Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (EurekAlert!)
( Georgia Institute of Technology ) Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mobile application known as Sun Dial, which alerts Muslim users when it’s time to perform the five daily prayers known as salat. The device is currently being discussed this week at the human-computer interaction conference, CHI, in Boston.
Source: www.eurekalert.org
Motorola launches 2 entry level mobile phones (The Hindu)
NEW DELHI: To strengthen its low-end handset portfolio, Motorola on Saturday said it has launched two mobile phones priced at Rs 1,099 and Rs 1,299 in the country.
Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com
T-Mobile to Use Google Software in Devices for Home (New York Times)
T-Mobile plans to sell a home phone early next year and soon after a tablet computer, both running Android, according to confidential documents obtained from one of the company?s partners.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Sun Dial Uses Mobile Phones to Alert Muslims to Prayer (Cellular-News.com)
Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it’s only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets to help them enrich their spiritual life as well.
Source: www.cellular-news.com
European airlines increasingly offering in-flight use of mobile phones (PublicTechnology.net)
One year after the European Commission put in place common rules for safe use of mobile phones on aircrafts and for simple and non-bureaucratic authorisations of this essentially cross border service, 27 European aircraft have been equipped to allow the secure use of standard GSM handsets onboard aircraft while flying in European airspace.
Source: www.publictechnology.net
Special Free Gifts with Contract Mobile Phones (SYS-CON Media)
Stiff competition and great demand for mobile phones have resulted in lots of deals and offers among the latest mobile phones. Mobile phones have become a necessity for every person and that s why there are several kinds of high-tech mobile phones available in the market. These high-end gadgets give the users opportunity to enjoy the twin benefit at the cost of one product. read more
Source: www.sys-con.com
Nielsen watching mobile internet use (The New Zealand Herald)
ACNielsen is starting regular research into how many people are accessing websites through their cellphones, as one of New Zealand’s most viewed websites goes mobile. The Herald website is now available on most phones. And Fairfax…
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Children now aged nine have mobile phones (Daily Telegraph)
CHILDREN’S rising use of phones - with nine-year-olds now users - emerges as a furore erupts over the independence of Australia’s peak mobile phone research group.
Source: news.com.au
Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (w/Video) (PhysOrg)
Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it’s only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets to help them enrich their spiritual life as well. Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mobile application known as Sun Dial, which alerts Muslim users when …
Source: www.physorg.com
