Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Alltel, Mission Impossible, Mobile Computing, Mobile device, Samsung Group, Samsung Telecommunications, Touchscreen, WIRELESS
Samsung Mobile has figured out a new way to deliver content to mobile devices. A new collaboration with Paramount Digital will preload the Mission Impossible trilogy of films on a 2G microcard, available for free with the purchase of a touchscreen Samsung Drive from Alltel Wireless. Buyers must mail in proof of purchase by April 16 to receive the microcard. (Cynopsis 2/24)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Broadband Reports, Cablevision, Clearwire, Comcast, New Jersey, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, WIRELESS
With true WiMax services from Clearwire already available in Portland, Comcast is experimenting with a plan to offer its broadband customers free Wi-Fi services when they are away from home, per Broadband Reports. Comcast launched a technical trial on Friday offering Wi-Fi service near NJ Transit commuter rail stations throughout the New Jersey region as part of a value-add. Cablevision announced its own Wi-Fi plans last May, claiming that the deployment will take about two years to complete and will cost Cablevision subs about $100 each. (Cynopsis 2/3)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Business, Data Communications, Hub, Telecommunications, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, Wall Street Journal, WIRELESS
Verizon Communications has developed an Internet phone, dubbed the Hub, that goes beyond current IP-based devices by delivering video and information-based features — compatible with its wireless network — to the home. Designed to retain wireline customers, Verizon Wireless will sell the Hub at its outlets for $199 — with a contract and rebate — plus a $35 monthly fee, according to the company. The Wall Street Journal (1/23)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Barack Obama, Credit card, Federal government of the United States, Interest group, Motorola, U.S. government, United States, WIRELESS
The incoming Obama administration has earmarked just $6 billion for wireless and broadband services as part of an ambitious $825 billion infrastructure spending proposal released to Congress yesterday. Advocacy groups have been calling for the U.S. government to spend $30 billion or more to help improve broadband infrastructure across the country. The money will be targeted in “under-served areas” to strengthen the economy and provide business and job opportunities, according to the proposal. (Cynopsis 1/16)
Motorola announced a device that can clip onto its wireless handhelds and enable retailers to take credit cards payments away from the cash register. The device sells for $655. Techworld (1/14)
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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: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: HdTheater, Netflix, Nokia, SageTV, Skyhook Wireless, Universal Serial Bus, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY
Laptop Cop,
which lets you remotely control your computer and delete files if it is stolen, now has a geo-location feature based on WiFi-hotspot triangulation technology from Skyhook Wireless. (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/02/lojack-for-your-laptop 12/2)
As one of my favorite characters on The Wire once said, “You come at the king, you best not miss” or was it “You come at the king, you best not steal my sh*t”? Either way, don’t mess with the best. Or the minute you power up and connect to Wi-Fi in your local Starbucks, I’ll be there. . . . I’ve got a new profession interest: Laptop tracker.
With the price of its Blu-ray players now a shade below $300, Sony is expecting the nascent video format to take off this holiday season. But just in case consumer uptake is slow, the electronics giant also has started its own movie-download service to take on online content providers such as Netflix and Vudu. Broadcasting & Cable (12/1)
SageTV has upgraded its HD100 HD extender with the HD200 or HD Theater system. The new device, which retails for about $200, allows customers to choose from among several user interfaces, has front- and rear-panel USB ports and supports a number of AV formats. Electronista (12/1)
Rumors that began surfacing in April about Nokia’s developing its own laptop computer got a second wind recently when an influential analyst said it was not a case of if the company would do so … but when. In a research note, UBS analyst Maynard Um predicted that Nokia could come out with a branded laptop by the third quarter of next year. cellular-news (U.K.) (12/1)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Broadcasting & Cable, CNBC, DreamWorks, Federal Communications Commission, Jeffrey Katzenberg, JVC, Sensio, WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY
JVC has partnered with Sensio for its first 3-D projection system, a development that will allow home-theater owners the ability to watch 3-D movies at 1080p resolution without leaving their house. The DLA-RS2, which is expected to debut next year, will feature JVC’s Direct Drive Image Light Amplifier system and a 30,000:1 native contrast ratio. ElectronicHouse.com (11/5)
Now that 3-D technology has matured enough to transform the movie-going experience, some industry experts are wondering how long it will take before advancements in 3-D make it to HDTV screens. In an interview, DreamWorks‘ Jeffrey Katzenberg said there were still a few challenges to overcome. CED Magazine (11/2008)
Dell will put the unused part of television frequencies — known as “white spaces” — within reach of laptop owners by installing radio chips that connect with the spectrum into notebooks and other wireless devices, the company said without giving a time frame. Technology companies such as Dell, HP and Google lobbied heavily for the FCC to approve exploiting the spectrum, saying its frequencies could expand broadband’s reach and encourage innovation in wireless devices. Network World/IDG News Service (11/6)
Financial cable network CNBC is in the vanguard of using videoconferencing equipment as a way of getting far-flung analysts on camera without the expense of sending video crews out. And with today’s new “telepresence” technologies, reaching financial analysts at remote locations produces video that’s far higher in quality than in the past, said Steve Fastook, vice president of operations and engineering for CNBC. Broadcasting & Cable (11/5)
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