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ViewSonic: We want to make a 3G phone too

ViewSonic said Tuesday that it is launching an effort to make a 3G smartphone joining the ranks of Garmin and other non-traditional players entering a crowded market.  It's fascinating to watch a bevy of players come at the smartphone market from different angles. Garmin's Nuvifone (Neverfone?) looks...

Tags: Phone, ViewSonic Corp., Smart Phone, 3G Smartphone Industry, Smart Phones, 3G, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-12

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Are you a mobile broadband hog? Should that be your problem?

Should mobile broadband be preserved, much the same way people are interested in conserving energy and saving the environment? During a keynote speech at CTIA, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega spoke about the state of the wireless industry and the trends that we're seeing in...

Tags: Mobile, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Mobile Broadband, Advertising & Promotion, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-07

Blackberry vs. iPhone smackdown

Smackdown I think that BB users will always be BB users and iPhone users are dedicated to their sets. I have seen more of my acquaintances switch from non-smart phones to iPhone than to BB, but that is anecdotal evidence and meaningless.I don't think RIM has to worry about their...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

Your next PC .. next year and the year after!

Atom FutureIn the comming years, hardware will provide the means to have a real PC/entertainment system convergence.Today Home theater PC are not creadible because they are too expensive, and too voluminous. With the possibility to build system capable of Hi-Def video in the size of a 2.5" HDD, we...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, graphics, Cuda, NVidia Corp., Larrabee, notebook, PC

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Nokia debuts Booklet 3G netbook, 12-hour battery; would you buy?

a windoze device from Nokia?They could have put Linux or Simbian on it, but windoze makes no sense.???do u think anyone will buy linux or symbian? the market is already crowded, and windows is the best they can put on the device if they want any market shareRE: Nokia debuts...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Nokia Corp., Booklet 3G netbook, Booklet 3G, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Next Palm webOS-ready phone, Eos 'Pixie', to arrive Oct. 2010

For now, only the Palm Pre smartphone can run the company's vaunted webOS platform, but an industry analyst recently said he believes the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) phone will be the next one in the pipeline and arrive in October 2010. AT&T will...

Tags: Phone, Palm Inc., Palm Eos, Telecom & Utilities, Palm Pre, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Apple/AT&T/iPhone - Everything that's wrong with the cellphone industry wrapped up in a single package

Apple/AT&T/iPhone - Everything that's wrong with the cellphone industry wrapped up in a single packageWhy Adrian...apparently you aren't a glassy-eyed Apple fanboi Anytime you post anything even mildly critical of Windows, Bing, or anything MS the usual suspects come out in force and try to paint you as a rapid...

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, cellphone industry, Apple iPhone, cell phone, handset, single package

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

Palm Pre defect poll prompts analyst to 'sell'

Palm Pre defect poll prompts analyst to 'sell' palm shares - "sell" recommendationWow, I wonder how much this "analyst" might have invested with Apple? Mmmm... Apple was obviously jolted by Palm's unexpected rise in the market and had to cut it's I-Tune support to this device with a "software upgrade"....

Tags: Smart phones, Eller, Palm Inc., Pre, Palm Pre, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Palm shares up after reported loss; upbeat about future with Pre, WebOS

Palm appeared to perform better in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected and that seems to be good news for investors, especially considering that the results don't include the new Palm Pre, which didn't start shipping until after the close of the quarter. Shares of Palm skyrocketed on the...

Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days

Apple thumbs nose at Palm, reports 1 million iPhone 3G S units sold in 3 days"Think Again"?Like they're bragging about 1M for Palm's sake?What is Apple worried about, then?If they have to go out of their way to defend their sales of a device that has been on the market...

Tags: Sales strategy, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Pre, Palm Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?

What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?I'd eat a Klondik Bar! nt.RE: What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?"I?ve given up all hope of publishing anything meaningful on ZDNet"Really? I didn't know you'd started.Easy one.Run Vista unpatched... on a scrap machine.Feel Your PainYou could...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, iPile, Apple iPhone 3G, Give Up

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Five big issues with ARM and Android netbooks

The tech industry is always looking for the next big thing: Bing is gaining on Google, the Palm Pre will dethrone the iPhone, and so on. One of the latest "next big things" is the duo of ARM and Android which, if you buy the hype, will wrest the PC...

Tags: Google Android, ARM, Smart Phone, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Tech Industry, Hardware Compatibility, SSD, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-06-15

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience

Selling the iPhone at $99 is simply an opiate for the masses. But like any addictive drug, it doesn't fix the real miseries plaguing wireless service carriers. This week, Apple did the unthinkable -- it lowered the price of the existing 8GB iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Device, Transceiver, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

WWDC banners hung at Moscone West

WWDC banners hung at Moscone WestLight years ahead of what, exactly?Smoke signals?The 1st iteration of the iPhone had the same functionality as very basic phones for the time. It didn't have 3G and you couldn't install programs on it.The 2nd iteration of the iPhone got 3G (everyone else had this...

Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Wither the 'smartphone': Reorganizing the mobile market when all devices get smart

Smartphones as a term is dying a quick death as all phones become smarter with Internet access, email and other capabilities. Meanwhile, the mobile market will be carved up based on whether devices are open, foster consumption or content creation, and utility and entertainment, according to Forrester Research. Simply put,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Device, Mobile, Smart Phone, Openness, Hardware Game, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-19

New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?

New Zune entertainment services on tap for June?That's a pretty lame timetable if you ask meSeems that MS is living in a vacuum where they think they can release a "me too" product with features that their competitors have a long time ago. The Zune v1.0 and WinMo 6.5 are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing research, Microsoft Zune, New Zune, Microsoft Corp., New Zune entertainment service, WinMo, entertainment service, entertainment

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

News to know: University iPhones; Salesforce; Windows 7; Kindle app; DOJ

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Forget the Kindle; University "requires" iPhone Christopher Dawson: Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Engineering, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhone

Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhoneThat's Nice...Since your response has nothing to do with the article, I hope you were able to use the exciting new copy/paste function in your iPhone to copy this rant from somewhere else.Duh?RE: Apple and Verizon in talks about CDMA iPhone ...

Tags: Cellular phones, TV-Out, CDMA, Apple iPhone, CDMA iPhone, GSM, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Microsoft and the PCjr

Microsoft and the PCjrNow for a little nostalgia...Enjoy, Dana.... http://www.brutman.com/PCjr/The super thin, 12 inch, light weight netbook for $250 will be a HUGE problem for MS. It will have a 12 hour battery life, and be more powerful and have more memory than todays full sized laptops. The OS and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Corp., Starter Edition, netbook, PCjr

Discussion threads 2009-04-24