Intel Survey Reveals 9 out of 10 U.S. Adults Annoyed by Some Mobile Behaviors

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:08:59 +0000

Mobile Misfits Among Us: Driving While Texting, Loud Talkers Top Complaints

SANTA CLARA, CA, June 17 2009 -- 90 percent of U.S. adults are frustrated by others' etiquette or lack thereof when using mobile devices, including laptops, netbooks and smart phones in certain places according to the recent "Mobile Etiquette" survey conducted by Harris Interactive and sponsored by Intel Corporation.

Mobile Behaviors: Beyond bad mobile etiquette, this is extremely dangerous

Nine of 10 adults had a pet peeve with 72 percent of adults reporting that their top annoyance is when others text or type on their mobile devices while driving a car. As for other pet peeves, 63 percent of adults cited talking loudly on an Internet-enabled device in public as irritating, as well as discussing private matters in public (55 percent) and texting or typing on such devices while in the presence of others (54 percent). » read more »

MobiTV and Intel® Collaborate to Offer Live TV to Notebook and Mobile Internet Device Users

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:47:13 +0000

Two Market Leaders Kick-Off First Phase of Agreement at IDF

MobiTV, Inc., a leader in mobile and broadband television and music services, has announced a cooperation agreement with Intel Corporation. The two companies have agreed to work together to optimize the personal computing version of the MobiTV® service for use on Intel® Centrino® processor technology notebooks, Ultra Mobile Personal Computers (UMPCs) and Mobile Internet Devices (MID).

“We are pleased to announce this collaboration with Intel to deliver a live television service optimized for Intel Notebooks and the new category of Mobile Internet Devices,” said Ray DeRenzo, vice president of business development for MobiTV. “MobiTV and Intel will work with the OEMs to deliver a true out-of-the-box television experience.”

The MID is an exciting new category of devices offering consumers a unique mobile form factor, persistent Internet connectivity, and access to a rich and compelling set of personalized entertainment and productivity applications. » read more »