Archive for November 14th, 2009
Mobile inventor says today’s phones are too complex (Brisbane Times)
November 14th, 2009 | 
Author: The inventor of the mobile phone says the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago.
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Droid launch party could be cut short by arrival of new iPhone (The Christian Science Monitor)
Droid launch day is here, and it couldn’t come soon enough. For weeks, we’ve been digging through the waves of buzz surrounding the Android 2.0 Droid – the iDon’t commercials, the photo leaks, the Droid Eris, the official list of specs, a massive Droid launch event in New York City, …
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How GPS devices pinpoint the location of moving objects (Washington Post)
America has seen its last Lost Generation. Thanks to an invisible armada of incessantly broadcasting satellites, collectively called the Global Positioning System, and to the explosive proliferation of GPS receivers in gadgets from dashboard map units to cellphones to dog collars, even the cartog…
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PDA deployment pays off for debt collection firm (Computing.co.uk)
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 5 November 2009 at 07:45:00 Bristow & Sutor has seen a significant rise in productivity since it equipped its bailiffs with GPS-enabled PDAs Bristow & Sutor, a firm based in the West Midlands that collects payments on behalf of local authorities, has rolled out personal digital assistants (PDAs) to more than 150 bailiffs in an effort to improve their time …
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West U council sends a message, bans texting while driving (West University Examiner)
The City of West University Place has taken a stand against the mobile technical revolution with the following warning: Don’t Text and Drive.
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Review: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – PSP (cnet.com.au)
The PSP version of this fantastic GTA game is even better than the DS original.
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Frost & Sullivan Product Report: GPS (Aftermarket Business)
GPS systems are one of those really interesting products that have seen their commercial success evolve in markets opposite the original intention.
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With GPS, the goin’s good (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
America has seen its last Lost Generation.
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Phantom Alert software warns drivers of red light cameras (WMCTV Memphis)
Red light cameras are rolling at some of the Mid-South’s busiest intersections. If you’re caught running a light, you’ll receive a citation that’ll cost you about $50. But for less than $10 a month, you can download a program to your GPS that could keep you from ever again being caught again.
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NephSystem N210 Barcode/RFID PDA With Built-In Printer (DataCollectionOnline)
NephSystem “iNephStar” (Model No. N210) all-in-one enterprise PDA is a full featured low-cost handheld device that combines with WLAN, Bluetooth, linear CMOS Imaging Barcode scanner and high performance of built-in thermal printer.
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