Category Archives: Technology
Google Maps Included Bicycling Directions – Routes
FYI: Google Maps added Bicycling directions (routes) as Menu Option. I tested few cities and I must say it’s very cool at least for those that have bicycles.
Read more about the Bicycling directions from Google Blog Post this morning: Biking Directions Added to Google Maps
Talk About Apple iPad vs HP Slate
Just reading today few tech headlines about Apple iPad versus HP Slate makes me wondering if people blog/write about important things at all?
First, I really do not want to set differences between Apple iPad vs HP Slate tablet which are coming out in next few weeks, but rather I would like to share some [...]
3D TV: HDMI Consortium Releases HDMI 1.4a Specification
The HDMI Consortium recently released a new specification to support 3D TV for HD televisions. The consortium (made up of electronics companies Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips Consumer Electronics, International B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corporation, Technicolor, S.A., and Toshiba Corporation) released the HDMI 1.4a specification to give some guidance to hardware vendors as to how displays could render 3d images.
AT&T Puts App Restrictions On Motorola BackFlip
AT&T just released first Android OS Cell Phone on their network called Motorola BackFlip. Motorola BackFlip is cool phone but due to AT&T application restrictions , they decided to remove feature called “Unknown Sources” which is not cool at all . When I first got my G1 (T-Mobile) 2 years ago, there wasn’t many [...]
If Sony Smartphone Rumors Ring True, will it represent an iPhone Competitor or a Patent Infringement Opportunity?
March 5, 2010 – According to a Wall Street Journal article, Sony Corporation is currently planning to release a line of products to compete for a share of the Apple-dominated smartphone market. The word is that they are working on a smartphone that can support the downloading and playing of video games. Additionally, it seems [...]
Verizon helps us citizens call Chile
As of late we’ve had the unfortuante pleasure of wittnessing some high profile corporate citizenship. Yesterday Verizon added to the list of good deeds done by American companies by allowing , through March 6th, calls from the US to be made without fees for residential log distance users.
Could Reviewed Apple iPad Pricing Signal a Cheaper, More Finger Friendly iPhone 4G?
According to a rumor from an unnamed Morgan Stanley analyst, consumers are very likely to see a cheaper, Apple iPhone, as a result of the arrival of its new sibling, the Apple iPad. This can only allude to the fabled iPhone 4GS. Turning to the impending release of the iPad, which is scheduled for release [...]