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ChaCha's Mobile Text Search on AT&T One-Ups Google's

Chris Dannen — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:01:57 -0500

AT&T [T] announced on Wednesday that it would partner with human-powered search engine ChaCha, whose natural-language search application has found its niche among text-message users. The two companies will engage in cross-promotion, but no other technological initiatives have been announced.

Beauty is Better Than Brains

Chris Dannen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:56:54 -0500

It's no wonder Detroit's Big Three are failing; we hold them to a very high standard. We want cars that look good and function well, and why shouldn't we? We spend a lot of money on them, and use them constantly. But what about the other invaluable products in our lives -- our gadgets?

Google Brings Voice to the iPhone

Rip Empson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:22:06 -0500

The New York Times reported Friday that Google will be launching a new application for Apple’s iPhone that will allow the phone to understand the human voice. Finally catching up with the likes of Yahoo and Microsoft (who already offer voice services for cellphones), Google has taken another step toward becoming a serious player in the smartphone and advertising industries.

Tech Watch: Who's Afraid of the Touchscreen BlackBerry?

Chris Dannen — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:30:05 -0500

On Thursday, RIM and Verizon announced the details of their forthcoming touchscreen BlackBerry 9530, dubbed the Storm. Before getting into its feature-set and specs, here's the straight dope: it'll cost you $200 from Verizon when you sign up for a two-year voice and data plan, and it'll be available nationwide on November 21.

Can Opera Become to Mobile What Firefox has Become to the Computer?

Lynne d Johnson — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:13:51 -0500

Opera, as a Web browser on your computer, has been in existence since 1994, back when the desktop browser wars were between Netscape vs. Internet Explorer. Sure, there's no Netscape today, but the browser war is moving to the mobile Web, with Safari on the iPhone, IE on Windows Mobile, BlackBerry's Web Browser, and Chrome on Android. Not to mention, Firefox (aka Fennec) is coming to the mobile Web soon.

Tech Watch: Cheap Nationwide WiFi

Chris Dannen — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 13:00:05 -0500

Opening these airwaves will mean unprecedented access to wireless transmission for small companies and startups that can't afford to license existing spectrum space from the government. The frequencies, which are long-range, would be perfect for broadcasting WiFi, and wouldn't require any licensing fees from companies that use it. That will drive ubiquity, much as openness on the short-range spectrum for Bluetooth and WiFi has for those technologies.

Under the Radar Conference Preview: Smule

David Lidsky — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:56:56 -0500

Next Wednesday, November 12, an impressive gathering of startups and mobile-industry poohbahs from major VCs from firms such as Kleiner Perkins to executives from companies such as T-Mobile, AT&T, CBS, Verizon, Alltel, Comcast, Nokia, Microsoft, and R/GA, will meet in Mountain View, California, to choose America's Next Top Mobile Startup at Under the Radar. As a moderator, I will be previewing the event by providing snapshots of the companies whose sessions I am facilitating.

First up: Smule

Tech Watch: E-Ink, Sonos, and Linux on Lenovo: Multimedia Life Gets Lighter

Chris Dannen — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:06 -0400

If you’re into music and you’re not familiar with Sonos, then you might want to get acquainted. The company makes high-end wireless home stereo equipment with sound quality better than Sony, rivaling Bose, and with ease-of-use that is nearly Apple-like in its simplicity. To control your Sonos system, you used to need your laptop, or the company’s book-sized controller; as of today, you can now use your iPhone or iPod Touch.

10 Questions that Media Companies Should Know the Answer To

Kyle Austin — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:46:42 -0400

Tech Watch: Apple and Google Work on iPhone, Gay Marriage

Chris Dannen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:10 -0400

In the midst of Google’s Android mobile phone rollout, the company seems to be in lockstep with its new competitor, iPhone-maker Apple. The companies have been collaborating to get more Google features on the iPhone than ever before, and they’ve also made headlines for both lobbying against ballot Proposition 8, which could amend California’s constitution to preclude gay marriage.

Android Market vs. Apple App Store

Lynne d Johnson — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:09:33 -0400

Wednesday was the official sale date of T-Mobile's G1 powered by Google's Android Operating System. With the product's release came the launch of the Android Market, a marketplace for open source applications and games built by developers, and available to consumers without charge for download -- at least for now.

Sometimes It's NOT the Little Things

Kevin Ohannessian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:16:43 -0400

As the last days of the election go by, the smallest details have become hyper-important: Sarah Palin's wardrobe, Joe Biden's line about Barack Obama being tested in office. And the candidates have followed suit as well: John McCain's mailings about Joe the Plumber, Democratic robo-calls demonizing Republican robo-calls. Does the race really need such distractive scrutiny?

Blackout Beginning for TBS: Could they have responded on the Web or via Mobile Devices?

Kyle Austin — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:31:00 -0400

Fans across the nation (especially Red Sox Nation), many whom had just sat through Turner Broadcasting System’s (TBS) pregame for Game 6 of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) American League Championship Series (ALCS), prepared for the fist pitch between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday night – only to be greeted by a sitcom, which stopped airing new shows more than six years ago.

Joe the Plumber Gets His Fifteen Minutes on the Tube and on the Web

Kyle Austin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:30:46 -0400

Tech Watch: Apple's MacBook Announcement Eclipses Toshiba's New Notebooks; Warner Reveals DivX Distribution Plans

Chris Dannen — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:45:04 -0400

Apple Showcases New MacBooks

At a special notebook-themed product event today, Apple revealed significant revisions to its two lines of portable computers, the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The big news: brighter displays, faster graphics, and one-piece aluminum enclosures, with some innovative, smaller features making their debut as well.

LG Camera-Phone Makes You Look Prettier

Chris Dannen — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:28:55 -0400

LG [LGERF.PK] looks as if it’s prepared to challenge Nokia [NOK] and Sony [SNE] for the title of most camera-capable mobile phone. First came the KC920, nicknamed the Renoir, and now a new little-brother model: the just-announced KC780.

Can the Wisdom of the Crowds Help Us Through the Downturn?

Kyle Austin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:52:05 -0400

My Name is Kyle Austin and I'm an expert blogger for FastCompany.com (as of today). I can promise there won't be any ten step programs in our ensuing conversations. Unless, it is ten steps on how to survive the market meltdown and ad budget cuts, which surrounds us.

Bio and Interests: Bo Stern

Bo Stern — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:53:12 -0400

Started writing graphics routines and disk utilities in assembly back in 1982 on the Z80 running CP/M. After college (1995), mostly C, C++ and Java development (SOA, SCA) at Oracle (Fusion Middleware).

Avid hiker and mountain biker.

Big News From BlackBerry

Chris Dannen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:17:42 -0400

Today we have the privilege of recognzing two signifcant achievements for RIM [RIMM], the maker of BlackBerry devices. Both are long in coming, much-needed, and potentially dangerous for companies trying to dominate the touchscreen device market (Apple [AAPL] and Google [GOOG], take note).

Nokia Planning More Touchscreen Phones?

Chris Dannen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:34:31 -0400

Consumers that checked out a Nokia [NOK] podcast on its new S60 Symbian operating system this week might have noticed that it featured press photos of an as-yet-announced touchscreen device. On the heels of the release of the Finnish company’s first true finger-operable touchscreen phone, the Tube, this news might suggest that Nokia is investing more R&D in the touch format, and perhaps looking into a combination touch/clamshell form factor like the one seen in the press photos.

Nokia Expands Email Abilities; Buys OZ Communications

Chris Dannen — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:38:49 -0400

Around the smartphone industry, RIM [RIMM] is traditionally known as the email specialist. Now it appears that Nokia [NOK] might be trying to gin up a little competition for the Canadian Blackberry-maker by purchasing OZ Communications, a company that specializes in mobile messaging technologies.

The absorption of OZ, which, like RIM, is based in Canada, will allow Nokia's phones to achieve quicker access to instant messaging connectivity and Web-based email like Yahoo, GMail, AOL and Hotmail.

Channeling Media

Kyle Austin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:15:16 -0400

Kyle Austin, a media-junkie and media relations consultant for the Racepoint Group goes inside the evolving media landscape to portray the media corporations, entrepreneurs and technology that are changing the way we read, find and view media on the Web, on television and through our mobile devices.

iPhone

Anderson MarkZ — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:36:19 -0400

Chega a ser exaustivo o discurso de que o iPhone é sensacional. Mas é.

O que eu mais admiro na Apple é a capacidade de transformar produtos em ícones, não apenas pelo design e usabilidade, mas também pelos seus serviços.

A idéia de permitir que os desenvolvedores de aplicativos tenham acesso ao kit de desenvolvimento foi uma idéia tão sensacional quanto a criação do próprio aparelho.

Android's Free Software Deterring Developers?

Chris Dannen — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:02:18 -0400

Now that Google's [GOOG] Android is out in the wild, will developers flock to the platform? That's a question that tech pundits have been debating breathlessly, and a new announcement by EA Games [ERTS] might shed more light on the discussion. Unlike game-maker Namco [TYO:7832], which recently released Pac-Man for the Android marketplace for free, EA Games is waiting until there's a billing infrastructure in place for Android software before releasing its games.

Lancamento do Guia da Revolucao Movel

Anderson MarkZ — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:56:08 -0400

Hoje lançamos no Scribd o Guia da Revolucao Movel.

Acesse nosso guia em: http://www.scribd.com/doc/6317488/Guia-da-Revolucao-Movel