New Sony PSP: PSP GO!

PSP GO! brief details:
- 3.8" screen
- 43% lighter than previous version
- 16 Gig memory
- Bluetooth support
- No UMD
- Memory slot for extra memory capacity VIA MicroSD
- Downloads games and movies
- Out this FALL
- NEW METAL GEAR SOLID, JAK, LBP, GT FOR PSP!!
- PSP Go is considered the "premium" product
- Releasing in Fall this year
- Push for smaller, download only games
- Gran Turismo PSP most likely launch title













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Verizon Wireless Opens for Business Today in Central Virginia as Alltel Integration Is Completed

Customers in Selected Virginia Markets to Benefit from Enhanced Network Coverage and Broadband Data Speeds, Access to First Touch Screen BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM) and Other Cool Devices.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., -- On Saturday, May 30, for the first time ever, local former Alltel customers will have access to the nation's largest, most reliable wireless network as Verizon Wireless opens for business in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Madison Heights, Martinsville and South Boston, Virginia. In January, Verizon Wireless completed its purchase of Alltel and has spent the last four months integrating networks, preparing to convert billing systems, upgrading high-speed wireless broadband service, and re-merchandising stores. Former Alltel customers in markets to be retained by Verizon Wireless in Central Virginia now have access to Verizon Wireless' leading lineup of devices and data services, such as V CAST Music and Video, MiFi and VZ Navigator, and can visit Verizon Wireless stores across the country for sales and service. Customers can also participate in Verizon Wireless' Friends & Family(R), which allows unlimited calling to up to 10 phone numbers, including out-of-network calls and landlines.

The former Alltel locations in Central Virginia which have been converted to Verizon Wireless Communications stores are located at:

•874 Rio East Court, Charlottesville (434-973-8531)
•100 River Bend Drive, Charlottesville (434-293-3216)
•3919 Wards Road, Lynchburg (434-237-1729)
•21039 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg (434-832-0378)
•308 Amelon Square Center, Madison Heights (434-929-1248)
•294 W. Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville (276-666-0818)
•4120 Halifax Rd., South Boston (434-575-5250)

The new Verizon Wireless stores are open from 10 am to 9 pm Monday - Saturday and from 10 am to 7 pm on Sunday.

Customers will be able to purchase wireless devices available exclusively through Verizon Wireless like the BlackBerry Storm, the world's first touch-screen BlackBerry, which features a music player, 3.2 megapixel camera, camcorder and HTML Internet web browser; the LG Voyager and V(R) 2; the Samsung Alias(TM) II; the G'zOne Boulder, a ruggedized phone built to military specifications as well as global devices for use in more than 200 countries.

Both former Alltel and existing Verizon Wireless customers in these areas will also now benefit from network enhancements resulting from the integration of the two companies' networks, including increased coverage in a number of areas of the Commonwealth. Wireless data speeds have been increased in Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and Martinsville, as more than 100 former Alltel cell sites have been upgraded to EVDO Rev A technology, which means customers with wireless broadband-capable devices can now have access to faster Web surfing, and email access. The company's Mobile Broadband service provides average download speeds of 600 kilobits per second (kbps) to 1.4 megabits per second and average upload speeds of 500-800 kbps. That translates to downloading a 1 Megabyte e-mail attachment - the equivalent of a small PowerPoint(R) presentation or a large PDF file - in about eight seconds and sending the same-sized file in less than 13 seconds.

Real-Life Can You Hear Me Now?(R) Team Tests Local Network

Continued network enhancements are planned in the months ahead. To help define areas for coverage and capacity improvements, Verizon Wireless has a real-life test woman driving the local roads in one of the company's specially equipped performance monitoring vehicles. Each vehicle is loaded with computers that measure voice call quality and data connection speeds of Verizon Wireless and other wireless carriers.*

"We're thrilled to be open for business, and welcome the approximately 500,000 former Alltel customers in Central Virginia to the Verizon Wireless family," said Mike Maiorana, president of Verizon Wireless in Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland. "We're looking forward to serving these customers, and adding many new customers, as we plan to earn their business every day. I am proud of the team we have in place to serve customers in our stores, on the phone, and online, and welcome everyone to check out our remodeled stores and our best-in-class product lineup."

HopeLine(R) Phone Recycling Program Benefits Domestic Violence Victims

All Existing Verizon Wireless stores participate in the company's national HopeLine program, which collects no-longer-used wireless phones (all models, from all wireless carriers) and accessories to be refurbished, recycled and/or sold. Proceeds benefit victims of domestic violence through grants and the donation of wireless phones and service. Since HopeLine's recycling program was launched nationwide in 2001, Verizon Wireless has awarded more than $6.3 million in cash grants to domestic violence agencies and organizations and distributed more than 76,000 phones with more than 228 million minutes of free wireless service to be used by victims of domestic violence.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless voice and data network, serving more than 86.6 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 86,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

NI Technology Research Updates Outlooks for SanDisk, RF Micro Devices, National Semiconductor, and Harmonic

PRINCETON, N.J., -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com), an online investment newsletter focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has updated outlooks for SanDisk (Nasdaq: SNDK), RF Micro Devices (Nasdaq: RFMD), National Semiconductor (NYSE: NSM), and Harmonic (Nasdaq: HLIT).

Next Inning members have full access to this week's special report as well as further reports that are scheduled for publication in June. These include his monthly semiconductor report, his special series "Undervalued Tech Stocks for 2009," and his State of Tech series that is designed to help readers prepare for the July earnings season.

Next Inning readers are not only making money this year, but beating the market by a substantial percentage. Year-to-date, the Next Inning model portfolio is up 20% as compared to the S&P 500, which is unchanged. Since its inception, the Next Inning portfolio is up 159% as compared to the S&P 500's unchanged performance over that period. To gain immediate access to this report and McWilliams' regular updates, please accept our invitation to take a free 21-day no risk test drive with Next Inning by visiting the following link:

https://www.nextinning.com/subscribe/index.php?refer=prn824

McWilliams covers these topics and more in his most recent report:

-- What important element of SanDisk's recent deal with Samsung is being ignored by the market? What events does McWilliams think will converge in the second half to drive the price of SanDisk into the mid- to upper-$20s by year end?

-- Does recent news from RF Micro confirm McWilliams' forecasts for growth in the 3G sector? Which companies besides RF Micro are poised to benefit from these trends?

-- Will National Semi gain traction quickly enough in green technology markets to replace the handset revenue that McWilliams expects will dwindle during the second half?

-- Why might Harmonic's recent woes reflect a crisis of investor confidence rather than one of execution?


Founded in September 2002, Next Inning's model portfolio has returned 159% since its inception versus 0% for the S&P 500.

About Next Inning:

Next Inning is a subscription-based investment newsletter that provides regular coverage on more than 150 technology and semiconductor stocks. Subscribers receive intra-day analysis, commentary and recommendations, as well as access to monthly semiconductor sales analysis, regular Special Reports, and the Next Inning model portfolio. Editor Paul McWilliams is a 25+-year semiconductor industry veteran.

Coolest iPhone APP EVER!!! - MUST SEE!

iCar Remote. It's basically a remote control for your car. Control windows and even drive it! Awesome. Get it from the APP STORE off your iphone. Also on some websites!

Test complet du Nokia N97

Test complet du Nokia N97.

Test complet du Nokia N97 par blog-n97.fr from Axel Idela on Vimeo.

Samsung Omnia HD - Unboxing

Samsung Omnia HD - Unboxing.

Nokia N97 hands-on

Nokia N97 hands-on recorded at Nokia Design day in London.

IEmobile of TG01

to watch Youtube HD through IEmobile of TG01. What it would be? Let's take a watch.

Nokia to ramp up touch-screen phones in India

Nokia plans to significantly ramp up its portfolio of touch-screen phones in India. The world’s largest cellphone maker intends to roll out at least 4-to-5 new touchscreen phones in the mid-to-high end segment in 2009. Nokia feels touch phones will also be key to drive revenue out of its services venture in India and thereby plans to launch touch-based applications.

The company’s forthcoming touch devices will be positioned in the enterprise, music and multimedia segment. While Nokia will primarily use the Symbian smartphone operating system S60 for its touch phones, it will launch few devices on the S40 platform as well. It is also evaluating possibilities to launch touch phones at the sub-Rs 10K price point in India.

Talking to ET, Nokia India director (marketing) Vineet Taneja said Nokia wants to cash in on the popularity of touch phones in India. Incidentally, the average selling price of touch phones are much more than the industry-average.

"Studies have indicated that touch phones will account for nearly 40% of the Indian market by 2012. This represents a huge opportunity and we too will evolve our portfolio accordingly. We were waiting for the touch technology to mature before going full steam. Now is the right moment," he said.

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Another Nokia N99 ripoff

Now to tell you about a Nokia N99 mobile phone business, the appearance of comfort Robinson's "sense of flow lines" to highlight the nature of its business, with the appearance of fashionable colors with brushed metal frame and the navigation keys, showing its unique 2.8-inch touch screen, screen resolution 240 * 320, only the thickness of 1.3CM, set the mainstream business functions: the stock machine, the memorandum, mobile QQ, no attribution to, IP dialing, Bluetooth functions, FM radio with music video playback capabilities, Large battery capacity of 2800mAh, this model to the more "show business" time.

MTK platform operating system
Dual-card dual-core functions to be, FM Radio FM
2 built-in games classic games, a brilliant games, QQ games
Music players support MP3 background play, support equalizer, support for Bluetooth stereo output, Bluetooth headset
Video 3GP, MP4, AVI, support full-screen format players 3GP.MP4.AVI
Txt file to support a large number of e-books to download, browse
FM stereo FM radio, the need for headphones外放
Pixel high-definition video camera
Description support AVI format camera audio camera, the time based on memory size
Data applications
Expansion memory card support 4GTF
Expansion of support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
USB data transfer support for direct read / Bluetooth transmission
Picture format jpg, gif
Java expansion
Basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
200 group contacts the fuselage phone support ringtones that can be used to download MP3 ring tones to do. Datoutie calls, caller group, caller video, caller blacklist
SMS / MMS 160 SMS, support MMS,
Switch machine support machine timer switch
5 Group alarm clock can be set from Monday to Sunday alarm clock, support the shutdown alarm clock
Ringtone format mp3, midi
Dual loudspeakers loudspeakers
Call function call ring tones, caller groups, calls Daitoutie, caller video, caller blacklist
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, hands-free calls, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten input, radio features, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-books, online stock, attribution to inquiries , calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, a stopwatch, mobile QQ
Appearance / screen
Handwritten form factor
Size 103 * 55 * 13
Weight 111g
Golden yellow color option
Screen material / type of color screen
260,000 color screen color number
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.8-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
Basic parameters
Time-to-market 2009.05.29
Phone type
The application of mobile phone business crowd
Standard configuration of a wire (2800 milliamperes /) give a battery / one charge / data cable / headset
The application of the frequency of 900/1800MHz
Standard GSM network
150-280 minutes talk time
150-300 hours standby time
保换year warranty warranty / three months

Nokia E99 ripoff

Nokia E99-veiled and not out of action for a long time, it seems full of mystery, like hanging appetite Nokia fans. You'll be tempted to finally have the manufacturers of time-honored look forward to early action, and therefore, today we saw the Nokia E99's "ahead of the birth of "~~~~~~

Not modified too much publicity and did not wear gold and silver pieces of fan decoration, Nokia E99 and some of the work is more sophisticated and more practical value. The same material 2.6-inch QVGA TFT touch screen, keyboard less the same simple style, the Nokia E99 is designed with mirror-bright and cutting all the way to win a wonderful sensory enjoyment. Fuselage behind the piece of metal wire drawing panel to the Nokia E99 with a lot of fashion on the texture, and then put the leather package, Nokia E99 spirit mature prudent man show. Focus on creating business-style Nokia E99 with its dual-card double question, voice Wang, telephone features such as SMS backup, he demonstrated the advantages of leisure entertainment with magic audio calls, QQ, Bluetooth, e-books of go hand in hand, there are dual-speaker configuration, Nokia E99 working life you are so happy.

MTK platform operating system
Dual-card dual-core functions to be
Built-in games 2 general games, variety of exciting games
Mp3 music player and background play, support equalizer, support fast forward, suspended at the same time support for Bluetooth stereo output
Video 3GP, MP4, AVI3GP/MP4/AVI full-screen playback, support fast forward / pause
E-books txt, support TXT format e-book reader, download
Radio
Pixel high-definition video camera
Take photographs to support audio description of video filming, recording time according to the size of the memory card
Data applications
Body memory memory 743K / inside with 512M memory cards, expansion cards can support 4GBTF
Expansion of support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer U disk / data line direct-reading, Bluetooth File Transfer, Bluetooth voice, Bluetooth stereo output
Picture format jpg, gif
Java expansion
Basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
Body 250 contacts phone cards in this group to support the caller group, caller ring tones, calls Daitoutie
SMS / MMS messages 50 to support MMS
Switch machine can be set自动开关机
5 Group alarm clock, alarm clock, customizable alarm Mon-Sun, to set the Snooze time, FM radio can be used to download MP3 ring tones for alarm
Ringtone format mp3, mp4
Dual loudspeakers loudspeakers
Call function call ring tones, caller groups, calls Daitoutie
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, hands-free calls, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, handwritten input, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-book, IP call, calendar, to-do, alarm clock, calculator, exchange rate, mobile QQ, magic audio call
Appearance / screen
Handwritten form factor
Size 100 * 52 * 13MM
Weight 109G
Optional color gray
Screen material / type of color screen
Number of 16 million color screen color
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.6-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65kg
Basic parameters
Time-to-market 2009.05.30
Other types of cell phone type
The application of personalized mobile crowd
The two power standard (1000mAh) a charge / data cable / headset / 512M TF card / leather package
The application of frequency 900/1800MHZ
Standard GSM network
240-380 minutes talk time
220-360 hours standby time
保换year warranty Warranty / seven days

Samsung S8300 clone

This is a fake Samsung S8300 "intelligent" non-smart phones, the fuselage with a large number of human intelligence capabilities, this has become a major bright spot in it, such as flip phone mute, pan flu answer / hang up , flip alarm clock sleep. These functions are for people living and working in to provide a convenient and save a lot of time, of course, the mainstream and ultimately, Bluetooth, cell phone QQ, FM radio function, IP calls and AVI, 3gp format video output, so collect all film and television entertainment fundus! It also supports the function of self-tones, some music-loving people can edit the show its mettle!

MTK platform operating system
Dual-card dual-core functions to be, FM Radio FM
4 built-in games classic games, variety of exciting games
MP3 music player and background play, support equalizer, support synchronous lyrics player, shaking off for music
Video 3GP, MP4, AVI support full-screen video playback
TXT format e-books to support a large number of files to download, read
FM Radio FM,外放need for headphones
Pixel high-definition video camera
Description to support high-definition camera to take photographs to support AVI format film audio clips, video time in accordance with the size of the memory
Data applications
Body memory memory 761KB / card comes with 1GB memory card can support the expansion of 4GTF
Expansion of support for Bluetooth file transfer, Bluetooth headset (voice), Bluetooth music (stereo)
Data transfer USB data cable / U disk function / Bluetooth File Transfer Bluetooth headset (voice) / Bluetooth music (stereo)
Picture format jpg, bmp
Java expansion
Basic functions
Optional language Simplified Chinese, English
500 group contacts the fuselage card-style phone book, caller tones, group ringtones, calls Daitoutie, caller video
SMS / MMS messages 50 to support MMS
自动开关机switch machine can dynamically switch settings screen
5 Group alarm clock, alarm clock, customizable alarm Mon-Sun, to set the Snooze time
Ringtone format mp3, midi
Speaker independent speaker
Caller ringtones caller function, group ringtones, calls Daitoutie, caller video
Other features MP3 function, MP4 functions, hands-free calls, Short Message, recording function, WAP function, radio features, Bluetooth, GPRS download, MMS MMS, memory expansion, e-book, IP call, calendar, alarm clock, self - ring tones, calculator, exchange rate, stopwatch, world time, memos and phone QQ
Appearance / screen
Slider form factor
Size 100 * 48 * 12.8MM
Weight 118G
Optional color black
Screen material / type of color screen
260,000 color screen color number
Resolution of 240 × 320px
2.6-inch screen size
Package weight 0.65
Basic parameters
Time-to-market 2009.05.30
Other types of cell phone type
The application of mobile phone business crowd
Standard two-wire (1050 milliamperes) charger / headphone / data line / 1GB memory
The application of the frequency of 900/1800MHz
Standard GSM network
120-420 minutes talk time
200-440 hours standby time
保换year warranty Warranty / seven days

ZTE Mobile phone security camera

Main functions:
Real-time monitoring
Remote control, with a 3X optical zoom
High sensitivity microphone
Convenient user interface
Password Access Control
Super tweeter signal

Specifications: standard UMTS 2100MHz
Size: 105 * 85 * 112mm
Weight: 263g (integrated batteries)
Camera: 3000000 pixels solar / infrared
Dual-mode battery for standby time: About 300 hours
Recording time: According to decide the size of memory card
T-flash memory built-in battery
Infrared night mode
This is only used in mobile camera WCDMA network

Cellular South Offers Motorola Hint(TM) QA30 Social Messaging Slider Phone That Lets Your Hands Do the Talking

Pocket-sized QWERTY Slider With Threaded Messaging, 3G Speed Keeps Consumers In Touch.

RIDGELAND, Miss., -- Cellular South, a leader in wireless solutions and innovation, announced the availability of the Motorola Hint(TM) QA30 slider phone to customers of the nation's largest privately-owned wireless communications carrier.

The Motorola Hint is a compact and stylish wireless device with several ways for consumers to keep in touch with their social circles. The innovative slider design reveals a full QWERTY keypad when open, making messaging and browsing easy and natural.

"Staying in touch with friends and family, keeping networks updated and ensuring constant access to social circles are top priorities for many of our customers," said Jim Richmond, director of Corporate Communications for Cellular South. "Motorola Hint is a stylish solution for those social networkers who demand quick, reliable access and communication."

Available color: black with red trim

Key Features
•Offers the conversation-like experience of threaded text messaging and instant messaging, combined with virtually immediate access to email to always stay connected to friends and family.(1)
•Features an intuitive dashboard interface, high-speed connectivity and optimized predictive text capabilities.
•Through pre-loaded, one-touch SMS access, important information, such as weather, stock prices, sports information, maps and directions, is at your fingertips. Motorola Hint allows customers to easily surf the mobile Web with a PC-like experience by rapidly scrolling, zooming in and out, utilizing data caching, bookmarks, cookies and history for an authentic Web experience.(1)
•Sports a sleek and slim design with a generous, full-color 2.5-inch widescreen display for maximum multimedia enjoyment.
•With the purchase of an optional removable memory card of up to 8GB, the Motorola Hint's integrated MP3 music player features one-touch music keys, allowing direct access to songs and playback functions, even with the slider closed. Store your favorite songs and pictures on the microSD memory card(2) and transfer your music and other files quickly from a PC using a high-speed USB 2.0 connection.
•Features the convenience of a 3.5mm headphone jack and simple menu navigation to enhance the mobile music experience.
•2.0 megapixel digital zoom photo and video capabilities allow for quick capture and sharing, so friends and family are always in the loop.
•Send and receive e-mail with support for popular personal email sources and more - requires Web for mobile phone feature(1).
•Rich stereo Bluetooth(3) headset functionality, including support for audio from a phone to headphones, printing, file transfer and two-way wireless speakerphone and headset and call lists.

Pricing and availability
•The Motorola Hint(TM) is available today for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement. The device also comes with full support from Cellular South's online and in-store Discover Center, which shows consumers how to get the most out of this device's functionality, features and applications.
•Cellular South Web for mobile phones is available for $9.99 monthly access. Other charges may apply when downloading or using applications.
•Customers can purchase the Motorola Hint(TM) at Cellular South retail stores or online at www.cellularsouth.com. For more information on Cellular South wireless products and services, visit a Cellular South retail store, call Cellular South toll-free at 1-877-9CSOUTH (927-6884) or go to www.cellularsouth.com.

About Cellular South

Cellular South is a privately-owned diversified mobile communications company passionately committed to helping customers get the most out of their wireless devices and services. The nation's largest privately-owned wireless communications provider accomplishes this goal by providing the most reliable and advanced 3G nationwide wireless voice and data network, offering industry-leading family and unlimited flat rate voice, text and mobile Web plans, and through its online and in-store Discover Centers, which give customers easy, simple and convenient tools, tips, advice and information on how to get the most out of their mobile phone. For more information, go to www.cellularsouth.com.

NeuStar Delivers Mobile Instant Messaging Service to Telefonica O2 Germany Customers

LONDON, -- NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) announced that mobile operator Telefonica O2 Germany has selected NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging (NGM) services to power its mobile Instant Messaging (IM) service in Germany. The launch follows positive user feedback from a successful mobile IM trial carried out in 2008.

Specifically, O2 will deploy NeuStar's industry-leading Mobile Messaging Gateway (MMG) to deliver mobile IM solutions to O2's 14.7 million customers in Germany. Working closely with popular IM provider ICQ, NeuStar will enable O2's customers in Germany to communicate with ICQ's 42 million IM users worldwide.

O2 subscribers in Germany will be able to access the ICQ mobile IM client instantly from their mobile handsets, enjoying similar functionality to the one they have come to expect with PC-based IM.

"Our aim is to meet our customers' needs and to provide them with the very best mobile service," said Oliver Schmitt, head of mobile Internet and content at Telefonica O2 Germany. "Following the successful results of the 2008 trial, it is clear that mobile IM is emerging as a popular service with our subscribers. We selected NeuStar for their extensive experience delivering IM; for their ability to build customized, compelling services; and for their willingness to work with us to ensure success."

The service will be promoted nationwide to all subscribers, and is available at launch as a downloadable client on handsets including Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung devices.

"The demand for mobile IM is growing dramatically as users want to stay connected while on the go," said Ofer Oved, vice president of ICQ. "The partnership with NeuStar enables ICQ to offer users trusted mobile IM connectivity through their mobile devices. The collaboration with NeuStar through Telefonica O2 Germany is another step for ICQ towards building a loyal base of regular mobile IM users and providing them with all their communication needs."

"Mobile IM is a core service that provides users with 'anytime, anywhere' access to their online contacts," added Guenter Krauss, senior vice president and general manager of NeuStar Next Generation Messaging (NGM). "It is also an evolving service, as users increasingly want access to their IM contacts, social networks and other communities all from one central place on the handset. Telefonica O2 Germany's investment in NeuStar's solutions demonstrates its confidence not only in Mobile IM, but also in a whole host of next generation services."

About NeuStar, Inc. and NeuStar Next Generation Messaging

NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) provides market-leading and innovative services that enable trusted communication across networks, applications, and enterprises around the world. Mobile network operators around the world trust NeuStar to enable real-time communications using presence information.

NeuStar, Inc. is headquartered in the United States, with subsidiary offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.neustar.biz and www.neustar.biz/ngm.

About Telefonica O2 Germany
Telefonica O2 Germany GmbH & Co. OHG belongs to Telefonica Europe and is part of the Spanish telecommunication group Telefonica S.A. The Company offers its German private and business customers postpaid and prepaid mobile telecom products as well as innovative mobile data services based on the GPRS and UMTS technologies. In addition, the integrated communications provider also offers DSL fixed network telephony and high-speed internet. Telefonica Europe has more than 47 million mobile and fixed network customers in Great Britain, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany. For more information, please visit www.de.o2.com.

About ICQ

ICQ is a leading instant messaging service provider with a global online communications community. The company's robust instant messaging software, enhanced communications features and dynamic community are available in 17 languages free of charge at www.ICQ.com. ICQ, created in 1996 by the Israel-based company, Mirabilis, is now wholly owned by AOL LLC. ICQ and the flower logo are registered trademarks of AOL LLC in the USA and other countries in the world.

DLNA Surpasses 5,000 DLNA Certified(R) Devices Worldwide

Milestone Furthers Commitment to Enabling Consumers to Enjoy, Manage and Share Photos, Video and Music, Regardless of Device Manufacturer.

BEAVERTON, Ore., -- With more than 5000 DLNA Certified(R) devices worldwide, consumers now have a greater variety of options for storing and sharing their digital media. By selecting these DLNA Certified(R) devices, which represent the best products from the world's leading device manufacturers, consumers are able to connect their home network products together. In addition, the DLNA Certified products purchased today are designed to work with those purchased tomorrow.

"The number of DLNA Certified devices has grown along with consumer demand. We've certified more than 2,000 products within the last six months," said Scott Smyers, chairman of the DLNA board of directors and senior vice president of Sony Electronics Inc. "DLNA is committed to redefining the consumer home media experience, making storing and sharing digital media easier than ever. With over 5,000 certified products, consumers can purchase with the confidence that their money will be spent on devices that work together now and in the future."

Today's home networks can be complex and confusing for consumers. With so many devices available, and no way to know for sure if they will work together, many consumers are left with products that do not communicate or provide a way to easily move digital media from room to room. In a recent DLNA commissioned study conducted by an independent market research firm, more than 75 percent of respondents claimed they would like to share, store and access their music and photos on any device within the home. However, many consumers currently have no way to do this as their music and photos are stored on devices that cannot easily connect to each other.

Consumers buying products bearing the "DLNA Certified" logo can be sure they are purchasing solutions that work together and can be networked, regardless of the manufacturer. DLNA Certified products adhere to DLNA Interoperability Guidelines and have met stringent interoperability tests. These products cover a wide variety of device categories including personal computers, mobile devices, televisions, digital cameras, and printers.

About DLNA

Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) share a vision of an interoperable network of personal computers (PC), consumer electronics (CE), mobile devices and service providers in and beyond the home, enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new digital media and content services. Founded in 2003, the group established and maintains a platform of interoperability based on open and established industry standards that, when used by manufacturers will support the sharing of media through wired or wireless networks. More than 200 multi-industry companies from around the world have joined DLNA, committing the time and resources necessary to achieve their vision. DLNA's 2009 Promoter Members include: Access, Awox, Broadcom, Cisco, Comcast, Ericsson, HP, Huawei, Intel, JVC Kenwood Holdings, LG, Macrovision, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia, NXP, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Toshiba. Additional information about the Alliance, its participating companies and membership benefits is available at www.dlna.org.

Searchme App Now Available at Newly Launched Nokia Ovi Store

Searchme's visual search engine integrated into Nokia's media distribution network.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., -- Searchme, Inc. (www.searchme.com) announced that the Searchme Nokia app is available at Nokia's Ovi Store. Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, launched its Ovi Store on Tuesday. The Ovi Store is a 'smart store' that changes the way Nokia's customers can discover and consume content on their mobile phones making the experience more relevant.

Instead of a list of blue links, Searchme delivers images of web pages, videos, music and products on the search result page making it easy to find and consume information on a cell phone. Searchme offers significantly improved performance for searching on a phone because it runs as a native Symbian application rather than in a slow-rendering web browser. Unlike other search applications, Searchme supports a full touch screen interface on mobile devices including the Nokia 5800 and N97 phones.

"Searchme is thrilled to be able to leverage the power of Nokia's global scale in devices through participation in its Ovi Store, making Searchme available to over 165 million handset owners," said Randy Adams, Searchme Founder and CEO. "With our easy-to-use visual search interface, Searchme is uniquely able to provide a superior search experience on cell phones for people who want quick page loads and immediate access to relevant information."

Searchme is the world's first visual search engine, designed from the ground up to provide the user with a better search experience. Since its launch less than a year ago, Searchme has gained favor with web searchers and has more than 4 million monthly users now, growing more than 180 percent since January 2009.

Searchme can also be found on the Apple iPhone, RIM Blackberry Storm, Google Android and the Windows Mobile platforms.

About Searchme

Searchme is a new search engine that uses patented visual search and category suggest features to deliver relevant, meaningful results faster, to every kind of Internet user. Searchme was founded in 2005 by Randy Adams, CEO. The company received initial funding from Sequoia Capital. For logos, images and web/broadcast material, please visit www.searchme.com/press.

New Satio: ultimate multimedia experience, running upcoming Symbian Foundation OS

On May 28, 2009, Sony Ericsson announced the new Satio - first introduced as the concept "Idou" – delivering the ultimate mobile phone multimedia experience. The touchscreen Satio runs S60 v5.0 Symbian™ OS (the basis for the upcoming Symbian Foundation platform) and features a 3.5 inch 16:9 widescreen display and 12.1 megapixel camera.

Satio - any form of entertainment anytime, anywhere
First introduced as "Idou" at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Satio is a touchscreen phone providing access to all your media via the unique full-touch media menu, standby panels and music player.

Sony Ericsson's Satio.

Movies, TV-series and video clips are shown at their best on the 3.5 inch, crystal clear, 16:9 widescreen display.

More content can be downloaded from PlayNow™ arena, Sony Ericsson's online store, including PlayNow arena with movies also announced on May 28, 2009.

Imaging is taken to a new level as Satio has a 12.1 megapixel camera featuring 12x digital zoom, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash, face detection and photo geo-tagging.

Satio is feature-packed with HSDPA network support, Wi-Fi, aGPS, an accelerometer, a touchscreen with on-screen QWERTY keyboard, a 640x360 pixel 3.5 inch display in 16:9 widescreen format, WebKit browser, 128MB internal memory and external memory using SanDisk microSD™.

Satio and Satio a will be available in selected markets during Q4 2009.

Symbian Foundation and S60 v5.0
Sony Ericsson fully supports the creation of the Symbian Foundation and is one of the organization's founding members. Sony Ericsson strongly believes in the benefits of open source as a means of developing software for mobile phones and driving innovation.

Sony Ericsson's Satio is based on S60 v5.0, which also is the basis for the upcoming Symbian Foundation platform, so we suggest that you use the Symbian/S60 5th edition SDK for application development.

Members of the Symbian Foundation have the right to license the Symbian Foundation platform, royalty free and without source code fees.

OpenGL ES 2.0 support
Satio has OpenGL ES 2.0 implemented.

Project Capuchin
Sony Ericsson's Project Capuchin API is also supported by Satio. Project Capuchin is a Java API defining a bridge between Java™ ME and Adobe® Flash Lite™ technologies. This API makes it possible to use Flash Lite as the front end and Java ME as the back end of applications.

New Aino and Yari entertainment phones introduce Sony Ericsson's Java Platform 8.5 (JP-8.5)

Sony Ericsson announced two new entertainment phones on May 28, 2009 – Aino focuses on sound & vision and Yari is the first phone outside the Japanese market to have gesture gaming.

Aino and Yari are Java™ Platform 8 (JP-8) phones, making it 30 phone series that support MSA, and introduce the new JP-8.5 sub-category with extended functionality of the Java Platform. Both phones support the Sony Ericsson Project Capuchin API, so now 12 phone series have this bridging technology.

Below is an overview of each phone and a summary of the extended platform functionality delivered by JP-8.5, including Sony Ericsson APIs made publicly available for the first time and new liberalized permission settings.

Aino: sound and vision
Aino is a HSDPA, slider-format phone combining the best of two worlds with a keypad and a intuitive touch UI in media mode. Aino includes Sony Ericsson's MediaGo™ application which transfers, plays and organizes music, photos and videos in most file formats, and Remote Play for PLAYSTATION®3 allowing you to control your PLAYSTATION 3 and access its media contents from your mobile phone.

Movies can be downloaded from Sony Ericsson's new PlayNow™ arena with movies service.


Sony Ericsson's Aino.

Aino features a 8.1 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, aGPS, an accelerometer, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) server to connect to compatible devices, a 240x432 pixel 16,777,216 color TFT display, 55MB internal memory and external memory using SanDisk MicroSD™.

Aino will be available during Q4 2009.

Yari: gesture gaming
Sony Ericsson's Yari is the first mobile phone outside the Japanese market to have gesture gaming. In addition to this motion gaming experience, Yari also offers A/B gaming shortcut keys, 3D games and a new gaming carousel giving direct access to games from the phone's desktop and to download more games from PlayNow arena.

Yari features a 5.0 megapixel camera, aGPS, an accelerometer, a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) server to connect to compatible devices, a 240x320 pixel 262Kcolor QVGA display, 60MB internal memory and external memory using SanDisk MicroSD.

Yari will be available during Q4 2009. More information and specifications here>>


Sony Ericsson's Java Platform strategy
Sony Ericsson uses a platform approach to Java ME platform implementation allowing developers to focus on a platform rather than on a variety of phone product names. As a platform supports many phones, you can deploy one build across several phones saving time and effort.

The platforms are implemented through an evolutionary approach to ensure forwards compatibility between platform versions.

Java Platform 8.5 (JP-8.5) – new sub-category with extended functionality
All JP-8 phones are based on MIDP 2.1 and have the same core JSR set based on the Java umbrella standard Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) JSR 248. The addition of the new Aino and Yari means that MSA full set can now be found in 30 Sony Ericsson phone series.

Sony Ericsson's Project Capuchin API is supported by all JP-8.4 phones and onwards. Aino and Yari take the number of phones with Project Capuchin to 12. Download Project Capuchin Docs & Tools>>

The new Aino and Yari are JP-8.5 phones which are differentiated from previous JP-8 sub-categories with extended functionality of the Java Platform.

Here is an overview of these extensions:

Nokia IAP Info API
Publicly available in JP-8.5, the Nokia IAP Info API allows Java applications to access fundamental Internet Access points and Destination Network related information.
Sony Ericsson Network bearer API (IAP Info extensions)
This native Sony Ericsson API is first made public on JP-8.5 and is an extension of the Nokia IAP Info API. The "IAP Info API" (com.nokia.mid.iapinfo) provides a convenient interface for Java applications to query and use the network settings of the mobile phone. However, IAP Info is limited to the static configuration of the phone, and in many situations this is not enough. In some applications, it is desirable to subscribe to network configuration updates, such as when a new bearer becomes available. This is the purpose of Sony Ericsson's IAP Info extensions defined in the Network bearer API.
Liberalized Permission Settings
The permission settings have been updated to the more user-friendly configuration put forward in the JSR 248 (MSA) specifications. This allows Java applications in the "Untrusted" domain to ask a lot less permission questions, and applications signed in "Trusted 3rd Party" could actually get rid of all questions if the user selects that when the questions appear the first time.
Additional Content Handlers (JSR 211)
The following content handlers are available on JP-8.5 - camera application (picture or video clip retrieval), phonebook launcher, positioning LMX, send via Bluetooth™, VideoDJ and SIM application toolkit.
Sensor API (JSR 256) extensions
The extensions available on JP-8.5 phones include the sensors for camera motion, camera shake detection and step counter.
Java Bindings for OpenGL® ES API (JSR 239), 1.1 Extension Pack support
Sony Ericsson JP-8 phones fully support OpenGL and EGL version 1.0. JP-8.5 sees the addition of the OpenGL ES 1.1 Extension Pack.
More information about JP-8.5 extended functionality is presented in the updated Java ME CLDC MIDP 2 Developers' Guidelines – download here>>

Use phone's system properties to query Java Platform version
The major platforms revisions are incremented with minor revisions that can include additional functionality and improvements whilst ensuring backwards compatibility within the same Sony Ericsson Java Platform.

You can query the Sony Ericsson Java Platform on the phone with the "com.sonyericsson.java.platform" system property

System.getProperty("com.sonyericsson.java.platform");

Palm Pre Syncs with Apple iTunes

As early testers of the Palm Pre smartphone may have discovered, the Pre mobile device reportedly syncs seamlessly with Apple's iTunes software. As the legality of this is debated, some say with or without iTunes the Pre presents no danger to the iPhone.

The MP3 player on the much-anticipated Palm Pre will seamlessly sync with Apple's iTunes software, save for copyright-protected files, Palm confirmed on May 28.

The Palm Pre, scheduled to debut on June 6, holds the hopes of the struggling Palm, which has been working to position the Pre as the first serious competitor to the Apple iPhone.

Palm confirmed that its upcoming Pre WebOS will include an application, called Palm Media Sync, which will synchronize with iTunes and allow users to transfer DRM-free music, photos and video onto the Palm Pre. Connecting a USB cable from a PC or Mac to the Pre and then selecting "media sync" on the device will launch iTunes on the desktop, from which the user can select files to transfer.

"We designed Palm Media Sync to be an easy and elegant way for you to take the content you own and put it on Pre," Jon Rubinstein, executive chairman of Palm, said in a statement published on the official Palm investor relations Website.

A USB connection between a Pre and a computer will also allow the mobile device to function as a hard drive: Users will be able to drag-and-drop content from the desktop onto the Pre, and vice versa. The Pre will import photos onto the desktop that were originally taken using the smartphone's camera.

Whether or not Apple believes it has anything to fear from the Pre—which features a multitouch interface, like the iPhone, as well as a slide-out QWERTY keyboard—the maker of iTunes is not likely to appreciate a possible competitor offering a taste of its own bread and butter, legal issues aside.

"I think Apple will fight it, if there's a legal means of fighting it," Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research, told eWEEK. "Plus, Apple routinely upgrades iTunes all the time—if you use iTunes you're constantly being asked if you want to upgrade. Apple can do anything it wants [to stop the Pre from being compatible]."

Much has been made of the fact that designers of the Palm Pre are former Apple employees. Given this, Gottheil said, "I assume that, one, they knew exactly how Apple iTunes identifies the iPod it's connected to and, two, that they expected Apple to protest [them sharing that with the Pre]."

Part of the reason for the creation of iTunes was that in order for Apple to get the permission of music publishers to sell songs on its site, it had to figure out a way to prevent the songs from being endlessly copied. "Apple doesn't want to let competitors leverage its investment in iTunes software and the online iTunes store," explained Gottheil.

Regardless, Gottheil said, he believes the Pre poses no "terrible danger" to Apple.

"There's an entire ecology that Apple has used to gain an enormous lead in the market. The Pre will have to come up with a number of applications [to make its brand distinct]," Gottheil said. "There's a chicken/egg thing going on here. ... It's a tall hill to climb, and just being a little bit better, presuming the Pre is, is not going to be enough to get people to choose something without the wide support system the iPhone has."

The Fortune blog further reported that when asked about the Pre during a January earnings call, Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook "said Apple would use whatever weapons it has at its disposal to fight companies that rip off its intellectual property."

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ATandT Eyes Sale of Palm Pre in Future

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says his company, which is the exclusive carrier for Apple's iPhone, would like to sell Palm's high-profile Pre phone one day.

CARLSBAD, California - AT&T Inc's Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said on Wednesday that the No. 2 U.S. mobile service would be keen to sell Palm Inc's high-profile Pre phone at some point in the future.

Pre -- due to go on sale on June 6 exclusively at AT&T's smaller rival Sprint Nextel -- is seen as Palm's best hope to win back market share lost to rivals such as Apple Inc's iPhone.

AT&T is the exclusive US provider for the iPhone. In response to a question about the Pre at the All Things Digital conference near San Diego, Stephenson said Sprint currently has the exclusive rights for Pre but added that he would like to sell the Pre one day.

"Would I like to see that on our network some day? Of course I would," said Stephenson. "We obviously talk to all the handset manufacturers. We want a broad selection of devices in the lineup. That's important. Devices right now are what's driving the customer adoption as much as anything."

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Motorola TEAM Solutions

Enable a truly mobile office experience for all of your employees with Motorola’s Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) integrated voice and data solutions
TEAM Solutions provide on-the-move workers with comprehensive voice and data services to increase productivity, collaboration and customer satisfaction – all through a single device and over a common architecture.

TEAM Appliances – Wireless Services Manager (WSM), Network Services Manager (NSM)
The foundation for all Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) solutions, the WSM and NSM integrate as a non-intrusive overlay into existing IT infrastructure.

Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) Express
Creates push-to-talk communications capability between multiple, disparate voice-capable devices.

TEAM VoWLAN Business Smartphones
Part of the Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) VoWLAN solution, these Windows Mobile® smartphones deliver mobile access to voice and data services.

Total Enterprise Access and Mobility (TEAM) Radio Link Solution (RLS)
Enables enterprises with existing two-way radio systems to extend their PTT talk group communications to TEAM devices.

TEAM VoWLAN Business Smartphones
Parte integrante da solução TEAM (Total Enterprise Access and Mobility) VoWLAN, esses smartphones equipados com Windows Mobile® fornecem acesso móvel a serviços de voz e dados.

Verizon to Sell Palm Pre, New BlackBerry Phones

Verizon will offer Pre in the next six months or so, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. It will also offer a new version of RIM's BlackBerry Storm and the new BlackBerry Tour.

NEW YORK - Palm Inc's iPhone competitor Pre got an unexpected boost on Thursday as No. 1 U.S. mobile service Verizon Wireless said Pre would be part of its upcoming device line-up, sending Palm shares up 8.8 percent.

Palm is depending heavily on Pre to revamp its own business and regain market share from rivals such as Apple Inc. Pre is also seen as key to helping stem customer losses at Verizon's smaller rival Sprint Nextel Corp, which is launching the Pre exclusively on June 6.

Verizon, the No. 1 U.S. mobile service, will offer Pre in the next six months or so, company Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said during a conference webcast.

Verizon Wireless said its phone line-up would also include a new version of the touchscreen controlled BlackBerry Storm from Research In Motion Ltd and a new BlackBerry called Tour. Also slated are devices from Motorola Inc and phones based on Android, the Google Inc mobile system.

"Over the next six months or so you will see devices like Palm Pre and a second generation Storm," on the Verizon Wireless network, McAdam said. "You can expect to see us launch a steady stream of new devices from multiple vendors."

Some analysts had worried that Palm was limiting Pre's success by forging an exclusive agreement with Sprint, which lasts at least until year end, as first reported by Reuters in February and confirmed by Sprint on Thursday.

As a result, UBS analyst Maynard Um said Verizon's Pre news was encouraging for Palm investors. But the analyst predicted increasing competition in the advanced phone market, saying that Motorola "could be the wildcard in the smartphone race" as it has the potential to be most aggressive on price.

"However, visibility in an increasingly competitive market is still limited," the analyst said in a research note.

Um also said he expects other new Palm phones based on the same operating system as Pre. For example Randall Stephenson, the chief Executive for AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile service, had said during a conference on Wednesday that his company would also like to sell Pre but he did not give a timeframe. AT&T uses a different network technology to Sprint.

The comments come ahead of Sprint's long-awaited Saturday, June 6, launch of Pre and the expected announcement of a new iPhone from Apple in the week after that.

Top executives from both Palm and Sprint have said they expect Pre shortages around the launch because of strong demand.

McAdam's announcement was also a boost for Motorola Inc, which has been steadily losing market share and is pinning its hopes on the launch of a new line-up of advanced phones based on Android later this year.

AT&T is the exclusive U.S. provider for iPhone and derives much of its customer growth from the wildly popular and much imitated touchscreen device.

Verizon's McAdam said that multiple device launches for the rest of this year would ensure his company is not be dependent on any one phone for keeping customers and winning new ones.

Verizon Wireless is already the exclusive U.S. carrier for the first BlackBerry Storm launched by Research In Motion late last year. While reviews of the first Storm were mixed, Verizon had said January 28 that it had sold 1 million phones since the device's November 21 launch.

McAdam said Verizon Wireless said Tour would be a new upscale BlackBerry, that that company expects to sell along with Storm in the next six months or so.

RIM had said earlier this month that it was planning a new edition of Storm to help it push into the consumer market but it had not announced a timeframe.

Verizon rose 32 cents to close at $29.27 and Sprint was up 7 cents at $5.14, both on the New York Stock Exchange. On Nasdaq, Palm rose 93 cents to $11.46 and RIM's U.S. shares were up $3.01, or 3.9 percent, at $80.30.

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Opera grows support for open standards, joins the Khronos Group as a contributing member

Opera Software announced that it has joined the Khronos Group to support the evolution of open standards that enable the authoring and acceleration of 3D graphics, games and media on a wide variety of platforms and devices. Opera has a long history in supporting open standards on the Web and joining Khronos is another big step in that directioan.

Opera will specifically be involved in an initiative to create an open, royalty-free standard for bringing accelerated 3D graphics to the Web. This will provide a way to bring dynamic 3D content to everyone’s Web browser. Members of the Khronos Group are building the only existing cross-platform hardware acceleration API (application programming interface).

“Although there is a very limited use of 3D graphics on the Web today, we are not far from the day when it will become very popular,” said Tim Johansson, lead (core) graphics developer at Opera Software. “Opera has had an interest in 3D in Web applications for a long time and joining the Khronos Group in writing a specification for 3D on the Web is the next logical step. Opera looks forward to sharing its expertise in graphics and Web development through this initiative.”

The Khronos Group is an industry consortium of over 100 leading companies creating open standards to enable the authoring and acceleration of parallel computing, graphics and dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms and devices. Khronos standards include

OpenGL, OpenGL ES and OpenCL
“We warmly welcome Opera as a valued new member of the Khronos Group and their participation in the 3D Web working group,” said Neil Trevett, president of the Khronos Group. “Opera’s membership will further our mission to bring open, general purpose 3D capabilities to Web developers and browsers everywhere. Enabling key browser developers to work side-by-side with GPU vendors and system OEMs will result in creating cutting-edge 3D Web solutions with real relevance in the marketplace.”

About Khronos Group
Founded in January 2000, the Khronos Group is an open, member-funded consortium committed to developing royalty-free standards which enables all members to contribute to the development of Khronos specifications, vote at various stages before public deployment, and to the delivery of their cutting-edge media platforms and applications through early access to specification drafts and conformance tests. Please go to www.khronos.org for more information.

Khronos is trademark of the Khronos Group Inc. OpenCL™ is a trademark of Apple Inc., OpenGL® is a registered trademark and OpenGL ES is a trademark of SGI used under license by Khronos. All other product names, trademarks, and/or company names are used solely for identification and belong to their respective owners.

About Opera Software ASA
Opera Software ASA has redefined Web browsing for PCs, mobile phones and other networked devices. Opera's cross-platform Web browser technology is renowned for its performance, standards compliance and small size, while giving users a faster, safer and more dynamic online experience. Opera Software is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices around the world. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OPERA. Learn more about Opera at http://www.opera.com/.

Statement from Motorola Co-CEO Greg Brown on the White House Report on U.S. Cybersecurity

WASHINGTON, DC. -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) Co-CEO Greg Brown issued the following statement regarding the White House report outlining a strategic framework for cybersecurity. As a member of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC), Greg Brown recently met with President Obama to discuss recommendations for the nation’s ability to respond to growing and complex cybersecurity threats.

“Over the past year, cyber exploitation activity has grown more sophisticated, more targeted and more serious. Information infrastructure increasingly is being targeted for exploitation and potentially for disruption or destruction. Today’s White House report is an important step in defending the U.S. from the increasing number of cyber attacks,” said Brown, who attended today’s press conference announcing the release of the report, which identifies increased collaboration and innovation as key elements in increasing the nation’s level of cybersecurity.

“It is critical that effective, hands-on public-private partnerships are developed. This is a challenge that will require the collaborative efforts of businesses and government to be successful,” Brown said. “As a global leader in providing secure mission-critical communications technologies, Motorola knows first-hand about the importance of detecting and preventing threats and the ability to respond immediately to emergencies.”

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation in communications and is focused on advancing the way the world connects. From broadband communications infrastructure, enterprise mobility and public safety solutions to high-definition video and mobile devices, Motorola is leading the next wave of innovations that enable people, enterprises and governments to be more connected and more mobile. Motorola (NYSE: MOT) had sales of US $30.1 billion in 2008. For more information, please visit www.motorola.com.

Nokia Siemens Networks cuts real estate CO2 emissions by 13% in 2008

Achievement captured in Corporate Responsibility report for 2008.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ 2008 Corporate Responsibility report, published, highlights the vast potential for its products and services to support social and economic development as well as tackling climate change. The report also covers the company’s ethical approach to business, including supply chain auditing and self-assessment of Nokia Siemens Networks’ factories.

This is the first full reporting year for the infrastructure provider since its inception in 2007. Some of its achievement highlights for 2008 include:

•Energy consumption of the company’s real estate operations was reduced by 12% and CO2 emissions by 13%

•17 percent of the electrical energy for Nokia Siemens Networks facilities came from renewable sources compared to 10 percent in 2007

•88 percent of solid waste was reused, recycled or used as energy

•10 percent reduction in the number of business-related miles flown by employees

•The greenest car policy in Finland reduced average emissions of new company cars down from 180g/km to 140g/km

•The company joined the WWF Climate Savers program in June 2008 and set ambitious targets for CO2 reduction

•Seven in-depth labor conditions audits and 103 regular supplier audits were conducted to assess compliance with the Nokia Siemens Networks Supplier Requirements

•Important progress in the global roll-out of the Code of Conduct training

“Our customers and other stakeholders are increasingly aware of, and supportive of action in the area of Corporate Responsibility. The report gives us an excellent way to proactively and transparently communicate our achievements. And when you read the report you will realize that there are real commitments and perhaps more importantly, a clear vision on how we want to run our company. Ethical behavior and Corporate Responsibility are not standalone activities - they are an inseparable part of our daily work and determine how we operate,” said Simon Beresford-Wylie, Chief Executive Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks.

The Corporate Responsibility report 2008 is available at www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/CR. In addition to its achievement for last year, the report also discusses Nokia Siemens Networks’ goals in this area, and shares further information on key projects and achievements.

Some of Nokia Siemens Networks’ key goals over the next few years include:

•Increasing the use of renewable energy to 50 percent of the company’s total electrical energy use by the end of 2010

•Reducing CO2 emissions from the company’s real estate operations by 30 percent by 2012, from a baseline of 2007

•Decreasing CO2 footprint by 2 million tons annually with improving the energy efficiency of its products, decreasing the energy consumption of its buildings and by increasing the use of renewable energy

•Reducing energy consumption of our broadband network products by 29 percent for ADSL lines and 49 percent for VDSL lines in 2009, from the 2007 baseline

•Reducing emissions from new cars in the company’s service fleet in Europe to 120g/km in 2010, and business-related miles flown by a further 10 percent by the end of 2009.

About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland.

Yahoo! to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences

Live Webcasts Available.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) will participate in the upcoming investor conferences listed below.

Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 U.S. Technology Conference.

Carol Bartz, Yahoo! chief executive officer, will participate in a question and answer session at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 U.S. Technology Conference in New York, New York. The session is scheduled to begin at 9:00am PT / 12:00pm ET on Wednesday, June 3, 2009.

RBC Capital Markets 2009 Technology, Media & Communications Conference.

Larry Cornett, vice president product search, will participate in a question and answer session at the RBC Capital Markets 2009 Technology, Media & Communications Conference in San Francisco, California. The session is scheduled to begin at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

Credit Suisse 2009 Convergence Conference.

Joanne Bradford, senior vice president of revenue and market development, will participate in a question and answer session at the Credit Suisse 2009 Convergence Conference in Dana Point, California. The session is scheduled to begin at 1:15pm PT / 4:15pm ET on Wednesday, June 10, 2009.

A live webcast of all presentations will be available on the Investor Relations website at http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/events.cfm?CalendarID=5

ABOUT YAHOO!

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal.

Yahoo! Enables Marketers to Deliver Smarter Ads on the Web and on Mobile Phones

Leading Ad Technology Providers + Yahoo!'s Reach and Targeting = Greater ROI.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Yahoo! announced two display advertising solutions for marketers as part of a new partner program designed to significantly improve campaign performance by marrying Yahoo!'s massive reach and targeting capabilities with leading third-party advertising technologies. By bringing together Yahoo!'s knowledge and understanding of its audience with third-party Smart Ad technologies from Teracent and Tumri, Yahoo! believes it's offering an open and unmatched solution for reaching consumers with customized messages.

Yahoo!'s new Smart Ads program will help marketers to develop Smart Ad campaigns quickly and execute them at scale across personal computers and mobile phones in North America. Yahoo! will consider expanding the program to international markets in the future.

Smart Ad campaigns use ad-optimization technology to create a near-limitless variety of creative executions through a combination of offers, colors, images and messaging in real time. These combinations can be finely tuned to match customized messages with users, helping marketers to find the right ad for the right set of users and the right time. Testing of this initiative has already helped advertisers significantly improve campaign performance based on a variety of metrics, including click performance, conversion and overall return on investment.

For example, Yahoo! and Tumri worked with Hewlett-Packard to create a Smart Ad campaign that generated more than 20,000 unique creative experiences, reaching more than 140 million US users. This campaign documented a return on ad spend that was more than 20 times higher than their traditional display campaigns. HP has developed separate Smart Ad campaigns with Yahoo! and Teracent, also producing higher results than traditional campaigns.

"The ability to run a display advertising campaign that can match the ROI of my search marketing spend is a potentially game-changing proposition," said Catherine Paschkewitz, director of demand generation, HP Direct. "The Smart Ad solution has enabled us to increase our ROI by reaching the right set of users with the right message."

Smart Ads Start with Insights
Because Smart Ad campaigns are most effective when developed with rich consumer insights, Yahoo! can deliver effective campaigns that move consumers from awareness to action. Nearly 150 million people spent more than 43 billion total minutes on Yahoo! sites last month1, providing unmatched opportunities for Yahoo! to work with marketers to develop effective and customized Smart Ad campaigns.

"Other publishers will offer so-called smart ad campaigns, but if it's not running on the Yahoo! Network, it's not as smart as it could be," said David Zinman, vice-president and general manager, display advertising at Yahoo!. "We're giving marketers the opportunity to reach consumers with customized ads on the PC and mobile Internet, and given the high performance of these campaigns in initial testing, it's as if we've put performance marketing on steroids."

Mobile Smart Ads
Yahoo! will also soon offer Smart Ads technology to mobile advertisers through its partnership with Teracent. As with the PC offering, advertisers will be able to customize creative to individual users in real time. Smart Ads on mobile phones will be especially valuable to marketers, offering additional factors such as location, time of day, and even specialty attributes like local weather, to tailor messages to users on the go. Yahoo! will offer mobile Smart Ad technology at scale for marketers.

The new program will also allow Yahoo! to expand its current Smart Ad offering to advertisers across all categories. Yahoo plans to continue adding new Smart Ad program partners that will be certified by Yahoo! over time.

About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com.

Yahoo! has been an industry leader on privacy for over a decade. Yahoo! offers clear and prominent privacy notices that are accessible to consumers on every page of the Yahoo! network. In addition it provides consumers the ability to opt-out (and remain persistently opted out) of customized advertising both on our network and on our partner sites. This choice is offered through easy to find links in our Privacy Center and via the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) website. Yahoo!'s consumer-friendly privacy policy can be accessed at http://privacy.yahoo.com where you can learn more about privacy innovations at Yahoo!.

About Teracent Corporation
Teracent offers marketers the unique prospect of providing "intelligent display advertising." Teracent's self-learning platform improves campaign performance over time by leveraging aggregate data to provide advertising that is most relevant to each individual consumer at each stage of the sales funnel. Teracent enables agencies and brand marketers to engage customers on an individual basis while maintaining total control and insight into their marketing investment. Quite simply, we make your media perform better. Call us or visit www.teracent.com to find out more.

About Tumri
Tumri is a leading provider of dynamic display advertising solutions. Based in Mountain View, CA, Tumri (www.tumri.com) has developed an innovative advertising platform that creates a highly dynamic and interactive advertising experience. The Tumri solution - the AdPod - enables advertisers to craft highly targeted marketing messages to consumers on-the-fly. To learn more about Tumri visit www.tumri.com.

AT&T Names Esther Lee Senior Vice President Brand Marketing and Advertising

AT&T* announced the appointment of Esther Lee as senior vice president-Brand Marketing and Advertising, AT&T Operations, Inc. In this newly created position, Lee will oversee all brand marketing and advertising creative and media strategy for the world’s largest telecom company.

“We’re pleased to have one of the top leaders in brand marketing and advertising join AT&T at a time when new mobile and Internet technologies are redefining how people communicate and connect,” said Cathy Coughlin, senior executive vice president and global marketing officer, AT&T Inc. “Esther has an outstanding track record of global brand management, strategic execution and creative excellence, and she’s a terrific addition to our leadership team.”

Prior to joining AT&T, Lee served as Chief Executive Officer of North America and President of Global Brands for Euro RSCG Worldwide, where she was responsible for managing the network’s 23 North American marketing and advertising services companies and 42 global brands. Previously, she served five years as Global Chief Creative Officer for The Coca-Cola Company where she led creative strategy and development of fully-integrated campaigns for global brands and the operating models to support their global application.

“As someone who believes in the power of brands to help drive shareholder value, I cannot think of a more exciting opportunity or a better time to lead this effort at AT&T,” said Lee. “The pace of innovation in the industry and our leadership within it allow AT&T to provide a new kind of partnership between the brand and millions of people. I look forward to joining this Fortune 10 company in driving brand, creative and operational excellence in support of customer relationships at every touchpoint.”

Lee will be based at AT&T headquarters in Dallas.

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Verizon Wireless’ Integration Of Alltel Operations Continues On Track In Brooklyn, Ohio

Customers Benefiting from Merger.

BROOKLYN, OH — Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the highest customer loyalty, announced that its integration of Alltel’s billing system and retail operations is progressing as planned and that Alltel customers, who have already begun benefiting from changes implemented since the January merger, will soon see additional results of the integration.

“Our goal is to offer all Verizon Wireless customers the best possible customer experience on the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network,” said Roger Tang, president – Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region, Verizon Wireless. “That means transitioning Alltel customers to Verizon Wireless handsets and pricing plans as soon as they are eligible to upgrade their handsets – so they can enjoy the benefits of our 3G broadband wireless network, advanced device portfolio and industry-leading data services.”

Alltel customers can keep their existing service plans and their phones even after the integration is complete. In fact, Alltel customers are already experiencing some of the benefits of joining with Verizon Wireless. For example, since the merger was announced in mid-January, Alltel customers have been added to the Verizon Wireless Mobile to Mobile Calling family and may now call any of the company’s more than 80 million customers without using their plan minutes.

Beginning in early June, the Alltel-branded store at 4830 Ridge Road in Brooklyn will begin featuring Verizon Wireless merchandising and handsets. With this change, eligible area customers who want to transition to Verizon Wireless now will be able to activate new handsets and pricing plans at this store. Other Alltel customers who do not wish to transition at this time to Verizon Wireless will continue to receive sales and service support on their existing accounts. Additionally, Verizon Wireless customers can now be served at this new location.

“This dual point-of-sale operation gives Verizon Wireless additional stores in the Ohio/Pennsylvania/West Virginia region,” Tang said, “and will help us ease the transition of existing Alltel customers to Verizon Wireless ahead of our brand and billing conversion.”

As announced in January, the company is continuing to use the Alltel brand until it completes the branding and billing system integration. This work is well under way and is projected to be completed in the fourth quarter.

In the meantime, Alltel customers who have questions about how the merger may affect them, can visit www.alltel.com to find answers to many questions including the most frequently asked, some of which are also listed below:

Will Alltel customers’ wireless devices still work once the company is fully integrated with Verizon Wireless? Most Alltel customers’ wireless devices will work on the Verizon Wireless network after conversion.

Based on our wireless device testing, fewer than 1 percent of Alltel customers may need to replace their wireless devices for use on the Verizon Wireless network after the conversion. These are older devices that do not contain the chipset required to receive over-the-air software changes to enable them to work on the Verizon Wireless network. Also, customers who want to sign up for a Verizon Wireless price plan, take advantage of Verizon Wireless data services (such as VZ Navigator(SM), V CAST and others), or those who choose to migrate early to Verizon Wireless, will need to purchase a Verizon Wireless device.

If an Alltel customer’s current device cannot receive over-the-air software changes, does the customer have to pay for a new device? If a device cannot receive over-the air software (More) changes to enable it to work on the Verizon Wireless network after conversion, the phone will be replaced with a like device at no cost to the customer, or the customer will receive a credit toward the purchase of a higher-priced device.

Once the companies are fully integrated, can an Alltel customer continue to benefit from Alltel’s My Circle? My Circle will continue to be available to Alltel customers while they are on Alltel price plans.

Also, if an Alltel customer changes to a Verizon Wireless device and a qualifying price plan, he/she can benefit from the company’s Friends & Family® feature at no additional cost. The customer can choose up to five or 10 Friends & Family numbers (including friends on other networks, office numbers or home numbers) and enjoy unlimited calling with them—anywhere within Verizon Wireless’ Nationwide Coverage Area.

Do Alltel customers in contract who choose to port their numbers to Verizon Wireless before the integration have to pay an early termination fee (ETF)? Eligible Alltel customers within four months of their contract end dates will not have to pay an ETF.