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AT&T launches pilot program for expanded push-to-talk services

Posted on February 22, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Let’s face it, walkie-talkies are far from glamorous, but for large and small enterprises that rely on real-time communication, the WWII artifact remains an integral part of the workday. Now, AT&T has set forth on a journey to give its push-to-talk services a modern makeover, and it’s recruiting a few partners to join the quest. In addition to providing PTT-enabled smartphones, the carrier will be testing IP-based technologies that offer workflow automation for tasks such as fleet management and dispatch. Additionally, the system will also offer integration with traditional radio systems such as PMR and LMR, which means an organization won’t need to transition its entire crew at once. You can find more about AT&T’s hybrid communications system in the PR after the break

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RB3D develops Hercule robotic exoskeleton, boosts strength without P90X

Posted on February 21, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Sure, some folks could use a little extra help maneuvering in order to complete daily chores. But what about help with all of that heavy lifting?

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RB3D develops Hercule robotic exoskeleton, boosts strength without P90X

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RB3D develops Hercule robotic exoskeleton, boosts strength without P90X

Posted on February 21, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Sure, some folks could use a little extra help maneuvering in order to complete daily chores. But what about help with all of that heavy lifting? The folks at RB3D in France have been working with the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), ESME Sudria and CES LIST to develop a robotic exoskeleton that will aid in doing just that. Hercule, the aforementioned cobot-esque (collaborative robot) prototype, doesn’t require any special training or skills to use. A person needing extra strength to carry that crate of supplies just wears the device and goes about his or her business with the added support of the exosuit.

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Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly

Posted on February 21, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

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Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly

Posted on February 21, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Nokia’s Pulse app looks and smells familiar to anyone who’s ever used Google Latitude . The difference being that the Finnish handset maker has the benefit of Navteq’s $8 billion geolocation technology that it picked up back in 2008 . Now the Haus of Elop is opening a Boston skunkworks that’ll port the app, as well as future social software over to Android and iOS. It’s part of a wider project to coax users toward Windows Phone by getting them hooked on a suite of features hoped to be “more than the sum of its parts.” What do you think dear readers, will it work? Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds .

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Nokia’s social apps coming to Android and iOS: lions expected to lie down with lambs shortly

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Barnes & Noble 2012 Q3 Report: loss-making Nook generates sales, tears

Posted on February 21, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

It’s that time of the year when Barnes & Noble’s accountants reveal the figures for the quarter to determine if the age of print is over. Turns out there’s some good news for bookseller. Overall sales for the chain increased five percent: the company took $2.4 billion through the cash registers. That was split $1.49 billion (up two percent) in high-street retail, online sales took $420 million (up 32 percent year-on-year) and the Nook in all its forms and glories took $542 million (up 38 percent). The only grey cloud was that sales in college-only stores dropped three percent, thanks in part to renting textbooks to impecunious freshmen

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Acer Financials: meager 2011 Q4 profit, massive annual loss

Posted on February 15, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Acer was hoping for the gloom to lift after two bad quarters , but it can hardly call its latest financials stellar. It scraped a slender $2.4 million profit in the quarter, which wasn’t enough to prevent the company posting an overall annual loss of $212 million. It blamed one off charges and operational and strategic adjustments (though no mention of the impending war with Lenovo over Gianfranco Lanci ) for the bad year. The terse release (after the break) claims the business is becoming “more healthy and stable,” which is a good way to paint a quarter-on-quarter drop of 98.4 percent turnover. Continue reading Acer Financials: meager 2011 Q4 profit, massive annual loss Acer Financials: meager 2011 Q4 profit, massive annual loss originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Nintendo brings Mobiclip on board to help with Wii U development

Posted on February 14, 2012 by droidmike| Leave a comment

Nintendo beefed up its proprietary arsenal yesterday, with the acquisition of Mobiclip — a Paris-based video codec provider. As Gamasutra reports, the deal was actually finalized back in October, but only became public this week, when Mobiclip confirmed its new ownership on its website. The company already has a history with Nintendo, having lent a hand with video rendering and playback on the DS and Game Boy Advance . Now that it’s officially under its wing, Mobiclip will reportedly collaborate with Nintendo on its forthcoming Wii U , as suggested by a recently posted job listing for a “console software engineer.” Nintendo brings Mobiclip on board to help with Wii U development originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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The Hidden Tax on Every Smartphone and Tablet You Buy

Posted on February 10, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

COMMENTARY | You weren’t charged it when they rang your smartphone up at the register, and your receipt won’t have any mention of it. But if you bought an Android smartphone in the last year or so, odds are you paid Microsoft $5 for the privilege of using Android, according to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard as quoted in Business Insider. Meanwhile, Google stands to collect about a billion dollars a year from Apple on account of people who buy the iPhone, according to John Paczkowski of AllThingsD.

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Yahoo’s management overhaul continues: Chairman and three board members step down

Posted on February 7, 2012 by droiddude| Leave a comment

Out with the old, in with the new, eh? Yahoo certainly subscribes to that philosophy, as it’s already shuffled out Jerry Yang in favor of Scott Thompson as its CEO, and now the company will be adding four fresh faces to it’s board. Among those departing Yahoo is Roy Bostock — which ends his four year reign as Chairman of the board — who is perhaps most well-known for having a hand in turning down Microsoft’s money in 2008 . With this most recent shuffling at the top, Yahoo’s down to just seven board members, but the search is on to find replacements for the departed directors.

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