Archive for June, 2008
Rogers Wireless shows us how NOT to do business
Virtually the whole world over has adopted, or is rumored to be adopting, unlimited data pricing structures in anticipation of the iPhone 3G launch. That is, except Canada. Well, not Canada, per se, but Canada’s oft mis-guided and confusingly business un-savvy wireless carriers.
Today’s example of how NOT to do business in a competitive wireless industry [...]
Verizon CEO refuses to believe wireless carriers are doomed to be dumb-pipes
In a recent interview, Verizon’s CEO proclaimed that not only will Verizon Wireless succeed in capturing a significant portion of US customers looking to get in on the mobile internet boom, but that wireless carriers will have the power to control emerging wireless service business models.Rather than coming to terms with his company’s, as well [...]
Apple’s Mighty Mouse, a mini touch-pad
Computer geeks will soon have something more to celebrate. Apple has just patented a new optic mouse that operates much like a mini touch pad. Apple’s Mighty Mouse turns its back on the traditional scroll wheel and is equipped with a scroll area that gives the user control of the cursor movements merely by the [...]
ESRI’s ArcGIS 9.3 to help with organizational workflow
If you are looking for a complete set of software that improves organizational workflows, look no ahead, because ESRI’s ArcGIS 9.3 is here. It offers you an active user community, instructor-led and online training, and new online resource centers. The resource center is a unified location from which you can access online help, documentation, support [...]
Nokia 6600 Fold Phone
The Nokia 6600 Fold smoothly opens with one touch of a button, revealing a bright 2.13-inch OLED screen displaying up to 16 million colors. Creating a comfortable contour when open, and remaining subtle and compact when closed, the 6600 Fold’s high-gloss surface comes to life when tapped twice to ‘wake up’ the hidden outer display [...]
Nokia 6600 Slide Phone
The Nokia 6600 Slide is one of Nokia’s smallest sliders to date. Gliding open smoothly in the hand, its glossy, high-quality steel covers and aluminium center key evoke a minimulist visual simplicity. Tapping the 6600 Slide twice conveniently indicates time, snoozes, alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls. The built-in 3.2-megapixel camera captures high-quality [...]
Nokia N78 Phone
The Nokia N78 includes the Nokia Music Store, Nokia Maps, and Share on Ovi - a new online service that lets consumers share their personal media. The N78 offers A-GPS with Nokia Maps, WLAN and high-speed HSPDA 3G connectivity. The N78 also offers geotagging, automatically tagging images with capture location metadata. View the capture location [...]
Nokia N96 Phone
Supporting video formats including MPEG-4, Windows Media Video and Flash Video, the Nokia N96 is optimized for video and TV with a large 2.8-inch screen, 16 GB internal memory and support for high-quality videos. Transferring is fast with high-speed USB 2.0 connection and WLAN and HSDPA. The integrated DVB-H receiver offers live broadcast TV with [...]
BBC iPlayer set-top box to enter market
BBC is known to adopt new technologies rather easily. The latest from them is that BBC might start rolling in stand-alone iPlayer set-top boxes that allow users to receive streaming TV on demand. Users might not have to depend on computers and PCs and the technology is similar to Apple’s Apple TV device. However, this [...]
Kiva mobile robots ensure effective retail management,Cell Phone News and Reviews
management is a critical operation. It involves effective use of human resources to provide greater customer’s satisfaction. To help retailers, Kiva Systems has developed a set of low-cost mobile robots. Dubbed as Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System (MFS), these robots work collectively to transport goods directly to workers ensuring easy and efficient access to all inventory [...]
