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First Mobile Video Relay Application for Deaf
Jul 20th
IWRelay launched the first mobile video relay application Friday, allowing Deaf and hard of hearing iPhone users to have on-the-go conversations with friends and family members who hear. The iPhone application, called IWRelay VRS, connects Deaf mobile phone users with video relay interpreters. Using the new iPhone 4 FaceTime feature, a Deaf caller communicates by sign language
Video: Wireless Parking
Jun 24th
How often have you gotten out of the comfort of your high rise home at 6 in the morning JUST to feed the parking meter? Trust me, I have, several times. Big cities means big problems parking your car and then keeping the cops from giving you a parking ticket. In comes wireless parking. How about finding a parking spot with that smartphone you have? How about controlling the parking meter with your smartphone? Interesting? Watch.
Aava Mobile Talks Tablets, More Goodies This Year
Jun 23rd
Aava mobile, the open mobile platform startup is getting Intel into the high end smartphone scene currently ruled by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform. We talked to Piotr Frasunkiewicz, the main man behind the sales and marketing at Aava. He talks to us about the Aava platform, Android fragmentation, Meego, Intel vs. Qualcomm, the Palm-HP marriage and
Sun + Fun + Design = Puma Phone
Jun 17th
The day when the sun will power almost everything is not far away. Puma has decided to take a head start, at least in making an awesome looking mobile phone with Sagem that’s solar powered. The phone has a great interface, mainly aimed at the youngsters. But the best part is that it’s battery gets charged
Fixed Broadband in Venezuela Grew 23.3 Percent During 2009
Jun 15th
Latin American nations are taking impressive strides in cementing a solid base for the growth of internet. Venezuela clocked an outstanding 23.3% growth in 2009. The main driver for growth was the domestic sector taking total internet penetration to 4.4% in the nation. Mobile broadband growth also grew by 29% during 2009. This is in line
Coolness: Buses in Brazil Connected To Mobile Broadband
Jun 15th
How cool is this? You are in a BRIC nation and you have mobile broadband on commuter buses? Yeah, Ericsson along with mobile communications services provider Dataprom is outfitting public buses in a city in Brazil with 3G broadband. While the coverage cannot be compared to what we have in the US, this should be
ESPN to Bring Cisco TelePresence to 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
May 25th
Cisco today announced that ESPN will use Cisco TelePresenceTM to deliver live and recorded coverage of soccer matches and connect the global soccer community with teams, players and coaches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament in South Africa. The incorporation of Cisco TelePresence will allow ESPN to deliver televised content more effectively and
Qualcomm Is Giving Away Flo TV Personal TV’s at Uplinq 2010
May 7th
This is becoming a trend now. Google gave away Nexus One at their last I/O event, now Qualcomm at its Uplinq 2010 conference will give away Flo TV’s with a 1 year paid subscription from AT&T to all everyone registering for the event before May 4th! The device costs about 200 bucks and the TV
Nokia Money Pilot Begins In India. Ahem.
May 3rd
Almost everyone in the world owns a cellphone, some of you folks are probably reading this off your fancy Blackberry (Please donate cash…I want one too). So what does a company like Nokia do when it has put a cellphone in almost everyone’s hands? Bank on the re-sale? Well…that would be a little ambitious simply
AT&T Is Rethinking Possible. We Don’t Think So.
May 1st
Seen those new AT&T ads on TV? The whole “Rethink Possible” thing? When did they give up making fun of Verizon? Why? Because the iPad is in its kitty and the iPhone 4G is headed Verizon’s way as well. Maybe? Apple WWDC is 1 month away and AT&T doesn’t want to loose customers to Verizon
