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  • Epik Networks Predicts the Emergence of Mobile VoIP Service Providers in 2014


    With the services of mobile VOIP providers in 2014, businesses will be able to reduce phone costs as well as come up with better communication solutions.

    Epik Networks, the VOIP provider of internet and phone services made this prediction as businesses look for ways or reducing communication charges after the year that experienced high cell phone bills resulting from long distance charges, long contracts, and high roaming fees.

    The providers of mobile VOIP service will possibly bundle services together and come up with a single, seamless solution for work provided cell phones cell phones and office landline phones. The move would lower costs. For instance, there’ll be elimination of the need for several lines and the interoffice charges.
    Cell phone expenses will be streamlined too. Specifically, small and medium businesses will find a feasible alternative to major mobility carriers in Canada as they explore communications capability in the same way that larger enterprises do.

    The regular smartphone will contain simple VOIP applications, making it a portable extension of an office’s network. The alternative will enable businesses to enjoy benefits like faster networks, speedy WIFI hotspots, easy management of business communication services and reduction in costs.

  • Hadoop’s Google Cloud Storage Connector Launched as Cloud Providers Prioritize Data Analytic


    For a long time, Google cloud storage has been running Hadoop that enables developers to perform advanced analytics on its platform. Now Google has developed a connector as it tries to simplify the process of running Hadoop on the cloud platform.

    The connector will manage the file and cluster system for the developers in order for them to concentrate on the logic of data processing instead of dealing with the complexity of setting and managing it by themselves.

    The Google file system was originally developed in 2003. The file system is now the basis for Hadoop that is managed by Apache. It is an open source computing environment that enables the storage of data on server clusters as small pieces before they are processed to perform data analytics. Companies such as Hortonworks and Cloudera have made Hadoop a diverse ecosystem.

    The new connector for Hadoop is primarily based on the Colossus, which is the latest iteration of Google’s cloud storage system. Users are now able to leverage on Google’s expertise in the processing of large data since Hadoop is able to run directly against the cloud storage using a simple connector library.

    Hadoop is now one of the leading players in the world of data-analytics. It is a significant technology for companies such as twitter that need to process their data by the petabyte. Traditional organizations are increasingly seeking to make use of Hadoop in order to process unprecedented amounts of data.

  • Verizon Signs Agreements for Four IP VoIP Interconnections despite Continuous Regulatory Issues


    Verizon has reached an agreement with four new service providers for IP VoIP program, though it has to overcome numerous regulatory challenges. The company has made agreements for IP VoIP interconnections with Comcast, Vonage as well as six other providers.

    Despite making progress on the deals, Verizon in a filing made to the FCC said that it is hoping to create an environment where service providers can deploy the services rapidly. The company holds that the commission should lead the IP transition on a natural and market driven migration of the clients to the packet-switched VoIP service from the circuit-switched TDM.

    Verizon has formulated its own agreement for IP interconnections that is hoped to provide a national structured agreement for service providers who are in need of exchanging VoIP traffic. However, the company notes that the recent regulatory decisions in Massachusetts and Michigan may interfere with the IP transition.

    The company notes that the backward looking regulations may disrupt the immense progress that has been made and is continuously being made in the industry through commercial agreements and negotiations.

    However, not everyone agrees with Verizon on the matter. The chief advocate of COMPTEL, Angie Kronenberg noted that states do not have to wait for IP interconnection issues to follow actions taken by the FCC. Kronenberg noted that states should be allowed to use their authority to address issues to do with interconnections in cases where the parties do not reach into an agreement.

  • Video View Expanded by Sony’s Wearable HDTV


    Sony has devised a virtual-reality headset that simulates a real video situation by allowing you to expand the view by moving your head side to side or up and down. The wearable HDTV that comes with a price tag of $1,000 worked as expected in a demonstration staged by Sony.

    The HMZ-T3W is able to fit on your head snugly even if you are wearing glasses, although you need some assistance to strap it on. Straps at the back of the head provides a snug fit while a big soft pad on the forehead makes it comfortable to wear.

    The device is relatively light weight, as it weighs 11.3 ounces, making it quite easy to wear it on through a full length movie. Two diagonal screens that measure 0.7 inches are featured on the hooded viewer. A high definition image with a resolution of 720p is delivered by the two screens to each eye. It also features slider knobs that are fitted under the screens to help the user focus.

    In a demo that is hosted on the international CES show, you will be placed on a motorcycle that is racing down through the English countryside. You can view the pavement by looking down or the clouds by looking up.The device also features a censor that is placed on the back straps to capture the motions during the demo. The sensor is used to measure the users head movement in order for the view on both screens to be shifted in accordance with the movements.

  • Blackphone Said To Be the First Smartphone That Is NSA-Proof


    There has been a lot of talk about privacy in the recent past as services for secure and private messaging pop up everywhere. However, most consumers may not be in a position to ascertain that these services are actually present on the smartphone. Equally, the companies themselves may also not be aware of the features that are missing.

    Blackphone is a new smartphone that has prioritized user privacy by creating an entire ecosystem around the issue. The smartphone is produced by Silent Circle, a company owned by a cryptographer Phil Zimmermann, in conjunction with Geeksphone, a Spanish startup company.

    The phone will run on PrivatOS, a modified version of Google’s Android that is built with the intention of making all the tasks secure. The Blackphone website indicates that customers are able to make secure calls, messages, video chats, private browsing as well as exchange and store files securely.

    The Blackphone handset is not locked and can operate on any GSM carrier. The company claims that the smartphone is a top performer, although many people are not sure about the technology and features found on it. However, many note that it is a positive step to focus on an ecosystem that is primarily based on privacy. It is expected that many companies will learn from the success or mistakes that will be found on the new smartphone.

    Pricing of the Blackphone has not been released, but the smartphone will be ready for pre-orders during the Mobile World Congress opening day on 24th February 2013.

  • Samsung’s 110-inch 4K HDTV Now Available for Sale


    After displaying its new 110-inch HDTV at CES, Samsung has finally opened up orders for this set. However, it is not clear what the cost of the HDTV will be. Besides, Samsung is availing the huge set in the Middle East, China, and a number of European countries.

    Samsung’s 85-inch 4k set had the cost of $40,000 after its launch in March. Taking this into consideration, the gigantic set is likely to be costlier. In that pricing range, it is clear that Samsung is using this TVs to aim for bragging rights.

    At CES, 4K TV sets were among the few new technologies and they are expected to be such a bigger deal at 2014 CES coming up next week. While several manufacturers are attempting to introduce their 4K sets to the market, Samsung is wielding its might by displaying huge sets. Ultimately, it does not really count if only a few of the sets get sold.

    These days, many people in need of a huge screen would rather invest in home projectors. You will need to go for the 1080p projectors currently (the 4K projector from Sony costs $25,000), though this isn’t a loss, given the absence of 4K content in the market.

  • Samsung SC-03F Tizen Device Seen in FCC Listing

    Samsung has been in the news for a while now with regard to its very first Tizen smartphone. Now, the FCC listing has a Tizen smartphone whose model number is SC-03F and it is thought to be bound to NTT DocoMo, a Japanese carrier.

    Tizen Indonesia was the first to spot the FCC listing of the claimed Samsung SC-03F and this gadget has a design similar to the Samsung Galaxy S4. However, the alleged SC-03F comes with a sleeker profile than the Galaxy S4. According to the site, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon chipset, operating it 2.3GHz, powers the alleged Samsung SC-03F. It is worth noting that the same chipset is one that powers Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4 and the recently released Galaxy J.

    The spotted SC-03F model supports radio frequency bands such as WCDMA 850 and 850/1900MHz GSM. The connectivity options are Bluetooth 4.0 (low energy) and Wi-Fi. At this time, the details of the gadget’s innards are yet to be known.

    Besides, Sammobile proposes that the Japanese carrier (NTT DoCoMo) will be the very first mobile carrier to start selling the Tizen smartphone. It also suggests that Samsung might release the anticipated Tizen smartphone around February 23. According to an earlier report, Samsung would display its commercial gadets based on the Tizen OS in 2014 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Catalonia.

  • Cloud Storage Services Linked With Apps by Cloud Elements Hub

    A one-to-many document hub integration platform has been created by Cloud Elements that will offer a single API for developers to link cloud applications with the leading cloud storage and document services such as SkyDrive, Dropbox, Microsoft SharePoint, and Box.

    The company has also indicated that the new document hub will have support for Rackspace Files and Amazon S3 by early 2014.

    Cloud elements is extremely talented in creating ‘elements’ that are extensions of API’s whose main work is to speed up the integration of various cloud services. The company serves both SaaS developers as well as corporate IT teams that aim at integrating their applications with a variety of cloud services.

    In the past, such integration required the use of custom written integrations that always had to be updated.

    The CEO of SlideFish, Neil Smith indicated that the new elements from the company have taken a lot of pain from them. He indicated that the company will no longer have to worry about changes on the API from different cloud storage providers. This will enable such SaaS companies to integrate their services in a large scale at a faster and more reliable way than before.

  • The USPTO Offers an Issue Date For Mobile Gateway Patent for VoIP-Pal.Com


    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have finally offered an issue notification to VoIP-Pal.com for its mobile gateway patent. The issue date is set for January 14th 2014.

    The mobile gateway enables users to make long distance calls at the local rates through the use of the existing mobile telephone network. The users can also access the reserved telephone numbers extracted from the origination site of the call.

    The Chairman as well as CEO of VoIP-Pal.com, Dr. Thomas E. Sawyer stated that with the worldwide extension of LTE, services such as LTE broadcast, LTE connected vehicles, and carrier grade WiFi makes the Voip-Pal’s patented mobile Gateway quite obvious. He also indicated that VoIP-Pal is well set for the future, being technologically savvy in terms of mobile internet.

    Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google indicated that the mobile trend has seen a significant increase and is poised to stand out in 2014. He also indicated that Voip-Pal has the patented technology that will see it emerge as the leading player in the rapidly growing roaming internet.

  • Leaked Screenshots Purportedly Reveal New Smartphone UI from Samsung


    Although Samsung was busy with the CES 2014 announcements, a new rumor has indicated that the company is gearing up for its next generation User interface UI. Several screenshots that indicate the home screen panel for the new smartphone have been released by @evleaks, a popular tipster.

    The snapshots show the new design, icons and fonts that are totally reworked as compared to the TouchWiz UI that runs on the Android based Galaxy smartphones. A cartoonish theme is evident on the purported home screen panels.

    The alleged designed UI will include Internet, PlayBooks, S Health, Samsung Links, Play Store, dialer, S Memo, Maps, message, Gallery and Gmail. The design also indicates that users may be able to browse through different updates, which is similar to the BlinkFeed UI from HTC.

    The tipster unfortunately did not reveal when the new UI will be released and even if there will be a name change from the previous TouchWiz.

    However, Samsung is not expected to release the new UI on the Galaxy S5, its next flagship smartphone that is set to be released in February, at Mobile World Congress  that will be held in Barcelona, Catalonia.