DivX is popular everywhere and we all like free right? So go over and grab the new version of the DivX Plus package to get your HD on! Starting today you can go and download DivX plus for free, it’s actually four products in one the Player, Codec pack, Web Player and Converter.

DivX, Inc. , a leading digital media company, today announced that the latest version of the Company’s flagship video software package, DivX Plus(TM) Software, is now available as a free download for Windows 7, Vista and XP on the Company’s website at www.divx.com/software/divx-plus

The completely redesigned DivX Plus Software offers users an uncluttered and easy-to-use interface for the playback of DivX video on the desktop and in the browser, including DivX Plus HD video, which supports up to 1080p HD H.264-based videos in the popular MKV file format.

The DivX Plus software package is comprised of four individual products: the DivX Plus Player, the DivX Plus Web Player, the DivX Plus Codec Pack, and the DivX Plus Converter. The DivX Plus Player includes the all-new DivX To Go feature, which makes it easy to transfer videos from the computer to any of the 250 million DivX devices that have shipped worldwide from major brands, including DVD players, Blu-ray players, digital televisions, gaming consoles and mobile phones.

"DivX Plus software represents a major step forward in our mission to create a seamless, high-quality media experience that empowers consumers to enjoy the content they care about not just on the computer but on any device in their lifestyle," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. "Our new software connects the content that millions of users watch on their PCs to the millions of DivX devices all over the world, offering a bridge between the Internet and the living room."

  Key features of the DivX Plus software package include:

  --  Easy video transfer to DivX Certified devices--DivX To Go ensures that
      any video file played in the DivX Plus Player can also be played in
      any one of the 250 million DivX devices shipped into the global
      market. DivX To Go is an intuitive, step-by-step wizard for
      transferring videos from the DivX Plus Player to DivX Certified
      devices, such as DVD players, DTVs and the PlayStation® 3.
  --  Broad Playback Support--The DivX Plus Player and DivX Plus Web Player
      offer high-quality video playback of a wide variety of formats,
      including the latest versions of DivX and DivX Plus codecs and new
      components for playback of DivX Plus HD video in the MKV/H.264 format
      on Windows 7. The DivX Plus Codec Pack also provides an enhanced DivX
      playback experience through third-party players such as Windows Media
      Player and media extenders.
  --  Stunning HD Video in Your Browser--The new DivX Plus Web Player offers
      high performance DivX and DivX Plus HD web video streaming with
      surround sound and subtitles through standard HTTP servers and
      JavaScript programming as a plug-in for Google Chrome, Firefox,
      Internet Explorer and Safari.
  --  MKV Streaming to Gaming Consoles--DivX Plus Software streams HD
      content in the MKV format to the PlayStation® 3 or Xbox 360 with the
      new DivX Plus Codec Pack, which enables Windows 7 to play MKV files.
  --  High Quality Video Conversion--The DivX Plus Converter was completely
      redesigned and is now offered free of charge for conversion of 1080p
      HD content to DivX Plus HD, which is based on the MKV file container
      and H.264 codec.

"DivX Plus Software makes the HD video experience intuitive to users with all levels of expertise," said Guto Araujo, Vice President and General Manager, Software and Services, DivX, Inc. "To the experienced user, it offers a range of streaming, converting, and web video publishing tools. Through uncluttered and easy-to-use playback screens, the software also lets all users simply enjoy full screen DivX Plus HD videos even on lower powered computers such as netbooks."

Availability

Starting March 16, 2010, the DivX Plus Software is available around the world in the following languages: simplified and traditional Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.

For more information about DivX Plus software, visit www.divx.com/software/divx-plus

About DivX

DivX, Inc. is a leading digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind of device. DivX creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies that span the "three screens" comprising today’s consumer media environment–the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 250 million DivX devices have shipped into the market worldwide from leading consumer electronics manufacturers. DivX also offers content providers and publishers a complete solution for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video experience to enable the digital home.

Web Site: http://www.divx.com/

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Here’s a product that most of us hopefully will never get the chance to see..  if you’ve paid attention tot he news you’ll know that cell phones in prison are a growing problem, and one company is addressing the issue with a product that will detect them called the Bloodhound. So it’s basically an alternative to cell phone jamming that some prisons want to use, after all there are legitimate uses for cell phone in prisons, but just not for the prisoners…

Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. (BVS), a leading provider of advanced wireless solutions and products to the domestic and international wireless telecommunications industry, today announced the company has successfully field-tested the Bloodhound cell phone detector at one of the top ten largest county correctional facilities in the nation. The Bloodhound is a hand-held, wireless cell phone detector that does not employ the sledgehammer approach of cell phone jamming, currently prohibited under U.S. federal law.

BVS conducted the field-test at a national correctional facility that houses 1,300 inmates (both men and women) and employs more than 400 security officers as well as administration staff. Security officers and BVS discretely walked the halls of the correctional facility with the Bloodhound cell phone detector to pinpoint in real-time the exact location of contraband cell phones in use.

"The field-test was successful as we noted illegal cell phone activity rather quickly," said Scott Schober, President and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems. "Utilizing the cell phone detector’s high-speed scanning receiver and Direction Finding Antenna, the Bloodhound detected cell phone activity in areas where it was strictly forbidden. Surprisingly there were even cell phones detected in the cafeteria, which is prohibited."

To combat the escalating number of contraband cell phones smuggled into prisons and correctional facilities, some prison officials have imposed fines of up to $5,000 and extended sentences up to five years when an inmate is caught using a contraband cell phone. Recently, Steve Largent, CEO of the CTIA, released a statement in support of the Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 (S. 1749), introduced by U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), advocating the Senate to severely penalize prison inmates who use wireless services to conduct unlawful activities or harass and intimidate the public. According to Senator Feinstein, the bill would classify cell phones and wireless devices as contraband material, and anyone who provides, or attempts to provide, an inmate with a cell phone could face imprisonment of up to one year.

"BVS has sold a significant number of Bloodhound cell phone detectors to federal and state correctional facilities and numerous government agencies since its release on December 14, 2009. Of the hundreds of correctional facilities that have contacted BVS, the majority are frustrated with the number of cell phones that continually make their way behind bars and are desperate for a solution like BVS’ cell phone detector," added Schober. "According to some correctional officers, cell phones are smuggled in through criminal defense lawyers, family members, food service staff, maintenance contractors and even corrupt security guards looking to make some extra cash."

Prior to the release of the Bloodhound cell phone detector, correctional facilities have had to battle the widespread use of contraband cell phones with specialized K-9 units that are trained to smell the batteries in cell phones. In the state of New Jersey, for example, the cost to purchase a trained dog is $5,000 plus the trainer’s salary for a comprehensive ten-week course the dog and trainer are required to complete by the New Jersey Attorney General. Couple these costs with regular vet and food bills and the solution is costly. The inmates make the K-9 units’ job even more challenging by hiding the cell phones in strong smelling foods such as peanut butter.

In addition, the FCC has been petitioned to allow cell phone jamming in prisons, currently prohibited under Section 333 of the Communications Act that specifically forbids any willful or malicious interference with licensed radio signals and prohibits the manufacture, importation or sale of any device intended to jam or disrupt wireless communications. Critics of cell phone jamming, including the CTIA, have expressed concern that cell phone jamming technology could interfere with emergency response and legitimate cell phone use near prisons.

As an alternative to cell phone jamming and K-9 units, The Bloodhound cell phone detector is a safe, legal, quick and cost-effective way to monitor and pinpoint unauthorized cell phones within correctional facilities 24 hours a day. The complete Bloodhound unit costs $1,800 and can also be utilized by government agencies that want to enforce a ‘no wireless policy’.

BVS will be showcasing the Bloodhound cell phone detector at the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas March 23-25th at booth #2400, as well as at the GovSec/U.S. Law Conference in Washington DC March 23 – 24th at booth #609.

About Berkeley Varitronics Systems

Berkeley Varitronics Systems, located in Metuchen, New Jersey, has been providing advanced wireless solutions and products to the domestic and international wireless telecommunications industry for over 35 years. Since 1995, BVS has introduced over 50 unique wireless test devices for a variety of applications including the popular Cellular, iDEN, PCS, CDMA, RFID, LTE, Mobile WiMAX, FIXED WiMAX, 802.11b/a/n/g & Bluetooth specifications. For more information about BVS, visit www.bvsystems.com.

The Berkeley Varitronics Systems logo, names and logos and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Berkeley Varitronics Systems, Inc. All other names are for informational purposes and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Web Site: http://www.bvsystems.com/

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The Alex from Spring Designs is now taking pre-orders for $399. It’s a dual screen  eReader based on Android with a 6” Electronic paper Display and a color 3.5” LCD below it. It’s certainly one that looks interesting and out of all of the eReaders out there I think I’d grab this one as opposed to the others really.. The main reason being is that it can do quite a bit like web browsing, email and even videos..

Spring Design today announced that the dual screen multimedia Alex™ eReader will be available online at www.springdesign.com today for $399. Customers may visit the online store to pre-order their Android-based Alex eReader supporting eBooks in EPUB, PDF, HTML and TXT formats. With Alex’s full Internet browsing using WiFi connectivity, users can read and download books, access online audio and video content including YouTube videos, communicate using Gmail and chat and use a number Google Android applications. Due to localization of international versions with partners, pre-orders placed on the Web in the U.S., will be shipped no later than mid-April.

“Whether for entertainment, education, or corporate communication, Alex offers the most dynamic and powerful multimedia eReader in the marketplace for creating new media text.”

Alex connects to Google’s bookstore with over one million titles, and other bookstores that support Adobe DRM. Spring has engaged multiple international partners to jointly deliver multi-language versions of Alex for countries speaking Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Korean and Hebrew. Alex is the first eReader to offer international versions of the product through its local country partners connecting to local bookstores.

Alex features a 6" EPD (Electronic Paper Display) screen and a full color 3.5" Android based touchscreen LCD enabling users to multi-task over the Internet while reading their eBooks. A touchscreen virtual keyboard supports easy searches as well as creation and access to interactive hyperlinks.

Users can move content from the color LCD screen to the 6" EPD screen for easy reading and vice versa. The LCD screen complements the EPD text to support more dynamic functions such as annotating and highlighting what they are reading, or linking to relevant audio, video, and web links. Content can be viewed on both screens simultaneously with the Duet Navigator™ where the LCD screen is used to control the navigation of the EPD screen.

Maximizing the Power of Links

The power of Spring Design LinkNotes™ opens up a whole new dimension in publishing. Authors may insert hyperlinks in their books that show up on the EPD reading screen indicating that there is linked-in web-based content available. Users can click on hyperlinks in eBooks, corporate documents, or periodicals that lead to relevant web-based information or to multimedia content stored on the Alex eReader that will enrich their reading experience. Spring Design anticipates that this feature will be highly valuable in the education market where professors will be able to provide their own study notes, video illustrations, and audio enhancements to augment already-published textbooks.

"By combining a full multimedia browser with the efficiency and flexibility of an EPD screen supported by our open Android-based Alex eReader, we have truly placed a powerful tool in the hands of authors, publishers, professors, and institutions to create interesting interactive eBooks," said Dr. Priscilla Lu, CEO of Spring Design. "Whether for entertainment, education, or corporate communication, Alex offers the most dynamic and powerful multimedia eReader in the marketplace for creating new media text."

The Alex eReader weighs only 11 ounces and measures 4.7" by 8.9" and less than a half inch deep. Users may add their own content or download content to the microSD card offering expansion of user libraries up to 32GB. The Alex may be updated over WiFi and USB 2.0 and comes with headphones, AC/USB power connector and a padded cover.

About Spring Design:

Spring Design Inc., founded in 2006, designs and delivers eReader products to the eBook market. Its Alex eReader is the first multimedia, Android-based, dual-screen eReader with a full-function browser. It offers a hyperlink publishing tool, "Link Notes", that links eBook text to related video, audio, notes or web addresses. Spring Design Inc. is located in Fremont, California with engineering offices in Taiwan and China. Spring Design’s innovative patented technologies incorporate the seamless interaction of dual display and multi-online access in a single device, benefiting and leveraging the technology and resources of the Web to enhance the reading experience. For more information please see www.springdesign.com.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Spring Design Launches U.S. Web Store for Ordering Alex eReader is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Looking for something good to eat? Then you might want to check out this new app called Grub.it. The app actually doesn’t focus on restaurants though, it focuses on the food so it’s a bit different than other apps food related apps. It also features reviews of the food as well so you can know what’s good and what isn’t and where to get your favorite dish…

Today marks the official release of Grub.it (http://grub.it/), a location-based web and mobile application that allows people to review individual dishes at local restaurants. Grub.it makes it easy for people to find top-rated meals wherever they are and review them on the go.

Unlike traditional food review sites, Grub.it focuses on individual dishes instead of the restaurant as a whole. This makes it easy for people to see what is popular at a given establishment or find the best place to eat their favorite food. Grub.it’s feature-rich mobile application allows people to ‘grub a dish’ (review what they are eating) from their iPhone or iPod Touch and share this with their friends on Twitter or on Facebook. The mobile version of Grub.it also allows people to find highly-rated dishes near their current location and keep track of what their friends have been grubbing, allowing them to discover new dishes in an organic, social way.

Grub.it can connect people with local specialties, hidden gems, and exquisite meals in their neighborhoods and beyond. Because users rate individual dishes, the reviews paint a more accurate and detailed picture of the restaurant. Grub.it allows people to see if a restaurant has only one standout dish in an otherwise mediocre menu, or if a return visit might be in order so they can sample more. Not sure what to order at a new establishment? At an old standby and wondering if it’s time to try one of their new creations? With Grub.it, people can find out what others are saying and add their opinions from the table.

Grub.it can be a powerful tool for restaurant owners as well as diners. By exposing valuable information about how people respond to each dish, Grub.it can help proprietors build business. Owners can find out why certain menu items are selling better than others at different locations and gain a better understanding of the key demographics and taste preferences of their customers. "Restaurant owners will soon be able to respond to reviews directly from the Grub.it website, among many other features aimed at helping owners improve their businesses," said Pradeep Elankumaran, Director of R&D at Intridea.

The mobile version of Grub.it is currently available for the iPhone and iPod Touch in the App Store. "An Android version of Grub.it is coming soon, as well as a version for Palm webOS," said Brendan Lim, Director of Mobile Development at Intridea. Grub.it for iPhone and iPod Touch was developed using Appcelerator’s Titanium Mobile (www.appcelerator.com) platform.

About Intridea

Intridea, Inc. is a high-end web and mobile consultancy that develops high-performance web and mobile applications for startups, government, and commercial clients. Intridea develops solutions for all mobile platforms, with particular emphasis on the iPhone, Google Android, and Palm webOS devices. Solutions currently offered include Present.ly, the mobile-enabled microblogging platform for enterprise companies, and CrowdSound, the enterprise user feedback tool. Intridea is headquartered in Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit www.intridea.com.

Source: Intridea, Inc.

Web Site: http://www.intridea.com/
http://grub.it/
http://www.appcelerator.com/

Grub.it Released – Location-Based Dish Review Web & Mobile Application is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Hey you Mac people out there, here’s one for you.. Western Digital has just announced a one Terabyte My Passport drive, and actually a 750gb version as well. Price are $200 for the 1tb and $180 for the 750gb drive. They are USB drives and they come with 256bit hard ware encryption with password protection..

WD® (NYSE:WDC) , the world’s leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its new one terabyte (TB) and 750 gigabyte (GB) capacity My Passport(TM) SE for Mac® portable USB drives. Available at WD’s online store, the new My Passport SE for Mac portable drives are formatted for Mac and compatible with Apple Time Machine® software.

Perfect for saving, storing and backing up Mac computers, these ultra-portable 1 TB and 750 GB My Passport SE drives are easy to carry because they are USB-powered and do not need an external power adapter.(1) Equipped with 256-bit hardware encryption with password protection for an extra level of security, this small drive with mega-capacity give users peace-of-mind knowing that their data is protected from unauthorized access or theft.

"With over 10 billion songs downloaded from the iTunes® store, the enormous capacity of the new My Passport SE for Mac drives makes them the perfect travel-friendly storage device to hold all the rich media content collected by videographers, creative professionals and digital media enthusiasts with large digital media collections," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD’s branded products group.

A product specification sheet and photos of My Passport SE for Mac drives are available on the company’s Web site at http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=807.

Price and Availability

WD’s My Passport SE for Mac portable drives are available now at WD’s online store. MSRP for the My Passport SE for Mac 1 TB portable drive is $199.99 USD and for the 750 GB model is $179.99 USD.

About WD

WD, one of the storage industry’s pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users’ data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.

WD was founded in 1970. The company’s storage products are marketed to leading OEMs, systems manufacturers, selected resellers and retailers under the Western Digital® and WD brand names. Visit the Investor section of the company’s Web site (www.westerndigital.com) to access a variety of financial and investor information.

Western Digital, WD, and the WD logo are registered trademarks; My Passport Essential and WD Sync are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other marks may be mentioned herein that belong to other companies. All other brand and product names mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. One gigabyte (GB) = 1 billion bytes. One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

(1) An optional cable is available for the few computers that limit bus power.

Web Site: http://www.westerndigital.com/

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Let’s face it, we live in a world where there are a lot of people who aren’t very nice, and then we have ones that ignore what’s going on around them because they just don’t want to get involved. It’s sad but it’s all too true. Times have changed quite a bit since I was a child, I can’t see letting my children go out and do the things I did, it’s not for fear of what they’ll do, it’s for fear of what people will do to them. One of my biggest fears being a parent is something happening to my kids, and I think that goes for most all parents as well, but when they’re not in my sight it’s always in the back of my mind that something might happen to them… LiveSecure has just released what I think is a great product for you iPhone, iPod Touch and even the iPad, and it will be available for the BlackBerry soon and it’s called the Silent Bodyguard. it’s not an app just for kids, it can be useful for adults as well, but what it does is silently alert people that you are in trouble, it’s a panic button basically that send an SOS with your GPS coordinates to those who are pre-programmed into the app…

Dr. Clint Van Zandt, former FBI chief hostage negotiator and criminal profiler, is backing a new safety application designed for mobile phones. It sends an SOS distress signal with GPS coordinates to immediately reach potential rescuers who the phone owner has pre-programmed into the mobile phone without alerting any onlookers.

Van Zandt reports there have been many situations in which a person trapped or in grave danger didn’t have time to place a call or create a text message. The new application, Silent Bodyguard, has been described as a "silent panic button." It can be downloaded through http://www.livesecure.org/ for just $3.99. While currently it is just for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the new iPad, it will be available for Blackberry within a few months.

LiveSecure.org offers Dr. Van Zandt’s weekly blog with his analysis of the latest national crime stories, as well as a free DVD, "Protecting Children from Predators." It also has information on a national one-strike law for sexual predators and other vital security articles for families and businesses as well as links for organizations or individuals concerned with safety and security.

Businesses, universities and families are currently grappling with how they might respond fast enough to save lives in a distress situation, says Van Zandt. The Silent Bodyguard application was inspired by Jo Perry, whose youngest daughter was the classmate of a girl abducted and killed while simply on an errand in Los Angeles and whose oldest daughter attends the same University as the graduate student recently murdered in her lab.

Van Zandt is a well-known television guest commentator for NBC and MSNBC and is a published author and international speaker on matters of security, aberrant behavior, law enforcement and crisis management. He was instrumental in identifying the "Unabomber" and the Oklahoma City bomber in the 1990s. In corporate situations, Van Zandt often consults where serious tensions arise and helps defuse or prevent threats within the workplace.

The Silent Bodyguard creators are Jo Perry, the concerned mom noted above, and application developer Justin Leader, both of Los Angeles.

Source: LiveSecure.org

Web Site: http://www.livesecure.org/

Cell Phone Becomes Survival Tool with Silent Bodyguard from LiveSecure.org is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Mix10 is going on now and there’s a ton of news about the new Windows Phone 7 out there right now.  One of the more exciting things is the news of the motion controller and the support for cameras, microphones and graphics. I for one can’t wait to get my hands on one of these phones, it looks to be the true iPhone killer… Many phones have been touted to be one, but the Windows Phone 7 is shaping up to be the real deal..

Today at MIX10, Microsoft Corp. showcased advancements in its platform technologies that enable the developer and designer community to deliver compelling user experiences across a broad set of devices. Building on the excitement of the recently announced Windows^® Phone 7 Series, Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president, .NET Developer Platform, and Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president, Windows Phone Program Management, detailed the opportunity for developers to use proven technologies such as Microsoft Silverlight and the XNA Framework to build new mobile applications and 3-D Games.

“As the browser, server, Web and devices evolve, a focus on delivering consistently great user experiences has become paramount,” Guthrie said. “By extending our familiar platform technologies and tools to phones, Microsoft is delivering the premier application development experience across a variety of devices and form factors.”

End-to-End Application Development Platform for Windows Phone 7 Series

During the keynote, Microsoft provided the first deep dive into Windows Phone 7 Series application development. By combining Silverlight features for rich application development and the XNA Framework for games, Windows Phone 7 Series empowers millions of developers and designers to build visually stunning and immersive applications and games — one of the industry’s most profitable mobile application categories — while taking advantage of device-specific capabilities. Specifically, developers will be able to take advantage of the following features:

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Accelerometer, an intuitive control that responds to motion

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A Microsoft Location Service to provide developers with a single point of reference to acquire location information

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Microsoft Notification Service for pushing information to the phone, regardless of whether or not an application is running

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Hardware-accelerated video with digital rights management (DRM)

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Internet Information Services Smooth Streaming for the industry’s highest quality content viewing experience

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Multitouch

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Camera and microphone support

“Windows Phone 7 Series brings together a rich application environment, powerful hardware, a fresh approach to software and a smart new design,” Belfiore said. “It was designed to generate incredible opportunities for developers and designers to quickly and easily deliver compelling applications and games. With the best developer tools, an established ecosystem and marketplace, and a path for developers to use their Silverlight and XNA Framework skill sets, we are delivering an application platform that is simple, powerful and inspiring.”

Free Tools for Windows Phone 7 Series Developers and Designers

To further support an end-to-end development experience, Microsoft announced the availability of comprehensive tools support for Windows Phone 7 Series. The easy-to-install package includes previews of the following:

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone

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Windows Phone 7 Series add-in to use with Visual Studio 2010 RC

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XNA Game Studio 4.0

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Windows Phone 7 Series Emulator for application testing

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Expression Blend for Windows Phone Community Technology Preview (available as a separate download)

A Marketplace for Windows Phone 7 Series Applications

Microsoft also showed how developers and designers will be able to bring applications and games to market with a new Windows Phone Marketplace. The Marketplace features a panoramic design and active merchandising to increase the discoverability of games and applications, and supports one-time credit card purchases, mobile operator billing and advertising-funded applications. The Marketplace will also enable customers to try applications before buying them and allow developers to cross-promote their applications through deep linking.

Several leading companies will be creating exciting applications and games for Windows Phone 7 Series. They include The Associated Press, Archetype International Inc., AWS Convergence Technologies – WeatherBug, Citrix Systems Inc., Clarity Consulting Inc., Cypress Consulting, EA Mobile, Fandango Inc., Foursquare Labs Inc., frog design inc., Glu Mobile Inc., Graphic.ly, Hudson Entertainment Inc., IdentityMine Inc., IMDb.com Inc., Larva Labs, Match.com LLC, Matchbox Mobile Ltd., Microsoft Game Studios, Namco Networks America Inc., Oberon Media Inc., Pageonce Inc., Pandora Media Inc., Photobucket Inc., PopCap Games Inc., Seesmic, Shazam Entertainment Ltd., Sling Media, SPB Software Inc., stimulant, TeleCommunications Systems Inc., Touchality LLC and Vertigo Software Inc.

Continued Innovation With Silverlight and Expression Blend

Microsoft announced a release candidate (RC) for Silverlight 4, available for download today, which builds on the beta version released at the Professional Developers Conference in November 2009. The Silverlight 4 RC provides powerful media and enterprise application and media capabilities, out-of-browser flexibility and world-class tools support via Visual Studio and Expression Blend with Sketchflow to enable robust application development and rich interactive experiences.

In addition, Microsoft unveiled the Expression Blend 4 Beta, a design and development workflow tool. New features such as Path Layout enable developers and designers to build and animate innovative user interface design via a groundbreaking visual layout mechanism, without the need to write code. Expression Blend 4 Beta also adds support for Silverlight 4, .NET Framework 4 and Visual Studio 2010.

Silverlight Customer Adoption

Silverlight adoption has continued at a rapid pace with installations approaching 60 percent of all Internet devices worldwide — an increase of nearly 15 percentage points in just four months. Customers such as Major League Soccer, BBC, eBay Inc., Netflix Inc., NBCOlympics.com and CT Corp., a Wolters Kluwer business, demonstrated how they are taking advantage of the power of Silverlight to deliver compelling consumer and enterprise experiences.

“Microsoft Silverlight technology will be the backbone of the video platform on our newly launched MLSsoccer.com,” said Chris Schlosser, director of digital strategy for Major League Soccer. “Our work with Microsoft allows us to launch cutting-edge digital and mobile experiences for our loyal fans. As part of our increased focus on digital media, we view a rich video experience as absolutely critical to accomplishing our goal of ‘super serving’ MLS supporters.”

All the latest from MIX10 is available at http://live.visitmix.com/press, including downloads of tools for Windows Phone 7 Series, the Silverlight 4 RC and Expression Blend 4 Beta, which will be available today.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.

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I’ve got the need for speed! If you do too then you need to check out the new HyperX. Certified by Intel and ruining at 2400MHz, it is the world’s fastest memory on the market today…

March 15, 2010 — Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it has developed the fastest Intel-certified memory in the world. Running at 2400MHz, Kingston’s HyperX^® dual-channel DDR3 memory kit (Kingston^® part#: KHX2400C9D3T1K2/4GX) gained Intel^® XMP certification on the Core i7™ platform. Intel’s certification is posted at: http://www.intel.com/en_US/Assets/PDF/prodspec/ww09-2010-XMP-self-cert_Core-i7-BlueBadge.pdf.

            The 2400MHz kit runs at 9-11-9-27-2 timings at 1.65 volts and was developed for enthusiasts, gamers, and benchmarkers looking to scale new memory heights. As with all Kingston memory, the 2400MHz kit was created with the highest design-engineering principles and subjected to OEM-quality production and testing standards to gain Intel XMP certification. The memory was tested to great success on several P55-based systems including the GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P motherboard.

            The 2400MHz kits will be available in Q2. Kingston HyperX memory is backed by a lifetime warranty and free 24/7 technical support. For detailed information please visit the Kingston Web site at www.kingston.com.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. Through its global network of subsidiaries and affiliates, Kingston has manufacturing facilities in California, Taiwan and China, and sales representatives in the United States, Europe, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Australia, New Zealand, India, Taiwan, China, and Latin America. For more information, please call 800-337-8410 or visit www.kingston.com.

Kingston Technology Creates World’s Fastest Memory — Intel Certifies HyperX Clocked at 2400MHz is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Jeff took a look at the Powermat back in November and found it be a rather interesting device… The new Powermat, the 2x is available in Sprint stores now for $79.99 and it’s supposedly compatible with many types of devices right out of the box, but if you’re a BlackBerry user you’ll need to cough up and $30..

Powermat, the leader in wireless charging, today announced the availability of the Powermat 2X two-position charging mat in Sprint stores nationwide. This comes just one month after the company’s recent pledge to significantly expand its reach within the consumer marketplace.

Unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2010), the Powermat 2X is the first at-retail product to usher in Powermat’s extensive new line of mats and chargers that will expand both the number of devices consumers can wirelessly charge as well as the multiple ways they can charge them. The two-position charging mat allows users to wirelessly charge up to two devices simultaneously from one power source, losing both the tangled mess of cords and the hassle of constantly plugging and unplugging. With its small footprint the Powermat 2X is also ideal for multiple charging locations such as bedside or desk side.

"We are pleased to be working with Sprint to offer the consumer the freedom and convenience of Powermat as well as to launch the Powermat 2X," said Ron Ferber, President of Powermat. "Not only does Powermat provide the freedom to charge a Smartphone without the constant plugging and unplugging, but they can also charge the rest of their handheld gear without the hassle and tangle of cords."

With a price-point of $79.99, the Powermat 2X comes complete with the multi-faceted Powercube Universal Receiver and eight Powercube tips. The Powercube works with hundreds of devices including eBooks, Bluetooth headsets, handheld games, music players and phones.

In addition to the brand new Powermat 2X, Sprint stores will also carry Powermat receivers for BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8330, BlackBerry Curve 8350i and BlackBerry Tour(TM) 9630. The Powermat-enabled BlackBerry covers, retailing for $29.99 each, allow consumers to simply replace the existing cover on their BlackBerry with a Powermat-enabled cover and then simply drop and charge at their convenience.

Powermat is the first wireless charging company to gain national distribution with leading retailers in the U.S. market including Best Buy, Target, Amazon.com, Bed, Bath & Beyond and now Sprint.

About Powermat

Powermat is a complete solution for simultaneously delivering real time, wireless charging to multiple electronics including mobile phones, music players, handheld games, electronic readers, GPS devices, Bluetooth headsets, netbooks and laptops. Powermat technology has been miniaturized to a level where it can be embedded into virtually any device, as well as walls and table top surfaces. Powermat technology is fast, efficient and safe, and revolutionizes the way consumers charge and power. For more information, please visit www.powermat.com.

Powermat Sales & Marketing offices are based in Commerce Township, Michigan, with Research & Development facilities in Neve Ilan, Israel. Powermat is operated by Ron Ferber and Ran Poliakine.

Web Site: http://www.powermat.com/

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This is sort of a part two of the PR that I posted earlier about the new Samsung phones, but then not really since it is announcing a few new services for users of AT&T like AT&T Mobile Share, Address Book and Next Generation messaging. The address book is online so you can access it anywhere really, and the Mobile Share is to allow customers to quickly share videos and photos. The mobile share though will run you $10 per month for 50 transfers with 20mb storage, or you can pay 35 cents each use, and you can even get 10gb of storage for an extra $5 per month… In addition to the two new Samsung phone they’ve also announced the Pantech Link and Pantech Pursuit.

As a growing number of consumers increasingly realize the benefits of mobile broadband and applications, AT&T is bringing smartphone-like experiences to a wider range of powerful yet affordable devices designed for the mass-market. AT&T* today announced a line-up of four new Quick Messaging Devices that will be among the first to offer a new suite of consumer data services that will significantly enhance messaging, video and photo sharing, and contacts management.

"Quick Messaging Devices are very important for us – it’s a category that we defined for the industry and that we continue to lead in value, quality and innovation," said David Christopher, chief marketing officer of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Quick Messaging Devices are among our most popular and fastest-growing phones. They offer great value – and now will offer cutting-edge services that enhance the overall experience consumers have with these phones.

"The evolution of the mobile phone experience – increasingly sophisticated hardware and software, including apps – has been advancing rapidly due to the proliferation of smartphones in recent years. At AT&T, we’re ensuring a similar rich, ever-evolving experience exists for the sizeable number of our customers who use Quick Messaging Devices."

  The new services, to premiere first on the Samsung Strive(TM), include:

  --  AT&T Address Book - Syncs contacts to an online address book so
      customers can access and manage their mobile contacts from their
      handset - or their PC. Synchronization occurs automatically when any
      change is made, so contact information is always backed up. From the
      online interface, customers can import contacts from other Web-based
      address books, such as personal e-mail accounts, as well as send text
      messages to their contacts' mobile numbers. There is no additional
      charge to use AT&T Address Book.
  --  Next Generation Messaging - Brings an advanced messaging experience
      designed by AT&T to the quick messaging phones category. The familiar
      text messaging experience is enhanced with group messaging and "reply
      all" functionality for up to 10 contacts, a threaded conversations
      format, a consolidated inbox, and enhanced multi-media display. AT&T
      designed the service based on research that revealed customers want
      features that help with social planning, improved message organization
      and better media integration - but are also simple to use.
  --  AT&T Mobile Share - Helps customers quickly transfer photos and videos
      captured on their mobile phone to other destinations and allows
      customers to manage that content across the mobile and PC screens.
      With just a few clicks, customers can share videos and pictures in
      full resolution, up to 10MB, with their home computer, social
      networking sites, other people and a personal Internet-based storage
      locker from AT&T - all from their wireless handset. Customers can
      access pictures and videos stored in their AT&T Locker at any time
      from any Internet connection or from their handsets.  AT&T Mobile
      Share is available for $10 per month for 50 media transfers; customers
      can also pay per use, at $.35 per transfer. The service includes
      online storage of 250MB at no charge. Customers can purchase an
      additional 10GB of storage for $5 per month. Standard data charges
      apply for browsing the online media locker from the mobile handset.

Both AT&T Address Book and AT&T Mobile Share bring the benefits of cloud-based services to consumers, giving wireless customers the convenience of seamless access to content and information across the mobile and PC screens, in addition to peace of mind in knowing their content isn’t lost if they ever damage or lose their phone.

  The new quick messaging phones lineup for spring 2010 includes:

  --  Samsung Strive(TM) - In addition to featuring the new AT&T services,
      the Samsung Strive will be available on March 21 in two color
      combinations, black/silver and purple/charcoal.  Strive features a
      2.0-megapixel camera and a vertical slide design to reveal a full
      keyboard for tapping out info on Mobile Email, instant messaging and
      social networking apps like AT&T Social Net with ease. The Strive will
      be available for $19.99 for a limited time with a two-year agreement
      and after $50 mail-in rebate, as part of AT&T's current 50%-off quick
      messaging phones promotion.
  --  Samsung Sunburst(TM) - With a stunning design that accents Sunburst's
      touch screen, the GPS-enabled phone is fun and sophisticated, with a
      curvy exterior and light accent below the screen.  A widget bar
      feature allows one-touch access to a wealth of phone functions like
      creating a text message, in addition to direct links to social
      networking sites. Sunburst will also be available on March 21 for
      $39.99 after a two-year agreement and $50 mail-in-rebate.
  --  Pantech Link - An ultra slim and light, full keyboard quick messaging
      phone.  Link's contemporary design makes it one of the sharpest in the
      popular, bar-style family of handsets. With black and blue accents,
      Link provides direct access to a fun and sought-after range of
      features such as Mobile Email, instant messaging, AT&T Mobile Share,
      AT&T Social Net, AT&T Navigator and more. Link will be available in
      AT&T stores and online in the coming weeks.
  --  Pantech Pursuit - Combining a full touch screen with a vertical
      sliding keyboard, the Pantech Pursuit plays host to a set of cool and
      unique features via shortcuts on Pantech's first touch user interface
      for easy, customizable access to apps and features like AT&T Social
      Net, AT&T Address Book, and social networking sites. Available in the
      summer in green or blue, the Pursuit will also support face
      recognition software and geotagging to get the most out of your
      pictures.

  For the complete array of AT&T offerings, visit www.att.com

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

Web Site: http://www.att.com/

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Supposedly it’s not easier to use 411 directory assistance with Verizon thanks to Call Genie and LiveSource. You can now say something like “looking for Home Depot in Pittsburgh” and it will find it for you, I guess if you use it a lot it might be a good thing. Personally though I know where and what I’m looking for so if I use 411 I know why I’m calling… I don’t know, for those of you that use 411, is something like this better?

Verizon LiveSource directory assistance has made it much easier and faster for wireless callers to find businesses in town or across the country. A special database solution developed by Call Genie of Toronto enables LiveSource operators to search for various types of businesses near a specific intersection or landmark, or by neighborhood.

"We’ve taken the guesswork out of the wireless 411 call for both the caller and the operator," said Verizon LiveSource president Pedro Correa. "While other services let you search, we help you find."

The service provides LiveSource directory assistance callers a greater ability to search for and identify relevant merchants based on general parameters such as, "looking for home renovation stores near Disneyland in Anaheim," or specific parameters such as, "looking for the Home Depot on Allstate Road in Boston."

Call Genie’s hosted business-category search platform for LiveSource relies on mapping that has been completed by Call Genie throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, and is supported by merchant listings provided by a variety of yellow pages publishers and other business listings providers.

Verizon LiveSource

Verizon LiveSource is the nations’ leading directory assistance provider, employing thousands of operators at call centers across the country and internationally. LiveSource serves Verizon landline customers and more than half the wireless industry, where innovative services like text messages with listings forwarded to wireless handsets and directory assistance in Spanish continue to make 411 a vital communications tool.

About Call Genie

Call Genie is a leading global provider of local mobile search and advertising solutions that connect ready to transact consumers directly with local merchants for local directory businesses, directory assistance services and local media publishers. Call Genie solutions offer an exceptional experience for both advertisers and consumers and are deployed in 11 countries around the world. Call Genie has been awarded the Excellence in Integrated Ad Management award by the Pelorus Group, has won the Yellow Page Association Industry Excellence Award for Marketing Innovation, the Whitaker Innovation Award, and the 118 Tracker Award for both Technology Innovation in the UK and most recently, Outstanding Contribution to the Industry. www.callgenie.com.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) (NASDAQ:VZ) , headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America’s most reliable wireless network, serving more than 91 million customers nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America’s most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers innovative, seamless business solutions to customers around the world. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of approximately 222,900 and last year generated consolidated revenues of more than $107 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com/news.

VERIZON’S ONLINE NEWS CENTER: Verizon news releases, executive speeches and biographies, media contacts, high-quality video and images, and other information are available at Verizon’s News Center on the World Wide Web at www.verizon.com/news. To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for customized automatic delivery of Verizon news releases.

Source: Verizon

Web Site: http://www.verizon.com/

Verizon LiveSource Makes Finding any Business a Snap for Wireless 411 Callers is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Hey iPhone owners, TomTom has just been updated! I don’t have an iPhone but I do have TomTom on both my phone and a stand alone unit and I like Tom Tom the best so far, though I’ve only tried one other navigation system.. The new TomTom app for iPhone offers local Google search, Pinch and Zoom, New Map Update, Automatic Da/yNight mode, Music Fading and an Add to TomTom features where you can save locations from other apps and even your web browser…

-TomTom, the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, today announces several important enhancements to its popular TomTom app for iPhone, including real-time traffic compatibility and Local Search powered by Google. These new features, combined with enhanced integration with the iPhone interface, ensure optimal routing and an even more intuitive navigation experience. The latest version of the TomTom app (Version 1.3) can be purchased on the App Store today.

“Among the many enhancements in the latest version of the app, TomTom’s comprehensive traffic offering gives users dynamic, real-time information that helps them avoid traffic delays and find the fastest routes. It makes the TomTom app for iPhone even more useful in our daily lives.”

“TomTom continues to expand its offering of premier navigation services and features to a growing base of TomTom app for iPhone users,” said Tom Murray, vice president of market development at TomTom Inc. “Among the many enhancements in the latest version of the app, TomTom’s comprehensive traffic offering gives users dynamic, real-time information that helps them avoid traffic delays and find the fastest routes. It makes the TomTom app for iPhone even more useful in our daily lives.”

TomTom Traffic updates are received automatically every three minutes, providing real-time traffic speed and incident reports directly on the iPhone. As soon as a delay is found on the route, users are notified and can be automatically re-routed to an alternative, faster route. Traffic delays can be heard audibly on the device as well as displayed on the screen. TomTom Traffic is an optional service available for purchase on the App Store.

TomTom app for iPhone Version 1.3 includes additional advanced features that are available for free to existing TomTom app customers:

• Local Search powered by Google – The TomTom app for iPhone now provides a countless number of points of interest at the user’s fingertips. Users can tap into the latest local Google listings from within the TomTom app to locate and route to anything from restaurants to flower shops.
• Pinch and Zoom – Integrating one of the iPhone’s most popular features, the latest version of the TomTom app allows users to “pinch and zoom” for a more detailed view of the navigation map.
• New Map Update – The TomTom app incorporates TomTom’s latest map, which was rated best for overall accuracy and includes 1 million more miles of U.S. roads than the competition.
• Automatic Day/Night Mode – For a safer drive, the TomTom app now also calculates local sunrise and sunset times to automatically adjust the screen brightness while driving.
• Music Fading – This music fading feature ensures that you never miss a navigation instruction while listening to music on your iPhone. The music volume decreases during turn-by-turn instructions and then increases when instructions are complete.
• Add to TomTom Feature – Save locations from other iPhone apps and Web browsers to your TomTom app.

The TomTom app offers the same great features users have come to rely on from TomTom, including IQ Routes™ Technology and Advanced Lane Guidance. TomTom IQ Routes™ incorporates historical speed profile data for both day of week and time of day to calculate the fastest route available at that moment. Advanced Lane Guidance provides extra clarity when navigating difficult junctions by showing the user which lane to take for an upcoming exit.

Price and Availability:

Continental and regional versions of the TomTom for iPhone app for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch users, are available today at http://www.tomtom.com/tomtom-app.

The new version of the software is available for free to existing TomTom app for iPhone customers. For new users, the TomTom app for iPhone, including maps of the U.S., is available for $59.99. The app, including maps of U.S. and Canada, is available for $69.99. TomTom Traffic for iPhone users is available via in-app purchase for an additional $19.99 per 12 months of service.

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Here’s something interesting for the iPad called Rock Show, it’s an app where you can look at concert posters. For nostalgia sake I guess it’s rather neat, but it will allow you to actually buy most of the posters you see through the free app. It’s supposedly going to be available on April 3rd when the iPad is released…

Digital media company Neutrinos, LLC announced the development of Rock Show, an application for the Apple iPad which enables users to experience artwork from limited edition concert posters.

The Rock Show application allows users to discover more about performing artists via quick links to both Wikipedia and the iTunes store. "We wanted to give music fans a chance to easily engage the artwork using the iPad’s unique interface. Rock Show is what we have developed," said Rob Banagale, CEO of Neutrinos.

All concert posters featured in Rock Show are available for purchase directly through the iPad application. In most cases the posters will be shipped to the purchaser by the artist or design studio that originally created them. "Rock Show not only establishes a new retail channel, it also serves as a great opportunity for artists to get exposure via a digital marketplace," Banagale added.

Neutrinos announced Rock Show to coincide with this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive, film and music festival and the American Poster Institute’s 2010 Flatstock poster show. A variety of artists attending Flatstock have already signed up to sell posters using Rock Show.

"We’re very excited about the new user interface options made possible by the iPad’s large multi-touch display," said Matt Tuzzolo, Senior Developer at Neutrinos. "We really believe in the iPad, so we designed Rock Show to utilize a scalable, cloud-based infrastructure."

Rock Show will be available for free download from the iTunes iPad App Store following Apple’s application approval process and the release of the iPad on April 3rd, 2010. For more information and to sign up to be notified of availability, visit http://www.rockshow.fm/.

About Neutrinos

Neutrinos was founded in 2005 as a social media and web application development company and has since expanded into new media by producing several applications for Apple’s touch platform including the original Baby Names application for the iPhone. Neutrinos is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and has offices in Houston and Seattle. For more information, visit http://www.neutrinosllc.com/.

Concert Posters, Rock and Roll, on Their Way to Apple’s iPad via Rock Show is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

A Heads up to all of you Vodaphone UK customers, in April you’re getting both the HTC Desire and Legend Android smartphones! The legend has a 3.2” AMOLED Display while the Desire has a 3.7” AMOLED display. Also coming soon to Vodaphone UK is the Google Nexus One and the Sony Ericsson X10…

Vodafone UK customers can now register for the HTC Desire and HTC Legend, two of the most eagerly anticipated smartphones of the year. The new handsets, both powered by the Android operating system, are set to launch in April and customers can sign up for all of the latest information here.

HTC Legend

The HTC Legend will be available exclusively to Vodafone UK customers at launch and will come pre-loaded with a range of Vodafone 360 services, including Vodafone Music and MyWeb, sitting on top of the HTC Sense user interface in addition to full access to the Android Marketplace for apps.

The Legend has a stunning 3.2 inch, AMOLED HVGA display allowing you to view the very best shots taken with the impressive 5 megapixel camera, as well as browsing the web and videos. In addition, the new optical joystick functionality makes the device quick and easy to use.

HTC Desire

HTC Desire will offer one of the richest mobile phone experiences. The large 3.7 inch screen AMOLED WVGA display enhances visual content, whether viewing photos, videos, browsing the web or catching up with mates with the Facebook, Twitter and Flickr integration of HTC’s Friend Stream functionality.

The HTC Desire is powered by a powerful one GHz Snapdragon processor, enabling multi tasks from app-to-app, and also comes with full Google application / app store integration.

And the Vodafone UK, Android goodness doesn’t end there: More devices will be available soon, including Google Nexus One and the Sony Ericsson X10, giving Vodafone UK customers plenty of options when it comes to choosing their favorite Android-based smartphone.

Source: Vodafone UK

Web Site: http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/

HTC Legend and HTC Desire Coming Soon to Vodafone UK is a post from: Testfreaks | The Blog

Two new phones from Samsung are coming to AT&T on March 21st. They’re called the Starburst and the Strive. The Starburst has a 3” resistive touch screen while the Strive is a slider with full QWERTY keyboard. The Starburst will have a price of $39.99 with 2 year contract after mail-in $50 rebate and the Strive will be $19.99 with 2 yr contract and $50 reabate..

-Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile)¹ , the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.², today announced the availability of the Samsung Sunburst™, a full touch screen phone with a range of customizable widgets and the Samsung Strive™, a stylish vertical slider with a full QWERTY keyboard. Both devices will be available beginning March 21 at AT&T stores nationwide.

Samsung Sunburst

The Sunburst is a 3.0” full touchscreen device that keeps users connected with style. With a sleek, futuristic black and chrome design, the Sunburst’s resistive touchscreen uses widgets to provides users with one-touch access to their favorite features, applications and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Advanced messaging features such as text and instant messaging and Mobile E-mail give users the ability to stay constantly connected.

Additional key features of the Sunburst include:

• Virtual full keyboard for easy typing
• Full browser experience with Single Zoom
• Smart Unlock for easy access to applications
• 2.0 Megapixel Camera/ Camcorder
• SMS and MMS Messaging
• Mobile E-mail
• AT&T SocialNet
• AT&T Mobile Music
• AT&T Navigator
• Bluetooth v2.0+ EDR
• Dimensions: 2.08" x 4.33" x .51"
• Weight: 3.08 ounces

Samsung Strive

The Samsung Strive is a vertical slider, following the lines of the Samsung Propel™ family of messaging devices, available in two color options – black/silver and purple/charcoal. With a full, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, users have access to group messaging with conversations, which allows users to send threaded text messages with video, pictures and view multiple conversations at a time.

The Strive is the first device from AT&T to offer three new mobile services the company announced today: a new group messaging service, AT&T Mobile Share and AT&T Address Book. The services offer functionality typically found in smartphones to a wider range of powerful yet affordable devices designed for the mass-market.

Additional key features and specifications of the Strive include:

• Mobile Email
• SMS, MMS, Video Messaging and Instant Messaging
• 2.0 Megapixel Camera/ Camcorder
• AT&T Mobile Music
• AT&T Address Book
• AT&T Navigator
• Bluetooth v2.0+ EDR
• AT&T Video Share and Mobile Video
• Dimensions: 4.2” x 2.3” x 0.57”
• Weight: 3.99 ounces

Pricing and Availability

The Samsung Sunburst is available for $39.99 after a two-year agreement and mail-in-rebate. (Pay $89.99 and receive $50 AT&T Promotion Card with a two year service agreement.) The Samsung Strive is available for $19.99 for a limited time, as part of AT&T’s current 50%-off quick messaging phones promotion. (Pay $69.99 and receive a $50 AT&T Promotion Card with a two-year service agreement.) Both devices will be available March 21 through select AT&T retail locations or at www.wireless.att.com.

1. Samsung Mobile is proud to provide ENERGY STAR-qualified power adapters with its mobile phones and accessories. ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy, save money, and help protect the environment. Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR meet strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.

2. Number one mobile phone provider in the U.S. claim for Samsung Mobile based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics Q1-Q4 2009 and Q3 and Q4 2008 U.S. Market Share Handset Shipments Reports.

About Samsung Telecommunications America

Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.

About Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2008 consolidated sales of US$96 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of two business units: Digital Media & Communications and Device Solutions. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

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