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[2009-10-29] GM to offer $500 Autonet Mobile WiFi option in select vehicles

October 28th, 2009

“Beginning next month, Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet dealers will all begin offering up Autonet Mobile’s $499 WiFi router as a dealer-installed option”

[2009-10-29] Open source, features to drive smartphone market

October 28th, 2009

“In a report released Tuesday, the research firm In-Stat projected that there will be some 412 million smartphones worldwide by 2014″

[2009-10-29] MyCE Sees Room For Another Social Network For Consumer Electronics Fans

October 28th, 2009

“Much like the recently launched gdgt, MyCE lets you create a user profile that includes lists of products you own and wish you owned. You can go to the site to discuss news about certain electronics and gadgetry, argue about what certain products lack and what they rule at, compare pricing and write reviews, but also to set up or join conversations centered around support and troubleshooting.”

[2009-10-29] Intel’s next-gen memory closer to reality

October 28th, 2009

“In short, it could combine the conventional computer memory’s high speed with flash memory’s low cost, low power demands, and high capacity. Having lots of fast memory on hand could simplify computer hardware and software that today must reckon with a hierarchy of storage technologies that trade off performance for capacity.”

[2009-10-29] Obopay moves into mobile payments for online games

October 28th, 2009

“Obopay, a mobile payment company funded by Nokia, is announcing today that it is moving into online games so that you can buy items in social network games using your mobile phone.”

[2009-10-29] Google Maps Navigation Becomes Reality on Android

October 28th, 2009

“Since the application is free, we can expect Google to add advertisements to it at some point. But currently, since you have to pay for every other mobile turn-by-turn navigation app out there, the sheer fact that this thing is free will certainly make it a huge hit.”

[2009-10-28] AlertMe teams with Google, British Gas to give consumers more control over energy use

October 28th, 2009

“AlertMe’s online service gives its customers access to their power consumption data from any computer or device with an internet connection, including smartphones, via the personalized iGoogle portal”