Mobile tech 2010: Trends to change our lives

Wednesday, Feb 04, 2009 Mobile tech 2010: Trends to change our lives Posted February 04, 06:34 a.m. Pacific Time The past two years have been exciting ones for mobility, with the dawn of netbooks, 4G communications and the first smartphones without keypads. The next two should be just as attention-grabbing, if not more so, as a slew of new technologies make workers more productive on the road.   >> Gmail Tasks now available in mobile flavor Posted February 04, 09:09 a.m. Pacific Time As those smarty smartypants over at Google say, there's a lot to be said for writing stuff down on old-fashioned paper. I mean, it usually takes less time and effort to write even down the shortest of two-word reminders on a piece of paper than it does to whip out your iPhone and fingertap it into the Notes application, or even to send it as an email to yourself.   >> New Garmin-Asus smartphones to take many OSs Posted February 04, 03:53 a.m. Pacific Time GPS (global positioning system) device maker Garmin plans to combine its talents with Asustek Computer's mobile phone division to create a new smartphone brand, Garmin-Asus.   >> Flash on iPhone hopes dashed Posted February 02, 08:07 a.m. Pacific Time Adobe has confirmed that Flash capabilities won't be coming to the iPhone anytime soon. Company CEO Shantanu Narayen recently discussed the difficulties in bringing Adobe's most well distributed product to the iPhone. "It's a hard technical challenge, and that's part of the reason Apple and Adobe are collaborating," Narayen told Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "The ball is in our court. The onus is on us to deliver."   >> Dell and Acer: Smartphone makers? Posted February 03, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time Last week, Acer sent out an invitation to attend its smartphone launch at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 16, causing a frenzy of blog activity. Debates rage about the specifics: Will multiple handsets be revealed? And what OS will be featured? While Wired is thinking Linux, PC World is pointing out that as an Open Handset Alliance member, Acer may be making a smart play to produce the next Android phone for the hungry fans who have been ...  >> Fly the mobile-friendly skies Posted January 30, 03:00 a.m. Pacific Time British Airways raised some eyebrows earlier this week when it announced it would offer limited in-flight use of cell phones. For the moment, BA is willing to allow only SMS and data usage on business-class flights from London to JFK. BA is following in the footsteps of several other airlines. Emirates was the first to offer cell phone usage during flights -- including voice calls (at a pricey $2.80 per minute). According to Emirates' U.S. site, it's currently charging $1 per ...  >>
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