Coming as a little bit of, hey look at us shameless self promotion — GadgeTell had a booth to call home here at CES. Or more specifically, a booth set up for the newly branded Technology Tell sites which surround AppleTell, GadgeTell, GamerTell, HomeTechTell, TeleRead, Demystifying Digital and Your Digital Life. The booth was sitting more »

In the aftermath of last night’s State of the Union speech, the fallout was not limited to partisan rhetoric. Technology companies, such as Sprint, issued statements letting the President know the company supported many of the to-dos listed in the speech. Are these signs of support just publicity stunts with mere platitudes? Let’s find out. more »

Surprise. According to survey results from Zogby Interactive (which polled 1,950 adults) 28 percent of the users polled claimed broadband internet being the main technology that they cannot live without. The second place winner was email coming in at 18 percent and Google following in third place at 10 percent. The results of the survey more »

You don’t hear of many phone manufacturers coming from Russia. Come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a phone from any Russian-based company. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t capable of making such a device. In a recent video, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev and state technology official Sergei Chemezov have more »

Windows Mobile owners have been the envy of other smartphone owners for one reason. Swype. The new technology for faster “typing” has been exclusively available on the Samsung Omnia 2 and has had me itching to get my hands on it. However, all of the Droid owners will now be able to give it a more »

Welcome to the pilot episode of Gadgetell’s InterrupTech. Here’s how this works: every Monday we get you caught up on the most important tech news with a bit of analysis. Since we don’t want to waste your time, we’re on a timer. When the time’s up, we switch topics.

In this first episode we tackle Google’s Chrome OS, Michael Jackson and the internet, Microsoft’s loss of market share, the latest security attacks, and Amazon’s new cell phone site.

It may be something we do not expect, or quite possibly it is something we just do not think about, however, it seems that the homeless population in Washington DC is beginning to make good use of cellphones. A recent story in the Washington Post estimates that anywhere from 30-45-percent of the homeless population in Washington DC are carrying phones. Of course, based on the report it seems they are relying on pay-as-you-go models as opposed to a fancy smartphone, but even that is helping them improve their quality of life.

In the article there are several good examples of how they are being used, ranging from blogging about their experience, to using them in an effort to find a good place to stay or even use a restroom. Of course, there are some that are using them in much more efficient ways such as letting their families or loved ones know they are safe, to keep track of their food stamps and even helping with employment issues.

The idea of Reality TV with music has been around since American Idol where people auditioned to be put into the knock out competition where eventually the top prize was a juicy record contract and a nice cash prize. This idea has now moved into the Internet domain (no pun intended) with YouTube, who is now taking auditions for their own Symphony Orchestra.

The idea of an organization having it’s own orchestra is nothing new (it all started with the BBC in 1930) but this is a good example of how the world is becoming more globalized and encouraging anyone to have a go. The idea is that people will film themselves playing parts of the specially selected Symphony (which I will talk about later) to show their talent, as well as one to show their overall personality.

So far I have looked at two sections of Obama’s policies: an open Internet and his aim for a connected democracy and infrastructure so it comes the turn of the final section: teaching adults and children of the world of technology.

But what does teaching children and adults actually mean? Let’s first address the children. The first thing that Obama will put in place is to make teaching Math and Science a priority and although this may not seem like it will affect IT, not only will this have subsequent effects to this industry, but remember that we are talking about technology as a whole, not just IT. Keep reading for the conclusion of this series.

Hopefully you all read the first post on President-Elect Obama, technology and the future (if not, it is here) in which I started addressing what Obama’s election means for the world of tech. Having looked at how Obama will work for an open Internet, I will now delve into Obama’s plans for a connected democracy and infrastructure.

The first thing that Obama has promised to do is to create a more transparent government, a policy that has probably been prompted by the manner in which the Bush administration has been very secretive. He will attempt to do this by “creating a new level of transparency, accountability and participation for America’s citizens” through the use of technology. Presumably, this will be done by extensive use of the Internet, as well as other technology such as mobile phones, as shown in the selection of Joe Biden as his second man.

Continued after the break.