Posts Tagged ‘Smartphone’

RIM announces sleek, stylish, affordable BlackBerry Curve 9220 for Indians

April 19, 2012 |  by  |  Blackberry, News  |  No Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced its most affordable BlackBerry® 7 smartphone for customers in India. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 smartphone offers all the market-leading BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that people love in India. Designed to be easy to use and easy to own, this compact and sleek smartphone provides many conveniences and applications to help keep users connected to the people and information that matter most to them. It also offers the longest lasting battery life yet in a BlackBerry Curve model, allowing users to make the most of their day. Specs The BlackBerry Curve 9220 has everything a

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Internet Usage Prediction – How will people spend their time online in 2012? – Infographic

February 12, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

The internet is a wonderful thing but let’s faces it, we have become more and more dependent on the ability to stay connected to our friends, our job or anything that we care to be involved in. Today’s world practically forces us to stay in front of a computer all day long, but have you ever wondered how you spent your time and money online? Or even more importantly, how will you do it in 2012? This inforgraphic includes interesting and fun internet usage predictions for 2012, including varied aspects such as online gaming, shopping, mobile usage and video streaming.

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Smartphone penetration – Infographic

February 12, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

You may be surprised by some of these stats about smartphone adoption and usage in Japan. For a nation that normally leads the globe in terms of technological advancement and usage they have been very slow with converting to smartphones.

Augmented reality Starbucks Cup Magic app send and receive virtual Valentine messages

February 11, 2012 |  by  |  android, Apple, Apps, Video  |  No Comments

Starbucks launched their new Valentine’s augmented reality cups that allows you to send and receive virtual Valentine messages. Download the app from the Apple® App Store (iPhone 3GS+ running iOS 4+, iPad not supported) or Android™ Market (Android 2.3+), use it to scan limited edition Valentine’s Day themed cups and watch your cup come to life. Share the magic with coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, teachers – any and everyone who holds a special place in your heart. You can also use the app to share a Starbucks Card eGift – a sweet surprise to warm the hearts of every love

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Android hack exposes Google Wallet PIN On Demand

February 11, 2012 |  by  |  android, Hacks, Video  |  No Comments

Discovered by Joshua Rubin of Zvelo an Android hack which exposes Google Wallet. This hack allows access to credit card data and purchase history and could, in theory, allow a hacker to use a Google Wallet freely. However, it does require the hacker to have unfettered root access to the phone. Rubin recommends: #1 Do Not “Root” the Cell Phone – Doing so will be one less step for a thief. #2 Enable Lock Screens – “Face Unlock,” “Pattern,” “PIN” and “Password” all increase physical security to the device. “Slide,” however, does not. #3 Disable USB Debugging – When enabled, the data on mobile

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Tech hiring trend 2012 – Infographic

January 30, 2012 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

Executive vice president of Acquity Group Jim Newman, whose team created the infographic below, believes the current tech hiring trends shows that top tech companies including Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft are hiring like crazy despite the global economic downturn. Tech hiring trend 2012 - Infographic

Whatever Happened to Ringtones? – Infographic

December 17, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

In 2011 ringtones seems like a distant memory. You probably haven't downloaded one in years, and the idea of having a hit radio song play every time your phone rings makes you shudder with embarrassment. Yet ringtones are, some how far from dead. Somewhere out there, millions of people are still buying ringtones like it's 2005. This Music Production School infographic takes a look at the still-kicking ringtone ecosystem. Not surprisingly, the ringtone industry has been in decline since 2006, when it totaled about $4.5 billion in global sales. Some predict it will be extinct by 2016. via

Microsoft ‘Tags’ phone-friendly barcodes adds support for QR codes and NFC

December 16, 2011 |  by  |  Microsoft  |  No Comments

"It's the hyperlink in the physical world" says a Microsoft PR man, giving the most succinct definition of what Redmond's Tag initiative is all about. With Microsoft Tag, though, the software maker relies on a cell phone camera rather than a dedicated gadget to scan the bar code. Redmond is looking to resurrect the idea behind the CueCat linking a bar code in printed material to all manner of online content. Microsoft has been working behind the scenes on proliferating the use of these multicolored Tags, which are designed to be snapped by nearby cameraphones. Once the pattern is recognized,

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Going mobile with your pets – Infographic

December 5, 2011 |  by  |  Cool Stuff  |  No Comments

These days there's an app for everything, but as a pet owner, you might not have realized that you can keep track of everything pet-related on your smartphone. From grooming appointment to feeding times, going mobile could be the best thing to happen to you and your pet.

RIM unveils BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for enterprise, extends reach to Android, iOS

November 29, 2011 |  by  |  Blackberry, News  |  No Comments

In an apparent attempt to solidify its standing in the corporate world, RIM has unveiled a new platform that allows IT specialists to more tightly manage company devices even those from rival manufacturers like Apple and Android. With the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion software, announced this morning - the Company's next-generation enterprise mobility solution and RIM's entry into the multi-platform Mobile Device Management (MDM) marketplace. Companies will be able to set up rules governing employee passwords apps and other software across a variety of smartphones and tablets, including the iPhone, iPad and Android handsets. The system also allows managers to remotely

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