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BumpChat 1.07 (Mobile)

Chat with and meet people in your immediate vicinity or from anywhere online. Enter a simple profile about yourself and search for other people in your vicinity by their profile. Post interests and look for people with similar interests or profiles in your area. Maintain a hot list of friends...

Tags: Vicinity, Mobile, Apple iTunes, Bump Mobile, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-30

Vicinity 1.00 (Mobile)

Vicinity is the ultimate guide to your surroundings. It provides one tap access to nearby services and amenities such as bars, restaurants, taxis and takeouts.

Tags: Vicinity, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-15

Photos: IBM lifts lid on Web 2.0 tech

Go behind the scenes at Big Blue's U.K. research lab to see what's up with projects like DIY Shopper and QEDwiki.IBM has been showing off some of the tech at its research and development labs at Hursley, near Winchester, England. Silicon.com popped over to take a look at, among other...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, photograph, DIY Shopper, Second Life, mashup, IBM Corp., Web, mobile, Web 2.0, buddy list, vessel, coast, tablet PC, ATM, tablet, retail application, vicinity, banking, occupant, shipping company, monitor, lid, withdrawal, bar code, avatar, Silicon.com, aircraft

Image galleries 2007-08-08

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ByteMe Phone Spy 1.0 (Mobile)

allows you to: Find - with an audible alert and display of contact information; Locate - by texting the phones geo coordinates (If available: gps when possible, otherwise cell based location); example: text -> locate your phone will text you back with the coordinates that are available at the time....

Tags: Phone, Mobile, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-11-07

Walkie Talkie for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

With Walkie Talkie for iPhone use your iPhone as a walkie-talkie. Connect and talk to others in your vicinity over Bluetooth. Static white noise not included. Instead, clear and crisp sound only! Talk as long as you want, with as many people as you want.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Koolistov, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Hotel Booker 2.2 (Mobile)

With Hotel Booker application you can find information on over 100,000 hotels worldwide, including photos, the location on a map and detailed information about each one. Using the hotels near me feature, you can also see all the hotels in your vicinity. All hotels can be booked through your device...

Tags: Hotel, Mobile, Cityscouter, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-17

Fractal Antenna for Passive UHF RFID Applications

This paper addresses the design of fractal antennas placed onto dielectric object in the UHF RFID band and introduces a tag antenna configuration of simple geometry having impedance tuning capability. Through the paper, the dimensions of the fractal antenna are optimized to improve the impedance matching with the chip impedance....

Tags: Fractal, Object

White papers 2009-07-22

Movies Now Free 1.0 (Mobile)

Movies Now Free can browse a list of all the movies playing in your vicinity with just the touch of button, buy tickets in a three step process, securely store credit card details with a four-digit passcode, and includes link to reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and Meta Critic.

Tags: Mobile, Movies, Kodu, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-08

US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countries

The news broke the other day of Microsoft disabling their instant messaging network, Windows Live Messenger, to a number of countries including Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran, due to a number of trade embargoes which the US government has against these countries. Long story short,...

Tags: Sanction, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, North Korea, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Government, Iran, Government, Vertical Industries, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Overblown Wi-Fi signal worry: Don't toss that baby monitor

Quick! Get rid of the baby monitor. It's killing the Wi-Fi. That's what geeks could conclude following reports about a UK-based study on Wi-Fi interference. Can you picture your average guy looking at his router in one hand weighing it against the baby monitor? PC Pro goes with...

Tags: Monitor, Baby Monitor, PC Pro, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Another Nuvifone delay: Is Garmin killing chances at smartphone success?

Garmin's long-anticipated, much-hyped entry into the smartphone game with the Nuvifone has been delayed - again - and it's unclear if yet another new smartphone by yet another company will be able to rise above the suddenly-crowded arena. Last summer, the company said that the device would...

Tags: Smart Phone, Garmin Ltd., Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, GPS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification service

Microsoft to begin public test of Twitter-like notification servicemaybe interestingIf and its a big if this service connects you to people in your local vicinity which it kinda pupports to do then it could be very interesting. I honestly don't think there's anything that fills that gap yet.If not, well,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Twitter, notification service, Microsoft Corp., Vine, public test

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Tech-take on the spread of swine flu

A public health emergency is now in place in the United States, even though the US especially, with 20 people ill, are "more prepared than ever before", according to White House officials. Spread of the swine flu, hereon in as H151, has been confirmed as the same highly virulent form...

Tags: Spread, Flu, Public Health Emergency, Government, Healthcare, Security, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-26

Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory

Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...

Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3

Photos and image samples: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3While it might be overstating the case to say the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3's Wi-Fi implementation drove me to tears, I can state without hyperbole that it terribly disappointed me. When I was first briefed on the camera, I had high hopes that with...

Tags: Keyboards, Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Wi-Fi, Sony Corp., camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-G3, Sony Cyber-Shot

Product reviews 2009-03-16

Mosquitoes in schools

Mosquitoes in schoolsThe question I have is why are people so worriedabout teenagers 'congregating' in places? I mean, it isn't like they are harder to deal with than adults, in fact from what I have seen most of them (excluding 'tough boys' who would never get near my home or...

Tags: Mosquitoes, music

Discussion threads 2009-03-15

Geocache Navigator by Trimble (Mobile)

IMPORTANT NOTES:You must enter your BlackBerry PIN when purchasing this product. Please make sure to read the Program registration information.Verizon Wireless BlackBerry devices are not supported.Description|Key features|Videos|Quotes|Program registrationGeocache Navigator offers you a fun and easy way to enjoy a hugely popular hide and seek game called geocaching (also known as...

Tags: Trimble Navigation Ltd., Phone, Mobile, Netscape Navigator, RIM BlackBerry, PIN, GPS, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-03-12

2009 Cadillac CTS-V

Photo gallery:2009 Cadillac CTS-VWe previously gave the Cadillac CTS our 2007 Tech Car of the Year award, as that car showed superb new cabin tech and impressive performance. Now Cadillac gives the CTS a steroid shot, pumping the engine up to a 6.2-liter supercharged V-8, giving it a magnetically-controlled suspension...

Tags: Cadillac CTS-V, Cadillac

Product reviews 2009-02-25

Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited advice

Microsoft's retail effort: Here's some unsolicited adviceProof MS doesn't get it.People don't view MS as cool.People don't want MS products anymore as evidenced by their marketshare slowly going downIf they do Genius-style service, expect a cluster.Sorry, MS - your arrogance is showing and this is a poor idea.It Could Be...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

My Little Tank 1.11 (Mobile)

My Little Tank is a fun arcade-style blaster offering hours of miniature military mayhem!Through 80 action-packed levels you must shoot enemy tanks, defend your base, and destroy enemy radar stations and bases. You will encounter a range of hostile terrains including snow, swamp, plains and deserts. As levels progress, tougher...

Tags: Mobile, Tank, Astraware, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-01-22