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Saudi Arabia shuts down BlackBerry messaging service

Aug 7

Posted by looda in BlackBerry | No Comments

Saudi Arabia suspended BlackBerry messaging services on Friday, according to users of the smartphones, after mobile providers said the action was being taken due to security concerns.

“It has stopped,” said a BlackBerry user in the western port of Jeddah, adding that his friends also noticed that the services were being phased out on their devices. The Saudi telecommunications authority had announced on Tuesday that it ordered the country’s three mobile phone providers to block the services or face a 1.3-million-dollar fine.

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Translate text from photos using ABBYY FotoTranslate

Aug 7

Posted by looda in Apps S60, Nokia | No Comments

Bored of dictionaries and phrase-books while you travel?

You don’t need them anymore – ABBYY FotoTranslate is here! ABBYY FotoTranslate is an amazing application for Symbian mobile phones, that uses a simple camera to translate a text into your language. No manual input of the words, no network connection needed – just point and understand!

ABBYY FotoTranslate is a new generation mobile application for all travelers. All you have to do is point your camera to the text you want to translate. ABBYY FotoTranslate takes a picture of the text and translate it. As simple as this!

This small application includes more than 300 000 headwords and phrases in English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian. You can translate from and to each of these languages. ABBYY FotoTranslate uses some of the most accurate and modern dictionaries and their latest editions, and transform them to an application with a friendly interface and easy to use. When you take a picture of the text, ABBYY FotoTranslate uses the optical character recognition (OCR) technology for converting images of words into text. Once the text is converted, the photo appears on the top of the screen, so you can select any word in the text and look at it’s meaning on the bottom of the screen.

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Gresso Customizes Your iPhone 4 With African Wood, 18K Gold and… Solves Antenna Issue; All for $10k

Jul 28

Posted by looda in Luxury Phones, iPhone | No Comments

If you want a more fancy solution to your iPhone 4 problems and the free bumper case is too low cost for you, you can always rely on Gresso to beautify your handset. The luxury brand will provide the iPhone 4 with a titanium black PVD coating applied on the antenna band, solving the phone’s signal issues.

Also, included in the $10,000 price of the customization you get an African wood back panel, adorned with an 18 karat gold Apple logo with a black diamond in it.

Gresso Black Diamond is the name of the customized handset case and you can order it from one of the Gresso distributors in Russia.

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Nokia 5800 Goes Limited Edition with Amr Diab in Egypt

Jul 23

Posted by looda in Nokia | No Comments

Fancy new Nokia 5800? What if we tell you that Nokia is doling out Amr Diab Limited Edition handsets in the middle east and elsewhere? Too tempting for some of your right? Amr What Diab Who? If that’s the question lingering in your mind reading this post, let us throw some background info on this celebrity. Amr Diab is a popular singer cum composer from Egypt who is best known for his work in Jeel music and hit the top charts with his singles “Habibi” and “Tamally Maak“ is also referred to as “Father of Mediterranean Music .” So, what exactly does the Amr Diab Limited edition of 5800 packs under it’s hood?

Amr Diab Limited edition contains various exclusive content:

  1. Amr Diab Application:
    • Two exclusive singles
    • Exclusive never seen videos
    • Exclusive never seen photos
    • Exclusive never heard ringtones
    • Exclusive Audio
  2. Diab FM Application:
    • Listen to Diab FM 24/7 with Diab FM application on the phone
  3. Amr Diab Academy:
    • Participate in the long awaited talent search program on Diab FM through Amr Diab Limited Edition
    • Stay updated with the live feed from Amr Diab Academy through Amr Diab Limited Edition

From the looks of it, this edition of 5800 doesn’t look any different from our 5800s but then it’s packed with exclusive Amr Diab content which makes it all the more special. For more details on getting this limited edition of 5800, head to Amr Diab’s website

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Apple responds to Antennagate [Humor]

Jul 21

Posted by looda in iPhone | 1 Comment

Apple responds to “Antennagate.” (Apple haters will love this video ;) )

Note: This video is not made by Apple!

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Google’s Nexus One Is Officially Dead

Jul 21

Posted by looda in Android | No Comments

After much fanfare that sent tech blogs and the industry ablaze, Google is putting an end to its “superphone” aspirations.  Yes, the Nexus One is, for all intents and purposes, dead.

The company, which received its last batch of phones less than one week ago, has sold out every single one of the inventory from their online store.  Those hoping to score one can turn to European and Korean carriers who still have it on stock (both Vodafone and KT has them), along with some likely overpriced pieces on eBay.

Barely six months old, Google’s “experiment” as a hardware retailer and a mobile phone brand is a bust, something very few people expected at the start of the project.  In fact, many pundits declared the Nexus One as potential serious competition for the iPhone’s market dominance – a claim that quickly died a few months in, when everyone realized that nobody was actually buying the HTC-built “superphone.”

Google CEO Eric Schmidt says they’ve reached all their goals with the smartphone, which is, apparently, to challenge manufacturers to come up with extraordinary hardware to run Android on.  Of course, it’s an obvious load of nonsense.  It wasn’t that long ago, after all, that the company was talking about producing a family of devices around Android.

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Android and iPhone Cross Platform Multiplayer Enabled Thanks to Skies of Glory

Jul 20

Posted by looda in Android, Games iPhone, iPhone | No Comments

Although there are tittles out there like Raging Thunder 2 and Homerun Battle 3D that allow iPhone owners to join Android users in gaming sessions, this new title is a bomb. We’re talking about SGN’s Skies of Glory, that gets shown in action at the end of the article.

Skies of Glory is an aerial dogfighting game, that has recently been ported to Android (2.0 and above), being able to communicate with iOS device via WiFi, Bluetooth or 3G.

Let’s hope that such cross-platform action will expand to MeeGo, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry 6 and Symbian…

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Nokia’s official statement about the antenna design

Jul 18

Posted by looda in Nokia, iPhone | 2 Comments

As we’ve all seen, Apple had mentioned Nokia in their press conference today regarding the iPhone4. I wanted to take a moment and send you a statement regarding Nokia’s own antenna design and function.

Antenna design is a complex subject and has been a core competence at Nokia for decades, across hundreds of phone models. Nokia was the pioneer in internal antennas; the Nokia 8810, launched in 1998, was the first commercial phone with this feature.

Nokia has invested thousands of man hours in studying human behavior, including how people hold their phones for calls, music playing, web browsing and so on. As you would expect from a company focused on connecting people, we prioritize antenna performance over physical design if they are ever in conflict.

In general, antenna performance of a mobile device/phone may be affected with a tight grip, depending on how the device is held. That’s why Nokia designs our phones to ensure acceptable performance in all real life cases, for example when the phone is held in either hand. Nokia has invested thousands of man hours in studying how people hold their phones and allows for this in designs, for example by having antennas both at the top and bottom of the phone and by careful selection of materials and their use in the mechanical design.

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Apple addresses iPhone 4 antenna problems – free bumper cases for all

Jul 16

Posted by looda in iPhone | No Comments

Apple addressed the iPhone 4 antennagate/Death Grip issues in a press conference Friday and CEO Steve Jobs admitted there was a problem but insinuated it was being overblown by the press. Still, the company will be giving out free bumper cases to all impacted users.

The company reiterated that the reception issues weren’t exclusive to the iPhone 4 and its stainless steel band which doubles as the antenna. Apple showed a video of phones like the BlackBerry Bold 9700, Droid Eris and Samsung Omnia II experiencing signal loss when held in certain ways.

“We’re not perfect. Phones aren’t perfect. We know that, you know that,” Jobs said.

Apple said it knew that if the iPhone 4 were gripped in a certain way the bars would go down just like every smartphone. The company said that despite the uproar in the media, its AppleCare data suggests only .55% of users have complained about this directly to Apple by calling in. Additionally, the company said the return rate for the Apple iPhone 4 is 1.7%. For comparison’s sake, the iPhone 3Gs had a return rate of 6%.

Jobs also said the iPhone 4 drops less than one call per 100 compared to the 3GS.

The company will be giving out free cases to users through September 30 and those who have already purchased one will get a refund. Users will be able to apply for this through Apple’s website shortly and it will offer a variety of cases. It’s a good move by Apple to appease users but those cases really do kill the aesthetics of the iPhone 4.

The press conference was necessary because the Apple iPhone 4 antenna problems slowly became a major issue. The first few reports were generally scattered and could be associated with launch-day issues. But once Consumer Reports took back its recommendation, Apple knew it could have a problem with the mainstream.

Jobs also said the elusive white iPhone 4 will be available at the end of July in limited quantities and that an upcoming software update will boost the proximity sensor.

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Apple KNEW! Engineer Warned Jobs of Antenna Problems

Jul 16

Posted by looda in iPhone | 1 Comment

According to reports, senior engineer and antenna expert at Apple, Ruben Caballero warned management that the device may drop calls and hurt reception. A similar warning was issued to Apple by a carrier partner. Yet Apple continued with the design as planned as it allowed for a thinner and lighter handset. Sounds like Apple headed straight for the iceberg on this one despite warning.

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