Cotton used for Mobile Power Supply

Cotton yarn can be a good conductor of electricity to supply power for various electronic devices such as mobile phones. How does it work? This new technology developed at Cornell University in collaboration with a number of universities in Bologna and Cagliari in Italy.
Juan Hinestroza, assistant professor of Fiber Science and Apparel Design and his colleagues developed a technique to coat the cotton fibers with nano particles conducting electricity.

As usual cable replacement using cotton conductive to conduct electricity. Thus, the conductive cotton became part of the clothing. Hinestroza claim that they have developed technology that allows cotton remain flexible, lightweight and comfortable, although the electrical conductors.

Previously existing technology has to be conductive but fibers become stiff and heavy. This new technique makes the thread remained friends when woven, sewn or knitted.
A student Hinestroza, Abbey Liebman, inspired by this technology. He also made an outfit that uses solar panels to supply power electronic devices such as mobile phones and MP3 players via a USB charger is placed at the waist.

Google's Online Shop Official Open

This week Google officially launched Google Apps Marketplace, an online application store for third-party developers. This online store would be the supplement Google's online applications. There are 50 application developers who participated in this online store. Google Apps users Marketplace focused on Gmail and Google Docs to buy add-ons feature in their services.

Users can link to the application through the UI of Google applications. This service offers advantages such as single sign-on and share data between applications Google Apps and third-party application developers. These applications can be installed in the domain through a process of four clicks. Google Apps Marketplace can be compared like Apple Store provides iPhone applications.

Google hopes, this store became a new field for third-party developers in marketing applications. However, Google was reluctant to say how the results will be given.

Google Maps make Maps for Biker

To Celebrating National Bike Summit held in Washington, Google, through his own Maps service create maps for the biker. This service makes it easier for cyclists to find a route when lost. Because of the importance of information in order to avoid a hill with a height of 200 feet and around the city streets of San Francisco. Previously, some Google Maps Phone users already have created their own cycling maps for specific cities such as New York and Minneapolis. It seems that inspired Google to create a map of cycling.

For this service, Google's got most of the data from the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Google Maps for the biker, providing information on cycling routes in 150 cities in the U.S.. Biker can find a special cycling track in these cities and take advantage of available routes for bicycle travel becomes more secure and comfortable.

Compare: UCWEB, Opera Mini, TeaShark, Skyfire and Bolt

Not all phones have built internet mobile browser according to the desired capacity. For example quickly open a web page, save the use of data, download files, til open a web page that is more complex. This opportunity seems to be used correctly by a third-party developers to create superior browser for mobile internet. Intrigued with the development of mobile browser technology? Here is a test for 5 popular mobile browser: UCWEB, Opera Mini, TeaShark, Skyfire and BOLT.

Test to open complex web pages
When tested for the opening pages of quite complex CNN.com, Skyfire be the fastest and winning a few seconds of Opera Mini that occupies the second place.
UCWEB be the slowest to record up to 26 seconds. Compare with Skyfire which takes only 11 seconds.
Skyfire factor based Symbian, because there was no connection check before loading the page is a factor that accelerates the performance of Skyfire. Skyfire does not pass through virtual machines like other browser applications based on java.
TeaShark, Skyfire and BOLT display CNN.com page that looks exactly like on the PC while Opera Mini and UCWEB make adjustments so that the page is compatible with the phone's display.

Menu and Navigation
Fifth browser basically includes a navigation system similar to optimize, it's just a different placement of the menu.

Search Engine
UCWEB provides various search engine services like Baidu, Google, Yahoo, and others. Web search engine can also be based on categories such as web page, music, pictures, or maps.
Opera Mini, TeaShark, Skyfire and BOLT are both only provide search engine Google. Opera Mini adds to the existing search. BOLT is also equipped with internet search engine like Bing Search, Find Dictionary, Search for Twitter, Weather information and Wikipedia Search.
Google's view on Skyfire and the BOLT is similar to a PC display. When enter a search word, Skyfire and BOLT allows you to directly type in the word you are looking at the browser screen. TeaShark require that you enter the menu typing first.

Streaming Video Capabilities
Opera Mini and TeaShark can not play video streaming services. While UCWEB, actually has a feature online media streaming playback to enjoy. But in an experiment to open Youtube page, the browser displays only blank pages.
When opening streaming video hosting www.youtube.com with Skyfire, streaming video can be displayed properly in the browser page, sounds and images look clear. Indeed, Skyfire is compatible with the format of Adobe Flash and QuickTime.
BOLT showing video streaming from sites like YouTube.com video streaming hosting and Vids.MySpace.com in a separate video player. Wizard is available for the video player when he played it the first time. When tested open YouTube.com, the video streaming that appears only produce sound without pictures.

Download Manager
TeaShark and Opera Mini does not have a download manager features. However, Opera Mini can save a web page if the phone has JSR 75 support capabilities.
Download manager on UCWEB support large file downloads with pause and resume the ability to resume interrupted file downloads.
BOLT and Skyfire have the ability to download and save the image. Skyfire slightly superior because it has several storage options.

Availability Shortcut
Sometimes access to time-consuming menus. The fastest way to access a feature is to use a shortcut. All the tested browsers have a shortcut, but UCWEB and Opera Mini has been a complete shortcut. Shortcut on Skyfire and the BOLT is only limited to the *, #, and some numbers.

Competitive Features
Each browser brings superior design features that appeal users. UCWEB supports RSS subscription functionality so you can get the latest information. You can log in directly via phone or by opening http://my.ucweb.com/.
Opera Mini claims a compression capability up to 90% smaller than the original website.
TeaShark have 2 types of zoom. First zoom to view, and the second based on the zoom section. That way you will be facilitated to see a large page in the display screen width of mobile phones. TeaShark also features a smart bookmark web address entry, find text, built-in web search, RSS reader, in-line editing and permanent history.
Skyfire browser is not merely a convenience but also gives you to activate your Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and several other news sites directly from your browser.
BOLT also provides downloadable applications such as calendar widgets and simple calculator.

Conclusion
For surfing, Opera Mini and Skyfire is the best. In addition to faster, they also have an shortcut menu and comfortable.
BOLT has the most comprehensive search menu, but its browsing capabilities not as good as Opera and Skyfire.
If you like to download the file, use UCWEB download manager who has the best. But if you want to watch online media, the choice fell to the Skyfire that magically includes video player capabilities directly into the browser.
Note: Testing by using the Nokia N95 and the connection via Telkomsel GSM.

Tips Choosing Nokia by Name

Nokia began introducing a naming standard for smart phone range. What kind of naming scheme is and how potential users can use it to select mobile phones? Nokia, began using the standard scheme in classifying their smartphone range. Starting now, smartphone Nokia will have four categories to choose from. The fourth category is C, X, E and N. Then, each series will be numbered 1 to 9 after the letter.

His tips are simple, 1 indicates the phone with the functions and the lowest price range. This row will be increased to the phone with the prefix 9 indicating the highest class with functionality and price.

As for the letter, here's the short explanation:

• Series C will display the range of mobile phones with limited functionality at the very core capabilities.
  
• Series E will display a range of mobile phone users focus on business and productivity.
  
• Series X is the Nokia phone that has the primary purpose of entertainment and social.
  
• Series N will be mobile phones Nokia's most sophisticated.

Thus, can be concluded that the smartphone Nokia will order from the ranks of C1 to N9. Although not all combinations of numbers and letters will be present as a product on the market. Some of that has been announced, including Nokia C5, X6 dan X3.

Remember also that the categorization is here only applies to the range of smartphones. It is unclear whether the same guidelines can be used in the Nokia range of non-smartphone.

Tips Using mobile earphones on phone music player Well and Correctly

Use of mobile earphones is not appropriate and too much can cause deafness. This problem affects many teenagers who use earphones on phone music player. They become deaf ear to the degree of deafness 110 decibels (db). While our hearing normal 0-25 db.
If such interference would be difficult to be treated and cured. Even the worst that will happen is to have permanent deafness. Treatment can only restore any degree of hearing loss to 55 db and is included in the category of deaf-severe degree was not going to be back to normal.

And please note, the early symptoms of this disorder in a high tone, so often is not felt because most of us converse in low tones. After all frequencies are affected, just felt that the hearing interrupted and it was too late for treatment. Therefore, to avoid hearing loss, use the phone music player with a good and true. How, the following tips:

- Volume not exceed 80 db or the volume set at 50-60% of total volume.

- Do not be too long listening to music through earphones. Give ear break every ½ - 1 hour. Because if the organ in the cochlea was tired of hearing can be permanently damaged.

- Do not use mobile players in aircraft or in noisy environments, because in that situation you tend to raise the volume that will damage your hearing.