This Is Apple's Next iPhone (4g)

While Apple may tinker with the final packaging and design of the final phone, it's clear that the features in this lost-and-found next-generation iPhone are drastically new and drastically different from what came before. Here's the detailed list of our findings:What's new• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
• What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallicWhat's changed[Image]• The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
• An aluminum border going completely around the outside
• Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
• Everything is more squared off
• 3 grams heavier
• 16% Larger battery
• Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery

Nikon Coolpix P100

There is a new Nikon model in the market – the Nikon Coolpix P100. It’s really quite extraordinary, you have many shooting options which are built around a high-speed CMOS sensor, and a 26x megazoom lens. With this camera, you get photo and video shooting on high speeds, and the opportunity to play around with fun modes, plus you can experiment as much as you want. Add to that the fact that you get 1080p HD-quality movie recording. The Nikon Coolpix P100 has easy-to-operate controls; you just need some time to get used to them by reading the manual. The camera itself costs a fair amount, approximately 400 dollars – quite a large sum of money for many people. It weighs about 17 ounces, is of 10 megapixels, and comes with a 3-inch LCD screen.

Get rich on Windows Phone 7? Microsoft takes next step in mobile ad service for WP7 apps

Monetizing" somehow doesn't sound as appealing as "raking in money" but that's the idea for Windows Phone 7 applications to be able to include mobile advertisements.

Microsoft took the next step in its advertising program for mobile applications this week: it has opened up a streamlined, self-service process by which U.S. developers can register their Windows Phone 7 applications for the ad service, download the advertising SDK, and incorporate it in their application before submitting it to the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Microsoft's mobile ad effort, like the relaunch of the Windows Phone platform itself, faces stiff and ruthless competition,  from Google's Doubleclick, Yahoo!'s RightMedia, and Apple's iAD, which has been stealing marketshare from its rivals, according to a recent IDC report.

With the SDK, developers make it possible for the ad service to place ads in downloaded applications. Developers get paid for each ad appearance. Advertising offers another potential revenue stream for software writers.

Specific SDK features include ad targeting by demographic, category, carrier, and location; text and image units; support for click-to-call and click-to-Web-ad actions; a range of reports including ad inventory, clicks, sell-through rates, and in-app ad revenue.

The announcement of open registration was made in a blogpost  by Raj Kapoor, Microsoft's Global Director of Product Planning & Marketing for Mobile Advertising. Like so many others involved in the relaunch of Microsoft's mobile strategy, Kapoor is a recent import: he previously was Director of Mobile Advertising Products at Yahoo!

Developers log in with their Windows Live ID. Then, the online set-up process handles application registration, account management, reporting, and payout capabilities.

Details of the mobile ad program can be found online. After registering in the program, developers have access to online community forums.

The Microsoft Advertising Exchange for Mobile was formally unveiled in mid-September. Microsoft has its own sales force and ad marketplace, but also partners with outside mobile advertising networks, among them InMobi, Millenial Media, and WHERE.

Apple iPhone app manages mainframe IPhone, iPad apps manage IBM mainframe systems

Network management vendor William Data Systems says it has created an iPhone app that lets users manage IBM's z/OS mainframe environment.

What's up with encryption?

Specifically the iPhone app lets users tie into WDS' ZEN z/OS network management suiterunning on the mainframe. ZEN is made up of a variety of packages that let users monitor network performance, usage and activity displays, system alerts and security. The company touts Zen as a replacement for the venerable IBM NetView mainframe monitoring system.

"Low cost smart mobile devices are now widely available. Companies are asking their z/OS support people to do more with less. Put the two together and another requirement is for z/OS network monitoring and management to be done, remotely when needed, using a single mobile device that support people would normally carry with them," the company's founder Liam Hammond said in a statement.

Android Now Ties iPhone In Consumer Interest

One year ago, if you told an average person you were thinking about buying an Android, they'd have thought you were some sort of robot-mongering madman.

My, how times have changed.

Since the debut of the first Android handset in 2008, we've seen Google's mobile operating system grow in leaps and bounds. Initially catapulted by the high-profile marketing push surrounding the Motorola Droid, Android sales have been on a nonstop rocket ride upward. Smartphone users are now snatching up more Android phones than iPhones -- despite what certain turtleneck-loving CEOs may imply -- and the ratio shifts further in Android's favor with practically every passing month.

Now, a new report finds Android has essentially matched the iPhone when it comes to overall consumer interest. If recent trends are any indication, it won't be long before Apple's prized product is eating Google's dust