The Samsung Galaxy S, newest Android powered smartphone Versus THE IPhone 4 - androidhd.blogspot.com part 1 of the full review : hardware - home - out - color - video - camcorder - camera..... part2 : internet - youtube - google earth - google maps - google navigation - gallery ... Samsung Hardware versions : All major wireless providers in the United States have released or announced a distinct variant of the Galaxy S on their network. * T-Mobile: The Samsung Vibrant has a similar feature set to the original Galaxy S, though it does not include a front-facing camera. * AT&T: The Samsung Captivate is similar to the original Galaxy S, though the form factor and case have been redesigned. * Sprint: The Samsung Epic 4G is a modified version of the Galaxy S to include 4G connectivity and a slide-out keyboard. * Verizon: The Samsung Fascinate is a modified version of the original Galaxy S. * US Cellular: An as yet unnamed Galaxy S variant is planned for this carrier. Manufacturer Samsung Electronics Type Candybar smartphone Release date June/July, 2010 Operating system Android 2.1 (Upgradable to 2.2) [1] with TouchWiz UI 3.0 CPU Samsung Hummingbird S5PC110, 1 GHz Storage capacity 8/16 GB (Flash Nand Memory) microSD (up to 32GB supported) Memory 512MB RAM, 2GB Flash Display 4.0" WVGA Super AMOLED (0.38 Megapixels) with mDNIe Graphics PowerVR SGX 540 Input 5-point[2] Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 3-axis accelerometer, additional 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass ...

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The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, the Confession of the New Married Couple

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My ancestors died to protect this land and her people and you guys sit in rooms posturing, with not a clue as to how life on Earth or the free economic system works at all. Not even a little bit. I have only met a handful of congressmen that I did not get bored talking to in five minutes due to their lack of intellect and contrived rhetoric. Now we see the extent of those carefully worded politically correct academy awards winning speeches written by pollsters and practiced in mirrors are doing. They are not accomplishing the task at hand. We need results not blame; we need leaders not words. We need action not promises. If you cannot do the job dismantle the system, simplify it and start over. You are not needed. This is so obvious to those on the street, to our team, to our customer to the millions of small businesses that have put blood sweat and tears into this great nation. If you turn your backs on us whom can we trust?

The Xers already don't trust you, and now you are about to lose the whole generation of boomers and alas the matures who built this place are dying off and watching all they built die slowly like their health, which we were suppose to fix with technology, science and pharmaceuticals. We have alienated all the generations for the sake of none. We have turned our backs on the warnings of our grandparents mostly all dead now who grew up in the depression. They would roll over in their graves like Ray Kroc founder of McDonalds if they could see the way we are treating this recession and how McDonalds lack of QQC has permeated its outlets. Only a few McDonalds today still have the quality envisioned and eventually became its hallmark around the world. Many blame hard work ethic, education, economy, but few really blame themselves and Congressmen should be able to concur with me that the buck stops there. But no we are to blame an administration, whom has only been in office only a short time considering the time it took to get into this mess?

Why can't these agencies see the big picture, why can't they be run more efficiently, why is no one fixing the obvious? I watch TV and listen to Donald Rumsfeld dodge questions by the media, questions they should not ask and he should never even discuss with outsiders, some things you just do not talk about for the safety of the troops and the security of our nation. After all war is hell. It is and when you fight one, you bring a little hell to the enemy with as much efficiency and precision as possible. Yet we are asking about the prisoners in Cuba? We should be torturing them until they turn over the truthful information. Why not? They kill innocent Americans and we treat them with a gated community and fresh clothes good food and hot showers? We should bath them in Fluoride like we do our own population.

We should be attacking the enemy, not small business. Do you think our ancestors would have approved of this? The Japanese, Germans in WWII tortured us, so did the Vietnamese; Viet Cong. We are so nice to everyone, no wonder the Chinese government calls us the paper tiger and they would probably enjoy running their horse this year over us. We attack our own citizens and our own team, when we have a clearly defined enemy. Why? Why are we being nice to the bad guys and mean to those who are going to save us from economic ruin? Wars cost money and we had better all get on the same page ASAP. We need to stop attacking small business and help them expand using my idea called New American Bombs. You can search it on the Internet if interested. Make things simple and easy.

I read in Business journals across the country that many are trying to get into a franchise or small business of their own yet, as soon as they do we attack them? We are sending the wrong message to those who may want to start their own businesses. We are clearly deserving of a "C-" or worse on this project. Although I do not have time to run this myself, certainly any franchisor or small businessman turned big could fix this problem faster than debating in congress about what to do, forget when to do it or why we are doing it. We are watching everyone talk, no one do anything and no trigger in the gun once they do decide and by that time the recession will be over, valuations of corporate America will be tanked and quality of life and standards of living in many areas will be that of nations 5% our economic size now. The wake up call is over and it is time to get up and stop hitting the snooze button. You are paid to make things happen not watch and wonder what occurred and then blame everyone else. I know it is Cleo's fault at 1-900 psychic for misleading information and economic forecasts, and really bad accounting practices, even though she knew they were going to get her. Maybe we can blame Enron, Global Crossing, Kmart did it to us, damn blue lights, wait we saw OJ running through the airport, no let's blame Condit, no we can blame Jerry Springer, Yah, Jerry, Jerry, Jerry. I am very sorry if you do not see the hypocrisy of this entire fake, made up society and façade.

Perhaps you think that it is okay for government to run a muck and attack the foundation of America and to make laws so complicated that no one could follow them even if they knew them all. I guess some assume that everything is cut and dry, but reality shows it is all gray matter that created it (pun intended). Laws upon laws. Lawyers make money arguing areas of gray, over worded and definitions rather than real intent. They make up what they cannot get in proof and run like the dickens to the judges (paid in full by the election process) to render a decision about nothing to help someone else get their will. Very similar to Von Clauswitz theory of war where a state tries to enforce its will over another by attack or threat of.

These issues are so simplistic it makes the game not seem as fun as it actually is. We use the same methods of engagement to attack our own infrastructure, businesses and people through taxation, meaningless laws all of which hurts us all. Everyone gets caught up in it, as if it matters at all. You are all going to live breath, produce waste and the next generation (sometimes the same) and then die. Yet somehow it is a life and death matter to attack an independent businessperson or entrepreneur that has created everything we have that is of any value at all. (besides maybe the theory of love for thy neighbor, which is an innate characteristic of our species even though you would never know it by reading any of the laws made by a government whose own doctrine states it is one nation under god, what are we really getting accomplished). One nation under god, oh really, what ever, sure does not resemble anything of the sorts anymore does it? A god of that stature would never have created such a mess. Is this really one nation under god still today? Don't answer that; fix it. Now is a good time. Then you can rest. Think in it.

End Part II "Soap Box Time; Rants from Lance" To be continued at a later date on another subject, you can count on it.

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Ladies and Gentlemen .....Rock and Roll.... On August 1, 1981, at 12:01 am, MTV: Music Television launched with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll," spoken by John Lack. Those words were immediately followed by the original MTV theme song, a crunching guitar riff written by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, playing over a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. With the flag having a picture of MTVs logo on it. MTV producers Alan Goodman and Fred Seibert used this public domain footage as a conceit, associating MTV with the most famous moment in world television history.[5] Seibert said they had originally planned to use Neil Armstrong's "One small step" quote, but lawyers said Armstrong owns his name and likeness, and Armstrong had refused, so the quote was replaced with a beeping sound. At the moment of its launch, only a few thousand people on a single cable system in northern New Jersey could see it.
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Part 1 of Russell's 3 part in-depth look at the HTC Hero / T-Mobile G2 Touch Android powered smartphone. Read the full review: www.mobileburn.com

This is fine. The iPad truly is a remarkable device and will be certainly hard to beat. But some companies are very focused on trying, and so we wanted to compile a list of some of the most promising devices set to come to market this year.  This list is quite extensive, so look for the continuation of this blog later this week.

We recognize that this is not a complete list, and some were covered in a follow up to our original posting. This includes some very promising tablets by HP, Lenovo and others. It is totally worth checking out, but since we already covered them there, they will not be listed here. If you are interested, you can read the iPad Alternatives Redux Part One and iPad Alternatives Redux Part Two.

As for this post, we will cover a bunch of new apps. Unfortunately with the great – and ever increasing—number of tablets, this may be our last coverage of tablet devices. After all, we develop custom software for tablets and slate devices, so we can't spend all our time drooling over new platforms.

But, if we happened to miss a device that you are really excited about, please let us know!

EEE Tablet by ASUS

Features: Asus has two tablet devices coming out in the near future. In a slightly confusing naming scheme, the ASUS EEE Tablet is essentially a digital notepad and e-reader, whereas the ASUS EEE Pad is a tablet computer.

Even though the EEE Tablet (digital notepad and e-reader) relies on a stylus, it is actually remarkably impressive. In Asus' own words, "the humble notepad is in line for a digital makeover."  In fact, it has a highly-accurate screen with input sensitivity of 2540 dpi, which allows people to make digital notes "like you're writing on paper," according to ASUS.

Those that have been lucky enough to play with the device noted that the screen refreshes much faster than traditional e-reader LCD screens, and that stylus was very easy to use and responsive.

Full specs have yet to be released, but it will also come with a 2 megapixel camera for capturing lecture slides, Wi-Fi, which allows the download of books and apps, as well as offering a syncing and a USB port and microSD card slot for transferring data.

No word on the operating system for the EEE Tablet, although it seems that this will likely be an "as-is" system in terms of software, with only a limited ability to add third-party apps. But that may be just fine for this type of tablet.

Release Date: The EEE Tablet will cost between 9 and 9 and should debut sometime in September.

EEE Pads by ASUS

Not to be confused with the EEE Tablet, the EEE Pads are actually a full service tablet computers. They come in two models, named the EP121 and the EP101TC.

The EEE Pad EP121 is a smaller version (pocket sized) that is based on a compact version of Windows® 7 called Windows Embedded Compact 7, which focuses on touch input, and interconnectivity between devices, the Web, and PCs.

Some benefits of Windows Embedded is that it natively supports Silverlight®, Explorer®, Media Player®, Office viewer, and many other standard Windows software. Oh, and it supports Flash® 10.1. The downside is that input recognition still seems to be slow and buggy on tablets that have tried running on Windows 7, which could possibly be a hardware issue, or other software issue (such as custom UI's), but likely is mostly due to an underlying issue in Windows 7.

The larger version, the EEE Pad EP121, boasts a 12 inch screen and runs on Windows® 7 Home Premium, and is powered by a CULV Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor. Even with all that processing power, it still claims to have as much as 10 hours of battery life. The larger EP121 also features a keyboard docking station which essentially turns it into a laptop for quick typing.

Kno by Kno, inc

Features: Created by Kno, Inc, the Kno is being pushed as "revolutionizing the textbook," with an obvious push towards uses in education and reading. In fact, it acts much like a textbook with dual panel multi-touch displays that can be folded open like a book, or folded in half to act as an individual tablet for writing and note taking.

The Kno also lets you take digital notes through a stylus or external keyboard, and drag pictures from the web or your e-textbooks into your notes. Users can also take notes over the top of their textbooks, or highlight text and copy it into their notes. In terms of an Internet browser, the Kno offers a full-featured browser that supports HTML5 and Flash 10.1. The Kno also syncs to a server so that users can access their notes and books when their Kno is not accessible.

Another interesting bit about the Kno is that each 14.1" display has its own battery, and so the device has about six to eight hours of battery life. The device also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities.

In terms of performance, it has been reported that the Kno will be running on a Nvidia Tegra 2 graphics chip, but will only have 16 GB of internal storage for text books or other media. There is no indication that there will be any expandable storage, such as a removable microSD, but cloud syncing may help alleviate the problem. The device also weighs in at 5.5 pounds, making it one of the heaviest tablets in this list.

This device is based off of a Linux and Webkit operating system, and comes preloaded with many apps, including interactive flash cards, a calculator, calendar, collaboration tools, and email and Internet. E-textbooks can be purchased through many of Kno, Inc.'s textbook partners, and standard e-books will also be available.

For third-party applications the Kno will be very developer-friendly, supporting web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML 5, and CSS. In other words, applications for the Kno will be similar to the development process for Rich Internet Applications. The Kno SDK (software development kit) also offers some unique APIs that call for programming support for the stylus, dual touch screens, and other contextual menus.

Release: No firm release date has been set, but preorders are tentatively scheduled to start around mid-October with devices shipping sometime in December.

Galaxy Tablet by Samsung [Rumored]

Features: Rumors: The Samsung Galaxy Tablet's existence was initially revealed by an accidental tweet on the company's official South African twitter account, along with an accidental picture. Does it sound skeptical?  Yes, but then again, Apple® revealed the iPhone 4 by leaving it in a bar, so anything is possible.

Samsung currently has a line of Galaxy brand phones, which run on Android 2.1. In a follow-up confirmation, the company confirmed that the tablet will have a 7-inch TFT Display, and will run on Android™ 2.1 with the same TouchWiz 3.0 interface as the Galaxy S. In essence, this is a big version of the Galaxy S, in the same way that the iPad is a big version of the iPhone.

Other reports indicate that Samsung will follow up on the 7-inch model with an 8-inch and a 10-inch version later this year. All versions will come with a front facing camera.

Running on Android 2.1 (or hopefully 2.2 or higher by release time) give it access to the Android market. For Android app developers, this can provide yet another benefit, as it allows them to reach an ever-expanding market, which can have a big impact on the return they see on their development costs and other investments into their apps.

Release: The 7" tablet, possibly called the sPad, may be released in Africa as early as August, with larger versions premiering later this year; however there are no confirmations on those dates, and no word on a US launch.

Skiff by Skiff

Features: Without getting your hopes up, this product is most likely dead. The Skiff platform was sold to News Corp, but not the hardware, leaving the device's future very unclear but not very hopeful.

We are featuring it here mostly because we still really like the idea of a super thin and lightweight e-reader, especially for print media such as newspapers and magazines. From an industrial design point of view, this is also the only tablet that doesn't look like either an unplugged computer monitor, or a giant phone. And maybe somewhere deep down, we hope that this will still come out.

Some of the features that we liked, besides the giant 11.5-inch display with 1,600 x 1,200 resolution, which was big enough to fit an entire newspaper on the front page. Also, Sprint had lined up to provide the data network, allowing users to wirelessly access content, such as newspapers, magazines, and e-books.

Either way, Hearst is still on the radar, after developing another prototype Skiff reader that used color electronic ink. In this Skiff prototype, Hearst showed versions of magazines with full color ads, color photos, and video.

Release: Unknown, but likely never in its current form. However, Skiff still exists as a hardware company, and with Color E-Ink capability, they have the potential to produce some really amazing devices.

Cius by Cisco

Features: Cisco's entry into the tablet market was a surprise at first, but seeing how they have integrated it into their network devices and WebEx products, it actually makes a lot of sense to release a tablet product.

The 1.15 pound Cius (pronounced "See-us") is targeted towards business and education uses, and runs on Google's Android operating system. In fact, the company chose to go with the Android OS specifically so that users will be able to tap into the Android developer community.

The Cius also features front and rear facing cameras that can record in high definition (720p HD at 30 FPS for the front facing camera, and a 5-megapixel rear facing camera), for video conferencing, and the Cius integrates with Cisco's TelePresence video conferencing system to provide one-click access to video calls.

In other words, the Cius is primarily a collaboration device. Although it does have very impressive video capabilities, and a respectable 8-hour battery life, it is not being pushed as a consumer-centric device. Instead, the focus is on the ability to connect and collaborate.

It also comes with WiFi, 3G/4G data connectivity, Bluetooth, and support for USB peripherals.

Release: No set date, but consumer trials are set to start early fall, and should be released early 2011.

Que ProReader by Plastic Logic

Features: The biggest differentiator of the Que ProReader is that it is built on internal components embedded in plastic, rather than silicon, and keeps the 11-inch device down to only a pound. Otherwise, it is a fairly standard feeling e-reader, similar to a Kindle™, for example.

Que is branded as a "business reader," which means that in addition to e-books and magazines, it can also display and add notation to business documents, such as Microsoft Office documents, PDF files, and e-Pub documents, for example. Users can either download these documents from the Web, from emails, or by direct transfer from a PC, Mac®, or Smartphone. Que comes with WiFi and 4GB storage, but can upgrade to 8GB and AT&T 3G as well.

Otherwise, it appears that Que will be a closed program, which limits third-party development options.

Release: Delayed, again. This is the second delay and missed deadline, and the company has not announced a new target date but says it is still continuing the project. It was initially being offered online for 9 - 9 depending on the model, and was scheduled to also be sold in Barnes & Noble stores nationwide this fall.

To be continued…

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