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LG Optimus 3D – The World’s First 3D Smartphone, Now Playing

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The LG Optimus 3D is a beast. And as the name suggests, it uses the 3D technology. It is perhaps the world’s first in this category. Launched in the last  Mobile World Congress, 14th to 17th February at Barcelona, it made waves all over the blogsphere. You can get one at Amazon now.

With this 3D phone, one can take photos and load them easily. It uses a dual camera system to take the Left and Right and then merge them. The photo comes as a 3D image. The Optimus comes with 1GHz  OMAP4 (Open Multimedia Application Platform Version 4) dual-core processor from Texas Instruments, a dual-channel memory to ensure users have enough power to work on 3D video on the handset. Users get the chance to share 3D videos and pictures via wireless and wired connectors, all and including High Definition Multimedia Interface.

It is also Digital Living Network Alliance networking certified which means that it uses standards-based technology to make it easier for consumers to use, share and enjoy their digital photos, music and videos.

The Optimus 3D runs on Android OS 2.2  and 4.3-inch full touch-screen that lets users view 3D images and video without using the custom 3D glasses. This phone is massively promoted in Youtube as the LG and Youtube  signed a partnership deal.  In a joint statement by the two companies, they said,

“The new partnership is part of a broader push into 3D entertainment by LG and the world’s largest online video community. YouTube and LG collaborated to enable the delivery and sharing of 3D video onto mobile devices in a way that makes it simple and easy for consumers.”

The full spec is here.

General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 850
Announced 2011, January
Status Available. Released 2011, July
Size Dimensions 128.8 x 68 x 11.9 mm
Weight 168 g
Display Type 3D LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches
– LG 3D UI
– Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
– Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
– Gyro sensor
– Touch-sensitive controls
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary Dual 5 MP, 2560?1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features Stereoscopic photos & videos; geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps (2D), 720p@30fps (3D), check quality
Secondary Yes
Features OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
CPU Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, PowerVR SGX540 GPU, TI OMAP4430 chipset
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
– SNS integration
– Digital compass
– HDMI port
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail
– Digital compass
– YouTube, Google Talk
– MP4/DivX/XviD/H.264/H.263/WMV player
– 1080p@24fps (2D), 720@30fps (3D) playback
– MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
– Document viewer/editor
– Organizer
– Full Flash 10.1 support
– Voice memo/dial/commands
– Predictive text input
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
Stand-by Up to 450 h
Talk time Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)

Samsung Series 3 350U2A Notebook Arrives Nigeria

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Samsung has unveiled a new laptop in Nigerian market. It is the popular series 3 350U2A notebook and is a great product if one is choosing a laptop for authors or writers. The product is thin and light, weighing just about 1.3kg. It also has a distinctive feature of novelty – the display with a thin frame, through which the visible screen area is increased without sacrificing mobility.

In addition, its design incorporates a bezel display, so users can get all the benefits of a larger screen without having to sacrifice portability. Chioma Iwuchukwu-Nweke, of Samsung Electronics West Africa noted,

“When you need to get things done on the move, but still want to look good then the product is the perfect choice,

As well as boasting an extremely thin and light design, with a stylish slim bezel display and choice of vivid colors, it’s also packed with the latest mobile technology for optimized performance and ease of use on the go”

Notebook display has a reflective coating, and the time of the laptop Samsung 350U2A up to 7.4 hours, it is equipped with an Intel Core i3/i5, running Windows 7 and supports Samsung Fast Start. Smart technology allows Samsung PowerPlus save 80% of original battery capacity even after a thousand recharges.

This is three times greater than that of conventional batteries for laptops. Moreover, the laptop does not have to wait the usual 30-60 seconds needed to boot the operating system, thanks to quick-start technology Samsung Fast Start. This hybrid standby mode allows the user to start the computer in a few seconds after opening the lid or pressing the power button.

3rd Global Peter Drucker Forum 2011 – Call For Essay Contribution

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“Management is the specific and distinguishing organ of any and all organizations.” – Peter F. Drucker

 

NEW ENTRY DEADLINE: AUGUST 15th, 2011

The Peter Drucker Society Europe (PDSE) invites students, young managers and young entrepreneurs until the age of 35 to take part in the “2nd Global Peter Drucker Challenge” essay contest. The authors of the top three essays will be flown to Vienna and invited to actively participate in panels and breakouts at the “3rd Global Peter Drucker Forum 2011” in Vienna on November 3 and 4. In addition, up to 40 authors of high quality essays will get free access to the conference.

 

The essay contest has the overarching theme.

MANAGEMENT, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? (Plenty, we think! But what do YOU think?)

Senior managers around the world have hit the headlines with high salaries, failing corporations, controversial downsizing programmes and an apparent focus on profit rather than people – usually earning criticism rather than plaudits. Middle managers, too, have gradually found themselves increasingly undermined and even dispensed with altogether, as technology enables skilled teams and individuals to manage themselves.

So is management now a tarnished word? And can skilled teams now really do away with management completely?

Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005), the “father of modern management” and a harsh critic of a greed-driven economy, described this emergence of self-empowered specialists in his 1999 book “Management Challenges for the 21st Century”. In it, Drucker also insisted that we should not confine our view of management as applying to businesses only. Instead, he argues, management is a key function of all levels of modern society. “Ours,” he writes, “is a society of organizations. And management is the specific and distinguishing organ of any and all organizations.”

 

Good management, then, is even more important in today’s world. It has the potential to be the key to dealing with the societal complexities and challenges we all face.

 

So – just what is good management? How do you define and describe it? And is good management a means in itself? Does it have to have a purpose, too, and can it ever be separated from the social and common good? What do you think?

 

This is your opportunity to share your perspectives and experiences!

 

Guidelines
Participants must not to be older than 35 years. The length of the essays should be between 1.500 words and 3.000 words (which roughly translates into 5-10 pages). Essays can be submitted in both English and German – the two languages Peter Drucker wrote his articles and books in. The new deadline for submitting the essays is August 15th, 2011.

 

What is the prize?
– The authors of the top 3 essays will be flown to Vienna and invited to participate at the “Global Peter Drucker Forum 2011” in Vienna on November 3 and 4.
– Up to 40 authors of high quality essays will be given free access to the “Global Peter Drucker Forum 2011” in Vienna.

 

How will the ranking be determined?
Through a jury consisting of business executives, academics, and representatives of the Peter Drucker Society. The winning essays will be announced at the beginning of September.

 

How to apply for participation
Essays can be submitted either directly by e-mail to or by using the upload form on this site – just click on the three circles underneath!

Windows 7 Rocks On Swahili – Microsoft, When Is One Coming for Igbo, Hause And Yoruba?

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Today, we tested a Windows 7 will Swahili, actually Kiswahili option. It is a really good job from the Microsifites.  Many had praised this marginal innovation though it is not clear how many Africans will sign up for this when English is the sin qua non.

 

The GM of East and Southern Africa Microsoft, Louis Otieno, has praised the product at launch. He also noted the investment in R&D in Microsoft to get more more across the globe as they ramp up new products and features in Microsoft  (now that Chrome is emerging as a competitor). Africa continues to play a role and Kenya is central for Microsoft East African strategy.

 

“This past year, Kenyan companies concentrated on laying down the infrastructure needed to move the ICT sector to greater heights. This year should be the one that these same companies concentrate on using the infrastructure they laid down last year to improve themselves in terms of accelerated consumption of services and driven growth.”

 

“With the arrival of the new constitution and impending devolution of resources, we are going to see a lot of changes in terms of use of cloud computing. We believe that it is a much needed gear-change from the conventional use of tools and architectures that tie us down to one location. We are moving towards an era where users will want to move with their data and the faster we can enable this the faster we shall grow in the ICT world. This is certain to bring about a boost in GDP and a stronger backbone to the economy.” He added.

 

It was reported that no Tanzanian was involved in this translation. They said it took 50 days. Working with linguistics and using online collaboration tool, a team of engineers worked on this from different countries, mainly Kenya and South Africa.  A Microsoft partner, Mpasua Msonobari,  noted

 

 “Absolutely no Tanzanians were involved in the translation of this new interface. This was done by Kenyans and goes on to show that there is a big community of Swahili speakers living in Kenya. ”

 

The software is available for only legal versions of Windows and it can be downloaded from Windows site ( search for the language under  downloads).  It is expected that Office 2010 in Swahili will debut this year also.

 

Acer Liquid Metal Review – Unleashed Revamped Phone For Connectivity

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While Acer are a relatively new company to world of mobile phones, traditionally being involved in the manufacture of laptops and home computers, they did score an early success with their Liquid handset. This certainly stood head and shoulders above Acer´s other, rather non-descript and unimposing, handsets. Acer followed up with a slightly modified and improved version some time later known as the Liquid E, which featured some hardware tweaks and an upgrade to the (then) latest version of Google Android.

 

Now Acer has yet again unleashed a revamped model of their flagship device, although the Liquid Metal seems to offer greater improvements from the Liquid E than the Liquid E did from the original Liquid. The new Liquid Metal has also seen an update to the (at present) latest version of Google Android, with 2.2 Froyo being put to good use. This is also coupled with an upgrade for Acer´s user interface which has seen a jump from version 3.0 to 4.0.

 

The screen has seen some slight tweaks although it has not had a complete overhaul. It still uses the same capacitive TFT technology, and offers the same 800 x 480 pixel resolution, but at the same time has an increased colour depth and increase in physical size by 0.1″ to 3.6″. The increase in colour depth to 16 million colours certainly makes the Liquid Metal more visually spectacular than its predecessors and is a welcomed improvement to compliment the new software on board.

 

The processor has also seen a slight update from 768MHz to 800MHz, as this is a feature that remained unchanged from the original Liquid to the Liquid E. RAM has remained the same from the Liquid E at 512MB and internal storage is also set at 512MB with support for 32GB microSD cards. The media player still offers exceptional music and video playback for you to put this to good use, and as well as this there are apps for YouTube and Picasa among many others. The camera remains virtually the same as the Liquid E although it has undergone a much welcomed improvement in the form of 720p HD video support (the Liquid E only supported a low frame rate VGA video capture).

 

Connectivity-wise the Liquid Metal still performs exceptionally well with GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi , Bluetooth and microUSB all on board. 3G is also present and the HSDPA connection speed has been doubled from 7.2Mbps to 14.4Mbps offering significant improvements although the HSUPA speed has remained the same. As an Android phone the Liquid Metal comes with a host of great Google features to enjoy including Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk and YouTube. There are also document editors for MS Office files and a PDF viewer present.

 

The Liquid Metal is not a drastically different handset to the Liquid and Liquid E and is essentially an updated version of these earlier phones. There are some noticeable upgrades in certain areas, including the processor, camera, 3G connection and operating system while many other areas of the phone remain unchanged. The Acer Liquid Metal is an exceptional phone by all accounts but may feel very familiar to owners of either of the original Liquid handsets.

 

Editor’s Note: You can buy this phone via our UK partner, UK Best Mobile Contracts.

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