By Satish |

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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• Apple iPhone OS 4.0 Safari Search; Deletes Google and Yahoo! Trade-name
• Traffic Analysis Goes Advanced With Google Webmaster Tools
• List of Worlds Cheapest Cell Phones Ever!
• HP Slate's Rich and Poor Features

Apple iPhone OS 4.0 Safari Search; Deletes Google and Yahoo! Trade-name There have been persistent rumors that Apple will be replacing Google with Window's search engine Bing in its iPhone Operating System, but to date this has not yet been actualized. Apple however introduced a new adjustment to its iPhone 4.0 OS, replacing the "Google" key next to the spacebar is the word "Search". Although iPhone users will hardly notice any difference when using the search options in iPhone OS 4.0 Safari, a more common "Search" key will more likely be user friendly and purposeful. Apple critics says that Apple's decision to devise iPhone OS 4.0 search key design, is part of the subtle effort to remove Google branding from all parts of the software. In the meantime, Microsoft made available a Bing application on the iPhone. In addition to that, Microsoft also posted an open–source software development kit to allow iPhone developers to queue in queries into Bing search engine from their applications. My Opinion There could be several reasons why Apple decided to make the changes; I could only come up with one: that having the generic "Search" key instead of the "Google" key is more logical and frankly more user friendly. It is not likely that it is a move to just take out on Google – but rather more remedial change to how it looks to present and future iPhone users. Rumors from blogs has it that Apple is doing its best at removing any connections to its rival, but this ignores the fact iPhone although changed its search engine provider from Google to Yahoo!, it did not however change its search key to Yahoo! In former iPhone OS, (like that of iPhone 3.0) "Google" key was changed to "Yahoo!". With that of iPhone 4.0 however, "Yahoo!" was also changed to "Search".

Traffic Analysis Goes Advanced With Google Webmaster Tools Google webmasters tools is a Google product for bloggers and website owners for analyzing the keywords and diagnosing the website for better search engine results. The latest addition to Google webmasters is the Top search queries data that provides visuals on the number of searches of the keyword along with the click through percentage in the search engine. Analyzing traffic of your website is easier as you can check out the top keywords impression on search engine, number of people who actually clicked on your website from the result pages. The top keywords data extracts the list of best performing keywords on your website, you can go advanced by checking the keyword position of each keyword, and analyze the data with different dates. The ongoing discussion on what if a website is on the second position in the search engine is almost accurately predicted thanks to the Clickthrough details in the Google webmasters account. The lower the position, lesser is the clickthrough percentage. Overall, along with Google analytics, the Google webmasters tools for advanced tracking of website traffic comes in as a nifty feature from Google. All the verified accounts on Webmasters tools have access to these features. Go ahead and explore your website data!

List of Worlds Cheapest Cell Phones Ever! Gone are the days when mobile phones were considered to be the prized possession of the rich class. Earlier the mobile phones were known to be a piece of a luxury item and were beyond the reach of a common man. Slowly and gradually the technological advancement and the flooding of the large number of handset manufacturers in the market has decreased the prices of mobiles considerably. Moreover the cell phones of today have become a piece of necessity for the people all over the globe. Due to cut throat competition the handset manufacturers all over the world are introducing their cheapest ever cell phones in order to attract the users of all class and demographics. There is no dearth of affordable handsets in the market but here we are bringing for you the list of the cheapest cell phones ever. So just have a look at their price and you will not believe them at the first sight. Here are the worlds cheapest cell phones ever! Hop 1800: This mobile phone with a price tag of $10 bags the title of being the cheapest cell phone till date. Introduced by Hop-On, the company which develops and markets the wireless phones also calls Hop 1800 as "Anti-iPhone" isn't that interesting. This phone does not have any display, video or multimedia features but you can talk to your loved ones with it. Its battery offers 4 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time. Moreover if you will return this phone for the purpose of recycling then the company offers you a rebate of $5 , so effectively this costs you only $5, which is even less as compared to your delicious hamburger. Vodafone 150: The handset announced at the MWC in Barcelona this year comes, with a price tag of only $15. Manufactured by Chinese Vendor TCL, Vodafone 150 is a decent looking handset and is loaded with variety of features. The list includes 1 inches of monochrome display, alarm clock, calculator, currency converter, dual band GSM, polyphonic ring tones, built in torch, voice call, SMS and 2 embedded games. What else can you expect from a handset prized at $15? Vodafone 250: Along with its 150 model, Vodafone also launched its 250 model at the MWC in Barcelona which lies in the list of the cheapest cell phones ever with a price tag of $20. The handset has screen of 1.45 inches in size. Besides all the features of its 150 model it also includes wallpapers and FM radio. So that 5 extra bucks for bigger screen and additional features. Nokia 1202: This mobile phone from Nokia can be all yours for just $34 and its most impressive feature is its flashlight. This phone is also very innovative as it can be shared by 5 people due to its 5 separate notebooks. Good Battery backup and loud ringtones is also an added advantage of the handset. So now even if you will miss any one of these handsets, it will not hit you hard on your pockets.

HP Slate's Rich and Poor Features The specs of the upcoming HP Slate has leaked, so now we could either praise it or criticize it as a probable substitute for the iPad. Here is our take on the HP slate's features – The best and the worst! Rich: Camera that faces to the front A Front-facing camera is a staple in majority of laptops and tablets. A specific feature that is advantageous especially while you are at a restaurant or coffee shops and you need to video chat spontaneously. The iPad, unfortunately, doesn't have this. Poor: Camera facing the back The 3 megapixel camera at the back is simply useless and may be viewed by other users as a silly addition, I could have one other camera in my pocket greater than 3 megapixels! Rich: Not Entirely Windows I'm not really against Windows 7 version or anything, after all, Windows 7 too is impressive but it is exciting to see a new device with a refreshing OS and user interface that is extra ordinary so it would not be ignored as it seems like the rest of the other devices. Poor: Five hours of battery life Oh my, this five-hour battery life could surely pose a problem for the HP Slate, after all, the new product is allegedly claimed by business perfectionist as their ideal computing device. How could you possibly use it for business if you need to worry the battery would run out and you are in the middle of a presentation? Poor: Thick yet Thin What would the HP Slate's 5.7 inches in width vertical orientation do to beat the iPad's 7.47 inches screen? Well, I could probably dump it instantly if the screen size is only my concern. I could read books, browse through various websites and keep updated social networks better on larger screens. Rich: Price per Gigabyte and additional storage Both iPad and HP Slate are priced based on the device's gigabyte capacity. Incidentally, the cost of the iPad is lower…but only for the 16 GB model ($500), as HP Slate has no such device with 16 GB. iPad's 32 GB and 64 GB cost $600 and $700 respectively. While HP slate's offered price for same versions are only $550 and $600, respectively. In addition, the HP slate's storage can be upgraded using SD cards but not the iPad. Both Rich and Poor: Flash Since no actual device is out for the testing, this Web video platform of HP Slate is yet to be decided.