Archive for May, 2011

The development of mobile phones

Posted on May 31st, 2011 by admin

Today, we can barely find some time to rest in this busy life. The greatest gift from the scientific world is the mobile phone that offers an effective means of communication. The credit belongs of course to the mobile digital technology and those who made it possible for everyone. Today there are many affordable mobile [...]

DoCoMo demonstrates spoken language translator for smartphones

Posted on May 31st, 2011 by Bethany McGrath

Speaking about the as yet unnamed service at the Wireless Japan 2011 convention, DoCoMo president Ryuji Yamada said, We want a phone that interprets conversations just like in science fiction.” Though clearly still not up to Star Trek standards, this precursor to the Universal Translator is definitely a step in the right direction. In the [...]

10 Tech Tools for Business Owners

Posted on May 29th, 2011 by Tyson Mighell

Discussing tech tools for business owners is usually my BNET colleague Rick Broida’s department, but I get a chance to test drive tech myself, too. In fact, I end up depending on tech to run my author tours, whether it is point-of-sale purchases or document management on the road. I recently appeared on BNET’s The [...]

Citrix to support OpenStack cloud software

Posted on May 27th, 2011 by Natalie Bourne

Citrix is preparing to release a version of the OpenStack cloud platform as it looks to become one of the major forces pushing the project. OpenStack is a collaborative cross-industry effort to build a software stack for use in hybrid and public cloud deployments, with all software in the effort available under the Apache 2.0 [...]