Posts Tagged with ‘mobile’

Google Docs Mobile Now Available, But Unfinished

Michael Garrett

Today, Google Blogoscoped has announced that the mobile version of Google Docs is now available to users of the online office suite.
Last month, it was discovered that there were mobile-designed pages available with a link leading to docs.google.com/m, but at the time the URL resulted in a 404 error.
The Google Help Center has posted that [...]

Looking At Google’s Purchase Of Jaiku

Paul Glazowski

Recognize the name Jaiku? If not, don’t fret. Lots of others are in that boat as well. I’m sure Twitter raises a flag, though, right? Okay, good. Because both businesses are pretty much synonymous with one another. In a competitive sort of way, that is.
All you really need to know about Jaiku is that it [...]

Web-Based BitTorrent Client BitLet Evolves; Now Allows Easy Uploads

Paul Glazowski

Exactly two months ago we brought you word of the debut of an ultra-simple Web-based utility of the peer-to-peer milieu, called BitLet. Today, we send you notice of its ongoing evolution.
Whereas prior to this moment one could only use the BitTorrent utility to download files from the Web, BitLet now offers the option [...]

Gizmo Project Releases VoIP and IM Solution for BlackBerry

Paul Glazowski

As amazing and as newsworthy as the iPhone might seem to be, it?s got a long way to go before it really makes itself at home in the land of ubiquity. In fact, in terms of sheer numbers, the Apple device doesn?t hold a candle to the long-reigning king of the smartphone world, the [...]

700 MHz Spectrum Auction: Signs Point To A Bid By Google

Paul Glazowski

More Google news today, this nugget coming from the mouthpiece of the company, Eric Schmidt.
Talking in Aspen Colorado at an annual summit held by the Progress and Freedom Foundation, the Google CEO spoke for the principal of free speech and the need to open networks (presumably the wireless variety) to ensure advancement of communications. Oh, [...]

HP CloudPrint Introduces Mobile Printing

Michael Garrett

The New York Times recently reported on a new and innovative development by Hewlett-Packard that will allow users to “print documents on any printer almost anywhere in the world.” And, no, this is not a joke (like Gmail Paper was).
CloudPrint has been under development for several months and was created by researchers at HP Labs. [...]

BitLet: A Web-Based BitTorrent Client

Paul Glazowski

So, you’re trying your hardest to maintain a Web-app-only lifestyle, huh? Using an online office suite to get work done? Working with a Net-based photo editing solution for…you know…photo editing? You might even be so die-hard in your remotely-hosted ways that you’ve even decided to snub something so simple as a local IM client for [...]

Matchmaking Goes Mobile with MatchMobile

Michael Garrett

Apparently singles looking for matches are starting to want more mobility and freedom. According to M:Metrics, 3.6 million cell phone users in the United States made use of a mobile dating service in May 2007 alone, a number that is expected to continue to rise.
To meet this demand, online dating service Match.com is [...]

Nokia Buys Twango Media Sharing Service

Michael Garrett

Yesterday, Twango announced that Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone maker, has acquired its media-sharing service. With this acquisition, Nokia will be able to offer its customers an easy way to share multimedia content on their desktop PCs and mobile phones.
"Nokia's unique vision for social media aligns perfectly with Twango," said Twango [...]

Google AdSense for Mobile Now Under Beta Testing

Michael Garrett

If you are an ad publisher who has been waiting for a way to bring revenue to your mobile phone-capable website, Scott over at the Self Made Minds blog has announced Google Adsense for Mobile is currently in beta stage and undergoing testing. Up until now, there was really only one option with the service [...]