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Articles tagged with: Wind and Windows
Ultrasound imaging now possible with a smartphone
Computer engineers at Washington University in St. Louis are bringing the minimalist approach to medical care and computing by coupling USB-based ultrasound probe technology with a smartphone, enabling a compact, mobile computational platform and a medical imaging device that fits in the palm of a hand. more
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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
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Dell Reported to be in Talks for Chinese Smartphones
Dell Computers, which has been rumoured to be entering the smartphone market for several years, is now hotly rumoured to be in talks with China Mobile to launch its first range of handsets in the country. The company has been apparently rebuffed by several operators who considered prototype handsets as bland an uninspiring. However China Mobile is thought to be keen on the models presented to it. more
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Fewer than 10% of LBS Developers Will Port Apps to Palm & Symbian
Developers of location aware applications are not interested in creating apps for the Palm WebOS or Symbian platforms, according to a survey conducted by Skyhook Wireless, provider of the hybrid location system XPS. High quality location results are key for these developers, who are using location to enable over 20 different types of applications. more
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Study Finds Disconnect Between Smartphone Adoption and Ability to Manage Mobile Devices
The mobile device automation vendor, Zenprise has published the findings of an Osterman Research study which found that most enterprise IT departments are not equipped to handle the rapid increase in smartphone adoption. Of those surveyed, only two in five expressed confidence that all elements of their mobile messaging platform are fully protected against downtime. more
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Samsung Shows Off Touch Screen WiMAX Phone for the US Market
Samsung Mobile has announced the upcoming availability of its WiMAX enabled mobile phone, the Samsung Mondi. The touch screen Mondi, which takes its name from the Latin word for "world," is designed for use with the Clearwire WiMAX network. more
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Nokia Adds Hotmail Support to Mobile Email Platform
Nokia has added windows Live (Hotmail) email support to its own Nokia Messaging platform. Nokia Messaging is currently free to download and set-up, and supports the world's most popular email accounts - windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail - and accounts from thousands of other email providers. The application enables access of up to 10 personal email accounts on a Nokia device, and through one single icon. more
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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year
China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward. more
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Mobile Application Store Users to Quadruple in Five Years
Marketers and advertisers have a new way to reach mobile audiences, courtesy of yet another emerging market trend credited to the iPhone. Apple's debut of the iPhone Apps store has provided a platform for branded applications. Recent research from In-Stat forecasts more than 100 million apps store compatible mobile phones from multiple manufacturers will be shipping within five years. more
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Ekahau Introduces Free Wi-Fi Coverage Mapping Tool
Wi-Fi based RTLS and Site Survey tools developer, Ekahau has launched a free coverage mapping tool for standard Wi-Fi networks. Ekahau HeatMapper illustrates wireless signal strength on color-coded heat maps. This solution is designed for consumers and small office users, who have relatively small wireless networks and have not yet upgraded to enterprise-grade Wi-Fi tools. more
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