New Yahoo! Mobile/Razorfish Study Finds Smartphones Are Most Popular Home Device, and Growing Scapegoat in Many Social Situations

In an always-on, connected world with a surplus of new devices fit for every function, location and context it's no surprise that mobile phones are helping people multi-task and even duck out of awkward situations. A recent Yahoo! Mobile/Razorfish study reveals interesting gender differences in usage and ranks the smartphone as the highest rated device in the home with 75% of votes.

The more than 2,000 U.S. respondents that participated in the study were asked questions on their multi-tasking habits and device preferences, bringing to light some interesting trends and valuable insights.

Mobile phone scapegoat: The study found 52% of consumers use their mobile device to escape awkward situations. Women are more likely to use their phone as an excuse than men.
No need to stop & ask for directions: Overall men (59%) are using their web-enabled mobile devices most frequently for navigational purposes.
Are you ready for some football?: Men were almost twice as likely to say that checking their mobile for sports news causes arguments with their significant other (29%) compared to women (17%).
Smartphone is the new fact checker: 58% of men are ‘fact checking' on their mobile web browser while at a live sporting event, with nearly half (47%) checking out scores of other games and players.
Did you see that?: An overwhelming 90% said that multi-tasking on their smartphone (while watching live TV & commercials) was to communicate with others (via text or phone).
Laptop vs. tablet: Over three quarters (77%) of content searched for on laptop/desktop devices while watching TV is NOT related to the show they are watching. However, over half (57%) of people multi-tasking on tablets are searching for related content.
The more inquisitive female: Young women are the prime demographic to surf the Internet related to what they're watching (65% of women under the age of 35, compared to 47% of men of the same age).
The gender divide: Men are more likely to use their mobile device as a functional, all- in-one tool; whereas women are more likely to use it as an extension of the traditional phone, to update and connect with friends across their social networks on the go.
Mobile shopping is a man's world: Online purchases on smartphones are more popular with men (70% under 35 years) than with women (64% under 35 years).

According to Yahoo! Shopping the top searched mobile phones are:

1. iPhone 4s

2. Samsung Galaxy s2

3. Samsung Galaxy Nexus

4. Motorola Razr

5. Nokia n9

For more information about the Yahoo!/Razorfish study, go to: Forget Mobile - Think Multiscreen

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[Sneak Peek] What's coming to your N9 Firmware Update

Konttori (the Coach for Harmattan Applications Framework) hinted in a recent post about upcoming update for our beloved N9 and we can read "around 3500 improvements (fixes or features) to be in the release" (PR1.1 and PR1.2 combined i guess) , i didn't want to post about that until having some "facts" about what can we expect really to be addressed, and here we are with some of them, but first of all, you should know there'll be like 3 future firmware updates for the N9 in the future PR1.1, PR1.2 and PR1.3, maybe more, but that's for know and it's enough to use the device for daily use for 2 years ;)

Anyway, 308 task or features were completed for 1.1, you should know that PR1.1 is all about being faster, stronger, better. It succeeded on all metrics, reliability, use time, performance, long period use. All metrics for 1.1 are simply outstanding based on Konttori comments and hints !

- Low power mode enhancemens, battery charging and silent profile are now shown in there.
- Tons of NFC and connectivity improvements.
- Performance enhancements.
- Visual tuneups (e.g. toolbar has a shadow now).
- Splash screen has been taken to wider use.
- Color management is less nervous than before (neutral sRGB space color palette is now used always, except in clearly outdoor situations, when oversaturation is applied to adjust how eye desaturates content in brightness).
- Lock screen music controls has been added (It's in the top of the screen and at least I'm pleased with how nicely a nuance the controls look. Currently playing song is on big friendly letters, replacing clock when you are playing music).
- Swype keyboard has been added.
- Keyboard switching is very smooth with swipe gesture.
- Battery notification was tuned for 1.1 and should come every 2 minutes while in call, every 5 minutes when display on and every 30 minutes when display off.
- Turning device to landscape is supported allover UI it seems.
- Double tap was re-tuned a bit for 1.1. It's a bit more reliable again.
- Tons of exchange fixes
- Facebook starts faster and has tons of fixes in both 1.1 and 1.2. I'd say it's bearable in 1.1.
- wifi in general has been improved by leaps and bounds in 1.1.
- Magnifier works in 1.1 much better than in 1.0.
- Swipe-to-close is enabled by default in 1.1
- Top status bar lag has been fixed
- Browser has been improved heavily for 1.1, but not on the UX front. 1.2 has some feature improvements.
- LED bug that has been fixed for 1.1.
- 1.1 also includes a battery charging indicator in low power mode (LPM)
- A lot of work has been put to better interoperability of BT with cars
- pulseaudio issue has been fixed

For the PR1.2 it is officially feature enhancement release, so, it contains a lot of new things. :

- Universal copy paste is coming in.
- Swipe-to-close and more logical and visual in 1.2.
- Implementation of decoder enhancements for h264
- Folders will come in 1.2 to home screen. And it's not only apps that need it. If you start using bookmarks a bit more, it's really irritating to not to have bookmarks. Guys in Oulu say that the work should be complete for the feature, so it's about 3 weeks to have decent polish on it. It's one of the "big" features of 1.2
- 1.2 has some sweet camera improvements though (but no comments on what, sorry)
- Lock screen has the support for full screen avatars for incoming call. 1.2 at the earliest
- Deeper integration of maps with the core applications (contacts and favorites)


Not sure yet if this could make is way on a future update :

- More games will definitely come, but none is HD, as the screen is WVGA
- Somebody should do numeric T9.
- Not sure if the birthday support is coming or not. I think it is, but not sure
- No comments on video call (included skype)
- Bigger avatar on calls perhaps coming in 1.2
- Push notifications (on mentions and retweets in the Twitter app) were supposed to come
- Contacts as shortcuts is possible, simple to be done, but not in the books at the moment. Please write to nokia care about that. And create a bug.
- Java support is not going to come officially.
- Flash support may come.
- Voice control was in the cards, but we eventually dropped it. Not coming, sorry.
- upcoming calendar notifications has been discussed a lot. I can't remember why it's not there, but there was some reason for it...
- Browser toolbar in landscape should indeed be at the bottom. We are planning to get it to autohide in 1.2, but no promises (it's not on the top of the to-do list)
- Video player won't have usability improvements. Better get a 3rd party app for those. It takes probably 200 LOC with qml and qt-mobility/gstreamer to create a better video player (usability wise) than the currently shipping one. It would be a nice hobby project for somebody. Don't get me wrong, it's perfectly OK video player if you have 10 videos, but it certainly doesn't work well enough if you have a lot of videos.

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Nokia N9 gets a new colour and a software update

Nokia is happy to announce a new addition to the Nokia N9 family with the arrival of the white version of the highly acclaimed device. Current Nokia N9 users will also be pleased to hear that they will soon be getting a software update for their phone.

White devices are all the rave at the moment. So why was the Nokia N9 not available in white from the start? Frank Zillikens, who heads up the product marketing for Nokia N9, explains: “The manufacturing process for beautiful white products is quite complex and we wanted to make sure we deliver the best possible quality for our consumers.”

The white Nokia N9 sports a glossy finish, so it looks slightly different from its matte sisters in black, magenta and cyan. It will be available during the fourth quarter of 2011, starting with the 64GB version.


The other Nokia N9 news today is the software update, which people will be able to download during the fourth quarter of 2011. The update includes usability improvements, like music controls keys from the lock screen or closing apps by swiping them down by default and NFC tag reading is also added.

MeeGo is dead, but the Nokia N9 will be the successor?

Finnish magazine Tietokone told the curious information that may please fans of Nokia. Citing sources close to retailers and service providers, the resource is reported that the plans and roadmap present a device which is positioned as the successor to the smartphone Nokia N9. As it should be understood, after Nokia officials have repeatedly stated that the operating system MeeGo will no longer develop Nokia, and the model N9 will be the first and last running MeeGo 1.2, is not explained. Also at the disposal broke the news of the resource has no information regarding the specifications of the machine. Therefore we can not exclude the possibility that under a "successor Nokia N9» was understood by the machine to another software platform, which will become the flagship of Nokia, demonstrating the full potential of this manufacturer.

Nokia N9 Journey

The Nokia N9 journey. http://nokia.ly/oZWORw - A story about the making of the most beautifully simple smartphone.

Asus Eee PC X101 Specs, 10.1" MeeGo Netbook

Asus Eee PC X101 MeeGo netbook is designed from the ground up to meet the requirements of the modern mobile user who lives, works and plays online. Less than 18mm thick and weighing less than 950g, it's small and light enough to take anywhere. The display size is 10.1-inch with a resolution of 1024 x 600 and LED backlight technology. Asus Eee PC X101 is powered by Intel Atom N435 processor. It has 1 GB DDR3 memory which upgradeable to 2 GB. Eee PC X101 has 8 GB SSD + DropBoxcloud storage pre-load, while X101H has 250 GB HDD + DropBox cloud storage pre-load. For communication, the Eee PC X101 has 802.11 b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz and optional Bluetooth. This netbook is equipped 3-cell Li-Ion 2.6 Ah 28 Wh battery

Asus Eee PC X101 Specs

Display
Diagonal Size : 10.1"
Resolution : 1024 x 600 (WSVGA)
LED backlight

Processor
Type : Intel Atom N435

Memory
SODIMM 1 GB DDR3
Max : 2 GB

Storage
X101 : 8 GB SSD + DropBoxcloud storage pre-load (SSD interface : mSATA)
X101H : 250 GB HDD + DropBox cloud storage pre-load

Communication
WLAN : 802.11 b/g/n @ 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth : V3.0 (optional)

Power
Battery : 3-cell Li-Ion 2.6 Ah 28 Wh

Dimensions and Weight
Width : 262 mm
Depth : 180 mm

Height
X101 : 17.6 mm
X101H : 22 mm

Weight
X101 : 900 g (with 3-cell battery)
X101H : 1 kg (with 3-cell battery)

Operating System
Meego OS
Windows 7 starter

Asus Eee PC X101

Fujitsu Lifebook MH330 Specifications

Fujitsu Lifebook MH330 Specifications



Display

Diagonal Size : 10.1"

Resolution : 1024 x 600

Technology : SuperFine WSVGA back-light LED Glare

Brightness : 200 nit



Graphics Card

Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150



Processor

Type : Intel ® Core™ processor N450

Speed : 1.66 GHz

FSB : 667 MHz

Cache : 512 KB L2



Type : Intel ® Core™ processor N455

Speed : 1.66 GHz

FSB : 667 MHz

Cache : 512 KB L2



Chipset

Intel® NM10 Express Chipset



Memory

1 SoDIMM Slot

• 1GB DDR2 667MHz

• 1GB DDR3 667MHz

Max : 2GB



Storage

2.5-inch SATA HDD

250GB 5400rpm



Communication

LAN : 100/10 Mbps Ethernet

WLAN : 802.11b/g/n

Bluetooth : Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, supports A2DP



Inputs and Controls

Spill-resistant Keyboard

• 84-key, 17mm key pitch



Multi-gesture Touch Pad with configurable vertical scroll functions, rotation, zoom in/out and left and right mouse button.



Audio

RealTek ALC272 HD audio codec with Dual Built-in Stereo Speakers

HD Audio-in: External Mic-in, Built-in digital Microphone

HD Audio-out: Headphone-out



Interface

3 x USB 2.0 ports

1 x Audio-in

1 x Audio-out

1 x Power Adapter DC-in

1 x VGA (external display) with dual screen supported and RJ45 (LAN)



Slots

Card Reader : 5-in-1 Card Slot (SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, MS PRO)



Camera

0.3MP



Indicator

Caps Lock, Num Lock, HDD, WLAN, Battery Status



Power

Battery :

3-cell

6-cell



Input: AC100~240V

Output: DC 19V, 1.58A (30W)



Battery Life :

3-cell : up to 3 hours

6-cell : up to 6.85 hours



Security

BIOS Lock



Dimensions and Weight

Width : 258 mm

Depth : 185 mm

Height : 18 - 24.5 mm

Weight :

3-cell : 1.1 kg

6-cell : 1.28 kg



Operating System

Genuine Windows® 7 Starter

MeeGo



Software

Cyberlink YouCam™

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Sun Microsystems Java Runtime

Fujitsu Hardware Diagnostics Tool

Fujitsu UpdateNavi

MyRecovery

Roxio Easy Media Creator

Fujitsu DVD Sharing Applications

Windows Live Essentials (Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Writer, Windows Live Movie Maker, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Call)

Symantec Internet Security 60 days trial

Purchase Office Product Key to activate Office 2010 preloaded on this PC



Accessories

Wireless Mouse (optional)



Color

Diamond Black

Fiery Red

Pearl White

Fujitsu Lifebook MH330