Texas Instruments is expected to this week release details of its next-generation application processor, the OMAP 4 family of chips, which has made my love for Nvidia’s APX25000 processor grow cold. I’m faithless when a chipmaker shows me the prospect of 1080p video playback, 10 times… Read More »
Archive for February 2009
How to avoid your quest for the best tools becoming an excuse to indulge that most dangerous of professional vices: procrastination. Read More »
Microsoft will be going live with their press event at the Mobile World Congress in just a little while. We will be attending the streaming live event to hopefully hear what Microsoft plans to do with Windows Mobile and the Sky services this year. You… Read More »
Intel is beginning their push into the smartphone market with a partner announcement out of Mobile World Congress today. LG Electronics plans have a MID with voice capability available in 2010; The device will run on Intel’s next Atom platform called Moorestown and offer 3G… Read More »
HTC looks to remain the most prolific Windows Mobile handset maker with the introduction of the Touch Pro 2 and the Touch Diamond 2 at the Mobile World Congress today. The Touch Pro 2 looks very iPhone-like yet retains a QWERTY keyboard for messaging goodness. Touch… Read More »
Water management company HydroPoint Data Systems is looking to raise between $4 million and $8 million, Chief Strategy Officer (updated: and former CEO) Chris Spain told us recently, and he expects the round to close in the second quarter. HydroPoint is open to adding… Read More »
Hard to believe that the NCAA Mens’ Basketball March Madness Tournament is just around the corner — but it is, and this year CBS Sports is adding a high-quality viewing option to its March Madness On Demand (MMOD) video player. The new player uses Microsoft’s… Read More »
After success with its low-power Atom processor in netbooks, Intel is embracing the mobile Internet device, with the chip giant expected to announce at this year’s Mobile World Congress a planned MID with LG Electronics that will include 3G voice capabilities. The MID will run on… Read More »
By now you all know that despite the spotty coverage and expensive rate plans, I am a big fan of Mobile Internet. Down economy or not, I want my 3G wireless connection. Apparently I’m not the only one. According to a survey of 50,000… Read More »
The race for a good mobile browser is always in full swing and Bitstream has announced their Bolt browser will enter a public beta tomorrow. Bitstream is no novice in the mobile browser scene as they were the folks behind the Thunderhawk browser that offered a… Read More »
Have you ever wanted an easy way to get information into your smartphone so you don’t forget it? You’d love for your phone to remind you of this stuff when you need to be thinking of it. Microsoft has a new technology preview of an interesting… Read More »
This week was a quiet one in the tech world with the Mobile World Congress starting next week. It was likely the lull before the storm as we expect big news coming out of the MWC as usual. Here are the top stories on jkOnTheRun you… Read More »
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