SIRI has a minor Android cousin: IRIS (alpha)

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

SIRI has a minor Android cousin: IRIS (alpha)

Iris is in a start point yet compared to SIRI. On the video demo you can watch the first answers she/he? does to  a girl  from xda developers TV:

Description:

iris. makes your phone talk on topics ranging from Einstein to Mozart.

Yeah, Iris is siri in reverse. Inspired from the iPhone feature Siri, iris interacts with you in voice.

Gone are the days when you "Google searched" for information.

Just "ask" iris. She will talk to you on any topic. Ranging from Philosophy, Culture, History, science to general conversation.

Note: You need to have "Voice Search" and "TTS library" installed in your phone for iris. to work. Most of the phones have these pre-installed, if not please install them from Android market before you try iris.

***Voice Actions****

- Call someone 

- Text someone 

- Search something (on the web)

- Lookup for a contact

***Ice cream Sandwich Inspired UI*****

***New Design, new logo *****

NOTE: New Permissions for voice dialing, texting, searching and contacts look up

Source: You can dowload the free app from the  Android Market

Six iOS 5.0 Features Apple Borrowed From webOS, Android and Blackberry Devices.

WorldWide Tech & Science.  Francisco De Jesús.

Posted by Fox Business:

Apple certainly has a reputation for being an innovative company, but it's also taken features other companies have tried out and applied them to its own products. Here are six features in Apple's upcoming iOS 5.0 that were found in competing devices first.

1. Over the Air Updates – WebOS and Android

If we can download updates to our apps over the air, why do we need to connect our devices to our computers to update their operating systems? Well, if you have a Palm/HP WebOS device or a Google Android phone you already can. Apple's pretty late to this game, actually. But it's certainly a welcomed feature that'll save users the hassle of having to run home to get the latest version of their iOS software.

2. Notifications – WebOS and Android

Many have called the notification system for texts and push on iOS devices pretty annoying, as messages pop up right in the center of your screen interrupting whatever you were in the middle of doing. They're also not particularly descriptive. WebOS has been known for having a useful notification system that lists out text messages, emails, upcoming appointments and other things right on the lock screen. And the swipe-down gesture to view all current notifications is very much like the experience on an Android smartphone.

3. Sync iTunes Via WiFi - Android (Via 3rd-Party App)

So, granted, this isn't built in to Android phones, but with a third-party app called DoubleTwist, Android users have been able to synchronize their smartphones with iTunes over WiFi for a while now.

4. iMessage - BlackBerry

Apple's upcoming iOS messaging client screams BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) -- letting users see real-time typing notifications and get read receipts when the user they're sending to has read a message sent to them. Indeed, some say BBM is one of the strongest features keeping everyday users (as opposed to business users) hooked on their BlackBerry devices.

5. Integrating Twitter - WebOS

Palm's "Synergy" feature on WebOS lets users plug in their logins to multiple social networking sites as well as email services and get everything in one place, pulling in the latest updates and even adding Facebook and LinkedIn contacts to their phone.

6. Flag Emails for Followup - WebOS and Android

A biggie to the highly-organized, both Android and WebOS smartphones have the ability to flag emails for followup at a later time. Without it, users have to resort to keeping messages unread or worse… actually remember to follow up on things without the help of technology.

Source: Fox Business 

HP will bring Instant mobile online technical support to webOS, Android and iOS4

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.

HP today announced that will bring Instant mobile technical support to speed problem resolution for HP and select third-party products via mobile devices. HP is the first to deliver this patent-pending innovation, which leverages the capabilities of smartphone platforms. Expected to be available in app stores for webOS, Android and iOS 4 this summer.

Online support process management to troubleshoot issues, manage contracts and warranties, submit support cases and connect with HP experts online. 

These processes are integrated with HP’s call center infrastructure, resulting in a convergence of service delivery models that improves a clients’ overall support experience.

Press Release:

HP Personalizes Customer Support Experience for Instant-On, Connected World.

HP Support Center offers new support portal and industry-first mobile technical support application

PALO ALTO, Calif., May 24, 2011

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HP today announced a milestone in its evolution of Always On Support by empowering clients and HP partners to solve support issues on their own terms by providing access to the information, people and technology needed to personalize their support experience.

Enterprises need to optimize products, exchange ideas with peers and proactively prevent problems to succeed in today’s dynamic environment. The new HP Support Center platform delivers one-stop access to IT professionals, online support tools and the industry’s first mobile technical support application.

In fact, deployments of the HP Support Center platform have resulted in an 18 percentage point increase in web support customer satisfaction and a 30 percentage point increase in resolving clients’ support requests in the first attempt.⁽¹⁾

“Clients in an instant-on world expect a support experience that delivers immediate access to relevant people and information,” said Sue Barsamian, senior vice president and general manager, Technology Services Support, HP. “Our approach to support has evolved to be more accessible and available – on our clients’ terms – so they can get the most value out of their IT environments.”

The HP Support Center platform offers clients:

• One-stop access to the HP Always On community to interact with thousands of IT professionals, exchange best practices in problem resolution, and submit content to the knowledgebase. In addition to standard keyword and product search capabilities, clients can rapidly locate information through a step-by-step troubleshooting tool and access the most popular support documents.

• Instant mobile technical support to speed problem resolution for HP and select third-party products via mobile devices. HP is the first to deliver this patent-pending innovation, which leverages the capabilities of smartphone platforms. Expected to be available in app stores for webOS, Android and iOS 4 this summer.

• Online support process management to troubleshoot issues, manage contracts and warranties, submit support cases and connect with HP experts online. These processes are integrated with HP’s call center infrastructure, resulting in a convergence of service delivery models that improves a clients’ overall support experience.

“HP is applying its strengths in innovation to deliver clients tools that will help them completely refine and refresh their organization’s technical support practice,” said Rob Brothers, director, Hardware and Software Support Services, IDC. “The HP Support Center raises the bar for clients to take online support to a new level.”

Availability

All capabilities are available at no additional cost as part of warranty, HP Care Pack Services and contractual support agreements. Some capabilities require specific levels of support. HP Support Center will be available globally next month. More information is available at www.hp.com/services/supportcenterintro.

The enhanced HP Support Center is an enabler of the Instant-On Enterprise, which embeds technology in everything it does to serve customers, employees, partners and citizens with whatever they need, instantly.

HP’s premier client event, HP DISCOVER, takes place June 6 - 10 in Las Vegas and Nov. 29 - Dec. 1 in Vienna, Austria. The event showcases how organizations can get started on their Instant-On Enterprise journeys.

About HP

HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.

HP iPRINT PHOTO 1.0 mobile apps for Android, Windows mobile and Symbiam

WorldWideTech. Francisco De Jesús.

HP iPRINT PHOTO 1.0
for Android FREE

HP iPrint Photo 1.0 is a free downloadable mobile app that allows you to capture, edit, and wirelessly print photos directly from your Android phone to HP Inkjet printers connected to a local wireless (WiFi) network.

What You Can Do :

• With the HP iPrint Photo 1.0 mobile app for Android, you can capture and crop photos and then print them on plain or photo paper in a variety of sizes, including 3.5" x 5", 4" x 6", and 5" x 7" (9 x 13 cm, 10 x 15 cm, and 13 x 18 cm)*.
• HP iPrint Photo 1.0 prints to more than 200 HP Inkjet printer models and with HP's image scaling technology, you'll get the great print quality you count on from HP.
• Plus, HP iPrint Photo 1.0 automatically discovers and sets up your wireless HP Inkjet printer without the need to install drivers or deal with complex network configurations.

Download Now

It's easy to download and install HP iPrint Photo 1.0 from Android Market to your device; just follow these steps:

1. Launch Android Market on your Android phone.
2. Select the Apps tab
3. Search for HP iPrint Photo
4. Select HP iPrint Photo
5. Then select the Install button. HP iPrint Photo will start downloading immediately.

HP iPRINT PHOTO 1.0
for Windows Mobile and Symbian  FREE

HP iPrint Photo 1.0 is a free downloadable mobile app that allows you to wirelessly print 4" x 6" photos directly from your Symbian or Windows Mobile based smartphone to HP Inkjet printers connected to a local wireless (WiFi) network.

What You Can Do

• HP iPrint Photo 1.0 prints to more than 200 HP Inkjet printer models and with HP's image scaling and de-noise technology, you'll get the great print quality you count on from HP.
• Plus, HP iPrint Photo 1.0 automatically discovers and sets up your wireless HP Inkjet printer without the need to install drivers or deal with complex network configurations.

Download Now

• HP iPrint Photo 1.0 is available from Ovi by Nokia. It only takes a few moments to download HP iPrint Photo to your Nokia smartphone.

• HP iPrint Photo 1.0 is available from Windows Marketplace for mobile, which is easily accessible from your Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5 phones. It only takes a few moments to install HP iPrint Photo on your Windows Mobile 6.0, 6.1 and 6.5 phones. Just login to Microsoft Marketplace on your phone using your Windows Live ID and password, choose HP iPrint Photo from the list of applications and select to install.

Google: Nexus S will come with chip and SW for mobile payments

WorldWideTech.  Francisco De Jesús.

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt showed off a yet-to-be-released phone on Monday with a special chip that allows consumers to quickly pay for items by tapping the phone against a special terminal.

Schmidt said support for the technology, dubbed Near Field Communications, will be integrated into the next version of its Android software, "Gingerbread", which he said will be introduced in a few weeks.

"One way to think about it is, this could replace your credit card," Schmidt said, speaking at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco.

Google had no immediate plans to develop any of its own mobile applications to take advantage of such payment capabilities, but Schmidt expected other companies to do so.

"My guess is that there are going to be 500 new startups in the mobile payment space as these platforms emerge," Schmidt said. He added that Google would partner with traditional credit card industry players, like payment processors, rather than compete with them.

While NFC technology has been available for years, interoperability with Google's Android software should make the technology more widespread. Google's Android was the second most popular smartphone operating system in the third quarter, according to industry research firm Gartner, behind Nokia's Symbian and ahead of Apple Inc's iOS software, which is used on the iPhone.

In a roundtable briefing with reporters, Schmidt said Google's ability to marry its smartphone software with Internet-based services enabled features like turn-by-turn driving directions and real-time foreign language translation, which distinguished it from rivals' offerings.

"We would argue that our platform is better for applications that are network-resident and that need that kind of power," Schmidt said.

Google, which controls roughly two-thirds of the Internet search market, is increasingly competing with Apple and with social networking giant Facebook.

Earlier on Monday, Facebook unveiled a revamped version of its messaging system that could make it increasingly competitive with Web-based email systems like Google's Gmail and Yahoo Inc's mail service.

Asked about Facebook's potential effect on Gmail, Schmidt said that additional competition would be beneficial, and chided the press for focusing too much on the competition between Google and other technology companies.

"You all are focused on the competition, as opposed to the fact that the market's getting larger," Schmidt said. "And there's no question that more entrants into communications technologies, mobile technologies and so forth, bring more people in."

Related post: 

Samsung Google Nexus- S pics and specifications

http://worldwidegadget.blogspot.com/2010/11/samsung-google-nexus-s-pics-and.html

Mozilla releases Firefox 4 beta for Android and Maemo platforms

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Excellent news for fans of Mozilla Firefox. The organization has announced its first release of Firefox 4 beta for Android and Maemo platforms.

Firefox 4 beta for mobile phones includes many of the features seen on the desktop version including Firefox Sync, Add-ons and the Awesome Bar.

Mozilla was heavily focused on making Firefox beta zippy on your phone. As Stuart Parmenter, mobile team tech lead, notes in their blog post announcement, “A major focus of this release is to increase performance and responsiveness. Two of the big architecture changes are Electrolysis and Layers. Our alpha contained Electrolysis which allowed the browser interface to run in a separate process from the one rendering Web content, resulting in a much more responsive browser. This beta brings the Layers pieces which improve overall performance and in graphics areas such as scrolling, zooming and animations.”

In addition, Firefox can now be a seamless browsing experience across web and desktop devices. Using Firefox Sync, your browsing history, bookmarks and passwords are automatically synced between devices. Firefox encrypts all the data during the sync, making sure that your private information stays with you — and only you.

Firefox 4 beta will also keep true to the Web standards Mozilla has championed since the beginning. “Developers have the power to use the latest Web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript to to build fast, powerful and beautiful mobile apps and add-ons that can reach millions of devices, ” Parmenter notes. “We are excited to see the innovative and valuable mobile add-ons that developers will build for Firefox.”

Momentum continues to build around development for Android and this announcement is another example of that.

Maemo is a lesser known mobile operating system installed on Nokia smartphones and some tablet computers. It’s based on Debian Linux. Maemo will be merging with Moblin, an open source mobile operating system to create the MeeGo mobile software platform.

Firefox 4 beta is available for download today. Pick it up here and start testing it out.

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Rumor: An Amazon Android Tablet May Follow The Amazon Android App Store

Rumor: An Amazon Android Tablet May Follow The Amazon Android App Store

we know now that Amazon is on the verge of releasing an Android-based app store. But last week, before we knew that, we got an interesting tip that such a move was coming soon — this week, actually. And that tip came with a bonus attached — the tipster also heard that Amazon was going to be releasing an iPad competitor alongside the store.

Now, unlike the app store, we don’t have any further information to verify this tablet. But again, this tipster nailed the app store part of this news — and knew a couple other tidbits that turned out to be true. So it certainly seems possible that they’re right again.

There have been plenty of rumors that Amazon is hard at work on hardware beyond its Kindle device. But the Kindle runs Amazon’s own software — presumably this new tablet would run Android (for the app store to work). Others have speculated about this possibility in the past. No word on what this would mean for the up and coming Kindle apps.

We’re digging for more information about this. Stay tuned.

Source http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/amazon-android-tablet/