Category Archives: wireless data

Watching streaming movies on your cell phone

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Sprint announced today that customers can watch streaming movies on their cell phones. I just don’t see this happening. For $4-$6, depending on the movie, you can watch it stream on to your tiny screen and listen on tinny speaker(s). … Continue reading →

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Searching Google’s Mobile Web

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

As I’ve been traveling more lately, I’ve been making greater use of wireless search tools. Google’s Mobile Web search (currently in beta) is a welcome departure from other mobile search tools. Instead of searching all of the Web, Mobile Web … Continue reading →

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Data entry on mobile phones

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

There’s no question that data entry on mobile phones with the standard 12-key keypad is tedious. Technologies like Tegic’s T9, which is available on many phones makes this a lot easier. The technology predicts what word you are trying to … Continue reading →

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Google mobile maps adds live traffic data

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Rakesh Agrawal

Google’s mobile map application added live traffic data earlier this week. It is the best mobile application I’ve seen to date. With all the terrible WAP sites out there, it’s great to see a wireless data application that works and … Continue reading →

Posted in google, gps, maps, mobile, satellite navigation, wireless, wireless data | 3 Comments