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Blackberry Apps Development

Wednesday 15 July 2009 @ 6:58 pm

blackberry-application-developmentWith the growing user base, BlackBerry is also gaining popularity among custom application developers. And being into custom application development for all mobile platforms, Rapidsoft Technologies is catering to a huge portion of this growing area.
Rapidsoft Technologies has a strong expert Blackberry developer’s team. Their endeavor is to create best and result oriented applications, in line with their clients’ business needs. One can get throughout support during the project development here. Quality and customer satisfaction always come first for Rapidsoft,http://www.rapidsofttechnologies.com .They have a very strong focus on Blackberry from the very beginning.“Blackberry is gaining acceptance globally and the number of requests for Blackberry applications are growing every day. We have grown our teams, streamlined our processes to be able to handle more. Initially there was a general perception that BlackBerry apps can be around the utility areas only but that is changing fast and we’re witnessing people going for various types of custom BlackBerry applications ” says Palak Biswas, Business Manager, Rapidsoft Technologies. “And importantly this trend is seen throughout the globe, starting from the Northern America to European region and even in fast growing economies like India. So, it’s more like a global wave for custom BlackBerry application that we’re witnessing and I foresee this to grow more and more in the next few years to come and we’re glad to cater to the need of our clients, as always.” he added.
About Rapidsoft Technologies 

Rapidsoft Technologies is an offshore outsourcing company in India specializing in custom software services and solutions. Apart from its corporate office in Gurgaon, the company has branch offices across the country. Rapidsoft Technologies has established itself as a market leader with a proven track record.

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Organize Your Life With New Iphone Apps

Wednesday 15 July 2009 @ 11:55 am

iphone_apps_jpgDo you sometimes feel yourself slipping into an organizational abyss? Do you get behind in your e-mail, overlook a few appointments, forget your mom’s birthday and neglect to pick up milk on the way home? A couple of years ago, I fell into such a state, and because I’ve long believed in the redemptive powers of technology, there was only one thing to do: I ran over to my nearest AT&T store and bought an iPhone.

I was hoping the phone would function as a poor man’s personal assistant — that it would constantly remind me of what I had to do next, and would record anything urgent I had to say. In truth, it took some time for the iPhone to work its way into my life. Even though smartphones can be tricked out with thousands of add-on applications, only a few prove truly useful when it comes to organization.

Here are some of the best apps to keep your life running smoothly.

TO-DO LISTS The iPhone has so many apps for to-do lists that I had to make a to-do list just to get through the main offerings. Your preference will depend on how you work. Some of the best task-management apps — including Things, by Cultured Code, and OmniFocus, by the Omni Group, which each cost $20 — are meant to be used with their very good Mac counterparts; if you’re a fan of those programs, you would do well to add their iPhone companions.

My favorite stand-alone organizational app is reQall, which David Pogue has already praised in The Times. ReQall really does turn your iPhone into a personal assistant — you dictate all your to-dos, reminders, appointments and other ephemera, and it translates your commands into actionable tasks. (I find the free version good enough, but heavy users might want to invest in the $25-a-year Pro version.)

If you’re not a fan of dictation, consider Remember the Milk, a to-do app that distinguishes itself from others by its extensive operations on the Internet cloud. The program syncs with lots of calendar programs (including those from Microsoft, Apple and Google), and can be used anywhere online. To use Remember the Milk on your mobile device — not just for the iPhone but also BlackBerrys and Windows Mobile phones — you must subscribe to the Pro edition, which costs $25 a year.

AT WORK ON THE GO A great personal assistant will always be on hand with just the right document, spreadsheet or other little gadget that helps you out when you’re traveling. To get that kind of service from an iPhone, you’ll need to download several dedicated apps.

Among my favorites is Air Sharing ($5 for the standard version, $10 for more features), which turns your iPhone into a wireless drive — think of it as a U.S.B. thumb drive, without the U.S.B. plug.

Air Sharing requires a bit of one-time set-up on your computer (Mac, Windows or Linux); after that, your iPhone looks and acts just like another drive on your machine. Drag files in and out, and they are transferred over Wi-Fi. And now they’re accessible through any other computer you come into contact with. Plus, because the app works wirelessly, several people can gain access to the files at once. You can’t do that with U.S.B.

Of course, many kinds of files don’t travel well on a phone, because they don’t look very good on a small screen. A large spreadsheet, for instance, is nearly incomprehensible on an iPhone. That’s where RoamBi comes in.

This free app takes standard spreadsheet files from your desktop and turns them into beautiful interactive “visualizations” — pie charts, bar graphs, flip books and other designs made especially for a small interface. RoamBi is a terrific way to analyze huge sets of numbers quickly. You can feed it your company’s sales list, for instance, and then brush up on each client’s detailed sales history on the cab ride to the meeting.

Sometimes, when you’re traveling, you need one of those old-school devices that is still annoyingly necessary — a fax machine. Say the home office needs you to send a file with your signature, or you’ve got a pile of receipts that you need to scan in for your expenses. JotNot ($3) turns your iPhone into a scanner.

Snap a steady picture of a document and then outline the area you want to scan — JotNot enhances the image and turns it into a document to be e-mailed. I’ve found that if you take the picture carefully, JotNot can capture a document as well as a fax machine can. And, of course, it’s much easier to carry around.

Last, an app meant to keep you safe while you multitask: Email ’n Walk is a 99-cent program that uses your iPhone’s camera to show you a live picture of everything you’re missing while you hold your phone in front of your face.

This way, you can write a message while still keeping an eye on the sidewalk ahead. That’s probably still not very safe — use it wisely! — but it’s certainly better than e-mailing blind.

WHEN YOU NEED TO EAT Personal assistants, my celebrity friends tell me, have a talent for helping out with all the little things in life — making sure that your refrigerator is well stocked, or that you have reservations to the best restaurants. Here, the iPhone excels.

Take Grocery IQ (99 cents), the best of several grocery-list apps. It has a clever predictive-entry system that seems to know about every single item in the modern American megamarket. Type in K-R-A-F, for example, and a list pops up to show every product made by Kraft, like cocktail sauce or Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows. (You can also type in generic items, like toilet paper or toothpaste.)

Because you need to enter only a few letters of any word, drawing up your list is incredibly quick. Even better, you can check off each item as you buy it — and if you tell Grocery IQ about the layout of your neighborhood market, it will sort the list according to aisle number.

When it’s time to check out, try CardStar, a free app that displays your supermarket or drugstore club card. You can then scan the iPhone’s screen at the checkout. You no longer have to carry around a dozen discount cards every time you leave the house.

Your personal assistant will thank you.

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Know The Right Way To Unlock Iphone

Friday 3 July 2009 @ 1:08 pm

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Leave Your Chores to a Robot

Saturday 13 June 2009 @ 4:01 pm

RobotResearchers at the University of Tokyo are integrating information technology and robotics to develop robots that can perform household chores. Their work on the Information and Robot Technology Research Initiative, or IRT, has already resulted in public demonstrations by some housekeeping robots. One such demonstration featured the Home Assistant Robot, developed in collaboration with seven private sector firms, including Toyota Motor Corp. and Olympus. In another demonstration, IRT’s Kitchen Robot, developed together with Panasonic, showed off its ability to load dishes into a dishwasher.

The Home Assistant Robot

The Home Assistant Robot is 155 centimeters tall and has a humanoid appearance. It moves about on two wheels, has three fingers on each hand, and has several cameras on its head that allow it to recognize the objects in front of it. The robot’s most remarkable features are its ability to grasp soft objects and its capacity to reattempt tasks that it has failed to perform correctly.

At its public demonstration the robot performed such tasks as operating a washing machine and mopping the floor. First off, it picked up a tray of dishes and carried them from the dining table to the kitchen sink. Then it demonstrated its ability to use a washing machine by grasping a shirt hanging over the back of a chair and taking over to the washer. At that point, however, it was unable to pinpoint the location of the button to open the washer’s lid. It did not give up, though; it retreated momentarily and made two or three further attempts before succeeding in opening the lid. When mopping the floor, meanwhile, the robot deftly moved a dining room chair with its right hand while using its left to mop under the table. Thereafter it resumed using both its hands to mop the areas free of furniture.

The Kitchen Robot

IRT’s Kitchen Robot is shaped like a hinged desk lamp; instead of a light, though, at the tip is an appendage with two parts that open and close like a crocodile’s mouth, enabling it to grasp objects. Handling delicate objects like dishes calls for an accurate sense of the object’s center of gravity and the application of just the right amount of pressure – not too weak, not too strong.

To make this possible, multiple sensors were built into the robot’s gripping appendage, and the surface of the mechanism was constructed of soft nylon resin and silicon rubber. In demonstrations, the robot used its hand to grasp each bowl, plate, or glass carefully by its rim, rinse it two or three times, and empty any remaining water before placing it in the nearby dishwasher. It was especially careful when loading the dishes; for example, the robot would pause if a dish came into contact with a partition inside the dishwasher. After successfully loading three dishes, the robot closed the washer and pushed the switch to turn it on.

In addition to these two robots, IRT is also working to develop household robots to assist the elderly and the disabled. For example, its Personal Mobility Robot provides a single, seated user with the means to move about, and its Monitor Robot keeps an eye on users’ movements and issues an alert if it notices something unusual. (March 2009)

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How To Build Solar Panels To Make Free Electricity

Saturday 13 June 2009 @ 12:48 pm

solarpanelSolar power systems exist in two kinds. The first kind is ‘Solar thermal collector’ panels, which focus solar energy into a liquid medium, usually water, heating the liquid that is then utilized as and where it is required. The other kind is the photovoltaic module. They convert the sun’s energy into electricity, which can then be distributed immediately or stored within a battery to be used later.

Photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal panels are both made of silicon. They act as semiconductors. When sunlight hits the solar power panels, some of the energy is absorbed within the semiconductor material. That energy knocks electrons within the silicon loose, allowing them to flow freely.

Once the electric fields within the panels are freed by light energy, they force electrons to flow in one specific way. This flow of electrons is also known as a current. By simply placing metal contacts on the top and bottom of the solar panels, the current can be drawn off as electricity to be used externally.

Solar panels have built-in electric fields that, when combined with the current described above, will give us what we call a wattage. We use this to describe the power of each panel.
There are many very good reasons for installing solar panels. Top of the list is the huge savings you will make on your utility bills. Many people feel good that they are reducing their carbon footprint. Solar panels give out next to no carbon dioxide. Thereby, they reduce our carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 1.2 million tonnes per annum.

Solar panels are most frequently fitted to the roof or along an external wall of the home. Be sure to check with the local council before doing this. The local authorities in most countries agree that it is acceptable to install solar roof panels. However, certain locations do require detailed listed criteria.

Solar power is one of the most bountiful of the possible energy supplies that we have here on Planet Earth. As the technology behind solar panels improves in terms of their efficiency, so the cost of installing them is falling. When added to a range of governmental subsidies, tax credits, rebates and grants, the widespread installation of solar panels onto the average householder’s roof is becoming more and more realistic. As the prices are falling further thanks to local competition in the marketplace, so, it would seem that the future of solar panels is very bright indeed.


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Andy O Silliven is an engineer and author in the fields of electrical engineering. He enjoys writing about the topic and keeping up with current events and research in the area of renewable energy sources.

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Blackberry: New Mobile Phone Innovation And Creativity

Tuesday 9 June 2009 @ 2:27 pm

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The sophisticated handsets of BlackBerry are popular all around the world. BlackBerry mobile phones come with discreet looks. Due to their advantageous facilities they have gained name and have given a big competition to other mobile phones.

The touch screen possesses the feature of the QWERTY keyboard, front size is selectable and there is the function of auto rotate. The handset has the function of voice dialing and making conference calls. The device is always ready to take the commands of the user and then follow them. Social networking sites like Face book, My Space are compatible with the handset. One can also send the emails with attachments. For the data transfer connectivity like 3GHSDPA, GPRS, EDGE,USB and Bluetooth. The user can enjoy many multimedia feature with this handset.

Some of the recent mobile phones are BlackBerry 9500 Storm,  BlackBerry Pearl 8110, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 34. With these handset any one can impress the people around. QWERTY keyboard is a must feature in every handset of BlackBerry. BlackBerry 9500 Storm is an elegant, 3G smart phone. The 3.2 inch touch scree can display 65K colours and possess the resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. The gadget posses 3.2 MP camera with auto focus and flash. Videos can also be recorded. Video player is supported with the formats MPEG4, H263, H264, and WMV.

BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is another popular handset in demand. The device weighs just 91 gm. This device is like other BlackBerry mobile phones , it has a QWERTY keyboard. The gadget gives a solid feeling. The device is the member of the popular BlackBerry Pearl series. The Pearl 8110 comes in three stylish colours- black, blue and pink. The consumer can buy the device matching his personality. BlackBerry Curve 8310 is also a highly attractive set. One can feel the smart phone with curve appeal. The handset gives a solid look and suits the personality of men, giving them the feeling of being tough. The total weight of the handset is 111gm. A wide screen and QWERTY keyboard rule the front part of the gadget. Connectivity like USB, GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth support the device.

You can discover the new innovations with BlackBerry mobile phones and make an impression on the people around. These gadgets are good for professional people. These handsets bring the every possible feature in front of people. They need the real cheering as they open the world of possibilities in front of people.

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