LTE: Global Commitments to March 24th, 2011. 140 operators in 56 countries.

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According to GSA these are the companies that have already commercially launched LTE systems by continent and country:



Americas:

USA: Metro PCS and Verizon.



Europe:

Austria: A1 Telekom

Denmark: Telia.

Estonia: EMT.

Findland: Elisa and Telia Sonera.

Germany: Vodafone.

Norway: Telia Sonera.

Poland: Mobiland & Centernet.

Sweden: Tele2, Telenor and Telia Sonera.

Uzbekistan: MTS and Ucell.



Asia Pacific & Oceanía.

Hong Kong SAR: CSR Limited.

Japan: NTT Docomo.



However on the picture below you can see a complete list by continent and country of the carriers who are on trials and commitments for a total to March 24, 2011 of 140 LTE network operators commitments in 56 countries.

Google Latitude app for iPhone users updated.

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Google has added a check-in capability to the iOS-based version of its Latitude social location app, which it  offers through Apple’s App Store. The same update has already been made to the Android version of the app. 





 Adding check-in capability means users can not just share their location with friends but also reference specific businesses or places of interest, such as a coffee shop or bar.  The check-in feature has been available on the Android version of the app since February. Adding a check-in capability to Latitude makes it more of a competitor to popular Foursquare and Facebook's Places feature.





Google has tried to make checking-in as smooth as possible. Users can be offered a check-in option automatically where they arrive in a location if they choose. Or they can opt to be checked-in automatically at one of their regular haunts. And users can be checked-out automatically on their departure from a location.





As is typical with check-in services, Google’s Latitude offers rewards to enthusiastic users: Regular, VIP and Guru. The company is also running a trial in Austin, Texas, where keen users receive discounted offers with local restaurants, cafes and retailers. 





On the privacy front, Google emphasises that users must actively opt-in to participate in the check-in service. And they can control how widely check-ins are shared. The new version of Latitude in the App Store requires iOS4 and above and is available for iPhone 3G S, iPhone4, iPad, iPod touch (3rd/4th generation) devices. Background location updating is only available for iPhone 3G S, iPhone4 and iPad 3G.





Finally, Google has also boosted the language skills of the Google Places app in the App Store. The local recommendation service is now available in 30 languages. The updated app also allows users to save previous recommendations. 

Description

Google Latitude lets you stay in touch with your friends and family by making it easy to share where you are and see each other on a map. Share your location automatically or check in at specific places to share them with friends and gain status there.



With Latitude, you can:

* New! Check in and gain status at the places you go to share with friends.

* See your friends on a map – find out who’s nearby and meet up.

* Share your location continuously with whomever you choose – help friends and family stay in touch with you, even when you can’t take out your phone.

* Control your privacy – share only city-level location, hide your location, or turn off background updating at any time.



Latitude lets you share your location in the background, even when the app is closed or your device screen is locked. Background updating requires an iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 with iOS 4 or above.



You can also enjoy Latitude from your computer at google.com/latitude to see where your friends are or turn on optional apps such as Google Location History for a personal history dashboard.

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Brazil: Telefonica to invest US$14.6B

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Telefonica plans to invest BRL24.3 billion (US$14.6 billion) in the Brazilian telecoms market by the end of 2014, according to chairman César Alierta.





The proposed expenditure is a 52 percent increase over the BRL16 billion it spent in the previous four-year period (2007-2010). The investment covers fixed and TV as well as Telefonica’s mobile networks in the country, and includes modernising existing infrastructure as well as building out to new regions.





Spending on operating licences and possible acquisitions are also lumped into the projection. A statement issued by Alierta said Telefonica’s aim was to “cover almost 100 percent of Brazilian municipalities with telephone and broadband Internet, with fixed or mobile technologies”.





 The statement followed a meeting between Alierta and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Including the latest announcement, total investment by the company in Brazil will reach BRL82 billion. Telefonica has a high-profile brand in Brazil.





Vivo, the country’s leading mobile operator which Telefonica took over last year, will expand its 3G network to cover 2,832 towns and cities by the end of 2011. Vivo said last month it plans to invest BRL3.48 billion this year, a 40 percent increase over 2010. 





Telefonica paid EUR7.5 billion to Portugal Telecom to take control of Vivo last summer. It is integrating the mobile operator with Telesp, its fixed-line operator. 

LG Girl First Look: The T-Mobile G2x with Google by LG . Video.

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This device has a 1GHz NVidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, allows for FULL 1080p HD capture and playback, and has DTS Ultra Mobile surround sound.







For full information about the LG G2x ,pls check out our before post here: LG G2x

The AirMouse a wearable mouse that fits you like a glove.

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The wireless mouse utilizes an optical laser, and can run for a week without recharging.



According to the company website, the clinically-tested product works by aligning itself with the ligaments of your hand and wrist. This lets you keep your hand in a neutral position, and transmits more of your vector force than would be possible with a regular mouse. 





Not only does this make it easier on your hand, but it increases your mousing speed and accuracy as well. 





The mouse is also designed to remain inactive until your hand is placed in a neutral, flat position, so you can easily go back and forth between typing and mousing. Other ergonomic designs have strayed from the AirMouse’s style of traditional flat, one-dimensional mousing, but Mark and Oren’s market research indicated that consumers tend to reject such products.





The AirMouse should be available for purchase within the next 6 to 12 months, at a price of $US129.

Is Motorola Building Web-Based OS ?

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Asked to comment, Motorola did not deny the existence of the project but re-affirmed its interest in Android. "Motorola Mobility is committed to Android as an operating system," a company spokesperson said via email.

Jonathan Goldberg, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in San Francisco, said that he too had heard Motorola was at work on its own operating system. "I know they're working on it," he said in a phone interview. "I think the company recognizes that they need to differentiate and they need options, just in case. Nobody wants to rely on a single supplier."

Goldberg said it's unclear how far along Motorola's operating system effort is and how serious the company is in seeking an Android alternative. "They don't want to give Wall Street and developers the impression that they're going back to the Motorola of old where they're working on 50 million operating systems at once," he said. "They want to be financially disciplined about this."

Over the past nine months, Motorola has been hiring engineering talent that would well-suited to create a new mobile operating system. Its team appears to include a significant number of ex-Apple and Adobe personnel, including Gilles Drieu, VP of software engineering at Motorola Mobility, Benoit Marchant, director of engineering at Motorola Mobility, and Sean Kranzberg, also a director of engineering at Motorola Mobility.

Drieu left Apple in March 2010, where he was the head of the company's rich media and applications group. 

After a five month period without employment, he joined Motorola. His work with Web standards groups WhatWG and W3C and his Web-related patents suggest that he would be well-suited to lead an operating system development effort.

Drieu did not respond to an e-mailed request to comment or voicemail message.

Motorola's focus on a Web-centric operating system may reflect uncertainty about Android arising from Oracle's patent claims against Google. But building a new mobile OS around Web technologies is also eminently practical: There are a lot of Web developers already and there's a lot of support in terms of tools and frameworks. The fact that HP paid $1.2 billion for Palm and its webOS suggests there's some value in leveraging Web standards.

There may also be more immediate reasons for Motorola to look beyond Android. "Google is shooting itself in the foot," said the person familiar with Motorola's plans, citing what he sees as concerns about Android fragmentation, product differentiation, and issues related to Google's support for its partners.

Source: Informationweek

T-Mobile® LG G2x™ 4G with Google™, dual_core, coming soon

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The LG  G2x 4G, dual-core android smartphone is coming  soon with T-Mobile. Overview, Features and specifications on the images below:

Source: T_Mobile

LTE: Alcatel-Lucent to help China Mobile deploy world’s largest 4G TD-LTE

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Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by China Mobile to participate to the world’s largest 4G TD-LTE trial network deployment in China. This qualification follows successful completion of various interoperability tests which started from January 2010 as required by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information (MIIT) and China Mobile. Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China is one of the first suppliers to have successfully achieved this key milestone and will be deploying its end-to-end LTE solution for China Mobile’s large-scale 4G TD-LTE trial in the city of Shanghai.





Covering 6 major Chinese cities, namely Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Xiamen, and recently extended to Beijing, this large scale TD-LTE trial will help China Mobile to provide a wide range of high speed mobile broadband services to its subscribers, such as high definition video, 3D gaming, FTP transmission and high speed Internet. It will also enable new industries with LTE connectivity like automotive industry and multi-industry ecosystem development thanks to initiatives pioneered by Alcatel-Lucent through the ng Connect Program launched two years ago.





Rajeev Singh-Molares, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Asia-Pacific said: “This is a major accomplishment for Alcatel-Lucent and clearly reinforces our leading position in China and our global leadership in LTE. 





We are committed to provide China Mobile with the most advanced LTE solution for the world’s largest TD-LTE trial and to demonstrate the maturity and cost-effectiveness of our solution for TD-LTE which is emerging as the 4G standard for TDD spectrum globally. The successful interoperability tests with terminal suppliers further demonstrate our commitment to create an open TD-LTE ecosystem that will participate in the broader global LTE value chain.”





The tests were conducted in both 2.3GHz and 2.6GHz frequency bands for indoor and outdoor deployments and relied on Alcatel-Lucent’s industry-leading LTE expertise to provide an end-to-end integrated solution including LTE base stations (eNodeBs), the Evolved Packet Core (EPC). Alcatel-Lucent’s solution successfully passed interoperability tests with two major terminal suppliers.





Alcatel-Lucent is a key partner of China Mobile on TD-LTE and next generation wireless networks initiatives and evolution programs. During the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Alcatel-Lucent supported China Mobile in the first large-scale TD-LTE trial network deployment delivering advanced mobile services including ultra high speed Internet access and High Definition TV (HDTV).





 Most recently, at Mobile World Congress, Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile demonstrated with Audi, a variety of in-vehicle high-value applications that worked seamlessly on a converged Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) network ensuring seamless global coverageand the ability to benefit from a common LTE ecosystem across both modes.



Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile are partnering to develop next-generation radio access network based on Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio, a groundbreaking innovation to prepare wireless networks to handle the explosive growth in demand for wireless broadband services while making the networks more eco friendly.





Having been selected so far by twelve customers for commercial deployments -- including two of the world’s largest service providers -- and being involved in over 60 trials worldwide –- including thirteen LTE TDD trials in seven countries -- Alcatel-Lucent has established a strong leadership position in LTE.

Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble, Foxconn and Inventec over patent infringement.Cause Androids.

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Microsoft today took legal action against Barnes & Noble, Inc. as well as its device manufacturer partners, Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. and Inventec Corporation. At issue is alleged patent infringement by the Barnes and Noble e-reader that is powered by Google's Android operating system.

"The Android platform infringes a number of Microsoft’s patents, and companies manufacturing and shipping Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights," Horacio Gutierrez, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel of Intellectual Property and Licensing at Microsoft said in a statement.

Google has a different opinion.

"Sweeping software patent claims like Microsoft's threaten innovation," Google said in a statement sent to InternetNews.com. "While we are not a party to this lawsuit, we stand behind the Android platform and the partners who have helped us to develop it."

Gutierrez noted that Microsoft has licensed its intellectual property to other vendors in the Android space including HTC. He added that Microsoft has been attempting to engage Barnes and Noble and its device manufacturers in a licensing agreement for the past year.

Google's Android operating system leverages multiple components from the open source ecosystem as well as components from Oracle's Java. Microsoft has long argued that open source software infringes on its intellectual property. On the Linux front, Microsoft has a multi-year patent covenant with Linux vendor Novell already.

Oracle is currently involved in its own lawsuit against Google over the use of Java in Android.

Microsoft has specifically identified at least five patents that Android may be infringing upon. Among the patents at issue is, U.S. Patent No. 5,889,522 which is titled, "System provided child window controls." The patent describes a method to enable the opening of a new, tabbed control window.

U.S. Patent No. 5,778,372, describes a method for, "Remote retrieval and display management of electronic documents." U.S. Patent No. 6,339,780 is about providing the status of download and is titled, "Loading status in a hypermedia browser having a limited available display area."

The ability to select text is the subject of U.S. Patent No. 6,891,551 titled, "Selection handles in editing electronic documents."

One other Microsoft patent that may be at issue is U.S. Patent No. 6,957,233 which describes a method and apparatus for capturing annotations for a non-modifiable document.

Barnes & Noble isn't the first vendor that Microsoft had taken legal action against due to alleged Android infringement issues. In 2010, Microsoft filed suit against Motorola alleging infringement of nine Microsoft patents. 

CTIA 2011: Qello Launches HD Concert Film App on MOTOROLA XOOM.

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Qello, a new multi-platform, digital syndication services company, announced today the launch of its widely anticipated Qello App on the innovative MOTOROLA XOOM™ tablet at the International CTIA Wireless Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 22-24.





Outfitted with the largest exclusive library of HD concert films in the world, Qello unlocks the vault and grants music fans across the globe access to his or her favorite artist - anytime, anywhere. The Qello App is loaded with hundreds of HD concert films, from The Rolling Stones and The Doors to Tupac and Eminem, as well as the hottest new concerts from both legendary and up-and-coming artists.





Qello's CEO, Brian Lisi, says, "MOTOROLA XOOM's sleek hardware design coupled with Google's new 3.0 Honeycomb made it the perfect device for us to introduce and showcase our unparalleled HD music content Android App."





Meeting the growing demand for high-definition streaming content, Qello is quickly becoming the premier source in the on-demand space for the highest quality and widest variety of concert films. The Qello App is designed for intuitive navigation with shows categorized by featured, what's hot, and trending. Consumers can browse by decade, genre, and artist name.





In the Motorola booth at CTIA, the Qello App will be displayed on MOTOROLA XOOM™ , as well as the new Motorola ATRIX™ 4G. By mid-April, The Qello App will be available for all Android powered devices through the Android Marketplace and the iPhone through the Apple App Store.





About Qello

Qello is a digital syndication service that streams HD quality content across all new media devices, including Tablet, Gaming, IPTV, Mobile and Web, making Qello available anywhere, anytime through a proprietary platform that unlocks access to hundreds of millions of users. This multi-dimensional platform is outfitted with the largest library of concert films in the world. Qello is carving out new distribution channels through syndication and providing thousands of hours of dynamic and exclusive HD concert film programming to music enthusiasts. In addition to its music profile, Qello offers traditional content companies a customized, dynamic solution that allows them to participate in the new media digital revolution. Qello is an alternative for content owners, for whom multi-platform syndication service is the cornerstone of their business. With Qello, consumers find it, stream it, and watch it – anywhere, anytime.





SOURCE Qello

CTIA 2011: LOC-AID Wins Big Idea Contest for Mobile Location Privacy.

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-- LOCAIDER™ by LOC-AID® garners mobile industry's top innovation award by public vote --

LOC-AID Technologies®, Inc., the world's first and largest Location-as-a-Service (LaaS) company, today announced that International CTIA WIRELESS® 2011 has declared LOCAIDER™ top winner of The Big Idea Contest, a competition that recognizes new and innovative concepts for wireless products, applications and services. After assembling 45 finalists, the CTIA allowed the broader community to vote on the most innovative new products and services. Over 5,000 mobile industry professionals voted and selected LOC-AID's LOCAIDER privacy management application winner for this year's contest.

Rip Gerber, President & CEO of LOC-AID, presented the 'big idea' behind LOCAIDER on the Exhibit Innovations Stage at the CTIA event yesterday. "LOCAIDER is a revolutionary application in location-based services, and we're delighted that the wireless community voted LOC-AID winner of CTIA's innovation contest.

 This award is the 'mobile people's choice' for 2011," Mr. Gerber noted. "LOCAIDER enables mobile developers and empowers wireless subscribers. The application is simple and intuitive in design, but behind the elegant interface is our patented privacy management platform and our robust carrier-approved policies that fully embrace consent, notification, and control in location-based services."

"CTIA received a wide range of submissions demonstrating the exciting mobile innovations on the horizon, and we congratulate the CTIA WIRELESS Big Idea Contest winners," said Robert Mesirow, CTIA vice president and show director. "Show attendees are able to see some of the best and brightest entrepreneurial minds presenting the next big ideas in wireless."

LOC-AID's LaaS platform protects the privacy and security of customers while offering developers a single API and a consistent way to create applications that use devices' location information to provide value-added information and services in many vertical applications, including fraud prevention, proximity marketing, and asset tracking/monitoring.

 LOC-AID assumes the responsibility for carrier negotiations, programming, and subscriber data access, making it simple and easy for developers to location-enable their mobile applications. LOC-AID is a member of the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association) and IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals), and offers privacy assurance for customers and partners.

Jeff Allyn, LOC-AID Product head, also demonstrated the LOCAIDER application on the device for CTIA attendees, and noted: "The LOCAIDER product demonstrated at CTIA is being made available for select LOC-AID customers. Launch dates, pricing and additional features will be announced later this year."

Thousands of mobile app developers are already using LOC-AID's award-winning single API platform and developer services to build innovative location-based applications for enterprises in a variety of vertical markets. Developers can access the single API at LOC-AID's Developer Zone at http://developer.loc-aid.com/

About LOC-AID Technologies, Inc.

LOC-AID simplifies and manages the complex challenge of locating over 350 million mobile devices for location-based services (LBS). LOC-AID operates the world's largest and most secure mobile location platform and allows mobile developers to locate their customers for enterprise authentication, fraud management, and hyper-local marketing, all through a single, privacy protected API. LOC-AID is the only mobile location gateway connected to the largest Tier 1 carriers and partners in the Americas including AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, America Movil, TelCel, TELUS, Microsoft, and Qualcomm. With multiple offices across North America, LOC-AID also offers a portfolio of location-enablement services including geo-fencing, geo-coding, map appends, and location analytics. 

For more information, visit www.loc-aid.com.

Media/Analyst Contact:
Shauli Chaudhuri
Chief Marketing Officer
LOC-AID Technologies, Inc.
schaudhuri@loc-aid.com

CTIA 2011: Jabra today announced the Jabra FREEWAY, a revolutionary new speakerphone. Video.

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Experience the revolutionary Jabra FREEWAY - the first Bluetooth® in-car speakerphone to have a 3-speaker stereo system and Virtual Surround sound which makes the audio crisper, clearer and more vibrant than ever before! 





The Jabra FREEWAY allows users to make or take calls just by using their voice so they can focus on the road ahead and keep their hands on the wheel. And there is no need to press buttons to turn the Jabra FREEWAY on or off. It automatically turns on when you get into your car and off when you get out.











Checkout compatibility: Jabra

Jabra Launches Industry-First Speakerphone With Three Speakers and HD Voice Ready Technology

Take Calls & Listen to Music Anywhere You Are With the Jabra FREEWAY; Partnership with Voice Assist Creates the Ultimate Hands-Free Solution

Jabra today announced the Jabra FREEWAY, a revolutionary new speakerphone that features industry-first innovation and expands the Company's wide offerings in the category. Taking audio quality to a whole new level, the Jabra FREEWAY features a ground-breaking new three speaker system – a first-ever in the category – along with HD Ready Voice, ensuring superior audio quality on both ends of a phone call. The Jabra FREEWAY provides unique versatility as both a device to be used inside or outside the car and for both calls as well as listening to music with any device – an iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, mp3 players or video game console. The Jabra FREEWAY will be showcased at CTIA Wireless show this week in Orlando, Florida, prior to the North American launch in May.





The Jabra FREEWAY features an intuitive design and a complete hands-free experience for users, allowing them to focus on the task at hand. Once the Jabra FREEWAY is clipped to the car's visor, it automatically turns on when the car door is opened and then helps the driver pair the device to a mobile phone. Drivers can then sit back with their hands on the wheel and focus on the road ahead and use their voice to solicit all kinds of commands – making, answering, ending, redialing or rejecting calls - without touching their phone. And once a conversation is finished or a destination reached, the FREEWAY automatically shuts off so there is no need to worry about saving battery life for the next use.





The Jabra FREEWAY also comes with a free one year subscription (valued at $59) to Voice Assist, a voice controlled app that can be used with any type of mobile phone or IP-connected device. With Voice Assist, calls and commands can be performed all by voice controlled communication, allowing users to call, send or respond to emails and text messages, or post to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, all by voice.





Those features combined with Voice Guidance, which communicates pairing instructions, battery level and connection status, and Caller ID, an easy and safe way to know who is calling by announcing the name of the caller or the phone number if the caller is not in your phonebook, provide a truly hands-free experience.

Other industry-leading features include Virtual Surround Sound, delivering superior audio quality and rich, crisp, full stereo sound anywhere your day takes you – at home, in the car or at a friend's house – and A2DP for playing music and podcasts or listening to GPS directions, long talk and stand-by times, connection to more 2 Bluetooth devices at same time, and auto on/off.





The Jabra FREEWAY was recently named a winner of the 2011 red dot awards for product design, and is currently a finalist in the CTIA 2011 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards Program.





For more information on Jabra's line of mobile products, visit http://www.buyjabra.com/US, like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Jabra.US or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jabra_us. The Jabra FREEWAY will be available in May for a suggested retail price of $129. The FREEWAY is already available in Europe and Asia-Pacific retail stores.





About GN Netcom

Through its Jabra brand, GN Netcom is a world leader in innovative headset solutions. With around 825 employees and sales offices around the world, GN Netcom develops and markets a broad range of wireless headsets and in-car speakerphones for mobile users and both wireless and corded headsets for contact center and office-based users. GN Netcom is a subsidiary of GN Store Nord A/S.





For further information on the company, please visit www.jabra.com.

© GN Netcom A/S. All rights reserved. Jabra © is a registered trademark of GN Netcom A/S. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners.





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CTIA 2011: Aeroflex Supports NTT DOCOMO's Successful Launch of Xi™ LTE Network

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Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. announced today that it has worked closely with NTT DOCOMO, INC. to support the successful testing, rollout, and launch of their Xi LTE 

network.

Aeroflex provided a suite of test tools to support the development for one of the first LTE networks in the world. The DOCOMO Xi LTE network went live in Japan during December 2010. As a result of testing prior to the launch, Aeroflex and DOCOMO have successfully proven many key LTE features including 2x2 MIMO operation, mobility, and Cat 4 (150Mbps) data rates.

"Aeroflex began providing LTE test solutions to DOCOMO in 2007," said Bob Vogel, president, Aeroflex Test Solutions. "We are proud to work with a leading edge cellular network operator with a long tradition of market leadership to help deploy a major new LTE network."



About Aeroflex LTE Expertise

Aeroflex started delivery of LTE test systems in 2007, and now offers a complete range of end-to-end test systems that cover R&D, performance, and manufacturing test applications for LTE TDD and FDD network equipment and terminals.

The TM500 Test Mobile family is in use with almost every base station manufacturer across the world, and can be regarded as the de facto standard for eNodeB development and testing. EAST500 is the only network capacity test solution that incorporates the proven Aeroflex TM500 LTE air interface.

The Aeroflex 7100 LTE Digital Radio Test Set is a complete one-box test system providing all the tools required for the measurement and characterization of user equipment (UE) chip sets and mobile terminals to 3GPP LTE standards, including optional signal fading simulation.

Aeroflex has engineers working in centers around the world on its LTE and LTE-Advanced test systems, to support the current and next generation of networks and devices.



About Aeroflex

Aeroflex Incorporated is a leading global provider of microelectronic components and test and measurement equipment used by companies in the space, avionics, defense, commercial wireless communications, medical and other markets.





Xi is a trademark or a registered trademark of NTT DOCOMO, INC. in Japan and/or other countries.

CTIA 2011: A World's First: CHARGE Anywhere Enables Google®'s Nexus Phone to Accept MasterCard PayPass and Visa Blink NFC Payment Cards.

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A World's First at International CTIA 2011 - CHARGE Anywhere Enables Google®'s Nexus Phone to Accept MasterCard PayPass and Visa Blink NFC Payment Cards - Turning Nexus Phone into an NFC Payment Acceptance Terminal!

CHARGE Anywhere®, LLC, a leading provider of Mobile Payment solutions and payment gateway services, announced today a revolutionary, technological break-through for NFC mobile payments. CHARGE Anywhere's mobile payment software can now transform Google's Nexus S™ into an NFC payment acceptance terminal.





CHARGE Anywhere's mobile payment application for Android™ platform enables any business to process credit card, check and ACH payments in the field. Now, with this advancement, CHARGE Anywhere can empower any business to take the leap into the future by accepting NFC payments in the field with their Nexus S smartphone. CHARGE Anywhere intends to expand its portfolio of NFC mobile payment acceptance solutions as additional smartphones are released.





"CHARGE Anywhere continues to push the envelope of technological innovation by providing businesses with access to the most advanced and feature rich payment acceptance technology. The CHARGE Anywhere payment platform has always stayed ahead of the payment technology curve and by adding NFC payments ensures that our partnering financial institutions, mobile network operators and distributors always have the most competitive advantage in delivering secure payment technology," said Paul Sabella, President and CEO of CHARGE Anywhere.





CHARGE Anywhere's mobile payments solutions are winners of the 2010 BlackBerry Super App Challenge - Regional Selection, the 2010 CTIA E-Tech Awards in the Mobile Applications - Mobile Payments Category, the 2010 Mobile Merit Awards for Best Overall Enabler Application, the 2009 Best of Interop-PCI Security Solution Award and the 2009 Electronic Transaction Association Technology Innovation Award.





About CHARGE Anywhere, LLC

CHARGE Anywhere is the developer of proprietary Payment Card Industry (PCI) PA-DSS validated CHARGE Anywhere® v2.0.0 Mobile Payment/POS software and PCI DSS Level 1 compliant ComsGate® Payment Gateway. For more information contact them at www.chargeanywhere.com, or (800) 211-1256.

©2011 CHARGE Anywhere, LLC. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names referenced in this material are the property of their respective owners. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.





SOURCE CHARGE Anywhere, LLC

The HP Palm Touchstone: SkyTV_s Mark Bunting review. Video

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HP Palm Touchstone - As seen on SkyTV In-Flight Television's "Buntings Window", the new HP/Palm Touchstone wireless charging device. Watch how the Touchstone facilitates the way to access content meanwhile your HP Palm webOS smartphone is charging . If you receive a call then you just take off your phone from the Touchstone and it automatically answers the call and if you place the phone on the Touchstone it switches to speakerphone when docked. Amazing. Exhibition mode also launches automatically when docked. Video below.

Gune now with 12 new searches: Barnes&Noble, Twitter, BBC, Last FM, IGN, NASA, Yelp, Dictionary, TinyPic, WebMD, Reddit and PhotoBucket

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Gune offers 12 new tools:





Gune now offers, via the button Gune Multi Searches, 12 new options of search integrated on Reddit, PhotoBucket,Yelp, Dictionary, Barnes&Noble, Twitter, BBC, Last FM, IGN, NASA, TinyPic and WebMD.



Gune has a new layout that focuses more on usability, adjusting automatically to all screens, included tablets. With tools smarter, reducing access time to results. "In any tool you need to write, choose option and click the search button in the Gune Multi Searches, just write and click the option to make the search. We try to simplify as much as

possible, the lives of users." Says Ricardo Garay, CEO Handcase.



Gune is available for all mobile platforms, for an  app for download at the link below.

http://www.handycase.com/gune/pc/



Available for:Symbian - Blackberry - Android - Java - WebOS

Windows Mobile - Bada - Web Runtime - MeeGo

Maemo - Moblin - LiMo - PalmOS





About Handcase

Handcase is a mobile software industry in Brazil. In the six years results are: a portfolio of 370 products with over 3 million users in 155 countries.

20/10 : The Top 20 iPhone Photography App Blog Posts and the Top 10 Android Photography App Blog Posts

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Smart Phones are all the rage these days, and it is hard to do a complete 360 without seeing one (if it is not already in your own hand). That being said, the cameras on most smart phones are creeping up to the levels of advanced digital cameras. 

The iPhone and the Droid have hundreds of photography applications that are sure to improve any photographers’ photos. From editing to enhancements, these technologically advanced apps cover it all. After much research, we have narrowed our selection down to 30 posts that will be beneficial to your selection of photography apps. Check out these top 30 blog posts to see which app you need to download next!

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CTIA 2011: Nokia ‘Astounds’ US with new Symbian device. Launch April 6. $79.99. T-mobile.

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

Nokia last night confirmed reports it is to launch a new Symbian device in the US via an exclusive deal with T-Mobile, a move designed to strengthen its limited presence in the North American market and build on its recent promise to ship 150 million more Symbian devices.

 Dubbed the Nokia Astound, the new device appears to be a tweaked C7, featuring the same 3.5-inch AMOLED display, 8 megapixel camera, and 720p HD video capture as the original announced last year.

The only obvious differences are the T-Mobile branding along the bottom chin and support for the updated Symbian^3.1, which has features including portrait QWERTY input and a refreshed browser.

 T-Mobile will be offering Wi-Fi calling as well as unrestricted video calling over Qik thanks to the front-facing camera. Nokia has called it “an affordable smartphone,” promising availability beginning 6 April for US$79.99 after a US$50 mail-in rebate on contract.

Nokia’s move comes as it recently promised to commit to “the long-tail of Symbian as long as it gives us profitable margin.” The world’s largest handset vendor has already pledged to move to Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS as its “primary smartphone platform,” but that strategy will take until 2013 to come to full fruition and in the meantime Nokia has said it intends to sell 150 million more Symbian phones during the transition phase.

 Nokia has an installed user base of around 200 million Symbian phones worldwide. The company plans to update Symbian's user interface this year. Meanwhile the launch of the Astound will aim to boost its credentials in the US market. 

UK: 4G spectrum auctions in 2012

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.







UK regulator Ofcom announced plans to auction-off spectrum suitable for LTE early next year. It said that the 250MHz of new spectrum on offer – in the 800MHz (digital dividend) and 2.6GHz frequency bands – is equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use in the UK today, and 80 percent more than the UK 3G auctions that took place in 2000.





 “The combination of low and high frequency spectrum available... creates the potential for next generation mobile broadband services to be widely available across the UK, while at the same time having the capacity to cope with significant demand, even in urban centres,” the regulator said in a statement. 





However, Ofcom faces problems due to the uneven way spectrum has been allocated in the past. For example, market-leader Everything Everywhere (formed by the merger of Orange UK and T-Mobile UK) holds no valuable spectrum under 1GHz, while rivals O2 and Vodafone are currently re-farming existing 900MHz for mobile broadband use. The UK’s 3G auctions a decade ago raised a colossal £22.5 billion for the government but the 4G frequencies are expected to raise just a fraction of that. 





Ofcom has put a number of safeguards in place to ensure that none of the UK’s four national operators use the auctions to gain an unfair competitive advantage.





 “The least restrictive way to ensure at least four national competitors is through the use of spectrum floors in the auction,” it said. “This involves disregarding any auction outcomes in which four companies do not win the minimum amount of spectrum necessary to provide higher quality data services.





 This can involve different combinations of spectrum, each of which could be sufficient to ensure a credible competitor.” These conditions are also seen as a way of ensuring the survival of 3 UK, the country’s smallest operator, which would otherwise struggle to compete with its much larger rivals in the auction process.