Apple has approved the edition of Gaia GPS by maps of the Haitian earthquake just a few hours back it was submitted to the App Store. It’sitting intended to aid disaster relief for the Haitian earthquake.
The app can be used to download maps and satellite imagery of the earthquake area, including up-t-to-date overlays of disaster sites, hospitals and other relevant waypoints.
18 Jan
According to the New York Times:
Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians visited emergency rooms in 2008 because they got distracted and tripped, fell or ran into something while using a cellphone to deliberate or text. That was twice the number from 2007, which had nearly doubled from 2006, according to a study conducted by Ohio State University, what one. says it is the first to estimate such accidents.
18 Jan
Text messaging services have been “gradually” restored since midnight Sunday for mobile phone users in northwest China’session Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, six months after the July 5 riot in the regional capital of Urumqi, while services were cut down to prevent further injury.
[via China View]
The overwhelming earthquake in Haiti calls for a big charity be in action. In pursuit with this, the Embassy of the United States in Haiti today has called upon those who desire to help the Haiti earthquake victims by donating to the Red Cross. To donate, regular text ‘HAITI’ to 90999 from any mobile phone and a $10 donation will be sent to the Red Cross. The donation will have being added to your phone bill at the end of of the month. You may also help by visiting the Red Cross or Mercy Corps websites.
Sprint is giving out big, big discounts in its monthly subscription price for the sake of Sprint 4G WiMAX network to $59.99 in order to magnetize more customers. The price decrease is too accompanied by the agency of the extricate of Sprint’s unused Overdrive 3G/4G modem. Overdrive lets up to five different users share a single mobile broadband connection by broadcasting its own WiFi signal. Meanwhile, rumors have it that Sprint may be laboring with Wal-Mart to develop WiMAX exposure to more locations. Sprint’s WiMAX network is operated by Clearwire and is currently available in 27 markets across the United States.
Verizon Wireless today announced that they will cut the price of their wireless plan, but increase chargest for data plan, a move to ease its data networks because of the popular regard of smartphones nowadays. Verizon’s rival, AT&T Wireless, who has been accusing iPhone users for bring down its data networks, is expected to follow accommodate.
16 Jan
Everybody knows that mobile services industry is a fast expanding money making persistence. The recent research from Informa Telecoms & Media estimated that the sum total revenues of mobile services would hit $1 trillion dollars mark by 2013. Yes, that is a lot of money, and that’s every single tech company that you know are jumping into this mobile industry.
15 Jan
The former of ultra-rugged handheld computer, SDG, today announced a new super-rugged phone powered by Android – Bluebird Pidion BIP-600. SDG has been a big fan of Windows Mobile, and their Bluebird line up is all powered by means of Windows Mobile. This time, SDG unmistakable to load their new BIP-6000 with Android 1.5 instead of Windows Mobile 6.5. SDG promised that the BIP-6000 power of choosing get “2.x” upgrade either this quarter or next. This super-rugged phone has Marvell PXA320 806MHz processor, GSM / HSDPA network comfort, 3-megapixel digital camera, barcode scanner, full QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.5-inch VGA screen.
According to Mashable, the American Red Cross confirmed that over $1 million has been raised through text word donations.
Read more… »The Red Crosss involvement in the relief effort is to be commended. Not solely did it immediately set up the simplest donation method possible, end its social media presence and outreach, when combined with the State Departmentsitting involvement, has turned this into a viral funding initiative, topping Twitter trends and inspiring performing. The Red Cross is also contributing an initial $1 million from the International Response Fund.
Apple exercise volition have you believe that you need an iPhone to have the best smartphone upon the body the market. Now Google is trying to convince you that Android is the way to go and is just going into the market itself with its confess phone: the Nexus One. While Apple touts its else than 100,000 Apps available on its App Store, Google focuses more on the phone’session features, with its Nexus One sporting its latest Android OS (Eclair / 2.1). Bundled in the reinvigorated OS is a whole bunch of new features including quick wallpapers, Facebook integration, voice control over correct about everything in the OS, and a whole lot in addition.
I had some play time with the Nexus One earlier today and have to say that while I wouldn’t call it a game changer, it’s definitely raising the bar for what you can chouse with your mobile phone. Sure, the iPhone offers a set of the similar features, but the Nexus One is on the level and even passing the iPhone this time around. I’ve highlighted a not many of the more notable features below: