How committed are you to driving safely?

As a parent, one of the most challenging moments you may face is handing over the car keys to your teenage driver. Truth is, there is reason for concern; Teenagers as a demographic (ages 16-19) are more apt to find themselves in a car accident. Two major causes for these incidents are distractive and aggressive driving.

Even as adults we are guilty of driving while distracted by our radio, cell phone, or attempting to re-model our appearance using the rear-view mirror. This forces us to take our eyes off the road, and lose mental-awareness of our surroundings. Some find themselves in a rush ignoring posted speed limits, or acting in fits of road rage.

Many teenagers are drilled with the notion that driving under the influence is reckless, and illegal. This fact has been relayed down to teenagers from generation to generation. But some parents may overlook the growing trend with teenage-related accidents that are caused by texting, talking or playing on their mobile phone while driving.

How committed are you to driving safely? It seems like every day you hear a news story or read an article about some kind of technology that is being used to improve the safety of driving. Usually it involves gadgets like more intelligent cruise controls and automated brake systems that stop your car when you are not paying attention. Now, however, you can help encourage safe driving by using your Smart Phone.

A Mobile Applications can Promote Safe Driving. So, following kind of features can be in a Mobile app:
1.) After installation of mobile application will automatically start with phone reboot.
2.) Application should lock the phone, when user will exceed the specified lower speed limit.
3.) Application will send SMS to the parent/supervisor phone number configured in application setting, when user will exceed the specified upper speed limit for a specified time.
4.) Application will blink LED in Red, when user will exceed the specified speed limit.

A company Rapidsoft Systems, INC. has already launch a "SpeedApp" which is running very successfully in the market. SpeedApp app describe all the latest features as described above for driver's safety point of view.

Speed Control App application has been designed to STOP TEXTING while driving. It can also stop drivers from excessive driving speeds by sending alerts to a configured phone.
Distracted driving is the single most cited reason for accidents and injuries.

If you are a parent then you want your children to follow safe driving habits, and avoid texting while driving.
If you are employer then you may have legal liabilities if you do not stop your employees from texting while driving and they get into accidents. More details about this app will be available at: http://rapidprotect.net/product-speed-app.php

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One could consider these above points and app an opportunity to resolve and further information a teenager on how to practice safe driving. Utilizing apps like these can combat distractive and aggressive driving issues and parents can do watch on them.

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Android 4.1 vs Windows Phone 8 vs iOS 6

When you look at the smartphone market today compared to just a few years ago, you'd be surprised at just how different it is. Today's smartphones are slowly taking on more features of PCs than phones – and none more so than the recent release of Windows Phone 8.

You could put this down to hardware, with high end phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S3 or HTC One X both powered by quad core processors, but the software is also continually evolving to support it.

iOS 6, Android 4.1 and now Windows Phone 8 are moving more quickly than ever, constantly trying to out-do the others to gain more customers, but also to stay at the forefront of an ever-changing market.

Interface

Windows Phone 8 builds upon the easy to recognise system of "Live Tiles". To those unfamiliar, these are squares placed on the home screen that represent different apps, such as a music player or for messaging, that are interactive.

Whilst remaining fundamentally the same, updates from the Windows Phone 7 interface now bring more customisable tiles, to allow you to squeeze even more onto your screen. Another major update sees the company bringing in data management via DataSmart, which perfect for those on limited contracts.
Android 4.1 takes the customisable homescreens to the next level. Widgets have been always been the heart of the Android OS, and Jelly Bean makes these easier to move, with homescreens adapting to accommodate the placement and resizing of your widgets. These are also easily removed with a quick swipe upwards in edit mode.

Apple uses a tried and trusted formula, based upon simplicity. No widgets, no tiles, just a grid of app icons that you scroll through from the home page. Each iteration has added greater functionality, with iOS 6 strengthening Siri and even locking children out of certain areas.

Maps

Android 4.1 somewhat unsurprisingly, bases its mapping system on the well known Google Maps, bringing Street View, 3D and indoor mapping. Integrating with Google Now, the mapping system continues the sat-nav experience for both pedestrians and motorists, providing details of how and when to leave to get to your appointments on time.

Windows Phone 8 surprisingly ditches Microsoft's proprietary Bing Maps. On the other hand, its new system is hardly shocking. Windows Phone 8 now brings in the Nokia mapping system, bringing 3D street navigation, and Nokia's Navteq Traffic Service.

iOS has traditionally also based their mapping on Google's offering. This all changes with iOS 6, with Apple's new proprietary system providing turn by turn navigation, integration with Yelp for business listings, and Siri for voice control. Like the others, there are also 3D maps, a traffic service and a satellite view.

Traffic data is prevalent through all three, although Apple has taken this one step further by allowing anonymised croud-sourced data at the sites of traffic congestion to help you understand what's going on.

Camera

Microsoft hasn't skimped on Windows Phone 8's Camera app, getting a new simple, clean look, with a small menu button that accesses the camera's various settings. Nokia branded handsets are also set to bring over the PureView technology that was made famous in the Nokia 808 PureView.

Android 4.1's camera system brings in more changes. It's faster than ever, and has a fast review system making editing and removing images simpler.

There are also varying scene modes, customisable levels white balance and exposure, all helping you to create your ideal shot. A panoramic mode and photo editing are also thrown in, alongside the impressive zero shutter lag.

iOS 6 builds upon the work from iOS 5, debuted on the iPhone 4S. Continuing the simplicity theme, settings are all sorted automatically, including whether the flash is used or not. Focus is also automatic, unless you specify a certain area by touching the screen. For those who require a physical shutter button, iOS also allows the use of the up volume button as well as the on screen option.

NFC

Windows Phone 8 packs in Microsoft Wallet, making use of any NFC technology packed into handsets. This is all set to tie in to varying applications installed on the phone, allowing payment via services such as Paypal. Other applications, such as instant pairing of Bluetooth accessories will also be supported.

What is NFC?

Google also seems keen to use NFC, using services such as Android Beam and Google Wallet (currently only available in the US). The premier service allows for the instantaneous sharing of contacts, media and apps between two enabled phones, whilst the latter stores your card details to allow instant payment in stores.

Google's Android beam gets an overhaul in 4.1. It now provides instant transfer of photos, videos and apps, as well as the instantaneous pairing of NFC enabled Bluetooth devices.

iOS 6 brings in Passbook. Whilst not entirely a NFC based app, it does provide a lot of the same features, keeping varying tickets to sports, the theatre, airlines or store cards all in one easy to access, and constantly updated place.

We're expecting Apple to announce NFC capabilities in the iPhone 5 – given the fact rivals are all over the contactless technology,

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Browser

Internet browsing on Android 4.1 comes with the standard Android Browser; however the premier Jelly Bean device, the Google Nexus 7 comes with Chrome.

The standard browser packs in some very cool security features, as well as the ability to save pages for offline reading and tabbed browsing. Also available is Google Chrome, which ports over many of the desktop features, as well syncing history and bookmarks as well as a slicker experience for Android 4.0+ devices.

Windows Phone 8 takes internet browsing very seriously, bringing the latest version of Internet Explorer, IE10. This will help keep WP8 at the forefront of the mobile internet browsing, but also keeps you safe whilst you do. IE10 comes with a phishing filter and SmartScreen service to make it harder for you to be tracked by malicious websites.
Safari on the original iPhone changed the level of acceptability from mobile browsing, and iOS 6 brings over more features such as offline reading and integration to iCloud allowing for tab syncing. Plus there are also Smart App Banners which help sites promote their apps, bringing a richer cohesion to the whole iOS platform.

Tablet support

Microsoft went out of its way to show off the new Microsoft Surface tablet, but this is running Windows 8. Whilst there is no word from Microsoft as to whether we will see a Windows Phone 8 Tablet, we would bet that it ties in strongly to Windows 8, as they are both based upon the same kernel to allow easy development on both.

As mentioned, Windows Phone 8 also now supports the 1280x768 resolution, so seeing a tablet running the mobile OS is not as farfetched as it might once have been.

Android 4.0 was billed as the operating system that united both smartphone technology with tablet PCs. It took the best of 2.3 (Gingerbread) and combined it with 3.2 (Honeycomb) to provide a seamless experience that has been shown off well on the likes of the Asus Transformer Prime and now Android 4.1 takes that up another level, being debuted on the Google Nexus 7 device.

iOS also has a tablet…you may have heard of it… the iPad. Taking the world by storm since its release, the iPad has grown in popularity and is boosted by iOS 6 bringing Siri over from the iPhone 4S to the new iPad.

iOS 6 is scalable, but also basic in some people's eyes, as well as being too similar to the iPhone experience – se Windows Phone 8's compatibility with 'big' Windows could be a big selling point for those looking for a genuine, but compatible, difference between their tablet and smartphone.

Verdict
Apple continue to set the world alight, with the iPhone 4S and iPad selling in record numbers across the globe. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean takes the Cupertino giant head on, and with 400m Android devices (up from 100m last year) and 1m daily activations (up from 400k), it looks like it can.

Jellybean is not the revolution we expected, but we also expected the iPhone 5, and look how the iPhone 4S turned out. Android 4.1 is faster, smoother and much better looking, and it cracks the distinction between Phone and Tablet devices in a way it hasn't before.

With Windows Phone 8 now announced, the key to Android's success will be how it updates its devices. OTA updates are due mid July on selected devices, but the key is Google releasing the platform kits to partners. Thankfully it's now doing this sooner, so devices should be updated a lot quicker after the initial software release.

Google/Asustek Nexus 7

Interested in getting your hands on a Google Nexus tablet? From the sounds of it, this dream is coming closer to a reality with the Google/Asustek jointly developed tablet set to officially be unveiled at the Google I/O developer event hosted from the 27th to 29th of June. The price of the tablet is set at $199 and will be manufactured by Quanta Computer, according to inside sources.

The Nexus 7 will feature a 7-inch screen (hence the name), a 1.3GHz quad-core Tegra 3, GeForce 12-core GPU, 1GB of RAM and two different storage sizes, 8GB and 16GB. As expected, the document reveals the building partner as Asus. Other interesting bits released in the leak include the use of an IPS display with a 178-degree viewing angle, a 1280×800 resolution, a 1.2MP front-facing camera, a 9 hour battery and NFC that makes use of Google Wallet and Android Beam.

If that doesn’t get you excited, the device will also feature Android Jelly Bean, which is believed to be numbered as version 4.1, and will be the first device to offer the new OS.

The prices sound like they will be $199 for the 8GB model and $249 for the 16GB model. The Nexus 7 sounds really exciting, provided it’s real. For now, take this all with a grain of salt, though more than likely we will know for sure in a few days when the Google I/O event takes place. If the leak does prove real, budget Android devices are in for some pretty stiff competition, and Amazon better have a 2nd-gen Fire in the works if they want to continue to stay relevant in the budget space after this thing hits the market.

The tablet war is certainly heating up, with Google’s own Nexus tablet, the iPad and now the announcement of the Microsoft-made Surface tablet. It seems that late-2012 will truly be the beginning of an epic new chapter in the war for mobile device supremacy. Who will win? That’s a hard call, but at least for the moment, the true winner is us as consumers since more competition means more choice and hopefully better pricing.

GPS Tracking Applications and its collaboration features

As a parent,friend and business men, there are many reasons you may want to track your child, friend and Business members(Sales person etc). A Mobile app can help you to track your family members and locate them on map using GPS technology.http://rapidprotect.net/

The technology behind GPS has created a wide range of products and services for consumers and the public sector, which can effectively track virtually anything on the planet. They are used to monitor where our runaway pets have gone, where our vehicles are and offer us real time pictures of various locations around the globe.

GPS tracking involves the use of satellites in space that have access to all positions on earth. There are up to thirty- two satellites currently being used in GPS activities in space. There must be a ground control station that collects the information from the satellites and the devices that are used by consumers or government entities.

Now a days, there are many uses of GPS tracking in our personal life and business enterprises ensures that there will be many more uses and devices developed to make life easier for everyone.

According to the need of parents, friends and enterprices, a Mobile app "RapidProtect" is already in the market with great concept and very useful to make life easier and protected. RapidProtect is designed to address the growing need of security, safety and collaboration for individuals and businesses.

As of today RapidProtect users of mobile devices running the iOS, Android, Blackberry and J2ME operating system can keep tabs on friends,loved ones, business members by taking advantage of RapidProtect, a perfect powerful family and friend location-finder app.

The fact is Besides tracking the location of your family/business members and message checkins, RapidProtect include many innovative collaboration features such as photo check-ins, photo sharing, geo-fencing, geo-tagging, in-app secure chat, location tagging etc. These features, which took about a year to develop, put the Rapid Protect Apps way ahead of its nearest competition in the location based mobile apps area.

Kind of GPS application solutions:

Family Safety:In a rapidly changing security environment with all kinds of natural and manmade threats around us, the well being of family members is a major concern for all of us. Adults worry about their childrens' or elderly parents' whereabouts and well being at all times. Accidents, terrible attacks, kidnapping, terrorist events occur every day in some part of the world. The ability to use all available resources and channels to provide quick help to family members when needed is very important. This growing urgency of personal and family safety is what RapidProtect is trying to address with a set of integrated technologies that include mobile applications, voice technologies, collaboration tools and other data enabled services.

Family Collaboration: Family-Centered platform to strengthen family bonds by providing you features that help you collaborate with your family members. In today's busy life, family members are always mobile. Whether you are running your children to sports activities or driving them to their after school hour enrichment programs, you always have need to maintain connectivity with other family members. Rapid Protect has a built a robust set of collaboration services in its platform and applications. These serviecs increase your productivity and frees up your time to do things that you always wanted to so. We have added many exciting collaboration serviecs be it to share your data like pictures, audio, videos or share doctor's appointment reminders, rapid Protect does it all for you. Please check availability of a feature with your plan as not all features arae available on every phone app. Some features may be in limited release and will have general release as soon as we beleive that they are ready for wider use.

Crime Monitoring: Rapid Protect integration several features to ensure the safety your family like offender search

Home Safety: The need for a 24-hour monitored protection is critical now more than ever. With the help of Rapid Protect Products focus on safety of your home, your business and personal security must be top priorities. RapidProtect are experts in the field of Home Safety Products and you place in us a level of trust far beyond that of most every other service provider in your life.

GPS Time Tracker: GPS TimeTrack and WorkForce Management Software, organizations can control all their field operation. Organizations with employees in the field can see their exact locations on Google Maps in near real time, plan their schedules, gather data from the field and simplify the payroll process. We provide you tools to interact with your field staff in real time. With the most sophisticated work force management application in the market, you can assign employee to shifts and locations and map them in the real time. As one of the world.s leading mobile enterprise solutions, Rapid Protect GPS TimeTrack helps organizations meet their productivity and service goals for about $1 per day per user. Rapid Protect GPS TimeTrack consists of a downloadable app for mobile devices available for all major Mobile platforms, a secure cloud-hosted management console that can be accessed from any web-browser, and optional data exchange and integration. Rapid Protect WorkForce Management Solution include a powerful work scheduling and assignment software that lets you assign workers to different locations and update their time schedules in real time.

Field Asset Tracker: Rapid Protect provides mobile asset management solutions for organizations responsible for maintaining, tracking, operating, and inspecting enterprise assets. With Rapid Protect mobile applications, customers can improve preventive maintenance ratios, reduce equipment downtime, and enhance field asset visibility.

Asset locations are available in real time in a web interface or on a Smartphone. This enables operators to faster locate and dispatch workers or vehicles, directly find the most suitable resource for the services improving customer service and cutting costs. Mobile based asset tracking has minimal costs because all you need is a mobile device that every one has these days.

Workforce Management: When you have multiple sites or running a service organization, dispatching workers optimally is always a challenge. Manual scheduling of worker is very error prone and time consuming. Mobile applications let employee report their job assignment and competion reports from the field. With this information in place, you can send the nearest employees to each job, saving time and fuel. Track jobs at every stage and keep records. All of which means faster, better service and happier customers.

RapidProtect Field WorkForce Manager is a powerful web and mobile application that offers location management, driving directions, job dispatch and more. Field Force Manager has two parts: a power web-based management application at the home office and a mobile phone console for remote employees. We provide you tools to interact with your field staff in real time. With the most sophisticated work force management application in the market, you can assign employee to shifts and locations and map them in the real time. More details about GPS solutions can be found at http://www.rapidprotect.net/

GPS technology is advancing very quickly. New models are being developed every year to correct problems in the older versions, focusing on improved accuracy, better reception, and even more user-friendly features.

New Apple Maps for iOS 6 vs. Google Maps Comparison

One of the many changes that you’ll find in iOS 6 is the departure away from Google Maps and toward Apple’s own Maps app based on OpenStreetMap data. So, which is better and how do they compare? The best way to determine that is to look at them side by side.

You might already be familiar with the look and feel of the new Apple Maps, since Foursquare recently jumped ship over to OpenStreetMap too. It’s very fresh and clean-looking, but that comes at a significant price: it lacks details. When you look at the equivalent Google Maps image for the same area, you’ll find that Google bombards you with much more information about street names, transit stops, and points of interest. You only start to get some of this extra information when you zoom in quite a bit, which can be annoying if you’re trying to look for a specific street.You can also feel the same look in RapidProtect to track your friends,family members and locate them on the Map.

Similarly, traffic on Apple Maps is still quite lacking in information, but the crowdsourced nature of OpenStreetMap will hopefully improve that as iOS 6 is adopted by more people. Both Google Maps and Apple Maps do a good job of providing directions, but they do have their respective strengths: Google Maps can give you public transit directions, but Apple Maps can give you turn-by-turn directions. Google Maps is also the only one with Street View at the moment, though Apple Maps has that Flyover feature.

The shift to greater simplicity has always been a part of Apple’s M.O., so it’s not really surprising to see that Apple Maps is generally simpler than its Google counterpart. It’s simplicity at the price of more robust information.

"RapidProtect" provides advanced and best features from all other location tracking Mobile Apps

To know where is your family members. Rapid protect is best useful mobile application to Track your family members and locate them on map. The mobile application will let you know about your family member is living at safe place. The application allows parents to know where family members are located with real-time GPS, what safety resources are around them using local safety data, and when anyone is safe or needs help through an emergency alert system. The application is currently available on iPhone with Android, Blackberry, Brew and J2ME Devices coming soon.

Many families rely on Rapid Protect application to help them stay connected to their children or elderly family members wherever they go. Moreover, there are many features available in this application which helps parents to get a better sense of their children's whereabouts when they're away. The application is designed as a safety centre helping to provide even more ways for parents to get information on keeping their families safe. Users, in the US, can search the areas surrounding specific addresses such as their homes or children's schools and view sex offender's residing in the neighborhood. They can get details such as photograph, descriptions and conviction details and give alerts to their family members through emergency call, sms or email.

The key features of the applications are:

* Track your family members and locate them on map.
* To let you know about your family member is living at safe place.
* Find Sex Offender in your nearby area with various searching options.
* Send alert with sex offender person details through email to any phonebook contact's address at their nearby area.
* Weather forecast details on a click for your current location.
* Send Safety Alerts to your added family members.
* Send Emergency Alerts on a click to your emergency contact.

Latest New Features are:

* Secure chat: Application user can communicate to any Gtalk user with secured chat option.
* CheckIn with Image: Application user can now able to checkIn location with image.
* Share checkin on Facebook, SMS and Email to your family and friends.
* My Vault- Your photo bucket to upload your photos and easy access of pictures at any point of time.
* Share your uploaded pictures to family member and friends through Facebook and Email.
* Geo Point mobile support is now available with this latest version; Application user will be notified when his/her family member has reached safely to the destination [set Geo Point].

On the lookout for Family Safety? Check with Rapid Protect at www.rapidprotect.net.

iPhone app link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rapidprotect/id469362789?mt=8

Android app link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rapidsoft.rapidprotect


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