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SvenOnTech has always said that Navigon has the best looking interface of all the vast GPS offerings out there for smartphones. Today, on the heals of Navigon’s new parent, Gramin, announcing the 99 cent OnDemand app, Navigon revealed big changes for its next release. Most significantly in those changes will be a change to the interface or the navigation of the app (pun intended) with, “A more intuitive user interface,” according to Gerhard Mayr, NAVIGON vice-president of worldwide mobile phones and new markets. Other improvements including the ability to download maps you select to conserve on memory usage, Zagat for Android users, and “Real-time driving data, allowing enthusiasts to monitor driving behaviors.”
Navigon also announced support for Windows Phone 7 which will bring it to a total of three smartphones by the end of the year.
All current users will received this update free of charge.
Press Release
NAVIGON AG, a leading provider of mobile phone on-board navigation, today announced the second generation of its award-winning navigation apps for Android devices and the iPhone will be available this fall. The new versions redefine core elements of smartphone navigation, including an industry first approach to map management and updates, an even more effortless and intuitive user interface, and new features not found in any other navigation app. Current Android and iPhone users are eligible for free upgrades to the new versions. In addition, NAVIGON is making its successful navigation app available for Windows Phone 7 later this year.
“Over the last two years, we’ve continuously added new features to our navigation apps, transforming them into the most feature-rich smartphone GPS apps available,” said Gerhard Mayr, NAVIGON vice-president of worldwide mobile phones and new markets. “For our new generation of apps, we went back to the drawing board to see how we could elevate smartphone navigation to the next level. Feedback from our users suggests that a better way to manage and update maps and a more intuitive user interface are top priorities.”
Next Generation Android and iPhone Navigation Apps
NAVIGON’s navigation apps for Android devices and the iPhone include the following new features:
- New Map Management and Update Capabilities
NAVIGON’s new MyMaps function allows users to pick which map regions to download to their device*. Users who, for example, own the USA version can select the states they want immediately and download additional regions at a later time. This ability prolongs memory; since users store only the maps they need on their device. In addition, NAVIGON FreshMaps offers quarterly map updates. The new map updating service uses trusted, field-verified, and quality-controlled map and points of interest updates from NAVTEQ to ensure the most accurate maps possible. Users can keep their maps accurate and reliable by receiving quarterly map updates for a one-time fee for the lifetime of the product.
- Simplified User Interface
Navigation has become more complex over the past several years, so NAVIGON redesigned its user interface to provide a better overview and making it easier to use. Each application is customized for its operating system to provide the best possible experience on each platform. The next generation of NAVIGON’s iPhone app, for example, allows users to easily switch between different pages with animated menus and new multi-touch user gestures. In addition, it’s easy to rotate and zoom maps in any direction when in 3D mode and tap points of interest on the map to instantly add them to a route.
- Additional Features
NAVIGON’s next generation of apps also includes new features not found in other navigation apps. The new Android app, for example, features Zagat’s ratings and reviews as an in-app purchase and a cockpit function that displays real-time driving data, allowing enthusiasts to monitor driving behaviors.
Windows Phone 7 App Coming Soon
NAVIGON’s premium navigation app soon will be available for Windows Phone 7 users. The app includes many signature features that have made NAVIGON’s apps successful on Android devices and the iPhone, including on-board maps, spoken turn-by-turn directions, visual lane guidance, live traffic information and rerouting, among many other features. NAVIGON’s new app runs on Windows Phone 7.5 and also takes advantage of new features made available to developers with this new release. These features include the augmented reality function Reality Scanner, which provides an instant and effortless way of identifying nearby destinations while on foot; an option to select address information directly from the phone’s contact list; and the ability to save a favorite or home address as a shortcut on the start screen.
*Downloading map regions requires a WIFI connection.
CyberLink is now bringing the awesomeness of PowerDVD to your Android powered tablet with PowerDVD Mobile. What ever sits on your hard drive on the PC now can be streamed, downloaded, and even edited (pictures) right there on your mobile! No more worries about syncing or if you have enough room on your Android to view and watch whatever. If you have a DLNA TV, then you can push content from your Android tablet to it. Go to a friends and stream your favorite movie from your home while at theirs. Nice!
Press Release
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) today launched PowerDVD Mobile, a brand new all-in-one media player for Android devices based on the award-winning PowerDVD media player for PCs. Users can now effortlessly play, share and wirelessly stream their local videos, music and photos between their PCs and Android-powered tablets.
The announcement comes as CyberLink also today announces major updates to its flagship PowerDVD11 universal media player.
Key features include:
Wirelessly download and share media from PowerDVD on the PC to Android tablets with Save To and Share On features.
Play media from your Android device to DLNA TVs with Play To features. PowerDVD Mobile will stream media to your DLNA TV so you can enjoy the videos and photos from your Android tablet on the comforts of the big screen.
All-in-one media player for videos, photos, and music on Android tablets so digital media can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere.
Apply one-click photo enhancements to touch up photos and create and watch cool slideshows of the best images.
“CyberLink has always been synonymous with creating innovative digital media solutions,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp. “With the release of PowerDVD Mobile, we are proud to add a new solution that takes advantage of the momentum from Android device adoption and brings the premium entertainment experience of PowerDVD beyond the PC. Users can now conveniently enjoy their movies, videos and photos on the PC, in the living room or on the go.”
Product Availability
PowerDVD Mobile is available on the Android Market in the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian and Portuguese. CyberLink also offers PowerDVD Mobile to OEM partners.
CyberLink PowerDVD Mobile Versions
PowerDVD Mobile: US $19.99
PowerDVD Mobile for Ultra: BONUS license with Purchase of PowerDVD 11 Ultra
Mint just gets better and better. First on the scene to give you Quicken in the cloud, for free, and then to have the cloud in your pocket with the iPhone app, Mint.com made everyone’s life minty fresh. What else could you ask for? What? Manual transactions? Sure!
Mint.com will be releasing an update to the iPhone application today that will allow you to do just that, manually add transactions as they occur. When you’re at a store and you whip out that 20, then you can open your Mint.com app and with it’s geolocation abilities – oh ya, another sweet new feature – your merchant appears and you tap it to bring up your transaction input. Document the cost and you’re done. How cool is that?
I’m hoping for mind reading for the next update so I won’t even have to type in the dollar amount. 
Press Release
Mint will upgrade its free, award-winning iPhone app on Friday, July 22, allowing people to manually enter cash transactions and pending expenses, such as checks or credit and debit card payments.
Mint has built geolocation capability into the app to help instantly match a transaction to a point of purchase. The result is greater accuracy; helping people more closely follow their budgets.
WHAT
With the new update, Mint iPhone users can now:
§ Enter spending on-the-go: When money leaves the wallet, users can tell Mint where it went in real time, adding a new layer of clarity. Geolocation eliminates the need to even find the merchant, because transactions are instantly matched to a point of purchase.
§ See available balances across accounts: By entering all pending transactions, people know their balances are accurate, helping avoid overdrafts and other fees.
§ Track budgets up to the minute: By cleanly and immediately categorizing cash spending, no purchases remain unaccounted for in people’s budgets.
AVAILABLE
Friday, July 22 at 8 a.m. Eastern time
WHERE
In the iTunes store and on your iPhone
WHO
Mint.com is a leading online free personal finance software service from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU), providing nearly 6 million users a fresh, easy and intelligent way to manage their money. Launched in September 2007, Mint.com has quickly grown to track nearly $200 billion in transactions and $50 billion in assets and has identified more than $300 million in potential savings for its users. Mint.com allows users to see all their financial accounts in one place, makes it easy to set and keep to budgets, and helps identify money saving ideas. Mint.com is so effective that more than 90 percent of users say they have changed their financial habits as a result of using the service.
So, here we are all happy now that Apple’s Mac OS X update, Lion. Yes, 10.7 has finally arrived. App Store users across the land clicked Install faster than you could say, “Dude, how long is this going to take?” Long? How about how much?
My Lion download was 4.78GB, nearly 5GB in size. That’s massive. I remember installing Windows 3.11 on my PC back in the early 90s from only three floppies. Floppies! Now I’m downloading the equivalent of a DVD movie? Shesh.
Fortunately, or maybe unfortunately, I am on a T1 and I can download to my hearts content. But what about all of those on satellite or cellular Internet connections? Granted, I understand they are the minority, but with the fast majority of us becoming accustomed to smartphones and tablets, more and more of us will start relying on mobile Internet. It won’t take long for us to snip our cords like we are doing with cable television and land-line phones.
There is a minority group of users on mobile Internet with caps. The number is not a small number, however. No, that number is a double digit number ranging from 10 percent to 15 percent when compared to wired broadband users. That puts a good chunk of people on limited Internet to upgrade. What will become of them? Is this the beginning of the revolution against these lines in the sand? Will providers make exceptions or become greedy with overage fees?
Apple is pushing the media-less distribution of software and the App Store was the beginning of the end for boxed software. Its release of Final Cut Pro X was the test for Apple to see if it could handle large amount of requests for a big fat download. While the downloads had better success than user feedback concerning the actually software, it didn’t quite push the bandwidth envelope like Lion.
Lion is the king of the jungle and its users will make a roar when Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and the folks at Hughes ding its clients for going over their 3, 5, or 6GB caps. Hughes users actually have it worse with even lower limits.
Apple has commented that users without true broadband or with limits can stop by an Apple Store and log into the free Wi-Fi network to download Lion onto a laptop. I guess if you want to bring your desktop in, you could do that as well. But my problem with this solution is the wait time. Unless Apple has cached the download onto a proxy server, users will be looking at an hour or more for download depending on the amount of users on the network.
I do not see this as a good work around. Truth is, most people who are using a wireless broadband solution are doing so due to their location and the absence of a wired connection such as DSL or cable. In other words, they live out in the boonies. I doubt there’s an Apple Store near by. What once could be ordered from Amazon and delivered in a day or two now has turned into an ordeal for some to get the latest operating system from Apple.
Time will reveal just how bad of a problem this is and I doubt too much noise will be made. However, as Apple continues to push software through the Internet and as mobile connections, such as “4G”, become more common, the natives will become restless. Add in all that streaming from Hulu and Netflix and, ya, things are going to get messy for Verizon, AT&T, and others.
How will Apple respond to this? Time will tell.
The blazing MiFi will give you up to 5 hours of use from its battery and supports all the latest security from WPA2 to VPN pass-through so corporate IT will be happy to issue you one of these puppies.
Small enough to tuck into your pocket but with a screen large enough to give you enough deets as to power, signal strength, and user connectivity, the new MiFi 4510L will set you back $100 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year commitment. Be sure to check out rate plans in the links below.
Press Release
Verizon Wireless and Novatel Wireless (NASDAQ: NVTL) today announced that the award winning MiFi® 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot that runs on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network is available online today at www.verizonwireless.com. The MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is the next-generation of the Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, building on innovation and design, proven performance and industry-leading user experience.
The MiFi 4510L allows businesses and consumers to create a personal Wi-Fi cloud capable of sharing the high-speed Internet connectivity of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE and 3G Mobile Broadband with up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously. The 4G LTE MiFi 4510L includes new features, such as an intuitive status display on the device showing signal strength, battery level, roaming and number of connected devices.
Key features:
· 4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage areas
· Backward compatible with the Verizon Wireless 3G network
· Simple one-touch connectivity
· Intuitive eInk® display with status indicators
· Security: WEP/WPA/WPA2 and VPN pass-through support
· Supports Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems
· Advanced integrated antenna technology
· Battery: up to 5 hours usage
· WiFi connectivity: 802.11b/g/n
· Dimensions: 3.74”(H) x 2.36”(W) x 0.53”(D)
Pricing and availability:
· The 4G LTE MiFi 4510L is available today online at www.verizonwireless.com and will be in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on April 21 for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a 4G Mobile Broadband plan.
· 4G LTE Mobile Broadband plans begin at $50 monthly access for 5GB. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. Data usage can be tracked by logging on to My Verizon online at www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon.
The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network, launched in December 2010, is the fastest, most advanced 4G network in the United States, providing speeds up to 10 times faster than Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE Mobile Broadband network currently reaches one-third of all Americans, with plans to expand the network to the company’s entire 3G coverage area over the next three years.
For more information on the MiFi 4510L 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot or other Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Press Release
SuperTooth, creator of the concept of a Bluetooth speakerphone that could be clipped onto a car’s sun visor, is launching the SuperTooth HD this year – the most advanced Bluetooth speakerphone on the market, with three times more power than other models and the ability to communicate on social networks all via voice commands.
“Using wireless devices in the car has been identified as the leading source of driver’s not paying attention on the road, with cell phone use increasing the likelihood of crashes fourfold,” said Yves Le Reun, Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “The SuperTooth HD gives consumers a hands-free solution to talk and text on their phones so they can abide by the law and focus on driving.”
Boasting Twin Speaker V Array Technology, the SuperTooth HD features two speakers with a 5 watt audio output and a 5.4 watt amplifier, making it three times more powerful than any other speakerphone. The built-in dual microphones pick up voices more clearly. Together, these advanced audio features produce unrivaled audio quality in both emission and reception.
State-of-the-art voice commands are designed to provide a hands-free solution for phone use to make the driving experience safer. Using just voice commands, drivers can answer incoming calls, select pre-dialed phone numbers, check battery level or retrieve voicemail. The SuperTooth Handsfree Assistant feature allows drivers to compose and send Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and SMS messages all via voice. The SuperTooth HD can also read incoming SMS and e-mail messages on Android and Blackberry phones via the specific application. The SuperTooth Handsfree Assistant is powered by Dial2Do.
The SuperTooth HD is compatible with all Bluetooth-enabled phones, including iPhones, Blackberrys and other smartphones with an Android OS or Windows Mobile operating system.
No installation is required – just clip the SuperTooth HD onto a sun visor, pair it with the phone and enjoy comfortable and safe phone calls while driving. A USB cable and in-car charger is also included.
The SuperTooth HD will be available in April 2011 for MSRP $129 at department, specialty and mobile phone stores nationwide.
PhatWare has announced today the release of a new version of PhatPad for iPad, a note-taking and collaboration app featuring PhatWare’s proven handwriting recognition technology. More than just a note-taking app, PhatPad turns an iPad into an advanced brainstorming tool by enabling users to draw, write, and type on the iPad, then instantly share ideas via email, WiFi sync, Dropbox, or with PhatPad’s built-in presentation mode.
PhatPad 1.2 delivers powerful new features to improve note-taking and collaboration on an iPad:
The new Folders feature allows users to organize their documents in the folder hierarchy. The new Document manager UI allows users to create, rename, rearrange using drag and drop, and delete folders and documents. The updated Dropbox synchronization feature supports synchronization of the entire folder hierarchy.
The new File Manager UI allows users to search all PhatPad documents for characters or words.
File sharing feature now allows users to specify the remote access password. If the password is set, it will be required to access PhatPad documents via WiFi. The password is also required when uploading files onto the device.
The new Autoinsert Recognition Results option allows for continuous writing in the Handwriting panel mode. When this option is on, an adjustable marker is displayed on the panel. Starting a new word on the left side of the marker (on top of the previous writing) will send the recognized text into the application and start a new recognition session.
PhatPad now supports background playback and recording for voice notes and the remote control. The remote control can also be used in the Presentation mode while audio is playing.
PhatPad’s included handwriting recognition engine allows users to convert previously recorded handwritten notes into digital text, and edit text using either the handwriting input panel or the keyboard. PhatPad documents can be synchronized with the desktop computer via iTunes or Dropbox, exchanged between two or more devices on the local WiFi network, printed, emailed, or exported to PDF.
Brainstorming and collaborating with team members is simple using PhatPad’s Presentation mode, which allows users to create quick presentations and display them on the iPad screen and external monitor.
A video demonstration of PhatPad is available at http://www.phatware.com/phatpad . PhatPad is available in the iTunes App Store for $7.99. For more information about PhatPad, visit PhatWare’s web site at http://www.phatware.com/phatpad.
There are literally thousands of commands and sub-commands available to configure a Cisco security appliance. As you gain knowledge of the appliance, you will use more and more of the commands. Initially, however, there are just a few commands required to configure basic functionality on the appliance. Basic functionality is defined as allowing inside hosts to access outside hosts, but not allowing outside hosts to access the inside hosts. Additionally, management must be allowed from at least one inside host. To enable basic functionality, there are eight basic commands (these commands are based on software version 8.3(1) or greater):
- interface
- nameif
- security-level
- ip address
- switchport access
- object network
- nat
- route
If you’re looking to make a verbal contract, you may wish to think long and hard about that prior to the agreement as many states do no enforce verbals. But how to make a quick contract – on the spot even – when you need one? Re-Evolve has put together Contracts HD that allows you to create a Non-Disclosure, Non-Compete, General Release, Property Release, Commitment, Model Release, Underage Model Release, Bill of Sale, Resignation, Photo Permission, Blank Contract, Actor Extra Contract, or Rental/Lease Contract right from your iPad. Once your contract is brought up and reviewed by both parties, simply use your finger to endorse it and it’s done! Take a look at the press release below.
Press Release
There’s a common misunderstanding about the term “Verbal Contract” and most people have asked the question, are verbal agreements legally enforceable? The answer is simple, depending on your state and circumstances some are and some aren’t. Obviously not that simple, however, Re-Evolve LLC today introduces Contracts HD, an iPad app with an entirely new approach to simplifying agreements between two parties.
Built specifically to handle the most common types of verbal contracts, Contracts HD allows any iPad user to create, collaborate, sign, and email completed contracts using iPad’s dynamic touch-screen interface. Aside from signing contracts, Contracts HD also provides a database of contract templates for which anyone can add an addendum to all existing contracts, auto-fill appropriate fields within the contract with your exact information, and allows both parties to sign contracts safely and securely by using a fingertip.
“You make a verbal agreement with someone like a friend, neighbor, gym partner or business associate at least once a day,” said Preston Tucker, Business Development Manager of Re-Evolve, LLC. “In most cases the other party holds up to their end of the deal, but sometimes they develop selective memory or an exact detail was heard wrong. Contracts HD can be used to help them recall their agreement.”
Standard Contracts Include:
Non-Disclosure
Non-Compete
General Release
Property Release
Commitment
Model Release
Underage Model Release
Bill of Sale
Resignation
Photo Permission
Blank Contract
Actor Extra Contract
Rental/Lease Contract
Coming Soon:
Promissory Note
Letter of Intent
Contracts HD can be purchased in the App Store (iTunes Link) for $9.99.
About Re-Evolve, LLC.
Re-Evolve was founded in 2010 and is a leading developer in mobile and social apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Web applications. Based in Boca Raton, FL, The company is dedicated to developing innovative iPhone and mobile applications. Contracts HD is the first of many applications the company will be launching over the next year. More information about Contract Apps can be found at www.contractsapp.com.
If Angry Birds has left you feeling like you need a new addiction then take a look at Evil Bricks. A game that reminds me of Minesweeper, Evil Bricks requires you to tap bricks to bring matching colors together to rid the screen of bricks. The above trailer shows you just how easy – and addictive – this game is. Give it a try…and don’t blame us for lost hours of your life.
Press Release
ONDON (March 8, 2011) — Portable Pixels has launched a colorful, fast-paced puzzle game for iPhone. In Evil Bricks, users enjoy a simple-to-learn but difficult to master game of matching colors on a wall of sliding bricks. Players swipe rows of multi-colored bricks to change their positions. When five bricks of the same color are lined up, they explode – but new bricks are spawned, some of which are Evil Bricks which can only be destroyed with a Bomb Brick.
Evil Bricks’ bright, colorful graphics make it engaging to users of all ages with swipe gestures which take full advantage of the iPhone’s touch screen. The game also integrates Apple’s GameCenter, which uses Leaderboards and Achievements.
Features of Evil Bricks include:
· Multiple game modes: Classic, Time Attack and Timed.
· Game Center integration with Leaderboards and Achievements.
· Optimized graphics for iPhone 4.
· The ability to share scores on Facebook and Twitter.
Evil Bricks is available in the App Store for US$.99. It is also available in German and Italian versions. A video demonstration of the game can be viewed at www.evilbricks.com.
About Portable Pixels
Portable Pixels is one of the UK’s leading iPad and iPhone developers with clients including Audi, Wallpaper magazine, Imperial College London and Lord Darzi. For more information, visit www.portablepixels.com.