8:30 PM
Miami's Police Department could be the first police department in the US to use UAVs--they bought 2 Honeywell-made UAVs in 2009 and are in the final phase of testing them and will soon apply to the FAA to get approval to use them in police operations:
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/miami-police-first-use-uavs-us-city
The first police department in California recently acquired Zero DS electric motorcycles for local patrols and traffic enforcement. Their experience will serve as a benchmark for how electric motorcycles do in law enforcement situations. The all-electric motorcycles operate silently, which could be of use to police on patrols:
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2011/california-police-use-zero-motorcycles
The Ashland, Alabama Police Department had just *1* computer for the entire department 6 years ago...after nearly $300k of upgrades via grants, their police officers are typing up reports on in-car computers, and can do other advanced things such as scanning fingerprints and instantly checking for matches with other police departments:
http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/10897411-Ashland-police-embrace-technology
The rumors were correct and the Verizon iPhone was unveiled today--they will be available in early February:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-launch-cdma-apple-iphone-4-february/2011-01-11
AT&T responded to the Verizon iPhone with new ads and price cuts. AT&T successfully got 86% of their iPhone subscribers on 2-year contracts that have not expired yet, and they will argue in their ads that the iPhone will work better over their network. An analyst estimates that AT&T will lose *5 million* of their iPhone subscribers by the end of next year:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-preps-verizon-iphone-new-ads-price-cuts/2011-01-11
Interesting commentary on how Amazon's Android App Store might be out the Android Marketplace and other Android app stores and carve out a significant market:
http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/can-amazoncom-beat-android-market-its-own-game/2011-01-10
Microsoft is investigating why their Windows Phone 7 software seems to make their handsets send and receive "phantom data" without the phone owner's knowledge. WP7 owners are complaining that their phones are burning through their monthly data allowance without their knowledge:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12152517
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/miami-police-first-use-uavs-us-city
The first police department in California recently acquired Zero DS electric motorcycles for local patrols and traffic enforcement. Their experience will serve as a benchmark for how electric motorcycles do in law enforcement situations. The all-electric motorcycles operate silently, which could be of use to police on patrols:
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/2011/california-police-use-zero-motorcycles
The Ashland, Alabama Police Department had just *1* computer for the entire department 6 years ago...after nearly $300k of upgrades via grants, their police officers are typing up reports on in-car computers, and can do other advanced things such as scanning fingerprints and instantly checking for matches with other police departments:
http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/10897411-Ashland-police-embrace-technology
The rumors were correct and the Verizon iPhone was unveiled today--they will be available in early February:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-launch-cdma-apple-iphone-4-february/2011-01-11
AT&T responded to the Verizon iPhone with new ads and price cuts. AT&T successfully got 86% of their iPhone subscribers on 2-year contracts that have not expired yet, and they will argue in their ads that the iPhone will work better over their network. An analyst estimates that AT&T will lose *5 million* of their iPhone subscribers by the end of next year:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/att-preps-verizon-iphone-new-ads-price-cuts/2011-01-11
Interesting commentary on how Amazon's Android App Store might be out the Android Marketplace and other Android app stores and carve out a significant market:
http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/can-amazoncom-beat-android-market-its-own-game/2011-01-10
Microsoft is investigating why their Windows Phone 7 software seems to make their handsets send and receive "phantom data" without the phone owner's knowledge. WP7 owners are complaining that their phones are burning through their monthly data allowance without their knowledge:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12152517