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Verizon Wireless has decided it will not institute the fee for online or telephone single payments that was announced earlier this week.
The company made the decision in response to customer feedback about the plan, which was designed to improve the efficiency of those transactions. The company continues to encourage customers to take advantage of the numerous simple and convenient payment methods it provides.
“At Verizon, we take great care to listen to our customers. Based on their input, we believe the best path forward is to encourage customers to take advantage of the best and most efficient options, eliminating the need to institute the fee at this time,” said Dan Mead, president and chief executive officer of Verizon Wireless.
XtremeMac, a leading designer and manufacturer of accessories and audio solutions for Apple devices, is thrilled to announce four new audio solutions at IFA 2011 (September 2-7, Berlin), a global trade show for consumer electronics – Tango™ Bar, Luna™ Voyager II, Soma™ Stand and Soma™ Travel. All four products feature unique and innovative design and provide rich room-filling stereo sound.
The Tango Bar is a 10 watt amplified speaker, with a single USB connection for both power and audio, that connects to any Mac computer or PC. Featuring a slim and clean design, the Tango Bar is built to fit beneath an iMac or Cinema Display. The six speaker configuration with dual dome tweeters, midrange/bass drivers and passive radiators provide for best in class audio. Additional connections include headphone output, line-in jack and optional sub-out port.
The Luna Voyager II is a low profile, FM dual alarm clock and personal audio system for iPod, iPhone or iPad. The compact, case-friendly dock is enhanced by the free Luna Voyager app allowing users to set dual independent alarms and wake to iPod, iPhone, iPad, FM radio or buzzer. The app also offers FM radio tuner control and multiple channel preset.
The Soma Stand is one of the most innovative docks on the market featuring a “fold n’ go” portable design. The dual ported speaker legs expand for stability and provide a stereo audio experience in 3 easy steps. Compatible with iPod, iPhone and iPad, the Soma Stand features room-filling stereo audio for up to six hours of playtime while on the go. Runs on AC adapter or batteries.
The Soma Travel portable stereo speaker allows the user to “dock and play” an iPod, iPhone or iPad for music anytime/anywhere – no batteries or AC adapter required. The unit is powered by the docked Apple device. The small but mighty dock features big stereo sound, in a compact design with a push-in/push-out case-friendly dock and swing out legs for maximum stability.
The Tango Bar, Luna Voyager II, Soma Stand and Soma Travel will all be available in October at www.XtremeMac.com and other worldwide and regional retailers.
PlayHaven announces today the launch of their real-time marketing platform, built specifically to help developers maximize the success of their mobile games. In an increasingly competitive and rapidly evolving landscape, PlayHaven’s new platform enables mobile game developers to effectively market their apps, engage their users, and boost their average revenue per user in real-time. By providing tools that bring the speed and flexibility of the web to mobile game development, PlayHaven empowers developers to build gaming experiences capable of reacting to the lightning-fast pace of the industry.
Much like the way Content Management Systems (CMS) revolutionized website optimization by allowing non-technical business owners to change content on the fly, PlayHaven’s platform gives game developers the ultimate flexibility and control in creating and deploying business ideas in real-time, without the need to submit an update to the App Store.
Dynamic Overlays: PlayHaven’s platform allows for the fast and simple creation of Dynamic Overlays, customizable HTML5 windows that appear above the game, that are a key way for developers to push content and announcements to their users without requiring any change to the underlying game code. Dynamic Overlays can be used for:
Cross-promotion of other games
Announcements of updates and new features
Email capture
Virtual currency/item rewards to increase engagement
Monetization
Analytics and Publishing Dashboard: As retention and monetization are often conflicting goals, PlayHaven’s robust and intuitive web-based dashboard provides mobile game developers with the in-depth analytic and optimization tools to strike the right balance. Developers can create, reprioritize, and swap different Dynamic Overlays with real-time control and tracking.
“As the mobile game industry shifts to the ‘games-as-a-service’ model, the PlayHaven Platform enables developers to break free from the constraints of the traditional software development cycle by enabling real-time business optimization,” says Andy Yang, CEO of PlayHaven. “We’ve torn down the wall between game developer and gamer and will continue to aggressively provide new ways to help our customers better engage and monetize their players.”
The PlayHaven platform is initially available to iOS game developers. More information, including details and pricing can be found at http://www.playhaven.com/.
Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR), a leading provider of wireless broadband services, today announced the upcoming availability of a the CLEAR Spot 4G – Apollo, a new personal hotspot that offers super-fast speeds, unlimited** 4G usage plans, and compatibility with millions of mobile devices. Clearwire helped pioneer the adoption of the 4G personal hotspot category with the launch of its first CLEAR Spot in early 2009.
The CLEAR Spot 4G – Apollo brings 4G connectivity possibilities to a wide range of Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, netbooks, smartphones, and other connected devices – without the worries or hassles of tiered or capped usage plans. The CLEAR Spot 4G offers the speed and flexibility of a personal Wi-Fi hotspot and can simultaneously connect up to eight Wi-Fi devices at 4G speeds.
“With our new CLEAR Spot 4G – Apollo, surfing, streaming, gaming and entertaining are all possible this summer in over 70 markets coast to coast,” said Dow Draper, senior vice president of marketing and products for Clearwire. “This device is the ultimate Internet surfing machine and offers today’s mobile user, and the millions of Wi-Fi products in use across the country, even greater access to CLEAR’s super-fast and affordable 4G Internet service.”
With CLEAR® super-fast mobile Internet service, users can experience average mobile download speeds of 3 to 6 mbps with bursts up to 10 mbps*, using Clearwire’s 4G network. Unlike service plans from traditional wireless carriers which cap data usage, CLEAR offers unlimited** 4G usage plans that do not require long-term service contracts. In most markets, unlimited** 4G coverage from CLEAR starts at $35/mo.*** for the home, while unlimited** mobile plans start as low as $45/mo.***. Bundled services such as Home and On-The-Go plans and Home and Voice plans start at $55 per month***. CLEAR service is currently available in areas of the United States where approximately 130 million people live. A detailed map of service availability can be found at www.clear.com/coverage.
Electric Pocket Limited today launched Coverjam for iOS, a first-of-its kind app which automatically taps into the image libraries of Instagram and Flickr to create beautiful multimedia slideshows of each artist as their music is playing. For the first time, music lovers will have more than just cover art to look at while listening to their favorite bands.
Coverjam uses an instantly familiar interface to control users’ music, and automatically retrieves images tagged with the artists’ names from Instagram and Flickr and begins displaying them while the music is playing. Upon its launch, Coverjam loads the user’s music from their iOS device, allows the user to select songs, albums or playlists and then fetches the latest images to display while the song is playing.
“Coverjam is the perfect way for an artist’s fans to see the latest and greatest images of the acts they love,” said Iain Barclay, Electric Pocket’s Chief Product Officer. “Whether it’s the latest tour photos, new photo-shoots, or art created by other fans, the photos in Coverjam are sure to delight the most avid music lovers.”
Coverjam fits in well with user’s current ways of playing music. Users who are already listening to music via the default iPod player can simply launch Coverjam with their music playing and the app will seamlessly load photos for the song being played.
Features of Coverjam Include:
Photo sharing via Facebook, Twitter or email
A fresh slide-set each time the music track advances to the next song
The ability to select music from either the iPod music player or Coverjam
Viewing photos in Safari, with options for learning more about them and seeing other photos by the same photographers
The free version of Coverjam includes advertising and is available for iPhone and iPod Touch devices, and will run in 2x mode on an iPad. Coverjam Pro offers a stunning full-screen experience on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch with no ads for US$0.99.
For more information, visit www.coverjamapp.com.
Coverjam uses the Instagram API and Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Instagram or by Flickr.
Following the launch of the major new version of WritePad for iPad last month, PhatWare has released an update of WritePad for iPhone to bring the same powerful features, including synchronization of WritePad documents with Evernote. WritePad is PhatWare’s popular note taking and handwriting recognition software for iPad and iPhone devices.
In addition to Evernote synchronization, WritePad 5 now offers an improved handwriting recognition engine with a letter shape selector, which may reduce the user’s learning curve, and adds the ability to upload WritePad documents to Google Docs and send SMS directly from WritePad.
“WritePad’s text editing apps for iOS provide an intuitive, innovative way to take notes on mobile devices”, said Seth Hitchings, Evernote’s VP of Platform Strategy. “Allowing users to synchronize their notes with Evernote means that notes taken in WritePad become available everywhere, whether it’s across mobile devices or on the desktop. We’re excited to have WritePad join our partner community and provide our users with new ways to capture information.”
WritePad is an advanced note-taker for iOS, which converts practically any handwriting into computer text. Notes created with WritePad can be send via email or SMS, Tweeted, saved, posted on a Facebook Wall, printed, exported as PDF, translated to other languages, synchronized with Dropbox, and exchanged directly between two or more iOS devices. WritePad also features integration with events, contacts, maps, and other iPhone resources.
With WritePad, users can:
· Create and edit text documents using the advanced handwriting recognition engine or iPhone keyboard for text entry in landscape or portrait mode.
· Improve productivity by utilizing inline gestures, spell checker, context analyzer, and shorthand features.
· Improve overall handwriting recognition quality with the Statistical Analyzer by addressing common recognition errors. If this feature is enabled, WritePad will learn the user’s own handwriting style.
· Email, Tweet, SMS, Print, or post Facebook updates directly from WritePad.
· Synchronize WritePad documents with Dropbox, Evernote, and iTunes or upload documents to Google Docs.
· Translate documents to 13 supported languages using Bing Translator.
· Change WritePad’s appearance by manipulating text, page, and ink colors using the customizable Styles feature.
A video demonstration of WritePad is available at http://www.phatware.com/iphone
WritePad Availability and Pricing
WritePad 5 for iPhone for English, French, German, and Spanish languages are available now in the iTunes App Store for $3.99 each. For more information about the WritePad product line, please visit PhatWare’s web site at http://www.phatware.com/writepad
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 $7.99. For more information about PhatPad, visit PhatWare’s web site at http://www.phatware.com/phatpad.
FrameLoader will convert pictures, music and videos automatically into a format which can be displayed by the selected digital Pictureframe. To display media files on a TV or other devices, FrameLoader can synchronise media files with an SD card and USB memory stick.
“Up to now it has been a pain in the neck to copy and convert files every time you want to see them on a digital pictureframe. Using FrameLoader, you simply attach the frame to your Mac and let the software do the rest.”, states Jan Fuellemann, PR spokesperson at nova media.
To select the media contents, FrameLoader displays a list of iPhoto albums and iTunes playlists. They can conviniently be checked or unchecked to be synced. Custom media files can be dragged and dropped into FrameLoader and selected accordingly. A click of the sync button starts the synchronisation process and an activity monitor displays the details of the sychronisation process.
Availability:
FrameLoader is available today at the Mac App Store for US-$ 11.99 (Euro 9.99). The software requires an Intel Macintosh computer running Mac OS X 10.6.6 or higher. A demoversion of FrameLoader is available at nova media’s website åhttp://www.novamedia.de
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“We are deeply moved by the tragedy and we invite everybody to help AViiQ make the largest possible contribution,” said Alan Yeung, Director of Marketing for AViiQ. “It is completely free to “like” us on Facebook and it is a unique way to help in times of need.”\
On Friday, March 11, the most powerful earthquake record in Japan’s history, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, struck the country’s shore, collapsing buildings, igniting widespread fires, and unleashing a Tsunami up to 30 feet high and reaching as far as 6.2 miles inland. Affecting all public transportation, communications and daily activity, the current death toll exceeds the hundreds with even more injured and uncountable missing.
AViiQ reserves the right to end the promotion at any time. For more information about AViiQ, visit www.AViiQ.com or http://www.facebook.com/aviiq
ABOUT AViiQ
AViiQ adheres to the tenet that form should follow function. Founded to create consumer mobile electronic accessories that maximize productivity through enhanced functionality and high end design, AViiQ offers the finest in function and style. Laptops revolutionized the computer world by adding the freedom of mobility and AViiQ transforms that freedom into power. For more information about AViiQ please visit www.AViiQ.com
Several Charging Options
TekCharge MP1860A connects to devices in three ways: to iPad, iPhone, iPod nano or iPod touch using the included Dock Connector/USB cable, or to any compatible device using the USB device cable or an adapter tip.
An Apple Dock Connector to USB cable is included for charging and syncing iPad, iPhone, or iPod, with Mini USB and Micro USB adapter tips included for connection to current models of BlackBerry, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson mobile phones. The included USB adapter tips can be used to charge Kindle2, Nook, MP3 players, PDAs, portable media players, pocket video cameras, portable routers, GPS, MP3 players, and other 5V devices that use a Micro or Mini USB cable to charge. Additional adapter tips are available from Tekkeon for a nominal fee.
Intelligent Design
Its intelligent design enables TekCharge MP1860A to identify and provide exactly the right output power for the connected device, from less than 100mA to a whopping 2.1A¾the precise output to fast charge iPad.
High-Capacity Rechargeable Battery
TekCharge MP1860A features a high-capacity rechargeable lithium ion battery. Designed the highest degree of safety in mind, it features multi-layer protection circuitry to help prevent over-charging, over-discharging, over-current, or short circuit, and flame-retardant plastics that exceed industry requirements.
Charge Battery and Device Together
To optimize charging time and luggage space, users can leave extra power adapters at home and use a single USB power adapter to charge the battery along with two connected devices overnight.
Battery Capacity at a Glance
A bright, color-coded LED on top of the battery quickly indicates the remaining capacity of the rechargeable battery.
Emergency Flashlight
As an added bonus, TekCharge MP1860A includes a flashlight to provide emergency light at a user’s fingertips.
“Made for iPod, iPhone, iPad” Certification
TekCharge MP1860A has been officially certified by Apple Inc. as a “Made for iPod, iPhone, and iPad” product. A certified Apple dock connector to USB cable is included in the TekCharge MP1860A box to ensure 100% compatibility with Apple products.
“While TekCharge MP1860A is certified by Apple for use with iPod, iPhone and iPad, this compact, high-capacity battery is universal to work with hundreds of popular mobile devices, including new tablets that are beginning to hit the market,” says Jerry Yang, president of Tekkeon, Inc. “And its unusually high 2.1 Amp output is ideal for fast charging most of these devices.”
TekCharge MP1860A includes:
TekCharge MP1860A Dual Port Power Pack
Retractable USB input/output cable (power only)
Dock Connector Cable for connection to iPad, iPhone or iPod (power and data)
myCharger™ USB power adapter
Mini USB adapter tip
Micro USB adapter tip
Adapter tip tote
User guide
The MSRP for TekCharge MP1860A is $69.95. The battery is available through retail and major on-line stores, including 3GStore.com, Adorama, Amazon.com, B&H Photos, CircuitCity.com, CompUSA.com, Newegg.com, and TigerDirect, and from the Tekkeon store at www.tekkeon.com. It comes with a one-year limited warranty.
Tekkeon offers a complete line of mobile power products for the iPhone, iPad, iPod, and other mobile devices. To learn more, please visit http://tekkeon.com.