Toyota launches smartphone mirroring tech in EU

Toyota Touch Life replicates Nokia smartphones on the vehicle's in-dash touch-screen display.

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Toyota's European Touch Life infotainment system is the first platform to allow true smartphone replication on the in-dash display.
The new system takes advantage of the Car Connectivity Consortium's MirrorLink (formerly Nokia Terminal Mode), which lets drivers and passengers access all of their smartphone apps from a car's in-dash touch screen. However, there are some limitations. True smartphone mirroring is only available on Nokia phones equipped with the Symbian Belle operating system. The Nokia Car Mode app lets drivers access the device's telephony, voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation, and audio entertainment functions while the car is in use, but prevent them from using all other applications until the car is parked.
Replication of an iPhone isn't as robust. The system uses the Application Launcher app to limit integration with Toyota Touch Life to specific apps, such as Stitcher, Twitter, Facebook, and other Internet radio and news apps. But unlike U.S. iPhone app integrations, Toyota lets drivers access Garmin StreetPilot. For liability (and possibly financial) reasons, the majority of auto manufacturers are blocking navigation app integrations and requiring drivers to use the OEM's GPS system. No information on integration of Android phones was given.
BMW, Audi, and GM also leverage MirrorLink technology in their new electronics platforms. But what you're seeing is a stripped-down version of MirrorLink. Because of U.S. liability issues, OEMs are reluctant to give drivers the full functionality of smartphone mirroring integrated with their products.
But less litigious European drivers are given the technology's full capabilities, and will probably serve as bellwethers in the car connectivity arena to determine if this technology is safe enough to introduce into the U.S. market. So European Toyota drivers: don't ruin it for the rest of us who want to use Google Maps in our cars.
Toyota Touch Life is available on European Toyota Avensis, Prius, and Verso models.

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British Man builds smartphone into prosthetic arm

 

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A British man born without a forearm always had trouble using his smartphone - until he came up with a rather unique idea. With help from medical experts, he created a prosthetic arm into which he could slot his smartphone, making it a whole lot easier to make calls and send messages.

It was never easy for Brit Trevor Prideaux to use his smartphone. Having been born without a forearm, he had to either balance his phone on his prosthetic arm or find a flat surface every time he wanted to make a call or send a message.
Then he had an idea to somehow embed it into his prosthetic arm. He took his suggestion to Nokia, who, with help from medical experts, came up with a prosthetic into which Trevor’s smartphone – a Nokia C7 – can be slotted.
The 50-year-old from the south-west of England is understandably delighted with his new phone-holding prosthetic.
“I think this is the first time this has ever been done in the world – and it is brilliant,” Prideaux told the Telegraph. “I can now take calls and make texts just by using my one hand, while the phone sits inside my arm.”
He said the creation could help others with prosthetic arms, such as those involved in accidents or soldiers who’ve lost limbs.
Prideaux spoke of when he first tried using a smartphone. “When testing an iPhone, with the thoughts of purchase, I had to balance it on my prosthetic limb to text,” he explained.
“I wondered whether it was possible to have a mobile phone built into my limb, to aid usage. I was born without my arm so I am used to adapting to things – but I thought that others must be struggling too.”
Prideaux decided to approach Apple with his idea of creating a prosthetic arm into which a smartphone could be slotted, but he made no progress with the Cupertino-based company. After that, he forgot about the idea for a while.
Then, on a recent trip to his local phone shop to upgrade his Nokia device, the idea came back to him. Nokia liked the sound of Prideaux’s proposition and helped him put together a team that included experts from a mobility center near his home and several technicians. Together they created a laminated fibre cast of Prideaux’s smartphone and built it into his prosthetic arm. The project took only five weeks to complete.
“Now when I get call I can either hold my arm up to my ear or put it on speaker phone,” Prideaux said. “I can also take it out if I need to. Texting is also much easier and a lot safer.”
He added: “This is a leap forward which has helped me out a lot and can also aid others.”

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10 Signs of an Incompetent Leader

Poor leadership surrounds us, it’s a fact of life and they seemingly find a way to keep their jobs. They are more focused on their personal needs and not of the professional needs of those below them. They have a hard time developing their employees because they lack the proper management techniques to do so. A leader is someone who you would follow to a place you would not go alone. Leadership is about action not status.

However, the question is, how do we know when we are dealing with these flaw ridden individuals. A lot of the time, a poor manager can make the perception that he/she is busy and organized. I have developed a small guideline that can help pinpoint these leaders.

Incompetent Leaders will:

1. Delegate work rather than balance work loads. This allows all attention to be diverted from them in case of failure. It may seem to them that are managing their people but in actuality they are creating work imbalances within the group. It can create unnecessary overtime for some and under utilization of others. A good manager is aware of the skill sets of all the people below them and should allocate work accordingly while trying to enhance the skills of everyone to be even more productive.

2. Reduce all answers to Yes or No rather than explaining their reasoning. This is an example of a crisis manager who can not think farther than a few hours ahead. A yes/no manager finds it a waste of time to find the real answer through intellectual thought. They are already thinking about the next crisis.

3. Not separate personal life from professional life. They will bring their personal problem to work. Working for these types of managers can be very dramatic. They are unable to separate their emotional imbalances while trying to manage people. They are less focused and will not give you the attention and direction you need for success.

4. Manage crisis. If you are a company that has crisis managers, then you can say goodbye to innovation and progression. Proactive thinking is critical to the success of any company. If you are not finding ways to stop or reduce the amount of crisis that has to be managed, then your competition will pass you by. Leaders have to think out of the box and make change.

5. Create an environment where mistakes are unacceptable. Being held accountable for wrong decisions is a fear for them. Making mistakes only helps you become a better person, manager, etc. I use the analogy of a basketball player that has no fouls. If they are not going for the ball and taking chances with their opponent, then they are trying hard enough. Take a chance and don’t be scared.

6. Humiliate or reprimand an employee within a group. This is a clear and visible sign of a poor leader. A good leader takes employee problems away from a group setting to a more private setting. If you have a boss that does this, it is time for a visit to human resources.

7. Not stand behind subordinates when they fail. Never leave your people to hang out to dry. Always back them up, right, wrong, or indifferent. If an employee tries their best in a situation and they fail to come through. They should be commended on their effort and not punished for the failure

8. Encourage hard workers not smart workers. I am not impressed with hard workers. A hard worker is usually defined by hours. Smart workers are the ones that I hire and embrace. Smart workers understand the concept of time management and multi-tasking. Poor leaders miss this connection. Smart workers are methodical in their thinking and can generally be successful because of their abilities management projects and time. Hard workers may take twice as long to do the work. It is important to assign work accordingly to the skills and personalities

9. Judge people on hours not performance. This is similar to #8. Again, I am not impressed with overtime junkies. They have lost all perspective on a healthy family/balance. Bad managers will promote the employees that work the most hours and not look at the smart ones who work less……….meaning have better time management. Stop watching the lock.

10. Act differently in front of their leaders. This is an indication of low self-confidence. They have doubts about their own ability to lead and they will act like little children when authority is present. A confident person acts the same around everyone. Remember, have respect for them, but also have self-respect.

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High charges discourage smartphone use abroad trips

High roaming charges, data protection concerns, or simply a lack of an Internet-compatible device – according to a recent survey, these are the reasons why many travelers reject smartphone use abroad. Together with ITB Berlin, Hochschule Heilbronn polled a total of 4,000 people from Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK to find out their willingness to make use of local services abroad with their smartphones. These services identify a subscriber’s geographical position, which make it possible to access navigation systems, maps, special information, and booking services in the area. The representative survey was carried out by IPSOS, an international market research institute.
According to their findings, unpredictable roaming charges discourage travelers from using phone services abroad. Overall, 66 percent of the respondents in all the countries put together said that charges abroad were the main reason for not using local services when on holiday. Fifty-five percent of those polled lacked a suitable device to even access these services. The high cost of these phones prevented them from buying one. Forty-one percent voiced data protection concerns and for that reason would rather not use local services.
Dr. Manfred Lieb, Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Economics 2 and in charge of the survey, said, “What is interesting is that people in every country display a positive attitude towards modern technology, the Internet, and mobile devices and that they accept desktop capabilities which have been transported to mobile devices.”
David Ruetz, Head of ITB Berlin, said: “The survey does, however, show that people’s use of smartphones on holiday is determined by costs and not by a non-availability of service apps. In order to achieve broader smartphone use, charges must become more transparent. At the same time, users’ data protection concerns must be taken seriously, and online services must be made as secure as possible. These are some of the topics we will be examining at the newly-enlarged eTravel World section at ITB Berlin 2012.”
A look at the various European countries reveals individual differences: for the majority of respondents from Germany (68 percent) roaming charges were the main reason for not using local services abroad. Around 70 percent of the men and 67 percent of the women polled would rather not use smartphones due to costs. In second place were data protection concerns, voiced by 50 percent of both men and women. This was followed by the high cost of purchasing a suitable device.
In the Netherlands, the high purchase cost was the main reason discouraging smartphone use abroad. Both men and women, as well as older respondents, gave this as their reason. For younger people aged between16 and 29 who took part in the survey, it was high roaming charges that counted most. The second and third-place responses were high roaming charges and data protection concerns.
Respondents in the UK and France said high roaming charges discouraged them from using smartphones abroad. This was followed by a lack of a suitable device, due to the purchase cost, and data protection concerns when surfing the Internet abroad.

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TCH Drop in GSM Network

When the call was terminated by network due to any reason not by the user(MS) it's called TCH(Traffic Channel) drop

1. Radio Link Time-Out

Every time a SACCH message can not be decoded the radio link time-out counter is decreased by 1. If the message can be decoded the counter is incremented by 2. However, the value can not exceed the initial value. The initial value is set by the parameter RLINKT for radio link time-out in the mobile station and by RLINKUP for timeout in the BSC. If the mobile moves out of coverage and no measurement reports are received in the BSC, there will be a radio link time-out and the message Channel Release (cause: abnormal release, unspecified) is sent to the mobile station and the SACCH is deactivated in the BTS. A Clear Request message is sent to the MSC. To be sure that the mobile has stopped transmitting, the BSC now waits RLINKT SACCH periods before the timeslot is released and a new call can be established on the channel.

2. Layer 2 Time-Out

If the BTS never get an acknowledge on a Layer 2 message after the time T200XN200, the BTS will send Error Indication (cause: T200 expired) to the BSC, which will send Channel Release (cause: abnormal release, timer expired) to the mobile station and a Clear Request to the MSC. The SACCH is deactivated and the BSC waits RLINKT SACCH periods before the timeslot is released and a new call can use the channel. This is only valid if the call is in steady state, i.e. not during handover or assignment.

3. Release Indication

When the BTS received a layer 2 DISC frame from the mobile it replies with a Layer 2 UA frame to the mobile station and a Release Indication to the BSC. The system does only react on Release Indication if it is received during a normal disconnection situation. If such a message is received unexpectedly this will usually cause radio link time-out or timer T200 expiration as the mobile station stops the transmitting of measurement reports. It is also possible that the release will be normal depending on when the Release Indication is received.

4. MSC Time-Out
Normal Release:

If the MSC never received a response on a message (e.g. Identity Request) and there is no radio link time-out or layer 2 time-out, the MSC will send a Clear Command to the BSC. The time-out is depending on the message. When receiving Clear Command, the BSC will send a Channel Release (cause: normal release) and then deactivates the SACCH.

Reject (only SDCCH):

If the MSC never receives a response on the first message after Establish Indication, the MSC will send a reject message. If the connection was a Location Update it will be a Location Update Reject (cause: network failure) and if the connection was a mobile originating call (CM Service Request) a CM Service Reject (cause: network failure) will be sent. The MSC will then send a Clear Command to the BSC and the call is cleared by Channel Release (cause: normal release).

5. Assignment to TCH

Before sending an Assignment Command from the BSC at TCH assignment, the following two criterion have to be fulfilled:

a. There must be a TCH channel available, i.e. no congestion
b. The locating algorithm must have received at least one valid measurement report.

If either of the criterion is not fulfilled, Assignment Command will not be sent and a Channel Release (cause: abnormal release, unspecified) will be sent to the mobile station and a Clear Request to the MSC.

TCH Drop reason (1)
The classification of TCH Drop Reasons are arranged in the order of priority:
1.ExcessiveTiming Advance
2.Low Signal Strength
3.Bad Quality
4.Sudden Loss of Connection
5.Other Reasons
Excessive Timing Advance

The TCH Drop counters due to Excessive Timing Advance will pegged when the during the time of disconnection, the last Timing Advance value recorded was higher than the TALIM Parameter. This drop reason is commonly apparent to isolated or island sites with a wide coverage area.

Action:
Check if the cell parameter TALIM is < "63" Solution:
Set TALIM to a value close to 63.
Tilt antenna/reduce antenna height/output power, etc. for co-channel cells.

TCH Drop Reasons (2)
Low Signal Strength on Down or Uplink or Both Links

The drops counters due to Low Signal Strength will be pegged when the Signal Strength during the last Measurement Report before the call dropped is below the LOWSSDL and/or LOWSSUL Thresholds. LOWSSDL and LOWSSUL are BSC Exchange Property parameters which is used only for statistics purposes and does not affect the behavior of calls. If both UL and DL Signal Strength are below the thresholds, only Drop due to Low SS BL will pegged. Normally a call is dropped at the border of large rural cell with insufficient coverage. Bad tunnel coverage cause many dropped calls as well as so called coverage holes. Bad indoor coverage will result in dropped calls. Building shadowing could be another reason.

Action:
Check coverage plots.
Check output power.
Check power balance and link budget.
Check if Omni site.
Check antenna configuration & type.
Check antenna installation.
Perform drive tests & site survey.
Check TRX/TS with high CONERRCNT.
Solution:
Add a repeater to increase coverage in for example a tunnel.
Change to a better antenna (with higher gain) for the base station.
Add a new base station if there are large coverage holes.
Block/Deblock TRX
TCH Drop Reasons (3)
Poor Quality on Down or Uplink or Both Links

The drops counters due to Bad Quality will be pegged when the Signal Strength during the last Measurement Report before the call dropped is above the BADQDL and/or BADQUL Thresholds. BADQDL and BADQUL (expressed in DTQU) are BSC Exchange Property parameters which is used only for statistics purposes and does not affect the behavior of calls. If both UL and DL Quality are above the thresholds, only Drop due to BAD Quality BL will pegged.

Problem on Bad Quality is usually associated with Co-channel Interference on BCCH or TCH. Faulty MAIO assignment can cause frequency collisions on co-sited cells especially on 1x1 Reuse. External interference is also one possible cause of problem on quality.

Action:
Check C/I and C/A plots.
Check Frequency Plan (Co-BCCH or Co-BSIC Problem).
Check MAIO, HOP, HSN parameters.
Check FHOP if correctly configured (BB or SY).
Check for External Interference.
Perform drive tests.
Solution:
Change BCCH frequency.
Change BSIC.
Change MAIO, HOP, HSN.
Change FHOP.
Record RIR or on-site Frequency Scanning to identify source of interference.
Use available radio features.
TCH Drop Reasons (4)
Sudden Loss of Connection

Drops due to Sudden Loss are drops that have not been registered as low signal strength, excessive timing advance, bad quality or hardware (other) reasons, and the locating procedure indicates missing measurement results from the MS.

There are some common scenarios that could lead to Sudden Loss of connections such as very sudden and severe drops in signal strength, such as when subscribers enter into buildings, elevators, parking garages, etc., very sudden and severe occurrence of interference, MS runs out of battery during conversation, Handover Lost, BTS HW faults, Synchronization or A-bis link fault (transmission faults), and

MS Faults.
Action:
Check BTS Error Logs, Alarms and Fault Codes.
Check CONERRCNT per TRX and TS.
Check Transmission Link (A-bis).
Check for DIP Slips.
Check LAPD Congestion.
Correlate Handover Lost to Drops due to Sudden Loss
Solution:
Fix Hardware Faults and Alarms.
Reset TRX with high CONERRCNT.
Ensure that Synchronization and A-bis Link are stable.
Change RBLT with high DIP Slips.
Change CONFACT or increase Transmission Capacity
Investigate HO Lost Problem
TCH Drop Reasons (5)
TCH Drops due to Other Reasons
TCH drops due to Other Reasons are computed by subtracting the sum of drops due to Excessive TA, Low SS, Bad Quality and Sudden Loss from the Total TCH Drop Counts. Drops due to Other Reasons are generally associated with hardware problems, transmission link problems on A-bis, Ater or Ainterfaces, and sometimes Handover Lost.
Action:
Check BTS Error Logs.
Check Alarms and Fault Codes.
Check CONERRCNT per TRX and TS.
Check Transmission Link (A-bis).
Check for DIP Slips.
Correlate Handover Lost to Drops due to Other Reasons
Solution:
Fix Hardware Faults and Alarms.
Reset TRX with high CONERRCNT.
Ensure that Synchronization and A-bis Link are stable.
Change RBLT with high DIP Slips.
Investigate HO Lost Problem


Problem reason of drop in SDCCH

Low Signal Strength on Down or Uplink
The reason for poor coverage could be too few sites, wrong output power, shadowing, no indoor coverage or network equipment failure.Action: Check coverage plots.Check output power. Perform drive tests. Check BTS error logSolution: Add new sites. Increase output power. Repair faulty equipment.
Poor Quality on Down or Uplink
Action: Check C/I and C/A plots. Check frequency plan. Perform drive tests.Solution: Change frequency. Use available radio features.
Too High Timing Advance
Action: Check if the cell parameter TALIM is < style="font-weight: bold;">Solution: Set TALIM to a value close to 63. Tilt antenna/reduce antenna height/output power, etc. for cochannel cells.
Mobile Error
Some old mobiles may cause dropped calls if certain radio network features are used. Another reason is that the MS is damaged and not working properly.Action: Check MS fleet.Solution: Inform operator.

Subscriber Behavior
Poorly educated subscribers could use their handsets incorrectly by not raising antennas, choosing illadvised locations to attempt calls, etc.Action: Check customer complaints and their MS.
Battery Flaw
When a subscriber runs out of battery during a conversation, the call will be registered as dropped call due to low signal strength or others.Action: Check if MS power regulation is used. Check if DTX uplink is used.
Congestion on TCH
The SDCCH is dropped when congestion on TCH.Action: Check TCH congestionSolution: Increase capacity on TCH or using features like Assignment to another cell, Cell Load Sharing, HCS, Dynamic Half-Rate Allocation and FR-HR Mode Adaptation etc

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5G Mobile Phone Concept

Today 3G mobile systems are on the ground providing IP connectivity for real-time and non-real-time services. On the other side, there are many wireless technologies that have proven to be important, with the most important ones being 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and 802.16 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN), as well as ad-hoc Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) and wireless networks for digital TV and radio broadcast. Then, the concepts of 4G is already much discussed and it is almost certain that 4G will include several standards under a common umbrella, similarly to 3G, but with IEEE 802.xx wireless mobile networks included from the beginning. The main contribution of this paper is definition of 5G (Fifth Generation) mobile network concept, which is seen as user-centric concept instead of operator-centric as in 3G or service-centric concept as seen for 4G. In the proposed concept the mobile user is on the top of all. The 5G terminals will have software defined radios and modulation scheme as well as new error-control schemes can be downloaded from the Internet on the run. The development is seen towards the user terminals as a focus of the 5G mobile networks. The terminals will have access to different wireless technologies at the same time and the terminal should be able to combine different flows from different technologies. Each network will be responsible for handling user-mobility, while the terminal will make the final choice among different wireless/mobile access network providers for a given service.

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Smartphone app helps people share cabs

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- If you shudder at the thought of a $50 cab fare to get to the airport, remember, there's probably somebody else headed to the airport that can't even find a cab and would love to split the fare with you, if you could just find each other. Luckily, there's now an app for that.

"I've had this idea for years, before smartphones," Taxishare app creator Dan Fedor said.
Fedor's not a programmer; he's a lawyer who's spent a lot of time trying to catch a cab.
"Needing to get to work on a weekday morning about 8, 8:30; needing to take a cab and no open cabs to be found, but cab after cab going by me with one person in it clearly going downtown," Fedor said.
So on the days he was lucky enough to get a cab, he decided to try something.
"I would literally just pull over for people who were waiting or trying to hail a cab, ask them if they wanted to share my cab downtown, and I was never turned down," Fedor said.
Like any self-respecting innovator, Fedor had found a need, and set about creating an app for it.
Taxishare is social networking meets transportation. Already live in Chicago, now launching in San Francisco, you tap where you're headed and it finds people along the way who want to share a ride.
"You can tell by the color coded dot that they're going to your destination, plus the balloon which actually shows their destination," Fedor said.
As you ride, the app lets you use PayPal to split the fare.
Everyone wins, except maybe the driver.
"They may not be totally opposed to it but they may not be all that enthusiastic about it," cab driver and blogger John Han said.
Han says Chicago cab drivers can charge extra for a shared ride. San Francisco drivers can't. He says maybe the city should change that.
Right now, the app is just available for Android" smartphones. Fedor is hoping he can save some venture capitalists so much money on their cab fares they'll have a little left over to fund him for an iPhone version.

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Urgent Opening for Radio communications in an MNC in OMAN

Manpower require for Sultanate of Oman.
Min 5 years experience , diploma in RADIO COMMUNICATIONS , HF , VHF radio,
Maintenance of high power broadcast transmitters MW , FM etc ,
Job Type: PERMANANT
Please send your updated resume mention your present CTC, expected CTC and Passport details in your mail.
If interested please send resume at hr13aditya@gmail.com and also mention the position applied for.
If any of your friends or relatives are interested, they can also send their resumes for overseas opening.
In case of any further information please contact at the below mentioned contact details.

Thanks & Regards
Anita C.
Aditya Internationals
16, Sai Chambers, Plot No. 44, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai-400703

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5 best smartphone apps for travelers who can't get online

While you can basically download an app for anything you could possibly need to do on your smartphone, there are many times when traveling where you may find yourself unable to get Wi-Fi. When offline, many of these helpful apps become useful. To help you during those times when you find yourself traveling and unable to get online, here are five excellent travel apps for your smartphone that will work no matter what your connection situation is.

Jibbigo

For those times when you want to communicate with locals but can't speak the language, this voice translator allows you to speak in English into the device and have your words spoken back to you in the language of your choice. Downloads are currently available in English to German, French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Tagalong (Filipino).

Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android. $4.99 per download.

GlobeMaster: Offline Travel Guide & Utilities

This app is a global travel guide for over 1,400 cities and more than 260 countries. Users will have access to practical information from WikiTravel content about the food, culture, festivals, holidays, traditions, and transportation of a place. Other features of the app include over 1,400 photos, travel reccommendations, a tip calculator, currency converters, advice on how to stay healthy, and more.

Available for iPhone and iPad. $0.99.

Tourist Eye

Not only does this app include travel information for over 60,000 destinations, but you get personalized recommendations for your trips based on your preferences. The app also allows you to share details of your travels on Facebook and Twitter for friends and family to see.

Available for iPhone and Android. Free.

JiWire

If you really can't go any longer without Wi-Fi, this free app will show you exactly where the nearest location is to get connected. There are over 145,000 free locations around the globe, and you can even filter by what type of location you prefer (cafe, library, etc...).

Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android. Free.

XE Currency Converter

Calculate prices and convert currency with this free app that contains over 30,000 currencies. If you go offline, the program will simply use the most recent rate update to perform calculations.

Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone 7. Free.

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Rama: a smartphone app for history lovers

Rama is a smartphone app that not only guides you through your favorite cities while giving you historical details, it also makes the past come alive through archival photographs that show users exactly what a particular destination or site once looked like. See the rocky swamp that is now Central Park, walk through Chicago right after the Great Fire, experience the wild atmosphere of Mardi Gras during the Depression, or visit the few lonely buildings in San Francisco after the Earth quake hit in 1906.

Some of the available tours include:

• Wildest of the West (Leadville, Colorado)
• New Orleans in 1937 (New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Before Times Square (New York)
• Lower East Side Jews (New York)
• Lee's Retreat (begins in Richmond, Virginia)
• Dublin's 1906 Rising (Dublin, Ireland)
• Discovering Pompeii (Pompeii, Italy)
• Jack the Ripper (London, United Kingdom)
• Battle of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel)

And, many more. Click here to view a complete list of guided tours. Tours cover Africa, South America, the Middle East, Asia, Europe, and North America.

Available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Price ranges from free-$2.99 depending which tour you choose. To download the app from iTunes store, click here.

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Urgent Opening for Telecom Trainer in NIIT LTD,Noida,India

Opening details:

Organisation:  NIIT

Position:   Telecom Trainer

Locations: - Noida

Experience:  : 5+ Years

Qualification : B.E/B.Tech (Electronics & Telecommunication

Salary : 10+lac pa (depends upon person s relevant exp.)

Job Description


 Professional Responsibilities:

    * Responsible for conducting, on-site and open house technical trainings in a corporate environment on OSS server administration, daily maintenance.
    * Train the engineers on various details of mobile technology.
    * Conduct in-house trainings, and support/guide fresh trainers. The technical areas allocated will be based on area of expertise and growth path.


Technical Expertise:

 Operations & maintaining the OSS servers running on Linux 4.0 and Oracle 10g.

 Capable of doing CD implementation and S/W up-gradation through OSS for all BSC s remotely from OSS.

 Should be capable of monitoring and trouble shooting of measurements fetching from various NE to OSS data base for generating reports

 Should have all OSS application knowledge like CM editor, Optimizer, CM operational manager

 Defining users for OSS logins through Citrix.

 Taking online backups (ignite)/ Offline backups (SAM) of both SCS & DB servers.

 Troubleshooting for correction in case of faults.

 Ensuring correct Integration of New Network Element to OSS like NOKIA BSC s, MSC s , MSS and routers (alarm arrive , PM arrive , Configuration Management OK)

 Scripting in SQL for drawing various reports from the ORACLE 9i database.

 Providing connectivity to third party vendors like NEC,ECI.

 Providing access to all third party applications through Netact.

 Generating Reports as per the circles requirements through Report Builder tool

 Providing support to Performance Management team for Report Generations such as

GSM RAN Dashboard, Network Management Report.

 Activating Different software and Licenses in the Network Elements through Software and License manager.

 Should have knowledge on counters for generating various reports

If you find the job profile as per your needs then send your resume at info@sunflowersolutions.co.in

For further queries contact the person mentioned below


Thanks & Regards
HR Executive
Sunflower Solutions

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App turns smartphone into a medical monitor

Users of the Pulse Phone app may be justifiably impressed at the way in which it lets them measure their heart rate, simply by placing their finger over their iPhone's camera lens. Well, a biomedical engineer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts has taken that concept several steps farther. Inspired by Pulse Phone, Prof. Ki Chon developed an Android app that measures not only heart rate, but also heart rhythm, respiration rate and blood oxygen saturation - all through a finger against the lens. Measurements made by the app are said to be as accurate as those obtained using standard medical monitors.
The app was developed using a Motorola Droid smartphone, although Chon believes it could be easily adapted to other models.
To measure their vital signs, users simply place their finger lightly against the phone's camera lens. When processed by custom algorithms, subtle color changes in the light reflecting off the finger reveal how fast and rhythmically the user's heart is beating, along with how fast they're breathing, and how much oxygen is getting into their bloodstream.
In a test of the system, volunteers who were hooked up to traditional measurement devices performed breathing exercises, while simultaneously holding one finger on a phone running the app. The numbers obtained using both approaches reportedly matched.
Chon is now looking at adapting the app to recognize atrial fibrillation, the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia. He also plans on creating a version of the app for tablets, that could be used in home or clinical settings. "Imagine a technician in a nursing home who is able to go into a patient's room, place the patient's finger on the camera of a tablet, and in that one step capture all their vital signs," he said. "We believe there are many applications for this technology, to help patients monitor themselves, and to help clinicians care for their patients."

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OK school creates smartphone app for students, parents

 Need to know the score of the high school game? Or how about what they're serving in the school cafeteria? Well in Norman public schools, there's now an app for that!
Norman is the first school district in the state to unveil a smartphone app that connects anyone to the district unlike ever before.
You can use it to quickly check school closings or call any school office.
Norman wanted to be proactive about communication and make it easy to use.
Norman North High School students Kris Nickell and Taylor Duncan do everything through their smartphone.
Their phones are loaded with apps, but their newest one lets them communicate directly to any teacher via e-mail.
"Click in any teacher's name and then click 'search' and it will find that teacher," Duncan said as she showed us one of the app's many features.
In their app store on their iPhone, they simply searched for "Norman Public Schools" and downloaded the district's brand new app that connects them to everything school related, including their test scores.
"With this, at lunch if I'm worrying about something, I can check it real quick and if I need to go talk to the teacher at lunch, I can," Nickell said.
The district even posts school-related videos on their app.
"There's some stuff on there like the YouTube stuff that I didn't even know existed," Duncan said.
"I think schools today need to be proactive about communication," Norman Schools Superintendent Dr. Joe Siano said. "Instead of everybody always waiting for people to come to the school door step, we should be going out to that community."
Siano said the app was developed by the company "School Connect," which operates within the Norman Economic Development Coalition.
Anyone can connect to a school's latest news, lunch menus, contact info, Facebook, Twitter, calendars and even GPS directions.
And it's all at your fingertips.
"I do think that the app makes accessibility to that information easier and in a way that people are doing it today," Siano said.
"You can take it anywhere with you and you can check it at anytime during the day," Duncan said. "I mean, it just makes it a lot more faster and a lot more simple."
The Norman School District app is now available for both Apple and Android systems and it's free.
School Connect's website states, "we are now working with Oklahoma City Public Schools (Oklahoma's largest school system), Moore, Midwest City-Del City, Bixby and many others."

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Smartphone based Ultrasound Hits Market After Regulatory Delays

A smartphone-enabled ultrasound device is on the market after lengthy regulatory delays, showing an emerging need for balance between federal regulators, medical device manufacturers, and the pace of technology.

The device allows healthcare professionals to perform ultrasounds using a smartphone with a plug-in wand. It received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February, after a lengthy wait, and then it took manufacturer Mobisante eight months to implement FDA-mandated controls.
Due to the gap between conception and commercial debut of Mobisante's mobile ultrasound, the device only works with the two-year-old Toshiba Windows Mobile TG01 phone and requires a USB 2.0 probe for the port. As a result, it isn't compatible with widely used iPhones and Android phones.
In July, the FDA released guidelines regarding the use of medical apps in practicing medicine, basically saying that these apps turn smartphones and tablets into "medical devices," which are then subject to the regulatory body's approval process.
The FDA's main regulatory aim is public safety, a desire that's shared by device makers and healthcare professionals alike. However, a disconnect may be growing as a lengthy approval process goes head-to-head with lightning-fast advances in mobile technology.
The FDA approval process for drugs and medical devices has been known to take years and be costly for manufacturers. The FDA clearance process for the Mobisante device may have cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Use of smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices is increasing in health and hospital settings. At the same time, health costs are growing and large hospital systems, clinics and private practices are looking for ways to save money, creating a market for mobile medical device makers estimated to be worth $2 billion.
The smartphone-enabled ultrasound costs just under $7,500 for the Toshiba smartphone, probe and software, as compared to full-size machines that can cost in excess of $100,000. It can also send images wirelessly for consultation or storage.
Mobisante co-founder and CTO David Zar said the development and approval process for the mobile ultrasound imaging system took "a lot longer than expected."
But, he also admitted the extra time and additional protocols imposed by federal regulators allowed them to refine the product and were ultimately positive.
Medical device companies are eager to get new products out and jump into a growing market created by the widespread use of mobile technology. As the pace of innovation picks up, pressure on federal regulators to speed the approval process is likely to increase as well.

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New Smartphone App Takes The Work Out Of Networking At Events & Conferences

Nothing kills the excitement of heading to an event or conference in search of great networking opportunities quite like walking through the door and seeing the sea of unfamiliar faces.  Who are these people?  Which are worth talking to?  And how do you go about approaching them?  With so many different people in the sea of networkers, it’s not unlikely to head home from a networking event with a pile full of business cards and not a single worthwhile opportunity.  So how do you single out the shining opportunities in the crowd?  That’s where Bizzabo comes in.

Bizzabo is a new smartphone application that is designed to make networking easy—enabling the discovery of real-time business opportunities at conferences and events.  Bizzabo helps you search for relevant business contacts at events and set up meetings and recommends people that are worthwhile for you to meet.  I had the opportunity to sit down with Bizzabo Co-Founder and VP Business Development, Alon Alroy, who gave me a demo of this cool networking app.  Check out the video below, and then read on to find out more, based on what Alon had to say.
I think it’s important to clarify that Bizzabo is specifically designed for event organizers and only works if the event is on Bizzabo.  You will be able to connect with other people who have signed up for the event through Bizzabo.  In addition to networking features, Bizzabo also sends out conference updates, special offers and more.  Alon explained that, “the event organizer gets a mobile app for free.”  Whereas they could hire a developer to create an app around their conference for somewhere in the vicinity of $10,000, Bizzabo gives it to them for free.  Using their service, event organizers can build an app around their conference via a simple so-it-yourself process.
Bizzabo launched their private beta at TechCrunch Disrupt last month, and are currently working with event organizers on an invite-only basis.  Organizers can sign up for details on the Bizzabo website.
Outside of the networking capabilities, one of the coolest things about Bizzabo is their “offers” service.  Alon explained that at Bizzabo “we believe that everybody has something to offer,” so they have set up an offers feature that allows users to create Groupon-style offers and push them out to all the event attendees that are signed up for Bizzabo.  A company could offer free samples or a few free memberships to their service, a VC or journalist could offer a few meetings—the options are endless.  Offers are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis.  Check out a screenshot of an offer below, along with a couple other screenshots from the app.

Eventually, Bizzabo plans to monetize their app by providing event organizers with helpful analytics about their events (i.e. which attendees were the most popular and helped spread the most buzz – these may be good people to invite for free next time), and opening up revenue sharing opportunities by allowing event organizers to sell ‘featured offers’.
I, for one, think this is a pretty cool solution for the problem of finding the right people to network with at events and conferences and I can’t wait to attend my first Bizzabo event.  What do you think about the service?  Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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