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lol, i guess topic name is bit confusing..
u all may be thinking, tht mediafire is already a free web hosting service n it supports ur download managers, then why this topic?
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Friends, as we all know, though mediafire is free web host, we still need to go to their site full of ads & need to wait for their message, “Click here to download”.. lol

Now, forget those things, now u don’t even need to see the mediafire pages..

Here i got 1 downloader for u all,
u all just need to add mediafire links, and path of ur download manager
for eg.
C:\Program Files\Internet Download Manager\IDMan.exe

That’s it.. click start.. this app. will add this links to ur download manager,
n it will download on its own..

Advantage-
1. U don’t need to go to mediafire page to click on that particular link to download.
2. Whether this is a simple downloader, it allows u to use ur own download manager.

Screenshots-

Requirements- Framework 2.0

Choose the directory to save files.
Choose internet download manager location.[default located]
3. Press Start and wait

Download link-

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?kmjmoimrmxr

[ft] Sprint Nextel’s net loss widened by 12 per cent year over year to $384m in the second quarter, as the wireless carriers increase in prepaid revenues failed to offset the decline in its contract wireless service.

Sprint lost 4 cents a share, excluding special items, missing analysts’ average expectations of a loss of 1 cent a share. Operating revenue fell 10 per cent to $8.1bn.

The wireless company has moved to expand its pre-paid business as it struggles to stem customer attrition in its post-paid business following its disastrous $36bn merger with Nextel in 2005.

The number of Sprint’s contract subscribers fell by 991,000 to 34.4m in the second quarter, a steeper loss than the 776,000 subscribers it lost in the same period last year, but narrower than the 1.25m it lost during the first quarter.

But the company’s pre-paid Boost mobile business grew by about 777,000 subscribers to 5m over the quarter, compared with a loss of 138,000 over the same time last year.

Sprint moved on Tuesday to expand its pre-paid business, announcing a $420m deal on Tuesday to acquire Virgin Mobile USA, the wireless phone company in which Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is the largest shareholder.

The Virgin Mobile USA transaction should enable Sprint to more than double its customers on pre-paid packages. Virgin Mobile USA had 5.3m pre-paid customers at the end of March.

Shares of Sprint fell by 4.58 per cent to $4.38 in pre-market trading on Wednesday.

Sprint loss widens as customers defect

[Marketwire] Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) today announced the immediate availability of LimelightREACH™ and LimelightADS™, two new services that provide turnkey capabilities for customizing and monetizing media delivery in a mobile world. These new solutions are based on technology from Kiptronic, which Limelight Networks acquired in May 2009.

According to Nielsen(1), US consumers are watching more content per month than ever before, and viewing is wide spread across three screens: traditional television, Web browsers, and media-enabled mobile devices. As audiences continue to fragment across devices, publishers need a simple way to deliver content wherever those audiences go. LimelightREACH and LimelightADS solve this problem by using contextual awareness and an intelligent delivery platform to customize media assets on the fly. The technology delivers a high-quality playback experience for consumers and new targeted revenue opportunities for content publishers. This means publishers can create content once, yet distribute and monetize it across many networks and connected devices.

“Consumer viewing habits are evolving rapidly with the expectation that media should be available not just at home, but on the go. As a result, many of our customers are looking at aggressively expanding the reach of their online media in the mobile arena,” said Bill Loewenthal, vice president and general manager, mobility and monetization solutions, Limelight Networks. “Our solution is a combination of mobility products and robust, media-grade infrastructure that provides the scale necessary to support ever-growing audiences, and the field-proven success of mobile infrastructure technologies that target and personalize media delivery.”

LimelightREACH uses the company’s intelligent global computing platform to auto-detect end-user devices and deliver device-optimized media files, with no change in the publishing process, for the best consumer media experience. The solution enables publishers to distribute properly-formatted content to almost any media-enabled mobile handset — from early video-capable phones to smartphones such as the Apple iPhone™ 3GS or Palm Pre™ — using a single, Universal URL. Based on an ever-growing library of device profiles, LimelightREACH delivers the right file over the right protocol and network to the specific device that requested the content. Through an open architecture, LimelightREACH can be paired with Limelight Networks’ own media-grade content delivery service, or service from other major CDN providers.

LimelightADS helps publishers move beyond the Web browser to reach audiences in widgets, mobile applications, video games, and more. The service allows publishers to present dynamic pre-, mid-, or post-roll video and audio advertising into media that is delivered to mobile or connected users. LimelightADS works seamlessly with a publisher’s existing ad insertion process, integrating directly into leading ad decision engines like DoubleClick DART and Microsoft Atlas, and allowing publishers to maintain any existing management interface for measuring ad success. Publishers can change ads dynamically and even rotate multiple campaigns and advertisers within the same content segment. With LimelightADS, publishers remain in control, managing their ad sales and operations as they always have — whether they are using their own internal ad sales teams or are working through a trusted partner. Limelight Networks supports Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) mobile video standards.

LimelightREACH and LimelightADS Bring Device-Optimized Targeting to Mobile Media Delivery, Allowing Publishers to Customize Content and Advertisements for Individual Devices
see also LimelightREACH and LimelightADS

[Marketwire] Nortel Networks Corporation announced that at a joint hearing today, it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited, and certain of its other subsidiaries including Nortel Networks Inc., obtained orders from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware approving the sale agreement with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”) for substantially all of Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE Access assets for a purchase price of US$1.13 billion.

As announced on July 25, 2009, under the asset sale agreement, Ericsson will purchase substantially all of Nortel’s CDMA business which is the second largest supplier of CDMA infrastructure in the world, and substantially all of Nortel’s LTE Access assets giving it a strong technology position in next generation wireless networks. Also as part of this agreement, a minimum of 2,500 Nortel employees supporting the CDMA and LTE Access business will receive offers of employment from Ericsson. Completion of the sale is subject to regulatory and other customary closing conditions, and the purchase price is subject to certain post-closing adjustments. Nortel will work diligently with Ericsson to close the sale later this year.

Nortel Obtains Canadian and U.S. Court Approvals for Sale Agreement With Ericsson for CDMA Business and LTE Access Assets for Purchase Price of US$1.13 Billion

[PRNewswire] A study released today reveals that smartphone users are more inclined to buy a device that offers them the ability to push one button, say what they want and get it, making them more efficient on the go. The research, conducted by Sanderson Studios for Tellme Networks Inc., a Microsoft subsidiary, shows that 75 percent of people would choose a smartphone that allows them to compose a text message, search the Web or dial a contact simply by speaking, rather than by typing or using a touch screen. The study also reveals that cell phone etiquette seems to be evolving, with an overwhelming majority of respondents saying they would feel comfortable using voice to perform tasks in places such as a restaurants and gyms.

Most people use smartphones while conducting other tasks in order to make better use of their time. Those surveyed say they use their smartphones while shopping or running errands (88 percent), waiting at appointments (80 percent), walking between places (78 percent), visiting friends (68 percent) and in many other places, such as while eating at restaurants, commuting, exercising or attending school. While typing and touching are not perceived as difficult, respondents acknowledge that using their smartphones in these situations can be distracting. If given the option to simply push a button and speak to call or text a friend or search for information, such as the location of a restaurant, directions or stock quotes, most say they could accomplish more and feel less distracted.

“If you’ve ever tried typing or touching on your smartphone while walking down the street or paying at the checkout line, you know how distracting it can be,” said Anne Truscott, brand strategist at Sanderson Studios. “But using your voice while walking or checking out is like walking and chewing gum at the same time; it just comes naturally. And we were surprised how many people said they’d feel comfortable using their voices to interact with their smartphones while in public places as well.”

If this study is any indication, it seems that cell phone etiquette is changing. While some respondents said they would feel awkward using their voice with their smartphone at a restaurant, 71 percent said they would feel just fine doing so. An overwhelming majority of respondents said they would feel comfortable using voice to perform tasks on their smartphones while walking (93 percent), exercising (92 percent), and shopping or running errands (87 percent).

Not surprisingly, studies also show that the ability to use voice to perform tasks and get information while in the car is also very popular. In another study performed by Sanderson Studios, people who spend at least one hour in their car five or more days per week while regularly using their phone overwhelmingly like the idea of using their voice to get what they need (90 percent). Convenience and safety were cited as key reasons these respondents wanted to use their voice to perform tasks while driving.

“The research is confirming what we believed would happen as people more widely use smartphones to multitask while on the go, away from the home or office,” said Dariusz Paczuski, senior director of Tellme Mobile Speech at Microsoft. “Our ’say what you want and get it’ voice products and services are making it easier to get more done with your phone no matter where you are or what you’re doing.”

Tellme is already integrated into the Ford SYNC(TM) Service Delivery Network, the in-vehicle communications and entertainment system developed by Ford and Microsoft Corp. that allows playing music, making hands-free phone calls and getting traffic, directions and information all with the power of their voice. Tellme also announced the first mobile voice service to combine content and communications, due out on Windows Mobile 6.5 phones this fall.

On the Go, Running Errands or Waiting in Line, Study Shows Smartphone Users Prefer Using Their Voice to Typing or Touching