Category Archives: Mobile
The idea of a computer you could put in your pocket was just science fiction
1982 advertisement for the TRS-80 Pocket Computer with Isaac Asimov.
Posted in Computer history, Mobile, PCs
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First Solar-Powered Phone Call
Today in 1955, the first field trial of a rural telephone system making use of transistors and the Bell Solar Battery was held in Americus, Georgia. Today, 1.5 billion people, one quarter of the world’s population, live without electricity, and … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, Telephone, This day in information, Wireless
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First Mobile Phone Call, 1973
Forty years ago today (April 3, 1973), Martin Cooper made a phone call from a prototype Dyna-Tac handheld cellular phone. The phone, which weighed about 2.5 lb, connected Cooper to Dr. Joel S. Engel, head of research at Bell Labs. Update: From “8 Guys, 6 … Continue reading
The Surui Cultural Map: Digital Preservation
The Surui Cultural Map shows the Surui tribe of the Amazon’s vision of their forest, including their territory and traditional history. To create this map, Surui youth interviewed their elders to document and map their ancestral sites, such as the … Continue reading
Posted in Digitization, Maps, Mobile, Preservation, Social Impact
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IDC: IT Industry in 2013 (Infographic)
Source: Uploaded by user via IDC on Pinterest
Posted in Big Data, Infographics, Mobile, Stats
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In 2013 the internet will become a mostly mobile medium
Source: The Economist, Morgan Stanley
Posted in Internet, Mobile, Predictions, World Wide Web
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ESA: More Americans Than Ever Play Games on Mobile Devices
Entertainment Software Association: “49% percent of all American homes have a video game console… more Americans than ever are playing video game on smartphones, tablets and handheld devices… More than 30% said they play games on their smartphones, compared to 20% … Continue reading
Posted in Mobile, The InfoStory Quant, Video Games
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New Pew Research on Mobile-Only Internet Users
Pew Internet: “17% of cell phone owners do most of their online browsing on their phone, rather than a computer or other device. Most do so for convenience, but for some their phone is their only option for online access. Some … Continue reading
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The Story of Information 