June, 2006 — Tech News and Analysis

Archive for June 2006

Quake 4

Quake 4 is a new offering from our friends at Aspyr, and offers a lot of what we saw from Doom 3, but the technical improvements help to make the game much more enjoyable, and a cleaner experience on the Mac, where previously only our … Read More »

Ben Franklin prefers the Tablet PC

Allegiance Technology Partners recently exhibited at a FEMA flood conference in Philadelphia to demonstrate how Tablet PCs could be used to great advantage in the field by their adjusters.  Lo and behold Ben Franklin was attending the conference and once he got a look at … Read More »

 
 

Just when you got into a productivity rhythm with your Tablet PC along comes InkDoku and brings it to a standstill.  InkDoku is a version of Sudoku, that addictive and even maddeningly simple game that makes time fly by.  InkDoku is a product of GFL … Read More »

e319: the mega-in-car-nav system you don’t need

I’m not certain on the price, but I’d say the size and crammed components have to put it in "more than you think" category. The E319 is the Swiss Army equivalent of a GPS navigation system for your vehicle. Yup, you can navigate … Read More »

FIM Revenues – $500 million in 2007

A couple of days ago, a post by Robert Young prompted many to point out that MySpace was not that big a revenue opportunity. It is hard to break down the numbers – analysts estimate about $200 million in the current fiscal year – but … Read More »

WWDC 2006: You going? What are you taking?

I’m starting my preparations to head to this year’s WWDC and, like last year, I’m working on my list of stuff to jam into the Brenthaven backpack. Since I’m going to be hauling this across the country, as well as through a week’s worth of … Read More »

Add USB ports with a Brando USB mini-mouse

I’m all for a small mouse when traveling and this one actually has a nice bonus. The Brando USB mouse is a small 75×37x25mm yet adds two extra USB ports along the way to your mobile device. You can retract or pull cable as … Read More »

Will WiFi JumpStart Location Based Services?

Over past few weeks, many new location based services (LBS) that leverage the WiFi networks have come to the forefront, and many of them have exciting enough offerings to give mobile phone networks-based LBS a run for their money – not that it would take … Read More »

MobiTV now available on Windows Mobile platform

Streaming video to a PDA or phone is all the rage and MobiTV has extended its service to devices running Windows Mobile 5.0.  The new Windows Mobile version of MobiTV is available through the company directly and through Handango, which reports it runs on the following … Read More »

Auto-screen Smartphone calls with PhoneGate

Getting telemarketer calls on your SmartPhone? Is that pesky neighbor calling you to complain about your lawn again? (Actually, we’ve seen it and it could use a cutting; you know who we’re talking … Read More »

Just how does DirectPush e-mail work anyway?

I always thought there were little Oompa-Loompas with text pagers in the Exchange servers; boy, was I wrong! This article is a few months old, but it’s fresher than the newest MSFP upgrade that Verizon just added to the XV6700, so that’s gotta count … Read More »

Nokia N80 reviewed- nice 3 MP camera

There are so many cool features on the Nokia N80 that it is hard to know where to start.  There’s the 3 megapixel camera for starters which is really powerful for … Read More »

More Must Reads

Over at the Origami Project, one of the forum readers replied to one of my posts with some interesting info for those down under (Hugo & Craig: this means you mates!). Jonathan brings news of a new UMPC device called the … Read More »

This post is not about mobile tech but since we often touch upon subjects of interest in the education field I think this article on CNN is worth mentioning.  Paul Edelman founded TeachersPayTeachers.com in April and the premise of the site is pretty cool.  … Read More »

Our friend Uli Suratos is back with more information about using the Samsung Q1 and this time he’s using GPS with Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006.  The GPS receiver is a CF receiver from Haicom, finally showing Kevin what you can do with … Read More »

Angela has a new (OK, used) Motion LE1600 and she is loving it and writing all about it on her blog.  It’s always fun to see a new Tablet owner writing about the discoveries that are made about the inking, Tablet-specific software, and especially how … Read More »

The Gnomedex conference, started by head Gnomie Chris Pirillo, kicks off tonight with a reception, followed by several days of roundtables by top bloggers. I don’t see any info on a live feed or .mp3′s for later listening, but we’ll keep an eye open. You … Read More »

Nick Wilson, one of the co-founders of Performancing tells me that they are all set to launch an ad-network focussed solely on blogs. (Beta sign-ups here.) The network is called Performancing Partners. All the information is on their blog. Performancing makes a firefox … Read More »

The discourse and discussion in the blogosphere today is Google Checkout. “The goal here is to make it be one nanosecond from the time the customer decides to buy to the time the transaction is complete and the product is on the way,” Eric Schmidt, Google … Read More »

Earthcomber’s Releases “Movies on the Move” – First GPS-enabled Movie Guide in the U.S. – as Free Download CHICAGO (June 29, 2006) – Mobile phones and PDAs can now spot theaters and showtimes by how close they are to the person scouting for a movie, thanks to … Read More »

Yesterday’s post about another happy Q1 owner unintentionally solicited comments from many other happy Q1 owners, which I love to see. Now that I’ve had the device for five weeks and have relatively sung the praises, I have to do the fair thing and … Read More »

This is perfect timing as James is considering a new slate Tablet PC and the Electrovaya Scribbler is on his list. At the C3 Expo in New York City, … Read More »

I’ve been so busy with the Q1, that I haven’t looked at Vista lately; in fact, I’m pulling down the latest build right now. We previously heard that … Read More »

I am often amazed at folks who buy fancy scream machines such as Ferrari and continue to live in cities such as London, or Bombay where driving at over 25 miles an hour is a challenge. I can understand the desire to own something that sleek, … Read More »

Despite a sense of optimism that is currently running through Silicon Valley and other tech centers around the country, the technology IPO market remains luke warm. We all remember the Vonage IPO, and then yesterday more bad news. Web analytics firm, Omniture went … Read More »

Ray Kurzweil is a modern day genius when it comes to the study of artificial intelligence and the development of innovative uses for technology.  He partnered with the National Federation of the … Read More »

I am a mobile type of guy and when I use an ultra-portable device I really use it, often for hours at a time.  I may use it held in my hands or I might use it with an external keyboard and mouse, whatever fits what … Read More »

Typically equated with industry high fees and rigid contracts, Verizon Wireless might finally be listening to all the mobile masses who glibly chant "Can you hear me … Read More »

IBM’s latest version of the collaboration suite Sametime 7.5, will be released in the third quarter of this year and will add direct connectivity to BlackBerry, Nokia, and Windows Mobile devices which should be a boon to mobile professionals.  Sametime will offer access to … Read More »

Meet Phil. Phil is from Cornwall in the UK. Phil is a long time MobileTechRoundup listener and jkOTR reader. Phil has given us quite a few mobile tech story tips lately (which we appreciate!) and I think I know why. In fact, I’m wondering … Read More »

I was just about to pull the trigger on one of those SD cards that snap in half for their hidden USB interface and now MobileWhack reports that Buffalo has something similar. This memory card doesn’t fold in half; instead, there’s a … Read More »

So UMPCs have been out and about for around two months and now you’re curious. One of the most often questions I hear about them is: what it’s like to work in XP on an 800×480 screen? Well, back in March, Hugo Ortega demonstrated … Read More »

Over on Alastair’s blog is a post that Apple has ignored a pretty bad OS X security problem since 2003. I’ve no doubts there are a lot of bugs in OS X, and that there are a lot of them that aren’t known in the … Read More »

Ross Levinsohn’s wheeling and dealing to get News Corp. back in the Web game has been ridiculed by many as profligate and late. But he may yet prove them all wrong. … this is my latest article for Business 2.0, which is now available online. … Read More »

BellSouth will launch its fixed wireless broadband service in five new cities in the third quarter of 2006. The service will be available in some select parts of Melbourne, Fla.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; Charleston, S.C.; and Albany, Ga. The service will have a downstream … Read More »

When I was young, I woke up two days before Christmas very early in the morning. I heard some ruckus in the garage, and I went to investigate. To my surprise, my father was struggling with my Christmas presents in the car. Two days before Santa … Read More »

We met Joey at the MobileTechRoundup meet up last week and while we’re not claiming any mobile device influence, Joey just informed me that he nabbed a Samsung Q1. From my initial impressions, Joey is definitely in the power user class: last week he showed … Read More »

Good news from the World Wide Web Consortium, or WC3, today: they have a press release on their new "Mobile Web Best Practices" document. Best practices aren’t standards or protocols that must be followed, but at least they’re taking a step in the … Read More »

One of the oldest games is now available for your UMPC or Tablet PC and I have to tell you, it’s addicting! jkOTR reader and blogger in his own right, Frank (aka: CTitanic), developed this game specifically for the UMPC-sized screens and it fully supports … Read More »

Parkers in Vancouver can now pay the parking meter with their cell phone.   No more fishing coins out of the car seat or stuffing more money into the meter than you … Read More »

Jezlyn over at Late to the Party is trying everything possible to help her decide on a new mobile device. Will it be a Toshiba Tablet PC? How … Read More »

Phil Crosby and Michael Quinn are working on an add-in for Microsoft Word (2003 & 2007) that extends the ink functionality of those programs on a Tablet PC.  They have posted a video of Ink for Word that shows some of the things you can … Read More »

First Connexion from Boeing said they might call it quits and stop providing in-flight Internet access and now comes word that Verizon will be exiting the in-flight phone business by the end of the year.  Pretty soon you’ll be begging to use your cell … Read More »

Comcast Interactive, a division of Comcast, has snapped up ThePlatform, a digital media services company based in Seattle, according to sources close to the company. While I was typing this up, PaidContent published the details of the deal. The purchase price is pegged at between $70 … Read More »

I’m a bag whore. I’ve got piles of them laying around my basement. I’d buy one, use it, figure out what I didn’t like about it, and I’d move on to the next one. This went on for many years – drove my … Read More »

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