Archive for March 2nd, 2009
Cellular providers want Nokia to drop Skype from cell phones
Two cell service providers in the UK are supposedly up in arms over Nokia’s inclusion of Skype software on its N97 handset, and are threatening not to carry the device unless the software is ditched. This stance is not only annoying to consumers who are beginning to like VoIP, but it could also even hurt [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Navigon announces Rand McNally-powered 4300T max and 7300T nav units, less awesome 3300 max
By Nilay Patel Looks like Navigon’s new relationship with Rand McNally is starting to bear fruit — the company just announced two new GPS units preloaded with McNally Scenic Routes. Both the 4300T max and the 7300T have over 250 pre-programmed routes from Rand McNally’s Best of the Road series, sorted into categories like “weekend [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Report Shows Decline for PPC Advertising in Q1
By Peter Young The first part of 2009 has been interesting, very interesting. The global recession shows no current signs of recovery in the short term, and much of this has been reflected in advertising budgets worldwide. In particular, the retail sector has been one of the hardest hit, and this has been reflected in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Gigabyte lays out new mice and keyboards for CeBIT debut
By Darren Murph We already knew that Gigabyte was planning a few netbook launches here in Hannover, but now we’re receiving word that a number of new mice and keyboards should also be on display. First up is the GM-M8000 laser gaming mouse, which boasts a 4,000dpi sensor, a scaling-designated switching button, five other programmable [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Adwords in the News, Literally
By Frank Reed Google is now placing paid search ads in the news results. Whether it’s a response to the economy of justthe next step it probably is considered to be a long time coming. As the search industry takes some hits due to the economy there will be more efforts to put more ads [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Mobile Advertising Spend on the Way…
By Jordan McCollum While there are a multitude of reports having marketers bracing themselves for this recession, there are still a number of optimists who say that the best is yet to come. The Kelsey Group is one such optimist, reporting that mobile ad spend is on the way up, and mobile search will lead [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Asus Showcases Marine Cool Concept Motherboard
By Shawn Oliver Asus already lit up the LAN party section with its mATX ROG Rampage II GENE motherboard, but now it’s appealing to the masses with this wicked cool (in more ways than one) concept motherboard. In the days leading up to CeBIT’s launch in Germany, Asus has decided to remove the veil covering [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )iriver Japan looking to brand its own e-reader?
By Darren Murph It’s a touch early to truly understand what’s going on here, but it looks as if iriver Japan (read: not the same iriver Korea you’re used to) is hoping to make a splash in the burgeoning e-reader market by popping out a device of its own. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Fujitsu Siemens introduces “zero-watt” Esprimo 7935 PC
By Donald Melanson Calling it a “zero-watt” PC may be a bit of a stretch, but Fujitsu Siemens is nonetheless breaking a bit of new ground with its new Esprimo 7935 PC, which supposedly consumes no energy at all when it’s powered off, as opposed to the one to four watts an average PC consumes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LG Versa now available from Verizon Wireless
By Kelly Hodgkins Right on time, the hit-or-miss LG Versa has made its sales debut online and at Verizon stores. This modular LG phone will set you back $199 with a $50 mail-in rebate and a 2-year contract, as reported. Official specs from the site: • 1900/800 MHz CDMA • EV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Dell’s Inspiron 1410 spec bump is too mild to notice
By Darren Murph Okay, so maybe the newest Inspiron 1410 internals are something to celebrate if you’re really looking for low-end, but you’ll be hard pressed to find a real tech enthusiast that’s jazzed about a 2GHz Core 2 Duo T6400 processor within a 14-inch laptop. At any rate, the aforementioned machine has been juiced [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TumblrStats gives you the lowdown on your Tumblr
By Jay Hathaway Here’s something that was practically made to be reblogged on Tumblr: TumblrStats, which generates some slick pie charts of your Tumblr activity. How many reblogs versus original posts did you make? How much of your content was photo, video or text? TumblrStats will also tell you how frequently you post to Tumblr, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Sync Facebook photos with Apple’s Address Book
By Jay Hathaway Back in the day — OK, 2007 — there was a spiffy little OS X app called Facebook Sync that pulled down your friends’ contact info and added it to Address Book on your Mac. This was especially brilliant if you used iChat, because screen names would be imported so you could [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )AT&T may be looking to launch handset trade-in program
By Michael Bettiol Treat this one as a rumor and nothing more for the time being, but we just got some details on a “Phone Trade-In” program that AT&T is apparently looking to launch sometime around June. From the looks of things, AT&T is hoping to quell complaints from subscribers who did something stupid like [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nokia NAM 5800 XpressMusic pulled from NYC flagship store, replaced with Euro edition
By Ross Miller While we did manage to eventually commandeer 3G on our Nokia flagship store-purchased NAM 5800 XpressMusic — albeit not first without leaving the Chicago area — The Nokia Blog went by the NYC store yesterday afternoon and found out the phone had been pulled from shelves. We put in a call to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Google blocks unlocked G1s from downloading for-pay applications
By Nicholas Deleon Looks like Google is now preventing anyone with an unlocked G1 from downloading for-pay applications from the Android Market. Google says this is to prevent piracy (but only in the most abstract sense, in my [worthless] opinion), but some developers don’t like the idea. Welcome to the Situation Room, I’m Wolf Blitzer. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Microsoft imagines 2019
By Brad Linder Microsoft has put together a concept video showing what the world could look like in another 10 years. The Future Vision Montage shows a world where face to face communication is easier thanks to video walls that let students in the US interact with children across the globe with no language barriers. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )LG recalls 30,000 830 Spyder handsets for crappy 911 connections
By Darren Murph While things like copy and paste, multimedia messaging and video calling are nice extras to have, there’s really only one thing that’s most important when it comes to a reliable cellphone: the 911 functionality. Evidently, around 30,000 LG 830 Spyder handsets aren’t having the easiest time dialing for help, with a product [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Video: Windows CE and Android running simultaneously on a Nokia N800
By Matt Burns VMWare says it’s in talks with handset manufacturers to offer this sort of virtualization but somehow we doubt we will see this outside of geekland anytime soon. It seems a tad over the head of the average consumer. Still, a great proof of concept and something most of us would love to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Top 10 most “Popular” U.S. mobile phones in December 2008
By Jeremy Kessel Disclaimer: The following information is based on “popularity,” as in not cold hard sales stats since that info is not made available by either mobile carriers or manufacturers (and therefore, the rankings below are subjective). The ranking information (below) is provided by AvianResearch L.L.C. and is culled from its Monthly Retail Store [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )ELPA Universal Remote Includes A Wireless Speaker
By Andrew Liszewski If you’re constantly throwing things at your TV because the darn thing just doesn’t go loud enough for you, might I suggest this handy, yet unusual, universal remote control from ELPA. The design throws years and years of remote control ergonomics out the window, in favor of integrating a pop-up speaker in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Verizon Wireless announces the versatile LG Versa
By Peter Ha I guess Versa stands for versatility since the latest LG phone has an attachable QWERTY keyboard. So clever Verizon and LG are. Today, VZW announced that the touchscreen LG Versa would be available on March 1. This, too, has the fancy new 3D interface, but the most exciting feature is the detachable [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Nokia 5800 magically starts working on 3G
By Chris Ziegler We powered up ye olde NAM 5800 XpressMusic today, and the weirdest thing happened: it worked on 3G. This comes after a day of frustration trying to get it hooked up to UMTS yesterday — a sentiment echoed by several others who took the plunge. The only theory we can come up [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Amazon’s Gold Box sale features Nokia E71 for $289, shipped
By Sean Cooper Well if your dreams of a new set have been dashed by the Nokia XpressMusic 5800′s issues but you still want to shop Nokia, here’s a deal for you. Amazon’s Gold Box sale today features the lovely — and arguably Nokia’s sassiest QWERTY smartphone — Nokia E71 in gray for $289 shipped. [...]
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