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Archive for March 4th, 2010
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Sony PSP Phone Rumored Again
March 4th, 2010 
Wall Street Journal today reported that Sony are planning to take on Apple AAPL this year by releasing a much rumoured Sony PSP smartphone. As well as launching a Sony PSP Phone, rumours about a netbook /eBook type reader/PSP combo were also mentioned that would be aimed at competing with the Apple iPad along with an on-line service to download media such as music, video and games from an online store. Full details are not available yet as what we have heard is in early stages it seems
MeeGo Linux for netbooks coming this month
March 4th, 2010 MeeGo is the new Linux-based operating system borne out of the ashes merger of Moblin and Maemo. While the two groups merged just last month , the folks at SlashPhone are reporting that the first version of MeeGo will be available by the end of March . The new build will be compatible with Intel Atom-powered netbooks as well as the Nokia N900 internet tablet which currently runs Maemo
HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition to launch March 19th for $600
March 4th, 2010 HP’s latest designer edition netbook is scheduled to ship on March 19th, with pre-orders starting today. The netbook features a butterfly motif which was designed by Vivienne Tam, the same fashion designer that partnered with HP on one of the first ever designer edition netbooks. HP has been teasing us with the new new “Butterfly Lovers” design since September , long before the HP Mini 210 was officially launched
Jolicloud netbook OS getting nettop support, faster web apps
March 4th, 2010 The Jolicloud team has announced that the final release of Jolicloud “Robby” is due out before the end of the month. The update will incorporate a number of features we’ve already told you about, including support for Intel Atom Pine Trail and VIA C7-M processors. But there are two major new features: The web app platform will be based on the Google Chrome browser rather than Mozilla Prism There’s a new desktop mode designed for nettops and other computers with screens larger than 11 inches The desktop mode makes a lot of sense, since there are plenty of nettops out there with the same guts as netbooks (Intel Atom processors, Windows XP or 7, integrated graphics or NVIDIA ION)
Giada introduces ION-powered nettop with TV tuner
March 4th, 2010 Giada has a pretty strong showing at CeBIT this week. In addition to the slim nettop models I s potted earlier this year at CES , the company is showing off a new model with a dual core Intel Atom D510 Pine Trail processor and next-generation ION graphics. What’s really remarkable about the new Giada Cube-N7DT though is that it has a built in TV tuner and DVD drive, making it a a promising little media center PC.
Motorola Motoblur Devices Arriving in Canada
March 4th, 2010 Motorola have announced that three phones using Motoblur are heading to Canada. The three phones will be heading to three networks which includes Bell, Rogers and Telus and they are expected to launch with in the next 4 months.
Apple iPhone FLPR Universal Remote Control
March 4th, 2010 Just a few days ago we mentioned the iPhone RedEye universal remote control that used a device plugged in to the 3.5mm headphone jack of your iPhone to transmit signals to your TV, DVR and whatever else is remote controlled in your house. Another company have come up with the FLPR universal remote control for the iPhone that uses the doc connector on the bottom of the phone to transmit IR signals to receiving devices. By adding the attachment to the bottom side of the phone it requires you flip the phone 180 degrees and use the upside down software
Mobile Phone Patent Attack Details
March 4th, 2010 You might think that Apple going after HTC over 20 patents was what it was all about, but when you look at the bigger picture you can see that everybody seems like they are after everybody for various legal reasons. The chart above (and larger below) shows who is after who at the moment with Cisco attacking Apple, Apple attacking HTC, ELAN, Nokia and Kodak going for Apple and a whole lot in between. According to the NY Times , these sorts of patent disputes are not uncommon although a few larger cases we have heard of recently have shed a little more interest from the media in to what’s going on.
LG Windows Phone 7 Series device to be called Panther
March 4th, 2010 Several days ago, Engadget managed to capture on video a new, kind of mysterious, Windows Phone 7 Series phone that was claimed to be the first handset to be made available. We are now hearing that the handset will be called the LG Panther . No other details on the phone are known other than what we obviously see in the picture of it in that it has a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out the left side of the device along with a large touchscreen, three physical buttons below the screen that are mandatory on all Windows Phone 7 Series handsets and we assume a 1GHz Snapdragon processor that is also mandatory.