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AT&T, T-Mobile USA and Sprint respond to Verizon’s Unlimited Cell Phone Plans

Ryan Unger — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:56:09 +0000

AT&T is offering unlimited voice for $99 and unlimited connectivity and messaging for $35. One year contract is required for new subscribers and data plans are unchanged, though. Analysts are expecting Sprint to, “offer flat-rate calling plans at up to 40 percent discount to it’s rivals” — bringing unlimited wireless minutes into the $60 range for [...]

Google May Build Huge Wireless Network Using Floating Balloons

Ryan Unger — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:30:52 +0000

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is considering either a partnership or a full-on buyout of Space Data Corp—a company that provides balloon-based wireless networks. If you think that seems a little strange, consider this: the balloons can help bring wireless service to individuals in rural areas and they can be launched on the [...]

Random Links for February 18, 2008

Ryan Unger — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:27:54 +0000

20+ Tools For Working With Colors Sometimes all you need to get inspired to build a site is picking a color scheme, or even if you get stuck later in development you need some color help. Mashable.com has gathered 20+ tools for helping the “color challanged” designers. Source: Mashable The Analog Cellphone Timeline Source: Gizmodo Hide an Image in HTML [...]

List of Mobile Phone to PC Projector Options

Ryan Unger — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:37:21 +0000

I often hear people asking about ways to project the screen of a mobile phone to a PC during presentations, so I decided to compile a short list of mobile phone to PC projector options. If you have any experience with mobile to PC projectors, please post a short comment. The four discussed here are: Mobilola Remote S60 Screenshot Project-a-Phone I [...]

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Zak Dabbas — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:00:22 +0000

Every once in a while—perhaps as often as the solar equinox or emergence of the breeding cicadas—I open my mouth and say something I later regret. And when I do so, I feel it is my duty to own up to my mistake. So, with my sneaker on my plate, I apologize to all of [...]

Teen who hacked iPhone trades gadget for new car

Ryan Unger — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:18:13 +0000

Via the Associated Press: AP—— The teenage hacker who found a way to unlock the iPhone so that the device would not be restricted to use solely on AT&T Inc.’s cellular networks will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car. George Hotz, of Glen Rock, N.J., said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a [...]

Are cell phone projectors on the Way?

Ryan Unger — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:59:42 +0000

Via Gizmodo South Korea’s Iljin Display has been crowing about its coin-sized laser projector module for more than a year with no haps, but now the company says it’s inked a deal with South Korea Telecom (SK Telecom) to mass-produce the projector for use inside cellphones. Is Iljin’s so-called Nano Projector finally for real? [more]

AmberWatch Mobile GPS tracking service announced

Ryan Unger — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:24:25 +0000

The AmberWatch Foundation used QUALCOMM’s recent BREW 2007 conference to take the wraps off its latest initiative, AmberWatch Mobile GPS tracking service. Among other things, the new service will allow individuals to send alerts to family and friends when they’re in need of assistance (which will include their GPS location), allow chosen friends or family [...]

Who Watches Mobile Video?

Ryan Unger — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 19:23:58 +0000

A recent article by Katie on NewTeeVee pointed out that according to data from Nielsen, middle-aged men with high incomes are the main demographic of Americans watching video on their cell phones. On the surface it may seem that this proves that the price point is still too high (which it is), but my theory [...]

Web Marketing Association names Punchkick Interactive’s Ryan Unger to the 2007 WebAward judging panel

Ryan Unger — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:03:09 +0000

Cleveland, OH June 1, 2007 – The Web Marketing Association is pleased to announce that Punchkick Interactive co-founder Ryan Unger has been selected as a judge of the 11th annual international WebAward competition for Web site development. The WebAwards is the standards-defining internet awards competition that sets industry benchmarks based on the seven criteria of a [...]