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Realtime Tracking at the Tour de France
9/2/2010
Thousands of races and cycling competitions are held throughout the world each year, many of which are only familiar to avid cyclists. But one race that just about everyone has heard of is the Tour de France. For more than 100 years, thousands of riders participate in the Tour, which is watched by millions of fans from all over the globe.
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AOL Was Right
8/31/2010
Apple’s launch of the iPad this past April prompted a curious headline from U.S.-based NPR asking, “Apple’s iPad: The End of the Internet As We Know It?” The story described how iPad customers feel safe inside of the iTunes app store, caring more about being protected from malware and other unwelcome content than about Apple’s controversial censorship of applications. Yesterday’s “walled gardens” have become today’s “gated communities,” in National Public Radio’s view.
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Best Buy Puts Some ‘Kick’ in Shopping Experience
8/20/2010
Consumers turn to Best Buy, www.bestbuy.com, for the latest in electronics, gadgets, and emerging devices. And now more than ever, this trendsetting retailer is working to become a leading force in the M2M/connected-device marketplace not only in its product and service offerings, but also in its retail shopping experience.
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There’s an App for That!?
8/16/2010
If you own a smartphone, chances are you are up to your elbows in apps by now. With hundreds of thousands of apps available across the multiple platforms—Apple, Android, and BlackBerry—the numbers are seemingly climbing by the minute.
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Battling for B2B
8/4/2010
As consumers, we watch the major carriers hash it out over red and blue maps, network speeds, and data plans—all in hopes of getting into our pocketbooks. But behind the scenes in the M2M (machine-to-machine) marketplace a less public battle is brewing among carriers; who will take the lead in the space?
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A More Mobile America
7/29/2010
It’s pretty incredible to consider how much the Internet has made its way into our everyday lives. It’s also interesting to consider not only all the different things we use the Internet for but how and where we access the Web.
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Who Tops the Mobile App World?
7/22/2010
It’s incredible to think just how fast the market for smartphone apps has grown in such a short period of time. In terms of which platform holds the lead for the number of downloads and overall consumer interest, you must look inside the numbers to get a clear picture.
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Need Some Privacy?
7/15/2010
I’ll admit that sometimes aspects of technology give me the creeps. In particular, I’m uneasy about geolocation tools that can identify and broadcast my location
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Using Technology to Save Lives
7/14/2010
Fire safety is a major issue, and M2M (machine-to-machine) technology has played an integral role in enabling solutions that help detect and alert people to such incidents. But what happens in situations where people may not be able to hear or see traditional indicators?
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Retailers Look to Mobile Technology
7/9/2010
Remember when cellphones just made phone calls? Neither do we. Today, our phones let us send text messages, take and send pictures, email, browse, upload, download, navigate, play games, and video chat, among other functions.
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Life-Saving Mobile Apps
7/8/2010
If there was one device that you absolutely could not live without, what would it be? For most people, the first response would probably be their cell phone. Now more than ever, mobile phones have become a major part of our lives; our map to work, our connection to friends and family, our local news and weather updater, etc. Needless to say, our cell phones serve many different purposes but have you ever wondered if your cell phone may actually be able to save your life?
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Technology Enhances Wimbledon Experience
7/2/2010
Wimbledon is steeped in tradition: the pomp and circumstance, the grass courts … the strawberries and cream. (The 2010 event even earned a spot on the Queen of England’s social calendar.) But that doesn’t mean this century-old tennis tournament is old-fashioned when it comes to embracing the latest M2M (machine-to-machine) technology.
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Apps on Wheels
5/7/2010
Society has gone “app happy.” Last year alone, consumers downloaded 2.4 billion mobile applications—a rate expected to reach 7 billion by 2013, according to ABI Research, www.abiresearch.com, Oyster Bay, N.Y. New developmental initiatives by car companies, however, prove the popularity of apps extends beyond smartphones and into cars. It makes sense; if we’re crazy for the convenience and enjoyment of apps on our mobile devices, why not in our vehicle dashboards?
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Watch the Road, Not Your Phone!
4/22/2010
People seem to be on their mobile phones more and more nowadays, but who can blame them? If you get a phone call or a text message from a friend or loved one, you should respond to them immediately or at least check to see what they have to say, right? Wrong! Especially if you happen to be driving at the time you receive the text or phone call.
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