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HTC attack on the 3G iPhone

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As many of you may already know, I am anti-Apple! Therefore, I DO NOT like the iPhone, nor do I like its little successor the iPhone 3G. What amazes me is that all my friends are trying to defend it!

The Pocket PC has been around forever, though it never had the hype that came with the overmarketed iPhone — the only reason so many know so little about what it can do.

But don’t get me wrong — I’m no Microsoft fan, either. Whether it’s Windows or Linux — my own new computer is Ubuntu powered and I am very happy with it so far — I just don’t like being controlled and limited by the lack of options that any Apple product offers. I will explain more about Macs and iPods in a future post.

The main reason I dislike iPhones is the presence of little to no flexibility for third-party applications. Yes, there’s the App Store — but why pay for an app on the iPhone 3G that you can get gratis for Windows Mobile?

Yes I admit that most pocket PC’s used to be big and bulky and they used to be limited to their processors speed, but that’s all history now.
I’ve reviewed a couple of Windows Mobile-based phones, but no gadget from any manufacturer got a dropped-jaw reaction until today, and the device that did it was not Cupertino’s baby but the Touch Diamond from HTC.

HTC has launched its answer to Apple’s smartphone juggernaut; that answer is the?HTC Touch Diamond.

Though similar in form and function, HTC’s offering is far superior in many respects. First, HTC brought an innovated interface dubbed TouchFLO 3D to the device, bringing the contents and functions of your phone close to hand with convenience and style. But they didn’t stop at a better interface. They pushed the envelope further with features like intelligent ringer selection: Place the Diamond face-down on a flat surface and your phone will “go to sleep.” For more of the Diamond’s groundbreaking
features and functions, go here.

Will the HTC Touch Diamond be a major contender for the iPhone 3G’s title this summer? The world will decide, and we’ll be here watching; the Diamond dropped in Europe in June with release in the rest of the world coming later this year. (Or take a look at Amazon for unlocked devices.)

Here is the product description from Amazon:

The HTC touch Diamond rivals the iPhone yet again. HTC’s new flagship
phone has virtually every feature available! The huge 2.8 Inch
touchscreen LCD has an impressive 480 x 640 resolution, perfect for
showing off the vivid pictures you can take with the built in 3.15MP
camera. The all new TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation is the most
elegant interface we’ve ever seen on a Windows device to date. The 4GB
internal hard drive gives you plenty of room to store movies, pictures,
music and Windows Mobile 6.1 programs, and the 528 Mhz processor will
burn through any task you throw at it. But that’s not all the Diamond
manages to offer! A-GPS is built in so you’ll never get lost on the
road. Need to get connected? The Diamond has WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth
2.0 with A2DP, HSDPA 7.2Mbps (EU and AS only) and EDGE. The list goes
on and on for this amazing HTC phone, and it’s even thinner than the
iPhone!

Announcements, Blogging for Profit

This is CRAZY: I think you need help with your blog!

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I know I said that my last post was the last push for the new Blog Mastermind program, but I just heard that 70 spots were taking already and there is only 30 spots left for the first 100 signups bonuses!

I expect you have seen what Yaro Starak released during the previous week.
The videos and interview with a million dollar blogger he published to help us all become better bloggers really impressed a lot of people (including me).

Today is your chance to become the next blogging success story and Yaro is willing to help you get there.

His private coaching program has just opened to take on new students. You can
join here 🙂
The program, called Blog Mastermind, is comprehensive and includes (Here is th real good stuff):

– A step-by-step coaching course delivered in weekly lessons in text and audio format.

– Private members-only forum community and access to regular live training calls with Yaro (you can ask him anything you want about your blog).

– Video case studies of blogs and a ten-part series of audios
from Yaro covering the core aspects about what it takes to earn big dollars from a blog.

– Access to the social traffic club, a special community of members who help each other drive traffic to their blogs from social media sites.

– 5 unique interviews with professional bloggers like Darren Rowse, Brian Clark and Andy Wibbels.

– Plus loads more.

You can take a behind the scenes tour and hear Yaro talk about his coaching program if you watch the short video at the start of the sign-up page: here

This is definitely the only course I know of that teaches you how to make a full time living blogging only part time, and how to build a real business from a blog, taught by someone who has actually done it.

Yaro’s teaching style is unique, he’s easy to learn from and has an ability to make complex subjects simple to understand.

He’s also one of the only bloggers I know of who really understands Internet marketing and how to build a business that doesn’t suck all your time.

Plus he makes over six-figures a year from his blog, so that’s enough proof for me!

No matter what level of blogger you are, whether you are brand new and still don’t even have a blog, or you are an experienced blogger who wants to take their income to the next level and stop working so hard, Blog
Mastermind is for you.

Yaro is offering 3 fast-action bonuses for the first 100 new members who join his program today.
They include three interviews and videos on important subjects to any blogger: Read all about it in my last post here

These bonuses are only for the first 100 (30 spots left at the time writing this) new members today, so you
better hurry if you want these extra goodies. Here is the link to join the coaching program.

Even if you don’t join Yaro’s program today, make sure you study his videos and the Blog Profits Blueprint report he gives away.

Yaro offers so much great advice that won’t cost you a cent and I’m sure if you follow his instructions you will begin earning rewards from your blog.

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Bonuses If You Make The First 100 on the new Blog Mastermind

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This is the last push for this program, The doors to Blog Mastermind opened today and it’s filling up extremely fast! If you are one of the first 100 people to signup today, you will get 3 great bonuses, to signup: Go here
Here are your bonuses if you act fast:

Bonus 1: “Conversion Blogging Revealed” – Live Teleconference With Yaro Dissecting The Conversion Blogging System

Yaro presented the strategy in the Conversion Blogging
video, in this teleconference He will break it down so you can directly
apply it to your blog. He will also take your questions live in a special
Q&A session just for the first 100 new Blog Mastermind students.

You will learn –

  • How to craft a compelling offer to convince people to join your email list
  • What incentives work best to maximize the number of opt-ins to your email newsletter
  • Where to put the newsletter opt-in box for best results
  • What type of email messages you should send to your newsletter to build relationships
  • How to use your newsletter in tandem with your blog for big profits
  • And a whole lot more, completely dedicated just to Conversion Blogging…

Bonus 2: “How To Use The Power Of Video To Market On The World Wide Web”
– Live Teleconference With Gideon Shalwick PLUS six brand new videos
from Gideon, the man behind the fantastic BecomeABlogger.com videos

Gideon is the guy who has taught Yaro everything he know about online
video so far, and he’s a lot better at it than Yaro :-). Video is obviously
an important part of the strategy for Blog Mastermind and it’s amazing
how good a marketing and teaching tool it is. You simply have to get on
top of this aspect of Internet marketing, and if you are one of the
first 100 people to join Blog Mastermind, Gideon is going to help you
get started.

Gideon’s offering six brand new videos and will jump on a teleconference with Yaro to teach us:

  • Exactly what kind of equipment you’ll need to record perfect video
  • The secret formula for creating powerful video scripts
  • How to setup your shooting area to increase the quality of your videos
  • How to capture and record your first video
  • How to edit your video using a free and easy to use editing program
  • How to get your new video onto your own blog or website
  • Plus you can ask Gideon any questions you may have about video marketing

Bonus 3: “How To Boost Critical Conversion Points In Your Blog Business” – Live Teleconference With Will Swayne on testing elements of your blog and email newsletter to improve conversion rates

Will Swayne and his company, Marketing-Results.com.au, are Yaro’s conversion specialists. They help by testing Yaro’s opt-in forms and sales pages to increase conversion at each point in his business process.

In this live teleconference with Will, only for the first 100 new
Blog Mastermind students who join today, we will review the critical
conversion points of a blog business, including –

  • What are the critical elements of a blog post to test to make more sales
  • How to sell more affiliate products by improving upon what you already do
  • Simple tweaks you can make to your email newsletter to improve open and click-through rates
  • How to change your newsletter opt-in form to boost how many people join your email list
  • And lots more simple tips to improve your conversion rates…

You get all three of these bonuses if you join Blog Mastermind today and are one of the first 100 people to do so.

You will receive the details for the teleconferences and video
downloads after you join Blog Mastermind, and if you can’t make them
live, don’t worry Yaro will have downloadable MP3 audio files and
transcripts of the calls made available.

So don’t wait, go sign-up to Blog Mastermind now, here is the link again: Signup with Blog Mastermind