Microsoft Wins Ruling Against Motorola's Android Phones

Microsoft Wins Ruling Against Motorola's Android Phones http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

A U.S. ITC judge found that Motorola Mobility has infringed on a patent covering a program called ActiveSync by Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft. According to sources, ActiveSync lets users share meeting requests among a group. The same Judge ruled Six other patents involved in the same case were not violated.

Of course Motorola Mobility was dissapointed by the ruling and have said “Motorola Mobility will not experience any impact in the near term,” in an email conversation. The ruling will force Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) to make changes to their phone based on Google's (GOOG) Android-based mobile phones in order to have them on US shelves.
The phone affected are Droid 2, Droid X, i1, Cliq XT, Devour, Backflip, Charm and Clip models. That is basically major phones sold by Motorola. Motorola also have said that they are exploring all avenues, including an appeal.
Microsoft (MSFT), of course wants Motorola to buy a license.

Via Bloomberg

Droid X May Bring Hope To Some And Moral Happiness To You

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Droid X May Bring Hope  http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
With Droid X making waves, Verizon expects to have many new customers purchasing Droid X ( perhaps some from the other camp, dropping the "Not So Perfect" dodgy iPhone 4 for something that is perfect ) and old customers seeking new experience. Either way you will be able to help some one and feel good, in two ways, just by donating your old phone.
Verizon always had the phone recycling program and their zero landfill policy preventing, damaging substances from harming the environment. So the first reward is that you can join the group of people, 7 million so far, who donated their old phones, and make sure that the phone be used for the best, rather than poisoning some ground water somewhere.
The second benefit is that most of those donated phones are still usable. Verizon refurbish them and sold for reuse. Of those more than 90,000 phones have been donated with free wireless service, to victims of domestic violence. Verizon has also granted more than 7.9 million dollars to organizations working to prevent domestic violence. I am sure you have heard of hopeline program, if not please visit. If you thought that does not happen around you, look closer, it is said that one in every four women experience domestic violence in her lifetime. You may be the lucky one to be associated with one of the three, so please help the fourth one.
You can donate your old phone at any Verizon store. Thanks. (Disclaimer : I work, in my free time for one such organization trying to save the fourth woman.) You can donate your phone via mailhttp://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/HopeLineLabel.pdf as well.
Verizon responsibility blog

Droid X Is A Hit, Sold Out Online.

Droid X Is A Hit http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
While Steve Jobs is telling how iPhone 4 is not perfect and giving a free bumper, Droids seem to be on march! Droid X has sold out! Verizon has said the demand exceeded the supplies and the shelves are empty.
Carrier was quick to point out that here is no shortage, but the online stock has depleted sooner than they expected. The Droid X, is a hot smartphone awaited by many, after the hyped up iPhone 4 fell below the expectations. The phone is $200, after a $100 online discount on Verizon's site. It comes with 4.3" display, an 8-megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and runs a 1GHz Snapdragon processor with Android 2.1 on board to make life easier for road warriors.
On the scary side, the Droid X comes with a chip called eFuse, it's job is to verify if the user is using the correct software shipped with the devices, or approved by the manufacturer. If the check fails, the phone is rendered useless. But it seems the initial fears are not dire as they seem and gifted programmers will be able to overcome the limitations. Motorola seem to be not liking users easily altering the phone.
Now it is time to watch if Droid X will be able to beat or match, the iPhone 4's 1.7 million sale. I would also like to know how many of those 1.7Million iPhone 4s were returned. (PSST it is about 300,000 according to BGR, they say the return rate is about 1.7%.)

Apple Says You Can Return iPhone 4 For Full Refund But What About The AT&T Contract?

Apple Gets the Equation right but the formula wrong! http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

 Apple has released a statement describing how iPhone is as bad as Droid, Nokia, and RIM. It looks like Apple is grasping every possible straw but the tide is carrying them along. First it was the way you hold the iPhone 4 and now it is the formula they use to calculate the number of bars. Well I think the formula is deducting the number of fingers touching the exposed Antennae from the number of bars!.
What ever the case is if you are not happy with your iPhone 4, you can return it and continue to use your iPhone 3GS (or get one for $99). But Droid X is coming along and it's antennae are away from your fingers and the their formula for calculating bars, are correct.
Moronic fanboys and those who does not have problems or refuse to accept the facts, can keep the iPhone 4 and perhaps apply the iScotch solution for iPhone 4.
Hey those impulse buyers, now you can take the advantage and return it too!
As for me, what ever they do, like faking the bars or making them taller will not make me buy one, period.
Hey Apple, what about AT&T Contract?

CUPERTINO, Calif., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Dear iPhone 4 Users,
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple's history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.
To start with, gripping almost any mobile phone in certain ways will reduce its reception by 1 or more bars. This is true of iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, as well as many Droid, Nokia and RIM phones. But some users have reported that iPhone 4 can drop 4 or 5 bars when tightly held in a way which covers the black strip in the lower left corner of the metal band. This is a far bigger drop than normal, and as a result some have accused the iPhone 4 of having a faulty antenna design.
At the same time, we continue to read articles and receive hundreds of emails from users saying that iPhone 4 reception is better than the iPhone 3GS. They are delighted. This matches our own experience and testing. What can explain all of this?
We have discovered the cause of this dramatic drop in bars, and it is both simple and surprising.
Upon investigation, we were stunned to find that the formula we use to calculate how many bars of signal strength to display is totally wrong. Our formula, in many instances, mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength. For example, we sometimes display 4 bars when we should be displaying as few as 2 bars. Users observing a drop of several bars when they grip their iPhone in a certain way are most likely in an area with very weak signal strength, but they don't know it because we are erroneously displaying 4 or 5 bars. Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place.
To fix this, we are adopting AT&T's recently recommended formula for calculating how many bars to display for a given signal strength. The real signal strength remains the same, but the iPhone's bars will report it far more accurately, providing users a much better indication of the reception they will get in a given area. We are also making bars 1, 2 and 3 a bit taller so they will be easier to see.
We will issue a free software update within a few weeks that incorporates the corrected formula. Since this mistake has been present since the original iPhone, this software update will also be available for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G.
We have gone back to our labs and retested everything, and the results are the same— the iPhone 4's wireless performance is the best we have ever shipped. For the vast majority of users who have not been troubled by this issue, this software update will only make your bars more accurate. For those who have had concerns, we apologize for any anxiety we may have caused.
As a reminder, if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.
We hope you love the iPhone 4 as much as we do.
Thank you for your patience and support.
SOURCE Apple

Looks Like Steve Jobs Ready To “Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.”

May be the sweat on the iPhone 4 is Steves!

“Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.” http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Man, no one even seem to mind when we reported early about the iPhone 4 Antennae problems. At that point the No Clue meter was reading something around 600,000 or slightly more. But then over the weekend, it jumped to 1.7 million. I love my country! No matter what, if you are good, you can sell a turd and there will at least be a million to buy it.
We posted some videos, we and Steve Jobs both told how to hold it (Magically suspend the iPhone 4 in air", Apples own bumper solution or go get an Droid X, because Droid X vs iPhone, Droid X wins!. Or at least you can make calls with an Droid X!
But now there is a leaked /LEAKED email that Apple acknowledging the problem and that they are working on it, allegedly from Steve Jobs him self. But the fun part is that Mr Jobs seem to have said tot he user involved, "  “Retire, relax, enjoy your family. It is just a phone. Not worth it.” ! I think Steve was in front of a mirror when he typed that email.

Steve responds once again:
You may be working from bad data. Not your fault. Stay tuned. We are working on it.

Sent from my iPhone 

Is is an iPhone 3GS, Steve?
BGR via  Crunchgear

iBumper : Apple Acknowledges The Antenna Issue, "You Do NOT Know How To Hold The Iphone 4"

Apple Acknowledges The iPhone 4 Antenna Issue http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
, "You Do NOT Know How To Hold The iPhone 4!"  is basically what Apple is saying. And the 600,000 whatevers seem to be fine with it! This is a major design flow and Apple should have recalled the iPhone 4. FCC, are you watching the saga? Hope some one among those 600,000 has brains.

"Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone. If you ever experience this on your Phone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases."

I tried many times, with my old iPhone, what ever the way I held it, the signal did not change. So I think Apple is BSing us when it tells that "This is a fact of life for every wireless phone." Can you prove that? Apple. Just take your iPhone original, the iPhone 3G and show us that the way it is held could change reception. I have had many a cell phone and even now I have, but non display the same fault that  iPhone 4 does.
Now I like to know where the next 600,000 comes and will they buy it this known fault? How many will go for Droid X?
Well Now we can definitely say Droid X wins!

DROID X With More Browsing, More Connectivity, 3G Mobile Hotspot, Personal HD Video and Enterprise Features Coming In July 2010

Droid X Coming In July 2010 http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/
Verizon Wireless, and Motorola, Inc. unveiled DROID X by Motorola, a much awaited Android based mobile phone. DROID X is capable of doing more with it's fast 1GHz processor; 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities; loads of memory; intuitive social messaging; Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 ready; and More. With access to Android Market™, which currentlyhas more than 65,000 applications and growing, along with a host of unique Verizon Wireless applications such as NFL Mobile, Skype mobile™, V CAST Video, EA Need for Speed Shift™ and more will make ones mobile experience a dream.

“Nine months ago, we made a commitment to our customers to bring the openness of Android to the Verizon Wireless network, since then, we have introduced the top-selling Android phone in the marketplace today – the DROID by Motorola. DROID X takes that commitment to another level with exclusive content, faster processing speeds, and, of course, the reliability of our network.” said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless.

Droid X stands very well against Apples new iPhone 4, as seen here on iPhone 4 VS Dorid X.  You will see the capabilities of bothe the phones here.

DROID X by Motorola will be available at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning July 15 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. In addition to subscribing to a Nationwide Talk plan or a Nationwide Talk & Text plan, customers will also need to subscribe to an Email and Web for Smartphone plan. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access. Email and Web for Smartphone plans start at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access.
Customers can add the optional 3G Mobile Hotspot service to their DROID X for $20 per month. The 3G Mobile Hotspot allows customers to turn the phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi devices. In addition, current Verizon Wireless customers who have contracts ending by December 31, 2010, can upgrade to any smartphone, including DROID X, without penalty.
For more information on DROID X by Motorola, go to http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/. For information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

 http://phones.verizonwireless.com/droid/x/