COVER: Crowd Control / by Bill Wasik / pg. 76 From the Arab Spring to the London Riots to Occupy Wall Street, a new breed of revolutionaries – networked and mobile – provides an arresting model for how social media can fuel civil unrest. WIRED’s Bill Wasik, one of the originators of “flash mobs,” takes … Continued
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COVER: CEO of the Internet / by Steven Levy / pg. 208 Jeff Bezos launched Amazon.com in 1994 as an online bookstore; since then, the company has consistently (and successfully) reinvented itself. Today, it’s the world’s largest online retailer, a powerful cloud service provider for companies like Foursquare and NASA, and now a competitor in … Continued
Parrot launching new AR.Drone2.0 at CES?
We happened upon Parrot’s outdoor AR.Drone corral at CES and this signage immediately caught our eyes. Parrot AR.Drone2.0 Fly – Record – Share: is this an all-new device or a firmware bump that adds some new functionality? The social media aspect of the poster is pretty self evident — and might be accomplished with a … Continued
Motorola launches MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI Android sets (video)
CES hasn’t even officially gotten underway and Motorola’s already launching not one, but two handsets for the Greater Chinese, European, and Latin American markets. First off we have the higher end of the two, the not quite new Motorola MOTOLUXE — which we’ve already seen in China as the XT615 and more recently in the … Continued
Mobile Miscellany: week of January 2, 2012
This week may not have been incredibly packed with news in the mobile world, but it was still easy to miss a few stories here and there. Here’s some of the other stuff that happened in the wide world of wireless for the week of January 2, 2012: Continue reading Mobile Miscellany: week of January … Continued
Intel collaborating with more system-on-chip vendors, bringing Wireless Display to more places
Intel’s Wireless Display hasn’t exactly generated AirPlay-level buzz, but there’s no question that it’s a beautiful feature to end up with on insert-your-next-system-here. In a bid to bring WiDi to even more places (and in turn, generate even more buzz), the company’s reaching out to System-On-Chip (SoC) vendors — including Cavium, Mstar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs, … Continued
ViewSonic ViewPhone 3 clears FCC, prepares for Latin American arrival
Well, wouldn’t you know it, but another ViewSonic smartphone has just reared its head — this time the ViewPhone 3 (V350) — which has just cleared the FCC. Previously geared toward Russian and European audiences, its creator now hopes to now make a splash with the device at CES. The ViewPhone 3 features dual-SIM technology … Continued
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