Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Asia, CNET Networks, Computers, Europe, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Open source, us
To save energy and reduce carbon emissions, Google said it would provide software to allow consumers, over their telephones or computer, to monitor electricity consumption in their homes. Google said it was in talks with utilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia to distribute the open-source software that will provide homeowners with information that can save them 5% to 15% a month on their utility bills, according to some studies. Reuters (3/17)
Boston Power’s Sonata batteries, which are said to have a three-year life span, are now being sold by Hewlett-Packard under its Enviro brand. The batteries work on 18 different HP laptops and are being sold for $149.99 each. InformationWeek (3/16) , CNET (3/16)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Computers, Google, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Privacy, Search Engines, Searching, Windows Mobile
Google unleashed Google Latitude software today that allows users of wireless devices to be tracked on a Google map under a location-based system that will operate in 27 countries. The company promises that it built “fine-grained privacy controls” into the system that gives users total control over who gets to see their location — as well as the location where they are tracked. Reuters (2/4)
I love how Google always makes it seem like they were the first to come up with products like this one… It aint a party unless Google’s there.
Yesterday Samsung unveiled the Mobile Applications Marketplace
, a storefront purposed with peddling Samsung-friendly Windows Mobile and S60 applications to consumers while making developers some more cash than they otherwise might. It’s an admirable idea at face value – but is it the beginning of a terrible trend? (http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/02/04/not-every-company-needs-an-app-store 2/4)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Barack Obama, Blackberry, Computers, Enterprise Server, President-elect, Research In Motion, RIM, WIRELESS
The growing increase in the quality of cameraphones will likely result in an explosion of imaging applications for wireless devices, according to a new report from Parks Associates, a research and consulting firm. The study predicted revenue from the new opportunities should reach $500 million by 2013. InformationWeek (1/13) , cellular-news (U.K.) (1/13)
In a demonstration of why President-elect Barack Obama will probably have to surrender his BlackBerry, owner Research in Motion on Monday issued a pair of interim patches to cover up critical security holes in the handset’s software. In an advisory, RIM listed four service packs from its Enterprise Server and Professional Software systems that were affected and warned users to open PDF documents only from trusted senders. CNET (1/13)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Android, App Store, Apple, Computers, Google, iPhone, KillSwitch, Mobile
Google has joined Apple in adding a so-called “kill switch” to its Android-powered handsets as a way of removing third-party software that violates the company’s terms of agreement. “Google may discover a product that violates the developer distribution agreement … in such an instance, Google retains the right to remotely remove those applications from your device at its sole discretion,” states an Android Market agreement. InformationWeek (10/16)
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