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Archive for November, 2010

Travel Apps and Information

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 24th, 2010

The Transportation Security Administration has created a free MyTSA mobile web app that answers basic security questions like: What kind of liquids can be brought onto the plane, and what will set off the metal detector? You can find MyTSA on your smart phone at the www.tsa.gov/mobile website or look for it on the USA.gov [...]

Microsoft Hires OpenStreetMap Founder

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 24th, 2010

Microsoft announced that it has hired CloudeMade and OpenStreetMap (OSM) founder Steve Coast as “Principal Architect for Bing Mobile. OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. “As Principal Architect for Bing Mobile, Steve will help develop better mapping experiences,” said Microsoft, “and lead efforts to engage with OpenStreetMap [...]

TerreStar Genus: Can Anyone Hear Me?

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 23rd, 2010

The TerreStar Genus smartphone has debuted a consumer version of its dual-mode satphone. The pocket-size phone can directly access both TerreStar’s geosynchronous satellite and AT&T’s terrestrial cellular network. The Genus was made available to business customers back in September for $800. Now it’s available to anyone for $1,149.99. The Genus is a rugged Windows Mobile [...]

Final Ratification for LTE-Advanced

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 23rd, 2010

4G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the 3GPP family of technologies, today applauded the final ratification of LTE-Advanced as an offical 4G standard by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Both LTE Advanced and WirelessMAN-Advanced (802.16m) are the real deal — ITU sanctioned 4G standards. Both will deliver up to 100 Mbps (mobile) and [...]

People Power for Smart Grid

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 23rd, 2010

People Power Company, an energy management company, today announced its Energy Services Platform (ESP), an open energy management cloud service to monitor and control energy usage for device manufacturers. The company developed the wireless module, which is built around software called Open Source IPv6 Automation Network. Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) eliminates the need for [...]

NTIA Finds 115 MHz of Spectrum

Posted by Sam Churchill on November 23rd, 2010

The federal government hopes to clear 115 MHz of spectrum for commercial use in the next five years, but only 15 MHz of those airwaves are below 3 GHz, according to a National Telecommunications and Information Agency report released last month (pdf). Three months ago President Barack Obama’s administration asked for a review of government [...]