A laptop to rule them all

Phoenix Technologies is best known for its user bios for the latest in its range: Freeze. It controls the lock of his laptop from his mobile phone. To get there, Phoenix Technologies uses Bluetooth, which is in more and more computers and mobile phones. During installation of Freeze, the user must enter his mobile phone from the list of them as described in scope and voila, everything is ready for operation.

When the user moves away from his computer with his phone in his pocket, the Bluetooth signal is losing strength, and eventually fall below the threshold of locking. The computer locks automatically. And at the back of the user, the Bluetooth signal cross over the threshold, causing the release. It is possible to configure both the door lock, but also actions to implement, such as turning off the computer screen or pause

A trial of 14 days of Freeze is currently available for Windows XP and Windows Vista 32bit (Vista 64bit should be supported soon) with versions of Windows 7 and Mac OS X provided respectively for summer and fall .

A point to note: currently, Freeze can not run on computers using Bluetooth devices such as keyboards or mice, there is a limitation which should disappear in time.

Apple wants the head of Blackberry

In the U.S., the BlackBerry is much more popular in Europe. These phones also held all the first steps on the podium sales ... But since the arrival of the iPhone 3GS and lower rates of iPhone 3G, the situation has changed. Apple attributes to present the second and fourth in the hit parade of sales of smartphones across the Atlantic. In the ranking of best U.S. quarterly sales, we can pinpoint the Palm Pre realizing a remarkable breakthrough.

1. BlackBerry Curve
2. iPhone 3GS
3. BlackBerry Pearl
4. iPhone 3G
5. BlackBerry Bold
6. BlackBerry Storm
7. HTC Dream
8. Palm Pre
9. HTC Touch Pro
10. HTC Touch Diamond

HTC: Android is the Hero

HTC has long been content to offer smartphones using Windows Mobile. For the Hero, the manufacturer has chosen Android, the operating system from Google. In addition to an original operating system, the latest addition to the HTC range can also count on a strong personality to seduce her look is really different and not follow any trend.
Side features, the list is long: Camera 5 Megapixel, A-GPS, accelerometer, compass, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPRS, Edge, HSDPA (3G +), SD slot, etc.. The HTC Hero is available from € 489.90 without a plan. A further alternative for those who do not want iPhone!

TomTom for iPhone

TomTom officially arrives for the iPhone 3G and 3GS. The browser is available in different versions: 69 € for France and 99 € for Europe (and a declination for the United States). In the present circumstances, there is still no solution upgrade. It therefore seems preferable to the version in Europe at least not be bordering zone. The most typical functions of TomTom are found in the iPhone version: 2D and 3D view, POI, radar, IQ, use the address book, etc..

The price is comparable to TomTom Navigator 7 for smartphone sells for 99 € on SD card ...

iPhone: more and more popular on Flickr

Flickr, famous for hosting pictures and videos, regularly publishes data on cameras by its member utilities. If the big names of the cameras are present, as with his Canon EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi in the U.S.) and 450D (Digital Rebel XSi) or Nikon, the smartphone Apple knows its success last time more and more important : percentage, the iPhone camera is second most popular on Flickr. The recent rise is due to the arrival of the iPhone 3G S, which has a camera more efficient than its predecessors.

Flickr: iPhone more popular

A point to bear in mind, Flickr can not collect data on two thirds of the photos it hosts and few mobile phones announcing their name in the pictures they take.

Solar Charger for iPhone

A solar charger for iPhoneUtiliser the sun to recharge a mobile phone manufacturers are considering it for a while now (see this news). Novothink just introduced the first solar charger approved by Apple for its iPhone and iPod Touch. Second skin for the iPhone, the Surge is both extra battery (120% more endurance than the iPhone) and charger. It adds ~ 200g on the scales. And where solar energy is not sufficient, the Surge can plug into a USB port.

The Surge should be available in several colors for $ 70. For now, only the U.S. release date is known (late September), it remains to be seen whether the Atlantic will mark a boundary impenetrable for this product.

Vonage iPhone and Blackberry Mobile Apps available for download

You remember right Vonage? The VoIP pioneer is always there and seems at first to have introduced a bit of coup in the battle for VoIP calls on AT & T connections. Unfortunately, they did not, at least not yet. The show, free Mobile App Vonage has added to the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPod touch has been approved to make international calls over cellular network AT & T (take that Skype) plus WiFi. Unfortunately, we are not talking about SIP calls via EDGE / HSDPA data. As Google App rejected Voice, if you're out of WiFi range but still have voice service then Vonage will redirect your mobile international calls (entries directly in the App or selected from your address book) to a local access number in the United States - - You then use your AT & T minutes when he was accused in the worldwide promotion Vonage Mobile calling rates. The app is strictly pay-as-you-go for now and will not be called free world to those who subscribe to Vonage's $ 25 per month worldwide Vonage - Vonage said that will come before the end of the year. The soft Vonage Mobile for BlackBerry works only on the network of your carrier's voice while the iPod touch application only works on WiFi, naturally. Also, BlackBerry users will return to lower levels of Vonage, whenever they make an international call while iPhone users must first launch the application Vonage.