Chris Gilmer , Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Rumors were sparking last year when there was talk of a Google phone coming out (the “Google Switch, Gphone”). Then we heard about Samsung teaming with the search giant to get the touchscreen development down. Now the news is out about the Gphone having Blackberry like features and available across multiple carriers instead of being [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

There was a big rush to get Wifi onto trains a while ago, and now apparently it has slowed down a considerable amount. Florida’s Tri-Rail system is not going to be speaking with potential vendors for internet access on trains, it will be building their own. Florida’s Regional Transportation Authority has touched base with Palm [...]

Filed under: Mobile, WiFi by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer , Thursday, August 31st, 2006

There are lots of security issues that can arise when accessing the internet from wireless networks or shared computers. Passwords and activity can be tracked, and there is the possibly of security risks to any private accounts that are accessed.
Browzar is a free standalone application with no installation necessary, and is available in Mac, PC [...]

Filed under: Mobile, WiFi by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

In an effort to keep up with top Voip company Skype, Yahoo announced its much anticipated paid PC-to-phone VOIP services. The new service is called Phone Out and Phone In.
The new Yahoo service offers Free Worldwide PC-to-PC Calls. The new service launches with a new version 7.5 of of the Yahoo Messenger application.
The new [...]

Filed under: Mobile, VoIP by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer , Thursday, March 9th, 2006

GoogleTalk is now available on Blackberry wireless devices. There is no charge for the download that is available on Blackberry’s website.
RIM had expected that GoogleTalk for their devices would not be ready until springtime, but it looks like its out a little earlier!
With the Google Talk for BlackBerry software, users can access all their Google [...]

Filed under: Mobile, handheld by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer , Monday, February 27th, 2006

CBS Corp. said Monday it would offer a wireless subscription service allowing users to have video-enhanced breaking news and entertainment alerts sent to their mobile phones.
The announcement is an indication of how television networks and studios are trying to adapt to changing viewing habits in an era of handheld video devices, digital video recorders, and [...]

Filed under: Mobati, Mobile, handheld by Chris Gilmer
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