Konarka’s Power Plastic technology which makes flexible thin film solar cells that are used in San Francisco’s solar-powered bus stops, is now available embedded in a solar-powered umbrella. SOLARBrella provides power for laptops, mobile phones, IPods and other personal appliances. The Solarbrella is a 13’ x 13′ umbrella with solar panels embedded on the PVC [...]
The Samsung SCH-W880 looks more like a camera than a phone with its 12 megapixel camera, HD video recording, and 3x optical zoom. Other features include: 3.3-inch AMOLED WGA screen. UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. Wi-Fi GPS Bluetooth Slot for microSD cards. HD video at 30fps Macro mode. Xenon flash. Price and availability in the US is anyone’s [...]
Google has responsed to AT&T charges (pdf) that Google’s Voice application discriminates against users in certain, expensive locations. Google Voice’s goal is to provide consumers with free or low-cost access to as many advanced communications features as possible. In order to do this, Google Voice does restrict certain outbound calls from our Web platform to [...]
Apple said Monday that over 2 billion apps have been downloaded from its App Store, and the pace “continues to accelerate,” according to chief executive Steve Jobs. There are now more than 85,000 apps available to the more than 50 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide, Apple said. Apple achieved its first billion apps [...]
Iridium, the only Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) company offering coverage over the entire globe, has announced new funding through a merger with publicly traded GHL Acquisition Corp., a venture formed by New York-based investment banking firm Greenhill & Co. Iridium, formed by Motorola and later spun off, has been looking for funding to launch the [...]
A study commissioned by Microsoft estimates that the unlicensed “white spaces” spectrum could be worth more than $100 billion over the next 15 years, reports MarketWatch. The study (pdf), by consultant Richard Thanki of Perspective Associates, suggests that by augmenting current unlicensed wireless networks, such as Wi-Fi hot spots, the white spaces could generate between [...]
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