Free or cheap fabulous stuff you can do with your smart phone (ITBusiness.ca)

August 19th, 2008

You can get directions and traffic on your GPS phone. More and more wireless handsets come with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers and mapping software built in.

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Ruling attempts to clarify line between private, business text messages (BizJournals)

August 19th, 2008

Text messaging has become legion in daily business communications as a way to keep in touch with customers, suppliers and associates. The trend is raising a host of privacy implications for employers and employees alike, including what kind of legal access employers have to workers’ messages and communications devices.

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Evolving Security Requirements for Communications Service Providers (Converge! Network Digest)

August 19th, 2008

Nuance Bids to Acquire Zi, Potentially Combining Speech with Predictive Text Input Nuance Communications has submitted a proposal to the board of Zi Corporation to acquire the company for U.S. $0.80 per share in cash.

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Ohio among states getting CNN staffers (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

August 18th, 2008

LOS ANGELES – CNN said it’s adding journalists in 10 cities to provide broader, more nimble TV and online coverage of news nationwide.

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New 32GB e-MMC Devices for Micron Announced (I4U)

August 18th, 2008

Micron’s e-MMC flash memory is used in all sorts of devices — including PDAs, digital cameras, cell phones, and automotive infotainment systems. Today Micron announced its latest e-MMC module with a 32GB storage capacity. Micron says the new storage de…

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Adding proximity sensing to your next embedded design (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine)

August 18th, 2008

Consumer electronic devices have now become a part of everyday life. Gone are the days when mobile phones were a rarity and PDAs could be afforded by a minority.

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New 32GB e-MMC Devices for Micron Announced (I4U)

August 17th, 2008

Micron’s e-MMC flash memory is used in all sorts of devices — including PDAs, digital cameras, cell phones, and automotive infotainment systems. Today Micron announced its latest e-MMC module with a 32GB storage capacity. Micron says the new storage de…

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Adding proximity sensing to your next embedded design (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine)

August 17th, 2008

Consumer electronic devices have now become a part of everyday life. Gone are the days when mobile phones were a rarity and PDAs could be afforded by a minority.

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Startup’s software lets doctors work with standard PCs or PDAs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

August 17th, 2008

A Redmond-based startup believes its software - which allows doctors to analyze images generated from an MRI or CT Scan on their own PCs - could have broader implications for medical imaging.

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Adding proximity sensing to your next embedded design (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine)

August 16th, 2008

Consumer electronic devices have now become a part of everyday life. Gone are the days when mobile phones were a rarity and PDAs could be afforded by a minority.

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