Smartphones: The Facts and Figures

By Admin POK on Monday, January 30, 2012
Filled Under: Advanced Technology

We live in a generation where everyone is trying to cut expenditure, tightening the financial belt in all aspects of life – so, when it comes to insurance many people are hesitant to fork over the cash. This might be for a few reasons. Maybe it’s down to the fact that smartphones can cost up to £500, and people do not then want to part further money to insure the damn thing! Or maybe it’s because certain people think they are not clumsy and will never drop/break/have their phone stolen. Well. Here are the facts for you taken from different studies of iPhones and smartphones in recent years – they might surprise you somewhat.

FACTS

Around 20% of iPhone 4 users report accidently damaging their phone – This is a rising number. Just think of how many of your friends have a crack in their iPhone – and how many of your friends phones have still go the crack on their phone due to lack of insurance.

Over 100,000 smartphones are stolen every year.

60% of car crimes are attributable to mobile phone theft – however no other policy will insure your phone (Regular household, office or motor policies etc.). Specialist mobile phone cover will only insure your phone.

Not many people actually have insurance – Recent surveys have revealed that actually over half of people who have smartphones don’t actually own smartphone insurance. As a result of that, a third of smartphone users have to replace their phone before their contract runs out or gets upgraded.  On top of that, 37% of people who have a 24 month contract had to replace their handset before the contract ended.

iPhones and smartphones are too expensive to replace without insurance – 50% of people in a certain study (who had lost their iPhone or smartphone) refused to buy a new handset due to the escalation in price and the tight economy.

Phones used to be cheaper than they are now, and still people have the mind-set of that with attitudes towards iPhone and smartphone insurance. As careful as you can be, there is always a danger something will happen to your phone whether it is dropped, stolen or malfunctions. In this economy buying a replacement would be insane, so the smarter thing would be to protect your investment of your phone with insurance – you’d do it for you laptop or iPad wouldn’t you?

In conclusion, be smart and be safe with your handset. Invest in some iPhone insurance or smartphone insurance to protect you, your phone and your pocket.

Types of Business IT Support Service

By Admin BCE on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Filled Under: Advanced Technology

Today your business has a clear choice between as to the type of Business IT Support Service you use.

Business IT Support Companies Now Offer Traditional “Pay By The Hour” and Fixed Monthly IT Support Packages

Which Business IT Support approach is best? There is no one answer that applies to all companies – it all depends, but here are a few questions that may help you decide:

Top Reasons To Use Break-Fix Business IT Support

1. Your IT is stable– There are companies computers don’t change that often and as a result they rarely have IT Support problems. For these companies paying for aManaged Service is unnecessary.
2. No unnecessary extras – with Break-Fix nothing extra is bundled with the service.
3. No contract–You can go to any company for Business IT Support at any time.
4. Try before you commit – with Break-Fix there is no contractual commitment for your Business IT Support. You can try a service without committing to any more than a few hours work.

Top Reasons To Use A Managed Service Business IT Support Contract

1. Budget for IT support– if your IT support bill varies substantially from month to month, a Managed Service Business IT Support package will help even things out and make budgeting much easier.
2. Fix the problems– with a Managed Service your Business IT Support Company is not able to charge you more for fixing a problem again and again.
3. Faster response – when you do have a problem a Managed Service provider is likely to be more familiar with you network. As a result your Business IT Support Company will be able to fix most IT Support problems faster.
4. Less management required – IT issues can require a huge amount of your management time. The average manager doesn’t understand IT and can therefore waste a lot of unnecessary time on it

Reaching Micro-Niches Using Video Advertising

By Admin LKF on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Filled Under: Advanced Technology

Simply targeting a broad niche is often not enough to generate a consistent amount of traffic without devoting a significant temporal and monetary investment towards SEO. Even then, most of the main niches have already become highly competitive, and are over-populated with SEO moguls and webmasters that have authoritative rankings.

So how do you compete without becoming obsolete? The key is often to target specific subsections of niches, called micro-niches, using proven video advertising services from Vidify.co.uk. An example of a micro-niche topic would be “bad credit payday loans”; this would be a micro-niche within the loans/mortgage niche. In general, catering to specific needs is what your goal should be. A window cleaning company wouldn’t want to just advertise that they are capable of cleaning windows, they would want to use more specific marketing points like “OSHA-certified window cleaners in New York.”

The best way to implement localized audience targeting is via video advertising. Vidify’s Video production corporate services are designed to fulfill the needs of enterprise level clients that need to convey effective messages to their prospective customer base. If you plan on hiring the assistance of an online PR/marketing firm to promote your video advertisements, you might as well get the most bang for your buck by making sure the digital video production process is carried out by an experienced, knowledgeable, and renowned multimedia creation firm like vidify.co.uk.

A lot of consumers act based on impulse and choose to express interest in a specific company after seeing one of their advertisements that pertains to an issue they’re currently dealing with. For example, if you needed your car fixed and stumbled across an appealing advertisement for a local mechanic with great rates, you would probably feel inclined to call for a consultation. Contracting the assistance of Vidify.co.uk can help you create the same effect by targeting the specific needs of your most valuable potential customers.

Lamps used in street lighting design and principles of design

By Admin JHS on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Filled Under: Advanced Technology

Street lighting – a necessary condition for safe and comfortable guidance in open space, when natural sources of light are no longer enough. When choosing the method of street lighting, it should be based on the destination and landscape features of the site. Organization of traffic and planning and organization of public services are executed on different circuits.

Lamps used in street lighting design for the urban environment.

Lamps used on city streets, usually perform only a utilitarian function. They have a simple construction and simple design. Roads, pedestrian areas, parks and squares are covered with the bright street lighting design on high poles. They are extremely functional, have high strength and meet the most stringent security requirements. Complement the look of the city lights building facades, monuments, fountains, lighting components for outdoor advertising and other decorative systems.

In the street lighting design of the territory of a country house where more ingenuity. In today’s market landscape lighting is presented in all its diversity: false and base lights, spotlights, built-in street lamps, decorative lamps and garlands, Ballard, dirt and traffic poles. Perfect for suburban area are classic garden lights. Made of high quality alloys, high quality and thoughtful design stand out among other luminaries; they will become full participants in the landscape design. In order to avoid the effects of glare and excessive darkening of the surrounding space, use of frosted glass ceiling light or a spherical or hemispherical shape. Read more…