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New Live Streaming News App for the iPhone
With out a lot of hoopla or chest thumping, a company called Livestation has released an iPhone app with the same name that allows users to view live streaming news. Livestation is available in 16 different countries across Europe, but has not been officially released for American viewers at the time of this writing. Currently, the only available news channel on Livestation is BBC World News, though one would assume that a greater selection will follow in due course. Livestation can be used with both Wi-Fi and 3G. Livestation has already attracted corporate interest, with NASA apparently mulling over the notion of launching a live streaming channel based on Livestation technology. As with all live streaming applications, the video better remain super smooth and super…
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China Mobile Rolls Out New Network
China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology Liz Yizhong predicts that China Mobile will reach 80 Million 3G subscribers by 2011. The reason for this is due to the implementation of the new TD-SCDMA network. Competitors of China Mobile are using the better known CDMA format, which Minister Yizhong acknowledges is superior to the China made TD-SCDMA. He also added that he was confident that the TD-SCDMA is commercial viable. Perhaps, but if it sucks, why would people join? Also, 80 Million appears to be an impressive number, but not when you consider the 1.5 billion people living in China. China Mobile is expecting to spend about 8.6 billion USD once the smoke clears. This will include the instillation of 60 base stations in over 200 cities across China. I…
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Twitter During Childbirth
While we always suspected that the creators of Twitter were a little ‘coo coo for cocoa puffs’, we never believed that these suspicions would receive any affirmation. Now however, it is quite obvious that at least one of the Twitter founders is a tad unstable. Apparently, the wife of one of the Twitter founders, Evan Williams, was Twitting about her childbirth in real time. Everything from arriving at the hospital to contractions, on display so the millions of Twitter fans out there can know exactly what is going on. Thus, I am forced to deliver this message to Mr. Williams: WE DON’T CARE! What makes you and your wife think that we have any interest in your childbirth? Sure, we wish you the best of luck, but we really don’t give a rat’s ass about exactly how far apart…
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The Artist Formerly Known as Radio Shack
Radio Shack, in a pathetic attempt to create a much need makeover, has decided to become ‘The Shack’ as of August 6. The obvious reason for this is that Radio Shack is placing more emphasis on cutting edge mobile technology and having the name ‘Radio’ doesn’t exactly resonate as something new and exciting in the minds of young consumers. Coincidently, Radio Shack, or The Shack, has added T-Mobile to its list of official wireless partners, with Sprint and AT&T service already available in 4,000 different franchise locations. On the whole, the name change isn’t a terrible idea; it just appears a little desperate in my opinion. I would have gone with a totally new name that would have given the impression to the market of a fresh start, as opposed to a makeover. I wonder…
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Revolution Software to Create Mobile Games
A video game developer called Revolution Software has announced that it is creating a new mobile gaming division in order to penetrate the growing mobile gaming market. Revolution Software has already announced that it is planning to release an old classic adventure game called Beneath A Steel Sky. Beneath A Steel Sky is undoubtedly one of the best adventure games ever created for the PC and is a personal favorite of mine. However, most classic adventure games (and a few contemporary) rely on item gathering, or what some gamers call pixel hunting, in order for the player to progress. For example: Beneath A Steel Sky has more than a few instances where gamers need to attach items they find hidden throughout the game world. As much of a challenge that it is on the PC, it…
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Greeting Cards for Mobile Phones
I remember the bad good old days like they were yesterday. I would walk into a Hallmark or similar store with my mother and wander around while she selected the greeting cards she would need for the week. (Yes, I said the week.) If only mobile phones existed when I was a kid, I wouldn’t have had to experience such a traitorous ordeal. Hallmark has announced a new service that will allow customers to send electronic greeting cards to mobile phones. Customers can download an application from the Hallmark website for free and send off a wide variety of greeting cards at 99 cents a pop. Users can also send the greeting card directly from the Hallmark site. Good idea? I believe it is, but Hallmark isn’t exactly inventing the wheel here. While electronic greeting cards will…
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Visa Text Message Alert Service
Visa, the world’s leading credit card company, is launching a trial run of its new text alert program in the United Kingdome. Visa’s new service will send a text message alert to the cell phone of a credit card owner each time the card is used. Visa went as far as to create special applications for the iPhone and Android based phones to further enhance this useful new security feature. Visa is hoping that by alerting customers of purchases as they happen, credit card fraud will be reduced significantly. I personally predict that such a service will not be fully implemented by Visa for the simple reason that it reminds customers that they have spent money. Imagine making a purchase for $300 and then being reminded that you spent that amount a few seconds later. This will…
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Apps Worry D.C. Police
I am never amazed anymore by the sheer stupidity of some people. (And I don’t consider myself an intelligent individual.) The crown of idiocy was worn this week by the police chief of Washington D.C. The nutty law enforcement official, Cathy Lanier, stated that drivers using mobile phone applications to discover traffic cameras are endangering the roads with the use of this cowardly tactic. That makes less sense then a Rudy Giuliani speech. For one, what is cowardly about using your phone to detect traffic cameras? Would police chief Lanier prefers drivers simply zoom ahead at all times without a care about traffic cameras at all? What about the danger to the roads? That comment carries a little more merit, but I wouldn’t consider substance free vehicular crime as the…
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Wi-Fi Bluetooth Conflict on the iPhone
Every time I debate whether or not to jump on the iPhone wagon, I encounter another problem with the world’s most popular handset during my investigation of the wireless industry. The latest iPhone debacle is the apparent conflict between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi use the same antenna on the iPhone 3G and do not function simultaneously very well. This would be a death sentence, were it not for the iPhone’s almost completely useless Bluetooth to begin with. As I wrote earlier this week, Apple has a strong and dedicated following of fans, with some clearly showing that they do not possess an IQ much higher than the average Neanderthal. If I faced this Bluetooth Wi-Fi problem with my Nokia E63, I can guarantee that my wireless provider would be hear…
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EU Drops Mobile TV Tax Proposal
The EU has shrewdly decided not to add a mobile TV tax to handsets with a television receiver. I say shrewdly because while others appear to be gullible enough to believe that the tax addicted European Parliament has actually cut its constituents some slack, it would be fool hardy not to expect a backdoor tax that will be less visible to the average consumer. There are two important and very pragmatic reasons why not to add a mobile TV tax to handsets. First of all it would greatly impact the mobile industry as the next generation of mobile devices and networks become a little more entrenched in mainstream circles. A loss in revenue for European carriers due to consumer concern of such a tax could hurt mobile television service as it leaves its infancy stage – something…
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Jane 12/21/2011
"I just wanted to thank you guys for listening to the users!"
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