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Archive for October, 2009
Friday, October 30th, 2009
The iPhone appeared to get a slow start in China on Friday night as China Unicom and Apple held a launch event largely free of the buzz and long buyer lines that have accompanied launches of the handset elsewhere.
Smog hung in the Beijing air as buyers filled about two-thirds of an outdoor sales queue set up at a shopping mall. Beijing’s first rain in weeks fell on an overhead canopy during the event.
“It’s because of the rain, the temperature really is a little low today,” said Li Yi, a 27-year-old man waiting in line to buy an iPhone 3GS, when asked about the low attendance.
High prices may also have kept away buyers. Chinese shoppers can find cracked gray-market iPhones for around 4,000 yuan (US$587) at many local electronics markets, while the cheapest iPhone being sold by China Unicom costs 4,999 yuan with no service contract.
China Unicom is selling the 32GB iPhone 3GS with no contract for the equivalent of $1,026, compared to about $800 in nearby Hong Kong.
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“It’s unfair that the phone has no Wi-Fi,” said a 30-year-old male surnamed Fan as he looked at an iPhone in the Beijing Apple Store, where sales also launched Friday night.
China Unicom has said any handset that supports its 3G mobile standard will be able to use its network, so gray-market iPhone users will be able to buy service contracts just like users of the official handset.
A China Unicom representative declined to say how many buyers had reserved iPhones, which could be picked up at the launch event. The carrier was selling the 8GB iPhone 3G and the 16GB and 32GB versions of the iPhone 3GS.
The main appeal of an official handset is that it is uncracked and can download iPhone updates as they come out, said Liu Xinran, a 30-year-old female employee at a local movie studio, as she waited in line to buy a 32GB iPhone 3GS.
“I couldn’t use my old iPhone 3G anymore because of a software upgrade,” said Liu, adding that she had trouble accessing the App Store. “I have little choice but to buy an official one.” Liu showed off a Nokia E71 she was using in the meantime as she spoke.
Apple’s deal with China Unicom is non-exclusive and China Mobile, another local carrier, has said it is in ongoing talks with Apple about offering the iPhone.
“Ever since we first launched the iPhone, we greatly anticipated bringing it to China,” said Greg Joswiak , Apple’s vice president of iPod and iPhone marketing, in a speech at the launch. “We plan on actively marketing the iPhone here,” he said before a large screen played an iPhone commercial that will air in China.
Source:http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Yesterday’s introduction of the Google Maps Navigation service was seen by many as the death of standalone GPS. That isn’t true and rumors of the death have been greatly exaggerated.
Consider the whole issue of smartphones-as-GPS devices.
Google’s new navigation service is free and seems to provide all the features I’d want in a GPS, provided I have a data connection on the handset. That is a major limitation, as I will explain.
 Dr. Cell Phone Can Fix GPS Cracked Screens and Charging Ports The Google solution also requires me to use a smartphone as a primary GPS and it may prove difficult to simultaneously use it as a phone.
It is certainly possible, as TomTom is doing with the iPhone, to load enough software to make the handset roughly comparable to a dedicated GPS. That means installing not only the GPS application, but also all the maps the user is going to need.
That works, but is expensive. TomTom wants $100 for its iPhone application and another $120 for its car kit, shown here. (Read our review).
Note that the built-in iPhone GPS is so lousy that TomTom builds another receiver into its car kit. The company admits that even with that second receiver the iPhone does not receive as well as a standalone GPS, which you can purchase for far less than the combined $220 cost of the TomTom iPhone solution. In addition, you still have the problem of using a single device as a phone and GPS simultaneously.
My guess is that, TomTom’s car kit notwithstanding, most people will not mount their smartphone-as-GPS up on the dash or windshield, where the phone features might be inconvenient to use. Rather, I expect users will set the GPS/smartphone on the seat or into a shirt pocket.
It would surprise me if this form of navigation turns out to be any less distracting to the driver as texting or reading e-mail and certainly requires as much handling of the phone as placing or answering a non-hands-free call might.
For many drivers, use of a smartphone GPS while in motion will create safety issues that a properly mounted traditional standalone or in-vehicle GPS system does not. That is why I am still using my Garmin Nuvi when I drive–it is easy to see while I keep my eyes on the road.
My Garmin is also my hands-free device in the car. Yes, I have more than one in-the-ear Bluetooth device, but find them uncomfortable to wear. When the phone rings, I do not want to have to find one just to answer the call. The Garmin’s speakerphone works fine.
When thinking about the Google nav service, the need for a data connection should not be underemphasized. That means there are many places where people need a GPS and the Google service will not be available to them.
Did I mention screen size? The standard GPS today has at least a 4.3-inch display and my next one will be 5-inches. The iPhone screen is 3.5-inches and the Droid’s display is just a touch larger.
Where GPS screens are concerned, bigger is a definite plus.
As a search-and-rescue team member, I would much rather know my missing person has a handheld GPS and a pocketful of AA batteries than is relaying on a cell phone for navigation.
In the case of an iPhone, power can be a problem if you are keeping the screen lit for long periods so the GPS map is visible. Even if you have the proper topographic maps on your phone, it is not a good choice for navigation in the woods.
If all you are doing is some neighborhood Geocaching, a smartphone/GPS may be fine, but if your life may be at stake, please bring a compass and paper map as a backup to whatever electronic tool you have chosen.
For serious outdoor recreation, I do not see smartphones replacing handheld GPS devices for reasons too lengthy to fully explore here. In automobiles, I believe larger screens and features that match what Google is offering will keep the GPS market alive.
Finally, there are also people like me, who do not mind carrying the right device for the task. A smartphone can be an acceptable or even a good GPS, but in many circumstances it will not be the best choice.
Long live the standalone GPS!
Source:http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
The Verizon Droid is coming. You have probably seen the clever ‘iDon’t’ ad campaign attacking the iPhone and ending with an ominous, you-will-be-assimilated sort of message. They left something off of the ‘iDon’t’ list: ‘iDon’t integrate well with business tools and networks.’
 Verizon Droid Motorola Repair at Dr. Cell Phone Actually, Verizon did sort of put that on the iDon’t list, just not in those words. The original iDon’t list includes both ‘iDon’t allow open development’ and ‘iDon’t customize’, both of which imply that the Droid does those things which means the Droid provides a customizable, open development platform that business customers can work with.
The Droid, which is Verizon’s rebranded version of the Motorola Sholes device, is slated to be the first of the Android 2.0 generation. Rumors suggest that the cryptic alien message on the Verizon Droid site can be decoded to say the Droid will be coming on October 30. Verizon is officially unveiling details about the Droid today.
According to the leaked specifications, the Droid may very well live up to the iPhone killer hype. The 3.7 inch, capacitive display has significantly higher resolution than the iPhone. The Droid has a fast processor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel camera with zoom and flash. It sounds like it has the features and functions to go where previous iPhone killers like the Pre have failed.
But, from a business perspective the most impressive feature of the slick new device may be the operating system. Lots of phones have cameras, or GPS, or Wi-Fi networking, but not many are as open to custom development as devices built on Google’s open source Android operating system. And, no other device yet is built on the latest Android 2.0 operating system.
Not only does the open source nature of the operating system allow for easier development and customization, but it also results in a much faster development timeframe for the operating system itself. While platforms like the iPhone and Windows Mobile take a year or more to roll out new versions, Android has gone from Cupcake to Donut (SDK 1.6) and now to Éclair (SDK 2.0). The public collaborative nature of open source projects allows for faster development.
The success of the device though is a combination of the operating system and the hardware. There are plenty of other Android-based devices, including the Motorola Cliq and the Samsung Behold II. They are also very capable, but they don’t have the impressive hardware specs of the Droid and they aren’t available from the number one wireless service provider in the United States.
The iDon’t ad campaign and the rumors circulating around the Droid are starting to sound like the ‘Bo knows’ ad campaign Nike ran back in the 80’s, or the ridiculous urban legend stories attributed to Chuck Norris, or that Dos Equis beer guy.
Unlike Chuck Norris though, the Droid may actually be able to live up to the hype and rumors. At the very least, it provides corporate customers with a feature-filled device on par with the iPhone, but with the added benefit of being open and customizable so it can integrate with business.
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
The BlackBerry Storm2 is slated to go on sale at Verizon Wireless stores and online Wednesday for $180 after a rebate and with a new two year voice and data plan, Verizon and Research in Motion Ltd. announced today.
 BlackBerry Storm 2 Repair at Dr. Cell Phone™ The companies confirmed that the new model includes new SurePress “clickable” display technology and built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. Some early reviewers lauded the upgrades, noting the touchscreen problems with the original Storm device.
One reviewer, Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal, said he found “typing was much improved” with Storm2, though he added, “I doubt it will satisfy lover of physical keyboards.”
In fact, customers buying the BlackBerry Tour at a Verizon store last July also reported concerns with the original Storm’s touchscreen and were converting to a physical keyboard a result.
The Storm2 has a 3.25 inch display, with 3G connectivity that will allow phone calls in more than 220 countries, and data access in more than 185 countries, the carrier said in a statement.
The device includes 2Gbyte onboard storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot with a 16GB card included. The Storm2 also runs BlackBerry OS 5.0, which the companies said will provide typing accuracy improvements and more uses of animation.
There is a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and video recording ability. A removeable, rechargeable battery is designed for 5.5 hours of talk time and 11.2 days of standby time.
Source:http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Sprint Nextel plans to sell Palm’s Pixi, a lighter and cheaper version of the Palm Pre, beginning Nov. 15.
The nation’s third-largest wireless company said the Sprint-only device will cost $99.99 with a two-year contract after $150 in rebates.
Sprint Nextel Corp. began selling the Pre smartphone in June. The company currently sells it for $150 after rebates and a two-year contract. Neither Sprint nor Palm Inc. has released specific sales numbers and analyst opinions have been mixed on how well the device has sold.
The Pixi comes with a touch screen, full QWERTY keyboard and Palm’s latest operating system, WebOS. It will also have 8 gigabytes of built-in memory and a 2 megapixel camera.
The device also comes with a dedicated Facebook application.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
AT&T has reported their best and biggest quarter of iPhone activations to date, with 3.2 million iPhones activated in the third quarter of 2009. Shares of AT&T jumped following the initial release of the news, but have since declined, despite AT&T reporting better-than-expected per share earnings.
iPhone Repair at Dr. Cell Phone™ AT&T has wagered heavily on its relationship with Apple and the iPhone, and it has paid off. Many analysts site the iPhone as the single biggest reason for the telecom giant’s continued strength in a down turned economy.
The wireless division of AT&T has continued to invest in infrastructure designed to support the iPhone (amongst other things), such as expanded bandwidth, support for faster 3G data transfer rates, and expanded coverage of its 3G network across the United States.
AT&T also reported adding 2 million new subscribers in Q3, of which almost 1.3 million were new iPhone customers.
Apple has also has an excellent third quarter of 2009, with earnings comfortably beating expectations and greatly exceeding sales from Q3 of 2008. Apple cited the iPhone and Mac computer sales as the main reason behind its third quarter success.
source:http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/97694
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
The new Bold 9700 has a more pocketable design and better camera than its predecessor.
 BlackBerry Bold 9700 Repair Coming soon - Dr. Cell Phone GSM BlackBerry users who felt snubbed by RIM’s recent releases, like theStorm 2 and Tour 9630 on Verizon, can finally get in on the new device action. RIM took the wraps off BlackBerry Bold 9700, an update to the popularBlackBerry Bold 9000, which debuted last year on AT&T. Sporting a slimmer design, better camera (3.2-megapixels as opposed to the 9000’s 2-megapixel shooter), slightly better display, the Bold 9700 is an ideal upgrade for those looking to ditch their 8300 series Curves.
Measuring 4.3-by-2.4-by-0.6-inches thick, the 9700 is much more pocketable than the 9000. It is lighter, as well, weighing 4.2 ounces (down from 4.8 ounces). It still has the leatherette back, but it is minimized on this new version. This is a good thing; we found the original a bit gaudy due to its excess of leatherette.
Another welcomed design tweak is the addition of touch-sensitive trackpad instead of a trackball. In my short hands-on time with the 9700, I found the pad very responsive. Anyone who has owned a BlackBerry knows the issues with the trackball: It gets dirty, gets stuck, and sometimes falls out. The touch trackpad also gives the Bold the sensation of a touchscreen device, particularly when you’re using it to swipe through pictures.
The Bold 9700 has a similar keyboard as the original with sculpted keys and thin metal dividers akin to a guitar frets. This design is meant to eliminate finger slippage and enhance the keyboard’s usability. The original’s keyboard felt roomy and ergonomic, somewhat in part to the handset’s measurements. With a narrower keyboard, I am curious to see how the comfortable the 9700’s will be.
The Bold 9700 has the same 624 MHz processor as the 9000, so I can assume the Bold 9700 will be as speedy as the 9000. Like its predecessor, the 9700 has Wi-Fi and built-in GPS. The T-Mobile version supports UMA-calls over Wi-Fi-but the AT&T version won’t. RIM says the Bold will be available from T-Mobile and AT&T in the beginning of November. Pricing has not yet been announced, but when the Bold debuted last year, it had the hefty price tag of $300.
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
The Android-based electronic book reader is priced the same as the Amazon Kindle, but has a dual display with one color touchscreen.
 Dr. Cell Phone Getting Ready to Replace Touch Screen on Nook eBook Reader Barnes & Noble on Tuesday introduced a dual-screen e-book reader priced the same as the market-leading Amazon Kindle, but with additional features, such as the ability to share digital books.
The Nook, which is based on Google’s Android operating system, offers a 3.5-inch diagonal color touch screen for navigation and a six-inch electronic paper display based on E Ink technology. In addition, the device has integrated access to AT&T’s 3G wireless network to buy e-books or subscribe to magazines and newspapers from B&N’s online store.
Other features include embedded Wi-Fi for browsing within the book-seller’s stores. But the most innovative functionality is in the touch screen and in the ability to share e-books.
Book-sharing uses B&N’s “LendMe” technology that lets the Nook send e-books to others at no charge for up to 14 days at a time. E-books can be sent to an Apple iPhone or iPhone Touch, or to selectBlackBerry and Motorola smartphones or to a PC or Mac. To receive the e-books, the devices must have B&N’s e-Reader software.
The touchscreen is below the e-paper display and about the size of an iPhone screen. The display makes it possible to flip through cover art and search B&N’s online inventory of more than 1 million e-books using the Nook’s virtual keyboard.
The device also synchronizes with the eReader software in a user’ssmartphone or computer, so users can pick up where they left off in the last book they were reading, and also see annotations. The Nook can hold up to 1,500 e-books and has an expandable memory slot for a MicroSD card for external storage. In addition, the device can readPDF documents uploaded from a PC or Mac. Photos can be transferred from a computer to create custom screensavers.
B&N sells most digital versions of bestsellers and new releases for $9.99, which is roughly the same as itsrivals. In addition, B&N offers subscriptions to more than 20 newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. The company expects to eventually offer subscriptions to every major U.S. daily.
B&N plans to begin rolling out storefront displays for the Nook Wednesday in its highest-volume stores, including 17 college bookstores, such as DePaul University, Harvard University, Southern Methodist University, University of Pennsylvania, and Washington State University. The device also will be on display at B&N service centers in every store.
B&N is taking orders for Nook, which the company plans to start shipping at the end of November. The device will cost $259.
At that price, B&N has launched a major assault on the Amazon Kindle, which according to Forrester Research accounts for 60% of e-reader sales today. The second most popular device is from Sony.
The Kindle starts at the same price as the Nook, and the Sony Reader is available for as little as $200. However, neither device matches the Nook’s features. Besides the lack of a color touch screen for navigation, neither e-reader has integrated Wi-Fi or the ability to share DRM-protected content with others, features that many analysts say are necessary to attract more buyers. The Nook also has a replaceable battery, which the other devices lack.
Nevertheless, e-readers as a class may still be too expensive to reach mainstream U.S. consumers. A recent study by Forrester Research found that the devices would have to priced at $50 to reach the widest range of consumers. Such a low price wouldn’t cover the price of the screen.
For now, e-readers are proving popular among avid readers and business travelers looking to lighten their load of books and magazines. Forrester recently upped its projection for e-reader sales this year to 3 million units from 2 million, with 30% of the purchases occurring during the holiday season. E-reader sales next year could exceed 6 million units, according to Forrester.
Source:http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
Apple outstripped Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter ended September 30, and while the blowout quarter was mostly thanks to higher-than-expected Mac sales, the company also sold a record 7.4 million iPhones. But a lot of commentators think that the iPhone is finally going to meet its match with Droid.
 Dr. Cell Phone Getting Ready to Repair Motorola Verizon Droid Announced this weekend by Verizon in a cheeky TV commercial, the Droid is a Motorola phone running Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. The advertisement notes that the Droid will do things that the iPhone won’t, like take pictures in the dark and run simultaneous apps (apparently playing music in the background, as the iPhone can do, doesn’t count), and touts its open development process (a head-scratcher for non-techies, but it could mean more apps than the iPhone, someday). The first preview I’ve seen, from Boy Genius Report, was also positive. People are excited, and for good reason–competition drives innovation, which is good for consumers.
But here’s the thing: one reason for the runaway success of the iPhone–and one of the reasons why Apple still continues to sell more than 10 million iPods per quarter–is iTunes. Not so much the store, although that’s an important component, but the software. Of course there are plenty of other applications out there that help you rip CDs and organize your digital music collection. And there are plenty of other sources for online music. But the real strength of iTunes is in the sync process–you plug your iPhone in, iTunes opens up automatically and recognizes it. Hit the large “Sync” button and it automatically loads your music (and video, and apps, and anything else you choose) onto it. (With some devices, depending on your settings, you don’t even need to hit “Sync.”) That’s the simple, consumer-friendly, end-to-end experience that Apple figured out first.
Contrast that with the multi-step process required to transfer music from a Windows PC to the first Android phone that was available in the U.S., last year’s G1. Amazon provided over-the-air MP3 downloads for that phone, giving it a rough equivalent to the over-the-air version of the iTunes store, but let’s face it: most digital music is not purchased, but is ripped from a CD or comes from some other source (legal or not).
Verizon, Motorola, and Google haven’t said much about music for the Droid. Maybe they still have a musical trick or two up their collective sleeves. But without some sort of equivalent to the iTunes desktop application, the Droid may be a great phone, but it won’t be a great music phone.
Source:http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10378321-27.html
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
By the time lost Sidekick data reappears, will anybody care? Of course, but the longer it takes Microsoft to restore data lost Oct. 5 in a massive server crash, the less the data is worth.
 Dr. Cell Phone Repairs all sidekick models Or, at least the more customers will have invested, mostly in terms of their own time, in recreating address books and calendars. Some items will never be recreated, including photographs stored on the not-so-smartphone, so recovering the lost information is still helpful.
Last Monday, Microsoft and Danger told customers all their data was almost certainly lost for good.On Thursday, Microsoft took a more upbeat note, promising most data would be restored.
On Sunday, Microsoft apologized for the delay and saying only that data restoration would begin “this week.” They hope.
“The Danger/Microsoft team is continuing to work around the clock on the data restoration process,” Microsoftsaid in a press release. “We apologize that this is taking so long, but we want to make sure we are doing everything possible to maintain the integrity of your data.
“We continue to make steady progress, and we hope to be able to begin restoring personal contacts for affected users this week, with the remainder of the content (photographs, notes, to-do-lists, marketplace data, and high scores) shortly thereafter. ”
T-Mobile continues offering a $100 gift card and a month of free data service to afflicted Sidekick customers. Lawsuits have already been filed on behalf of angry owners. And our month of living Danger-ously continues…..
Source: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/
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