Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

SingTel Offers Home Surveillance Through 3G Cell Phones

Monday, October 15th, 2007

SingTel, a telephone company based in Singapore, is said to be offering the ability to monitor your home via a 3G mobile phone. Using their Mobile Live Camera, subscribers dial a special phone number to "log in" to their home and see what's going on. The Mobile Live Cam features ...

Garmin To Offer Mobile Phone?

Monday, October 15th, 2007

With more and more cell phones offering GPS as a feature, it comes as no surprise to hear that Garmin, a leading company in Global positioning products, could be planning an entry into the cell phone arena. "Garmin now believes there's no one in the world that they can't go ...

Broadcom And Samsung To Accelerate 3G Mobile Phones

Monday, October 8th, 2007

Broadcom recently announced that they have extended their relationship with Samsung to bring advanced 3G applications to Samsung's mobile phone lineup. Advanced Broadcom(R) silicon and software solutions helped the new Samsung SGH-J750 and SGH-A401 3G phones achieve an unprecedented level of affordability and compact modern design, while delivering longer ...

Japan Unveils ‘Fitness Phone’

Friday, October 5th, 2007

These days, cell phones let people do a lot more than just make phone calls. Phone makers in Japan have unveiled a mobile phone that citizens can keep on top of their health with. Japan's largest cell phone carrier NTT DoCoMo unveiled this week a "Fitness Phone," designed to help the ...

Filipinos Use Cell Phones As Virtual Wallets

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007

Everyday more and more uses are coming available for cell phone users. In the Philippines, cell phones are being used as 'virtual wallets' by many people in the country. The transactions are done via TXT messaging. More than 5.5 million Filipinos now use their cell phones as virtual wallets, making the ...

Korean McDonald’s Lets You Order, Pay With Cell Phone

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Working at McDonald's just got a whole lot easier in Korea. The company recently announced that they have added technology that will allow customers of the fast food franchise to point their cell phone at the items they want to order and pay for it without ever pulling out their ...

Pink Cell Phones

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Now you don't have to be like everyone else with a boring black or silver phone. You can be your own person with a pink cell phone! There are so many reasons to love a pink cell phone. They're pretty, they're bright and most of all, pink is a lot of ...

Camden Missouri Sheriff Urges Citizens To Become ‘Cell Phone Cops’

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

The Camden, Missouri Sheriff's Department has put a new twist on cracking down on crime. They've recently announced a new program called Cell Phone Cops that allows citizens to report crimes with TXT messages, mobile phone video or photographs - and sending them alond via their cell phones. Cell Phone ...

T-Mobile Phone

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

A T-Mobile phone is another option when you need to have a cellular connection. T-Mobile offers pretty extensive coverage throughout the United States and Mexico. T-Mobile phones vary in pricing from being free (with a qualifying service contract) to several hundreds of dollars. Here are some current T-Mobile phone offerings: The MotoRIZR ...

Uber Minimalist Mobile Phone

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Here's one for all of those mobile phone users that aren't looking for a new fangled phone with enough bells and whistles to keep you occupied for days and months trying to figure it out. This phone, developed by Willcom and Sanyo has one task. To make phone calls. There's ...