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Archive for July, 2009

Plug & Play Environmental Sensor Nets

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 23rd, 2009

Crossbow Technology, a leading supplier of wireless sensor technology, announced the release of an Environmental Sensor Bus development platform. The plug-and-play architecture hooks to a wide range of sensors with ease analogous to USB, says the company. The ESB capability allows users to quickly and effortlessly customize the rugged system by integrating smart and custom [...]

Nokia + Alvarion + Mobile WiMAX

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 23rd, 2009

Alvarion announced today that it has agreed to expand their OEM agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia Siemens Networks will resell Alvarion’s latest Mobile WiMAX solutions to Nokia Siemens Networks’ current and prospective WiMAX customers. Nokia currently has WiMAX in 14 countries. Nokia Siemens Networks will resell the Alvarion 4Motion® Mobile WiMAX Solution, including the [...]

Video Streaming with Twitter

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 22nd, 2009

In a marriage of social networking and live video, Livestream this week launched twitcam.com, the first application that lets Twitter users add live streaming video to their Twitter feeds with just one click. Twitter users need only to log in to twitcam.com using an existing Twitter user name and password and press the ‘go live’ [...]

The Prime Minister Talks TED (and Cellular)

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 22nd, 2009

The TED Global conference (Technology, Entertainment and Design), which has been held annually since 1990 in California, is in Oxford, U.K., this week. TED never fails to provoke, says Forbes. The first day of presenters wrapped up on Tuesday. Ten 18-minute talks were delivered from writers, an astrophysicist, an artist named Willard Wigan who creates [...]

Tech Rebound?

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 22nd, 2009

Apple yesterday reported a strong growth in quarterly profit and revenue, boosted by sales of iPhones during the period. Apple shipped 5.2 million iPhones in the June quarter, 10.2 million iPods, and 2.6 million Macs, the company said. Its iPhone sales represented a 626 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter and helped offset a [...]

Location-based Apps from Navigon and Skyhook

Posted by Sam Churchill on July 22nd, 2009

Navigon today announced the launch of its MobileNavigator for the iPhone. It costs $70 until August 15, when the price rises to $100. MobileNavigator doesn’t require you to pay subscription fees or wait for map downloads—it’s all built-in. It features turn-by-turn directions, and includes voice assistance, Reality View Pro, Lane Assistant Pro, Speed Assistant and [...]