You read that right. Samsung will start shipping the Q1 UMPC/ Origami in a week or two and have stated they expect to sell 400,000 of the little Tablet… Read More »
Archive for April 2006
update 04/27: Twist, points out that Microsoft is looking to port its presentation framework to Mac OS X and other platforms. As dramatically unimpressed as I remain with the consumer-end of its upcoming operating system, Microsoft is doing a number of… Read More »
Don’t get too excited; they didn’t abolish "Plays for Sure" or anything. However, it’s great to see the recognition that the quality of an audio file shouldn’t be dumbed down for a phone. Working with DRM provider CoreMedia, Microsoft has opened the doors to… Read More »
I don’t know much about this commercial other than a reader sent it to me. Supposedly the commercial, which appears to be for some sort of Apple/Support store, uses $60,000 worth of iPods to pull of the effect. Nice. Read More »
The Omni Group has released a public beta of the next version of their OmniWeb browser. Version 5.5 brings some much needed changes to OmniWeb, most notably the switch from the aging WebCore engine to a recent build of WebKit. I have participated in the… Read More »
Catapult is a unique device due out the last half of this year that allows you to capture video footage from DV or HDV video cameras directly to iPods or USB drives so you can begin editing immediately. The Catapult uses rechargeable batteries that… Read More »
Although I think TabletKiosk handled their eo delay admirably, this news might not go over well here in the States. Looks like European mobile mavens will get their UMPCs in the form of the Paceblade Easybook P7 by the second week of… Read More »
A couple of days ago, I pointed out that it pays not to listen to McKinsey. Continuing in that theme, Paul Kedrosky, skins Gary Hamel’s blatent play to get some Google love in today’s Wall Street Journal. Super consultant Hamel has two of… Read More »
As any MobileTechRoundup listener will attest, all three of the hosts love EV-DO; Tim Marman from Slashstar explained it best in a note to us: "it’s disruptive". A Verizon Wireless customer for over four years, I’ve never had the chance to test any cellular… Read More »
It originally was slated for Japan only but the Playstation web site now has the firmware update available for download for US PSP owners. The 2.70 firmware update mainly adds Flash 6 capability to the web browser in the PSP as well as some settings… Read More »
PalmAddicts is running a contest and the prize is an HP tc1100 hybrid Tablet PC. All you have to do is post in their forums and the winner will be chosen at random. I don’t know what the odds of winning are but a prize… Read More »
Jason Dunn and Dave Conger know as much about the Pocket PC as anyone and their recent Thoughtcast podcast is an excellent discussion of the future of the Pocket PC. They cover the rumors of Dell leaving the Pocket PC space and propose an interesting… Read More »
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