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ZTE C78 (MetroPCS)
Photo gallery: ZTE C78Though Chinese manufacturer ZTE has grown by leaps and bounds over the last couple of years, it still has a small presence in the United States. Its phones are available only at regional carrier MetroPCS, and even then you're limited to relatively low-end models. In the last...
Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, Stereo Bluetooth, VGA Camera, Photo-Quality, ZTE C78, ZTE
Product reviews 2009-03-02
LiMo to show off latest release of platform
The LiMo Foundation on Monday said that the second release of its handset platform is on target. LiMo added that it will show off the latest platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week. According to LiMo, its members are introducing reference implementations of the...
Tags: LiMo Foundation, Handset, BONDI, Web 2.0, Cellular Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
Blog posts 2009-02-09
Official Gmail Themes are beautiful
Official Gmail Themes are beautifulRE: Official Gmail Themes are beautifulAs usual, this new feature is not enabled for google apps users.I noticed that earlier today. The new default is the best, and looks great.This is what is great about web applications! You get constant refreshes and improvements.RE: Official Gmail Themes...
Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Official Gmail Themes, Google Gmail
Discussion threads 2008-11-19
Time for LiMo and Android to stop talking
Ed Burnette has a great piece out today in Dev Connection about Google's choice of Apache as the main license for its Android phone. Some pieces will use Eclipse, some GPL V.2, and there will likely be some proprietary bits as well, he writes. That's nice. ...
Tags: Phone, LiMo Foundation, Mobile, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn
Blog posts 2008-06-02
First batch of LiMo mobile Linux devices readied for battle against Microsoft, Nokia
The LiMo Foundation is making steady progress on its goal to make Linux a popular mobile operating system. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, several key LiMo vendors including Motorola, Samsung, NEC and Panasonic announced as promised the first set of LiMo-compliant handsets while...
Tags: LiMo Foundation, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Paula Rooney
Blog posts 2008-02-11
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H7
Sony changed quite a few details, inside and out, between last year's H5 and this year's megazooms, the Cyber-shot DSC-H9 and DSC-H7. An f/2.7-4.5 31mm-465mm 15x supersedes the 12x zoom on last year's, and the resolution kicks up a notch from 7 to 8 megapixels. Say goodbye to AA batteries...
Tags: Sony Cyber-Shot, Sony Corp.
Product reviews 2008-01-16
QuickTime hack allows Second Life currency theft
Security researchers Dino Dai Zovi and Charlie Miller have found a way to exploit an unpatched QuickTime vulnerability to steal Linden Dollars from users in the Second Life virtual world. Dai Zovi the hacker behind the CanSecWest MacBook Pro hijack and Miller (creator of the first...
Tags: Second Life, Attacker, Apple QuickTime, Avatar, Video, Duo, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
Blog posts 2007-12-04
Memorex MMP8640
The Memorex MMP8640 ($120) is a 4GB MP3 player with an above-average list of features, including video playback, voice recording, and an FM tuner. In this price range, however, the Memorex MMP8640 just can't stand up to the competition.DesignThe Memorex MMP8640 is neither exceptionally small nor thin, measuring 1.8 inches...
Tags: Digital music, Media players, Corporate communications, Digital media, Video Playback, Memorex MMP8640, Memorex
Product reviews 2007-10-25
Vista kernel tampering tool released, then mysteriously disappears
The race to defeat a key anti-rootkit/anti-DRM mechanism in Windows Vista has heated up again with the release of a tool that loads unsigned drivers into 64-bit Windows kernel and a swift decision by Microsoft to treat the utility as malicious spyware.But a third developer has joined the fray with...
Tags: Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Tool, Ryan Naraine
Blog posts 2007-08-07
Captain Cyborg and the Problem of Evil
(This is a re-run, from Dec 16/05.)While looking at a problem related to archiving thousands of project proposals and reports for a large IT consulting firm I was struck by the ease with which these could be classified into two strongly differentiated groups: those based on clerical or other worker...
Tags: Unanswered questions, Government, General
Blog posts 2007-07-04
Uses for supercomputers
Everybody knows what supercomputers are useful for, right? - things like weapons simulations, weather forecasting, submarine tracking, pattern matching in the biosciences, fluid dynamics and materials simulations, graph analyses, and cryptology. I think theres another one - one thats already important and likely to become more so over time,...
Tags: E3D, grid, General, Linux, Hardware
Blog posts 2006-12-01
PS3 based super-computing cluster on Linux
As many people know Yellow Dog Linux, from Terra Soft, now runs on the Cell engine in Sonys PS3. Thats very cool, but the thing many people may not realize is that Terra Soft isnt so much in the yellow dog business as it is in the supercomputing...
Tags: General, Cell, Terra Soft Solutions Inc., Hardware, Linux
Blog posts 2006-11-29
Wherifone G560
At some point in the last couple of years, a group of people sat around and decided that preteen kids were the next target market for cell phones. But instead of pushing fancy handsets with high-end features on the tykes, the group appealed directly to parents with the promise of...
Tags: Cellular phones, Wherifone, telephone, handset, LG Migo
Product reviews 2006-08-25
Sony MFM-HT205
Designed as a TV and a computer monitor, the Sony MFM-HT205 fills both roles with ease. This 20-inch wide-screen display features an integrated TV tuner and boasts all the video connections you could ask for, including composite, component, and S-Video connections. Add to that image quality matching that of high-end...
Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony MFM-HT205, monitor, TV, Sony Corp.
Product reviews 2006-06-12
Xerox XR3-17GS
The basic Xerox XR3-17Gs delivers average performance and is attractive, but its modest ergonomic adjustability and lack of options detract from its overall appeal. For the same $280 price, we prefer the Dell UltraSharp 1707FP, which offers markedly better performance and an abundance of ergonomic adjustment, or the HP vs17,...
Tags: Xerox Corp., Xerox XR3-17GS, display
Product reviews 2006-05-25
ViewSonic VX2025wm
Though its dapper design makes it a smart choice for home use, the ViewSonic VX2025wm is a great machine for light graphic and design work. This stylish wide screen isn't nearly as adjustable as other displays, such as the Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP or even the Envision EN2028, but what it...
Tags: Monitors & displays, ViewSonic VX2025wm, ViewSonic Corp., monitor
Product reviews 2006-05-08
LaCie 120
Well known for high-end LCDs made for graphics professionals, such as the 321 and 319 models, LaCie enters the mainstream corporate category with the 120. Though it doesn't break boundaries in the design area, it knocks out the competition with its excellent performance. For workers who dabble in design in...
Tags: Monitors & displays, LaCie, LaCie 120
Product reviews 2006-04-18
Captain Cyborg and the problem of evil
While looking at a problem related to archiving thousands of project proposals and reports for a large IT consulting firm I was struck by the ease with which these could be classified into two strongly differentiated groups: those based on clerical or other worker replacement, and those focused on enabling...
Tags: computer
Blog posts 2005-12-16
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