Intel buy Infineon's wireless unit for $1.4 billion

Intel has agreed to acquire Infineon Technologies' Wireless Solutions business for approximately $1.4 billion, the companies announced late Sunday, as the world's largest chipmaker seeks to boost its presence in smartphones.

"The global demand for wireless solutions continues to grow at an extraordinary rate," Intel CEO Paul Otellini said in a statement. "The acquisition of Infineon's WLS (Wireless Solutions) business strengthens the second pillar of our computing strategy--Internet connectivity--and enables us to offer a portfolio of products that covers the full range of wireless options from Wi-Fi and 3G to WiMax and LTE (4G)."

Infineon ranked fourth in cellular-baseband shipments last year with a 10.7 percent unit share, according to a recent report from The Linley Group. Baseband chips enable wireless broadband, or 3G, on smartphones and tablets.

The Germany-based company is a major supplier to Apple, Nokia, Samsung, and others.

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EMMY AWARDS 2010 RESULTS

The Emmy Awards 2010 Winners was announced last Sunday, August 29, 2010. The Emmy Awards 2010 was a glamorous event as always been. It was attended by so many popular TV Celebrities.

Now, that the Emmy Awards 2010 is over, the winners has been announced. See the list of all the winners of Emmy Awards 2010: Winners are marked in red:
article source:http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Emmy-Winners-2010-Primetime-Awards-Results-Updated-Live-26666.html

 Drama Series


Breaking Bad

Dexter

The Good Wife

Lost

Mad Men

True Blood



Comedy Series

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glee

Modern Family

Nurse Jackie

The Office



Reality Competition Series

The Amazing Race

American Idol

Dancing with the Stars

Project Runway

Top Chef


Variety, Music or Comedy Series

The Colbert Report

The Daily Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

Saturday Night Live

Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien



Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Matthew Fox, Lost

Michael C. Hall, Dexter

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Hugh Laurie, House



Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights

Glenn Close, Damages

Mariska Hargitay, Law & Order: SVU

January Jones, Mad Men

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer



Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Steve Carell, The Office

Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Matthew Morrison, Glee

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

Tony Shalhoub, Monk



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Toni Collette, United States of Tara)

Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Lea Michele, Glee

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation



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Martin Short, Damages

Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age

Terry O'Quinn, Lost

Aaron Paul, Breaking Bad

John Slattery, Mad Men



Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Christine Baranski, The Good Wife

Sharon Gless, Burn Notice

Rose Byrne, Damages

Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men

Christina Hendricks, Mad Men



Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Chris Colfer, Glee

Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Ty Burrell, Modern Family

Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men



Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Julie Bowen, Modern Family

Jane Lynch, Glee

Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live

Holland Taylor, Two and a Half Men




Made for TV Movie

Endgame

Georgia O'Keefe

Moonshot

The Special Relationship

Temple Grandin

You Don't Know Jack



Mini-Series

The Pacific

Return to Cranford



Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Made for TV Movie

Maggie Smith, Capturing Mary

Joan Allen, Georgia O'Keefe

Judi Dench, Return to Cranford

Hope Davis, The Special Relationship

Claire Danes, Temple Grandin



Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Made for TV Movie

Jeff Bridges, A Dog Year

Ian McKellen, The Prisoner

Dennis Quaid, The Special Relationship

Michael Sheen, The Special Relationship

Al Pacino, You Don't Know Jack



Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

Kathy Bates, Alice

Catherine O"Hara, Temple Grandin

Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin

Susan Sarandon, You Don't Know Jack

Brenda Vaccaro, You Don't Know Jack



Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie

Michael Gambon, Emma

John Goodman, You Don't Know Jack

Jonathan Pryce, Return to Cranford

Patrick Stewart, Hamlet

David Strathairn, Temple Grandin



Writing for a Comedy Series

"Pilot," Glee

"Pilot," Modern Family

"Niagara," The Office

"Anna Howard Shaw Day," 30 Rock

"Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter," 30 Rock



Writing for a Drama Series

"The Son," Friday Night Lights

"Pilot," The Good Wife

"The End," Lost

"Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency," Mad Men

"Shut The Door. Have A Seat," Mad Men



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82nd Annual Academy Awards

Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong

The Kennedy Center Honors

63rd Annual Tony Awards

Wanda Sykes: Imma Be Me




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Michelle Ashfor & Robert Schenkkan, The Pacific ("Part Eight")

Bruce C. McKenna, Robert Schenkkan, The Pacific ("Part Ten")

Peter Morgan, The Special Relationship

William Merritt Johnson & Christopher Monger, Temple Grandin

Adam Mazer, You Don't Know Jack



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Ryan Murphy, Glee

Paris Barclay, Glee

Allen Coulter, Nurse Jackie

Don Scardino, 30 Rock



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Leslie Lnka Glatter, Mad Men

Agnieszka Holland, Treme

Michelle MacLaren, Breaking Bad

Steve Shill, Dexter



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Ron de Moraes, In Concert At The White House

Joel Gallen, Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Concert

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Tim Van Patten, The Pacific Part Nine

David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa, The Pacific Part Eight

Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin

Barry Levinson, You Don't Know Jack

Manila Hostage Taking Pictures

The hostage taking that happened at Quirino Grandstand Manila, Philippines last

August 23, 2010 was the most brutal hostage taking in Philippine History. We were all sad about what happened, especially on the part of the victims and even the perpetrator himself "Capt. Rolando Mendoza". But that event was an isolated case.

I hope this issue will soon be resolved so that the good relationship of Philippines and Hong Kong will be restored.


Here are some of the pictures of the said incident. The Manila Hostake Taking:

Watch also the video during the Hostage Taking

MISS UNIVERSE 2010 WINNER, PHOTOS

Miss Universe 2010, the most awaited prestigious pageant in the world. The Miss Universe 2010 will be held at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.

People around the world are so excited to see this great event of gorgeous ladies of different countries, who will be showcasing their talents, beauties and brains. So, the question is, who will be the lucky candidate to bring home the crown as Miss Universe 2010.

And the long wait is over, the winner has been announced! Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete is Miss Universe 2010.

  

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe 2010 during a pageant that aired Monday night on NBC.

Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps was first runner-up in the pageant, hosted by Natalie Morales and Bret Michaels.

 Here are the top 5 contestants:

Miss Mexico, Miss Australia, Miss Jamaica, Miss Ukraine and Miss Philippines.

Yes! The dreaded final question! They have 30 seconds to answer. Here are their questions and excerpts from their answers.

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete: What effect is unsupervised Internet use having on today's youth? Through an interpreter, she says the Internet is an "indispensable, necessary tool" and we have to make sure kids are using it according to family values.

Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell: What role should the government play in regulating potentially offensive clothing? "One of the greatest things we have is the freedom of choice...I don't think the government should have any say in what we wear."

Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps: Is the death penalty acceptable and why? "I believe that life is a gift...I believe that none of us as humans have the right to take a life."

Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska: How do you feel about full-body scanners in airports? Through an interpreter, she says, "I think it's a very important question of security...if that helps us to save the lives of people, then I'm for it."

Miss Philippines Venus Raj: What is one big mistake you've made and what did you do to make it right? She says she hasn't made any major mistakes, then gives a shout-out to her family. "Thank you so much that I am here."

OK, that was the worst answer of the bunch.

Judgment time.

Fourth runner-up: Miss Philippines

Third runner-up: Miss Ukraine

Second runner-up: Miss Australia

First runner-up: Miss Jamaica

Winner: Miss Mexico! 

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Swimsuit competition time. Here are the contestants' approximate combined judges' scores:

Miss Puerto Rico scores 8.4. Miss Ukraine scores 8.3. Miss Mexico scores 9.3. Miss Belgium scores 7.6. Miss Ireland scores 8.8. Miss South Africa scores 8.2.
Miss France scores 7.6. Miss Australia scores 8.5. Miss Jamaica scores 9.4. Miss Russia scores 7.8. Miss Albania scores 8.2. Miss Colombia scores 7.6. Miss Guatemala scores 8.1. Miss Czech Republic scores 7.4. Miss Philippines scores 9.0.

The top 10 contestants are:
Miss Ireland, Miss Albania, Miss Philippines, Miss Jamaica, Miss Mexico, Miss Ukraine, Miss Puerto Rico, Miss South Africa, Miss Guatemala and Miss Australia.
I really like Miss Australia, but I think Miss Mexico is going to win. 

Evening gown competition time. Here are the contestants' approximate combined judges' scores:

Miss Ireland gets 8.5. Miss Albania gets 8.7. Miss Philippines gets 8.7. Miss Jamaica gets 8.9. Miss Mexico gets 8.9.

Miss Ukraine gets 8.7. Miss Puerto Rico gets 8.0. Miss South Africa gets 8.4. Miss Guatemala gets 8.3. Miss Australia gets 8.8.

Time for some special awards. Miss Australia wins Miss Congeniality. Miss Thailand wins Miss Photogenic and Best National Costume.

Source:http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/08/23/1240211/miss-universe-2010-winner-crowned.html

9 killed on manila hijacked tourist bus

Rolando Mendoza Hostaking Latest Update!

Mayhem in Manila: 9 killed on hijacked tourist bus

Source:http://ph.news.yahoo.com

See Hostage Taking Pictures

Originally Posted by: JIM GOMEZ,Associated Press Writer - 2 hours 30 minutes ago

MANILA, Philippines – It looked like a hostage rescue in slow motion: Police creeping up on the bus with sledgehammers and smashing first one window, then another, then trying and failing to rip open the door.
When they finally got inside, authorities said, they found nine bodies: eight Hong Kong tourists and the ex-policeman who had seized the bus to demand his job back.


The bloody denouement to the 12-hour drama in the heart of the Philippine capital, witnessed live on TV, rattled a country already accustomed to kidnappings and violence blamed on Muslim rebels. It provoked demands from the Hong Kong government for an explanation, and an acknowledgment from Philippine President Benigno Aquino III that his police need more training and equipment.


It was 10:15 a.m. Monday in Manila when Rolando Mendoza, 55 and married with three children, hitched a ride with the tourists as they visited historic sites in the city. He wore a camouflage uniform and carried an M16 rifle but didn't seem unusual in the heavily policed capital.


Then he announced that he was taking the travelers hostage to win back his job.


According to newspaper reports, the former senior inspector was among five officers who had been charged with robbery, extortion and grave threats after a Manila hotel chef filed a complaint alleging they falsely accused him of using drugs to extort money. Mendoza was fired last year but claimed he was innocent.
With the bus parked on a Manila park parade ground, Mendoza stuck leaflets on windows, handwritten in English, saying "big mistake to correct a big wrong decision," demanding media attention and threatening "big deal will start after 3 p.m. today."


At first, matters proceeded peacefully. The hijacker freed nine hostages _ three women, three children and two men _ leaving 15 tourists on board. Police sealed the area and brought food for the hostages, along with fuel to keep the bus' air conditioning running in the 32-degree-Celsius (90 F) heat.
Then negotiations began to go awry. Mendoza demanded a signed promise that his case would be reviewed, but its delivery was delayed for hours, in part by Manila's notorious traffic, and when it finally arrived he rejected it as insufficient.


The hijacker's brother Gregorio, a policeman, was flown in to talk to him through the driver's window but grew so agitated in claiming Mendoza had been unfairly sacked that police hustled him away, fearing he would inflame the situation.


That apparently angered Mendoza into firing a warning shot. Police made an initial attempt to board the bus, and the hijacker shot and wounded a police sharpshooter, said Nelson Yabut, head of the assault team. Single shots, then a burst of automatic fire, echoed through the night.


The Filipino bus driver managed to escape and, according to police officer Roderick Mariano, reported that Mendoza had fired at the tourists.


A freed hostage who gave only her surname, Ng, told Hong Kong reporters that she saw her husband killed by Mendoza after he tried to take him on.


"He was very brave. He rushed forward from the back of the bus. He wanted to prevent the gunman from killing people. He sacrificed himself," she said.


Yabut, the assault commander, said that "when he started shooting the hostages, that's the time I gave the signal to my sniper to shoot when there is a clear view." He said Mendoza died of a single shot to the head.
Shortly before 9 p.m., police lobbed tear gas into the bus and commandos approached the vehicle, crouching beside it and ready to storm it. They smashed windows and the back door with sledgehammers. Once aside, they found only the dead, one of them slumped on the bus steps.


The Hong Kong government did not hide its displeasure at the handling of the incident. It issued a warning against travel to the Philippines, canceled planned tour groups to the islands and asked Hong Kong tourists still in the country to leave.


The bloodbath happened in front of a grandstand where Aquino had been sworn in as president on June 30. After midnight he was back there, staring at the bloodstained, bullet-riddled bus.


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Rolando Mendoza Hostage Taking

Breaking News!!! Latest Update on Manila Hostage Taking

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Latest update on Manila Hostage Drama


President Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III said Friday he is taking full responsibility for the bungled handling of the August 23 Manila hostage crisis that claimed the lives of eight tourists from Hong Kong.

"At the end of the day, I am responsible for everything that has transpired," Aquino said in an interview with reporters in Manila.

The President made the statement in defense of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, who faces possible grilling from the Commission on Appointments on the outcome of the hostage-taking incident. The Philippine National Police, which handled the hostage crisis, is an attached agency of the DILG.

On Thursday, Senator Francis Escudero said Robredo might have a hard time in getting the nod of the bicameral body because of his poor handling of the hostage incident.

Escudero said Robredo will have to explain why there was a need to divide the functions of the DILG, making it difficult to handle the hostage tragedy.

Source:http://ph.news.yahoo.com
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Pinoys, Chinese unite in HK rally over hostage tragedy
source:GMANews.TV - Monday, August 30

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Filipino and Chinese groups on Sunday were united in a rally and prayer vigil in Hong Kong over the botched hostage rescue on Aug. 23, which resulted in the deaths of eight Hong Kong residents.

Filipino community leaders and Philippine Consulate officials agreed the joint activities have so far been “peaceful", amid fears of a clash among Filipinos and Chinese nationals as emotions continue to run high over the tragedy. Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents marched along the city’s streets past 3 p.m. Sunday to express their anger over how the Philippine government, particularly police authorities, handled the hostage tragedy.

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Rolando Mendoza Hostage Taking in Manila

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine president vowed Thursday to punish authorities who bungled a bus hostage crisis that killed eight Hong Kong tourists, toughening his stance after Asian powerhouse China expressed outrage and political rivals pummeled him with criticism.

The nearly 12-hour hostage drama at a historic Manila park stunned even this violence-prone Southeast Asian nation and delivered the first major crisis to President Benigno Aquino III less than two months into his six-year term.

Source:http://ph.news.yahoo.com/ap/20100826/tap-as-philippines-bus-hostages-1st-ld-w-fe2a5de.html

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Read latest Update "9-killed-on-manila-hijacked-tourist-bus"

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The brutal hostage taking in Manila of Rolando Mendoza ended at almost 10 PM, August 23, 2010. There were 9 hostages killed including the hostage taker Rolando Mendoza.

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A tourist bus full of foreign tourists of still unconfirmed nationality, is taken hostage by an ex-policeman armed with a high-powered assault rifle in Manila on 23 August 2010. The suspect is identified by Manila Police as Rolando Mendoza, a former police senior inspector discharged over allegations of robbery, extortion and drugs-related crimes. (Voltaire Domingo/NPPA Images)

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Read also updated news from: http://ph.yfittopostblog.com/2010/08/23/ex-policeman-hijacks-bus-load-of-children-adults/

(UPDATE 14) Philippine police stormed a bus where a gunman was holding Hong Kong tourists hostage on Monday, but they could not immediately get inside.


The crisis was being broadcast live on national television.

Multiple gunshots were heard moments before the heavily-armed police approached the bus, parked in Manila’s historic tourist district.

Ten minutes after the police approached the bus, they still could not get inside. There were no clear signs of movement from within the bus.

Fifteen tourists from Hong Kong were believed to be on the bus when police stormed it.

An ex-policeman armed with an M-16 assault rifle took the people on board the bus hostage on Monday in a desperate bid to get his job back.

The Filipino driver of the bus jumped out of a window and escaped just before police approached, with the scenes aired live on television.

The gunman, who took control of the bus almost 10 hours ago, said he had shot two of his captives and would kill the others if police did not meet his demands.

“I shot two Chinese. I will finish them all if they do not stop,” former senior police inspector Rolando Mendoza told the Radio Mindanao Network before police moved in on the vehicle and smashed its windows.

Shots were heard from the bus but it was not immediately clear if any of the hostages had been killed or wounded during the crisis, which has been played out live on national television.

The police at the scene started its assault on the hijacked bus at around 7:20 p.m.

Radio reports said that the bus driver who escaped the bus screamed, “Patay na ang lahat ng mga tao [Hostages are dead].” Police have not confirmed if hostages were killed.

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Here's also the latest news of Miss Universe 2010, And the good thing here is our candidate "Venus Raj" is one of  the Winners, she was crowned as fourth runner-up. Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2010

Read More "MISS UNIVERSE 2010 WINNERS"

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Pinoys, Chinese unite in HK rally over hostage tragedy

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Fantasia Sextape the hottest Celebrity Sex Scandal

Fantasia Sextape was thought to be a rumored sex video scandal. But it is not, I've read some articles which I also posted here the story about Fantasia Sextape or video scandal. It is now spreading in the world wide web. Fantasia Sextape "Fantasia Barrino" is a hot searched keyword now in different search engines.


The Fantasia Sextape or Fantasia Sex Video Scandal
Source:clrproperties.com

Fantasia’s sex tape story seems to be starting out very similar to how the other sex tapes were introduced into public, except this time it is a wife making. Fantasia Sextape with Antwaun Cook-Former “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino has come under fire after was accused of engaging in an affair with a married.

Fantasia Sextape Named In Love Triangle Divorce Proceedings (Video Inside). Uh oh, it looks like Fantasia got a serious female problem to deal with. That female problem being her already married, According to TMZ, Paula Cook filed for child support against her hubby Antwaun Cook…and also cited there being an affair between him and Fantasia after they met at a T-mobile store back in 2009. She also goes on to say that the two. But back to the sex tape, Fantasia sweats more than Mel Gibson in a kosher deli when she shakes her ass for more than two minutes.

Source: http://clrproperties.com/fantasia-sextape-get-out-on-internet-505.html

DFA Online Passport or ePassport System

The DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS(DFA) is now serving an Online Passport System, or the ePassport Appointment System.

The DFA ePassport Appointment System is a big help for all the applicants who wish to apply through internet. This online passport system of DFA is therefore a very accessible tool for all the applicants.

This is the latest innovation on the part of DFA, creating the website http://epassport.com.ph/ is very much helpful to all the applicants. All they have to do is sign up and fill-in the information provided their.

For more information about DFA ePassport Appointment System

Watch the Video at http://epassport.com.ph/

 If you find this website helpful  please visit again for more updates on ePassport Appointment System.

Read also DFA Passport Requirements

You may also check some information at dfaonlinepassportsystem.blogspot.com

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Blackberry Torch 9800 Specs Review

The Blackberry Torch 9800 Specification Review.

Introducing the RIM latest and very innovative Smartphone "Blackberry Torch 9800"

Blackberry Torch is the newest smartphone produced by RIM(Research In Motion Limited).

The Torch is the first handset to run the BlackBerry 6 OS which also their latest operating system.

Blackberry Torch 9800

Features

Optical trackpad

High-resolution touch screen

Full QWERTY keyboard

3G network support

Simultaneous voice and data

Email and text messaging

BlackBerry® Messenger

Instant Messaging

Phone
Browser
Social feeds
Camera and video recording
Wi-Fi®
GPS
Media player
Organizer
Bluetooth®
Tethered modem

Display
3.2” HVGA+ touch screen (480x360)

Font size (user selectable)
Light-sensing and proximity
detecting screen

Memory
512 MB flash memory / 512 MB SDRAM

4 GB eMMC + 4 GB media card included
Expandable memory – support for microSD card
up to 32 GB

Battery & Battery Life

1300 mAHr removable/rechargeable lithium-ion cell

Standby Time: GSM® - up to 18 days, UMTS - up to 14 days
Talk Time: GSM - up to 5.5 hours, UMTS – up to 5.8 hours
Music Playback: up to 30 hours
Video Playback: up to 6 hours

Data Input & Navigation
Trackpad located on front face of device, ESC key to the right,

Menu key to the left
Touch screen with on-screen keyboard: portrait SureType®, QWERTY and multi-tap, landscape QWERTY
Slide-out QWERTY keyboard with backlighting

Voice Input & Output
3.5mm stereo headset capable

Integrated speaker and microphone
Hands-free headset capable
Bluetooth headset capable
Integrated hands-free speakerphone
M3, T3 (open position only) Rating for hearing aids (PDF)

Media Player
Windows Media DRM 10 for music & video

Video format support: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV3
Audio format support: MP3, AMR-NB, AAC-LC,
AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMV, Flac, Ogg Vorbis

Ringtones & Notifications
Tone, vibrate, on-screen or LED indicator

Notification options are user configurable
32 Polyphonic Ringtones - MIDI, MP3

Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR; Headset, Handsfree, Serial Port Profile, Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP), SIM Access Profile, Dial-up Networking and Messaging Access Profile.

Bluetooth Stereo Audio (A2DP/AVCRP)

Device Security
Keyboard and screen lock

Keyboard lock

Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n
WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise
Cisco CCX certified
Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
Wi-Fi access to BlackBerry Internet Bundle
Support for UMA (carrier-dependent)
 
Wireless Networks
Tri-band 3G UMTS networks: 2100/1900/850/800 MHz

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks:
850/900/1800/1900MHz
 

Blackberry Torch 9800 Photos/Images:

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BlackBerry Services banned in UAE?

Breaking News! Source: Yahoo News!


UAE plans to block BlackBerry Services:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates outlined plans Sunday to block BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services in a crackdown that could jeopardize efforts to establish the country as an international business hub.

The government cited a potential security threat because encrypted data sent on the devices is moved abroad, where it cannot be monitored for illegal activity. But the decision — quickly followed by a similar move in Saudi Arabia — raises questions about whether the conservative Gulf nations are trying to further control content they deem politically or morally objectionable.


"With no solution available and in the public interest ... BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry E-mail and BlackBerry Web-browsing services will be suspended until an acceptable solution can be developed and applied," said the director-general of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Mohamed al-Ghanim.
"BlackBerry appears to be compliant in similar regulatory environments of other countries, which makes noncompliance in the UAE both disappointing and of great concern," he added in a statement carried on state news agency WAM.

Read more http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_emirates_blackberry

NOKIA C3 Specs and Photos

NOKIA C3 Series are the latest smart phones introduced by Nokia Company. Nokia C3 Series have its stylish and very innovative design.  It's again another great innovation of Nokia in line with their smart phones technology. Nokia C3 was launched last April 2010. And it is now getting popular.

Nokia C3 specifications: Nokia C3, come sporting a full QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi connectivity, a two-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch screen and support for up to 8GB of storage on a microSD card,


Nokia C3 Photos:
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