Archive for March, 2008

T-Mobile to Engadget Mobile - Magenta is Ours

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Image from WikipediaDeutsche Telekom / T-Mobile notifies Engadget that they have exclusive rights to the color magenta. Ok, I have heard of companies claiming rights to words and images, but never a color. T-Mobile also uses gray in their logo, so does that mean no one can use that color ...

Wi-Fi Hot Spot From Your Cell Phone

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Creating a wifi hotspot with your 3G/wifi enabled cell phone seems to be a developing trend. TapRoot Systems this week introduced its walkinghotspot application. You probably are aware of a similar application, JoikuSpot, which has been on the seen for a while. Both applications allow you to ...

Become A Mobile Applications Tester

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Mob4Hire Launches in Beta How would you like to test new mobile applications? Sound interesting? Well, A new company called Mob4Hire is using crowd sourcing to help mobile developers test new mobile applications. New projects are listed on the site along with eligible cell phones. They do not seem to have a ...

Martin Cooper’s Futuristic Visions

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Source: Wikipedia In just 15 to 2o years from now, Martin Cooper believes we will have wireless devices embedded in our bodies for diagnosing a curing illnesses. The power for these devices would come from our bodies. It all sounds a bit sci-fi to me, but who had any idea that ...

Modu - Worlds Lightest Cell Phone

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

If super-light cell phones are your thing, then the modu cell phone is for you. It has been named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the worlds lightest cell phone. Its smaller than a credit card and weighs in at just 1.41 ounces. The tiny modu is fully ...

Live Video From Your Cell Phone

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

If you are ready to start sharing your life with the world, then a new web-based service, QIK, has the answer. With QIK you can stream live video from your phone to the web. The service currently supports select Nokia phone models only. You will also need a data ...