Tuesday, January 31, 2012

2012 Technology Review: Motorola Droid 4 Review (Google Android, repair, unlock, news, udpate, Dr Mobiles Limited)

The worst kept secret of the year has been TheMotorola Android 4. After a array of leaking and speculation, this keyboard-friendly 4G LTE Motorola Android 4 device has at last become formally announced. Motorola and Verizon have published an argument verifying all the specifications and features we already realized..
In a few words, the Motorola Android 4 has a 4-inch qHD display, a 1.2 GHz dual-core brand, 1GB of RAM, 16GB on-board storage (supports microSD credit charge playing cards of up to 32 GB) and comes with Android 2.3.5. Do not panic yet; Motorola is ensuring a bring up to date to Ice Cream Sandwich soon for Motorola Android 4. This mobile phone, the new release from Motorola calledMotorola Droid 4 is also great for key pad fans, since it has a complete 5 row QWERTY slide-out key pad. And with 4G LTE connection, your holding out time will be lowered considerably.

Motorola Android 4So, now you have it. It is now formally announced, and the Motorola Android 4 should be reaching the roads in “a few several weeks.” Motorola should have this bad boy on the showfloor, so be sure we’ll be getting some arms and time later this weeks time. A lot more will be announced soon.
Do any of you folks would be willing to join for the first Motorola Android 4 with 4G LTE in addition to a slide-out keyboard?
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Skype, Google+ support arriving with Windows Phone Tango? (Smartphone review, 2012, tech, report, update, news, Auckland)

The powerful messaging integration is one of the best features of Windows Phone and an alleged screenshot from the upcoming Tango update shows Skype and Google Plus integration into the messenger hub.

After Microsoft's acquisition of Skype, it was pretty clear that we'll see Skype added to WP7's arsenal but everyone expected that it will take until the next major version, Apollo, before it appears. This screenshot (if it turns out to be real) shows that the integration will happen sooner and will add Google's social network to the mix.

The people who took the screenshot claim to have running Windows Phone Tango and say that text chatting over both Skype and Google+ works well, but Skype voice calling needs work. Video calling through Skype will work too, Google Plus Hangouts (that's their video calling service) might not be ready for Tango.

Of course, Windows Phone screenshots are really easy to fake, so take this with a pinch of salt. And we're still not sure when Tango is coming, all we have is a leaked roadmap that says Q2.


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Sony LT22i Nypon to be marketed as Xperia P (game, gaming, console, trend, 2012, tech, news, report, update, Auckland)

Just a week ago the Indonesian equivalent for the American FCC posted the retail name of the Sony's ST25i Kumquat a.k.a. Xperia U. Today we find another retail name in there - the LT22i Nypon's.

Sony LT22i Nypon should be called Xperia P when it is launched. It looks just like the Xperia S, but is based on NovaThor U8500 chipset and its screen and camera are less impressive than the Xperia Sones.

According to this leak, the Xperia P will be launched this April and will cost about €370. It should be announced on the MWC in Barcelona in a few weeks along with the Xperia U and the codenamed Pepper.

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Ultrabooks From Lenovo Ideapad U310 And U410 (2012, tech, news mobile, computing, iPad, 2, Galaxy, Tab, Auckland, Dr Mobiles Limited)

There is a big cost for IdeaPad U300 from Lenovo i.e. 1200 Dollars which is not OK by the customers about it’s that it does not have an SD fit – is a large cost and that’s when you will quickly realize many an Ultrabooks are offered for under  Dollars 1,000. And at the same time as the firm isn’t prepared for a comprehensive do-over just yet, it’s clearly trying to load up some breaks in its lineup for IdeaPad U310 and IdeaPad U410: the attire just presented the 13-inch IdeaPad U310 and the 14-inch  IdeaPad U410, which will begin at a relatively affordable $699. On paper or you can say the theory before the development of Lenovo Ideapad U300s, the IdeaPad U310 holds a powerful likeness to the U300s and that was researched two several weeks ago, with 4GB of RAM, 1366 x 768 image, a wholesome eight-hour power supply, Apple Wifi Screen and a selection of Apple Primary proCustomers Electronic Showsor chips. Save for that, it  does contribute to an additional USB 3.0 interface, along with that all-important shed position. In that type of modification, you’ll have to create some complicated alternatives regarding storage: you can opt for a 500GB disk production or an SSD that covers out at 64GB of place.
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The 14-inch IdeaPad U410 from Lenovo does provides more of the same, nevertheless instead of Intel’s incorporated design providing, it is housing an upto date NVIDIA GeForce 610M sparkling electronic cards with 1GB of movie storage — no surprise, given that the new ThinkPad T430u Ultrabook also has discrete design at a identical cost. All in all, not too cheap for $700, though the trade-off for the additional slots and cheap is some additional filling: the 13-inch edition guidelines the machines at 3.7 weight, compared to 2.95 for the U300s. (The U410 loads 4.2.) Then again, when these go available in May, it is deduced by customers they’ll be a great deal gentle for learners looking to get a leap on back-to-school purchasing.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Top 10 tips for extending your iPhone 4S's battery life (www.drmobiles.co.nz) Auckland, New Zealand

Many websites - including Pocket Gamer - have recently reported on the the iPhone 4S's less than stellar battery life, which is said to be impacted by a number of iOS 5 bugs that made it through the software's testing period. 

Apple already has a fix on the way for said bugs, but it's not expected to be available until a "few weeks" time. While you wait, you can tackle one the software's worse purported issues by simply flicking the 'Setting Time Zone' option in your phone's Settings menu to 'off'. 

The problem with phones - not just the 4S - these days, though, is that even without buggy software they just don't seem to last that long.

Sure, you can use them to scan your shopping, play a quick game of Angry Birds, browse Facebook, and even shoot an HD movie, but by the end of the day you'll often find yourself without enough juice to make a simple phone call. 

As it turns out, there are several steps you can take to preserve a little bit of your iPhone's fuel, such as simply keeping your device at room temperature. 

Check out the top tips below and you'll probably have enough extra juice for a few more games of Jetpack Joyride. Who needs to make phone calls anyway?

Turn off your iPhone's location services

Apps that frequently use your location data, such as FacebookSiri, andMaps, can add extra strain to your iPhone's battery, and drain it without you noticing. 

Simply head into your iPhone's Settings, hit the Location Services tab, and flick the Location Services button to 'off'.

Aside from saving you some power, it should make it harder for all of those government agencies to track your every move. 

Push notifications have to go

Another quick and easy method of extending your battery life is to deactivate the push notifications that consistently pop-up when your buddies check-in at the local Nando's. 

Again, this is as easy as heading in to your Settings, tapping the button that says Notifications, selecting the apps that rely heavily on the service, and toggling their 'alert style' to none. 

Change the way you do email

Your iPhone's Mail app will automatically attempt to 'fetch' data at set intervals, which can be adjusted in your Settings - head on over to Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and tap on the Fetch New Data tab.

Fetching less will save battery life, so select the 'hourly' option. You can even choose to fetch data manually for an extra little boost.

Furthermore, in the same area of your settings you'll see the option to 'push' data from the server to your device when it's received. Flick this option to off and your iPhone will now adhere to your fetch schedule. 

Finally, if you really need to get drastic, you can completely turn off one or more of your email accounts. You can re-enable them at any time with the flick of a switch. 

Get rid of the wi-fi

When you're out and about and not in the comfort of your own home, you probably won't need to keep your iPhone's wi-fi switched on. Again, head into that Settings menu, slap your thumb down on the wi-fi area, and jerk the toggle to off. 

Bluetooth too

Similarly, unless you're connecting to an iCade, using a wireless keyboard, or badgering your buddies through a hands-free headset, you can switch your Bluetooth off. It's Settings, General, and then Bluetooth for this one. 

Mind your eyes, it's bright



Why is your screen's brightness setting turned up so high? Do you really need Angry Birds melted onto the back of your retina? Probably not.

Turn it down and you'll save yourself some valuable juice. Naturally, head into Settings and you should see a Brightness tab. 

Flick the equaliser to off

Surprisingly, having an equaliser activated during song playback can have a detrimental effect on your battery life, so it's best to keep it switched off. Just go to Settings, Music, and EQ.

We're pretty sure you don't need to listen to Lady Gaga with a Hip-Hop twang, anyway.

Lock it securely

The simplest method of saving a little juice is to lock your iPhone when you aren't using it. 

And, while you're thinking about it, head into your Settings, tap on General, find the Auto-Lock tab, and decrease the time it takes for your phone to automatically lock. 

Nobody can do that much multitasking 

While some apps don't use your iPhone's resources when in the multitasking dock, others continue to run behind the scenes, and can have an effect on that precious battery. 

Double-tap your device's Home button, hold your finger down on one of the backgrounded apps, wait for them to start wiggling, and tap the red minus symbol to get rid of them. Job done.  

You'll need a full charge cycle every month

In order to take proper care of your battery it's recommended that you put it through one full charge cycle ever single month. 

What does that mean?

Well, charge your iPhone to 100 per cent and then let its battery completely drain. It's a pain in the backside but it's definitely worth the effort.

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Got $300 Million To Spare? Why Not Get This Sweet 394-Foot Yacht! (expensive, luxury, lifestyle, famous, bling, Auckland)

If you got some spare change in your piggy bank, why not live life and drop a few hundred million bucks on this sweet 400ft yacht designed by the legendary French designer, Phillipe Starck. It’s about the length of a football field, has 3 pools, a $60,000 custom bannister, $40,000 bathroom tiles, glass menageries, rare animals skins, a helipad, and a massive garage to hold speedboats, jet skis and the countless amount of hot babes that will be clambering to get on the boat.

 



 

 

If you’re wondering how in the hell you’re going to acquire such a babe magnet, check out this 3 minute video….

 



 

 

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List of Top Ten Discoveries of America Before Columbus (history, facts, record, explorers, USA)

How many times can a continent or two be discovered? It is new for each party each time, but at some point doesn’t the term “discovery” get just a little stretched? Columbus was certainly not the first person to step foot in America, we know that. Here are some alternative historical theories of discovery, long before the explorer looking for India made the erronous landing and called it discovery.

 

Here we reveal 10 of the most popular theories, some of which are and some not accepted by historians, along with the essential elements of each theory.

10. Saint Brendan, The Irish Monk

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The legend of Saint Brendan, an Irish monk, is a particularly favorite one of English-speaking peoples of Britain and the United States. In this particularly romantic legend, Brendan sailed, with Prince Madoc, the Welsh Prince at the time, to America in 1170 C.E., landing in what is today Mobile Bay, Alabama.

What makes this theory specifically interesting is that later, during colonial times, England used this legend to claim what is today the eastern seaboard of the United States, and it was accepted by many other nations, including the Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese. Some argue, however, that this claim was accepted under the threat of war with England, and therefore is invalid as evidence.

There have also been tales that there were tribes of American Natives that spoke Welsh at the beginning of colonial times, and that there are monuments that have been found bearing Welsh inscriptions, however none of these stories have ever been confirmed by any credible linguist, epigrapher or archeologist.

9. The African Theory

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This theory essentially states that Early Americans, particularly those of the Eastern portion of South America, came from Africa. The primary source for this theory is the discovery of Cocaine and Nicotine in some mummies in Africa, primarily in Ancient Egypt and Sudan, which was not native to the region. Though the tobacco plant, the only source of natural nicotine, may have existed at the time as a wild and uncultivated plant in parts of Europe and Asia, which would explain the presence of nicotine in the mummies, this still does not explain the presence of cocaine, a plant native to the western portion of South America until late into the 19th century.

There is also some DNA research that reportedly indicates that much of the population of South America east of the Andes to be closely related to certain African tribes and peoples. The most romantic of these African theories suggest that the African tribes and South American peoples that seem to be closely related are all descendants of the survivors of the Lost Continent of Atlantis.

8. The Land of Mu-Lan-Pi

 

This theory is related to the African theory in that it involves Muslims from Africa. It is based primarily on what is known as the “Sung Document”, a Chinese document dating from the 12th and 13th Century C.E. The Sung Document is a work of a Chinese author circa 1178, during the Song Dynasty. It states that Muslim sailors reached a region called “Mu-Lan-Pi”, which, though normally identified as Spain, has been claimed to be some part of the Americas (specifically, present-day California.)

If the document is authentic, and furthermore if the identification of Mu-Lan-Pi with America is correct, then it is one of the earliest records of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic travel from the Eurasian continent to the Americas. However both the authenticity of the Sung Document and the identification of Mu-Lan-Pi with America are doubtful.

Noted historian Joseph Needham is open to the possibility but doubts that Arabic ships at the time would have been able to withstand a return journey over such a long distance across the Atlantic Ocean and points out that a return journey would have been impossible without knowledge of prevailing winds and currents. Needham states that there is no evidence that these were known five centuries before the Portuguese used them.

7. Zheng He

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There is also a variety of Chinese claims to the title of Discoverer of America. Some would say that, contrary to the Mali connection mentioned above, the Olmec civilization was actually started by a group of Chinese refugees that had fled China for their lives. Others tell of Buddhist missionaries arriving in Southern California sometime in the 5th Century CE.

The most credible theory seems to be that the ancient Chinese Naval Commander Zheng He arrived in the Americas in the 1421, some 71 years before Columbus. There is a doocumented account of a long and arduous journey by Zheng He in this year, and of a certainty it was to the east of China, but whether he actually reached any part of the Americas is not known. With seven maritime expeditions between 1405 and 1423, and a fleet of 317 ships and 28,000 men, Zheng He is acknowledged as one of the great naval explorers, but how far he actually went remains a matter of dispute.

6. The Mormon Story

 

If Mormonism is true, then neither the Vikings, nor Columbus can lay claim as the discoverers of America. If Mormonism is true the New World was discovered, not by an Italian, nor Vikings, but by a group of people known as Jaredites.

The only record mentioning a people called Jaredites is found in the book of Ether (which begins on page 487 in post-1981 editions of the Book of Mormon). Ether, we are told, was a descendant of Coriantor, the son of Moron.

If Mormons believe Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, they must accept his claim that the Book of Mormon, including the Book of Ether it contains, is an accurate history. If that claim is true, then historians across the globe who credit either Columbus or the Vikings with the discovery of America are clearly misguided. If the Book of Mormon is true, the discovery of America must be credited to the Jaredites. If this isn’t so, then Joseph wasn’t a prophet….a lot of “ifs”…

5. The Japanese

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The Valdivia Culture is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas. It emerged from the earlier Las Vegas culture and thrived on the Santa Elena peninsula near the modern-day town of Valdivia, Ecuador between 3500 BC and 1800 BC.

The Valdivia culture was discovered in 1956 by the Ecuadorian archeologist Emilio Estrada. Based on comparison of archeological remains and pottery styles (specifically, the similarity between the Valdivian pottery and the ancient Jōmon culture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan) Estrada, along with the American archaeologist Betty Meggers suggested that a relationship between the people of Ecuador and the people of Japan existed in ancient times.

Since then, it has been discovered that of the people living in the area and in SW Japan, both have a low rate of a virus not known in other populations, HTLV-1. Part of the theory is that the Japanese had discovered America through early trans-Pacific trade.

4. Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney

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Prince Henry Sinclair was the subject of historian Frederick J. Pohl’s Atlantic Crossings Before Columbus, which was published in 1961. Not all historians agreed with Pohl, but he made a highly convincing case that this blond, sea-going Scot, born at Rosslyn Castle near Edinburgh in 1345, not only wandered about mainland Nova Scotia in 1398, but also lived among the Micmacs long enough to be remembered through centuries as the man-god “Glooscap”. Some even suggest that the reason Christopher Columbus was able to persuade the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to fund the expedition was because he and they knew of Henry’s voyage.

However, one of the Biographers of dear, old Henry states rather bluntly: “It has been Earl Henry’s singular fate to enjoy and ever-expanding posthumous reputation which has very little to do with anything he achieved in his lifetime.”

3. The Empire of Mali

 

Another of the ever-popular African theories, this one is based on two attributes, the Olmec culture, and the presence of a native African plant species found in the Americas. According to some, the Olmec civilization lived in the tropical lowlands of today’s south-central Mexico, from around 1200 BCE to 400 BCE. The primary evidence that suggests this people came from Africa is the artifacts that have been found which have a remarkable resemblance to the “Negro race.”

Since this race was not present in the Americas until they were transported here as slaves, this resemblance is a rather convincing argument. As far as the plant that is native to Africa, there are many theories as to how it got here, the one with the most credibility would seem to be that it was already part of the horticulture of the area before Africa and South America separated into two continents.

2. The Polynesians

 

The Polynesian civilization spread by canoe throughout the Pacific Ocean in what is sometimes referred to as the Polynesian Triangle defined by the three points of Easter Island, the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand. There are many that believe that this spread also included South America, primarily because the sweet potato, a native American food plant, appeared to “back spread” through the triangle during this same time frame (300 to 1200 CE).

1. The Roman Connection

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The 1933 discovery in Mexico of a small terracotta head in the Roman style has caused quite a stir among some experts, since it suggests that the Romans knew about the Americas beginning in the 2nd Century CE. The head was located under a pre-colonial structure (dating back to between 1476 and 1510 CE) and has been identified as an authentic Roman artifact from the late 2nd to early 3rd century. In 1999, the head was dated to the Severian Emperors period (193-235 CE), and is said to be “exactly in the fashion of the epoch.”

However, there are two major concerns with this theory. The first is that the Romans kept nearly impeccable records, and a discovery as significant as this one would certainly show up in their records. In defense, it has been proposed that the explorers which found the Americas never made it back, so there was nothing to indicate they had found anything. Could also be a hoax in which authenticated Roman artifacts were “found” in the new world, only to be discovered later that they were planted, and some of them not even authentic.

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