Handango releases mobile software data for the second quarter of 2003
Posted on 13-Aug-2003 21:05 News, Computing
Handango released the Handango Yardstick for the second quarter of 2003. The Handango Yardstick is a quarterly report on the state of the mobile software economy. This quarter, the Handango Yardstick focuses on global software sales, highlighting the sales of non-English mobile software applications and bestsellers by language.
Video: How mobile phones affect aircrafts
Posted on 13-Aug-2003 20:47 News, Mobile
Gareth Mitchell (BBC UK's Go Digital programme) shows us how mobile phones can affect aircraft according to the British Civil Aviation Authority.
McDonald's big wi-fi roll out in U.S.
Posted on 13-Aug-2003 20:17 News, Wi-Fi
McDonald's announced the launch of high-speed wireless Internet access for customers in an anticipated 100 restaurants throughout the Chicagoland and Milwaukee areas, with more than 60 of those restaurants offering wireless services immediately.
Comparison of Windows CE .NET 4.2, Pocket PC 2002, and Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PCs
Posted on 13-Aug-2003 13:54 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Microsoft released a document comparing some of the main features of Windows CE.NET 4.2, Pocket PC 2002, and Windows Mobile™ 2003 software for Pocket PC. It is designed to provide customers with a better understanding of the commonalities and differences between the platforms and explain the roles each play in Microsoft’s ongoing mobile and embedded device strategies.
Shakers on mobile and wireless
Posted on 12-Aug-2003 23:48 News, Computing
CBR (Computer Business Review) published their selection of 10 most influential companies in the mobile and wireless business.
Palm releases Bluetooth software for Tungsten W
Posted on 11-Aug-2003 20:44 News, Software
Until now users of Palm Tungsten W (GSM/GPRS) had no Bluetooth functionality. Palm has released an updated driver to enable the use its Palm Bluetooth SD Card with this model.
Looking for the best mobile wireless case
Posted on 11-Aug-2003 19:24 News, Mobile
Computerworld, with support from HP, is seeking IT user-organization case study submissions for consideration and recognition in Computerworld's "Best Practices in Mobile & Wireless Awards Program."
This is a small world - six degrees of separation applies to e-mail too
Posted on 11-Aug-2003 09:18 News, General
University of Columbia sociologists Peter Sheridan Dodds, Duncan Watts and their colleagues have published the first results of the Small World Project, which uses the Internet to test the six degrees of separation theory. The article links to a recorded video, where Watts explains the theory that originated in the 1960s and contends that people are connected through a chain of no more than six people.
Microsoft Innovation Centre New Zealand select mobile projects
Posted on 11-Aug-2003 01:55 News, Computing
The Microsoft New Zealand Innovation Centre was launched in October last year to help accelerate the progress of technology projects for public sector agencies and foster innovation in the sector.
Palm moves one step closer to Handspring acquisition
Posted on 9-Aug-2003 09:44 News, Palm
Palm and Handspring announced that the waiting period required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Anti-Trust Improvements Act for Palm's proposed acquisition of Handspring has expired. The acquisition is expected to close in the fall, subject to certain conditions, including approval from both companies' stockholders.
Details on O2 XDA II emerge
Posted on 9-Aug-2003 09:36 News, Phone Edition
A German site posted more details with exclusive photos of the upcoming O2 XDA II Pocket PC Phone Edition.
mapAmobile locates mobile users
Posted on 8-Aug-2003 09:35 News, Mobile
With the SIM card-based service mapAmobile users are able to locate other mobile users, via SMS or the web. Users can also enable special SMS notifications when a mobile phone move to a particular location.
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