Posts Tagged ‘networking’

Filed under: Cell Phones , Google , Social Networking We spend a lot of time discussing the various capabilities of smartphones and the apps available for them, but the truth of the matter is that not everyone has a smartphone. In fact, the vast majority of people don't. Fortunately, though, " dumb phone " owners don't have to miss out on all the fun, ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking A new poll from the Pew Internet and American Life Project shows that Internet news sources continue to command more U.S. readers than both local and national newspapers . The Web overtook newspapers in 2008, and has only lengthened its lead, with 61-percent of adults saying they get at least some news online. More important ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Android owners have been enjoying the perks of the Google' Goggles application for a few months now, leaving us iPhone users jealous. After reading Google's latest announcement, we're now even more jealous of our Android brethren. According to the Google Translate Blog , the company introduced a Google Goggles prototype at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that instantly translates ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Just as touch screens are becoming commonplace on cell phones , a new prototype was recently unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2010 , in Barcelona. It'll make you do a double take -- in more ways than one. According to the Telegraph , NTT DoCoMo has created a gadget that lets users navigate their cell phones by moving their ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Social Networking Everybody knows that technology, particularly social networking , has done nothing more than make hooking-up easier than ever (not that we'd know from personal experience). Still, it usually involved some work. But a new iPhone application does all the heavy-lifting for you by pinpointing your nearest booty call on a map. According to CNET News ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Social Networking Only a fool in this era of high-level security would fake a bomb threat, let alone Tweet about it, but that's pretty much what Paul Chambers did last week via Twitter. The Inquirer reports that the 26-year-old UK native was set to the fly to Ireland from the Robin Hood airport in Finningley, South Yorkshire until he ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Social Networking Only a fool in this era of high-level security would fake a bomb threat, let alone Tweet about it, but that's pretty much what Paul Chambers did last week via Twitter. The Inquirer reports that the 26-year-old UK native was set to the fly to Ireland from the Robin Hood airport in Finningley, South Yorkshire until he ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking Nothing warms our hearts more than a geeky marriage proposal here at Switched, but we get a bit bored of Twitter, Facebook, and even tweaked video game declarations of love . So kudos to Raleigh-Durham resident Alex Marsh , who took his girlfriend, Susan Wilkison, out to dinner at Raleigh Times Bar to propose, via ... Full story

White space devices seem likely to play a major part in the FCC's solution to the wireless spectrum crisis . Operating in the buffers between frequencies used by television broadcasts, these devices will be able to exploit TV's airspace without interfering with the incumbent users' traffic. The unlicensed utilization of white spaces has been approved going on for a year now, but really important ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones The highly publicized dangers of cell phones just continue to multiply. While stories about brain tumors, cancer, and oblivious, phone-happy drivers receive the majority of the publicity, various experts also attest that phone activities can lead to finger deformities, tendinitis, stunted language skills, and bad backs. The latest dangerous phenomenon may seem ridiculous, but according to Live Science, a University ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Web , Social Networking Aside from war, sex is almost always the driving force behind technological advancements. The adoption of VHS, the popularization of webcams, the ability to stream video, and the proliferation of the Internet, in general, have all been propelled by people's need to get their rocks off. So Rachel Kramer Bussel, of the Daily ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , ATT , Apple So we knew a select number of authorized resellers would start stocking iPhones soon, and thanks to a tipster, it looks like we might be getting a glimpse at a none-too-surprising recipient of the new order. As these pics from an anonymous tipster show, "big hug for your mobile life" retailer The Shack will be getting AT&T's ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking Schools have been surprisingly quick to embrace new online tools to enhance education and encourage participation both in and out of the classroom. Professor Dave Parry , from the University of Texas at Dallas, has taken his class to Twitter , The University of Missouri has required all Journalism majors to own an iPhone or ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking We've heard plenty of stories about people losing jobs due to inappropriate posts on Facebook , but this is the first time we've heard it suggested that a person was disciplined for Facebook addiction. Sources have suggested to the Staten Island Advance that Criminal Court Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino, Jr. was transferred from his post ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone Guess what, iPhoners ? You've finally joined the 21st century -- multimedia messaging (MMS) is officially live and functioning. Plug your iPhone into iTunes , run a quick update (it took us literally three seconds), and reboot your phone to get access to all the multimedia messaging fun that most other phones have had access to since 2003. ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones France's largest telecommunications company, France Telecom, has suffered through a staggering 22 employee suicides over the last year. If that isn't enough, another 13 workers actually survived failed attempts. In an interview with Reuters, company CFO Gervais Pellissier discussed exactly why he believes so many employees have been distraught and suicidal . He attributed some worker unhappiness to the recent ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , iPhone , Web , Social Networking The Internet has put an unsettling amount information at our fingertips. Now that the Web is finally usable on our phones, thanks to devices like the iPhone and Palm Pre, we can draw on this vast well of information (that many people would likely prefer remain private) anywhere we are. One particularly creepy ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Today in San Francisco, Motorola CEO Dr. Sanjay K. Jha unveiled the CLIQ, the company's first Android phone. Running a skinned version of Android 1.5 (Cupcake) called MOTOBLUR , the new smartphone, outfitted with a sliding physical keyboard, focuses heavily on social networking via Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace widgets and an improved contact system. Much like Palm OS's Synergy system, ... Full story

Filed under: Software , Apple , iPhone OS Quickoffice is no stranger to the mobile Office space . Indeed, the software itself has been around in one form or another since 1998. Most recently, however, the app has strolled into Apple's App Store, and we'll be taking a closer look at what may possibly be the most serious productivity app to sashay over to ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones Motorola has created a new cell phone technology that could warn users when a disaster occurs, even if most of the network is not working, according to NewScientist . Here's how it would work: In the event of disaster, a functional cell phone outside and nearby the disaster area is alerted. Using Wi-Fi , this phone creates a peer-to-peer network ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking We've already expressed our distaste for Facebook quizzes ; we're just plain tired of our Facebook accounts being bombarded with requests to 'Find Out How Well You Know Your Town' or 'What 1980s Film Character Do You Most Resemble.' After reading this story at WCPO.com , we can add one more entry to the list ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Palm , webOS Looks like Palm's webOS Reset Doctor, intended for resetting Pre smartphones with a mangled system, has been outed to the public at large along with a very special bonus for hackers and other programming enthusiasts: a complete 195MB root image of webOS itself. Code-inclined individuals on the PreCentral forums have already cracked open the ROM and are ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Social Networking Who isn't in on the Twitter craze these days? No, seriously. Is there a single person, organization, or company that hasn't hopped on the microblogging bandwagon? Everyday, it seems, we're inundated with news and announcements of someone else joining the glorified status updater of a social networking service. And we usually ignore them, because at this point, ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking Golf is a game steeped in tradition and etiquette. The quietest whisper or flash of a camera is usually met with piercing stares and clenched jaws, from players and fans both. So we are shocked to see LPGA Tour Commissioner Carolyn Bivens telling Bloomberg she would like to encourage golfers to use their cell phones ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Sony Ericsson , T-Mobile , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA , UMTS If you were looking for a C905 with just a little dash of AWS 3G thrown in, look no further than this little gem. The so-called CS8 breaks from Sony Ericsson's traditional model naming convention, but they could call this thing the Behold 2 if they wanted to ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Palm , Palm OS , GSM , EDGE Say what you will about Palm OS, but the idea of a new smartphone -- regardless of platform -- for under $200 unlocked is still a somewhat novel (and extremely attractive) concept. The Pre might be garnering 99.999 percent of the attention being thrown Palm's way these days, but the lil' ol' ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Others , KDDI While Samsung and LG are busy tooling around with pretty-but-unavailable solar phone concepts, Sharp is actually doing something about it ( as is ZTE , now that we think about it) by prepping a retail model in partnership with Japanese carrier KDDI au . Sharp's taking it one step further, though, by making its unnamed model fully ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Social Networking Every so often, you just need to unplug, get far away from technology, and go someplace where it is all but impossible for somebody to reach you, even in the case of an emergency. Those looking to escape the encroaching digital crush have routinely fled to areas of the world where there is little sign of modern ... Full story

Filed under: Cell Phones , Web , Social Networking Thought movie hecklers were annoying? Well, if a new project takes off nationwide, prepare to be uber-annoyed by heckling via texting/Twittering projected directly onto the movie screen. MuVChat creator Rien Heald describes his Frankenstein-like creation to the Chicago Tribune as "a mash-up of ' Mystery Science Theater 3000 ' and Twitter ." At MuVChat screenings ... Full story

Filed under: Handsets , Others Some luxury phones manage to pull off their lot in life with a sense of understated elegance; on the opposite end of the spectrum, there's this. The GoldVish Revolution looks every bit as gaudy as its predecessors , but throws in a mechanical watch for good measure -- something that's become strangely popular in this market segment lately Full story