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Opentable Mobile Lets you Make Reservations from your Phone

Nerd Grind — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:59:33 +0000

OpenTable has just released a mobile version for phones that will let you make reservations from your phone’s browser. For those of you that don’t know, OpenTable is a website that allows you to make reservations at select restaurants via the internet without the need for human interaction.

Apparently during the OpenTable Mobile Beta trial, the company found that people preferred a mobile website over mobile application for making reservations.

Start making reservations at your favorite restaurant here.

Opera Mini 4.2 Beta Available for Download

Nerd Grind — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:47:52 +0000

Opera has released the latest beta build of their extremely popular mobile web browser named Opera Mini 4.2 beta. According to the company, there are 20 million users of Opera Mini worldwide, even though I have yet to use the mobile browser or even desktop browser.

The beta release comes with a bunch of bug fixes including better support for YouTube, increased support for a wide array of mobile phones, note sharing and better customization. You can download it here.

I’ll be sure to check out what all the buzz is about and test it on my new Bold.

Mobile Fingerprint Scanners for Every UK Police

Nerd Grind — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:03:41 +0000

Within 18 months every UK police will carry mobile fingerprint scanners. The entire deployment will cost at least $47.5 million. The device will allow for instantaneous ID checks and hopes to speed up criminal investigations.

After the deployment of fingerprint scanners, facial recognition in the field will be tackled.

Microsoft Sidesight to Revolutionize UI on Mobile Devices

Nerd Grind — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:20:20 +0000

A Microsoft research project called Sidesight will eventually allow user input to mobile devices without actually touching the device. The use of proximity sensors around the perimeter of the device will allow the user to use multi-touch gestures to manipulate devices. I really think this is the future. This is multi-touch meets the computer from Minority Report.

Dell releases the Precision M6400 Covet mobile workstation

Nerd Grind — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:39:09 +0000

The name says it all. "Precision" because of the clean lines and the ease in which you can finish your work. "Covet" because, well, other people will want it. "Mobile workstation" because it is one, and "M6400" because it just about costs $6,400.

Not quite. The unit will actually set you back $3,859. Sound pricey? It is, but check out what’s under the hood:

This nifty doodad comes packing a 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo T940 CPU, Vista Business, a dual-layer DVD writer, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 160GB 7,200 RPM hard drive, NVIDIA’s 1GB Quadro FX 3700M GPU, a 2-megapixel webcam, WiFi, 9-cell battery and a 17-inch WUXGA LED-backlit display. Yowza. Optional features include SSD, WWAN, a Core 2 Quad CPU and 16GB of RAM.

Read more specs by clicking here. This is shaping up to be the Cadillac of mobile workstations.

Asus Redefines Mobile

Nerd Grind — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:35:24 +0000

Asus is set to launch its UMPC, the R50A, which has full PC and GPS functionality, in January. Not much more info at this time, but stay tuned!.

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