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Nokia N81 8GB flash smartphone may be coming in August

It looks like Kevin Tofel may have stumbled upon some good news for Nokia S60 fans after seeing a strange image in his Google ads. It seems that there is a viral campaign for the Nokia N81 that leads us to believe we will see an August 29th launch date...

Tags: Smartphone, S60, Rumors, Nokia, MP3 players

Blog posts 2007-08-02

AT&T's new OTA eMusic Mobile service results in $1.50 per song fee

AT&T just launched their new eMusic Mobile download service that allows you to download MP3 files from eMusic directly to your compatible mobile phone. eMusic is an online seller of MP3 music from independent labels that has is DRM-free so you can purchase and then listen to your MP3 songs...

Tags: Wireless carriers, Smartphone, S60, MP3 players, mobile services, Feature phones

Blog posts 2007-07-31

Is the Apple iPhone really that fast?

We now know that the Apple iPhone will be available on June 29th and the three iPhone TV ads are getting lots of people excited about the device. I have to admit after viewing the ads that I would love to try out the iPhone, but I just can't swallow...

Tags: Smartphone, MP3 players, iPhone, Gadgets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-04

Video: Nokia N95 music player, Gmail in landscape, and Feature Pack 2 enhancements

I originally posted a video on my Vox blog where I post photos and thoughts on the Nokia Nseries devices, but thought readers here may enjoy it as well. I took the video using a Nokia N93 mounted on the Nokia DT-22 Tripod and was surprised at the great video...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, Review, Nokia, MP3 players, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-10

Rhapsody and the Nokia N95 take the crown for best mobile music experience

I have a very small CD music collection, I wouldnt even call it a collection really, and have been relying on unlimited music subscriptions to get content on my mobile gear. I have been pretty happy with Yahoo! Music, except for the fact that I cant listen to it on...

Tags: Symbian, Smartphone, Nokia, MP3 players, mobile services

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Free your mobile music experience with iTunes and EMI Music

After Steve Jobs made his DRM-free speech back in February I have to admit that I was skeptical about whether or not he truly intended to offer DRM-free music on iTunes. However, he showed he intends to help bring willing buyers DRM-free music with yesterdays Apple and EMI Music announcement...

Tags: Zune, MP3 players, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-02

MobileTechRoundup show #84, Happy New Year

Listen here (MP3, 34 MB, 37 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS We wish all of our listeners a Happy New Year in MobileTechRoundup show #84. James, Kevin, and I are heading to CES...

Tags: Podcasts, Digital media, MobileTechRoundup, podcast, Happy New Year, Kevin

Blog posts 2007-01-02

Zune firmware 1.2 supports high resolution album art

Thanks to Mary Jo and Adrian we know that Microsoft just released the Zune desktop software with Vista support. I also wanted to point out that firmware 1.2 for the Zune was released at the same time. The only documentation I have seen has stated that firmware 1.2 improves stability...

Tags: Zune, Gadgets, Microsoft, MP3 players, firmware, Microsoft Zune

Blog posts 2006-12-20

Mobility Beat: like digg for mobile technology

My fellow Mobius member, Ryan, just launched a very cool new site called MobilityBeat that is like digg/Netscape for mobile technology related news. I often check out digg, but there is a lot posted there that I am just not interested in. I am a huge mobile tech fan and...

Tags: mobile marketing, mobile, Tablet PC, Gadgets, MP3 players, Microsoft, Apple, Nokia, UMPC, BlackBerry, Symbian, Palm, Windows Mobile

Blog posts 2006-12-07

3 weeks later and the Zune is better than the iPod

As readers know I purchased a Zune about 3 weeks ago and posted some initial thoughts on my blog. Since that time there has been lots more written on the internet about the Zune, mostly some harsh feedback that sounds like the authors didnt spend too much time with the...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Gadgets, Microsoft, MP3 players

Blog posts 2006-12-05

super.fi 5 Pro giveaway: Vote now for your favorite music photo

I kicked off the Ultimate Ears super.fi 5 Pro Earphone contest a couple weeks ago and have now selected 5 finalist from the valid entries that were submitted. Please vote for your favorite photo after checking each one out in the image gallery arranged alphabetically. Ill announce the winner on...

Tags: finalist, photograph

Blog posts 2006-11-25

Black Friday mobile gear shopping guide

i have only gone out once on Black Friday to pick up a couple of Nintendo DS units for my girls and personally do 90% of my shopping online. I have reviewed a few products on this blog since I started writing a few months ago and there are a...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Keyboards, Operating systems, Apple MacBook, RIM BlackBerry, Fujitsu P1610, ultramobile PC, Cingular Wireless, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., BlackJack Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone, Apple MacBook Pro, mo

Blog posts 2006-11-23

Is the press being too harsh on the Microsoft Zune?

I was traveling all week last week and my RSS feeds and Mobius email list were chock full of Zune thoughts. Many reviewers, enthusiasts and gadget geeks were quite critical of the Zune, software, and other related issues Universal Music Group blackmail. As a result of the negative press, I...

Tags: RSS, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune

Blog posts 2006-11-20

T-Mobile Dash works with Yahoo! Music service

Last month I detailed how the Nokia N91 filled the role as an excellent portable media player with its ability to work with the unlimited Yahoo! Music subscription service, download podcasts directly to the device via WiFi and the Nokia podcasting application, and 3.5 mm standard headset jack. Just about...

Tags: Windows Mobile, Smartphone, MP3 players, T-Mobile Dash, podcast

Blog posts 2006-11-12

Additional Resources

Forrester fuels the SAP maintenance price hike debate

The last few days I've been exchanging email with R 'Ray' Wang, VP and principal analyst at Forrester about the kerfuffle over SAP's unilateral decision to apply a price hike to its maintenance and support fees. Ray specializes in the enterprise market and has special experience of SAP going back...

Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Forrester Research Inc., Ray, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Investment, Business Structures, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Crowdsourcing? Try expert sourcing

Corporate America has hopped on the crowd sourcing bandwagon, but they may want to start considering another option: Expert sourcing. That's one of the big takeaways from a report by Forrester Research. Forrester analyst Chris Townsend writes: Corporate use of Innovation Networks is rapidly expanding as...

Tags: Sourcing, Crowdsourcing, Forrester Research Inc., Expert Sourcing, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Mobile Edge ScanFast Backpack - notebook carrying backpack

Frequent travelers rejoiced when, earlier this year, the TSA issued guidelines for the construction of a bag that would let you zip through security without removing your laptop. The official guidelines suggest a butterfly, trifold, or sleeve-style case that keeps your laptop separate from other travel detritus so that a...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, mobile, zipper, laptop computer, compartment, Mobile Edge ScanFast

Product reviews 2008-10-03

I'm Cookoo about Cucku Backup

I'm Cookoo about Cucku BackupBare metal restores?I didn't want to watch the whole video. Can this do "bare metal" restores? If so, could you please elaborate? If not, what's the minimum amount of software a user must reinstall to begin the restore process (Windows, Skype, Cucko, etc.?)Thanks.RE:...

Tags: Backups, Microsoft Windows, Corporate communications, Cucku Backup, Cookoo

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Android has power of a clean sheet

Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Programming languages, Nokia Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2008-10-03