Can’t find an iPhone 3G? Well, TopMuffin has created a site that checks Apple’s store inventory every 15 minutes. According to the site, Apple updates the inventory throughout the day. TopMuffin’s site parses the feed (feed link) and shows iPhone 3G availability by Apple Store. TopMuffin doesn’t just post availability info, they also do some [...]
The world of mobile internet devices is set to explode in the next four years says chip maker Intel. Research carried out for the company suggests portable net-enabled devices will grow to 1.2 billion by 2012 as the need to be connected increases. Intel’s predictions were unveiled as it launched a series of chips designed [...]
CHANDIGARH: Hail SMS, the latest and the fastest way to dissemnate information. Companies are increasingly using this facility to the hilt for providing data in accordance with the wishes of the clients or customers. The Punjab and Haryana high court does not want to be found lagging on this aspect and has ventured into the [...]
New York artist Peter Coffin teamed with London interactive architect Dominic Harris to launch a “UFO” of their own design earlier this month. The airborne mystery pod produced shock and awe among citizens of a small town last week when it hovered, lights aglow, in Gdansk, Poland. Dubbed Peter Coffin’s UFO Project, the 23-foot aluminum [...]
Robot developer tmsuk has unveiled a remote-control robot that promises a new way to shop from the comfort of home. A prototype of the telerobotic shopper — a modified TMSUK-4 humanoid robot that incorporates a variety of cellphone communications technology — was demonstrated on July 10 at the Izutsuya department store in the city of [...]
Fundraising by text message has long been considered a missed opportunity for charities, because mobile phone usage is so ubiquitous nowadays. Latest figures from the Mobile Data Association shows that Brits send more than one billion texts every week, with volumes growing by 40 per cent year-on-year. Professional Fundraising reports. But there are several problems [...]
Soemthing I missed dating back to last March and just found by chance on About Theater while searching for something else.”Text message was part of a theatrical performance. By sending text messages to 143text@gmail.com and Unprotected Text analzyed your text messages and then performed them on YouTube for everyone to enjoy. Many text messages should [...]
When Minneapolis and New York-based interactive agency Space150 decided to establish a mobile division, practice head John Grudnowski found the recruiting process more difficult than he’d expected.Mobile was already a part of Space150′s offerings, but the agency wanted to augment its in-house capabilities with a new hire or two. Specifically, it hoped to hire at [...]
Most of us would dial triple 0 for help in a life and death situation. Now our mobiles can also issue life-saving CPR instructions thanks to a new animated download launched by the Red Cross on Sunday. The technology, jointly developed Tasmanian company Multi-Ed Medical and mobile networking giant Ericsson, is an animated program with [...]
