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Driving efficiency with telematics
Wireless communication is saving oil and making traffic safer. Now a fleet tracking company is making the oil industry more efficient More »
IKEA-style low-cost mobile phone access
VNL, a Swedish-Indian telecom company says it has developed cell phone base stations that rural villagers can "put on their ox-cart, travel for two days and install it themselves" More »
11 'War Drivers' indicted
An inexpensive WiFi card, a custom built car antenna, and the urge to find exposed computers – a hobby for some, but now international wardriving ring indicted by U.S. DOJ More »
Mobile social networking – the end of isolation
You're driving towards your distant destination and decide to take a break. You glance at your cell phone to check if any of your social networking group happen to be in the vicinity. This is location-based social networking and it's predicted to become a $3.3 billion business by 2013 More »
Vehicle quality up, but in-car technology baffling
An annual survey shows strong improvements in vehicle quality over the first 90 days, including some US-built car winners, but many find stereos and navigation devices confusing. More »


