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Archive for September, 2007

Singapore Unwires Port

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 28th, 2007

MuniWireless says Singapore aims to be the world’s most connected seaport.
Singapore, one of the world’s busiest seaports, aims to become one of the most connected with WISEPORT (WIreless-broadband-access for SEaPORT). The initiative between the Port Authority of Singapore and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore will provide all ships within 15 kilometers of Singapore’s shoreline [...]

Motorola Mobile TV Phone

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 28th, 2007

Motorola introduced its first handset to support Vcast Mobile TV from Verizon Wireless.
The Motorola Z6tv is a GPS-enabled slider phone with a 2.0 megapixel camera and video capture and playback. The handset features a 240- by 320-pixel screen with a Bluetooth headset for Vcast Music.
Verizon Wireless will begin offering the phone next Friday for [...]

Google: We Got Trouble. . . In 700 Mhz

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 28th, 2007

Building a nation-wide, 700mhz wireless network could cost as much as $12 billion and take as long as three years to build, said Google’s Washington telecom and media counsel on Sept. 25. That would be on top of a minimum of $4.6 billion to buy the spectrum.
Google’s Rick Whitt told students at George Washington University’s [...]

Virtual City Guide Learns from You

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 28th, 2007

The Palo Alto Research Center is developing a new mobile application, code-named “Magitti,” reports C/Net. It suggests local venues for shopping and other activities based on location, time of day, preferences and past behavior.

This shot shows two views of the main page. The image on the left shows the list of merchants nearby, and [...]

Disney Kills It’s Cell Service

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 27th, 2007

The Walt Disney Co. is shutting down its remaining mobile virtual network operator, Disney Mobile, as of Dec. 31,2007, reports RCR News.
The company announced this morning that it would dismantle Disney Mobile (wikipedia) and would explore “a new business model for its content and services that might include offering its popular Family Center product through [...]

National Broadband Policy?

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 27th, 2007

Today the Committee will explore the pivotally important topic of high speed internet access for small business. In particular, we will discuss the extent to which small businesses have access to broadband technology, whether the prices are affordable, whether the speeds are adequate and how we can make improvements.
– Senator John Kerry, Sept 26, 2007

The [...]

3rd Party iPhone Apps - Killed

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 27th, 2007

David Pogue at the NY Times reviews 3rd party apps for the iPhone. His video demonstrates some of the nifty applications and how easy they are to install.
Pogue suggests people check out Installer.app for a catalog of free applications and easy installation. It works by downloading packages over WiFi or EDGE. It supports installing, updating [...]

Chicago Networks 3000 Cameras

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 27th, 2007

IBM and Firetide today announced a new project with the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications to implement one of the world’s largest video security deployments.
The new system analyzes images in real time 24 hours a day, linking some 3,000 cameras which can zoom close enough to read license plates. [...]

Big Bucks for Nano

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2007

The University of Oregon has won a $435,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the commercial potential of technology developed within Oregon’s research universities.
The funding will allow grad students to evaluate whether technology developed by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory — which has a Nanotechnology facility — has commercial applications.
Starlight (left), originally [...]

iPhone Voice over WiFi

Posted by Sam Churchill on September 26th, 2007

Truphone demonstrated Voice over Wi-Fi using the Apple iPhone at DEMOfall 07 this week. Chief executive officer James Tagg made the VoIP call in front of an audience of 350 delegates.

Truphone also works on the latest ‘dual-mode’ WiFi phones including the Nokia E60, E61, E61i, E65, E70 E90, N80 Internet Edition and N95. Truphone also [...]