Nissan Self-Healing iPhone Case

Overseas Programme Director Business Development for Nissan in Europe, Bob Laishley said, “We like to think laterally by taking the great innovations we’ve got from an automotive point of view, and looking at how they could be applied to improve everyday issues. The Scratch Shield iPhone case is a great example of us taking a Nissan automotive technology that has had a huge impact for our customers, and then shifting the boundaries to apply it to another everyday product. We’re really excited about the possibilities provided by this technology. We’re passionate about innovations that get people excited, and that means not being restricted to one industry or genre.”

Nissan tried to facilitate customers through its innovative self-healing iPhone Case. This unique iPhone Case features self-healing paint finish of Nissan which is based on ground breaking paint technology. This scratch shield paint finish was basically created for use in Nissan vehicles; Nissan took an intelligent step and for the very first time launched a non-automotive product in the form of this Self-healing scratch shield iPhone case. Reason behind use of this technology is to provide scratch-free case to iPhone-lovers who wish to keep their phones safe and secure.

If you want to download a bizarre app to your iPhone – even if it is only for the sake of creating a conversation piece – here are seven apps worth checking out at least once

• Body Plastika: Before starting that diet plan, you can check out the Body Plastika app. It allows you with the swipe of a finger to see how you look after lipo suction takes away a few pounds. You can see if a facelift would eliminate all of those wrinkles and make you look youthful again. The app shows before and after images for procedures like facelifts and lipo suction. Of course, diet and exercise produce similar results at a lower price.

• iVoodoo: Forget going down the back alley to buy a voodoo doll from that mysterious vendor. You can practice digital voodoo now. It is a great way to exact revenge after a breakup without attracting undue attention or a restraining order. You can finally get even with the cop who wrote you a speeding ticket. There’s an added bonus of not accidentally stabbing yourself with a pin or two.

• iBeer: When activated, this app will fill your iPhone screen with the image of a fresh mug of beer. Then you tilt the iPhone forward like a glass and the beer steadily disappears as it flows into an invisible mouth. None of it actually goes into your mouth. If you want a beer, this is torment on the level of seeing a mirage in the desert. On the bright side, there are no worries about a hangover – until they create an app for that as well.

• Hold on: The mother of all time wasting inventions is here. The sole purpose of the hold on app is to press a virtual button while it records your time. It runs like a stopwatch and the object is to see how long you can hold the button before letting go. It records your best time at the bottom of the screen. Good for hours of fun if you are the type who also likes watching paint dry.

• Rimshot & Crickets: Turn your life into a sitcom with an app that provides a funny sound for every occasion. You can produce crickets on a friend’s bad joke. You can shower everyone in your group with rimshots and applause for your own bad joke. It is one step away from having a personal laugh track. Then again, it is also one step away from the rest of your group exiling you to another room.

• Annoy-a-teen: Finally, an app that promises to rid your life of unruly teens. With this app, you supposedly can produce a high-pitched sound only teens can hear. The sound is supposed immobilize teens and get them to bend to your will. It is sort of like crossing a dog whistle with puberty. Like the neighborhood mutt, all of them will be howling for you to turn it off.

•  iSurgeon: Want to see what you would look like with a nose job or a facelift? When you use iSurgeon you can make a game of modifying an image of yourself with all sorts of virtual enhancements. Everything is possible from giving yourself fuller lips to bigger breasts. The results are not as pretty as you might think. The good news is it can help you decide if you really need to go under the knife.

Apple has also unveiled the most advanced operating system iOS5 along with iPhone 4S, which offers more than 200 features. Apple’s innovations list doesn’t end here and iCloud, a group of cloud services has also been introduced that automatically and wirelessly stock up all your data and is compatible with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC. Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller, said,

“iPhone 4S plus iOS 5 plus iCloud is a breakthrough combination that makes the iPhone 4S the best iPhone ever .While our competitors try to imitate iPhone with a checklist of features, only iPhone can deliver these breakthrough innovations that work seamlessly together.”

iPhone 4S runs on iOS 5 which include more than 200 features. Notification Centre is one such the feature which organizes all your notification in one place. iMessage is an innovative messaging service that allows you to send  text messages photos and videos among all iOS5 users. The built-in Twitter integration let you share your photos and status updates with your friends.

Now you won’t need a personal assistant as the new iPhone4S specifications an intelligent assistant, Siri that helps you in your daily tasks. All you have to do is ask Siri by speaking naturally and Siri will understand what you want to do. Siri allows you to make calls, set reminders, schedule meetings, take notes, browse the internet, find location and much more. You can get weather updates, search addresses in you address book and get answers to all your questions by just asking Siri.

iCloud is a unique service featuring set of free cloud services including iTunes and Documents , that stores all your content in the cloud and which can be later accessed with your devices. Its special feature is that, the change in content in one device updates the data in all the devices. iCloud’s new Photo Stream service  also allows to stream your photos to Apple TV or to your iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC.

Now you can capture all your memorable life moments via new iPhone4S innovative camera. The 8 megapixel camera of iPhone 4S features the most advanced optics.  Custom lens, a f/2.4 aperture and an advanced hybrid IR filter results in super bright, vibrant and colorful images and photos. Camera and Photos app let you shoot photos faster and also allows you to crop, rotate, improve and remove red-eye, and organize your photos. iPhone 4S is also capable of recording  and sharing full 1080p HD resolution videos.

Elegant design of iPhone 4S with thin glass and stainless steel chassis captivates you in its charm. Apple’s dual-core A5 chip has twice the processing power and it can deliver seven times faster graphics than iPhone 4. iPhone4S has a long battery life and you can talk upto 8 hours on 3G network .

Connectivity is now enhanced on iPhone 4S with two antennas that can be intelligently switched according to the requirements and you can download content at a faster speed i-e up to 14.4 Mbps. It also allows roaming internationally on GSM networks thus allowing worldwide connectivity.

iPhone 4S will be  available in black and white color in Apple Retail and Online stores on October 14 at a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model ,$299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model.  However, pre-orders are available from October 7. Apple also plans to launch iPhone4S to 22 more countries this year.

So, get ready to grab Apple’s new superstar, iPhone 4S and experience the most advanced technology with iOS5 and iCloud.

Apple is the symbol of status for the elite class. Particularly its iPhone has gained a major market share from the upper middle class and elite class. Now here is good news for the middle-class people. Apple’s Chief operating officer Tim Cook has declared that it will launch a 2nd tier i-Phone that will be beneficial for the pre-pay market.

Last week a meeting was held among the COO and Toni Sacconaghi (Industry analyst) and they agreed to the point of view of Cook that Apple do not want to serve the needs of rich people only. Cook is of the opinion that company should do a clever move to get its pie from other social classes as well, and pay-as-you-go is the right market for the Apple.

Apple’s low price offerings are the need of the day. If Apple took this step to cater the pre-pay market it will be a good strategic move by the Apple.

iPhone nano device is also expected to be launched by the Apple, but it is not confirmed by the official sources of Apple yet. Hopefully this can be said for sure after the launch event of Apple iPad 2 on 2nd March 2011.

Apple’s decisions to launch gadget after gadget reveals that it want to maintain its strategic position and strategic advantage.

Apple and Samsung have Launched Another Cool Gadget For Their Customer… Apple and Samsung have driven every one crazy with their much awaited gadgets, next-generation iPad 2 and Galaxy S II respectively. People are desperately waiting for the upcoming products. Gadget lovers have placed pre-orders and they are willing to pay extra amount as they can wait no longer. As a result retailers have overpriced these products.

Do you know the price of White iPhone? Hold your breath! It comes in £920, no need to worry if you can’t afford it, you can go for Samsung Galaxy S II , as it costs £708 and will be launched somewhere in March.

Apple is going to unveil its next -generation iPad on 2^nd March, next Wednesday. Some official and unofficial sources of Apple have disclosed some of its features, and now people are impatient and enthusiastic about this up-coming product. As a matter of fact, Apple is already the market leader of Tablet market with 93% shares. No doubt, its previous iPad was also a great hit.

You will be surprised to know that Apple has removed Mobile Me from shelves, especially from online stores. Mobile Me is an easy way to keep iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC in sync. It automatically sync email, contacts and calendar over the air across all the devices. Up-coming Cloud Based iTunes reflects the reason.

Keep yourself up to date, as 2011 is going to be the year of Gadgets. All the leading Tech-Companies are striving to win their pie by introducing latest technology products.

Three hugely adored gadgets of Apple are based on a single thing; the iOS!! iOS runs iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad; and this is why every Apple lover awaits the next update to it. Good news is that an iOS update is just days ahead, and I have all the juicy details. Go on reading this article if you want to know what iOS 4.3 is bringing for you!

First of all, let us talk about the release date. Why Apple has chosen 14th of Feb to release iOS update is beyond me; but the date is almost confirmed.
Following are the details that I could gather; let us have a look at these:

• iAd Full Screen Banners:

iAds have provided great feasibility to brands and developers in reaching their Apple using audience. Now, these iAds will be having full screen banners, thanks to iOS 4.3. iPad users will certainly be more entertained than iPhone and iPod Touch users when it comes to “Full Screen”; big display DOES matter!!!

• Let the Camera Fun Begin!!

Apple had already won users’ hearts with FaceTime Camera; now there is more coming to it. News is that iOS 4.3 is going to bring many camera effects that will tend to please the clickers.

• Make Use of WHOLE Hand; Three Fingers are Not Enough:

Here is one feature specific to iPad; the tablet will support four and five fingers multitouch gestures. To me, it sounds pretty complicated! Well, I will feel quite uneasy trying to use my entire hand for the purpose of switching between apps. Anyways, this is what Apple has decided.

• Goodbye “Home” Button; for Good:

In favour of the above mentioned rather complex multitouch gestures, Apple has planned to wave goodbye to dear old Home button of the iPad. All of you who were annoyed with the tiny key will be much happier to use their tablet now.

• Gamers!! Behold!!

This news is for you IF you are a passionate gamer; iOS 4.3 is believed to be bringing games along with a new controlling device, to the Apple TV. I can see you gleaming with joy!!

• IPhone Becomes Your 3G Hotspot:

Yes; the iOS 4.3 update is bringing this cool feature along. Now, your iPhone will be able to work as a mobile 3G hotspot for up to five devices. Whether it comes to your iPhone or not depends on the carrier you have chosen!

• Choose Between Mute and Orientation Lock:

This update will enable you to choose whether you want the side switch of iPad to work as a Mute button or a screen orientation lock. This will certainly compensate the trouble iOS 4.2 brought to the iPad users.

• AirPlay Includes Third Party Apps:

iOS 3.2 is improving the AirPlay feature by including third party and web apps. Good news for Apple TV users!

• End of iPhone 3G and Second Generation iPod Touch:

iPhone 3G as well as second generation iPod Touch is not going to get any benefit out of this upcoming update. This certainly means the death of these two devices!! Bad news for all iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2nd generation users!!

Take this information as much confirmed rumours. 14th Feb isn’t very far, we can wait till then to see what is coming to us, actually!

Mobile World Congress 2011 is only at a week’s distance; I hope there will be a lot of juicy information and surprises! Right now, I am here to tell you that Apple has succeeded in being “kind hearted” enough to let Opera offer its web browser for the iPad. Reports say that Opera will uncover an entirely new version of the browser, for the Apple iPad, next week at the auspicious event of Mobile World Congress 2011.

Opera is certainly doing a great job when it comes to internet browsing on mobile phones. Is it going to perform equally well on the big screen of iPad? Well, this is the big question mark yet, that cannot be answered until we check the service.

As for the iPhone, Opera apparently did not disappoint Apple and this is why it was permitted to give a shot for the iPad. Will it be good enough to drive users away from Safari and attract towards itself? Keep on speculating until it appears on your iPads!

iPhone Vs Android

We all know that there are many mobile companies trying to beat the competition but at the moment there are two giant companies that are clearly dominating the smartphone arena and they are Apple and Google. Now let’s take a quick look at how they stand up against each other when it comes to iPhone Vs Android.

Market Share

When it comes to market share it’s not just about iPhone Vs Android phone but there are many other players like Symbian, Linux, Palm, RIM and Microsoft Windows Mobile and Windows 7. However, in the year 2010 it was clearly a competition between Apple and Google as other operating systems took a backseat. Apple iPhone OS and Android OS were the only two operating systems that gained 2% in the market while the rest slide down the market charts. Earlier Android OS had 7% market share but it went up to 9% in just one year. On the other hand, Apple iPhone OS that had captured 26% of the market share went up by 2% to capture 28% of the market share.

Age Factor

Apple and Google both are trying hard to convince people to use their smartphones and operating system but they both are equally good and stand a 50-50 chance in the market. In the year 2010 we saw that more and more Android phones were being sold compare to iPhone. This happened because Google is trying to target the young generation while Apple is making sure that all age groups can use their smartphones and operating system. As per the records more than 54% of the users that use Android phones are below 34 years of age. While only 47% of the users using Apple iPhone OS fall under the same age group.

Income Factor

Since Google is targeting the youth Google is aware that income and education will play a major role and therefore Android phones are less expensive and simpler than Apple iPhone which is much more sophisticated. The research clearly shows that only high income people go for Apple iPhone while the others prefer to go for Android phones that are available at cheaper prices. Currently, Android phones have captured more than 51% of the middle income group and Apple iPhone has only covered 38% of the middle income group. This clearly indicates that Google Android OS is far more popular even in countries where economic development and standards of living are not too high.

Operating System Functionality

Beauty lies in simplicity. Today people want something simple in their hand that can make their complex life simple. Hence, a lot depends on the functionality of the operating system. If the operating system is simple and allows more mobility and flexibility to app developers, consumers and other different group of people it is more appreciated across the globe. Although, Apple iPhone OS has better market penetration than Android OS it is expected that the numbers will soon change the other way around. This is because Android OS is more stable and offers more flexibility to the users compared to Apple iPhone OS which is more restrictive in some sense. Additionally, there are many Apple iPhone users who now want to try Android OS and that is threatening for Apple’s future.

Battery Life

The battery life of your smartphone is really important for you because you cannot keep charging your smartphone all the time. Hence, both Apple and Google are struggling hard to provide long lasting battery life in their smartphones for their consumers. However, Apple iPhone takes the upper hand here as the battery life is really longer than of any Android OS smartphone. However, not all Android OS smartphones have poor battery performance as it depends clearly on the number of apps the users are using and the number of hours that the phone is being used.

Apps

This is the world of applications and Google and Apple both have tons of apps stored in their Apps Store, but fortunately Android OS consumers have more choice to select for free apps compare to Apple Apps where not all apps are available for free. However, many critics still feel that when it comes to app Google and Apple both have the same standing in the market competition.

Syncing

The world around us is full of technological gadgets and therefore we need smartphones that can sync all the data with different devices like wireless printers and computers. Android phones certainly have the upper hand here because Apple iPhone are a bit old fashioned in this category. With Android smartphones you don’t even have to worry about your lost information because you can buy a new Android smartphone, enter your Google account information and you get back all the lost information in just one sync. Hence, currently Android has more flexibility compare to Apple iPhone. However, Apple iPhone still dominates the market competition based on its worldwide popularity and reputation.

1. Pocket Legends

Most iPhone operating system are monotonous text based affairs, so it was pleasant to see Spacetime Studios creating something more striving with Pocket Legends, one thing that makes it special was it is provided with an iPad specific 3D world, which is populated by a diverse collection of fantasy characters. As true for MMOs, the game particularly demands you to spend plenty of time to get anything out of it.

2. Solitaire Ace

Solitaire Ace is offered as free application to several iPads with bulky price tags. This game might seem un-pretentious but its fast and receptive, with innate controls and extremely clear cards, this iPad game is determined to break away the usual monotonous image of card games.

3. Tap Blaster HD

This game is silent so its first impression is somewhat like a demo and secondly not polished however, in its two player mode this game is a lot of fun. Although ultimately this game is pong, but it’s entertaining as well. You can fire up to three projectiles on your opponent in first to five matches. There is also a reasonable single player mode available.

4. Tap Tap Radiation

Tap Tap rhythm games are nowadays very popular and prevalent. Tap Tap Radiation takes the game off the rails, with the hit zones twisting and winding around the screen, irregularly breaking into new formations. So the result is a much more interesting and fun game that will excite the long time Tap Tap fans and newcomers on the same level.

5. Fowplay HD

This game is based on a weird concept but its actually fun, if you ever wanted to bleep on someone’s head from above Fowplay HD is the game for you. Here you take role of a pigeon and zoom around a formalized forest that appears to be occupied by the refugees from Minigore. Rules are simple such as aiming bleep deposits at the heads of refugees, avoiding trees and grabbing any power ups that you come across.

6. Tetari

This is an exquisite puzzle game in which you use familiar pantomime pieces, aiming for clear colored squares from the board through making solid lines, which vanish. With practice you proceed to higher levels start with more debris. Forcing you to put in more effort and think harder about your next move and where to place each and every piece.

7. Lux Touch

There are several lux games on the application. Store but this original version are free now and work brilliantly on iPad. It’s fast, fun and can keep you occupied for a while especially if you are a fan of original board game.

8. New York 3D rollercoaster Rush HD free

As from its simple tittle, this game offers a joy ride of enjoyment and excitement. Game controls are simple. You have just to tilt your IPad to control the coaster’s speed, targeting to keep it on the track, to make the game more attention grabbing, resulting in interesting game.

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9.  iLife Game

This game is a simple version of John Horton Conway’s Game for Life, with clear graphics, the ability to draw your own starting points and a collection of predefined patterns. Over all this iPad game is quite entertaining and can keep you amused for a while.

10. Pukk HD

Pukk HD is another twin of Pong, although this game is cool but if you are playing it on a single player mode you will soon feel that it lacks the spark to keep you going. But with another player the battle becomes exciting.

11.  SLS AMG HD

This game doesn’t particularly belong to the typical iPhone racing games but it has its own excitement of hurling your car at breadth taking speeds down the tunnels trough the uncanny obstacles.

12. MixxMuse Arcade

This DJ game provides four levels that are analyst for its other tittles. MixxMuse Arcade has enough energy to engage music fans for a while.

13. Air Hockey Gold

Due to iPad’s larger screen this game works better on it. It is not just a free game of its own type but it was accepted as the best during testing. Especially with the two player mode, it’s really fun.

14. Aurora Feint 3

It’s basically a Puzzle Quest in which you simply have to slide the gems and match a set of three to gain energy or smack your foe. The key to move ahead it this game is to think fast.

15. Bub Wider

It’s a tranquil arcade game. You just have to tilt your iPad to guide a bubble around a forests and avoiding foes. Although the fuzzy graphics need to be upgraded in its iPhone version but Bub works well on iPad due to accuracy it offers.

16. Checkers Free HD

It’s a decent version of the popular board-game, having different difficulty levels, arrangable player names and a toggle for forced captures which makes it more interesting.

17.  Cliffed

This game lacks depth but it is fun for a quick high score blast. Having simple control keys you just have to them to make your guy dash left to right to avoid rocks and leap down holes.

18. 10 Pin Shuffle

This is one of the best application available today in iPad. It is a universal application that combines a ten-pin bowling and shuffle board, making it a very interesting game.

19. Pilgrim’s Punch-Out

Punch-Out is what people like the most in iPad. Provided with decent controls, you can fight your way to glory like the Nintendo game.

20. Choice of Dragon

The Choice of Dragon is a game that provides iPad users with multi-choice text adventure, analogous to an extremely stripped back RPG.

One of the hottest issues of the mobile industry nowadays is the Apple iPhone 4’s Antenna problem and this one is quite much hyped from the international media. Now this report has been seen that apple is going to call a press conference to especially address the antenna problem and the day for the conference has been claimed to be this Friday.

Previously we have been seeing that Apple is really curious about the problem of their latest generation of iPhone and now as the press conference has been announced so we can expect that Apple will be coming with some solid solution to this problem.

It is expected by a lot of people that Apple will announce some sort of recall for its iPhone but nothing could be said more exactly at this time and we have to wait till Friday when all mysteries will be answered by Apple.

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As we have seen that earlier this week Consumer Reports has denied recommending Apple iPhone 4 as the perfect Smartphone and this was quite bad on the behalf of Apple and may be because of that the company has planned to officially address this problem and bring out the great image of iPhone 4 in front of customers.