Nokia 5700 introduction

It seems that music phones are becoming an increasingly important part of every company's portfolio. It's therefore no surprise that a lot of effort is put in developing such devices, which explains the constantly improving functionality and performance. We'll now have a look at Nokia's most recent creation in the genre - the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic family. Just a quick glance at its features tells you this phone is promising, to say the least. But practice has taught us that features are not all that a handset is about. Stay with us as we find out what this heavyweight musician is capable of.
Key features:
1-Fast and responsive user interface
2-Excellent display, with unmatched legibility under direct sunlight
3-Great earphones
4-Symbian S60 3rd edition FP1
5-Sporty, youthful design
6-The swiveling part is well-built and very functional
Main disadvantages:
1-Awkward joystick
2-Weak bass
3-Bizarre Menu and C keys
4-No Pencil key
5-No built-in 3.5mm jack
Nokia 5700 went off to a flying start with its very release, earning itself quite a number of fans. Smartphone functionality topped with music phone charisma was sure to appeal to all walks of life. Although its design was originally meant to mostly please the young, Nokia 5700's curvy lines and lacquered plastic are enjoyed by men and women of all ages.

Frequent Mobile Phone Use "might" Improve Mental Concentration

According to a recently published study, frequent mobile phone users demonstrated slowed Brain function, but the users also showed better focused attention, which can be explained as a learning effect related to making more phone calls in distractive surroundings.
The researchers note that no firm conclusions can be drawn as to whether these effects are to be considered an adverse health effect (or indeed, a benefit), but data have already been collected from more than 20,000 people to replicate this study and further investigate the adverse health effects.
In the September issue of the International Journal of Neuroscience a study will be published on the long term effects of Mobile Phone use on brain function. Earlier studies have mostly investigated the acute effects of mobile phone use on brain function. However, this study employed an epidemiological approach to investigate the long-term effects of mobile phone use on brain function. In this study data was used from 300 people of which 100 were 'frequent mobile phone users', 100 'non-mobile phone users' and an 'intermediate group' of 100 people. Differences in brain activity (measured using QEEG or quantative EEG), Neuropsychological functions such as attention, memory and executive function and personality traits were assessed.
The results show that frequent mobile phone users score higher on extraversion. Furthermore, frequent mobile phone users showed improved focused attention. This was explained by a learning effect due to making more phone calls in busy environments, whereby people learn to focus better on the phone call and filter out irrelevant environmental information. However, the brain activity from frequent mobile phone users shows more slow activity (increased Delta and Theta) and a slowing of the Alpha Peak Frequency. These effects could not be explained by the differences in personality and focused attention.

Project #1: Get Windows in Gear
Start With a BackupAll PC tweaking begins with a backup, even if you simply create a new restore point. To set one in XP, click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Accessories, System Tools, System Restore, choose Create a restore point, click Next, and step through the wizard. In Windows Vista, click Start, Programs (or All Programs), Maintenance, Backup and Restore Center, select Create a restore point or change settings, choose System Restore, click Next, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Restore points won't solve all your problems. That's why one of the most welcome new tools in Windows Vista is Complete PC Backup, which creates a snapshot of your machine, including all of your applications, settings, and data files. Later, if (when?) your hardware fails, you can restore the entire system, not just your files. (Note that Complete PC Backup is not available in Windows Vista Home Basic or Home Premium.)
To create a backup, click Start, Control Panel (or Start, Settings, Control Panel on the Classic Start menu), Back up your computer (in Classic View, double-click Backup and Restore Center). Choose Back up computer and follow the steps. I recommend making a backup at least once per month if you use your PC for work, and a minimum of once every six months no matter how much or little you use it.
Always back up before you make any big changes to your PC's configuration (note that Windows creates a restore point automatically prior to every new software installation and any other significant system change).
Stop Unnecessary StartupsWhenever you start your PC,

Various services and programs start up in the background, often without your knowledge. Most of them are programs or services you need, such as your firewall and antivirus software. But some, such as instant messaging apps that you rarely use, do nothing but squander system resources and slow down your PC.
The simplest way to remove the autostart apps you don't use is with the System Configuration utility: Click Start, Run (or just Start on Windows Vista's menu and type in the Start Search box), type msconfig, and press . Select the Startup tab to see the programs that start with Windows. Uncheck those you don't want to run (see ). Next, click the Services tab to see a list of all the services running on your system. Think twice before you uncheck a service, however; many are required to keep your hardware and software operating. The Process Library describes thousands of Windows services and programs, and tells you whether they're necessary. If you're not sure whether you want to run a service or program, enter its name in your favorite Web search engine and look in the results for a description.

Apple annouces compensation for old customers of iphone

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) - Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs responded to customer dissatisfaction over the company cutting the price of its high-end iPhone by apologizing and offering iPhone buyers a $100 store credit toward any Apple product.
In a letter posted on Apple's website, Jobs said that while he believes Apple made the right move in lowering the price of its 8-gigabyte iPhone to $399 from $599, "we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers."
Jobs said the company received "hundreds of e-mails" from iPhone customers upset over the move.
"Our early customers trusted us, and we must live up to that trust," Jobs said. "And we must live up to that trust with our actions in moments like these."
According to Jobs' statement, customers who bought an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T will be eligible for a $100 credit they can use at either Apple's retail or online store. Jobs' statement said the credit would be available for customers not already receiving a rebate for the iPhone.
Apple's current purchase policies say that if the company lowers the price on an Apple-branded product within 14 days after purchase, a customer may request a refund of the difference between the purchase price and the reduced price. The request must be made within 14 days of the price reduction.
Jobs announced the iPhone price cut at an Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday, in which the company also revamped its line of iPod digital music and video players. Jobs said that in addition to cutting the price of the 8GB iPhone, Apple would only sell the 4GB version of the device, which the company has also cut by $200, to $299, as long as current supplies are on hand.
The move has put pressure on Apple's stock, which fell more than 5% Wednesday and continued to trade down on Thursday. The shares closed trading Thursday down nearly 1.3% at $135.01.
The price cut comes barely two months after the iPhone was released to long lines of customers, many of whom camped outside of Apple and AT&T stores for days in order to be the first buyers of one of the most highly anticipated technology products in recent history.

Ericsson Shows off Eco-Friendly Base Station

Ericsson is showing off a radio base station site concept that is not only better for the environment but more cost-efficient to adopt and run, and (subjectively) more attractive to look at. The modern design, from renowned Scandinavian architect Thomas Sandell, is a completely new approach to site architecture - the 5m-diameter, 40m-high flexible concrete tower encapsulates all radio base station equipment, including the antennas.
Ericsson Tower Tube Designs
The aesthetics of the site concept, named the Ericsson Tower Tube, have been further enhanced by the choice of construction materials. The flexible concrete tower can be colored and branded to the operator's specific needs to either blend in with its surroundings or become an attractive landmark for the local community.
And the concrete itself has a lower environmental impact than traditional steel, producing 30 percent less CO2 emissions during production and transportation.
Diverging from standard design, the radio base station is placed at the top of the tower cutting the distance between it and the antenna. This gives capacity and coverage benefits for the cellular network and can together with the fact that no active cooling is needed reduce energy consumption up to 40 percent.
Furthermore, as the new design occupies less land, 60-75 percent less than conventional sites, site acquisition is easier. Being a self-contained structure, operators can also avoid the need for security fences and the cost of maintaining and patrolling them.

iPhone Price Cut: 10 Reasons Why Apple Did It

Yesterday's iPhone price cut -- from $599 to $399, 68 days after product launch -- came sooner and was deeper than anyone expected. Why did Steve Jobs do it?
"We want to make iPhone even more affordable for even more people," was the reason he gave. "We want to put iPhones in a lot of stockings this holiday season."
But is that the whole story? Apple (AAPL) watchers have been pondering the question overnight and have come up with at least 10 other possibilities. Cutting and pasting from various websites, we offer them here:
1. Sales are slowing, and a price drop will re-invigorate them.

2. Other smartphones are entering the market and a $399 price tag kicks those where it hurts.

3. iPhone is a classic platinum turkey -- a high-end phone that sells a million units rapidly but then quickly loses momentum.

4. The new iPod touch was likely to undermine iPhone sales.

5. Apple early adopters would have paid any price. $600 was just short term profit maximization for the launch.

6. Apple has reached a milestone that can justify a price cut. Development costs have been recouped. (It'll be a lot cheaper to produce the next million iPhones than the first, so Apple hasn't given away its margin.)

7. iPod Touch and iPhone share certain parts, thus bringing manufacturing costs down for both products.

8. Apple promised AT&T the price cut if they could offer the iPod touch this holiday season.

9. If Apple learned anything from the Mac war with Wintel, it was that maintaining hardware margins at the expense of marketshare was a mistake.

10. Clearing out inventory to make way for a 3G iPhone ASAP.

Apple Slashes iPhone Price

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Apple surprisingly cut the price of its iPhone on Wednesday, slashing the price of the 8-gigabyte model to $399 from $599 barely two months of the much ballyhooed device's launch.
Apple also said it would phase out the iPhone's 4-gigabyte model. The price cut - an indication sales of the product may not be keeping up with expectations - came as Apple unveiled a revamped iPod lineup that included a new touch-screen device that can connect via Wi-Fi networks to the Internet. Apple shares fell 4% to $138.42 following news of the price cut.
"I think it's a sign that the iPhone isn't selling as fast as they hoped for, so they decided to get aggressive on price," said Van Baker, an analyst at Gartner.
Apple's iPod Touch, which uses the iPhone's touch-screen capability, was centerpiece of the company's new iPod family. The iPod risked falling under the shadow of the iPhone - Apple's combination cellphone/iPod that has captured the industry's attention for most of the year. When the iPhone was released exclusively with AT&T, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the device was "the best iPod ever." As such, investors were looking for a standalone iPod with comparable capabilities.
Jobs answered that call with the iPod Touch, which shares the iPhone's touch-screen technology but lacks any cellphone capabilities.
"It's incredibly impressive in terms of both technical innovation and what consumers are looking for," said Avi Greengart, an analyst for market research firm Current Analysis. "It's basically an iPhone for people with Verizon."
The device will sell for $299 for the 8-gigabyte version and $399 for a 16-gigabyte version. It also features the ability to connect to Wi-Fi Internet hotspots and a full Internet browser.
"It appears to be everything but the cellphone," Greengart said. "Its a renaissance of the PDA."
To complement the new device, Apple unveiled an iTunes Wi-Fi music store. Customers can preview and purchase the song over the Web using a Wi-Fi connection to their iPod Touch. "Finally, some of you are saying," Jobs said at a company presentation in San Francisco.
The only potential bump in the road is the high price. Rival makers can point to media devices that are cheaper and offer more storage space. Greengart said Apple is positioning it as a premium product and will be able to justify the price. The company also has a family of products to address different customer segments

How to break MSN block on your netwrok

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