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The Apple iPhone 5 marks a break in Apple’s traditional annual launch cycle, which for years has seen the launch of the company’s next-generation smartphone in June or early July.

June 29th 2007 marked the launch of the debut iPhone, which was followed by the iPhone 3G on July 11th 2008, the 3GS on June 19th 2009, and the Apple iPhone 4 on June 24th 2011.

However, we’re edging towards August 2011, and there’s still no sign of Apple’s fifth-generation iPhone. And with so many rumours circulating, we’re still none the wiser as to when it’ll be available, with some sources claiming it’ll land August, with others predicting a November release.

So, what are the chances of it launching in August? According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, it’s looking quite likely. Citing two “concrete data points” – including an iPhone manufacturing equipment supplier – Munster claims that all signs are pointing towards an August release. In fact, having done some of his own calculations, he predicts that the iPhone 5 will be landing on August 24th.

Furthermore, a UK job listing for ‘full-time iPhone Sales Staff’ hints that the smartphone could be landing in just a few weeks time. The temporary position is asking for staff for the period between August 16 and October 29 – suggesting that Apple’s looking to increase its retail staff ahead of a product launch. Likely to be that of its hotly-anticipated next-gen smartphone.

There may be plenty of theories that the handset’s coming in August, but September is still looking like the most likely release date. Multiple sources continue to add weight to the rumours, so how likely is a September release?

First off, there’s Reuters, which is claiming that the smartphone will go into production in August, followed by a September release. Although this is by no means confirmation, the news source cites ‘three people with direct knowledge of the company’s plans’. This is backed up by comments from Craig Berger, an analyst at FBR Capital Markets, which having studied Apple’s traditional launch cycle, claims a ‘September launch is looking more likely’.

The September rumours don’t end there. Swisscom, a Swiss mobile phone operator, has ‘let slip’ that the handset will be released in the United States on September 5th. It adds that it will then be released across Europe on October 5, which is when it will start selling the smartphone. This matches up perfectly with the ‘confirmation’ from a China Mobile ex-employee, which claimed it would start selling the iPhone from September 5 2011.

Although a September launch is looking likely, Phones4U are claiming the iPhone 5 won’t be launching until November 23rd. Speaking to UK gadget-website T3, an employee from the St Albans store supposedly let slip that it’s be landing in November, and will be on ‘similar tariffs to the iPhone 4′.

Although an exact date is still to be confirmed, a September release is looking most likely. A launch is certainly just round the corner, at least, as Apple has reportedly ordered 15 million units of its still-unannounced smartphone. That’s according to the Cupertino company’s component makers, which also claims it’ll start shipping in ‘September 2011′.

Here’s awaiting Apple’s official announcement. Whenever that may be.

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The Smartphone was first embraced by the HTC mobile phone legend; the mobile phone came with many interesting features such as: multi-formats for music, GPRS and EDGE connectivity, touch screen and many other features. Today the Smartphone by HTC now boasts of the 3.2 AMOLED captive touch screen, Wi-Fi kicks, 5Megapixel camera and an adored slimline profile. Certainly the Smartphone has brought it all when it comes to the mobile phone experience. Now you can enjoy the Smartphone & mobile internet features. The mobile phone Windows has added much more fun to the mobile phone revolution and now you can enjoy the internet fun spots such as twitter and facebook.

The best moments anyone will tell you about the mobile experience are certainly the times that one logs onto the internet. The internet gives you more than just entertainment for some people it has even become a business platform. The mobile internet features include: updating yourself with facebook, finding directions on Google maps, My space account, shopping on eBay and so many features to look at and get involved online.

The windows internet explorer for mobile phones presents all the best when it comes to the navigation of the web community. Now you can practically do all that you can do on your PC right on the Smartphone. Well, this is certainly something to give the manufacturers of the Smartphone thumbs up for. The navigation methods of the Smartphone which sometimes include; the touch screen, bring a whole new dimension when it comes to surfing the internet, now the surfing of the internet can now be done effectively on the mobile phone.

The internet connectivity features offer users with so much more, the phone has got the 3G internet connectivity that offers users with faster internet. Now you can send videos and watch videos online. The Smartphone also offers increased battery life for the time spent on the internet as compared to other mobile phones. The video calling and instant chat services embrace a new dimension of the communication world and certainly people have to adore the Smartphone. The Smartphone & mobile internet bring you the world of business closer to your pocket, you will enjoy the stock exchange markets and certainly embark on the spread sheet markets right on your mobile phone. Certainly the Smartphone shows that it is nothing other than “smart” when it comes to mobile phones.

by Jared D. Ingram

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Gadgets take much of the bore out of traveling. Sitting for hours on a long plane flight isn’t as mind-numbing when you bring some technology. Gadgets are good for children and adults. Having a few gadgets while traveling keeps the mind engaged, and the boring part of the trip doesn’t seem so long.

iPod

The iPod is a device used for audio and video. More expensive iPods play short movies, but the gadget is mostly used as a music player. Depending on the model, the iPod holds hundreds of MP3 files for hours of playtime. When packing an iPod for travel, ensure you’ve not forgotten the power cable. On long trips, the iPod will only last approximately a day. A USB cable and power adapter are included with the device to recharge the battery. If you bring a laptop, it’s a perfect source for an iPod battery recharge.

Sony PSP or Nintendo DS

Both these gadgets are portable video game devices. Sony PSP and Nintendo DS devices can keep you busy throughout the entire trip. Nintendo DS is great for puzzles and mind teasers. Nintendo provides memory games and puzzles that are suitable for older gamers. Sony PSP is the best portable video game device for action games. Make sure you pack plenty of games to keep you busy, especially when the trip is long. The PSP can also play multiplayer video games. This option is ideal for parents with multiple children or a group of friends who all own the device.

iPhone

The iPhone has hundreds of games and software to download from the application store. Although gaming on the iPhone isn’t as streamlined and convenient as the PSP and DS, the iPhone offers games that you can’t find on other portable video game players. The iPhone also masquerades as an iPod. It plays music and holds several gigabytes of MP3 files. What makes the iPhone most beneficial is its large screen for web browsing. You can use the iPhone to retrieve email and read your favorite online forum while traveling.

Digital Camera

A digital camera is a gadget requirement for any trip. Gadget geeks who like crisp images aren’t satisfied with blurry cell phone pictures. A digital camera can also be used as a mini storage device. When bringing a digital camera on a trip, don’t forget the adapter that charges the device. Digital camera batteries don’t last very long when the device is used often. If you carry a laptop with you on the trip, bring the USB cable that connects the camera to the computer. It’s a great way to upload pictures and create an image archive of the trip.

Amazon Kindle

The Kindle is a product for digital books. Some print companies offer Kindle versions of books, which provide a digital version of any traveler’s favorite novel. The Kindle is bought directly from Amazon, and you can download books as you finish each novel. The Kindle is great for long plane flights, since wireless phones like the iPhone are required to be powered off. It’s also easier to travel with a Kindle, because it is lightweight and doesn’t take as much space in a suitcase.

The advantage of each of these items is the amount of time each device consumes. A long, tiresome plane or car ride using these gadgets eliminates much of the boredom. The disadvantage of these gadgets is the price tag. Most of them cost several hundred dollars, so the average traveler can only afford one. Although they are expensive, just one of these gadgets will rid you of travel boredom.

The low-down on mobile apps and mobile websites.

Let’s get the definitions out of the way. Mobile apps are basically small applications that you download and run on your feature phone or smart phone. An app will run locally on your handset and may or may not access services on the web to update and refresh the content that’s displayed. In contrast, a mobile website is basically a slimmed down version of a normal website that’s optimised for the smaller display area that’s typical of feature phones and smart phones. Mobile websites are generally accessed via a browser application on your handset.

Which one should I choose for my business?

Well, for starters, mobile apps are cool and thanks to the Apple iPhone and Google Android app stores, they are easier than ever to access and download. You will need to develop a different version of your app for each major mobile operating system though – about 4 or 5 of those at the moment.

On the other hand, a properly designed mobile website can be viewed on pretty much any mobile that has web access. You can’t do as much with them as you could with an app though, since they rely on web technologies and don’t have access to all the fancy built-in-features that an app running natively on your handset will have – stuff like the camera, GPS module, address book. There’s always a catch.

The best option will depend on your business. We can’t give you the answer, but we can hopefully give you some helpful advice before you go spending any of that critical marketing budget. Ignore the hype, forget about the cool factor, and consider the following important points before making your decision – Need. Audience. Budget.

Do I really need a mobile app or mobile website?

Before starting out, it’s worth writing down your list of reasons for creating a mobile app or mobile website for your business. Think about what you would like to achieve and what you would like your product to do.

Are you trying to create a potential new revenue stream? Are you looking for new ways to promote your business? Are you targeting other businesses or consumers? How do customers access your existing products and services? Will your product display interactive content or will it be used as a static information portal? How often will you be updating content? What type of content will you be displaying? Is your product fun or unique? Will it always require internet access?

We could go on and on but ultimately it’s not a question of whether you need a mobile app or mobile website. Rather, it’s about what is best for your business and we can only give some guidelines.

If you don’t already have a website or are in the middle of building one, ask your web developers to build it in such a way that it will be optmised for mobile. It may require an extra outlay but will be less costly than starting from scratch.

If your existing website is relatively static but would like to enhance your online presence and get the benefits of mobile advertising, consider a mobile website. Site visitors coming from mobile ad clicks will get a good first impression of your business when they are presented with easily readable information formatted nicely for their mobile phone.

If your product is for fun, is highly interactive, is intended as a standalone marketing tool or revenue generator, is designed to be used offline, or requires users to regularly access large video or media files it probably makes more sense to go down the mobile app route.

Who are the audience for my mobile app or mobile website?

When we talk about audience, we are referring to two very separate ideas – the target market for your business and the overall set of people that can actually access mobile apps and mobile optimised websites.

First off, think about your existing customer base and how they currently interact with your business through your website, RSS feeds, Facebook pages, and LinkedIn profile. Since smart phones will only become more and more prevalent, a mobile app or website will give you a good platform to build on existing customer relationships and extend your reach to a population that is becoming increasingly mobile.

If your main aim is to increase your profile and presence in the mobile space, it’s a good idea to start off by taking advantage of existing technologies. If people are using Facebook on their mobile and click a link on your Fanpage for more information, its a good bet that unless your page loads in a few seconds and displays well, they will give up and go somewhere else pretty fast. Bottom line – best to make sure any pages you link to from your social media sites load quickly, display relevant information, and look good on mobile.

The main benefit of a mobile website is it’s large audience reach. A site that is properly optimised for mobile should display well on the majority of feature phones and smart phones that are web-enabled. However, when you move into the realm of apps, things become a whole lot different. Since apps are mainly confined to smart phones, your target audience is narrowed to the phones or platform(s) your application is designed to run on and the percentage of people actively using each platform.

Our main advice to you here is before going down the app route, consider the size of your own potential business audience and find out how many of them are using the 5 major smart phone operating systems: iOS (iPhone), Android, Blackberry OS, Symbian (Nokia), and Windows. By doing this, you will get a good feel for how many versions of an app you should potentially develop.

How much should I budget for a mobile app or mobile website?

Answer: How long is a piece of string? There really is no easy answer to this. It will come down to exactly what you want to achieve and what you want your site or app to be able to do and ultimately who you get to do it. It would be unfair to even give guide prices but what we can say is that any prices you are quoted should be grounded in reality.

If your site is based on WordPress or some similar content management system, there may be free or low-cost plugins available to display the pages optimised for mobile. If your main website was built using recent technologies like xhtml and css, optimising it for mobile should not be that difficult or costly, assuming it has mostly static content. If it has more dynamic content with lots of bells and whistles, don’t be tempted to just replicate each page. Limit your site to the pages that will transfer well to smaller mobile screens.

On the mobile app side, the costs can range from hundreds to tens of thousands, depending on the complexity of the app and the number of platforms it will be developed for. There are sites on the web where you can create basic apps for free but these will typically be limited to a predefined set of templates that allow minimal modifications. Some may also charge for hosting content which is something to watch out for.

Philip Culbert is the Sales and Marketing Manager with uMobilize Promotions. They are the providers of the uConnect mobile marketing platform. To find out more about uConnect visit http://www.uConnectsms.co.uk or http://www.uConnect.ie

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uMobilize Promotions Ltd
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So, what does that mean for your business? Simple! There are potential customers in your local area looking for a business like yours using their cell phones, PDAs or BlackBerrys to find them.

I recently ran across a report on some research done by a company called BurstMedia founded in 1995. Here is how they describe themselves on their website:

Burst Media works for independent web publishers to provide advertising representation, services, and technology across the broadest and deepest number of interest-based web sites online.

The report covered research they had recently done on how consumers use their gadgets more and more. Some of the facts that came out of the research were that 56% of the people surveyed use their mobile devices to shop!

What this means is that if someone is looking for a business – bookstore, pizzeria, dry cleaners, office supplies, or whatever – on a mobile device it means that they are in the market area and want to buy. If you are present on their device, they will find you.

As the motto of this site says: “If your customers can’t find you on the internet, they’ll find your competition.” Can you afford that? Can you afford to have that customer walk past your door, on their mobile device, following the instructions on how to get to your competitor down the block?

At the least, you need to be on the Google map for your location. Better yet, you could create another mini-website which is optimized for mobile application and have small ads on it. Or maybe a coupon code for mobile users.

It’s the time to get creative. There is too much money on the table to ignore the impact mobile devices can have on your business.

Need more convincing, read the rest of the survey results and how mobile marketing affects your business in this report from BizReport.com.

Tom Dewell has over 30 years of sales and marketing experience, both in the US and in Europe. He has been involved in start-ups and small companies, has managed import/export operations, retail stores, and was the national manager for a multi-billion dollar international manufacturing group.
He is now focusing his energy on helping local businesses get found on the internet, getting those customers in the store, and teaching them how to manage their website visitors and their in-store customers.
You can visit his website at: http://www.local-business-search-marketing.com/

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In March 2010, AT&T, one of the leading mobile service provider in the U.S., launched a campaign to educate consumers about the dangers of texting while driving. This documentary featuring families affected by texting while behind the wheel is being distributed to educators, government officials, safety organizations and public as part of a educational awareness campaign.

Youtube Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DebhWD6ljZs

What you need is your own portable means of income that will give you the flexibility and freedom to work anytime, anywhere.

Imagine working in your garden, from a beach, or your holiday home in Brazil. Well, with the technology available today, the dream can actually be a reality.

So what businesses are most suitable for this type of mobile work and lifestyle? There are more than you think. Just take a look at the Top 10 list below and if any of them spark your imagination, use the links to investigate further and see what is possible.

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1. Virtual Assistant

Take your administrative skills worldwide! Who says that you have to work for one boss in the same company? Anyone with office and computer skills could set up as a VA from their home. Using modern technology your clients can be based anywhere.

http://www.ivaa.org (International Virtual Assistants Association)

http://www.AssistU.com

[http://www.allianceofvirtualassistants.org.uk]

2. Ebay Trader

Ebay is an international online marketplace, making it a perfect business to operate from any country. With a little organization you could spend 6 months in the UK trading under Ebay UK and then 6 months in another country of your choice trading under the Ebay sister site of that country.

Sign up for a free Ebay account and take a little test drive!

http://www.ebay.com

3. Newsletter Publisher

Package your knowledge in a newsletter, distribute it electronically and charge a subscription fee to people interested in your subject. The thirst for knowledge knows no boundaries. This works perfectly well as an electronic newsletter as well as via postal mail.

http://www.emailuniverse.com

4. Online Tutor

Online tutors or e-tutors guide students through an internet learning experience. If you have a teaching background, why not create courses that can be delivered electronically via email, online tutorials or audio/video conferencing, as well as telephone conference calls.

http://www.elearningprofessional.com (Certified e-Learning Professional Programme)

[http://www.sheffcolac.uk/lettol/] (LeTTOL – Learning to Teach Online)

[http://www.teleclass.com]

5. Personal or Business Coach

Coaching is a profession you can do part time, full time, in addition to another job. Most coaching is conducted via the phone and email, and with the many low cost phone packages available, it is becoming increasingly easier to run this type of business from any location.

http://www.coachfederation.com (International Coaching Federation)

http://www.coachville.com (Coachville – extensive coaching information portal)

6. Web Designer / Graphic Designer

If you can create graphics, logos, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, advertisements, using desktop publishing software or web designer software, you could run your own design business from home, and that home could be anywhere.

Contact your local colleges for courses.

7. Writer / Travel Writer

Writing is perhaps the ultimate portable business. With your laptop and your imagination, you could write whenever, wherever. Why not become a Travel Writer and turn your travel adventures into a book, or write articles for magazines about your experiences.

[http://www.writernet.org.uk]

http://www.awaionline.com (American Writers & Artists Institute)

8. Stock Market Trading

This doesn’t have to be for the elite or financially well-versed anymore. Keep abreast of market trends and stock performance and this could be a viable business operational from home or any location.

http://www.tradingday.com

9. Copywriter

A copywriter is someone who uses words to sell products and services. One huge perk of being a freelance copywriter is the flexible lifestyle. You can earn your living from anywhere in the world – a holiday home, an island, or your own home.

http://www.awaionline.com (American Writers & Artists Institute)

10. Computer Software Engineer

Using your skills in design, development, testing and evaluation of computer software you can develop your own products or work on a freelance basis for companies worldwide.

See local colleges for courses.

About The Author:

Jacqueline Long has unchained herself from her desk job and created her own portable internet business working from home in London and loving it!

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