device

Consumers excited and confused by Ice Cream Sandwich

Ice Cream Sandwiches for everyone; at least for UK consumers in the market for the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The hotly anticipated device hit shelves in the UK yesterday, and will be available in other markets around the world by the end of the month. Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich software is the biggest selling point for the smartphone. The multi-platform OS release completely redesigns the Android user interface and offers a wide range of new features – including Android Beam, a NFC-driven application for exchanging content, and facial recognition to unlock the phone. Many existing Android users are wondering when or if their smartphones will get the new software, but manufacturers have been vague about the roll out and it’s unclear what devices will benefit and when it will happen. The uncertainty about which devices will get Ice Cream Sandwich is part of the larger market confusion that surrounds the rapid evolution of the Android operating system. In the three years since the Google OS has been on the market, there have been dozens of hardware options for Android phones, six major software releases excluding Ice Cream Sandwich, as well as several minor updates.

View original here:
Consumers excited and confused by Ice Cream Sandwich

device

iPhones to get airbags – maybe

Clumsy smartphone users may soon have a fighting chance when their iPhone slips from their fingers, as it’s emerged that Apple has filed for a patent that would provide smartphones with additional support. According to CNET , Apple has filed for the rights to a shock mount system that would help the device withstand a fall. Special pads underneath the smartphone’s glass screens will be inflated when the device senses it’s been dropped – to better shock absorb and screen save. The design also makes it possible to switch shock mounts in the event they’ve been used, so the device could withstand another fall in future and stand a better chance at speedy repair. The patent reads: “In general, the thicker the glass, the stronger it is

Continued here: 
iPhones to get airbags – maybe

device

Google Chromezone opens in London

Google has opened its first retail store inside PC World on London’s Tottenham Court Road, hot on the heels of news that its popular browser has increased its market share. The 285-square-foot pop-up promotes Google’s Chromebook – a laptop made by Samsung and Acer optimised for web use – and has trained staff on hand to help people become more familiar with the cloud-based netbook. This is the first time Google has ever broached this traditional method of retail. Google said in a statement: “The Chrome Zone is designed to be as open, colourful and user-friendly as possible, and there are seating areas for shoppers to enable them to try out Chromebooks in comfort.” However, unlike the shops of its rival Apple, the store opened to relatively little fanfare. Arvind Desikan – head of consumer marketing at Google UK – told the Evening Standard : “It is our first foray into physical retail. This is a new channel for us and it’s still very, very early days. It’s something Google is going to play with and see where it leads.” “We found anecdotally that when people tried the device and played with it, that made a huge difference to their understanding of what the Chromebook is all about. “People will be able to go in and have a play with the devices. We want to see whether people understand what this device is all about and monitor their reaction when they try it out.” The news comes as Google Chrome – the browser optimised in the Chromebook and promoted in Chromezone – increased its market share to above 20 per cent, on track to surpass No 2 browser Firefox in early 2012, according to ZDNet

The rest is here:
Google Chromezone opens in London

device

IDT Network Search Engine, Selected for Mobile Radio Network Controller

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. will power the Datang Mobile Telecommunications Co., Ltd. mobile radio network controller (RNC).

View original post here:
IDT Network Search Engine, Selected for Mobile Radio Network Controller

device

Search Engine, tyBit Free Advertising, from AIT

Advanced Internet Technologies, Inc. (AIT), is providing free search engine optimization (SEO) for its adScriber hosting customers, in order to increase natural rankings in the tyBit search engine solution.

View original post here:
Search Engine, tyBit Free Advertising, from AIT

device

Search Engine Strategies Conference, to Feature Marketing Analytics Tool Developer

SEM analytics tool provider and web analytics consultancy, SEMDirector, will feature one of its executives at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago, to discuss Managing PPC.

More here:
Search Engine Strategies Conference, to Feature Marketing Analytics Tool Developer

device

AMCC Selects IDT Network Search Engine

A new LA-1 based network search engine (NSE), developed by essential mixed-signal semiconductor solution firm, IDT(Integrated Device Technology, Inc.), has been chosen for use by AMCC, for its Saguaro evaluation kit based on the AMCC nP3705 packet processor.

View post: 
AMCC Selects IDT Network Search Engine

device

comScore Ranks Google, Yahoo!, Top of June Search Engine Report

Digital measurement firm, comScore, has released the June U.S. search engine rankings with its monthly qSearch analysis of activity across competitive search engines. In June 2007, Google Sites maintained its 49.5 percent ranking at the top of the U.S. search market.

Go here to read the rest:
comScore Ranks Google, Yahoo!, Top of June Search Engine Report

device

IDT Network Search Engine, Chosen for Interactive Communications

Acme Packet, has selected the IDT (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) network search engine, to integrate into its portfolio of Net-Net session border controllers (SBC).

Read the original: 
IDT Network Search Engine, Chosen for Interactive Communications

device

TrustedID Offers Global Security Service

A free global service, designed to allow consumers to check a secure database to find out if personal information has been stolen or compromised, has been released by identity management and protection solutions firm, TrustedID.

More here:
TrustedID Offers Global Security Service