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		<title>LG Press Release Continued: The LG Lotus Elite-The Lotus 2 Not a Concept Anymore!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LG Lotus Elite-The successor to the original unique looking Lotus is finally here and available on the 10th of January.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>The Lotus Elite: Formerly Known as the <a href="http://www.youserblog.com/2009/12/its-a-world-of-concept-phones/">Lotus 2</a></h3>
<p><a href="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LG-Lotus-2-300x218.png"><img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LG-Lotus-2-300x218.png" alt="" width="300" height="218" class="alignright size-full wp-image-955" /></a><br />
<strong>What&#8217;s the Deal With the Concept of the LG Lotus Elite?</strong><br />
The deal is that it is not just a concept anymore. And it looks just like the pics in the wild have depicted it to be. In the same<a href="http://www.lge.com/us/ces/press/articles/lg-lotus-elite-and-lg-rumor-touch-exclusively-from-sprint.jsp"> press release</a> that announced the <a href="http://www.youserblog.com/2010/01/lg-press-release-the-rumor-touch-not-a-rumor-anymore/">LG Rumor Touch</a>, the successor to the <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/Catalogue/LG">LG Rumor</a>, a messaging class smartphone, it was announced that the <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/Catalogue/LG">LG Lotus Elite</a>, once known as the Lotus 2, will be released on the 10th of January. </p>
<p>And again, according to Sprint&#8217;s senior vice president of product development, the LG Lotus Elite &#8220;&#8230;will give consumers the latest in touch screen technology to keep them in touch while on-the-go.&#8221; and will &#8220;&#8230;provide access to the latest in wireless technology with a flair for style on America’s most dependable network!”  The Lotus Elite in particular:  “&#8230;helps customers express their individual personality with its unique square shape and tattoo design; and our award-winning Sprint One Click user interface also makes it quick and easy for customers to move through the product applications.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>What is the Sprint One Click?</strong><br />
The Sprint One Click has won the &#8220;Good Design of the Year Award&#8221;at the German IF awards, for it&#8217;s design of the user interface, which is interactive and for it&#8217;s unique design and it also gives users one click access to personalization of the home screen and the ability to select and organize &#8220;one-click access to features and content, such as text messaging, Google search, Sprint Navigation, email, favorite Web sites, music and social networking,&#8221; according to the press release. The users of one-click will also have the ability to scroll through a customizes home screen menu which is a carousel style menu which then provides information about each particular feature, instantly. An example is given as: &#8220;&#8230;when a customer with text messaging on their home screen scrolls to that feature, he or she will see the number of new messages received. A single click takes the user directly to the feature selected.&#8221;<br />
<a href="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LGEliteOpen.jpeg"><img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LGEliteOpen-138x300.jpg" alt="LG Lotus Elite-Open" width="138" height="300" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-954" /></a><br />
<strong>The LG Lotus Elite: What&#8217;s Under the Hood?</strong><br />
The LG Lotus Elite has all of the same features a the <a href="http://www.lglotus.com/">original Lotus,</a> one of Sprint&#8217;s most popular messaging phones, but comes with many feature enhancements as well. The biggest enhancement, which makes this Lotus the cream of the crop, is he Dual QVGA touchscreen feature, both measuring 2.4&#8243; and offering such features as dedicated carousel menu shortcuts. These include some for popular Social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Google Search, and access to email, voice mail, text and SMS messaging on another. The greatest part of the whole thing? The Lotus Elite does not need to be open to access these features! That&#8217;s the whole point of the placement of the outside touchscreen. It does everything the touchscreen on the inside does, without ever having to open it. That&#8217;s sweet! And although the display on the outside takes up most of the physical area available, it&#8217;s worth it. </p>
<p>Some other features include a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, located on the hinge of the phone, full QWERTY keyboard on the inside, Google Search, the One Click menu features, EV-DO Rev. 0, GPS with Sprint Navigation, access to Sprint broadband services like Sprint TV, and a music player. It will be available on <a href="http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10429627-269.html">January 10th, at $99</a> with a 2 year contract with Sprint and a $50 mail in rebate.</p>
<p><strong>And the Verdict Is</strong><a href="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LG-Lotus-Review-LG-Mobiles-Reviews_1262968098546.jpeg"><img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/LG-Lotus-Review-LG-Mobiles-Reviews_1262968098546.jpeg" alt="Original Lotus-Open &amp; Closed Front View" width="191" height="143" class="alignright size-full wp-image-953" /></a><br />
You gotta love the &#8220;Concept Phones.&#8221; But, rumors had it the Lotus lite would be released in the first quarter of this year, and Sprint has kept its word this time. This phone, most known for it&#8217;s square flip design, I think will do very well. FOr whatever reason, the sales defied the odds when it came to the first Lotus, with people thinking it wouldn&#8217;t catch on. But apparently it has as it was then released with <a href="http://www.stockwatch.in/dtv-enabled-lg-lotus-announced-lg-24346">DTV available</a>&#8230;  I think people should just have faith in the unique, instead of <a href="http://www.mastergadgets.com/lg-lotus-review/">bashing their need to be different and unconventional, </a>which is what makes the phone so successful in the first place. It just might be a revolution in the smartphone world.  Maybe others will come our from other manufacturers, given that this one seems to have done so well&#8230;</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t knock it if you haven&#8217;t tried it, my mother used to say&#8230;</p>
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<p>Check back tomorrow for more of the latest in the mobile phone industry.  If any if our readers have any suggestions as what to review, or something you think needs to be talked about, feel free to leave a comment and I will see what I can do.  Til then, happy phoning!</p>
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		<title>LG Press Release: The Rumor Touch Not a Rumor Anymore</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HHartz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The LG Rumor Touch is the successor to the Rumor original and new edition to the LG family...  It's a nice messaging phone with an updated look.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>The Rumor Touch is Real &amp; Release Date Imminent</h3>
<p><strong>The LG Rumor Touch-What&#8217;s the Deal?</strong><br />
It was announced <a href="http://www.cesweb.org/">@CES on the 7th of January</a> during an <a href="http://www.lge.com/us/ces/press/articles/lg-lotus-elite-and-lg-rumor-touch-exclusively-from-sprint.jsp">LG Press Release</a> that <a href="www.sprint.com/lgStyle">pre-registration for the Rumor Touch </a>would begin that day at on the website of the carrier to be lucky enough to have it: Sprint!</p>
<p>According to the press release, the LG Rumor Touch, the successor to the original LG Rumor, which made its debut in 2007 and is one of Sprint&#8217;s most popular messaging phones, is a touch based, message oriented fashionable smartphone which will be available for release at sometime in the first quarter, although pricing and availability would be announced at later date for the Rumor Touch.  However, it is known the Rumor Touch will be available in blue at first than come in more colors at a later date as the device catches on. According to Sprint&#8217;s senior vice president, Kevin Peckingham, the LG Rumor TOuch: &#8220;&#8230;will give consumers the latest in touch screen technology to keep them in touch while on-the-go. &#8221;<br />
<a href="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/RumorTOuch.jpg"><img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/RumorTOuch-300x230.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="230" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-948" /></a><br />
<strong>Feature Rich? Apparently So&#8230;</strong><br />
The Press release is calling the Rumor Touch &#8220;Feature rich&#8221; with a 3&#8242; WQVGA touchscreen and a 2 megapixel camera and camcorder, a microSD slot expandable up to 32 GB, Google Search built in, 3G capabilities, Sprint&#8217;s EUDO Rev. 0 Network, GPS and a host of Sprint services such as Sprint Navigation, TV, Music, and Mobile Email as well as a personal and corporate feature rich calendar. </p>
<p>They also say customers have instant access to update Facebook statuses right from the phone and can upload pics to Photobucket as well as &#8220;use the GPS to find the coolest hangouts.&#8221; Enough said-</p>
<p><strong>And the Verdict Is?</strong><br />
The LG Rumor Touch is a nice successor to the Rumor, although aside from the touchscreen, the only changes made seem to be the addition og the 3G, which in itself I suppose justifies the new release. I guess the Rumor fanatics can now be up-to-date and message while int eh modern world and on the go, right? They say it will be available in the first quarter, right? SO isn&#8217;t thaty where we are now? The first quarter of 2010&#8230;  So where is it?</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>While Sprint Pushes the Pre Update, WiFi Clears the FCC on the Pixi</h3>
<p><strong>Palm Pre Sprint p100eww Update-webOS 1.3.5</strong><br />
The update range from fixes of incorrect conversation views to tweaks in fonts and messaging. However while the updates are many, there are two categories that were affected the most, the App Catalog and the System itself. It is in these two areas where most of the updating took place, so <a href="http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/na/pre/p100eww/sprint/solutions/article/50607_en.html#135">here is a rundown of some of the changes</a>:</p>
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App catalog: </p>
<li>Users can now download multiple applications at the same time. </li>
<li>Users can run the app download in the background if they are doing something else</li>
<li>Users can now download all available updates at one time (instead of one by one) at the tap of the Pre</li>
<li>The new improved search results are based on a tweaked algorithm</li>
<li>People living in US Territories can now purchase paid or apps.</li>
<li>Automatic resume of a download if it was interrupted by no fault of the user-IE if they go out of network</li>
<li>Full storage capacity is now accessible and downloaded apps are stored on the USB drive</li>
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<p>The System:
<ul>
<li>Again, user can use full capacity of memory storage</li>
<li>In areas of poor network coverage, there is improved battery life</li>
<li>if user is using an app that supports landscape mode, notification is given is at the bottom of the screen</li>
<li>After a user logs into the Palm Profile, the apps downloaded from the App Catalog are restored i the background and the user can use other phone features during the restoration.</li>
<li>Now, if a user swiped a link to delete it, it will delete instead of open in the browser.</li>
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<p>Of course, the update is free and is available on the Palm site for download, along with detailed instructions and complete details about all the changes, including those not listed here. </p>
<p><strong>WiFi Certification Shows up on Database</strong><br />
Although everyone knew Palm would eventually make its way to Verizon, just because this WiFI Certificate is showing up on the WiFi Certified Database, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s headed to Verizon for sure. Or does it? Apparently, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/13/palm-pixi-clears-fcc-with-verizon-frequencies-and-wifi-in-tow/">according to Engadget.com,</a> the frequencies match those of Verizon and they are attached to the Pixi. Plus, the FCC filing for a CDMA/EVDO Palm, model number P121EWW. All signs lead to the WiFi Pixi in 2010. A Pixi with Bluetooth and all the rest of the Pixi features. This is making for a great first quarter for Verizon, that&#8217;s for sure. </p>
<p><strong>And the Verdict Is?</strong><br />
Well, it took long enough, anyway. And just like the folks over at Engadget said, why on Earth would anyone want to scoop up a WiFiless Pixi from Sprint now knowing a better one is on the way-from a better carrier altogether? Verizon is taking over for real this coming year. With the preparations for all these different phones-including the iPhone-watch and see if I am not right&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palm is named defendant in two suits against them and Sprint named co-defendant in the class action suit. It is a sad day for Palm indeed. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Sprint Along for the Ride in Civil Suit</h3>
<p><strong>The PDF Problem</strong><br />
Palm, the maker of the Pre and Pixi, has been sued by Artifex Software Inc. because of alleged copyright infringement on the part of Palm, according to a <a href="http://www.artifex.com/pressreleases/palm.htm">press release </a>on December 2 2009. Palm has allegedly stolen technology from Artifex by copying and distributing the Artifex proprietary muPDF technology, which is a high performance PDF rendering engine. Artifex is known for developing the family of interpreters known as the Ghostscript. </p>
<p>The suit, which was filed in the United States District Court of Northern California, alleges Palm &#8220;improperly integrated muPDF into the Palm Pre&#8217;s &#8220;PDF viewer&#8221; application without Artifex&#8217;s approval.&#8221; This would make the infringement as wide spread as the Palm Pre itself as the viewer was shipped with every single Palm Pre shipped since June 2009. </p>
<p>Even though Palm admits to using the software, as is evidenced by their own documentation of muPDF&#8217;s inclusion in the PDF app as the sole rendering engine for the viewer, they did not obtain a proper license or comply with the terms of the GPL. And as such, as stated within the press release located on Artifex&#8217;s website: </p>
<blockquote><p>Palm’s intentional refusal to comply with the terms of the GPL means that Palm willfully copied and distributed muPDF without authorization, and any and all such copies infringe Artifex’s exclusive copyright.</p></blockquote>
<p>Miles Jones, the president of Artifex Software says because so many different companies actually legally pay for licensing under normal circumstances&#8230; </p>
<blockquote><p>muPDF is an outstanding technical choice for a lightweight, high-performance PDF renderer. Artifex makes the choice simple for those who copy Artifex software for distribution: Comply with the terms of the GPL, sign an OEM license agreement with Artifex, or do not distribute our software. We have an obligation to protect our copyrights for ourselves, for our customers, and for every member of the open source community.”</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>The Civil Suit with Sprint</strong><br />
Palm and Sprint/Nextel are being sued by Jason Standiford, from San Francisco in the United States District Court of Northern California, as he alleges they caused him to lose most of his personal and private data from his phone after its replacement. Jason is hoping to turn this into a civil suit, as apparently this is not the only case of data loss happening. </p>
<p>Since November, Palm and Sprint have said they &#8220;are trying to solve problems some users have had moving data from one Palm webOS device to another, a task that has caused some to lose contacts and calendar entries, according to blogs and online user comments.&#8221; The statement refers to the customers having been writing many comments in response to a <a href="http://www.precentral.net/palm-profiles-suffering-major-backup-failures?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Precentralnet+%28PreCentral.net%29&amp;utm_content=Twitter">post on Pre Central</a>, a site dedicated to Palm Pre, as to the depth of the data loss. </p>
<p>What is supposed to happen is the users are supposed to be able to back up all of their data on the Palm Profile, a cloud based, password protected web page, where it is stored, as well as a copy stored on the Palm servers, and when the user needs to reboot or replace the webOS service, they are supposed to use synchronization to recover their data to the new device. This, however, is sadly not the case Jason&#8217;s Pre. </p>
<p>Jason has <a href="http://www.prnewschannel.com/pdf/Palm_webOS_Complaint.pdf">filed a civil suit</a> stating he lost all but 4 contacts out of hundreds, all but 3 memos and lost his bookmarks completely. Ironically, two of the numbers recovered after synchronizing were Sprint Customer Service numbers. The other two numbers recovered were recently added to the cloud profile. The suit alleges that when he returned to the store: </p>
<blockquote><p> Returning to the Sprint store the next day, he found they still had his old phone and asked them to restore the data stored on it, but the attempt failed and deleted all the data on that device.</p>
<p>Sprint later tried again to restore the data to the new phone and was able to produce some of it, but not all, the suit says.</p>
<p>The data on the defective Pre was the only backup of Standiford&#8217;s original information because Palm always overwrites the previous day&#8217;s backup, the suit alleges</p></blockquote>
<p>The complaint itself names Palm, Sprint and 50 others, known as &#8220;Does,&#8221; as they are not known to the Plaintiff, and was files  and certified as a class action lawsuit on behalf of all Palm Pre,Pixi and webOS users, and the group of people who have lost data in particular. The suit is asking for a monetary award.</p>
<p><strong>And the Verdict Is?</strong><br />
When there is one in either of the two cases, we will be sure to let you know. But as of right now, I have to wonder. with what Palm did with syncing to the iTunes and iPhones and how Palm completely ignored the talking to they received as to leaving the syncing alone, and now with these law suits and what they re claiming&#8230;</p>
<p>What on Earth is Palm thinking?  They don&#8217;t have to follow the law? Or they can just do whatever they want and get away with it? I know, with <a href="http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/the-palm-pre-has-the-iphone-finally-met-its-match/">my very first post here on Youserbase,</a> I applauded Palm for their actions as they stood up to Apple, but now I am left thinking maybe I was premature in my writings. It is one thing to playfully break a few rules, but it is another entirely to outright steal someone elses product and use it to make yours better!. Just pay for the license already! With as much money Palm is pulling in, why haven&#8217;t they bought one yet? Is it just an oversight, or did Palm steal it outright? </p>
<p>And as for the civil suit, because the technology is Palm&#8217;s alone, I think Sprint should not have been named in the suit, as they are only the vehicle in which the Palm Pre and Pixi are sold. They really have nothing to do with the Palm Profile, do they? Yet they did try to help recover the data that was lost. </p>
<p>What do the readers think about all of this? What is your take o the situations? Drop a comment and let us know&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sprint has admitted to handing over 8 million GPS customer's information to law enforcement. Or did they? Here is both sides of the story. You be the judge. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Claims Original Figures Were Taken Out of Context</h3>
<p><strong>A Bit of History</strong><br />
This is a story hat begs to be told. Problem is all sides of the story have not been accurately represented as of yet. So here is a recap of what was reported on December 1 2009 <a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/12/surveillance-shocker-sprint-received-8-million-law">by the EFF</a>:   </p>
<p>Christopher Soghoian, a Graduate student from Indiana University, <a href="http://paranoia.dubfire.net/2009/12/8-million-reasons-for-real-surveillance.html">reported on his blog</a> his findings of a recording he made of the ISS (Intelligence Support System for Lawful Interceptions) conference, held in October of this year, which he had attended. Apparently, included in the recorded comments, which are shocking to say the least, are comments by Sprint/Nextel Corp&#8217;s Manager of Electronic Surveillance. </p>
<p>The focus of the recent uprising was the admission of his complaint, which he lodged with the ISS, of the sheer volume of requests he has received by law enforcement over the last 13 months, from September 2008 until October 2009, when the conference was held. The subject of the requests from law enforcement? The GPS information and exact location coordinates and movements of Sprint/Nextel Customers. 8 Million of those requests to be exact. </p>
<p>The most shocking part of this is Sprint/Nextel supplied the law enforcement involved with the information requested every time. This was made possible by a new system put into place by Sprint/Nextel the law enforcement officers would use to make it easier to field these types of requests. </p>
<p>Mr. Soghoian goes on to say, in the blog, the documentation of the Sprint GPS Surveillance program was included in the MP3 recordings embedded in the blog and posted on YouTube and the recordings were made at a conference held in Washington DC in October 2009. </p>
<p>**The Recordings have been since taken down as on December 3, there si an update on the blog stating the ISS had contacted Mr. Soghoian<br />
 asking him to remove the recordings because they violated some kind of copyright law. He did so as a good faith gesture, as it is unclear whether or not is was legal to ask him to do so, and videos have been made private.  **</p>
<p><strong>Sprint&#8217;s Side of the Story</strong><br />
Sprint has since offered up an official statement by way of the Community Sprint News Page and Richard Pesce stated that the information was not only inaccurate but taken out of context. Here is a portion of that <a href="http://community.sprint.com/baw/community/sprintblogs/buzz-by-sprint/announcements/blog/2009/12/01/sharing-location-information">statement by Sprint:<br />
</a></p>
<blockquote><p>The comments made by a Sprint corporate security officer during a recent conference have been taken out of context by this blogger. Specifically, the “8 million” figure, which the blogger highlights in his email and blog post, has been grossly misrepresented. The figure does not represent the number of customers whose location information was provided to law enforcement, as this blogger suggests.</p>
<p>Instead, the figure represents the number of individual “pings” for specific location information, made to the Sprint network as part of a series of law enforcement investigations and public safety assistance requests during the past year. It’s critical to note that a single case or investigation may generate thousands of individual pings to the network as the law enforcement or public safety agency attempts to track or locate an individual.</p>
<p>Instances where law enforcement agencies seek customer location information include exigent or emergency circumstances such as Amber Alert events, criminal investigations, or cases where a Sprint customer consents to sharing location information.</p>
<p>Sprint takes our customers’ privacy extremely seriously and all law enforcement and public safety requests for customer location information are processed in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.</p></blockquote>
<p>So basically what they are saying is the number of requests was taken way out of context and they originated from only a few separate public safety cases. But, as the EFF points out, the main point was never touched by Sprint. How many customer&#8217;s information was affected by the requests? The Eff also states that with numbers such as those, Congress should be concerned and looking into the matter. </p>
<p>EFF also asks &#8220;&#8230;exactly what legal process is being used to authorize the multiple-ping surveillance over time that Sprint is cooperating in?&#8221; And if they (Sprint) are asking for search warrants and other legal papers before handing over private information. Now, the story on the Eff site ends pretty much there. The blog on the other hand goes on to tell a story of how this goes on with many other companies. Big ones too, like Verizon. </p>
<p><strong>And the Verdict Is?</strong><br />
I am asking you to read the rest of the blog. It comments on the over 200,000 requests that Verizon receives for teh very same information. It also goes on to include some other very interesting information from Verizon that I honestly wonder why no one has mentioned before (maybe I will&#8230;) </p>
<p>There is also Mr. Soghoian&#8217;s requests for &#8220;price lists&#8221; from Verizon and Yahoo concerning the information given to the law enforcement officials and the rejection letters addressed to him. It makes for some good reading. So if you do get around to it, read it and let me know what you think. I will be reviewing a recording I found and osting on my findings of the blog in the near future. Till then&#8230;</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two new releases within a few days from each other. Both are great phones, but who will win this race? ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>PLUS-Kyocera&#8217;s Incognito Launch Date with Sprint Announced</h3>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s the Deal With The Omnia II?</strong><br />
The Omnia II originally released in <a href="http://www.bell.ca/shopping/Samsung-Omnia/67865.details#">Canada with Bell</a>, the official wireless provider for the up and coming <a href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/">2010 Olympics in Vancouver</a>, last month. But now, Verizon has decided to scoop it up for an official US release and a hopeful date of December 2nd. The handsets will be available everywhere, online and in stores.<img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/omnia-II.jpeg" alt="omnia-II" width="173" height="276" class="alignright" /></p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s Under the Hood of the <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/Mobile/Samsung/I8000_Omnia2">Omnia II?</a></strong><br />
To start, it sports the largest of the MVGA AMOLED touchscreens, at 3.7&#8243; and the video quality is said to be of DVD standards at 480p. The camera is 5 megapixel and the handset also sports most of the usual culprits like Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, a-GPS, accelerators, and can run apps such as Office and Excel. As for internal memory, it has built in 8GB and an microSD slot for expandable storage up to 32GB. It was rumored the Omnia II would be running the WinMo 6.1, but that&#8217;s been tabled since the release of 6.5, and the Omnia II will be running the WinMo 6.5 Professional platform and it also has TouchWiz 2.0. As usual, there is a 2 year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate making the price(after rebate and contract) $199.99Bell&#8217;s Omnia has an extra built right into it. Because it is an official sponsor of the Winter Games 2010, it includes WOW, or Winter Olympics Works, a communication and news system geared solely towards the Olympics, at no extra charge. </p>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s the Deal With the Incognito?</strong><br />
Sprint has decided to pick up Kyocera&#8217;s Incognito, just in time for the holiday&#8217;s and will be launching it officially on November 30, online only. In-Outlet sales are expected to begin on December 6th. This cute little clamshell of a phone has a 2.6&#8243; OLED display with 320&#215;240 resolution, a 2 megapixel camera, and the revealing full QWERTY keypad is haptic, letting you know when you have pressed a button correctly, and it glows, for emailing and messaging in dark or badly lit areas. The phone is 3G ready running on a EVDO network and comes complete with the major social networking site applications built in and ready to go. New service for this phone will cost just $50 after a $50 mail in rebate ad, of course, the required 2 year contract. <img src="http://www.youserblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/sprint-kyocera-incognitojpg-300x158.jpg" alt="sprint-kyocera-incognitojpg" width="300" height="158" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-579" /></p>
<p><strong>And The Verdict Is</strong><br />
I personally can&#8217;t wait for the Omnia II to hit. It&#8217;s about time the US gets another really good phone released here that is actually worth the price (and is not an iPhone). As for teh Kyocera, I think the incognito, with a price like that should have been picked up by Metro PCS, or Cricket maybe&#8230;  </p>
<p>But then again, you don&#8217;t really hear about Kyocera as being a great phone BECAUSE it is linked with those carriers. No one wants to talk about them because they are not high end. I just wish these dealers would give up the contract thing, I mean are the phones really worth that much with out a contract? I don&#8217;t think so. As they are being released within a few days from each other I think the Omnia II will win this race out. It is a Smartphone, after all and Kyocera doesn&#8217;t really get too much attention because this particular model is a clamshell, not a Smartphone like the Omnia II.</p>
<p><strong> What do you all think? Comment and let us know and why&#8230;<br />
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		<title>The Pixi Being Released November 15th-At $99</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Palm Pixi is finally going to be released on November 15th.  But will it live up to the high standards of the Palm Pre?  ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>But There&#8217;s A Catch Right?</h4>
<h3>Well Silly Of Course There Is</h3>
<p>With all the smartphone fanatics all in a tizzy ever since the announcement of the coming <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/System/Search/Search?needle=palm+pre">Palm Pre</a> cousin, the <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/System/Search/Search?needle=pixi">Palm Pixi</a> in early September, speculation has been the name of the Palm game.  Well, now we can all sit down and take a breather.  Sprint and Palm announced today that the Pixi is finally officially going to be released on November 15th.  But at the price of $99 there is bound to be a catch.  And of course there is.  It&#8217;s the &#8220;<strong>2 Year Contract-After Rebate Deal.</strong>&#8221;  I ask everyone, &#8220;Is anyone else getting tired of having to be locked into a two year contract with Sprint (or anyone else for thatmatter) just to get a decent price?&#8221;  I mean come on, doesn&#8217;t it get old after a while?  Anyway, enough of my rant&#8230;</p>
<h3>So What&#8217;s Under the Hood?</h3>
<p>Well, it&#8217;s not about what it&#8217;s got, this time it&#8217;s probably going to be known for what it doesn&#8217;t have.  So let me start there first.  For starters, it doesn&#8217;t have WiFi.  Really?  No WiFi?  Ok..  I guess we can manage.  Well, it&#8217;s got a smaller camera then the Pre&#8217;s 3 megapixel.  Which is actually kinda small in itself considering other 5 megapixel cameras out there.  The Pixi only has a 2 megapixel camera, with the resolution at only 320&#215;400, there&#8217;s not much that can be said about that.  </p>
<p>And the Pixi loses 80 pixels in screen size too.  Where the Palm has a half decent screen at 3.4, the Pixi only has a 2.63&#8243; screen.  I guess it had to make room for the non-sliding keyboard.  That&#8217;s right, it&#8217;s an unprotected keyboard.  But the upside to that is that the buttons are placed a little differently and because they are raised up a bit more, it makes for a bit more accuracy when it comes to texting and email.  But we all really want to know is what kind of power doe it have?  Well, I am going to have a problem answering that.  Apparently when Sprint and Palm were asked that exact question about what kind of processor speed, Ram and app running capabilities, they pretty much declined to comment.  So it makes me wonder, will the Pixi live up to the iPhone killer standards of the Palm Pre?  I really don&#8217;t think so.</p>
<h3>But What Does It Have?</h3>
<p>Well, it does have the famous Web Os running the browser.  Oh, and it still has all the other good stuff, like GPS and Bluetooth.  And there is a new Facebook application too.  The Pixi is a bit lighter and smaller than the Pre, so it makes it easy to handle too.  But that&#8217;s about all it has, aside form the rubberized backing to make the texting and email a little easier to hold on to.  And that would be the end of the list.  </p>
<h3>So What&#8217;s The Verdict?</h3>
<p>Well, if you are still in high school, or if for whatever other reason your first priority might be texting and email, this phone is a keeper.  But if you live in the real world, get the Pre.  It seems to be a better deal anyway and comes with all the features and power the Pixi doesn&#8217;t seem to have.  And it&#8217;s a whole $20 cheaper at <a href="http://www.walmartonline.com">Wal-Mart</a>.</p>
<p><strong><em>For more great articles and user ratings and reviews, please visit the home page @ <a href="http://www.youserbase.org">Youserbase.org</a></p>
<p>Check back tomorrow for more of the latest in the mobile phone industry.  If any if our readers have any suggestions as what to review, or something you think needs to be talked about, feel free to leave a comment and I will see what I can do.  Til then, happy phoning!</em></strong></p>


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		<title>Finally the Moment Is Here&#8230;The Samsung Moment That Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Moment is here.  But read on to see why Sprint and Samsung  has released two phones back to back.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Coming Soon To A Sprint Dealer Near You&#8230;</strong><br />
That&#8217;s right.  Another new phone from Sprint and <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/System/Search/Search?needle=samsung">Samsung, </a>called the Moment and is the replacement for the Instinct Q.  And it is just as bold and beautiful as the Intrepid, if not even more.  It is a nice little slider style smartphone due in stores November 1st for a nice (not so) little price of $179 and that is with the $100 instant savings and after the mail-in rebate, according to the Sprint website.  </p>
<p><strong>Why Another Smartphone So Soon?</strong><br />
Why are Sprint and Samsung both releasing two new phones back to back?  Officially, I don&#8217;t know.  But in my opinion it was probably a good idea.  The <a href="http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/sprint-finally-jumps-on-the-widows-bandwagon-with-the/">Intrepid</a> is loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, the first ever Sprint phone with Windows Mobile OS.  So I believe that they weren&#8217;t sure how that would go over, so they are releasing another phone to make up for it.  The Moment is packing the Android OS.  The Android OS has a proven track record and the customers all seem to like it, so I think that since the customers are being given a choice between two new phones, they might just choose the Moment over the Intrepid.  And I think that with all the bad press WinMo is getting lately, Moment will probably take the flag in this race.  </p>
<p><strong>So What Does Is the Moment Packing Under the Hood?</strong><br />
The Moment is sporting an 800mhz processor, 3.2 megapixel camera, optical trackpad, and a 3.2&#8243; AMOLED display.  And, so as far as I know, its QWERTY keyboard is a little better than CLIQ&#8217;s, making texting snappy and accurate.  The only downfalls this phone seems to have is what it <strong>doesn&#8217;t</strong> have.  And that would be intelligent social media integration.  What a bummer. With the amazing popularity of social networks today, it might just be enough to cause a problem for the Moment&#8230;(pun intended).  But maybe the restrictive touchscreen (making it more accurate) will make up for it, although I doubt it.  </p>
<p><strong>So What&#8217;s The Verdict?</strong><br />
Well, I think that if you haven&#8217;t yet sprung for Samsung&#8217;s Intrepid, than good for you.  Go for the Moment instead.  It seems to be a better phone all around, and isn&#8217;t that what having a smartphone is all about?  Mine is bigger than yours mentality seems to really be taking over in the world of mobile phones, and the Moment seems to be bigger than the Intrepid, and definitely worth it.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>&#8230;With the Brand New Samsung Intrepid</h3>
<p><strong>What&#8217;s the Deal?</strong><br />
A week after Windows released their newest mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, Sprint released their very first ever Windows based phone.  On October 11th, the world was introduced to the brand new <a href="http://www.youserbase.org/uk/System/Search/Search?needle=samsung+intrepid">Samsung Intrepid</a>, or the Ace II, featuring the Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional Mobile OS.    </p>
<p><strong>But It&#8217;s Just Another WinMo Phone, Right? </strong><br />
Apparently, according to the Sprint website, wrong.  They are claiming that this particular phone will set it apart from the rest.  It&#8217;s being touted as a smartphone with unique new capabilities, such as the new app called Tellmet.  What this application does is allow the user to do anything hands free.  But wait, that&#8217;s not really anything new.  Well, this really is new, sort of. This app affords the user not only voice activated dialing, but texting and searching as well.   That&#8217;s right, never have to wear out the thumbs again.  But, then again, on this phone thumbs don&#8217;t matter anyway as it comes with a full QWERTY keyboard.  </p>
<p><strong>And This is a &#8220;Professional Business Class&#8221; Smartphone </strong><br />
Meaning that it has everything the business person could ever want in a smartphone.  For example, the Intrepid &#8220;&#8230;combines a robust mobile office experience with all the <a href="http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;newsId=20091006005824&amp;newsLang=en">must have Microsoft Office Mobile-capabilities</a> like corporate email and the ability to view attachments and manage your calendar,&#8221;  along with the Window Mobile email system and Microsoft&#8217;s ActiveSync feature.  </p>
<p>Some other main features include the usual Bluetooth capabilities, a multimedia  with microSD slot for up to 32GB of off board storage and built in Wi-Fi, a 3.5 megapixel camera and camcorder, and 2.5&#8243; Touchscreen with 320&#215;240 resolution.  </p>
<p><strong>So What&#8217;s The Verdict?</strong><br />
Well, as Smartphones go, it is pretty much the same as any other on the market.  Except of course for that voice activating texting feature.  I honestly wonder why this feature isn&#8217;t built into any other phone.  It should at least be offered as an option anyway.  I do wonder why Samsung hasdecided to go with Windows Mobile 6.5.  They were doing just fine until now without Windows Mobile and also have another new phone complete with Android, called the Moment.  So Why all of a sudden the switch?  I just hope that Microsoft doesn&#8217;t do to Samsung what it has done to T-Mobile in the recent past&#8230;   More <a href="http://www.youserblog.com/2009/10/t-mobile-sidekick-going-down-in-flames/">Sidekick-ish nightmares</a> anyone?  </p>
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