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iText and iTap are two predictive text input systems for writing messages in cell phones like Nokia and Motorola.
iText allows you to enter text by pressing once on a key for each letter of a word, and it will predict whole words as you key press. For example, to type the word “tomorrow”, press 8 6 6 6, “tomorrow” will be predicted as candidate.
iTap allows you to multi-tap each letter, but will predict and display complete words that contain your sequence of key presses. If your target word is not proposed, simply continue to multi-tap the complete word. For example, to type the word “welcome”, press 9 for letter “w”, press 33 for “e” and press 555 for “l”, “welcome” will be predicted as candidate.
Spell? - This personal dictionary function allows you to multi-tap your own words that not included in the static database, and saved for future prediction.
You can save all words not included in the static database for future prediction, and learn and promote frequently used words. Predict the next word by using learned phrases to propose the next word without pressing another key. You can capitalize the next character after a full stop punctuation followed by a space. And you now are able to insert Smiley like happy :).

And the various key pad numbers in your mobile phones will surely functions different:
‘0’ - Inserts space
‘+-‘- Next candidate (Single candidate display mode)/ Symbol table
Joystick Up/Down – Candidate navigation (Multiple candidate display mode)
Joystick Left – Accept the typed portion of the candidate
Joystick Right – Accept candidate without space
‘#’ short press – Capitalization mode switch
‘#’ long press – Input mode switch
‘1’ short press – Smart punctuation
Pencil Button – Edit / Copy / Paste

Sony Ericsson M610i Lizy Phone has just finished FCC testing and has been approved. A date for its release has not been revealed so far. So it’s too hard to make prediction about the features of mobile phones. But it is sure that it will act like a successor of previous Sony Ericsson M600 model. Among the few sure things known about it is that it supports Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. Moreover, it is a tri-band phone, which supports GSM900/1800/1900 networks.

The cell phone follows the path line set by the Sony M600i model when it comes to design. Instead of plastic, it now has a metal case. Even more, it shares the same keypad with the M600 phone model, as to provide QWERTY keyboard on the number buttons. Considering its simple design, this promises to be a considerably practical phone model, which will come as great help for information transfer with Bluetooth. Moreover, the Wi-Fi connectivity means that it can easily handle media, by downloading music, images and videos to be later listened or viewed.

Sony Ericsson M610i Lizy is sure to be equipped with a Megapixel Camera higher than M600 models’. It will probably be 3G and Symbian OS enabled. MP3 is likely to be the first audio support. And we are hoping the touchscreen capacity of recognizing handwriting, as it was the case with the other phone models. Crossing the finger, let’s hope that it will rock the market with its great features in market.

Media Safe software for Series 60 mobile phones allows you to store media files encrypted and password protected. You can store secret Photo, Audio, Video and Note files secure on your mobile phone. Media Safe uses advanced cryptography methods to protect your media files. The program has friendly and fully customizable user interface.
Now it’s safe to keep any kind of media files safely in your phone memory or memory card of your mobile sets secured from accessing by unauthorized person. Media Safe protects it with password and as well as encrypt your required media files encrypted unknown file format so that no other application can open it.
To get strong data encryption Media Safe uses 256 bit BLOWFISH block cipher (one of the most secure and fastest encryption algorithm) and SHA1 secure hashing algorithm.
Features of Media Safe:

• Possibility to encrypt and store media files of the different type: Images, Sounds, Videos and Notes.
• Strong and fast data encryption (BLOWFISH and SHA1)
• Comfortable and customizable user interface.
• MMC support

BLOWFISH: Description of a New Variable-Length Key, 64-Bit Block Cipher (Blowfish) http://www.schneier.com/paper-blowfish-fse.html
SHA1: RFC 3174 – US Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA1) http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3174.html
You can download latest version of Media Safe visiting this site http://www.epocnova.com

I’ve been looking to buy a laptop for myself. I’ve been surfing in the internet a lot and trying to get the best deal (minimum price for the top level configuration). Still, I haven’t had much of luck with my findings.

HP Pavilion tx2000z series is a cool Notebook actually with its new “Echo” inlaid design and light weight (4.3 lb) ultra portability feature. It has all that you need - a 12.1″ (diagonal) high-definition touch screen and it optimizes handwriting capture: you simply write on it with a dockable/rechargeable eraser pen without need of any batteries. And, the screen twists for easy viewing of documents and movies in cramped spaces. Cool huh?

Some other features of this notebook are:

1. The tx2000z is equipped with powerful AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processors with HyperTransport technology. This improves system performance when running multiple applications. It has also been stated that these processors also supply enhanced virus protection as well as PowerNow for longer battery life.
2. The high-definition, spacious 12.1″ diagonal display on this compact notebook means comfortable viewing that won’t strain your eyes.
3. Swipe your finger across the optional integrated reader on the side of the panel to log on to your tx2000z and password-protected Web sites and documents.
4. The tx2000z features the same finish as our other new Pavilion notebooks: a high-gloss black case with inlaid “Echo” pattern.
5. You get 802.11b/g wireless LAN standard with these models, or you can upgrade to 802.11a/b/g.

These are just few of its feature. This sleazy looking notebook comes with a base configuration of price $1,299.99* which you can configure according to your need. Personally, I think it’s a great laptop but still can’t afford it. Dell’s Vostro 1500 with almost same configuration comes in a lot cheaper. But it fails to match the style and class of HP. My search is still on. Hope I’m not just wasting my time.

Microsoft is going to get shocked this Monday as several newspapers and news agencies have confirmed that Yahoo’s board will dismiss the $44.6bn (£22.9bn) offer as being inadequate.

Microsoft had offered $31 a share which was 62% above the level at which Yahoo’s shares was trading. Looked like a pretty decent deal to many at that time but Yahoo’s shares closed on Friday at $29.20. So, it’s pretty unlikely that the offer is going to be accepted. Predictions are that higher price may be offered by Microsoft. But Microsoft’s shares have fallen 12% since it made its offer, which may reflect concerns that it has already offered too much or that such a large deal would distract its management away from its core software business.

A source quoted by the Wall Street Journal said that Yahoo’s board would be unlikely to consider anything below $40 per share.

I wonder what Google is thinking right now. Must be laughing hahaha…

It’s funny that sometimes even a small problem pisses you off so bad. Yesterday I had similar small problem. I was chatting in my MSN messenger and I noticed that the emoticon weren’t working. Even the built-in emos were not showing. When I asked my friend though, he said it was working fine at his end. He also suggested me to re-install the messenger. I was really pissed off. I thought that it was due to some virus or spyware. So, I turned to Google where I found out the answer from Ask Leo. It was nothing serious though. I simply had to check the emoticon option in MSN messenger and it worked.

Simply check the emoticon option: Tools, Options, Messages tab, and make sure the emoticons options are checked.

This was a pretty easy solution but the real cause of this was not yet found. I don’t remember myself turning that option off. So, how did that option was unchecked?

Nokia Mini Speakers for a big stereo sound

The Nokia Mini Speakers MD-6 are for you if you like to enjoy full stereo sound on the move. This innovative design puts portability and great sound together in one pocket-sized speaker system. Add built-in cable management and FM radio and you’ve got a tidy little package. With Nokia Mini Speakers MD-6 you can enjoy big stereo sound from pocket-sized speakers, share your favorite music anywhere, with anyone, for up to 27 hours, tune in using the built-in FM radio antenna, flip the cover and protect the speakers. Mini Speakers make more connections with the adapters included. AD-63 gives you a sound-optimized line from an MP3 player or other standard 3.5mm audio source. AD-52 hooks up to any Nokia device with a 2.5mm Nokia AV connector.

Nokia Wireless QWERTY keyboard for your wireless office

The Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W is for you if you want a fast and easy way to write email, text messages or notes while you are on the go. With a Nokia Wireless Keyboard SU-8W you can increase your productivity by entering text quickly and easily while using your phone’s display, forget about wires and cables – the Bluetooth wireless technology allows you to connect to a compatible phone, have it to hand whenever you need it: its foldable and lightweight design makes it convenient to carry, take advantage of the shortcut keys to work even more efficiently and simply use two AAA batteries for power.

We have all heard that “The enemy of your enemy is your friend”. Well the biggest example we can see right now is of Microsoft and Yahoo seeming to develop a friendly relationship with each other to compete against Google. In a conference call, Microsoft’s Kevin Johnson said that the combination of the two companies would create an entity that could better compete with Google.

Google secure the top position in the world to search engine and this has been hurting both Microsoft and Yahoo very much since a long time. The only way they could come up with now is combining both their powers against Google. And the hot news is that Microsoft wants to purchase Yahoo. Microsoft has offered to buy the search engine company Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.4bn) in cash and shares and the offer, contained in a letter to Yahoo’s board, is 62% above Yahoo’s closing share price on Thursday. Yahoo has been struggling lately and it forecasted earlier that it would need to spend an additional $300m this year to revive the company. So, it seems a decent deal for Yahoo too but ultimately the proposal has to be evaluated carefully and the decision has to be to maximize long-term value for shareholders.

And again if Yahoo accepted the offer, competition authorities both in the US and the European Union would be likely to investigate the tie-ups.

Xilisoft 3GP Video Converter is a powerful video and audio conversion program. It supports converting most video formats including DVD, VCD, AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, 3GP, animated GIF, RM, ASF and audio file formats like MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, M4A, WAV, AC3 and so on to 3GPP file format or converting 3GPP file to AVI or MPEG file. It can also extract audio from 3GP file or convert audio file to audio-only 3GP file.
Features:-

• Convert video file to 3GP, AVI or MPEG
• Convert audio file
• Extract audio from video file and save to WAV or MP3
• Convert audio file to audio-only video file
• Encode several files simultaneously
• Pause encoding process to run other CPU time consuming programs at any time

Specification:-
1. Supported file format

• Video:
  • Input: MPEG(mpg, mpeg, dat, vob); WMV; ASF; AVI; QuichTime(mov, qt); MPEG4(mp4); 3GP; DV(dv, dif); Real Video(rm); Animated GIF(gif - decoding only); Macromedia Flash(swf - decoding audio only);
  • Output: 3GP, AVI, MPEG
• Audio:
  • Input: MPEG Audio(mp2, mp3); WMA; WAV; AU; MPEG4 Audio(m4a); Real Audio(ra); OGG; AAC; Raw AC3(ac3); NUT Open Container Format(nut);
  • Output: MP3, WAV

2. Supported video and audio codecs

• Video codecs:
  • MPEG1 video; MPEG2 video; MPEG4(DivX4/DivX5); MSMPEG4 V1; MSMPEG4 V2; MSMPEG4 V3(DivX3); WMV7; WMV8; H263(+)(Real Video 1.0); MJPEG; Lossless MJPEG; Apple MJPEG-B; Sunplus MJPEG; DV; Huff YUV; Asus v1; Asus v2; Creative YUV; H.264; Sorenson Video 1; Sorenson Video 3; On2 VP3; Theora; Intel Indeo 3; FLV; ATI VCR1; ATI VCR2; Cirrus Logic AccuPak; 4X Video; Sony Playstation MDEC; Id RoQ; Xan/WC3; Interplay Video; Apple Animation; Apple Graphics; Apple Video; Cinepak; Microsoft RLE; Microsoft Video-1; Westwood VQA; Id Cinematic Video; Planar RGB; FLIC video; Duck TrueMotion v1; VMD Video; MSZH; ZLIB; TechSmith Camtasia; IBM Ultimotion;
• Audio codecs:
  • MPEG audio layer 2; MPEG audio layer 1/3; AC3; Vorbis; WMA V1/V2; AAC; Microsoft ADPCM; MS IMA ADPCM; QT IMA ADPCM; 4X IMA ADPCM; G.726 ADPCM; Duck DK3 IMA ADPCM; Duck DK4 IMA ADPCM; Westwood Studios IMA ADPCM; SMJPEG IMA ADPCM; CD-ROM XA ADPCM; CRI ADX ADPCM; Electronic Arts ADPCM; RA144; RA288; RADnet; AMR-NB; AMR-WB; DV audio; Id RoQ DPCM; Interplay MVE DPCM; Xan DPCM; Apple MACE 3; Apple MACE 6; FLAC;

System requirements:-

• Windows 98/Me or Windows 2000/XP or better
• >750MHz Intel or AMD CPU

For full information about Xilisoft 3GP Video Converter and Video Converter, please visit
http://www.xilisoft.com/3gp-video-converter.html
http://www.xilisoft.com/video-converter.html

Spodtronic is the next generation of Mobile Radio, right on your mobile phone. Users who use this player can not only listen to radio via their mobile, but also simultaneously download the song or ringtone to their mobile as well as downloading extras such as artist photos, artist news, discographies and biographies. They can also take part in interactive games and quizzes while they listen. Through the use of Spodtronic, you’ll be a user in the worlds most innovative and fast growing mobile radio community. It will update more exciting radio stations regularly, so tune in. Spodtronic is the first innovation that combines elements of satellite radio and digital mobile music distribution. From now on, the only music device you need, is your mobile phone.

How to select a radio station???

At the start page, you have a possibility to directly click to the “Powered by” radio station button or in “Live Radio” you choose in “Top Radio Stations” one of our Top Stations or in “Radio Directory” choose GENRE and REGION and navigate through the available stations. You can save your Favourite Stations in “My Favourite Radios”.

How to select a podcast???

In “Podcasts” browse through “TOP PODCASTS” or in “Podcast Directory” choose GENRE and REGION and navigate through the available podcasts. You can save your favourite podcasts in “My Podcasts”.

What access point should be used???

Your network operator has installed several access points to your telephone, one for accessing WAP portals, and mostly one for the internet access, to access the public internet. Use the Internet access point.

How can I get more radio stations and podcasts???

Radio and Podcast Directory will be updated continuously. The software will show you when an update is available.

To decide which version of spodtronic you need to install you simply need to know what mobile phone you have. If you are using a Nokia with Symbian 2.x (6630, 6680, 6681, 6682, N70 or N90) install the file “spodtronic_2.1.0-series60v2_en.sis”. If you are using a Nokia with Symbian 3.x (E60, E61, E61i, E65, E70, N71, N73, N80, N91, N93, N93i or N95) install the file “spodtronic_2.1.0-series60v3_en.sis”.

Spodtronic software allows you to listen to interactive radios, podcasts and other services on your phone, and in addition, you will see visual information about the songs you are listening to. Listening to radio and podcasts via UMTS will create a lot of download traffic! Make sure you have a “flat rate” for data downloads in your contract with your operator as the unlimited download of sound can become very expensive quickly! If in doubt, ask your operator! http://www.spodtronic.com