Facebook unveils photo app for iPhone - San Francisco Gate

Facebook unveils photo app for iPhone - San Francisco Gate

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Facebook, perhaps needing to refocus attention away from its stock problems, has unveiled an Instagram-like iPhone photo app called Camera. And yes, Facebook is buying Instagram for $1 billion, but that deal won't close until sometime later this ...

Bouygues Telecom Selects Acme Packet for IMS Network - Yahoo Finance

BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire -05/23/12)- Acme Packet® (APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, today announced that Bouygues Telecom, a leading fixed and mobile service provider in France, is deploying Acme Packet Net-Net® Session Director session border controllers (SBCs) in its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, supplied and integrated by Alcatel-Lucent. Acme Packet's SBCs fulfill numerous IMS functions at both the access and interconnect borders, ensuring security, interoperability, and quality in the network.

Bouygues Telecom is deploying IMS to support multiple services, including migration of existing residential voice to voice over IP (VoIP), interconnecting with other service providers and launching new services, such as visual voice mail.

The Net-Net Session Director fulfills critical IMS functional requirements at the access and interconnect borders of Bouygues Telecom's network. In the access network, SBCs provide the critical Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) and IMS-Access Gateway Function (AGW) for securing, interoperating, and controlling all SIP-based services to subscribers. The Net-Net Session Director provides Interconnect Border Control Function (I-BCF) and the Transition Gateway (TrGW) for controlling fixed and mobile SIP traffic at interconnect borders, encompassing both internal interconnection between Bouygues' fixed and mobile networks as well as between the IMS network and other service providers.

Bouygues Telecom is using Acme Packet's interoperability feature set that includes SIP normalization and SIP to SIP-I interworking that helps accelerate time-to-market and reduce operational costs as the network expands. Net-SAFE®, Acme Packet's security framework, provides denial of service (DoS) attack prevention, topology hiding, and access control to protect Bouygues Telecom's IMS network and ensure service availability. Other key features include accounting for billing and traffic planning, as well as admission control, routing, and quality of service marking for service level agreement assurance.

"Acme Packet's SBC is a key part of our IMS network, built to enable innovative services and deliver enhanced customer experience to our fixed and mobile customers," commented Jean-Paul Arzel, Bouygues Telecom networks director. "We chose the Acme Packet solution due to their culture of innovation, the rich functionality and scalability of its session border controllers, and the company's impressive track record in enabling trusted, high-quality VoIP, and IP interactive communication services."

"Acme Packet brings extensive experience in helping our customers build next generation communications networks," commented Mario Oliveira, Acme Packet's vice president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Caribbean and Latin America sales. "Our IMS solution portfolio delivers the security, interoperability, and quality functionalities that Bouygues Telecom and leading service providers demand to be successful in their migration to end-to-end IP communications."

About Acme Packet

Acme Packet (APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 220 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,600 customers in 107 countries have deployed over 16,000 Acme Packet systems, including 88 of the top 100 service providers and 41 of the Fortune 100. For more information visit www.acmepacket.com.

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About Bouygues Telecom

Created in 1994, Bouygues Telecom has 11,304,000 mobile customers and 1,241,000 fixed broadband customers, and over 1,500,000 client companies. Bouygues Telecom is committed to continually enhancing the customer experience for its mobile and fixed telephone, TV and Internet services. Each day, the company's 9,800 employees develop solutions aligned with changing customer needs and deliver efficient support.

After pioneering the mobile talk-plan concept in France in 1996, Bouygues Telecom introduced groundbreaking unlimited call plans: Millennium (1999) and neo (2006).

In 2007, Bouygues Telecom introduced the first fixed-mobile solutions aimed at professionals.

Bouygues Telecom acquired its own fixed network in 2008 and became an Internet Service Provider (ISP), launching the Bbox broadband router.

In 2009, Bouygues Telecom invented the "all-in-one" solution with ideo the first quadruple play offer in the market.

In 2010, Bouygues Telecom launched Bbox fibre, its very-high-speed offer, and began investing in fibre-to-the-home in high-density areas.

In July 2011, Bouygues Telecom introduced mobile telephony "2.0" with B&YOU, the first web-based, SIM-only call plan.

Bouygues Telecom's mobile network covers 99% of the population. Its 3G+ network provides mobile Internet access for 94% of the population.

Bouygues Telecom is the only operator to be awarded "NF Service Centre de Relation Client" certification from French standards agency AFNOR Certification for all its consumer activities (mobile and fixed). Customer relations centres, a distribution network of 630 Bouygues Telecom Club stores, and a website available 24/7 combine to ensure optimum customer service.

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Music Features Of The Apple iPhone 4S – A Closer Look - News Broadcast

In this post I will take a closer look at the music features of the apple iPhone 4S.  Well known for its versatility, especially when it comes to music, this handset is considered one of the best.

This is thanks largely to its integrated iTunes and iPod functionality, which make it extremely simple to both download and play music on the go.

In order to download music, you can use the iTunes app which is pre-installed on the iPhone 4S.  This gives you access to millions of music tracks and albums, as well as TV shows and films.  With such a wealth of content available, who are sure to find something you would like to download.  Of course, you can also transfer your existing music collection from your computer onto the iPhone 4S.  This is carried out using the desktop version of the iTunes software.  All you have to do is connect the handset to your computer using the supplied USB charger cable.  Once everything is connected, simply click on the ’sync’ button and all of the music files stored on your hard drive will be transferred onto your phone.  With storage variants starting at 16 GB, you have plenty of potential storage space which means you could easily store thousands of tracks on your iPhone, ready to play whenever you like.

The built in iPod function is almost exactly the same as a standalone iPod Touch, which is renowned for being very easy to use, and has intuitive menus which make it very simple to find the music you are looking for based on criteria such as artist, album and genre etc.  The unique coverflow feature is also included, which displays album art which can be scrolled through to find the albums and tracks of your choice.

When listening to music on your iPhone 4S, you can either use the built in stereo speakers which provide decent sound quality for such a compact device, or you can opt to use the supplied iPod earphones which are instantly recognisable with the white colour scheme.  Because these use a 3.5mm audio jack, many other types of earphones and speakers can be used with the handset.

Because of its capabilities as a music player, the Apple iPhone 4S been replaces the need to carry a standalone music player with you.  Its ability to replace other devices forms a massive part of the appeal of the iPhone 4S, and its music capabilities perfectly demonstrate this.

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iPhone users gain a refined search tool in the form of Google Search 2.0 - PC Authority

Google is the go-to search engine for most people, so the existence of a dedicated mobile app should come as no surprise. There has been a Google search tool available for iOS for some time but the release of Google Search 2.0 sees the introduction of a completely redesigned app that not only boasts a new interface and new features – at least if you have an iPhone – but also easier access to other Google searches such as Gmail, Docs and Calendar.

As before, it is possible to conduct searches by typing, using your voice, or taking a photo with your camera and using Google Goggles. There have been improvements made to the speed of autocomplete suggestions  so you should find that results are available faster than ever and you can take advantage of a preview pane that slides in from the side to view individual page results. Switching between search results and pages takes nothing more than a swipe, and this gesture can also be used to switch search modes – such as moving between a standard search and an image search.

To make it easier to find relevant text, there is a magnifying glass icon that can used to perform a search for text on a page, saving you having to read through endless passages to reach what you’re looking for. When you’re looking for images, there is a great new look to work with. You can switch to a full screen grid view of results that provides a great overview of what Google has found for you. This makes for a much clearer way of browsing through results, but also gives you a better view of individual images you choose to view.

Google Search was already an impressive tool, but the latest update transforms it into something sleek and stylish. If you are an iPad owner, there is far less to look forward to in terms of new features – nothing more than the ability to save images to the camera roll – but iPhone users should jump on this update as soon as they can as it is a major advancement.

You can find out more and download a free copy of the app by paying a visit to the Google Search 2.0 review page.

iPhone iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak Instructions (Absinthe 2.0) - iPhone FAQ

The latest installment of Absinthe is here, making it possible to jailbreak most devices running iOS 5.1.1, including the new iPad. Jailbreaking with Absinthe 2.0 only takes a few minutes thanks to all of the hard work put in by the Chronic Dev Team. The software is available for both Mac OS X and Windows computers.

The latest jailbreak solution works with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation, original iPad, older iPad 2 models and iPad 3 running iOS 5.1.1. Support for newer iPad 2 models (iPad2,4) is in the works.

Before jailbreaking, make sure you backup your iPhone using iTunes to preserve your data in the event of a problem. Your device must be updated to iOS 5.1.1 before jailbreaking with Absinthe 2.

For instructions on using Absinthe with a Windows computer, click here. Here are instructions on how to jailbreak your iOS 5.1.1 device with Absinthe 2.0 on a Mac:

1. Download the latest version of Absinthe 2 directly from the greenpois0n.com website.
2. Open the Absinthe archive and run the software. If your computer asks whether or not to run the application click Open.

3. With your iOS device displaying the home screen, connect to the computer via USB.
4. Click the Jailbreak button in the Chronic Dev Absinthe application window.
5. The iPhone will say Restore in Progress. Do not touch the iPhone until Absinthe completes!
6. Absinthe will let you know when the process is finished. Unplug your device and you will see the Cydia app icon is now installed.

Your iOS 5.1.1 device is now jailbroken! As always, the jailbreak is distributed freely. For those wishing to donate to Chronic Dev Team, see their website at greenpois0n.com.

Telecom Commission wants detailed study on airwaves auction price - Yahoo Finance

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Telecom Commission will ask the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to analyse the potential impact of a proposed airwaves auction base price that is seen as too high and has drawn protests from carriers.

The Commission however endorsed a separate regulatory proposal to auction by June next year airwaves in another band, Telecoms Secretary R.Chandrashekhar said on Saturday. That band currently used by older operators and will be taken back from them in the so-called airwave refarming.

TRAI had last month suggested an auction starting price that is nearly 10 times that paid by carriers in a 2008 state grant process for the basic 1800 mega hertz (MHz) band airwaves.

The auction, due by August, follows a Supreme Court order to revoke a total 122 zonal telecom permits awarded in a scandal-tainted state grant process in 2008.

The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body within the telecoms ministry, feels there is need of a detailed analysis of the impact of the proposed auction price on call tariffs and carriers' investments before a decision is taken, Chandrashekhar, who chairs the Commission, said.

"For example, what is the impact of this spectrum price on the tariffs if this entire impact is passed on. And on the other side, if this entire impact is absorbed, what is the impact on the investments, viability and the return on the investments," he told reporters after a meeting of the Commission.

The industry has criticised the high base price and limited number of slots proposed by the regulator and says the regulatory changes will cost them billions of dollars more, hurting profits, and will force them to increase tariffs for customers.

The Commission earlier this week said it wants a higher number of slots to be auctioned than what was suggested by the regulator.

The auction is the last chance for carriers including Norway's Telenor (TEL.OL) and Russia's Sistema (SSAq.L) to win back their permits that are set to be revoked after the court order.

Telenor and Sistema have threatened to pull out of India if the government goes ahead with the proposed rules. A panel of ministers has the final say on the auction rules including pricing.

SPECTRUM REFARMING

Older carriers such as Bharti and Vodafone are also fighting another regulatory proposal to refarm, or switch, their superior-quality airwaves in the 900 MHz band with relatively-inferior 1800 MHz at the time of renewal of their permits starting in 2014.

The carriers have the option to buy back in a separate auction the superior quality 900 MHz airwaves, although the proposed starting price for it is twice that of the lower-quality band. If they switch to the 1800 MHz band, network costs will increase significantly.

Chandrashekhar said the Telecom Commission had agreed with the sector regulator's proposals to conduct an auction of the airwaves in the 900 MHz band by June 2013, although will decide the price and other details later.

(Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy; editing by Keiron Henderson)