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How would you like to run Palm OS apps on your iPhone/iPod Touch?: How would you like to run Palm OS apps on your iPhone/iPod Touch?Garnet VM[url=http://www.access-company.com/products/gvm/]Garnet VM[/url] runs on Nokia's N770/800/810 models. Interesting--never tried though.RE: How would you like to run Palm OS apps on your iPhone/iPod Touch?Better question: Would the ability to run Palm OS apps make you buy an...; Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Palm OS, Palm OS app, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., iTouch, operating system, Newton, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
Corporate DNA and competitive advantage: Corporate DNA and competitive advantageApple getting startedNothing beats a forked tongue. Steve Jobs speaking out about how DRM doesn't work and then making his products the most locked-down devices on the market today. I wonder if there is some kind of "release" command on those devices to turn off the...; Tags: Strategy, competitive advantage, DNA, Nothing, Apple Inc., Newton Co., Steve Jobs; Discussion threads 2007-09-27
Will we finally see an Apple ultra-portable PC in 2008?: Will we finally see an Apple ultra-portable PC in 2008?Bring it on baby!If you think Apple is a cult, you should meet the cult within the cult, the 12-in PowerBook users group. We've been clamoring for a replacement to the 12-in ever since Apple discontinued it over a year...; Tags: Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Keyboards, Notebooks, murderer, Apple Inc., Newton, Palm Inc., ultra-portable PC, PC, mobile; Discussion threads 2007-09-26
An iPhone Review: Spectacular: An iPhone Review: SpectacularWhat is Apple Paying You?Here is why you should wait up to six months to buy an iPhone: 1. Apple rushes products out the door without proper testing. The first buyers are beta testers that are paying to test the product. 2. A...; Tags: PDAs, Telecom & Utilities, Apple Inc., Newton, Apple iPhone, phone; Discussion threads 2007-06-30
Open source makes development faster: I was having a nice chat this morning with John Newton, now CTO of Alfresco Software, an open source ECM vendor. He's based in England. We chatted amiably about his conversion rates, about his ambitions, about how open source now seems like the only way to go. Then he said...; Tags: QA, open source, Newton; Blog posts 2006-08-18

The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1: The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1PalmPalm started off as a software company programming for Newtons. I have a copy of Grafitti for Newton with a date of 1994. Tell me what Palm has done with HW since then!A chance to rantMany readers know about my distaste for Steve...; Tags: Handhelds, Apple Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1, Newton, Palm Inc., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-07-28
Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPC: Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPCIt's on my Christmas List...Hope springs eternal that Apple will get busy and develop a new tablet! It is and has been on my Christmas list for several years...Loser wins more categories than winnerThe Samsung Q1, a first generation device, wins 6 out of 8...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Engineering, Tablets, Newton, Samsung Q1, battery, ultramobile PC, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2006-07-28
Newton MessagePad beats Samsung UMPC: While it's admittedly unscientific I found it very amusing that a 10-year old Newton MessagePad 2000 beat a brand spankin' new Samsung Q1 UMPC in a head-to-head battle over at CNet UK.Two of the most high-profile devices in this category are the Apple Newton and the Samsung Q1. Though separated...; Tags: Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.; Blog posts 2006-07-28
The Apple Newton takes on the Samsung Q1: I have both an Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 and a Samsung Q1 and after reading the CNET UK article comparing the Newton to the Q1 I plan to pull my Newton out of the closet and check it out again. The Newton is 10 years old and you may be...; Tags: Newton, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Q1; Blog posts 2006-07-27
Palm settles Xerox patent suit: Palm settles Xerox patent suitI don't think so1997 was the year the Newton was murdered. I don't think Palm had their own handheld at the time. The lawsuit was for using Grafitti on the Newton.I have a copy of Grafittifrom 1994. It was for the Apple Newton.I do...Hi Roger,according to...; Tags: Palm Inc., Grafitti, Newton, Xerox Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-06-28
Origami is Newton + XBox Portable: Okay, first, go watch the video. It's about Origami, a Microsoft tablet that has wireless and media features that passes from one younger than old guys like me user to another. Then, go read my posting about the portable XBox from last summer.Then, come back. I'll wait.I didn't know it...; Tags: Origami, Microsoft Xbox; Blog posts 2006-02-27
Excel Scientific and Engineering Cookbook: Solving Equations: In this paper we're going to focus on solving equations using Excel. Equation solving, in a general sense, can range from finding roots of single equations, to finding values of independent variables that yield a specific value of a dependent variable, to solving systems of nonlinear equations. There are many...; Tags: Equation, Newton, Hildebrand, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Book chapters 2006-01-18
A Treo that runs Windows Mobile...: A Treo that runs Windows Mobile...Those that don't learn from historyare doomed to repeat it![It does seem pretty clear, though, that the Palm OS has lost the battle for handheld supremacy. They lost it the same way Betamax lost to VHS,]They lost because they couldn't leverage their (non-existent) monopoly power...; Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Palm Treo, Newton, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., handheld, Dell Axim, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile; Discussion threads 2006-01-05
Former Palm founder "nails it" on smartphone culture clash: Former Palm founder "nails it" on smartphone culture clashPalm HistoryPalm started off as a software company that wrote Graffiti for the Apple Newton in 1994. They offered other Newton-based software, and gained experience with handhelds in general over the years. When the Newton was murdered by Steve Jobs in 1997,...; Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows CE, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, Palm Inc., Newton, smart phone; Discussion threads 2005-08-24
PalmOne spends $30 million to drop 'One': PalmOne spends $30 million to drop 'One'Spin offand then spin back - sounds like the Apple Newton! Now all they have to do is commit hari-kari and they will have achieved what Apple did to the Newton. . .Hey, the death of the Newton is what SPAWNED Palm . ....; Tags: Newton, Palm Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-05-24
Bright ideas, big wait on tech payback: Bright ideas, big wait on tech paybackYou missed Scientist/inventor UGYou forgot scientist UG who invented 'the burny thing hurt UG', but failed to profit from the next two hundred thousands of years of people profitting from HIS invention. And after he toiled so hard in his cave to make 'burny...; Tags: Handhelds, Processors, Codd, Scientist/inventor UG, Newton, handheld, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-03-22

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Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?: When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...; Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboard: Blackberry steals iPhone's virtual keyboardCopying Apple???By stating that RIM is "stealing" iPhone's virtual keyboard, you are assuming that Apple were first to market with said on screen keyboard.Back in the real world, where Apple are lagging behind "big time"... they are one of the last mobile phone manufacturers to use...; Tags: Keyboards, Well Let, Touchscreen tech, keyboard, virtual keyboard, Apple iPhone, touch screen, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
The Steve Jobs Standard: Ever since the black turtlenecked one appeared at the Worldwide Developers Conference, there has been no shortage of discussion about the health of Steve Jobs, the worry that he is mortal and who might succeed him.There's the photo by photo rundown of the increasingly thin Jobs. There's the discussion...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Digital Music, Benefits, Healthcare, Digital Media, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-06-30
GNU XaoS (exe): XaoS allows you to zoom in or out of a fractal in a fluid, continuous motion. This capability makes XaoS great for exploring fractals, and its just plain fun. Fractals are incredibly complex and beautiful images that are created from simple mathematical formulas. If you don't anything about fractals, don't...; Tags: GNU, Fractal, GNU XaoS; Software downloads 2008-06-24