The Competition of Indoor Navigation

GPS is now used widely when people need help, but the indoor navigation is rarely used. When you go into a strange building or place, you will find that it is very difficult to find the place you go. At this time, people need a indoor navigation service to help them to find the place fast. This article will talk about indoor navigation and hope it will be helpful to you.

I believe most of you have the same experience that I have. When you fist step in a new building, airport or school, you will feel loss and do not know what to do first and where to go. For example, you are in a hospital. It is difficult for you to find the place you want to go. Many hospital use a not that effective way to solve this problem, of course, it does not work at most of the time. They just set different kinds of sign post or just use different colors to guide people. However, now we have a really nice way to solve this problem, using intelligent map system in mobile phone. It makes it's easy to find some places in a building and other indoor places.

In the latest Android map, it includes US IKEA and Macy's and other 18 airport's detailed layout. Almost at the same time, Nokia announced they will release indoor map suing Bluetooth 4.0. Although use two totally different technology, we can smell that the war of indoor map is already begin.

For a long time, Bluetooth has a poor reputation. It maybe because that the headphone looks not like a human or something else. It makes people feel weird. However, Bluetooth is actually a really nice technology: powerful, simple, cheap. And it will be much more smart after the release of Bluetooth 4.0. Nokia's Location Extension Protocol uses the connection of locator transmitter on the ceiling and Bluetooth 4.0. And triangulation method that is similar to GPS. Through this way, your mobile phone can find the place you want to go accurately. It is said that the degree of precision is less than 8 inches.

Nokia has spent over one billion euros and hope this breakthrough technology will bring superiority in the competiton of indoor map. They have also discovered the different application of this tech, from game to indoor navigation. Nokia is now trying their best to persuade Bluetooth SIG to make one uniform standard and hope this kind of mobile phone can come out into market in 2013.

Just like that if there is no specific map, GPS can not work, the indoor navigation system can not work without a detailed architectural and structural drawings. Now Google allows uses to upload or add architectural and structural drawings to Google Maps as they do the same to SketchUp. This is a simple process, users just need upload the picture of the floor's layout and then connect with satellite images of Google Maps. Through this way, Google not only gets many users' support, uploading indoor maps data day and night, they also uses the data for other users, such as services based on location and ads based on location.

What I have said above is not considering the crime, privacy and other safe question. People are now really sensitive to Google Street View. I believe this kind of indoor map data will bring bigger controversy. In conclusion, we need indoor navigation when we are in a strange building to find places fast. However, we need to use it carefully. Hope Google and Nokia will solve these problems and provide us indoor navigation one day.

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Apple MacBook Air: The King of Ultra-Thin Notebook

A report from J.P. Morgan shows that the market of Ultra-thin notebook reserves big profit margins. Many producers, including Acer, HP and Sony, are getting involved in the field of Ultra-thin notebook. However, Apple's MacBook Air will still be the kind of Ultra-thin notebook for a very long time.

Although the competition of Ultra-thin notebook market is getting heating up day after day, but the cost of this kind of note book is still a big problem for producers. So far, most of the Ultra-thin notebook's price is more than $1000, only few of them is around $900. The price is still too high for most of the customers. In fact, MacBook Air's price is also expensive. According to the different models and configuration, its price is between $999 to $1599. Some analysts said, it receives much more attention than other competitors because its superiority in functions and specification and it comes out much earier than others. In contrast, other producer's Ultra-thin notebook are available in the market much later than MacBook Air and do not have superiority in functions and price. So it is really difficult for them to shake the market share of Apple MacBook Air.

Analysts also point out that, as MacBook Air's strong growth, in the next 12 months, its sales will reach over $7 billion, and sell 1.6 million for each quarter. If this come true, Apple will thank China's market. In the third quarter, MacBook's sale in China rise 339% than the same period of last year. And it will rise in the future.

For now, in the sales of MacBook Air around the world, USA and EMEA takes 73.9% and some new markets' share is rising constantly. Analyst said as the price is still high for most of the customers, now some new markets is not the main increase of MacBook Air's sales, but after the price is going lower, this will change. In addition, as iPhone and iPad is fast occupying the new market around the planet and Apple's affect will become a nice halo effect, Apple's system will be much more perfect than now. All the things above is a good news for the sales on MacBook Air.

Apple MacBook Air comes at the right time when people are getting tired with giant laptop. When you hear about it, you just fall in love with it without any hesitation. MacBook Air 2011 makes itself more fast and more powerful. 4GB of DDR3 memory is found on all but the base 11-inch model, which gets by with half that. SSDs are standard across the board, starting at 64GB for the 11 and going up to 256GB for the top-shelf 13-inch. Intel HD 3000 graphics power the lot and stock processors include 1.6GHz and 1.7GHz Core i5's, though a 1.8GHz Core i7 is available for $100 more. When it comes to displays nothing has changed: the 13-inch model features a 1440 x 900 glossy, LED-backlit panel while the 11 still does 1366 x 768. We spent our time testing the 13-inches and, as before, it continues to impress when it comes to contrast, brightness, and viewing angles, which are plenty wide enough to enable two-person, coach-class viewing of that latest episode of Top Gear. Contrast is helped by the glossy sheen here -- and no, you still can't option out a matte unit.

DVD Creator DVD to iPad

Experience Sharing: Ten Steps to Perfectly Jailbreak Your iOS 5.0.1

On July 26, 2010, the Library of Congress officially repaired several exemption clauses in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and it formally recognized the legitimacy of the IOS jailbreak.

Jay Freeman,the founder of Cydia, Jailbreak software community, said about 10% of the global iPhones had escaped.

Now the redsn0w 0.9.10b1, which can perfectly jailbreak iOS 5.0.1 has just released. Currently, it supports iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4 CDMA edition, iPad 1, iPod touch 3G, iPod touch 4G. However, the iPhone 4S, iPad 2, using A5 processor still can not escape.

Please check the device Settings - > General > On the Machine to inspect equipment running on the firmware version, if you are running older versions of the firmware, you will update it to the 5.0.1 then jailbreak.

Step 1, Download redsn0w_win_0.9.10b1, then Decompression attachment and open redsn0w.exe

Step 2, Click the “Jaibreak” button on the map

Step 3, Make sure your iOS device is switched off, and the data line is connected to a computer.

Step 4, During the Jailbreak process, you need first enter DFU mode. The concrete operation process has three steps. First, hold the key for several seconds. After the prompt field grey, go to the next step.

Step 5, After that, don't let go the open key, and also hold down the HOME key for 10 seconds.

Step 6, Release the open key, but continuing to hold down the home key for 15 seconds

Step 7, If you succeed, there will be a progress bar.

Step 8, If the following interface appears, select the" Install Cydia" to start installing the Cydia to iOS equipment.

Step 9, After a while, your iOS device appears English covering the screen, this demonstrates file uploading.

Step 10, Two or three minutes later, your mobile phone will reboot, and you can see the Cydia Icon

Finally, I say one more word: although the jailbreak can bring you some new functions, it may also lead to the instability of the system, power consumption increasing, etc. So think twice and then make the decision according to your needs.

iPhone 4S Movie Converter

Summary of Guides---How to Convert DVD, Video to iPad and Backup iPad files

After comparing with many iPad Converting Softwares, i choose the Aiseesoft iPad Converter Suite best.
This iPad Software integrates DVD to iPad Converter, iPad Video Converter, and iPad Transfer. And also it supports all versions of iPod/iPhone/iPad and iOS 4.3.

First, How to Convert Video/DVD to iPad and transfer files with DVD to iPad Converter.

Step 1: Download and install Aiseesoft iPad Converter Suite
After installing this software, you can double click the icon on your desktop to run the application.

Step 2: Load DVD or Video
Click the "Load DVD" button to input the DVD file you want to convert. After inputting DVD and Video, you can preview the DVD movie with the built-in player on the right of the main screen.
In this function, you can convert any DVD and video files to iPad.

Step 3: Customize output settings
It provides you with powerful video editing functions, such as trimming, cropping, merging and watermarking video. Then choose the output profile. Also you can click the "Settings" button to do some further settings.

Second, How to Backup music, movie, pictures, iTunes U, eBooks, Camera Roll, etc. between iPad and PC

As you have downloaded the Aiseesoft iPad Converter Suite, you can use its iPad Transfer function.
This function enables you to

* Transfer local files to iPad
* Copy iPad files to your computer
* Transfer files between different iOS devices
* Convert video/audio/DVD to iPad
* Backup iPhone SMS and Contacts

First, Transfer iPad files to computer

After you connect iPad to computer, this iPad Transfer will detect the device automatically and show various iPad files in different types in the left list on the software interface. You can choose files from a library that you want to transfer from iPad to computer.
choose iPad files

Now you can click "Export file(s) to PC" button at the bottom of the file list, and choose target folder in the dialog box that opens, and then start exporting file(s) to PC.

Then you can enjoy these files on computer or share them on the internet with friends.

Second, Import local files to iPad?

Step 1: Choose target category list to store files
Move your mouse to the left-hand menu of the iPad Transfer Platinum and choose the target category list that you want to import the files to.

Step 2: Select local files
Then you can click the "Import file(s)" button to select the files you want to add in the dialog box that opens. Then this wonderful iPad Transfer Platinum will import the files you choose to iPad. And you can enjoy movies, songs, pictures and eBooks on your iPad.

Then the backup succeeds and you can enjoy your iPad at will.
For more info, you can visit its official webpage and have a try by yourself.

How to rip DVD, convert video, transfer iPod music and make iPhone ringtone for Windows/Mac

It includes 4 parts:
Part 1. How to rip DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune and other MP4 and MP3 Players
Part 2. How to convert all video to MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG, RM, RMVB, MKV, VOB…
Part 3. How to transfer music from iPod to computer, computer to iPod, iPod to iPod
Part 4. How to make your own iPhone ringtone for free

Believe or not, to do the things above what you need is download Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit and few clicks.

Part 1. How to rip DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune and other MP4 and MP3 Players.

Step 1. Click “DVD Ripper” on the main interface to run Aiseesoft DVD Ripper.



Step 2. Open your DVD Drive and put your DVD in it, then click “Load DVD” and choose “Load DVD” to load your DVD into this best DVD ripper.

Step 3. Choose your output format from the “profile” drop-down list. This best DVD ripper provides you so many formats that out of your expectation, such as “iPod video MPEG 4 (*.mp4)”, “iPhone 3G MOV 640*480 (*.mov)” and so on.

After you choose your output format, you can adjust your output video’s settings, such as “Resolution”, “Frame Rate”, “Bitrate”, “Sample Rate” and so on.
Click “Start” now to begin your conversion and you will get your video soon.

To make your output movie more enjoyable you can do some editings to it through this best DVD ripper. You can choose a part of your movie to convert (trim), remove the black edges of your DVD movie (crop) and also adjust the effect (effect) and select subtitle and audio track.

Part 2. How to convert all video to MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPG, RM, RMVB, MKV, VOB…

Step 1. Click “Total Video Converter” on the main interface to run Aiseesoft Total Video Converter

Step 2. Click “Add File” to load the video you want to convert.

Step 3. Choose output format by clicking “profile” and customize your own output video by
clicking “settings” to adjust the Resolution, Frame Rate, Bitrate and so on.

Before you click “Start” to begin your conversion, you can do some editing works, such as pick up a part of your video to convert(trim), choose your own play region(crop) and put two or more files into one.(merge into one file).
OK, now you can begin your conversion

Part 3. How to transfer your songs and videos bewteen iPod and computer/iPod

First, Click “iPod Transfer” to run Aiseesoft iPod Transfer

Click “Computer to iPod” button, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from your computer to iPod easily.

Click “iPod to Computer” button, it will allow you to backup your songs and videos from iPod to your computer.

Click “iPod to iPod” button, it will allow you to transfer songs and videos from one iPod to another iPod dirrectly.

Part 4. How to make your own iPhone ringtone for free

Download Aiseesoft iPhone Ringtone Maker.

Step 1: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Input File" to import the file that you want to make ringtone from it.

Step 2: Play it and listen the music to find the segment that you want to use it as ringtone. Then drag and click the start & end slider to set your wanted segment, or type the start & end time in the corresponding text box directly to get the exact segment. You also can pre-listen the converted audio before generate.

Step 3: Click “Browse” on the right side of "Local Output Folder" to choose the output destination.

Step 4: Check "Export to iPhone" option, the converted ringtone will be load to your iPhone directly.

Step 5: After all the settings are finished, click “Generate” to begin making your own iPhone ringtone.

If you are a Mac user, I recommend you Aiseesoft DVD Software Toolkit for Mac
it has the same functions as the windows one. You can use it easy rip your DVD, convert your videos, transfer your iPod songs and videos bewteen iPod and your Mac and also make your own ringtone.

2011 Best iPad Converter also Supports Portable Devices and Mainstream Video Formats

Is iPad still the dominant tablet on the market? The answer is, absolutely, yes. During the second quarter of 2011, around 75% of tablets shipped worldwide were iPads and 20% were Android, according to ABI research. Although there is much room for the expansion of the tablets market, it is still hard to change the current situation in which Apple is the leader of this industry, with iPad continuing to gain popularity among tablet customers. However, iPad itself has disadvantages and limitations. For instance, it does not support flash videos and most of the video formats such as MPG, MPEG, MPEG 2, RMVB, AVI etc. Thus, Aiseesoft has created the iPad Converter for iPad users to convert any video format to iPad compatible formats.

As a professional iPad converter, the Best iPad Converter possesses strong and powerful functions to convert almost all popular video formats including MPG, MPEG, MPEG 2, RMVB, AVI, MTS, M2TS, VOB, DAT, MP4, M4V, TS, RM, FLV, SWF, MPV, MOD, TOD, QT, MOV, DV, etc and HD video to iPad with fast conversion speed and high image and sound qualities. What is more, this iPad Converter can also convert DVD files to iPad. Now iPad (iPad 2), iPod, iPod touch, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPhone (iPhone 4), Apple TV are all supported by this magic software.

The powerful editing functions enable users to customize the output files according to their preference. Users can trip any segment of a video, crop the video frame, merge several videos together to get a whole single one, adjust video effects and add watermark to videos and so forth. Once using the iPad Converter, you will be attracted by its magic power.

In a word, the Best iPad Converter can help users convert both videos and DVD to iPad with excellent performances. With it, you can easily enjoy any video on iPad without considering whether your iPad is compatible with the format or not. So please have a try! You cannot miss it.

Price and Availability

Aiseesoft iPad Converter is now priced at $ 35.00

System Requirements

OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7

Hardware Requirements: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above; 512MB RAM or more

How to Backup iPod Files to PC or Mac

This guide aims to show you that how to backup your iPod songs and videos on your computer for Windows and Mac users.
It includes 2 parts:
Part 1: How to transfer iPod songs and videos to computer for Windows users
Part 2: How to transfer iPod songs and videos to Mac.

Part 1: How to transfer iPod songs and videos to computer for Windows users
Software Requirement: Aiseesoft iPod to Coumputer Transfer
It is a powerful iPod to computer transfer that can transfer all the iPod things to your computer; most importantly it supports all the iPods, from the oldest one to iPod nano-chromatic.

Step 1: Connect your iPod to your computer
When you plug your iPod into your computer, Aiseesoft iPod to Computer Transfer can automatically load your iPod into it.

Step 2: Choose songs
Choose the songs, videos, and other things that you want to backup at the top of the window. (1)



Step 3: The most important and the last thing you need to do are to click the “export to pc” button. (2).

After you click “export to pc” button a pop-up window will appear and with it you can choose where you place your iPod songs and videos.
Few seconds later you will have your iPod songs, videos and other things on your computer.

Part 2: How to transfer iPod songs and videos to Mac

Step 1: Download Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer.
For Intel: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/mac/ipod-to-mac-transfer-intel.dmg
For PPC: http://www.aiseesoft.com/downloads/mac/ipod-to-mac-transfer-power-pc.dmg
And install it.

Step 2: Plug your iPod to your Mac and run Aiseesoft iPod to Mac Transfer. It will find your iPod automatically.

Step 3: Just click Music and all of your music on your iPod will be listed, so you can pick up which songs you want to transfer. (Click “Video”/“Picture”, if you want to backup your videos and image.)

Step 4: Click “iPod to Mac” and few seconds later you will get your iPod songs on your Mac.

Newly Upgraded Aiseesoft iPad Converter - Highly Supports iOS 5

Aiseesoft, one of the professional developers of digital multimedia software, has garnered long-time support from their loyal customers. In order to serve them better, Aiseesoft Studio upgraded their popular iPad Converter, and now it highly supports iOS 5, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2.

On the basis of transferring music, movie, pictures, TV shows, Podcasts, iTunes U, eBooks, Camera Roll, voice memos, camera shots from iPad to PC or from PC to iPad, this upgrade enables Aiseesoft iPad Transfer to highly support the latest iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iOS 5. Besides, it brings users 6x faster converting speed due to the application of AMD APP and NVIDIA® CUDA™ GPU processing acceleration technology in DVD to iPad Converter and iPad Video Converter software.

As for iPad Converter Suite, it is composed of DVD to iPad Converter, iPad Video Converter and iPad Transfer. Thus, it should be your best choice to convert any DVD file or video to general output formats such as MPEG-4, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MOV, and M4V for iPad in fast speed and excellent qualities and transfer files between PC and iPad to share or backup whilst saving money. Besides, this iPad Converter Suite supports all versions of iPod/iPhone/iPad.

To conclude, the Aiseesoft iPad Converter Suite is an extremely useful tool to convert DVD / video to all video and audio formats supported by Apple Devices as you like. It is also the best assistant to manage your iPad files well. Give it a try it today!

Price and Availability
iPad Converter Suite is now priced at $ 35.00

System Requirements
OS Supported: Windows NT4/2000/2003/XP and Windows Vista, Windows 7
Hardware Requirements: 800MHz Intel or AMD CPU, or above; 512MB RAM or more

How to convert DVD to iPod/iPhone/Sansa/PSP/Zune/iRiver/Google Phone/Cell Phone, etc. on Mac

Many people like enjoy movies at home and they have piles of DVDs. So do I. I like watch lastest movie on my new Mac and it is wonderful. However, I always break and lose my DVDs and I was really sad because they cost most of my money. Luckily, I find a way to store my DVD movies on my new Mac computer and evern put it on my iPod because I use a DVD Ripper for Mac and it can rip DVDs to so many video formats, such as AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1/2, 3GP, 3G2, VOB and so on.

To do this you must have a nice dvd ripper for Mac. So I find Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac

OK, let’s do it.
Step 1. Download and install Aisesoft DVD Ripper for Mac.

For Intel

For Power PC

Step 2. Load you DVD.
Click the “Load DVD” button(a), find the DVD folder of the movie you want to add from your DVD-ROM, and Click “Open”.



Tick the check boxes(b) before the titles and chapters that you want to rip.

Step 3. Chose output profile and settings.
Selecting output format is really easy, you can chose your output format according to your devices players and the default setting works great.

For a veteran of digital player, you could customize your own settings by clicking “Settings” button to chose your own video resolution, frame rate, bit rate, encoder, etc.

Tips: Sample rate (Hz) = any value up to 48000 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)
Bitrate (kbps) = any value up to 160 (higher value = better sound quality = bigger file)

After setting your own output and settings you can click “Start” button to start your conversion. (The time of the conversion depends on your DVD and the settings you chose.)

Do a few more clicks to make your movie more enjoyable.
1. Trim

If you want to rip only a part of the DVD movie, please click “Trim” button and drag the “Start trim slider” to set the start time and “End trim slider” to set the end time.(a). You can also do that by clicking the “Start trim button” and “End trim button”(b). The third way you do that is set the exact Start/End time at the right of the pop-up window and click “OK”.

2. Crop
If you want to remove the black edges or you want to rip a certain area of your video, please click the “Crop” button. You can do this either by drag the frame around the movie (a) or set the crop value: “Top, Left, Bottom, Right”.(b). Another way to do that is choose mode from “Crop Mode”(c).
Aiseesoft DVD Ripper for Mac also allows you to choose the output aspect ratio above the crop pane, “Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3” are available.

3. Effect
If you want to adjust the effect of your movie, please click the “Effect” button and a pop-up effect window will appear. It allows you to edit your movie’s effect including “Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation and Volume”.

4. Merge into one file/audio track/subtitles
If you would like to put several titles and chapters into one output file, please tick the check box of the “Merge into one file”.
You can choose audio track and subtitles you like according to what you prefer and the DVD supports.

Follow what I said above I hope you could enjoy your DVD movies on your Mac and also on your iPod and other portable players

Aiseesoft Releases Major Update to Video Converter for Mac

Aiseesoft, a top-ranking Windows and Mac Blu-ray/DVD/video converting software provider, announced a major update to Video Converter for Mac last Saturday. With this professional Mac Video Converter, customers can conveniently convert all popular video files, like AVI, MP4, MOV, MKV, WMV, FLV, DivX, XviD, MPEG-1/2, 3GP, VOB, HD TS, HD MTS, HD M2TS, etc. on Mac.

The new version of this Video Converter for Mac brings customers many wonderful new features:

• Qt development framework
• More user-friendly graphical interface
• Support 5.1 surround sound
• Improve the "Merge" feature
• Support DE, CUE and WebM file
• Support outputting video without audio track
• Support adjusting output file volume
• Renew the output profile
• Support adjusting output video aspect ratio

This is a totally free update for all old users of this software and the former user name and registration code are still valid. All new customers are also welcome to free download this amazing Video Converter for Mac to have a try.

Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac, professional video converting software designed for Mac users, can assist users to convert all video files on Mac. With it, customers can conveniently enjoy any movie on portable devices, such as iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, smart phone, PSP, and so on. And this Mac video converting software also owns powerful video editing features. For instance, it can crop video frame, cut off any video segment, add watermark to any video, adjust video effect and join video clips together.

System Requirements

OS Supported: Mac OS X v10.4 – v10.7

Hardware Requirements: 512MB RAM, Super VGA (800×600) resolution, 16-bit graphics card or higher.

About Aiseesoft Studio

As a professional multimedia software provider, Aiseesoft Studio is dedicated to developing the best multimedia desktop applications to help the Windows and Mac users smoothly convert, edit and transfer various video/audio files. In order to meet users' various requirements, Aiseesoft Studio constantly brings in new ideas, technologies, etc.

For Reasons for Apple to Launch The 7.85 inch iPad

On this Friday, there was a rumor from Apple supply chain that Apple will launch the 7.85 inch Tablet PC in late 2012. The technology blog GigaOm make a analysis why Apple should promote the small dimension Tablet PC.


Imaginary 7 inch iPad
Athough Apple is leading the Consumer Tablet PC market, and sales of iPad are far above Android Tablet PC, there are still four reasons why Aplle should launch the smaller screen Tablet PC.

First, Smaller Tablet PC is more portable

The smaller size tablet PC with higher frequency of ultilization, can be used in more situations. For example, the Samsung 7 inch Galaxy Tab tablet PC can be carried with you, but iPad is inconvenient in carrying. When the users sit in the yard, or go to Starbucks, iPad can well meet your needs. But in the process of moving, 7 inch flat panel computer is more convenient. The tablet can be packed in your pants or jacket pocket, but iPad can't. Smaller size also makes weight lighter.

Second, Outstanding 7 inch Tablet PC has already been available

Although 7 inch Galaxy Tab brings much convenience, there are still some disadvantages compared with iPad. However, some better 7 inch Tablet PCs have been available such as bookstore Nook tablet PC and Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet PC. The two products are very popular in this Christmas season. Portability is one of advantages, but more important is the lower price. These 7 inch flat panel computers sell for $199 to $249. Although these tablets can only provide 80% functions of iPad, the price occupies only 40% of it. Maybe Aplle will not throw away the market to Bookstore and Amazon manufactures.

Third, iPod Touch has been less attractive than ever

Some people think that since iPod Tough exists, there is no necessary for Apple to launch the smaller iPad, but this is just one of the reasons that Apple should launch the smaller iPad. As Apple communicates with more and more Operators, consumers are purchasing iPhone more, leading the iPod Touch sales gradually slide down. Some Android mobile phone users may purchase iPod Touch as a supplement, but iPhone users will not do so. Recently, the investment put into iPod Touch is less and less, among the product line update items only increases the white version. This suggests that, as one product line, iPod Touch is gradually towards the end.

Fourth, Price of the smaller iPad can be reduced to the level of iPod Touch

If Apple eventually gave up iPod Touch, it will be lack of products whose price is from 199 to 399 dollars. Apple can launch the small size iPad, whose price is $199, to compete with Kindle Fire. Similar to iPod Touch and the current iPad, the $199 iPad can be the product of WiFi version unrelated to operators, and with 3G module version, the price will be improved. To those consumers, who wish to obtain iPad experience and think price of $499 is too high, 199 to $399 products will meet their needs. Industry insiders guess that, the price of smaller size iPad may be associated with iPod Touch, while the larger storage capacity will have the higher price. Although the launch of small size iPad is appropriate, it does not mean that the current 10 inch iPad is not good. However, the small size iPad has a living space. The best opportunity for Apple to launch the small size iPad will be in September, 2012, the traditional iPod conference. This will help Apple develop better the next Christmas market.
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Carrier IQ Meets with FCC and FTC, Explaining Privacy Concerns

Carrier IQ, the embattled phone-monitoring software maker, sought meetings with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to educate the two agencies about the functionality of its software and answer any and all questions this week. Although Congressman Markey has asked the FTC to investigate the practices of Carrier IQ, we are not aware of an official investigation into Carrier IQ at this time.

The Federal Trade Commission is the US organization that protects consumer privacy and enforces privacy-related laws, and would be Carrier IQ’s primary foe if an investigation is undertaken. “Consumers and families need to understand who is siphoning off and storing their personal information every time they use their smart phone,” Markey said. “I am asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate this practice, and I will continue to monitor this important privacy issue.”

However, the FTC did not immediately respond to a request for information, the agency does not generally reveal the subjects of its investigations unless the company at issue makes it public. For those who need a refresher, Carrier IQ made headlines in recent weeks after a researcher, Trevor Eckhart, suggested that the technology is secretly embedded on many popular phones and can gather personal data about users. Carrier IQ said its technology is used for diagnostic purposes and denied logging keystrokes or being able to read the content of emails, text messages, or Web sites.

Lawsuits have been filed against Carrier IQ and some carriers, while lawmakers are peppering Carrier IQ with questions and asking the FTC to investigate - which looks like it just may be happening. The public backlash has been fast and furious, in part fueled by the company's reaction to the initial report - Carrier IQ served a cease-and-desist order on Eckhart. The company eventually backed down after the Electronic Frontier Foundation got involved on Eckhart's behalf, but the damage was done as the move made it seem like Carrier IQ was trying to censor a whistleblower and had something to hide.

More recently, there were reports that the FBI was using Carrier IQ software. A blogger filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request asking for details about the agency's use of the technology, but that request was denied because, the FBI said, it might interfere with law enforcement efforts. Someone speculates that "What is still unclear is whether the FBI used Carrier IQ's software in its own investigations, whether it is currently investigating Carrier IQ. The response would seem to indicate at least the former, since the request was specifically for documents related directly to accessing and analyzing Carrier IQ data."

Carrier IQ came out on the charm defensive, releasing a comprehensive FAQ detailing exactly what – and what not – was supposedly collected by its network monitoring tools. Nonetheless, many carriers themselves have been quick to put distance between them and the analytics firm.

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Is Apple iPad 3 coming out in early 2012?

According to a Citi analyst, Apple’s next-generation iPad -- likely called an iPad 3, is expected to come out in early 2012. If recent analysis about Apple's imminent tablet plans are true, the third-generation iPad will arrive sometime between February and April 2012. In a research note sent last Thursday, Richard Gardner said "several sources" indicated that Apple would launch its next-generation iOS tablet as much as a month earlier than it released the iPad 2 in 2011.

Such a device would be similar to the iPad 2, but include Apple's high-resolution retina display technology found on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S by doubling the iPad 3's screen resolution, said analyst Richard Gardner in a research note. The analyst also said that "there do not appear to be any significant technical hurdles remaining" to prevent the launch of a high-resolution iPad, which contradicts previous reports that fitting such a dense screen into an Apple tablet was one of the reasons Apple iPad 2 maintained the 1024 x 768 resolution of the first iPad. Both the first iPad and iPad 2 displays have a pixel density of 132 pixels per inch.

It’s reported that another feature of the next-generation iPad will have the same screen size but will be a bit thicker than the iPad 2, in order to support hardware that would increase the display resolution from 1,024-by-768 pixels to 2,048-by-1,536. iLounge's best source thinks that the iPad 3 will be 0.7 mm thicker, and trade magazine Digitimes has reported that Apple is at least considering a thicker unit in order to accommodate the sensors necessary for the better, so-called Retina Display (so dubbed because, according to Apple, the human eye cannot make out the individual pixels on the screen). If the iPad 3 does come out with a thicker body, it will join in on the great American tradition of emerging from the wintertime fatter than before.

Production of the new iPads is expected to reach 9.5-9.8 million units in the first quarter of 2012. Sales of iPad products totaled 25.06 million in the first three quarters of 2011 and are likely to reach 40 million units for all of 2011, the sources estimated. However, the new Android tablets like the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime look to be much better direct competition for the iOS-based iPad than the first generation of tablets based on Google's mobile operating system. Cheaper, smaller device like Amazon's Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet, and even a sub-$100 tablet using a MIPS-based chip are starting to appear.

Apple could head off competition from similarly priced Android tablets at the pass by getting its latest, greatest tablet technology out a bit sooner than expected. That would also have the effect of reducing prices for older versions of the iPad, which would encourage consumers attracted to the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet to instead climb aboard the iOS platform at a discount.

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Latest Build Version 8, Customized CyanogenMod 9 for Galaxy S Operates Well

As previously reported, most popular Third-Party firmware team---CyanogenMod is developing the new customized firmware called CyanogenMod 9, which is based on Android4.0 ICS. The process of CM9 development is rapidly moving forward, and now it's able to operate on some equipments, including the Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000.

It is reported, the latest Build---Build Version 8, customized CyanogenMod 9 for Galaxy S--- has been released. Its stability has been increased, and brings the following changes:

*USB data sharing works well;

*There are still some small problems of Wi-Fi connection, occasionally breaking off.

*Can dial T9, and dial setup is already configured

*External SD card can be installed

*Can not receive all types of files through Bluetooth

*TV output support is configured

*Sometimes when data closing, the dynamic icon of data gets stuck

*Continiously Press" Removed SD card ( remove SD card )" button to remove peripheral SD card

The development of CM9 is carried on in full preparation and we believe the in recent future, it will be launched officially.

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Newly Upgraded Video Converter for Mac: Now Completely Supports OS X Lion

Apple has challenged the accepted way that you use a Mac by introducing new features in OS X Lion. It gives you more control of your Mac server and the users who access it. However, you may need some other assistants to enjoy Mac with OS X Lion fully, like a video converter which is designed for Mac and must be compatible with the latest OS X Lion.

As the best Video Converter for Mac Software, it not only acts as a video converter to convert between all popular video formats, but also acts as an audio extractor to extract audio from video files and convert them to AVI, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, MOV, MP4, M4V, WAV, WMA, M4A, AAC, MP3, MP2, 3G2, AC3 on Mac! In addition, this Video Converter for Mac provides more editing functions!

Avoiding being out-of-date, this best Video Converter for Mac has been upgraded. Now it completely supports the newly released OS X Lion and allows you to choose 5.1 surround sound output. In addition, it can support DE, CUE and WebM files and outputting video without audio track and so forth.

If you are also an iPad user, iPad Video Converter for Mac is a nice choice. The best iPad Video Converter for Mac is able to help you convert almost all the popular video and audio formats such as MPG, MPEG, VOB, MP4, M4V, RMVB, WMV, 3GP, MOD, TOD and HD video to iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod, iPod nano 4, iPod touch, iPod touch 2, iPod classic, iPod shuffle on Mac.

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Microsoft will open Windows store for Metro-style Windows 8 App in February

Microsoft on Tuesday brought its Windows 8 road show to San Francisco, where the company previewed its upcoming Windows Store for app developers and media. They will open the online marketplace for Metro-style Windows 8 application in late February 2012. The key ingredients of the Windows Store are easy app discovery from within and without the online marketplace, built-in app trials with quick upgrade paths, support for both x86 and ARM-based hardware, and a flexible business model, Microsoft's Antoine Leblond said.

With Apple's Mac App Store and iTunes Store already operational and selling both computer and tablet applications, Microsoft is keen to highlight the differences and promises to make an application store that was more flexible, more transparent, and ultimately more lucrative for developers than Apple's. The Windows Store will make it easy for Windows customers to find, try and buy useful, high-quality apps from practically anywhere in the world. With code-named "Windows 8" and the Windows Store, developers can enjoy a built-in distribution and update mechanism for their apps. Built using HTML5 and JavaScript, the Windows Store is a fast, fluid, full-screen Metro-style app taking advantage of the Metro-style design principles inspired in Windows 8. Easy to build for, submit to and sell through, the Windows Store is designed with app discoverability and visibility in mind. The Windows Store will open its virtual doors to consumers and begin allowing for submission of free apps for Windows 8 Beta in late February next year.

The Windows Store will support both free and paid applications, with paid applications ranging from $1.49 to $999. As with Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace, developers can offer free trials, with integrated support for converting trials to full versions. Microsoft will provide its own advertising and in-app purchase infrastructure, but these will be strictly optional, if a developer wants to use a different ad network, or its own subscription and billing system, that's not a problem. With a standard validation process that developers can use even before they make their submission and an online tracker that tells them which phase their application is in and how long they can expect the process to take. But money is, for many developers, the most important feature of any online store. The Windows Store will take a 30 percent cut of application sales, just like Apple's store.

The Windows Store follows the path of Apple's Mac App Store, a software marketplace that's built into Mac OS X. That's provided a way for customers to quickly download both free and paid applications for their computers. Microsoft will offer the app marketplace around the world. Leblond said it will support more than 100 languages in 231 different markets. With the dominant operating system software as a lure, the Windows Store could evolve into a meaningful revenue generator for the company, which rang up just shy of $70 billion in the last fiscal year.

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Carrier IQ was found in New Android Applications

The company behind the now-notorious Carrier IQ software that has been found to log every keystroke pressed, website visited and text message sent by 150 million mobile phone users. Carrier IQ, of course, professes its innocence, but the company has also received some public support from security researchers who say Carrier IQ software is only tracking diagnostic information and likely is not violating user privacy. Now, Carrier IQ has elaborated upon many arguments with a more detailed breakdown of how its software functions, and a more substantive defense of its practices.

During a recent interview with the Register, Carrier IQ VP of marketing Andrew Coward acknowledged that his company's mobile software logs keystrokes, intercepts text messages and gathers geographic data, but insisted that the overwhelming majority of this information is discarded almost as soon as it comes in, thereby posing virtually no threat to user privacy.

Carrier IQ only retains text messages or keystroke patterns that carry proprietary tags. These tags identify all transmissions that could be used to populate analytic data, including some that may be considered sensitive. If a user drops a call, for instance, the system will note his or her location, and the numbers of each party. In other cases, the company may receive a special SMS, which provides Carrier IQ with important diagnostic information.

Now, Carrier IQ has legal and publicity problems to handle. One new class-action lawsuit names both Carrier IQ and HTC, accusing the companies of violations under the Federal Wiretap Act. Another lawsuit was filed against Carrier IQ as well as HTC and Samsung, both of which have confirmed installing Carrier IQ software on their Smartphone, saying they do so at the request of wireless carriers.

Why Android only? Carrier IQ is no longer supported as of iOS 5 (Apple insists its customers have to opt-in before any information about their Smartphone is shipped off to Apple HQ), and blocking its effects on your iOS 5-based iPhone is super-easy: Click on your Settings button, then General, About, Diagnostics & Usage, and select " Don't Send."

However, Carrier IQ is a bit more integrated within the Android OS – so much so, that you'll need to root your device prior to attempting any removal efforts. But the first step in the process is finding out whether your Smartphone has Carrier IQ installed to begin with. And Lookout's new application makes this a one-touch affair.

Carrier IQ boasts that its software is deployed on more than 141 million handsets, and has operated for several years without any major level of controversy. Clearly, Smartphone would be capable of tracking much of our activity even if Carrier IQ never existed. But the lawsuits filed against Carrier IQ and its customers, and forthcoming responses to Franken's letters, should shed more light on exactly what information is collected and how it is used.

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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said: “Android has been leading Apple iPhone”.

Google Cairman Eric Schmidt said today, in intelligent mobile phone market, Android has already been ahead of the Apple iPhone.

Google Cairman Eric Schmidt

Today Schmidt at the LeWeb meeting in Paris said: "Android is now ahead of the iPhone." After Schmidt published the speech, that room is filled with the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Having heard Schmidt's remark, the audience suddenly fell into silent for a moment. Maybe they doubt on Schmidt's speech.
Schmidt then gives his own criteria:" huge volume, high performance Android 4.0, lower price, as well as many mobile phone manufacturers’ support."

Industry insiders said, in the intelligent mobile phone market, Android is developing rapidly. But compared with Apple iOS, the obvious disadvantage is Android has not become the preferred platform for developers. Notebook application developer Evernote today only released a new application Hello for iPhone.

Social News reader Flipboard has already launched iPhone application. Flipboard CEO Mike McCue said:" We have been concerned about the iPhone. As with the Android version, we are still waiting."

Schmidt believed that, with the Android 4.0 and huge volume, Android will win. Schmidt said: "in the end, application developers will be affected by the volume, and Google's open strategy will promote the shipment growth. So many manufacturers promote Android mobile phones to the world, whether they like it or not, people will support this platform, even considering it as the preferred platform."

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Acer and Lenovo will release quad-core Tegra 3 tablets early next year

Rumors have surfaced that Acer and Lenovo are lining up Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich) tablets with NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 GPU for launch in the first quarter of 2012. The companies haven’t specified what models they’re going to launch, while the devices are designed to compete with Asus's forth coming Eee Pad Transformer Prime, a hybrid tablet that also packs a Tegra 3 processor. Digitimes suggested that Acer’s Iconia Tabs, the upcoming Lenovo tablet, and a future Samsung Galaxy Tab would all be unveiled at CES or Mobile World Congress next year.

Tablet and Smartphone zealots have been salivating over the quad-core ARM Cortex A9 Tegra 3 for some time, and the processor is at the tipping point for appearance in real, purchasable devices. The Transformer Prime's Tegra 3 is clocked at 1.3GHz, though it is shipping as Android 4-capable, there's a window for Acer or Lenovo to slip in as the first tablet to market with that OS.

The new quad-core tablets should be much more powerful than their dual-core predecessors, while the latest generation may not much better against Apple’s upcoming iPad 3, sources say, as they potentially wouldn’t be “fundamentally different than their predecessors and would be trading mostly on their speed”. The sources also speculate that “since non-Apple players’ machines have no advantage to compete against Amazon or Apple’s tablet PC devices, non-Apple players will together account for only 10-15% of the total tablet PC market.” That is to say, the iPad is indeed still king.

It is reported that you'll be able to snag a nifty Acer and Lenovo’s Tablet with a quad-core GPU for between $459 and $599 in 2012. Since neither Acer nor Lenovo have a direct advantage over Apple or Amazon's tablet devices, the mathematical formulas prove that owning a reasonably priced tablet with a quad-core GPU does make you the coolest kid on the block. This would put them essentially in direct competition with the iPad.

How to Rip DVD and Convert Video for Your New iPhone 4

With the release of iPhone 4, Aiseesoft Studio also releases corresponding converting software for iPhone fans. The main products are Aiseesoft DVD to iPhone 4 Converter and Aiseesoft iPhone 4 Movie Converter. Aiseesoft DVD to iPhone 4 Converter can convert DVD to iPhone 4 easily and fast. Aiseesoft iPhone 4 Movie Converter can convert MPG, MPEG, MPEG 2, VOB, DAT, MP4, M4V, TS, RM, RMVB, WMV, ASF, MKV, 3GP, 3G2, FLV, SWF, MPV, MOD, TOD, QT, MOV, DV, DIF, MJPG, MJPEG, HD video, AVI to iPhone 4. So why do you always buy movies and songs from iTunes with extra money? It can help you make use of your resources.

The software is very easy in use. You just need download, install and run the trial version.

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Newly Upgraded Video Converter for Mac: Now Completely Supports OS X Lion

Apple has challenged the accepted way that you use a Mac by introducing new features in OS X Lion. It gives you more control of your Mac server and the users who access it. However, you may need some other assistants to enjoy Mac with OS X Lion fully, like a video converter which is designed for Mac and must be compatible with the latest OS X Lion.

As the best Video Converter for Mac Software, it not only acts as a video converter to convert between all popular video formats, but also acts as an audio extractor to extract audio from video files and convert them to AVI, MPEG, VOB, 3GP, MOV, MP4, M4V, WAV, WMA, M4A, AAC, MP3, MP2, 3G2, AC3 on Mac! In addition, this Video Converter for Mac provides more editing functions!

Avoiding being out-of-date, this best Video Converter for Mac has been upgraded. Now it completely supports the newly released OS X Lion and allows you to choose 5.1 surround sound output. In addition, it can support DE, CUE and WebM files and outputting video without audio track and so forth.

If you are also an iPad user, iPad Video Converter for Mac is a nice choice. The best iPad Video Converter for Mac is able to help you convert almost all the popular video and audio formats such as MPG, MPEG, VOB, MP4, M4V, RMVB, WMV, 3GP, MOD, TOD and HD video to iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod, iPod nano 4, iPod touch, iPod touch 2, iPod classic, iPod shuffle on Mac.

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Best Video Converter for Mac is now priced at $ 35.00

System Requirements

OS Supported: Mac OS X v10.4 - 10.6
Processor: Intel® processor
Hardware Requirements: 512MB RAM, Super VGA(800*600) resolution, 16-bit graphics card or higher

The Competition of Indoor Navigation

I believe most of you have the same experience that I have. When you fist step in a new building, airport or school, you will feel loss and do not know what to do first and where to go. For example, you are in a hospital. It is difficult for you to find the place you want to go. Many hospital use a not that effective way to solve this problem, of course, it does not work at most of the time. They just set different kinds of sign post or just use different colors to guide people. However, now we have a really nice way to solve this problem, using intelligent map system in mobile phone. It makes it's easy to find some places in a building and other indoor places.

In the latest Android map, it includes US IKEA and Macy's and other 18 airport's detailed layout. Almost at the same time, Nokia announced they will release indoor map suing Bluetooth 4.0. Although use two totally different technology, we can smell that the war of indoor map is already begin.

For a long time, Bluetooth has a poor reputation. It maybe because that the headphone looks not like a human or something else. It makes people feel weird. However, Bluetooth is actually a really nice technology: powerful, simple, cheap. And it will be much more smart after the release of Bluetooth 4.0. Nokia's Location Extension Protocol uses the connection of locator transmitter on the ceiling and Bluetooth 4.0. And triangulation method that is similar to GPS. Through this way, your mobile phone can find the place you want to go accurately. It is said that the degree of precision is less than 8 inches.

Nokia has spent over one billion euros and hope this breakthrough technology will bring superority in the competiton of indoor map. They have also discovered the different application of this tech, from game to indoor navigation. Nokia is now trying their best to persuade Bluetooth SIG to make one uniform standard and hope this kind of mobile phone can come out into market in 2013.

Just like that if there is no specific map, GPS can not work, the indoor navigation system can not work without a detailed architectural and structural drawings. Now Google allows uses to upload or add architectural and structural drawings to Google Maps as they do the same to SketchUp. This is a simple process, users just need upload the picture of the floor's layout and then connect with satellite images of Google Maps. Through this way, Google not only gets many users' support, uploading indoor maps data day and night, they also uses the data for other users, such as services based on location and ads based on location.

What I have said above is not considering the crime, privacy and other safe question. People are now really sensitive to Google Street View. I believe this kind of indoor map data will bring bigger controversy. In conclusion, we need indoor navigation when we are in a strange building to find places fast. However, we need to use it carefully. Hope Google and Nokia will solve these problems and provide us indoor navigation one day.

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How to Rip DVD to iPad 2?

Enjoying DVD movie on iPad 2 would be a tough task as the iPad 2 cannot play DVD. However, with Aiseesoft DVD to iPad 2 Converter, users can conveniently enjoy any DVD movie on your iPad 2. This DVD to iPad 2 Converter is professional DVD to iPad 2 Ripper to rip any DVD to iPad 2 video and audio formats with perfect output quality and amazing converting speed.

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