I’ve mentioned the Intel CULV, or Consumer Ultra Low Voltage, platform several times this year. That’s the product that will help bridge the gap between underpowered netbooks and powerful, but less portable, notebooks. Mark Spoonauer offers up an insightful observation over the LAPTOP Magazine blog on […] Read more »
Research In Motion’s Developer Conference is currently in session and the phone maker has some useful new functions to offer programmers. Aside from reinforcing their partnership with Adobe for Flash on BlackBerry, RIM is offering these goodies to make for better software: BlackBerry Advertising Service — […] Read more »
Welcome to our newest Monday feature — Android Ecosystem! Last week’s news was generally dominated with the launch of the Motorola Droid and Eris, so this week will likely present some longer term impressions with both devices. I’ve been thorough enjoying watching Dave Winer with his […] Read more »
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Get ready for faster mobile broadband — AT&T today announced a new USB adapter that will enjoy a theoretical doubling of 3G speeds in select markets. The USBConnect Lightning looks like your typical USB dongle, but it supports the faster 7.2 Mbps service that you’ll see […] Read more »
Thanks to a firmware update, Microsoft addressed some of the little niggles in the Zune HD. Matt Miller upgraded his device to version 4.3 and sees a fair number of positive changes: Faster web browser Option in browser for desktop or mobile sites Predictive text in […] Read more »
This weekend, I entered my sixth month of Palm Pre ownership. Back in June, both James and I purchased a Pre and walked away with good impressions. It’s been a solid and fun ride so far, but I’m regretfully putting my Palm Pre on notice. I’m […] Read more »
Can you believe that five years ago today, Mozilla launched Firefox 1.0? Since then, the company says that 330 million users choose Firefox — Mozilla claims that it’s one-fourth of the Internet population using their browser. I can’t verify that, but I can validate that just […] Read more »
Looks like you can add Toshiba to the ranks of netbook brands going the subsidy route. Over the weekend, jkOTR reader Hector Gomez and I both saw the deal in this week’s Best Buy circular — which is actually square, not circular at all. The standard […] Read more »
When I saw a version of Google Maps in HTML 5 earlier this year, I was impressed. I simply couldn’t tell the difference between it and a Maps version coded in some true programming language. Next up on the list is YouTube viewer in HTML 5 that […] Read more »
This morning I read about the nPower PEG — a Personal Energy Generator — so I had to look into it online. PEG sounds like a decent fit in my quest to reduce electricity demand where I can. My last attempt using solar power was less […] Read more »
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In a side-by-side comparison, one could argue that pics from the iPhone 3GS look better than those from a Droid. That doesn’t mean you can’t make the Droid photos a little better. Adobe released a mobile Photoshop app for the iPhone a few weeks back, and […] Read more »
If you had any doubts about Dell’s Mini 3iX coming to AT&T in 2010, the FCC is here to dispel them. Unwired View says the FCC has tested the device with the typical confidentiality clauses in place, so there are no new device pics to peep […] Read more »
So is anyone else besides me using the new bookmark sync feature in Google Chrome? I’m using it with the beta version of Chrome for Windows and also on my Mac. On OS X, the latest version Chrome itself doesn’t support the bookmark sync feature, but […] Read more »
Could the six-hour runtime of a netbook go to 36 hours in the future? It sounds possible based on recent ionic battery projects. Battery technologies simply haven’t undergone a major change in years, so most of our runtime gains have come through more power efficient hardware. […] Read more »
MoTR 189 is 36:05 minutes long and is a 34.7 MB file in MP3 format. CLICK HERE to download the file and listen directly. HOSTS: James Kendrick (Houston), Matthew Miller (Seattle) and Kevin C. Tofel (Philadelphia) TOPICS: Motorola Droid in the house! Droid or Droid Eris? […] Read more »
Is the venerable ThinkPad name getting slapped on a large netbook/ultra-light notebook? All signs appear to be yes, although many of them are speculation and rumor. Most of these thoughts are coming from ThinkPadToday which states that Jan. 5, 2010 is the date we’ll see the […] Read more »
Potential Motorola Droid owners have some good news and some bad news this morning. Let’s get the bad news out of the way first — Verizon will be charging $30 a month for tethering, which is double what the previously expected charge was. That’s about the […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Palm adding more Mojo with Ares (PC World) — We’ve only seen 300 or so apps for webOS so far. Palm isn’t taking submissions from all […] Read more »
OK, you really can’t sell something that’s free, but customers can get Google Mobile in a retail brick-and-mortar now. Best Buy Mobile, which sells handsets throughout the U.S., will offer to install Google Mobile on new phones. Customers who aren’t familiar with the software can even […] Read more »
After reading so many books on PDAs and phones over the past years, the lack of any lighting on my Kindle2 is a bit of drag. It’s not stopping me from reading one or two novels a week, but there are times I’d like to read […] Read more »
I’ve been playing a little with the latest Moblin release this afternoon and I’m actually thinking of trying to run it full-time on a netbook. There’s a few holes yet, but it does offers me much of what I’m looking for in a smartbook — a […] Read more »
From a design and engineering standpoint, I’m totally wowed by Dell’s Adamo XPS. And after watching this Gotta Be Mobile inkshow of the device, I’m even more impressed. How did Dell cram an entire computer in such a thin product, I keep asking myself. It’s definitely […] Read more »
Sure the Motorola Droid has a 5 megapixel camera over the 3 megapixel sensor used by the iPhone 3GS. But as most all of us know, size doesn’t matter. Put another way: more megapixels doesn’t necessarily mean a better still picture. Andy Ihnatko took aim at […] Read more »
Now that I’m nearing the end of my two-year mobile broadband contract with Verizon, I’m weighing my options. I’ve actually been doing that for a few months now. But today Verizon is offering another choice: pay-as-you-go mobile broadband. That’s one of the appealing factors I’ve seen […] Read more »
I was so mesmerized with my new Apple Magic Mouse yesterday that I neglected to share an interesting, yet wacky, problem. I bought the new mouse to get away from typing and navigating on my MacBook. I already had an Apple Bluetooth keyboard, although I hadn’t […] Read more »
One of my mobile mantras — No. 4, actually — is to turn off wireless radios and work offline when I can. Solutions like Google’s Gears allows for that approach, but sometimes you don’t need your entire mailbox with you when you’re offline. Starting today, you […] Read more »
The long wait for a Mac version of Orb is over. Orb today announced a Mac client with support for OS X 10.5 and up. The free application streams media, a live view from a webcam feed — hello kitties on my iSight? — and stored […] Read more »
Just over three weeks has passed since the last Moblin preview image for Intel Atom netbooks and already the final release is here. That kind of pace has me burning through blank CDs faster than Hideki Matsui is batting runs in. But I’m a glutton for […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: Find Android apps easier and pay later (GigaOm) — Cole Brodman, CTO of T-Mo, offered up some deets on how the carrier will make it easier to find […] Read more »
So I unplugged for a bit this afternoon and took the Mobile Tech Mobile out for a spin. I’m moving away from using the keyboard and trackpad on my MacBook in the home office and decided to take a closer look at the Magic Mouse. This […] Read more »
Time for our Wednesday feature that highlights some of the latest iPhone news! Apple is tooting its own horn today with the official announcement of over 100,000 apps available in the iTunes App Store. That’s definitely an accomplishment unmatched by any other mobile platform and adds to […] Read more »
Are you a multitasker that wants to dabble in two operating systems at one time? On a Mac, that generally means using virtualization software, which is what I do. Currently, I’m using Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac, but I’m looking to upgrade in the near future. […] Read more »
Arne Hess got his hands on the Acer Liquid Android handset and likes what he sees. Liquid runs Android 1.6 on a 1 GHz Snapdragon, but Acer has under-clocked it down to 768 MHz. That should help the 1,350 mAh battery get through the day, pending […] Read more »
While I’m more than happy with the Toshiba NB205 netbook I purchased in August, there are refreshed models out from Toshiba. The model numbers are different, but the hardware looks to be the same. Windows 7 Starter Edition is the big difference, since my device came […] Read more »
Verizon really does want to differentiate itself from the pack, doesn’t it? Aside from getting sued for allegedly comparing its 3G network coverage and allowing free GPS navigation on a smartphone, it’s treading where Sprint has decided not to walk — smartphone tethering. The Motorola Droid will […] Read more »
Starbucks is changing its card programs next month, which has an impact on accessing Wi-Fi in its locations. It’s all actually confusing in terms of the Wi-Fi, but Glenn Fleishman at WiFiNetNews takes a crack at decoding the new deal. Essentially, Starbucks is consolidating its different […] Read more »
Here are some of today’s phone conversations I enjoyed reading or viewing on the web, along with some brief thoughts: T-Mobile service disappears in U.S. (Twitter)– I think my facetious tweet sums it up best: “I felt a great disturbance in T-Mobile, as if millions of […] Read more »
Fans of Microsoft’s Windows Live Sync using Snow Leopard can have a sync party tonight — the file synchronization application received support on Apple’s latest Mac OS X version today. Live Sync was born from the old FolderShare service, and offers a free way to sync […] Read more »
What perfect timing on this tip from The Apple Blog. I’ve been looking at moving away from my MacBook trackpad and keyboard so I’ve been researching Apple’s new Magic Mouse. There’s nothing wrong with the inputs on my MacBook — I’m simply looking at my home […] Read more »
VIA hasn’t been able to make much of a dent on the Intel Atom stranglehold for netbooks, but that doesn’t mean the company is conceding the market. Today, VIA introduced an updated Nano processor dubbed the Nano 3000. The company says that it has increased performance […] Read more »
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