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Friday, May 18, 2012

Galaxy S3 clearly has the potential to rival the iPhone says Fjord

Rating: Will the market leader deaeat the style guru?
Following the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3, design consultancy Fjord which works with mobile manufacturers and companies to create new innovative services, feels the necessity to comment on this possibly game-changing event. Olof Schybergson, CEO, with Fjord suggested, “The launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been highly anticipated, and lately Samsung has had incredible momentum overall. The buzz around Samsung has been tangible, and news last week from Strategy Analytics that it has overtaken Nokia in terms of mobile device sales comes as no surprise.He continued,” The new device sports a superbly fast, quad-core processor and a super AMOLED large screen.”
“The advanced overall device experience, and the fact that Samsung will throw marketing muscle behind this device means that it’s likely to fly off shop shelves.”
“In terms of the mobile market as a whole, Apple has long been dominating the headlines and has also collected the lion share of the profits, but Samsung is starting to grab meaningful pieces of both the buzz and the profits.”
Schybergson added, “The iPhone has been an amazing success story, but increasingly there are several good device alternatives available for consumers, often at lower prices. Devices like the Galaxy S3 offer people a great overall package, where considered design meets cutting-edge technology.”
Will it be a game changer, he asks? “As style conscious consumers start to look for less ubiquitous alternatives than the iPhone, companies like Samsung could be well placed to reap the benefits, and the Galaxy S3 clearly has the potential to rival the iPhone.
Hans Cett is an established freelance author and consultant specialising in the mobile communications industry. He also writes for Countdown2MWC - http://countdown2mwc.wordpress.com/
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RIM BlackBerry 10 prototype fails to wow investors

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd gave developers a glimpse at its next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphone on Tuesday and a set of software tools to create flashy apps to run on its new operating system, but investors were unimpressed and RIM's shares tumbled.
At RIM's annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, new CEO Thorsten Heins took center stage to unveil a prototype of the devices RIM expects to launch later this year. The BlackBerry 10 devices will navigate with fewer keystrokes than the legacy smartphones, relying on swipe gestures and word suggestions.
"We wanted a user paradigm that is easy and fast," Heins said, demonstrating how information from documents, emails, calendars, and address books could slide in and out from the screen's edges. "It's all about making things flow."
Colin Gillis, an analyst at BGC Partners, said Heins' presentation only served as a reminder of the tough road the company has ahead as it prepares for the make-or-break BlackBerry 10 launch.
RIM knows consumers won't buy its new phones or tablets unless developers get excited about the platform and create a wealth of apps to operate on it. A dearth of apps for the legacy BlackBerry is one of the big reasons RIM has suffered huge market-share losses to Apple Inc and Google Inc's Android in recent years.
As a consequence, shares of the BlackBerry maker have dropped about 70 percent over the past 12 months. On Tuesday, RIM closed down 5.8 percent at C$13.31 in trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
"The bulls have disappeared from the scene as far as RIM is concerned," said David Cockfield, managing director and portfolio manager at Northland Wealth Management. "There is no investor confidence in RIM at all. It will have to do something fairly spectacular to turn things around."
STARTING FROM SCRATCH
To regain its stride, RIM is essentially starting from scratch. Few of the apps available for its existing smartphones will work on the new platform, and the legacy BlackBerry won't be able to run apps created for the new platform.
Based on an operating system called QNX that's compatible with numerous open-source coding languages, BlackBerry 10 is a major break with RIM's legacy operating software, a proprietary system that turned off developers.
The prototype device that RIM handed out to developers has no physical keyboard, unlike most BlackBerry models. Known as Alpha Dev, it looks like a smaller version of RIM's PlayBook tablet, complete with a touch-sensitive frame that a user can swipe to call up a menu.
While RIM says the hardware it eventually launches will bear little resemblance to the prototype, apps built for the Alpha Dev's 4.2 inch screen will allow for a "very seamless transition" to BlackBerry 10 devices, said Christopher Smith, vice-president for application platform and tools.
As for the software toolkits, they are designed to simplify the task for app developers and independent content producers.
One of them is Cascades - a toolkit from The Astonishing Tribe, a Swedish user interface company RIM bought in 2010. It helps create apps that are rich in graphics. Developers can simply select an effect with a touch and have it written directly into their program.
QUICKER DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
RIM said it was already working with some partners to ensure content and apps are available when the devices are launched.
Among them are Endomondo, which specializes in apps to promote physical fitness; PixelMags, an mobile magazine newsstand; Poynt , a local search engine; and Wikitude, whose apps superimpose information over camera images.
Gameloft is working to bring 11 games to the new platform, including a puzzle game called "Shark Dash" and a more complex game called "N.O.V.A 3: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance."
"RIM has got it right with the BlackBerry 10 platform," said Adam Linford from Truphone, which offers local calling and data rates while its customers are roaming. "The platform's support for open-source components flattens the learning curve, enabling us to build a new application quickly and cost effectively."
YAWNING APP GAP
Impressing developers is crucial for RIM, which has expanded beyond its traditional strength in providing mobile email to office workers, only to struggle against the more consumer-friendly iPhone from Apple and the slew of devices that make use of the Android platform.
Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM has around 15,000 apps for its PlayBook tablet and 70,000 apps for its smartphones or the tablet, compared with 200,000 iPad apps, and half a million for the iPhone.
A recent survey from Appcelerator and IDC showed less than 16 percent of developers were "very interested" in creating programs for RIM, compared with 90 percent for Apple and 80 percent for Android.
Earlier on Tuesday, research firm IDC said that RIM's share of the global smartphone market had slipped to 6.7 percent in the first quarter, from 13.6 percent a year earlier.
(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Frank McGurty)

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On the Call: Comcast executive on Xfinity iPad app

Like some other cable companies, Comcast Corp. has introduced an application for iPads, iPhones and iPod touches that lets subscribers view on-demand movies, search TV listings and control their set-top boxes. On a conference call Wednesday, an analyst asked Neil Smit, head of Comcast's cable division, how the app is faring.
QUESTION: How many of your video subscribers are actively using your Xfinity TV online product? And perhaps you could give us a sense of how important you think that product had been to improving your video subscriber results. In other words, do you see that product as a key driver of your slowing video subscriber losses?
RESPONSE: We've had a little over 5 million downloads. The people who are using it, interestingly, are using the tools more than viewing the long-form content. The tools I'm referring to are Search and Remote.
We feel that it is helping our customers explore the content and get to the content in an easier manner. Our belief is that if customers can find our content and view it in an easier way and it's a better experience that there will be more customers wanting to use our service.
The other thing I'd say is that it has things like cross-platform search, and I think it enables us to leverage one of the advantages we have, which is great content: (regular TV), (video on demand), DVR, and online. And we believe that's one of the key advantages that we have.

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III vs. HTC One X: Alien vs. Predator


There's no battle to end all battles in this industry but there's no point either trying to reason with two deadly droids, armed with the latest technology. We have two of the season's hottest smartphones in combat mode and Android supremacy is the prize. The HTC One X and the Samsung Galaxy S III are cast in the same mold and stand at the pinnacle of Android revolution. Two big, scary droids and room for only one.

The two flagships have a lot in common - both run heavily customized ICS on quad-core CPUs and pack huge 720p displays. There's more to these droids though - each tries to squeeze every drop of known technology for a feature set that goes way beyond what vanilla Android has to offer. The HTC One X has the advantage of a market headstart, impressing users with its build and finish, latest Sense UI and the ImageSense technology of its camera.
The delayed launch of the Galaxy S III seems to have let Samsung make sure their flagship can match the functionality of the One X down to the last spec - and even raise the ante.
Here's a quick glance at what each phone has in its favor:

HTC One X over Samsung Galaxy S III

  • Impressive polycarbonate unibody
  • Brighter IPS LCD2 screen with a full set of subpixels
  • Beats Audio
  • Already on the market
  • Likely a bit cheaper

Samsung Galaxy S III over HTC One X

  • Bigger screen - 4.8" over 4.7"
  • Higher display contrast and better sunlight legibility
  • More storage options - 16/32/64GB + microSD over non-expandable 32GB
  • S Voice natural language commands and dictation
  • S Beam for easy and fast file transfers
  • User-accessible 2100mAh battery over non-removable 1800mAh battery
  • 1.9MP front-facing camera with Smart Stay
We've reviewed the HTC One X and did a couple of previews of the Samsung Galaxy S III, so we know both phones fairly well. But it's still hard to pick a definite winner. Both are excellent phones, but there are tradeoffs to be made. For one, the polycarbonate body of the One X looks and feels cooler, but it locks away the battery and precludes memory expansion.
Many of the Galaxy S III advantages are software-related (S Voice, Smart stay, etc.) or narrow wins in terms of hardware (screen size, thickness). And it even gets more complicated with things like battery life. Sure, the S III has a bigger battery (2100mAh), but the Exynos chipset lacks the extra power-saving core of Tegra 3.
We have a feeling it's going to be a close call at the end and the subtle differences between these two flagships will endear them to slightly different target audiences. Let's dig into the details and see which one's for you
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Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Phones Specifications & Price in Sri lanka


 Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 Phones Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a great mobile phone for the minimalist searching for a dual purpose tool, yet not quite ready for the higher end and higher priced Smartphones.  The compact size and smooth edges are a easy to hold in your hand and control.  The demure 3.5-inch HVGA screen  with an  800MHz CPU, Android 2.2 operating system and 3G connectivity offers all the essentials. To compare it side by side with its hipper and pricier big brother, the Galaxy S II, isn’t really fair, but for the price you get a credible working tool.  The processor ensures speed, while the dual-band connectivity ensures that you won’t be left without coverage. Despite its compact design, this phone has a decent sized screen and really good resolution making it perfect for gaming or other graphic-based media.




2G Network     :  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network     :  HSDPA 900 / 2100
Weight            :  113 grams
Display Type    :  TFT Touchscreen, 16M colors
Size                 :  320 x 480 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 3.5 inches
Alert Types      :  Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker    : Yes
3.5mm jack      : Yes
Phonebook       : Yes
Call Records    :  Yes
Card Slot         :  microSD,up to 32GB, Free 2 GB
Internal           :  158 MB storage, 278 MB RAM
GPRS               :  Yes
EDGE               : Yes
3G                    : Yes
Speed               : Yes,HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth         : Yes
WiFi                :  Yes
USB                 :  Yes
Primary Camera      :  Yes
Camera Features     :  5 megapixels,autofocus with LED flash
Secondary Camera   :  No
OS Information        :  Android OS, v2.3
CPU Information      :  800 MHz ARM 11
Messaging                :   SMS, MMS, Email
Browser                    :  Yes
Radio                        :  Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                      :  Yes
Colors                      :   Black,White
GPS                         :   Yes, with A-GPS support
Java                        :    Yes
Other Features       :
          - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,YouTube, Google Talk
          - Organizer
          - MP3/MP4 playe
          - Document editor
          - Social networking integration
          - Google Maps™ Navigation

Battery              
:    Standard battery, Li-Ion 1350 mAh
Stand By Time    :    Up to 640 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)
Talk Time           :   Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 6 h(3G)
SL Price
              :   Rs.39900.00



Score : www.gsmarena.com

Samsung Galaxy Y S5360C - Phone Specification & Price In Sri Lanka


Samsung Galaxy Y S5360C - Phone Specification

The Samsung Galaxy Y runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 3-inch QVGA screen with 320 X 240 pixels of resolution,powered by an 832MHz single-core processor, 2 megapixel rear-facing camera,160MB Internal memory, 2GB inbox microSD card that is expandable up to 32GB, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi connectivity, micro USB 2.0, 3.5mm headset jack, Music Player with Sound a live, 7.2Mbps HSDPA,radio, Android Market, and a whole host of Google & the carrier services.





2G Network           :   GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network           :   HSDPA 900 / 2100
Weight                  :   97  grams
Display Type          :   TFT Full Touch Display,262,000 colors
Size                       :   240 x 320 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 3 inches
Alert Types            :   Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker          :   Yes
3.5mm jack            :   Yes
Phonebook             :   Yes
Call Records           :   Yes
Card Slot                :   microSD, up to 32 GB        
Internal                  :   160 MB
GPRS                      :   Yes
EDGE                      :   Yes
3G                           :   Yes
Speed                      :   HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth                :   Yes
WiFi                       :    Yes
USB                        :   Yes,USB 2.0
Primary Camera     :   Yes
Camera Features    :  2.0 megapixels
Secondary Camera :  No
OS Information     :  Android OS
CPU Information   : 832MHz Processor
Messaging             :  SMS,MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser                 :  Yes,Android Browser
Radio                     :  Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                   : Yes
Colors                   :  Metallic Gray,Black (4 back covers)
GPS                      :   Yes,A-GPS
Java                      :  Yes
Other Features     :
          - Quick office
         - Multi-Touch
         - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
           YouTube, Google Talk
         - SNS integration
         - Support MP3 / WAV / MIDI / AMR 
         - Social networking integration
          - Voice Search
         - Background Music Play
         - Social Hub 
         - Samsung Apps

Battery             : Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Stand By Time  :  Up to 850 h (2G) / Up to 540 h (3G)
Talk Time         :  Up to 17 h (2G) / Up to 6 h  (3G)
SL Price            :  Rs.24900.00


Source : www.samsung.com

Nokia N8 Phone Specifications & Price In Sri Lanka


Nokia N8 Phone Specifications




2G Network          :    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network          :    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Weight                  :    135 grams
Display Type          :   AMOLED Touchscreen,16.7 million colours
Size                       :   360 x 640 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 3.5 inches
Alert Types            :   Vibration, MP3
Speaker Phone      :  Yes
3.5mm jack           :   Yes
Phonebook            :   Yes
Call Records         :    Yes
Card Slot              :   microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal                :  16 GB, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM
GPRS                    :  Yes
EDGE                    :  Yes
3G                         :  Yes
Speed                    :  Yes,HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps
Bluetooth              :  Yes
WiFi                      :  Yes
USB                       :  Yes
Primary Camera    :  Yes
Camera Features   :  12 mp
Secondary Camera :  Yes,VGA
OS Information     :   Symbian^3 OS
CPU Information   :   680 MHz ARM 11
Messaging             :   SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser                :   Yes
Radio                    :   Yes,Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                  :   Yes
Colors                  :   Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
GPS                      :   Yes
Java                     :   Yes
Other Features    :

         - Document viewer
        - TV-out
         - Use the accelerometer to play games
        - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player

Battery               :  Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh
Stand By Time    :  Up to 390 h(2G)/ Up to 400 h(3G)
Talk Time           :  Up to 12 h(2G) / Up to 5 h(3G)
SL Price              :  RS.59100.00




Source : www.gsmarena.com

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Phone Specifications & Price In Sri Lanka


Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Phone Specifications

Sony Ericsson has released details upcoming Xperia X10 smartphone based on Google's Android operating system.

The Xperia X10, which had been code-named Rachel, has a 1GHz Snapdragon processor,
which should make this one of the fastest Android phones yet. The phone will sport version 1.6 of Android--aka Donut--and it will run applications from the Android Market and Sony Ericsson's PlayNow arena.
The device will also feature an 8-megapixel camera, with auto focus and an LED photo light.



2G Network         :  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Netwotk         :  HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 
Weight                :  135 grams
Display Type        :  TFT  Touchscreen, 65K colors
Size                     :  480 x 854 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 4 inches
Alert Types          :  Vibration, MP3
Speaker Phone    :  Yes
3.5mm jack         :  Yes
Phonebook          :  Yes
Call Records       :   Yes
Card Slot            :   microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal              :   1 GB, 384 MB RAM
GPRS                  :   Yes
EDGE                  :   Yes
3G                       :   Yes
Speed                  :   Yes,HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth            :   Yes
WiFi                   :   Yes
USB                    :   Yes
Primary Camera     :   Yes
Camera Features    :   8 megapixels, autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera  :   No
OS Information      :   Android OS, v1.6
CPU Information    :   1 GHz Scorpion
Messaging              :   SMS, MMS, Email, Push email
Browser                 :   Yes
Radio                     :    No
Games                   :    Yes
Colors                    :    Sensous Black, Luster White
GPS                        :   Yes, with A-GPS
Java                       :   Yes
Other Features      :
         
         - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
           YouTube,Google Talk
         - Document viewer
         - MP3/MP4 playe
         - Facebook and Twitter integration
        
Battery               :  Standard battery, Li-Po 1500 mAh
Stand By Time    :  Up to 415 h (2G) / Up to 425 h (3G)
Talk Time           :   Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Sl Price               :   -



Score : www.gsmarena.com 

Samsung Corby II S3850 Phone Specifications & Price In Sri Lanka


Samsung Corby II S3850 Phone Specifications

The Samsung S3850 Corby II is one such phone. Corby put a bargain price on touchscreen – the Corby II moves up a notch but stays within budget.the bigger screen and better specs aside, the Corby II is for beginners,
Touchscreen, Wi-Fi, multitasking, app store – those things used to be associated with smartphones, but the Corby II has them all on its list of features.



2G Network            :    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Weight                   :    102 grams
Display Type           :   TFT Touchscreen, 256K colors
Size                        :   240 x 320 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 3.2 inches
Alert Types             :   Vibration; MP3 
Speaker Phone       :   Yes
3.5mm jack            :   Yes
Phonebook             :   Yes,Photo
Call Records          :   Yes
Card Slot               :   microSD, up to 16 GB
Internal                 :   26  MB
GPRS                     :   Yes
EDGE                     :   Yes
3G                          :   No
Speed                     :   No
Bluetooth               :   Yes
WiFi                       :  Yes
USB                       :   Yes
Primary Camera    :   Yes
Camera Features   :  2 megapixels
Secondary Camera :   No
OS Information      :   Proprietary
CPU Information    :   -
Messaging              :   SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser                 :   Yes
Radio                     :   Yes,Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                   :   Yes
Colors                   :   Yellow,Black, White, Pink (Free 1 Back Cover and Pouch)
GPS                       :   No
Java                      :   Yes
Other Features     :
        
         - Organizer
          - Voice memo
         - MP3/MP4 playe
         - Document viewer
         - Social networking integration with live updates

Battery 
                :   Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh
Stand By Time      :   Up to 620 hh
Talk Time             :   Up to 9 h
SL Price               :   Rs.15900.00




Score : www.gsmarena.com 

samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7500 - Phone Specifications & Price In Sri Lanka


samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 P7500 - Phone Specifications





2G Network             :    N/a
3G Network             :    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Weight                    :    560 grams
Display Type            :   PLS TFT Touchscreen, 16M colors
Size                         :   800 x 1280 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 10.1 inches
Alert Types              :   N/a
Loudspeaker            :   Yes
3.5mm jack              :   Yes
Card Slot                 :    No
Internal                   :  16/32/64 GB , 1GB RAM
GPRS                       :   No
EDGE                       :   Yes
3G                            :   Yes
Speed                       :   HSPA, 21 Mbps;
Bluetooth                 :   Yes
WiFi                         :   Yes
USB                          :   Yes,USB 2.0
Primary Camera       :   Yes
Camera Features      :  3 MP,autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera   :   Yes,2 MP
OS Information        :   Android OS, v3.0
CPU Information      :  Dual-core 1 GHz 
Messaging                :   Email, Push Email, IM
Browser                   :   Yes ,HTML, Adobe Flash
Radio                       :   No
Games                     :   Yes
Colors                     :   Black
GPS                        :   Yes,A-GPS
Java                        :   Yes
Other Features      :
          - Quickoffice
          - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
           YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
          - Support MP3 / WAV / MIDI / AMR 
          - Social networking integration
          - TV-out
          - Image/video editor
          - Samsung Apps

Battery       :   Standard battery, Li-Po 7000 mAh
Video          :   Up to 9 hours
Music         :    Up to 72hours
SL Price     :    Rs.90000.00


Score : www.samsung.com

Sansung Galaxy S ii I9100 Phone Specifications & Price In Sri Lanka


2G Network       :   GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
3G Network       :   HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 
Weight              :   116 grams
Display Type      :   Super AMOLED Touchscreen, 16M colors
Size                   :   480 x 800 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 4.3 inches
Alert Types        :   Vibration; MP3 ringtones
Speaker Phone  :   Yes
3.5mm jack       :   Yes
Phonebook        :   Yes
Call Records      :   Yes
Card Slot          :   microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal            :   16 GB, 1 GB RAM
GPRS                :   Yes
EDGE                :   Yes
3G                     :   Yes
Speed                :    HSDPA, 21 Mbps;
Bluetooth          :   Yes
WiFi                 :   Yes
USB                  : Yes,USB 2.0
Primary Camera         :   Yes
Camera Features    :   8 MP,autofocus, LED flash
Secondary Camera  :   Yes,2 MP
OS Information      :   Android OS, v2.3.4
CPU Information    :   Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9
Messaging              :   SMS,MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser                  :   Yes 
Radio                      :   Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                    :   Yes
Colors                     :   Black 
GPS                        :   Yes,A-GPS
Java                        :   Yes
Other Features       :
          - Quickoffice
         - Multi-Touch
         - Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
           YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
         - Support MP3 / WAV / MIDI / AMR  
         - Social networking integration
         - TV-out
         - Background Music Play 
         - Social Hub  
         - Samsung Apps

Battery               :   Standard battery, Li-Ion 1650 mAh
Stand By Time    :   Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talk Time           :   Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) 
SL Price             :    Rs.95000.00




Score : www.gsmarena.com 

Samsung Dous C 5212 - Phone Specifications


Samsung Dous C 5212 - Phone Specifications 


2G Network           :  GSM 900 / 1800 Sim 1 ,Sim 2
Weight                  :  98  grams
Display                  :  TFT , 256K colors
Size                       :  176 x 220 pixels Resolution, Screen Size : 2.2 inches
Alert Types            :  Vibration; MP3 Tones
Speaker Phone      :  Yes
3.5mm jack           :  No
Phonebook            :  Yes, up to 1000 entries,Photo
Call Records          :  Yes
Card Slot               :  microSD, up to 8 GB
Internal                 :  50 MB
GPRS                     :  Yes
EDGE                     :  Yes
3G                          :   No
Speed                      :  No
Bluetooth                :  Yes
WiFi                        :  No
USB                         :  Yes
Primary Camera      :  Yes
Camera Features     :  1.3 megapixels
Secondary Camera  :   No
OS Information       :  Proprietary
CPU Information     :  -
Messaging               :  SMS, MMS, Email
Browser                  :  Yes
Radio                      :  Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games                    :  Yes
Colors                    :   Black
GPS                       :   No
Java                       :  Yes
Other Features      :
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Thursday, May 3, 2012

Cruise ship passed by disabled fishing boat

RIO HATO, Panama (AP) — Three Panamanian men were on their way home after a night of fishing, happy with their success, when the motor on their small open boat rattled and quit, leaving them adrift in sight of land, but too far out for their cell phones to work.
With nothing left to eat but the fish they caught and a few gallons of water, they drifted for 16 days, more than 100 miles from home, before they thought they must be saved.
Adrian Vasquez, 18, saw a huge white ship coming toward them. He waved a red sweater to get their attention, reaching high over his head, and dropping it low to his knees. Though he was near death, the skipper of the little panga, Elvis Oropeza Betancourt, 31, joined in, waving an orange life jacket.
"Tio, look what's coming over there," Vasquez recalled saying in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press. "We felt happy, because we thought they were coming to rescue us."
The ship didn't stop, and the fishing boat drifted another two weeks before it was found. By then, Vasquez's two friends had died.
"I said, 'God will not forgive them,'" Vasquez recalled. "Today, I still feel rage when I remember that."
That same day, March 10, birdwatchers with powerful spotting scopes on the promenade deck of the luxury cruise ship Star Princess saw a little boat adrift miles away. They told ship staff about the man desperately waving a red cloth.
On Thursday, Princess Cruises, based in Santa Clarita, Calif., said a preliminary investigation showed that passengers' reports that they had spotted a boat in distress never made it to Capt. Edward Perrin or the officer on duty.
If it did, the company said, the captain and crew would have altered course to rescue the men, just as the cruise line has done more than 30 times in the last 10 years. The company expressed sympathy for the men and their families.
The fishermen had set out for a night of fishing Feb. 24 from Rio Hato, a small fishing and farming town on the Pacific coast of Panama that was once the site of a U.S. Army base guarding the Panama Canal. There are plans for a new airport to bring in tourists. Vasquez had lost his job as a gardener at a local hotel, and Oropeza invited him to come fishing to make a little money. The night before, they had no luck, so they were very happy to have a load of fish to sell, Vasquez said.
By the time they started to drift, Adrian had eaten his lunch of rice and beef. They only had five gallons of water to start with, and much of that was gone. There was raw fish to eat, but no one liked it very much, and it soon rotted after the ice melted in the coolers. Sometimes Vasquez went over the side to probe passing rafts of debris, and sometimes came up with coconuts for them to eat. At one point, they caught a turtle, but decided they couldn't eat it and put it back in the water. As they were, they found a jug of water that they drank "with tremendous anxiety."
One night they saw a ship far in the distance, and lit a rag on a stick that they waved, but the ship didn't come for them.
On the Star Princess, birdwatcher Jeff Gilligan from Portland, Ore., was the first to spot the boat, something white that looked like a house.
When Judy Meredith of Bend, Ore., looked through the scopes, she could plainly see it was a small open boat, like the kinds they had seen off Ecuador. And she could see a man waving what looked like a dark red T-shirt.
"You don't wave a shirt like that just to be friendly," Meredith said. "He was desperate to get our attention."
Barred from going to the bridge herself to notify the ship's officers, Meredith said she told a Princess Cruises sales representative what they had seen, and he assured her he passed the news on to crew.
The birdwatchers said they even put the representative on one of the spotting scopes so he could see for himself.
Meredith went to her cabin and noted their coordinates from a TV feed from the ship, booted up her laptop and emailed the U.S. Coast Guard what she had seen. She said she hoped someone would get the message and help.
She sent a copy to her son. When she returned to the promenade deck, she could still see the boat.
But nothing happened. The ship kept going. And the little boat with the waving men disappeared.
"We were kind of freaking out, thinking we don't see anything else happening," Meredith said.
Gilligan could no longer bear to watch.
"It was very disturbing," he said. "We asked other people, 'What do you think we should do?' Their reaction was: 'Well, you've done what you could do.' Whether something else could have been done, that's a bit frustrating to think about."
After Oropeza and Fernando Osario died, Vasquez was eventually picked up by a fishing boat off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, more than 600 miles from where they had set out.
Vasquez said he slipped their bodies into the sea after they began to rot in the heat. Before he was rescued, a rainstorm gave him fresh water to drink, helping him survive. Throughout the ordeal, the thought about his eight brothers, and never gave up hope.
Safe at home, Vasquez said he recognized their boat, the Fifty Cents, from the photos Gilligan had taken with his 300 mm lens.
"Yes, that's it. That's it. That is us," he said. "You can see there, the red sweater I'm waving and, above it is the sheet that we put up to protect us from the sun."
Vasquez mentioned the ship in his first statement to Panamanian authorities when he returned to his country.
Back at home in Oregon, Meredith couldn't sleep, wondering what happened to the men. Reading a news story about a Panamanian rescued off Ecuador after 28 days in an open boat, she figured that was the boat they had seen. She pestered Princess Cruises, the Coast Guard, and even the Panamanian embassy.
"We were all just sick about it, and just wanted to believe the ship notified someone," she said.
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Barnard contributed to this report from Grants Pass, Ore.

Apple's new iPad goes on sale in South Korea

Hundreds of customers lined up Friday at Apple stores as the new iPad went on sale in tech-savvy South Korea, about one month after it made its international debut.
Four of Apple's stores in Seoul opened early to sell the tablet computer, and there were also queues outside branches in the city of network providers KT and SK Telecom, the two distributors of iPhones and iPads.
First in line at KT was university student Lim Jun-Hong, 21, who slept overnight on the pavement to be the first to get his hands on the tablet.
"Got my new iPad! Hooray!" wrote one Twitter user.
Apple is selling the gadget with WiFi at 620,000 won ($545) to 860,000 won ($755), depending on memory size. The cost is slightly higher for models with both WiFi and 4G.
South Korean users, at least for now, will use 3G instead of 4G. The faster connection speed is currently unavailable locally due to differences in frequencies.
South Korea's Samsung Electronics, Apple's biggest rival worldwide, introduced its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in February last year, only four months after launching the series.
Apple's latest iPad has a more powerful processor and a screen resolution called retina display, which it says is the sharpest ever on a mobile device.
The company said it sold three million over the course of its first weekend on the market last month.
The latest iPad is also going on sale in 10 other countries on Friday and Apple says it plans for the best-selling tablet to be available in more than 50 nations by the end of the month.