Whether you’re a citizen journalist, podcaster or simply interested in sharing some sound with friends, your cell phone can become your mobile radio studio. MobileActive has published an excellent guide to making mobile audio in the field. A few key tips from the guide: Microphone positioning. “Place the mobile phone so it faces your subject […]
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According to paidcontent.org, Jeff Bezos is bullish on mobile, whether it’s Kindles, smartphones or what he calls the “new category” of wireless tablet computers. Why? Amazon customers spent more than $1 billion via mobile device in the past 12 months, including sales by Kindle, and Bezos used the Q2 earnings release to suggest that tablets
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They have become a filter for our world. Through them we can access information, games, entire virtual worlds. Not the internet, nor our computers, not tablets or laptops — just little programs on our phones. Millions of little programs. What are the real numbers behind these programs, and why are there so many of them?
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There are so many apps available for smart phones these days, it must be really easy to make them, right? According to USA TODAY, usually you need to have some sort of programming skills. But the folks at Google have come up with a way for anyone to create apps for its Android mobile operating
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According to The Gary Post Tribune, Jeff Will, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Valparaiso University, came up with the “Here Kitty, Kitty” app, for sale at iTunes for 99 cents, which plays sound that cats might find so appealing they come out from under the couch. He figured if cats came
According to AppScout, a new Nielsen report said that over 20 percent of cell phone users worldwide intend to download at least some World Cup soccer information on their cell phones, according to FierceMobileContent. Interestingly, 23 percent of U.S. subscribers are planning to do so when the 2010 FIFA World Cup launches June 11th. That’s
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Two moms, both reformed cell phoning-while-driving addicts, want other drivers to kick the habit too says the Chicago Sun-Times. They’ve created a sign, based on the popular “Baby on Board” ones, that warns others to “Get off the phone.” Originally, the pair designed a ping pong paddle with the same message, but scrapped it fearing
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I just got this press release from Amazon about AmazonWireless and thought I should share it. Amazon is excited to announce AmazonWireless – a new website by Amazon specializing in cell phones and wireless service plans. Starting today until August 31, 2010, Associates can now earn $65 per unit in advertising fees on AmazonWireless cell
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One out of four households in the U.S. is now wireless-only. ReadWriteWeb has the latest statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of wireless-only households continues to move up slowly. In the first half of 2009, 22.7% of all households had cut their landline and today this number is closer
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According to ReadWriteWeb, small businesses, mobile vendors and yard sale junkies across the world unite – credit and debit cards have come to the street-side, the festival ground and the front yard with the release of Square. Square is an app for both iPhones and Android devices that allows its users to accept both cash
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