PalmAddicts

First person to email me wins a unlocked 16GB Samsung Galaxy II

Let's do a quick throwaway, SH is finished with his unlocked 16GB Samsung Galaxy II , it's a fine handheld and Iplayed with it last week. It's in perfect condition and it comes with a screen-protector. So if you want it then the first person to send me a email telling me how you have been using your mobile device whether it be for business or pleasure. [No plea's to why you need or what you'd do with it - I want to hear about how you've used your device] Please give your user thought a title, this is essential. The first person to send me a user thought can have the Galaxy II. Put MIDWEEK in your subject line and email it to me at sammymcloughlin@gmail.com

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Upcoming Jailbreak Tweak Promises Deep Siri Customization

[From Hans] I love these Siri tweaks and this one looks like it's going to be exciting. "MySiri includes the ability to execute Activator actions using your voice, create your own conversations, enable or disable toggles, perform commands like respring, restart, reboot, and create your own custom background. The nice thing about MySiri is that virtually every aspect is customizable in a sense that you can create your own predefined voice commands. Of course the tweak is still in development, and I wasn’t personally able to have success with all facets. The good news is that by the time it is released, all aspects should be working seamlessly."

Tuesday thoughts from my iPhone

Happy Tuesday my PalmAddict friends, I hope that you are well. As you can see I'm still on the island. It's remote to say the least, as I mentioned there is no broadband. I'm lucky to get a signal do I'm using a weak phone signal. Now with that in mind there is still a lot I can do with my iPhone, I am still able to make calls, emails can be downloaded and I can still check the news using Twitter. I can also update my location, what I'm doing and upload photographs of the beautiful scenery and if you wish to see them and follow my whereabouts this week then hit me up at @sammymcloughlin , so as you can see there is a lot of things I'm able to achieve. One of the great beauties of using the iPhone 4s is the camera. It takes wonderful pictures. I remember the first time I ever used a camera on my mobile device, I believe it was the UX50, it was a Palm powered handheld and it had a keyboard and I loved using it. It opened my eyes to taking photographs on my mobile device. I remember there was a website, life thru a UX50 and it introduced me to moblogging through my device and being able to chronicise my life through photographs taken on my mobile device, I guess it was a forerunner to twitter but it really ignited my enthusiasm to taking photographs using my handheld, something which I still live doing today as my regular readers and twitter followers will have noticed. Anyway the above picture is my beach, deserted and beautiful today, yes I am being blessed with wonderful weather. Anyway my friends, I hope that you are having a great Tuesday. More thoughts in the week and as always my iPhone has transcribed this editorial using the dictate feature.

Canalys: Apple leading PC maker in Q4 2011, if you count iPads

[From Stephen Trew] The growth in tablets means they will have to be counted a PCs soon. "Best quarter in Apple's history? Check. Retaking the smartphone crown from Samsung? Check. How about becoming the world's largest PC manufacturer? If you're Canalys and you factor iPads into the equation, then yes, another check. Per the research firm, "client PCs" (which include "desktops, netbooks, notebooks and tabs") grew by 16 percent to hit 120 million in Q4, from which Apple's 20 million units (15 million iPads + 5 million Macs) grabbed the leading 17 percent share. Cupertino's followed by HP, Lenovo, Dell and Acer in that order -- all of whom, save for Lenovo, saw their piece of the PC pie shrink. "

Tablet Sales Will Increase Fivefold Over Next Five Years

[From Stephen Trew] This shows how much room for expansion there still is. Apple is poised for continued monster growth. "Worldwide tablet sales will quintuple over the next five years. This according to NPD DisplaySearch, which sees sales of tablets surging from 72.7 million in 2011 to 383.3 million in 2017. A remarkable spike, if it proves true — even more so because of what’s driving it: Emerging markets, which are expected to generate up to 46 percent of worldwide shipments by 2017."

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China Telecom says it will sell the iPhone 4S in a month

[From Stephen Trew] As I said before - Apple will be big in China this year. " Earlier this month, we reported that China Telecom earned the necessary approvals to launch the iPhone 4S on China's third-largest carrier. Today, the China Telecom subsidiary Beijing Telecom issued a press release "

Feature Phones Now More Profitable Than Mid-tier Smartphones

[From Stephen Trew] Fascinating article on how cheap phones are more profitable than smartphones at the moment. Buying a smartphone at the moment means you are getting your money's worth at least. "For many handset vendors, the world has turned upside down. Nokia's $40 feature phones are vastly more profitable than Sony Ericsson's $200 Android models. This is not how the smartphone revolution was supposed to turn out."

Apple announced today that it has appointed John Browett, former Dixons CEO, as Senior Vice President of its retail operations

[From Stephen Trew] For readers outside the UK, Tesco is one of the most successful UK supermarkets. They have undergone massive expansion internationally and this is why Apple offered him this job. "Apple announced today that it has appointed John Browett, former Dixons CEO, as Senior Vice President of its retail operations, responsible for the company's retail efforts worldwide. Browett, who previously held the position of Tesco.com CEO prior to his Dixons role, will report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook who is "thrilled" to have Browett bring "his incredible retail experience to Apple." "