It looks like Apple has finally decided to fight back by entering Google’s arena with the acquisition of the mobile ad company Quattro. Google had recently acquired AdMob, a four year old ad network, which had risen to be one of the most important players in the Mobile Ad industry. The deal is under scrutiny by the U.S. regulators. There were rumors that Apple also wanted to buy AdMob, but was out-bidden by Google.

The acquisition also puts Apple in direct competition with other companies like Microsoft and Yahoo.

Technical specifications of the phone can be found here. The device designed by Google and built by HTC is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 512MB of ROM & 512MB of RAM. It includes features like GPS, accelerometer, proximity sensor, a 5 mega pix camera with LED flash and an additional microphone for noise cancellation. With a weight of 130 gms and a thickness of 11.5mm, Google boasted that the handset is no thicker than a number two pencil, and no heavier than a Swiss Army knife.

Unfortunately, the phone is not available in India. I see the following message when visiting the official webpage

Sorry, the Nexus One phone is not available in your country.

According to the sales page of the phone, Nexus One is currently available only in the U.S. The phone is available for a contract free price of $529 or a subsidized rate of $179 on a two year contract with T-Mobile. The page says that the Google phone will be available in US from Verizon wireless and in Europe from Vodafone in spring 2010.

The phone can be personalized with a two line engraving at the back of the phone.

Hopefully, after almost a month of anticipation, the wait is finally getting over. Google has called for an “Android Press Gathering” tomorrow. Everyone believe that the new phone will be announced at the press meet.

Encouraged by Google’s regular practice, I checked the page www.google.com/phone and found that the page is different from the standard Google 404 page. Which suggests that there is something going on there. So keep checking the url as it may be official page of the Google phone, once it is released.

Update: Engadget has posted a review of Nexus One.

I am so sorry for not updating Local Analytics for a long time. I heard that it does not work with newer versions of WordPress. I can’t make a promise, but I will try to update it when I have time.

Thats all for now. Have a great day

Achievements in 2007

• Readers Appreciation award for November, 2007
• Won 5 contests throughout blogosphere
• Released one WordPress plugin and another one under development
• Released the software bundle TorPlus
• Made over 60 posts with more than 300 comments
• Rankings and Ratings
  PageRank – 3
  Technorati Rank – 61,585
  Alexa Rank – 249439

Once again thanks to all my readers. I will try to be a better blogger in 2008. And till then, happy holidays.

1. USD 1000 via Paypal
2. A Copy of Joel Comm’s Secret Classroom DVD Set
3. A 22″ Wide screen Acer LCD Computer Display

What is Secret Classroom?

Secret Classroom is an internet marketing course in a set of 12 DVDs featuring all the 12 episodes of reality show, The Next Internet Millionaire, with 2 hour sessions on internet marketing by experts like Jeff Walker, Rich Schefren, Ray Edwards, Mark Joyner etc. These experts teaches a handful of aspiring entrepreneurs, the secrets of successful internet marketing, as if in a classroom. This much awaited course was released on December 5th and became an instant hit among internet marketers, both amateurs and professionals. The Secret Classroom is not a get rich quick gimmick. It is an education that will improve your income and your internet marketing business for the rest of your life.

I would have really loved to have a copy of the secret classroom. Unfortunately, the prize of the set is unaffordable for me right now. But I will surely get a copy when I can afford one. Have any of you bought a copy? If so, can you please tell your opinion on this internet marketing course?

So stop thinking  and enter the Secret Classroom Blog Contest at the earliest. Remember that time and tide waits for none.

Why Join?

If the links have a nofollow tag, then why should you join the contest? There are four reasons.

1.  Helps you get backlinks which will improve your Technorati ranking
2. Increased exposure for your blog
3. 10 lucky winners will get a copy of the book The 4-hour Workweek courtesy of Blogging The Movie
4. And finally, each of the 10 lucky winners  will be able to host their own contest which will be sponsored by Blogging The Movie.

How to Join

1. Write an original short snippet introduction to avoid duplicate content.
2. Just copy the section between the start and end.
3. Add your 3 favorite blogs with rel=”nofollow” in the link on the code page.
   

   <a href=”http://url.com/” rel=”nofollow” target=”_blank”>URL.com</a>

   This is extremely important to ensure that Google won’t ding us. Make sure you contact the bloggers and insist they participate so they can keep this going.

4. Email your URL of your blog post to Free4hourWorkweek@gmail.com
   [Deadline: 12/31/07 ]

Favorite Blogs

Betshopboy | DerekSemmler | Enkay Blog | MsDanielle | JimiMorrisonsHead | Siteguide.us | Darin.cc | JonLee.ca | Samanathon | MrGaryLee | KellyCho | SusanSuarez | RobertaFerguson | Bloggrrl | TheKingKongBlog | TheBeefJerkyBlog | LifeisColourful | MarketingDeviant | MaleWail | RomanDock | 40hourstogo | TylerCruz | JonathanVolk | Egonitron | SuncoastScribe | Gnaka | WorldOfAngel | MyBlogContest | TheGeekBoys | JoyceBabu | JakelDaily | Internet Marketing Fool |  RobertMacEwan | StevenTruong | JobMob |  Add your 3 Favorite Blogs here (it is important that you change the link to rel=”nofollow”)

Web 2.0

We hear the word Web 2.0 almost everyday. But do you know what exactly is Web 2.0? If not, see the 5 minute video below by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University. The video was released almost an year back, so it is most probable that some of you have already seen it.

Google Conspiracy

I saw this video on a post in Steven’s blog and found it cool. Actually, I stopped using Google Toolbar after reading an article on the same topic, a few months back.

Ubuntu + Beryl

I have installed Ubuntu on my system only once. It was long back and Ubuntu wasn’t as good as it is now. But recently, after watching this video, I have decided to try it again.

Also the Making Sales Making Money contest at ContestBlogger is going to end on Monday. The entry requirement is extremely simple and require you to link to the sponsor homepage using the text home based business opportunities and  to Contest Blogger homepage using the anchor text sweepstakes somewhere on your blog.

• Contest Blogger
  

  This is my favorite contest blog, which I visit very frequently. Contest Blogger specializes in blog contests only. Contest Blogger was the first blog that started participating in contests while blogging about them. What makes Contest Blogger special is the Contest Blogger Oath according to which any prize won by the Contest Blogger will be given away to its readers by holding another contest. Initially Contest Blogger used to post about all blog contests, but now only featured contest will appear on the blog. There is a integrated forum for other contests. If you need some publicity, you can also sponsor a contest.

• The Prize Blog

  This was the first contest site that I visited and which tempted me to join different blog contests. Unlike Contest Blogger, The Prize Blog deals with all contests, not just contests hosted by blogs. If you are hosting a contest on your blog, you can have a basic listing for free or a featured listing for $20.

• My Blog Contest

  My Blog Contest is another blog that allows both free and featured listing for your contests. For free listing, you will have to write up the post. The price for featured listing is not specified on the contact page.

• My Blog Contests

  My Blog Contests is another cool blog on blog contests. Last day a  My Blog Contests toolbar was released which allows you to access all the My Blog Contests resources directly from the toolbar. Listing your contest on My Blog Contests is free.

• Contest Beat

  Contest Beat is a highly updated blog dealing on blog contests. A featured sitewide listing of your contest on Contest Beat costs your $25. You can also have a free listing of your contest for free. If you are looking for sponsors for your contest or want to sponsor a contest, then there is a section for that too.

• RevieWOW

  This is another contest blog that I occassionally visit.

So what are you waiting for? Visit one of the above websites and start participating in cool contests. And don’t forget to leave a comment, if you win any prize. Good Luck

The whole organization of Church must be structured and this structure can be fully assigned to Customer Relationship Management Software (Church software) that will be of a tremendous help to those who are in charge of running the organization of church procedures.

There are always a number of administrative tasks that are to be handled in Church, for example, church accounting, financial management, church membership and attendance tracking. To record and track the above mentioned things manually can be a real nightmare and will definitely demand more managers who are to be highly-qualified to handle this job. That is why Church Attendance Software and Church Finance Software integrated into one CRM is a must nowadays.

On the other side, modern CRM software can help make the process easy and well-structured. Church management software can be obtained from different manufacturers and not just from one vendor. It means that you have a choice of different Church CRMs that can boast of rich functionality that will cater for any taste. Customizable automated process, easy time tracking procedures and workflow management are just minimum required features for a good faith-based non-profit organization.