Mobile Phones and Free Gifts on the Eve of Christmas - Double the Joy

The festive season is back again - this time with more excitement, zest and vigour! No doubt, last year you enjoyed a lot during the Christmas season! But this year Santa is bringing you much more - both in terms of happiness as well as gifts.

Many people in the UK have already made their plans for the coming Christmas! What about you? Do you have any particular plan? Aren't you looking for an innovative gift idea for your friends this time? If yes, then it's great! If no, you have to take a decision now rush is expected to rise this Christmas across the markets. You can also look for innovative Christmas gifts online.

To tell you the truth, online purchasing of Christmas gifts is a wise idea as you will save a lot of your time as well as money. There are several online gift shops in the UK that have earned a great reputation because of their services over the years. These online gifts shops have got all the gift items you look for. Right from chocolates to electronic gadgets, from artificial flowers to novelty items, you can buy anything from these shops sitting right from the comfort of your home.

If you think your friend or beloved will love an electronic gadget, then an iPod or a mobile phone will do the trick. While iPod offers him/her non-stop musical treat, mobile phones will shower him/her with all sorts of advantages - be it music, imaging, gaming, web access, connectivity, document viewing and so. Exciting mobile handsets from makers like Nokia, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, i-mate, HTC, O2, BlackBerry, Sharp, BenQ, and Siemens are now available online at discounted prices. The emergence of a number of online mobile phone shops has further helped in getting a good bargain on the mobile phones.

Many an online mobile phone shops have rolled out special Christmas offers for the mobile phone users. Attractive rates on latest handsets, cost-effective mobile phone deals are some of the smart choices that the online mobile phone shops have got in store for you. Mobile phone deals like contract, 12 months free line rental etc. even carry exciting free gifts and offers to you. You can offer your friend a latest mobile phone with a network service connection from any of the six leading network service providers. If you give him a contract mobile phone, he will surely feel elated to get free gifts like Sony PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox360, Nintendo Wii, mobile phone accessories and so on. Not to mention, he will also avail very attractive offers on his deal (including lowered calling rate, free texts and free minutes).

The Sony PlayStaion 3 is the 3rd gaming console (video) from the house of Sony. It directly competes with the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The USP of the phone is its back content readability from Blue-ray Disc. The readability of such discs for this gaming monster is 48Mbps. The Sony PSP comes in a swanky design and supports all the high-definition games. It has PSP-like user-friendly interface besides incorporating built-in Wi-Fi and flash media reader. With the PlayStaion 3, one can play online games for free. The device also plays PS1 and PS2 games with superb graphics.

Microsoft Xbox360 has also got superior selection of games including various console-exclusive titles. Easy-to-use dashboard interface is one of the smartest features it carries. The device offers excellent online gaming and communications via its Xbox Live feature. It also works as a Windows Media Center extender as well as a digital media hub.

Nintendo's Wii is another enticing gaming device with features like a wireless controller and the Wii-remote. Another praiseworthy feature in the device is its WiiConnect24 function that enables the user to get updates as well as messages over the Internet in standby mode.

To sum it all up, to buy a latest mobile phone during the Christmas season is definitely an innovative idea as you will not only get a fair deal, but also enjoy several free gifts like free laptop, Video iPod, Nintendo DS as well.

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5 Tips On Selecting The Right Developer For Property In Malaysia

I don't know about your country, but in mine, Malaysia, when you're looking to buy property of any type, one of the important criteria you would want to look into is - the developer.

The project is important, but you would agree that the developer plays even a bigger role; in ensuring that you're getting the best property deal in Malaysia.

So, you might want to read on to find out, who would be your ideal developer...

Well, basically, these are the criteria to look for:

1. Reputation and Reliability

Need I say more? You know this already, don't you? But...

The most important thing is: How do you find out reputation and reliability of a developer, right?

Simple, just ask around residences or owners of previous property projects by your targeted developer! You should be able to get some hints from these neighborhoods.

While you're there, open you eyes; BIG and WIDE! Observe their workmanship. Would you be happy with the quality of work that you see right before your eyes?

You can also check who their financiers are. Do they owe their contractors, vendors and suppliers? You wouldn't want to be involve with a bad pay master, would you?

One more thing...

Find out if this is their first project? If they are not from a developer background, you should think again...

2. They should be registered under REHDA

REHDA, or the Real Estate and Housing Developer Association, is the association that keep track of a developer's records.

Reputable property developers in Malaysia are members of REHDA... and if it is not registered... well, you know what to do, right?

3. Timeliness in Delivery and Quality

While checking out the previous projects by the developer, find out about their timeliness. Are they delaying project consistently? What is their compensation for the delay? Is the compensation fair and following the legal requirements?

4. Credibility, Management Effectiveness, After Sales Services.

These are the normal things to check. A MUST!

When youre uncovering the background of the developer of property projects in Malaysia, find out about their credibility, their management teams and effectiveness, and what is the quality level of their services?

And now... the most outrageous criteria!

5. License!

Huh? Property developers in Malaysia MUST have a license, don't they?

Alright, before I go about embarrassing my lovely state... let me explain:

You see, there are certain licensing requirements for properties in Malaysia. And not all property projects are necessarily regulated. Thus, there's no pre-requisite to have a valid license for certain project types.

Property projects that requires a valid license in Malaysia are any buildings that are intended for human habitation, partly or wholly. Examples, low and medium cost apartments, condominiums, terrace houses etc.

But then again, The Minister may by notification published in the Gazette, exempt any housing developer from any or all of the provisions of the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act, 1966.

So, these 'exempted' developers may not need any license as well!

Now, you probably would be asking: What else does not require a valid license?

Here's the loopholes...

If the developer is building less than four units; or the units are only sold after full Certificate of Fitness for Occupation has been issued. No license is required.

Besides that, any approved commercial development, no valid license are required.

Examples, service apartments, commercial buildings, shop lots, shop offices, bungalow plots and/or land, orchard land and/or agricultural land, industrial and/or factory lots, and other types of properties not specified as Housing Accommodation?under the Housing Act

Ouch!

Now, how are you going to find out about these?

Well, frankly...

Information about these are perfectly rare. You can ask even an average Malaysian, who lives her whole life here - she may not know all these either!

So, the most important task you need to do is to get hold of reliable and information-packed resources to aid your property quest in Malaysia, don't you agree?

And the good news for you is: There's such a material now available online for immediate download. Check out the link at my bio-data. It's a definite valuable resource for investors in Malaysia properties.

C. Guan Soo is a free-lance writer, copywriter and internet marketer who has produced few books before this. He has written a number of articles on various topics.

Recently, due to his rising interest in search of information for Malaysia property, he set on a trail in gathering useful information to share with the public.

He's a co-writer for the book, "How To Own Properties In Malaysia Without Been Ripped Off!" at http://www.MalaysiaPropertyGuide.com

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Consumer Demand Drives Development of New DSL Technology

With ever growing demand for better and faster access to the internet by consumers, major technology companies are rushing to develop new technologies to meet these demands. But there have been problems along the way.

One of the first problems to be considered in developing new technology is the current infrastructure or currently available equipment on which broadband services are supplied. Most all DSL service in the world travels over standard phone line, which in most cases has been in place for many years. The lines are basically straight copper, in some cases there may be somewhat newer twisted pair copper lines, but none the less still pretty much standard copper telephone wire.

DSL was originally designed to be used over just such lines with the aid of line filtering, and has for the most part done its job very effectively. But with the increase in demand for high speed access, companies are finding it difficult to supply the increases in speed and reliability that consumers are demanding. One of the major limitations of DSL is travel distance. DSL looses speed and reliability the further away from the companies switching or exchange center. At the exchange, a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) terminates the DSL circuits and aggregates them, where they are handed off onto other networking transports. Ideally users need to be within 15,000 feet from the DSLAM server, using current copper line technology.

Other transport systems in many cases may well be fiber-optic lines that can handle thousands of times more bandwidth then can standard copper transmission lines. As companies upgrade systems, and more and more DSLAM terminals are supplied with fiber-optic access. DSL service to consumers will get better. The hope is of one day having fiber optic lines in place completely up to consumer use points, or in the home. To have a fiber optic infrastructure in place would open up vastly improved network connection abilities, but it isnt something that will happen any time soon. Upgrading systems will take many years.

In 2004 a technology was developed by Texas Instruments that helped the world leap ahead onto the internet superhighway. The technology called Uni-DSL which means One DSL for universal service?brought new elements to the world of DSL. Uni-DSL made it possible to add voice and video to data that could be transmitted effectively over a single digital subscriber line. It also helped local companies stream line their services while adding to the effectiveness of DSL service over all. VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol was born of this new technology, as was on demand or live streaming video for the consumer

There are several competing forms of DSL, each adapted to specific needs in the marketplace. Some forms of DSL are widely used standards and some are proprietary. Due to existing infrastructure not all are available in all places. Each standard has its own unique equipment and protocol requirements. ADSL or Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is the most common type in use today. Other types include SDSL or Symmetric DSL and VDSL referred to as Very High-Bit-Rate DSL. Both ADSL and VDSL have new technology associated with them that change their nomenclature slightly to ADSL2+ and VDSL2. These two technologies are both in use and are being further developed. Depending on who you talk to, ADSL2+ is the best for users with distances further then 3,000 feet from the DSLAM center and VDSL2 for those in the short run distances.

The focus now seems to be on the upstream side of Broadband access. With more and more people working from home, and more families communicating over the internet, it doesnt take long to realize that although down stream speeds might be great, upstream or uploading information is still not meeting the consumer demand level.

If you have every tried to share a video from a camcorder with family members across the internet, you have probably noticed that it still isnt as easy as you might like. The demand for upstream bandwidth has come to center stage and is a large part of what is driving todays research and development.

But with every change, time is needed for it to filter into point of use. Every new protocol demands change in every aspect of how Broadband access is delivered to the consumer. From the program that needs to be written that will accommodate the new setups, the machinery that handles every aspect of the physical delivery system, to the modem you have that connects your computer to the internet. Everything needs to work together.

What will tomorrow bring for consumers in the way of Broadband access? Only tomorrow will tell. Some believe that we may have reached the limit of speed that can be achieved using existing infrastructure and until new fiber-optic lines are more readily available that speeds wont improve much. Yet new ideas and technology are still being developed to help bring better internet access to the world over existing infrastructure.

Will there be fiber-optic lines in every home soon? Someday, most likely, but not in the very near future. At present it just isnt cost effective for companies to implement the kind of changes needed to upgrade everyone to the latest and greatest types of DSL systems, but slowly as new systems are built and upgrades are made, where possible, fiber-optic cables are being put in place. With each upgrade, with each new system structure built, the goal of fiber-optic lines in every home becomes more of a reality for us all.

So is the DSL connection that you have now as fast as it will get? Today, maybe yes, but most assuredly the future will improve it, and who knows, tomorrow may be the day.

More DSL information at http://myfreedomdsl.com

Scott Best is a freelance author in association with http://myfreedomdsl.com You can see more of Scott Bests articles in the archive at http://myfreedomdsl.com/newsletters//

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