It’s not every day that a business shuts down but declares itself a success in helping kick off an unstoppable movement to change the world. Community mapping service Platial announced this week that it is turning off its servers and asking users to move their content onto the servers of other providers. Just short of … Read More

Facebook appears to have made a third acquisition — this one smaller than its two previous buys. What’s more, Facebook has shut down the company’s service immediately. Octazen is a Malaysian company comprising two employees. It provides scripts to import a user’s contacts into a website upon sign up, reports Gigaom . Why would Facebook … Read More

The life of a gadget lover tends to involve a lot of waiting , so it’s always nice to be surprised by a roadmap getting shorter rather than longer. Sprint has told Forbes that its very first WiMAX phone will be arriving in the first half of this year, which will be somewhat earlier than … Read More

Today sees the public launch of Company.com , a new social community service for small to medium-sized businesses. The website aims to provide companies with useful editorial content and reviews, a vetted Web-based vendor marketplace, a Q&A section and more. Of course, there are hundreds of community websites for businesses out there, and so far … Read More

Back in September, cloud content management provider Box.net rolled out its OpenBox Mobile platform, thereby allowing developers — and users — to access and integrate Box.net’s cloud storage with their own files and applications. Today the company is releasing a bunch of new updates that enhance mobile collaboration. New iPhone App Box.net was one of … Read More

Filed under: Macworld , TUAW Business Join TUAW next week from Macworld 2010 ! Several TUAW team members will be in San Francisco for the biggest expo of the year for the Apple faithful, including David Winograd , Ken Ray , Brett Terpstra , Mike Schramm , Steve Sande , Mike Rose , Dave Caolo … Read More

Today, Stanford University threw its hat into the ring for Google by expanding an earlier agreement with the search giant and agreeing to digitize the University’s library. The move comes amidst legal controversy over the Google Book Search engine. As you may know, Google Book Search is currently embroiled in a mess of legal issues … Read More

The first and only time I saw Windows Mobile 6.5.3 in action, it was a grim scene . But according to Mary Jo Foley , the OS, which is now shipping on a single device , it’s more than a questionable makeover. 6.5.3’s changes fall into two categories: the UI updates, which are piecemeal changes … Read More

Today in cell phone news, the largest software maker on the planet reported their 4th quarter earnings today and set news records as a company. Their new OS Windows 7 seems to be a spark in the business model, and is providing strong sales for the company. This is good news, and hopefully a sign … Read More

The Continental is a must have the new age jet setter. From the business man or international humanitarian always needing to have an international charger that easily converts back to the American Standard. Also the package comes equip with a 12v car adapter for mobile charging when not in your hotel or conference.

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Retail Price: 29.99 Manufactuer: DreamGear-iSound Retailer: Unlimited Cellular Retailer 2: www.elitextreme.com Retailer 3: www.buy.com The iSound Twin Charger is a great device for those multiple iPhone and iPod owners. The iSound is a great way to keep your items organized and always charged. The sleek style and design will complement any desk or nightstand.

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There has newly been a screenshot drip, which displays Samsung’s novel bada OS for mobile stratagems. The interface appears to be typically the similar of TouchWiz UI, the present OS of the business. Bada is an open dais, keeping stride with Android and LiMo; developers will be capable to adjust and nip the features of … Read More

If the year 2009 is to be called anything, it could be “Year of the Smartphone”. Whereas smart phones came into presence a couple of years back, it is this year when the device definitely appeared to shatter and virtually became a consumer must-have. Motorola made quite a squelch this year by coming up with … Read More

Filed under: TUAW Business , Podcasts , Deals It’s been a quiet few days, but we’re back live tonight at 10pm ET with two special guests: Beth Gladstone from our sister site WalletPop , and Dan de Grandpre from Dealnews . We’ll be talking about the weekend’s shopping, the upcoming deals for Cyber Monday, and … Read More

After merely days Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U, UK’s huge mobile sellers, perched the auctions of Sony Ericsson’s Satio on the back of increasingly clientele recurring the handsets because of a procedural subject, the business has confessed that its hottest “PlayStation” handset Aino is experiencing “issues with the touchscreen”. This is not a good growth … Read More