Thief vs iPhone
Sayaka Fukuda had her iPhone stolen. She went to the police and reported the theft. Guess what the “intelligent” “genius” in disguise thief did ? He took a picture of himself and e-mailed to the owner.
IDIOT
She opened the attachment with the self-portrait and went directly to the police. The suspect -=- Dacquan Mathis -=- was immediately identified.
Well - Dacquan Mathis - dumb thief.
But wait, the story isn’t over. Fakuda sent an eMail directly to Dacquan telling him the cops are looking for him and he’s busted.
Soon after that she received “I will kill you! I know where you live, I know where you work. I’ll send people.”
Well - Sayaka Fukuda - dumb victim.
CONCLUSION - if you steal something make sure you know how to use it, otherwise you’re just another dumbass on the news.
Forum Nokia announces winners of Mobile Games University Competition 2009
Student developers work against the clock to submit “the mobile games of tomorrow”
GDC - San Francisco, CA - Forum Nokia, the largest mobile development community worldwide, has today revealed the winners of its global Mobile Games University Competition. Parsons The New School for Design in the US and The Upper Austria University have scooped the two prestigious top spots, being chosen above the other participating Forum Nokia PRO universities. Students were invited by Nokia to design, prototype and showcase new ideas for future mobile games. The two winning teams will receive a trip to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, March 23rd to 27th.
Forum Nokia PRO universities participated in the competition, submitting 44 games in total. The two winning games, not ranked in order, were:
‘Weekness’: Parsons The New School for Design, US
By Drew Cogbill, Yumi Endo and Rabia Malik, ‘Weekness’ is a game built upon the concept that friends share their SMS activity, resulting in social interactions that reflect individual communication styles, extending the functionality of text messaging into a game. User generated content plays a key and innovative role in the game-play. Weekness is developed for Flash Lite 3.0 and the Adobe Flash Lite Distributable Player.
http://dave.parsons.edu/courses/course/view.php?id=5&topic=1
‘MooLan’: The Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences, Hagenberg
By Michael Holzl and Bernhard Aufreiter from the department of Mobile Computing, ‘MooLan’ is a space shuttle pilot maneouvering game which utilizes handset accelerometer and proximity sensors as well as the camera. The game concept is adapted from the classic ‘Moon Lander’ game but takes it in a new direction through the innovative use of platform functionalities and fully sensor-based control mechanics.
http://www.symbianresources.com/projects/moolan.php
“This competition reveals how the next-generation of game designers will help redefine the very essence of gaming by emphasizing the crucial role of social communication,” said David Carroll, Assistant Professor of Media Design, Parsons The New School for Design. “It signals a new era of socially intertwined games where the distinction between the producer and player are completely blurred.”
“We’re thrilled to have been picked as a winner,” said Bernhard Aufreiter, Upper Austria University. “We really wanted to maximize our use of handset features like sensors and camera technology - there are so many exciting innovations that can be applied to mobile games now. It has been great to have the opportunity to work with Nokia and be rewarded for our efforts. We’re looking forward to being able to network with other like-minded developers at GDC and pick up some real industry insights.”
“We were really impressed by the standard of entries we received, especially seeing as the students had to develop these concepts in just a few weeks,” said Dr Mark Ollila, Director of Technology and Strategy and Head of Games Publishing, Nokia. “Games were judged on criteria including entertainment value, creativity and usability. This kind of competition really showcases the raw talent of our next-generation of mobile games developers and provides an insight into the potential of our industry.”
Flagship LG KM900 Arena
Since the official unveiling of the new LG Arena phone at the Mobile World Congress event of 2009 the anticipation surrounding the release of this new touch screen device has been building, finally the LG Arena was made available to consumers on the T-Mobile network operator in February and now this amazing new handset has got a second network partner.
The release of the LG Arena on Orange further expands the number of pay monthly tariffs available to consumers, this is extremely helpful when trying to match their usage requirements to a set number of inclusive minutes and text included in their tariff.
The launch of the LG KM900 Arena on this second network also means that there are now more free gift packages to choose from, consumers can opt for a free Sony PSP Slim or even a Nintendo Wii console free with their new LG Arena when connecting to a pay monthly contract deal.
LG has always tried to satisfy various needs of its customer in terms of mobile technology. It has from time to time launched various mobiles with specifications to cater the specific needs of the user. This time LG has brought a mobile that will be a treat for those who are looking for style along with the technology. It is the new LG KM 900 Arena phone. This mobile is an excellent combination of technology and the style. The features of it are outstanding and can compete with any of the high end model available in the market.
The Style Quotient
The people for whom style matters the LG Arena will be the best choice. Its metallic design may take you back to the memories of Samsung i900 Omnia but Arena has much more in it. When talking in terms of style quotient it can beat any of the present models with its features:
The 3D UI: the S Class 3D user interface of the Arena makes you the owner of the technology that none other company or mobile phone has in it. The new S Class UI gives you the access to the 3 dimensional cube style interfaces that rotates on the screen for your easy navigation. The LG KM900 Arena gives you the wider choice of his menu as the multiple faces of the cube are visible at a time. The scrolling of the fingers on the reel rolls helps you to select options very easily and smartly. Its wide touch screen of 3 inches with resolution count of 480X800 pixels facilitates the better and bright view of the images. Thus you can use the 3D S Class UI to flaunt your style and ease.
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Samsung Tocco Ultra Range - Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra Edition Blue
The Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition in Blue has been initially released along with O2 contract tariffs with further plans for a pay as you go and sim free launch further down the road, the original red edition has already been picked up by four network operators, those being O2, Orange T-Mobile and Orange giving consumers a wide choice of packages including some very tempting free gifts.
The pay monthly Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra is the first Samsung phone to feature both a slide mechanism as well as a classic 4 x 3 button keypad, the overall external design is similar to the Samsung U600 and U700 with slim dimensions and the touch screen facility mirrors that of the Samsung Pixon phone.
Another similarity between the Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition and the Samsung Pixon include an 8.0 megapixel camera lens with auto-focus and other advanced features, although this new S8300 model is supposed to be a direct upgrade to the previous best-selling Samsung Tocco.
The new Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra comes in an attractive sleek brushed metal effect casing with a slide-open mechanism. The length of the phone measures 139 mm with the slide-keyboard open, and only 110 mm with it closed. The handset is only 12.7 mm thick, which makes it possible to be stored in the tightest of jeans with the minimum of bulge. Apart from that it also offers color highlights.
Like all phones belonging to this category, the S8300 provides all the regular features of a Smart Phone. It has a built in radio and music player which supports most music formats like MP3, AAC and WMA. The controls are easy to use too making it more user-friendly and handy. It also has a built in microphone and loud speaker. While the microphone allows sound recording, the loudspeakers can be employed when one needs both his hands free. Facility of call login, storing information about missed, received and dialed calls is also present. Short messaging service and multimedia messaging service is available too.
The 2.8″ screen supports 16 million colours, making the screen a riot of colours.The screen also has an extremely high resolution, which helps bring clarity to images, and make them more lifelike. Touch screen only makes using the phone a different experience altogether.
The 8 mega pixel camera, with easy controls, makes it easier to take lifelike images with amazing clarity. It supports both still images and video. Since the video can be captured at 30 frames per second, there is no blur. There is an integrated dual LED flash, which enables clearer pictures to be taken in the dimmest of lights. The camera supports auto focusing, along with face detection, which for a long time, was limited only to being present in high end digital cameras. The camera also supports geo tagging, which allows the addition of geographical metadata to our pictures.
The rechargeable battery allows up to as much as 4 hours of talk time, and around 350 hours standby when fully charged. If you have this phone, you will no longer be confronted with signals of low battery every time you make that long call. This handset in itself has 80 MBs of memory, and 16 GB expendable memory. This will allow you to keep all the albums and documents stored in it, without compromising on the running speed of the phone.
Samsung S8300 Tocco Ultra also supports internet browsers, and allows the download of HTML as well as XHTML content. It is a 3G phone which supports 3GHSDPA technology. This enables a high speed connectivity, fast internet, multitasking skills etc. 3G video calling is also allowed, i.e. it also allows video duplex transmission, wherein you can make a video conversation with other users using compatible 3G phones. Data transmission with other phones and computers is rendered possible due to the phone’s support of Bluetooth and USB. EDGE technology present in phone also permits faster data transmission and internet use. So, if you are thinking to grab one, you are thinking right!!
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LG Makes Smart Move with New Smartphone
LG Electronics steps forward to the smartphone market making statement that users don’t have to outsmart to their smartphone.
The LG-GM730 is the newest phone among LG’s easy-to-use smartphones line-up to come. The company has recently signed a special contract with Microsoft, allowing them to be the first manufacturer of a phone with the new version of Windows Mobile. On top of Windows Mobile, the LG-GM730 will provide LG’s dynamic, direct and intuitive S-Class User Interface.
“The combination of Windows Mobile and our new 3D S-Class User Interface will make the LG-GM730 the most functional and easiest to use smartphone ever created,” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications Company. “This phone is a springboard for us. We will launch a number of smartphones this year; most of them will follow this same winning formula.”
Built-around a 3D cube layout, S-Class User Interface provides four customizable home screens. The simple flick of a finger instantly turns the cube from one side to the next. S-Class User Interface eliminates nested menus wherever possible, providing more direct access to features and applications.
Even setup for e-mail is simplified, requiring just one click. Internet Explorer 6.0 enhances the web experience.
The LG-GM730 also incorporates LG’s signature style, with a slim, seamless profile and smooth, stylish rounded edges. At just 11.9 mm it is the perfect on-the-go. Despite its small size, it still manages to pack in all the essential productivity software, with room to spare.
More technical specifications will be announced soon and the LG-GM730 will be available for purchase in the first half of 2009.
Samsung i900 Omnia: Possess To Experience The Difference
Samsung is one of the leading players in the present mobile phone market. It launches several mobile phones every year in the global mobile phone market that satisfy millions of people. The Samsung Omnia 16GB is one of the latest handsets.
PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 13, 2009 – Most of the Samsung mobile phones come power-packed with high-end features such as Web accessing capabilities, easy-to-use media player, high resolution camera, user-friendly interface and many more. Samsung has recently launched the Samsung i900 Omnia 16GB in the global mobile phone market. This is an elegant and sophisticated handset that comes with several astonishing features and a touchscreen interface. The device provides high quality imagine, communication and business features to its users. The widget comes in ‘metallic silver’ and ‘black’ casing which is complete with smooth curvaceous edges. It has a vibrant 3.2 inches TFT touchscreen with total shades of 256K colours and provides a screen resolution of 240 x 400 pixels. The users can also surf the Internet on its high quality touchscreen without any hassles. It has an accelerometer sensor that takes care of automatic screen rotation activity and an optical trackpad.
The Samsung i900 Omnia comes with 16GB of internal memory and the users can further expand its external memory with the help of a microSD (TransFlash) memory card of up to 16 GB. The users can store uncountable multimedia files and personal data in its massive internal memory. The Samsung Omnia 16GB works on a quad band network that would permit the users to enjoy worldwide roaming with their new 3G handset. It covers four GSM bands and HSDPA network, which provides the users with flexibility when roaming. The Omnia is a 2G as well as 3G enabled device that allows the users to enjoy high speed connectivity and transfer data at faster rates with other devices. The 3G HSDPA technology would allow the users to enjoy face-to-face video calls with other 3G compatible phones, as there is a small second videocall camera, which is in the front of the casing.
Its integrated USB v2.0 and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP wireless technology permit you to transfer multimedia files at ease. You can also enjoy a wireless connection using a Bluetooth technology that supports A2DP for a wireless music experience whenever you want. The handset is incorporated with a 5 mega pixels camera that comes with user-friendly imaging features. An auto-focus feature would permit the users to capture a clear and precise shot every time. The Omnia comes with a built-in image stabiliser technology that lets the users take blur-free picture. The media player of the handset supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, OGG, AMR, DivX, XviD, WMV and MP4 formats. The users can listen to their favourite radio station on the built-in radio feature that comes with a RDS (Radio Data System) feature, which permits the users to view radio information such as artist, song and movie name along with radio station’s name on the touchscreen display.
Press release via prlog
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