Archive for January, 2010

Print 24: Online Flyer Design & Printing

These days it seems the web is rife with various printing solutions and we've decided to take a look at one particular service that specializes in the area of flyer printing.

Print 24 offers printing packages for everything from flyers to calendars, from stickers to free business cards. Best of all, the site is structured to calculate and mark the best deal for each category's offerings so that selecting the package that is right for you is fast and easy.

Assembling your …

Embee Mobile Creates Service that Let’s Cell Users Cash In

Think nothing good comes out spending all your time on your cell phone? One new company thinks heavy phone users should be rewarded for their tireless efforts.

Palo Alto Texas firm Embee is about to release a service to allow mobile phone users to earn prepaid minutes by participating in incentive based marketing programs. It works just like "frequent flyer" programs with most airlines. Once they activate their Embee Mobile account, users can click on the applications "Paycheck" tab to complete third party offers …

Google Voice Comes to iPhone Regardless of Apple’s Feelings

Google went ahead and unveiled a new version of its Google Voice application for the iPhone, without the prior approval of Apple.

Google said it revised its Voice software so that consumers could access it through the smartphone's Web browser, unlike most iPhone apps that need to be downloaded and installed directly.

The new Web app allows customers to make cheap long-distance calls over the Internet, bypassing traditional cellular networks, and includes an alternative on-screen dialing pad and the ability to listen …

Motorola Seeks Retribution Against RIM through the ITC

Never let it be said that the wireless industry isn't a cutthroat operation. The latest word coming in is that Motorola has issue with Research in Motion (RIM; maker of the popular Blackberry line of handsets).

Motorola has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission accusing Research in Motion of infringing on several of its patents. While the ITC doesn't have the power to award monetary compensation, it can impose bans on products shipped into the United States (usually resulting in relatively …


Predictive Dialers Offer Positive Results

© sun dazedThese days it seems as though not all technology is created equally- some inventions are complex enough to require a PhD to even begin to grasp while others make so much sense you may find yourself asking, "why didn't I think of that?"

Predictive dialers are a great example of the latter: A predictive dialer is a computerized system that automatically dials batches of telephone numbers for connection to agents assigned to sales or other campaigns. Predictive dialers are widely used in …

Checklist – Setting up Home Office in India

I’ve recently set up my home office and it was quite an experience. There were quite a few checklists on the web but they were really not suitable for Indian conditions (are we the only ones who use a UPS? ). So here’s what worked for me. Your mileage may be different.

Laptop and/or desktop: I [...]

Checklist – Setting up Home Office in India

I’ve recently set up my home office and it was quite an experience. There were quite a few checklists on the web but they were really not suitable for Indian conditions (are we the only ones who use a UPS? ). So here’s what worked for me. Your mileage may be different.

Laptop and/or desktop: I [...]

What’s Up?

Happy New Year everyone. Here’s wishing you a great twenty-ten.
I have renamed this blog to just “Random Thoughts”. Of course, i’d still be writing about Content Technologies but on the CMS Watch blog now.
In fact, I’ve been enjoying my work at CMS Watch, where I cover Portals, Enterprise Content Management and Web Content Management marketplaces. [...]

What’s Up?

Happy New Year everyone. Here’s wishing you a great twenty-ten.
I have renamed this blog to just “Random Thoughts”. Of course, i’d still be writing about Content Technologies but on the CMS Watch blog now.
In fact, I’ve been enjoying my work at CMS Watch, where I cover Portals, Enterprise Content Management and Web Content Management marketplaces. [...]

Asus & Garmin’s Joint Smartphone Taking Preorders

When you think of Garmin, GPS tech should come to mind. Asus hopes that's the case as they have recently partnered with Garmin on a jointly designed smartphone equipped with Garmin's mobile device tracking technology and running Windows Mobile 6.5.3.

The unit is already appearing on websites for pre-order at a cost of roughly $435.

The partnership between Asus and Garmin is expected to continue to flourish in upcoming months, as rumors are circulating about several possible joint venture Android-powered smartphones set …