Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast No 40
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Our latest podcast Episode 40 is now available for download, this week we have a special show with The Digital Lifestyle. This show is a round table discussion where we chat about the various mobile platforms including Windows Mobile, iPhone, Palm and Android. Gareth and Chris are joined with Ian Dixon and Bjorn for [...]
Toshiba Tg01 Spreading Viruses
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O2 customers in Germany have been somewhat unlucky with the purchase of their Toshiba TG01 units.
The unit which took months to actually begin shipping has actually shipped with a virus installed. Whilst the number of devices affected to date is very few, customers in Germany have been urged to contact customer services and all [...]
Datawind’s Pocketsurfer3 Sports Gps, Web Browsing
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Honeywell T-hawk Micro Gps Vehicle Heads For U.k.
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Honeywell received an order for six T-Hawk micro air vehicle (MAV) systems from the U.S. Navy, the contracting agency for the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) for the T-Hawk MAV system procurement, in a contract valued at USD $5.7 million. The T-Hawk MAV can take off and land vertically [...]
Non-line-of-sight Launch Tests Continue Successfully
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NetFires LLC, a joint venture between Raytheon Co.’s Missile Systems and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, have completed the second guided test flight of the GPS/inertial-guided Non Line-of-Sight Launch System’s (NLOS-LS) Precision Attack Missile (PAM).[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other [...]
Gps Usb
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We want to thank IO Data of Japan for providing the basics we may all need one day. Just a simple GPS receiver on a USB stick. No bluetooh, no A-GPS, or anything else.
The receiver is SiRF Star III chipset and comes with Super Mapple Digital Ver9, a popular Japanese map software. It goes [...]
Future Iphone To Include An Rfid Reader?
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Apple has filed a trio of patent applications that indicate additional functionality for future iPhones. Of most interest here is an application that covers the use of the iPhone’s touchscreen as an RFID reader. The company has found a way to embed an RFID sensor in the phone’s touch panel, enabling it to read RFID [...]
Spoton Gps Platform Enables Lbs Ad Delivery
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TechnoCom Corporation has launched a mobile advertising and marketing content-delivery platform, SpotOn GPS, providing comprehensive turn-by-turn navigation, search, and mapping.gis info
O2 Wins Exclusive Palm Pre Deal
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Palm will next week confirm that it has signed a deal with O2 which will see the mobile phone network become the exclusive UK partner for its eagerly awaited Palm Pre handset.
The Pre, which went on sale in the US last month, has been tipped as the most viable alternative yet produced to the [...]
Locale Integrates Skyhook Android Sdk Improving Positioning Accuracy
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Two forty four a.m., the company behind the popular Locale application for Android has integrated XPS positioning technology from Skyhook Wireless into the Locale app.
Skyhook’s XPS utilizes a hybrid combination of GPS, Wi-Fi hotspot locations and cell tower triangulation to provide an incredibly accurate location fix. Locale, a Grand Prize-winner in the inaugural Android Developer [...]