Google Unveils Android 2.0

Google has announced Android 2.0, an update to their platform for mobile devices.

What's New:
Contacts and accounts
- Multiple accounts can be added to a device for email and contact synchronization, including Exchange accounts. (Handset manufacturers can choose whether to include Exchange support in their devices.)
- Developers can create sync adapters that provide synchronization with additional data sources.
- Quick Contact for Android provides instant access to a contact's information and communication modes. For example, a user can tap a contact photo and select to call, SMS, or email the person. Other applications such as Email, Messaging, and Calendar can also reveal the Quick Contact widget when you touch a contact photo or status icon.

Email
- Exchange support.
- Combined inbox to browse email from multiple accounts in one page.

Messaging
- Search functionality for all saved SMS and MMS messages.
- Auto delete the oldest messages in a conversation when a defined limit is reached.

Camera
- Built-in flash support
- Digital zoom
- Scene mode
- White balance
- Color effect
- Macro focus

Android virtual keyboard
- An improved keyboard layout to makes it easier to hit the correct characters and improve typing speed.
- The framework's multi-touch support ensures that key presses aren't missed while typing rapidly with two fingers.
- A smarter dictionary learns from word usage and automatically includes contact names as suggestions.

Browser
- Refreshed UI with actionable browser URL bar enables users to directly tap the address bar for instant searches and navigation.
- Bookmarks with web page thumbnails.
- Support for double-tap zoom.
- Support for HTML5:
o Database API support, for client-side databases using SQL.
o Application cache support, for offline applications.
o Geolocation API support, to provide location information about the device.
o video tag support in fullscreen mode.

Calendar
- Agenda view provides infinite scrolling.
- Events indicate the attending status for each invitee.
- Invite new guests to events.

The Android 2.0 SDK is now available to developers. No word on when the firmware will become available for download; however, November 6th is the date expected for the Motorola Droid which runs 2.0. To see some of the improvements in action, check out the video below...

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Netflix Comes to PlayStation 3; Is the Wii Next?

Starting next month, the Playstation 3 will be able to stream Netflix Instant Watch movies, and just like that, the Xbox 360 and Netflix are no longer an exclusive couple. But does this open relationship signal a similar offering for Nintendo's Wii? Doubtful, for now at least.

The details thus far: PS3 owners will be able to order a free Blu-ray disc from Netflix that taps the Internet through BD-Live. This connects you to the streaming content through your Instant Queue or directly from Netflix's Web site. The ship date for these magical discs wasn't announced, but you can now sign-up for an alert. It's not the ideal solution, but Sony and Netflix use the word "initially" when describing the process, so maybe a firmware update can fix this.

I'm wondering about the Wii because in June, Netflix surveyed some users on whether they'd like to see disc-assisted streaming on Nintendo's console, just as Netflix conducted at least two similar surveys for Playstation 3 owners. The curious thing is that the Wii doesn't have a Blu-ray player, and therefore, no BD-Live access, but I imagine something similar could be worked up with a regular game disc.

That's assuming there's enough interest in Netflix for the Wii to begin with. I don't see why people wouldn't want it, especially if they don't already have another capable set-top box handy. But Nintendo might not love the idea, as its console has avoided multimedia features like the plague. Nintendo has been building a video channel in Japan, even adding Hollywood movies last June, but there hasn't been any word that the "Minna no Theater Wii" ("Everyone's Theater Wii") will be available elsewhere.

If Nintendo does ever bring its video channel here, it'll make Netflix look like a glaring omission, but right now, its absence bolsters the Wii's posture as a straight-up gaming console, one that looks ever more different from both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3.

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OWLE Bubo iPhone Camera Mount Now Available

The OWLE (Optical Widget for Life Enhancement) Bubo camera mount for the iPhone is now available.

The mount helps stabilize the iPhone while providing add on accessories such as a repositioned microphone, LED lights, and 37mm wide-angle/macro combo lens.

The simplest and yet most effective feature of the OWLE is that it's built for to be held just like a standard camera. Taking photo's and video is as much about the device as it is the subject. The OWLE give you the feeling that you can shoot any scene or cover any story with confidence.

The OWLE Bubo is constructed of anodized billet aluminum and is available at a special price of $99.95 (MSRP $129.95). It includes the Vericorder microphone, an aluminum .45x wide-angle/macro combo lens, and a rubber iPhone case.

The company also plans to introduce a more entry level plastic version of the product in the future.

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Payment Processing Basics.

They know that without automation, they cannot have time liberty the online marketing way of life can bring. They are expecting to be ready to add their items to a shopping cart, then complete the checkout process smoothly. Affiliate market. For automated payment systems, there are only 2 basic selections. You may either get your own shop account and do all of the payment processing from your site, or you can select a 3rd party processing service. Naturally, the demon's in the details, so let us take a glance at each. Not such a long time ago, it was tricky for internet traders to even get an account, due to the additional risk related to Web payment processing.

And when you could find a bank ready to offer you a Net store account, the monthly costs were way higher than for standard accounts, enough to make them out of the monetary reach of many tiny companies. Today, it's comparatively straightforward to get approval for a Net shop account. One caution on having your own store account - if you get too many patron chargebacks, your account may be canceled, and you will find it tough to get another one. Make your growing businesses look keen on the web. Tell folks about your internet site whenever you get an opportunity. Those folks will tell people and the like. It is an inexpensive way to multiply your promotion. You can automate your search engine submissions, posting to online classified sites, and so on. It might be a T-shirt, ball cap, coat, and so on. If you would like to process your own payments, you'll need to catch your shopping cart software up to a payment gateway and authorisation processor.
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Verizon iPhone Is ‘Exclusively in Apple’s Court’

Ivan Seidenberg, Chief Executive of Verizon Communications, suggests that a Verizon iPhone is completely up to Apple.

The WSJ reports that Seidenberg said, “This is a decision that is exclusively in Apple’s court,” during Verizon’s third-quarter earnings call. “We obviously would be interested at any point in the future they thought it would make sense for them to have us as a partner. And so we will leave it with them on that score.”

“What they have done has been successful, so we have to sit back and give them credit for that,” he said. “Our view is to broaden the base of choice for customers, and hopefully along the way, Apple, as well as others, will decide to jump on the bandwagon.”

Its long been rumored that Apple and Verizon were in iPhone talk; however, a recent Verizon campaign directly targeting Apple have lessened the likelihood of such a partnership.

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SIM Card Tray for Apple Tablet?

ChinaOnTrade is selling a SIM Card tray which supposedly is for the new Apple Tablet or iPhone 4G.

The tray is said to be procured from Foxconn and is available for $14.05.

This information is not confirmed; however, spare parts have leaked for Apple devices in the past.

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