Twitter: What’s in a Name? [An Excerpt]

By Adam JacksonThis is an unedited excerpt from my upcoming book project that is still unnamed. You can follow the book’s progress at 140 characters ... message someone via my mobile phone and typing in “@ipwn_mst$r” into my phone is just too time ... typing your name into their cell phone when trying to reply. Avoid using a lot of hyphens, uncommon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 17:00:18

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Latest Mobiles Sneaking Around Rumourville

Rumours and leaks continue to do their rounds, giving us a taste of what to expect from this year’s Mobile World Congress in February ... , is a cybershot branded slider phone with a 5.0megapixel camera, active lens cover, face detection, smile ... : SEMC) Nokia E75This compact candybar phone has an alphanumeric keypad as well as a full slide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:00:28

Important Physical Security Tips

January 26, 2009 by Scott HarrellHere’s some good security advice for you and your clients that I received via email today and cannot attribute ... on the dashboard.When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked ... the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:00:42

Peppy apps for ‘BlackBerry’ing

Are you one of those who have had a BlackBerry thrust on you by your company or one who bought one just for its snob value? If yes, the chances are you are not using the device to its potential.……………………….In all likelihood you use it just as a phone and to check your e-mail, or, at the most, to take pictures and, probably, listen to a few songs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 03:20:35

T-Mobile G1 - A Whole New Experience for Consumers

by Matt RyanThe 3.2-inch TFT LCD 320 x 480-pixel touch-sensitive screen is breath taking. Users simply tap or slide a finger to maneuver through the phone, and with every screen, experience pure clarity.A simple slide-up, of the display, will reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Typing messages (email, instant, or even text) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:22:30

Texas Instruments cuts 1,800 jobs, adds to day's unemployment

Big job cuts were announced earlier today by several top-name companies. Texas Instruments just piled on, saying that it will eliminate 1,800 jobs (12% of its workforce) because demand for mobile-phone chips has slumped amid the global recession. In addition, the company plans to ax 1,600 more positions though "voluntary retirements." Those cuts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:19:30

BlackBerry Storm: Stephen Fry was right

Confirmation in WSJ.com, that the BlackBerry Storm wasn’t ready for prime-time when it was launched ... to market despite glitches in the stability of the phone’s operating system, according to people close ... on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 at 8:25 am and is filed under Mobile phones. You can follow any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:25:14

Micro-ranted this week…

Argh, already had to wait almost an hour to collect this passport… Hurry up so I can get the 1150 back home! #@CyRevenant If you think your friend stream is made bad because of me, you should see mine. It’s about 10-15 tweets every 3 minutes… in reply to CyRevenant#@alancostello Hot chicken roll with ketchup? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:59:59

Another iPhone App Sold: MindMaker Goes To MindMeister

German mind mapping application builder MeisterLabs, the startup behind brainstorm & planning tool MindMeister, has acquired MindMaker, ... is relatively limited in functionality but offers an experience that suits Apple’s mobile phone perfectly ... today but lacking an equally decent mobile version. Ouriel Ohayon, our TechCrunch France editor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:47:06

Maxroam experiencing Dopplr shift

StartupJanuary 26th, 2009 A Doppler Shift is that change in tone of a sound as a car whizzes past and changes from low pitch as it comes towards you ... when you will be there too. You can use Dopplr on your personal computer or mobile phone. It links with many ... s first and largest suppliers of travel SIMs, which abolish high roaming fees that are [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:09:08

Could a Camera Click be Compelled Speech?

H.R. 414 was introduced into Congress this month with the title “The Camera Phone Predator Alert Act” (source) ... , locker rooms, and the like, the bill would require all mobile phones, made in the United States, to emit a “tone or other sound” that would be audible “within a reasonable radius of the phone” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 01:01:42

Prada Link watch now compatible with Windows Mobile phones

If you’re one of the few who couldn’t resist in getting that sleek Prada Link Bluetooth watch, then read on as we’ve got good news for you ... definitely try out. source Share This This is a post from Cell Phones Etc. entitled: Prada Link watch ... /text notifications on a bunch of other phones. Of course, the real hero here is the smartWatchM app [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:29:00

How to Get an English Teaching Job in Thailand in 10 Days!

Here’s an interesting article on how to get a teaching job in Thailand under just 10 days. You could apply this to any other country too ... . They are both reliable and easy to use. Most mobile phone shops also sell sim cards, and will install them ... , internet cafe, language options, mobile phone shops, phone number, resume, resumes, service providers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 02:23:35

The Most Dangerous Phrase Strikes Again

Seriously, congresscritters are morons. There can be no other explanation ... containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera’s phone ... proposed; but it’s close:“New Law Will Require Camera Phones to ‘Click’ Author: Michael HortonA new bill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:50:56

The Most Dangerous Phrase Strikes Again

Seriously, congresscritters are morons. There can be no other explanation ... containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera’s phone ... proposed; but it’s close:“New Law Will Require Camera Phones to ‘Click’ Author: Michael HortonA new bill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:50:56

Proposed bill would require all cameraphones to make themselves heard

Filed under: Handsets, MiscThere's already similar laws in place in Japan and South Korea, ... the so-called "Camera Phone Predator Alert Act," which was actually first introduced in 2007 but went ... , the bill apparently wouldn't apply to digital cameras and, as blogger Thomas Hawk points out, it also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 00:14:00

Virgin Mobile releases Susan G. Komen Pink Flare because cancer sucks

Though you may not have noticed, we’ve been trying to avoid writing about pink phones around here. Not because we have anything against them ( ... is releasing Y phone again.. but in pink!” Now, figure out how to make that into 2 paragraphs ... bucket of horrible that is breast cancer, Virgin Mobile has teamed up with Susan G. Komen to release [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 22:48:21

How Aircards Work For Mobile Computing

Broadband Internet access has become a standard utility for nearly all businesses and home office users ... accessory called the aircard?An aircard or air card is a wireless modem that gives your laptop or notebook ... , just like cell phones. Wireless service plans for aircards are currently running around $60 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:27:00

VirtualLogix Promises First Virtualization Phone At Mobile World Congress

——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————VirtualLogix has just sent out an e-mail proclaiming that they’re about to launch the world’s first virtualized phone at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona:Come see the world’s first virtualized phone at the VirtualLogix booth, 2D49, at Mobile World Congress [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:37:15

Lindsay’s Friends Worried About Her Marked Arms

#myGallery, #myGallerySet, #flickrGallery { width: 590px; height: 200px; z-index:5; border: 1px solid #000; } .jdGallery .slideInfoZone { ... them under a long-sleeved shirt but when she lifted up her arm to show someone a picture on her mobile phone you could see the lines on her arm.”I think that she needs some serious therapy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 04:15:59

The Kyte Dashboard: Like Google Analytics For Your Cell-Phone Videos

Mobile video service Kyte is trying hard these days to please its biggest (paying) customers: music labels and their artists, primarily ... manage their mobile video channels just as they would any other Web property, Kyte will introduce ... is a bit like Google Analytics for cell-phone video. It is filled with charts showing the number [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:43:16

Copyright blogger’s 4 reasons for quitting

p2pnet news viewRIAA | P2P:- “You may have noticed that posting has been very slow as of late,” said Keith Henning, a Little Rock, Arkansas, attorney who’d been publishing a copyright blog called “copywrite.org,” states another blogging lawyer, Ray Beckerman of Recording Industry vs The People notoriety (in a good way ) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 19:08:26

Living la vida geo-loca

Over at Wired last week, they ran a piece by Matthew Honan about his experiences with the new wave of geolocational software for the iPhone and Google’s G1. He starts off by asking fellow users in his locality what they use the systems ... what the GPS revolution could mean to me.I don’t think anyone who has looked at the adoption curve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 11:06:02

Career Aspirations

Career Aspiration With regards to my aspiration, I will be moving within 1 year time to the post of and will be in-charge of the following department: HR, Administration and IT. The chosen occupation entails the management functions including planning, organizing, directing/leading, coordinating and controlling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 02:10:51

Oi: Hoyts finds friend in PayPal

(Credit: CNET Australia) One of the great things about this digital age is the redundancy of queues ... what they are calling a world's first: buying movie tickets through PayPal using your mobile phone. Using an improved Hoyts mobile site, customers can browse session times and buy tickets for the feature [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 02:49:01

Netbook Sales Explosion Amazes the Market

As you all know, the world economy is in bad shape now and that malaise extends to the technology and IT industries much as it does to everything else (except video games). Against this background the sheer explosion in Netbook sales is quite amazing. According to IDC 182,000 were sold in 2007 which increased to 11 million in 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:38:54

T-Mobile G1 - A Phone you can Mold to fit You

by Matt Ryan T-Mobiles G1 has a truly open source operating system - Google’s Android. This was a big step, not only for Google, but for T-Mobile as well. The combination of Smartphone technologies and open source OS, gives consumers full control over their experience with the G1. With the G1 consumers can truly work and / or play from anywhere! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:20:54

“Ghajini” is too ghoulish for the spoonfuls of sugar to even remotely sweeten it

Long ago, a top Bollywood producer dvised a fledgling young filmmaker to take a plane to London, watch a Hollywood movie and make a copy of it in Hindi peppering it with local masala and mirch! Those were the days when films were not easily available on disks, far less so on pirated ones [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:38:00

Just how hard is I.T?

Posted by: Will Rhodes Taking into account the cost of this beast - you would have thought that someone would have gotten it right ... . But that said, you have to think how big the ID card system is going to be - and the collection of all email, phone calls, texts, mobile phone conversations, plus all ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 02:51:32

So what’s the next great new smartphone going to be?

big-3-phones We mobile tech junkies are never satisfied, we freely admit it and won’t argue that point ... ready for the NBT once again.  We went through this process with the iPhone 3G, the G1 Android phone ... new gadgets.  So what will catch our fancy this time?  What phone are you waiting impatiently [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 17:45:22

Enable multitouch on the G1

With a patch to both the Android kernel and browser, Luke Hutchison was able to add usable multitouch support to the T-Mobile G1 ... for autorotating web pages based on phone orientation (you turn the phone on its side without even ... Support on your T-Mobile G1 Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in hacks | Digg this! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:37:44

Better Dopplr Travel

Dopplr Travel SIM Originally uploaded by Irish TypepadINTERNATIONAL TRAVEL JUST got easier with Dopplr and Maxroam announcing a travel SIM ... right into you mobile phone. When roaming outside your normal mobile phone's billing area, the Dopplr ... effectiveness, I will never face a month where my mobile phone bill exceeds EUR 1000. That kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:32:25

Apple rattling the saber - should Palm be worried about getting sued?

Are Apple going to start legal action against Palm? Legal spats between big names in the mobile world are always fun to watch. It’s always a bit of a giggle to see a mobile phone manufacturer throw the dolly out of the pram ... just after the Palm Pre was announced, a phone that features multi-touch, , that pinchy motion that Apple [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 12:07:32

King Uncorks Clunker: The Cell Phone Clicky Noise Act

In a what-was-he-thinking move, Representative Peter King (R-NY) has recently introduced H.R ... a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the camera’s phone. Prohibits ... . 414, the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act which is aimed at preventing “predators” from taking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 08:45:35

The CIA World Factbook 2009

.fullpost{display:inline;}The CIA World Factbook 2009 is a full of up-to-date coverage of 267 US-recognized countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, this fascinating reference-intended for use by government officials-should be on you mobile ... , Symbian Series 80, Palm OS®, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile™, Windows®, and Windows® CE Handheld PCHow [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 08:02:00

Best Mac Ever?

By Adam C. Engst When my friends at Macworld called and asked me to contribute to their 25th anniversary issue, I jumped at the chance. Steve Jobs is so uninterested in the past that he had Apple's famous icon garden not only ripped out, but junked. I, on the other hand, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 18:07:29

T-Mobile G1 - A Whole New Experience for Consumers

by Matt RyanImagine a Smartphone with an open source operating system ... up the entire front face of the phone. Directly below the display, you will find your standard functional ... , of the phone slightly upwards will reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. Rather than having an on screen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:22:40

New Law Will Require Camera Phones To “Click”

An anonymous reader writes “A new bill is being introduced called the Camera Phone Predator Alert Act, which would require any mobile phone containing a digital camera to sound a tone whenever a photograph is taken with the phone’s camera. It would also prohibit such a phone from being equipped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:49:10

Verizon Wireless Network Extender Enhances In-Home Call Capabilities

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!‘Like Getting A Million-Dollar Cell Site In Your Home For $249.99′ Verizon Wireless customers now have a new option for enhancing wireless coverage inside homes ... the Verizon Wireless Network Extender online, by phone or at select Verizon Wireless Communications [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:16:46

It’s not looking so good for the Pre

If the pricing of Palm’s Treo Pro on the Sprint network is any indication, the Palm Pre has no hope of being released at a reasonable price ... it with someone... Written by Keisha Barwise · Filed Under Palm Treo, Windows Mobile 6.1Tagged: Palm Treo 850, Windows Mobile 6.1 (No Ratings Yet)    Related PostsHandango 25% off Sale!FCC Clears the QNokia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 19:23:34

Is this really Windows Mobile 6.5?

I can’t really say, but since it’s being leaked out by an actual manufacturer, maybe. Last week, we saw ROMs pop up that are supposed to be Windows Mobile 6.5. They could very well be the real thing. I am not going to flash my phone to find out though. From the videos we saw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 16:56:44

MAXroam partners with Dopplr

Just picked up from Pat Phelan, founder and CEO of Maxroam’s blog on the news that MAXroam has partnered with DopplrCongratulations to Pat and team - ... you know will be in Tokyo when you will be there too. You can use Dopplr on your personal computer or mobile phone ... Release below…Cubic Telecom partners with Dopplr to help travelers save thousands on [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 23:57:39

More Features of This Versace Hexagonal Hit Bag

Nothing makes a handbag a hit faster than a little celebrity support ... zippered pocket, roomy slip pocket, and handy cell phone pouch. The sides zip up for a little security, while the open top offers easy access to your mobile when it starts to ring.The structured [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:05:11

Windows Mobile Outsold the iPhone on Q32008

Everyone is raving about the sales the iPhone is making and it deserves its props, but its still not putting up Windows Mobile numbers ... Mobile put out a healthy 5 mil. Now, part of the the drop in the iPhone sales is that they may ... in horse shoes and hand gernades -- not bragging rights. Will Windows Mobile be able to maintain its lead [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 14:09:52

What happened?

Published by jEN on January 27th, 2009Two things I said on Twitter got me thinking ... . When I was fifteen, I didn’t have a mobile phone and yet most of today’s teens could scarcely imagine a life without one. The fact is, a mobile phone is not a necessity. Groceries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:00:04

Top 10 Mobile Phone Websites - December 2008

Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million US internet users. Hitwise measures more than 1 million unique websites on a daily basis, including sub-domains of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 11:00:57

British Airways to allow cell phone service on flights

Tis’ true, sir. Starting in the fall, BA will allow passengers on business-only flights from the Square Mile to JFK to use data services on their mobile. Passengers will not be allowed to make phone calls, initially, but BA will assess ... actually going to let the passengers decide whether or not phone calls will be permitted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 21:35:38

The HYmini, a cool compact wind-powered charger

HYmini.gif Spotted on Ken Banks' Kiwanja.net, a revolutionary way of capturing renewable power for your your mobile phone: The HYmini, ... a handheld, universal charger/adapter device that harnesses renewable wind, solar power and conventional wall plug power - to recharge almost all mobile gadgets. Add this this entry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-26 13:54:37

T-Mobile G1 - A Phone you can Mold to fit You

January 27th, 2009by Matt Ryan | Filed under Communications by Matt RyanT-Mobiles G1 is the very first Smartphone that allows consumers to create their own applications and share them with the world. Googles operating system - Android - opens a completely new world to the cell phone community, and to consumers alike [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 06:19:48

Utxtusell.ph - Online & Mobile Buying & Selling

UtxtUsell is a patented technology that is brought to you by our very own Filipino talents ... devices such as, but not limited to, mobile phone and computer. Ads posted are published ... and also to provide them a mobile marketplace that will help minimize transaction cost as well as add [more...]

Date: 2009-01-27 07:26:41

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