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Google Patent Imagines a Freer World for Making Mobile Calls

Imagine if, when you wanted to make a call on your cell phone, you could pick the best rate and most appropriate connection method by choosing between a group of providers bidding for your business? That would beat being locked...

Posted on September 26, 2008 3:12 PM

Research Confirms That Even Use of Hands-free Phones Distracts Drivers

I’ve long held the belief that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous, even if one is using a headset or switching on the speakerphone function. (Although I’m as guilty as the next person of talking while driving...

Posted on March 11, 2008 3:43 PM

Texting the Screen During New Year’s Eve in Times Square

Yours truly braved the crowds this year to attend the New Year’s celebrations in Times Square. It was a long day—my companions and I arrived in the city about 11:30, and were in position with a great view of the...

Posted on January 2, 2008 11:34 AM

Report: 85 Percent of Next Billion Mobile Subscriptions Will Come from Emerging Markets

If you live in the U.S. and Europe and feel as if every person you know (including yourself) owns and uses a cellphone, you’re right on. A new report out this month from Pyramid Research confirms the suspicion that the...

Posted on October 16, 2007 1:41 PM

Happy Birthday to Synchronoss, the iPhone Activator

I spent Thursday in the Big Apple at Nasdaq Studios, observing the festivities as Synchronoss Technologies—the company whose software is used by AT&T to handle behind-the-scenes nitty-gritty associated with activating an iPhone—celebrated its first anniversary as a public company. Synchronoss officials...

Posted on July 20, 2007 10:14 AM

Rumor Mill: iPhone Nano, Coming Soon?

iPhone is still in its infancy (not even a month old yet), and already rumors are flying that it could soon have a younger sibling. A Reuters report on Monday said that Taiwan-based JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chung has connections...

Posted on July 11, 2007 3:41 PM

RingCentral Takes Fax Online, Makes it Mobile

If you’re like me—someone who’s used to the speed and ease of email—faxing documents can seem like an unbearable hassle. Create document. Print document. Look up phone number. Walk to fax machine. Feed paper into fax machine, dial number. Listen...

Posted on July 6, 2007 12:08 PM

iPhone, Firsthand

Yesterday, to celebrate Independence Day, I engaged in a very American activity: shopping. While I was at the mall, I stopped by the Apple Store to check out iPhone firsthand. Yes, I actually got a chance to play around with...

Posted on July 5, 2007 9:35 AM

Transfer Video to iPhone with Innovative Solutions Software

iPhone isn’t even a week old yet, and already it’s apparent that accessory manufacturers and software developers have been busy for months gearing up for the release of Apple’s cell phone. One example is software company Innovative Solutions, which today...

Posted on July 3, 2007 11:43 AM

Attempting to Track Down iPhone Sales Numbers

So, this morning I got curious: how well did iPhone sell over the weekend? I figured I might be able to get an idea by calling some of the larger Apple Stores around the country. I went to http://www.apple.com/retail and...

Posted on July 2, 2007 12:22 PM

Want an iPhone? Get in Line

In what has to be one of the best-orchestrated marketing schemes in a while, Apple today will start selling its new iPhone, a device which combines the popular iPod MP3 player with smartphone and wireless Web capabilities. Stores open tonight...

Posted on June 29, 2007 1:05 PM

CallWave Visual Voicemail Follow-up

Last week I blogged about CallWave’s new Visual Voicemail service for use with mobile phones. I wrote that I really liked the service, but had two gripes:   1. Callers didn’t get my personal greeting, instead reached a generic CallWave...

Posted on June 26, 2007 1:49 PM

Review: CallWave Visual Voicemail

CallWave, a company that’s been creating voice applications since 1998, recently released a new service called CallWave Visual Voicemail. This is a ‘widget’ (works with iGoogle, Apple OS, Windows, and Yahoo!) that lets you see your voicemail messages in a...

Posted on June 22, 2007 4:36 PM

Mobispine Reduces Cost of Mobile Surfing with Intelligent Agent App

Using a mobile phone to browse online content or look up information on the Web can be an expensive proposition, since time spent using broadband service is often time paid for quite dearly. Many Web sites, and Web browsers, aren’t...

Posted on May 31, 2007 4:09 PM

ABI: Mobile Phone Accessories More Profitable Than the Phone Itself

Sometimes, accessories for “the thing” generate more revenue than “the thing” itself. Perhaps not with revenue (I don’t have the numbers handy) but certainly with ubiquity, we’ve seen this trend in the explosion during the past few years of iPod...

Posted on May 29, 2007 12:48 PM

VIYYA Takes Emergency Alerts Beyond Wireless

After the shootings at Virginia Tech earlier this spring, students, parents, faculty and staff at schools across the country have been paying renewed attention to the need for improved emergency alert systems. One company that’s taking an in-depth look at...

Posted on May 21, 2007 4:53 PM

Maine Considers Banning Use of All Hand-held Gadgets for Young Drivers

Bad news for young addicts of today’s mobile electronic gadgets: the state legislature in Maine is considering a bill that would bane the use of electronic devices, including cell phones, for drives under the age of 18. According to Bangor...

Posted on May 18, 2007 3:54 PM

AdMob and mywaves Team up on Mobile Video Ads

Okay, I have to admit something here: I’m a bit tardy in my reporting on the news that I’ll be featuring this blog entry. Last week one of the PR contacts who regularly feeds me wireless-related news sent me a...

Posted on May 14, 2007 12:15 PM

VirginiaTech Update: Technology Didn’t Speed up Warnings

Here’s an update on the VirginiaTech shootings: an AP report published just after 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time said that it took the university two hours to compose and send out an e-mail to students warning them about the first shooting....

Posted on April 16, 2007 5:22 PM

Phone Sherpa Helps Artists Sell Their Work as Mobile Content

Many companies looking to make a buck (or a few million bucks) on the Web in recent years have gone into the mobile content business—selling things like ringtones and wallpaper for cell phones. This is a potentially very lucrative market,...

Posted on April 5, 2007 1:53 PM

How to Quit Your Cell Phone Contract--Without Termination Fee

Okay, so you’ve decided to switch cell phone providers. Now, how to get out of your current contract without having to pay a hefty termination fee? A Dallas Morning News article Monday offered these techniques (obviously some more practical than...

Posted on March 12, 2007 12:36 PM

Arthur D. Little: Telcos Failing to Capitalize on Mobile Web 2.0

The phrase, “build it and they will come” has been used to justify the creation of everything from shopping malls to communications services. Yet, if a new report from consultancy Arthur D. Little is correct, many telecom companies are unwilling...

Posted on March 7, 2007 12:06 PM

New from Mayo Clinic: Health Info on Cell Phones

Here’s good news for cell phone addicts who also happen to be hypochondriacs: this week The Mayo Clinic rolled out a health information service available on through most mobile phone service providers. The service, InTouch, costs $2.99 per month; for...

Posted on March 6, 2007 3:52 PM

ABI: Wireless Connectivity Technologies Converging in Computer Chips

Among manufacturers that make chips and other components found in wireless consumer electronics products like cellphones and PDAs, there is a definite trend toward trying to cram more and more functionality into smaller and smaller spaces.   One way to...

Posted on March 5, 2007 10:51 AM

Art Thieves, Beware of Cellphones

Would-be art thieves may find their career goals stymied by innovative new uses for cell phone technology. In particular, according to a report today on TechnologyNewsDaily.com, camera phones are enabling the international database of lost and stolen art to be...

Posted on March 2, 2007 6:52 PM