Smartphone App to Give Status of Gulf Beaches During Oil Spill
National Clean Fuels announced that the Company is developing a timely Smartphone app that will give subscribers live information on the Gulf of Mexico beaches during the massive BP oil spill. NACF has awarded Idea Apps Inc. the position of technical development partner on the project. The new Smartphone application being developed is named “WhiteSands.mobi”.
Half of Moms Text While Driving
If the mom driving next to you this busy holiday weekend has a cell phone with text service, there’s a 50-50 chance that she will be texting with it, even while her kids are in the car, according to a new nationwide study.
40% of Drivers Say They’ve Been Hit or Nearly Hit by a Driver Distracted by Their Cell Phone
U.S. drivers say they are seeing first-hand the danger of driving while distracted (DWD). A new public opinion poll conducted by Harris Interactive for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company shows nearly four out of 10 (38 percent) drivers say they have been hit or nearly hit by a driver distracted by their cell phone.
IMDb Everywhere Launches
IMDb announced IMDb Movies & TV App for Android as well as its new mobile and social initiative, “IMDb Everywhere.” Via the IMDb Movies & TV app on the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android, as well as social integrations on Facebook and Twitter, users can now discover, view and share IMDb content whether they are online or using their preferred mobile device.
Recent Mobile News from around the net
- Mobile Edge EVO Backpack - PC Magazine
- TalkTalk adds 34000 customers in Q1 and sets for mobile broadband launch - Broadband Analyst UK (blog)
- Wind Mobile prepares to serve crow - Montreal Gazette
- Google Map Ads Leverage Location for Mobile Search - eWeek
- Touchscreen Mobile Phones: Better Handsets, Better Ideas - AddPR.com (press release)
- HTC releases Froyo update for Desire mobile phone - Telegraph.co.uk
- FCC Concerned Over DefCon Mobile Hacking Talk - PC World
- McAfee Shares Surge Nearly 9% After Strong 2Q Earnings - Wall Street Journal
- Mobile adoption center to be at PSL Civic Center Aug. 6
- Is Mobile Banking a disaster waiting to happen? - community blog from Stanley Epstein
- Mobile Marketing Firm Makes Big Move
- Mobile phones get one charger to suit all
- Mobile Edge EVO Backpack
- Mobile police arrest 2 young men accused in armed robbery
- Just Mobile releases sleek aluminum UpStand for iPad
- Mobile Health Requires Grasping Smartphone, User Connection







