Category: mobile

The Effect of Mobile Communication on our Culture

We are a culture distracted. I want to share a few examples of how communication technology is reshaping our culture, reshaping media, and reshaping productivity and identity. I observe these changes every day, and am beginning to see connections. Here are just a few examples of mobile phone use in everyday situations: Employees texting or… Continue reading The Effect of Mobile Communication on our Culture

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MoJo: The Coming of Mobile Journalism

Journalists are finding success with pocket-sized tools that allow them to report on stories from almost anywhere in the world. Reuters is having their reporters experiment with a “mobile journalism toolkit,” which allows reporting in text, audio, video and photos: The Mobile Journalism Toolkit contents, which include a Nokia N95 phone, Nokia SU-8W folding keyboard,… Continue reading MoJo: The Coming of Mobile Journalism

The Cure for Loneliness Via Online Mapping

As more location features become available for our mobile devices, there is excitement and a shift in how we connect with others. Google’s My Location tracks where you are, and gives you the following data instantly: Real-time traffic — See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas. Detailed… Continue reading The Cure for Loneliness Via Online Mapping

Google Shares the Love on Innovative Cell Phone Partnerships

Google avoids creating their own cell phone, but may reap greater success than a single moble device ever could: “…the Internet giant has cemented an alliance with 33 partners, the question is whether they will follow through on its attempt to change the rules of the game.” “After months of anticipation, a group including Google… Continue reading Google Shares the Love on Innovative Cell Phone Partnerships

Cell Phones: Dramatically Shifting the Social Landscape

Two interesting posts today about the affect of cell phones on our social lives: Mark Glaser feels that Cell Phones Are Killing Face-to-Face Interactions: “What was once something you did in private or during downtime has now become an obsession. We all need to find out what else is going on at other locations, to… Continue reading Cell Phones: Dramatically Shifting the Social Landscape

US Cell Phone Market is “Laughingstock”

Walt Mossberg looks the state of the US cell phone market: “…the result has been a mobile phone system that is the direct opposite of the PC model. It severely limits consumer choice, stifles innovation, crushes entrepreneurship, and has made the U.S. the laughingstock of the mobile-technology world, just as the cellphone is morphing into… Continue reading US Cell Phone Market is “Laughingstock”

Rumor Alert: A Phone from Google that Could Change Everything

There is a swarm of rumors around an upcoming mobile phone from Google, that could be similar to Apple’s iPhone, without the hefty price and AT&T contract lock-in: “Google could sit tight and count its pennies, not unlike what Microsoft did during its heyday, or it could push forward, beyond the desktop and into the… Continue reading Rumor Alert: A Phone from Google that Could Change Everything