Qualcomm and GreenRoad (driver safety and efficiency service provider) signed an agreement to offer the “first integrated solution that addresses mobile resource management (MRM), safety and driving behavior.” The solution combines Qualcomm’s GPS-enabled Service Fleet Manager and the GreenRoad 360 service, enabling fleets to better manage their assets, gain greater fuel efficiency and improve safety.…
TI, GetFugu and UT Dallas team-up to work on Google Goggles-like HDI technologies
The MobileLab research group at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is working with Texas Instruments and GetFugu on next-generation human device interactions (HDI) technologies. In addition to good ol’ cash, both TI and GetFugu has an expertise to offer – the chip maker wants to extend the reach of its OMAP processors,…
IBM to collaborate universities in India and Japan to make mobile devices more accessible
As part of its Open Collaborative Research program, IBM is working together with the National Institute of Design (NID) of India and Japan’s Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST) to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices that will make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world.…
Motorola to use Bing Search and Maps services on its Android smartphones for China
Back in January, we picked up a story from Reuters involving Motorola which said they’ll use Baidu instead of Google on their Android smartphones in China. Now we have the same company [Motorola] announcing a deal with Microsoft to use Bing. So one wonders – what’s happening here? This time, however, it’s not Reuters picking…
Skype bows to Verizon, steers clear of Nokia’s US Ovi Store
Alliances in the mobile world are sometimes fleeting, but they can also be strong enough to break other partnerships. Take Skype’s recent partnership to bring VoIP calling to Verizon Wireless customers, for example. Verizon and Skype announced that they had joined forces to create a Skype mobile app that would allow free Skype-to-Skype calls and…
T-Mobile casts Yahoo aside in favor of Google for mobile search
When it comes to mobile internet search, alliances are short-lived and loyalties are looser than, well, you get the point. AT&T recently kicked Google off the Android-powered Motorola BackFlip, in order to get in bed with Yahoo as the default search engine on the smartphone. Now, T-Mobile USA has up and shuffled Google out the…
Android and iPhone Barcode Scanning App ShopSavvy Acquires Snappr
Developer of ShopSavvy, Big in Japan, has acquired a similar service called Snappr, which happened to be one of the first mobile barcode scanning apps out there. Similarly, ShopSavvy was one oaf the first Android apps available at launch, although since then many developers, including Google themselves and Microsoft, have got into the game. If you haven’t…
Truphone acquires Australia’s Startel Communications, enters wholesale agreement with Optus
Mobile VoIP service provider Truphone is on the rage, expanding to Australia as we speak. The company announced two things: Their first press release (PDF) announces the acquisition of Startel Communications, which is a specialised mobile and fixed line telecommunications provider to Australian businesses and consumers. Truphone will take advantage of Startel’s large distribution network…
Intel to help Orange bring its services to the MeeGo platform
Intel and Orange are teaming up to deliver Orange multimedia services across a number of devices based on the Intel Atom Processor and MeeGo software platform. Among the operator services (Orange Signature Services) that will be ported to the new platform are Orange TV and Orange Maps, even though we’re still waiting to see the…
AT&T kicks Google search out of their own phone in favor of Yahoo
Everyone break your piggy banks, the Motorola BackFlip is coming! Or, not. AT&T has just stuck it to Google by going with Yahoo as the device’s primary search feature. Why they decided to go this route is up for debate, but all the upcoming AT&T Android devices coming out this year could be shipping with…