Archive for: October 28, 2007

i-Garment’s “smart suit” helps disaster relief agents

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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Designed to help firefighters communicate independently of unreliable traditional systems such as cellphone networks, i-Garment’s “smart suit” does more than just enable voices to be …

i-Garment’s “smart suit” helps disaster relief agents

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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Designed to help firefighters communicate independently of unreliable traditional systems such as cellphone networks, i-Garment’s “smart suit” does more than just enable voices to be …

Tired of high mobile phone service charges? Try Truphone instead.. - Bob Katayama

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

http://www.truphone.com/welcome.tru Tired of the high cost of mobile phone charges? Consider using a service called Truphone.

This is a VOIP (Voice Over IP Servcie) that allows free calling to other Truphone users and to landline numbers in 40 different countries. This …

Gamestop stops selling product replacement plans on Xbox 360s

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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A leaked memo from Gamestop shows that the company intends to stop selling “product replacement plans” on the Xbox 360, probably a reaction to the high failure …

Why the larger Mobile Service Providers in Canada Should Have an Inexpensive Data Plan. - Part 2 - Bob Katayama

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

Part 1 available HERE

Part 2

In part 1, Gavin Steiner, President of Interprom Inc. commented about many of their potential clients being excited about accessing the corporate data from a mobile device but quickly realize that the costs are too prohibitive. …

AT&T scales back citywide WiFi agenda in St. Louis

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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Just months after hearing that San Franciscans would be forced to deal with the collapse of a seemingly inevitable citywide WiFi access plan, wireless addicts in …

CSIRO developing power-generating shirts

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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We’ve seen a plethora of shirts made for more than just satisfying a core necessity in life, but a team of scientists over at the …

CSIRO developing power-generating shirts

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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We’ve seen a plethora of shirts made for more than just satisfying a core necessity in life, but a team of scientists over at the …

Rumor: iPhone coming to Canada on December 7th?

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

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According to a Boy Genius Report that shows an alleged leaked advertisement, Rogers could be launching the iPhone on its network on December 7th. You’re gonna …

Great, free Web browser Opera Mini 4 beta 3 is out – even better than before, an ABSOLUTE MUST! - Werner Ruotsalainen

date 28 Oct 2007 | category UMPCS, UMPCS.com Contributors

Opera Mini, particularly when used under a decent MIDlet manager, has always been one of the best choices for the Web browsing on any current handset. The new beta version of the forthcoming, 4-series Opera Mini, exactly two months after …