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Motorola Invests in Universal Touch Screen Technology
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 4, 2009
...ensitive Object (a spin-off of the French National Center for Scientific Research), who claims to have developed technology that can analyze acoustic waves from the point of contact on a screen, essen...
Motorola Droid to get Platform Update
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 4, 2009
You may not hear about this on those cool Droid commercials currently occupying airwaves for the upcoming Holiday season, but Verizon says it’s time to release an Android update for the Motorola Droid.
The patch would intend to improve the camera's auto-focus feature and the phone's voice...
Swype Hopes to Obsolete Mobile Typing
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on December 2, 2009
...in terms of size. Tiny QWERTY thumb boards, T9 (text completion) and multi-purpose numeric keypads have all been released to remedy this situation.
One company believes they may have created the u...
Free Blackberry App Helps With Holiday Shopping
in The Gadgets Weblog, on December 2, 2009
... Let’s face it, Holiday shopping can be stressful! Fortunately Blackberry users are about to have the power of technology on their side.
Poynt, a free, all-in-one local search application for Bl...
Anticipated Nook Digital Reader Postponed Again
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 30, 2009
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Well at least there’s Amazon’s Kindle! Barnes & Nobel were hoping to have their competitive product (the Nook) on shelves and in cyber space before the holidays but now it doesn’t look like t...
AT&T Announces Voicemail to Text Service
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 30, 2009
While there’s no denying the convenience of voicemail, dialing in to your account then listening in can be tough in public. AT&T’s got a new service that aims to eliminate such inconveniences.
Calling the service Voicemail to Text, AT&T will translate a vocal message into onscreen display....
Dubai: what's ahead?
in Sox First, on November 29, 2009
...’s going on,' says one sheikh in Sharjah, another member of the United Arab Emirates. 'Now we haven’t a clue. This smacks of a complete lack of control.' " Writing in the Financial Times , Professor... ...e fund manager told The Guardian . This is likely to end up in the courts. Most of the foreign bondholders include big banks and hedge funds, including Citigroup and HSBC. Over the next few days, ...
Acer Looks to Android to Boost Handset Sales
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 27, 2009
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In an era where handset makers are venturing into PC production, we have the opposite effect going on with Acer.
Until now the company has relied largely on Microsoft's mobile Windows operati...
Nokia's 6700 Has Photogs in Mind
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 27, 2009
Nokia’s forthcoming 6700 looks to combine stylish form with powerful camera functionality. This mobile handset will be available in six color options - pink, red, petrol, blue, aluminum, lime and purple.
Perhaps most appealing to customers will be the equipped 5 megapixel camera with Car...
Will The Cuba Travel Ban Be Lifted?
in Latina Viva, on November 27, 2009
...rnment has no right to restrict American tourists from traveling to Cuba, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday.
"It is the only country in the world where our people ar...
Carmangi's Official Site Launches
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 25, 2009
...complimentary 8GB microSD card is included for additional storage and apparently customers will have their choice of pink, black, or white. Borrowing a chapter from Apple, the site even has a "Camangi...
New HP iPaq Coming to AT&T
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 25, 2009
AT&T’s latest smartphone comes from HP and wears the iPaq brand label.
Calling it the HP iPAQ Glisten, the Windows Mobile 6.5 touch-screen smartphone will be equipped with 3G world capabilities.
The Glisten will feature a large, AMOLED touch screen for brighter, more vivid colors and a...
RIM & Motorola in the Legal Hot Seat
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 23, 2009
...s like no matter what innovations come down the pipe these days, there’s someone else claiming to have invented it first. Such is the case with handset giants RIM and Motorola who find themselves on ...
Motorola i410 Coming to Boost Mobile
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 23, 2009
If you need proof of the slow economy, look no further than the cellular phone industry and the recent resurgence of consumer demand in the prepaid sector.
To that end, Boost Mobile, the prepaid phone service business of Sprint Nextel, has recently acquired the Motorola i410 to its growing st...
Seen that? - Strip Searches Limited in The Philippines
in Global Mobility Report, on November 22, 2009
...nd Yakuza tattoos, The Philippine Star, July 5 [...] Read More Philippines Relocating Foreign Embassies at Global Mobility Report Foreign em...
A Good Read for the Tech Lover
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 20, 2009
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Well it may not technically be a gadget, it is a book about how gadgets have changed the world we live in. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in a Silicon Valley garage 11 years ago with...
Verizon Targets Outdoorsy-Types With Their Latest Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 20, 2009
...e phone calls. As such their latest collaborative effort with Casio, a rugged clamshell model will have six operating modes including one tells the user the best time for fishing.
Calling the hand...
China with the most English speakers
in Sox First, on November 20, 2009
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Which country will have the most English language speakers? It will be China with the Financial Times reporting that China is about to get more English-language speakers than India. Whereas a... ...internationally. The deeply ironic part is that will keep the US from fading. As reported in this foreign policy journal , the world is about to go from a 7000-language planet to a couple of hundr...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
People and lawmakers complain that drivers don’t need additional distractions from the task at hand and hence love to crack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for tho...
Cooking on the Road
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 18, 2009
People and lawmakers complain that drivers don’t need additional distractions from the task at hand and hence love to crack down on talking on the phone, texting, or even putting a cell near one’s head. As such, as hard as it is top believe, one company believes there will be a market for tho...
T-Mobile to offer Prepaid Blackberry Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 18, 2009
Like the idea of the business-powerhouse applications of the RIM Blackberry but fearful of getting caught up in a huge monthly bill or long-term commitment? T-Mobile understands where you’re coming from and has announced that it will begin selling a prepaid BlackBerry plan that doesn't requir...
Hitachi Offers 2TB Version of its SimpleDrive
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 16, 2009
Hitachi realizes that there’s no such thing as too much storage space when it comes to external hard drives. The firm has just introduced a 2TB (terabyte) edition of its popular external SimpleDrive, and it also announced that all of its 3.5-inch retail drives are now available in 2TB capaci...
LG's Shine 2 Coming to AT&T
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 16, 2009
AT&T’s latest handset from LG is set to launch in under a week. The Shine 2, a stainless steel slider with reflective screen and polished round edges, will hit shelves on November 22 for $120.
Successor to LG’s original Shine, the Shine 2 makes use of a reflective 2.2-inch screen with "Mul...
Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
...And the thought behind it was, "Stocks and bonds are tied to the business cycle and currencies have low correlations with are markets. As one who has traded Stocks, Bonds and Currency's ove... ... Jerry Considine, former head currency trader at Tudor Investment, have partnered to introduce LACM Foreign exchange, Share Class W within the Last Atlantis Partners Fund. The share class will be tra...
Hikari to Release Google Android Tablet
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 13, 2009
Aside from the obvious iPhone – inspired name, Japanese firm Hikari is set to release a new tablet PC running Google’s Android operating system.
Calling it the iFrame, this unit is set to feature a 7-inch touchscreen display, SD memory card slot, and WiFi capabilities (802.11 b/g/n). Oth...
AT&T responds to Verizon’s Ad Campaign
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 13, 2009
You know ad tactics are getting down and dirty when Verizon’s campaign forces AT&T to take action. AT&T (currently the exclusive domestic carrier of the popular Apple iPhone) says that while they typically don't respond to competitors' advertising, Verizon’s recent ads are so blatantly fals...
Plug Your Phone Into My... Coffee Cup?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 11, 2009
If you’re like me, you’ve at some point wondered why nobody thought to include “standard” electrical outlets in your car. The bad news is that there’s no solid answer to this question. The good news is that someone out there with more technical knowledge (and motivation) has decided to do ...
Motorola's New Handset Built to Military Spec
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 11, 2009
Motorola’s latest handset looks to appeal to those users who make a habit out of destroying their phone. Calling it the Quantico, it features an exterior shell forged from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber and designed to survive in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.
A rubberize...
RIM Gets Serious With Developer Tools To Edge Out iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Research In Motion and Adobe announced a collaboration to integrate Flash technology into the BlackBerry development platform. This new level of integration will grand developers access to Adobe Flash and Adobe Creative Suite tools to create content and applications for RIM’s BlackBerry device...
Verizon Targets Music Lovers with New Chocolate
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Verizon Wireless today launched the LG Chocolate Touch, a touch screen music phone with surround sound Dolby Mobile for a richer and clearer listening experience.
The handset comes standard with a 3.0-inch touch screen display, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, 1GB of internal memory for music ...
Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai
in China Venture News, on November 8, 2009
...sier for them with their announcement of a new office in Shanghai by the end of the year. "We have been calling on Chinese venture capitalists and technology-focused businesses for many years no... ...iate of China's prestigious university knows that the domestic venture capitalists and even the foreign VCs are risk adverse and sums it by saying that when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs, &...
Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 6, 2009
...tphones from $175 to $350.
Sprint hasn’t remained idle in their efforts to battle back and have initiated a customer loyalty program, nearly doubled its portfolio of high-end smartphones (including...
Verizon Releases $100 Android Handset
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 6, 2009
In effort to boost publicity of the Android platform, Verizon Wireless plans to sell the HTC Droid Eris, a Google Android equipped wireless device, today for $100.
The Droid Eris is nearly identical to HTC's Hero smartphone, which Sprint is currently selling for $180. In fact the Droid E...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...ment has hit 10.2%, a 26-year high. Worse still, the total unemployment figure including people who have either been forced to work part time or who have given up looking for work is now 17.5% . Cle... ...t out, 84% of the $1.05 billion in "green" stimulus funding distributed since September had gone to foreign companies building renewable energy projects in the United States — mostly wind projects and...
Seen that? - France Tightens Family Immigration
in Global Mobility Report, on November 4, 2009
...ebate Extended - Oh, Really? at Latina Viva Who would have thought? As the Senate began work on a comprehensive immigration Bill, lawmakers from both part... ...to be in favor of stricter immigration rules and there is widespread concern about large numbers of foreign nationals unlawfully in France. See FRENCH DEPUTIES DISCUSS TOUGHER IMMIGRATION RULES, AMID ...
Sonos iPhone Music Player Ships
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sonos has confirmed initial shipments of its much-anticipated ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one wireless music system that can be controlled by the iPhone or iPod touch.
The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 is a high-performance wireless music system with 5 speakers powered by 5 dedicated digital amplifiers. ...
Sony Hopes to Increase Market Share with Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sony may rule the roost in several areas of consumer electronics but the smartphone industry hasn’t been one of them. To potentially remedy this reality, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (their first Google phone) will go on sale in 2010.
X10 will run Google's Android software and feature a larg...
India goes for gold: dollar to lose out
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...rgest gold holdings of all the central banks. At the moment, gold now makes up about 6% of India's foreign exchange reserves. You can bet that will grow substantially. The deal has sent gold to an ...
Feature Packed Motorola Droid Hits Stores this Week
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Verizon’s highly-anticipated answer to the iPhone is set to go on sale this week for $200.
This new handset, called the Motorola Droid, will run Google's Android 2.0 operating system, offering a new mapping application that has voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, satellite imagery and h...
Flixster Expands Its Reach By A Factor of 8 Million
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful Android app.
The announcement represents the company's simultaneous addition of 8 million mobi...
Rafa - "I Don't Have To Win A Trophy"
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 1, 2009
...an Utd at Anfield, somewhat taking the heat off “in-the-firing-line” manager Benitez, Liverpool have themselves imploded in dramatic fashion against a team in the Premier League which, it must be said... ...feree (who also hadn’t read the rules when Liverpool played Sunderland to know that foreign objects on the pitch can not directly interfere with play) wasn’t aware of this.
The fans and the manager...
Seen that? - Wireless Gadgets at CES
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...es the Frontman Project, a site featuring articles on a wide array of topics including politics and foreign affairs:"Cyber bullying" is a term that many young people will recognize. The scho...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...s start issuing debt in other currencies. And given the state of the US economy now, America won't have that much bargaining power, not with a bunch of foreigners taking US debt, and potentially hold... ...ighlights the parlous state of the US economy. The Economist writes: "A country heavily in debt to foreigners, with a government deficit it is making little headway at controlling, is creating vast a...
Green Halloween: What to Give Out Instead of Candy
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 18, 2009
...n occasion that is traditionally associated with candy, lots and lots of candy. But really, does it have to be? I know my kids get more fun out of the the activities like treat o'treating, pumpkin car... ...ey
* Spooky S'mores flavor Clif Kid™ Organic ZBaR™
* Seed packets
* Stamps from foreign countries
* Polished rocks
* Yarn bracelets
* Fortunes and jokes you write on stri...
Lie To Me Season 2 : Ep. 3 - Control Factor
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-17
...Aims to Suit Every User
• China bans foreign investment in online games industry
• Bubble Translate for Google Chrome
• Still Hoping to Sell Music by the Month
• Michael Dell: Netbooks go ...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
...hedge fund to list on the US exchange.Is this evidence of a hedge fund bubble, or that hedge funds have finally become a mainstream investment vehicle, with all [...] Read More NYSE, wha... ... New York stock exchange Group (NYSE). What that means is that the NYSE will soon become the first foreign stock exchange with an office in China. The office is expected to open in Beijing in the near...
Bribery charges turn personal
in Sox First, on October 9, 2009
... individuals involved in bribery cases. A dozen executives and high-level employees of corporations have been criminally charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act so far this year and t... ...executives and high-level employees of corporations have been criminally charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act so far this year and the list is growing. It's an interesting str...
Seen that? - Carnival 2007
in Daily Power Walk, on October 2, 2009
... samba schools that competes about being the best samba school in Brazil. It's amazing how they have energy to dance for hours nonstop. They way [...] Read More Fitness for Moms Carn... ...he most interesting artistic global events. Pretty much everyone has heard of the Rio Carnival. Foreign visitors to [...] Read More Rio de Janeiro's Carnival 2007 News at La...
Seen that? - Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...ur. Both the group and its eccentric guide are drenched and wearing frowns. The Zapotec people must have known these kind of heavenly outbursts -- embraced them, no less. The ruins are amazing. The se... ...? Then, I read about a few of the hikes and realized Mexico City isn't any different than other foreign countries. It turns out Mexico's capital city is bursting with hiking opportunities. And...
A Rainy Day Keeps No One Away at the Steamworks Concours
in Classical Drives, on September 28, 2009
...s beast better than anyone. Pedro also drove Grand Prixs in Ferraris, BMWs, and Coopers. But we all have to start somewhere and for Pedro it was this Rytune Formula Junior, his first race car in Mexic... ...r in Mexico. Nigel reports that " Rodriguez always carried a bottle of Tabasco with him on his foreign trips. A smaller sized bottle of Tabasco is carried in the Formula Junior as a tribute to Pe...
China's Outbound Investment Surpases Inbound Investment
in China Venture News, on September 27, 2009
... is sending more investment out of the country to the rest of the world than it is taking in from foreign investors, according to Seeking Alpha . According to Peoples' Daily, this year China co...
Arsene Wenger Can't Live Without Football
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...wo relatively poor seasons and a slight resurgence in '07/'08. Since then, though, the team have looked inconsistent, but have also provided us with some of the most impressive moments we have... ...ble twice under Wenger, the first in the club's history in '97/'98 making him the first foreign manager to do so, and won three Premier League titles, their last coming in '03/'04 ...
Will the dollar be replaced?
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
...ore before they put pressure on the US to move to a global currency. So the question is this: do we have a US dollar as a reserve currency that's worth zip, or an international currency? That'... ...that's not going to happen overnight. UNCTAD is not that influential and Japan's former top foreign-exchange official Eisuke Sakakibara reckons the dollar will remain the global currency. B...
Whither the mashup?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 3, 2009
...; blogs, podcasts, and even social networking all approach or breach the 50% mark. Blogs! Who would have guessed?
I suppose the key thing to read from what was adopted and what was not was that the a... ... play on familiar paradigms of information exchange for most users. Mashups, while powerful, have a foreign flair to them for anyone who hasn't spent some time building relational databases. Even ...
Drinking Out Of Your Soda Can? Better Read This.
in Do you like to cook?, on September 3, 2009
...t last week from the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs, which concluded the foreign matter appeared to be a frog or a toad.
Isn't that the most gross thing you've eve...
RIM Ponies Up For New Browser
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 26, 2009
In the war to becoming the world's top smartphone maker, every little bit helps to gain an edge. Keeping that in mind, Research in Motion (RIM) has acquired Torch Mobile, maker of the Iris browser for Windows Mobile, to improve its own BlackBerry Internet experience.
Released in 2008, the...
Nokia’s Mini-Laptop A Reality
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 24, 2009
It's common knowledge that the void between full computers and converged mobile devices is an ever-shrinking one. Leading cell phone manufacturer Nokia has made it official: Their first laptop computer is coming soon.
Calling it the Nokia Booklet 3G, this new unit will weigh just 2.76 pounds an...
AT&T To Require Data Plans for Smartphones
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 21, 2009
...hese rough economic times, AT&T has decided that all new customers who plan to use a smartphone have to subscribe to a $30 monthly data plan starting September 6.
The company says the new mandate...
And Google Said, Let There Be Chrome Bookmark Sync
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-20
...COM - native speakers will check your text in a foreign language
• AppsAddicts.com - Indie iPhone Apps Under Review
• BEATNOTIKS.COM #1 MUSIC BIDDING WEBSITE
• BlueRetriever
• Card Sauce ...
Blockbuster to Bring Movies to Motorola
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 18, 2009
...through TV set-top boxes.
The collaboration is a measure of expectation to both companies, as both have been in search of new draws that could potentially boost sagging sales.
...
Samsung's Jitterbug Simplifies the Cellular Experience
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 17, 2009
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Not everyone feels like handsets need the abundance of features manufacturers have been including of late and one company feels like simplification is in order for certain overwhelmed customers....
Verizon 4G Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 14, 2009
...n LTE.
Verizon will begin its commercial 4G launch next year in 30 markets initially and hopes to have the entire nation covered within the next three years....
Microsoft & Nokia Come Together Over Office
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 12, 2009
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The world's top software maker and top handset maker have reached an agreement. Microsoft confirms that it has reached a deal with Nokia to make a mobile version of its Office software that ...
Reaching the Next Generation
in Biz Plan Hacks, on August 12, 2009
...ying habits and general activities of the teenager of today do so at their peril. Teenagers may not have the buying power necessary to cause marketers to salivate, but they represent the adults of tom... ...ing arena ahead. Newspapers (if they still exist in five years) and radio will be almost completely foreign to today's teens once they grow up and get jobs. Marketers will have to find a way to re...
Samsung's Ecofriendly Reclaim Coming to Sprint
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 10, 2009
While the Samsung Reclaim has been in the works for some time, it looks like Sprint will be the U.S. carrier of this, the world's first bio-friendly smartphone.
The Reclaim can proudly boast of the fact that it's made from 80 percent recyclable materials and is free of polyvinyl chlor...
911 Service To Accept Text Messages
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 7, 2009
...xting to talking on their cell phones. Not to mention 911 texting is aimed at helping the deaf, who have had to rely on more cumbersome methods for aid.
The service is also useful in emergencies inv...
Spooks and the financial crisis
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
...nturn and focused especially on countries where a severe downturn might trigger social unrest, anti-foreign sentiments, damaging protectionism, humanitarian crises, and even an inability to meet colle...
T-Mobile Releases myTouch 3G
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 5, 2009
T-Mobile's hoping to improve its 4th-place ranking among US wireless carriers by releasing a high-tech 3G touch-phone running Google Android for a reasonable price. Hitting stores today, the myTouch 3G (the newest Google Android-powered smartphone with applications that learn and recommend ...
New Final Fantasy XIII 720p HD Screenshots
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-05
...ordGeist.com enables members to bookmark, annotate, and share web pages
• IDG资本拟设立40亿元人民币基金 ...
Cricket Announces More Features To Their Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 3, 2009
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Tough times have many mobile users seeking the cheapest possible wireless plans. Cricket, aware of these trends, have announced enhanced service plans, new features and additional coverage that ...
