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Archive for January, 2009

Android Apps Get AdMob

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 27th, 2009

AdMob, a mobile advertising company, today announced that it has launched an advertising capability for Android applications, enabling developers to monetize their applications. The first developers to leverage AdMob’s new Android ad unit in their applications include AccuWeather, Jirbo, and TapJoy. Advertisers will be able to drive customer actions such as going to the Android [...]

Tax Credits for Broadband?

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 27th, 2009

U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday will consider a plan to give tax credits for Internet and wireless companies, reports Reuters. The proposal would provide a 10 percent tax credit to companies that build out high-speed Internet in rural and underserved areas, and 20 percent for those willing to exceed current speeds. Sen. John Rockefeller, a senior [...]

DTV Switchover Likely Delayed ’til June

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 27th, 2009

The Senate voted Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, reports Reuters. It gives consumers nearly four more months, until June 12th, to prepare. The bill to delay the switchover was fueled by worries that viewers are not ready for the congressionally-mandated switch-over. The government ran out of $40 coupons earlier this [...]

101 Mobile Healthcare Applications

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 27th, 2009

Wireless Healthcare ehealth news has put their publication, 101 Things To Do With A Mobile Phone In Healthcare online and using it as a basis for a collaborative wireless ehealth development platform called theMobileHealthCrowd.com. The 101 applications include diabetes management, hospital based RFID and the use of technologies such as Bluetooth and ZigBee for health [...]

Femtocells for Everyone

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 26th, 2009

Sprint has their AIRAVE femtocell, Verizon has its Wireless Network Extender, and T-Mobile has its HotSpot@Home. That left AT&T among the States’ big four carriers without a femtocell solution for providing cellular service inside the home. Until now. AT&T is getting into the microcell game, notes Engadget (below). AT&T’s 3G MicroCell boosts cell phone signals [...]

Partnerships for RF-ID/WiFi Monitoring Expand

Posted by Sam Churchill on January 26th, 2009

In Motion Technology, which manages Vehicle Area Networks for transit, public safety and commercial fleets, today announced a partnership with AeroScout, a leader in Wi-Fi-based RF-ID tags. The partnership will enable organizations to extend asset tracking and monitoring to the field, reducing the cost of lost and misplaced equipment, improving inventory management and increasing staff [...]