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Heads-up about Forex Trading

Are you interested in Forex trading? Or, you have been messing around with Forex trading?

I just received an email alert of a mentor of mine, who not only trade stocks (you should see "flavors" of his stock teachings packaged within the system of Trading Trainer), but really good trading Forex.

The subject of his email was, "AJ, buddy ... I bet you've never traded Forex aardâ"   

  I am, of course, talking about my mentor and friend Bill Poulos.

   Many of you know that I consider myself as a student of the trade.  I'm still buying every home study course that I can and will each new trade workshop.I am a member of almost every trade member website, all because I want to know what's new there. In my 10 + years of a consumer of others trading education, I've learned that many programs, particularly the promise of the Holy Grail, doesn't really work well when they are tried.

  With Bill Poulos was that not the case.  All have been thoroughly and complete programs.There's no question what he was instructing me to do. 

So back to the email alert sent my way ... 

In the body of the email was he with a description of how to ride the "coat tails" of the big banks to maximize your potential "pip" in the forex markets. what he said challenged what most Forex traders thought was true.He went on to describe his ground-breaking way to trade the Forex markets.It only takes minutes, not hours a day.

  Let me right down to it … Bill a system that he mentions are Forex profit Accelerator.I was lucky to get my hands on a copy of the example of this technique and it is pretty astounding. as I flip through the pages of his manual thumbed, was I get a total Forex neophyte, I knocked on how he details to simple language.

I was so knocked out, that if I sat back in my chair and put my feet up on my desk to assume more of the Accelerator details (the CBOE session was done for the day so I had a minute to spare), my seat broke …I FELL BACKWARDS …I was literally floored. Ha!

Bill adopted the same attitude that I do when it comes to teaching others about trade, that we focus on education. If you have a "systems junkie" you or a person who likes to let others their trading decisions, will you not as the Forex profit Accelerator. But if you are a merchant who would like to keep full control and want to be truly independent, you need to read the letter he wrote on his Web page.

Click here now to check out the letter Bill wrote on his Web page.

A little more about Bill and why I so much of him.He is a 30 + year veteran who constantly trade "is spilling the beans" when it comes to trading. He has a completely unique twist on trading in the forex markets.

Are Forex profit Accelerator techniques ...

-Overcoming the pressure, tension and stress that is usually associated with Forex …

-Maximizing your profits by riding on the coat tails "of the behemoth market drivers before they know what hit them ...

-Dramatically reduce your time to deal with you spending of less than 20 minutes a night "in the trenches" ...

-Practical risk account-crippling losses "rub out" with simple but thorough management strategies only a few Select traders use are

Are you interested in Forex, I recommend that you read the letter he wrote on his Web page. it takes you only a minute.

Click here now to check out the letter Bill wrote on his Web page.

Finally, you have Bill's Forex profit Accelerator course, I'm interested in your thoughts, especially if you're new to Forex trading. Please comment on this blog post, I look forward to your feedback.

One last thought that if I bind this blog post ...Forex is now quite inspiring.

A.J. Brown

PS: by the way, if you're interested in Forex, read Bill letter now. He tends to remove things. I have Bill sell out his Forex profit Accelerator of course before, so, as his course is something interesting you keep reading. If you buy one, and you are an active member of the online community Trading Trainer or the Trainer Black Box Easy Money allowances are, I will give you $ 100 on your monthly credit with us. that's how much I believe in the (1) Bill Poulos Forex profit Accelerator techniques, and (2) the importance of investing in excellent courses (especially when the material that is not covered by Trading Trainer.)How do I know if you bought his course? Bill sends me an email with the name of anyone who from the above links in this blog post comes, reads the letter he wrote on his Web page, and then invest in themselves by buying his course Forex profit Accelerator. when I get that email, you are active in Trading Trainer, I will log in your $ 100 credit. pretty straight forward, Yes?

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Hello Ali,

That is my experience too. thank you for speaking up.

A.J.

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Sprint calls Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 and Inspiron 11z in the dual-mode 3 G / WiMAX League

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Sprint 4G footprint – 55 cities and growing – expected to include New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco by year end
CHICAGO – Oct. 19, 2010 – Sprint (NYSE: S) today claimed another U.S. wireless first as the 4G leader unveiled the first dual-mode 3G/4G-embedded netbook and notebook offered in the country by a national wireless carrier. Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10 (1012) netbook with Windows 7 Starter, is designed to deliver long battery life, on the go entertainment and maximum connectivity in a compact size while the ultramobile Dell™ Inspiron™ 11z notebook with Windows 7 Home Premium provides PC performance in a stylish mobile package that can go anywhere. Since introducing 4G service in 2008, Sprint has launched 15 4G devices, with 11 devices currently available, including phones, USB modems, mobile hotspots and routers.

The compact and light weight Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook is perfect for students, consumers and small businesses that rely on Internet access, Web browsing and social networking to stay connected. Nearly as small and light as a netbook but with more storage and a powerful processor, Dell Inspiron 11z notebook is a perfect solution for business users and consumers who want more computing power.

Both Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook and Dell Inspiron 11z notebook also come pre-loaded with Windows Live Essentials 2011. Windows Live is an integrated suite of products that help you communicate and share on the PC, Web and mobile phone. Windows Live includes Hotmail, Messenger, SkyDrive, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker and a number of other great apps and services. The power of Windows 7 plus Windows Live delivers the true promise of a mobile PC, helping customers stay connected to the people that matter most to them in the most meaningful way while having access to all their digital content – whenever and wherever.

Additionally, both Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook and Dell Inspiron 11z notebook have integrated connectivity to the Sprint 3G and 4G networks. This flexibility allows customers to enjoy 4G performance in any Sprint 4G market or to use the reliable Sprint 3G network when outside a 4G area. Sprint 4G is already available in 55 markets and continues to expand to new cities, delivering wireless speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G.

"As a 4G leader in the United States, Sprint continues to introduce innovative products that provide unrivaled speed, access and mobility for millions of users today," said Fared Adib, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. "While other carriers continue to talk about their 4G networks, we lead by example. The addition of these two exciting 4G-embedded Dell products nicely fits within our current ecosystem of fixed and dual-mode devices that also includes phones, mobile broadband cards, mobile hotspots and routers."

Starting Oct. 31, Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook will be available to business customers from Sprint's Direct Business Field Sales Team. On Nov. 14, it will become available at select Sprint Stores and sold via Direct Ship from remaining Sprint stores, sprint.com, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1), select dealers, and Business Solution Partners. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) is FREE (excluding taxes), after a $100 mail-in rebate, with a new-line activation (or eligible upgrade) on a Sprint Mobile Broadband plan and a two-year service agreement.*

Beginning Nov. 14, Dell Inspiron 11z notebook will be available at select Sprint stores, and available through sprint.com, Telesales (1-800-SPRINT1), select dealers, remaining Sprint Stores, Business Solution Partners and Sprint's Direct Business Field Sales via Direct Ship. Dell Inspiron 11z will cost just $149.99 (excluding taxes), after a $100 mail-in rebate, with a new-line activation (or eligible upgrade) on a Sprint Mobile Broadband plan and a two-year service agreement.*
"Young professionals, students and even moms will enjoy the Inspiron Mini 10 and the Inspiron 11z because they deliver fast and reliable access to e-mail, social networking and Internet surfing," said Michael Tatelman, vice president-Global Consumer Sales and Marketing, Dell. "Bundling Sprint's fast and reliable 3G/4G network support with these easy-to-carry systems ensure they will get the best in immersive on-the-go experience available."

"Intel continues to work closely with Sprint and other service providers worldwide to provide ubiquitous mobile connectivity to both consumers and businesses. Sprint is the first carrier to provide a 3G/4G (WiMAX) notebook and netbook offering to address the demand for fully mobile, connected computing solutions", said CJ Bruno, VP, GM, Intel Americas.

Big on Features, Small on Size

With Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook, users can take with them all of the things they do on the Internet in a convenient, affordable and portable package – eliminating the need to carry a bulky laptop. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 pairs with a Sprint 3G/4G connection plan to easily handle both the bandwidth and data volume requirements of demanding e-mail/browsing users. Key features include:

Intel® AtomTM Processor N450 (1.66GHz)
Windows® 7 Starter – 32-bit
Windows Live™ Essentials
10.1-inch widescreen display (1,024x600)
3 lbs. with 6-cell battery (2,600mAh) supports up to nine hours depending on usage
1GB Memory
250GB hard drive
Intel® GMA 3150 integrated graphics
Wireless connectivity via Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 integrated WiFi/WiMAX

Dell Inspiron 11z notebook is ideally suited for small businesses and consumers who live a mobile lifestyle and want to enhance their productivity by being connected virtually anywhere they go. Its processor is one of the latest from the Intel® CoreTM Processor family, enabling it to multitask and handle most business applications with ease. Key features include:

Intel® Core™ i3-330UM processor, 1.20GHz , 3MB cache
Windows® 7 Home premium – 64-bit
Windows Live™ Essentials
11.6-inch 1,366x768 WLED HD
3.44 lbs. with 6-cell battery (2,600mAh) supports up to 6.5 hours depending on usage
2GB memory, expandable to 4-GB
HDMI output port
250GB hard drive
Intel® HM57 integrated graphics
Wireless connectivity via Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 integrated WiFi/WiMAX

"Customers have shown they want a Windows experience," said Harry Patz, vice president-Communications Sector North America, Microsoft. "Working with Dell and Sprint, we're bringing the power of a Windows PC and the Web to a broad set of mobile customers. By offering Windows 7 and Windows Live on a compact device that capitalizes on the speed of Sprint's 4G network, customers will get the ultimate mobile solution and allow them to connect to their content, social hubs, devices and the Web from anywhere."

Dell Inspiron 10 (1012) netbook and Dell Inspiron 11z notebook will work with two distinct two-year pricing plans, a 3G/4G price plan and a 3G-only Entry Level price plan.

The 3G/4G plan is $59.99/month (excluding surcharges and taxes) and includes Unlimited 4G and 5GB of 3G per month (300MB domestic roaming/off-network limit for 3G; additional MB: $0.05/MB for on-network usage, $0.25/MB for off-network usage). This plan is eligible for existing dual-mode bundled pricing.

The 3G-only Entry Level price plan is $39.99/month (excluding surcharges and taxes) and includes 500MB of 3G per month (100MB domestic roaming/off-network limit for 3G; additional MB: $0.05/MB for on-network usage, $0.25/MB for off-network usage).

Leading with 4G

Sprint already offers an extensive portfolio of 4G-enabled devices and routers, including America's first 4G capable handset, HTC EVO™ 4G, the newly launched Samsung Epic™ 4G, and Overdrive™ 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot from Sierra Wireless (a mobile hotspot supporting up to five simultaneous Wi-Fi connections). These products are part of a large selection of 4G-capable modems, mobile hotspots and routers, which enable the productivity-enhancing and application-expanding 4G advantages of rapid mobile downloads of large files, high-quality streaming video, online presentations and high-speed Web browsing.

Sprint 4G download speeds support faster data rates and higher system capacity than 3G, enabling customers to move large amounts of data at broadband speeds comparable to basic DSL.2 These faster speeds enable customers to take advantage of robust applications and services, such as wireless voice-over-IP (VoIP), high-speed video telephony, music on-demand, and video messaging. This kind of high-powered computing device combined with a large screen easily enriches viewing experiences, such as streaming video on Hulu.

Sprint delivers an exceptional network experience and unmatched value, providing the first and ever-expanding wireless 4G network from a national carrier and a coast-to-coast 3G network customers can depend on. Sprint 4G provides peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps and average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps. Sprint 3G (EV-DO Rev. A) generates expected average upload speeds of 350-500 kbps and download speeds of between 600 kbps and 1.4 Mbps. Peak 3G download data rates are 3.1 Mbps and peak upload data rates are 1.8 Mbps.

With 4G, users can download music, pictures, files or videos in seconds – not minutes. If it normally takes 15 to 45 minutes to download a full-length feature film with a 3G connection, it will likely take less than 10 minutes with Sprint 4G. If a business traveler has to send a huge file (10MB, for example) and it usually takes a couple of minutes with a 3G connection, it will likely take less than a half a minute using Sprint 4G.

Sprint 4G is now available in 55 cities across the country: California – Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Visalia; Delaware – Wilmington; Florida – Daytona Beach, Jacksonville, Orlando; Georgia – Atlanta, Milledgeville; Hawaii – Honolulu, Maui; Idaho – Boise; Illinois – Chicago; Maryland – Baltimore; Massachusetts – Boston; Michigan – Grand Rapids; Minnesota – Minneapolis-St. Paul; Missouri – Kansas City, St. Louis; New York – Rochester, Syracuse; Nevada – Las Vegas; North Carolina – Charlotte, Greensboro (includes High Point and Winston-Salem), Raleigh (includes Cary, Chapel Hill and Durham); Oregon – Eugene, Portland, Salem; Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Lancaster, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, York; Rhode Island – Providence; Tennessee – Nashville; Texas – Abilene, Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Killeen/Temple, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, San Antonio, Waco, Wichita Falls; Utah – Salt Lake City; Virginia – Richmond; and Washington – Bellingham, Seattle, Tri-Cities, Yakima. Additional major cities, including New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, are expected to launch by year end.

Sprint is delivering the power of 4G as the majority shareholder of Clearwire, the independent company that is building the WiMAX network. For more information, visit www.sprint.com/4G.

Screen grabs: Dell Streak recruited NCIS: the for some functions of infiltration, combat evil Adamo XPS

Screen grabs tells the use (and abuse) of real gadgets in the film and television today. Send your comments (with instant screen!) screengrabs at engadget dt com.
Many Dell with CBS product placement apparently requires only if its gadgets will be used for good or evil, as shown by their drama NCIS network cameo appearances: the.In episode last night, driving Boy-Scouts Callen special agent is seen to prepare a Streak tabletphone for a sound recording action before a meeting with the wicked - which in turn whip out an Adamo XPS (Yes, it's still alive!) to seal an agreement for some weapons ultra-advanced .Ouais, is a non-stop performance snapshot!

[Thanks, James and Tarek]

Will the trend ever be our friend again?

I have worked with my mentors, my colleagues and dedicated members of the Trading Trainer community on my findings in this post, so read it carefully.

I recently asked, more than once, about when our directional strategies will be as reliable as they ever when they were returned back profits more than 100% ROIC.

Of course, know those of you who have followed my blog posts and Trading Trainer probably already for some time what my knee jerk reaction to that question always will be. that is to say, we will know when the trend is once again our friend when the charts tell us so.

So, let's take a moment and parse what "milestones" I'm looking for in the charts before I trust 100% in our directional trend following strategies would feel.

At this point, I have to mention that in the past month, I've actually traded validated and confirmed trend following templates with-in-the-money far-outbound-in-time options, and seen as high as 113% with average returns above 40%.

But I'm still using a trailing stop loss strategy from the moment I open my position to lock in profits and at the first sign of a reversal to abandon the use of these "nimble" type of output from the get go is a proof of my current lack of confidence in trend followers.

First things first. because we know that bulls in general want to trap and bears usually to jump from Windows, I'm going to keep my guns when I say that I most certainly will be in our trend following templates only if the major indexes are moving up.

Speaking of the major indexes, which are what I'm looking at the broad market assessment, and more importantly I am looking for the major indexes to determine when the trend will once again be our friend.

Now, here are the steps of the baby that I'm looking for in the Dow:

The Dow to close above $ 8,315.07, completion of the retracement began on 9 February, 2009. The DOW 50 day SMA clear. trend up to The DOW close up above $ 9,000. The DOW to close-up above its 200 day SMA.

And the NASDAQ:

The NASDAQ to close-up above its 200 day SMA.

And the s & P 500:

The S & P 500 close above $ 875.01, completion of the retracement began on 9 February, 2009. The S & P 500 close up above $ 920. The S & P 500 close up above its 200 day SMA.

And other miscellaneous milestones:

The S & P 100 chart leads our major indexes in daily and weekly gains. Most importantly for me, the VIX fall under 25.

Now, understanding that this is not an on-off switch. as I noted earlier in this post, directional trend following plays are all pans out for investors (not just me). as each milestone is reached, will I have more confidence in the trend are our friend rebuild. but it won't be until all of them could be satisfied that the trend is my friend.

With you know that all my thoughts as of now, I want to share with you a screen cast I found interesting., Adam of Ino shows that his interpretation of what the S & P 500 chart told him back on 14 april (10 trading days ago).

Please note: his use of the MACD indicator and its long and short term trend indicators.Its long and short term trend indicators accurately matches the indicators that we daily for our members of the site of the Member of Trading Trainer produce. Adam's screen cast shows an interesting perspective. definitely worth taking 7 minutes to watch it now ...

== > Click here now to Adams Video

Please, after reading this post and perhaps look at Adams screen cast, comment below with your thoughts.What you are looking for before you jump on board with directional trend following strategies? I'm interested in what you can add. Thanks!

Best regards always.

A.J. Brown

A.J.,

Two points to make confirm Adams assessment of a market downturn:

1-Previous recessions has proved to be a technical photo with 3 different soils. we've got two so far. can the third are right around the corner?

2-The March uptrend that Adam hinting at was explained by Duncan Niederauer, the Chief Executive of NYSE Euronext in an interview with the Financial Times. He felt that the rally was driven by short-term traders take advantage of market volatility and concentraded in only a handful of stocks. The "real money" held by institutional investors is still on the sidelines and will not be released until these players convinced of the stability of the market fundamentals. He predicted a summer rally in June/July.

This gives us both fundamental and technical reasons to invest with extreme caution and might favor I-T-M strikes.

My best for everyone,
Alan

Thanks for the informative post, specific and clear.

Important info and thanks for posting. adding your blog to my rss feeder. Rainey

Mac OS X 10.7 lion announced coming summer 2011

Apple gives Sneak Peek of Mac OS X Lion

CUPERTINO, Calif. - the 20 October 2010 - Apple ® today gave an eye foretaste of Mac OS ® X Lion, the eighth major release of the most advanced operating system world. Next summer expedition, lion is inspired by a large number of iPad software innovations. Boost eye forerunner of today highlighted some features of the lion, including Mac ® App Store?, a new way of discovering, installs and automatically update the desktop applications; Table edge, a new home for all your Mac applications.support of all of the system for full-screen applications and control of the mission, which unifies presentation ®, dashboard, namespaces ® and full screen apps in a new innovative display all current running on your Mac and allows you to instantly access anywhere.

"Lion brings back many of the best ideas of iPad to Mac, as well as some new charges as the control of the mission that will really be like Mac, users", said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Lion has a ton of new features and we hope that the few that we had the time to preview today give users a good idea where we are headed.

The Mac application Bank brings the revolutionary App Store experience in OS X, to discover the installation and update Mac applications easier jamais.Comme iPad ™, you purchase applications to your iTunes ® account and they download and install in a single step.APP updates are delivered directly from the Mac application store, it's easy to keep all your applications to jour.La application store Mac will be available for Snow Leopard ® within 90 days and will be included in the lion when it ships this summer.

Dashboard makes it easier that ever to find and launch any APP similar to iPad home screen, you can see all the applications on your Mac with elegance poster simply by clicking the dashboard icon in the dock.Applications can be arranged in order any or grouped together in folders, and you can switch from multiple pages of applications to find the person you want.

Lion includes support for scaling the system to full-screen applications.With the lion, you can switch to view full screen with a single click, move an app to fullscreen just a magnetic the trackpad, and magnetic to the desktop to access your multi-window applications.

Mission control you provides a unified and each application window running on your Mac, so you can instantly browse any où.Contrôle mission also incorporates the next-generation presentation, presenting all Windows running on your Mac grouped by application, alongside miniatures of full screen apps, table edge and other spaces.

Apple designs Mac, PC software and best in the world, with OS X, iLife, iWork professionnels.Apple leads the revolution with its iPod online store digital music and iTunes.Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and the APP store and has recently introduced its magical iPad is to define the future of mobile media and computing devices.

Samsung Omnia 7 review

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By Richard Lai posted Oct 20th 2010 7:00PM We knew Samsung's been in the Windows Phone 7 game pretty much since day one, but the Korean giant's managed to keep its Europe-bound Omnia 7 under tight wraps until mid-summer this year. Two months onwards, we find ourselves cradling this macho-looking device, and giggly flicking through the various tiles in its newborn OS. Just to freshen up your memory, we're looking at a 4-inch Super AMOLED-donning slate, garnished with a dash of Tyrian purple aluminum on the back, and capped with some dark gray polycarbonate at the top and bottom. Well, you know the drill -- join us after the break to find out how the rest of this phone fares.

If you've been closely following the ever-growing army of Android handsets, you would've long noticed that the Omnia 7 -- along with its American cousin Focus -- is pretty much just a WP7 reincarnation of the infamous Galaxy S. How so? It's scribbled all over the paper: same 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, same 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, same 1500mAh battery (which lasts for about eight hours for our general usage), and the same 5 megapixel camera (except for the 720p recording frame rate, which has been lowered from 30fps to 25fps). Heck, the phones even share the same layout of two capacitive buttons sandwiching a physical home button below their screens. That said, there are two major differences that we must emphasize: unlike the slippery-plastic Galaxy S, the metal-wrapped Omnia 7 actually feels like it's worth the money; also, the latter lacks microSD expansion, thus stuck at 8GB of storage capacity for life.
Let's talk about ergonomics. From the front, the Omnia 7 doesn't appear to be a device that's hand-friendly, but there are two key ingredients that turn the game around: the tapered edges around the screen provide much comfort for our fingertips, whereas the back curves nicely above the heart of our palm. The polycarbonate volume rocker's well positioned for easy access with both left and right-handed operations, but then we noticed a problem: the power button on the top right side. Seriously, of all the places that it could be at, Samsung chose to put this critical button at where we're most likely to hit it by accident. Oh, and true story here: we managed to power down our phone in the middle of a phone call a couple of days ago -- the culprit was our left index finger. Even if we had used our right hand instead, there'd still have been a good chance for our right thumb to kill the phone.

Phew, rant over. It's mostly positive from now on as far as hardware's concerned -- we dig the slide cover over the micro-USB port at the top (which is also featured on the Galaxy S); the loudspeaker does a good job at blasting out music sans distortion; and that high-contrast Super AMOLED screen easily puts other LCD handsets to shame. No, really -- even though this isn't the first time that we've seen this vibrant display technology in action, and despite some minor trade-offs such as pixel density, we were still amazed by the staggering difference when comparing the Omnia 7 with the HD7 and Mozart. On top of that, we definitely love how WP7's black background blends in so beautifully with the screen's frame.

Moving on to the audio performance. We've already mentioned that the loudspeaker's pretty good, but of course, users aren't expected to blast out music wherever they go. If you fancy some music to yourself, the Omnia 7's bundled handsfree kit isn't too shoddy -- it's comfortable, comes with three sizes of sleeves, and has volume control on the remote. Here comes the not-so-good news: after some careful listening, we concluded that while these earbuds produce a fair amount of bass, there's a noticeable gap somewhere around the treble range. In other words, some vocals sound a bit muffed, and cymbals are less lively. Still, we had no problems with phone calls on either end.

Samsung's only thrown in a couple of in-house apps for its WP7 devices, so this bit of reading won't hurt your eyes too much. The first app goes by the name of "Now," and as you might have guessed, it's a combination of weather tool, news reader, and stocks tracker. There's really nothing to complain about said app's intuitiveness or its stability, but we will say this: it'd be even more awesome if we were able to add other news feeds, instead of being tied down to just one outlet (Reuters). What really troubles us, though, is the lack of a live tile for Now -- the tile in use currently just shows a static image of a weather icon and a stock chart on a newspaper; here's hoping that soon these will come to life and brighten up the homescreen.

Sadly, we didn't have much luck with Samsung's second app, Photo Sharing. From what we know, this piece of software lets you upload photos and share them online; however, since we reset the Omnia 7, we've never been able to go beyond the error message "Please insert SIM card" in Photo Sharing (and that's with the original SIM card inserted). So that's that. WP7 has SkyDrive, anyway, so we're not missing too much here.

Last but not least, we have the Omnia 7's 5 megapixel camera. All in all, we're very pleased with how the still shots turned out -- most had accurate color reproduction and just the right amount of sharpness. The one criticism we'll throw in is that regardless of the lighting condition, we've occasionally struggled to get the camera to focus properly, so some patience is required when using the phone's two-stage camera button. Alternatively, troubled owners can also experiment with various settings in the camera app, especially with metering, wide dynamic range, anti-shaking and ISO. In fact, we should point out that apart from metering, the HTC WP7 devices pack none of these useful options in their camera apps, which is a testament to HTC's weakness in camera optics. Anyhow, we'll save the bashing for our other reviews.
As for the phone's 720p video recording, we'd say picture quality's almost as good as the still shots, but we'd love to get a little boost for the 25fps frame rate. We've also noticed that for some strange reason beyond our knowledge, the camera's aperture changed incrementally rather than gradually as we panned around under the sun; this wasn't the case when we filmed at night, so we can only assume it was the lens acting up under strong light. See for yourself below.
Well, we've done our gushing, and it's obvious that we're in love with Samsung's Omnia 7. Simply put, this phone's got all the right hardware to qualify as a brilliant multimedia device in today's standard, plus its form factor feels great in our hands. Given the choice between this and the Galaxy S, we'd definitely choose the former for its more luxurious metallic construction; but then we'd sober up and realize that we're drooling over a young WP7 device, and any sensible joe would hold back until the market is ripe for harvest. Either way, out of the crop of launch devices, the Omnia 7 makes a great snorkel if you fancy taking the first dip into Redmond's renovated swimming pool. Now, where's Dell hiding its Venue Pro?