HTC’s newest handset - Mobile Media Needs To Be Set Free

This morning’s introduction of HTC’s newest handset, the Sensation 4G, really got my gadget juices flowing. How could they not when I saw a smartphone that’s fully loaded to quickly handle nearly any activity thanks to a dual-core processor, fast mobile broadband connectivity, high-resolution display and 1080p video recording capabilities?

The software side looks great as well due to an advanced version of the Sense user interface. But I’m actually bummed out by the new HTC Watch hp 530 battery Hp 530 adapter  video service because it’s not solving a problem, it’s actually adding to a problem: we have too many disparate video ecosystems in the mobile space and more of them on the way.

Don’t believe me? Here’s the first Twitter reaction from Romit Mehta on HTC’s new handset and video store, which I think sums up the situation nicely:

I agree with Mehta: we really don’t need another video store and I wish the video industry would find a way to do what its peers in the music space grudgingly did by reducing the amount of protected media. A few years back, any song you purchased came with DRM, or Digital Rights Management protection, but now consumers can purchase DRM-free MP3 files from Apple, Amazon and others.

The same can’t be said of commercially produced television and movie media, most of which is heavily protected so it can’t be copied. But that’s only half of the problem, because each new video store that opens further reduces the number of devices you can play such video content upon. HTC Watch will rent or sell you videos, but do you think you’ll be able to transfer them to a non-HTC hp 2230s battery device? Not likely.

The same goes for the Samsung Media Hub, coming to both the Samsung Player devices and the new Samsung Galaxy S II handset: you can watch content from the Samsung store, but not transfer it to another mobile device. And the biggest example of them all is the Apple iTunes Store which limits video playback to a certain number of authorized Apple computers, iOS devices or through Apple TV. A growing number of services are allowing the content to be piped to a television set, but that’s a recent development and doesn’t help when you’re on the go.

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And just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it does! Netflix is one of the few cross-platform video distributors, supporting Apple’s iOS devices, desktop browsers and even the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 devices. But if you have an Android device, which is currently the top selling smartphone platform, you’re out of luck. Why? Because there’s no hardware standard used by Android that guarantees the Netflix DRM will work effectively. There will be, according to the company, but it may be limited to devices with certain processors in the future, meaning current Android handset owners may get nothing but a screen full of static.

The entire digital video debacle is akin to purchasing a television from Sony only to find that certain TV programs aren’t available to watch unless you had bought a set from Panasonic. Perhaps that’s a overly crude analogy, but there’s merit in it. One could argue a similar situation with smartphone apps: once you pick a platform, you only get the apps that developers choose to support, so not every app will be available across mobile operating systems. There’s even a lock-in fee associated with smartphone apps. But apps are created to run on different software dell d630 battery  platforms. In contrast, video is universal and it’s content, not an app. As a result, mobile video shouldn’t be limited to certain devices or platforms by increasing the number of video stores.

The web is the greatest distribution network ever, especially when  it comes to content because we can all be broadcasters to a degree. It’s time for content providers to embrace the web and set our mobile media free because limiting it to certain platforms or handsets is likely also limiting sales: the more freedom consumers have to move content around to the time, place and device of their choosing, the more apt they are to rent or buy that video. Oh and not to rush the content providers and video distribution business, but they might want to do this before the “media tablet” sales really take off so we can start watching video on our handset from one vendor and finish it later on a tablet from another. Call me a cranky movie critic if you will, but I’d say such a situation would be quite enjoyable.

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iPad Reviews - iPad becomes fully integrated Photoshop tool

Adobe is fully integrating mobile tablets into Photoshop CS5, turning them into powerful peripherals for content creation and display. On Monday, Adobe announced the Photoshop Touch SDK, and three iPad applications (Color Lava, Eazel, and Nav) which show the impressive new capabilities that an iPad or touchscreen tablet can give your Photoshop setup.

With the launch of the iPad 2 Acer aspire 5520 battery  Acer as07b71 battery earlier this year, Apple launched iPad-optimized versions of Garageband and iMovie, two pieces of software that finally began to prove mobile tablets aren't just for content consumption, but also content creation. But those apps, like Photoshop for iPad, are just pared down versions of desktop software meant to stand on their own.

Adobe has taken a completely different approach with these iOS applications: rather than standing alone, these apps wirelessly pair up with a PC running Photoshop CS5, and extend the workspace out to the iPad's touchscreen. This gives users easier access to canvases, layers, tools, albums of completed art, and many other capabilities.

Color Lava

Adobe has taken a completely different approach with these iOS applications: rather than standing alone, these apps wirelessly pair up with a PC running Photoshop CS5, and extend the workspace out to the iPad's touchscreen. This gives users easier access to canvases, layers, tools, albums of completed art, and many other capabilities.

Color Lava



This application turns the iPad into a virtual artist's palette, where users can daub and mix paints with their fingers just like they would on a palette, Gateway m505 battery and then send them back to their Photoshop workspace.



Eazel



Eazel turns the iPad into a finger painting canvas, where all the Photoshop tools are at the user's disposal. iPad finger painting art has made its way all the way to the cover of the New Yorker, and Adobe seeks to give artists more tools than have previously been available.



Nav



Photoshop CS5 has over 70 individual tools, but only a third of them are shown on screen by default. With Nav, Photoshop users can create their own toolboxes that show as many or as few tools as they need out on the iPad's Dell inspiron 1200 battery Lenovo 3000 v100 battery  screen. From there, they can command and control Photoshop; for example, they can change colors, screen rows, begin new projects, or view and navigate through up to 200 Photoshop project files. Even if the wireless connection between the PC and the tablet is broken, all of the project files can still be viewed on the tablet, so if an artist needs to show his work to co-workers down the hall, he can simply walk away with his art in his hands.



Adobe considers these capabilities to be platform agnostic, because they are all possible through the Photoshop Touch SDK which can be downloaded freely right now at Adobe.com/devnet/photoshop.
"Photoshop is basically set up as a server, so any mobile device --or even another PC-- can communicate over the open socket," Photoshop Engineer Tom Ruark told Betanews. "We've got examples using AIR, Android, and iOS, so there are tons of opportunities here. We've got a huge scripting interface available to developers. You just put the Javascript code on your tablet, then send that code to us over the connection and Photoshop executes it just as if you were there on the machine running an action or script."
Nav, Color Lava, and Eazel for iOS will be available in May 2011 and will cost $1.99, $2.99, and $4.99 respectively.

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GE plans big solar factory – the largest U.S. solar panel factory

GE plans big solar factory post by goodlaptopbattery.co.uk
General Electric said Thursday that it is planning to build what will be the largest U.S. solar panel factory, but it’s unclear whether Michigan is one of the sites under consideration for the new plant.
The proposed facility would produce thin-film solar panels developed by PrimeStar Solar, a five-year-old company in Arvada, Colo., that GE has acquired. The plant would employ 400 workers and manufacture enough panels to power 80,000 homes a year. The company said the panels have set a new record for efficiency.
“Multiple locations are being considered for the new facility, with the final location to be announced shortly,” GE said in a statement.
A GE spokesman did not respond to requests seeking comment Thursday.
In a statement, Michael Finney, CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., said, “We have a strong and longstanding relationship with GE and were successful in bringing their advanced manufacturing and software technology center to Van Buren Township. As a matter of policy, we do not publicly discuss new  projects that we may or may not be pursuing with the company.”
PrimeStar operates an equipment center in Montague, north of Muskegon. GE has owned a Discount Dell studio 1555 battery Dell vostro 1500 battery stake in the start-up firm since September 2007.
In recent years, Michigan has worked to form a solar power industry hub in Saginaw by offering generous tax and other incentives to lure manufacturers. However, Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget proposal calls for sharply reducing the amount of tax credits offered to businesses.
GE is no stranger to Michigan. In October 2009, it opened an advanced manufacturing and software technology center in Van Buren Township. The center develops software, processes and technologies for the company’s manufacturing operations.

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The center employs 600 people, 90% of them from Michigan, said GE spokeswoman Deia Campanelli. The center expects to grow to more than 1,100 employees by 2013. It will house GE’s largest concentration of information technology professionals worldwide.

Michigan is home to four thin-film solar panel factories in Auburn Hills and Greenville that are owned by Energy Conversion Devices. However, the Auburn Hills company, which has received state tax breaks, has struggled in recent years amid increased competition.

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World's biggest electric car battery plant had finishes by LG Chem

The Dong-A Ilbo - LG Chem said Wednesday that it has completed what it described as the world`s largest battery plant for electric cars, with an annual production capacity of around 100,000 units.

The plant began producing batteries Dell d630 battery Acer as07b31 battery for General Motors' electric vehicle Chevrolet Volt in September last year.
With two additional plants being built in Ochang, Korea and another in Michigan, the U.S., LG Chem will become capable of producing enough batteries to supply up to 350,000 cars a year starting in 2013.

By developing its Ochang plant into a global key battery factory for electric vehicles, LG Chem aims to increase its global market share in the electric car battery sector to more than 25 percent to post 4 trillion won (3.7 billion U.S. dollars) in sales by 2015.

LG Chem began leading the world electric car battery market in January 2009, when it started to develop lithium-ion batteries. Nickel-hydride batteries Dell inspiron 6400 battery Dell inspiron 1520 battery led by Japanese companies had been the main power source for electric cars until then.

LG Chem’s lithium-ion batteries are smaller and lighter than Japan`s nickel-hydride batteries and have 50 percent more output and energy.

LG Chem has secured 10 global and domestic automakers as clients, including GM, Hyundai Motor, Volvo, Ford and Renault. It is also expecting demand from two to three Japanese carmakers.


LG Chem Vice Chairman Kim Bahn-suk said, "Two of our main client companies asked us to supply 100 percent and 50 percent more batteries than they initially demanded. We initially didn`t expect annual battery production capacity of up to 100,000 cars, and have built more plants to meet rising demand."

Attending the ceremony were President Lee Myung-bak, LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo, and Hyundai Motor Vice Chairman Chung Suk-soo and Vice President Oh Seung-kook. GM Vice Chairman Stephen Girsky, Renault Vice President Alain Vignaud, Renault Samsung CEO Jean-Marie Hurtiger and Ford Executive Director Burt Jordan were among the executives from major foreign automakers at the ceremony.

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In his congratulatory speech for the launch of LG Chem’s plant, President Lee said, "The era of electric cars will come faster than we initially expected. An engine era will come to an end if batteries become lighter. Korean companies started a bit late but have become pioneers with a spirit of challenge and investment."

GM Vice Chairman Steve Girsky said, "Cooperation between General Motors and LG Chem will not remain with Volt. We will use LG Chem’s batteries in the Chevrolet Cruze (GM




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Motorola Xoom Flounders & Apple iPad 2 Sales Soar

Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes is reporting that iPad 2 sales have reached 2.4-2.6 million in its first month based on sources at upstream touch panel suppliers in Taiwan. This comes despite supply issues concerning the availability of cover lenses for the Apple tablet’s touch-screen modules following the Japan earthquake last month. The anonymous contact also offered DigiTimes a “conservative” estimate that Apple will deliver as many as 4.3 million tablets a month, 12 million units in total. This news comes within hours of a report by Business Insider stating that analysts at Deutsche Bank have determined that Motorola Mobility has sold only 100,000 Motorola Xoom tablets during its first two months.

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Forbes reported yesterday that Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette said that channel checks have found that sell-through trends for both the Xoom tablet as well as the Motorola Atrix smart phone have, “been disappointing.” This is understandable, given the fact that iPad 2 sales on the first day alone topped 300,000, and during its first week sales are estimated at being between 350,000 and 400,000. And while few expected that Google’s first real response to the iPad would match its competition despite the fact that it has for the most part received positive reviews from critics including Skatter Tech, these numbers are unquestionably dismal and do not bode well for the Android 3.0 Honeycomb powered tablet’s future as an iPad rival.

Apple has not released an official statement regarding the iPad 2 sales, although they likely will do so on April 20 when the company has its scheduled Q2 earnings call. Motorola has understandably also remained mum on the subject and as of now has yet to release the official Xoom sales figures.

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Five Free Google Chrome Web Apps Increase Your Productivity

The Chrome Web Store is loaded with web apps, themes, extensions and collections. Browsers are judged not only on speed and reliability, but all the extra stuff they provide. Web apps and extensions can be quite useful and in the case today, enhance your productivity. Here is a quick list of five of my favorite Google Chrome Web Apps that might just increase your productivity.

Box.net offers 5 GB of free storage, providing the ability to access your files online whenever, wherever. This cloud-based solution can be used with any mobile device to include Android, BlackBerry or iOS devices. Additional options let you share Compaq pavilion dv6 battery Lenovo 3000 v200 battery files with your friends.



SpringPad gives you a centralized place to take and access all your notes. The app organizes all your stuff and syncs it to SpringPad Android, BlackBerry, iPhone and iPad apps. Import your Delicious bookmarks and create tasks and lists. You can even save favorite movies, places and more. Notebooks further organize your items to keep everything nice and neat.

Office Web Apps is a companion to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. You can view, access and even edit documents from your browser.

Jolicloud lets you launch and organize all your favorite web apps in an iOS kinda way. There are over 1000 web apps Compaq nc4400 battery Compaq nc6000 battery  that connect to Jolicloud desktop such as Facebook, SoundCloud, Twitter, GMail, Google Docs and more. Jolicloud lets you access your files, photos, music and more from the cloud. 

Write Space lets you get rid of all those distractions and focus solely on your writing. The full-screen text editor works from your web browser. Customize the look and feel of your new writing space.



Have you browsed the Google Chrome Web Store? Let me know what you think of the web apps featured and feel free to share your personal favorites.

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Google +1, Would you use it ?

 Google announced this morning that it is taking the inclusion of social recommendations in its search results a step further with the introduction of the long-awaited Google +1. The new feature puts a "+1" icon next to each search result, allowing users to recommend certain results and websites directly from Google, rather than on Twitter or Facebook.

 
Google calls the feature "digital shorthand for 'this is pretty cool'," but we have to wonder - who are you telling and why?

So let's look at what this new feature does - it allows users to recommend search results and ads to their friends or people in their social circle. Right now, however, the feature will only show up as a button next to each search result, as seen below:

Soon enough, writes Search Engine Land's Danny Sullivan, Google will offer stand-alone +1 buttons for websites to put right next to its Twitter and Facebook sharing buttons, which makes way more sense. Who wants to share a search Dell inspiron 6400 battery Dell latitude e6500 battery result before they ever click on the link to begin with? And would you actually back out of the site simply to click the +1 to share? Sullivan also notes that everything you +1 will be completely public and part of your redesigned Google profile.



Google Goes Social: But Why?

For months now, we've been waiting to see what's next with Google's much-rumored social initiative. We first heard rumors of this effort early last summer, when the project was supposedly called "Google Me" and was surely the next "Facebook Killer." Since then, Google bought Slide for $182 million, saying that it would help make its services "socially aware," and publicly denounced the idea of a stand-alone social network to take on Facebook.

With today's announcement (and recent introductions of things like the Google Toolbar and redesigned user profiles), we see the first rumblings of Google's social effort and they again appear to be unfortunately misguided.

Let's look ahead to the future though - Google has released the button for inclusion on websites, you can see all these +1s on your Google profile, but again - what is your motivation for clicking +1? So your friends have a better search Dell inspiron 1000 battery Dell latitude d531 battery experience? Is this actually something you care about?

With last month's inclusion of social sharing cues in search results, Google had the right idea. Users already share on Twitter, Facebook and otherwise for a variety of reasons. But the main reason they share there is to share, not to recommend the validity of a link in case someone searches for something similar.

As LifeHacker founding editor and ExpertLabs project director Gina Trapani tweeted upon hearing the news, "I don't see myself curating search results much. By the time I know a result is good, I've left. What about you?"

Tech blogger Louis Gray argues that the +1 feature is for much more than just search results, pointing to the new +1 tab on Google profiles. "The +1 data is also closely tied to your Google Profile, which is a sibling to Google Buzz, which also has following and friend-like attributes," writes Gray.

Simply providing a place for these +1 links Dell precision m6400 battery to be aggregated still doesn't give me a reason to click the button. I already have bookmarks. I already have ways to socially share with my friends. So what gives?

While we surely haven't heard the last of Google and its social effort, we have to wonder if we have another SearchWiki on our hands. Including social cues in search results seemed like a natural progression of search, but that kept the idea of intention out of the mix. People were already sharing using Twitter. This, on the other hand, brings the user's intention for sharing in the first place into the mix and confuses matters. What do you think? Will Google offer a compelling reason to click that +1 button or is Tweeting and Liking enough for you? Can your Google profile ever become central enough to your online identity that +1 will feel like a social experience?

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