AT&T Activates over 1 Million iPhone 4S’, Best Ever in iPhone History

 

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IPhone pioneer exclusive carrier AT&T announced that it has activated over one million iPhone 4S’ smartphones in just five days of its launch. This has been expected enough as the carrier recently processed more than 200,000 pre-orders of iPhone 4S within 12 hours before it was opened for public consumption. Interestingly, this cemented iPhone 4S’ status as the most successful iPhone launch to-date.

In addition for another milestone of AT&T and iPhone, during the third quarter over half of smartphones activated were iPhones. So we’re wondering why T-Mobile isn’t interested on hosting iPhone on its network?

Could it be AT&T’s HSPA+ support and the simultaneous support for phone-based voice and data services is the main reasons why consumers are buying the new iPhones from the carrier? And maybe that’s why president and CEO of AT&T, Ralph de la Vega stated, “It’s no surprise that customers are clamoring for iPhone 4S and they want it to run on a network that lets them download twice as fast as competitors.”

Top 10 iOS 5 Features- why iOS is different????

 

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Why you should upgrade your iDevice OS to iOS 5? There could be many reasons, but here we listed the top ten new features of the iOS 5 you should know.

10. Wi-Fi Sync

Wi-Fi Sync enables wireless syncing with iTunes at the touch of a button.  Syncing is also possible through iCloud which allows to download apps on iPhone, iPod or even Mac all at the same time. Never go looking for that USB cable again. Sync from the car, bed or shed whenever it suits you.

 

9. Reminders

Reminders lets you organize your life in to-do lists — complete with due dates and locations. It’ll reminds you when you’ve entered the location where your reminders is set.

 

8. iCloud

iCloud enables all your photos, tracks, playlists, documents and everything stored in a backup effortlessly shared on all your iDevices.

 

7. Enhanced Camera Controls

The camera controls of the new operating software have been greatly improved. User can now access the camera directly from their lock screen just by double tapping the home button. When the camera is on, asides from the touchscreen button, user can now physically press the (+) volume up button to trigger the shutter. Use grid lines, pinch-to-zoom gestures, and single-tap focus and exposure locks to compose a picture on the fly. Along with Photo Stream setup on iCloud then your photos is seamlessly downloaded to all your devices.

 

6. Find My Friends

This app isn’t just finding your friends or family or a place where you can meet. It can also track your lost iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac through iCloud.

 

5. Newsstand

The new iOS 5 organizes your magazine and newspaper app subscriptions in Newsstand: a folder that lets you access your favorite publications quickly and easily. The App Store features a new place dedicated for newspaper and magazine subscriptions where your new purchases go directly to Newsstand folder. Newsstand automatically fetch new issues of your subscription when they become available.

 

4. Built-in Photo Editing Tools

Crop, rotate, enhance, and remove red-eye without leaving the Photos app or needing other third party application. Even organize your photos in albums by simply tapping the images. You can share, copy, create new album for selected photos and delete.

 

3. iMessage

This is one of the most anticipated features to be added on iOS 5, like the BBM that have been the selling point for most Blackberry users –iOS 5 introduces a new messaging system with iMessage. It enables iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users to communicate through text to groups or individuals without subscribing to messaging plans, free in other words.

 

2. Twitter Integration

The earlier rumor for iOS 5 and Twitter integration has finally proven true, user now can tweet from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.  You can tweet directly from Safari, Photos, Camera, YouTube, or Maps where you can also add your location.

 

1. Notification Center

This particular features is very familiar if you’re an Android user, as swiping down from the top of any screen the Notification Center smoothly falls like curtains showing all kinds of notifications on your iOS device: new email, texts, friend requests, and more.  You can choose which notifications you want to see, like weather and stock market ticker.

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7.5 in India…

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Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) in India that has new Metro UI, Live Tiles and Hubs.

The application icons have been replaced by Live Tiles on the Windows Phone start screen that offers real-time updates from the Web such as news,  applications,  appointments or the status of friends. There are hubs that offer integrated experience by offering related content such as images, games, office etc. into a single view.

Special Features of Windows Phone 7.5

• People Hub -Post updates to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Windows Live in one step
• Groups – Create Groups, pin your top Groups to Start to see everyone’s latest status updates and to send quick texts, emails, or IMs to the whole Group.
• Threads - Start with a text, and finish in Facebook or Messenger chat (or vice versa). The whole conversation stays in one thread

• Internet Explorer Mobile - It features hardware acceleration for faster, smoother web browsing
• Multitasking – Switch between open apps easily
• Custom ringtones – Create your own ringtones using MP3 and WMA files
  
• Pictures Hub and Camera – Use the camera button to snap a quick pic, even when your phone is locked. Then share, tweet, text, or email it, all from one place
• Music and Video Hub – Wirelessly Synchronize music and stream or download new tunes from Marketplace
• Office Hub – It has mobile versions of Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint for working on the go. These can synchronized back to SkyDrive, Office 365 or SharePoint sites.
• Market Hub – Easily discover and load the phone with certified applications and games
• Games Hub – Get Xbox LIVE experience on a phone, including Xbox LIVE games, Spotlight feed and the ability to see a gamer’s avatar, Achievements and gamer profile
• Outlook Mobile - Create multiple inboxes and then pin them to Start to keep tabs on the incoming mail
• Visual voicemail – See your voicemails in a list, then listen to them on your phone
• Once Click Search - Press the Search button to search anything in Bing, or use Bing Maps to find an address or get direction

Every Windows Phone device is powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon mobile processor and comes with a dedicated hardware button for Bing Search. Microsoft has revealed a range of Windows Phone devices in India with HTC Radar being the first to launch followed by the devices from Samsung, Acer and Nokia coming soon.

Qualcomm’s S4: One mobile chip to rule all networks

 

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Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon S4 chips are expected next year and will be the first to support all of the major 2G, 3G and 4G networks with a single integrated modem. The company released a white paper on Friday outlining the features and benefits of the upcoming Snapdragon S4 mobile processors, which will combine advances in computing and graphics performance with reduced power requirements.

• The multi-core 1.5 to 2.5 GHz chips will be manufactured using a 28 nanometer process, which packs more circuits into a smaller chip, reduces heat and power requirements.
• The integrated modem will support numerous network types: LTE, HSPA, GSM, CMDA, EV-DO and more. This means handset makers will have the flexibility to use the S4 in devices for different network providers. Qualcomm took a similar approach with the MDM 6600 chip that powers the Apple iPhone 4; it supports CDMA and GSM networks, even though Apple created specific iPhone 4 models for both AT&T and Verizon.
• The new Krait CPU uses dual-channel memory and boasts a 1.6 times performance boost over Qualcomm’s Scorpion CPU while enjoying a 25 to 40 percent power saving improvement. I expect that mobile devices built on this chip will still have to be charged daily in general, as we’ll just use the faster devices for more activities.
• The Adreno 225 GPU will be supported, offering a 50 percent boost to graphics processing power. It also supports Direct X 9.3 for Microsoft Windows 8
• The modem supports simultaneous CDMA voice with LTE data and is designed to work in common frequencies between 700 MHz through 2600 MHz

Essentially the S4 and competing chips like it should provide a noticeable performance boost to mobile devices over the next 12 to 24 months while maintaining, or possibly improving, battery life. This power should correspond to higher resolution displays for advanced gaming and imaging applications.

I think back to the performance jump in my Nexus One; among the first smartphones with a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. When it launched it felt like two steps ahead of the last generation of smartphones. Now, my venerable but trusty handset is getting lapped by handsets with speedy dual-core chips from Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and NVidia.

And when the S4 arrives in high-end devices, the same performance jump will happen again. I, for one, can’t wait to see the applications that take advantage of the power brought by the new silicon.

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Google + is now available on iPhone (iOS)

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The Google+ app for iOS has been released . It will be the quick access to the Google + account on your iPhone .Google + is the latest social networking platform from Google and is direct competitor to the current market leader , Facebook . This app also features Huddle IM system which lets you send super-fast messages to your selected circle .

This Google + App will be compatible with various Apple mobile phones with iOS 3.1 or later i.e. iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. Google has already launched Google+ app for their own Android OS devices

Google Chrome all Set to Overtake Firefox in Market Share

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Chrome is set to overtake Firefox as the world’s second most popular browser after Internet Explorer by December.
Chrome’s share of the global market for the month is hovering around 23.6%, roughly 3% behind Firefox. At 41.7%, Internet Explorer is still the dominant player in the market.

Chrome, which became available to the public in December 2008, has increased its share of the market by approximately 8% since the beginning of the year. Firefox’s, meanwhile, has declined 4%; IE is down 9%.

Should growth rates continue at their present levels, Chrome will take hold of 26.6% of the market in two months — above Firefox’s expected 25.3% share.

Firefox has accelerated its rate for releasing new versions as a way of competing with Google Chrome. But the new six-week cycle has been met with largely negative feedback from individuals and businesses struggling with add-on compatibility and frequent interface changes.

Despite these complaints, Mitchell Baker, chairman of Firefox owner Mozilla, holds that the “rapid release process is the right direction” for the browser’s developers.