“Since we released our innovative solution back in 2008, there has been a proliferation of credit card apps in the AppStore,” states Randy Palermo, Member of Rapadev, LLC and lead developer. “While they all essentially do the same thing, they have restrictions or shortcomings to their operation. Most competing Apps require you to use a specific merchant account provider or gateway, or they don’t have a card reader available, or they are not PA-DSS certified. We developed iPay POS to address these issues.”

The software performs captures, authorizations, voids and credits. It utilizes multiple database tables for recording transactions and repeating sale information, such as order, shipping, and customer info. There is also an option to add a gratuity to the final charge.

iPay POS supports many gateways, including gateways outside the United States. A partial listing of supported gateways include: Authorize.net, NMI, Ogone, PayLeap, PayJunction, PayPal Payments Pro, RedFin, Skipjack and PayTrace. Gateways that wish to be included in iPay POS should submit their API documentation to Rapadev for inclusion in a future update.

Rapadev has worked closely with ITSCO to have iPay POS be the first Apple sanctioned application for the iMag Magnetic Swipe Reader for iPhone. The iMag is a secure MSR capable of reading up to three tracks with a bi-directional swipe. The reader is available for ordering directly within iPay POS or at http://cardreaderstore.com.

iPay POS has been coded to strict PCI standards and has undergone PA-DSS testing. The software has passed PA-DSS certification. “It was important for us to make the investment in PA-DSS certification,” continues Mr. Palermo. “If a merchant uses a non PA-DSS certified application, that merchant is opening him/herself up to possible liability issues if any sort of fraud or other security breach happens, even if the merchant or application had nothing to do with the incident. When a customer looking for someone to
place blame on asks a merchant using iPay POS if their card was processed on a certified secure application, that merchant can confidently say yes.”

iPay POS Credit Card Terminal is available in the Apple AppStore as a free download. The application comes with the ability to perform unlimited test transactions and 10 live transactions. Additional transactions may be acquired with an In-App purchase. Further information, video, screenshots, and FAQs can be found at http://www.ipaypos.com.

Macrosoft, Inc., a leading-edge software design and development company, announces the availability of a new Android application, Contact: Finder. Like Macrosoft’s other Android applications, Contact: Finder is designed for “on the go” mobile professionals.

How often has a user wanted to contact an individual on LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social networking sites using Web 2.0 approaches? Those sites however, generally do not provide direct contact information. Contact: Finder solves this problem.

The Android application Contact: Finder is specifically designed for not only sales representatives and other
professionals looking for a contact, but also job seekers searching for a hiring manager or HR professional.

Contact: Finder has this unique ability to directly connect people. The application automatically inserts the selected individuals into the user’s contact list on the phone, as well as their e-mail contacts. This eliminates the need to re-key data. Contact: Finder lets the user search the Internet by entering just a few keywords, such as company name, title, person’s name, etc., whereupon the application does the rest. Using advanced Web-crawling technology, artificial intelligence, heuristics and text parsing, Contact: Finder has the ability to often find multiple phone numbers and email addresses for an individual.

Once selected, the individual’s data is automatically inserted into a unique group within the phone’s contact database. Android then synchronizes with the user’s account on the Web, which allows for one to have instant access to the contact’s information.

The free version allows users to find up to ten contacts. The user will have to upgrade to the “pro” version if they would like to have any additional contacts beyond the first ten. Pricing and availability is currently being finalized.

Corporate licenses are also available, and integration with major CRM packages is coming soon.

At the ad:tech conference, FlyCast announced the public beta release of its appMobi native mobile development ecosystem, a set of tools and cloud-based services that allow the creation and deployment of highly engaging smartphone and tablet apps for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. For the first time, ad agencies and web developers can create native mobile apps and ads using tools they work with every day – HTML and JavaScript.

Originally created to make cross-platform versions of FlyCast’s popular streaming media applications, the appMobi
ecosystem offers “write once – deploy everywhere” capability, currently supporting both Apple and Android
platforms. Unlike other cross-platform tools that only support the creation of an app, appMobi’s “ecosystem”
delivers value after deployment, with pay-as-you-go advertising, analytics, payments, streaming media content
from FlyCast’s content partners, and scalable cloud-based video and audio media streaming services. Because appMobi development is done in HTML with CSS, anything that can be designed for the web can be deployed as an app; appMobi uses no templates or “cookie cutter” forms.

The appMobi ecosystem also supports cross-platform trafficking of HTML5-compliant interactive advertising to
native apps. Interactive ads created using appMobi can be delivered across iPhone, iPad and Android phones and tablets with no modification needed. Apps and ads created with the appMobi ecosystem are full-speed native applications and fully comply with all Apple SDK 4.0 restrictions.

Development with the appMobi ecosystem is free. FlyCast invites interested publishers, agencies and developers to
sign up for a free account at its website (http://www.appmobi.com).

About appMobi

Created by FlyCast, appMobi is a cross-platform native app development and deployment ecosystem for smartphones and tablets. It allows any web developer with JavaScript experience to create and deliver mobile applications using
only standard HTML tools. appMobi offers the ability to “develop once” and deploy to a variety of popular operating
systems, including iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7 (3Q 2010). For more information, visit http://www.appmobi.com.

About FlyCast

FlyCast was among the first to deliver streamed entertainment to the iPhone platform shortly after its inception, and continues to lead the way as a top ten application on multiple smartphone platforms, delivering over 2000 channels of entertainment to millions of users worldwide. FlyCast’s unique delivery architecture has been created to serve the needs of both consumers and content owners. Today’s announcement represents the first public disclosure of FlyCast’s new mobile content development and distribution technology. For more information, visit http://www.flycast.fm.

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has announced three new handsets – the Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 – designed to put better messaging and social networking tools in the hands of more people around the world, at affordable prices. These new handsets feature full QWERTY keyboards, and enable access to a range of different email accounts, IM communities and social networks.

“Our messaging device range is very successful,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s Head of Markets. “Services that provide easy access to the world’s consumer and corporate email and instant messaging are really popular on our QWERTY smartphones such as the Nokia E71 and Nokia E63. People want the best messaging and social networking experience on an affordable device, whether it’s sending a simple text or instant message, an email, or a direct message from their Twitter account. The Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 are made for just that.” 

The Nokia C3 is the first device to bring a full QWERTY keyboard to the world’s most popular mobile phone platform – Series 40 – and is the first in the range to enable access to social networks directly on the homescreen. People can view, comment, update their status and share pictures to their favorite social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

At an estimated price of EUR 90, before taxes and subsidies, the Nokia C3 also comes with Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat, meaning first time users can set up email and chat accounts straight from the device, without the need for a PC. Other notable features are the Wi-Fi connectivity, a two megapixel camera, rich color 2.4 inch screen and support for up to an 8GB memory card. The Nokia C3 is expected to be available in the second quarter of 2010 in a variety of appealing colors, including golden white, slate grey and hot pink.

The Nokia C6 is a Symbian-based smartphone combining the benefits of a 3.2 inch touch screen with a full slide out keyboard. The large screen provides a great Internet experience, as well as offering access to Facebook feeds directly on the homescreen. A full suite of email and social networking capabilities means the Nokia C6 is perfect for people who want to stay up to date while on the go.

Expected to be available in the second quarter of 2010 at an estimated price of EUR 220, before taxes and subsidies, the Nokia C6 has an impressive feature set including a high quality five megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, and Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation. In addition, thousands of apps – from games and videos to news aggregators and web services – are available in the Ovi Store.

Rounding off the trio is the latest addition to the Nokia Eseries range, the Nokia E5. Designed for those that want to be productive in both their professional and personal lives, the Symbian-based Nokia E5 follows the successful blueprint of devices such as the Nokia E72 and Nokia E63. The Nokia E5 combines high quality business features with all of the personal networking and entertainment capabilities that a busy professional expects from a smartphone.

The Nokia E5 is perfect for managing busy schedules with a variety of productivity applications available in the Ovi Store. And with direct access to over 90 percent of the world’s corporate email through Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler, it’s easy to keep in contact from anywhere.

Estimated price of the Nokia E5 is EUR 180, before taxes and subsidies, with expected availability in the third quarter of 2010.

For more information, visit www.nokia.com/press.

Announcing two new sleek and stylish devices: Nokia C5 and Nokia X5

Beijing, China – Nokia today strengthens its TD-SCDMA portfolio announcing two new devices: the Nokia X5 and the Nokia C5 for TD-SCDMA. Customized for China Mobile – the world’s leading operator – these two new TD-SCDMA devices which include the first joint mobile application store, the Mobile Market-Ovi Store, are another demonstration of Nokia’s continued commitment to TD-SCDMA as a major standard in China. The Nokia X5 and C5 will debut at the World Expo Shanghai 2010, where consumers can test the Nokia TD-SCDMA devices powerful entertainment features and rich internet experience in the China Mobile Expo area.

With these devices, users can connect to the internet through China Mobiles high-speed 3G (TD-SCDMA) network as well as enjoy preloaded applications such as CMCC Music, Mobile Video, Fetion IM, and the Mobile Market-Ovi Store.

“Nokia is boosting its leadership in the TD-SCDMA market by strengthening its TD-SCDMA portfolio with products that appeal to a wide range of customers at a range of price points. After the milestone collaboration with China Mobile on the Mobile Market-Ovi Store, we also continue to offer new and stylish devices to satisfy our consumers,” said Chris Leong, Senior Vice President, Greater China, Korea & Japan.

 ”We are also very excited to become a board member of TD Forum after being involved in the forum’s activities for years. We have a long-term commitment to TD-SCDMA and we take our leadership role very seriously. We will continue to drive for TD-SCDMA technology and market development as well as evolution towards TD-LTE. And thus will contribute the prosperity of TD-SCDMA in China, with both high quality TD-SCDMA devices and rich applications and services.” Leong added.

Nokia X5: an exciting music experience and iconic design make users stand out from the crowd

Designed for music lovers and young trendsetters, the new Nokia X5 is the first Nokia TD-SCDMA Symbian based entertainment device. Taking the lead on music experience in the TD-SCDMA market, the Nokia X5 includes a dedicated music key and easy access to CMCC music. With an iconic design in three bright colors – black, white, and red, the Nokia X5 is certain to make younger Chinese consumers stand out from the crowd.

With its 5.0-megapixel camera, dual LED flash and video recording functions, the Nokia X5 ensures users will never miss an opportunity to record life’s important moments. The device makes it easy to recall those special moments for viewing pictures and videos on a 2.4” QVGA 16M color TFT display. Direct access to MM-Ovi Store, mobile video, Fetion IM, and Mobile Map/Navigation bring consumers an exceptional mobile internet experience, while pre-loaded rich contents also contribute to an impressive entertainment experience.

The Nokia X5 will become available in China during the second quarter of 2010.

Nokia C5: an exciting mobile internet experience in a stylish, compact design

The Nokia C5 is a stylish, powerful TD-SCDMA device at a new affordability level in Nokia’s TD-SCDMA portfolio and is guaranteed to turn heads. The Nokia C5 has a stylish stainless-steel keypad in a compact design. Rich in features and applications, the Nokia C5 is pre-loaded with Fetion and 139 mailbox, and offers easy access to all services and applications on MM-Ovi Store.

Offering a 5.0 megapixel camera and a 2.4” QVGA 16M color TFT display to allow consumers to take, view great pictures and videos in great detail and share with family and friends. There are two colors schemes available – silver and black.

The Nokia C5 will become available in China during the third quarter of 2010.

The World’s Best Insurance Salesperson, who is a constant contributor to the ISellInsurance Facebook community,
informed his fellow agents of this great innovation that is meant to make the use of technology better for agents.

LeadsROI is a free application that allows agents and other financial professionals to pull together a variety of figures – the number of leads, cost per lead, percentage closed, annual premium per closed policy and first-year commission (percentage).

The results screen offers the agent the investment figure, the annual commission, profit and ROI on their leads.

When you are an agent and buying from a leads provider, your goal is nailing a good return on your investment.

Using the new LeadsROI iPhone Application will allow agents to be one step ahead of their competition.

In this day and age, that can prove to be a very big advantage.

Innovative Chamber publisher Village Profile(TM) continues to add new mobile marketing benefits to its Convergence Publishing Program(R) with the launch of its new smartphone app component, accessible via both Apple iPhone and Android platforms.

The Village Profile(TM) smartphone app provides the Chamber, its members and advertisers access to their community in one touch, anytime, anywhere, from their handheld iPhone and Android platform smartphone.

Downloadable from respective app stores, the new Village Profile(TM) smartphone app is comparable to navigating through http://www.villageprofile.com, with features including the community publication cover graphic; links to editorial chapters; access to the advertiser directory, complete with reciprocal links; one-click, GPS-driven directions to any Chamber business location; as well as direct dial and direct email capabilities. The Village Profile(TM) smartphone app provides an unmatched benefit to smartphone users and participating publication advertisers, who now have expanded reach and exposure in the mobile marketplace.

“Village Profile(TM) is the leader in Chamber convergence publishing,” said Village Profile’s Western Region Manager,
Mark Waligorski. “With the popularity, ease and convenience of smartphone app use, to NOT take advantage of this
technology is a disservice to our client Chambers and their members.”

The latest endeavor is made possible through an exclusive five-year partnership with MC Solutions, a California-based
marketing and communications company. According to Mandy Critchley, the company’s owner, “The app marketplace is booming and this new custom app allows people to have a one-touch connection with Village Profile(TM). This app will further add value of why Chambers will choose Village Profile(TM) as a publishing partner.”

The no-cost, user-friendly Village Profile(TM) smartphone app joins the company’s advanced Convergence Publishing
Program(R), giving users enhanced connectivity not offered anywhere else in the Chamber industry. In addition to the several thousand print copies distributed to your Chamber and community, the full-color publication is converted into a high-tech digital version. This premier program goes beyond the traditional print publication to offer: a community publication Website; a FREE downloadable NewView eBook(R); on-the-go mobile wireless access via the vpMobile.us(R) Business Directory Portal; the Mobile Map business locator program; and now the Village Profile(TM) smartphone app, featuring exclusive multi-media marketing benefits unparalleled in Chamber publishing, now available to your Chamber.

Gone are the days of using a cellular phone to simply make a call. Mobile technology has transformed tenfold, reaching far beyond its traditional means and becoming an essential part of our everyday lives. Research shows that, by 2013, an estimated more-than-one-billion people will own and use smartphones. This advanced medium allows people to use mobile devices in a completely new way, and businesses are taking advantage of the latest additions in mobile marketing to remain competitive.

This added smartphone app functionality enhances the already technologically advanced Village Profile(TM)Convergence Publishing Program(R) and Mobile Map Publishing Program(TM).

These leading-edge publishing programs convert the thousands of print copies provided to sponsoring Chambers into an online version, which includes all advertisements on the printed publication.

The wireless component of our Mobile Map Publishing Program(TM) allows visitors to pinpoint their desired destination with static versions of its community maps, wirelessly accessible at http://www.vpmobile.us via
Web-enabled cell phones, smartphones, PDAs and most other mobile devices. The program also supplies browsers with searchable directories accessible through handheld devices.

These directories permit users to direct-dial businesses or connect directly to Websites.

“Among the various local content categories, the number of people accessing online directories has seen the greatest
increase during the past year (73 percent), followed by restaurants (70 percent), maps (63 percent) and movies (60
percent),” according to a press release from comScore, Inc.

This can be a boon to Chambers working with Village Profile(TM). A recent article from eMarketer stated, “As a
result of rising smartphone popularity, eMarketer projects that mobile Internet access will see significant gains over
the next five years, with the number of mobile Internet users reaching 134 million in 2013, in effect, bringing
visitors to individual Chamber sites and business directories.”

eMarketer also noted in the article that, “Global economic forces are taking their toll on the mobile device market,
but smartphones have been spared the ravages of the economic downturn.”

“Solar panels and wind turbines currently have a good ROI for remote mobile base stations, but ongoing economic changes will bring the payback period to less than six months over the next ten years,” said Joe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts. “The changes in ROI expectations will create a tectonic shift in the industry, shifting over 150,000 base station sites from diesel generators to alternative energy sources over the next 10 years.”

“The change in this market will begin during 2010. The Government of India has initiated some major incentives to
drive installation of thousands of solar panels during the next six months,” explained Mr. Madden. “This kind of
government program will build enough economy of scale for the mobile industry to embrace solar panels more globally.”

The new report can be found at http://www.mobile-experts.net, and provides:

– Detailed and comprehensive analysis of the installed base of off-grid, poor-grid, and on-grid telecom sites;

– Current ROI models which illustrate the best scenarios for wind and solar power today;

– Future ROI models which estimate the payback period for wind and solar power plants installed through 2020;

– Quantitative forecasts for wind turbines and solar panels in the mobile telecommunications market through 2020;

– Concise explanation of the market drivers and inhibitors associated with alternative energy.

Over two billion people live in emerging markets, in rural communities that remain uncovered by mobile infrastructure. Two billion others are covered by cell sites which rely heavily on diesel fuel as a primary power source. This report provides detailed analysis of the market shift, to bring reliable power to remote areas so that inexpensive telecommunications can be possible.

About Mobile Experts LLC

Originally founded in 2002 as Madden Consulting, Mobile Experts provides insightful market analysis for the mobile
infrastructure and mobile handset markets. Research topics center on technology introduction for radio frequency (RF) and communications innovation. Recent publications focus on Multi-Standard Radio Base Stations, Femtocells, Outdoor DAS, In-Building Wireless, and Antenna Technology for MIMO systems.

Nokia today announced the launch of the Ovi Store football channel featuring exclusive Pepsi content as well as entertainment, apps and information from the world’s most recognized football content providers. The channel leverages Ovi Store’s global reach to offer Nokia football fans around the globe the easiest place to shop for the most popular and most refreshing mobile football content.

Launching today, Nokia’s Ovi Store football channel is the ultimate football fan destination featuring highly popular apps, games, and the ability to quickly personalize and refresh your Nokia.

As part of Ovi’s football offering, Pepsi’s charity football anthem ‘Oh Africa’ will be featured for sale on Ovi Music Store. The charity single performed by six-time Grammy nominee, Akon, featuring Keri Hilson, the Soweto Gospel choir and sixteen youth from around the world is the soundtrack to Pepsi’s 2010 football campaign. In addition, Pepsi’s football athlete themes and wallpapers will be available for free on the Pepsi home page at www.ovi.com

“Pepsi’s unique content combined with Nokia’s unparalleled global reach offers football fans around the world the chance to get involved with this year’s great Football summer no matter where they are,” said Marco Argenti, VP and Global Head of Media, Nokia. “The Ovi Store football promotion offers passionate football fans instant access to news, apps, games and a growing selection of personalization content from some of the world’s top teams.”

Claudia Lagunas, Digital and New Media Director at PepsiCo International commented: “Working with Nokia allows us to connect and communicate with the worldwide mobile community. Nokia’s Ovi Store offers an exciting new channel through which to share our football content with millions of football fans around the globe.”

Also launching today is the Nokia Skill Dribbler competition giving mobile gamers the opportunity to win a Football trip of a lifetime for two to see ‘El Clasico’ in Barcelona. To win, skill dribblers have to show off their silky football game skills, avoiding tackles and keeping control of the ball for as long as they can to accumulate points. The highest weekly scorers will receive a shirt signed by a one of the worlds’ top footballers and Nokia N97 mini. The top scorer of the competition will be on their way to Barcelona. To enter and play Skill Dribbler visit www.ovi.com.

In addition to PepsiCo’s content Nokia’s Ovi Store football channel will also host a long list of further content dedicated to 2010′s summer of football. From competitions and tournament updates to personalizing your device, football is a lot more fun when you are part of the action. Some of the key content and features to get you involved include:

Great goals
If you are supporting Brazil, England, or just great football, Great Goals will whet your appetite for what’s to come with a series of free audio and video downloads dedicated to great goals scored by great players.

Football updates and news
No matter where you are in the world, you can’t catch every game of the tournament but you can still get live updates. 2010′s summer of football news and update applications are available from the largest football websites in the world. Livemobile Football, ESPN Soccernet, and Goal.com are all available as free applications to keep you up to date with breaking news from around the world, previews and recaps of games for all major leagues in the world and more.

Games
Experience the latest in mobile football gaming and battle to win the cup for your country. Games available include Gameloft’s Real Football 2010 and Real Football Manager 2010, and beat the rest in the next generation of sports radar built for speed shooting, Speedhero Multisport, and the latest football games from EA SPORTS.

Touchnote
A picture is worth a thousand words, but reminding everyone your country beat their country with a postcard is priceless. This app takes digital pictures and makes them into physical postcards in a matter of clicks.

Social networking
Whether heading to South Africa or just down the street to your local bar, stay in touch with your friends and family to let them know where you are watching the game. Share your football experience with fans back home, comment on games, post media, and find out where the nearby parties are. Social networks like Nimbuzz and Buddycloud make sharing easy from your Nokia device.

Ovi Maps
Don’t miss the Game because you got lost, Use new Ovi Maps with free walk and drive navigation available on Nokia smartphones to find your way to stadium, bar, park, or wherever you choose to watch the game. After the game, find the best sights, restaurants, hotels and events wherever you are through the Lonely Planet and Michelin travel guides that come free with the new Ovi Maps. To download Ovi Maps, visit www.store.ovi.com.