acoolgadgets:Verizon Wireless nixes Google Wallet in new phone

In blocking the Google Wallet software from running on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Verizon Wireless said Tuesday that it was waiting to provide a wallet application until it can offer "the best security and user experience." Verizon and rivals AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA are part of a consortium called ISIS that is planning its own payment system.

Google confirmed that Verizon had asked it not to include the wallet function in the Galaxy Nexus phone, due out soon.

The new smartphone is the latest iteration of the Nexus line, which showcases new features and capabilities for phones running Google's Android software. In this case, the phone is the first to run a new version of Android, dubbed "Ice Cream Sandwich."

The previous Nexus phone, sold by Sprint Nextel Corp., is the only phone yet to work with the Google Wallet application. That means the phone can be used to pay in some stores, by tapping it to payment terminals. Sprint is not part of ISIS.

Phone companies have generally had veto rights on the features sported by the phones they sell. Because of the clout Apple Inc. has gained by making the world's most popular smartphone, it has been able to dictate terms to them. Google doesn't have the same leverage.

Examinations by Wired and other publications reveal that the international version of the Galaxy Nexus has the "Near-Field Communications" chip necessary to run Google Wallet. It's unclear whether the U.S. version will be lacking the chip or whether it will simply be blocked from running the Wallet application. Samsung Electronics had no immediate comment.

Google and Verizon Wireless united in 2009 to push Android phones as the major alternative to the iPhone. Verizon Wireless' "Droid" advertising campaign set the tone, to the extent that many people still call all Android phones "Droids." The Google-Verizon Wireless relationship has cooled this year, as the carrier started selling the iPhone.

Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. of New York and Vodafone Group PLC of Britain.

Verizon Wireless' refusal of the Google Wallet was reported earlier on Computerworld's blog.

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52 Percent Rule iPhone Smartphone Market

IPhone offers many advantages for Apple-more than half of industry profits into cash company based in Cupertino, California. Although Samsung has beat Apple related sales volumes during the quarter in September, Apple managed to control 52 percent of the profits with the iPhone. It is said Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael T. Walkley that shows Apple's advantage comes from the 4.2 percent global market share is still small when you realize its market share has dropped from 5.4 percent. It's also worth noting that in the third quarter of 2011, The combination of Samsung and Apple collects 81 percent of the smart phone market advantage.

The rest is controlled by eight major manufacturers Nokia, RIM, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG, HTC, all benefit under 10 percent. Walkley also said four years ago Apple controls only 4 percent, while the Nokia smart phone market ruled by 67persen and now the fate of both the two companies are turning 180 degrees. Apple's achievement is impressive by 52 percent, Walkley believes Apple will reap bigger profits in the fourth quarter.

This is evident from the condition of its competitors like RIM and Motorola is struggling in North America and the growth of Nokia's jammed. Apple is expected to reach 60 percent of the smart phone industry profits. The company is expected to reach 29 million iPhone unit sales in December and hit a record 104.4 million at the end of 2012.

Although Android is more popular, Apple continues to be a trend to collect 50 percent in the first quarter of iPhone sales. Apple may have handed the crown to Samsung's largest mobile phone, but it was before the launch of the iPhone 4S.

New flagship Microsoft: Windows 8 to Bend the iPad

Microsoft has prepared the latest operating system Windows 8 on Tuesday to beat Apple's dominance as the most valuable companies in the world to surpass Microsoft in the past year. Actually, Microsoft officials are not worried about the MacBook or Mac OS X Lion iPad domination but who ruled the market. iPad started out slowly since its debut last year, but thanks to the ingenuity of Apple's offering price from the level of a cheap and strong marketing campaigns, slowly but surely devices it has sold more than 25 million units in less than a year and a half.

More importantly, Apple has set a new category of device is a tablet in the eyes of consumers. Many competitors iPad that comes and goes, but none was able to break the fast growth of the iPad. HP TouchPad Tablet has been surrendered, RIM Playbook tablet lags far behind and had countless Android tablets that slips by the wayside. Until now, no tablet is emerging as a strong competitor iPad. That presents a bit of a big deal and an opportunity for Microsoft to undermine the dominance of Apple in the tablet market, as Microsoft did in the PC market.

The market needs a strong competitor and the competitor's iPad will have to have a strong position to seize half a tablet a growing market share rapidly. The success of Microsoft in the tablet market will increase the value of fresh Microsoft to ease investor concerns in a shrinking PC market growth and set back growth in the future. Therefore, the latest operating system Windows 8 plays an important role because it's new operating system that can run on PCs and tablets.

Latitude ST-Tablet Dell

JAKARTA - bring Dell Latitude ST, a tablet PC that is made for professionals who have high mobility and IT professionals.

Latitude ST provides the productivity of Windows 7 are comfortable, lightweight tablet and has all the attributes that have been known to exceptional IT departments and have confidence in our Latitude brand, including security, management, service and support.

"We live in interesting times, in which mobile computing continues to make significant evolution. Most companies use the benefits of productivity by enabling workers to have more mobility," said Pieter Lydian, Director & Country Manager, Dell Indonesia., Which was launched by a description official, Tuesday (11/29/2011).

Latitude ST can be tailored to specific business or the needs of end users with applications certified and professional services.

Tablet PC also provides productivity go-anywhere, anytime, anywhere access to data on get via Wi-Fi and broadband opsimobile and a multi-touch monitors measuring 10 inches with a stylus for easy use.

Latitude ST features are also attractive for IT administrators. They can seamlessly manage the tablet PC like any other on their network by using remote managementyang solutions exist or Dell Kace appliances and protection of critical data by using the Dell Data Protection.

Lamborghini Asus VX7

Attractive expression of the Lamborghini, chrome sky intakes like the hood of the Murcielago sports, this notebook ASUS has elected a collaborator with all admire that his craft has been intelligent to create thoughtfulness to the Eee PC Lamborghini VX7 a matchless propose as its Roadster reaching exorbitant.

The pad, aesthetically calculated by the skilled hands of the designers in Sant'Agata Bolognese, possibly will ensue to live had by the side of CES in Las Vegas, where we require quite of new skin in the technology sector and it is held that can reach a price of 2,200 Euro, to ensue definite, not extremely in support of those accustomed to the style Lamborghini, on the contrary consent to us see what holds this soul-built cars from the super luxury features.

With a 15.6-inch exhibit technology by 1920 X 1080 Bursting HD multimedia experience leads to vastly realistic, thanks, equipment, Bang & Olufsen audio speaker system and SRS Premium, which reproduce the quality and the realize Cinema.

The determination and speed are handled by a Core i7 newest initiation connected with a quantity of memory that can tap the 16GB DDR3, manufacture it unique in the speed, impressive, calculation while the graphics are entrusted nVidia Ion 2 Graphics dedicated to the efficient playback of Blu Ray and HD.Ben equipped with Blu Ray DVD player, network certificate Gigabit Ethernet, integrated wireless module Bluethoot 3.0 representing exchange by high-speed HDMI and USB 3.0.

Windows 7 is the operating logic, installed, second-hand to coordinate every these elements of high worth, ASUS Lamborghini notebook VX7 is committed to lovers of the range, of course, demand high performance and functionality.

HD 6870 Asus EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5

Asus EAH6870/2DI2S/1GD5 emerge with the size of a standard segment and thick box-shaped cooler. Coolers that are used have a corpulent whiff placed by the side of the end, not much from two supplementary power docks 6pin PCI n Express provided.

Radeon HD 6870 graphics card has a specification that insignificant tad earlier than the reference. It uses the accelerator Barts is pegged on 915MHz, faster than AMD's reference 900MHz. At the same time as in support of the supplementary, in accordance with the references.
Output top-drawer questions, it gives 5 outputs, to be precise 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, and 2 Baby DisplayPort. Popular adding together to AMD Eyefinity and Direct X 11 graphics card Asus HD3D technology supports AMD-AMD-style 3D view.

Talk about thing, this device has a clear thing. The ensuing score is satisfactory to run the latest 3D games with high particularize and resolution. Sadly, when irritating to overclock, it is not talented of successively on elevated speeds.

Cool Gadgets : Cath Kidston iPad 2

While we all be aware of, in case you had some doubts, the finest charming a variety of Cath Kidston iPad 2 gear are vacant online to accessorize your iPad.

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Whether you are looking for a stingy iPad 2 casr or further exotic flower cath kidton iPad 2 defense, there is quite a selection of cath kidston case presented taking place the market now.

Cool Gadgets : Snake Arm Robotics

The snake-arm robot can "reach the unreachable" say its creators

'Snake-arm' robots get sensor-packed skin

The snake-arm robots have more than 20 degrees of movement

OC Robotics is now based in a modern factory in Bristol.

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Samsung Epic 4G vs iPhone 4

Samsung Epic 4G vs iPhone 4

What is Technology?

4G technology refers to the fourth generation of cellular wireless equipment. The manipulate of G, position used for generation, in wireless machinery covers the foremost advances of the past 20–30 years. The analog 1G technology, that ongoing as beforehand as 1981, complex the first generally presented section phones. 2G technology, which began in 1992, switched to a digital design and introduced text messaging. 3G technology, which is vacant as 2002, superior the efficiency of how statistics is transmitted underneath multi-media with speeds of by slightest 200 kilobit apiece second, making it viable to transmit enhanced in order services such as websites in their innovative format.

The two systems of 4G technologies are WiMAX and Prolonged Term Evolution (LTE). The WiMAX is backed by Clearwire, a firm whose majority owner is Sprint/Nextel that began hard services in Baltimore in 2008. Gallop intentional to have 80 cities sheltered by the end of 2010. The LTE is backed largely by Verizon Wireless which is projected to ensue launched in 2010 followed by AT&T in 2011. Taking place the additional hand over, T-Mobile has no procedure to assemble the next-generation network today.

Apple iPhone 4 and the ipad

The iPhone 4 is just as the previously style of the iPhone open in a 16GB and 32GB version and you can select stuck between a Black before Ashen version. Nonetheless the White report of the iPhone 4 is stagnant delayed until instantly and will not ensue vacant awaiting experimental 2011.

Apple iPad
Way formerly the iPhone 4 was announced Apple introduced another revolutionary effect called the iPad. The Apple iPad is a tablet and can ensue seen as something in amid Apple's huge iPhone and wildly doing well MacBook line. The iPad has a high-resolution 9.7 move slowly LED-backlit IPS touchscreen which is great for browsing the web, viewing photo's or watching a movie. The device has a stunning aim and is particularly lanky and effortless. Merit to the iOS 4 and the multi-touch support this tablet is relaxed to manipulate and tremendously customer open. It has a 1 GHz A4 chip bountiful the iPad a performance that is disparate whatever thing you've endlessly seen by a touch-based device. Add to that the built-in WiFi and optional 3G sustain and you can spot why nation think this tablet is the definitive emblem on the market.
What will Apple have in lumber room on behalf of us now?

It is forever testing to predict what Apple will be sold for in 2011 as Steve Jobs is a master in keeping secrets inside the company. The rumors hence far point to that we can look forward to a new iPad somewhere beforehand 2011. This iPad 2 is supposed to have 2 cameras, a gyroscope and an even thinner design, still as forever these rumors have not been confirmed by a person. Subsequently to the iPad 2 the new iPhone (5?) will be present announced somewhere in June and this will most liable be present the mainly anticipated event of the year.

Facebook Cell phone - One Contact to Facebook

Are you a fan of Facebook? Accomplish you spend a vast amount of calculate chatting by the Facebook? If so, assessment out HTC's new transportable phones specially calculated used for these fans - HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa. The two Machine phones both extend in a committed Facebook button that attempts to bestow easier interaction with the shared networking service.

LGOptimus3D - Glasses-free Screen and 3D Camera

This week, LG announced their Optimus 3D smartphone by the Mobile Humanity Congress in Barcelona. The Optimus 3D sports a dual-lens 3D camera, a glasses-free LCD display, 1GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core processor, and HDMI / DLNA for sharing taking place whatever 3D sets you have. Nevertheless at hand was no value or else release opportunity details accompanying it. Nonetheless, there is a rumor that these of 3D smartphone will live released by April 25, and on a price of £514.99 (which is approximately Rs. 38,000). Furthermore, an additional common merchandise of LG is the 3D dual-core LG Optimus Pad.

The 2013 Ford Escape

The 2013 Ford Escape has been open ahead of its global unveiling on the 2011 Los Angeles motor present – and its estimated arrival in Australia in ahead of schedule 2013.

Ford’s original compact SUV is based resting on the platform of the Focus tiny vehicle and will use instead the ageing escape in both Australia and the US, as fine as the added stream Kuga in Europe.

Ford unveils the Escape at present on the Los Angeles auto illustrate, ahead of its sales launch after that year. Ford is counting on the Escape's vast shopper base to compose the pristine version as doing well as its predecessor, equal even if Ford showrooms will before long live crowded with five car-based intimate vehicles.

the week before Thanks hence it essential be period in support of the also-ran of car shows. Yup, the 2011 LA Auto Confirm is here. So as to means the unfamiliar merger of unveilings of high-end luxury cars and mass marketing leafy econoboxes. Why? Because this full urban is messed awake, that's why. In any case, go behind all along with us all calendar day on the LA Auto Show tag page to see what we're seeing as we comprehend it.

iPad 2 - Mainly Sought Gadgets for Men

iPad 2 - Mainly Sought Gadgets for Men

One of the most anticipated electronic gadgets of 2011 is indubitably the Apple's iPad 2. It is established that the iPad 2 will come with some pristine pitch facial appearance, such as a slimmer design and lighter carcass, renovate of flash, two cameras, and access representing USB ports, and so forth. At this moment, it is said that the iPad 2 will be

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play - PSP Phone for Men

Based by Machine 2.3 Gingerbread, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play houses by least 50 games, as well as Guitar Hero, Assasin's Creed, Dull Space, Star Division, FIFA, Tarmac, Reckless Racing, and hence proceeding. What's further, a number of further handset playoffs are fail-safe to transmit on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. It also chains multiplayer ready by means of WIFI. Additional features: 4.0 edge your way 480×854 FWVGA touchscreen, 1GHz Scorpion ARM V7 processor, Customizable Sony Ericsson homescreen, "better erect characteristic than the PSP Go" sliding gamepad with touchpads instead of DualShock mechanical sticks, 5MP camera, which takes slightly impressive photos, and the like. It is a hit resting on MWC as it is the combination of two hugely-popular brands: Android (currently the world's second biggest transportable OS) and PlayStation (the world's best-selling video game console).

Cool music desktop gadgets for Vista and Windows 7

There is a list of some cool music desktop gadgets for Vista and Windows 7. Music fans who use Vista and Windows 7, enjoy it now!
iTunes Accessory Gadget


This cool gadget allows you to control playback of tracks and other settings in iTunes without having to open up the entire iTunes application.

Media Player Gadget

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This ties into your Windows Media Player library and allows you to easily search it. It also will display album artwork, track information, and give you visualizations when playing a song. It is a lot easier to navigate than opening the full WMP application.

Heritage Madurai.

Last week saw us visit the beautiful Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, devour traditionally prepared South Indian lunches served on banana leaves and get lost in a tropical haven created by Geoffery Bawa.

Heritage Madurai is a 17-acre resort originally called the Madurai Club and was designed by the famous Sri Lankan architect Geoffery Bawa. Bawa's style of blending indoor & outside spaces is evident through out the resort.

Locally sourced materials and natural elements makes this place very unique. Bawa's disciple Vinod Jayasinghe has restored this resort to it's former glory by blending tradition with modern luxuries.

Granite used liberally at the resort.

Intricately carved door at the reception area.

Reception area with antique wicker work chair.

Entrance lobby with fresh floating flowers in a granite urli.

Granite pillars and furniture at the Luxury Villas.

Our room.

Traditional wooden doors and granite formed the main design in the room.

Our very own plunge pool with Frangipani tree!

Do we really need to head back home?

Temple Tank inspired pool at dusk.

Dining area at dusk.

Geoffery Bawa~ I really adore your style. Madurai ~ I enjoyed your rich culture.

(Images by Arch)

bring on the festivities...

It's that time of the year again. A certain festive anticipation takes hold of me.

Mr. Sun decides to illuminate certain corners with his geometrical rays. Love that fragrance of a season in transition. A season of festivals.

The festive season propels me towards adding that little extra which transforms the home and gets you ready for new events, happy changes and cheerful living!

As promised, sharing few joyful corners of our home...

Jai Hanuman!

Allamanda flower on his open palm...

My shiny silk cushion covers in bright colours & borders...

Mangalgiri borders give a traditional look...

Some tealights in a glazed glass holders...

Fresh fresh flowers in my copper tea kettle...

Bedside chest with a tower of books and flowers...

A Panjurli (Boar Mask) from Udupi...

Roses on my dressing table, kept in little bowls of water placed inside woven palm leaf basket...

Hope all of you enjoyed a virtual tour of few corners of our home.

Eid Mubarak & Happy Ganesh Chaturthi to all my readers! Have a great week!

(Images by Arch)

Rang Decor Readers Creative Spaces: X

Meena Sriram

Today Rang Decor Reader Meena Sriram shares few creative corners of her 1700 sq.ft town home in Ottawa, Canada.

Vintage art prints...

Meena explains, 'I wanted to create a light- filled home that is serene, relaxing, with an airy breezy feel and lots of punchs of colour'.

Living room view...

She has used a lot of different natural textures to bring a homey feel, sisal rugs, bamboo blinds, a lot of old art prints carefully handpicked from antique stores in Chettinad, reframed and hung in groups.

Dining area with her favourite blackboard and art prints...

She continues, 'I’ve also tried to keep it very simple, functional and clutter free. Plenty of plants and books are a must! Its been a year since we moved in and I’ve pretty much worked with what I had without spending much.'

Guest Bedroom...

Knots & crosses and books...

Bright Kitchen...

Meena feels homes don’t have to be perfect but they should be original and personal. She loves inspirational quotes, and blackboards, so they're all over her place.

She has a thing for old world charm, so she has tried incorporating plenty of vintage and flea market finds.

The old radio in the kitchen, the pickle jars and chettinad tiles...

She believes it is important to always choose things that are meaningful to you as opposed to what is trendy at the moment and feels you don’t need to have a lot of money to create a beautiful home, just a little creativity, quirkiness and adding that personal touch makes it your own!

I agree, your lovely home is proof of that. Thanks for sharing few corners of your home with readers of Rang Decor.

If you have any questions for Meena do ask in the comments section. Thank you.

(images by Meena Sriram)