July 31, 2007 by Vincent
Over in Austria developers at Hagenberg College have been working on software that allows it's user to identify whether a mushroom is safe to eat or if it is poisonous.
The software is able to tell the user if the mushroom is safe simply by taking a picture of it. This means it would be able to run on mobile phones. Although I'm not too sure if I would trust my life to it as I'm not sure how accurate this software could really be.
[Read the rest of this post]July 30, 2007 by Lauren
Plenty of workers in today's society deal with presentations, the most common form of which being projection. Though we sure have developed some nice ones, carrying around a projector would clearly be no easy task, especially considering most already lug a laptop. Granted, places of work may be able to provide for you, but it'd sure be nice to have super-portable means instead. I won't suggest that a phone could do that for you, but that's the next big project with Motorola.
[Read the rest of this post]
July 29, 2007 by Lauren
Yet another attempt to cut down on theft is being considered by Apple. There's already a slew of things you can do for yourself to protect any gadget, though at the end of the day, anything can still get swiped. I'm not sure if this is the most foolproof method to employ, but it's the new concept and it could be a nice feature, regardless. The plan is to make iPhones charge for you and you only, rendering stolen phones useless, attractive bricks after a period of time.
[Read the rest of this post]
July 26, 2007 by Vincent
The FCC has announced that it will be auctioning the 700Mhz frequency soon. The 700Mhz frequency was used by television companies but is now being abandoned as they have all moved to digital delivery. This frequency is well known for it's ability to deliver amazing speeds and for it's ability to travel through walls and other objects allowing amazing signal strength.
There is a bit of a catch though that has been put in place for you, the end user. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed mass changes to the rules for this spectrum, saying that whoever picks up this frequency will have to offer open devices, meaning that you could use a mobile smartphone and download any applications and not have to deal with just carrier loaded software and abilities.
[Read the rest of this post]July 26, 2007 by Vincent
Recently HTC has put 4 different handsets through the FCC for approval, These include The HTC Touch and the HTC Kaiser.
The first of the handsets know as the HTC Vogue is a dual-band CDMA version of the HTC Touch which would be expected to be released for either Verizon or Sprint, although there isn't a whole lot of details as to it's release.
The three handsets will all be variants of the anticipated HTC Kaiser, The Kaiser 100 will feature no digital camera, which will allow business users that are not allowed to have cameras in the workplace the chance to own this wonderful device.
[Read the rest of this post]July 24, 2007 by Lauren
Thought the iPhone was perfect (or perhaps just Apple)? It's often perceived that these devices are immune to viruses or hacks. Apparently, the iPhone is vulnerable. The New York Times has been so kind as to inform us that these fantastic phones can, indeed, be attacked by hackers.
The word is, there's a flaw with the device that presents hackers with the oh-so tempting opportunity to take over your phone.
[Read the rest of this post]
July 21, 2007 by Lauren
I've managed to avoid writing about the iPhone up to this point, but I think now is the time. I want to do a quick roundup of methods for protecting you chic, pricey, high-status baby. With the money you spent buying it, and then money you can spend on accessories, you really need to dish out a few bucks to keep it in good condition.
There are tons of options when you're protecting any gadget, really.
[Read the rest of this post]
July 19, 2007 by Vincent
RIM just officially announced the rumored 8820, the first in the Blackberry line to have onboard wifi. The 8820 has all the same specs as the successful 8800 but with the 8820 the phone is able to make calls over both it's phone line and over wifi similar to the Tmobile hotspots at home. The 8820 will be released on AT&T, as it seems AT&T is scooping up all the new phones, much to my dismay.
[Read the rest of this post]July 18, 2007 by Truman
This will be the first Slider-Phone by Motorola to be released for CDMA networks in America. This cool looking phone is, basically, the CDMA version of the Motorola RIZR Z6, popular in T-Mobile. [MORE AFTER PICTURE]
The cell phone is very slim for a slider, and is branded as a "music phone," with many features. For example, this phone supports 2 GB of music, is Stereo Bluetooth Ready, and has EV-DO Capabilities.
[Read the rest of this post]July 18, 2007 by Lauren
I've never done it myself, but I hear of people dropping their phones into water pretty often. I suppose it's easy enough to do, and it can be pretty devastating. I do think it's smart that we've created a phone that can withstand water. However, the only such phones before this time were huge and ugly. It'd go straight to the bottom and take you with it.
This creates a bit of a problem.[Read the rest of this post]
