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Yesterday we posted about a hinge design which would be perfect for a dual screen device.  Today we are posting on another HTC patent application which demonstrates a method of splitting the screen of a tablet-like device by drawing a gesture from one bevel to another, and interestingly explicitly shows the Windows Mobile flag.

The patent is summarizes as below.

A method for generating multiple windows frames, an electronic device thereof, and a computer program product using the method are provided. In the present method, first, a touch trajectory generated by continuously touching a touch panel of the electronic device is detected, wherein the center of the touch panel is a display area, and a non-display area surrounds the display area. Then, whether the touch trajectory is started from one side of the non-display area and passed through the display area to be extended to another side of the non-display area is determined. If so, the display area is split according to the touch trajectory to display at least two windows frames. As a result, an intuitional and convenient method for generating multiple windows frames in the display area is provided, and the operation of the electronic device is made very convenient.

HTC is well known to have had plans for a tablet which they have since shelved.  With the current popularity of tablets it is almost certain HTC will revive their plans, and it is likely we will see much of this technology show up in these devices also.

Read the patent here.

Porting apps from iPhone to iPad isn’t just resizing all your assets, your app needs to be re-adjusted to use the larger space and how your fingers don’t cover up 1/5 of the screen when in use. TweetDeck does this. More »

Erin Kutz wrote:

Westwood, MA-based Brightleaf, a provider of software for assembling and managing legal documents, has pulled in $2.9 million of a planned $3 million round of equity funding, according to an SEC filing. Foundry Group, a returning investor, led the round, Brightleaf VP of strategy Luke O’Brien said. The company had already raised $3 million in a previous round, according to a January 2009 filing.

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Previously we have heard many mixed messages regarding Copy and Paste in Windows Phone 7. Some member have been pretty strident about the lack of need for the technology, feeling their context sensitive one-click system was more than enough for most people.

At a DedvDays presentation in the Hague however program group manager Charlie Kindel acknowledged the howls of protest heard across the internet.

"We’ve heard your feedback loud and clear," said Kindel. "We look at this case and we will do the right thing,"

He said Microsoft was now working on a “good’ implementation of the copy-paste functionality in Windows Phone 7” although it is not clear if this will make it to the first release on devices.

Is this enough to entice our readers to the new OS? Let us know below.

Source: Tweakers.net via Allaboutphones.nl

Wolfram Alpha, the company behind the online computational knowledge engine that was launched last year, announced today that the price of its iPhone app will be reduced to $1.99 from $49.99. Additionally, the company has launched a new site optimized for mobile devices.

Those who purchased the iPhone app at its previous regular price of $49.99 or its sale price of $19.99 can request a refund via an online form through May 3.

via MacRumors iPhone Blog

Control4 is a suite of home automation devices that can tap into your security system, lights, home entertainment, thermostat and various other electronics. Now they have an iPad app. And soon you will be fat. More »

Who knows what you have planned this Easter, but if the weather isn’t great and you’re planning on being around over the break, spend some time at the V3.co.uk Software Store where we’re offering you the full current version of Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010, which has an RRP of $39.95. You’ll receive your own serial code which gives you a years worth of ‘Active Protection’ (read: updates).

Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 is a comprehensive system optimisation toolkit that enables you to scan your computer and run various speedup and tweaking modules so you can cleanse junk, erase unnecessary files and generally give your system a boost. If you’ve never used the software, then it’s more suited to users who want most of these tasks processed automatically, but it’s a freebie, so advanced users might want to test the software and see if it really does speed up their system.

The Uniblue SpeedUpMyPC 2010 promotion is live and exclusive on the V3.co.uk Software Store from midday GMT Friday 2nd of April through to 9am GMT Monday 5th of April. You’ll need to be a store member, but this is completely free and you can end your membership at any time.

V3.co.uk Software Store link.

The recently announced Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M10 has now been released widely in Asia.  The 3.5 inch WVGA Windows Mobile 6.5.3 device appears to be a pretty good device, only let down by its resistive rather than capacitive screen.

“The Garmin-Asus M10 is our answer to people’s need for a balance in the hectic Indian work-life scenario. The M10 runs on Windows Mobile, making it the ideal smartphone for business use, while its smart navigation capabilities, comprehensive social networking features and connected services enable users to lead a truly smart lifestyle. As such we believe that the Garmin-Asus M10 is the phone for the new Smart3 era. It is the ideal and powerful time-saving tool that is designed for anyone who is tired of carrying numerous devices and instead wants to carry one device that gives them many of the same features found on a stand-alone phone, laptop, PND and digital camera,” explained John Chen, Business Head – Mobile Communication Business, Asus India.

The device features the already finger-friendly Windows Mobile 6.5.3, but also many other enhancements by Asus, including their very nice task switcher, demonstrated in the video.

The handset runs the new generation, much snappier Qualcomm 7227 600 Mhz chipset, 512 MB RAM and ROM, plus an addition 4 GB build in storage and expansion via microSD card.

In India the device comes equipped with preloaded maps and voice guidance in Hindi and English.

The smartphone comes powered by a 1500 mAh battery, and of course comes bundled with a pretty nice car cradle.

The all-in-one Garmin-Asus Nuvifone M10 comes with a price tag of Rs. 19,990 (around $450)

Read more at Techgadget.in here.

Luke Timmerman wrote:

The image of the double helix has captivated the public imagination for a long time. But biotechnology today actually requires what you might call a triple helix of money, people, and ideas, according to John Mendlein, the chairman of San Diego-based Fate Therapeutics.

All three ingredients were in one place Wednesday night for Xconomy’s event on the 20-year outlook for the San Diego life sciences industry. About 175 people packed a commons at Biogen Idec’s San Diego campus to hear a panel discussion that featured Mendlein, Paul Schimmel of The Scripps Research Institute, Dan Bradbury of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, and Rusty Gage of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

“We get to peer into the future,” Mendlein said in his opening remarks. “Everyone in this room is responsible for our collective future. It really is all in our hands.”

Yes, I know, it sounds like weighty stuff, and it is. But Mendlein reminded people not to take themselves too seriously with this crystal ball stuff: “If you have questions about the future, these three gentlemen have all the answers,” Mendlein deadpanned. “You can ask them what their company stock prices will be five years from now, or 10 years from now, or 20.”

Once these guys settled into a groove, they offered up a lot of fascinating insights. Here are some of the highlights, edited for length and clarity as always.

Paul Schimmel on why he left MIT in the late 1990s to come to Scripps:

“I had many wonderful years at MIT. It’s a big place. A great place. I was well-supported. But I wanted to go back to being a seed again. I wanted to go to a place that was smaller, that would support me, and in my case [that was] The Scripps Research Institute, where there was at least the illusion of a lot of resources. But where the structure was such that you could feel you were in a scientific playground, and could start from scratch again.”

“The difference for me between Cambridge and San Diego was, when I went to Cambridge, it was a different era, but many seeds had already grown. You were basically finding your way among all these trees and trying to get new trees established. Here, there were fewer big trees. In that sense, for me it opened up more creative possibilities. It forced me even to a greater extent, into self-reliance, and freedom of thought.”

Dan Bradbury on what the San Diego biotech scene looked like when he arrived to join Amylin in the mid-90s:

“San Diego at that point had two pretty major …Next Page »

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It seems the problem plaguing the Facebook client on HTC Sense affects the HTC Touch Diamond 2 too, and HTC is slowly rolling out the fix to its various handsets.

Diamond 2 owners can visit HTC Support here and download the hotfix, which should leave device data intact, but of course a backup is still recommended.

[Windows only]: I am a freeware freak and whenever I find a utility that adds something productive in my daily computer usage, I use it without giving a second thought. Yesterday, I came across 7plus a free utility which adds tons of features and shortcuts to speed up the normal workflow in Windows.

During installation, 7plus provides some basic settings which you can check and customize. This includes choosing the explorer windows, shortcut to create folders and various other mouse and keyboard shortcuts. Actually there are a whole lot of mouse shortcuts to consider and I did write some of them on paper.

Here is how the settings panel of 7plus look:

Some of the useful features of the application are as follows:

Copy Filenames with a shortcut key: You can copy filenames using the Alt + C keyboard shortcut. The normal way around is hitting F2, highlighting the file name and then pressing Control + C. 7plus saves you from 3 different keystrokes while copying filenames.

Copy paths as well as filenames: If you want to copy the path of the file, use Control + Alt + C. This comes handy, when you are designing something and have to frequently copy the exact path of a file.

Go back: Love this one. Just hold down right mouse button and click the left one to go back one window. You can double click on any empty area of Windows explorer to go a folder upwards.

Add FTP Details: The application also does some FTP job, just set up the FTP details in the program settings, select a file which you want to upload and press Control + U. The file will be sent to your FTP server from Windows explorer.

Clipboard Manager: We have earlier seen some nice clipboard managers for Windows, but with 7plus you don’t need to use them at all. Press Windows key + V and a clipboard manager opens with the last 10 entries stored and ready to be used.

Check out this small video screencast to understand how 7plus works:

For a full list of features, check out this project page. Thanks Ghacks

Techie Buzz Verdict

7plus is an amazing little tool to tweak Windows the way you want. The program works with 32 bit as well as 64 bit editions of Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows7. It’s portable, doesn’t modify the registry and you can even use it from your USB drive on multiple computers. There is a small learning curve with the shortcut keys, but after using it for a while, you will love it.

Techie Buzz rating: 4.5/5 (Excellent)

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I apologize with being a little late with this one. Owen from MMMOOO let us know that Super QWERTY has been updated making it even better. Super QWERTY is a short cut application available in the BlackBerry Sync App Store, it gives you one key access to all your favorite and most used apps. So what has changed you ask?

The new features added are:

To upgrade to the newest version you can do it one of two ways. First, go online, sign into your BlackBerry Sync Store account, go to My Apps and click on the download to have the new version sent to your phone. Or the easiest way, go to the BlackBerry Sync Mobile Super Store on your BlackBerry device and go to your apps, and find Super QWERTY in your list of apps, click on it, it will look to see if you have updates and there you go! Update on your phone then and there. You can also go into Super QWERTY on your phone and check for updates.

If you don’t have Super QWERTY and want to know more about it, here’s a description from the BlackBerry Sync Store:

Super QWERTY enable you to quick access your applications like Messages, SMS, Tasks, Browser, BBM, Calendar, Google Maps, Gmail, Opera, MyPhone, Ever Light II etc just with one key. New features add bookmarks launch support! A must have tool on Blackberry.

The Super QWERTY application is in the BlackBerry Sync App Store for only $3.99. It includes the following features:

• The fastest way to access your applications at present.
• Quick launch a webpage from Super QWERTY.
• More than 70 shortcuts, you can set as much as your favorite applications.
• Your settings will be saved even your reinstall Super QWERTY.
• Quick start with the key “q” in main screen. (“w” for Spanish phones)
• You can start Super QWERTY in the system menu, launch from anywhere.
• Friendly design, attention to the used shortcuts, never mess up.
• You can enter the applications in Super QWERTY simply by clicking trackball/trackpad/trackwheel/enter key.
• Easily to compose a SMS/PIN/Email text to your contacts.
• You can click Space key to search an application
• You can choose one application to remove its shortcut
• You can choose to hide no shortcuts applications or not
• You can choose to exit Super QWERTY after launch an application or not.
• Automatically bring applications which has set shortcuts to the front.
• Customize application name
• Customize application color
• Lifetime free upgrade.
• Support OS 5.0

Grab your copy of Super QWERTY v1.3.0 by MMMOOO from the BlackBerry Sync App Store here

Super QWERTY is compatible with BlackBerry OS: 4.2, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.0

For Super QWERTY, One key to access all applications for wifi supported
BlackBerry: 8120 (Pearl), 82xx Pearl Flip series, 83xx Curve series, 85xx Curve series, 8820, 8900 (Curve), 8930 (Curve), 9000 (Bold), 9700 (Bold)

For Super QWERTY, One key to access all applications for non-wifi models
BlackBerry: 81xx Pearl series, 83xx Curve series, 87xx series, 88xx World series, 9100 (Pearl), 9630/9650 (Tour)

For Super QWERTY, One key to access all applications for Spanish models
BlackBerry: 81xx Pearl series, 82xx Pearl Flip series, 83xx Curve series, 85xx Curve series, 88xx World series, 89xx Curve series, 9000 (Bold), 9100 (Pearl), 9630/9650 (Tour), 9700 (Bold)

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Vlingo has been around for a while. I remember it back when it was free for all, and it was a great way to drive. In fact, there were many BlackBerry users who used the BlackBerry for this very app. And it has grown, improved, and become a more versatile application. Simple use with the touch of a button. Let’s take a look…

Vlingo is available in the BlackBerry App World or from the Vlingo website itself. The description of Vlingo for those of you who have never heard of Vlingo is as follows:

I downloaded and installed Vlingo Plus which is only $19.99 on my BlackBerry Tour 9630 with 5.0. It installed quickly and easily. There’s an interactive set up during which Vlingo helps you set your shortcut key and also scans your contacts. Here’s an interesting thing to remember. I have two different gmails on my phone, both were synced, however only one has family in it. The Vlingo the default synced contacts, not all the ones in the book. So I had to be sure that both of my gmails were synced with the same contacts.

So after it’s set up, you can go into the options and personalize it, perhaps make changes to what you’d like. I’m going to walk you through the application first. Clicking on the icon brings up a page with three sections: What Can I Say? Tell A Friend..; and SafeReader.

What Can I Say? This section explains how you can control your phone with voice and gives you examples. You can do a web search by voice, Dial with the command Dial or Call which you can do by name or number, Facebook status in which you can update your status by voice, Twitter updates, email which is exclusive to the paid version, Note to Self, Open Applications such as Open Calendar, and another feature of the paid is to use it within other applications. So if you are in BlackBerry Messenger you are able to hold the button down and say what you want to say and it will be spell it out for you to enter. Now the new feature: Hear incoming messages, turn on Vlingo SafeREader to hear the first 30 words of text or email messages read to you.

Tell A Friend lets you email a friend to tell them about Vlingo and how it’s really been a value to you.

SafeReader is the last part of the page which allows you to turn it on or off.

Clicking on your options key brings up Help and Online Support, as well as Options. I’m going to take you through the options next.

There are six sections in options. The first is General. This section is where you choose which key will be the voice key, the voice key behavior of Anywhere or Only On Vlingo Home, the language which can be US or UK English, Profanity Filtering which can be set to on or off, Vlingo Everywhere Behavior which can be set to Show Popup or Paste Immediately, Location Awareness which can be set to on or off, and how you want your contacts sorted.

The next section is Audio. In this section you can set Alert Tones to On or Off, Volume to Quiet, Normal, or Loud, Text to Speech Voice which can be set to Male or Femaile, TTS Playback which can be set to Off, Brief, or Full, and TTS Playback for Bluetooth.

The Applications section has SafeReader which can be set to SMS and Email, SMS Only or Email Only, the Web Search engine which you choose either Yahoo or Google, Note to Self in which you can Add Memo, Add Task, Send SMS to Self, or Send Email to Self. It also includes Twitter in which you set your login credentials, Auto-Dial which can be turned on or off, and Auto-Dial Behavior which can be set to Less Frequent, Standard, or more Frequent.

Next is Tagline. In this you can set the Email Tagline, SMS Tagline, and Facebook Tagline to be on or off. The Network Section has Auto Configure which you can Run Test. You can set the connection type to Direct TCP, BIS, or MDS.

Save your settings and you’re ready to use Vlingo. I tested this out with text, emails, in applications, and allowed the SafeReader to read. It works amazingly. For calling and texting it is so easy. You hold the key down, you see it listening and you speak into the phone as you hold the key down. I say “Call John” and it brings up John as it calls. I try holding the key down and say “Message to John, Message ‘What time did you say?’” and Vlingo types it up and I only have to hit send.

Using Vlingo in applications is easy too. I’m in the BlackBerry Messenger, I hold the key down while in chat and say what I want to answer and it sets to paste. SafeReader works great too.

Anyone could benefit from Vlingo, while you’re driving, while you’re working, in a hurry and want to save time while writing, it’s easy and fast. Save time and make things convenient. It’s a five star application and for the convenience it’s great. It didn’t slow my phone down at all. It’s easy to use, and the use of one side key of your choice makes it so easy to use. I can’t tell you how much of a convenience this application makes. Versatile and convenience beyond description,  you’ll have to try this out.

PROS: Understands and types, I didn’t have to use correcting as long as I spoke slow. It read my messages and let me use it in any application.

CONS: Only having to paste in other applications, and the fact that if you use syncing with your emails, and have a default, those are the contacts it will recognize.

Read about the free and paid version of Vlingo here and compare the features

Download Vlingo here

Download Vlingo from BlackBerry App World here

Vlingo is compatible with the following BlackBerry Devices: Bold (9000 series), Bold (9700), Curve (83xx), Curve (8900), Curve (8520), Pearl (81xx), Pearl Flip (82xx), Storm (9530), Storm 2 (9550), Tour (9630), World Edition (88xx)

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Gregory T. Huang wrote:

Seattle-based Cray (NASDAQ: CRAY), the supercomputing firm, announced today it has been awarded a $45 million, multi-year contract to provide the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) with a next-generation Cray supercomputer. The new computing platform, called Cielo, will support all three NNSA laboratories—Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The new supercomputer will be housed at Los Alamos and is slated to be delivered in the second half of this year.

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Hey everybody! Grab a seat and settle in as we take a look at some of the cool replacement keyboards for our phones. One of the best things about Android is flexibility. Don’t like the way something’s done? Well then replace it!

Since we spend so much time and effort typing out mail and messages on our phones, the keyboard is a great place to start customization. Join us after the break as we compare the different ways to get your message across.

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Its starting to look the the Metro UI that Microsoft is so proud of in Windows Phone 7 is in fact the next direction for desktop Windows also.

Chinese blog LiveSino.net have some leaked pictures of what they claim to be the next beta release of Internet Explorer 9, apparently set to be released in May 2009.  The user interface features so-called “chrome-less” web pages and a very minimalistic user interface based on the very narrow task bar, and includes the iconic cut off text and symbols of the ZuneHD and Windows Phone 7 series.

Now we can not be sure this is not an AFD mock-up but if real it could do a lot for the cohesiveness of the Windows ecosystem.

See another picture after the break.

Via DownloadSquad.com

As mentioned earlier, Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 UI seems to have caught the imagination of many, likely because its pretty unique. So unique in fact that Microsoft has applied for a patent for the design.

The September 2008 patent is summarized as such:

A panoramic graphical user interface includes a contiguous background and a collection of mixed-media content objects. The contiguous background includes one or more space-orientating graphical elements and is sized to fit within a first dimension of a display and to extend beyond a second dimension of the display. The collection of mixed-media content objects are anchored over the contiguous background. The collection of mixed-media content objects are arranged to fit within the first dimension of the display and arranged to extend beyond the second dimension of the display.

I guess that means it wont be showing up on an iPhone any time soon

Via Unwiredview.com

Install Windows on your Mac and you have to configure the size of the Windows partition, when you first configure your Bootcamp installation. It’s all-too-easy to define this partition on the small side, as we believe we’ll get rid of Bootcamp and move back to our Mac, at a later date. However, we believe that if you’re going to go through the hassle of configuring a Windows partition, installing Bootcamp and then Windows, you’re a pretty determined Windows user.

For that reason, you’ll need the flexibility of re-configuring your Windows/Mac partitions, after you’ve created Bootcamp, installed Windows and have dual-booted between both operating systems. Normally you can’t alter your Windows partition from the Mac and vice-versa.

Paragon CampTune for Mac 7.5 is a tool you can use to create a bootable CD that quickly and easily enables you to re-configure your Windows/Mac Bootcamp partition. Allocate more space to the Windows partition or remove some and give it back to the Mac partition.

We’ve got the full version of Paragon CampTune for Mac v7.5, worth $19.95, in the V3.co.uk Software Store, until midnight GMT Saturday.

V3.co.uk Software Store link.

Star Wars Galaxies: Stronghold of the Lok Revenants has players return to Lok to uncover the epic riches found in Nym’s fortress. Those who prove their worth will be rewarded with a bounty of pirate treasure. This game update includes an expanded version of the original Lok quest series, including new side quests, and adds a new piracy system in space that allows players to pull wealthy trade convoys out of hyperspace and pillage them with their starfighters.

The Star Wars Galaxies: Stronghold of the Lok Revenants game update includes:

* New rewards including the Jinkins J-1 Rifle, mounted Slugthrower decorations and Nym’s logo rug
* New space piracy system allows players to pillage trade convoys of new engines, shields and other bounty
* New space features including improved power for ship weapons and special tokens that are awarded for Destroy Duty Missions
* New Email Collections Reward – a model of Nym’s Starfighter “Havoc”