Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Sonar - Mobile, Local, Connection Technology - New

What is Sonar?
Sonar is a mobile application that uncovers the hidden connections you share with people nearby. Sonar bottles the 1000s of connections that you miss every day- friends, friends of friends, fellow alumni, likeminded strangers- and put them in the palm of your hand. Sonar helps you use the information you share about yourself online to connect with the person sitting next to you.

For me this maybe too personalised and there maybe safety concerns, however from a professional networking point of view this is very interesting technology.



Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Alcohol Awareness Campaign from Scandinavia - Interactive Video

This is an amazing and thought provoking piece of creative. It shows two scenarios, one demonstrating how people behave when they are sober, you can hover over the person and it shows them in the same situation drunk.

It's a great piece, enjoy!

http://www.byturen.com/?r=facebook

Intel and Google in Android chip-making partnership

Chipmaker Intel has set up a development partnership with internet giant Google to improve its mobile phone and tablet processors that run on the Android system.

The move is aimed at giving Intel greater access to one of the industry's fastest-growing segments.

Intel is the world's biggest chipmaker in the computer and server market.

However, it has not been as successful when trying to create smaller, more power-efficient chips.

'First-class citizen'
Demand for mobile phone and tablet computers has been on the increase, and Google has been pushing its Android operating system, tying up with manufacturers.

Android has become the world's leading operating system for smartphones.

Intel, though, has faced stiff competition from UK rival ARM Holdings, which has managed to produce chips that are better suited to the smaller, more portable devices.

Analysts said that the partnership would help Intel increase its foothold in the Android market.

"It's really about Google saying that Intel is going to be a first-class citizen in the Android ecosystem," said David Kanter of Real World Technologies.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/mobile/business-14877146?SThisFB