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Telecommunication: How Does Cell Phone Spy Software Work?

These days technology is moving so fast, it is no wonder a lot of people have problems keeping up with the technological innovations. One thing only few people know is that these days it is possible to easily spy on your cell phone. Cell phone spy software is readily available on the internet.

The Modern Internet and Business

Internet users are no longer browsing the Internet alone and require an interactive experience. Instead of simply reading pages, pointing and clicking as in the past; website visitors want to see and talk to fellow visitors and site personnel, conversing by speaking or typing.

Modern Technology and its Impact on the Internet, Business and Human Behaviour

The way people communicate and do business is changing fast as result of advances in modern technologies. Businesses that cannot keep up with technology advances, may soon find that they are sidelined and superseded by those geared for the digital era.

Intuit Offers Mobile Payment System for Free

Intuit is offering some healthy incentives to get small businesses to adopt its GoPayment mobile payment service.

Rise in Mobile Equals a Rise in Spam Calls

Rise in global mobile subscribers also leads to rise in Spam calls. Reverse phone lookup services help identify and reduce Spam calling by providing a forum for identifying and reporting common Spam phone numbers.

What is Quick Response (QR) Codes and How Does It Work

June 29th, 2011

AmpleTech

HOW IT WORKS

QR codes or Quick Response codes is a two-dimensional (2D) bar-code that may be decoded using QR code readers. Software can be installed on modern smartphones to enable the phone’s camera as a QR code reader. Information can thus be transferred to cell phones where it can be used to access websites, mobile sites, send an email, make a phone call, save contact information and much more.

QR codes were initially used as a tracking mechanism for auto parts; however QR codes have proven to be very useful in marketing and convenience related applications that are well adapted for smartphone users. In the recent months, we have seen QR codes show up on marketing materials such as business cards, flyers, catalogues, brochures, billboards, promotional posters for various products and movies, among other things. These have also been seen on newspaper and magazine ads, artwork, promotional products on display, business entrances in and other everyday things.

There are two main things that need when you deal with QR codes:

1. A mobile phone with a camera and Internet connectivity.
2. QR code reader software.

WHERE DO I GET A QR CODE READER?

Most smartphones coming out nowadays have a QR code reader already installed. For some, you would need to download the reader and install it yourself. It is recommended that you visit the website of your phone manufacturer to search for a QR code reader approved for your phone. Ensure that you choose a QR code reader with all the basic functions. Some code readers can also scan one-dimensional (1D) bar codes that allow you to verify product prices and other product information in shopping centres.

Note that you would have to check on the compatibility of these readers with your phones as some readers work only on iPhones or Android phones. There are readers that work on the Symbian OS found on Nokia phones and Java found on lower end smart phones.

HOW DO YOU SCAN THE QR CODE?

After you have installed your reader, fire up the application and snap a picture of the QR code. Make sure that your hand is steady and that you are able to include the whole code into the picture. There will be some instances when the scan would fail, do not worry, just keep on snapping.

RESOLVING THE LINK

Depending on your software, it may take some five to thirty seconds for the application to resolve the information for you. That is to say, to decode the information written behind the code. If it is a URL, the QR code reader will open your browser and let you surf the mobile site the code links to.

If it is a VCF card, a file that contains a person’s contact information, it will offer to save the information into your address book.

QR CODES EVERYWHERE!

You don’t have to be a business owner in order to benefit from the emerging QR code technology. However, if you are a businessperson, it is an incredibly versatile and cost effective technology that is available to you. A wave of acceptance is sure to hit the world as soon as more people become aware of its great many uses.

Ordinary people can generate a QR code for free and get other people or customers to go to your website, blog, social media profile, product pages, articles, media sites, your own personal Facebook or other online social networking sites, among other.

It also acts as a business card. People are already beginning to print QR codes onto their business cards, but who wants to keep a business card if the QR code enables you to save the relevant contact information directly to a cell phone’s contact manager. QR codes are expected to replace business cards, yellow pages advertisements, brochures and many other forms of printed advertising. Printed marketing material is expected to fade into history as people can now access information directly from the Internet using their cell phones, and no longer need to keep the printed versions in their briefcases. With mobile text readers, your cell phone can even read the local news or other information on the Internet to you while on your way to work.

With QR Codes, it simply means that you now have a bridge between your offline product and online information. The separation between the two is now blurred. What’s more, with mobile smart phones, you can get connected to anything that is online, no matter where you go.

While QR codes alone may be great to achieve some marketing objectives, it is worthwhile to consider the modernization of your business strategies for the mobile Internet era. AmpleTech’s consultants assist businesses with integrated VoIP services, web hosting services, mobile websites, dynamic internet facilities with RSS news-feeds, electronic discount coupons, public perception management, social networking, mobile SMS and email subscriptions, Google places, search engine optimization and much more. Contact us if you need professional services to modernize your business for the mobile era.

TOP 4 REASONS WHY QR CODES ARE GOING TO HIT IT BIG

1. QR codes is FREE to generate and use. You can easily get your own QR code and embed these to your promotional materials, business cards, company letterheads and merchandise. What’s more, it is easier to deploy QR code strategies and measure their effectiveness than traditional marketing with Internet marketing combined.

2. You are not limited in terms of length, size and space of a mobile site. Traditional advertising works on limits as you pay for additional advertising space, additional airtime, additional newspaper columns, etc. By fixing a QR code to your offline advertisement, you are literally limitless in the amount of information you can include on the Internet landing page of your ad.

3. Even older mobile phones that have Java capability are now able to get a QR code reader. More and more people are getting on the Web through their mobiles. Global mobile data traffic has steadily been increasing with the advent of wireless connectivity, high speed Internet and Internet-enabled mobile phones. According to a study conducted by Opera, mobile data traffic in August 2010 increased by 10% in over a month’s time, marking the fastest increase in the preceding six months. This upward trend has also been continuously observed since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and search engines like Google investing in mobile technology.

4. People, using their computers to access the Internet, reached the 1.5 Billion mark during 2010 while more than 53 million smartphone users in the United States alone accessed the Internet via their mobile devices. Worldwide there are more than 4.6 Billion cell phone users that are steadily switching to smartphones when their contracts expire; which are more than three times the amount of Internet users by the end of 2010. With more mobile service providers providing Internet access, cell phones are becoming the default gateway to access the Internet by those who do not have other access to Internet facilities or computers. There is an audience for QR codes that is just waiting to be tapped!

WHAT ARE DYNAMIC QR CODES?

Normal QR codes are static as the website address is hard coded in the actual image, so you’ll always be directed to the same web page when the QR code is scanned. If you change your website address or simply want surfers to be directed to a different page other than what you had originally set your QR Code to point to, then you need to create a new one and redistribute your literature.

We are using a dynamic QR Code at this site. QR Codes and Mobile Pages are generated automatically for each webpage or URL we create. Just scan the QR Code with your smartphone’s scanner to visit the mobile version of any webpage you visit. If you don’t have a scanner, just look for the link at the bottom left corner of this page with the words “switch to our mobile site” to see what a automated mobile website looks like. Automated mobile sites are text only; however we also design graphic enhanced mobile sites, which looks like a normal website on mobile devices. To switch back to our regular website, just click om “switch to desktop site” at the bottom of the mobile site.

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Where Can I Get A QR Code Reader?

June 21st, 2011

AmpleTech

QR CODE READERS

Checkout the following resources if you want a QR Code Reader for your cell phone. As mentioned, it is advisable to consult your device manufacturer and device warranties before installing software on your device. It is also recommended that you consult the Privacy Policy of your device manufacturer and software provider.

Manufacturers:

• iPhone
• Nokia
• Samsung
• Blackberry

Note that Android ™ is an open source mobile operating system currently supported by Google. Although most manufacturers support the Android operating system and manufacture phones for Android, it does not indicate that they develop software add-ons. QR code readers for Android can be obtained from open source developers, although the credentials of the developer should be verified to avoid malware.

Get other code readers for camera phones:

Don’t give up even if your manufacturer does not support a bar code or QR reader. Here you will find alternative code readers for download that work with a number of cell phones. Check the application provider’s website for the data types and codes supported by the specific reader or find out for yourself by testing them out. New features and new phone models are constantly being added. Again, it is always advisable to the check the credentials of a software supplier to avoid malware.

I-nigma reader by 3GVision
Install via mobile browser: http://www.i-nigma.mobi or download to a computer and transfer it to your mobile device from www.i-nigma.com.

NeoReader by NeoMedia Technologies / Gavitec AG – Mobile Digit
Install via mobile browser from http://get.neoreader.com or check compatibility via http://www.neoreader.com/get-neoreader/handsets-supported/all.

QuickMark reader
Download to a computer and transfer it to your mobile device from www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/index.asp or check compatibility via http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp.

Lynkee reader
Install via mobile browser from http://m.lynkee.com.

ScanLife reader
Install via mobile browser from http://www.getscanlife.com, or download from http://app.scanlife.com/appdownload/dl.

BeeTagg reader
Download to a computer and transfer it to your mobile device from http://get.beetagg.com or check compatibility via http://www.beetagg.com/supportedphones.

NB! The links above direct you to the pages of the software providers. AmpleTech/MobileTech does not take any responsibility regarding the quality of the software on offer, or the user terms and license terms established by them.

Telecommunication: How Does Cell Phone Spy Software Work?

February 24th, 2011

AmpleTech

These days technology is moving so fast, it is no wonder a lot of people have problems keeping up with the technological innovations. One thing only few people know is that these days it is possible to easily spy on your cell phone. Cell phone spy software is readily available on the internet.

You might wonder, why someone would need a cell phone spy software. However, there are many different reasons. A mother might want to monitor her child’s calls and messages. A spouse may suspect cheating and listen in to calls to find proof of infidelity. Employers may use it to check if employees are making business or personal calls. But there are also other serious reasons for using cell phone spy software e,g, gathering evidence for sexual or drug abuse

So how does cell phone spy software work? All you have to do is download it to your cell phone. After that you connect to the cell phone you would like to monitor via bluetooth. There are also cell phones that you can buy that have the spy program already in it. The software records all text messages and phone calls. Some cell phone spy software even comes with more features. To view and listen to the recordings the user will have to log into the software provider’s websites. Some applications will even allow you to listen to phone calls right from your cell phone in real time.

Information that you can find out include records of all calls and messages as well as internet activity. You will also be able to view the recipients phone number, text message time and date etc. Some cell phone spy software even gives you the ability to listen to what the cell phone owner is saying even if the person is not making a call

This sounds scary, doesn’t it? No doubt, it is scary. The person you are spying on will never know you are monitoring his cell phone activity. Of course, there are privacy issues regarding this type of software. However, in many countries it is not illegal to spy on someone’s cell phone.

Obviously it is advisable to use Cell phone Spy Software with the knowledge and consent of the person involved.

About the Author

Learn more about Cell Phone Spy Software and Voice over Internet Protocol. This article was kindly provided by UberArticles.

The Modern Internet and Business

January 26th, 2011

AmpleTech

Internet Users: Internet users are no longer browsing the Internet alone and require an interactive experience. Instead of simply reading pages, pointing and clicking as in the past; website visitors want to see and talk to fellow visitors and site personnel, conversing by speaking or typing. People want to ask and answer questions, share information, work together and get help from live site assistants or sales people if a product or service on offer. Furthermore they want to make voice and video calls to colleagues and friends via the Internet without long-distance charges; exchange instant messages and post notes to each other in Information Centres.

Website Facilities: Modern websites include Open Source ID capabilities, integrate with social networks and bookmarking services, provide visitors with commenting facilities, micro-blogging integration, discussion forums, media wiki’s, opinion polls, news feeds (RSS Feeds) and much more. Furthermore websites should be mobile or cell phone enabled, linked to local maps, places and 3 dimensional street views. Site information can also be made available through augmented reality applications to display site information via cameras in smart phones and can be included in map markers and other facilities.

Website Owners: For the site owner, a modern website must be able to aggregate related niche information from the public domain and serve selected news items to various platforms, including mobile devices. The website should be dynamic and able to generate automated in-text hyperlinks, have virtual ad spaces, information widgets and it must be easy for non-technical personnel to adapt the site to daily business requirements. The modern website should not be single server or host provider dependant and it must be able to integrate various applications and media into a single virtual website with a consistent look and feel. Furthermore solutions should not require experts to install or maintain and should rather be from open than proprietary sources. Site owner also requires targeted website traffic and search engine rankings, not to mention being ranked on local online maps accessible from mobile devices.

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ABOUT THIS ARTICLE

About the Author: Hans Vosloo is an Information Technologist and Internet Entrepreneur who was previously employed as IT Manager of a Corporate Organisation, where he contributed towards the Restructuring of the Organisation to adapt to technological advances through a process of Business Process Reengineering. Hans is actively involved in his own companies and the training of other entrepreneurs; but continues to study the Advances in Modern Technology, its Strategic Advantages and its impact on the way people do business.

Modern Technology and its Impact on the Internet, Business and Human Behaviour

January 25th, 2011

AmpleTech

The Digital Era is Here! The way people communicate and do business is changing fast as result of advances in modern technologies. Businesses that cannot keep up with technology advances, may soon find that they are sidelined and superseded by those geared for the digital era. Fortunately for small to medium businesses, this may be to their advantage as modern enabling technologies are relatively cheap and smaller businesses may be able to serve niche markets better than larger corporations. Public opinion is fast becoming the most important and driving factor to gain business customers, which will eventually render most traditional marketing methods almost negligible in comparison to public performance ratings and opinions.

Past Technology: During the previous era, landlines and radios enabled people to communicate over great distances before the Internet came along to connect computers. Cell Phones, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Television (TV), Cameras and other technologies coexisted as separate technologies while Internet users were mostly unaware of other Internet users. Those days are long gone as technologies merged and became available to the general public and incorporated in mobile or portable devices.

Present Technology: The previous barriers between Portable Computers, Cell Phones, GPS Devices, Cameras, Music Players, Portable TV’s and Radios are eroding fast as they are all incorporated in modern Smart Phones, destined to be widely available to the general public within a few years. Furthermore payment systems, books and other facilities are also incorporated in these personal devices and it would not be farfetched to think that Smart Devices may eventually serve to replace personal Identification Documents (IDs), Passports and other Pass Cards. Augmented Reality is replacing Virtual Reality to superimpose virtual information on the real world through cameras or lenses in Smart Devices. The Internet serves as infrastructure to connect all these technologies and devices through various access points and methods, thus changing the face and function of the Internet.

ABOUT THIS ARTICLE

About the Author: Hans Vosloo is an Information Technologist and Internet Entrepreneur who was previously employed as IT Manager of a Corporate Organisation, where he contributed towards the Restructuring of the Organisation to adapt to technological advances through a process of Business Process Reengineering. Hans is actively involved in his own companies and the training of other entrepreneurs; but continues to study the Advances in Modern Technology, its Strategic Advantages and its impact on the way people do business.

Intuit Offers Mobile Payment System for Free

January 11th, 2011

AmpleTech

Launched in 2009, GoPayment lets small business owners process credit card payments on the go by using a card reader that attaches to a compatible mobile phone. Normally, the card reader costs money, while the service entails a monthly fee.

But as of yesterday, Intuit is now offering a free card reader and is waiving the monthly service free for most customers who sign up for GoPayment by the middle of February. The deal is actually sweeter for people who don’t do as much credit card business

Customers who do a lower level or intermittent volume of credit card processing won’t pay any monthly service fee. They’ll be charged a rate of 2.7 percent for each card swiped and 3.7 percent for each card that has to be keyed in or for nonqualified transactions, such as those that use special business credit cards. A further 15-cent fee is applied per transaction.

Customers who do a higher level of credit card business will still be charged a $12.95 monthly service fee. But the transaction rates are better–1.7 percent for each card swiped, 2.7 percent for cards that are keyed in, and 3.7 percent for non-qualified transactions. A further charge of 30 cents is levied per transaction.

“By offering a free card reader and no monthly service fees, we want to give more small businesses a head start in the new year by enabling them to take mobile payments without any upfront investment,” Chris Hylen, general manager of Intuit’s Payment Solutions division, said in a statement. “And this is just the beginning. We’ll introduce new ways all year long to help more small businesses get paid quickly and inexpensively using their favorite mobile devices.”

GoPayment offers a few features designed to save time, according to Intuit. Customers can create and sell from a list of frequently sold items, automatically apply sales tax, and send customized receipts through either text or e-mail. Funds processed through GoPayment are typically deposited into the customer’s bank account within two to three business days. GoPayment is also compatible with the latest versions of QuickBooks, so that customers don’t need to manually enter their transactions.

Security is covered as well, says Intuit. Credit card details aren’t stored on the phone, and the data itself is encrypted once through the card reader and a second time through the GoPayment mobile app.

The GoPayment card reader works with more than 40 popular mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, BlackBerry phones, and a range of Android devices. Customers can also opt to buy more expensive and robust card readers, such as the Mophie reader for the iPhone 4, which is designed for businesses that need to process a heavy volume of payments.

Already popular in countries like Japan, mobile payments are gaining traction in the United States. Intuit is part of a mix of companies that includes Verifone and Square in processing payments on the fly. Since GoPayment’s debut, small businesses have processed almost $80 million in mobile payments using the service, according to Intuit. And both the company and analysts see the market surging over the next few years.

“We expect the point-of-sale mobile payments market in the U.S. to grow to $55 billion by 2015, up from an estimated $1 billion in 2010,” according to analyst Gwenn Bezard of Aite Group, quoted by Intuit.

Article Source

About the Author: Lance Whitney wears a few different technology hats–journalist, Web developer, and software trainer. He’s a contributing editor for Microsoft TechNet Magazine and writes for other computer publications and Web sites.

Originally published at the CNET Blog Network.

Rise in Mobile Equals a Rise in Spam Calls

January 9th, 2011

AmpleTech

Salt Lake City, UT — Mobile is on the rise. It’s estimated that over 4.6 billion people subscribe to mobile services, and mobile use will only continue to grow, reaching a projected 5.5 billion subscribers in 2011. That is huge growth, and like any strong commercial growth, mobile carries with it some nasty side effects. One of those side effects is Spam. Spam callers have been increasingly adept at obtaining mobile phone numbers, and they are relentless in their harassment. Fortunately, services like NumFind have sprouted up to help mobile subscribers in the U.S.A. to combat the seemingly endless barrage of annoying daily calls.

NumFind offers a way for mobile subscribers and other Spam call victims to quickly identify and dismiss Spam calls. To take advantage of this simple, effective reverse phone lookup all you have to do is type a phone number into a search box.

NumFind produces a results page that displays a map showing the approximate location of your caller along with an option to find out more detailed information, like the caller’s name, phone company and carrier, most current address, and even household information.

Reverse phone lookup services like NumFind benefit both employers and employees. Recent labor statistics show that the average U.S.A. worker costs employers $30 an hour. That’s expensive. Employers can’t afford an employee’s time to be consumed at work by frivolous calls to a cell phone or landline. And, no matter how many times an employer tells employees meetings are “no-cell zones,” we all know a cell phone will weasel its way in somehow. With a reverse phone lookup, an employee can identify Spam calls quickly and block them, saving hours of answering and wondering.

Many Spam calls may be the result of collectors. Credit card debt is higher than ever, and so are credit default rates. That spells good news for debt collectors and bad news for the average consumer, who is hounded day in and day out by incessant collection calls. Websites like NumFind allow visitors to enter comments on numbers as a kind of communal effort to eliminate Spam. This can be a quick way to identify a debt collector, and help you reverse answering that call for a more appropriate time.

If the number belongs to a collector, you’ll most likely find comments and rants by fellow debtors denouncing collector practices and identifying the collection agency. Overall, reverse phone lookups seem to be a plus in today’s economy, helping workers be more productive and companies be more efficient by helping people reduce distraction and reverse the Spam.

Article Source

Author: Alex Thompson at NumFind.Com
Originally Posted at Emailwire.Com