CES 2012: Vimeo launches app for Windows Phone and Android

Vimeo launches first ever Windows Phone and Android application at CES 2012.

Video sharing site Vimeo was in attendance at CES in Las Vegas and announced versions of its app for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 platform as well as both smartphone and tablet builds for Android.

We spoke to Vimeo lead developer Joe Schmitt about the new launches and asked how Vimeo's app was aiming to appeal to users and compete with Youtube, which comes pre-installed on many devices.

Schmitt described the experience as ‘totally different' to Youtube, emphasising that Vimeo's focus was on using a device's camera to shoot and upload video seamlessly. ‘It's about shooting first,' he said, ‘Youtube is just a viewing experience.'

Schmitt also made a point about the community-driven aspects of Vimeo, the fact that Vimeo is built around uploading and editing high quality video footage and has a following of ‘enthusiastic' amateurs as well as professionals.

Vimeo is trying to bring its desktop experience to mobile devices, according to Schmitt. He said the company had paid great attention to the interface and design to create a ‘uniquely mobile' experience and emphasised the goal of having an app which looks attractive and feels good to use.

At its most basic it allows users to login to their Vimeo account, view, capture and upload video content, and to comment and interact with the content and community.

Schmitt said a good deal of work had gone into the tablet interface for the Android version: ‘We look at them [tablets] as a different device and really try to make use of the screen real estate to browse, comment and view simultaneously.'

According to Vimeo you'll be able to multi-task extensively within the app itself. It'll also be specifically optimised for the Amazon Kindle Fire to give the ‘best experience' possible.

For the Windows Phone 7 build, Schmitt said the company was ‘really excited' and explained that this was ‘not just a port'. Vimeo has taken Windows Phone's unique interface into consideration and designed the app around it. ‘It's visually different but functionally the same,' said Schmitt.

The company also revealed it would be updating its iOS app in the new year. The new build will feature native iPad support with a similarly tablet-tailored interface tweaked for Apple's larger device.

Perhaps the most stand-out feature of the app, which will at first be exclusive to the iOS build but will come to other platforms later, is the in-built editing suite which Schmitt said will include a music store with licensable music tracks, something he described as a ‘huge advantage' to users.

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Leaked: Nokia Lumia 900 coming in Jan

Even as Nokia scrambles to fix a software glitch in the recently-launched Windows Phone-powered Lumia 800, here is a news leak that hints at its successor.

A leaked image that appeared on My Nokia Blog suggests that the Finnish giant is expected to unveil another top-end Windows Phone called Nokia Lumia 900 at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas in January second week. The company is also expected to announce several other smartphones along with the Lumia 900 at the event.

According to Web reports, Lumia 900 which resembles Lumia 800 in looks, will come with a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and will include the new Windows Phone Tango update. The smartphone is also likely to feature a front-facing camera and is expected to come in a variety of colour options.

Lumia 900 is also said to sport a 1.4GHz processor, an 8 megapixel rear camera with single LED flash. It is also rumoured to pack support for 4G LTE networks.

Nokia last week also announced that the next version of its Symbian OS will be called Nokia Belle. The OS will also be available soon on some of the older generation Nokia smartphones like, Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7 and Nokia Oro.

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Pre-order Nokia Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 in India

Nokia'a latest Windows Phone based smartphones — Lumia 710 and Lumia 800, have finally been announced for India and will be available in next ten days through Nokia Priority stores which has started accepting preorders for the devices.

"Users just have to pay a booking amount of Rs 1,000 to own Lumia 710, 800 after 10 days," said a Nokia Priority store customer care executives to The Mobile Indian.

While other Nokia Priority Store executives said that the minimum booking amount could vary from Rs 500 to Rs 3000 at different stores.

On pricing of the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 phones, the executives said, "As of now we don't have the final pricing but the device is expected to be around Rs 30,000."

According to media reports, the Lumia handsets would be priced around Rs 19,000.

Lumia 800 features a 1.4 GHz application processor and 512 MB of RAM that will power Windows Phone Mango 7.5 operating system. The device uses the native Windows user interface with live tiles, and works smoothly.

Nokia Lumia 800 has an 8 megapixel snapper encrusted with Carl Zeiss optics with a dual LED flash capable of recording 720p HD videos. In terms of hardware, the smartphone is almost identical to the Samsung Omnia W but has internal storage capacity of up to 16 GB as compared to 8 GB on the Omnia W.

Nokia Lumia 710, on the other hand, is an entry level Windows Phone from Nokia. It has got exchangeable back covers and will come in black and white varieties, with the choice of black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers.

Its 3.7 inch screen offers an 800 x 480-pixel resolution with a ClearBlack TFT, which Nokia says, is good for readability in sunlight. At the rear, there's a five-megapixel auto-focus camera with an LED flash. The camera can also shoot HD video at 30 frames-per-second.

Social networking has been taken care with full integration of Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In, which also allows easy photo-sharing. Like all Windows Phone devices the default browser is the Internet Explorer 9.

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This Text Message Will Self Destruct In 60 Seconds

TigerText, a company that develops a private SMS app, has launched an enterprise version of its product. Called TigerTextPRO, the service allows companies to deploy their own private and secure mobile network in hours.


TigerText’s mobile apps allows users to send text messages or photos that can then be deleted off both the sender’s and receiver’s phone after a selected period of time. Once a sender selects the message lifespan (from 1 minute up to 30 days), expired messages are not only deleted from both phones, but are not stored on any server and they cannot be retrieved once expired. Users can also select a “Delete on Read” option, which will delete the text 60 seconds after the recipient opens the message.

TigerTextPro allows organizations to deploy a private, secure mobile network to allow employees can privately communicate on their existing mobile devices within a company.


With the enterprise version of the app, users download the app on their company smartphones (iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Windows 7) and perform a one-time login to get authenticated. Administrators can then use a web-based tool to control archiving policies, create groups and perform simple user management. The PRO version provides companies, health care institutions and government agencies with administrative and policy-level controls reduces liability and risks of data leakage while enhancing employee communication and productivity.


Already a number of companies in the healthcare and financial sectors are using the Pro version so employees can communicate via SMS without the risk of privacy issues. The startup, which faces competition from Kik Messenger, has raised $1.9 million in angel funding from Herb Madan and the co-founder of Akamai, Randall Kaplan.

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30 Best Windows Mobile Applications

The main reason why people still love window mobile is because of its freeware applications and excellent add-ons. Windows Mobile users carry great access to third party applications than any other Mobile Operating system in the market. At the same time it might be confusing for the user to settle on which windows mobile apps to download. So I have compiled a list of Top 30 Best windows mobile applications. These applications will ensure following features such as networking, themes, tools for tweak, music players, newsreaders, Internet browser, document manager and much more.

1. Facebook
The famous social networks is now a mobile application updated with latest news and posts.



2. TwitToday
Twitter is one of the popular micro blogging site and all the twitter activities can be controlled with this windows application. Once it is added, a textbox is displayed into the screen.



3. NET Compact Framework
Almost all applications in the mobile require .NET framework. This application has all the required libraries and the language required for .NET framework.



4. Viigo
This is a RSS feed that offers instant access to all favorite blogs, news, entertainment, finance, weather, reviews, games and much more.



5. Google Maps Mobile
It can be helpful to locate your current location with or without GPS in your windows mobile.



6. SRS WOW HD Audio
SRS WOW HD Audio is the best and most useful add-ons for Window Mobile. It leaves behind Microsoft’s own window media player by offering improved audio experience.



7. Clean RAM
With additional functionality this can be useful in cleaning the mobile without having to restart it.



8. iFONZ 2
This application is written completely in .NET and is a theme with many designs and animations.



9. Dashwire
With the help of this application, one can upload and share photos, music files, video files to the Flickr or Facebook accounts and mobile contacts can be backed up along with other extra storage.



10. DivX Mobile Player
This ensures all functions and is a mobile version of DivX player.



11. S2P (Slide to Play)
You can browse the music files and play it on this music player. It can support both MP3 and WMA types.



12. Opera Mobile
Though it is not free to use like the opera mini, beta version can be used freely. One can experience the ultimate web experience with this browser.



13. Skyfire
This mobile browser runs on all windows mobile. Advantage of using this is its ability to load full images and videos along with good speed.



14. Wolf’s Translator
With the auto detect feature this application converts one language to the other with the help of the google translator.



15. EverNote
Text notes can be created, stored, synchronized and captured with the help of these applications. You need to signup to use this.



16. HD Tweak and Diamond Tweak
Designed extremely for the use of HTC devices, windows mobile can be completely optimized with this application.



17. Adobe Reader

Tiny version of adobe reader can be sued to view files in the windows mobile. Specialty of this application is its ability to preserve the content rich in spite of viewing in small screen.



18. Macromedia Flash Player

This is required to view the flash content in the websites that are embedded.



19. Pocket UNO

Card game designed for windows mobile and suits all age groups and the game has attracted a many audiences across the mobile users.



20. MSN Direct

This is often placed right on the display screen and allows access to stocks, weather conditions and news.



21. Scrub

All the information stored in the phone memory such as the contacts, birthdays and phone numbers are scanned to detect the misplaced information.



22. Skype

Best application that can be used to make calls to landline, mobile phones and skype to skype calls at the ease of the user.



23. Youtube Player
Interface ensures video display within the small screen at best resolution.



24. Google Sync

Google’s most important features and applications are optimized for the use within the windows mobile.



25. IDialer
Mobiles contacts can be chosen with the help of this application and VGA skins are supported by this application.



26. Smart Touch

Scrolling and text messaging shortcuts are available with the help of this application.



27. AIM Mobile Beta

Enabling almost all the features of the IM, this application is best suited for chatting with the use of emoticons and even skins.



28. Nitrogen 1.0

It can play all MP3/OGG songs and is an effective music player.



29. Finger Suite

Best feature of this application is to offer attractive menus and message box on the windows mobile.



30. Treesize Mobile

This application helps to locate larger files in a tree view indicating the space occupied by the folders.

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