Adsence news
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Google launched new service, Adsence for feeds. Ads are integrated into RSS feeds, a contextual ads are served around the content, and are related to this content. This solution is dedicated to people that publish their content through RSS.
Many bloggers report that Google testing borders around Adsense ads without publishers’ consent. Just few weeks ago Google have been testing a new fonts and many web site owner complained about it.
HTC Dream - FCC approved
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HTC Dream is real. First sign that Google Phone is not only a rumor is approval from the FCC.
Federal Communications Commission has listed the first Androi phone as “Dream” with the model number “DREA100”.
This mobile for USA market supports such technologies as GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1900, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and 1700 WCDMA.
1700 WCDMA 3G data network is used by T-Mobile for 3G service, so HTC Dream doesn’t support UMTS.
First Android powered phone is expected to go on sale in Q4 2008 and is expected to cost $399.
Xbox Portable
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Sony has PSP, Nintedo has DS, so it is logically that Microsoft should offer portable gaming system.
Nothing official coming out of Microsoft headquarter but it is obvious that Redmond besed commpany wants a piece of the portable gaming pie.
Market is currently occupied by the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, there are other small participants like Nokia Ngage or Apple with games for iPhone.
Design of Xbox Portable does seem certain but it is expected to ba a some combination of the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS.
Pay as you drive auto insuranse
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Progressive Corp. is going to offer new type of car insurance. Pay as you drive is a chance to cut costs, because costs will be based on how motorists drive.
Anyone interested in this way of car insurance must allow for monitoring device that tells the insurer how many miles has been driven, how often brakes has been hit and how fast driver accelerate.
Customers can see this data on Web site. That allows a driver to get view of driving habits and see how those habits are affecting their insurance rate.
Other companies like GMAC and OnStar started a programs that allows car owners to gain discount based on the distance they drive.
HTC Dream
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First Android mobile is expected on September 17 - this is the newest rumor. T-Mobile is going to sell HTC Dream for $399.
Someone put video with phone that looks like Dream on YouTube. This mobile has Android interface, and qwerty keyboard.
Adsense news
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After DoubleClick buying, Google has started integration of DoubleClick ads with Adsense. Google are going to add new options in Adsence content network, so it will be easy for publishers to serve ads.
Next interesting news is about new way of advertising - Google are working on advertising solutions for games. This solutions AdSence for Games is in testing phase. Videogame advertising is growing, Yankee group predict that gaming advertisements market will be worth $1b by 2012, so Google find it as a new niche, and it’s next search giant’s move after mobile phone expansion - an Android Platform.
Few years after Adsense, Microsoft has started offering AdCenter engine to some publishers.
Handset market
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Global handset market reach 297 million units in second quarter of 2008.
The biggest mobile phones supplier is Nokia, which has 41.1% market share and more than 122 million shipped mobiles.
Samsung with 15.4% share is second, Motorola, with 9.5%, holding third place, and next is LG at 9.3% and Sony Ericsson at 8.2%.
What is interesting Apple has only 0.2% of handset market.
It is interesting how high market share will reach Android Platform based devices, especially HTC handsets, in 2009.
Sony Ericsson F305
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Sony Ericsson F305 is a first motion gaming mobile from SE.
F305 is equipped with 2″ TFT screen, 262.144 colours, with a resolution of 176 x 220 pixels. For mobile gaming this screen is too small, for example Nokia N95, great mobile gaming device, has 2.6″ 240×320 pixels,
F305 features stereo speakers, built-in FM radio, and Memory Stick Micro card slot, because phone memory is limited to 10 megabytes.
Merger of Android and Symbian?
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Analysts J. Gold Associates is speculating that Symbian, Nokia’s mobile OS and Android, OS from Google, will merge in next three to six months.
This speculations based on fact, that reducing number of platforms will be profitable for Google and Nokia, and will help to win battle with Microsoft, a Windows Mobile producer.
It is very unlikely that Android and Symbian become one. Merge of this two platforms is difficult, moreover new open source Symbian mobiles won’t be launched till the next two years and this cause that Nokia would lose smartphone market share to OS like Android.
Samsung TL34HD
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Korean manufacturer announced new digital cameras, which are expected in second-half of 2008. So there are ready to launch such models as TL34HD, TL9, SL310W and SL201.
Samsung SL34HD looks very interesting, this 14.7-megapixel camera is equipped with Schneider lens, 3.6x optical zoom, 2.7-inch LCD screen and dual, optical and digital, image stabilization.
To improve usability TL34HD offers Smart Touch 2.0 interface.
This, the most advanced compact camera from Samsung, will be available in September 2008 at an suggested retail price of $330.