Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX Get Android 4.0, Global Roaming

Verizon has started sending out the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX. In addition to other improvements, this also enables global roaming on those smartphones.
The update makes the Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX the first Verizon 4G devices to be Global Ready. As such, customers with these devices will be able to have voice and data service in more than 220 countries, when subscribed to an international plan.
More about Android ICS
Android 4.0 features upgraded functionality and new features, such as Face Unlock. It also includes Direct Access Lock Screen, which allows users to easily open the camera, text messages, and dialer from the lock screen. In addition, the upgrade also enhances the voice input technology, typing words as the user speaks emails or texts.
We reported last month that Verizon smartphones would start seeing global capabilities. Expect to see more phones such as the Motorola Droid 4 or HTC Rezound to be Global Ready soon.
Getting the Upgrade
Those who want to manually upgrade their Droid RAZR series model can do so by going to Settings > About phone > System updates > Download. This will begin the process of downloading and installing the upgrade, which will go considerably faster on a Wi-Fi connection.
Verizon will be sending Android 4.0 to these models in the coming days.  Those who haven't manually upgraded will get a notice that it has already been downloaded and it ready to be installed.

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Facebook IPO mishandling hurt investor confidence: TD Ameritrade

In this photo illustration, a Facebook logo on a computer screen is seen through a magnifying glass held by a woman in Bern May 19, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Thomas HodelNEW YORK | Fri Jun 8, 2012 10:12am EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mishandling of Facebook's (FB.O) initial public offering in May has rattled the confidence of retail investors, who were already leery of financial markets following a string of crises over the past several years, Fred Tomczyk, chief executive of TD Ameritrade (AMTD.N), said on Thursday.
Trading glitches on Nasdaq OMX Group Inc's (NDAQ.O) exchange led to a 30-minute delay in Facebook's highly anticipated market debut on May 18, after which market makers - who facilitate trades for brokers - failed to receive confirmations of their opening orders for about two hours, leading to more than $100 million of losses.
In early trading on Thursday, shares were down 0.8 percent at $26.56, significantly lower than its $38 a share IPO pricing and the $42 it opened at on its debut trading day. The steep drop in the company's share price has triggered questions over its lofty IPO pricing.
Tomczyk said TD Ameritrade came out of the Facebook IPO "pretty clean" because the firm's market maker, which he would not name, covered the trades. However, he said the IPO was clearly mishandled.
"It's another one of those things that destroys confidence versus helping it," he said on the sidelines of Sandler O'Neill's brokerage and exchanges conference in New York.
As stocks began to recover following the financial crisis, the "flash crash" in May 2010, when $1 trillion in shareholder equity was temporarily wiped out in a matter of minutes, shook investor confidence in the equity markets, where trading is largely computer-driven.
Add to that the debt problems of the United States and ongoing fiscal crisis in Europe, and it's no wonder investors are cautious, Tomczyk said.
TD Ameritrade is the No. 1 U.S. retail brokerage by trading volumes and is often considered a proxy for retail investor sentiment.
The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm said on Thursday its daily average revenue trades in May were down around 4 percent from a year earlier, at 370,000. Tomczyk has said in the past that the firm would like to see average daily trading levels at around 400,000.
JMP Securities analyst David Trone said he was expecting 430,000 trades a day for the month.
"May's soft results follow April's disappointing number and with increasing macro uncertainty and the summer doldrums, we see little reason for activity to surge near-term," he said in a note to clients.
Nasdaq said on Wednesday it will offer $40 million in cash and rebates to clients harmed by its mishandling of Facebook's market debut.
The proposed compensation, subject to approval by regulators, was criticized by rival exchanges for its use of rebates, and by clients claiming losses far bigger than the amount offered by Nasdaq.
The top four market makers in the $16 billion Facebook IPO - UBS (UBSN.VX), Citigroup (C.N), Knight Capital (KCG.N), and Citadel Securities - together lost more than $115 million due to the technical problems, sources have told Reuters.

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Samsung LCD lines hit by brief power outage

Students walk out of a showroom at the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in Seoul October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak

Students walk out of a showroom at the headquarters of Samsung Electronics in Seoul October 28, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/Jo Yong-Hak

SEOUL | Fri Jun 15, 2012 12:18am EDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Display, a unit of Samsung Electronics Co, said four flat-screen production lines had stopped briefly on Thursday due to a power outage -- a development that may mean sizeable losses.

Although production was only halted for 10 minutes, even a short stop can render some panels obsolete.

"Samsung may have to report some costs, because around 70 percent of panels which were in the process of production during the blackout become useless," said an analyst who declined to be identified.

Shares in Samsung Electronics, tumbled 3 percent in morning trade, underperforming a 0.7 percent decline in the broader market.

Samsung, which competes with local rival LG Display and Japan's Sharp Corp, has since restored 60 percent of production and has said it expects the lines to return to full output later on Friday.

The lost output, mainly large-sized panels for TVs and computer monitors, is unlikely to have major impact on sales or global LCD market, where supplies are plentiful due to weak consumer demand.

The plant in Tangjeong, southwest of Seoul, houses Samsung's most advanced LCD production lines. The four lines have a combined monthly output capacity of 320,000 panels.

Its parent Samsung Electronics separated out its loss-making flat-screen business in April to combine it with a more promising AMOLED (active matrix organic light-emitting diodes) flat-screen operation, currently used mainly in high-end smartphones.

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Apple Seeks to Block the Import of All HTC's Android Smartphones

Apple wants to prevent HTC from bringing any of its Android smartphones into the United States, claiming that they all violate one of its patents. HTC denies this.
Apple has asked the U.S. International Trade Commission to immediately block the import of no less than 29 models, claiming that they infringe on a patent held by the iPhone maker. This patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,946,647) covers the technology for automatically turning phone numbers and addresses embedded in the text of an email into links to apps for working with this data.
Last month, the U.S. Customs Dept. began holding shipments of the HTC One X and HTC Evo 4G LTE at the orders of the ITC, but released them after testing showed they didn't violate Apple's patent.
Apple disagrees, and has requested the ITC order the block to be resumed on these handsets, and added 27 extra. This includes HTC's entire One series, the Droid Incredible series, and many more. Handsets andinvolved are offered by AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint.
In response, HTC released the following statement: "The U.S. Customs office has reviewed and approved HTC devices for import into the U.S., as they are in compliance with the ITC's ruling."
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Best survey tips 2012

 Sign up with several survey sites=The more survey sites you sign up with, the more survey requests you’ll receive in your email and more opportunity you’ll have to make money.Any individual survey site may only send a couple of surveys to you in a given month. The more companies you sign up with, the more surveys you'll receive.

Make a dedicated email account= set aside just for surveys to keep junk mail out of your normal inbox. Also, add the companies' e-mail addresses to your address book; if the address matches one in your address book, your e-mail account won't spam it automatically.

Use addons= If you use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome, try using the WOT addon extension to stop yourself from going to scam sites.

Always use free survey sites=Never pay any site to find these survey sites for you. Search the Internet for free by yourself.
Always check privacy statements.= Who will your information be shared with?

Use a virus guard=Many websites with online surveys often have spyware and viruses, so be careful of them


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How to make money online by outsourcing data entry projects

 

Make money online from outsourcing data entry projects, if your typing speed is good and you can work full time, without investment except a computer and Internet connection. This is typing job or basic office work job, you can not become a millionaire from this job however; you will make good pocket cash for the whole day. If you are from developing countries or if your country’s currency is down in value against US Dollar then you will not make some extra but due to exchange rate, you will get more. Let’s come to know this secret how to make money online from outsourcing data entry projects.

How to make money online by outsourcing data entry projects

Data entry projects are little tiny projects where your work is only typing, copying, pasting, collecting, for filling forms. There is not special education or training is required just good typing speed and basic knowledge about windows or any other operation system you are using is enough. If you have some extra experience about Microsoft Office, YouTube, face book and some other social networking sites like twitter, stumble, etc. then you will make money online a little extra.

Where to find data entry projects?

There is a marketplace where these projects are posted, in common words called freelancing sites, or outsourcing portals and some thing like this. It is simple just visit these websites and register as service provider make your profile. Now search the projects with keyword like this “data entry” “captcha solving”. You will see a list of projects. Now check them one by one if you found any project which is possible for you to complete then bid your price or if this is job then you will get fixed price as per day or per work basis. After this wait until project ends and winner announced. If you win the project then work will be given to you, and your task is to complete the work as soon as possible and return to the publisher, he will check your work, and then release the payment if he gets satisfied from your work. He will also post a comment on your profile and he will give you score positive or negative, which is feedback score which will also display on your profile. You will also comment and score the publisher on his profile.
There are some ever green projects, try to win them, or some times jobs are also posted, don’t waste a minute to apply. I have searched these projects on some websites and found a lot of captcha data entry projects they are paying fixed pay per work basis. Other projects were collecting emails address from websites, making accounts on face-book, hot-mail, yahoo, and twitter, copying or moving data from one location to another, organizing data Microsoft Excel etc. These are so little projects you can complete in hours. Some projects are big and only for teams so don’t get these types of projects if you are single service provider and can not complete in given time.

Outsourcing data entry projects links

 

Here are some useful links about outsourcing business you can make money online using these links. They are simple and easy to use with different tools and having built in free training programs, tips and tricks for new and old service providers.

• ScriptLance.com
  A best place to earn residual income by outsourcing your skills and knowledge working from home. All types of projects including data entry projects are available.
• oDesk.com
  This website provides a good place to both freelancers and businesses to earn. Freelancers can make money online by outsourcing all types of projects, and businesses can hire workers.
• Freelancer.com
  A great and global marketplace for Freelancers and Businesses, freelancers can make money online by outsourcing projects and providing services to businesses.

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OPEN BLACKBERRY BACKUP DATA IN PC .

When you backup your blackberry phone the data is saved in .ipd format.
This file contains all the data which is there on your phone
sometimes you do need to open this file on your computer and manipulate the data.

HOW WILL YOU DO THAT ???????


use magicberry for it

Magicberry is a free application which allows you to open and manipulate IPD files with ease. This application can extract
SMS Messages
Phone Call Logs
Address Book
Service Book
Tasks
memos and calendar data
You can also combine multiple ipd files using this free app.


download magicberry here 

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