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Will Google Phone Change the Wireless Industry?
When Google released its own Nexus One phone to its employees to play with this weekend, it served notice that it plans to push the Android brand aggressively…
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Top 4 Stories in Mobile, Business and Tech This Morning
This series is brought to you by HTC EVO 4G , America’s first 4G phone. Only from Sprint. The “First to Know” series keeps you in the know on what’s happening now in the world of social media and technology.
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HP Exec Promises a Wide Range of webOS Devices
Rahul Sood, the head of HP’s gaming business, has become the company’s chief evangelist for the webOS. He says HP “is committed to delivering webOS on a wide range of devices” over the next twelve months.
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Can Nokia Keep Up Its U.S. Promise?
Will Nokia really reignite its focus on North American markets? Can Elop help?
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10 Predictions for 2010
No doubt, a leading IT story in 2010 will be the role that sector will play in the expected economic recovery, as well as how IT markets themselves recover. OK…
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Google Phone Sets Blogosphere Ablaze
Google employees are running around with test phone handsets, sparking off another wave of speculation about Google launching a gPhone.
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Phoenixville area police reports
CHARLESTOWN CRIMINAL MISCHIEF – State police are investigating an incident at occurred between Sept. 3 and 4 at 2068 Seven Oaks Road in Charlestown Township, where the suspect cut off Raymon John Sapyta’s mailbox from its post with a saw. Anyone with information is asked to call the Embreeville Station at 484-340-3241.
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Tips on Improving your Customer Base With your Online Advertising Dollars

Florida Trend recently was quoted as writing, “It is important to learn from friends and enemies because they are the best source for ideas on how and where to advertise to targeted customers. The most profitable small businesses typically spend no more than half of the suggested five percent spending on advertising.”

So how can one build an excellent marketing program, especially for your online advertisements? You definitely want to build a subscription base and obtain information from your visitors to your online ad. Studies have shown that customers and ad viewers must see your advertisement on average 7 times. The idea is to make the most of when a potential customer views the ad. Below we are going to cover how to turn your ad viewers into customers.

Step one, focus in on selling the value as opposed to selling your actual product or service. In other words, when a potential customer views your advertisement, sell to them just how important it will be to use your product and/or service.

After building your ad to show how valuable your product or service is, the potential customer should be able to click the ad and go to a landing page or a web-page where you can collect visitor`s information, such as name, email etc. This allows you to keep a database of people who are interested in your product or service. Remember, just because you don`t make a sale, we go back to our earlier statement that you must have on average 7 contacts with a single customer. By collecting their information now, hopefully on the first contact, you will strengthen your chance of converting them into a sale and a lifelong customer.

So you have collected their information and are still not sure what to do with it. Always remember that after someone registers, you should send them a short email, maybe 2 or 3 lines, that lets them know you are thankful for them in signing up and that they will be receiving further information on your product or service. It is not intrusive, overbearing, and most of all not too long to the point where the reader will stop reading the email.

If you are unsure of what makes up a good registration page, keep in mind the following:

Collect the visitor`s email address. Extremely important! Without the email, the rest is all for naught. Email gives businesses a great way to reach their customers, nearly free of charge.

If you are fortunate enough to have a loyal customer base, let the visitor know about it by putting some testimonials down. A testimonial is something that reads, “The ABC product is wonderful. It really helped me and my company in advancing.” Obviously this is a very generic one, but you get the point. Put it down, people want to know, that others enjoy your products or services.

By now your company should have a privacy statement. A privacy statement is a declaration by your company that you will not do anything, illegal, suspicious or underhanded with the visitors information and that you are using it for the sole purpose for your company. Provide a link to your privacy statement, so your visitors can read it. It gives them a more comfortable feeling about you and your company.

Round it out with visitor`s name, address and other pertinent information related to your product or service. Try not to ask for too much information. Four or five items should be the most, as any more than that, and you will lose people`s interest.

Upon the visitor completing your registration form, you should give them a confirmation message on the screen thanking them. This is your perfect chance to do what Internet marketers call viral marketing. Viral marketing is a way to have someone who just signed up for your product or service, endorse it to their friends and/or relatives. This can be done by simply adding a link or a button letting them know they can refer your product or service. This will send a small email, addressed from the visitor to the person they are referring.

If building a solid customer base for your product or service, from your Internet advertising revenue, is what you are looking to achieve, then simply implementing the steps above will greatly increase your customer database in a short period of time.

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Mobile Phone Showdown: US V. UK

Mobile Phones

The mobile phones of both countries are essentially the same. The iPhone is on both sides of The Pond, and the major manufacturers are there, too. Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung and Motorola are present and accounted for. Of course the software inside the phones may have slight differences to account for the customs and language of the two countries, but for comparisons sake, there is little or no difference.

Mobile Phone Service

When we get to mobile phone service, the similarities begin to waver. The United Kingdom has a very large Pay-As-You go population. This service option is far less utilized in the United States. In fact, in the US, it’s uncommon to find a mobile phone contract for less than two years.

The companies offering these services overlap. T-Mobile is popular in both the United States and the United Kingdom, but many of the other brands in the UK are not present or have only a very small presence in the US. O2, 3 and Orange are certainly not household names in the United States, much like AT&T, Verizon and Sprint are virtually unknown in the UK.

Perhaps it is the differences between the service providers that account for the differences in mobile phone service. A typical mobile phone contract in the UK is comprised of a set number of minutes, a set number of text messages, a line rental and some sort of goodie to settle the deal. Most contracts are twelve to eighteen months in length.

In the United States, the typical contract comes with a set number of minutes, an unlimited or very large number of off peak minutes, and the option to add text messages and other goodies. Some plans roll everything together, including texting, but the most common packages require it to be added separately. The standard contract is at least two years.

Freebies

In the UK, one would be foolish to start a new contract without getting a free phone or even a game system out of the deal. The phones aren’t cheap, either. Free mobile phones in the UK are high quality, often high dollar offerings. In the United States a new contract may come with a free phone, but it will certainly not be anywhere near top-of-the-line. Instead, a new contract may come with a deep discount on the better phones.

Those US mobile phone discounts may be in the form of mail-in rebates however. These forms require a bit of effort on the part of the consumer, and even then, the rebate may not ever arrive without his a great deal of persistence. In fact, some are beginning to file lawsuits regarding the delayed or nonpayment of rebates.

The Bottom Line

Overall, it looks as though the UK has the better deal when it comes to mobile phones. The United States may have more carriers, but the contracts and service plans leave something to be desired. The United Kingdom charges a bit more per month, but offers more standard services. And the bonus mobile phone offers in the UK certainly cinch the deal.

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Smartphone Wars: Winners & Losers
A Piper Jaffray report from last week predicts Google ‘s (Nasdaq: GOOG ) Android operating system will control 23.2% of the smartphone market in 2012, with Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) accounting for 17.6%. In five years, Android will have over half the market, with Apple gobbling up 20%-30%.
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Ten Things Nokia’s New CEO Must Do ASAP [Nokia]
# nokia Nokia’s new CEO, former Microsoft executive Stephen Elop , will bring a touch of Silicon Valley to the Finnish cellphone giant. But there’s a lot more Elop is going to have to do to get Nokia back on track. More »
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Skyhook sues Google for monopolizing Android geolocation
Skyhook on Wednesday sued Google for allegedly abusing its control over Android to exclude competitors for geolocation services. A Boston-based lawsuit accused Google of preventing Android phone makers from using Skyhook’s positioning, such as its Wi-Fi triangulation, and instead requiring them to use Google’s own. Motorola was supposedly forced to pull Skyhook from its devices to pass Google’s …
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Mobile Phone: Third Screen After TV and Computer

There is no doubt that mobile phones are now ruling the whole world as these gizmos have become third screen after TV and computer. Now, mobile phone can be used for every purpose like listening music, video recording, internet etc. And everyday, mobile manufacturers are making new announcements about their latest edition of cell phone.

Recently, Nokia has announced new hardware and software features at the Symbian Smart-phone Show such as an intuitive S60 touch screen user interface, finger motion based sensor technology, vibration based tactile force feedback and Flash video integration. After iPhone/iPod Touch for Mac OSX Mobile from Apple and TouchFLO for Windows Mobile from HTC comes a new sensor and touch screen technology for the S60 platform from Nokia, the S60 Touch. S60 touch user interface comes with support for tactile feedback, which means that there is a physical pulse and feedback when the user taps on the screen.

In another latest tiding, Google just officially announced the Open Handset Alliance to create an open platform (to be called Android) for a Linux phone that can run mobile Google apps and others. The 34 partners include T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel, NTT Docomo, China Mobile, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Qualcomm, Intel, and Google itself. No mention of Verizon, AT&T, Vodafone, or Nokia. Apparently the phone is one of roughly five prototypes that Google had built to demonstrate the Open Handset Alliance software to potential members, and HTC’s Peter Chou says in the two years it’s been working on OHA designs, “this is the best one we have seen.”

The device itself, which measures about 3 x 5-inches, sports a touch-screen, navigational controls at the base, and a full swivel out keyboard. When swiveled the screen goes from portrait to landscape mode, but unfortunately that’s the limit of info on the actual hardware. The software apparently has “time-sensitive” touch controls that expand your area control the longer you touch. Icons for your most important apps — which are apparently email, text documents, and YouTube — are lined up across the top of the screen. There’s also some fancy stuff under the hood to keep an ongoing browser session open to speed launch times, and the browser downloads large files in stages to speed delivery. HTC is considering a commercial version of the phone, which we could be seeing as soon as the second half of 2008.

Another much awaited cell phone Glofiish X600 Pocket PC phone has been made official by E-ten. Glofiish X600 will target the budget onscious crowd, running on Windows Mobile 6.0 while holding the distinction of being the smallest handset from E-ten to date. Features on the X600 include GPS navigation, GPRS and WiFi connectivity, all packed into a body that measures a pocket-friendly 107mm × 58mm × 14.7mm while weighing a mere 136 grams. No word on pricing and availability of the Glofiish X600 though.

And it is expected that sale of such cheap mobile phones with powerful capabilities will grow in near future.

Walmart’s Mobile Service: Do The Numbers Add Up?
The discount retailer is launching a new post-paid cellular service that promises big savings, but how much can it save you? Wal-Mart – Business – Telecommunications – Mobile phone – Business and Economy
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Samsung Galaxy Tab headed to AT&T, report says
Samsung is reportedly launching the Galaxy Tab 7-inch tablet in the U.S. on Thursday, and a new report says the device is headed to AT&T. Expectations are high for the Android-based Galaxy Tab, introduced during the IFA Berlin trade show in September, as it is considered to be the first significant challenger to Apple’s iPad.
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Bing Beats Yahoo in Search, a Symbolic Win
Ultimately the battle to beat Google is only interesting in the way it inspires new features and services among the competitors. Google – Yahoo – Bing – Search engine – Search
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Information Technology: Related News
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Brown: Electronic Arts Bullish On Android Mobile Game Market
Electronic Arts CFO Eric Brown said that the major game publisher and developer is “positioning its mobile business” to reflect a predicted rise in Google’s Android OS for gaming over the next few years. Speaking at a Deutsche Bank 2010 Technology Conference presentation covered elsewhere by Gamasutra, Brown cited a report from analyst IDC, which he reported as saying that in 2014 Android may …
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Need a Cell Phone Service Provider for your Caribbean Yacht Charter? Try Bmobile or Digicel

Advanced technology has enabled us to become a multi-tasking society. With cell phone technologies such as the Blackberry and the iPhone, we can send an e-mail while on a conference call and check stocks simultaneously.

While having a phone and e-mail at your fingertips, its easier than ever to work outside the office and now accomplish the amount of work that used to take two of you to do. This is a great tool for someone on the go but are you sure that you want to be reminded of work when you’re on vacation?

Being completely disconnected from the world may be one of the most attractive features for a luxury yacht charter vacation, but for a business owner or CEO, 7-10 days with no business contact may not be conceivable.

Many of today’s cell phones work in the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean destinations. You’ll want to contact your provider before you leave for your caribbean yacht charter to ask them about using your phone while on charter. Most providers’ websites have a “Usage” or “Travel Guide” section where you can put in your phone number, type of equipment and itinerary.

T-Mobile and AT&T (formally known as Cingular) operate on a GSM System or Global System for Mobile Service. Their roaming charges typically range from .99-.00 USD per minute for calls abroad.

Sprint does not utilize GSM technology but they do sell GSM rigged phones for a little over 0.00. Their phones that do work in the Caribbean typically cost .99 per minute and then anywhere from .20-.60 for roaming costs.

Nextel usually offers service in most major areas overseas, but you may need to purchase a Hybrid phone that has GSM capabilities.

As for Verizon, most of their phones may not work as well in the Caribbean. You may be required to purchase or rent one of their internationally inept phones.

US carriers will tell you whether or not your phone will work in that area (including calls, e-mail, voice mail and text messages) and also what the standard charges are (about /minute for calls for standard international roaming). The local telecommunications company in the BVI, CCT Communications (Boat phone) better known as Bmobile and its competitor, Digicel.

With certain companies you may also have the option to rent a cell phone that will work in this area. Another option is to rent a phone from WorldCell (www.worldcell.com). The Moorings, Footloose and NauticBlue recommend this company. They offer equipment based on satellite signals that will work anywhere. They also provide 24-hour technical service and customer support. Just order on line, and they will send you the phone, charged batteries, charger/adapter and instructions. When you return home, just send the equipment back in a pre-paid Federal Express packet.

Another company with similar service is www.mobalrental.com. These companies offer phone rentals for destinations worldwide. In the BVI, some charter companies offer a phone on board, but it is only good for making calls to the base. TMM offers cell phones with “pay as you go” credit. The cost is for the phone rental, and the calls are 50 cents/minute for local calls and around /minute to the States and Canada (depending on the time of day). You may use this phone as much as you want and can even get an assigned phone number before you arrive, which you can give to family and friends. If you run out of credit, call the charter company and they will add minutes to your phone and you may pay them at the end of your charter. Calls to the charter company are no longer free, so call them from your phone onboard, and they will call you back using the office phone.

Although a Carribean yacht charter takes you to some of the world’s most remote locations, today’s global technology brings you the luxury amenity of cell phone service anywhere in the world. If the boss calls you can just tell him that you are “Out to Lunch….. Indefinately.”