The Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung (German Working Group on Data Retention) is fighting against the new law on telecommunications data retention in Germany which came into force on January 1st, 2008. The working group organizes specific activities and events that are supposed to make the data retention impossible. At the beginning of 2008, they organized a SIM [...]

The marketing industry always finds new ways of informing potential customers about new products and innovative services. Right now, advertising via bluetooth is a hot topic. Lately, more and more companies have been using this technology: Via billboards and a bluetooth hotspot, SMS or downloads are sent right to the cell phones of passengers. However, [...]

On the second weekend in May, Google announced the winners of the first round of the Android Developer Challenge. Among approximately 1800 projects 50 were chosen. They awarded mobile applications that were convincing in terms of innovation, originality and usefulness. Among the semifinalists was Zelfi with the interactive gaming platform JOYity.

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Do you know that? The ride to the house of your best friends takes longer than expected because of the traffic, and you just want to let her know… or your mobile phone is ringing, while you are driving and it could be something important… You do not get along with the directions, so [...]