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by Jason Giacchino on February 15, 2010
One in six adults in the United States carried a smart phone last year, according to Forrester Research. As impressive as that stat may be, that share is expected to grow rapidly in the next few yea...
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by Jason Giacchino on January 6, 2010
Subscribers to the theory that human beings are becoming too dependent on their cell phone are about to have more to complain about as it looks like mobile digital television is coming soon.
At p...
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by Jason Giacchino on December 18, 2009
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has announced plans to revise the current standard that governs the design and manufacture of rechargeable lithium ion & polymer batt...
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by Jason Giacchino on August 11, 2008
Don't you hate it when you have a pile of new voicemails and to get to the important one you have to first listen to then delete five from your mother and three from your annoying roommate? Well ...
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by Jason Giacchino on July 25, 2008
So long as we have mobile technology, we have to be concerned with batteries. Researchers at NTT DoCoMo have completed development of an intelligent lithium-ion battery that monitors its own health (...
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by James Koopmann on June 25, 2008
Ubuntu, a very popular desktop Linux distribution, has released a version called Ubuntu MID. Planned to ship on commercial devices by the end of the year is planned to allow software to be ported to a...
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by James Koopmann on June 25, 2008
Costing over $2,500 every year to provision, manage, maintain, and update a single movile device, a methodology must be implemented to control these costs. Here is a webcast, given by John Girard, an...
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by Jason Giacchino on June 22, 2008
Verizon Wireless confirmed that it will release its massive network to outside devices and applications by the end of next year. This news is the latest step in the dismantling of the traditional wir...
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by James Koopmann on June 17, 2008
How often do you update the firmware on your phone? If you're like me you never even think about it. Except, maybe when you come across a post or article such as this.
You should know that man...
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by James Koopmann on May 25, 2008
The name says it all. The Spartan Cell Phone from hop-on will only cost you $10. This cell phone is for the frugal at heart. No display, no bells and whistles, just a plain old keypad to make your cal...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on May 11, 2008
A while ago, the folks at TRITTON Technologies sent me one of their AX Micro Bluetooth Headsets to review. It is certainly the most comfortable bluetooth headset I've worn, but it is not without i...
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by leo on April 10, 2008
Charging cellphone is no big deal if you're in a place with steady supply of electricity. But there are places on this planet where it is of serious concern given the scarcity of electricity.
Y...
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by leo on April 10, 2008
A new research from Gartner advocates the need to design mobile phones that will answer the needs and wants of the women and children segment.
Though men comprise only 32% of the world's popula...
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by leo on April 7, 2008
Finally, I'm back after a long hiatus. The first that caught my attention is the announcement of the European Commission to support in-flight mobile use by harmonizing the technical and licensin...
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by leo on March 26, 2008
motorola, the world's 3rd largest handset manufacturer, has finally caved in to the demands of its investors with its decision to divide the business into 2 independent, publicly-traded companies...
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by leo on March 21, 2008
Soon, the air up there is no longer free from annoying ringtones, incessant text messaging and calls from our mobile phones. Dubai-based Emirates is the world's first commercial airline to offer i...
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by leo on March 12, 2008
It seems every developer is out to impress the hard-to-please Steve Jobs. It turned out more than 100,000 developers have downloaded the beta iphone sdk just 4 days after its release. Moreover, Apple...
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by leo on March 11, 2008
In Japan, 2G is dying and might be proclaimed dead within this year. A news article reports that out of 4.08 million handsets sent to Japanese stores in January, there was zero delivery of any 2nd ge...
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by leo on March 10, 2008
We've seen this trend happening in the fashion industry before with the launch of mobile phone designed for luxury items like LG KE850 Prada, LG VX8500 Chocolate and Armani cellphone.
Now, the ...
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by leo on March 10, 2008
China and India are the new battlegrounds for mobile phone manufacturers looking to increase sales. Research firm Gartner reports mobile phone sales grew by 16% from 990.9 million in 2006 to 1.15 bil...
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by Dameon Welch-Abemathy on March 9, 2008
If you've never used Twitter before, you might wonder why everyone likes it so much. Here's perhaps the most coherent, simplest explanation I've seen so far:
I suppose if you don't ...
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by leo on February 27, 2008
Talking about open access network, the us house of representatives will hold a hearing today for Wireless Consumer Protection bill (warning: pdf file), a proposed legislation which would force wirele...
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by leo on February 25, 2008
Nokia has another futuristic mobile phone concept that might possibly redefine the way we use mobile phones. Introducing Morph - a joint project joint nanotechnology model created by Nokia Research C...
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by leo on February 21, 2008
Let's digress for a while and forget about the ongoing flat-rate price war and that latest buzz about Sprint's rumored move of undercutting other players with its $60 monthly unlimited plan. ...
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by leo on February 20, 2008
The war has begun! Aside from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile and AT&T have rolled out their unlimited monthly plans for voice and SMS. Together, these 3 major operators comprise about 65% of wireless...
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by leo on February 20, 2008
Contrary to what many geeks believe, the adoption of converged mobile devices like smartphones and the Motorola DEXT remains very low. According to a study by In-Stat among US business people, users...
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by leo on February 15, 2008
Admittedly, the U.S. telco industry is having a hard time catching up with the more advanced countries like Japan and South Korea. There are so many factors to blame - complacency, lack of radical in...
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by leo on February 15, 2008
Despite Google's Relentless PR campaign to position Android as the benevolent leader of "openness" in the mobile world, some executives and of course competitors are wary about its vile...
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by leo on February 14, 2008
The combination of powerful handset Nokia N82 with character-recognition and text-to-speech software from KNFB Reading Technology resulted to a cutting edge mobile phone that can assist the blind or ...
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by leo on February 14, 2008
It seems everyone wants to enter in the wireless industry. The latest addition is Digital Dolby, the trusted name in audio technology, and its bold ambition of bringing "rich, vibrant surround s...
