Throughout the day, several media outlets have been discussing the recent development of "push to talk" phones. They sound basically like audio instant messengers. Instead of a ring, the voice message just blurts out. Unlike traditional "walkie-talkies" the audio messages...
Apr 21 2003 - 01:07 PM ET | In The News
The Register is running a story about people in the US getting bored with the Internet and turning to their mobile phones. In Japan, mobile phones are taking over normal Internet usage: "Phones are used for shopping, for news, but...
Apr 21 2003 - 12:55 PM ET | SMS
A week ago we noted that Sunday Communications in Hong Kong started up a service to alert its customers about possible SARS cases in the area. Today, Xeni Jardin over at Wired takes a look at the impact of text...
Apr 21 2003 - 10:49 AM ET | In The News
During a game this past Saturday, Texas outfielder Carl Everett was smacked in the back of the head with a cellphone. It did no serious damage to the player--but the phone was cracked open. The fan who chucked it was...
Apr 21 2003 - 08:47 AM ET | Unique
MobileTracker reader Allen Smith wrote in to us with a link to his unique Java application for Motorola i88 phones (just $9.99 after rebate). The phone has a built in GPS which the application uses to post coordinates to a...
