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2007: The year of mobile TV
Will 2007 be the year American consumers can finally watch live football wherever and however they want? Judging by the onslaught of mobile TV-related announcements and demos (the majority of which made reference to the current football season) at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, the answer is a resounding “Yes.”
But just how much will even [...]
Cheap Long-Distance Service — Without All the Hassle
A weekly look at the latest products and services designed to help you run a better business.
If you’d like to save money on your office phone bill by switching to Skype, but worry that using the low-cost long-distance service may become a distraction for your employees, or will make your network vulnerable to security threats, [...]
Work Hard, Play Hard
Many famous thinkers got their bright ideas while they were relaxing and not thinking about the problem. Archimedes got his sudden flash of genius while taking a bath and Darwin figured out evolution while driving down the road. These flashes of insight happen because the unconscious mind continues to process information in the background while [...]
Realtors using YouTube to attract home buyers
The popular website YouTube.com, usually associated with outlandish and wacky videos, is making the ins in the real estate market.
Pennsylvania Using Google Earth To Promote Tourism
Imagine using Google Earth to get information on Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or to visit civil war trails in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell says state officials will be using Google Earth to promote tourism. The state will provide a $285,000 grant to be used for an “unprecedented” partnership among Google Earth, Carnegie Mellon University, [...]
Thumb shopping
If you own a BlackBerry (or if a BlackBerry owns you) and you wish you had time for more impulse purchases, there’s a new program you might like. Digby, a free BlackBerry application that launched this week, lets you order things like CDs and books from Amazon.com with a few clicks. The program was developed [...]
Mobile Phone Ads
Cellular phone carriers like Verizon, Sprint and Cingular, now the new AT&T, are beginning to test and roll out advertising on mobile phone screens, and by next year, cellphone advertising is likely to be more common.
In exchange, the companies say, their subscribers will enjoy improved mobile Internet services and content provided free or at reduced [...]
