With the news of the Acer ‘A1′ Android device potentially coming in September, another story broke today that Acer may also be planning on releasing another WinMo device as well, running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset. Snapdragon, the 1000Mhz speed demon of a processor that made it’s first debut in the Toshiba G901, is slowly coming the [...]
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The Zune lives on! Well, at least on other devices
Zune lovers, please, don’t fret just yet. In a recent interview with our good friend Steve Ballmer, the WSJ quoted Ballmer as saying they are “going to keep going with Zune” but “I won’t say full steam ahead, because that implies acceleration of investment, but we’re going to sustain our investment.” In deciphering the paraphrasing, [...]
New Samsung NC310 netbook claiming 11-hour battery life
I’m not sure if I’m digging the Samsung NC310, but the claim of an 11-hour enhanced battery does have me envious. The netbook will be running with the ’standard’ stats; 1 GB RAM, 10 inch LCD, 160GB HDD, WiFi, HSDPA data, and a 1.3 MP camera. In terms of the processor and graphics, Samsung presumably [...]
Dell phones rejected by carriers, lack ‘differentiation’
Dell’s first attempts at putting a dent in the cell phone market went out with a bang; as predicted back in January, Dell’s efforts were shot down. Shaw Wu, an analyst at Kaufman Bros, is quoted as saying that essentially, the two Android and WinMo phones were rejected by multiple mobile phone carriers. The reason? [...]
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Mozilla Fennec (Mobile Firefox) Demo
Mozilla Fennec is now in the beta phase, and as a result, you may give it a go at the following link for Linux, Windows and OSX users: Fennec Download
With a variety of neat features, including tabbing, Fennec may become the mobile browser of choice for mobile users. Check it out.
The polls are in; 94% of Facebook users hate change
I didn’t know what to expect in terms of backlash to the recent “Twitter-like” updates to the Facebook homepage, but obviously people are not pleased. A unofficial poll (not conducted by Facebook) asks users to vote yay or nay for the new changes, and only around 5% of 800,000 voters are enjoying their experiences. [...]
AT&T to offer iPhone 3G at no commitment pricing, with no activation
That’s right. The Boy Genius Report was able to get their hands on some Team Meeting slides, which detail new pricing initiatives for the iPhone 3G. Among these new price points sits a no commitment price for the 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3G, being $599 and $699 respectively. What does all this mean? Existing customers [...]
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Psystar keeps the clones coming despite legal hangups; Open(3) Mac available now
With the ongoing legal battle between Psystar and Apple, other clone companies have kept their heads under the radar. Psystar on the underhand has decided to keep up their services of providing Mac clones, this time offering the Open(3) for $599. Of course, adding options on will bring that $600 up to around 2 grand, [...]
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