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'Noisy' anti-Phorm tool developed

News The privacy group added that, running in "silent mode", AntiPhormLite does not access any content on the web pages it visits, download images, execute scripts or run videos. An electronic privacy advocacy group has launched a tool they claim will...

Tags: ad, phorm

[20 May 2008]

Microsoft users surf the skies from the web

News The program is similar to Google Sky, a mode of Google Earth that offers views of the universe, including high-resolution photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope and background information on discoveries and constellations.

Tags: google sky, space, microsoft

[14 May 2008]

Google lays out mobile future

News I is for i-mode Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on web-based applications, super-fast search and location based services (LBS). The online search giant has been ramping up its mobile applications for some time...

Tags: web, apps, android, mobile

[13 May 2008]

Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News I is for i-mode There will be WiMax coverage across the UK within the next two years, the managing director of Intel Capital EMEA has claimed. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless technology would...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear

News I is for i-mode Tomorrow's wireless world could be a better place to be ill, according to Ofcom which has published a report highlighting technologies that could make it outside the research lab over the next 10 to 20 years.

Tags: e-health, ofcom, wireless

[08 May 2008]

Mobile M2M connections on the up

News I is for i-mode Cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) connections are set to rise by more than a third in the next four years, analyst Berg Insight predicts, driven by rollouts of vehicle telematics. Wireless from A to Z

Tags: ecall, telematics, m2m

[06 May 2008]

Google and Salesforce.com team up to serve business

News So far, 10 Salesforce.com customers have tested the integration in a beta test mode, said Swensrud. Salesforce.com and Google have announced they're linking up to offer Google Apps integrated with Salesforce.com's CRM applications.

Tags: salesforce, google

[14 Apr 2008]

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News I is for i-mode Latte lovers who like to surf and work from the comfort of a coffee shop will be able to get free wi-fi internet access at Coffee Republic cafes from May. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi...

Tags: wi-fi, coffee republic

[14 Apr 2008]

Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'

News David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, was the group program manager in charge of designing User Account Control (UAC), which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having administrator...

Tags: vista, uac, microsoft

[14 Apr 2008]

WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?

News I is for i-mode The emergence of dual-mode or dual-band devices is most likely to happen in the "early days" as the industry in developed markets embraces 4G technology, he said. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint...

Tags: 4g, 3g, wimax

[11 Apr 2008]

'Super-3Gs' get connected via the Gobi

News I is for i-mode Dell, HP and Lenovo are to incorporate Qualcomm's Gobi chipset into their laptops later this year. Gobi, which Qualcomm released in October 2007, is a chipset that allows travellers to connect to both High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA...

Tags: hp, wireless, lenovo, dell

[07 Apr 2008]

Intel registers second-gen Classmate

News The upgraded system can also have an optional 30GB hard disk instead of 1GB, 2GB or 4GB flash drives, and the 802.11b/g wireless networking now has a mesh mode to connect Classmates where there's no wireless infrastructure.

Tags: low cost laptop, classmate, intel

[04 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! to 'revolutionise' mobile search with OneSearch

News I is for i-mode Yahoo! announced upgrades to its Yahoo! OneSearch product at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas yesterday, which it says make mobile search smarter, more relevant and easier to use with voice-activation technology.

Tags: web, mobile, search, yahoo

[03 Apr 2008]

Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?

News I is for i-mode The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down - possibly threatening the wi-fi hotspot market. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones...

Tags: data card, wi-fi, mobile broadband

[28 Mar 2008]

High speed TGV trains get online

News I is for i-mode Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France travelling eastbound from Paris at speeds of up to 320kmph can enjoy a fledgling wi-fi service for free - but don't expect the free connectivity lunch to last.

Tags: wi-fi, train, satellite, charge

[26 Mar 2008]

In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up

News I is for i-mode In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: calls, mobile, ofcom, planes

[26 Mar 2008]

Comcast and Time Warner to invest in 4G…

News I is for i-mode Comcast and Time Warner Cable are looking to help bankroll a new joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire to deliver 4G wireless services, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Tags: comcast, 4g, time warner, operator

[26 Mar 2008]

Emirates rings up first in-flight mobile call

News Passengers then receive a free text from AeroMobile telling them to switch their mobiles to 'silent' mode out of courtesy to their fellow passengers. Emirates airline has launched the world's first commercial in-flight mobile telephone service and...

Tags: in-flight, aeromobile, in-flight mobile, mobile phones

[25 Mar 2008]

Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'

News I is for i-mode Google has said it plans to have US consumers from Manhattan to rural North Dakota surfing the web on handheld gadgets at gigabits-per-second speeds by 2009. The company, joined by other heavyweights like Microsoft and Dell, has...

Tags: google, fcc, mobile, wi-fi

[25 Mar 2008]

Slicethepie releases first fan-funded album

News The Alps' album was produced by Dave Allen - who has previously worked with The Cure and Depeche Mode - and its third single was released on 25 February. The first album to be solely financed by users of music website Slicethepie is released next...

Tags: funding, music, online, web 2.0

[06 Mar 2008]

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