iPhone 3G S Tache Spese

Size and Weight
 Height: 4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
 Width: 2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth: 0.48 inch (12.3mm)
Weight: 4.8 ounces (135 grams)
Color and Capacity
Black
 8GB flash drive
Cellular and Wireless 
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology
 Location
 Assisted GPS
 Digital compass
Wi-Fi Cellular
 Display
 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
 Camera, Photos, and Video Video
recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio
 3-megapixel still camera
Autofocus
Tap to focus
 Photo and video geotagging
External Buttons and Connectors
External Buttons and Controls

 Connectors and Input/Output
 Power and Battery
 Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
 Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G, up to 12 hours on 2G
 Standby time: Up to 300 hours
 Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi 
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 30 hours
Audio Playback
 Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
 User-configurable maximum volume limit
TV and Video
Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold separately)
 Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats
Headphones
 Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
 Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
 Impedance: 32 ohms
Mail Attachment Support 
Viewable Document Types .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
  Sensors
Accelerometer
 Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
System Requirements
Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access4
 Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires: Mac: OS X v10.5.8 or later PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later iTunes 10.5 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
 Environmental Requirements
Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)
Language
Support English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Keyboard Support: English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Wubihua), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubihua), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech , Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Dictionary Support English (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese In the Box
 iPhone 3GS Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic Dock Connector to USB Cable USB Power Adapter Documentation

GoPasadena - Official Visitors Guide for Pasadena

Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Description GoPasadena is your passport to all the fun, culture and urban allure that is Pasadena. Like an electronic visitors guide in your iPhone or iPod Touch, GoPasadena enables you to plan your visit to Pasadena with the greatest of ease. After you download this free application, you will have access to information on Pasadena’s museums, sports venues, shopping and entertainment districts, cinemas, tours, hotels, signature events, educational institutions, and other places of interest. This will enable you to explore the city at your own pace.
 As you embark on your Pasadena tour, you will enjoy the following features:
 * Interactive, zoomable GPS maps that indicate your current location and your selected points of interest (must have connectivity for maps)
 * A description of each location
 * Video/Audio (when available)
 * Images
 * Additional embedded information such as phone numbers, websites, routing to address and text information deliver all the information you need for each stop GoPasadena has an easy to use interface that enables you to quickly download the application, so you can begin enjoying the sights within minutes! BarZ Adventures Web SiteGoPasadena - Official Visitors Guide for Pasadena Support
 What's New in Version 4.0.1 
* Downloading a tour will now also grab any associated Categories, Events, and Deals 
* Various bug fixes iPhone Screenshots

Tour Builder Software

With BarZ Adventures' patent-pending GoExplore Smartphone App Platform, simply log in to our secure website from your computer, and within minutes you can create your own tour!

 • Customized user interfaces and maps
 • Supports video, audio, photos, text
 • Instant updates
 • Push notifications
 • Facebook® and Twitter® integration
 • Turn-by-turn navigation using Google maps
 • Category, sort and search and filtering options
 • GPS triggering and on-demand content access
 • "Around Me" feature lets users find information by proximity to their location
 • Integrated coupons, event listings, maps, and more
 • API integration of existing databases
 • Reaches users on Apple® iPhone®, iPod Touch®, iPad® and Google® Android™
 • Provides analytics and reporting
 • Supports multiple languages and ADA compliant capabilities

Device Software

When choosing the GoExplore™ Smartphone App Platform system, you are entering into a relationship with us. Over the years, we have and continue to listen to our customers, and as a result, our software is never stagnant; it is always evolving. And the following features, are just some of what you will find when you choose our software.

 • Customization increases brand recognition and end-user experience
 • Flexible structuring separates content by categories or locations
 • Intuitive mapping lets visitors know their exact location
 • Search and filtering features make content easy to find
 • Content triggering and "Around Me" options allows for location-aware delivery
 • Full-screen video playback
 • Photo galleries allow you to view numerous images per location
 • Content expiration dates ensures your information stays up-to-date

CellphoneSoft RAMBlow | Swiss Manager Pro | Utility Apps

Today I will feature 2 of the newest symbian apps to hit the Nokia applications store for S60 5th edition and S60 3rd edition smartphones. One of these apps is a powerful utility application to control and elevate the overall performance of your smartphone’s operating system with one click. The other 2 applications have two-fold features which can be used to control how your phone responses to gesture based controls and it also allows you to listen to your favorite music files on your Nokia phone whenever you want. Today’s first featured S60 app is called RAMBlow and it is developed by CellphoneSoft group and the other one is also another CellphoneSoft group developed Nokia software called Swiss Manager Pro or SMP. RAMBlow is a memory optimizer for Symbian and Swiss Manager Pro is a 3 in one utility app that includes a file manager, task manager and a system info viewer. CellphoneSoft RAMBlow: RAMBlow is an extremely powerful utility app for Symbian mobile phones that can take care of all your efficiency issues of the mobile phone. Similar to the application Memory Up Mobile RAM Booster, it can help you to free up extra system memory when the phone is in use and thus allowing you to speed up system operations and lower your battery usage in the long run. This is a lightweight application and it starts up automatically (or manually) every time you reboot your mobile phone. Once launched, it automatically hides itself in the background with the system processes and starts to optimize the RAM usage for any application that you run since booting your phone. Some of the highlighted features of RAMBlow include its ability to manage multiple types of running applications on your smartphones, both in the background and foreground memory. It also allows your phone to free up unoptimized memory making your phone perform faster without the hassle of going through firmware upgrades or installing several stand alone utility apps. With RAMBlow you will also be able to run memory intensive games and apps many of which previously failed installations by displaying error messages such as “Out of Memory”. It can also act as a powerful task manager which effectively allows you to handle your phone’s system processes. CellphoneSoft Swiss Manager Pro: Swiss Manager Pro by CellphoneSoft (also known as SMP) is a powerful application and is in my opinion one of the must have apps for any Nokia S60 Symbian OS device. Essentially Swiss Manager Pro brings the functions of 3 separate applications into one and offers you an all in one utility solution. It includes an extremely useful Task Manager function, a powerful File Explorer/Manager feature and an in depth System Info function.

This application comes with over 3 individual settings page that can help you to customize every single aspect of your app. With one click or a tap on your touchscreen device you can schedule launching of a app, clean up system memory, change font size, view a great deal of info about almost anything on your phone. At first look the Task Manager function seems like that of many other stand alone task managers out there but once you start to explore the options you will notice the true power of this application. It can show and close any hidden or running apps which includes system processes that otherwise will only be terminated if you reboot your phone. The File Manager can help you explore hidden applications and zip packages which otherwise would be impossible to view without it. Related to the File Manager is my favorite part of the Swiss Manager Pro – the System Info Tool. The System Info tool is very well implemented on this application and it allows you to view all kinds of info ranging from the simple IMEI to individual hardware parts of the phone
 Both these applications by CellphoneSoft are compatible with almost all the latest Nokia Symbian based smartphones like 5800 & 5800i XpressMusic, 5500, N82, N76, N78, N79, N91, N92, N73, N80, E65, E50, E51, 5700 Xpress Music, 6110, N71, N85, N81, N95 8gb, E63, E65, E71, E72, E75, E55, C6, X6, X5, E5, C5, 5530, 5230, 5235, E60, N93, 6120, 6121, 3250, 6233, 6290, 5210, 5730 XpressMusic, E90, E70, E71, E66, N97, N96, N97 Mini, 6720 etc. All 3rd edition and 5th edition N-Series, E-Series and X Series smartphones are supported. Please do subscribe to the RSS Feed before you download these fantastic apps on your mobile. Subscription is free and it keeps you updated about the best apps for Symbian Series 60 smartphones.

Sygic Mobile Maps 2010 | Garmin City Navigator 2011

Today I will post about two of the most popular GPS applications for Symbian devices. These featured GPS applications includes the Mapsource and everything else so that you can get the updated maps for all over the world. Today I will feature the updated versions of Sygic Mobile Maps 2010 and Garmin City Navigator 2011. For those of you who visits my blog often may remember that I have already featured both of these GPS apps in the past. Sygic Mobile GPS was featured once and Garmin Mobile GPS XT 5 was actually featured twice before. Why am I posting these new versions in a different post? Because both these updated apps deserve the spotlight again for all their new features and these new versions may or may not work with S60v3. In case it does not (it really should!) you can always go back to the earlier versions. Sygic Mobile Maps 10 – Sygic Mobile Maps 10 (aka 8.22 released by MapMyIndia & 8.16 globally) brings a lot of new features including an upgraded version of the previous fluid UI that we saw on Nokia. The fullscreen mode the GPS route navigation is simply awesome and so is the 3D navigation! They have also added direct navigation to any stored contacts (as long as there is an address specified for a contact) of your phone so that you do not have to waste time when finding your way to your new & old friends. They have also integrated online services such as a live traffic feed, unexpected incident reports, speed traps and a lot more. The overall touchscreen scrolling in the map mode have also been upgraded and you can easily slide from one point to the other without the need of manual multiple scrolls. The maps for Sygic Mobile Maps 2010 have also been improved to included much more details than any of the Sygic Maps version we have seen. They have also included the automatic screen rotation from portrait to landscape mode which was previously absent in Sygic GPS.
 Beside everything mentioned above Sygic Mobile Maps 2010 offers multiple voice navigation and comes multilingual by default. You can easily pin point any location and calculate various routes to that location from your position with just two or three clicks. The traffic data is taken from the local authorities and you can be sure that they are being updated by the minute. Sygic GPS can quickly give you instant demos of the routes along with several alternate results in an automatic, profile based, route calculation that will display multiple routes for the same destination on your screen. All the results will include individual details such as the mode of transport, time frame, traffic level along with the speed and restrictions, ferries etc. Two of the most awesome features in Sygic GPS 2010 are the ‘Incidents’ option and the ‘Speed Trap’ option. Incident points will display community shared incident points in your routes. Incident points are like bad roads or dangerous turns, high priced tolls and any custom community shared opinions about that place. Speed Traps are similar but even more smart to be honest. Speed Traps are community shared points where speeding your car may lead you earning a ticket in minutes. Both these option not only makes your life easier when taking a decision about multiple routes but it also helps you stay out of trouble. Lastly, it also includes a bunch of extra features such as a beautiful world clock, foreign exchange rate calculator, cam views etc. For your convenience I have included two different versions of Sygic Mobile Maps 2010. One is the full version which is multilingual and includes the instructions with the guides. It supports all the Nokia/Samsung/SonyEricsson 3rd edition, 5th edition, Maemo, Symbian^3 OS, Android etc devices. The second one is the slim version which will only work with Symbian OS based Symbian 3rd edition & 5th edition smartphones and is only in English with no instructions and stuff. Remember, Sygic GPS maps are provided by Navteq just like that of Garmin.

Garmin City Navigator 2011 – Garmin City Navigator 2011 is the latest version of the Garmin GPS family that is available for smartphones made by Nokia. Garmin GPS City Navigator 2011 includes a whole lot of new features like multiple & custom voice guided Navigation, more waypoints and points of interest, faster Rerouting of available destinations and a whole range of new maps including an updated version of the 3D view that works with satellite, terrain and Map view. To view even detailed features of Garmin GPS Mobile XT check out the posts I made about Garmin GPS. Today I will rather talk about the Garmin City Navigator 2011 only. Garmin City Navigator 2011 comes for several regions and I have included important downloads for three regions so far. These regions are North America, Europe, Australia & New Zealand.

Dolphin Browser

  - Gesture upgrade
 - Multi-touch Pinch Zoom
 - Tabbed Browsing
 - Sync G.bookmark
 - RSS Subscription
 - UI upgrade

 - New themes
 - Save local links
 - FC webpage recovery
 - Private browsing without history

Draw

Features:
 Colorpicker

 Pen width control
Saving to Gallery
 Delete (with longpress)
 Duo Pens
 Eraser
 Send email/MMS etc
 Preferences
Multiple sets
Slideshow
Multiple undo
 Panning
 Importing backgrounds
 Curved text adding with gesture recognition
Flip `n shake
 Red vs Blue
 Jigsaw
Live wallpaper

Droid Surfing

Basic browser features (bookmarks, history, downloads...);
 Unlimited tabs;
 Easy bookmarks access;
 Easy tabs opening and closing;
 Bookmarks import from legacy Android browser;
 Can be set as default browser;

MemoryUp Personal

Disclaimer : All downloadable files are freeware to the best of our knowledge. If you find any download on this site that is not freeware, so please Contact Us to report them and link will be removed shortly. Download for personal use only. Kindly do not copy, modify, distribute or sell the whole or parts of these files without permission of the creator.

  MemoryUp Personal is the lite edition of MemoryUp Pro. This handy Free RAM Booster takes a one-click approach. It makes more free memory available for your mobile system, accelerates memory responsiveness, and keeps your smartphone running fast and smoothly. All by one simple click. At the mean time, MemoryUp Personal is also a free smartphone software and one of the best free Android applications on SlideME, AndAppStore, Handango, MobiHand, and CNET Download.
 Product Features:
 • Real-time Mobile Memory Status Report & Monitor MemoryUp Personal gives you a professional and easy-to-read status report on your smartphone's memory usage. A live chart demonstrates your mobile system’s total available memory and current memory usage, which allows you to monitor how well your smartphone is performing, and whether your system is overloaded.
 • One-click Quick Boosting In addition to monitoring and reclaiming your memory automatically, MemoryUp Personal allows you to boost your memory manually. By using the Quick Boost feature, you can watch as MemoryUp Personal makes more memory for your system. In the mean time, Quick Boost will smartly remember the settings that work best for your smartphone.
 • Fully optimized for Android Smartphones Applying top mobile memory control technologies, MemoryUp Personal is fully optimized for all series of Android OS smartphones.

Google Translate

Translate text between more than 60 languages.
 Translate words and phrases between more than 60 languages using Google Translate for Android. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations.
 With Google Translate you can:
Translate text between 63 languages
 Translate by speaking the text instead of typing it (17 languages) Listen to your translations spoken aloud (24 languages) Communicate with another person using speech-to-speech translation in Conversation Mode (ALPHA, 14 languages)
 Display translations in full screen mode to make it easier for others nearby to read
 Star your favorite translations for quick access even when you’re offline
 Access your translation history even when you’re offline

 Spell out the translation of non-Latin script languages (e.g. Chinese, Japanese, etc..) in Latin characters to read it phonetically (e.g. Pinyin, Romaji)
 View additional dictionary results for single words or short phrases

  Translations between the following languages are supported: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish

Android Apps | Android Applications

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WiFi File Transfer Upload and download files to/from your phone over a wireless connection. WiFi File Transfer lets you upload and download files to/from your phone over a wireless connection. Easy-to-use web interface, no USB cable needed.
 *NEW RELEASE*
FEATURES
 • Upload or download multiple files at once
• Delete, rename, copy, zip or unzip files using the built-in file manager interface
 • Password authentication (optional)
• Shortcuts to photo, video and music directories
 • Runs as a background service
• View photos directly in your web browser (integrated thumbnail gallery)
 NOTE
 • In order to use this app, your computer and your phone need to be on the same local area (or wlan) network.
• If you would like to use this app on public WiFi networks, please make sure to set an access password in the app settings.
 • If you're using WiFi File Transfer alongside other server apps such as WebSharing or Kies Air, make sure they do not use the same port number. LIMITATIONS
 • This free version cannot upload files larger than 4 MB. Everything else works 100%.

NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus

Protect your phone with NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus Protect your phone with the West Coast Labs certified NQ Security & Antivirus, Remove Malware, Spyware & Viruses and Stay Away from Phone Hacking. Download for FREE now!
 Protect your android phone and tablet with NQ Mobile Security & Antivirus from viruses, malware, spyware, trojans and phone hacking. Download NQ Mobile Security for FREE. Antivirus, privacy protection, phone locator, data backup, safe browsing, traffic monitoring and safe apps recommendations for your Samsung Galaxy, HTC Desire, HTC Evo, LG Optimus, Motorola Droid, Milestone, Huawei etc. FREE FEATURES :

 - ANTIVIRUS & SECURITY PROTECTION
 - NETWORK MANAGER
- PRIVACY PROTECTION
- SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION
- BACKUP & RESTORE
- FIND YOUR PHONE
 Tips: This app may be incompatible with the following apps: Norton, Lookout, AVG, ALYac, Dr.Web, Antivirus Free, Trend Micro, McAfee, Kaspersky, F-secure.

Mobile Apps

Symbian S60

 The S60 Platform (formerly Series 60 User Interface) is a software platform for mobile phones that uses the Symbian Operating System. S60 is currently amongst the leading smartphone platforms in the world. It is developed primarily by Nokia and licensed by them to other manufacturers including Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Samsung.






Android
Android is a mobile operating system using the Linux kernel. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, and lately by the Open Handset Alliance. It allows developers to write managed code in the Java language, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries.






Blackberry
"BlackBerry is developed by Research In Motion (RIM), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market."








Meego
MeeGo is a Linux-based open source mobile operating system project. Primarily targeted at mobile devices and information appliances in the consumer electronics market, MeeGo is designed to act as an operating system for hardware platforms such as netbooks, entry-level desktops, nettops, tablet computers, smart phones, and other embedded systems. MeeGo is currently hosted by the Linux Foundation.

Messages with imessage - iPod

Now you can send text messages from iPod touch to any other iOS 5 device over Wi-Fi. Text a little. Text a lot. Text as much as your thumbs can handle. It’s unlimited. And it’s free.

Unlimited texts means no detail spared. You and your best friend text each other all the time. Even when she’s sitting right next to you. With the Messages app on iPod touch, you can text any iOS 5 device using iMessage. It’s free and unlimited. You can even send photos, videos, locations, and contacts. Everything happens over Wi-Fi. Your messages are securely encrypted. And if you have more than one iOS device, iMessage keeps the conversation going across all of them.

Just between you and me. And them. Text one-on-one or send one for all. Group messages let you keep multiple friends in the loop. Give your study group a heads-up about where you’re sitting in the library, tell the family you’re running late, or plan a meet-up with your blogging circle. Just add multiple recipients in the To field and let the chatter begin.

Get the message? It can be nerve-racking not knowing if your text was read or even received. Happily, that’s a nonissue with iMessage. It lets you know if your text went through. And if your friend has read receipts enabled, you’ll see that your message was read. No matter how heavy or light the conversation is, you’ll always know when your friend is in the middle of a reply because iMessage shows you. That’s comforting for all you impatient types.

Apple iPhone 4 16GB / Sim FreeApple iPhone 4 16GB / Sim Free Unlocked / 5.0 Megapixel / Touch Screen Mobile Phone / White Unlocked / 5.0 Megapixel / Touch Screen Mobile Phone / White

> Take cutting edge technology, marry it with beautiful design and wrap it up with genuinely innovative and easy to use software. This is the new Apple iPhone. Pack full of wonderful technologies that make life easier. From the stunning Retina display that is 4 times sharper than older model, not only for sharper clearer images, but also lets you see more on screen. FaceTime lets you video chat to other iPhone users, with a great 5 mega-pixel camera capable of shoot HD video.
 Key Features:

 16GB capacity 5.0
 Megapixel Camera with built in LED flash
HD 720p video recording
 Front facing camera for video calls 3.5"
 Capacitive touchscreen
Multi-touch input iOS4 operating system
Wi Fi / 3G / Bluetooth / GPS connectivity 3.5mm
 headset jack
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Three-axis gyro sensor
 Proximity sensor for auto turn-off

Fear and Loathing and WinFear and Loathing and Windows 8dows 8

(Or: Why Windows 8 Scares Me -- and Should Scare You Too) 
 I was very excited when I saw the first demos of Windows 8. After years of settling for mediocre incremental improvements in its core products, Microsoft finally was ready to make bold changes to Windows, something I thought it had to do to stay relevant in computing. What's more, the changes looked really nice! Once I'd seen the clean, modern-looking videos of Windows 8, the old Windows looked cramped and a little embarrassing, kind of like finding a picture of the way you dressed when you were a senior in high school (link). So when Microsoft announced that it was releasing a "consumer preview" of Windows 8, I couldn't wait to play with it. So far I've installed Windows 8 on two computers, a middle of the road HP laptop and a mini tablet PC from Japan. I've browsed the web and used Office and even tested our new app,, on it. My conclusion is that Windows 8 in its current form is very different; attractive in some ways, and disturbing in others. It combines an interesting new interface with baffling changes to Windows compatibility, and amateur mistakes in customer messaging. Add up all the changes, and I am very worried that Microsoft may be about to shoot itself in the foot spectacularly. Even the plain colorful graphics in Windows 8 that looked so cool when I first saw them are starting to look ominous to me, like the hotel decor in The Shining.
  Why you should care. The rollout of Windows 8 has very important implications for not just Microsoft but everyone in the tech industry. In normal times, most people are unwilling to reconsider the basic decisions they have made about operating system and applications. They've spent a huge amount of time learning how to use the system, and the last thing they want to do is start learning all over again. That's why the market share of a standard like Windows is so stable over time. But when a platform makes a major transition, people are forced to stop and reconsider their purchase. They're going to have to learn something new anyway, so for a brief moment they are open to possibly switching to something else. The more relearning people have to do, the more willing they are to switch. Rapid changes in OS and app market share usually happen during transitions like this. Windows 8 is a revolutionary transition in Windows, easily the biggest change since the move from DOS to Windows in the early 1990s. Consider the wreckage that was created by that transition: --Apple's effort to retake the lead in personal computing was stopped dead --The leading app companies of the time were destroyed (Lotus, WordPerfect, Ashton Tate, etc) --IBM was eventually forced out of the PC business --Microsoft, formerly an also-ran in apps, became the leading applications company, and a power in server software as well Will the Windows 8 transition be as disruptive? It's impossible to say at this point. But huge changes are possible. If the transition is successful, Microsoft could emerge as a much stronger, more dynamic company, leveraging its sales leadership in PCs to get a powerful position in tablets, mobile devices, and online services. On the other hand, if Windows 8 fails, Microsoft could break the loyalty of its customer base and turn its genteel decline into a catastrophic collapse. The most likely outcome, of course, is a muddled middle. But based on what I've seen of Windows 8 so far, I am a lot closer to the rout scenario than I expected to be. Whatever the outcome for Microsoft, what's certain is that because so many people use Windows as the foundation of their computing, the transition to Windows 8 will produce threats and opportunities for everyone else in the tech industry. Play your cards right and your company could grow rapidly. Mess up and you could be the next Lotus. You may love Windows 8 or you may hate it, but if you work in tech you'd be a fool to ignore it. And yet, most of my friends in Silicon Valley are paying very little attention to Windows 8. Most of them haven't tried it, and don't know a lot about what it does. There are a lot of Mac users in the Valley; they don't think about Windows at all. But even among the Windows users I talk to, the OS isn't a trendy topic; there is a lot more excitement about Android, Facebook, and whatever product Apple just announced. If you're one of those Windows-fatigued people, it's time to wake up. Here's a summary of my experiences with Windows 8, followed by some thoughts on what it means for the industry...

Which mobile apps are makinWhich mobile apps are making good money?g good money?

At a conference the other day, several industry executives were on a panel discussing mobile application stores. There were representatives from Yahoo, Qualcomm, Motorola, and an independent application store. Someone from the audience asked a simple question: "Other than entertainment apps, name three mobile applications that are monetizing well." (In other words, apps that have a good business model and are making good money.)
 The interesting thing was that none of the panelists had a very satisfying answer. The Qualcomm person cited navigation apps and something called City ID, and had no third app. The app store guy cited search-funded apps (Opera) and apps that are extensions of PC applications (Skype). The Motorola person, who used to work at Palm, cited two cool old Palm OS developers (SplashData and WorldMate, the latter not even available for Motorola's Android phones). And the Yahoo guy talked about Yahoo-enabled websites. 

None of them had the sort of answer that the room was looking for -- what categories of smartphone apps are making it, and what are their business models, so other developers will know what to emulate? I started to laugh at the panelists' obvious discomfort, but then I realized that if I'd been on the panel and had been asked the same question, I would have blown it too. I know of a lot of mobile app companies that aren't making steady money, because they send me e-mails asking for ideas, but I don't seem to hear from the raging successes. Also, because I try to focus on what needs to be fixed in the industry, I'm probably guilty of skewing my posts toward what's not working. So I did some thinking and a bit of research, and here are my three nominations for categories of non-entertainment mobile apps that are making it, and why. Then I'll open it up to your comments -- I have a feeling you'll have much better answers than me.
 1. Vertical-market business applications. This was a good category for PDAs ten years ago, and it's a good category for smartphones today. There are dozens of business verticals where information overload, or an excess of written forms, hinder productivity. Find a way to manage that information electronically, and your application quickly pays for itself in increased productivity. One example is ePocrates, which gives doctors drug reference, dosing, and interaction information. ePocrates has a beautiful business model in which the drug companies pay to get access to the doctors who use it. That helps the company give away its base product. I have to believe there are other verticals where you could create apps that would act as a middleman between suppliers and users. Another interesting example, which I ran into at a conference recently, is Corrigo. They do work-order management (stuff like managing a mobile workforce and dispatching them to work sites on the fly). I like Corrigo because it makes good use of mobile technology, and scales nicely to multiple vertical markets. Note that neither Corrigo nor ePocrates is a purely mobile application -- they are business solutions that leverage mobile. That's very typical of the business mobile market. It's not about being mobile for its own sake, it's about solving a business problem and using mobile technology to help do it. One other cool thing about these businesses is that you can ignore the whole app store hassle and market them directly to the companies. You control your customer relationships, and you can keep 100% of your revenue.
 2. PC compatibility applications. Inevitably some people will need to do on a mobile device the same things that they do on a PC -- edit a document, for example, or query a database. There's a solid market for applications to let the user do that. The market isn't enormous (not everyone is crazy enough to edit a spreadsheet on a screen the size of a Post-It note), but the people who need to do that are usually willing to pay for the apps. Or to make their employers pay for the apps. Documents to Go was probably the most successful application on Palm OS, and based on the stats posted by Apple I think it is probably one of the most lucrative non-entertainment apps on iPhone. Unfortunately, Docs to Go is also a very well-entrenched application, so good luck displacing it. Maybe you can find another category of PC app that needs a mobile counterpart.
 3. Brand extenders. There seems to be a steady market for mobile apps that help a major brand interact with its loyal users. A few recent examples: -The Gucci app lets a customer get special offers, play with music, and find travel attractions endorsed by Gucci. The company calls it a "luxury lifestyle application." -There are four different Nike iPhone apps: a shoe designer, a women's training guide, a football (soccer) training guide, and an Italian soccer league tracking app. -The Target store search app lets you find stores, and search for items within the stores (it'll tell you which aisle to look in). (For those of you outside the US, Target is a large chain of discount department stores.) -Magic Coke Bottle is a Coke version of the Magic 8-Ball. It's one of three Coke-branded apps. The iPhone is the most popular platform for these apps today, although I expect they'll spread to other smartphone platforms over time.
 The business model for this one is simple -- you get hired by the brand (or its marketing agency), they pay you to develop the app, and then they give it away. The more popular smartphones become, the more companies feel obligated to create mobile apps, so this is a growing market for now. (Beware, though -- having an iPhone app is kind of a corporate status symbol right now, like creating a corporate podcast was a couple of years ago. Development activity could drop off when businesses find the next trendy tech fad.) To create this sort of app, you need to be very skilled at visual design, and you need to be comfortable managing custom development projects. Some developers don't have this sort of project and client management skills, and you can get yourself into a lot of trouble if you sign a contract without understanding what'll really be required to execute on it. Also, you don't get to change the world creating a shopping app for Brand X. But in the right situation this can be a good way to make money while you work on your own killer app on the side. And if you're not into changing the world, there are companies that have built solid ongoing businesses on custom mobile development. Other possibilities There are a few of other categories of apps that I think could be candidates for inclusion, but in my opinion the jury is still out on them. I'm interested in what you think: Location. Right now there are several location and direction apps selling well for iPhone, but with Google making directions free on Android, I fear the third party apps are at risk. However, the direction-finding business is a lot trickier than you'd expect (I learned that as a beta-tester for the Dash navigation system, which sometimes tried to get me to make a right turn by telling me to make three consecutive left turns). So we need to wait and see how good Google's directions are. But in the meantime I don't feel comfortable pointing to this as a viable category in the long term. What do you think? Travel apps. There was once a very nice business in city guides for PDAs, but I get the sense that like many other categories of mobile apps, this one is being sucked into the free app vortex. But I suspect that there may still be a paid market for specialized tools like translation programs, and software that helps executives manage trips. WorldMate is an interesting example -- the base product is free, but if you pay you get special services. Upgradeware. Speaking of free base products, I think this is the most intriguing possibility in the whole mobile app business today. In the PC world, there are a lot of app companies that manage to build sustainable businesses by giving away a free base product and then charging you for the advanced version (this is how most of Europe gets its antivirus software today, for example). In mobile this model worked well on Palm, but was not available on iPhone because Apple's terms and conditions prohibited a free application from offering in-app conversion to a paid upgrade. Apple just changed those terms. Rob at Hobbyist Software asked the other day what I thought about the change. I think it's very long overdue, and I'm intensely interested in hearing from developers who have moved to that model. How's it working out for you? Okay, so that's my list. If you're scheduled to appear on a panel somewhere, you're welcome to quote from it as needed. But now I'd like to throw the discussion open to you. Please post a comment -- What do you think of my list? And what non-entertainment mobile app categories, and business models, are making good money today, and why?

SKADATE DATING SOFTWARE UPDATES TO VERSION 9.0.2555

The latest iteration of the SkaDate Dating Software, SkaDate 9, has become our most successful release ever, proving popular for both, customers and industry specialists alike. This, however, does not mean there were no room for improvement! With this said we are proud to give you the next build of our award-winning solution, which further enhances functionality of the SkaDate dating script, and fixes several minor bugs. Here is what’s new:

Virtual Gifts can now be sent right from Profile Lists;
Added member thumbnails to Shoutbox;
 Added ability to extend Coupon Code duration;
 Adding embedded video no longer blocks other elements on the page;
 ‘Who Viewed Me’ now also counts views in Mobile Versions
; Fixed minor bugs in Speed Dating Bookmarked Profiles; Fixed Unsubscribe bug on the profile page;
 Coincidentally deleting member profile while in Referrals Section is no longer possible;
 Mobile Version now always uses the URL specified in mconfig.php;
 Optimized SQL queries;
 Increased software efficiency;
 Fixed other minor bugs;

While you are enjoying the new SkaDate build, we will continue improving it further, to make sure you have the best tools available for building a perfect online dating site. All SkaDate clients can download the update from their Customer Areas, or contact our Support Team in case there are any questions. New and potential customers can check out SkaDate Demo to see all the features in actions, or place an order for a copy of the software with our Sales Operators.

Resolving cloud application migration issues

In part two, we will talk about how appropriate architectures for cloud applications and open standards can reduce the difficulty in migrating applications across cloud environments.
 A good deal of time and money in the IT industry has been spent on trying to make applications portable. Not surprising, the goal around migrating applications among clouds is to somehow make applications more cloud-portable. This can be done in at least three ways:
 Architect applications to increase cloud portability.
Develop open standards for clouds.
 Find tools that move applications around clouds without requiring changes.
 Most of today's large, old monolithic applications are not portable and must be rebuilt in order to fit the target environment. There are other applications that require special hardware, reducing their portability, and even many of the newer applications being built today are not very portable, certainly not cloud portable. Application architectures and the cloud Numerous cloud experts have indicated how important an application’s architecture reflects on the ability to move it from one cloud to another. Appropriate cloud application architectures are part of the solution to cloud interoperability, and existing applications may need to be re-architected to facilitate migration. The key is trying to architect applications that reduce or eliminate the number of difficult-to-resolve dependencies between the application stack and the capabilities provided by the cloud service provider.
 Bernard Golden, CEO of HyperStratus, has noted that, to exploit the flexibility of a cloud environment, you need to understand which application architectures are properly structured to operate in a cloud, the kinds of applications and data that run well in cloud environments, data backup needs and system workloads. There are at least three cloud application architectures in play today: Traditional application architectures (such as three-tier architectures) that are designed for stable demand rather than large variations in load. They do not require an architecture that can scale up or down. Synchronous application architectures, where end-user interaction is the primary focus. Typically, large numbers of users may be pounding on a Web application in a short time period and could overwhelm the application and system. Asynchronous application architectures, which are essentially all batch applications that do not support end-user interaction. They work on sets of data, extracting and inserting data into databases. Cloud computing offers scalability of server resources, allowing an otherwise long running asynchronous job to be dispersed over several servers to share the processing load. Platform as a Service (PaaS) providers provide tools for developing applications and an environment for running these applications. To deliver an application with a PaaS platform, you develop and deploy it on the platform; this is the way Google App Engine works. You can only deploy App Engine applications on Google services, but cloud application platforms such as the Appistry CloudIO Platform allow for in-house private cloud deployment as well as deployment on public cloud infrastructures such as Amazon EC2. Where the application is developed and where it is to be run are factors that feed into the application architecture. For example, if you develop in a private cloud with no multi-tenancy, will this application run in target clouds where multi-tenancy is prevalent? Integrating new applications with existing ones can be a key part of application development. If integration involves working with cloud providers, it is difficult because cloud providers do not typically have open access into their infrastructures, applications and integration platforms. Older applications that depend on specific pieces of hardware -- meaning they'll want to see a certain type of network controller or disk -- are trouble as well. The cloud provider is not likely to have picked these older pieces of hardware for inclusion in its infrastructure. In your efforts to migrate applications, you may decide to start working with a cloud provider template where the provider gives you an operating system, such as CentOS or a Red Hat Enterprise Linux template. You'll then try to put your applications on it, fixing up the things that are mismatched between the source application environment and the target environment. The real challenge is that this approach becomes an unknown process, complete with a lot of workarounds and changes. As you move through a chain of events, fixing problems as you go, you are really rewriting your application. Hopefully you won't have to rewrite it all, but you will surely change configurations and other things. You are then left with a fundamentally different application. This could be good or bad, but either way you'll have at least two versions of your application -- the data center version and the cloud version. If moving an application back and forth between your data center and a cloud (or from one cloud to another cloud) results in two different versions of the application, you are now managing a collection of apps. As you fix and encounter problems, you'll have to work across however many versions of the application that you have created. Cloud standards and application migration Open cloud standards are considered the eventual solution to issues around application migration and cloud interoperability. We view cloud standards as a collection; this one starts at the low level with something like OVF (Open Virtualization Format) that gives you a universal language for describing the metadata and configuration parameters of virtual machines. At the next level, something that would describe the environment -- the connectivity between virtual machines -- would be useful. This would give you the networking between the virtual machines and the functions and scale of the environment in which the virtual machines operate.
 MORE ON CLOUD APPLICATIONS: How to build an application for the cloud Applications interfere with cloud computing adoption It is unlikely that we will see cloud standards being adopted this year or next year, for reasons that include ongoing innovation. Vendors such as VMware would love to just say, "We will do the whole black box thing for you: buy our stuff and you can put up a cloud and offer it to your customers." The cloud providers are not thrilled with this idea because they want to differentiate their services. They don’t want to go the route of standards if clouds are then driven to commodities. If and when we have standards, there will almost certainly be a problem with how cloud providers do or offer unique things on top of standards. John Considine, the CTO of CloudSwitch, notes that for a cloud provider, a standard provides customers with what they want and provides a guideline for how cloud is implemented. In the case of the VMware vCloud API -- which has been submitted to the DMTF for ratification as an open standard for cloud APIs -- VMware dictates how cloud environments are configured and accessed with respect to things like definition of resources and catalogs of virtual machines. These "mandates" have a direct impact on how a provider implements its cloud. What are some hints for architecting cloud applications? One suggestion is to design the application and its supporting stack components not to rely on the operating system and the infrastructure. The more you do this, the better off you will be with respect to interoperability and application migration. If you can use mature fourth-generation languages or interpretive systems to build applications, then you will also have a better chance for interoperability. The problem you might run into is not getting the performance and/or the functionality you need. In addition, you may have to avoid certain performance and capability benefits that could be available with hypervisor tools or from the specifics of an operating system. You also might have to go for a generic operation of your application with min-set functionality to make it portable from cloud to cloud. What kind of existing applications are good candidates for running in the cloud? The more generic and higher level the application is, the greater your chances of moving it from cloud to cloud. One of the cloud's weakest areas is in needing total control over the operating system. If you are running an old version of Linux or Windows, then you are probably in trouble; most public clouds do not support older versions of operating systems. This is a dating problem, as applications written before a certain date are not easily movable. Migrating applications among clouds is not easy. But open standards for cloud computing, when they appear, and the advent of tools such as CloudSwitch and Racemi will ease the difficulty and make hybrid clouds more of a reality.

SKADATE DATING SOFTWARE: MOBILE APP ENHANCEMENT AND SNEAK PEEK

The release of SkaDate Dating Software version 9 at the end of last year marked the first time we attempted to venture into the Mobile Dating App market, something that was long requested by our loyal customers. 

SkaDate applications for Apple and Android devices proved to be great success, and confirmed SkaDate dating script as a leading solution on the market, with the new on-the-go-capabilities.
 To maintain this position we continued our fruitful partnership with SOD Technologies and are now happy to report about the arrival of a brand new SkaDate BlackBerry App later this month. In the mean time, enjoy this update, which further improves operation of SkaDate Apple and Android applications, fixes a few minor bugs, and substantially enhances security.
 If you already own SkaDate iPhone/iPad or Android applications, please update your mobile servers for free by sending a request to SOD Technologies, and wait for the update notification of your device. Otherwise, use this opportunity to place an order for the SkaDate Mobile Package with our operators.

Motorola Mobile Software

Babel Dictionary is a very simple and easy-to-use dictionary for mobile phones. Armed with the knowledge of translating between 10 languages this pretty tool uses internet connection to get fast result any time. You can play around with translating words in reverse direction in order to find the beauty of differenct languages and cultures. Sometimes it is just a funny way to spend your time.

Main features: Works on almost all phone models with MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1 support, using a single JAR file; Easy to use, fast and straightforward user-interface (GUI), powered by Medieval GUI system; Complete touch-screen support with built-in “double click” event implemented; Shortcut keys improves user usability and speed-up your GUI experience; Unique fullscreen mode (press [0] key), to remove top/bottom bars and enlarge working area; Cool and intuitive menu system (press [7] or [MENU] key) to execute extended functionality; Multiple files and folders selection (press [#] or[*] key), to transfer/delete many items at once; Select all, Select none and invert selection options available; Search files rapidly and accurately, on both local and Bluetooth filesystems, using customisable parameters; Navigate on both local and Bluetooth filesystem using a single keypress (press [5] or [FIRE] key); Download/upload items from/to any device with OBEX FTP support (almost on all phone models); You can also send files using OBEX OPP profile (available on all phone models with Bluetooth); Ability to cut/copy and paste files between devices and/or to manage local filesystem; Edit file or folder attributes to enable or disable READ, WRITE and HIDDEN status flags; Open/view the content of some files using the internal viewer (both local and Bluetooth filesystems); Powerful internal image viewer with zoom in & zoom out features using a fast and smooth scale filter; You can open text, image, audio and video files with the internal viewer; Get files and folders informations on both local and Bluetooth devices; Create new folders on both local and Bluetooth filesystem; Rename items or get volume informations (local filesystem only); You can add or remove a memory storage, without closing the program; Search for any nearby Bluetooth device and read its informations; Bookmark list allows you to save your favorite device without searching it again; Very long file and folder names are scrolled on the screen using marquee technique; Integrated help system that shows the “A-B-C” of this product; Built-in error system with detailed explanation message; Signed with both VeriSign and Thawte certificates; Multi-language user interface.

Wizi is a free mobile application that allows users to instantly share their location with whom they want, whenever they want to. This can happen between Wizi users or with an email or sms. Privacy is a key feature and visibility is totally controlled by the user: he can, at any time, become invisible to his friends or disable the link to a map of his location.Wizi also recommends the best routes when driving in the city using traffic data collected in real time by its community, helping to save time and the environment. Features : · Know where your friends are · Share your live location when you want and with whom you want · Share your location on Twitter · Get the best routes using real time traffic data collected by Wizi’s community. Save time and the environment.

Software Update for Nokia Lumia phones

Keep your phone working at its best...
 Look out for update notifications and download by connecting to Zune.
Read on to find out how..

. Free software updates from Nokia and Microsoft keep your phone working at its best. Your phone notifies you when an update is available. Pick a convenient time to install the update on your phone. Depending on the size of the update, the installation can take up to an hour. If you miss the notification, or don't have time to install the update now, don’t worry, your phone reminds you again in a few days. How can I update my Lumia? To update your phone, you need the Zune PC app (Windows) or Windows Phone 7 Connector (Mac OS) on your computer. Connect your phone to your computer with the USB cable that came with your phone. If Zune or Windows Phone 7 Connector doesn't start automatically when you connect your phone, open it. Follow the instructions shown on your computer. When you use Zune or Windows Phone 7 Connector to install an update, all your settings, apps and media files are preserved. Anything else I need to know about updating my Lumia?
 How do I prepare for an update?
 1. Before starting the update, make sure your phone has enough battery power. If the battery level is low, charge the battery before starting the update.
 2. Make enough space on your phone for the update. If necessary, remove a few unwanted applications or other large items. To see how much free space you have on your phone, press Start, then swipe left to the apps menu, then selectSettings > About, and check the amount of available space.
 3. Free up space on your computer, as you need enough space to download the software update, and to save a backup of your existing phone software, settings, and media files. What will I get & when? To ensure quality, updates are released in waves. Updates depend, for example, on your phone model and network service provider. The scope of each update varies. To see what is included in the latest software update for your phone, have a look on the product specific support pages. To check which software version your Lumia has, press Start, swipe left to the apps menu, then select Settings > About > More info. What if I have trouble installing an update? First check that: your phone has enough battery power your phone is set to the correct date and time you have enough space on your phone and computer for the update and backup If you get an error code, mark it down. To check what went wrong and what can you do to it, check this page. In case there’s a problem, try the Installing or updating your Windows Phone 7 software wizard. It provides step-by-step instructions to resolve the most common problems. Your phone is backed up automatically, when you update your phone software. Should there be any problems later, you canrestore your phone to its previous state. If you can't find a solution to your problem in the information above, you can also try our FAQ search or the Microsoft support pages.

Sony Ericsson Hints At Xperia Arc HD Imminent Launch

If you’ve been watching and waiting for further Xperia Arc HD-related titbits, since the last leaked photos surfaced online in mid-December, it’s time to brace yourself.

Sony Ericsson has got fans guessing on Facebook about just what’s round the corner, asking what next week’s “interesting news” could be – and adding some teasing close-up shots of a phone for good measure. We suspect the mystery device is the Xperia Arc HD, codenamed Nozomi and hotly tipped to make an appearance during this month’s CES. This would certainly fit with the images’ focus on the camera (and the fact it is marked with HD on its back too).

In the shots you can see the phone’s camera button, micro-USB port, lens and confirmation of HD abilities, and onscreen function for easily switching between taking photos and shooting films. This all more than hints at the likelihood of a high-end snapper onboard – and leaked specs of the Arc HD smartphone included a 12-megapixel camera with 1080p video capabilities. Other expected features of the upcoming Sony Ericsson powerhouse device include a 4.3-inch display with an incredibly sharp resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels that’s on a par with the new Galaxy Nexus; 1.5GHz dual-core processor; 1GB of RAM; and HDMI port. In the earlier shots, the new mobile was shown as running on Android Gingerbread OS but we’re hopeful it’ll launch with Ice Cream Sandwich installed. What are your thoughts on the mystery Sony Ericsson device? Timing wise, a new Xperia Arc phone fits too. After all, in the run-up to CES 2011 we had a tantalising poster of the upcoming original Arc, revealing it as a “powerfully slim” handset. And sure enough, the Arc was introduced during the event. So it’s likely we only have a “few more days” before the so-called Xperia Arc HD is officially announced.

Facebook Camera App For iPhone Launched

Facebook has launched a new camera app for the iPhone and iPad that is dedicated to photography – to taking photos, sharing photos and admiring photos.

The new Facebook Camera app for iOS is a separate entity to the main Facebook app and has been created to make photos on the social network site a more enjoyable experience. Images are quicker to upload and share and you can view all your friends’ photos in the one place. While you may be surprised by the announcement of Facebook Camera, seeing as it follows the decision by Facebook to purchase Instagram for a cool $1billion (£638million), it does make sense. Instagram posed a threat to Facebook so acquiring it removed this threat – and the new camera app for Apple’s gadgets has enough unique features to differentiate it from Instagram. One of the main attractions of Facebook Camera is its ability to upload multiple photos. Unlike the main Facebook app which only supports the upload of one picture at a time, this app lets you click on the images you want and instantly upload them to the site. Tagging photos is also made easier with this app, as all you need to do is click on the friend’s face and type in the details. Plus, once a friend is tagged, the app then auto-tags all the other snaps which feature that friend using facial recognition technology. Facebook Camera is also faster than the main app and has the option to edit photos and add filters. Photo sharing on Facebook is a key feature of the site, and this new app follows the recent design changes made to its mobile news feed which include making photos up to three-times larger and letting you view multiple photos. The new camera app is free to download from the App Store now – so why not have a play, and let us know if you’re impressed by the new features.