Purchase Motorola Motonav TN765T 5.1-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator With Lifetime Traffic

Purchase Motorola Motonav TN765T 5.1-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator With Lifetime Traffic

Unbelievalbe – IT EVEN READS YOU YOUR TEXT MESSAGES!!!

I received this product recently and I can honestly say that there is no other GPS in the market that even comes close to what the TN765t does. The widescreen display give me more to view, the interface is amazing, and it has super helpful features like traffic, Google search, and Bing for things like stock quotes and sports scores.

The first thing you’ll notice when you start up the unit is the amazing brightness and clarity of the 5.1 widescreen. There’s no other display like it in the industry – it reminds me more of a the graphics you see on the iPhone than, say, on a 1980’s video game console. The display projects amazing clarity for items such as 3D buildings, so when you’re driving through a city, the actual buildings are visible on the screen. Or..if you’re driving through the mountains, as I was recently, the physical dimensions of the mountain tops are actually displayed as you drive. I’ve never seen anything else like this.

The interface is completely different than any other GPS I’ve seen. It has sliding panels that you can keep out as you drive, or make disappear. The panels show things like upcoming traffic, points of interest, or a birds eye areal view your drive. For searching, just tap the center of the screen and type the address..all in one place, and it finds it for you. Or, press the Google button and it searches Google on the internet to find your location. So there’s no limit to the amount of places this thing stores!

But by far the coolest feature is that it actually reads you your text messages! While I was driving my wife texted me, and the message actually appeared on the screen (you must be connected via bluetooth) – and the unit actually read the message to me! If that’s not all, it gave me an option to respond from a menu of preloaded responses. I selected “I’m driving, I’ll call you back” by pressing the menu choice on the screen and that exact text message was sent back to my wife. Unbelievable!!!

And if that’s not all…it uploads your phone book from your mobile phone and you can actually call your friends by talking to the GPS. Just press the voice recognition button and say “Call contact…John Smith” and it will make the call and project the call through it’s very loud speakerphone.

There’s no doubt this is a high end device – at $329.99, it’s not for everyone. But if you’re looking for the best technology available – this is definitely it. Highly recommended!
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Master Google Android: 40 Tips and Tricks

The first time you use an Android phone, one thing becomes immediately clear: You’re not in Cupertino anymore.

Android, as recent Verizon commercials remind us, is the antithesis of Apple’s celebrated handset: It’s open source, fully customizable, and free from unexplained app rejections. If the iPhone is Apple’s inalterable masterpiece, the Android platform is Google’s open canvas. The palette is in your hands; it’s up to you to add color.

We’ve assembled 40 tips and tricks to help you make the most of your Android phone. Some are specific to Android 2.0 or later, but most apply to any Android-based device. And not one of these tricks requires you to jailbreak anything.

So grab your phone, and get started–it’s time for you to become a certified Android master.

Optimize Your Home Screen

Add to Home screen

1. Make the most of your space by using widgets–dynamic programs that operate right on your home screen. Simply hold your finger on any open space, and then select Widgets from the pop-up menu. Widgets come in a huge variety of sizes and functions, so search the Android Market to find what works for you.

2. Prefer not to be bothered by a sound every time an e-mail arrives? Head into Gmail’s Settings menu and set its ringtone to Silent. You’ll still see new-message alerts in the notification panel at the top of your screen, and you can always pull the panel down to get detailed information. You can configure text messaging and other alert-generating apps the same way.

3. Set up one-touch dialing for the people you call the most. Hold your finger on an open space and select Shortcuts. Then, touch Direct dial and pick the person from your contact list. If one-touch texting is what you crave, use the Direct message option instead.

4. To drop your favorite Web pages onto your home screen, long-press on any site in your browser’s bookmarks and then select the Add shortcut to home option.

5. Try using folders to keep your home screen organized. Long-press on a blank space and select Folders to create one. You can then drag and drop frequently used contacts, apps, or other shortcuts into it to cut down on clutter. To rename a folder, press and hold the folder’s title bar while it’s open.

Get Around Android

Astro

6. Make file management a snap with a utility such as Astro, which allows you to browse through your phone just as you would a computer, navigating directories and moving or deleting files at will.

7. Need to cut and paste text? Long-press on any text input area. If you’re on a Web page, tap the Menu key and use the Select text option.

8. Use Android’s hotkeys to do everything from zooming in to a Web page to opening a program. Check out our complete list of Android keyboard shortcuts to learn them all.

9. You can set your own hotkeys to open apps, too. Head into the main Settings menu, select Applications, and then choose Quick Launch to get started.

10. If the on-screen keyboard pops up when you don’t want it, touch it and swipe downward to make it disappear.

11. You can see the current date at any time by touching your finger to the top-left corner of the screen.

Stay Connected

12. To load files onto your Android phone, plug the handset into your PC and pull down the notification panel. Tap the USB connected box, and then tap Mount when the confirmation dialog box appears. Your phone will appear as a hard drive on your PC, and you can then drag and drop files as you wish.

13. Manage your music–and even import your iTunes playlists–with DoubleTwist, a free PC-based utility. The program’s intuitive interface makes Motorola’s Media Link offering look like a bloated relic.

Double Twist

14. Sync your Outlook calendar with your phone without the hassle. Install Google Calendar Sync and let it do the work for you.

15. To sync your Outlook contacts without using an Exchange server, try GO Contact Sync, an open-source utility for your PC.

16. Stay up to speed with your feeds with the help of NewsRob, a handy app that syncs your phone with your Google Reader account.

17. Want to have your PC’s browser bookmarks on your Android phone? Download MyBookmarks from the Market to import them.

Power Up Your Phone

18. Get extra calling power by integrating Google Voice into your phone. Once you’ve signed up for an account, download the official app and watch your options expand. Bonus tip: Add the Google Voice widget to your home screen for one-touch toggling of your outgoing-call preferences.

19. You can send text messages for free through Google Voice–everything you need is in the app. Just make sure you change the settings to refresh every 5 minutes so that incoming messages won’t be delayed. If you want faster notifications, log in to the Google Voice Website and configure your account to send you e-mail alerts when a new text arrives.

20. Get unbilled talk time by using Fring, a free mobile chat client for Android. Fring lets you make calls over Google Talk, Skype, and any SIP calling service.

21. Cut down on calling headaches by using the free Dial Zero app to call the companies you do business with. It lets you bypass annoying phone trees and get right to human representatives.

22. Keep annoying callers away by routing them directly to your voicemail. First, open the offending person’s profile in your contacts list. Then, press the Menu button, tap Options, and check the Incoming calls box.

23. The Incoming Calls screen also holds the option for setting custom ringtones for callers. Tap Ringtone and change each person’s tune as you wish.

Dolphin Browser

24. Want to use your own MP3 files as ringtones? No problem: Make a new folder on your memory card and name it ringtones. Copy your MP3s there, and they will automatically show up in your selection list. Folders called alarms or notifications will do the same thing for those respective functions.

25. Check out the free app RingDroid. With it, you can easily edit an MP3 file to grab a precise segment of a song for a ringtone or system sound.

26. Android lets you keep multiple browser windows open at the same time. Long-press any Web link to open it in a new window. Tap the Menu key while in the browser to toggle between windows.

27. Prefer seeing Web pages in landscape mode? You can tell Android to always display sites that way. Select the Landscape-only display checkbox in the browser’s Settings menu.

28. Android’s built-in browser isn’t your only option. Try Dolphin Browser for cool features such as tabbed browsing, gesture-driven commands, and multitouch zooming (yes, even on the Droid).

Secure Your Smartphone

29. Android includes an option to use simple patterns to secure your phone; to unlock the handset, you swipe your finger across the screen in a specific pattern. Look for Screen Unlock Pattern under ‘Location and Security’ in the main System Settings menu.

30. Want to back up your phone’s data? Try MyBackup, which saves your apps, contacts, call logs, texts, and even settings to either your SD Card or a secure Internet server. You might also like SMS Backup, which periodically saves all of your texts into your Gmail account.

31. For even more protection, download Mobile Defense. The app allows you to use a PC to track your phone via GPS, remotely lock it, and then back up and wipe all of your data.

Add Essential Apps

Adobe Photoshop Mobile

32. If you handle a lot of Office files, Documents To Go may be just the thing for you. The free version gives you the ability to view Word and Excel files. The full paid version adds editing capabilities, along with PDF and PowerPoint viewing options.

33. Prefer working in the cloud? Get your hands on GDocs or ThinkFree Mobile Office, both of which make it a cinch to connect with your Google Docs documents.

34. If basic note-taking is all you need, download a PC-synced notepad such as GDocs Notepad With Sync. It saves documents directly into your Google Docs account for easy access.

35. For on-the-go photo editing, Adobe’s Photoshop.com Mobile app is tough to beat–and it’s free, too.

36. Jazz up your Android music experience with TuneWiki, which automatically finds and scrolls lyrics next to your songs as they play. Plus, it gives you access to Internet radio streaming and some cool community-sharing features.

Customize Your Phone Completely

37. Adjust how your phone acts by using Locale. The app lets you set custom profiles for practically any circumstance–having your ringer shift to silent when you’re at work, for example, or making your screen glow brighter at night.

38. Take full advantage of your phone’s LED by installing Missed Call, which configures your phone’s light to flash specific colors when calls from certain people slip by.

39. Edit Android’s custom dictionary to include your name and other proper nouns. That way, they’ll pop up in the auto-complete list as you type. Look under Language and keyboard settings in System Settings to get started.

40. If you try an Android app and decide that you don’t like it, return it. The Android Market will give you a full refund for up to 24 hours after any purchase, provided that you haven’t tried to return the same app before.

Reblogged via  JR Raphael for PCWorld.

7:56pm, 21 March 2010.

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Entry #0023

My dad busted his cell phone a few weeks back (or so we thought.. more on this later) and we needed to get him a quick, cheap phone. After searching everywhere we picked out the MotoFone F3 from Motorola. We got it new for $30.00 from E-Bay.

MotoFone F3

I would recommend this phone to anyone who needs a cheap but sturdy phone for everyday use.  It would also be a wonderful phone for parents to give kids because of the simplistic nature of the phone. There’s no web, no pictures, and it’s even hard to send/receive text messages.

The MotoFone is very very durable and uses an E-Ink display that doesn’t use any glass. This means you can drop it, step on it, and nothing happens outside of a few scratches.

Motorola MotoFone F3’s Website

The aesthetics of this phone are not bad, it looks like a Motorola SLVR. I actually have the L9 and love it for the camera and high res screen. The F3 on the other hand does not have a camera and only has a monochrome screen.  While using the phones most onlookers would not be able to tell the difference.

Video review of the Motorola MotoFone F3

Let’s not forget the E-Ink display that maximizes the battery life and is very easy to read in nearly any light (indiglow backlight).. Construction of the phone is good, call quality is better than I expected too. I give this phone 2 thumbs up and my dad loves it. So if you’ve got a child,parent, or just don’t feel like having all the bells & whistles then this phone is a smash hit!

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My Decade of Mobile Technology, part one: Nokia 5110

The other morning I was riding the bus to work when it occurred to me that this is my TENTH year as a cell phone user!  My, does time ever fly!  I was thinking back on all of the different phones I’ve attached to my hip over those years – the good and the bad – when I thought that it would be neat to review each one of them in a post: My experiences with each, the nitty-gritty, the emotional attachment (le sigh!), etc.  So switch your cell onto silent, and read on…

Nokia 5110

Removable faceplate?! Oh my!

Specs:
2G Network, GSM 900, Announced 1998 (mine acquired 2001)
132 x 47.5 x 31mm, 143 cubic cm, 170 grams (approx weight of a can of tuna)
Monochrome graphics, 5 text lines (Dynamic font sizes, Softkey, Welcome message)
Downloadable Monophonic ringtones, 6 ringtone levels, 10 volume levels
Memory: Phonebook: Sim only; Call records:8 dialed, 5 received, 5 missed
Battery: Ultra Slim Battery: 600 mAh, Li-Polymer, 127 g; 40-180h standby, 2-3h20m talk OR Slim Battery: 900 mAh, Li-Ion, 143 g, 60-270h standby, 3-5h talk
Features: SMS messaging, 3 games (Memory, Snake, Logic), Removable faceplates, Alarm, comes in 28 languages

Awe, my first phone.  It was an upgraded Christmas gift when I turned sixteen.  I initially received a VCR to accompany the 13-inch television I got for my birthday a few weeks before.  This phone revolutionized the market for personal mobile devices, and finally made it accessible to a wider range of customers than ever before.  We all remember the parodies in sitcoms with the enormous grey cellular phones, heavy and about the size of the original Nintendo Gameboy.  Finally there was a compact and portable option for those who wanted to look stylish, important, and tech-savvy.  This was a fantastic first phone for me.  It’s no-frills, self-explanatory (though I still can’t figure out for the life of me how the logic game works…irony), and customizable.  I had two favourite faceplates which I alternated between – a white one with frogs and a shimmering colour-shifting gold-to-fuschia (which reminded me of a sunset).  I later was stuck with this phone when my Vbox died.  My parents had one until the analog network was phased out and they were forced to upgrade.  Just saying.  Though the battery life was incredibly exaggerated.  Nokia claimed that you could potentially survive eleven days without recharging, whereas overall experience would suggest maybe eleven hours.  I’d wager that the charge memory on the battery dropped by about 80% within the first year.  My parents’ phone was always charged into the cigarette lighter in the car.

Tune in tomorrow for part two, Motorola v101

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Rooting and Modding my Droid

On Super Bowl Sunday while waiting for the big game to start I was bored out of my mind. Who gives a crap about all the pregame crap? I decided to take the plunge and root my phone.  After a month of reading posts on forums like Alldroid,  and Howards Forum I decided to go with SholesMod (now DroidMod). Thinking back, Rooting my Droid after drinking a few beers wasn’t the brightest idea but what the fuck. I followed all the instructions and watched as my phone scrolled through all the command prompts. I have to say, the process was painless and pretty fool proof. Now I’m not saying go ahead root your phone, nothing wrong can happen but it worked flawlessly.  In a matter of minutes I was rooted and overclocked.  Since that time I have unrooted and rerooted my device.  Added Theme Rom overlays from Krazykrivda at Alldroid and used Metamorph as well. I have found the DroidMod theme to be stable but I am now getting ready to try out Cyanogen Sholes Mod. I’ll let you know how that goes in a few weeks. Until then, I highly recommend checking out DroidMod, at your own risk.

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The TiVo Premiere & Why It Won't Work

So last week, after a 3 year wait, TiVo FINALLY announced a new product offering in the way of the TiVo Premiere and the Premiere XL. The problem is that it presents very little in the way of innovation.

I think most people agree that cable company DVR’s are horrible. I was an avid TiVo subscriber from the initial launch. The smooth user interface, great remote and features such as season passes were amazing. The cable company DVR’s leave a lot to be desired. However, they are essentially free and the user experience continues to get better. I currently pay $11.95 for a Comcast Motorola HD dual-tuner DVR. That’s it. No cost for the box, just $11.95 a month. The TiVo Premiere requires a $299-$499 (depending on hard drive size) investment for the box, a $13.95 monthly service fee AND you still need to rent a cable card from your service provider to obtain HD content on it for about $7 a month. Not to mention that you have no access to your cable companies OnDemand programming when using a TiVo.

Another thing that threw me off about the new TiVo box is its lack of wireless networking. What?! Do people actually still use home landline telephone service? Yes, there is a wireless adapter available for an additional $100.00. That brings your initial out-of-pocket costs to right around $600.00, and that is before any monthly service fees!

TiVo does have several things going for it. First, they just announced this beautiful new remote. It features bluetooth and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. Anyone who has done a search on any DVR can instantly recognize the beauty of this. But get this, it is not included in the box! The price has not been announced yet, but I’m guessing it will be in the $100.00 range. That just brought your total to $700.00. You could buy a car for that much money, or an iPad, or groceries for half a year!

The new TiVo Premiere interface. The new box provides support for Netflix and Amazon Video on Demand. Well, so did the old TiVo boxes. Nothing new here, except that they make it a bit more apparent. Honestly, I don’t see myself using these features a whole lot. I prefer the iTunes store on my Apple TV over Amazon’s offerings and until Netflix offers me more that a few obscure documentaries and B-Movies for viewing on demand, that is a lost cause as well.

Yes, TiVo is slick, beautiful, well functioning and somewhat innovative but they just cannot compete on the pricing field. Comcast is currently offering DVR boxes running the TiVo software in several test markets and I dream of the day when that program rolls out nationally. For now the price and lack of OnDemand access limit what this, or any other TiVo product will be able to achieve.

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Survey: Cellphone Music, Web Access Rising Along With Smartphone Use

Reston, Va. – More people owned smartphones, listened to cellphone-stored music, and used their phone to access a social-networking site during the three months ending in January compared with the previous three months, a ComScore consumer survey found.

The survey also found that Research In Motion (RIM) increased its leading share of smartphone users during the period, although Google’s share of users rose the most. Apple’s share was almost flat.

The online survey of people ages 13 and older also found that Motorola leads in the number of consumers using its handsets, although that lead slipped sequentially during the latest three-month period.

For its monthly online surveys, ComScore polls more than 30,000 consumers, with a new sample surveyed every month. The company’s report, based on a three-month average, includes employer-issued phones as long as the phone was the respondent’s primary phone. For the latest three-month period, ComScore determined that 234 million Americans ages 13 and older were cellphone subscribers and that 22.9 percent of them used a Motorola phone (down 1.2 percentage points). LG ranked second in share of users at 21.7 percent (down 0.3 points), followed by Samsung with 21.1 percent (up 0.1 points), Nokia with 9.1 percent (down 0.2 points) and RIM with 7.8 percent (up 1.4 points). The relative brand ranks did not differ from the previous quarter’s ranks.

In another finding based on the surveys, ComScore determined an average 42.7 million people (or 18 percent of total cellphone subscribers) used a smartphone during the three-month period, up 18 percent from the previous three months. RIM extended its smartphone-share lead to 43 percent of all smartphone users, up 1.7 percentage points from the previous quarter. Apple ranked second with 25.1 percent share (up 0.3 percentage points), followed by Microsoft with 15.7 percent share (down 4 percentage points), Google with 7.1 percent (up 4.3 percentage points), and Palm with 5.7 percent (down 2.1 percent).

On average during the latest three-month period, 12.8 percent of phone users listened to cellphone-stored music (up 1.2 percentage points sequentially), 17.1 percent accessed a social-network site or blog (up 3.3 points), 19.8 percent used a downloaded app (up 1.5 points), 21.7 percent played cellphone-stored games (up 0.4 points), 28.6 percent used the phone’s browser (up 1.8 points), and 63.5 percent sent a text message (up 1.5 points).

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Can you Backflip on March 7th

Get hands on and be ready to Backflip on March 7th in all of our Cartronix, Inc locations in Northwest Indiana.
Live demos – touch, feel, surf, talk and email while checking out the brand new Motorola Backflip
 Our Cartronix Wireless Experts will all be on hand this Sunday March 7th to answer any questions you may have about the new exciting Motorola Backflip. Have questions now? Want to learn how to #Backflip right now ? Well keep on reading below and hopefully we can answer some of your questions concerning features, screen resoluation and a pretty cool hands on video.

MOTOROLA BACKFLIP™ with MOTOBLUR™ and Android

•Always-on social networking
Sync with Facebook®, MySpace™, and Twitter™ from home screen

•Never-before-seen QWERTY flip design
Touch pad, touch display, and back-flip QWERTY with table top mode

•Up to date contacts
Contacts, including status and pictures, auto-populate from social networks

•”PC-like” web browsing
Best of the Web with full HTML web browsing on the nation’s fastest 3G network

MOTOROLA BACKFLIP™, AT&T’s first Android phone, combines a revolutionary back-flip design with MOTOBLUR™ and Android to organize and sync your conversations, friends, and favorite content from multiple sources directly to  your phone.

Details
•Web Browser: Android Webkit full HTML browser for “PC-like” web browsing
•Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g and AT&T Hot Spots for instant Wi-Fi access at over 20,000 locations
•3G: Broadband data speeds on the nation’s fastest 3G network
•Touchscreen: 3.1-in. HVGA (320 x 480 pixels)
•Touch pad: BACKTRACK™ navigation tool behind screen
•Camera: 5 MP autofocus camera with LED flash
•Messaging and Email

•Text and multimedia messaging (SMS, MMS)
•POP3/IMAP (embedded), Corporate email synch, Push Gmail
•Google Talk™ and IM (AIM, Live, Yahoo)
•Music and Video

•PLAYABLE FORMATS: AAC, H.263, H.264, MP3, MPEG-4, WAV, MIDI, AAC+
•Video capture rate at 24 frames per second
•3.5 mm headset jack
•PC Connectivity: USB 2.0 (High Speed) standard micro USB connector
•Location and Orientation: aGPS, Accelerometer and E-compass
•Bands/Modes: UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz, GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, GPRS Class 12
•Expandable Memory: microSD slot, 2 GB preinstalled (Up to 32 GB)
•Physical

•Weight: 4.7 oz.; 133 grams
•Size: (H X W X D): 53.0 x 108.0 x 15.3 mm
•Power

•Battery: 1400 mAh
•Talk time: up to 350 minutes (6 hrs)
•Standby time: up to 315 hours (13.5 days)
•U-Pick: Want another feature? Find and download the app that will do it from the Android Market!

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MOTO Backflip Unboxing Video

The Gurus managed to snag a MOTO Backflip a couple days before its launch. We will be doing a full review here pretty soon, but to hold you over, take a look at the video and a couple pics below.

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Droid - First Day

Old W755 and the new Droid

What is in the blurry picture to the left is my old Motorola W755 cell phone and my new Motorola Droid.  In the past several months I had pretty much ignored my W755.  As a phone it was decent enough.  However when I wasn’t in a location where I could be reached via a land line I was often conversing with people via IM or Facebook more than phone.  So when our contract with Verizon was up and they bribed us with new free phones I look more towards the smart phones than a replacement simple phone.  I decided to get a Droid partly because of the geek factor but largely because it had the latest Android OS and a hardware keyboard.  My wife also got one because it was Buy-One-Get-One free even though she was eying the Blackberry Curve (because it was lavender!).

It arrived yesterday.  I was expecting for it to be a fun little gadget but in the first 24 hours it has completely blown away any expectations I had for it.  Here’s a short list of things I’ve done since getting it activated (which was a chore, but not because of the phone).

1. Configured it so that it uses my WiFi for data when in the house.  Even though we have unlimited data on the phone this provides a nice speed boost.
2. Downloaded an App for playing Pandora.  Within 10 minutes of activation I had Within Temptation streaming to my phone.  Nice!
3. Set up my Facebook account with the built in app.  Found it to be quite nice and let my Facebook friends know the Droid was live.
4. Played around with Google Maps and cackled with glee as the on-board GPS was identifying where I was inside my house.
5. Found an app to measure the strengths of local WiFi signals.  Found out they are all on channel 6, including mine.  Which means pretty soon I’ll be bumping mine to 11.
6. Configured built-in email app to use my personal email that I run.  Finally found a reason to allow SMTP time authentication.
7. Imported all my contacts… from Facebook.  I only had to add a few numbers from my W755.
8. Plugged my Droid into my Dell Mini.  Got it to be recognized as a USB drive by the Mini.  Copied Within Temptation’s “The Silent Force” onto my Droid.  Started playing it shortly thereafter.  Not too bad considering I ripped the CD to OGG and not MP3.  Take that, iPod Nano!
9. Installed Seesmic, test tweeted, worked perfectly.
10. VNCed into my Linux server and manipulated the torrents running there.
11. Found an application, Layar, which tales GPS and tilt coordinates and overlays a layer on top of the picture from the camera.  This layer superimposes data from different sources.  The first one I checked?  Tweets with geoloc.  What I found?  My neighbor across the street and 3 houses down was looking for someone to split the cost of Carrie Underwood tickets.  She tweeted right about the time I had installed the app.

I am simply agog at all I have been able to do with this little machine.  It’s more a mini-computer that happens to be a phone.  The interface is quite intuitive and dead sexy.  The best part is that it replaces several pieces of gear.

• While my wife’s Cannon PC1355 has better picture quality the camera in the Droid easily beats what my W755 had for on-the-spot quick pics where spontaneity is more important than quality.
• Aside from DRM enabled tracks the Droid can replace my Nano.  Heck, it does Ogg which means I can dump all my duplicate MP3s.  While I am not happy that I can’t strip the DRM from the iTunes tracks I legally purchased I’d rather have to repurchase those tracks than have to forgo ripping to Ogg.
• On-the-go Youtube & Pandora platform.  Be even better if Hulu and Netflix worked, too, but I ain’t complaining.
• Facebook, Twitter, IM and email on-the-go.
• Oh, and it’s a phone…

When we were going to order the phones my wife was worried that this would be as used as the W755.  I think it is safe to say with all it can do that the chances of that are quite low. 

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Google's Nexus 2?!? Already?!?

It seems that rumors of a sibling for the Google Nexus One, called Nexus Two, is more than likely to be the Motorola Shadow.

Last week, Motorola’s CEO had spilled the beans and confirmed that they were developing a new smartphone with Google. So it comes as no surprise that the Motorola Shadow, with its QWERTY keyboard and huge touchscreen, is the highly talked about Nexus Two.

Based on leaked images from a popular overseas forum, the Motorola Shadow is 9mm thick and equipped with a massive 4.3 inch touchscreen, with 750 x 484 pixels of hotness!!! The leaked images also show a HDMI port. BOOYA! Furthermore, sources speculate that it will come with an 8MP camera with the ability for video recording in 1080p. THANK YOU JESUS!

A quick look at the image of the Motorola Shadow shows a sliding QWERTY keypad, wrist-strap nook and white based cladding with touches of red trimming.

The operating system chosen is still not confirmed, but being the Google Nexus Two we would assume Android 2.1, and not Froyo as it is being suggested on a few forums. DUH!

Expect the Google Nexus Two, aka Motorola Shadow release date to be slated for March. And for those readers who are planning to browse the web for more information on the Shadow, I suggest you also try looking for it by its other name, the Motorola Mirage.

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Motorola Q8 : Slim mobile phone with Windows Mobile

It was almost 1 year my activity accompanied by Motorola Q8. And for Motorola Q8 was also very helpful. Thin black phone with an elegant design and very attractive and lightweight.

Motorola Q8 is the cheapest phone that uses Windows Mobile OS. Was very sophisticated features equivalent to the expensive phones that use Windows Mobile OS as well.

With a full Qwerty keypad is soft when squeezed. In addition to having Windows Mobile 6.0 OS, this phone is also equipped with a 1.3 mp camera, 65k color TFT display, gprs / edge Clas 10, bluetooth, and 40 mb of internal memory. External memory slot is also provided mini SD with a maximum capacity of 2 GB. Quite a lot to keep track. The resulting stereo sound with two big speakers.

You can also browse the internet, facebook, twitter, chat and can even explore the world with google map software.

Visit Motorola website to see all features

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New at&t Android coming to your hands soon!

Key Features:

* Android OS
* Mobile email and IM
* Access to Android Market, which features thousands of available applications
* Pre-loaded applications include AT&T Maps, AT&T Music, Gmail, GoogleTalk, Google Maps and more
* MOTOBLUR™ synchronized contacts
* Customized news and social networking feeds

Specifications:

* Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7200A
* Bands/Modes: WCDMA 850/1900/2100, GSM
850/900/1800/1900
* HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (Category 7/8), EDGE Class 12, aGPS
* Display: 3.1″ HVGA 256k TFT
* Battery: 1400mAH
* Messaging: MMS, SMS, IM, POP3/IMAP4, Consumer/
Corporate Email
* Audio: AAC, AAC+, Enhanced AAC+, MIDI, MP3, WAV
* Video: Capture/Streaming, H.263, H.264, MPEG4
* Camera: 5 MP, Auto Focus, LED
* Memory: 512 NAND, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB inbox,
microSD™ (supports up to 32 GB)
* Connectivity: 3.5mm, USB 2.0 HS, BT Class 2 Version 2.0
* Browser: Android Webkit/HTML
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
* Accelerometer, E-Compass

AT&T Announces Availability of First Device on Android Platform with Motorola

HSPA 7.2 – Capable Motorola BACKFLIP Coming Soon to AT&T Stores Nationwide

Reserve Yours Today!

MOTOBLUR offers AT&T customers a new way to connect to their favorite people, content and applications, whether it’s work or personal email, messaging or social networking. Motorola’s exclusive Android™ experience syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, Picasa, work and personal e-mail, and Last.fm — and automatically delivers them to live widgets for immediate reply, right from the home screen. And, for customers who prefer multi-tasking, AT&T’s 3G network offers the added advantage of talking and surfing the Web and accessing applications at the same time.

BACKFLIP features a unique form-factor with an original reverse flip design, spacious keyboard and BACKTRACK™ touch panel, allowing the display to be hands-free while one’s fingers work behind the screen. BACKFLIP runs on the nation’s fastest 3G network and is powered by MOTOBLUR™, Motorola’s Android-powered content delivery service created to make phones more personal and socially smart. Customers can see photos and learn more at www.att.com/backflip.

“Motorola BACKFLIP brings together the best of social networking with the nation’s fastest 3G network,” said David Christopher, chief marketing officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “With the ability to ride on our newest and fastest 3G network, access to more than 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots, and the ability to talk and surf at the same time, BACKFLIP boasts a better Android experience.”

MOTOBLUR™
MOTOBLUR keeps track of contacts so it’s easy to keep up. Users can flip through messages and updates on the BACKFLIP and respond in a flash, without having to log in and out of applications. MOTOBLUR helps consumers keep a pulse on what’s happening on their social and news networks. Only MOTOBLUR can sync Facebook, MySpace and Twitter with phone book and email contacts, while threading status updates and profile pics through calls, messages and address book. From the home screen, consumers can update their status to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter at once.

Finally, MOTOBLUR provides users with simplicity and peace of mind, as lost devices can be located from a secure personal information portal and GPS can be used to locate them. One user name and password brings back a user’s contacts, messages and connectivity to previously configured networks and email providers.

”Motorola is proud to bring the first Android-powered device to AT&T’s 3G network,” said Mark Shockley, senior vice president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “AT&T customers will love the social media advantages MOTOBLUR offers as well as the innovative hardware design.”

BACKFLIP is the first Motorola device to feature the new and unique BACKTRACK™ feature which gives AT&T customers the ability to navigate quickly and easily through Web sites, menus and more with a touch panel located behind the screen when the device is folded open. BACKTRACK offers a new way to scroll through the Web, texts, e-mails and news feeds without obscuring the home screen. Flip the keyboard backwards into table-top mode to listen to music, watch videos, view pictures with the digital picture frame or to turn BACKFLIP into a digital, bedside alarm clock.

BACKFLIP comes with a full HTML browser that can be viewed on the 3.1” high-res, touch screen display and makes use of 7.2 HSPA 3G technology on the nation’s fastest 3G network. Android Market™ has access to more than 20,000 apps and widgets, in order to customize the device to fit each consumer’s personal style. Customers can easily shoot photos and video with the BACKFLIP’s 5 MP camera and flash, and upload them to their favorite photo sharing or social media site.

The Motorola BACKFLIP features Wi-Fi connectivity and AT&T customers receive AT&T Wi-Fi access at U.S. hotspots included as part of their unlimited data plan. AT&T’s has the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network with more than 20,000 U.S. hotspots.

Pricing and Availability
The Motorola BACKFLIP will be available March 7 at Cartronix for $99.99 after $100 mail-in rebate. (Pay $199.99 and after mail-in rebate receive $100 AT&T Promotion Card. Two-year agreement and smartphone data plan required.)

Give us a call today or stop by to reserve your new Backflip !

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The Antichrist (with bible verses)

The Antichrist (with bible verses) Matthew 24:3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" Jesus answered: "Watch out that noone deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. Matthew 24:23 And if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or, 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect-if that were possible. See, I have told you ahead of time. Luke 21:27 Then everyone will see the Son of Man arrive on the clouds with power and great glory. Matthew 24:3, Matthew 24:23, Matthew 24:26, Luke 21:7, Luke 21:24, Mark 13:21, 1 John 2:18, 1 John 2:22, 1 John 2:26, 1 John 4:1, Matthew 7:15, 2 Corinthian 11:4, 2 Corinthians 11:13, Galatians 2:4, 2 Thessalonian 2:1, Revelation 13:1

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Will a Cloud-Based Android Interface Fragment the Platform?

HipLogic today launched  an Android (s goog) platform that makes it easy for handset OEMs and carriers to produce custom interfaces for their phones. Fremont, Calif.-based HipLogic’s interface is always connected to the cloud, meaning operators can change the Android home screen interface whenever desired. Updates are delivered to the customer’s phone over the air, courtesy of the “always connected” nature of the HipLogic interface.

Companies are always happy to differentiate their products when using an open platform such as Android, but there is a risk such a move can further fragment the Android user experience. We already see this happening on HTC phones with its Sense interface, and the MOTOBLUR interface by Motorola (s mot) dilutes the Android experience in a way, too. It’s not necessarily a bad thing that many Android phones have different interface features, but it makes it harder for consumers to determine which interface components are standard and which are special to a given handset.

Related research from GigaOM Pro (sub req’d):

Google’s Mobile Strategy: Understanding the Nexus One

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Mediatek turns to Google's Android

“Android is a simple platform and we will develop lots of applications for our users,” said Yu Mingduo, CFO of Mediatek, Taiwan’s biggest semiconductor designer, adding that the company will offer its Android solution in mid 2010.

Although Mediatek and Microsoft will jointly release Windows Mobile 6.5, market feedback showed that the limited popularity of Mediatek’s Windows Mobile solution was worrying.

HTC, a major Windows Mobile-based cell phone manufacturer, became a stock leader in Taiwan thanks to the hot sales of Windows Mobile-based products. This was one major reason why Mediatek chose Windows Mobile platform. Meanwhile, Windows Mobile was much more mature compared with Google’s Android.

However, one year later, promoted by leading cell phone makers including Samsung, HTC, LG and Motorola, Android-based cell phone seems more like a pioneer.

“Motorola will release at least 20 Android-powered cell phones in 2010, and bring the price of Android devices to below 2,000 yuan (around 293 U.S. dollars),” said an official with Motorola China, adding that before Microsoft release its Windows Mobile 7, all the company’s mid-to-high end cell-phones will be Android-powered.

Currently, Android has over 20,000 apps. That figure was only a little higher than 10,000 last September, and has been growing at a speed of 4,000 per month.

Mediatek turned to Android not only because of customers’ preference, but because the company will be able to copy iPhone’s operation mode with the help of Android OS.

With Android, Mediatek can establish its online application store more easily, said Yu.

China is expected to have much more 3G users in 2010, and cell phones customized by telecom operators will enter the mainstream. China’s three mobile operators, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom, have all okayed Android-powered cell phones.

Mediatek will employ 1,000 R&D staff in 2010, and most of them will focus on cell phones, said Yu.

Original here (People’s Daily).

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Motorola: Droid update to Android 2.1 'will start to roll out this week'

 

We knew Android 2.1 was coming for the Droid, but we’ll confess — we didn’t expect it to come this soon. Motorola is now reporting via its official Facebook page that it’s "happy to relay the 2.1 upgrade to Droid will start to roll out this week," going on to tease that it "will have more information to share on other device upgrades later." There’s no detail on what the Droid update will entail or whether it’ll roll out to every user this week (we doubt it), but by all indications, this is a promising sign that Moto’s keeping the pedal to the metal, we’d say.
[Thanks, andrewcweaver]

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Motorola Devour with Motoblur finally official

Verizon announced today, the arrival of the first Motoblur device on their CDMA network. The Motorola Devour. The phone has a really futuristic design similar to that of the Droid but in a smaller, lighter colored, and to some, a sleeker design. The Devour is set to launch sometime next month with no mentioned price. With the Eris being $99.99 and the Droid being $199.99, my guess would be somewhere between $79.99 and $149.99. The devour looks nice but doesn’t pack quite the same punch as the Motorola Droid. The Devour is rumored to come with the Qualcomm MSM 7627 processor. This is the same processor found in the Palm Pixi and Palm Pixi Plus. The Droid has the OMAP 3 which is also found in the Pre. We have seen a significant difference in performance between Pre and Pixi, so it won’t be surprising to see the same thing here. Here are the specs and features coming on the Motorola Devour:

OS: Android 1.6 with Motoblur (Yes this may mean that the Cliq will get 1.6 soon)

A 3.1″ capacitive touch screen at 320×480 resolution. (Identical to the Pre and iPhone resolutions) No mention of multi-touch yet

Qualcomm MSM 7627 processor clocked at 600Mhz, 256MB of RAM, and a MicroSD slot with an 8GB MicroSD card

3MP camera with digital zoom (most likely 2x)

Side sliding 4 row qwerty keyboard

Optical track pad on the front left corner for navigation

2 microphones, 1 for talk and the other for noise cancellation

So there you have it. If you are a fan of Motoblur and you are on Verizon than the device you’ve been looking for seems to have arrived. This phone looks very nice and we are eager to get our hands on it to check out performance. When we do, you will be the first to know.

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Time for TechStuff Live

Come join us at 1 p.m. Eastern today to see if Chris and I have recovered from the psychological damage we endured while covering the Apple iPad announcement last week. Today we’ll be talking about some mysterious botnet activity, rumored products from Microsoft and an obligatory segment on the aforementioned iPad. Plus you don’t want to miss our special effects extravaganza known as the Tweet of the Week!

You can watch us right here or grab our handy-dandy Facebook application.

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Motorola XT720 MOTOROI

Motorola Motoroi XT720 is android smartphone with system first operation was launched in South Korea. Motorola Motoroi XT720 equipped with 3.7-inch screen with WVGA resolution, 8-megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 2.0 Android operating system, an HDMI port, and supports broadcasting T-DMB television.

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Motorola CLIQ in pictures

The Motorola CLIQ was a prophet, hinting at the future… It told us Schaumburg was coming back to life. It told us that Android was the new lifeblood pulsing through Motorola’s veins. The Motorola Droid was the messiah, securing its title as Motorola’s comeback device!

So what of the CLIQ now? Eclipsed by the Droid a mere 2 months after being born, is it completely irrelevant or is it a worthy phone in its own right? After weeks of requesting a CLIQ review unit (since Mobilize), the people at T-Mobile finally obliged. Better late than never, I guess

Android 1.5, a slower processor, and a smaller screen put the CLIQ square into the “first generation” device category. It features the same form factor as the T-Mobile G1, but with a 5 megapixel camera and a standard audio connector.

Instead of serving standard Android, Motorola decided to use BLUR, a custom user interface, which is unfortunate. I recently wrote:

Frankly, this user interface fragmentation is a shame. Standard Android is fine – just ask the phenomenal Motorola Droid! Why bother with a custom look and feel?

I’ll be using the CLIQ on and off for a few days, so I’ll keep you posted… For now take a look at my pictures and video:

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Warp-up of CES 2010

There were all sorts of new devices shown at CES 2010, but only a few brought huge innovation to the table.

 

Many new 3-D televisions were introduced at CES such as the Panasonic TC-P50 VT25. Now you can watch Avatar 3-D in your living room.

 

The Motorola Backflip was introduced, It’s a nice cute phone that has unique features like a backflip keyboard and a touchscreen sensor on the back. It runs Android 1.5 and can be upgraded to 2.1. Its price and carrier will be announced at a later date.

 

Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid is a netbook-like device with a detachable 11.6 in LED tablet screen all in one unit. The screen has a core processor, therefore making it a seperate entity from the laptop when it is detached. You can use the tablet to use touchscreen features when you use certain applications and even use it as an e-book reader. The price is $999.

 

Tivit Mobile TV Receiver takes air signal and turns it into Wi-Fi so you can watch TV-channels right on your phone when you’re on the go. It is compatible with the iphone, itouch, blackberries, android phones and PCs. It will be available in March and will cost you around $100.

 

Intel Wireless Display lets you output your computer screen to a larger display via wireless. The product is simply a Netgear box.

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Motorola's New QWERTY Phone Can Do Backflips

Dr. Sanjay Jha introduces the Motorola Backflip

The newest Motorola phone might initially look like a Cliq, but the Backflip has a new trick behind it. Literally. You can actually navigate the phone with a finger on the backside of the Motorola Backflip (s mot). Taps and double-taps are supported as is mouse-pad style navigation. In fact, the entire phone has a backwards look and feel to it because the QWERTY keypad flips in the opposite way you’d expect — the keyboard is always exposed as a result.

The display looked vivid, and the keys appear generous in size. But aside from the new navigation method, this largely looks like a modest refresh of the Cliq to me: Android 1.5, 5-megapixel camera, 528 MHz CPU, 3G, Wi-Fi and MOTOBLUR.

On a different note, Motorola’s Sanjay Jha stated that the Cliq would be updated to Android 2.1 (s goog), but no time frame was provided. If that’s the case, I expect the same upgrade to apply to the Backflip. No carrier partners were announced yet, but the price-to-be-determined phone will be sold in the U.S. as well as other countries around the world before April.

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Търговците на дребно с грайфер социален търговско измерване

А броят на големите търговци на дребно са установили наличието на социални медийни платформи като Facebook и нервна възбуда. За сега, търговците на дребно са намерение да се учим от тези ипотпал и не са прекалено свързани с управление д-продажби търговия. Изграждане на марка и солидна фен база и води генериране са считат за достатъчни. Но през 2010 г., търговците на дребно ще стане по-сериозно се опитва да измери въздействието социалните медии върху продажбите. Един въпрос искам да грайфер търговците на дребно с колко е голям фен база превръща в продажбите и марката лоялност.

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Соц медии

Преди Twitter дойде, аз се използва за ръка само на Facebook и малко на Младост.
Какво е Twitter за моите социални медии маркетинг кампания през 2009 г. е ипотпал си струва да се споменава в тази публикация чрез Twitter, защото успях да увелича драстично социална дейност медии в Digg, StumbleUpon, YouTube, Facebook, Mixx, и Reddit.
Аз използват Twitter да създам собствена социален кръг медии маркетинг. Чрез свързването на всеки сайт за социални контакти Аз съм с Twitter, аз увеличи ми “разглежда дейност”, орган, публичност и производителността.

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