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A Good Read for the Tech Lover
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 20, 2009
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 ambitions of changing the world.
Did they succeed? In the opinion of the author, absolutely only t...
Verizon Targets Outdoorsy-Types With Their Latest Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 20, 2009
Verizon realizes that not all mobile handset users want to simply make and receive 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 handset the R...
Seen that? - Blogging Explained in Simple Terms
in The Search Engine Weblog, on November 20, 2009
... is short for Web Log. To blog is to upload text onto the same place on the internet daily, weekly, monthly, [...] Read More Mahalo And Its "Alpha" Test Release at ...
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
...e 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 announc...
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...
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...
US unemployment to hit 13%
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
... former Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg says unemployment will hit 13%, the highest since monthly records began in 1948. According to this report , Rosenberg says the rising unemployment wi...
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 ...
Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 6, 2009
Sometimes it seems like Sprint must be scratching their collective head in effort to figure out what gives with the domestic wireless market. The company reported a large third-quarter loss as subscribers continued to leave for rivals AT&T and Verizon despite an improved selection of phones a...
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...
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...
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
...d is installed on a whopping 1 in 5 iPhones in the U.S.
In addition to the 20 million monthly unique visitors Flixster.com attracts on its site, the “Movies” application can boast adding an additi...
Google Docs Batch Export
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-27
... live concert from The Rose Bowl.
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UNESCO, TripAdvisor Want Your Opinion
in Hidden Travel Gems, on October 24, 2009
...gical and financial assistance that can expand UNESCO's efforts, and wants to engage its 25 million monthly visitors to act on behalf of World Heritage. Hopefully the partnership will be productive.
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Cisco Agrees: P2P Use Declining
in P2P File Sharing, on October 22, 2009
...o and other collaboration products are rising (those products consumed 4.3 percent of the average monthly traffic), I’m inclined to think that early adopters are now driving a lot of the traffic growt...
How to create a fluctuation-proof supply chain...
in Supplychainer, on October 20, 2009
... Manufacyrers' Monthly has featured a new article on the need for reshaping today's supply chains (Read the article here ).
The author of the article argues that, for historical reasons, man...
Deciding What You Can Afford in a House
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 13, 2009
...Affordability Index (that we talked about last time) assumes that with 20% down, you'll need 25% of monthly household income to cover your mortgage, real estate taxes, and insurance—the banks start ou...
Mortgages: 30-year or 15-year?
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 11, 2009
...ly lengthy blog post is based on the personal experience of one of GRS's staff writers. It looks at monthly payments and at total interest on a $160,000 home. Among other things, they do the math on t...
Seen that? - A Diabetic With Olympic Courage
in Daily Diabetic, on October 2, 2009
...nts are to test a trial treatment for diabetic nerve damage after promising studies on animals. The monthly injection works by stimulating the body to make a natural protein that prevents nerve damage...
Connecting Chords
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 1, 2009
...ther song.
In recent years online music has changed quite a bit. Napster has started offering a monthly service in the UK. Streaming music sites like Pandora and Last.FM offer "online" radio. A n...
Goodbye, Verizon Hub
in The VoIP Weblog, on September 30, 2009
...on Hub died from a terminal service plan and confused retail strategy involving an expensive $34.99 monthly fee and a perplexing requirement that owners also have a Verizon Wireless cell phone," ...
Verizon Intros Online Backup for Macs
in On Storage, on September 29, 2009
...hile Verizon Online Backup and Sharing (VOBS) offers between 5 Gbytes and 250 GB of storage for a monthly fee."
More here from MacNN ... more here from InformationWeek ... and the press ...
Luxury hotels the latest victims of the recession
in Sox First, on September 25, 2009
...oom and now the chickens are coming home to roost. This is serious and dangerous. As the Atlantic Monthly's Daniel Indiviglio points out, this could devastate the commercial mortgage-backed sec...
Carbon tax and dividend
in Sox First, on September 20, 2009
...he public, an equal amount to each adult, a half-share for children. This dividend can be deposited monthly in an individual's bank account. A carbon tax with a 100% dividend is non-regressive. On...
New Voicemail and Notification Options Coming to the iPhone?
in The Wireless Weblog, on September 8, 2009
... are said to include an automatic notification when a user is in danger of exceeding their limit of monthly minutes, as well as a new option to disable the voicemail greeting entirely. "The propo...
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...
Dark side of trust
in Sox First, on August 26, 2009
...Constantly check them for suspicious, self-serving behavior. Want thieving employees? Give them all monthly lie detector tests." The reality is trust just happens. Subject it too much scrutiny a...
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...
No relief from foreclosure mess
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 24, 2009
...es became far too expensive during the recent housing boom. This means that mortgage loans, and the monthly payments that come with them, took up a greater percentage of homeowners' monthly income...
AT&T To Require Data Plans for Smartphones
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 21, 2009
...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 was implemented to increas...
More Ways for Students to Save Money
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on August 20, 2009
...nutes when you call from a Verizon phone to another Verizon phone. While you will have to pay the monthly charges, you will also be able to talk as long as you want - at no extra charge.
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Blockbuster to Bring Movies to Motorola
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 18, 2009
The times are a changing. Movie viewers are doing away with the concept of requiring a piece of media to enjoy a film. As a result, DVD renting is on the decline and rental chains like Blockbuster are feeling the squeeze. Facing competition from Netflix, Redbox to video download services such ...
Samsung's Jitterbug Simplifies the Cellular Experience
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 17, 2009
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.
Enter the Jitterbug J from Samsung, a cellular handset that begs the questions why pack cameras, G...
Is renting the new American Dream?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 15, 2009
...39;s nice not to have a huge mortgage payment due every month. Sure, you'll have to make those monthly rent payments, and they can be high, too. But you won't have to worry about maintenance. ...
Foreclosures dogging the middle class
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 14, 2009
...he owner of a small restaurant.
For about 13 years, this restaurant owner had diligently made his monthly mortgage payments. Then the economy went sour. People stopped eating out, and the restaurant...
Verizon 4G Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 14, 2009
When it comes to wireless networks, speed and reliability are constantly being improved upon. Verizon Wireless has completed initial testing of its 4G wireless service and says the commercial roll out is coming in 2010.
Making use of a new technology called Long Term Evolution (LTE), Verizon s...
Loan clinic the cure for mortgage ailments?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 13, 2009
...ssure on mortgage companies to restructure the loans of homeowners who are struggling to make their monthly payments. Many homeowners, though, have complained that they've struggled to receive any...
Microsoft & Nokia Come Together Over Office
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 12, 2009
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 works on devices made by the manufacturer.
Microsoft said it will launch the latest version of its ...
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...
Unemployment figures: don't celebrate yet
in Sox First, on August 9, 2009
... you are counted as "marginally attached" to the labor force and not part of the official monthly computation. In other words, the apparent decline in unemployment is a statistical aberrati...
911 Service To Accept Text Messages
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 7, 2009
Well it's often said trends of today become the norm of tomorrow and there's no further proof than An emergency call center in Waterloo, Iowa, became the first in the country to accept "911" emergency text messages and even reply back, too.
While the move may seem frivolous ...
3jam vs. Google Voice
in The VoIP Weblog, on August 7, 2009
...ed in, that should cut down on traffic too. But after that, it's several cents per text, plus a monthly fee for voice minutes... if 3jam can simplify its pricing, it could become an uninvited comp...
What to do when those mortgage payments get hard to make
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 6, 2009
...more.
You wouldn't be alone. A growing number of homeowners today are struggling to pay their monthly mortgage payments. It's hardly a surprise. The nation's unemployment rate is near 10...
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 ...
Cricket Announces More Features To Their Plans
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on August 3, 2009
...icket markets that cover approximately 72.3 million potential customers.
Cricket's popular $40 monthly plan, which currently includes unlimited voice, long distance, domestic and international te...
Want a good retirement? Pay off that mortgage loan first
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 3, 2009
...enter for Retirement Research, a growing number of homeowners are retiring while still paying their monthly mortgage bills. Is this a bad thing? Yes, according to this story on NJ.com .
According to...
LG's New "Split Screen" Chocolate Coming Soon
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 31, 2009
Well first we had portrait screens, then landscape mode, then phones with the ability to switch from one view to the other with the flick of a wrist. LG hopes taking the viewing trend to the next level will prove fruitful in developing their new Chocolate BL40, a widescreen handset with "...
Supply chain video: Managing supplier risk in the downturn (Part 6)
in Supplychainer, on July 31, 2009
... is necessary.
Comparing/monitoring the contracts with respect to the real performance on a monthly or bi-weekly basis is also another best practice mentioned by Dr. Hanfield. His main message...
Is the housing greed a thing of the past?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 31, 2009
.... Mortgage lenders loaned out money to customers who weren't financially able to handle a large monthly mortgage payment. Real estate appraisers overvalued too many homes. The government looked th...
HTC Bringing TouchPro2 to T-Mobile
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 29, 2009
T-Mobile and HTC are getting set to release the Touch Pro2; a touch screen smartphone with conference speakerphone technology.
One of the main draws of the TouchPro2 is that by flipping it over, it becomes a sophisticated speakerphone not unlike those found in corporate boardrooms.
The hand...
Putting the presidential squeeze on the mortgage firms
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 29, 2009
...ebruary of this year. Mortgage servicers are now given financial incentives to reduce mortgage loan monthly payments to more affordable levels.
It's unclear, though, if the program is doing much...
Working From Home? Consider This...
in BootStrapMe, on July 29, 2009
...sition, through the acquisition of clients and forward until you are at least able to meet all your monthly monetary requirements. Don't underestimate the time that this may take, or take anything...
RIM Returning to the Smartphone Segment
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 27, 2009
With all the talk of iPhones and Palm's Pre, RIM has been holding steady with their latest smartphone entry. It has since been confirmed that T-Mobile will launch the BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM's newest smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad and dedicated media keys (on Au...
Kazaa Is Back... Sort Of...
in P2P File Sharing, on July 27, 2009
Kazaa has announced its official return to service, three years after its shutdown.
"However, like Pirate Bay and Napster, the service is in name only, with users being forced to pay for their music instead of trading tracks illegally... the new Kazaa will at first be available only i...
Palm’s Going After iTunes Once Again
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 24, 2009
I don't think I have to go into great detail in saying that a lot of Apple's success with the iPhone stems from the popularity of their iTunes music service.
Naturally Apple is very serious about protecting this gold mind and didn't take too kindly to Palm when they developed a so...
Making mortgages easier to understand
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 24, 2009
...rest rates on these risky loan products suddenly increased, and borrowers could no longer pay their monthly mortgage bills.
The government wants to make sure this doesn't happen again. Of course,...
Vertu To Release All Carbon Fiber Handset
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 22, 2009
Handsets come in many shapes and sizes but these days consumers have more raw materials to chose from than ever before. Everything from plastic to titanium construction occupies store shelves and now Luxury mobile phone brand Vertu plans to release a handset crafted entirely of carbon fiber.
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Is buying nearly as affordable as renting? Don't believe the hype
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 22, 2009
...ncial sense than did renting. Inevitably, they'd say that with low mortgage interest rates, the monthly payment for a house wasn't much higher than a typical monthly rent check.
It was diffic...
Nokia Targets Photogs With Their Next Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on July 20, 2009
Despite posting huge losses for the past quarter, Nokia's got its sights set on the next big thing. That next big thing in this case happens to be the N86 8MP, a smartphone with an 8.0-megapixel auto-focus camera and Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens.
Nokia says the N86 8MP is a true repla...
Some mortgage villains faring quite well
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 20, 2009
...housing foreclosures taking place across the nation. And why are so many people unable to pay their monthly mortgage loans? It's because so many mortgage loan officers — paid, by the way, to...
