Full FeedNew York officially bans texting while driving
New York State has just added a new law that further bans the use of cell phones while driving. Effective immediately, drivers can no longer text while driving and if they are caught doing so they face a fine of up to $150. While a great law, for me this… Continue Reading »
Spoken teams with Microsoft to offer transcribed text voicemail service
The company Spoken has announced its plans to team with Microsoft in order to offer audio to text transcriptions of voicemails. This service will be offered to enterprise customers and will come as an enhanced option on the new Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. The service is called GotVoice and will… Continue Reading »
Texting while driving is dangerous, as graphically pointed out in this PSA
Nothing like using a little shock and gore as an attempt at making people more aware that texting while driving is dangerous. Honestly at this point, I cannot imagine that anyone is unaware that texting while driving is dangerous, but just in case, you can now point them in the… Continue Reading »
Public safety announcement: When texting and walking be aware of open manholes
What better way than to start your Monday than by reading a story about a girl who fell into an open manhole cover because she was walking and texting and obviously not paying attention to where she was going? If nothing else, it will make you feel just a little… Continue Reading »
Trade all your gadgets for an iPhone? These folks did.
Tough times call for tough actions. It seems in light of all the economic bad news, lower income folks are ditching gadgets to have just one: the iPhone 3G. Who needs two iPods? Who needs a netbook? Who needs a home phone line? Indeed, one could argue the iPhone is… Continue Reading »
My Mobile Witness has a terrible name, but means well
A new service focused around the use of cell phones has been announced, it’s called “My Mobile Witness.” Upon first seeing the name, I immediately felt like I wanted to bash it for being some sort of invasion of privacy-enabling service. Turns out that isn’t the case. My Mobile Witness… Continue Reading »
Text is the new voice; messaging takes the lead
I’ve a confession: I notice people’s phones. It seems to be a condition I’ve developed after writing about phones for a year. I note what kind of phone, the user, and what they are doing with it. So when riding a bus from a country fair (don’t ask), back to… Continue Reading »
Blackberry Storm photos: The Real Thing?
So, the much talked about Blackberry Storm isn’t due out until November. Yet somehow, (as always seems to happen), new photos are circulating the ‘Net. I caught sight of some of them, and if these are real…apparently the Storm had a little bit of a design overhaul from the last… Continue Reading »
Two Nokia QWERTY phones leaked
Looks like there just may be two new E series Nokia phones in the works if images on the ‘Net are to be trusted - the upcoming E72 and E75. Apparently, preventing leaks from those doing proto testing, or having promo videos leaked onto the web before they are supposed… Continue Reading »
12seconds takes on 3 partners, adds a new API
12seconds just today launched their application programming interface (API) as well as announced it’s first three partners: Tweetdeck, Blippr, and Phreadz. With the goal of 12seconds being to be the go-to platform for video status updates, they needed this step forward of a strong API. The company is happy with… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.
