The end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, D-Link has launched the D-Link Wireless G Access Point (DAP-1160), a flexible solution to set up wireless network or extends the range of an existing wireless network. The D-Link’s DAP-1160 incorporates Linux, an Open source based software, dedicated for developers. DAP 1160 allows you to share your broadband Internet connectivity across multiple computers with the new D-Link Wireless Access Point. The DAP-1160 allows you to operate on various numbers of different devices, which are given below: 1) An Access Point to act as central hub for wireless users 2) An AP Client to connect with another Access Point 3) A workgroup Bridge to join two wireless workgroups together 4) A Repeater to extend the wireless coverage to cover all dead spots. The DAP-1160 enables users to quickly create a wireless network and it in-built DHCP client automatically detects IP address from clients on the network. The DAP-1160 can transfer files with a maximum wireless signal rate of up to 54Mbps and it has also Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11g, so that it can connect and incorporate with other 802.11g compatible wireless client devices. The DAP-1160 has 64/128-bit WEP encryption and WPA/WPA2 security protect networks and wireless data against unauthorised access. The Access Point also provides MAC address filtering and the Disable SSID Broadcast function to limit outsider’s access to home and office networks Andrew Mulholland, D-Link Marketing Manager, UK and Ireland, said, D-Link products are well known for being easy to set up and to use, and the DAP-1160 is no exception. “In addition to being easy to use, it is also highly scalable and demonstrates D-Link’s understanding of customers’ ever-changing network requirements.
D-Link unveils DL-1160 for home and office wireless netwoking
Posted on: January 31st, 2012 by admin
Now citizens of Nepal would be able to use 3G mobile services in their mobile phones. Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-run communication supplier has launched third generation (3G) mobile services on May 17, 2007. The service is being launched on the occasion of the International Telecom Day. According to NT officials, Nepal is going to become the first country in the South Asia region, where 3G mobile services would be launched. According to Buddhi Acharya, Director of NT, the SIM card for 3G services would be cost 64.5 U.S. Dollars (around 4,195 Nepali rupees) and it would be similar to that prepaid mobiles. Initially, the 3G mobile services would be available to area within the Ring Road in the capital city of Kathmandu. NT has also fixed Rs 10/min for video conferencing facilities. It has fixed 2 paisa per byte rate for video streaming, which is roughly equal to Rs 3 per minute. According to the Mobile World data, Nepal Telecom ended last year with an estimated 690,000 customers. This gives them a 67% market share Nepal Telecom ended last year with an estimated 690,000 customers according to data from The Mobile World. This gives them a 67% market share. Image Credit: CDG & 3G Via: Cri English
LocatioNet selects DigitalGlobe’s global satellite imagery for its amAze mobile services
Posted on: January 31st, 2012 by admin
A leading provider of mobile mapping and location applications, LocatioNet Systems Ltd., has partnered with the provider of the world’s highest-resolution imagery and geospatial information products, DigitalGlobe to adds DigitalGlobe’s global satellite imagery in its amAze mobile service. This joint venture will offer services to mobile phone users and generate revenue from the emerging mobile advertisement model. This would be the first time that worldwide voice-guided GPS navigation is enabled over high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial photos on mobile phones through external or internal GPS receiver. Now amAze mobile service will provide services to any regular, Java enabled mobile phone with navigation and local search information over maps and DigitalGlobe satellite imagery in Europe and North America. Users can receive full voice-guided navigation feature through any Bluetooth GPS device. AmAze support more than 100 Java enabled mobile phones. Soon Windows mobile and BlackBerry versions would be released. Jill Smith, CEO of DigitalGlobe said, Our satellite imagery and aerial photos provide a useful dimension to GPS navigation. The fact that amAze is capable of using our imagery archive for navigation on regular phones opens the opportunity for people around the world to experience the benefits of content-rich mapping layer. We look forward to supplying LocatioNet with the highest-resolution satellite imagery available. Image Credit: GIS Development & Mobile Ent Via: Webitpr
NewStep and Paragon complete certification for GSM/VoWLAN dual-mode handset
Posted on: January 30th, 2012 by admin
The leader in convergence solutions for carriers and enterprises, NewStep Networks, Inc., and a global technology provider of VoWLAN handsets and solutions, Paragon Wireless, announced that both companies have completed their interoperability certification for Paragon’s latest GSM/VoWLAN dual-mode handset hipi 2300 with an integrated Voice Call Continuity (VCC) client. The hipi-2300 is Paragon Wireless’ newest addition to its Microsoft Windows Mobile dual-mode handset technology. The hipi-2300 utilizes the Paragon’s proven VoWLAN/GSM dual-mode technology and also includes the Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system to further expand the usability and functionality of this extremely versatile smartphone. NewStep is actively engaged in partnerships with various complementary handset manufacturers and other client suppliers to expand the market, so that operator around the globe can utilize their The joint venture is based on NewStep’s interoperability program, an initiative, which fulfills the demands of market. Craig Gosselin, NewStep Networks’ chief marketing officer, said, Handset manufacturers’ continuing interest in interoperability with our solution clearly demonstrates not only the value of the NewStep offering but also the forward momentum of the service convergence market. Successful completion of such interoperability testing underscores NewStep’s commitment to furthering the adoption of fixed-mobile convergence in a variety of key technologies that will provide our customers with a multi-vendor, multi-technology solution.
Now, US mobile phone users use Microsoft’s latest Windows Mobile on their T-Mobile’s cell phone. USA based company, T-Mobile will launch its first mobile phone in the US with Microsoft’s latest version of Windows Mobile. The company has signed two year contract with Microsoft to run Windows Mobile 6 on its smart phones, which can handle e-mail, documents and web browsing in addition to phone calls. The T-Mobile Wing comes with improved e-mail handling and higher security. The cost of T-Mobile Wing is around $299. The Wing is featured with 40-key keyboard, which slides out from underneath the 2.8 touch screen. The T-Mobile Wing has following features, which are given below: 1) The T-Mobile comes Microsoft’s new Windows Mobile version, which allows users to read e-mail with embedded images and graphics. Even it can receive mail from Windows Live Hotmail and also supports Live’s instant messaging program and Web search. 2) The synchronization of data with Windows Vista computers through Bluetooth wireless connections has been simplified. 3) The has upgraded security features. If it is used in conjunction with Microsoft’s latest software for corporate e-mail servers, the memory of lost or stolen device, it can be wiped remotely through owner’s Outlook account with no need to call IT department. 4) The T-Mobile can encrypt the files stored on removable memory cards and it can also send and receive e-mail, which can be controlled by Information Rights Management. 5) It also allows users to search remotely stored e-mail and corporate address book. The T-Mobile Wing lacks a third-generation broadband cellular network in the U.S., to fulfill this gap, the Wing has capability to connect Wi-Fi hotspots. Currently, Windows Mobile 6 is available to download for T-Mobile’s Dash smart phone. Soon, Dash phones will available with the new pre-installed software. Image Credit: UK Gizmodo & PDA DB Via: Town hall
Skylab recently released MobileTracker for BlackBerry – The tracklog application. By making the most of the previously integrated GPS receiver of the BlackBerry 8800 series, MobileTracker is claimed to be capable of keeping record of tracklogs. All of those tracklogs are kept in store on the BlackBerry’s internal micro SD-Card and are able to be viewed unswervingly in Google Earth once the BlackBerry is hooked up to your desktop and clicked on the tracklog file. In order to make available more suppleness it is likely to build up the holdup between location recordings. MobileTracker is said to function ubiquitously worldwide, even but for network coverage. Given below are its glaring features, check them out: (1) BlackBerry 8800 or BlackBerry 8830 with activated GPS (2) Customizable delay between position recordings (3) NASA WorldWind support (4) Google Earth support (5) Google Maps support (6) Background tracking (7) Movement tracking (8) Worldwide usable (9) Micro SD-Card (10) Height tracking (11) SD-Card support (12) Easy integration It needs: BlackBerry 8800 or BlackBerry 8830 with activated GPS and Micro SD-Card Image 1 Image 2 Read
California, based company, Gefen Inc has unveiled a wireless USB 2.0 based on Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology. The developers of ExtremeUSB, Icron Technologies Corporation announced that Gefen has launched new wireless USB based on Icron’s ExtremeUSB technology. The company has already displayed at InfoComm 07 show in Anaheim from June 19 to 21, 2007. Gefen’s new USB supports the hi-speed USB 2.0 and devices up to 100 feet from the computer. The new wireless USB will work on the Apple (OSX) as well as Windows and Linux based PCs by using Icron Technologies’ ExtremeUSB based on 802.11g technology. The receiver is a four port USB hub, which supports multiple devices by adding additional hubs. Gefen’s plug and play wireless USB 2.0 extender requires no upgrades, software installation and user configuration. It is compatible with all USB devices working on all operating systems. It has optimized circuits, which delivers the data at high speed. Hagai Gefen, president and CEO, said, We believe this reliable and wireless method of USB extension will significantly enhance the way systems operate well into the future. “Subsequent versions will also support multiple receiver hubs connected to one sender unit, allowing a same time distribution that delivers data real-time with no cables. Like most of Gefen’s extender solutions, the wireless USB 2.0 extender uses small sender and receiver units connected to the computer and to the extended USB devices. No cables are needed to link sender to the receiver, which allows connection to cameras, keyboards, printers, hard drives or any USB 2.0 devices at distances up to 100 feet away.
Now, Sprint customers have the power in their hands to discover new music and hear their favorite songs through their personlised DJ on their phone. Wireless service provider, Sprint Nextel announced that now company will offer Pandora online music service to its mobile phone customers. This is the first time, Pandora is coming into mobile phones. Pandora on Sprint phones is integrated with the online version of Pandora. Users can save around more than 100 music stations on their account. They can enjoy this service at Pandora and on Sprint phones anywhere within Sprint’s extensive nationwide Power Vision network. Even Sprint customers can also create new stations directly on their phones through an easy-to-use interface. Information about the current song would be displayed on the phone’s color screen. Customers can also scroll backwards to see this information for recently played songs. In addition, customers can also rate songs with the touch of button with either ‘thumps up’ or ‘thumbs down’. Pandora adjusts the station’s programming immediately and also pause a song as well as skip a song, that users do not want to hear. Sprint customers can book mark their song and the song name and artist would be saved. The bookmark serve as a reminder to purchase the song from the Sprint Music Store, which offers more than 1.6 million songs that can be downloaded wirelessly on the phone with in 30 seconds for only 99 cents each with a Power Vision data plan. Jeff Luther, director of entertainment wireless data for Sprint said, Pandora is a great way to break out of the same songs on your playlist and hear some new music that you may have never found otherwise. It’s the latest example of the many innovative ways that Sprint delivers music on the one device people carry with them throughout the day. Currently, Pandora is available on five Sprint Power Vision phones, including the FUSIC by LG, A900 and A920 by Samsung, and 7500 and 8400 by Sanyo. Pandora would be available on all Sprint Power Vision phones by the end of June. Image Credit: Cell Net Wireless & Gizmodo Via: Ksat
It does not matter whether you are in London or Munich and talking to your family over mobile phones. Come summer, you will find a spectacular fall in the mobile roaming charges in Europe. The European Union has moved up to bring down mobile phone roaming charges by 75 percent within its 27 member states by the end of this year, though there are some differences among the members regarding the new pricing structure. The new pricing structure for mobile roaming plans is meant for three years. In the first year, making calls will not exceed 49 euro cents anywhere in the EU and receiving calls 24 cents. The prices will further go down in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, the cost of making international calls will be capped at 46 euro cents and receiving 22 cents. For the third year, it would be 43 cents and 19 cents respectively. However, the mobile phone operators have strongly criticized the decision saying that market can be well regulated and controlled by competition, not by policy makers. Image
Alltel’s City ID service solves mystery of unkown phone calls
Posted on: January 28th, 2012 by admin
Now US customers will know the origin of unknown calls through their Alltel mobile phones. US largest network provider, Alltel Wireless, has launched City ID on its selected Alltel phones. The City ID identifies the location of incoming phone numbers and also displays the city and state assigned to any landline or wireless phone number in North America. The leading provider of Caller ID technology for wireless phones, Cequint, has developed the City ID, which identifies more than 15000 cities, towns with the tool to identify both local and long distance callers. Initially, Alltel has launched this service on the LG AX275. The company is offering this service as a seven day trial. Later on company will offer this service for 15 day free trail and on Alltel phones. City Id automatically matches with the any incoming phone number with US city based and state, where number is registered. Wade McGill, senior vice president of wireless products for Alltel Wireless, said, City ID will provide our customers with additional control over the calls that they choose to answer. Customers frequently do not recognize an incoming phone number, and this application will provide the additional information to help users decide if they want to answer the call. Alltel will provide this service for a monthly charge of $1.99. the application is pre-installed on the phone in Alltel’s Axcess Shop, so there is no need to download the application. Image Credit: Graphics & Phone Via: Phone Mag