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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... Full Story

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... Full Story

Posted on March 11, 2008 3:43 PM

How Many iPhones Has Apple Really Sold?

It just doesn’t add up. During Steve Jobs’ Macworld keynote, he reported that Apple shipped four million iPhones so far. But AT&T says it had only about two million iPhone customers at the end of 2007. Even taking into account... Full Story

Posted on February 1, 2008 9:03 AM

Radar from Tiny Pictures Enables Free Photo and Video Sharing

The other day, a rep from Tiny Pictures, which makes software solutions for mobile devices, got in touch to tell me about Radar. She explained that Radar is a free service that lets mobile phone users share camera phone pictures,... Full Story

Posted on January 10, 2008 1:24 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... Full Story

Posted on January 2, 2008 11:34 AM

Rumor Mill: Google 'Gphone' Software Release a Fortnight Away

Rumors are flying that the do-no-evilers over at Google are getting ready to launch the much-speculated-upon ‘Gphone’—or at least the software and services needed for such a phone to function. The rumor-mill flames were fanned by a Wall Street Journal... Full Story

Posted on October 30, 2007 1:43 PM

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... Full Story

Posted on July 11, 2007 3:41 PM

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... Full Story

Posted on July 3, 2007 11:43 AM

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

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... Full Story

Posted on May 31, 2007 4:09 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.... Full Story

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,... Full Story

Posted on April 5, 2007 1:53 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... Full Story

Posted on March 6, 2007 3:52 PM