Samsung Epic 4G Touch Lineup

A lot of noise has been made recently since the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S II.  How will it rival the competition?  Will it be better than an iPhone?  Is it truly the benchmark of how Android phones should be?  Well here we are going to find out for ourselves.  Here the Samsung Galaxy S II will be put through the ringer and I will give you the complete wrap-up of the phone and then let you decide if it is the right phone for you.
Upon first look at the Epic 4G Touch you see a magnificent phone and at a reasonable cost.  With Sprint being the first to offer it at a subsidized cost in return for your two-year agreement.  AT&T and T-Mobile will offer their own versions of the same headsets with minor variations of course.  Now let’s get down to the meat and potatoes of the phone.  Off to the review of the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch from Sprint.

Display
Now with the Epic 4G Touch packing a Super AMOLED Plus (800 x 480) screen resolution it allows the screen for deeper blacks, superior viewing angles and best of all the games really pop off the screen.  Sure other Android devices use the qHD (960 x 540) display and some people may feel that the Epic 4G Touch display might seem inferior but when taken outside and subjected to direct sunlight you are still very clearly able to see the screen without losing intensity.
When viewing movies the screen comes alive.  The colors seem to dance along the screen and really bring you into the picture much better.  Photos are richer and deeper in color.  Oh and yes the Epic 4G Touch does come with an indicator light as well.
The Spec Sheet
Android 2.3.4
4.52″ AMOLED Plus display (800×480)
1.2Ghz Samsung Exynos Dual-Core application processor (SoC)
16GB of internal storage. Optional (32GB) microSD
8 Megapixel (back) + 2 Megapixel (front) cameras
WiFi A/B/G/N
Size: 2.8 inches x 5.1 inches x 0.38 inches
Weight: 130g
Battery: 1800 mAh
Battery Life and Performance
Overall, the battery life is very good. If you are the type of person to use your phone occasionally, you will see a great battery life.   Of course, if you start using games and watch HD videos, the battery will deplete much faster. The bigger battery helps with battery life however the 4G WiMax and bigger screen might be a bit more taxing on the battery usage.

How to Hide or Unhide Your Facebook RECENT ACTIVITY Showing on your Wall

Before today, all the activities of a Facebook user would automatically appear on their Wall, including every new “Friend”, every “Like” and every “Comment”. There was no easy way to remove them except by pain-stakingly going through each one and deleting them one by one! Needless to say, many people gave up a long time ago, and just learned to live with it… Facebook has finally listened and you can now hide all your Facebook Recent Activity EASILY from your wall using a new privacy feature. Here’s how to do it…

How To Hide All Your Recent Activity:

1. After Login in to your Facebook Account, click on “Profile” to go to your Wall.
2. Hover your mouse cursor (that means make your mouse arrow float) over the top-right-hand corner of the activity you wish to hide until a blue box with X on it appears.
3. Click the X and you will see the new option to “Hide all…” Click it and all recent activity of that type (comments or likes or friends or questions, etc) will be hidden for as long as you wish.

Examples below:

“Comments”

“Likes”

“Friends”

Now everytime someone visits your Profile’s Wall they will not be able to snoop at your Facebook activity anymore.

Un-Hide Your Hidden Recent Activity:

This is a REVERSIBLE option so that if you change your mind later on, you can show your Recent Activity again by editing the options. First scroll down your Wall all the way to the bottom. If Facebook loads more content then continue scrolling all the way down until you see the menu bar at the bottom of the page with the options named “Older Posts” and “Edit Options”. Click “Edit Options“ and unhide any activity by clicking the “X” removal button next to it, as shown below. Finally make sure to click “Save” for your actions to be stored otherwise the removal is not effective:

The much anticipated XPERIA

The much anticipated XPERIA line-up’s recent addition XPERIA Arc made by the renowned Sony Ericsson is simply sexy and smart looking new one.

Sony added the Mobile BRAVIA Engine (MBE) in its new XPERIA  line-up. This MBE’s primary job to  do similar work of the BRAVIA tech in Sony’s HDTVs, i,e, making finer  the video and images so that they look more attractive on the Sony Ericsson’s ambitious “Reality Display”.

The 8.1-megapixel camera is surprisingly good in low-light performance because of back-illuminated Exmor R technology of the camera sensor.

Cons: 1. the reality is the of HTC’s Sense UI make Sony Ericsson’s Android skin feel more like a beta than a final release. 2. For a single-core processor rather than a dual-core Sony Ericsson has potentially given Arc owners a headache as Android builds. 3.Missing front-facing camera –so, no video calling.

Official Release Date    January 2011;Rating    8.9/10
Network 2G Network    GSM  850 , 900 , 1800 , 1900; 3G Network    HSDPA   800,850,900,1900,2100                                 OS Android™  2.3(Gingerbread) ,  CPU    1GHz Scorpion processor , Chipset    Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon

Memory    512 GB  RAM,1GB of ROM ,4.2″ 480 x 854 LED-backlit LCD
Data/Connectivity 3G   HSDPA  7.2 Mbps; HSUPA  5.76 Mbps
WLAN  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA,Wi-Fi hotspot,Bluetooth v2.0,v2.0 microUSB ,HDMI  v1.4, A-GPS support

Price: $624

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

G10 WiFi Video Mobile Phone : Television at ur Cell

Model : G10
Brand : CECT iPhone
Origin : Made In China
Category : Computers & AV Digital / Mobile Phone & Accessories / Mobile Phones
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Hot Spots : G10 WiFi TV Mobile Phone
   1. WIFI:802.11b/g wireless internet
   2. Dual sim cards dual standby
   3. Quadband:GSM:850/900/18001900MHz
   4. Dual cameras with flash lamp
   5. Analog TV free(SECAM/PAL/NTSC)
   6. Gravity inducer
   7. JAVA 2.0
   8. E-book reader
   9. Bluetooth A2DP
  10. MP3/MP4 player
  11. FM radio(can output voice)
  12. Slide to unlock/power off
  13. Slide to turn pages(3 pages)
  14. 3.5 mm standard audio output jack
  15. Support TF card extend to 16GB max
  16. Handshaking Function: chang song and wallpaper by shaking
  17. Language:English/ French/ Spanish/ German/ Italian/ Arabic/ Russian/ Turkish/ Portugues/  Vietnamese/ Bahasa Indonesia/ Bahasa Melayu/ Persian/ Greek/ Polish/ Dutch/Bulgarian/ Czech/ Slovak/ Simplified Chinese/ Traditional Chinese

Features : G10 WiFi TV Mobile Phone
1. 3.2 inch touch screen, HVGA PX:320*480
2. T-Flash Card Supporting,Built in 71.8M memory in phone,Support TF card extend to 16GB max
3. Dual cameras/2.0 Mega pixel camera for Picture & Video capability,yeeway-tech.com test put out biggest size is 1600*1200
4. MP3 & MP4 player
5. GPRS & WAP connectivity, MMS Transceive
6. U disk support function to keep the information storage
7. Bluetooth A2DP
8. Voice record
9. FM radio(can output voice)
10. calendar,To do list,Alarm,World Clock
11. caller picture,caller Ring Tone,caller video
12. Telephone directories: 800 groups of contacts,support incoming call with big head  sticker,group ring an Messages &Multimedia messaging:SMS, support MMS
13. Schedule power on/off: support to start/close under set time
14. Alarm clock:5 groups, support alarm clock when machine’s closed, can set from Monday to Sunday
15. Game: 4 common games,JAVA games
16. IMEI:35598****
17. SVN:70
18. IMEI:35598****
19. More information: MP3/MP4/handfree/SMS group sending/Voice recorder/ WAP/Bluetooth/GPRS  download/MMS/Calendar/to do list/Alarm clock/FM Radio/ World clock/Currency converter/unit converter.

Specifications
Network     GSM:850/900/1800/1900MHZ
SIZE ( L × W × H )     108*56*13mm
BATTERY     Lithium Batteries ( 1500mAh)
COLOR     black
STANDBY TIME     About 300-400hours
TALKING TIME     About3-4Hours

HTC Incredible 2 got some unbelievable surprizes with New Hot Features

The HTC Droid Incredible 2 is an excellent upgrade by its Manufacturer HTC from the original Incredible in several aspects; display, design, and camera, for instance.

The HTC Droid Incredible was a huge success in the United States mobile phone market when Verizon launched the smartphone spring last year.That’s a big reason  that Verizon and HTC team up again to deliver the original Incredible’s next generation, the Incredible 2. The Incredible 2 doesn’t show us a dramatic improvement of the original Incredible’s design or performances, but users will see some nice minor upgrades and revised version .

The Incredible 2 has a solid unibody aluminum design.HTC happily made this phone and follow the tricks with a unibody aluminium construction following the trends of offering metal case phone like another Mobile phone Giant Nokia.This is almost becoming HTC’s trademark for its top-class phones.The Incredible 2 boasts SRS WOWHD surround sound.

Features overview:
Family   HTC Incredible, Generation  2nd, Official Release Date Apr 2011, Rating 7.0/10

Network 2G Network CDMA 800,1900 GSM 850, 900, 1800,1900; 3G Network  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rev.A  HSDPA 900, 2100
OS Android 2.3(Gingerbread) with HTC Sense, CPU 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Chipset Qualcomm MSM 8255 chipset, Memory 768 MB RAM, 1.1GB ROM
Display 4.0″ 480 x 800 QHD capacitive Gorilla Glass display, Graphics  Adreno 205 GPU (3D Hardware accelerator)
Data/Connectivity 3G Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps; HSDPA Support,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, HDMI, A-GPS support; With Locations, explore maps with zero wait, zero dead spots, and zero data roaming fees.
Camera Rear: 8 MP, Dual LED flash,Videorecording 720p @30fps; Front : 1.3 MP (video calling)
Price:$199.99(2 year contract)

HTC Incredible 2
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Features: Thunderbolt iMacs Faster CPUs,Thunderbolt Ports,Replaceable GPU processors and Many More.

Apple adds Thunderbolt, faster processors to iMac line
Apple introduced updated iMacs Tuesday morning, complete with Thunderbolt compatibility and FaceTime HD, just as expected. The iMacs come in 21.5″ and 27″ models and run Intel quad-core i5 and i7 processors with AMD Radeon HD graphics.

 The base model is a 21.5″ iMac that starts with a 2.5GHz i5, Radeon HD 6750M graphics card, and 500GB hard drive for $1,199, while the highest end model goes up to a 27″ screen, 3.1GHz i5, Radeon HD 6970M, and 1TB hard drive for $1,999. Users can also get a custom configuration with a 3.4GHz i7 processor, up to a 2TB hard drive, or a 256GB solid state drive. And, as mentioned earlier, all the iMac models now come with the high-speed Thunderbolt I/O port and a new and improved FaceTime HD camera (which looks the same as the previous iSight camera, but offers 720p resolution with better low-light performance).
Apple and Intel first introduced Thunderbolt in February with Apple’s introduction of updated MacBook Pros. The new port is designed to bring much faster I/O throughput to mobile devices and serve as a next-generation connector for peripherals (displays, storage, video and audio devices). Thunderbolt can support 10Gbps bidirectional communication—20 times faster than the theoretical limit of USB 2.0 and 12 times faster than Firewire 800.

As for looks, the new iMacs appear to have the same aesthetics as the previous models, so if you were hoping for yet another makeover, you’ll have to keep waiting. Apple hopes, however, that the machine’s performance gains—up to 70 percent faster, Apple says—will speak for themselves. Will you be buying?

Update: It looks like the new 27″ iMac comes with two Thunderbolt ports, allowing for the connection of two external monitors simultaneously. (Apple confirmed this with several members of the press this morning.)

Thunderbolt iMac Includes Replaceable GPU:
With Apple’s new Thunderbolt-equipped iMac available for less than a day, the iFixit team has already stripped the computer down to its frame. Inside they found Intel’s quad-core Core i5 processor, along with a removable graphics processor board.

“With a bit of magic, the GPU heat sink detaches from the logic board, exposing the AMD GPU board,” iFixit’s Miroslav Djuric said. “You heard that right, folks — you don’t have to replace the entire logic board if your GPU explodes from too much l33t gaming.”

Replacing the GPU, however, comes at a cost since digging that deep into an iMac will void the warranty.

Apple refreshes iMacs with faster CPUs, Thunderbolt ports:
Apple updated its iMac all-in-one desktops today, adding Intel’s second-generation quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs and Thunderbolt data ports.

The new models are already available for purchase from Apple’s Web site and its retail stores, with prices ranging from $1,199 for the 21.5-inch iMac to $1,999 for the 27-inch model.

Along with the updated CPUs and the new high-speed data port, the new iMacs sport faster Advanced Micro Devices’ graphics processors than their predecessors and integrated FaceTime HD video cameras. Otherwise, little else about the iMac has changed from the previous models that debuted in June 2010. (That includes external design; the 2011 and 2010 models look all but identical.)

The upgrades are in keeping with the rumors that appeared on CNET and elsewhere over the past few months. They also match updates Apple made to the MacBook Pro line earlier this year.

Intel’s second-generation Core CPUs, formerly known by the code name Sandy Bridge, bring increased power efficiency over Intel’s previous generation of Core CPUs, along with faster performance, particularly from its built-in graphics processing capabilities. While the initial batch of Sandy Bridge-supporting motherboards were recalled due to a flaw in one of the storage processing chips, Intel has since rectified the issue and has resumed shipping.

Comparison of Performance: Samsung Galaxy S

Benchmarks provide a method of comparing the performance of various subsystems across different chip/system architectures.

See the Performance Test and the Result of Google Nexus One, Motorola Shadow, Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Incredible.

Performance Comparison of HTC ThunderBolt

Benchmarks provide a method of comparing the performance of various subsystems across different chip/system architectures.
See the Peformance test resutl of  HTC ThunderBolt. It Kills On The Quadrant Standard Test!

HTC ThunderBolt Performance Test

Product Description: Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1″ LED Netbook – Atom N455

Product Description: Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1″ LED Netbook – Atom N455 1.66 GHz :
Our new mini NB200 redefines the computing experience available on a laptop. The new design with a generous 10.1″ TruBrite display is contemporary with enhanced protection and build quality fitting for a Toshiba brand. The near full-size keyboard instantly makes the NB200 much easier to use and broadens the appeal to a new generation of users. It is an ideal secondary laptop for web browsing.
Product Specification: Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1″ LED Netbook – Atom N455 1.66 GHz
Quick Glance
Product Type    Netbook
Operating System    Windows 7 Starter
Processor Type    Intel Atom
Display Type    TruBrite LED Backlight
Green Compliance    RoHS, Energy Star, EPEAT Gold
Video Chipset    Intel GMA 3150
Screen Size    10.1
Hard Drive Size    160000
Installed Memory    1000
Processor Speed    1660

iPhone 5 Preview : What to Expect From the iPhone 5

Upgrade Your Life: iPhone 5 :
What new features and innovations will Apple roll out in the next iteration of the iPhone? A patent application here, a parts order there … this week on Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News’ Becky Worley puts together the clues plus some educated guesses, to bring us a preview of Apple’s iPhone 5!

What will it look like?
Last year’s model, the iPhone 4, had a glass backplate that could get scratched. It’s possible that the iPhone 5 will have a brushed metal backplate, which would help keep it from scratching and make the phone lighter as well. There have been some recent rumors that the phone could get considerably thinner, even tapering toward the bottom. The square edges could round out, making it look a little more like an iPod touch.
Besides that, we’ve heard that Steve Jobs isn’t a fan of physical buttons; the iPhone 4 only has one, on its front. The iPhone 5 might turn that one physical home button into a virtual, on-screen home button, which would get out of the way while you’re watching videos. This would give it a four-inch screen, half an inch bigger than the iPhone 4′s. But another rumor has the display bumping up to only a 3.7-inch screen, and the home button getting slightly larger.Remember, none of this info is coming from Apple. It’s all rumor, speculation and guessing, so take it with a grain of salt.
What performance upgrades will it have?
It’ll have a faster, probably dual-core processor, plus more memory and an improved camera — one that might be able to take 8 megapixel still pictures and record 1080p HD video. You’ll be able to play more realistic games, switch between open apps more quickly, and keep more web pages open at once.Beyond that, you can bet that Apple doesn’t want a repeat of “Antennagate,” and will be paying special attention to the iPhone 5′s antenna to make sure there are fewer connection issues.

Will it have any new features?
We already know what features the iPhone 5 won’t have: A removable battery, a memory card slot, and support for Adobe Flash videos. These features are commonly seen on other phones, but are not what customers expect from Apple products.One feature that Apple recently filed a patent on is being called a “Smart Bezel” by rumor sites. These are areas just outside the screen that can light up and are touch sensitive. They could be game controls or battery indicators, or let you use new finger-swipe gestures to control your iPhone!

Another feature they might add is called NFC, or Near-Field Communication. This is a technology that would let you pay for things by waving your iPhone near a sensor, sort of like what some ‘wave-to-pay’ credit cards can do today. NFC is already in widespread use in Japan, and is being tested in the United States. Apple may decide to hold off on it, though, until people are more comfortable using their phones to make payments.One other possibility is that the iPhone 5 will get induction charging. That’s where you plug in a separate charging pad, and your iPhone recharges just by touching it.

When will the iPhone 5 be announced?
Our best guess is that it’ll be sometime this fall — they might choose to announce it at the yearly iPod event in September, for instance, which would mean that it’d be available in time for the holidays. The iPhone 4 was announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last June, though, so the iPhone 5 might debut at this year’s WWDC … or it might not appear until next year. Who knows?It’s possible that Apple’s next big iPhone announcement will be for a 4G Verizon iPhone, instead of the iPhone 5. Networks like Verizon are rolling out super-high speed, 4G wireless infrastructure, and competitors’ phones are already taking advantage of it. Don’t expect Apple to lag behind them for long!

Are there any other new iPhones expected?
One persistent rumor has been that of an “iPhone Nano,” a tiny iPhone with a smaller screen and far less memory. Apple’s been working on a way to let you access your iTunes library online, which might let you get to your music and apps without needing the expensive flash memory chips that a regular iPhone has. That would make the iPhone Nano cheaper as well as smaller.

On the other hand, Apple normally just sells last year’s model at a reduced price, for people who want a cheaper iPhone. Plus, screen resolution issues make a dramatically smaller iPhone unlikely … so file this one under “maybe.”

Will there be any surprises?
There usually are! We don’t know what Apple’s planning, so stay tuned to find out.

4G Network Outage : Verizon’s 4G Network Goes Down Cripples Thunderbolts VZW Identifies Outage Source

Verizon’s 4G LTE network is experiencing a major national outage that has largely left its customers without service. The network went down sometime last night and remains unreachable, and unfortunately many users are also unable to connect to Verizon’s 3G service.

After ample speculation, Verizon launched its 4G LTE network in December 2010. While Verizon said it would roll out coverage over the course of the next three years, the original launch was nothing to scoff at, hitting 38 markets and 60 airports in its first wave. Since then, the carrier has introduced its first 4G phone, the HTC Thunderbolt, which debuted to almost instantaneous popularity and strong sales. Just last week Verizon announced it has sold approximately 500,000 4G devices since December, and its second LTE smartphone, the Droid Charge, is set to launch tomorrow.

All has been going according to Verizon’s 4G plan up until last night. The carrier has only commented on its 4G via Twitter: “We’re aware of an issue with 4G LTE connections & our network engineers are working to resolve quickly. Will update here.” Verizon also posted that Thunderbolts are now making voice calls, although any sort of data needs are still crawling.

Verizon’s user forums are full of customer complaints and confusion. One user reported after a call with Verizon support early this morning, there was no ETA for a solution. At the moment, Thunderbolts are operating at about a 1xRTT rate, or 1G. The 4G phone started at $199 with a Verizon contract and $699 without. The phone’s high-speed connectivity was responsible for much of its prestige, and its owners are understandably frustrated by their very expensive and now achingly slow phones.

Adding injury to insult is the fact that these users are having difficulty accessing Verizon’s 3G network. If you’re one of these forsaken phone owners, all may not be lost. According to Android Central, the problem is with Verizon’s Thunderbolt specific 3G/4G networks, and the 3G network its various other smartphones operate on is up and running as per usual. The site claims users can connect via 3G by following these steps:

1. Dial ##778# and hit send.
2. Enter the password: 000000
3. This brings up your programming screen. Select “modem settings” and next “Rev a.” Change this to enabled and then hit “menu.”
4. Reboot your phone, and you should then be connected to Verizon’s basic 3G network.

Various Twitter users have posted the fix, and it seems to be getting some decent recommendations so it’s worth a shot – at least until Verizon comes  up with a better solution. Verizon says it has determined the source of the outage and is working on restoring service. Here’s the full statement, via Engadget.We are aware of an issue with 4G LTE data connections and our network engineers are working to resolve this quickly. We have determined the cause of our issue and are working with our major vendors to restore connections.

* 4G LTE Smartphones will still be able to make calls.
* Customers are temporarily unable to activate any 4G LTE devices.
* Please note: Customers may experience a 1XRTT data connection during this time.
* After determining the cause of our 4G LTE network connection issue, we are continuing to work to restore connections.
* We expect to see the network restore on a market-by-market basis. Timing and additional details will be provided as they become available.

iPhone Data Collection : concerns Location-Data Collection Can’t Be Turned Off Fears Investigated

Apple moves to quell iPhone data collection fears:
APPLE has moved to quell concerns that it is tracking iPhone users, saying it will reduce location data stored on the phone.The company also said it will fix what it called a software bug that led data to be stored on the device even when location services were turned off.Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, said the company has “never transmitted” the precise location of iPhones to itself.

Apple defended the process it uses to gather location information via the iPhone and unveiled a software update to scale back such practices.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr Jobs said Apple gathers information from the phone about nearby mobile-phone towers and local wireless, or Wi-Fi, networks.Apple uses that information to build a database that it then uses to quickly locate phones for services like maps.
Mr Jobs, who is on medical leave, said software “bugs” that enabled the iPhone to store months of location data and collect it even when the location services feature was turned off had been discovered in the last few days.Mr Jobs said Apple plans to testify before Congress to respond to questions about the collection and storage of mobile-phone location data.”Of course Apple will testify,” he said.Apple and Google, which makes the key software for Android phones, are facing scrutiny from lawmakers and consumers for the way they gather and handle data about the location of smartphones.

Researchers last week said Apple’s iPhones store unencrypted databases containing months of location information.According to tests conducted by the Journal, these databases were updated even when the phone’s location services were turned off.Beyond the information stored on the phone, the Journal also has reported that iPhones, Android phones and personal computers in some cases regularly transmit their locations back to the respective companies.Apple and Google have both previously said the location data collected via their phones is anonymous and not tied to a specific user.Apple said Wednesday an individual can’t be located using the Wi-Fi and mobile-phone data.

Both companies disclose the collection practices in privacy policies and other places.Apple said it would release an iPhone software update in the next few weeks that will limit to seven days the amount of location data stored on the phone and delete it when location services are turned off.
In the next major release of the operating system, the information would also be encrypted, the company said.Apple also disclosed it is using some of the location information to build a “traffic database” that within a few years will offer current traffic-congestion information to iPhone users.Apple didn’t specify how users would join or decline the service.

Google already uses location data, which Android phones collect every few seconds, to provide such a service.In its statement, Apple acknowledged it was partly responsible for users’ concerns.”Users are confused, partly because the creators of this new technology (including Apple) have not provided enough education about these issues to date,” Apple said.The statement came alongside announcements that the white iPhone 4 will be available in the US later today, and that the second-generation iPad arrives in Japan, Hong Kong, and other new markets this week.

Customers Sue Apple Over iPhone Location-Data Collection:
Two Apple customers have filed a lawsuit accusing the Cupertino, California, company of committing violations of computer-fraud laws by recording location data of iPhone and iPad customers.Vikram Ajjampur, an iPhone customer in Florida, and William Devito, a New York iPad customer, filed the suit in federal court April 22 in Tampa, Florida.“The accessibility of the unencrypted information collected by Apple places users at serious risk of privacy invasions, including stalking” (.pdf), the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit revolves around a discovery publicized last week that a file stored on Apple’s mobile devices contains a log recording geographical data that dates as far back as 10 months ago.Wired.com reported last week that Apple acknowledged in a letter to Rep. Edward Markey (D-Massachusetts) last year that the company deliberately collects anonymized location data from mobile devices in order to build a comprehensive location database that provides improved location services to customers.

Ajjampur and Devito allege that Apple has violated the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by intentionally accessing the location information without authorization.“By secretly installing software that records users [sic] every moves Apple has accessed Plaintiffs’ computers, in the course of interstate commerce or communication, in excess of the authorization provided by Plaintiffs as described in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,” the lawsuit says.Ajjampur and Devito are seeking class action status to represent U.S. iPhone and iPad customers. The complaint seeks an injunction requiring Apple to disable the data collection in a software update, and it also seeks damages for violations committed.

iPhone’s Location-Data Collection Can’t Be Turned Off:
This discovery challenges some of Apple’s claims. As Wired.com reported last week, the company explained in a detailed letter last year that it deliberately collects geodata to store in a comprehensive location database to improve location services. In the letter, Apple noted that customers can disable location-data collection by turning off Location Services in the settings menu.“If customers toggle the switch to ‘Off,’ they may not use location-based services, and no location-based information will be collected,” Apple said in the letter (.pdf).

That doesn’t appear to be the case from WSJ’s testing, as well as multiple independent reports from customers who had the same results.The controversy surrounding Apple’s location-tracking stems from a discovery by two data scientists, who found that a file stored on iPhones and iPads (“consolidated.db”) contains a detailed history of geodata accompanied with time stamps.Apple claimed in its letter last year that the geodata is stored on the device, then anonymized and transmitted back to Apple every 12 hours, using a secure Wi-Fi connection (if one is available).

Although it’s thorough, Apple’s explanation does not address why the stored geodata continues to live on the device permanently after it’s transmitted to Apple, nor does it address why geodata collection appears to persist even when Location Services is turned off.Google does similar geodata collection for its own location-services database. However, it notifies Android users clearly in a prompt when geodata collection will occur, and it also gives users a way to opt out. Also, Android devices do not permanently store geodata after transmitting it to Google.

Meanwhile, a MacRumors.com reader claims he sent an e-mail to CEO Steve Jobs asking him to explain why Apple tracks geodata, threatening to switch to an Android device.“Maybe you could shed some light on this for me before I switch to a Droid,” the reader wrote. “They don’t track me.”The CEO shot back a terse reply, defending his company and attacking his competitor Google, according to the reader: “Oh yes they do. We don’t track anyone. The info circulating around is false.”Apple has not commented on the authenticity of the e-mail.

The purported e-mail is similar in nature to many e-mails that Jobs has sent to customers in the past: It’s concise and still manages to pull off some word play. Jobs would be accurate to claim that Apple is not tracking customers directly — but instead it is using iPhones to gather information about nearby cell towers and Wi-Fi stations, occasionally combined with GPS data. In other words, Apple is tracking geodata from mobile devices, as Google is also doing.Apple has not commented on the location-tracking issue since the story broke last week.

While the collected geodata doesn’t reveal specific addresses for locations you’ve visited, it can still leave a pretty rich trail of a user’s movements. Combine this data with other pieces of information on the iPhone, like your messages and photos, and you’ve got a device that knows more about you than you do yourself, says The Atlantic’s Alexis Madrigal.

Madrigal tested an iPhone forensics program called Lantern, which stitches together contacts, text messages and geodata into a neat interface that reconstructed a timeline of his life.“Immediately after trying out Lantern, I enabled the iPhone’s passcode and set it to erase all data on the phone,” Madrigal said. “This thing remembers more about where I’ve been and what I’ve said than I do, and I’m damn sure I don’t want it falling into anyone’s hands.”

Apple’s Location Data Collection Probed in South Korea:
Apple Inc. (AAPL) is being investigated by South Korea’s communications regulator to determine if it is breaking the law by saving data on the location of iPhone users.The Korea Communications Commission asked Apple how often information is collected and saved, and whether users have a choice over whether it is saved or deleted, the commission said in an e-mailed statement today. Apple must explain why such data is saved on devices and if it’s stored on the company’s servers.Steve Park, a Seoul-based spokesman for Apple, declined to comment.

The commission also said it will form a team to study how to better protect smartphone users’ information and privacy.Apple has been investigated by French, German and Italian privacy regulators since analysts reported the company’s devices track and store data about the movements of iPhone and iPad users.Apple’s iOS 4 operating system for the iPhone and iPad 3G logs latitude-longitude coordinates along with the time of the visit, according to a study posted on the website owned by O’Reilly Media, a Sebastopol, California-based publisher that organizes technology trade conferences.

White iPhone 4 : White iPhone Shows off New ‘Test’ Software

White iPhone 4 : White iPhone Shows off New ‘Test’ Software

A video has appeared online that demonstrates a new multitasking interface for iOS (that closely resembles the Mac OS’s Exposé feature) running on a 64-gigabyte white iPhone 4, courtesy of the intrepid Vietnamese gadget hounds Tinhte.

The group says the white iPhone is legitimate (not just a knockoff) and that it’s running a “test” version of iOS that has never been seen before.

It’s difficult to determine the veracity of their claims, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple was looking to improve its current multitasking interface — which consists merely of scrolling through icons in your iPhone’s dock — with something that’s a lot more visual.

In the video below, you can see that the new multitasking interface is accessible with a double-tap of the iPhone’s home button, and it displays large card-like icons representing the apps currently running on your phone. To close apps, you simply hold down on the app’s icon, just like you would in the current system. Spotlight search is also accessible from the top of the screen.
The interface does resemble the popular multitasking jailbroken app Multiflow, but there are significant differences from the current release of that app. Tinhte could be trying to pass off another jailbroken app as legitimate, but given how much their credibility with the gadget community would suffer, that doesn’t seem very likely. It’s possible that the software is an early release of iOS 5, which is expected to improve multitasking and notification features for the platform.

Release Date: iPhone 5 Prototype Released to Developers Or is it iPhone 4S?

iPhone 5 : iPhone 5 Prototype Released to Developers Or is it iPhone 4S?
iPhone 5? iPhone 4S? Too early to nail down a name. But the new handheld sports a speedy A5 processor, according to a new report.
iPhone 4 units kitted out with the new A5 chip are being sent to a handful of developers, according to a new report from 9to5mac.com. The A5 –– which already powers the iPad 2 –– is a next-generation processor, capable of chewing through data approximately nine times faster than the A4, the chip currently found in AT&T and Verizon iPhone 4 handsets.
So why should you care? Well, because it looks like this A5 chip will be a centerpiece of the advertising campaign for the new iPhone 5. “[W]e have heard Apple is going to push this gaming performance and speed as one of the next-generation iPhone’s major marketing points,” Mark Gurman of 9to5mac.com wrote today. Gurman does not identify his source.

As for the iPhone 4S designation –– a nice echo of the iPhone 3G S –– that’s just shorthand. “The person who chose to share this information with us calls it the ‘iPhone 4S’, though the device itself only has typical Apple prototype nomenclature,” Gurman notes. “He also shared that the device spends its evenings in a safe in the company’s offices.” Just like a spy movie.

The iPhone 4S scuttlebutt comes as a gazillion blogs echo with news of the (probably) forthcoming iPhone 5, which is expected to hit shelves in September. Just to be clear: Neither iPhone 5 nor iPhone 4S is a set-in-stone moniker. There is going to be a new iPhone, and it will almost definitely include the A5 chip, and a better camera, but we have no idea what the thing will be called, and neither does anyone else.

Apple iPhone 5 gets September release date: report
The Apple iPhone 5! It exists, probably. As we noted back in March, gossip about a next-generation iPhone has been burbling across the Web for a while now, which makes sense –– Apple refreshes or reboots all of its products on a yearly basis, and the last iPhone was unveiled last June. This week comes news that the iPhone 5 could hit shelves in September, a couple months off the usual pace, but perfect for back-to-school and the holiday shopping season.

Verizon: Our next iPhone will work overseas
Verizon Wireless will soon release a Verizon iPhone that works overseas, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in a conference call with analysts this week, according to the Associated Press. The current Verizon iPhone works only in North America, while the AT&T iPhone can run on overseas GSM networks. A rejiggered Verizon iPhone would put the handset on level with the rival AT&T edition.

iPhone tracking: Why does Apple keep tabs on you?
Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices have long been storing positions and timestamps in a hidden file on the user’s computer. That’s according to developers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, who reported their finding at the Where 2.0 conference Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif. Allan stumbled on the discovery while looking through iTunes’ backup files on his computer. Author of the book “Learning iPhone Programming” for O’Reilly Media, Allan came across “consolidated.db”, a backup file updated whenever a user syncs their iPhone or iPad with iTunes. Sequenced in a simple database, the file contained thousands of regularly gathered datapoints of the user’s latitude-longitude coordinates and timestamps, which for some phones have dated back to as much as a year.

How to restrict your Wi-Fi network from crackers: Stop Jacking your Wi-Fi

The man’s house was raided by agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency last week, which later turned out to be a mistake. The reason? Department of Homeland Security agents traced a distributor of child pornography back to the man’s home Wi-Fi router.

The trouble was, the man wasn’t the one distributing the illicit and illegal material — authorities say it was his neighbor, who was connecting to his Wi-Fi network. The agents didn’t have the wrong house, but it took them a week to determine that they had the wrong suspect.iPhone 5.

For the less tech savvy among us, protecting an Internet router can be a daunting task, requiring technical know-how that gets confusing. But with just a few seconds, the router’s manual, and some understanding of what you’re looking for, setting up at least some router security can be pretty easy, and can save Internet users from issues like identity theft and an unfortunate visit from the U.S. government. Here are a few tips for keeping your network, and your data, away from those who would hijack it.

1. Set up a password – or even better – an encryption key
Adding some kind of password to your network is a way to immediately discourage probably 99 percent of the people who could jack into your Wi-Fi connection remotely, and it really is just about the easiest thing ever to do to protect yourself. All you need is the Ethernet cable that comes with a router when you pull it out of the box or installed by a cable company, and the manual that comes with the router. By using the cable to plug directly into the router, a computer can access the router’s internal settings using an Internet browser. The address (usually in the form of what’s called an IP address, generally 192.168.1.1 or something similar) gets you into the router’s inner workings, but you need the cable to access it, so it can’t be altered remotely. The router’s manufacturer password is also included in the manual (usually it’s “admin” or “password”), and you should change that too from the settings menu for added internal security to keep prying eyes out.

From there, it’s usually as simple as going to the security settings for your router and activating an encrypted password called a WEP or WPA key. This is presented in the form of a long chain of letters and numbers that the router can generate for you. You can specify a password of your own, but the router’s generated key is a much stronger encryption than using a password someone might be able to guess. Most modern computers will save passwords when you connect to your home Wi-Fi network, so you shouldn’t need to specify the network password again when signing onto the Internet, unless something gets reset.

2. Change your network’s SSID and make it invisible
From within the same settings menus that you adjusted the MAC settings and turned on your encryption key, you can also set whether your Wi-Fi network is “discoverable.” This means that the router won’t broadcast its ID information (called the SSID) over the air for other devices to lock onto. Only devices that know to look for the router, like the ones you’ve already authorized to connect to it, will be able to use your connection.

Generally, you’ll find the ability to alter discoverability in the security tab of your router’s settings browser window. It’s usually a button that discusses making your network discoverable or disabling SSID broadcast. This is also a good opportunity to change your router’s SSID to something other than the manufacturer preset. There’s a reason you see so many networks named “Linksys” or “D-Link” — those are routers that have their manufacturer defaults still activated, and they suggest to hackers that the passwords are still set to defaults as well. Either way, it’s easier for someone to get into your network when they have more information, and a manufacturer SSID doesn’t help. Change it, then make it invisible. Just remember: You don’t want your network discoverable, and you don’t want your router to broadcast its SSID. Turn those things off.

3. Assign IP addresses to your devices
This gets a bit technical, but like the MAC address filtering, it’s not nearly as complex as it at first seems. Each device that connects to the Internet does so using what’s called an IP address. Most networks use a system called “dynamic IP addresses,” which means that every time you connect to your network, the system assigns a temporary IP address to your system. That’s easy, but it also means anyone jacking into your network can get a temporary address just as easily as you can.

Instead, look for a tab in your router’s setup menu that lets you set “static IP addresses.” Like MAC filtering, you should be able to see the addresses of your devices at the moment; write them down, or specify a series of numbers to the router when you’re prompted to. These look complex (they’re usually long, like the 192.168.1.1 address), but that doesn’t mean they have to be complicated. You can actually set addresses with the same sets of numbers up front, but alter the numbers at the end to keep them consistent and easy to remember for you, but more difficult for intruders to access.

Once you set static IP addresses, you’ll have to use the numbers you wrote down on your computers when they try to connect to the network. In your Network Settings, you can specify a device’s IP address so that it always uses the same number, then you can tell your router to only allow device’s using those specified addresses to connect. While the MAC filtering will keep out some less in-the-know network jumpers, more complex hackers can get around that technology; they’ll have more trouble with your static, filtered IP

4. Avoid open, unprotected Wi-Fi networks
This is more for when you’re out in the world than at home, using your computer or smartphone to try to access the Internet when you’re at the airport or in other places. Beware of open, access-free networks. If they’re open to you, that means they’re open to other people, too, and your sensitive information can be plucked out of the air by people who have a little bit of expertise in this area.

“Free Public Wi-Fi,” for example, is a network that will often pop up in public places when you’re searching for a network. Don’t connect to it, though, as it isn’t really a free public network, and could very well be a quick and easy way for someone with ill intentions to get access to your computer.

For the most part, the best thing you can do is avoid open networks you don’t trust whenever possible. If you do decide to access an open network, limit what you do on it. Don’t access sensitive websites or use important data like your bank passwords while attached to the network. You should also take steps to keep your computer from saving sensitive Internet information that could be accessed later, like a history or cookies cache. These are bits of data your web browser saves from websites to make accessing them easier later. When you tell a website to save your password, for example, it leaves a “cookie,” or small program, on your browser for use later. You can easily clear these from your browser’s settings menu.

These are simple steps you can take to protect your network, your data and your privacy, but the technical aspect often frightens off people who aren’t familiar with their Internet hardware. Trust us when we say that it’s usually less complicated than it appears. Consult your router’s manual if you need to, and look for the keywords in your router’s settings menu: things like “encryption key,” “firewall,” “disabling broadcasting and IP” and “MAC address filters” are good. Once you set them up and write the numbers down, you should be able to breathe a little easier knowing your access to the Internet is protected.

BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Cell Phone Price, Quality, Review, Charge

Product Description: BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Cell Phone
The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone is one of the world’s smallest smartphones and packs all of the power you expect from a BlackBerry device. It comes complete with digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory. And it offers users everything else you would expect from a BlackBerry smartphone – including phone, email, web browser, text messaging.

The BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone is one of the world’s smallest smartphones and packs all of the power you expect from a BlackBerry device. It comes complete with digital camera, multimedia capabilities and expandable memory. And it offers users everything else you would expect from a BlackBerry smartphone – including phone, email, web browser, text messaging (SMS and MMS), instant messaging, organizer applications and more. The BlackBerry Pearl is small enough to take anywhere. It’s the ultimate combination of brains and beauty.

Product Specification: BlackBerry Pearl 8100 Cell Phone
Quick Glance
Color    Black
Wireless Interface    Bluetooth
Camera    1.3 Megapixel
Smartphone OS    BlackBerry OS
Style Type    Bar
Data Capabilities : EDGE, GPRS,Cellular Band    GSM 800, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900.

Interface Connection : USB,Slots  MicroSD,Features    Email, Trackwheel

Physical Features
Color    Black
Form Factor    Bar
Input Method    QWERTY Backlit Keyboard
Interface Connection    USB
System Features
Operating System    BlackBerry OS

Memory : Internal Storage Memory    64 MB,Slots    MicroSD,Multimedia Features

Camera 1.3 Megapixel,Smart Features    Email, Trackwheel

Wireless Communication : Wireless Connectivity    Bluetooth,Data Capabilities    EDGE, GPRS,Cellular Frequency Technology    GSM 800, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900.

Battery : Talk Time (Battery)    3.50 Hour,Standby Time (Battery)    360 Hour.

Dimensions : Dimensions    4.20″ Height x 1.97″ Width x 0.57″ Depth Weight    3.10 oz.

Warranty
Warranty Information    1 Year Limited.

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Samsang Droid: 4G model specification, charge, price, overview

Known as Samsung SCH-i520, Samsung SCH-i510, Samsung Inspiration, Samsung Droid Charge, Samsung Stealth , Samsung Stealth V, Samsung 4G LTE smartphone

Samsung Droid Charge is the 2nd LTE addition in Verizon Wireless and 1st LTE 4G product of Samsung product line.

Samsung Droid Charge is powered by Google Android 2.2(Froyo) which is upgradable to 2.3 Gingerbread It sports with Samsung’s revolutionary 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus screen.Under the hood there is powerful 1GHz Hummingbird Processor, 2GB internal storage,512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM.

The Droid Charge is skinned with Samsung’s new TouchWiz UI and equipped with both a rear-facing 8 MP camera with LED flash and HD video shooting,1.3MP front camera for video calling, 4G LTE capability, 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS, HDMI-out, Mobile hotspot, DLNA capability, Android Market, and the full host of Samsung and Verizon services.

It also supports HTML5 for 4G LTE fast browsing enjoyment . The Droid Charge also has built-in Facebook, Twitter and Picasa, YouTube, microSD and microSDHC card slots for upgradation upto 32 GB.

Samsung Droid Charge also comes with a multimedia desktop dock accessory, having a built-in battery charger and spare cell.

Overview:

Device type    Smart Phone
Family    Samsung 4G LTE
Generation    1st
Official Release Date    2011, January 06
Market Release/Availability    Coming soon. Exp. release 2011, Q2
Rating    8.4/10
Network    2G Network    CDMA 800, 1900
3G Network    CDMA2000 1xEV-DO , LTE 700(4G)
Data/Connectivity    Rev. A  up to 3.1 Mbps
3G LTE (HSDPA) 12 Mbps ; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Social Networking    Facebook® and Twitter, Flickr®, or YouTube™

Price:$ 299.99 (with 2 years contract)

$689.99 (without contract)

HTC ThunderBolt 4G – New Thunder in LTE Network !!!!!!

Also known as HTC Incredible HD, HTC Droid Thunderbolt For Verizon 4G LTE Network

The much awaited HTC ThunderBolt is the 1st LTE 4G addition in Verizon Wireless and another excellent LTE 4G product of Taiwanese Mobile Phone Giant HTC’s product line.

According to HTC , “With this much power, speed and Android™ awesomeness, it’s not your dream phone. It’s the one after that. “

Networks:     LTE 700, CDMA EvDO revA
Operating system:     Android™ 2.2 + HTC Sense
Display:     4.3” WVGA TFT capacitive touch screen
Camera:     8MP with autofocus, LED Flash (2x LED), 1.3MP front facing camera
Memory:     8GB emmc + 768 RAM Memory card, preinstalled 32 GB microSD™
WLAN:     802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth:     2.1 with EDR (3.0 when available)
GPS:     GPS/AGPS
Battery:     1400 mAh
Special features:     Dual mics with noise cancellation, Surround sound, Compass sensor, G-Sensor, Proximity sensor, Light sensor, 3.5mm audio jack, MicroUSB, FM radio, LTE SIM slot , TI audio DSP
Chipset:     Qualcomm® MSM8655, 1GHz, Qualcomm MDM9600

Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1 LED Netbook : Overview Specifications, Price, Quality, Durability

Product Description: Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1″ LED Netbook – Atom N455 1.66 GHz :
Our new mini NB200 redefines the computing experience available on a laptop. The new design with a generous 10.1″ TruBrite display is contemporary with enhanced protection and build quality fitting for a Toshiba brand. The near full-size keyboard instantly makes the NB200 much easier to use and broadens the appeal to a new generation of users. It is an ideal secondary laptop for web browsing.
Product Specification: Toshiba Mini NB255-N245 10.1″ LED Netbook – Atom N455 1.66 GHz
Quick Glance
Product Type    Netbook
Operating System    Windows 7 Starter
Processor Type    Intel Atom
Display Type    TruBrite LED Backlight
Green Compliance    RoHS, Energy Star, EPEAT Gold
Video Chipset    Intel GMA 3150
Screen Size    10.1
Hard Drive Size    160000
Installed Memory    1000
Processor Speed    1660

iPhone 5 Preview : What to Expect From the iPhone 5

Upgrade Your Life: iPhone 5 :
What new features and innovations will Apple roll out in the next iteration of the iPhone? A patent application here, a parts order there … this week on Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News’ Becky Worley puts together the clues plus some educated guesses, to bring us a preview of Apple’s iPhone 5!

What will it look like?
Last year’s model, the iPhone 4, had a glass backplate that could get scratched. It’s possible that the iPhone 5 will have a brushed metal backplate, which would help keep it from scratching and make the phone lighter as well. There have been some recent rumors that the phone could get considerably thinner, even tapering toward the bottom. The square edges could round out, making it look a little more like an iPod touch.
Besides that, we’ve heard that Steve Jobs isn’t a fan of physical buttons; the iPhone 4 only has one, on its front. The iPhone 5 might turn that one physical home button into a virtual, on-screen home button, which would get out of the way while you’re watching videos. This would give it a four-inch screen, half an inch bigger than the iPhone 4′s. But another rumor has the display bumping up to only a 3.7-inch screen, and the home button getting slightly larger.Remember, none of this info is coming from Apple. It’s all rumor, speculation and guessing, so take it with a grain of salt.
What performance upgrades will it have?
It’ll have a faster, probably dual-core processor, plus more memory and an improved camera — one that might be able to take 8 megapixel still pictures and record 1080p HD video. You’ll be able to play more realistic games, switch between open apps more quickly, and keep more web pages open at once.Beyond that, you can bet that Apple doesn’t want a repeat of “Antennagate,” and will be paying special attention to the iPhone 5′s antenna to make sure there are fewer connection issues.

Will it have any new features?
We already know what features the iPhone 5 won’t have: A removable battery, a memory card slot, and support for Adobe Flash videos. These features are commonly seen on other phones, but are not what customers expect from Apple products.One feature that Apple recently filed a patent on is being called a “Smart Bezel” by rumor sites. These are areas just outside the screen that can light up and are touch sensitive. They could be game controls or battery indicators, or let you use new finger-swipe gestures to control your iPhone!

Another feature they might add is called NFC, or Near-Field Communication. This is a technology that would let you pay for things by waving your iPhone near a sensor, sort of like what some ‘wave-to-pay’ credit cards can do today. NFC is already in widespread use in Japan, and is being tested in the United States. Apple may decide to hold off on it, though, until people are more comfortable using their phones to make payments.One other possibility is that the iPhone 5 will get induction charging. That’s where you plug in a separate charging pad, and your iPhone recharges just by touching it.

When will the iPhone 5 be announced?
Our best guess is that it’ll be sometime this fall — they might choose to announce it at the yearly iPod event in September, for instance, which would mean that it’d be available in time for the holidays. The iPhone 4 was announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference last June, though, so the iPhone 5 might debut at this year’s WWDC … or it might not appear until next year. Who knows?It’s possible that Apple’s next big iPhone announcement will be for a 4G Verizon iPhone, instead of the iPhone 5. Networks like Verizon are rolling out super-high speed, 4G wireless infrastructure, and competitors’ phones are already taking advantage of it. Don’t expect Apple to lag behind them for long!

Are there any other new iPhones expected?
One persistent rumor has been that of an “iPhone Nano,” a tiny iPhone with a smaller screen and far less memory. Apple’s been working on a way to let you access your iTunes library online, which might let you get to your music and apps without needing the expensive flash memory chips that a regular iPhone has. That would make the iPhone Nano cheaper as well as smaller.

On the other hand, Apple normally just sells last year’s model at a reduced price, for people who want a cheaper iPhone. Plus, screen resolution issues make a dramatically smaller iPhone unlikely … so file this one under “maybe.”

Will there be any surprises?
There usually are! We don’t know what Apple’s planning, so stay tuned to find out.

4G Network Outage : Verizon’s 4G Network Goes Down Cripples Thunderbolts VZW Identifies Outage Source

Verizon’s 4G LTE network is experiencing a major national outage that has largely left its customers without service. The network went down sometime last night and remains unreachable, and unfortunately many users are also unable to connect to Verizon’s 3G service.

After ample speculation, Verizon launched its 4G LTE network in December 2010. While Verizon said it would roll out coverage over the course of the next three years, the original launch was nothing to scoff at, hitting 38 markets and 60 airports in its first wave. Since then, the carrier has introduced its first 4G phone, the HTC Thunderbolt, which debuted to almost instantaneous popularity and strong sales. Just last week Verizon announced it has sold approximately 500,000 4G devices since December, and its second LTE smartphone, the Droid Charge, is set to launch tomorrow.

All has been going according to Verizon’s 4G plan up until last night. The carrier has only commented on its 4G via Twitter: “We’re aware of an issue with 4G LTE connections & our network engineers are working to resolve quickly. Will update here.” Verizon also posted that Thunderbolts are now making voice calls, although any sort of data needs are still crawling.

Verizon’s user forums are full of customer complaints and confusion. One user reported after a call with Verizon support early this morning, there was no ETA for a solution. At the moment, Thunderbolts are operating at about a 1xRTT rate, or 1G. The 4G phone started at $199 with a Verizon contract and $699 without. The phone’s high-speed connectivity was responsible for much of its prestige, and its owners are understandably frustrated by their very expensive and now achingly slow phones.

Adding injury to insult is the fact that these users are having difficulty accessing Verizon’s 3G network. If you’re one of these forsaken phone owners, all may not be lost. According to Android Central, the problem is with Verizon’s Thunderbolt specific 3G/4G networks, and the 3G network its various other smartphones operate on is up and running as per usual. The site claims users can connect via 3G by following these steps:

1. Dial ##778# and hit send.
2. Enter the password: 000000
3. This brings up your programming screen. Select “modem settings” and next “Rev a.” Change this to enabled and then hit “menu.”
4. Reboot your phone, and you should then be connected to Verizon’s basic 3G network.

Various Twitter users have posted the fix, and it seems to be getting some decent recommendations so it’s worth a shot – at least until Verizon comes  up with a better solution. Verizon says it has determined the source of the outage and is working on restoring service. Here’s the full statement, via Engadget.We are aware of an issue with 4G LTE data connections and our network engineers are working to resolve this quickly. We have determined the cause of our issue and are working with our major vendors to restore connections.

* 4G LTE Smartphones will still be able to make calls.
* Customers are temporarily unable to activate any 4G LTE devices.
* Please note: Customers may experience a 1XRTT data connection during this time.
* After determining the cause of our 4G LTE network connection issue, we are continuing to work to restore connections.
* We expect to see the network restore on a market-by-market basis. Timing and additional details will be provided as they become available.

iPhone Location-Data Collection NO Switch Off Fear: Query

Apple moves to quell iPhone data collection fears: iPhone Data Collection : concerns Location-Data Collection Can’t Be Turned Off Fears Investigated.APPLE has moved to quell concerns that it is tracking iPhone users, saying it will reduce location data stored on the phone.The company also said it will fix what it called a software bug that led data to be stored on the device even when location services were turned off.Steve Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, said the company has “never transmitted” the precise location of iPhones to itself.

Apple defended the process it uses to gather location information via the iPhone and unveiled a software update to scale back such practices.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr Jobs said Apple gathers information from the phone about nearby mobile-phone towers and local wireless, or Wi-Fi, networks.Apple uses that information to build a database that it then uses to quickly locate phones for services like maps.
Mr Jobs, who is on medical leave, said software “bugs” that enabled the iPhone to store months of location data and collect it even when the location services feature was turned off had been discovered in the last few days.Mr Jobs said Apple plans to testify before Congress to respond to questions about the collection and storage of mobile-phone location data.”Of course Apple will testify,” he said.Apple and Google, which makes the key software for Android phones, are facing scrutiny from lawmakers and consumers for the way they gather and handle data about the location of smartphones.

Researchers last week said Apple’s iPhones store unencrypted databases containing months of location information.According to tests conducted by the Journal, these databases were updated even when the phone’s location services were turned off.Beyond the information stored on the phone, the Journal also has reported that iPhones, Android phones and personal computers in some cases regularly transmit their locations back to the respective companies.Apple and Google have both previously said the location data collected via their phones is anonymous and not tied to a specific user.Apple said Wednesday an individual can’t be located using the Wi-Fi and mobile-phone data.

Secure Your WiFi Network : Wireless Privacy Dangers in Spotlight

Secure Your WiFi Network :  Wireless Privacy Dangers in Spotlight
Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of “pedophile!” and “pornographer!” stinging like his fresh cuts and bruises, the Buffalo homeowner didn’t need long to figure out the reason for the early morning wake-up call from a swarm of federal agents.That new wireless router. He’d gotten fed up trying to set a password. Someone must have used his Internet connection, he thought.

“We know who you are! You downloaded thousands of images at 11:30 last night,” the man’s lawyer, Barry Covert, recounted the agents saying. They referred to a screen name, “Doldrum.”

“No, I didn’t,” he insisted. “Somebody else could have but I didn’t do anything like that.”.Law enforcement officials say the case is a cautionary tale. Their advice:

Password-protect your wireless router.
Plenty of others would agree. The Sarasota, Fla. man, for example, who got a similar visit from the FBI last year after someone on a boat docked in a marina outside his building used a potato chip can as an antenna to boost his wireless signal and download an astounding 10 million images of child porn, or the North Syracuse, N.Y., man who in December 2009 opened his door to police who’d been following an electronic trail of illegal videos and images. The man’s neighbor pleaded guilty April 12.For two hours that March morning in Buffalo, agents tapped away at the homeowner’s desktop computer, eventually taking it with them, along with his and his wife’s iPads and iPhones.

Within three days, investigators determined the homeowner had been telling the truth: If someone was downloading child pornography through his wireless signal, it wasn’t him. About a week later, agents arrested a 25-year-old neighbor and charged him with distribution of child pornography. The case is pending in federal court.It’s unknown how often unsecured routers have brought legal trouble for subscribers. Besides the criminal investigations, the Internet is full of anecdotal accounts of people who’ve had to fight accusations of illegally downloading music or movies.

Whether you’re guilty or not, “you look like the suspect,” said Orin Kerr, a professor at George Washington University Law School, who said that’s just one of many reasons to secure home routers.Experts say the more savvy hackers can go beyond just connecting to the Internet on the host’s dime and monitor Internet activity and steal passwords or other sensitive information.
A study released in February provides a sense of how often computer users rely on the generosity — or technological shortcomings — of their neighbors to gain Internet access.

The poll conducted for the Wi-Fi Alliance, the industry group that promotes wireless technology standards, found that among 1,054 Americans age 18 and older, 32 percent acknowledged trying to access a Wi-Fi network that wasn’t theirs. An estimated 201 million households worldwide use Wi-Fi networks, according to the alliance.The same study, conducted by Wakefield Research, found that 40 percent said they would be more likely to trust someone with their house key than with their Wi-Fi network password.

For some, though, leaving their wireless router open to outside use is a philosophical decision, a way of returning the favor for the times they’ve hopped on to someone else’s network to check e-mail or download directions while away from home .
“I think it’s convenient and polite to have an open Wi-Fi network,” said Rebecca Jeschke, whose home signal is accessible to anyone within range.

“Public Wi-Fi is for the common good and I’m happy to participate in that — and lots of people are,” said Jeschke, a spokeswoman for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that takes on cyberspace civil liberties issues.Experts say wireless routers come with encryption software, but setting it up means a trip to the manual.

The government’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team recommends home users make their networks invisible to others by disabling the identifier broadcasting function that allows wireless access points to announce their presence. It also advises users to replace any default network names or passwords, since those are widely known, and to keep an eye on the manufacturer’s website for security patches or updates.People who keep an open wireless router won’t necessarily know when someone else is piggybacking on the signal, which usually reaches 300-400 feet, though a slower connection may be a clue.

For the Buffalo homeowner, who didn’t want to be identified, the tip-off wasn’t nearly as subtle.It was 6:20 a.m. March 7 when he and his wife were awakened by the sound of someone breaking down their rear door. He threw a robe on and walked to the top of the stairs, looking down to see seven armed people with jackets bearing the initials I-C-E, which he didn’t immediately know stood for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“They are screaming at him, ‘Get down! Get down on the ground!’ He’s saying, ‘Who are you? Who are you?’” Covert said.”One of the agents runs up and basically throws him down the stairs, and he’s got the cuts and bruises to show for it,” said Covert, who said the homeowner plans no lawsuit. When he was allowed to get up, agents escorted him and watched as he used the bathroom and dressed.

The homeowner later got an apology from U.S. Attorney William Hochul and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Lev Kubiak.
But this wasn’t a case of officers rushing into the wrong house. Court filings show exactly what led them there and why.On Feb. 11, an investigator with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees cybersecurity enforcement, signed in to a peer-to-peer file sharing program from his office. After connecting with someone by the name of “Doldrum,” the agent browsed through his shared files for videos and images and found images and videos depicting children engaged in sexual acts.

The agent identified the IP address, or unique identification number, of the router, then got the service provider to identify the subscriber.Investigators could have taken an extra step before going inside the house and used a laptop or other device outside the home to see whether there was an unsecured signal. That alone wouldn’t have exonerated the homeowner, but it would have raised the possibility that someone else was responsible for the downloads.

After a search of his devices proved the homeowner’s innocence, investigators went back to the peer-to-peer software and looked at logs that showed what other IP addresses Doldrum had connected from. Two were associated with the State University of New York at Buffalo and accessed using a secure token that UB said was assigned to a student living in an apartment adjacent to the homeowner. Agents arrested John Luchetti March 17. He has pleaded not guilty to distribution of child pornography.

Luchetti is not charged with using his neighbor’s Wi-Fi without permission. Whether it was illegal is up for debate.”The question,” said Kerr, “is whether it’s unauthorized access and so you have to say, ‘Is an open wireless point implicitly authorizing users or not?’”We don’t know,” Kerr said. “The law prohibits unauthorized access and it’s just not clear what’s authorized with an open unsecured wireless.”

In Germany, the country’s top criminal court ruled last year that Internet users must secure their wireless connections to prevent others from illegally downloading data. The court said Internet users could be fined up to $126 if a third party takes advantage of their unprotected line, though it stopped short of holding the users responsible for illegal content downloaded by the third party.The ruling came after a musician sued an Internet user whose wireless connection was used to download a song, which was then offered on an online file sharing network. The user was on vacation when the song was downloaded.

Nokia E7 Smartphone with Touch Screen & Qwerty With Full Features and Price

Nokia E7 : A beautiful, innovative design with everything you need to stay in sync.

Nokia E7 Launch Date
A leaked UK release roadmap showed us that the E7 was coming and it was expected to hit UK stores in November 2010. Nokia has also confimed today that the E7 will be available in last quarter of 2010.

All Features of Nokia E7 :General

2G Network     GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network     HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Announced     2010, SeptemberStatus     Available. Released 2011, February
Size     Dimensions     123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm, 104.9 cc
Weight     176 g

Display Type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size     360 x 640 pixels, 4.0 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display

Sound

Alert types     Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker     Yes
3.5mm jack     Yes

Memory

Phonebook     Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records     Detailed, max 30 days
Internal     16 GB storage, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM
Card slot     No

Data

GPRS     Class 32
EDGE     Class 32
3G     HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps
WLAN     Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth     Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port     No
USB     Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support

Camera

Primary     8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, fixed focus, dual-LED flash, check quality
Features     Geo-tagging, face detection
Video     Yes, 720p@25fps, video stabilization, check quality
Secondary     Yes, VGA

Features OS

Symbian^3 OS
CPU     680 MHz ARM 11 processor, Broadcom BCM2727 GPU
Messaging     SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser     WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio     Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games     Yes + downloadable
Colors     Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
GPS     Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Java     Yes, MIDP 2.1
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Digital compass
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite
- Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite 4.0
- Voice memo/dial
- Predictive text input

Battery

Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by     Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G)
Talk time     Up to 9 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

Misc

SAR US     0.93 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU     0.56 W/kg (head)

Price

Pakistani Rupee 57,000;Indian Rupee 30,000;US Dollar 667;Euro 480;UK Pound Sterling 415;Bangladeshi Taka 47,980;Saudi Riyal 2,535;UAE Dirham 2,570;Iranian Riyal 6,870,680;Afghanistan’s Afghani 31,670;Kuwaiti Dinar 188;Bahraini Dinar 259;Omani Riyal 259;Qatari Riyal 2,455;Australian Dollar 673;Canadian Dollar 663;Hong Kong Dollar 5,195;New Zealand Dollar 910;Singapore Dollar 855;Chinese Yuan 4,375;Japanese Yen 53,785;Malaysian Ringgit 2,030;Indonesian Rupiah 5,851,000;Nepalese Rupee 48,155;Sri Lankan Rupee 73,380;Syrian Pound 31,170;Turkish Lira 1,060.

White iPhone 4 : White iPhone Shows off New ‘Test’ Software

A video has appeared online that demonstrates a new multitasking interface for iOS (that closely resembles the Mac OS’s Exposé feature) running on a 64-gigabyte white iPhone 4, courtesy of the intrepid Vietnamese gadget hounds Tinhte.

The group says the white iPhone is legitimate (not just a knockoff) and that it’s running a “test” version of iOS that has never been seen before.

It’s difficult to determine the veracity of their claims, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple was looking to improve its current multitasking interface — which consists merely of scrolling through icons in your iPhone’s dock — with something that’s a lot more visual.

In the video below, you can see that the new multitasking interface is accessible with a double-tap of the iPhone’s home button, and it displays large card-like icons representing the apps currently running on your phone. To close apps, you simply hold down on the app’s icon, just like you would in the current system. Spotlight search is also accessible from the top of the screen.
The interface does resemble the popular multitasking jailbroken app Multiflow, but there are significant differences from the current release of that app. Tinhte could be trying to pass off another jailbroken app as legitimate, but given how much their credibility with the gadget community would suffer, that doesn’t seem very likely. It’s possible that the software is an early release of iOS 5, which is expected to improve multitasking and notification features for the platform.

iPhone 5 : iPhone 5 Prototype Released to Developers Or is it iPhone 4S?

iPhone 5 : iPhone 5 Prototype Released to Developers Or is it iPhone 4S?
iPhone 5? iPhone 4S? Too early to nail down a name. But the new handheld sports a speedy A5 processor, according to a new report.

iPhone 4 units kitted out with the new A5 chip are being sent to a handful of developers, according to a new report from 9to5mac.com. The A5 –– which already powers the iPad 2 –– is a next-generation processor, capable of chewing through data approximately nine times faster than the A4, the chip currently found in AT&T and Verizon iPhone 4 handsets.
So why should you care? Well, because it looks like this A5 chip will be a centerpiece of the advertising campaign for the new iPhone 5. “[W]e have heard Apple is going to push this gaming performance and speed as one of the next-generation iPhone’s major marketing points,” Mark Gurman of 9to5mac.com wrote today. Gurman does not identify his source.

As for the iPhone 4S designation –– a nice echo of the iPhone 3G S –– that’s just shorthand. “The person who chose to share this information with us calls it the ‘iPhone 4S’, though the device itself only has typical Apple prototype nomenclature,” Gurman notes. “He also shared that the device spends its evenings in a safe in the company’s offices.” Just like a spy movie.

The iPhone 4S scuttlebutt comes as a gazillion blogs echo with news of the (probably) forthcoming iPhone 5, which is expected to hit shelves in September. Just to be clear: Neither iPhone 5 nor iPhone 4S is a set-in-stone moniker. There is going to be a new iPhone, and it will almost definitely include the A5 chip, and a better camera, but we have no idea what the thing will be called, and neither does anyone else.

Apple iPhone 5 gets September release date: report
The Apple iPhone 5! It exists, probably. As we noted back in March, gossip about a next-generation iPhone has been burbling across the Web for a while now, which makes sense –– Apple refreshes or reboots all of its products on a yearly basis, and the last iPhone was unveiled last June. This week comes news that the iPhone 5 could hit shelves in September, a couple months off the usual pace, but perfect for back-to-school and the holiday shopping season.

Verizon: Our next iPhone will work overseas
Verizon Wireless will soon release a Verizon iPhone that works overseas, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in a conference call with analysts this week, according to the Associated Press. The current Verizon iPhone works only in North America, while the AT&T iPhone can run on overseas GSM networks. A rejiggered Verizon iPhone would put the handset on level with the rival AT&T edition.

iPhone tracking: Why does Apple keep tabs on you?
Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices have long been storing positions and timestamps in a hidden file on the user’s computer. That’s according to developers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden, who reported their finding at the Where 2.0 conference Wednesday in Santa Clara, Calif. Allan stumbled on the discovery while looking through iTunes’ backup files on his computer. Author of the book “Learning iPhone Programming” for O’Reilly Media, Allan came across “consolidated.db”, a backup file updated whenever a user syncs their iPhone or iPad with iTunes. Sequenced in a simple database, the file contained thousands of regularly gathered datapoints of the user’s latitude-longitude coordinates and timestamps, which for some phones have dated back to as much as a year.

HP Veer Veers to Show Release Day Near

HP Veer Veers to Show Release Day Near: If you want something with a

 

card, smart phones as powerful, then veering expected on HP Veer, a smartphone that webOS is soon on AT & T.

Some believe that the announcement date of a second HP Veer May event in Anaheim, California, after an incident now closed with the words: “Come and see why small is very big.”Those who should attend register for the event and show an identity card or AT & T / Best Buy card.

A Tweet proclaimed a launch event on May 2 HP Veer Germany.
The Veer HP has a retractable keyboard, a touchscreen and access to thousands of WebOS applications. The Veer HP with a 800MHz processor, a 2.57-inch glass screen, 8-gigabyte (GB) of internal storage, an HTML browser with Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta, Wi-Fi, integrated GPS, Robust support messaging and multimedia options, including music, photos, recording and video playback and a camera of 5 megapixels.

More Spied Samsung Droid Charge and Droid Bionic Released Dates

More Spied Samsung Droid Charge and Droid Bionic Released Dates: Newly leaked Verizon Wireless documents show release dates for the Samsung Droid Charge and Motorola Droid Bionic of April 28 and May 12, and yesterday’s Android spies showed an April 28 release date for the Droid Incredible 2, too.

These reports are conflicting because Verizon seldom releases two major smartphone products at the same time.  One source suggested that the Droid Bionic’s May 12 launch date was an old launch date because recent rumors suggest that the Droid Bionic has been delayed due to technical issues.

Since these documents are from anonymous sources, and Verizon often pushes later release dates depending on markets and testing, all we can be sure of is that Verizon is in charge and usually announces its latest smartphones on a Tuesday before the Thursday sale date.

Whenever the next generation of Droid smartphones is released, they surely will be as popular as other Verizon Wireless new releases.
Samsung Droid Charge has a 1GHz processor Android 2.2 Froyo 4G LTE, 4.3″ super AMOLED touchscreen, an 8MP rear-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and HDMI port.  It also comes with a new spec – the ability to connect to up to 10 mobile hotspots.  Other features include a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 2GB of internal storage and 32GB on a microSD card.  It uses the 5G rated Verizon 4G LTE data network.

The Motorola Droid Bionic is an Android 2.2-based smartphone with 4G LTE.  The Motorola Droid Bionic has a dual-core processor with each core running at 1GHz, delivering up to 2GHz of processing power and 512MB RAM.  With 4G LTE, speeds are up to 10 times faster than 3G.

Specs of the Droid Incredible 2 include a 4-inch WVGA (800 x480) touchscreen (previous Incredible had a 3.7″), an 8MP camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 1GHz Qualcomm processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, STR WOW HD surround sound, and a 1450mAh battery.  The Droid Incredible 2 will supposedly be priced at $199.99.

Another Droid in the line of Droid smartphones that is expected in May is the Droid X2.

Read the full comparison of the HTC ThunderBolt vs the Droid Charge and the comparison of the two with the Droid Bionic.

A News For You : You Can Win a Free Samsung Droid Charge

If you want to promote the new Samsung Droid Charge, users who follow DroidLanding on Twitter, or who scan daily, can win a Droid Charge by finding it or can win a lottery drawing for scanning online or on your smartphone.

The Samsung Droid Charge will go on sale April 28 at Verizon Wireless.  The Samsung Droid Charge has a 1GHz processor, Android 2.2 Froyo 4G LTE, 4.3″ super AMOLED touchscreen, an 8MP rear-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and HDMI port.  It also comes with the ability to connect to up to 10 mobile hotspots.  Other features include a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 2GB of internal storage and 32GB on a microSD card.  It uses the 5G-rated Verizon 4G LTE data network.

There is a tracking app to track the Droid Charge Landing, or you can use the computer app.

Here are the steps to win a Droid Charge:

Step 1: Follow @droidlanding on Twitter.

Step 2: Follow m.chargelanding.com on your smart device, laptop or desktop and scan your area at 4:14PM Hawaii Standard Time (10:14PM EST, 9:14PM CENTRAL, 7:14PM PST) every day.

Step 3: Share your findings via Twitter and Facebook.

Step 4: Return to chargelanding.com every day for results.

Step 5: Home-in on the Droid Charge device in your area.  In addition to searching for Droids in the wild, you can scan up to 10 times a day for your chance to win a random drawing.  16 devices will be given away.
Whorush: 4 sites by this AdSense ID

The first clues were:

DroidLanding Online.  Systems Alpha Go.  Confidence is high.
Strange anomalies occurring across the U.S.  Source unknown.  DroidLanding update complete: Launching.
Field agents reporting in from all sectors.  Analysis underway.  Initial results posted in 24 hours.  Keep scanning.
How do you find a Droid Charge hidden in your area?  Report to chargelanding for rules and regulations.
Video evidence of strange phenomena.  Is Droid Charge responsible?  Join the investigation.
All those willing to track Droid Charge upgraded to field agent status.  Report to chargelanding for instructions.
Field agent orders initiated.  Step 1: Connect to the tracking system at www.chargelanding.com.
Field agent orders step 2: Scan your area each day to help locate hidden Droid Charge devices and to enter sweep.
Field agent orders step 3: Report your Droid Charge scans on Twitter and Facebook using the tracking system.
Field agent orders step 4: Return to www.chargelanding.com every day to monitor tracking progress.
Field agent orders step 5: Zero in on the device in your area.  Be the first at the location, find it, and it’s yours.

We’re not sure yet if the Droid Charge will sell out or be scarce like the HTC ThunderBolt.  We will publish more details later.