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Google to Buy Skype?: Rumors are out again that Ebay's albatross. aka Skype, may soon be unloaded to Google. The deal could be valued at as much as $6 billion: "Skype is booking about $400 million in revenue now, and it's conceivable the company could command 10-times that. *A reader suggests...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Skype Technologies S.A., Rumors, E-mail Providers, Telephony, Peer To Peer (P2P), VOIP, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-02
ix86Phone? Close encounters of the 'blurred' kind!: Rumors are abound that the in a year or so the iPhone will pack an x86 Moorestown processor. The basis for all this speculation? A blurry photo of a marketing slide filled with random clipart images. Here's the slide in question: ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Intel X86, Rumors, Processors, Marketing Research, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Developing enterprise applications for mobile devices remains way too hard: A logjam exists between developers and their ability to productively deliver enterprise applications and data to mobile devices, such as cell phones, PDAs, and so-called converged devices like the Apple iPhone. The logjam is complexity and too many obnoxious variables. To develop applications that reach even a...; Tags: Mobile, Apple Inc., Mobile Device, Sybase Inc., Enterprise Application, Rumors, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-09-21
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
HTC Omni looks like one slick Windows Mobile device: Apple has done a good job with the design and usability on the Apple iPhone, but they are not the only player in town and HTC makes the best Windows Mobile devices on the market. They are also quite innovative as seen with the HTC Touch and other devices. After...; Tags: Windows Mobile, Rumors, Microsoft, HTC; Blog posts 2007-07-04

Will Sprint see the Treo 800w in 2007?: According to a Gizmodo Sprint source a new Palm Treo device may be coming to the Sprint network in the 4th quarter of 2007. This device, the Treo 800w, would be an upgrade to the existing Treo 700wx that Sprint currently has available with the two biggest changes being integrated...; Tags: Wireless carriers, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Rumors, Palm, Microsoft; Blog posts 2007-06-11
Is a new form factor Palm Treo on the way?: This weekend has been full of new Palm Treo rumors and I read most of the details on PalmInfocenter. There have been rumors of a device with the code name of Gandolf for at least a year and now rumors state that this device runs Palm OS Garnet (5.x) and...; Tags: Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Rumors, Palm; Blog posts 2007-06-10
What is the Palm Foleo?: Palm is making an announcement today at 11:30 am PDT where they are expected to announce some new mobile device category. Speculation has ranged from an ultra mobile PC device to some kind of portable media center device. The most plausible information was just recently posted on TreoCentral where one...; Tags: Gadgets, On the road, Palm, Rumors, Smartphone; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Details emerge that the Vulcan FlipStart is actually a real device: The Vulcan FlipStart ultramobile PC is one of a few devices, like the DualCor CPC, that were announced a couple of years ago and then became vaporware that only had occasional rumors bringing it back to life. According to a Crave article it appears that the FlipStart is actually going...; Tags: Gadgets, Microsoft, Rumors, Ultra portable PC; Blog posts 2007-03-06
rumors of the T-Mobile AMEO 8GB Windows Mobile Phone Edition emerge: While you are waiting for the Apple iPhone HTC looks like it will be bringing another 8MB Phone Edition device to the market. I posted some information on rumors of the HTC Athena back in December and now Pocketinfo.nl has further information on the device Babelfish translation that looks to...; Tags: Windows Mobile, Rumors, High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile Ameo; Blog posts 2007-01-23
Is this the HTC 2007 Windows Mobile lineup?: HTC High Tech Computer manufacturers most of the Windows Mobile devices out there and also started selling their own label devices a few months ago. The T-Mobile Dash that I use regularly is an HTC device. I was reading my RSS feeds and saw that PDA 24/7 posted an HTC...; Tags: Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Smartphone, Rumors, High Tech Computer Corp.; Blog posts 2006-12-29

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News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware; Blog posts 2008-05-15
rumors: Canon to release sibling dSLR to Rebel XSi?: We're back on the digital camera beat this morning, as news is ruminating 'round the interwebs that Canon may be preparing a younger, potentially cheaper sibling to its popular EOS Rebel XSi. Crack detectives at 1001 Noisy Cameras (by way of Bob Atkins and dpreview, both respected...; Tags: Camera, Canon Inc., Digital Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-05-14
HBO programming comes to iTunes: Well, that didn't take long. After some rumors of an Apple/HBO tie up yesterday, Apple today announced that HBO content will be available for download today. This is great news because two of my favorite shows are Flight of the Conchords and The Wire. (I've been resisting...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Programming, Pricing, TVs, Digital Music, Marketing Research, Development Tools, Digital Media, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-13
HP to take out EDS: does it make sense?: We've heard these rumors before but this time it seems HP is in serious hunting mode with EDS as the target. Larry Dignan offers his take on the rationale behind the story. Fellow Irregular Vinnie Mirchandani adds to the debate suggesting both pluses and minuses: HP could use a...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Blackberry users to get Windows Live services: Research in Motion RIM and Microsoft have struck a deal via which Blackberry users will be able to run Windows Live Hotmail and Windows Live Messenger on their devices. The two companies announced the deal on May 12; actual availability is slated for some time this summer...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Live, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-12
RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Bold and a $150 million development fund: There have been rumors of a new BlackBerry design, often labeled the BlackBerry 9000 series, and today RIM posted the official announcement of the BlackBerry Bold smartphone that will be coming this Summer to a carrier near you. RIM also announced a US$150 million mobile applications and services development fund...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, Display, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?: Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?Familiar or not, it's still XP.That will be a huge achillies heel for MS. XP runs well on modest desktops and notebooks. Not fast, but well. Take the EEE, it can run XP, however, it is slower, and as you stated, the...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, EEE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Xandros; Discussion threads 2008-05-11
Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon: Hey there, it's Jake, Jason's evil twin. It's Friday which means that it's my turn to take the wheel for trip down Apple rumor lane. Fasten your seat belts because here we go: Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller? – AppleInsider reports that a new Apple patent application reveals...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iLounge, 3G, E-mail, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Is Apple selling off its professional software titles?: The slimmest hint of a rumor can gain steam when cycled around the Internet. It seems to be happening with rumor that Apple is pitching its professional applications such as Final Cut Pro. The rumor was buried below the fold in the Friday Pulpit posting by Robert...; Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Video, Final Cut Pro, Corporate Communications, Marketing, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-05