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- Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents
- Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., patent, GSM
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS
- hasince they used the work impossible i'll give them 1 month. That is, one month until the figure out how to jail break that sucker, may be 2.If people are able to figure out how to make their own hackintosh computer I'm pretty sure they will be able to...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Naked chips could make digital cameras cheaper
- The digital camera market could be seriously revolutionized if an adjustment is made to the most expensive part of the camera: the image sensor. A team of scientists at the Technical University of Delft have presented a paper stating that taking the lid off of a memory chip and using that instead...
- Tags: Sensor, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Chip, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Alas, Poor Blackberry, I knew him.
- verbsjust my opinion but:I brought (s/b took) it with me when I left the house. ...will be happy to bring (s/b take) me on as a new... just my opinion.Just buy a damn phone.Just buy a normal phone, you know, one that makes and receives calls.You tried phoning people...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, phone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- Poll: Has your camera phone replaced your regular pocket camera?
- As stated in the blog camera phones are OK in a pinch.I don't regularly carry my P&S camera with me. If I know I'm going somewhere where I might want to take pictures than I grab the P&S. And if I have something I'm specifically going out to shoot then...
- Tags: Camera phones, P&S, camera, camera phone, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Stanford's open-source camera lets the public choose camera features
- Stanford University photo scientists have created an open-source camera cobbled together from a Nokia N95 cell phone's imaging chip, off-the-shelf Canon lenses, and other parts. Aptly dubbed the Frankencamera by its creators, the camera opens up a world of opportunity for would-be camera designers. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Open Source, Camera, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- 2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoost
- Photo gallery:2010 Ford Flex SEL with EcoBoostAlthough the crossover is a new automotive segment, automakers churned out enough boring designs to make it as homogeneous as the economy car segment. Smartly, Ford spun its own crossover with retro elements to give it a unique look, making it stand out yet...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Monitors & displays, Digital music, Ford Motor Co., Ford Flex SEL, crossover
- Product reviews 2009-09-02
- 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
- Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?
- Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?RE: Could Apple really dictate iPhone terms to Verizon Wireless?ATT needs to dump cash to up the network ante.....and fast.american math"AT&T?s retail churn rate has improved to 1.2 percent, still behind Verizon?s 1.14 percent. " I don't know about american mathematics but...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, ATT, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- Intel discusses upcoming laptop and Atom chips, why we need more performance in mobile devices
- This week I'm at the Semicon West show in San Francisco. Most of this is inside baseball--the show is devoted to the companies that make the equipment used to manufacture chips--but in his opening keynote, Anand Chandrasekher, who heads up Intel's Ultra Mobility Group, discussed some details of the company's...
- Tags: Performance, Mobile, Power Consumption, Mobile Device, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Chip, Advertising & Promotion, Performance Management, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-07-15
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook market, netbook, laptop computer, Confusion Reigns, notebook, battery
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Apple makes big bucks profit per iPhone 3G S
- Apple makes big bucks profit per iPhone 3G SYou forgot a componentApple Logo = $421.04Medialets Sunspider Tests: iPhone 3GS 3x faster than Pre, 5x faster than G1In Medialets controlled tests on Javascript execution using Sunspider test suit provided by Webkit it found that the iPhone 3GS was significantly faster than...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, big buck, Apple iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Samsung Jet 'fastest full touch handset'; has 800MHz CPU, 3.1 in. AMOLED
- Samsung Jet 'fastest full touch handset'; has 800MHz CPU, 3.1 in. AMOLEDWhat a pathetic articleWhat are the specifications? memory? storage capacity? compatibility with Windows and Mac OS X? Talk about marketing fluff under the guise of 'breaking news'.RE: Samsung Jet 'fastest full touch handset'; has 800MHz CPU, 3.1 in. AMOLEDAny...
- Tags: Cellular phones, AMOLED, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., handset
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- 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
- Netbook market looks lost to Microsoft
- Netbook market looks lost to MicrosoftSmartphone functionality on NetbooksThe next generation of netbooks aka smartbooks are likely to include hardware typically found in smartphones (i.e. touchscreen, 3G, GPS, accelerometer, compass, etc.). This hardware will enable smartphone functionality like location-based services, cell phone calls, SMS, automatic screen rotation, etc.Desktop OSes don't...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Smart phones, Operating systems, Cellular phones, Apple Mac, netbook, Netbook market look, Microsoft Corp., Netbook Market, operating system, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- Chip sales: April a case of good news, bad news
- Global chip sales rose to $15.6 billion in April, up 6.4 percent from March. That's the good news. The bad: Chip sales are still down 25 percent from April sales of $20.9 billion a year ago, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. The SIA provides the following...
- Tags: Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- EC fines Intel record $1.45 billion in antitrust case for moves vs. AMD
- EC fines Intel record $1.45 billion in antitrust case for moves vs. AMDChoice vs. StandardizationWith respect, Dietrich, the digital world is not as simple as freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is great for hamburgers, pizza, and toothpaste. But multi-state and global companies users and developers require some level of...
- Tags: Strategic planning, Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., uniformity, Apple Inc., OS Installed, PC, Linux, standardization, Intel Corp., antitrust
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gear
- Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gearNothing really new with Moto...I gotta wonder if Motorola's afraid of success. Or something. Back in November 2005, they released the Motorola A1200 Ming - a very cool touch screen phone in ASIA only. However, the cool factor of that phone...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Handhelds, phone, Motorola A1200, smart phone, Moto, smartphone strategy, Motorola Inc., high gear, Apple iPhone, strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-05-01
- Windows 7 - Official system requirements
- Windows 7 - Official system requirementsIs it possible to buy a new PC that doesnt meet these requirements? NT.Official or minimum??Hey, wasn't Win95 supposed to run on a 486DX66 with 4 megs of RAM? I tried it, it didn't work, and then wound up buying a 16 meg chip...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Official system requirement, system requirement, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Will ARM netbooks be competitive?
- Will ARM netbooks be competitive?One killer app not mentionedRemote client. With a remote client you basically have the power of your main computer at home or work with the all mobility and power longevity a netbook would imply.If you can get a remote client that can connect to any desktop...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Arm Netbooks
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
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