Archive for March 31st, 2008Yahoo’s stock price is beating a tiny stronger these days. And that rise was not necessarily driven by the full onslaught of the company’s large, splashy, three-year financial game plan unveiled two weeks ago, state several hedge fund managers. Rather, the 12 percent share price increase over the … source Tech news blog Montalvo Systems, the super secretive company that wants to compete against Intel in chips for portable personal, has a huge internal announcement coming tomorrow, according to sources, and the news may not be good. The company may internally order layoffs and cutbacks, according to a source close to the company. … source Tech news blog
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Pink Nokia 6630 being given away for free with every issue of Girl TalkPosted by: admin in Mobile
You can't make this stuff up people. Buy an issue of Girl Talk and get a free pink Nokia 6630 running the 2nd Edition of the S60 operating system. I'm speechless. This device was announced in June of 2004 with an estimated retail price of “less than €500.” It took 4 years to become free with an issue of a magazine riddled with gossip about teenage boys and what to do to get their attention. Consider the N95 or iPhone in your pocket now, can you honestly state you know what you're mobile phone will be able to do in 4 years? [Via: All About Symbian] —
It’s been a long haul for phase change memory, but the goal is in sight. Numonyx, the memory joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Intel, is already shipping samples of phase change memory (PCM) chips to customers and will start shipping PCM chips commercially later this year, CEO Brian Harrison … source Tech news blog
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Pink Nokia 6630 being given away for free with each issue of Girl SpeakPosted by: admin in Mobile
You can't make this stuff up people. Buy an issue of Girl Speak and get a free pink Nokia 6630 running the 2nd Edition of the S60 operating system. I'm speechless. This device was announced in June of 2004 with an estimated retail price of “less than €500.” It took 4 years to become free with an issue of a magazine riddled with gossip about teenage boys and what to do to get their attention. Consider the N95 or iPhone in your pocket now, can you honestly state you know what you're mobile phone will be able to do in 4 years? [Via: All About Symbian] —
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Palm has sold 1 million Centro’s since launching in September 2007Posted by: admin in Mobile
Full congratulations are due for Palm who has certainly surprised me with their latest figure of shipping 1 million Centro smartphones! [Via: Business Wire] —
I've often held back my thoughts on the Chumby because I thought people would soon come to their senses and realize that it was the biggest waste of invention ever to be created. Sadly via Read Write Web, one of my favorite blogs on the net, I find out that the people behind this decrepit attempt at an world wide web device just scored $12.5 million in VC funding. Some back story for those not familiar with the Chumby concept: A Chumby is a $180 device with WiFi, a 3.5 inch touch screen, 350 MHz ARM processor, stereo speakers, accelerometer and a “squeeze” sensor. The Chumby connects to the net and grabs information which is displayed in the form of widgets created in Flash Lite 3. That $180 is superior put to use buying a new mobile phone or getting a data plan for the device already in your pocket. Someone please tell me what the point of a Chumby is and why people are paying this company to build such a product. Your mobile phone is with you no matter where you’re, it is always connected to the internet, if it is fairly decent then it has WiFi, stereo speakers, a full HTML web browser and with the capability to accept external storage, such as the 8 GB microSDHC card in my Nokia N82, then it can even replace your MP3 player. My generation has already replaced their desk side alarm clock with a mobile phone and we're increasingly getting world wide web access on our handsets as well. What’s the value add of a Chumby? I'm dying to know! The Chumby has a “Linux-based, open-source platform” proclaims Sarah Perez, that's fantastic, but open source isn’t a feature to attract mainstream users. The Chumby is “showcase for your talents” as a widget creator, which again is fantastic, but there are already more than half a billion mobile phones on this planet that have Flash Lite, just like the Chumby. As an artist why would you not want to seek a more massive install base to showcase your work? The Chumy is “made for tinkerers,” so then what do you call people who buy stickers for their phone or phone charms or phone covers or fancy cases or any other sort of accessory that enables a human being to personalize their device? “The Chumby is designed so that the core electronics can be easily removed from its casing, letting you create your own look for Chumby without having to write code.” You got me there Sarah, but I doubt people are going to purchase a Chumby just to take it apart and slap it in some spray painted wooden case that might give you tetanus in the morning when you slam the snooze button on this over priced alarm clock with an IP address. Update: Video of the Chumy UI via Center Networks:
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I've often held back my thoughts on the Chumby because I thought people would soon come to their senses and realize that it was the biggest waste of invention ever to be created. Sadly via Read Write Web, one of my favorite blogs on the net, I find out that the people behind this decrepit attempt at an internet device just scored $12.5 million in VC funding. Some back story for those not familiar with the Chumby concept: A Chumby is a $180 device with WiFi, a 3.5 inch touch screen, 350 MHz ARM processor, stereo speakers, accelerometer and a “squeeze” sensor. The Chumby connects to the net and grabs information which is displayed in the form of widgets created in Flash Lite 3. That $180 is better put to use buying a new mobile phone or getting a data plan for the device already in your pocket. Someone please tell me what the point of a Chumby is and why people are paying this company to build such a product. Your mobile phone is with you no matter where you are, it is always connected to the internet, if it is fairly decent then it has WiFi, stereo speakers, a full HTML web browser and with the capability to accept external storage, such as the 8 GB microSDHC card in my Nokia N82, then it can even replace your MP3 player. My generation has already replaced their desk side alarm clock with a mobile phone and we're increasingly getting internet access on our handsets as well. What’s the value add of a Chumby? I'm dying to know! The Chumby has a “Linux-based, open-source platform” proclaims Sarah Perez, that's fantastic, but open source isn’t a feature to attract mainstream users. The Chumby is “showcase for your talents” as a widget creator, which again is fantastic, but there are already more than half a billion mobile phones on this planet that have Flash Lite, just like the Chumby. As an artist why would you not want to seek a larger install base to showcase your work? The Chumy is “made for tinkerers,” so then what do you call people who buy stickers for their phone or phone charms or phone covers or fancy cases or any other sort of accessory that enables a human being to personalize their device? “The Chumby is designed so that the core electronics can be easily removed from its casing, letting you create your own look for Chumby without having to write code.” You got me there Sarah, but I doubt people are going to buy a Chumby just to take it apart and slap it in some spray painted wooden case that might give you tetanus in the morning when you slam the snooze button on this over priced alarm clock with an IP address. Update: Video of the Chumy UI via Center Networks:
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2008
More from Verizon: LG enV2, HTC XV6900 (Touch), Motorola Q9c, Samsung AliasPosted by: admin in Mobile
So it's not just the new BlackBerry Curve Verizon is announcing today. Later in a day, the CDMA carrier also unveiled four other handsets:
There you’ve it - Verizon showed its “CTIA cards.” What about other carriers? We're waiting guys… —
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Nokia Siemens Networks: Hey 700 MHz auction winners, want some LTE?Posted by: admin in Mobile
With Verizon already announcing that they're going to switch to LTE for their 4G network and their success in the 700 MHz auction I can't think of a better match. [Via: PR News Wire] —
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