Archive | August, 2011
Posted on 30 August 2011. Tags: 3G, education, India, Qualcomm, sesame street, wireless
Qualcomm Incorporated has teamed up with Sesame Workshop India, an organization promoting mobile education in India, to launch the Radiophone project – an initiative to provide scores of children from migrant populations with consistent educational experiences.
by Sylvie Barak Posted in Content, Devices, Lifestyle, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software
Posted on 29 August 2011. Tags: excel, Flash, gaming, HP, HTML5, Microsoft, multitasking, office, OS, Palm, Pre 3, pre3, Qickoffice, Tablet, TouchPad, WebOS, word
Good news for workaholic TouchPad users today, as QuickOffice confirmed it had added editing capabilities to its WebOS app. The app, which came pre-installed on HP’s now discontinued TouchPad tablet has until now been read-only, meaning users can see, but not make changes to their documents.
by Sylvie Barak Posted in App Corner, Devices, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software
Posted on 29 August 2011. Tags: Android, Apple, blackberry, Google, twitter
The collective wisdom of Twitter is often called upon to provide answers. Where should I visit when I go on holiday to such and such a place? Can anyone recommend a good…? Which product should I buy? Recently, I’ve noticed a trend in such questions. Many people are coming to the end of a contract [...]
by Paul Hunnisett Posted in Industry, Lifestyle
Posted on 26 August 2011. Tags: Apple, Google, iPhone, Motorola, Opinion, Worst of the Week
Despite how it may appear, I do try to avoid bringing Apple into every one of my WOTW columns, though by doing so I make this job harder than it needs to be. I mean the company is such an integral part of the decisions that many in this industry make that to not include them is really a job itself. Plus, with names like “iPad” it seems Apple products and decisions are ripe for some ribbing.
by Dan Meyer Posted in Carriers, Components, Content, Devices, Lifestyle, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software, News, Rumor Mill, worst of the week
Posted on 25 August 2011. Tags: IBM Corp., mobile commerce, retail, shop, shopping
How do you shop? Do you prefer to go to the mall or are you one of those people who buy everything through the Internet? A global survey from IBM Corp. with 30,000 people around the globe showed that when it comes to shopping, Latin American’s consumers are more likely to adopt technologies such as [...]
by Roberta Prescott Posted in Carriers, Content, Devices, Lifestyle, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software
Posted on 25 August 2011. Tags: Amazon, Android, diversity, early adopters, eReader, female, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, male, market share, Nielsen, Nook Color, research, smartphone, Tablet
Not too long ago we heard some evidence that eReaders – specifically Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color – were being snapped up by the world’s womenfolk. Now according to some official numbers from Nielsen, women are buying almost two thirds (61%) of all eReaders sold.
by Jon Norris Posted in Devices, Industry, Lifestyle, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software, News, OS
Posted on 25 August 2011. Tags: Apple, iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, Jobs, Steve Jobs
When I think of Steve Jobs, feelings of wonder and absolute awe rush over me. Jobs is without a doubt, the most iconoclastic creative mind of the modern age. If that makes me a fanboy, so be it. If liking Apple Inc. products makes me a fanboy, I’m fine with that too. Jobs is in [...]
by Matt Kapko Posted in Devices, Featured, Industry, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software, News, OS
Posted on 25 August 2011. Tags: BBM, blackberry, MetroPCS, rdio, Rhapsody, RIM, Spotify
As predicted last week, RIM has gone ahead and launched its BBM Music service in beta in the USA, UK and Canada.
by Sylvie Barak Posted in App Corner, Content, Devices, Mobile Hardware, Mobile Software
Posted on 24 August 2011. Tags: 600, 700, 701, Anna, belle, NFC, Nokia, symbian
Just when you thought you’d seen the last of Symbian, the operating system staggered back onto the scene today in the form of Symbian Belle along with three new phones Nokia 600, 700, 701 and Essence.
by Sylvie Barak Posted in Devices, Mobile Hardware, Video
Posted on 24 August 2011. Tags: earthquake, East Coast, Indiana State Fair, sms, Syniverse, text messages
Natural and manmade disasters are always going to overload wireless networks as frantic people try to contact loved ones, find out what the hell is happening and in today’s society, update their status, comment and upload video to social-media networks. Yesterday’s earthquake along the East Coast once again showed that even if the network can [...]
by Tracy Ford Posted in Carriers, FCC, News
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