Layar Launches Stiktu, An AR App To Graffiti The Real World
Posted by TechCrunch
Layar, the startup which is one of the few to really power ahead with Augmented Reality applications, recently revealed it’s well-thought out business model after a long period of scaling the app’s usage. Their Creator tool allows offline print publishers to upload advertising imagery so that any Layar user can pass their smartphone over the ad content and see an augmented reality enhanced advert. So, goodbye QR codes, ugly visual signals or watermarks or the requirement to log a location. The publishers pay, and Layar is in the middle of the transaction. It just works. Google’s Project Glass is some way away, so Layar is in a sweet spot for this kind of application. I think it w[...]
Continue ReadingAmazon finally gives the iPhone a Cloud Player music app
Posted by VentureBeat
It’s no secret that Amazon’s business strategy involves growing its digital media sales, which it has done by undercutting MP3 music download prices on iTunes. But Amazon’s streaming music strategy, kicked off by its Cloud Player release last year, has left iPhone users out in the cold until now.
Today the company released a version of its Cloud Player for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will allow Amazon customers to stream or download music stored in their Cloud Drive. They’ll also be able to manage music libraries and create new playlists. Until now, music stored or purchased on Amazon was only available for playback on its website or through mobile devices runnin[...]
Continue ReadingToday the company released a version of its Cloud Player for the iPhone and iPod Touch, which will allow Amazon customers to stream or download music stored in their Cloud Drive. They’ll also be able to manage music libraries and create new playlists. Until now, music stored or purchased on Amazon was only available for playback on its website or through mobile devices runnin[...]
Nokia offloads Vertu, slashes jobs and cuts top execs
Posted by Gigaom
After months of rumors, Nokia has agreed to sell its luxe handset brand Vertu to a European private equity group, in a deal said to be worth around €200 million ($250m).
The company announced on Thursday that it had finalized a deal with the Swedish-headquartered EQT to sell off Vertu, which specializes in limited edition, jewel-encrusted handsets that cost thousands of dollars each.
Although terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, reports recently have pinpointed the size of the agreement. Nokia will retain a 10 percent share in the company.
Vertu is a strange beast. Originally a subsidiary of Nokia, the company — which is based in the U.K. — has lately been operating as[...]
Continue ReadingThe company announced on Thursday that it had finalized a deal with the Swedish-headquartered EQT to sell off Vertu, which specializes in limited edition, jewel-encrusted handsets that cost thousands of dollars each.
Although terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, reports recently have pinpointed the size of the agreement. Nokia will retain a 10 percent share in the company.
Vertu is a strange beast. Originally a subsidiary of Nokia, the company — which is based in the U.K. — has lately been operating as[...]
How to enable USB mass storage on Samsung Galaxy S3?
Posted by Jayceooi
I love exFAT supported external micro SD card on Samsung Galaxy S III. I can enjoy movie video that more than 4GB file size finally. However, Samsung Galaxy S3 does not support USB mass storage mode natively. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich seems to disable USB mass storage feature. Latest Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS firmware does not have this feature too. But worry no more, there is an application called SGS3 Easy UMS can help to enable USB mass storage on Samsung Galaxy S3. It will make external micro SD card on Samsung Galaxy S3 available as USB mass storage device. It supports exFAT for the moment (tried FAT32 but not working). Come on, try it out. Don’t stick on Media device (MTP) and C[...]
Continue ReadingUS Pushes Forward on Public-safety LTE Network
Posted by PCWorld
The body defining standards for a mobile LTE network serving police, fire departments and other public safety agencies across the U.S. has finished testing radio-access gear and will start interoperability testing of packet-core equipment on July 9.
The Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) is on an accelerated schedule to set down rules for the network following the Feb. 22 approval of a mechanism to fund it. The funding plan, which was attached to a middle-class tax cut bill, calls for auctions of other spectrum to cover most of the estimated US$7 billion cost of the network.
The U.S. has long sought a unified nationwide network so federal, state and local public-safety agen[...]
Continue ReadingThe Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) is on an accelerated schedule to set down rules for the network following the Feb. 22 approval of a mechanism to fund it. The funding plan, which was attached to a middle-class tax cut bill, calls for auctions of other spectrum to cover most of the estimated US$7 billion cost of the network.
The U.S. has long sought a unified nationwide network so federal, state and local public-safety agen[...]
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