Nokia N900 Internet Tablet

Nokia released a few videos about Nokia newly launched N900 phone and his Maemo OS

The first video is a nice promo showcase of the N900, the second is a hands-on tour of the device presented by Jussi Makinen, Marketing Manager, Maemo Devices @ Nokia and the last one is a presentation of the Maemo 5 OS user interface.

Enjoy

Nokia N900 phone and mobile computer: Technical Specifications:

Display	3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display 800 × 480 pixel resolution
Processor and 3D accelerator	TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Memory	Up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory)
Mass memory	32 GB internal storage Store up to 7000 MP3 songs or 40 hours of high-quality video Up to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card
GPS and navigation	Integrated GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receivers Pre-loaded Ovi Maps application Automatic geotagging

Apple, AT&T face yet another iPhone MMS lawsuit

For at least the third time this month, Apple and AT&T are being sued by a consumer complaining of being duped into believing that multimedia messaging, or MMS, was already available on the iPhone.

Filed in the Northern District of Ohio on Wednesday (PDF hosted by Wired), plaintiff Deborah Carr says Apple and AT&T misled the public into believing that the iPhone 3GS was capable of sending and receiving MMS messages on the device. The lawsuit claims that Apple’s “print and video advertisements…on television, the Internet, the radio, newspapers, and direct mailers” all mention the availability of MMS on the device.

Two similar cases–one in Illinois and another in Louisiana–were also filed against the companies in August.

According to the latest lawsuit, first reported by InformationWeek, customers were told that MMS would be enabled on June 17, 2009, when iPhone OS 3.0 was released.

That seems rather strange, considering that Apple and AT&T announced on June 8, during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote that MMS would not be available until later in the summer. AT&T confirmed that time frame to Wired on Friday.

“We absolutely will offer MMS on iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G with 3.0 upgrades in late summer, once we complete some system upgrades that will ensure our customers have the best experience with MMS,” an AT&T representative said in a statement cited by Wired.

Carr’s lawsuit does admit that Apple has a notice on its Web site explaining that support for MMS would be available from AT&T in late summer. However, the suit characterizes the note as a “mouseprint disclaimer,” referring to the small print.

Technically, Apple has enabled MMS in iPhone OS 3.0. The proof is that 29 carriers around the world activated MMS on the iPhone when the new operating system was released on June 17. It’s not available in the United States because AT&T isn’t ready to activate it yet, which was disclosed on June 8.

20 Snow Leopard Vs Windows 7 Reviews – Which Wins Overall?

The battle of the next-gen OSs has commenced, and Apple Snow Leopard got an early blow in against Windows 7 in what should be a keenly fought war, by launching first last Friday.

Now, on this site we are ’slightly’ biased towards Windows 7, and because we aren’t rich enough to buy macs, we’re having to rely on other sites to let you know which OS is best.  Here’s a roundup of the Windows 7 Vs Snow Leopard head to head reviews that we could find. Which OS came out top?

1. Paul Thurrott’s Supersite: Draw Score: Windows 7 1 – 1 Snow Leopard
2. OS News: Windows 7 Win Score: Windows 7 2 – 1 Snow Leopard
3. mac World: Draw Score: Windows 7 3 – 2 Snow Leopard
4. Laptop Mag: Windows 7 Win Score: Windows 7 4 – 2 Snow Leopard
5. Techradar.com: Draw Score: Windows 7 5 – 3 Snow Leopard

There were lots of other head to head reviews, but most reviewers bottled declaring a winner as they did not want to incur the wrath of various fanboy factions (including the linuxboy brigade), but on the evidence we’ve found Windows 7 seems to be the winner so far.

Windows 7 Download

Hy, an you know  Windows 7 has ruled the internet for the past months now. Microsoft has released  they’re last version of operacion sistem so colled Windows 7. I have got my hands on this operacion sistem and I want the rest of the world too, so I decided to put the download links. They are: 
http://www.mininova.org/tor/2768590 Windows 7 32-bit.
http://www.mininova.org/tor/2773097 Windows 7 64-bit.
The activacion link is going to be up tomorrow so stay tuned. I’ll be seeing you guy’s and please go and check my YouTube on there is a video on Windows7 and what it is.

Microsoft Going to Celebrate Windows 7’s Launch in New York

In 2007, Microsoft launched Windows Vista and Office 2007 in a big ceremony that was held in New York on January 30th. With Windows 7 a couple of weeks away from its general availability (where it’ll hit store shelves on 22nd of October), some people are wondering whether or not Microsoft is going to have another big launch event for Windows 7. However, Microsoft has its lips sealed about any launch details. Luckily, Mary-Jo Foley has mentioned today in a blog post that Microsoft has sent invitations to several media members and bloggers to attend the launching of its latest OS in New York City:

We also wanted to let you know that you will be receiving an invitation to a Microsoft event in NYC on October 22nd to celebrate the availability and launch of Windows 7. With Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaking and exciting new hardware from our partners, we’re looking forward to sharing Windows 7 with the world.

It’s also worth mentioning again that Microsoft will also sponsor a business tour in the USA that runs from September 28th and November 4th where it will discuss: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Exchange Server 2010. What’s interesting is that many will attend just to get ahold of a free copy of Windows 7 Professional that Microsoft will give out!
Windows Vista’s launch event featured aerial dancers forming the Windows Vista and Office 2007 logos. What do you expect in Windows 7’s launch event and are you going to attend it?

Shocking stats, video on texting while driving

When I think about all the possible dangers associated with technology (cyberbullying, sexting, inappropriate material, online and game addiction and even the remote chance of being harmed by a predator), nothing strikes me as scarier than texting while driving.
A recently released study (PDF) by the VirginiaTech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers who were texting were 23 times more at risk of a “crash or near crash event” than “nondistracted driving.” As per talking on a cell phone, the same study found no increased risk for truck drivers and 1.3 times the risk for car drivers. There was considerably more risk associated with dialing while driving. The institute’s Richard Hanowski acknowledges that the numbers are likely to be different with car drivers. As reported by CNET’s Jennifer Guevin, the study also found that “texting took a driver’s focus away from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds–enough time…to travel the length of a football field at 55 mph.”A December 2007 simulator study by Clemson University found that “text messaging and using iPods caused drivers to leave their lanes 10 percent more often.”
Paul Green, research professor at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute who has done a decade’s worth of research on driver distraction, said “from the science so far, it’s very clearly a problem. We don’t have exact statistics yet, we have enough information to say that texting shouldn’t be permitted while driving.”
The New York Times has created an interactive game that measures how reaction time is affected by distractions.
Teens at biggest risk
When it comes to texting while driving, teens are a particular risk group considering that, according to Nielsen (PDF), “The average U.S. mobile teen now sends or receives an average of 2,899 text-messages per month” and apparently some of those texts are being sent and read from behind the wheel.
A 2007 study conducted by AAA and Seventeen magazine has been widely misquoted as 46 percent of teens admit to texting while driving. But what the study found is that “61 percent of teens admit to risky driving habits.” Forty-six percent of that 61 percent say that they text message while driving.
This issue is in the news a bit more than usual these days because of a shocking video created by a police department in the UK. It depicts a teenage girl texting while driving followed by a terrible crash with gruesome results for her friends in her car and the family whose car she hit. Before viewing the video (scroll down) please be aware that it is graphic and very disturbing. And before forwarding it to a teenager, also be aware that many youth risk prevention specialists question the effectiveness of videos that try to use shock value to change teen behavior.
Shock videos can backfire
Russell Sabella, professor of counseling in the College of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University, says that “While there is some research that shows that some students can be sensitized to potential consequences from videos like it, there is also evidence that students get emotionally aroused in the short term but desensitize in the long term. He said “some students get reinforced by the message that this happens to others but ‘it won’t happen to me.’”
Professor Sabella “would rather see a video with more positive role modeling such as someone who turns off their phone before they drive or perhaps uses a “designated texter”–someone else in the car who can do the texting for you.” If a shock video is going to be used, he said “is has be of a comprehensive effort which includes kids, parents, teachers, legislators, and authorities.”
“A more effective approach,” said Patti Agatston from the Marietta, Ga.-based Prevention/Intervention Center, “might be to have teens involved in creating a public service announcement that include positive messages about looking out for themselves and the people they care about by not texting and driving.” Agatston says that it’s “helpful for youth to receive consistent and repeated messages from a variety of sources, including their peers and parents or guardians.”
Don’t just forward this to your kids
Indeed, if you are going to show this video to your kids, I suggest you watch it with them or, better yet, assemble a group of teens to watch it together and discuss it among themselves. What their peers say will have a bigger impact than what you say. You can view the video here:

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