of payments is handled by Apple within the applications via in-app purchase, wherein Apple collects 30 percent of the revenue. In addition to that 30 percent take, publishers were dissatisfied with the amount of control Apple would exercise over subscriptions and user data.

Publishers have reportedly been wrangling with Apple over who would control subscription sales and particularly subscriber data, considered a treasure trove of information and a key aspect of audience targeting and advertising deals. The Financial Times said last year that its own discussions with Apple regarding digital subscriptions nearly fell apart over the issue of who owns the subscriber records--Apple or the publication.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20058776-37.html#ixzz1LBnsyu6Z

5 Reasons for You to Buy Android Tablets Over iPads - [wow panlok super toge]

If you were considering buying an iPad, you might thank us for writing this article as you can get an android tablet PC for a price that is just half of what you would pay for an iPad.

You can do this by choosing one of the many Android tablet PCs that are available in the market today. Here are 5 great reasons for you to buy Android tablets instead of buying an iPad or a bulky laptop.

1. Portability - Most of the Android tablet PCs in the market today are about the size of an A4 sheet of paper which means that they can fit very easily in your hands and also in the backpack. They are also very light and will usually weight just a little bit more than a notebook.

2. Affordability - Android tablets are much cheaper than the iPads or a laptop. An iPad or Galaxy tab will set you back about $300 to $400 and a laptop will cost you a lot more. However, there are plenty of Android tablets that you can buy in the $80 - $200 range that will offer similar performance as the iPad or Galaxy tablet. In fact, some Android tablets are actually faster than the very popular iPad or the Galaxy tablet.

3. Customizable - The best part about Android tablets is that the powerful operating system will allow you to customize your themes, applications and appearance according to your likes and dislikes.

4. Great for watching videos - In this day and age where video blogging and movies are great entertainment, users will just love the Android powered tablet PCs that will playback high quality video on a large screen that will usually vary from about 7-10 inches.

5. Free applications - The best part about Android based technology is that you will have unlimited free access to thousands of applications that are constantly being updated by the open source community. Android is an open source operating system which will mean that anybody can contribute to the community by creating their own application. You will be able to find great games, fun applications as well as other useful applications related to finance or whatever field you might be interested in professionally.

Where can you buy Android tablets?

Most people will just queue up in line to buy an iPad when they want a tablet PC. But, after reading this article, you now know that there are many more options out there. You should definitely consider buying Android based tablets that will be available for a lot cheaper. An even bigger way to save on Android based tablets would be to buy them directly from China or other manufacturing countries through a factory based order. There are a few companies out there that will offer this service and you can stand to save a lot of money. Companies that ship directly from the factory will be able to offer ridiculously low prices as they do not have to deal with any expensive middlemen selling costs.

For more information on how to purchase a cheap Android tablet PC, please visit our online wholesale electronics store.

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Simplify the Android Experience With System Utility Apps - [amoy bohay narsis]

Android devices continue to grow in popularity, mainly due to their rich set of features and the ease with which they can be used. Android devices come with a basic set of utility tools, but the vast collection of apps available from the Android Market and other alternate sources can help make Android devices even more user-friendly. Quality Android apps have been built so that users can get the maximum out of their devices, whether it's a phone or a tablet. While you can get an app to track almost anything on your Android device, there are a few very important system management tools you wouldn't want to be without.

To access the basic Settings in Android you need to go through several steps. There are apps out there that cut it down to just one step! For example, many applications may be working simultaneously on your device. Switching between them may not be a simple task. An application, which lets you quickly switch and toggle between apps is essential on any Android device. An efficient app manager is definitely a must-have.

A volume control app is also a must-have on any Android device. Android does give you access to control all the volume settings, but who has the time and patience to go through multiple menus? Volume settings for system sounds, ring tones, notifications, call volumes, alarms and games can easily be controlled using advanced apps.

Another must-have app is one that allows you to change the mode of your Android device. Your Android phone or tablet lets you do a lot of stuff that you wouldn't want to completely switch off. An example is the airplane mode. You can still enjoy games, music and other features if you change the mode to Airplane mode, unless of course you have been asked to completely switch it off. This mode selectively switches off the radio options so that it does not interfere with navigation systems or medical equipment. With the right app you can change the mode in just a single tap.

On any device, one major concern every user has is that of memory. You might want to check the space occupied by the apps you have installed and you might want to uninstall some of them. There are various apps, which allow you to restore, automatically back up and manage apps on your Android device. Automatic back up and batch backup are also possible. This might also come in pretty handy if you need to format your device and start clean again.

Working with an SD card is also simplified with the help of apps. This is important especially if you are depending on an SD card to increase the storage capacity of your device. Apps can also help convert your device into an FTP manager.

An app that helps you save the battery life of your device is another must-have app on your Android device. Some of these apps can save your battery without annoying you by activating a screen timeout.

Selective protection for sensitive information is also important. Get an app to set up passwords just for the apps you want protection for.

You will also need an app to quickly access and toggle between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth without having to dig deep into the settings of the device.

Now that you know what kind of system tool apps you should be looking for your Android device, you'll be overwhelmed by the vast number of apps in each category. To add to the confusion, many of these apps have an advanced core function and other additional basic functions, which might overlap with the core functions of other apps. Getting expert advice will make it easier to cut through the clutter and get the best apps.

If you are looking for advice, Shanzai.com's "The Top Ten System Tools for Android" is available from Amazon, Lulu and Smashwords.

Shanzai [alt. sp. shanzhai or Shan Zai] literally means "Mountain Bandit or Fortress" in Mandarin Chinese. It is a phenomenon that goes far beyond the simplistic view of - copycat products and in popular Chinese cultural usage is used to describe a vendor who operates a business without observing traditional rules or practices -- often resulting in innovative and unusual products or business models. Reading the stories on Shanzai.com will open your eyes to a whole new business phenomenon that is affecting all of our lives whether we realize it or not. Shanzai.com tracks the products, trends and reach of China's local to global tech culture. It also offers a growing collection of tutorials and tips for Android device users: http://www.shanzai.com

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T-Mobile G-Slate Tablet Review - Features And Specifications - [Hesti Purwadinata]

The good: With 4G support, a wide-angle IPS screen, out-of-the-box streaming TV features, and Honeycomb support, the G-Slate is currently the best option for Android tablet shoppers.

The bad: Unless you have a thing for two-year contracts, the G-Slate is pretty expensive. 3D implementation is disappointing, and 4G drains the battery something quick.

The bottom line: Thanks to its slightly lower price, higher-quality screen, and extra features, the T-Mobile G-Slate with Google is a better value than the 3G Xoom with a Verizon data plan; however, the iPad 2 is still the tablet to beat.

Review:

As it’s only the second tablet to use Google’s Honeycomb OS, many will wonder how the T-Mobile G-Slate with Google distinguishes itself from the first Honeycomb tablet, the Motorola Xoom. For one, the G-Slate has a smaller form factor, including a screen that’s an inch smaller. It also houses a 3D camera and includes T-Mobile 4G network support. Otherwise, the tablet functions very much like a smaller Xoom. The devil’s in the details, however, so let’s get to those.
Design and features

With its 8.9-inch screen, the T-Mobile G-Slate is noticeably smaller than both the 10.1-inch Xoom and the 9.8-inch iPad 2. The G-Slate is only slightly heavier than the iPad 2, but, like the Xoom, feels heftier, due to its odd weight distribution.

The G-Slate has a thickness of 0.49 inch, a little over one-third thicker than the iPad 2′s 0.34-inch profile. In landscape mode, its screen is as wide as the iPad 2′s, but is about an inch shorter in height. The G-Slate feels comfortable in our hands while typing, whether in landscape or portrait mode, and unlike the iPad 2 with its smooth-as-silk metal casing, the G-Slate isn’t as likely to slip from our grip.

On its bottom side, the tablet has ports for Mini-USB and Mini-HDMI–although not Micro-HDMI as on the Xoom. On the top are a volume rocker and microphone pinhole. Two speakers can be found on the right side, with another on the left. Also on the left are the power/lock button, a headphone jack, and the power adapter slot input.

Accessing the G-Slate’s SIM card is a little more involved than doing the same on the Xoom. There’s a hidden panel on the back, requiring you to push down and slide it, revealing the SIM slot as well as the reset button underneath.

These days you can’t have a tablet without a built-in camera, usually two. The G-Slate attempts to one-up the competition by including not only a front-facing 2-megapixel camera, but also a 5-megapixel 3D camera on the back. Technically, this is three cameras in all, although T-Mobile isn’t really marketing it that way.

If you’ve seen pics of the back of the G-Slate, you may have noticed a narrow silver plate across it. You may have also assumed this stylish-looking plate doubled as a kickstand. It doesn’t; its only function is to add a little design panache.

The G-Slate is the first Honeycomb tablet with out-of-the-box 4G support, courtesy of T-Mobile’s network. The tablet also comes with T-Mobile streaming TV preinstalled as well as an on-demand service called T-Mobile TV, EA’s Need for Speed Shift HD, Zinio Reader, and 3D camcorder and player software. Full Flash support is delivered via the Get Flash application, which will install Flash on the device within seconds.

The G-Slate also provides the usual tablet features, such as Bluetooth 2.1 support for audio and peripheral support (including Bluetooth keyboards). The Wi-Fi antenna supports bands up to 802.11n. Embedded sensors for screen brightness, accelerometer, and gyroscope are all included

A 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core mobile processor and 32MB of internal flash memory round out the specs.

Honeycomb
The T-Mobile G-Slate is the second tablet to use Google’s Android 3.0.1. operating system, aka Honeycomb.

Up until the Xoom, every Android tablet we’ve reviewed suffered from behaving too much like a smartphone. Google’s mobile operating system, its apps, and its developer tools were all geared for the small screen, and it showed.

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