Alliance mobile network coverage policy will ignite investors : Vodafone

Union policy , invested $ 100 million to improve mobile phone coverage areas and rural Australia is a small beginning , according to the Australian Vodafone CEO Bill Morrow , but may ignite the mobile network coverage further invest in government and industry .

Earlier this month, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced AU $ 100 million in funding , at least to match the industry, to create between 200 and 250 new towers to improve mobile covering regional and rural Australia .

It comes with Vodafone invested over $ 1 billion overhaul of its 3G network at the beginning of a push to win back the more than 1.5 million customers have abandoned the telecommunications network trouble, as early as 2010 since the peak . In addition to overhaul its network , Vodafone and Optus shared infrastructure to expand its network footprint.

The company had previously called on the government to consider the construction of subsidized mobile tower location , single carrier , it is not economical to do so , and Morrow told ZDNet last week that the union 's proposal is a good move .

"I'm really excited volume itself is nothing but a step is so significant , " he said.

"If they want to see Australia 's prosperity , they must do so , who's way to make sure they open it, other people ."

If on Optus , Telstra and Vodafone are able to access the infrastructure , it will enhance competition , telecom operators will be encouraged to invest in infrastructure , he said.

"You get the choice of consumers , which is all its benefits , and you change the economic model where , let's say , $ 100 million will be the 1000 site , and if everyone involved , you can prove far More than AU $ 1 million more than you can with a single carrier , " Morrow said.

" The very fact that they are considering this way, if we as an industry to get it right , I think you will see more and more government subsidized programs to help stimulate the [ telecommunications ] , to cover more of Australia . "

Morrow said that the political parties now recognize the need to work with industry to improve mobile coverage . Alliance was announced, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he would have to deal with mobile coverage black spots " to say ," but there is no new Labour government 's policy has not been announced .

Morrow 's predecessor Nigel Dews in 2011 , announced in the National Broadband Network Vodafone (NBN) trial services , and since then , the company has brought some Vodafone's mobile customers living in the area to the NBN service capabilities in the trial. Vodafone has not announced any plans to offer commercial NBN services, Morrow admitted that he would not get excited about the NBN trial until the " rollout begins.

" I believe that our trials are proceeding as planned , but I think for me it is the biggest constraint , we need a high-capacity regional , and now, we can see that the delay , complexity, and its political nature , "he said.

Josh Taylor Vodafone Australia to New Zealand guests.

BusyCal for Mac adds support for the latest updates Exchange

In addition to previous support Google Calendar and iCloud Calendar, Exchange and Office 365 BusyCal 2.5 update adds sharing. Exchange users can sync and share calendars and schedule meetings.

Calendar sharing - Each calendar can be shared with multiple users, each with different access privileges (free / busy , read-only , read / write , commission , etc).

Public Calendar - company-wide public calendar can subscribe to BusyCal.

Meeting organizers can view free / busy - arrange a meeting, attendees availability.

Push - the change synchronization between Exchange and BusyCal immediately pushed through .

I am a long-term ownership BusyCal can say version 2.5 update is progressing well. 365 with an Exchange account, my work has a small setup assistant process configuration. The software provides some nice little features, increasing exchanges in the field of graphics support notes and rich text format compatibility , such as.

Latest Updates are free BusyCal 2.0 customers through the Mac App Store price almost $ 29.99.

BusyCal before version 2.0 , the software relies found in Mac OS X Snow Leopard and earlier synchronization service. However, these synchronization framework arrival of Mac OS X Lion , depreciation and iSync application deleted. This change creates some of the programs , including Microsoft Outlook and Entourage. This means that there is a third party , such as Apple's calendar and calendar synchronization between BusyCal is no longer reliable, disturb synchronization iOS devices locally via iTunes sync .

2.0 and later, a cloud-based services such as iCloud or Google calendar calendar hosting. Local calendar can not be hosted on the local machine , and published Google . Instead, users subscribe to a remote calendar, whether through the iCloud, Google or Exchange . Update, I experienced a somewhat complicated process , get a calendar on a remote service : Export event in the local calendar , delete it and create a new Google calendar then to now , I stream old event BusyCal subscribed calendars .

In a BusyCal support an upgrade to version 2.5 of the description , the company offers this advice:

You can still share calendars on a local area network . But you can not redistribute cloud-based calendar (such as the iCloud, Exchange or Google) to subscribe for others on the LAN . Instead, you should carry your calendar on iCloud, Exchange or Google , and each computer directly with the cloud-based server synchronization .

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HP launched SAP HANA as a service

 

HP will provide SAP HANA in-memory database technology as a service in a model designed to allow the company to analyze large data, the lower upfront capital investment.

This means that you can connect to the HANA platform, "only a few weeks, not months," said HP.

HP launched SAP HANA as a service.

HANA will bundle hardware and software licenses along with follow-up management, according to a press release on Sunday. It will run on HP's managed cloud surroundings, either as a managed virtual private cloud or hosted private cloud, the local HP data centers.

Customers will pay a monthly subscription fee based on the expansion and on-demand options for a five-year commitment, so that they put more capital expenditures (CAPEX) for operating expenditure (OPEX). Pricing will vary according to the customer's environment and their demand for services, such as commercial warehouses, Enterprise Edition or suite HANA, Anita, HP Asia Pacific and Japan senior director of Enterprise Application Services Paul told reporters.

HP customers will be able to join its use tools to quickly analyze and make a decision, a significant amount of data "in terms of cost and speed for their business" is justified.

The product will be launched first in Australia and New Zealand, according to the customer's needs and interests. That

HP said the market has also become early adopters to the cloud and HANA.

HP and SAP's footprint are very strong ANZ Australia and New Zealand] already has a working relationship based on the foundation, "said Paul." She said, adding that ANZ also provides a good environment, providing the company from scratch, small to large demand and offer, very suitable to adjust to different size requirements.

Nokia Lumia 625 Review: Big screen, small size and low price

I have been very happy with my Nokia Lumia 1020 and 4.5 inches 1280x768 resolution display . Nokia recently released their Windows Phone devices in the largest display , 4.7 inches , the theNokia Lumia 625. However, affordable cost means most of the interior was cut in order to support large-screen display policy .

Hardware

Nokia Lumia 625 is the main focus of large-screen displays. It is equipped with 4.7 inches resolution of 800x480 pixels (201 ppi) , which is the first generation of Windows Phone devices resolution. It is an ultra- sensitive touch technology IPS LCD . Monitor for Windows Phone has been looked great , even at this resolution. Recently I was spoiled by a higher -resolution display and we expect even higher resolution display is around the corner Nokia and Windows Phone . Although it is not a very high resolution large-screen display , it is still all edges carefully designed curved glass to give it a great look and feel.

I was sent an orange Lumia 625 inspections and note that you can also buy them in black, white , yellow and green. Color is only in the back shell pieces , but also all around the edges . From the bottom of the front can pop back to see , you can change an attached device with another color , if you want to change the look of your device. Plastic shell feels very durable, and gives the device a rather rugged appeal.

When you pull back , you will see that there is an interesting SIM card and microSD card slot arrangement where they are stacked on top of each other on the right . Battery is not removable , but I saw a few screws on the back and imagine that you might be able to take it apart to replace the battery on the road .

Nokia has a focus on imaging, but the camera 's Lumia 625 is very basic . It comes with a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics nothing too fancy . Front camera is a VGA -quality camera pathetic . From the rear camera photos do not look bad, but perfectly acceptable social networks and digital sharing.

All conventional Windows Phone button on the right side of the headphone jack at the top and bottom of the microUSB port . There is no left . Found a small flash just to the left of the camera lens on the back of the center.

Like the original Windows Phone devices , Lumia 625 response , I did not notice any lag or performance issues . Has only 512 MB of RAM, though, I would not expect to be able to play a lot of high-end games. Only 8GB integrated storage is limited, but you can microSD card storage media.

Software

Nokia Lumia 625 comes with Windows Phone 8 and the latest Nokia amber updates. This includes software such as Nokia smart cameras , where the Map Suite , Nokia Music , FM radio, video trimming Nokia , and Nokia video upload to YouTube.

The device is currently in the United States, but as an international unlock the device was sold. Evaluation of AT & T SIM card devices , AT & T 's selection of application appears in the Windows Phone store , so you can install them if you wish. There are no applications installed by default , although AT & T.

In the past three years, I 've covered quite a bit of Windows Phone , and there is nothing particularly new or unique Nokia Lumia 625.

Pros and Cons

To sum ​​up my experience and Lumia 625 specifications , here are my pros and cons.
Advantage
• affordable price
• MicroSD memory card expansion slot
• The latest Windows Phone 8 software
• Excellent Nokia applications and services
• Durable and colorful shell
   Shortcoming
• Low resolution display
• Limited RAM
• Low internal storage memory
• No wireless charging
Pricing and Availability
Nokia Lumia 625 sales in the United States for any carrier. However, you can find it from the importer , Negri Electronics just $ 342.50 . This is not yet in other countries , but is coming soon.

The competition

Most of the Windows Mobile 4.3 or 4.5 inches in size and Lumia 625 is by far the largest display device. There are many large-screen Android devices , but rarely is affordable Lumia 625. If you need a large screen display to view the content , then the Lumia 625 is a good cheap choice.

Product Specifications
As you can see in the raw material specifications , there are some trade-offs , reduce the price of the Nokia Lumia 625 .
• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core 1.2 GHz processor
• 512 MB RAM
• Built-in 8GB storage and microSD card slot
• 4.7英寸800x480 pixel resolution IPS LCD Monitor
• 500 -megapixel camera and VGA front camera
• 802.11 B / G / N WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0 + LE
• 2000 mAh removable battery
• Dimensions 133.2 said 72.2 and 159 g of the 9.2 mm
Conclusion

Nokia Lumia 625 is not going to blow you away , rather than to compete for the title of best Windows Phone . However, it is designed to be a low cost phone with a large display Windows , it is successful in this regard . I gave it a rating largely low prices along with the device . If our Lumia 625 Windows Phone in the entire spectrum , without regard to price, and then I would give it a 5 10.