Iphone 5 better than Windows Phone 7?

Nov 3 |13:11

Although there is currently no official release date, the iPhone 5 is already one of the most hotly-discussed pieces of technology soon to be on the market. You may want to put money on the iPhone 5 being available in summer 2011 – late June or early July in true Apple style. But one rumor has it the iPhone 5 will be released sooner than planned in order to bury bad publicity generated from the existing iPhone 4’s antenna issues. You probably know all about that – the stainless steel casting of the iPhone 4 acts as the mobile’s antenna which experts believed would increase reception. But some users experienced a downer with poor signal strength and dropped calls.

However, the iPhone 4 remains a highly popular buy despite any technological problems and its antenna issue doesn’t look like a big enough reason to bring forward the launch of the iPhone 5. Will the iPhone 5 rock your world or simply be the same as the iPhone 4? The iPhone 5 will likely have many similarities to the revolutionary iPhone 4. The iPhone 4 was designed to be 34 percent thinner than previous models, although it is heavier. The size of the iPhone 5 will most likely match the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4 has a powerful processor and uses less power than original iPhones, meaning the battery life is longer – Apple believes you get 40 percent more time to talk on the phone than you’d enjoy with other iPhones.

In terms of appearance, the iPhone 5 will no doubt look the same as the iPhone 4 – all tough black glass and sleek stainless steel to fit the style of the Apple brand. The touch-screen will remain and it’s unlikely quality will drop from the high definition that users of the iPhone 4 currently enjoy. The camera, which on the iPhone 4 has five megapixels and a movement tracker built in, will remain or be improved. The facility for video calling was the most important new feature in the iPhone 4 and currently works by sending images to another iPhone 4 by Wi-Fi. The iPhone 5 may have 3G facilities for broadcasting these images.

So how will the iPhone 5 be different from the iPhone 4? Will you be picking up a clone with a higher price tag? The iPhone 5 will likely make use of the same specs as the iPhone 4, yet with added memory, a faster processor and extra storage facility. Added features could include a larger screen. The number of apps available for the new iPhone 5 will likely be increased and you’ll be able to take your pick from a wider range of features. The iPhone 5 could come with a different antenna and may boast a digital wallet for use as a credit or debit card. This feature would be enabled through Near Fields Communication (NFC) technology. Near Fields Communication, a high-frequency wireless ability, allows remote computing by facilitating a data exchange between two mobile gadgets. NFC is primarily designed for mobile payments but it also has potential for moving settings and applications – like bookmarks, passwords and preferences – from your PC to your mobile device and storing them for use on the move.

What about the cash question? Commentators expect the iPhone 5 to be similarly priced to the iPhone 4 as the new gadget is more of an upgrade than a revolutionary new product. Many consumers with iPhone 3GS are holding off buying an iPhone 4 with the expectation that the iPhone 5 will be the purchase of the future, a purchase you may be able to make sooner rather than later.

 

The New Blackberry bold 9780

Nov 2 |12:49

The smartphone market has exploded in recent years. There is a lot of demand for high-speed cellphones that are fully capable of functioning anywhere while browsing the web and taking pictures. The Blackberry bold 9780 by Research In Motion fills this need. It is the latest example of RIM technology, and it strikes a blow against Apple and Google. It uses the Blackberry 6.0 operating system to run its many features, which include

Blackberry bold 9780

  • A full QWERTY keypad
  • Improved Web browsing
  • Improved user interface (restructured menus, and built-in Flash Player Mobile 10.1)
  • Integrated feeds to social-networking sites
  • A 5MP camera with LED flash, autofocus, and video recording
  • GSM/EDGE/HSDPA phone technology (3G speeds reaching 3.6Mbps and 802.11b/g Wi-Fi on board)
  • A 624MHz processor
  • 512MB of onboard RAM (additional memory available)
  • A 2.44-inch display with 480 x 320 pixels
  • GPS
  • Bluetooth
  • Support for microSD cards

As you can see, this new Blackberry contains a mixture of familiar features and new innovations. Probably the two most important new things are the incorporation of the Blackberry 6.0 OS and the switch from CDMA telephone technology. These are important and exciting features for any business user, and they are also important to consumers in many different countries. The OS provides better integration and new apps, while the new phone technology provides a wider range of circumstances around the world where you can use the Blackberry.

Many users will consider the OS upgrade to be most important new innovation. It has expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features that make social networks and RSS feeds more manageable. It offers integrated access to Blackberry Messenger, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. There are new ways of relating to music and pictures, and the related browser features a streamlined search feature that improves results on the Internet or Blackberry AppWorld.

Other users will consider the telephony features most important new innovation.  While the transmission speed could be faster, the worldwide 3G support makes up for it. It’s a great business tool for the international traveler or for the residents of most countries. Wi-Fi is supported, and UMA is supported where it is available. GPS and geotagging is available for applications that demand it.

While the interface improvements are probably not as important, they are significant. The screen has been uncluttered and streamlined, while keeping the traditional look and feel. One of its developers said they were striving for a ‘fresh but familiar’ look. There are shortcut areas on the home screen that allow easy app adjustment. And the Web browsing experience is improved, with tabbed browsing that lets you easily move between several open Internet pages, document downloading that quickly handles several different formats, and faster-loading Internet pages.

In a prepared statement, Carlo Chiarello, the vice president of product management at RIM, said “The new model builds on the highly refined experience that BlackBerry Bold users already know and love and delivers a wide range of enhancements including a rich news user interface, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search feature and a high-quality 5 megapixel camera.”
It will be available online and in T-Mobile stores starting November 17, 2010 (there is a rumor that later it will be available for other carriers). The suggested retail price is $129.99 with a 2-year contract, after $50 mail-in rebate.

T-Mobile will offer the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9780 in two colors: black or flash white.

 

Choosing the Right Keywords

Oct 28 |15:02

Choosing the right keywords is very important for SEO & Paid Advertising success. In any traditional (profit) business it’s all about profit and customer. Businesses aim to make more and more revenue and to generate revenue they have to make sure they reach as many potential customers as they can.

Especially when it comes to generating on-line sales, SEO & other online promotion plays a very important role in gaining relevant user & brand exposure. More than 90% of consumers use search engines as a tool to find products & services. If an on-line business/website does not receive the potential (relevant) visitor, then it will be very tough to make a lead/sale.

So, it is very important for you to optimise your website for right keyword phrases so that you get relevant traffic to your website via organic search results. To identify the right keyword phrases first you need to understand your business well and identify your target market or potential customer(s). To determine the target market and the potential customers, you have to do thorough research and this includes keyword research too. If you choose wrong keyword(s) then your website will not receive good results. Choosing right keyword(s) is very important for both organic search results and paid advertising.

I come across many businesses who stuck with their on-line promotion as they will be struggling in achieving their sales targets, this is mainly because either they end up in selecting too generic keywords for their SEO or they have selected a totally wrong keyword phrase(s) for their website optimisation. For instance, if your business falls in to high competition sector/market and you choose too generic keywords then you will end up in high competition where you may see very low conversion or sometimes no conversion/leads at all. There are different methods to identify the right keyword(s) for your websites. So it is very important to understand the basics.

Basics

You can use this simple method to identify the relevant keywords for your business website;

First list what you are selling and where. Then, make a generic list of key phrases that a searcher use to find products or services similar to what you are selling.. Shortlist the key phrases in combination to the target market/audience.

For Example:

1. You selling Apples, so the list of generic keywords around your product will be;

  • Apples
  • Fresh Apples
  • Wholesale Apples

2. You sell in specific geo-locations, so you now have identified your target market is Birmingham & Derby.

3. Further creat a list of key phrases in combination to your target market/consumers.

like;

  • Apples in Birmingham
  • Fresh Apples in Derby
  • Wholes Apples in Birmingham
  • Apples in Derby & etc

The above method helps you to understand and come up with the possible (first phase) of keyword phrases for your website..

Now you should find out how many times each of the keyword phrase (from your shortlisted keywords) are actually searched every month. There are different on-line tools that helps you know how many times a particular keyword phrase is being searched every month.

Once you know the monthly search volumes for your shortlisted keyword phrases you will be able to determine which keyword to actually use for optimising your site and target your off-page optimisation.

Tip: Along with the monthly search volumes, the keyword research tool(s) will also provide the how competitive a keyword is. Based on your website and your business goals choose the optimistic keyword phrase. If you sales targets are to be achieved very soon or like almost immediately then you should consider trying paid search advertising (like Google Adwords). This is because results from your SEO efforts are not immediate.

How soon I can see the results from SEO?

This entirely depends on your website, it’s content & how competitive keyword you have choosen and your optimisation skills (both on-page & off-page). In general you should not be expecting anything with-in the first month of SEO

How high competition is actually high?

When considering keyword phrase competition, always remember about;

  • Your website status (content, how old, how many pages, does it have authority in it’s niche & other factors)
  • Your experience levels
  • Your website theme/niche

When you workout the above three aspects you will be in a position to determine how high competition is actually high for you :)

Hope this helps you in understanding the basics in choosing the right keyword phrases