We are drawn by desire - a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. — Edward Burtynsky
The Box is an ambitious and unique year-long project for BBC News to tell the story of international trade and globalisation by tracking a standard shipping container [...]
Google has announced a new version of its Google Maps for Mobile software that includes support for Street View, as well as walking directions and reviews of businesses. Google said the new version is faster too.
Street View provides a ground-level, driver’s-eye view of the world. Now pedestrians can use it, too — at least on [...]
T-Mobile is expected to announce their Android phone on Sept. 23, according to the Wall Street Journal. The “HTC Dream” is due to hit stores as at the end of October. The phone’s pricing is still unclear although previous reports have pegged it at $199 (with a 2 year contract), $399 without a contract.
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Google has announced Mobile Search with My Location, for devices running on Windows Mobile. By either using GPS or cell-ID, Google can tap into your location and deliver location-specific information. It uses the Gears Geolocation API to approximates your actual location using the same Cell ID technology used by Google maps for mobile.
Previously, the system [...]
The Symbian Foundation got nine more companies this week to join the Nokia-sponsored coalition developing an open mobile software platform. It’s similar to the Android platform, promoted by the Open Handset Alliance and The LiMo Foundation, with Verizon, Orange and others are that train.
The Symbian Foundation added Acrodea, Brycen, HI Corp., Ixonos, KTF, Opera [...]
Radio-Frequency Identification has been around for a while. Wikipedia says that in 1946 Léon Theremin invented an espionage tool for the Soviet Union which retransmitted incident radio waves with audio information.
Now RF-ID is everywhere. Pet owners began putting chips in their dogs and cats years ago. Implanting RFID chips in passports and driver’s licenses [...]
Life360, a Berkeley-based mobile app startup, was just named one of the top ten $275K winners of Google’s Android Developer Challenge.
Life360’s application automatically notifies families about emergency events and can send messages to selected family members, even if most infrastructure has failed (pdf). Life360 alerts are customized to each user; as an example, [...]
Sprint’s WiMAX service, Xohm will partner with location-based content providers including uLocate Communications, AccuWeather, Navteq and other services, said Art Spivy, director of content and community services for Xohm. GPS in the XOHM system continually updates the user’s position and feeds it to back-end applications, a feature implemented by California-based Open Wave.
Location based content [...]
Eye-Fi’s SD memory cards come with built-in WiFi, allowing ordinary cameras to transmit photos over nearby WiFi hotspots. But WiFi drains the battery, so the ability to turn the wireless feature on and off is a much desired feature.
Today Eye-Fi announced they have collaborated Nikon to deliver enhanced integration of the Eye-Fi wireless memory [...]
Nokia today announced the Nokia N96, for 3G HSDPA networks used by AT&T. Available in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Nokia N96 combines a large 2.8 inch screen, 16 gigabytes of internal memory and compatibility with a wide range of video formats, including those using Windows Media. Users can also download video content [...]
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