Despite many network improvements and hotspots, most of mobile phone users from any part of the world still encounter some signal problems. And while telecommunication companies claims that they have strategically covered the said areas, consumers still clamor for better reception and improvement due to poor signals. In that area, the zBoost-ONETM UMTS 3G signal booster aims to provide some assistance to help address this issue.

The zBoost-ONETM UMTS 3G signal booster consists of one base unit with no external aerials and extends 3G Voice and Data Zones for single or multiple users in homes or offices using UMTS/HSPA (2100MHz). Internationally, the high data speeds of UMTS are now most often utilized for Internet access making the zBoost an ideal product for people with smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry and Palm.

Benefits:

• Consists of one base unit with no external aerials
• Dramatically improves data rates
• Improves weak signal locations
• Easy to install - Syncs to your mobile
• Totally wireless operation
• Supports data cards and PDAs
• Low power consumption
• Sleep mode when not in operation

(Source) Press

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Travelers with mobile phones can now experience an easier way of making the most of the places they travel to with the launch of this website that carries multimedia tours to help orient individuals on great spots to check out. The interface towards the website can be made using smart phones, cell phones, PDAs, mobile video players, and desk/laptops. All of these were made possible by Virtual Travel Tours.

“VTT provides personal, multi-media travel guided tours that fit in the palm of your hand,” said Marie Profant, President and Founder of VTT. “Travelers will no longer need to pack heavy guidebooks. They can experience everything a destination has to offer from the comfort of their lightweight personal mobile device.”

Pricing Structure:

• $15.95 for audio/video tours
• $12.95 for the “Quiet Guide” version (text+photos) to scroll as you stroll
• $19.95 for a disc of all audio/video formats

(Source) Press

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Normally, when you have to print something from your iPhone, you have to detach the memory card or transfer the files via Bluetooth or Infrared to a PC to do so. But thanks to EuroSmartz, Ltd., you can directly print to any Epson printer using your iPhone. Print & Share app that lets users print photos, business documents, PDF files, Web pages, e-mail, and more.

“Smart phones, especially the iPhone, are increasingly being used in place of laptops,” said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jets, Epson America, Inc. “As an iPhone user, I can print PDF files, business documents and brilliant photos stored on, or taken by my iPhone to my Epson Artisan 800 printer or any other Epson printer. Epson recognizes the need for mobile printing and is pleased to see that the Print & Share app makes printing available to all iPhone and iPod Touch users.”

The Epson Artisan 800 and Artisan 700 are ideal for printing photos and documents from the iPhone through a wireless network. Print & Share lets users print information from their iPhone or iPod Touch to a printer connected to a computer, via a network or through a USB connection. Smart phone printing to an Epson home or office printer is now a reality with the Print & Share app, available for $6.99 at the iTunes App Store.

(Source) Press

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We are all aware that Acer is one of the many companies planning to dip their hands in the telecom industry and apparently with this announcement, people who feel that they were just rumors may finally take Acer seriously. Mobile distributor Data Select and IT distributor Micro P will distribute Acer’s smartphones as the manufacturer attempts to break into the mobile handset market. Discussions with operators are still ongoing.

The manufacturer revealed four Windows Mobile handsets at Mobile World Congress this year in Barcelona named the M900, F900, X960, DX900. The handsets will come with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 software.

Acer bought fellow Taiwanese manufacturer E-TEN in March 2008 in a clear bid to go for the mobile phone market. There are 10 smartphones set for this year. Acer has already released prices of two low-end smart phones costing just €49 (£43). The handsets are codenamed the C1 and E1.

(Source) Mobile Today

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LED lights of smartphones today are the least of people’s worries but with this offer from Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc., savvy people who want to add some fashion and have some LED power management capabilities may attract some to consider getting the AAT2862 lighting management unit.

Optimized for single-cell Li-ion/polymer powered systems, the AAT2862’s capabilities are suitable for I²C-based high performance smart phones and other mobile devices that require the integration of two camera modules. The new LMU also adds an automatic fade-in/fade-out backlight control that simplifies design and reduces processor overhead.

The eight LED outputs are programmable from 500µA up to 30mA. Two LED outputs can be programmed up to 60mA each. Current can be set to any of 32 separate levels via an industry-standard I²C interface. To ensure uniform display brightness, current matching is better than 3 percent. To balance power dissipation, high current matching exceeds 5 percent.

The AAT2862 is qualified across the -40°C to +85°C temperature range. It is available in a Pb-free, 24-pin TQFN34 package. It sells for $1.81 in 1,000 quantities.

(Source) EE Times Asia

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Who says that the iPhone is the only one with an App Store? Apparently, RIM has opened its own app store for the Blackberry. While RIM releases some of the most popular business smart phones — Blackberries — it has lost some ground to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s G1 phone which both feature an application marketplace.

Now it has launched its BlackBerry App World store, its response to these competitors. Support for the store will be rolled out onto Blackberry phones nationwide. The store will offer both free and priced applications available via over-the-air download. The store is currently only available in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, but more countries will soon be added.

The front page of App World will feature a carousel like design of featured applications, which will vary weekly. A list of most popular applications is also included. The site features a keyword search capability, as well as reviews and recommendations. People can send recommendations via email, PIN, SMS message or BlackBerry Messenger

(Source) Daily Tech

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