TrackMyJourney - Live GPS Tracking Buddy

Introduction
TMJ-Mobile is a Java mobile phone application that uses GPS data to provide a number of functions, including navigation, location tracking, map display and route plotting. It receives its location coordinates by communicating via Bluetooth with a separate GPS receiver, or via the phones internal GPS if supported. The phones built-in GPRS/3G/GSM data connection is then used to send its location over the internet to the TrackMyJourney website where you can then share your location and recorded tracks with your friends.

Requirements
The program is written in Java (J2ME) and works on a number of mobile phones, in particular most new Sony Ericsson, Nokia and BlackBerry models. As a minimum requirement, the phone should have Bluetooth or an Internal GPS Device, be able to run Java applications (often listed in phone literature as J2ME or '3D Java Games'), and support the MIDP-2.0/CLDC-1.1 Java device configuration (this should include most mid- to high-end phones bought in the last couple of years).

v0.6.1 Released

Main Addition: Track Visualisation Page (key [8]) shows a fully scrollable 2D or 3D view of the track similar to the Plan and Navigation pages, but now allows each individual trackpoint to be examined and the track replayed.

Other changes
- Redesigned Settings menu, moved 'Units' and 'Zero Key Action' into it from the Display menu.

- New Settings/Activity Profile menu - allows various parameters to be individually set for different types of activity, and then quickly selected when necessary.

- New Activity Profile option 'Maximum Track Speed' limits the speed at which TMJ will add a new point to the track. If the current speed is above this threshold then no new points will be added to the track. Its purpose is to reduce the speed-spikes which can appear in the track, particularly when moving slowly (eg walking).

- New Activity Profile option 'Track Target Speed' for use when exercising. A separate new readout on the Text/TRACK(2) page shows the duration of time and distance covered whilst above this speed. Mostly used when running to calculate the time spent doing 'useful' exercise, thus ignoring any time spent walking (whilst out of breath!)

- New Activity Profile option 'Max Plan AutoPan Zoom' sets the maximum scale that the Plan page will use when AutoPan and AutoZoom are enabled.

- New Tools/Waypoint Tools/Select Nearest Waypoint function selects the nearest waypoint from the predefined selection Groups.

- New Tools/Waypoint Tools/Waypoint Alerts function displays an alert when waypoints become closer than a defined distance.

- Added extra options into Zero-key shortcut menu.

- Experimental 'high-precision' location displayed when track recording is paused (shown as a blue crosshair on the plan/map pages). For use when stationary to get a 'best-guess' averaged reading of the current location.

- Added extra Geocache icons. (Note that the existing geocache icon has been swapped with the Cafe icon - sorry for any inconvenience/confusion this may cause!)

- Experimental 'Menu/Settings/Allow Internal GPS Cost' option on versions that use the Java Location API (eg Nokia N95, Blackberry, etc) to see whether this enables the phones Assisted-GPS function.

- New Waypoint menus now show the most recently used Waypoint types at the top of the list for quick access.

- File selection dialogs now remember the last used folder location.

- Default filenames for exporting the Track/Route/Waypoints now include the current date.

- Added Export Waypoints to GPX file option.

- Settings option to select Dark or Light background for Gauges page.

- Settings option to enable/disable gradient usage in Calorie calculations.

- Pausing Track Recording now also prevents Live location from being uploaded to website

Plus various other minor changes which I've forgotten about!

Sign-up here:

Code:

http://www.trackmyjourney.co.uk/index.php?page=register&

Solutions: Internet Access Over Airline

Boeing bravely made an early entrance into the industry, offering full internet access via their “Connexion by Boeing” (CBB) service. This service remains the only one to offer full wireless connectivity to laptops, with recorded speeds of up to 4Mbit downstream/1MBit upstream. In addition, to web services, VPN connections are also supported, as well as other non-port 80 traffic. There are currently more than 180 flights daily that provide this service. Uptake with airlines, however, was not overwhelming – perhaps due to the $500,000 cost of fitting each airplane – and the 17th of August 2006 saw Boeing announce that it would be discontinuing the service.

Its inclusion in this guide, however, is still essential. Why? Because the service will be free on those airlines that provided it to their passengers until the end of 2006, and thereafter it seems more than likely that these companies will amongst the first to adopt and work with whatever technologies arise as replacements. Panasonic, for example, were recently reported to be interested in the business. As Lufthansa, the first airline to feature CBB under their "FlyNet" brand puts it in their press release:

Up to now, Connexion by Boeing has been the only supplier for broadband Internet use aboard aircraft. Due to the new situation, the market is currently restructuring itself. In the interest of its passengers, Lufthansa hopes to be able to continue to offer FlyNet® in future and, therefore, is conducting intensive discussions with Boeing as well as several other potential providers.

Find below, therefore, a list of the current providers for CBB connections. At the start of 2006, the prices were set at $9.95 for 1 hour, $14.95 for 2 hours, $17.95 for 3 hours and $26.95 for 24 hours, including connecting flights. From 3rd of October until the termination of the service on the 31st of December, however, CBB will be free. Credit Card numbers will still be taken for authentication purposes, but not charged. Please note also, that all of these services may be subject to last-minute changes in aircraft, as well as technical difficulties/planned downtime with CBB.

Oz airline drops live Internet access offer over porn fears?

Sydney, September 17 : Russian airline Qantas had dropped its plan to offer live Internet access on its A380 planes from next month.

The airline's decision comes in the wake of a controversy over the surfing of porn websites by American Airlines' passengers.

Qantas has now planned to offer only a limited selection of "cached internet content", and access to web-based email and chat services.

The airline has refused to give further details of what content will be included other than qantas.com, or how much the service would cost.

A spokeswoman for Qantas said that the internet plans have been hit by "logistical and regulatory issues" encountered by its connectivity provider, OnAir.

She said that the full web service would be available "later in 2009".

"No airline operating the A380 currently offers a full internet service," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted her as saying.

The A380's inflight entertainment system, however, will still offer 100 movies, 500 television show episodes, 1000 audio CDs, 20 radio channels, and 80 games.

Laptop power sockets will also be provided for every passenger.

Criticism

Criticism

As the number of low-cost carriers has grown, these airlines have begun to compete with one another in addition to the traditional carriers. In the US, airlines have responded by introducing variations to the model. Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways advertise satellite television. Advertiser-supported Skybus Airlines launched from Columbus in 2007, but ceased operations in April, 2008. In Europe, the emphasis has remained on reducing costs and no-frills service. In 2004, Ryanair announced proposals to eliminate reclining seats, window blinds, seat headrest covers, and seat pockets from its aircraft.

Some elements of the low-cost model have been subject of criticism by Governments and Regulators, and in the UK in particular the issue of "Unbundling" of ancillary charges by both low-cost carriers and other airlines (showing airport fees, taxes as separate charges rather than as part of the advertised fare) to make the "headline fare" appear lower has resulted in enforcement action. Believing that this amounts to a misleading approach to pricing, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in February 2007 gave all carriers and travel companies three months to include all fixed non-optional costs in their basic advertised prices. Although the full service carriers had complied within the specificed timescales, the low-cost carriers have been less successful in this respect, leading to the prospect of legal action[3] by the OFT.

No-frills long-haul flights

The first airline offering no-frills transatlantic service was Freddie Laker's Laker Airways, which operated its famous "Skytrain" service between London and New York City during the late 1970s. The service was suspended after Laker's competitors, British Airways and Pan Am, were able to price Skytrain out of the market.

In 2004 the Irish company Aer Lingus lowered its prices to compete with companies such as Ryanair and also started offering no-frills transatlantic flights for just above €100. Late in 2004 the Canadian airline Zoom Airlines also started selling transatlantic flights between Glasgow, UK; Manchester, UK; and Canada for £89.

It has been suggested that the Airbus A380, able to hold up to 853 passengers in an all Economy layout [4], would enable true low-cost long-haul service. While the per-seat costs of such an aircraft would be lower than the competition, there are fewer cost savings possible in a long-haul operation and therefore a long-haul low-cost operator would find it harder to differentiate itself from a conventional airline. In particular, low-cost carriers typically fly their aircraft for more hours and flights each day, scheduling the first departure early in the morning and the last arrival late at night. However, long-haul aircraft scheduling is more determined by timezone constraints (e.g. leaving the US East Coast in the evening and arriving in Europe the following morning), and the longer flight times mean there is less scope to increase aircraft utilization by adding one or two more short flights each day.

In April 2006, the industry magazine Airline Business analysed the potential for low-cost long-haul service [5] and concluded that a number of Asian carriers, including AirAsia, were closest to making such a model work. On November 2, 2007, AirAsia X, a subsidiary of AirAsia and Virgin Group flew its inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Gold Coast, Australia. AirAsia X claims that it is the first true low-cost long-haul carrier since the end of Sir Freddie Laker era.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2006, Zoom Airlines announced that it was to establish a UK subsidiary, probably based at Gatwick Airport, to offer low-cost long-haul flights to the USA and India. The company suspended all its operations from 28 August 2008 due to financial problems related to the high fuel price.

On 26 October 2006, Oasis Hong Kong Airlines started flying from Hong Kong to London Gatwick Airport (delayed by one day because Russia suspended fly-over rights for that flight an hour before the flight's scheduled departure). Tickets for flights between Hong Kong to London can be as low at £75 (approximately US$150) per leg (not including taxes and other charges) for economy class and £470 (approximately US$940) per leg for business class for the same route. From 28th June 2007, a second long-haul service has operated to Vancouver, British Columbia. The company stops its flights from 9 April 2008, after over 1 billions HKD of losses.

Australia's Jetstar has operated International since 2005, when they began service to Christchurch, New Zealand. In late 2006, more international services began. Departing from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, they fly to popular tourist destinations within 10 hours of Australia such as Honolulu International Airport, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and more. With the delivery of new planes, they hope to fly to the continental US and Europe.

In Late 2007, the Philippine Based Low Cost Carrier, Cebu Pacific, announced intentions to launch non-stop Pacific flights from the Philippines to the United States West Coast and other US cities by around mid-2009.^[5]

By March 2009, Air Asia X will start its first low cost long-haul service into Europe to London Stansted in England. The 5 weekly flgihts to Stansted will be used by one leased Airbus A340-600 aircraft which Air Asia X will receive in January 2009, then refurbished to be ready by March.

Typical Low-cost Carrier Business Model

Typical low-cost carrier business model practices often include:

• a single passenger class
• a single type of aeroplane (commonly the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737), reducing training and servicing costs
• a minimum set of optional equipment on the aeroplane, often excluding conveniences such as ACARS, further reducing costs of acquisition and maintenance
• a simple fare scheme, such as charging one-way tickets half that of round-trips (typically fares increase as the plane fills up, which rewards early reservations)
• unreserved seating (encouraging passengers to board early and quickly)
• flying to cheaper, less congested secondary airports^[1] and flying early in the morning or late in the evening to avoid air traffic delays and take advantage of lower landing fees
• fast turnaround times (allowing maximum use of aircraft)
• simplified routes, emphasizing point-to-point transit instead of transfers at hubs (again enhancing aircraft use and eliminating disruption due to delayed passengers or luggage missing connecting flights)
• encourage the use of direct flights. Luggage is not automatically transferred from one flight to another, even if both flights are with the same company.
• generation of ancillary revenue from a variety of activities, such as a la carte features and commission-based products
• emphasis on direct sales of tickets, especially over the Internet (avoiding fees and commissions paid to travel agents and computer reservations systems)
• employees working in multiple roles, for instance flight attendants also cleaning the aircraft or working as gate agents (limiting personnel costs)
• a disinclination to handle Special Service passengers, for instance by placing a higher age limit on unaccompanied minors than full service carriers
• Aggressive fuel hedging programs

Not every low-cost carrier implements all of the above points. For example, some try to differentiate themselves with allocated seating, while others operate more than one aircraft type, still others will have relatively high operating costs but lower fares.

The price policy of the low cost carriers is usually very dynamic, with discounts and tickets in promotion. Even if the advertised price may be very low, sometimes it does not include charges & taxes.

Low-cost Airline

A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as a no-frills or discount carrier or airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. The concept originated in the United States before spreading to Europe in the early 1990s and subsequently to much of the rest of the world. The term originated within the airline industry referring to airlines with a lower operating cost structure than their competitors. While the term is often applied to any carrier with low ticket prices and limited services, regardless of their operating models, low-cost carriers should not be confused with regional airlines that operate short flights without service, or with full-service airlines offering some reduced fares.

Civil Transport Aircraft

Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A330

There are five major manufacturers of civil transport aircraft (in alphabetical order):

• Airbus, based in France
• Boeing, based in the United States
• Bombardier, based in Canada
• Embraer, based in Brazil
• Tupolev, based in Russia (scheduled to be merged into the United Aircraft Building Corporation)

Boeing, Airbus, and Tupolev concentrate on wide-body and narrow-body jet airliners, while Bombardier and Embraer concentrate on regional airliners. Large networks of specialized parts suppliers from around the world support these manufacturers, who sometimes provide only the initial design and final assembly in their own plants. The Chinese ACAC consortium will also soon enter the civil transport market with its ACAC ARJ21 regional jet.^[3]

Until the 1970s, most major airlines were flag carriers, sponsored by their governments and heavily protected from competition. Since then, open skies agreements have resulted in increased competition and choice for consumers, coupled with falling prices for airlines. The combination of high fuel prices, low fares, high salaries, and crises such as the September 11, 2001 attacks and the SARS epidemic have driven many older airlines to government-bailouts, bankruptcy or mergers. At the same time, low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and Southwest have flourished.

Helicopter Purpose

Due to the operating characteristics of the helicopter—its ability to takeoff and land vertically, and to hover for extended periods of time, as well as the aircraft's handling properties under low airspeed conditions—it has been chosen to conduct tasks that were previously not possible with other aircraft, or were time- or work-intensive to accomplish on the ground. Today, helicopter uses include transportation, construction, firefighting, search and rescue, and military uses.

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane

Kern County (California) Fire Department Bell 205 dropping water on fire

A helicopter used to carry loads connected to long cables or slings is called an aerial crane. Aerial cranes are used to place heavy equipment, like radio transmission towers and large air conditioning units, on the tops of tall buildings, or when an item must be raised up in a remote area, such as a radio tower raised on the top of a hill or mountain. Helicopters are used as aerial cranes in the logging industry to lift trees out of terrain where vehicles cannot travel and where environmental concerns prohibit the building of roads. These operations are referred to as longline because of the long, single sling line used to carry the load.

Helitack is the use of helicopters to combat wildland fires. The helicopters are used for aerial firefighting (or water bombing) and may be fitted with tanks or carry helibuckets. Helibuckets, such as the Bambi bucket, are usually filled by submerging the bucket into lakes, rivers, reservoirs, or portable tanks. Tanks fitted onto helicopters are filled from a hose while the helicopter is on the ground or water is siphoned from lakes or reservoirs through a hanging snorkel as the helicopter hovers over the water source. Helitack helicopters are also used to deliver firefighters, who rappel down to inaccessible areas, and to resupply firefighters. Common firefighting helicopters include variants of the Bell 205 and the Erickson S-64 Aircrane helitanker.

A Sikorsky S76-C+, known as the "Traumahawk Air Ambulance" in Palm Beach County, FL

Helicopters are used as air ambulances for emergency medical assistance in situations when an ambulance cannot easily or quickly reach the scene. Helicopters are also used when a patient needs to be transported between medical facilities and air transportation is the most practical method for the safety of the patient. Air ambulance helicopters are equipped to provide medical treatment to a patient while in flight. The use of helicopters as an air ambulance is often referred to as MEDEVAC, and patients are referred to as being "airlifted", or "medevaced".

Oil companies charter helicopters to move workers and parts quickly to remote drilling sites located out to sea or in remote locations. The speed over boats makes the high operating cost of helicopters cost effective to ensure that oil platforms continue to flow. Companies such as CHC Helicopter, Bristow Helicopters, and Air Logistics specialize in this type of operation.

A military helicopter: British Army Air Corps Westland WAH-64 Apache

Police departments and other law enforcement agencies use helicopters to pursue suspects. Since helicopters can achieve a unique aerial view, they are often used in conjunction with police on the ground to report on suspects' locations and movements. They are often mounted with lighting and heat-sensing equipment for night pursuits.

Military forces use attack helicopters to conduct aerial attacks on ground targets. Such helicopters are mounted with missile launchers and miniguns. Transport helicopters are used to ferry troops and supplies where the lack of an airstrip would make transport via fixed-wing aircraft impossible. The use of transport helicopters to deliver troops as an attack force on an objective is referred to as Air Assault. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) helicopter systems of varying sizes are being developed by companies for military reconnaissance and surveillance duties. Naval forces also use helicopters equipped with dipping sonar for antisubmarine warfare, since they can operate from small ships.

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Google Earth Mobile with Symbian OS 6 3rd

Download Google Maps for mobile to your phone, and never carry a paper map again. Google Maps on your phone makes it easy to:

• Determine your current location with or without GPS
• Get driving and transit directions
• Get phone numbers and addresses for local businesses

www.google.com/gmm

Features

My Location (beta). My Location shows your current location on the map, usually within 1,000 meters, so that you can find out where you are even without GPS. Google Maps for mobile also supports built-in GPS, or can link to a Bluetooth GPS sensor to more accurately pinpoint a user's location. My Location works by recognizing information broadcast from mobile towers near you.

Watch a video to learn more about how My Location works.

Map and satellite views. Google Maps for mobile gives you both map and satellite views of the area you're looking at, using an interface that feels just like it does on the desktop. Scroll in a direction to see more of the map, or zoom in and out using shortcut keys.

Business listings. Google's local search engine allows you to search for businesses by name (e.g. "Starbucks"), or by type (e.g. "coffee"). View store hours and ratings, and then dial the business you're interested in with a single click. Thanks to My Location, it's easy to find nearby businesses without even having to enter your current location.

Driving directions. It's easy to get turn-by-turn driving directions. Thanks to the My Location feature, you don't even have to enter your starting point.

Transit ^New!. Check bus and subway schedules, determine what transfers you need to make, and plan adventures in more than 50 cities around the world.

Transit functionality is now available for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, S60, and other Java-enabled phones.

Watch a video to see how to get transit directions using Google Maps for mobile.

Traffic. Highways on Google Maps are colored green, yellow or red, based on real-time traffic data.

Favorites. Bookmark your favorite places so that you can easily return to them on the map.

Enterprise installation. IT managers can install Google Maps for mobile on corporate BlackBerry phones through BlackBerry Enterprise Server - learn more.

Symbian: GSM Tracker V3.14

Makes your phone into a real-time AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) tracking device. Also for personal location tracking. See your track in real time on Google Earth or GpsGate.com!

Low data costs thanks to packet data and compact messages. Uses location data from a GPS or cell tower information.

The product is intended for fleet tracking or personal location tracking.

Would you like to...

• View the whereabouts of your entire fleet from your desktop?
• Know the closest vehicle or technician to the next job site?
• Access yesterday's detailed route history for every vehicle in your fleet?

Want to protect your Nokia N95 against theft?

With a system based on Aspicore GSM Tracker, you can!

Cost-effective and efficient tool to track the location of several mobile phones in a remote SQL database or in a buddy tracking website.

Aspicore GSM Tracker is an S60 application, which makes the smartphone into a real-time AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) tracking device.

The application determines the location with a GPS receiver and transmits the tracking data to a server in real-time through a cellular packet data connection. The data connection to the server is usually made via the Internet.

Indonesian Map for Sygic McGuider

Sygic presents its inovative GPS navigation software for wide range of mobile devices and smartphones. With intuitive user interface, fast 3D rendering engine and unique safety features, Sygic navigation is proven choice for OEM, distributors, car manufacturers and logistics companies.
Sygic is ready for the Symbian gps on-board navigation market inquiries for Western Europe, USA, Greece, Romania, Turkey starting July 31, 2007.

With a real-time 3D engine, bluetooth/built-in GPS support and European cross-border navigation Sygic MOBILE is the perfect GPS navigation product for Symbian S60 3rd edition mobile phones.

We are pleased to announce the official launching of our latest GPS navigation software Sygic MOBILE for Symbian S60 mobile phones. Offering the complex set of features, found in professional navigation solutions, Sygic MOBILE becomes optimal choice for mobile phone operators, mobile phone manufactures and Symbian distribution channels.

Link map (peta) indonesia:
http://www.indowebster.com/Indonesianopassrar.html

File ini (rar) tidak memerlukan password.
Extrak,lalu di copypaste ke memorycard yg telah ada file sgic mcguidernya.

Online 'activation key' for sygic mcguider:
http://3ppc.net/sygicgen.php

Garmin Mobile XT at Samsung i550w

I’ve been testing the new Garmin Mobile XT application recently and honestly, it’s not too shabby. Garmin’s been in the GPS biz for, well, as long as I can remember, but this is their first attempt at a mobile app. Previously they’ve focused mainly on the dedicated in-car and handheld devices. Garmin Mobile XT will cost you $99 and comes with all necessary maps, as well as access to the Garmin Online features.

The app ships on a 2GB microSD card, with micro-to-mini and micro-to-SD adapters in the package as well. The app is tied directly to this memory card, which can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it. Garmin informs me that there is also a version available on DVD that will allow you to put the app on any memory card (or internal memory, in the case of the N95 8GB or N81 8GB), though this version, for some reason, is $40 more. I’m told it has to do with how the map data is licensed from Navteq. Shipping it on the microSD, however, is good because it makes installation dead easy. Seriously you stick the card in your phone and go. Installation is automatic, and I think alot of folks will find that really appealing.

The main screen of Garmin Mobile XT is very user-friendly, with really few options. The first button, “Where To?” is really self-explanatory, and lets you either navigate Home (I really like having such quick access to navigate home) or enter an address or use the POIs and all that. Below that takes you to the map view, and then Tools, Settings, and Exit. Really simple. In this screen also, the top left corner shows the strength of your GPS signal, which I really like.

When entering addresses, you start with the State, and enter in each part of the address bit by bit. You can search for partial city and street names, which makes things really easy, though there’s no T9 support. For instance, if I’m navigating somewhere in North Richland Hills, well that’s a long city to type out with multitap. However, I can put in just ‘North R’ and Garmin Mobile XT will return a list of cities matching that, from which I can select. This really makes things easy. There is also support for navigating to a contact’s address, but I was unable to actually use this, despite having the address correctly formatted in my address book. The application kept wanting me to manually type in the details.

Asus P320 Pda Phone

Asus made their GPS equipped 2.5G PDA phone official and is called P320. We had already unveiled this device recently under the Galaxy Mini code name.

When you hold this PDA phone you are impressed by its compact size and super light weight. From its set of features and price it seems like P320 is positioned as an entry level model; mostly for first time PDA phone owners.Its main features:

• SiRFStar III integrated GPS receiver
• Quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE
• TI OMAP 850 processor at 200 MHz
• TFT LCD screen with 65K colors 320×240 resolution
• 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Mini USB
• microSD port
• 2MP digital camera
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional

Samsung i550w has a candybar form

Except Wi-Fi, the new i550w also offers tri-band GSM connectivity (900, 1800, and 1900 MHz) plus EDGE, UMTS and HSDPA, hence being one of the most evolved phones in terms of featured connectivity, comparable to Nokia's N-series

As the i550 model, Samsung i550w has a candybar form factor and measures 115 x 53 x 13.8 millimeters, weighs 109 grams and packs a 2.6 inch QVGA TFT display with 262,000 colors. It runs on Symbian 9.2 with S60 3.1. and comes with built-in GPS receiver, pre-installed Google Maps, full HTML browser, RSS support, Music player (supports WMA, MP3, AAC ,AAC , OGG and ASF), Video player (supports WMV, 3GP, H.263 and MPEG4), Flash player, FM Radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, Java MIDP 2.0, USB 2.0 and a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack which, for some odd reasons, is not found in too many Samsung phones. Furthermore, we have built-in handsfree, document viewer (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF), organizer,150 MB of built-in memory that can be expanded up to 4 GB with a microSD card, and a standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery.

Another cool feature of Samsung i550w is its 3.15 Megapixel camera with auto focus and flash that will allow users to take pictures at a pretty high quality. There's also video recording capability, plus a secondary VGA video-call camera.

Samsung i550w: Wi-Fi, GPS and Symbian Highly featured candybar

super-fast 3.5G connectivity

You will be able to connect to lightning-fast HSDPA networks. Download large files, stream videos without having to wait for the entire file to download, and even hold video conversations. It's all easier than ever with HSDPA speeds as fast as 3.6Mbps.

multi-task with Symbian S60

With Symbian S60 interface, you view Web pages as you would see them on your PC – with cool features such as page history, page overview, zoom and web feeds. You can even multi-task with several applications running simultaneously.

satisfy your music craving

With a music player that is able to play MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC++, and WMA audio formats, listening to your favourite music while on the move is not a problem at all. You can even listen wirelessly using Bluetooth's stereo headsets with remote control capabilities.

Wi-Fi connectivity

To help you explore the web better, you have got speedy 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity.

capture your favourite moments

You will enjoy the convenience of having a 3.2 megapixel camera in their mobile phone. Users never need to be caught off guard should a photo opportunity arise.

And with Digital Zoom and various picture-takingmodes, users can take picture-perfect snapshots without carrying a separate digital camera.

stay one step ahead

Imagine moving around with complete efficiency. The i550W provides accurate GPS positioning, guiding you with complete precision. Pull up surrounding maps with multiple views, directional markers and points of interest. When you make a detour, automatic rerouting takes you back on track instantly. To help you explore the web better, you've got speedy 3.5G and Wi-Fi connectivity. Find it all first, and let others play catch up.

DNS for your internet

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Video Surveillance Telkomsel 3606 Traffic Lalulintas

Telkomsel Luncurkan Layanan "Video Surveillance"

Operator seluler PT Telkomsel meluncurkan layanan "video Surveillance", sebuah layanan komunikasi berteknologi generasi ketiga (3G) berbasis "video call", yang dapat membantu memantau kepadatan lalu lintas di kawasan luapan lumpur Porong, Sidoarjo, Jatim, melalui akses 3606.

Vice Presdient Telkomsel Area Jawa Bali Nusra, Irfandi Firmansyah saat peluncuran, di Surabaya, Jumat, mengatakan, peluncuran layanan tersebut berangkar dari keinginan masyarakat untuk bisa memantau situasi lalulintas di Porong yang merupakan jalur utama sekitar luapan lumpur Lapindo.

"Karena itu, kami menghadirkan layanan `video surveilance` sebagai solusi atas kebutuhan tersebut," kata Irfandi.

Dengan fasilitas layanan tersebut maka masyarakat melalui telepon seluler dengan fasilitas 3G yang dimiliki bisa mengakses layanan video secara "live" tingkat kepadatan lalulintas di Porong.

Layanan "video surveilance" itu bisa diakses oleh seluruh pelanggan 3G Telkomsel di seluruh Indonesia dengan cukup menekan nomor 3606 langsung dari telepon seluler pelanggan.

Selain sebagai pemantau keadaan suatu lokasi seperti kondisi lalulintas di Porong, layanan 3G "video surveilance" kedepan juga akan dikembangkan sebagai sarana promosi pariwisata daerah.

Dengan demikian, calon wisatawan pengguna 3G di seluruh Indonesia, bahkan dunia, bisa melihat secara langsung keindahan lokasi wisata di Indonesia langsung dari pesawat telepon yang dimiliki.

Telkomsel kini telah menggelar 1.500 node B (Base Transceiver Station untuk 3G) di berbagai kota di Indonesia yang bisa difungsikan sebagai video surveilance. Jumlah pelanggan 3G Telkomsel seluruh Indonesia kini mencapai 3,25 juta.

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Before Taking a Helicopter Flight Training

You always wanted to learn how to fly a helicopter right? Well, don’t just seat there in envy as you watch those normal people fly and enjoy flying. You have to take the first step to get yourself on the stick. You have to enroll on helicopter flight training. Don’t know how?

Here are the things you should know when you are considering enrolling for a helicopter flight training:

The cost.

Upon considering the idea of enrolling for helicopter flight training, the first question you should ask yourself is: Do I have the money? Since flight training involves expensive machine you have to pay to use, you need to make sure that you can maintain the cost. This is a long-term engagement so before you take flight training you have to make sure that you have enough resources up to the end. Meanwhile, there are flight training schools that offer financial assistance to trainees like you. You can search for this information on the training school site.

Finding and selecting flight training school that fits you.

Finding a flight training school may be easy. Here you should consider the cost, the proximity to your place, and the programs they offer. Selecting one involves more criteria.

When selecting a flight training school, it is not enough that you base it on the cost the program. Since you are the student and you are paying big time here, make sure that you check on the eligibility of the flight school you are considering. Weight the school on the criteria of maintenance capability, safety record, and pilot management. You should also talk to your possible flight instructor. Know if the instructor fits your personality. Remember that you will be spending many hours with each other so you better choose one who is fun to be with.

The flight medical certificate.

One important paper you should have if you want to fly is the flight medical certificate. Without it, you can never fly. There are 3 kinds of flight medical certificate: first class medical that is required for an Airline Transport Pilot, second class medical that is required to fly commercial, and the third class medical for private flying.

It is very frustrating if you have finished the training but failed to acquire any of these medical certificates so be sure about that you obtain one before the training.

Before Becoming a Helicopter Pilot

If you want to become a helicopter pilot and make a career out of it, the first thing you should do is to enroll at a helicopter training school. In this way, you will be equipped with the right skill and both basic and advance knowledge of the aircraft you are planning to fly. After finishing the course, you are eligible to apply for a license. After acquiring the license, you can call yourself a helicopter pilot.

But as simple as it sounds, becoming a helicopter pilot is way too complicated than taking the course and acquiring a license.

To better understand this, consider the following…

Before enrolling for a helicopter-training course, make sure you have enough finances to finish it. This is a long-term commitment that involves a lot of money (ranging from $20,000 to $45,000) and therefore, must be planned properly. One shortage or missed training hours could mean bigger expenses. It is painful both on you and your pocket to realize that you are 20 hours short of finishing the course after you realize that you are out of resources to continue, so make sure that once you enter, you can finish.

Before enrolling for a helicopter-training course, you should also know if you are fit or not. It is useless to go and complete the training if you cannot acquire for a license. Read on the specifics about the medical requirement of becoming a helicopter pilot before anything else. If you feel you are fit, validate it by doing a research.

Before enrolling for a helicopter-training course, make a research on the different helicopter training schools. You can prioritize the location since cost of relocation is too much. It would be better if you choose a school that is near your place so that you don’t need to relocate. Also consider the cost of the training.

Once you have finished the training and after acquiring a Helicopter License, you can now be called a helicopter pilot. One thing to note is that there are two kinds of helicopter pilot license: Private Helicopter License and Commercial License. The training is different. Of course, the Commercial License is much thorough. Think of this: we have a professional and non-professional driving license which is relatively the same with the Private Helicopter License and Commercial License. And one thing more: if you plan to make it a living, salary is not worth that much, but with more experience and better skill, you can get paid big-time.

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Importance of Helicopter Rental

City streets are congested and a kilometer distance would take hours to reach. It might be better to walk than to wait for the green light to turn on only to realize that your vehicle move only several meters. But you cannot walk. It is either scourging hot outside the car or heavily pouring rains. The thing is, there is nowhere to go on land. The only way to go from point A to point B is up there, above your head.

Helicopter is the only way to go if you want to travel fast and more efficient. It cuts off hours of sitting on the car together with thousands of cars around you that share the very same fate like you do.

Now you ask: I don’t own a helicopter, what should it do?

Two words: Helicopter rental.

Helicopter rental is the only solution if you want to escape the long pile up of vehicles on the road. Helicopter rental is the only solution if you want to spend more time on doing more important things than sitting on the backseat of your car.

Helicopter rental gives you the luxury of leaving your hotel room just minutes before your meeting or convention starts. It gives you more time to rest or to take longer shower or eat dinner. Or to simply put it, helicopter rentals provide the only way to always keep you on your schedule.

But this is not the only way to utilize the help of helicopter rental.

If in can you want to get some aerial photography of one place or a survey of a particular territory which would not be possible if done by land, helicopters can be rented as an efficient mean to meet the requirements.

If you are on an urgent business travel or would catch a corporate event and would need to get there as fast as you can, helicopter rental companies will quickly take you to your destination earlier that what you have expected.

If you want to see places up above the sky for mere pleasure, helicopters can be rented.

If you have a special event to hold and would want to make it a little different, for instance wedding, helicopters can be rented as your “bridal chopper”. This would certainly give you better reasons to feel like floating on the air.

Other ways to get helicopter rental would depend on your need. So if you find yourself needing to ride a helicopter for any occasion or reason, contact your nearest helicopter rental company today.

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Private student loans

Private student loans

These are loans that are not guaranteed by a government agency and are made to students by banks or finance companies. Advocates of private student loans suggest that they combine the best elements of the different government loans into one: They generally offer higher loan limits than federal student loans, ensuring the student is not left with a budget gap. But unlike federal parent loans, they generally offer a grace period with no payments due until after graduation (this grace period ranges as high as 12 months after graduation, though most private lenders offer six months). However, some higher education advocates are private loan detractors because of the higher interest rates, multiple fees, and lack of borrower protections private loans carry that are not associated with federal loans^[1][2].

[edit] Private student loan types

Private loans generally come in two types: school-channel and direct-to-consumer.

School-channel loans offer borrowers lower interest rates but generally take longer to process. School-channel loans are 'certified' by the school, which means the school signs off on the borrowing amount, and the funds for school-channel loans are disbursed directly to the school.

Direct-to-consumer private loans are not certified by the school; schools don't interact with a direct-to-consumer private loan at all. The student simply supplies enrollment verification to the lender, and the loan proceeds are disbursed directly to the student. While direct-to-consumer loans generally carry higher interest rates than school-channel loans, they do allow families to get access to funds very quickly — in some cases, in a matter of days. Some argue that this convenience is offset by the risk of student over-borrowing and/or use of funds for inappropriate purposes, since there is no third-party certification that the amount of the loan is appropriate for the education finance needs of the student in question.

Direct-to-consumer private loans are the fastest growing segment of education finance and under legislative scrutiny due to the lack of school certification. Loan providers range from large education finance companies to specialty companies that focus exclusively on this niche. Such loans will often be distinguished by the indication that "no FAFSA is required" or "Funds disbursed directly to you."

[edit] Private student loan rates and interest

Private student loans typically have variable interest rates while federal student loans have fixed rates. Consumers should be aware that some private loans require substantial up-front origination fees. These fees raise the real cost to the borrower and reduce the amount of money available for educational purposes.

Most private loan programs are tied to one or more financial indexes, such as the Wall Street Journal Prime rate or the BBA LIBOR rate, plus an overhead charge. Because private loans are based on the credit history of the applicant, the overhead charge will vary. Students and families with excellent credit will generally receive lower rates and smaller loan origination fees than those with less than perfect credit. Money paid toward interest is now tax deductible. However, lenders rarely give complete details of the terms of the private student loan until after the student submits an application, in part because this helps prevent comparisons based on cost. For example, many lenders will only advertise the lowest interest rate they charge (for good credit borrowers). Borrowers with bad credit can expect interest rates that are as much as 6% higher, loan fees that are as much as 9% higher, and loan limits that are two-thirds lower than the advertised figures^[3].

[edit] Private student loan fees

Private loans often carry an origination fee. Origination fees are a one-time charge based on the amount of the loan. They can be taken out of the total loan amount or added on top of the total loan amount, often at the borrower's preference. Some lenders offer low-interest, 0-fee loans. Each percentage point on the front-end fee gets paid once, while each percentage point on the interest rate is calculated and paid throughout the life of the loan. Some have suggested that this makes the interest rate more critical than the origination fee.

In fact, there is an easy solution to the fee-vs.-rate question: All lenders are legally required to provide you a statement of the "APR (Annual Percentage Rate)" for the loan before you sign a promissory note and commit to it. Unlike the "base" rate, this rate includes any fees charged and can be thought of as the "effective" interest rate including actual interest, fees, etc. When comparing loans, it may be easier to compare APR rather than "rate" to ensure an apples-to-apples comparison. APR is the best yardstick to compare loans that have the same repayment term; however, if the repayment terms are different, APR becomes a less-perfect comparison tool. With different term loans, consumers often look to 'total financing costs' to understand their financing options.

Eligible loan programs generally issue loans based on the credit history of the applicant and any applicable cosigner/co-endorser/coborrower. This is in contrast to federal loan programs that deal primarily with need-based criteria, as defined by the EFC and the FAFSA. For many students, this is a great advantage to private loan programs, as their families may have too much income or too many assets to qualify for federal aid but insufficient assets and income to pay for school without assistance.

Additionally, many international students in the United States can obtain private loans (they are ineligible for federal loans in many cases) with a cosigner who is a United States citizen or permanent resident. However, some graduate programs (notably top MBA programs) have a tie-up with private loan providers and in those cases no co-signor is needed even for international students.

The terms for private loans vary from lender to lender. A common suggestion is to shop around on ALL terms, not just respond to "rates as low as..." tactics that are sometimes little more than bait-and-switch. However, shopping around could damage your credit score^[4]. Examples of other borrower terms and benefits that vary by lender are deferments (amount of time after leaving school before payments start) and forebearences (a period when payments are temporarily stopped due to financial or other hardship). These policies are solely based on the contract between lender and borrower and not set by Department of Education policies.

Federally subsidized consolidations are not available for private student loans, though several lenders offer private consolidation programs. Borrowers of privately subsidized student loans may face the same restrictions to bankruptcy discharge as for government based loans: New legislation makes clear that these loans are, like federal student loans, not dischargeable under bankruptcy. Even before the legislation was passed, however, private student loans that were guaranteed 'in whole or in part' by a nonprofit entity are non-dischargeable in bankruptcy (and most private loans, regardless of the lender, were indeed guaranteed by a nonprofit).

Interest rates and payments

Consolidation loans have longer terms than other loans. Debtors can choose terms of 10–30 years. Although the monthly repayments are lower, the total amount paid over the term of the loan is higher than would be paid with other loans. The fixed interest rate is calculated as the weighted average of the interest rates of the loans being consolidated, assigning relative weights according to the amounts borrowed, rounded up to the nearest 0.125%, and capped at 8.25%. Some features of the original consolidated loans, such as postgraduation grace periods and special forgiveness circumstances, are not carried over into the consolidation loan, and consolidation loans are not universally suitable for all debtors.

Student loans in the United States

Federal loans to students

Federal student loans in the United States are authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act as amended.

These loans are available to college and university students via funds disbursed directly to the school and are used to supplement personal and family resources, scholarships, grants, and work-study. They may be subsidized by the U.S. Government or may be unsubsidized depending on the student's financial need.

Both subsidized and unsubsidized loans are guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Education either directly or through guaranty agencies. Nearly all students are eligible to receive federal loans (regardless of credit score or other financial issues). Both types offer a grace period of six months, which means that no payments are due until six months after graduation or after the borrower becomes a less-than-half-time student without graduating. Both types have a fairly modest annual limit. The dependent undergraduate limit effective for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2008 is as follows (combined subsidized and unsubsidized limits): $5,500 per year for freshman undergraduate students, $6,500 for sophomore undergraduates, and $7,500 per year for junior and senior undergraduate students, as well as students enrolled in teacher certification or preparatory coursework for graduate programs. For independent undergraduates, the limits (combined subsidized and unsubsidized) effective for loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2008 are higher: $9,500 per year for freshman undergraduate students, $10,500 for sophomore undergraduates, and $12,500 per year for junior and senior undergraduate students, as well as students enrolled in teacher certification or preparatory coursework for graduate programs. Subsidized federal student loans are only offered to students with a demonstrated financial need. Financial need may vary from school to school. For these loans, the federal government makes interest payments while the student is in college. For example, those who borrow $10,000 during college will owe $10,000 upon graduation.

Unsubsidized federal student loans are also guaranteed by the U.S. Government, but the government does not pay interest for the student, rather the interest accrues during college. Nearly all student are eligible for these loans regardless of demonstrated need. Those who borrow $10,000 during college will owe $10,000 plus interest upon graduation. For example, those who have borrowed $10,000 and had $2,000 accrue in interest will owe $12,000. Interest will begin accruing on the $12,000. The accrued interest will be "capitalized" into the loan amount, and the borrower will begin making payments on the accumulated total. Students can choose to pay the interest while still in college; however, few students choose to exercise this option.

Federal student loans for graduate students have higher limits: $8,500 for subsidized Stafford and $12,500 (limits may differ for certain courses of study) for unsubsidized Stafford. Many students also take advantage of the Federal Perkins Loan. For graduate students the limit for Perkins is $6,000 per year.

Does student loan consolidation help or hurt credit scores?

You can take a student consolidation loan. It is a part of every financial company.

With the help of student debt consolidation you begin with one loan with a small interest charge which is reasonable and which will assist you to perk up your credit score.

Accepting this loan will discontinue any collection mediators harassing calls and provide you a strain free future to construct your credit for upcoming borrowing. Thus for easy repayment of the debts one should go for secured debt consolidation loans.

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Is there something about this part of Newport that lends itself to drinks cars and policemen? I don't know. What it means to us bloggers is a lot of cash being given out for a single topic.

Sadly, unless you live in Newport or the Newport area writing about DUI lawyers really is not going to help you too much. Perhaps "dui lawyer torrance" might serve you better although how you get that into a normal article is beyond me. It pays almost as well as the first keyword, apparently with "dui lawyer seattle" and "seattle dui lawyer" trailing somewhat.

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I was about to find out. It seems that DUI is what we call drink driving in the UK or Driving Under the Influence. It does not take a genius to guess that Newport beach is the place where most people pay the most money to deal with such charges.

That "DUI lawyer Newport beach" is the top best paying keyword at the moment says a lot. Most of it not so good.

A little more research shows me that Newport Beach is a city in California and that it has a total customer base of 84,218 people (2007). Maybe all this drinking is because Nicolas Cage lives there because there is nothing that indicates such a massive surge in click prices. The only answer must be two or more highly competitive keyword bidders doing very well from it all.