Archive for July 18th, 2008
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I'm not sure should we trust the image above or not, but apparently the upcoming low-end Sony Ericsson J132 will come with the standard 3.5 headphone jack. Maybe it's me, but I do want to believe the Swedish-Japanese company will finally opt for the logical way and join other handset makers which have been shipping phones with 3.5mm audio jack for years.
A month ago when it was announced, Sony Ericsson hasn't mentioned such a feature in the official release. It's good to see them going this way, and we have the ability to only hope they'll do the same thing with all of the upcoming Walkman phones. After all, it's only natural to sell music-centric phones with standard 3.5 headphone jack, don't you think?
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Web-apps are here to stay. Like a new wave of easily developed (relatively) and deployed applications, cloud-computing has taken its first steps to true legitimacy.
Just as Apple's revamped .Mac service, MobileMe, has pushed cloud-based computing to Joe MacUser, Sharpcast is poised to bring their SugarSync online backup/storage solution to the iPhone.
SugarSync aims to keep all your files (pictures, videos, documents, etc.) synchronized across any and all devices you use to access the internet. The SugarSync manager sits on your PC or Mac and grants you to configure which folders (directories) you want to keep synchronized through SugarSync's servers. You can select to upload entire picture libraries or specify a choose few.
SugarSync's Magic Briefcase feature allows you to swiftly drag-and-drop any files that you want to synchronize across all your devices. Simpy drop a picture file from your desktop in to Magic Briefcase and access that picture file from your work computer, friend's computer, or iPhone (and other handhelds). But wait, don't you have to install a SugarSync client on each single machine? Completely not.
When you register your SugarSync account, you’re assigned a personal URL. Simply point any browser to that personalized URL and you'll have access to all the files you've chosen to upload from your home personal. And, with SugarSync's newly minted iPhone web-app, you can flip through your files with iPhone-esque, sliding-panel ease.
You can even upload photos from your mobile phone to the SugarSync mobile pic manager - as long as you take the pictures with the SugarSync mobile photo application. A tiny birdy told me that there's going to be some exciting iPhone applications launched soon - I'm hoping it has to do with uploading photos from my iPhone to SugarSync.
Now, here's where it gets a little confusing. Every personal with a SugarSync manager installed can upload different files that are accessible from any other computer. So, you can have Computer A with pictures uploaded and filed in the cloud under “Computer A,” and you can have Personal B with music uploaded and filed under “Computer B.” You can access both computers' files from any personal with a web connection. But, then there's also the Magic Briefcase, which is something like a cloud-desktop, that synchronizes any files that you toss in there across the web. Confused yet?
The service is great, but it takes a bit of time to get used to thinking in terms of cloud-based storage. It helps to think of the Magic Briefcase as a desktop in the cloud, and multiple personal as separate hard drives in the cloud.
SugarSync also makes it possible to upload big files of any size. The files can be synchronized across all your personal, stored only on the web, or downloaded to just a single personal. You can even email a link to the file to family and friends to download within 3 weeks. And, with an iPhone application set to hit the AppStore soon, SugarSync may just turn out to be the cloud-storage solution of choice.
All in all, SugarSync is powerful and a good substitute to MobileMe (but with no push email). And, keeping all your files on the internet gives you peace of mind like nothing else. Still, easily-confused users will need a little time to get used to SugarSync's interface.
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Web-apps are here to stay. Like a new wave of easily developed (relatively) and deployed applications, cloud-computing has taken its first steps to true legitimacy.
Just as Apple's revamped .Mac service, MobileMe, has pushed cloud-based computing to Joe MacUser, Sharpcast is poised to bring their SugarSync online backup/storage solution to the iPhone.
SugarSync aims to keep all your files (pictures, videos, documents, etc.) synchronized across any and all devices you use to access the web. The SugarSync manager sits on your PC or Mac and allows you to configure which folders (directories) you want to keep synchronized through SugarSync's servers. You can choose to upload entire picture libraries or specify a select few.
SugarSync's Magic Briefcase feature allows you to quickly drag-and-drop any files that you want to synchronize across all your devices. Simpy drop a picture file from your desktop in to Magic Briefcase and access that picture file from your work computer, friend's personal, or iPhone (and other handhelds). But wait, don't you’ve to install a SugarSync client on each single machine? Totally not.
When you register your SugarSync account, you are assigned a personal URL. Simply point any browser to that personalized URL and you'll have access to all the files you've chosen to upload from your home personal. And, with SugarSync's newly minted iPhone web-app, you can flip through your files with iPhone-esque, sliding-panel ease.
You can even upload photos from your mobile phone to the SugarSync mobile photo manager - as long as you take the pictures with the SugarSync mobile photo application. A little birdy told me that there's going to be some exciting iPhone applications launched soon - I'm hoping it has to do with uploading photos from my iPhone to SugarSync.
Now, here's where it gets a tiny confusing. Every computer with a SugarSync manager installed can upload different files that are accessible from any other personal. So, you can have Computer A with photos uploaded and filed in the cloud under “Computer A,” and you can have Personal B with music uploaded and filed under “Computer B.” You can access both computers' files from any computer with a web connection. But, then there's also the Magic Briefcase, which is something like a cloud-desktop, that synchronizes any files that you toss in there across the internet. Confused yet?
The service is great, but it takes a bit of time to get used to thinking in terms of cloud-based storage. It helps to think of the Magic Briefcase as a desktop in the cloud, and multiple computers as separate hard drives in the cloud.
SugarSync also makes it possible to upload large files of any size. The files can be synchronized across all your personal, stored only on the internet, or downloaded to just a single personal. You can even email a link to the file to family and friends to download within 3 weeks. And, with an iPhone application set to hit the AppStore soon, SugarSync might just turn out to be the cloud-storage solution of choice.
All in all, SugarSync is powerful and a good alternative to MobileMe (but with no push email). And, keeping all your files on the internet gives you peace of mind like nothing else. Still, easily-confused users will need a tiny time to get used to SugarSync's interface.
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Web-apps are here to stay. Like a new wave of easily developed (relatively) and deployed applications, cloud-computing has taken its first steps to true legitimacy.
Just as Apple's revamped .Mac service, MobileMe, has pushed cloud-based computing to Joe MacUser, Sharpcast is poised to bring their SugarSync online backup/storage solution to the iPhone.
SugarSync aims to keep all your files (pictures, videos, documents, etc.) synchronized across any and all devices you use to access the web. The SugarSync manager sits on your PC or Mac and allows you to configure which folders (directories) you want to keep synchronized through SugarSync's servers. You can choose to upload entire picture libraries or specify a choose few.
SugarSync's Magic Briefcase feature allows you to swiftly drag-and-drop any files that you want to synchronize across all your devices. Simpy drop a picture file from your desktop in to Magic Briefcase and access that picture file from your work computer, friend's personal, or iPhone (and other handhelds). But wait, don't you’ve to install a SugarSync client on every single machine? Absolutely not.
When you register your SugarSync account, you are assigned a personal URL. Simply point any browser to that personalized URL and you'll have access to all the files you've chosen to upload from your home computer. And, with SugarSync's newly minted iPhone web-app, you can flip through your files with iPhone-esque, sliding-panel ease.
You can even upload photos from your mobile phone to the SugarSync mobile photo manager - as long as you take the photos with the SugarSync mobile photo application. A little birdy told me that there's going to be some exciting iPhone applications launched soon - I'm hoping it has to do with uploading pictures from my iPhone to SugarSync.
Now, here's where it gets a tiny confusing. Every personal with a SugarSync manager installed can upload different files that are accessible from any other personal. So, you can have Computer A with pictures uploaded and filed in the cloud under “Computer A,” and you can have Computer B with music uploaded and filed under “Computer B.” You can access both computers' files from any personal with a web connection. But, then there's also the Magic Briefcase, which is something like a cloud-desktop, that synchronizes any files that you toss in there across the internet. Confused yet?
The service is great, but it takes a bit of time to get used to thinking in terms of cloud-based storage. It helps to think of the Magic Briefcase as a desktop in the cloud, and multiple personal as separate hard drives in the cloud.
SugarSync also makes it possible to upload huge files of any size. The files can be synchronized across all your personal, stored only on the internet, or downloaded to just a single personal. You can even email a link to the file to family and friends to download within 3 weeks. And, with an iPhone application set to hit the AppStore soon, SugarSync might just turn out to be the cloud-storage solution of choice.
All in all, SugarSync is powerful and a good substitute to MobileMe (but with no push email). And, keeping all your files on the internet gives you peace of mind like nothing else. Still, easily-confused users will need a tiny time to get used to SugarSync's interface.
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 Virgin Mobile, always looking to offer new hardware to its customers, has announced that they’ll be picking up the LG Rumor for its SMS text messaging users in Canada.
The 17.8mm thick vertical slider features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and speakerphone. But, the LG Rumor's dual keypad and slide-out QWERTY keyboard design takes the lion's share oft the limelight. For text messaging aficionados, a physical QWERTY keyboard is a nice addition to the numeric keypad on the front face of the device. And, now Canadians on Virgin Mobile Canada's network can get their own LG Rumor, in Black, for $79.99 on a 3-year plan, or $199 to purchase outright. Purchase the LG Rumor on the internet before July 31st and you get a $25 activation credit.
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 The premier of one of the most-anticipated movie-releases in history is upon us. We're talking about “The Dark Knight,” of course. And, to help market the new motion picture, there's a new iPhone application available through the Apple AppStore that let's you celebrate your Batman-enthusiasm by making yourself look crazy.
You can use your iPhone's camera to take a picture of yourself and apply some Joker-esque makeup with a touch of your finger. Much like the Pirate application that ushered in National Pirate Day last year, this new Dark Knight application gives you all the good looks and charm of the Joker. Give yourself a “dark” makeover before you enjoy the motion picture.
Grab the iPhone application here (iTunes AppStore link).
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The one thing keeping the HTC Diamond from sweeping across America as the next big competitor (and a capable one at that) to the iPhone 3G is the HTC Diamond's lack of support for the 850Mhz GSM frequency band that us Yankees love to use. Sure, 850Mhz has better penetrating power than the higher frequency  900Mhz band that's used in ubiquity throughout the rest of the world, but it still means the US has to wait for European handsets to make the jump to the US.
But, the thing is, Euro handsets usually lag in hitting the US market due hardware limitations. We were under the impression that the HTC Diamond, in European trim, lacked the radio hardware to jump on the 850Mhz frequency in the US. Lo and behold, there's 850Mhz support built-in to the HTC Diamond! Who knew?
A new cellular radio ROM has surfaced at XDA developers that somehow (we're betting there's some magic involved here) enables 850Mhz support in the HTC Diamond. This basically means an HTC Diamond with this radio ROM is now a US-compatible, quad-band GSM smartphone - albeit, EDGE data is about as good as it's going to get.
So, if you just can't wait to jump on the HTC Diamond before it hits the US in official quad-band spec, grab a European HTC Diamond and give it some unofficial ROM-love. Just remember, you're messing around with critical firmware at your own risk.
HTC Diamond 850Mhz radio ROM
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 Verizon not long ago launched their LG VX10000 Voyager as an answer to AT&T's Apple iPhone. The touchscreen revolution had just gotten underway and Verizon had to scramble to get its own touchscreen offering on the table. But, with a squishy pressure-sensitive touchscreen and clunky UI, the LG Voyager failed to cash in on the touchscreen-craze created by Apple's multi-touch toting iPhone.
So, now that the iPhone 3G has been launched on AT&T and dozens of GSM carriers worldwide, Verizon is preparing a refresh of the LG Voyager. Last we heard, the LG Voyager is due for a refresh that would have it working with Verizon's upcoming Visual Voicemail system. But, it was unclear whether the refresh would be a hardware redesign or simply a firmware update.
Turns out, the LG Voyager will be getting a mid-cycle refresh courtesy of a revised firmware offering from Verizon. The new LG Voyager firmware will not only enable Visual Voicemail on Verizon's network (for a monthly service fee, natch), but will also bring a couple UI enhancements.
Here's what to expect from the LG Voyager firmware update:
- Drag and Drop Icons on the homescreen (like Verizon's LG Dare)
- Copy and paste
- Drawing pad
- Visual Voicemail
 And, to help cut down on power-supply costs and bulk, Verizon is including a new wall-charger with all new LG Voyager buys. The new wall-charger features a USB port into which the USB data cable/charging cable can be inserted - making your USB cable both a portable USB charging cable and a wall-charger. Unfortunately, current Voyager owners are going to have to shell out a few extra bucks for the redesigned charger.
We're also hearing that the LG Voyager (or related iteration) could be due for a hardware revision that would future-proof the next-gen variant with 4G LTE compatibility. This particular rumor is strictly hearsay and should be taken at face value. But, considering that Verizon's LTE network isn't going to get off the ground until 2010 at the earlist, it makes sense that Verizon would offer their flagship touchscreen smartphone with 4G data connectivity.
Current LG Voyager owners can take their handsets in to their nearest Verizon Wireless dealer for the free firmware update, once it goes live, of course. New LG Voyager purchases will come pre-installed with the new firmware.
We're anticipating the LG Voyager firmware refresh to be released in August, alongside Verizon's official launch of their Visual Voicemail system.
[Via: MobileRoar]
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Marketing and hype are keys to getting the consumer excited about the next huge handset. Apple, HTC, Samsung, LG, Nokia all know that you have to get the market hyped up about an upcoming product launch if you want to sell boatloads of handsets. And, it seems Sony Ericsson is also getting in on the fun.
The Japanese-Swedish mobile phone manufacturer has launched a new web portal to highlight the past three years of Sony Ericsson Walkman phone history. Sony Ericsson is pushing their Walkman phone lineup's media-playing prowess ahead of their new Walkman-branded mobile phone launches. The new Sony Ericsson Walkman phone portal urges visitors to return to the website on July 22 at 10am CET in anticipation of a “new chapter” of Walkman phones.
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 GlideOS previously popped up on our radar with their Glide Mobile web-app. The web-based application allowed for Microsoft Office document creation and editing on the iPhone (as well as other mobile platforms).
Glide Mobile offers on the internet collaboration on Microsoft Office documents as part of their Glide Mobile suite - which includes Glide Pic Editor, Glide Write, Glide Presenter, Glide Crunch, Glide ad-free email, Glide Groups and Projects, Glide Meeting, Glide Calendar, video Jukebox, Music Jukebox, and Slideshow creator. And, Glide Mobile now comes with 10GB of free on the web storage to keep all those Word documents, pictures, and PowerPoint presentations safe and sound.
 “We are making Microsoft Word document support available today on the 3G iPhone with 10GBs of free online document storage” said TransMedia Chairman and CEO, Donald Leka. “You can easily create, share and collaborate on Microsoft Word documents on the 3G iPhone with automatic desktop synchronization and automatic version control. 3G iPhone users can even collaborate on documents with family, friends and colleagues who have Blackberry, Palm, Symbian and Windows Mobile phones.”
Head on over to Glide Mobile's website to register for your very own GlideOS account.
Glide Mobile
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