Bluetooth Smart announced, iPhone 4S is ready

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" border="0" class="aligncenter" height="90" mce_src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7707/bt4102511.jpg" src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/7707/bt4102511.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="274" /></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Lost in the hype about Siri is the fact that the iPhone 4S is the first available smartphone to support the Bluetooth 4.0 standard. Announced in early 2010, Bluetooth 4.0 focuses on low-energy, sensor-filled devices that can be powered by button cell batteries. Examples include pedometers, heart rate monitors, glucose meters, and home automation tools.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Now that the first Bluetooth 4.0 ready handset has hit the market, the Bluetooth SIG group has created a new logo and name to describe these low-power devices. Starting soon, any device with a Bluetooth 4.0 compatible radio will be branded with the name Bluetooth Smart or Bluetooth Smart Ready. A new Bluetooth logo will be emblazoned on packaging to help customers locate this category of Bluetooth products.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> The iPhone 4S may be the first Bluetooth Smart compatible smartphone, but it's not the first Bluetooth 4.0 hardware available from Apple. The Cupertino company also added Bluetooth 4.0 support to the latest Mac Mini and MacBook Air models. These Apple products will be ready to connect to Bluetooth Smart devices once they begin to hit the market in the upcoming months.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Show full PR text</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Bluetooth SIG Extends Bluetooth Brand, Introduces Bluetooth Smart Marks<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Market and Use Case Expansion Create Need to Denote Compatible Bluetooth v4.0 Devices</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> KIRKLAND, WA - Oct. 24, 2011 - The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced two new brand extensions to its globally recognized logo today in an effort to create consumer awareness around compatibility for new devices implementing Bluetooth v4.0 - the Bluetooth Smart Ready trademark and the Bluetooth Smart trademark. Bluetooth Smart Ready devices are phones, tablets, PCs and TVs that sit at the center of a consumer's connected world and implement a Bluetooth v4.0 dual mode radio. Bluetooth Smart devices are sensor-type devices like heart-rate monitors or pedometers that run on button-cell batteries and were built to collect a specific piece of information. Bluetooth Smart devices include only a single-mode low energy Bluetooth v4.0 radio.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Bluetooth Smart Ready devices can connect to the billions of Bluetooth devices already in use today and also to new Bluetooth Smart devices just starting to enter the market. Bluetooth Smart devices, due to their revolutionary low power consumption, will only connect with products denoted with the Bluetooth Smart Ready mark, plus those designated specifically by product manufacturers.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> "Here's the truth of the matter: Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Smart Ready devices will revolutionize the way we collect, share and use information," said Michael Foley, Ph.D., executive director of the Bluetooth SIG. "In order to ensure consumers know what these extraordinary devices have to offer, we created the Bluetooth Smart and Bluetooth Smart Ready marks. These new logos will help consumers manage compatibility, and encourage manufacturers to build their best Bluetooth devices yet."</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> A recent In-Stat report forecasts Bluetooth device shipments will exceed two billion in 2013 alone, fueled largely by the rapid introduction of Bluetooth Smart devices across many different industry segments.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> "Consumers can look at new Bluetooth Smart Ready devices the same way they would a 3D ready TV - having the TV is just the first part of the puzzle, you need glasses and content in order to really experience 3D," said Suke Jawanda, CMO of the Bluetooth SIG. "Once consumers have a Bluetooth Smart Ready device, like the new iPhone 4S, they can continue connecting to existing Bluetooth devices and are also ready to experience the new world of Bluetooth Smart peripheral devices that will carry the Bluetooth Smart logo."</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Bluetooth Smart announced, iPhone 4S is ready

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Edmunds updates Android app for used car shoppers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="167" mce_src="http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/6842/edmundsapp.jpg" src="http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/6842/edmundsapp.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="300" />Edmunds has been offering an app for the car shoppers out there for a while now that runs on the Android platform. The app is interesting and useful for car shoppers, but the catch so far has been that the app only offered access to prices on new cars. Edmunds has announced an update to the app that adds the ability to get prices on used cars. This will make the app much more useful to shoppers.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> The app allows the user to research specifications on used vehicles and compare prices between trade-in, private party, and retail based on the Edmunds True Market Value calculations. The app is free and on the Android Market. The app also allows the user to see a used car model in all available colors. The new version of the app also integrates fixes that were requested by users.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> The app still supports inventories with new car dealers and allows the person to get the True Market Value of the car as well. The app runs on devices with Android 2.1 or higher. The app should help you get a better price on used car deals.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> )</div> </div> </div>

Edmunds updates Android app for used car shoppers

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HTC Status Facebook Phone getting discontinued already?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="324" mce_src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5001/htcstatus1513x540.jpg" src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5001/htcstatus1513x540.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="HTC Status 1" width="308" />It appears AT&T is ready to de-friend the HTC Status. Are AT&T and HTC looking to discontinue the HTC Status (aka Facebook phone) already? I know deep down all you readers are screaming NOOO silently because you all just love this little phone. Some new rumors are floating around and have yet to be confirmed that are claiming that AT&T is ready to put this little guy down after only a short while on the market.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> For those unfamiliar with this “awesome” phone it is AT&T’s version of the HTC ChaCha that launched in Europe with that popular Facebook button on the bottom. Although I guess we can’t really call the button popular because it looks like no one is buying into the idea. For our full review and thoughts on the AT&T flavor check out our HTC Status Review by the man Chris Burns. In his review he loved the hardware (as we do with most HTC phones) and the keyboard was awesome to say the least, but the good points ended there.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Apparently a trusted source of TechCrunch is now claiming that due to a severe lack of demand, and poor sales AT&T is ready to ditch the HTC Status after only a short 36 days on the market. Even the HP TouchPad lasted longer than that, but only by about 10 days or so. I guess this little 2.8″ display phone packed with a hardware keyboard and that lovely Facebook button will have to try elsewhere because so far no one seems to be taking the bait. If we hear anything official we will report back, but for now you can call the HTC Status de-friended.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> Device Specifications and Information<a href="http://androidcommunity.com/" mce_href="http://androidcommunity.com" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></a></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Device Info</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Device Name</span> : ChaCha</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Manufactuer</span> : HTC</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Carrier</span> : AT&T</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Announced Date</span> : February 15, 2011</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Release Date</span> : January 01, 2011</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Also Known As</span> : HTC ChaCha, HTC ChaChaCha, HTC Status</ul> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Display</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Screen Size </span>: 2.6 Inch</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Resolution </span>: 480x320</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Screen Type</span> : TFT</li> </ul> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Dimension & Weight</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Height </span>: 4.5 Inch</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Width </span>: 2.54 Inch</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Depth </span>: .42 Inch</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Weight </span>: 120 Grams</li> </ul> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Battery & Power</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Battery Type</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Lithium Ion</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Battery Capacity </span>: 1250 mAh</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Talk Time </span>: NA</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Stand By Time </span>: 430 hours</li> </ul> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Software</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Android OS</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">2.3.x</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Audio Playback</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">AAC</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">AMR</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">MID</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">MP3</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">WAV</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">WMA</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Video Playback</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">3GP</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">MPEG-4 (MP4)</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">WMV</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Messaging</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">SMS</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">MMS</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">IM</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Hardware</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">CPU </span>: Qualcomm MSM7227</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">CPU Clock Speed</span> : 800 Mhz</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Core </span>: 1</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Ram </span>: 512 MB</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Internal Storage </span>: .512 GB</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Front Facing Camera </span>:<img align="middle" alt="" height="16" mce_src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1531/acwyes.gif" src="http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1531/acwyes.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="16" /></ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Camera Resolution </span>:5 MP</ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">External Storage</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">MicroSD</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Camera Features</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Auto focus</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Flash</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Sensors</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Accelerometer</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Ambient light</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Proximity</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">QWERTY </span>:<img align="middle" alt="" height="16" mce_src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6200/acwnoe.gif" src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6200/acwnoe.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="16" /></ul> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Cellular Network</span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Device Connectivity</span><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Wi-Fi</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">802.11b</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">802.11g</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">802.11n</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Bluetooth</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Bluetooth 3.0</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Location Features</span>:<div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Compass</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">GPS</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Cellular location</li> <li style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;">Wi-Fi location</li> </ul> <ul style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: square; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 1.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">FM Radio </span>:<img align="middle" alt="" height="16" mce_src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6200/acwnoe.gif" src="http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/6200/acwnoe.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="16" /></ul> </div> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <a href="http://androidcommunity.com/" mce_href="http://androidcommunity.com" style="color: #0066cc; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"><img alt="" mce_src="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4443/acwloader1.gif" src="http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4443/acwloader1.gif" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" /></a></div> </div> </div> </div>

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Android Community App of the Week: Reckless Getaway [Video]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="202" mce_src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8356/recklessgetawayss540x33.png" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8356/recklessgetawayss540x33.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="Reckless Getaway SS" width="324" />Just released to the market is a new game for Android from the popular developers Polarbit. They’ve made some of the most popular games such as Reckless Racing and the Raging Thunder series and always have awesome graphics and great gameplay. Reckless Getaway you are the wheelman behind the getaway car for a bank robbery with the police hot on your tail. Racing games are fun and its always nice to cross the finish line, but crashing and causing chaos with police and oncoming traffic is even better.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> The game is a bit addicting and I’ve been playing it for a while now today. Weaving in and out of traffic while getting power ups and bonuses for jumping police cars this game has no shortage of action or fun. With stellar graphics, engaging gameplay and awesome sound effects so far it has a thumbs up from me. It does cost $2.99 in the market but the fact you wont get bored and it offering 16 or so levels make it worth the price.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">FEATURES:</span><br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- 16 eye-popping, visually amazing Tracks<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- Simple and effective controls<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- Unlock new tracks by earning your rates<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- Global leaderboards, show you’re better than the rest<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- Astonishing physics brings chaos to another level</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> … and stay Tuned for:<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- New unlock-able Chapters<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" />- New unlock-able Game modes</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> I did have a few issues but the game was just released yesterday so I’m sure some updates will be coming shortly. Adjusting the volume in game caused it to occasionally freeze and it did crash on me once or twice but overall that was about the only issue I had. Well that and all the cops kept trying to run me off the road — those jerks.</div> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> This is me totally destroying a police car — he got PWNED!<br style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;" /><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-48521 aligncenter" height="202" mce_src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4372/recklessgameplay540x337.png" src="http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/4372/recklessgameplay540x337.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="Reckless Gameplay" width="324" /></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Just like the description said the physics do brings chaos to another level. You have tons of power-ups and specials you can get. They have jumps all over the place if you figure out where they are. My favorite feature is the jump power-up as I’m constantly trying to jump diesels or oncoming traffic. In my video preview below I land on a trolly for a minute but sadly fell off shortly after. You have two game modes where you can just try and getaway and rush to the finish line, or choose to be reckless and basically destroy everything in your path. I like reckless as it’s just a blast destroying oncoming traffic and police cars and anything else that gets in your way.</div> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-48525 aligncenter" height="202" mce_src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5858/recklessoptions540x337.png" src="http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5858/recklessoptions540x337.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="Reckless Options" width="324" /></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Reckless Getaway has plenty of options and controls. You can use on-screen controls or motion if that is your thing. Polarbit has also optimized the game for the Xperia Play controls and should make for a great experience. I went through about 5 levels but kept going back to downtown because there is just so much going on and you never know when a bus is going to fly around a corner and take you out, and the cops on your tail.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Like I said above, with stunning graphics, great visuals and sound effects and offering 16 levels this game is worth the $2.99 asking price that is for sure. I’d recommend you give it a try as its totally worth it and plays great on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5;">Reckless Getaway Hands-on Video</span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Reckless Getaway by polarbit is available now in the Android Market for just $2.99 so get it while its hot. Feel free to <span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="em" mce_style="font-style: italic;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;">click</span> or<span class="Apple-style-span" mce_name="em" mce_style="font-style: italic;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;">scan</span> the QR code below to head over and download this awesome game</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> )</div> </div> </div>

Android Community App of the Week: Reckless Getaway [Video]

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Panasonic hopes to grow compact system camera market further

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="150" mce_src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/Review%20images/PhotoRadar/Panasonic%20Lumix%20G%20series/G3/G3%20Product%20shots/G3k_slant1442-218-85-200-200.jpg" src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/Review%20images/PhotoRadar/Panasonic%20Lumix%20G%20series/G3/G3%20Product%20shots/G3k_slant1442-218-85-200-200.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" width="200" /></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Panasonic has high hopes for its micro four thirds range of cameras, suggesting that the market will continue to develop and grow, allowing the company to expand further.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> According to Panasonic, the company is the third biggest player in the interchangeable lens market, and at the top spot for the compact system camera (CSC) area of the market. The Panasonic G3, released in May, is currently the best-selling CSC in the UK, along with being in the top five for all camera sales.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Speaking in London, Panasonic's Mr Uetmasu spoke of his hopes for the continued growth and expansion of the compact system camera. He made it clear that he did not believe that CSCs were second rate compared to DSLR.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Citing the rapid development in digital camera technology over the past 20 years, he said he could see no reason why compact system cameras could not catch up with DSLRs in the next few years in terms of image quality.</div> <h4 style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Sensor isn't everything</h4> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> One of the biggest drawbacks of micro four thirds cameras is the smaller sensor size compared to APS-C and full-frame DSLRS. In a bid to counter this criticism, Mr Uetmatsu said, "Image quality is not only about sensor size, but also signal processing and optical performance."</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Another area where compact system cameras have an advantage is in the camcorder market. A micro four thirds sensor is 10 times bigger than a consumer camcorder, which should result in higher image quality.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Panasonic was the first company to enter the CSC market with the G1 back in 2008, and has since introduced several models including the G3, GH2 and GF3. Uematsu described the original G1 as a "very small step in technology, but a big step for system cameras."</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Mr Uetmatsu was also confident that we would be begin to see a greater expansion in the general compact system camera market. "Many manufacturers will introduce mirrorless cameras, but we have a distinct advantage because we are already two years ahead," he said.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Samsung, Sony and Pentax already have mirrorless models on the market, while Nikon has long been rumoured to be introducing its compact system camera soon.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> In a previous interview with TechRadar, Mr Uetmatsu said Panasonic was currently working on an advanced GF model to sit at the top of the range.</div> </div> </div>

Panasonic hopes to grow compact system camera market further

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Root Explorer Only $0.99 cents on the Amazon App Store [Deal]

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="144" mce_src="http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9972/rootexplorerdeal540x240.png" src="http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9972/rootexplorerdeal540x240.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="Root explorer deal" width="324" />You have probably read those lists or seen users suggest the top 5 android apps for a rooted user and the top of the list always contains Root Explorer. This is one of the most valuable tools you can download and I’ve been using it for as long as I can remember. It is $3.99 in the Android market and always has been. Today the Amazon App Store has it for $0.99 cents and this is an amazing deal and worth noting for all of our readers.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Even if you are not a root user it still has some awesome features for moving and managing all your important files. Copy and paste and things of that sort are also included. What makes Root Explorer special is that rooted users can access all of the hidden folders inside Android, including that illusive “data” folder. Here are a few more features as listed in the market.</div> <blockquote style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 3em; padding-top: 0px;"> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Features include SQLite database viewer, Text Editor, create and extract zip or tar/gzip files, extract rar archives, multi-select, execute scripts, search, remount, permissions, bookmarks, send files (via email, bluetooth etc), image thumbnails, APK binary XML viewer, change file owner and group.</div> </blockquote> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> I use it to extract files or open downloaded zips all the time. I copy and paste files around and root explorer is also the app many users have that they use to edit the build.prop file inside Android. Root Explorer has tons of downloads in the Android Market but remains one of the all time most pirated Android applications to date. We don’t condone pirating applications and highly recommend and suggest you support the awesome developers.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> This is a great time to show your appreciation and buy the app if you haven’t, and if you’ve been wondering why everyone always always recommends Root Explorer, now it is only $1 so you might as well see for yourself.</div> </div> </div>

Root Explorer Only $0.99 cents on the Amazon App Store [Deal]

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Firefox 6 Browser Beta Now in Android Market

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;"></span><br /> <div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 12px; font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-top: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="158" mce_src="http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5834/ffandroid540x263.jpg" src="http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/5834/ffandroid540x263.jpg" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="FF android" width="324" />Firefox was updated to version 6.0 today for many users on desktop and laptops everywhere, today they’ve also pushed the latest 6.0 out to the BETA version on the Android Market. Just as a reminder the standard Firefox in the market is still on 5.0 and the beta app has been updated to 6.0 so you can keep your original should you run into problems. We love updates and Mozilla just keeps rolling them out. From once being a laggy and buggy terrible mobile browser Firefox is now one of the most popular and secure 3rd party browsers for Android.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> One change I really like is the “Awesome Screen” that basically instantly brings you to a page of everything you browse most often, like a shortcut to your bookmarks only better. They’ve also added a new look, I love the Gingerbread theme they provide for users on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Mozilla also mentions plenty of “under the hood” changes but that is expected with a large update like this.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> Firefox for Android offers tons of options and add-ons and developers should have some exciting new API’s to try out with the latest Firefox v6.0 released today. For all the details for users and developers alike be sure to check out Firefox 6.0 release notes to see what’s new and exciting from Mozilla. It is available now in the Android Market so head on over via the source link below.\</div> </div> </div>

Firefox 6 Browser Beta Now in Android Market

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Android is top OS in the US, but Apple is top maker

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 24px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0.6em;"> <div mce_style="text-align: center;" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="281" mce_src="http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8329/androidtopsg540x469.jpg" src="http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8329/androidtopsg540x469.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px auto 12px; max-width: 640px;" width="324" />Nielsen has released its latest report on the top smartphone makers and OS in the US. The latest report is much like the ones we have seen in the past. According to the Nielsen data for June, Android is the largest OS in the country with 39% share of the market. Apple and iOS are second with 28% of the market.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; line-height: 1.5;"></span></div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> RIM saw its share decline for the month to 20% of the market. Nielsen also looked at the top smartphone makers to see who was at the top. With the share of iOS users in America so high, it’s clear that Apple is the top smartphone maker with only the iPhone running iOS. HTC, whose top devices run Android, sitting at 14% of the smartphone maker market share, Motorola is at 11%, and Samsung is at 8% of the market. All three of those makers are leaning heavily on Android.</div> <div style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 24px;"> HTC’s Windows 7 smartphones account for 6% of that OS market share. Symbian has only 2% of the smartphone market and is tied with WebOS. The total share of the OS market for Windows Mobile and WP7 is 9%.</div> </div> </span></div>

Android is top OS in the US, but Apple is top maker

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LG claims market leadership in LCD monitors

<P align=center><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/computer-hardware/images/LG-e90-superslimmonitor-200-200.jpg"></P><br /><P>LG has declared that it is now the world's market leader in LCD monitors, and indicated that it will now focus heavily on Cinema 3D monitors going forward</P><br /><P>DisplaySearch figures suggest that the Korean giant has taken an 18 per cent share of the global market for LCD monitors.</P><br /><P>LG apparently provided 2.92 million of the 16.68 monitors sold around the world in 2010.</P><br /><P><STRONG>Strong endorsement</STRONG></P><br /><P>"This represents a strong endorsement of LG's drive to increase investment in R&D over the last 12 months," said Si-hwan Park, Vice President of the Monitor Division at LG's Home Entertainment Company.</P><br /><P>"The reason for our success is simple: We've focused on listening to our customers and then innovating around those needs.</P><br /><P>"To keep on growing our market share, we're going to be moving strongly into CINEMA 3D monitors in the near future."</P><br /><P>LG is hoping that its IPS panels – which stands for In-Plane Switching – and Cinema 3D monitors will push them up to 20 per cent in 2011, with a focus on 'sophistication and slim design'.</P><img border="0" height="1" src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/9809/s/13c6d0e4/mf.gif" width="1"><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techradar/allnews/~3/jYRhM1f17n8/story01.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Article</A>

LG claims market leadership in LCD monitors

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Post Capitalist Free Market Society (Part VIII) - The Technodem, the Base of Technological Democracy

<br /> <p>The National Information and Communication System: The Technodem</p><p>The Technodem is a term derived from "technological democracy." It is a unique nationwide network of electronic communication and information system including but not restricted to the following functions:</p><p>1. Embodies a website from all public agencies, national, regional and local, all production firms and all other private organizations such as those concerned with health care or education, and all individuals within the society. It also includes any individual website placed by citizens for public benefit such as writers, physicians, food experts.</p><p>2. Information from top down: All governmental laws, rules and regulations are posted to be used and followed by affected and concerned entities or individuals. For example, the national position classification standards prescribed by the government, to be used as a guide by all employing institutions; education standards for all levels of education to be followed by all education institutions as well as students; educational instruction materials and directions at all levels particularly for the workers who have to fulfil twelve credit-hour of required education each year.</p><p>3. Information from bottom upward: All production and other firms must feed into their website all information regarding their position classification, their operation, financial status and the nature of their products. This makes the Technodem capable of checking their operating standards against the national standards in employment, financial operation, quality of production and so on and advise for correction of deficiencies if any. It also provides detailed information to the government in formulating statistics and other information about the state of economy and other social and economic conditions.</p><p>4. Serving individual citizen in a variety of ways such as looking for a better job, a healthy way of life, the best buys concerning needed goods or services, and "how to do" of many individual needs around the house or at workplace. It also offers all the services presently available through the internet system but in a more advanced and expanded manner.</p><p>The Technodem is a self-serving autonomous electronic information-communication system consisting of local, district, regional and national data centers. Beside being an operation tool of the government, business and other service organizations, it is also open for public and individual use. Based on the concept of equality of opportunity, nothing is kept secret from the public. Every individual has access to all its contents including the government and corporate files, and can use the information it contains for individual benefit or enlightenment. As mentioned before, it is one of the three basic components of the technological democracy without which such democracy cannot be materialized. No one interferes in its operation. The information flows up and down as it is fed into it. It is capable of filtering and deleting information not useful or not necessary for the operation of society or individuals such as, for example, pornographic materials or illicit statements fed in by individuals. It is maintained, repaired and serviced by a group of specialists despite the fact that it is able to amend and repair itself without outside help in most cases. Anything wrong with it will immediately pass to those responsible for its maintenance for immediate action. All the technology necessary for the formation and operation of the Technodem is presently available.</p><p>Services Available Through the Technodem</p><p>It is practically impossible to enumerate the services available through the Technodem or try to describe its vital contribution to every aspect of daily life, individual and institutional development, and most of all to democratic operation of the whole societal system whether political, economic, cultural or social, all based on the principle of equality of opportunity. Here, are just a few examples.</p><p>Educational services</p><p>Each and every household has access to immense sources of educational information and programs from the preschool all the way up to the highest level. Many hundreds of courses are offered with complete and clear instruction, needed homework, test and grading with no possibility of abuse.</p><p>While studying, student is able to ask questions and receive explanations. All educational materials are prepared by cooperation of the high quality scholars competent in the field and fed into the system. At a higher level of knowledge, different schools of thought in a field are available for comparison and analysis. This will particularly be true in the areas of social sciences and humanities, the former being and remaining the most complex and increasingly important of all sciences. Student may register for a degree program or may just like to take certain courses to increase his knowledge in some areas of his interest.</p><p>Examination for each course is carried out and graded through the computer, recorded in student's academic record stored in the Technodem. It is coded and accessible only to the student. It could be accessed by others only by permission from the individual through a temporary decoding process by the use of the individual's electronic ID (EID) card. The Technodem revolutionizes the total educational process. First, it makes to each individual continually updated educational information at every level of knowledge or discipline twenty-four hours a day. Thus, the student chooses his daily study hours as he wishes and the way more convenient for him. Second, the current classroom education and instruction becomes obsolete and gradually discarded particularly in the light of much higher quality and continually updated courses being available through the Technodem. The laboratory work, either for study or research is carried out through the computer by using the latest available facilities. Experimental study or research work is still carried out through the traditional research or educational institutions. Third, instead of classroom teaches, new educational institutions teaching scholars are created responsible to prepare courses in every subject area and at different levels within that subject area and feed them into the Technodem making them available to the students as well as the public.</p><p>Fourth, for the preschool and the first stage of general education up to the eight grade, physical institutions and instructors are used. However, it it is heavily supplemented by computer education through the Technodem particularly in doing homework and seeking study aid. Fifth, the system serves as an enormous library with far more comprehensive services and easily accessible information. This is a marvelous democratic educational system, providing equal opportunity for all that never existed before, and now, achievable only through the use of a highly advanced electronic information and communication system such as the Technodem.</p><p>Medical Services</p><p>An extensive data bank regarding medical information, including preventive medicine, health and diet care, are provided while being continually updated by medical task forces, each consisting of experts in a specific area of medical knowledge. All are made available to each individual through the home terminal. The Technodem serves as an ever-ready medical aid that keeps the individual conscious of his health condition and provides him with guidance in taking care of his health. The possibility of many illnesses is discovered by the aid from the Technodem without reference to a medical expert, inducing the individual to consult a doctor. The computer also analyzes all drugs and outlines their beneficial as well as side effects. The same applies to the foodstuff. The computer also provides a list of physicians in the area, with their specialties. After consultation with the computer if it perceives the possibility of an illness, the individual then receives a copy of the computer analysis from the printer of his computer and take it with him to the physician. The Technodem is specifically useful in the case of children, the elderly, and those who shy away from seeing a doctor or are reluctant to pay attention or disclose their physical ailments.</p><p>Legal Services</p><p>Most of services rendered by attorneys are available to each individual through the Technodem such as information and commentaries about the laws, court decisions, administrative rules and regulations; legal forms needed by an individual such as a lease form, an affidavit, a financial loan, a corporate charter, and thousands of other forms, with appropriate information about completing each form and procedures to be followed. It has also a list of attorneys within the area with their specialties. If asked about a certain illegal act, the computer will explain the laws applied to the situation, including all legal precedents. It will also propose the steps to be taken to resolve the problem which may include seeing an attorney. The Technodem is used extensively by lawyers, prosecuting attorneys, judges and other judicial officials and legal scholars in resolving specific cases, finding answers to specific legal question, computer analysis of suggested legal matters as well as legal research.</p><p>Product services and Market Information</p><p>In technological democracy, the Technodem will be the principal tool of marketing, shopping around and buying goods and services. One needs to pay attention to understanding the simplicity of highly complex processes of marketing and distribution effectuated through the Technodem.</p><p>Marketing</p><p>Nearly all kinds of commercial advertising currently used are discarded. As society moves toward technological democracy and the Technodem stores more and more information, production firms gradually tend to submit their catalog of products to the Technodem. When a consumer want to purchase a product, he asks the computer, which immediately shows different varieties of the requested item available in the market with their specifications and price for each. Thus the current system of commercial advertisement loses its effect and tend to be discarded.</p><p>Tens of billion dollars spent in commercials are saved allowing reduction in costs of goods and services produced, resulting in lower prices since no profits can be made. This enormous capital saved by discarding commercials can then be used toward production of goods and services producing employment opportunities. Another important benefit is the elimination of the unwanted, annoying and time-wasting commercials in the media, particularly television and radio programs, that viewers are presently trapped to listen or view..</p><p>Each community, depending on its size, has one or more information centers with one or more computers through which newcomers, visitors and travelers can get access to the Technodem and receive information about housing, apartments for rent, hotels, restaurants, entertainment, shopping malls and other desired information.</p><p>Shopping</p><p>Shopping, whether retail or wholesale, is carried out mostly through the Technodem since it is easier, reliable, more economic, environmental friendly as well as enjoyable. One may just desire shopping around to see what is in the market. If he is looking for a specific item he may feed it to the computer. The computer responds by listing different brands and varieties of that item produced by different firms with price for each. The consumer may choose items within his desired price range and ask for detail specification about the item by clicking on the item. Specifications for that item appears next to it. If the customer after looking at those has difficulty in choosing a specific item from among those checked, he may ask the computer which one of those is the best buy and why. If he want to see the item before he buys, he may ask which stores in the area carry that item. The computer lists all local stores near to him having the item available.</p><p>In technological democratic society there is little use for money as we know it today. Each individual carries an electronic bank card where his money is deposited. This card can be used like credit cards we use today. The purchase price is automatically transferred to the seller's account and is immediately verified. The card can be used for any spending such as in restaurants, movie houses, buying gasoline etc., any place in the country and abroad where there is an internet connection. The card holder has easy access to his bank account through the Technodem and manages his account as he desires. There is little use for paper money if any, and ultimately its use will be discarded.</p><p>Library Services</p><p>It must be noted that in a technological democratic society, every home has an information-communication center which is a device consisting of a television set, a highly advanced computer, double VCR, copier, printer, scanner, photo-telephone and fax machine, all digital, combined together as a single device. All TV programs, photo-telephone images or computer pages appear on the same large screen. All computers used in any community have access to the Technodem's library. It consists of incredibly vast information in all areas of knowledge, covered worldwide, in humanities, history, social sciences, physical and pure sciences, technology and beyond. Currently, such extended sources of knowledge are not available and those available are stored in thousands of different places. All this immense knowledge is easily accessible to every individual, having access to a computer, through the Technodem. Consequently, the presently existing libraries become all obsolete and gradually discarded. The new local and regional libraries are electronic and actually a part from the Technodem.</p><p>Of course, any necessary part from the information, whether written, audio, or video, can be copied. However, there is no need to copy any TV program or movie or else since all these are available through the Technodem for viewing, free of charge, at any time. For example, if one wants to see the football championship game of 1955, or summer Olympic games of 1966, he needs just to ask the Technodem. This library is so incredibly complete that it provides information even instruction on any imaginable subject. This may be a beginner tennis lesson, a high level physics, biochemistry instruction or a recipe for a specific Japanese soup.</p><p>Entertainment</p><p>The Technodem has in its library an immense collection of materials and programs for entertainment such as movies from its silent stage to the most recent productions, concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries of all kinds, whether historical or relating to the nature of things or outer space, sports of any kind, with championship matches, and so on. In each category, the Technodem has in its files all that is available in recorded history of the event or program. from its beginning. For example, in the area of concert, it has available not only concerts held in the Western world but also those held in the Middle East, India, Japan and elsewhere; not only concerts consisting of the Western classical music but also those embodying music from other cultures such as Persian, Arabic, Chinese and so on. Every individual and group wherever they may be located in the world, finds a variety of programs suited to their taste and desire for enjoyment. It must be noted here that the Technodem can be copied by other nations only if allowed by the nation which owns it. It cannot operate in societies which are not democratic which do not adhere to the principle of equality of opportunity.</p><p>Job Market and Employment</p><p>The placement services and opportunities available through the Technodem to every individual are unique, and never possible before. Every institution that has any open position feeds it to the Technodem. The person looking for a job or desiring to change his current occupation or place of work may ask the computer for open positions in his desired field or location. He immediately receives a list of such positions in the desired location. If there was none available in that specific area, the computer gives openings closest to the desired area. If the individual has no locality preference, he nay ask for positions open within the region.</p><p>Each opening has a computer code number appearing on the screen. The applicant, after selecting one or more of the open positions, gives the code number of the position to the computer and inserts his personal computer card (EID) in the computer. Immediately, the terminal in the personnel department of the corresponding institution extracts and transcribes the applicant's personal data. The department's computer, then, studies the applicant's qualifications compared to those of other applicants, and using the applicants EID card code, informs the applicant of the results and his ranking among all the applicants. All this transaction is completed within a minute or two. A supreme benefit of this process is that the applicant finds out, immediately after his application for the job, about his position compared to the other applicants and can figure out the likelihood of being employed. If his standing is not promising, he may then go after other openings without waiting for final results from the one already applied for.</p><p>After the deadline for application, the final decision is made by each institution and is communicated to the applicants, through the Technodem. The institution may decide to interview the top two or three on the list to select one. The applicant waits for the results of his application for position from other institutions until he is selected by one and is employed. The Technodem provides for incredible speed and simplicity in employment for job-seekers as well as the employers not available before, in a democratic manner and in accordance with the principle of equality of opportunity. At the same time a tremendous amount of time, red tape, and money presently wasted in employment process is saved.</p><p>Electoral Process</p><p>It may be said that the most important task of the Technodem is to provide for a democratic electoral process on the basis of equality of opportunity through its enormous capacity to carry out elections for any office in the country. This is a device that for the first time provides for popular democracy and thus materializing the concept of government by the people, of the people and for the people.</p><p>Each individual is issued an electronic identification card (EID) similar to a credit card, may be smaller in size, containing several megabyte capacity. It contains all information about the owner including birth date, gender, citizenship, residence address, education, employment background, convictions if any. This card is self-updating. Each time it is inserted in the computer, it is updated if a new information about the owner has been entered in the Technodem such as a speeding ticket or any kind of verified illegal action or conviction.</p><p>On election day, the individual, wherever in the planet with access to computer, inserts his EID card in the computer and votes for any office up for election. Upon the insertion of the card, the Technodem checks information stored in it, verifies and then allows the voter to proceed with voting on the elections website. After he makes his selection for the national, regional or local offices, he clicks he register button. but before his vote is registered, the computer shows him the list of his choices. If he agrees, he clicks the confirm button. His vote then is cast and registered at the local, regional and national electoral data bases. But if he wants to revise it, he clicks the "try again" button and starts all over again. If the voter tries to vote for the same office more than once, it will immediately discovered by the Technodem and not only will be rejected but his improper action will be also recorded in his EID card. The Technodem is immune against hacking or any virus. In a democratic technological society, each individual has access to a high power computer as large as a wrist watch that he carries with him and through which he is in contact with the Technodem as well as the rest of the world. He can also proceed to vote during an election through this computer while walking, or having coffee in a coffee shop. Producing of this device is even possible today with our existing electronic technology.</p><p>Reference:<br /><br>1. For details of electronic electoral system see Electronic Electoral System: Simple, Abuse Free, Voter Friendly, by the author. For information about this publication visit democracywhere.com</p><p>2. For details about the Technodem, see Technological Democracy: A Humanistic Philosophy of Future Society, Chapter Five, also by the author. For information about this publication visit democracywhere.com</p><p>Dr. Reza Rezazadeh<br /><br>1080 Eastman Street, Platteville, WI 53818<br /><br>Phone: (608) 348-7064</p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Post Capitalist Free Market Society (Part VIII) - The Technodem, the Base of Technological Democracy

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Apple owns 66% of online music market, Amazon a distant second place

<DIV class=separator style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGnFDC4_32m6rlLc8Hjutsbi33ntddd4CtbltLgWBFFKEXaxLihS93-piCfGRKAb4zsECPSAik_5OyTwYWpPCme_NYZDeOL7-k9mnpFD1NpA_YEc2XFvuQHHOaTdGSEwzHcl4oLYg20w/s1600/applejuststeppingoveramazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGnFDC4_32m6rlLc8Hjutsbi33ntddd4CtbltLgWBFFKEXaxLihS93-piCfGRKAb4zsECPSAik_5OyTwYWpPCme_NYZDeOL7-k9mnpFD1NpA_YEc2XFvuQHHOaTdGSEwzHcl4oLYg20w/s1600/applejuststeppingoveramazon.jpg"></A></DIV>As if Apple's share of the online music world wasn't big enough, financial research firm NPD Group is reporting that iTunes is now responsible for 66.2% of the market for online music purchases. That's up from 63.2% earlier in the year, despite intense competition from Amazon, which is way behind in second place at 13.3%. Remarkably enough, Amazon also saw growth this year, raising its share from around 11% earlier in 2010. <br /><P></P><br /><P>The online retailer has been promoting "daily deal" albums that are priced much lower than the same music on the iTunes store, actually selling many of the albums below cost in order to attract new customers. Amazon has also been doing a monthly promotion of 100 albums for $5, which is done with the cooperation of record labels and artists. Despite such aggressive action, the company has yet to make a visible dent in Apple's dominance of the online music market.</P><br /><P>According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, digital album sales have grown rapidly in an industry where CD sales are plummeting and sales of digital single-song downloads are stalling. Apple's album prices are generally higher than those on the Amazon music store, resulting in higher revenues. Amazon's promotion of their online music store has taken the back seat to advertising for the company's Kindle ebook reader, so it will be interesting to see if they decide to actively promote their music business in the future.</P>

Apple owns 66% of online music market, Amazon a distant second place

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AMD Radeon HD 6970 and HD 6950 launch assault on enthusiast gaming market

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31f5hQFX4o_AaG9_G3tmjtqeNACjYKkoZgW4Wwp6j-f7NuCuUKafmCqsh_iejr36TyDC_CwdP8vAmGLCWNRI5OLbkPt1M0TwcF-CsHrQvDX2BXXnj7KHHqzRyVuPYh71YbB8Sdsp62to/s1600/10x1215nub3radeon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31f5hQFX4o_AaG9_G3tmjtqeNACjYKkoZgW4Wwp6j-f7NuCuUKafmCqsh_iejr36TyDC_CwdP8vAmGLCWNRI5OLbkPt1M0TwcF-CsHrQvDX2BXXnj7KHHqzRyVuPYh71YbB8Sdsp62to/s320/10x1215nub3radeon.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br> It's taken AMD a long time to refresh the top end of its graphics hardware, but today's culmination to that wait has to be described as somewhat bittersweet. Sweet, because we're finally getting a successor to the venerable HD 5870, one that offers improved power management and tessellation performance at a lower $369 price point, but also bitter because in terms of sheer firepower, the Radeon series doesn't seem to have made quite the leap many of us had hoped for.<br> <br>

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Android Market gets radical UI overhaul

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/Mobile%20Phones/Google/android-market-new-200-200.jpg"> </div><br> <br> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=latesttecompu-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0047Q9GT4&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>The new and improved Android Market has arrived, in the form of a ripped APK (Android package) released onto the web.<br> Website Android Police has managed to load the new Market on to a number of its handsets and has uploaded some images of the UI.<br> The biggest change is in the look of the interface. Google definitely likes the colour green at the moment, with a green curve taking up most of the screen.<br> This curve now houses a carousel, which means the tabs of old have completely disappeared.<br> <br>

Android Market gets radical UI overhaul

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Android Market update streamlines content, nukes tabs, dismantles 24-hour return policy to appease devs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhcrr3nP571JcKbvFi_-1QZ5M6TonS_-ty8jY7xsb2rJyWqiDf-vgbpeVZUnCObssTlc0okuLQQUMV92LjHwRwyyqFxOKsQgDe8h-NWr06WyknEL0MfQj4PYsvTclO0VDR2yf6gth9T8/s1600/12-11-10-androidmarketupdate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhcrr3nP571JcKbvFi_-1QZ5M6TonS_-ty8jY7xsb2rJyWqiDf-vgbpeVZUnCObssTlc0okuLQQUMV92LjHwRwyyqFxOKsQgDe8h-NWr06WyknEL0MfQj4PYsvTclO0VDR2yf6gth9T8/s320/12-11-10-androidmarketupdate.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br> <iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=latesttecompu-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B003V0I75Q&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Updates have been coming fast and furious to Google's Android Market for a couple weeks now, but this is the biggest shift yet -- that rusty tab-based interface is out, replaced with a rotating carousel of downloadable content, and a single scrolling pane of info for each and every app.<br> <br>

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The Best Tech Jobs On The Market

<P>Some of the most lucrative jobs on the UK market today are in the technology sector. The term technology obviously is too wide a brush to fulfil the needs of hungry young professionals and graduates looking to hone in on their career path. However, unlike other fields where specialisation is key, tech jobs require ingenuity and a willingness to be flexible on the part of professionals. While SQL servers or Java script require specialized skills, the professionals that maintain these systems and write this code need to maintain curiosity about the tech field in general.</P><br /><P>One of the best tech jobs in the UK market today is software developer. Software developers work with IT firms, publishing houses, educational companies, and other firms to produce computer programs for a variety of purposes. The software development profession is great for young professionals looking to fulfil their need for a creative outlet while working on the specific programming aspects necessary for flawless operation.</P><br /><P>Another great tech job on the market at present is in network security. Network security professionals help companies and clients protect their proprietary information. Through software programs and other security methods, network security professionals are able to keep corporations away from the dangers of hacking and identity theft. Jobs in network security are particularly strong in international corporations, as the sheer amount of data pushed from corporate headquarters to outlying offices requires a watchful eye.</P><br /><P>The web development and design field is particularly strong in the tech job market in the United Kingdom. Web development professionals need to reconcile the needs for corporate branding, creative design, and flawless functionality to create a strong web-site. As well, web development firms require graduates and professionals to integrate traditional methods of advertising with Web-enabled solutions like online banners and text messaging. Web development is a fertile field for interested candidates.</P><br /><P>Finally, all of the fields mentioned above would be useless without the professionals who help create computing equipment. Computers, PDAs, and peripherals are designed by computer designers and engineers around the world. Supply chain professionals and managers need to ensure that the raw materials needed for computer chips are turned into the needed components in an efficient manager. Computer manufacturers have plenty of jobs available in the UK, as major firms around the world need to have regional manufacturers and warehouses for easy delivery. Since the growth in computing technology continues to skyrocket, IT professionals should consider getting in on the ground floor of computer manufacturing.</P>

The Best Tech Jobs On The Market

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Windows 7 sails past 25% market share mark

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///Review%20images/TechRadar/Computing/win%207%20premium/prembox-200-200.jpg"> <br /><P>Microsoft is celebrating this week, after new stats show <a href="">Windows 7</A> is rapidly increasing its presence on the PC market.</P><br /><P>Windows 7 has now nabbed 25 per cent of the PC market, with Windows XP slipping to 50 per cent.</P><br /><P>The new stats are from <a href="http://gs.statcounter.com/#os-ww-monthly-200912-201012">Statscounter.com</A> and its inevitable that Windows 7 adoption will just keep growing.</P><br /><P><STRONG>All systems are go</STRONG></P><br /><P>It's estimated that Windows 7 will reach 300 million licenses by the end of the year, having sold over 240 million back in October.</P><br /><P>Add to this the fact that 93 per cent of all new PCs will have Windows 7 pre-installed on a whopping 93 per cent of all new PCs.</P>

Windows 7 sails past 25% market share mark

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