The mobile phone to life

　　Mobile search helps people find what they need in a snap. Whether they’re choosing between two restaurants, shopping for a new watch, or buying a movie ticket, people make better decisions when they have access to more information. Search ads are information—answers—and on mobile devices, they’re able to connect people and businesses in new, useful and relevant ways.
Today, we’re unveiling new mobile search ad formats and some new details about the ways many different businesses are benefiting from mobile advertising.
Search ads, meet mobile apps
We’re bringing the worlds of search and apps together with mobile advertising in a few ways:
Search ads in mobile apps: Lots of mobile apps give people the ability to search for information—like an app that lets you search for a restaurant nearby. Today we’re announcing Custom Search Ads for these apps. These ads provide useful and relevant answers, for people searching within a mobile app. Custom Search Ads will also help app developers earn more money to fund their apps and grow their businesses on mobile.

　　Custom Search Ads in mobile apps
Click to Download: Not surprisingly, many people use Google to search for information about mobile apps. This ad format helps consumers right when they're searching for information about an app, linking them directly to the App Store or Android Marketplace to download. We’ve recently enabled app developers to include app icons and information about the app in their ad unit so that people can make more informed decisions about whether they want to download the app.
Mobile App Extensions: This new, beta ad unit enables businesses to use mobile search ads to direct someone to a page within a mobile app already installed on their phone. For example, if someone searches for sneakers on a mobile device, they might see an ad that takes them directly into a cool shopping app they’ve installed on their phone.

New iphone for jobs

　　
　　It wasn't just the latest iPhone that drew people to Apple stores Friday.
Many consumers waited in lines for hours - sometimes enduring chilly temperatures and overnight thunderstorms - to remember Steve Jobs, Apple's visionary who died last week.
The company's first iPhone release since Jobs' death turned into another tribute. Some customers even joked that the new model 4S stood "for Steve."
Tony Medina, a student from Manhattan, stood outside Apple's flagship store on New York's Fifth Avenue for nine hours, waiting through rain. He had originally planned to order the phone online but decided to join a crowd of about 200 people to honor Jobs.
"For loyalty, I felt I had to do the line," he said. "I had to say thank you."
The new phone, which went on sale Friday in seven countries, is faster than the previous model and comes with better software and an improved camera. Yet the unveiling comes at a time when Apple is finding it difficult to maintain the excitement of previous iPhone introductions.
For starters, the phone is more widely available than in the past. In addition to Apple stores, it's also sold by three wireless carriers: AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp. and Verizon Wireless. Some Best Buy, Target and Walmart stores also carry the phones, as do authorized resellers.
Buyers were also able to preorder the phone on Apple's website and have it shipped to their homes or offices.
Many die-hard Apple fans and investors were disappointed that Apple did not launch a more radically redesigned new model - an iPhone 5. It's been more than a year since Apple's previous model was released.
That also may have contributed to smaller gatherings at some Apple locations.
"People are not as excited about this version as they might have been" if an iPhone 5 came out," said Charles Prosser, a retired teacher and computer technician from Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Even so, hundreds of buyers camped out in front of stores for hours to be among the first to get an iPhone 4S.
Steve Wozniak, who created Apple with Jobs in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was first in line at a store in Los Gatos, Calif., having arrived on his Segway the afternoon before.
Wozniak, who typically waits in line for new Apple products, said he barely slept Thursday night as he was busy chatting with Apple fans, taking photos and giving autographs. Wozniak pre-ordered two new iPhones. He bought two more Friday.
"I just want to be part of an important event, so I feel it more deeply," he said.
Many said the event resembled a remembrance to Jobs, who died a day after Apple Inc. announced the new phone.
Emily Smith, a Web designer, checked in to the line in New York on the location-centric social network Foursquare. She got a virtual Steve Jobs badge that read: "Here's to the crazy ones. ThankYouSteve."
In Chicago, Nicole Pacheco dragged her brother and a friend out to buy Apple's latest gadget.
"I wanted to see how it was, to come out here for once," she said as she looked at the line that stretched past her. "We're kind of a memory for Steve Jobs. It's one of his last inventions. It kind of motivated me to get the next one."
Apple and phone companies started taking orders for the iPhone 4S last Friday. Apple said Monday that more than 1 million orders came in, breaking the record set by last year's model, which was available in fewer countries and on fewer carriers.
And a representative for AT&T said Friday that as of 4:30 EDT, it had activated a record number of iPhones and was on track to double its previous single-day record for activations.
Jobs' death could be helping sales. Marketing experts say products designed by widely admired figures such as Jobs usually see an upsurge in sales after their death.
The base model of the iPhone 4S costs $199 in the U.S. with a two-year contract. It comes with 16 gigabytes of storage. Customers can get 32 gigabytes for $299 and 64 gigabytes for $399. The phones come in white or black.
The phones also debuted Friday in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Britain. They are coming to 22 more countries by the end of the month.
Besides a better processor and camera, the new phone has a new operating system that allows users to sync content without needing a computer. It also includes a futuristic, voice-activated service that responds to spoken commands and questions such as "Do I need an umbrella today?"
The new features appealed to Dina Nguyen, who came to the Apple store in Palo Alto, Calif., the same location where Jobs was known to show up on sale days. She and her brother, Kennedy, picked up four iPhones for their family.
The siblings said it was a bit sentimental to get the phones now, right after Jobs' death.
"He left a good legacy. He had a good life. He wanted to make people happy," Kennedy Nguyen said. "It's good to support that."

Filthy Phones: one In 6 cellular mobile phones Have Traces Of E. Coli Bacteria

About one in six cellphones tested in the U.K. had traces of E. coli bacteria from fecal matter, a new study released for Global Handwashing Day suggests.
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Queen Mary, University of London travelled to 12 cities in Britain, took 390 samples from cellphones and hands and then analyzed the samples in the lab to record the type and number of germs.
The findings included:

- Although 95 per cent of people said they washed their hands with soap where possible, 92 per cent of phones and 82 per cent of hands had bacteria on them.
- 16 per cent of hands and 16 per cent of phones were found to harbour E. coli bacteria that are associated with stomach upsets.
- Those who had bacteria on their hands were three times as likely to have bacteria on their phones.
"The mobile phone is a lovely area for some of the bacteria that we actually started to grow," said Dr. Ron Cutler of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
"As you speak on your phone too much, it heats up."
Fecal bacteria can survive on hands and surfaces for hours, especially in warmer temperatures away from sunlight; it is easily transferred by touch to door handles, food and cellphones, the researchers said.
If ingested, E.coli can cause diarrhea, extreme abdominal cramping and pain, nausea and vomiting, and in extreme cases, death.
A strain of E. coli O157 was implicated in a fatal outbreak of food poisoning in Germany in June.
Cleaning and phones
Public health experts advise people to wash their hands carefully after using the washroom.
Handwashing tips include:
- Take time to wash properly — long enough the sing the Happy birthday song twice.
- Remove jewelry.
- Wash both the front and back of hands.
- Scrub fingers including under fingernails.
- Use soap and water.
In Calgary, Kevin Wolf was an eager iPhone enthusiast waiting in line for a new model.
"I bet you a lot of people use their phones in the bathroom," Wolf said when learning of the British findings. "That's really gross. Thanks for putting that in my mind."
Farther down the line, the results didn't seem to bother Joe Eisenlohr.
"As far as I am concerned, probably everything in the world has fecal matter on it. Just wash your hands and don't put things in your mouth I guess."
Besides handwashing, CBC medical specialist Dr. Karl Kabasele suggested keeping cellphones and workstations clean by wiping them down with solutions that contain at least 60 per cent alcohol to cut down on the spread of germs.
Every year, 3.5 million children under the age of five are killed by pneumonia and diarrheal diseases that can be prevented by handwashing, the researchers noted.
Global Handwashing Day, held on Oct. 15 every year, aims to make handwashing with soap an automatic behaviour.
The coalition behind the awareness campaign includes GlaxoSmithKline, Initial Washroom Solutions, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Sanofi Pasteur MSD, School Councils UK, Queen Mary, University of London, The Ideas Foundation and Wellcome Trust.

Retail Cost of Mobile Phones

　　When you decide to start an online business and go into drop shipping, it is essential to find a profitable product and a good supplier. Drop shipping is an ideal way to achieve this because it relieves you of ever having to store your own products. Drop shipping mobile phones can be successful because almost everyone can benefit from owning one.

　　
The retail cost of mobile phones depends on the brand of phone you wish to purchase or sell as well as the type of phone and what kind of services it offers. With a two-year contract, most Blackberrys can be purchased for under $100. Verizon Wireless offers its Motorola Droid mobile phone for $149.99 with a two-year contract while its prepaid mobile phone with no contract is only $39.99 to purchase.
The popular Apple iPhone is $149.99 with a new two-year contract as well. All mobile phones can also usually be purchased on Amazon, often at a slightly lower price point than in a retail store. Beware, however, that if you choose not to sign a standard two-year contract for a phone plan the retail value will increase significantly. Blackberrys, iPhones and other smart phones will sell between $300 and $500 without a plan.
Mobile phones are extremely popular and can be found in a variety of different retail stores. Best Buy is one of the largest retailers and usually sells several different brands. Mobile phones can also be purchased at their individual provider stores such as Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and US Cellular.
Wholesale Drop Shipping Costs of Mobile Phones
It is often cheaper and more profitable to purchase mobile phones at a wholesale price instead of at the retail value. Buying wholesale will allow you to purchase mobile phones in larger quantities, which you can then sell to customers for the product's suggested retail value.
Almost all drop shipping companies are different and will have varying prices for their mobile phones, so be sure to find the best company suited to your needs. Although prices will vary greatly, there are some companies that offer touchscreen mobile phones for under $100.
Selling Mobile Phones Online
Selling mobile phones online can be a lucrative way to make a profit. However, it is best if you focus only on drop shipping mobile phones. To do so, build a website that only caters to drop shipping mobile phones. When you have such a targeted audience, it will allow you to cater to everyone's specific needs and will improve your customer service, which is essential to selling anything online.
Since your website should focus only on the drop shipping needs, be sure to give your customers as focused of a site as possible. Especially try to keep your prices fair. Be sure to offer a wide variety of mobile phone brands such as T-Mobile or US Cellular so that your customers have a variety of brands to choose from. Also be sure to detail what each brand has to offer and what their best features are.

Green tech has erupted over the past few years

　　
　　
Green tech has erupted over the past few years. Many are pitching it to do their parts to see to it that the green techs that we need are being produced. There have been green techs that have initiated throughout the years that have been produced that have shown quite promise to the green tech market. Due to these recent developments in green tech, many are realizing the important of further use and creation of these green techs. So far, the green techs have only been used in order to make matters better, and most times that goal has been most successfully met. That has spurred the motivation necessary to really see that these green techs are soaring high. Many see the urgency for the need to produce these green techs, and are jumping on the bandwagon in an effort to join the ranks in doing so. And fortunately, more and more of the financial investments that are essential to the process of creating new green tech is being granted. Although we are not completely there yet, there is being some major progress being made in terms of green tech. Little by little, we are climbing higher to obtaining our ultimate goal.
1. One of the newest developments that have been made in the world of green tech has been done in an effort to save energy for some of the products that we use so much on a daily basis. The product on the market right now that probably gets the most use throughout society today is the cellular phone. So, it is only natural that in the efforts to develop new green tech, there would be several attempts at being the best green tech on the market to save energy in terms of charging capability.
2. The latest attempt at creating a green tech that will save energy in the charging of cellular phones has been composed out of rubber. The researchers that are responsible for this item of green tech are based out of Princeton and Caltech. The green tech is designed to charge a battery by using the power of nanoribbons. This allows the device to give off electrical power when pressure is applied to it. This will allow you the capability to charge a cellular phone when you are participating in your daily activities, which is as simple as the daily stroll that one takes at some point throughout the day. I would imagine that the added benefit is the walking and running activities that could potentially initiated on a daily basis during the process of charging your mobile devices.
3. These type of green techs offer additional benefits. If this device proves to work effectively, it can also work to charge other devices, as well. These types of green techs are projected to be right in the shoes of a person, giving them the ability the electric energy that they need to charge their devices. That is one of the many benefits of all green techs.

iPhone 5 Concept Leaked Expected Design

　　iPhone 5 Concept Leaked Expected Design : Apple’s iPhone 5 was originally said to have come in June 2011 but it seems it has been delayed. Will the 5th Gen Apple iPhone have slight change design from that of iPhone 4 or Completely modified design? Only time can tell.
But most of the web designers are already busy in estimating the design. We found few interesting looking images and we have selected to share with our audience. So have a look at what the internet community thinks iPhone 5 will be like…
iPhone 5 Concept Leaked Expected Design

Apple CEO Steve jobs has died

　　Steve Jobs, who built the world's most valuable technology company by creating devices that changed how people use electronics and revolutionised the computer, music and mobile phone industries, died. He was 56.
　　Jobs, who resigned as Apple chief executive officer on August 24, 2011, the Cupertino, California-based company said today. He was diagnosed in 2003 with a neuroendocrine tumour, a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and had a liver transplant in 2009. Apple disclosed Jobs's passing in a statement.
Jobs embodied the Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He was a long-haired counterculture technophile who dropped out of college and started a computer company in his parents' garage on April Fool's Day, 1976. He had no formal technical training and no real business experience.

　　Charming ... Steve Jobs. Photo: AFP
What he had instead was an appreciation of technology's elegance and a notion that computers could be more than a hobbyist's toy or a corporation's workhorse. These machines could be indispensable tools. A computer could be, he often said, "a bicycle for our minds." He was right - owing largely to a revolution he started.
Visionary to virtuoso
On his watch, Apple came to dominate the digital age, first through the creation of the Macintosh computer and later through the iPod digital music player, the iPhone wireless handset and more recently, the iPad tablet.

　　Steve Jobs unveils the iPad in January 2010. Photo: AFP
With each product, Jobs confronted new adversaries - from International Business Machines Corp. in computers to Microsoft in operating systems, to Sony in music players and Google in mobile software.
And Jobs would prove himself not just a techie visionary, but the virtuoso executive who built the world's second-most valuable company after Exxon Mobil.
The opening act of Jobs's professional ascent stretched from 1976 to 1984. He scored his first hit with the Apple II computer, a device that resonated with schools and some consumers and small businesses, and made Apple an alluring alternative to IBM, then the world's largest computer maker. Apple had its initial public offering in 1980 and the graphical Macintosh was born just over three years later.