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Mobile Fun! A History of Cell Phones

Editor — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:44:33 +0000

It would be interesting to hand a smartphone to Alexander Graham Bell. I don’t think he could fathom that his invention would translate to what it is now. In what started as a line and a can has evolved to include video communication, cloud computing and sending images and messages to your dearest ones instantaneously. […]

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Drone Tip – JAVAD GNSS Announces Triumph F-1 Unmanned Aerial Sensor (UAS)

Editor — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:47:56 +0000

This interesting announcement was shared via Amerisurv today as industry leader JAVAD has announced a a new UAS – and this one looks impressive! Some details from the article: “We did not retrofit a toy with GPS. We designed and developed TRIUMPH-F1 as we have all of our other products. ” No flying training needed. […]

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Tripomatic – Custom Maps Built entirely with OpenSource Mapping Tools

Editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:28:36 +0000

An interesting update comes our way from the developers of Tripomatic – custom maps for iOS, Android or BlackBerry that focus on the features tourists really appreciate! What’s way cool about this app is that Tripomatic is based on OpenStreetMap and the Mapnik rendering toolkit while the symbology was designed using TileMill software developed by […]

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Five of the Best Mobile Apps in Finding Local Deals

Editor — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:16:32 +0000

A Mashable report showed that 75% of American mobile users plan to use their device for online shopping, 42% intend to purchase big and small ticket items, and 32% are inclined in using mobile mobile apps. The data also reported that 73% of the respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their smartphone shopping experiences, […]

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What’s The Best Smartphone For Enterprise Solutions?

Editor — Mon, 26 May 2014 14:16:05 +0000

In 2006, Blackberry devices dominated the global enterprise and business community. From small to medium enterprises, including the Fortune 500 global companies, Blackberry handsets were the top choice for office/field productivity with 10 millions users in 2007, due to its high security and encryption level (which can protect one’s private data), intuitive smartphone applications such […]

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50 Nokia Lumia 1020s + Microsoft Surface Generate #LivingMoments from New York

Editor — Wed, 21 May 2014 13:35:47 +0000

What can you accomplish with the pretty incredible camera packed inside the Nokia Lumia 1020? Check this out… Paul Trillo and his awesome team are back again! This time they are armed with 50 connected Lumia 1020’s, a Microsoft Surface tablet and a custom app to create ‘Living moments’ to stunning effect!The ‘bullet’ effect is […]

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Infographic – Mobile Technology Is Changing The Way We Live

Editor — Mon, 19 May 2014 22:20:45 +0000

The usage of smartphones has risen dramatically over the past few years. Google has stated that online searches through smartphones will overtake desktop computer searches by the end of this year. Mobile access to the internet is becoming more important than ever and it is being applied to all facets of our lives. Smartphones have […]

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Apple Tops Smartphone device sales, Android leads in Platform Marketshare

Editor — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 22:36:48 +0000

According to Comscore, the Number of Americans Who Own Smartphones Surpasses 150 Million. 152.5 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (63.8 percent mobile market penetration) during the three months ending in November, up 3 percent since August. Apple ranked as the top OEM with 41.2 percent of U.S. smartphone subscribers (up 0.5 percentage points […]

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OS Ride iOS app maps the first three stages of the Tour de France

Editor — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:39:36 +0000

Seems the UK Ordnance Survey is in the mobile app making business as the UK data provider for teh Government has released OS Ride, a mobile app for iOS featuring routes for the Tour de France. OS Ride features detailed routes of the first three stages of the Tour de France, which comes to Great […]

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Introducing Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Cortana

Editor — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:58:39 +0000

Microsoft today has unveiled details of Windows POhone 8.1 OS as well as their new “digital Assistant” – enter Cortana – honestly, I have to say that I’m really not hot on the name and I’m even less excited about actually saying the name Cortana! Regardless, Microsoft has rolled out their latest effort to hype […]

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