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After the finale of that clean cut, explanation video that showed the ins and outs of the new Apple iPad, many people were a little torn as to how they actually felt.
Some were ecstatic, especially when the product officially released, because all the technology that was seen in such movies as “Minority Report” and “Avatar” – primarily those portable, interactive screens – was now being utilized in real life.
Others, however, were a little let down, believing the iPad to be a downgrade from the iPhone, since it lacked a video camera.
Regardless of opinions, it is undeniable that the iPad has revolutionized computer and Internet navigation technology.
Acting basically as a laptop without a keyboard, since one is built in on the screen, the iPad is the ultimate, portable way to surf the Web.
People can check email, manage their photos and music, download movies or even read the daily newspaper with ease on its 9.7-inch screen.
Not to mention that with its small size and affordable price, it will soon become the most prevalent item seen in any businessman’s briefcase or gadget lover’s backpack. And, as an added bonus, the iPad is now compatible with VoIP.

As already stated, one of the biggest issues with Apple’s release of the product was the fact that it lacked a camera, making it incompatible with video chat services like Skype. But with the recent news that the company is allowing VoIP to be utilized over the product’s 3G network, those naysayers are going to have a harder time expressing their negative opinions.
Since Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) utilizes high-speed Internet connections to breakdown conversations into data, transmit them over the Web and then reassemble them back into sounds when arriving at a telephone, the iPad is now going to be one of the more preferred methods for communicating for both businessmen and gadget lovers. Since laptops simply add extra weight to baggage, the iPad will be the perfect substitute for anyone traveling or moving around a lot.
So, adding a working telephone with an actual phone number and answering machine will allow mobile individuals to stay mobile and always be in reach.Plus, with call forwarding and the “find me” feature VoIP can transfer any home phone calls directly to the iPad if out of town.
That way, no important calls will ever be missed; individuals will always be up-to-date on all family happenings and business related matters. And if any voicemails do happen to make it through, VoIP allows users to check them through Web sites, so any urgency will never go unnoticed.
Granted, using the actual device to call others may appear to be a little awkward, since its size is a lot larger than an actual cell phone. At the same time, however, those gigantic brick cell phones were one of the biggest things in the 1980s.
Honestly, how cool were those? Therefore, people using the device to make phone calls could become the new trendsetters of the future, shifting the technological culture from smaller to bigger.

Guest author, Roger Collings runs his own telecoms consultancy from the UK and uses his knowledge to make sure that people get the right business telephone systems for their needs. With a wealth of knowledge on various technology and communications subjects, his expertise means that his articles are published around the Internet.

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But if you go back to the very start when Modu was everywhere on the 2008 MWC, throughout those days after the latest congress, Modu’s future is still unclear to say the least.
The Company started with a big promise and today it is selling a 2.5G device in developing countries, and as for the second generation, the CEO Dov Moran holds one device in his pocket, the reports says, but it was never shown to the public.
But there is more fundamental issue, the smartphone scene is blooming whereas feature phones are slowly going out of the picture.
That is the main problem of Modu from my point of view, the concept of one base device with the ability to change “identities”  is not working, not in a time when all mobile manufactures are building one device that does all.
I was very pleased to hear  that Modu is going to adopt Android as it OS, but as it seems Modu did not stand up to the peace.
Furthermore the world is not waiting for Modu, SK just announced a sim card that includes a OS, CPU and a gigabyte of flash storage is it sound familiar?
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Do not get me wrong Modu is not heading to the deadpool , they can still become the best low-end device out there, and some final words I still hope someone in Modu will wake up, i hope it is still not too late.

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One of the smoothest solutions to all-around phone communications comes from Israeli company Tjat, which has phone client solutions for the full range of traditional PC-style communications – e-mail, instant messaging, and social networking.
Most of Tjat’s services are for operators, but you can check out their take on IM on your phone at wap.tjat.com, or by installing Opera Mobile for Windows Mobile and Series 60 phones.

And while there are other applications you can use on most platforms to access IM and and social networking, Tjat’s is tops – evidenced by the fact that the company has signed a deal with Qualcomm, with the company installing Tjat IM widgets for its Plaza Mobile Internet platform. The blessed event took place Wednesday at GSMA.

“Our solution is turning into the standard in the world market in providing text solutions for leading edge users,” said Dr. Oleg Golobrodsky, executive vice president of Tjat Systems.
“The deal with Qualcomm, in addition to our deal with Opera, will allow us to provide services to users around the world and open doors to enable us to reach cellphone operators who can provide our solutions to hundreds of millions of customers.”
Tjat is hot stuff!

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Tunewiki was fully launched on the OVI store and fully completed a race to a “cross platform” app (except WinMo and WebOS, yes that’s a hint).
The new version of Tunewiki includes a Twitter like feature that allows users to share their musical taste with others by displaying the playlist of songs they have played.
Secondly Tunewiki have worked with Flyscreen (a company that lets users place widgets on top of the homepage screen) for a Tunewiki widget.
We think that Tunewiki social essence is just starting to really pay off for the users, and the social info is now more useful, although we think that there is still a place for innovation.
For the new “cross platform” we wish that more OS’s will be added as the time passes by and more users can tune-in.

watch the new feature attach:

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Smartphones are even more complex with the versatility of installed applications and made the self-service initiatives of the operators almost redundant. the smartphones also present an opportunity to support the device by remote control over the air. Operator’s representatives can take control over the device wherever the subscriber is (so they do not need to go to a service center) and fix the problems with the device.

OTA (over the air) remote control is a good solution to evaluate and maybe even fix problems with the device but raise questions about privacy.

Communitake has solved this problem by letting the operators to pre-installed Communitake’s client on the devices and remote control them when needed.
Comunitake has raised 1 million dollars and it has about 15 employees.
Today it disclosed a deal with the fast growing operator Pelephone that has recently upgraded to a GSM infrastructure.

We have no information how the process is handled to prevent privacy problems. With the iPhone coming to all 3 big operators in Israel in a matter of weeks, and the obligations of the operators to Apple to sell a big amount of devices, there is no room for too many devices. Unless something in the agreement with Apple changes or something dramatic happens, we see a stagnation in the Israeli mobile devices market. So unless Pelephone and Communitake aim to offer the service for iPhone, there is a good chance not too many devices will have the client installed.

Fortunately, Israel’s situation with the choking of the device market doesn’t represent what happens in the world and Communitake’s solution seems on paper as a good way to try and tackle the problem of problems and settings errors in smartphones.

Modu2 looked like a specially built device for the Android OS, therefore I bet that Modu will abandon its OS and will use the core of the Android operation system from now on until they have other options.
For dessert Modu mentioned that an Android based Netbook will also be released. Nokia watch out you are not alone anymore.

Mobile developers get a lot of attention from many sources including phone manufacturers (Nokia, Apple) and mobile OS companies (Symbian, Microsoft, Sun for J2ME, Apple, Google etc).

Apple’s iPhone is a unique device as it has an OS that supports only one device so compatibility is not an issue. In all other cases, developers face problems due to the fragmented nature of the device market. Every device has its attributes that deffer from one device to another (even when they have the same OS) thus applications need to be tested and adjusted per device. Developers that created an application in J2ME, for example, are usually required by the operators to support at least 10 devices and even more. In order to test the applications and adjust them to all relevant devices, and to keep up with the new models that are released to the market, developers need to get all the devices or to use a service that provides them a remote testing service that holds all the relevant devices.

Perfecto Mobile provides web access to real mobile handsets. Such a service enables developers to access devices and test their applications on them without the need to physically have them near them. Another company that offers such a service is Device Anywhere that was founded in 2003.
PerfectoMobile have recently raised 7 million dollars for its QA service.
PerfectoMobile completed raising funds just in time, time when developers get more attention and resources from the different companies to try and attract them to use their platform and their devices.

When writing these lines, we entered Perfecto Moibile’s website and found that the service is very unstable at the moment with error 503 on every landing (update: it is now back online).

We are glad we are not developers who need the service immediately and hope that some of the money raised will be used to eliminate denial of service situations.