Upgrading Dr.Web for Android 8.0.4

The company "Doctor Web" reported the Dr.Web for Android updated to version 8.0.4. Product features to detect malicious programs have been expanded, says the developer. Now Dr.Web for Android detects applications that exploit the recently discovered vulnerability Android OS 9695860 (extra field). However, the possible causes have been eliminated crash in automatic updating of virus databases. updated version of Dr.Web for Android is available on Google Play (Antivirus Dr.Web, Antivirus Dr.Web Life license) and on the website, "Doctor Web" (Dr . Web for Android). For users of Dr.Web for Android update will take place automatically. If automatic updates are disabled on the device, you should go to Google Play, choose from the list of applications Dr.Web Anti-virus or Anti-Virus Dr.Web Life license and click "Update." To update a site of "Doctor Web" to download the new distribution. If the option is enabled in the settings of "New version" when updating virus databases the user will receive notification of the availability of the new version, which can be downloaded directly from this dialog.

J'son & Partners - «The market of mobile medicine in Russia and in the world: Main Trends and Forecasts"

The company J'son & Partners presented a summary of the study "The market for mobile medicine in Russia and in the world: the major trends and forecasts", where it is noted that most of the m-Health project in the world - 46% - implemented in the field of health systems in the second location - the area of prevention of diseases in this category represented 27% of the projects. In addition, it is noted that one project can be implemented in several categories. U.S. is the most developed market by number of projects mobile medicine - 175 projects, equivalent to 18% of the total. The UK implemented the largest number of projects among the countries of Western Europe. The second highest number of projects mobile medicine in Western Europe - Spain - 11 projects in third - Sweden - 8 projects. Most of the projects launched by the mobile health in Europe devoted to the monitoring of patients with chronic diseases and elderly people living alone. Among other developed countries with a relatively high number of m-Health projects can be identified Canada, South Korea and Australia. in the Russian state program of development and modernization of health care, in which special attention is paid to the informatization of the industry. Public Health Plan is synchronized with the overall program of health care by 2020. most significant drivers of the mobile market medicine is a fast growing penetration of smartphones, the demand for m-Health by patients / users, the introduction of patient-centric models in the field of medical services, technological innovation and easy access to mobile solutions. Also significant factors are the increase in the target groups, reducing the cost of making m-Health, increase the number of partnerships between companies involved in the m-Health Innovation of new players, the need to reduce costs.

Thanko’s APOLLO2 is a Tiny Camera that Packs a 30x Optical Zoom

We’ve seen some interesting gimmicky cameras come out of Japan in the past — from Japanese anime special editions to a donut camera — but this latest one might come in handy a bit more often. Dubbed the APOLLO2 and created by the company Thanko, it’s a compact camera strapped to a whopping 30x telephoto lens.
A cross between interesting and potentially creepy, the camera looks pretty funny with that massive lens hanging off the front — a better model name might have been Pinocchio. But given that it’s meant for one thing and one thing only, you can excuse the appearance.


Inside it packs a 12-megapixel sensor (no word on size) that can also record video, which maxes out at 480p. Since the widest you can go on the attached f/3.0 lens is 10x, both the lens and the camera come equipped with tripod holes for stability’s sake. The good folks at Thanko even include a small tripod in the box.
As you’ve probably already surmised, it’s a gimmick like the ones we mentioned above, but just like those it will probably still find a market to sell to. With 30x optical and an additional 8x digital to work with, however, we just hope that market’s not too creepy.


Currently, there’s no word on any kind of US release, but as the Phoblographer points out, Thanko products often make their way onto eBay — in other words: if you want one, you can find a way. MSRP of the camera in Japan is set at ¥19,800, or about $200 U.S.

http://petapixel.com

Smartphone growth to slow down in Q3 due to intensified competition, says Samsung

Despite seeing sales of smartphones at an all time high of 72 million units, Samsung believes that the company’s smartphone growth will slow down in the third quarter, owing to increased competition and the addition of more low to mid-range models to the portfolio.

The latter will also be responsible for a lower average selling price for the smartphones Samsung sells in the current quarter, something it has warned investors against, though margins are down even at the high-end thanks to the increased spend on marketing the Galaxy S4.

“The smartphone market will likely continue to grow in the third quarter, but there’s a chance that the pace of growth may slow as competition intensifies with new model releases.”

-Kim Hyun-joon, vice president, Samsung Mobile

The competition Hyun-joon mentions is going to be the hardest in the phablet category, as Sony is bringing the Xperia Z Ultra to compete with Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note III, so even if the latter is expected to be sold in the millions, it isn’t going to be as easy as it has been in the past. Even HTC is supposedly working on a phablet (the HTC One Max), and the HTC One has already given a slow yet noticeable fight to the Galaxy S4, so it is surely going to be a tough ride leading into the end of this extremely eventful year.

Of course, the fact that overall smartphone growth is also expected to slow down isn’t going to help the case for Samsung, so let’s just keep hoping the company continues to improve on what they’ve already put on the market, and makes their “next big thing” a force to reckon with.

http://www.sammobile.com

Our 5 favourite new Windows Phone apps of the week

It’s almost the end of July! The kids are on their summer holidays and you’re spending every free moment trying to entertain and/or wrangle them into some sort of joyful family fun-time—so when are you supposed to research the hottest new apps in the Windows Store, eh? Don’t worry: we’ve got that covered! Each week we let you know about our favourite new releases and app updates, so that you’re never left behind. And, wait—what’s this, down below? Only this week’s top five apps, ready and waiting!

App title: HD Photo Viewer

What is it? A new way of browsing through your phone’s photo albums in full HD.

Why we love it? Obviously there’s nothing wrong with the native Windows Picture Hub, but there’s no harm in exploring alternatives. The big plus with this app is that it doesn’t reduce image resolution to speed things up; it retains the original shiny HD resolution that makes your smartphone’s camera so desirable. It also lets you do some editing and file-sharing, which is handy. The only note of caution we’d sound is that 512MB phones might struggle to cope—it’ll work on them, but there might be speed issues and the occasional crash.

Who it’s perfect for: photographers

App title: wpTorrent

What is it? A brand-new torrent app for downloading files to your phone

Why we love it? It’s the first native Torrent client for Windows phones. Browse, view, share and use downloaded files, just like you’d do on your laptop or desktop. About time, too, we say, given the audio and video capabilities of most smartphones. Like most torrent services,  wpTorrent is a little tricky to set up and get used to if you’re new to that way of downloading media, but there’s a wealth of info online to explain it all, and it’s worth the effort. A slightly more linited version is available as a free trial.

Who it’s perfect for: Shareaholics

App title: Wead

What is it? An app to add weather info to your photos

Why we love it? It’s slightly gimmicky, and other apps perform similar functions, but we like the easy, cheesy fun that we get from Wead. Open a photo from the Picture Hub and select Wead as an editing tool; pick a font colour, then type in your location and hit + to add weather; the app uses your location to pull up the current weather conditions and temperature where you are and adds this info to the photo. Very nifty for making your friends jealous of your holiday in the sun…

Who it’s perfect for: travellers

App title: Papirus

What is it? A collaboration service, or organising tool, for business teams

Why we love it?  It lets you create tasks, lists, upload files and more—basically, you can cut out the tedium of fifty emails a day when you’re trying to coordinate a busy team of office professionals. It’s been a cloud-based service for a while, so the WP client is the logical next step. We found it impressively robust and comprehensive for a mobile app; serious thought has gone into this. While it’s probably a little OTT for a general user who just wants a simple to-do list, it’s fantastic for more complex team-work situations. And if your business has fewer than 25 team-members, the free version will suit you down to the ground.

Who it’s perfect for: wannabe business tycoons

 App title: Swipe Tunes

What is it? A new, intuitive gesture-based way of navigating your stored music.

Why we love it? Brand new to the market, this is hands-down our favourite app of the week. Swiping and tapping anywhere on the screen gets you from track to track and all the rest (full info in the Help menu!) – no messing about looking for the menu button. It automatically imports all your stored tunes and makes full use of your smartphone’s sensitive touchscreen. Simple as that. You can also customise the app’s theme and Live Tile appearance to your heart’s content.

Who it’s perfect for: music fans

With photography, weather, music and life tools, we think we’ve got something for pretty much everyone. If you think otherwise, we’d love to hear what we’ve missed in the comments below

"Smart" car charging from Scosche for iOS and Android

California-based Scosche has announced its new line of chargers, which have car charging Lightning-connector - Scosche strikeDrive 5W and 12W, as well as charging "2 in 1» - reVIVE Line and strikeDRIVE smart - with two types of connectors on a single cable. This kind of cable that allows you to simultaneously charge two devices with different connectors. revive Line - charger that allows you to charge gadgets with 30-pin connector and a micro-USB, which will charge a device from Apple, and gadgets based on Android, e-books and more more.
 

strikeDRIVE smart - Lightning and charge with a micro-USB connector, which also will charge the iOS and Android devices with connectors.

As the producer, his Chargers ergonomic features a compact size and spiral cable that allows you to adjust the length and fits rechargeable device.

Sony and Panasonic sign basic agreement to jointly develop standard for professional-use next-generation optical discs

Sony Corporation (‘Sony’) and Panasonic Corporation (‘Panasonic’) announced that they have signed a basic agreement with the objective of jointly developing a next-generation standard for professional-use optical discs, with the objective of expanding their archive business for long-term digital data storage. Both companies aim to improve their development efficiency based on the technologies held by each respective company, and will target the development of an optical disc with recording capacity of at least 300GB by the end of 2015. Going forward, Sony and Panasonic will continue to hold discussions regarding the specifications and other items relating to the development of this new standard.

Optical discs have excellent properties to protect them against the environment, such as dust-resistance and water-resistance, and can also withstand changes in temperature and humidity when stored. They also allow inter-generational compatibility between different formats, ensuring that data can continue to be read even as formats evolve. This makes them a robust medium for long-term storage of content. Both companies have previously developed products based on the Blu-ray™ format, leveraging the strengths of optical discs. However, both Sony and Panasonic recognized that optical discs will need to accommodate much larger volumes of storage in years to come given the expected future growth in the archive market, and responded by formulating this agreement.

Sony previously commercialized a file-based optical disc archive system in September, 2012. Based on optical disc technology that Sony cultivated for its XDCAM series of professional broadcasting products, this system houses twelve optical discs within a compact cartridge as a single, high-capacity storage solution. Each disc within the cartridge holds 25GB capacity, offering a total range of storage capacities from 300GB to 1.5TB.

In July this year, Panasonic launched its ‘LB-DM9 series’ of optical disc storage devices. This series uses a dedicated magazine of just 20.8mm thickness to house twelve 100GB optical discs. A maximum of 90 magazines can be stored, providing a total storage capacity of 180TB. In addition, Panasonic adopted a newly-developed changer system together with RAID technology to offer rapid data transfer performance of up to 216MB/s, while also ensuring high reliability by protecting data from unforeseen faults.

In recent years, there has been an increasing need for archive capabilities, not only from video production industries, such as motion pictures and broadcasting, but also from cloud data centers that handle increasingly large volumes of data following the evolution in network services. Both Sony and Panasonic have a proven track record in developing Blu-ray Disc™ format technologies, and by actively promoting the adoption of a new standard for next-generation high-capacity optical discs, they intend to offer solutions that preserve valuable data for future generations.

Android Dominates the Tablet Market in 2013 Q2

Strategy Analytics: Android Dominates the Tablet Market in 2013 Q2 with 67 Percent Share of Global Tablet Shipments. 


According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global tablet shipments reached 51.7 million units in the second quarter of 2013.  Android secured a robust 67 percent global share, while Apple iOS declined further to 28 percent.  Windows also fell back but secured a 4.5 percent global share. 

Peter King, Director of Tablets at Strategy Analytics, said, "Global Branded Tablet shipments reached 36.2 million units in Q2 2013, up 47 percent from 24.6 million in Q2 2012.  The branded Tablet market had a rest period as very few new products came to market during the quarter.  When we add in White-Box Tablets, shipments reached 51.7 million units, up 43 percent from 36.1 million in Q2 2012.  Android is now making steady progress due to hardware partners like Samsung, Amazon, Google and White-Box tablets which, despite the fact that branded OEMs are lowering price-points and putting pressure on the White-Box manufacturers, are still performing well," King added, "Apple iOS shipments were 14.6 million iPads in Q2 2013 which declined 14 percent annually.  In the same quarter a year ago the first Retina display iPads were launched which could partly explain the decline as there were no new models in this quarter.  However, to compensate that, iPad Mini which was not available a year ago, now freely available was expected to take the figure higher than 14.6 million."  

Other findings from the research include: 

• Microsoft captured a niche 4.5 percent global tablet share in Q2 2013.  There may be an uptick in Windows RT shipments in Q3 following savage price cuts by all the partners still involved in the RT Market.  Microsoft has reduced prices by $150 and other vendors even more; they are still not cheap, but are much more where they should be to compete.  The shortage of apps continues to be a problem, with seemingly little incentive for developers to work on the platform.

Exhibit 1:  Global Tablet Operating System Shipments and Market Share in Q2 2013 (preliminary) 1

The full report, Global Tablet OS Market Share: Q2 2013, is published by the Strategy AnalyticsTablet & Touchscreen (TTS) service. 

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1.  A white-box tablet is a product produced by one company (the manufacturer or ODM) that other companies (the vendors or OEMs) rebrand to make it appear as if they made it.  White box tablets invariably use different components to branded tablet in order to keep costs to a minimum.

1.  Shipments refer to sell-in.  Numbers are rounded.  The definition of tablet does not include e-book readers or convertible PCs.

CORNING BRINGS GORILLA® GLASS NBT™ TO TOUCH-ENABLED NOTEBOOKS

New cover glass helps prevent damage to touchscreen displays; extends Corning Gorilla Glass into new market

Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today introduced its newest cover glass,Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™, designed to help protect touch notebook displays from scratches and other forms of damage that come from everyday handling and use.

Gorilla Glass NBT is Corning’s unique glass solution for touch-enabled notebooks. Touch is becoming the primary way consumers are interacting with their mobile devices; and with increased touch comes the potential for the glass to scratch. Scratches can result in the cover glass breaking, when the devices are subject to normal day-to-day usage. Corning Gorilla Glass NBT provides enhanced scratch resistance, reduced scratch visibility, and better retained strength once a scratch occurs to help protect notebook displays from breakage that can occur with lower-performing soda lime glass.

Consumers want thinner, sleeker and lighter-weight personal computers featuring touch technology. Noted as the next wave in touch technologies by market research groups, touch-enabled notebooks have the potential to approach the size of the current smartphone cover glass market within the next few years. Corning Gorilla Glass NBT delivers the cost-effective scratch and damage resistance that consumers have come to expect of the world’s leading cover glass solution to this new mobile device market.

“Known as the cover glass of choice, Corning Gorilla Glass now extends its exceptional capabilities into the emerging touch-enabled notebook market,” said James R. Steiner, senior vice president and general manager, Corning Specialty Materials. “We are confident that Corning Gorilla Glass NBT will outperform legacy soda lime glass, delivering eight to ten times more scratch resistance. In fact, for just one to two percent of a notebook’s retail price, consumers can now get the best cover glass solution: a Gorilla solution. Simply put, we believe that if you don’t have Gorilla on your device, it’s not as good.”

Similar to a handheld or tablet device, the consumer’s physical interaction intensifies with a touch-enabled notebook device to include swiping, tapping, gripping and cleaning. Everyday interaction with these notebook devices can result in scratched cover glass and a compromised user experience. Corning’s consumer research indicates that complaint rates for scratching on notebooks are already up to four times higher compared to other mobile devices. Replacing the screen can be expensive and sometimes cost as much as half of the full notebook price, while leaving the user without a device for days.

“As a leader in touch-enabled computing, Dell is always seeking the finest materials to ensure our notebook screens are impact and scratch resistant,” said Sam Burd, vice president, PC Product Group, Dell. “We’re integrating Corning Gorilla Glass NBT into our new client devices launching this fall, further enhancing our industry leading product reliability and durability.”

Corning Gorilla Glass NBT is currently available and is expected to be featured on several notebook product models by leading global brands later this year.

For more information on Corning Gorilla Glass NBT, please visit www.corninggorillaglass.com.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions about Corning’s financial results and business operations, that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include: the effect of global political, economic and business conditions; conditions in the financial and credit markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions; availability of critical components and materials; new product commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity, armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns; adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory; the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents; product and components performance issues; retention of key personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or regulatory developments. These and other risk factors are detailed in Corning’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation to update them in light of new information or future events.

About Corning Incorporated
Corning Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 160 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable, hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy, and metrology.

XOLO Play T1000 review

XOLO Play T1000 review

http://blog.gsmarena.com/lava-xolo-play-t1000-review/

Nokia Connects MVC award

Yesterday we invited Mark Guim, Jenifer Hanen,Clinton Jeff, Jason Goh and Jay Montano to join us at Nokia House in Espoo. They had no idea why we invited them until this morning. Now it’s time to share the news with you!

For years we’ve been blown away by the support, creativity and involvement of the Nokia community. We’ve built amazing friendships, seen jaw-dropping videos and some extraordinary feats of fan dedication.

Liking and sharing all of this isn’t enough though. We want people who are doing amazing things with Nokia to be recognised and appreciated as our Most Valued Connectors (MVCs). We’ll be picking an MVC every month starting from today, and to show our love for them we’ll be taking them on amazing and bespoke experiences… made by Nokia just for you!

That’s where the guys currently in Espoo come in, who will be referred to as our MVC judges from now on, because, that’s right, they will be judging all MVC nominations, not us! So to start things off we have nominated four people for our judges to consider…

1. First up we have Davis Barbars who was a winner of one of our early #NokiaLumiaChallenge competitions, the Nokia paper challenge. As you can see he didn’t waste any time making a scale sized Nokia Lumia. Instead he went all out and turned a door into a giant Nokia Lumia, amazing!

   

2. Next up we have Germain, a French BMX rider who you may have seen us post about before. What’s cool about this is that Germain came to us saying he wanted to make a video with the Nokia Lumia 800… but we had no idea just how much time and effort was going to go into it, not to mention how talented he is!

3. Now we move onto something huge. You may remember back in April we featured Mansel Kersey who was “Scaling new heights” with a Nokia Lumia 820, by attempting to become part of the first team of climbers the UK to earn the prestigious Snow Leopard Award. For more information about the challenge head over to our interview with Mansel from earlier in the year.

4. Finally here’s something a little different but still a story that we love. It all started on our Trial a Nokia page, where Cliff reached out to us because he was thinking about switching to Lumia. We then helped him out with a trial Nokia Lumia, which not only resulted in him switching, but a number of his family too!

And there you have it, the nominations for the first ever MVC award. We will be announcing the winner on Monday so stay tuned for that. Moving on from Monday it will be up to you to supply Nokia Connects and the judges with your nominations for the MVC award. To nominate yourself or somebody else for the MVC award please either:

• Send a tweet to @Nokia_Connects with the url to the piece you are nominating + the #NokiaConnectsMVC hashtag (for images, videos or tweets)
• Send and email to Paul with the title “#NokiaConnectsMVC nomination” (for anything that requires more explanation or back story)

Capture & relive: How Nokia Lund grew out of Scalado

Exactly one year after many of the Scalado team became a part of the Nokia family, co-founder Sami Niemi talks to Conversations

The launch of the Nokia Lumia 1020 in New York capped off a remarkable year for Sami Niemi, one of the co-founders of Scalado, a company based in Sweden which had been renowned for its innovative mobile imaging experiences.

In a deal that was completed in July 2012, Nokia acquired Scalado’s key technologies and intellectual property, and many of its employees transferred to Nokia, including Sami, who became Nokia’s director of Capture & Relieve software product management.

Within months, Nokia Smart Shoot was released and an alpha version of PhotoBeamer was being demonstrated to operators. It didn’t stop there either.

In their first year, the former Scalado team, at Nokia Lund, in the southern Swedish town where the 70 or so employees were already based, also made enhancements to Creative Studio; provided the core technology for Nokia Smart Camera and is responsible for the amazing reframing feature of the Pro Camera application on the Lumia 1020 as well.

All this was achieved, says Sami, even though before the deal was signed, “95% of the team had never used Windows Phone before!”

In New York for the unveiling for the Nokia Lumia 1020 superphone, Sami found the time to sit down with Conversations to look back on a whirlwind first year.

Can you tell us about the history of Scalado? 

Four of us founded Scalado in 2000. We worked on a technology for streaming high-resolution images on the web. It allowed us to view great product images on a low bandwidth.

Then the business idea of Scalado changed quite a bit because there were other tools like Flash competing and the web industry took a dramatic downturn in 2002. 

What was your big breakthrough in mobile imaging?

We approached a mobile phone company who wanted to do a panorama app because we had done some stitching technologies for another product.

We discovered that their device had less memory than a remote control. It wasn’t possible to stitch a panoramic image in real time with 60kB of memory and an 8-bit processor.

So we had to figure out a way of doing everything in a compressed form. That was the starting point, where we managed to create the first ever panorama in a device with those constraints. This was in 2003 and the initial development work was done on a Nokia 7650, one of the first cameraphones.

This was around the time mobile imaging started becoming a big deal… 

We’d invented this technology that did things really efficiently and at the same time the megapixel race started.

You could say that without Scalado’s innovations it wouldn’t have been possible to put high megapixel cameras into devices. 

We were selling to more than a billion devices and every OEM was using our imaging technology and expertise. Then we moved to creating differentiating experiences that were really high tech and appealed to many of the companies.

Why did the deal with Nokia make sense?

We were recognised as a leading and creative company with a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve, but often we didn’t have the full means to do it.

We were creating certain fragments for one OEM and then another bit for another OEM. So it was our customers who created the applications but we provided them with the technology that made it all work.

We didn’t have the creative control or the means to really make them the way we wanted. That was what Nokia offered us. We would become part of a core team that was strategically very important to Nokia. We could make our vision come true.

How well has Scalado been integrated with Nokia?

I think this must be one of the most successful integrations. The evidence is that within months we had brought out some of the key experiences.

Culturally, the Finnish and Swedish teams are fairly similar and all of us are very passionate about photography. Everyone is able to share their passion and the profiles are quite distinct, but it’s very clear what the role of each site is. 

I have programme managers both in Helsinki and Sweden and they have to travel a lot but it helps the integration.

Nokia was quite a different company three years ago before the shift to Windows Phone. We had noticed it previously when we were dealing with Nokia. What we have now is a real challenger mentality where we have such passion to achieve our dreams.

Foursquare on the Nokia Asha 501

We’ve seen social networking app Foursquaremake an appearance on most platforms already, but the app is also now available for the Nokia Asha 501. Discover the world around you, find out what all your friends are up to, tell the world where you are and what you’re doing, and see who’s checking in at the locations closest to you.

The Nokia 501 doesn’t have GPS, but it can still work out approximately where you are by using your network connection. That means you’ll find all the main features you get on the Lumia Foursquare app, such as the ability to check in and tell the world where you are.

The main ‘All activity’ page is effectively a central place to explore, highlight where you’ve checked in, and also shows what your friends are up to. Simply scroll down and tap ‘add friends’ to search for your mates – once you’ve added them you’ll see their check-ins on the All activity page.

 

Checking in couldn’t be easier: tap the Foursquare check-in icon, tap ‘check in’, and select the location nearest to you.

Click the search icon, and you can see other locations nearby that people have checked in at. Find recent hotspots of activity, and check out what people have written about them – my local pub has a note explaining that it has free Wi-Fi, for example.

There’s also a map for each of the check-ins, and even contact numbers for businesses, so you can see exactly where people or places are, making it easier to find them especially if you’re in a new area.

 

There’s a profile page to show all your activity, highlighting where you’ve checked in, Mayorships (awarded for the places you check in the most), any photographs you’ve shared using Foursquare and any tips you’ve added. Your profile also shows badges (awarded once you’ve carried out a task for the first time, such as your first check in) and lists.

Pull up the bar from the bottom of Foursquare and you’ll get a few more options: Add friends, Notifications and Settings. This menu changes depending on where you are in the app – open it from the search page and you’ll get a different set of options: Select location, Search nearby, Notifications and Settings.

 

Foursquare is well worth downloading for your Nokia Asha 501, making it easy to see who’s checking in where, and the places most worth visiting. It’s easy to use, looks good and is quick to respond.

iPad 'losing ground,' says Citi

The iPad will give up market share while overall tablet shipments continue to surge, according to Citi Research.

The iPad will lose market share to rivals, even as Apple launches the iPad 5 and an update to the iPad Mini in the second half of the year, according to comments today from Citi Research.
In a note to investors on Wednesday titled "iPhone Impresses but Questions Persist," Citi analyst Glen Yeung said the iPad is "losing ground fast."
Reported iPad shipments were down year-to-year "in stark contrast to overall industry tablet growth," which is up sharply, Yeung said.
Apple reported 14.6 million iPads were sold during the company's third quarter, down from last year, when Apple sold 17 million iPads.

The iPad will lose market share to rivals, even as Apple launches the iPad 5 and an update to the iPad Mini in the second half of the year, according to comments today from Citi Research.
In a note to investors on Wednesday titled "iPhone Impresses but Questions Persist," Citi analyst Glen Yeung said the iPad is "losing ground fast."
Reported iPad shipments were down year-to-year "in stark contrast to overall industry tablet growth," which is up sharply, Yeung said.
Apple reported 14.6 million iPads were sold during the company's third quarter, down from last year, when Apple sold 17 million iPads.

http://news.cnet.com

Qualcomm posts record June quarter results thanks to Snapdragon

Qualcomm posts record June quarter results thanks to Snapdragon

http://blog.gsmarena.com/qualcomm-posts-record-june-quarter-thanks-to-snapdragon/

Beats announces new Studio headphones for $299

Beats announces new Studio headphones for $299

http://blog.gsmarena.com/beats-announces-new-studio-headphones-for-299/

Peak+ (Pre-order)

149,00 € tax excl.
Improved version of the Peak, the Peak+ "based on mozilla technology" has 1 GB RAM, a qHD 4.3" screen and a 1800mAh battery. The Peak+ is the 'Open Web' leading terminal.

More info
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 8225 1.2Ghz x2.
UMTS 850/1900/2100 (3G HSPA).
GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (2G EDGE).
Screen 4.3" qHD IPS Multitouch.
Camera 8 MP (back) + 2 MP (front).
4 GB (ROM) and 1 GB (RAM).
MicroSD, Wifi N, Bluetooth 2.1 EDR, Radio FM, Light & Prox. Sensor, G-Sensor, Compass, GPS, MicroUSB, Flash (camera).
Battery 1800 mAh.

Geeksphone Peak+ with 1GB RAM goes on pre-order for €150

Geeksphone Peak+ with 1GB RAM goes on pre-order for €150

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Nexus 7 featuring Virtual surround sound from Fraunhofer

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Mobily selects Ericsson’s Smart Services Router

Ericsson has been selected by Mobily to upgrade its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) networks in western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using the SSR 8000 family of Smart Service Routers
Consumers will be able to consume four times the current amount of data on the enhanced capacity network
As part of the agreement, Ericsson will also provide systems integration, design and managed services
Etihad Etisalat, Mobily has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to provide EPC networks in the western region of the Kingdom. As a result, Mobily subscribers will be able to access and consume four times more data than the network was previously capable of.

Nasser Al-Nasser, Chief Operations Officer at Mobily, says: “In order to provide our customers with an unparalleled mobile-broadband experience, we constantly look for ways to efficiently maintain and increase network availability and enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) to support LTE. Selecting Ericsson as our partner to upgrade the packet core network enables us to provide ultra-fast data speeds for consumers in the western region of the Kingdom. This partnership not only increases the data capability of our networks fourfold; it also supports our long-term vision of maintaining a highly reliable, efficient and robust network.”

As part of the agreement, Ericsson will upgrade the EPC network with the Evolved Packet Gateway based on the SSR 8000 family to support LTE and prepare the network for Voice over LTE. The enhanced capacity of the network will allow Mobily customers to use and consume bandwidth-hungry applications and services, while maintaining high quality of experience for all users.

Ali Eid, President of Ericsson, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, says: “As users rapidly adopt new technologies, it is vital for operators to keep their networks up-to-date with dynamic solutions that are capable of efficiently handling increasing bandwidth demands. Ericsson’s core network solution will equip Mobily with the latest technology to increase data bandwidth, provide an unprecedented customer experience and increase revenues.”

Better access to 4G/LTE, which is designed to transfer large amounts of data efficiently and is considered the most advanced ICT technology today, will allow Mobily to meet growing consumer demands for innovative, complex mobile-broadband services.

As part of the agreement, Ericsson will also provide systems integration, design and managed services, extending the scope of the existing managed services partnership with Mobily, which started in 2005.

To date, Ericsson has taken 51 contracts for the SSR 8000 family of Smart Service Routers, which is one of the key components of its 4G IP network vision.

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