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Posted by Zealot on Feb 10, 2010 | Comments
Neowin is reporting that they have confirmation from Microsoft that the Windows Phone Press Conference at Mobile World Congress 2010 next week will be hosted by none other than the Big Kahuna himself, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
The fact that Ballmer is taking the stage himself puts to rest any lingering fears that Microsoft will somehow drop the ball and NOT be announcing Windows Phone 7 at the big show in Barcelona....
Broadcom Adding More Than Bluetooth to Android
Posted by Zealot on Feb 10, 2010 | Comments
Communications powerhouse Broadcom has announced that they will be bringing some surprises for Android users to this year’s World Mobile Congress.
The company has announced the addition of Bluetooth 3.0 support as well as the new Wi-Fi Direct specification to its software for Android. Bluetooth 3.0 increases the communication speed between devices and peripherals running BT tenfold to 20M bps (bits per second) from...
A Zeen?
Posted by Zealot on Dec 30, 2009 | Comments
Zeen. Sounds like something out of a Dr. Seuss book, but is it actually a word?
Well, HP has been having a lot of success with their well-regarded Mini line of netbooks, and is still producing iPaq devices, one of the last prestigious handheld brands left. However many people have commented that beyond that, HP has been strangely quiet as tech companies are preparing to come out of the recession with all their...
iPlay: Governor of Poker
Posted by Zealot on Dec 28, 2009 | Comments
Card games have been around since the dawn of computing. When Cro-Magnon first bashed Neanderthal in the head with a rock and stole his laptop, it was in order to play Solitaire. Card games are ideal for most computer systems, from the puniest to the most powerful – they usually have clear cut, universally understood rules and require only simple 2-D graphics.
A step up from the ubiquitous Solitaire games but still...
Predicting 2010
Posted by Zealot on Dec 26, 2009 | Comments
Well, the yule log is burning down in the hearth, the last of the roast beast has been finished off and the gift cards have all been spent…that means it is time to begin considering what we have to look forward to in the year to come and the new decade to follow.
2009 was an exciting year, ending an exciting decade in mobile computing. Over the last 10 years we saw the death of the PDA and the rise of the smartphone....
Two Weeks with the HP/Compaq Mini 311
Posted by Zealot on Dec 23, 2009 | Comments
I have spent the last two weeks using the HP/Compaq Mini 311, an 11.6 inch netbook featuring the Nvidia ION chip in addition to a standard Atom N270, as my secondary computer, in fact sometimes letting it take over primary duties for me. In that time I feel I have gotten a very good sense of what the Mini 311 can do…and what it can’t.
Of course there are any number of different benchmarks and serious number crunching...
Gaming on the iPhone: Unreal?
Posted by Zealot on Dec 23, 2009 | Comments
When Steve Jobs made his prime time return a few months ago, he announced something which most industry watchers already knew…that Apple was going after the mobile gaming market in a big way with the iPod Touch and iPhone. A flurry of high profile game announcements followed with most of the big game franchises appearing on the handheld Apple platform.
However, a certain “killer app”ishness seemed to be missing....
Built NY’s Neoprene Netbook Sleeves
Posted by Zealot on Dec 10, 2009 | Comments
When netbooks were first introduced, they were intended to be somewhat rough and tumble, harem scarum sorts of devices…the Little Rascals of the computing world. Cheap and small, with Solid State Drives in place of traditional, somewhat finicky hard drives and sporting no fragile optical drives at all, netbooks were designed to be tossed in your backpack and taken places where large, expensive notebooks just didn’t...
Upgrading a Compaq/HP Mini 311
Posted by Zealot on Dec 10, 2009 | Comments
One of the best parts of any netbook is the ability to tinker with it, upgrading the hardware and trying all sorts of strange software and OS cocktails on it. Some netbook vendors make this difficult for the user, while others make it so easy it is almost a crime NOT to spend a few dollars and a little time upgrading your netbook.
An example of one of the easiest to upgrade is the Compaq/HP Mini 311, the 11.6 inch netbook...
HTC Passion Real, Running Android 2.1 and T-Mobile Bound?
Posted by Zealot on Dec 05, 2009 | Comments
A lot of rumors have been coming together this weekend concerning the HTC Passion/Dragon, rumored to be Google’s Android 2.1 flagship phone, similar to the way the Droid premiered Android 2.0. At the time the Droid was announced, there was much noise about the fact that Google has taken to holding the hand of a certain vendor for each Android release, helping them create a phone to best showcase the software, after...
A Real Hip Gift Idea, Daddio
Posted by Zealot on Dec 05, 2009 | Comments
Looking for a hip little stocking stuffer for a digital music fan on your list, and your local Faberge shop is all out of jewel encrusted Nanos? I recently came across a product that totally blew my mind. Like, WOW.
Dig, this retro cool transistor radio not only plays all the heppest DJs on the AM and FM dials, but it can also plug into the headphones port of your favorite MP3 player and serve as an external speaker....
Nokia Raising White Flag? Halving Smartphones
Posted by Zealot on Dec 04, 2009 | Comments
Imagine that you are the largest producer of mobile telephones in the world, by massive margins. Of every two mobile phones being used right now, you made one of them. Your company more or less accounts for most of the GNP of your home country. You have an interesting new Operating System just trying out it’s legs, and iron clad deals with most of the world’s carriers.
Now, imagine that in the highest margin, biggest...
Ebooks: No Nook is Good Nook
Posted by Zealot on Dec 04, 2009 | Comments
Alright, I apologize about the headline but I just couldn’t resist, especially as I have some good news for Nook buyers, at long last. Remember that lawsuit against Barnes & Noble filed by Spring Designs, requesting an injunction to keep B&N from selling the hot new gadget until their copyright infringement case was settled? Well as was widely expected a judge weighed in against the injunction, so sales of...
Compaq Mini 311: First Impressions
Posted by Zealot on Dec 03, 2009 | Comments
I have gotten my hands on a Compaq Mini 311 netbook, which is the European release of the HP Mini 311, the first netbook to feature Nvidia’s ION platform to augment the Atom’s poor graphics performance. The two models are identical save for the branding.
The Mini 311 has won a slew of Editor’s Choice awards over the last month, as well as several awards as the best netbook of 2009. However, the device pushes the...
Acer First In with Chrome OS
Posted by Zealot on Dec 02, 2009 | Comments
Digitimes is reporting that Acer has announced that they intend to launch the first netbook to he shipped running Google’s Chrome OS, slating the release for the second half of next year.
The announcement is not terribly surprising on one level as Acer was also the first to produce a netbook running Android. However, the dual booting Windows 7/Android combo failed to gain much attention in the marketplace and was pretty...
SDXC Coming to a Laptop Near You…FAST
Posted by Zealot on Dec 01, 2009 | Comments
Considering all the wonderful products and advancements that are currently slated for 2010, next year is beginning to sound like a strange, mystical land filled with wonders and mystery like Narnia, or New Jersey. The next milestone is one that has been on the standards roadmap for a year, but looks to soon appear on mainstream devices.
The new SDXC memory card standard which was announced near the beginning of the year...
Ebooks: Ho Ho Hosed?
Posted by Zealot on Nov 27, 2009 | Comments
Last week I stated that in my opinion, Ebook Readers were are great idea for holiday gifts this year. In addition, I outlined the brands and models I thought best suited for giving as gifts. However, nothing stays static in this crazy mixed up world of technology. In the last week, has the situation changed?
Well, Mike Elgan at Computerworld took a different view from mine in his column today, and listed seven...
Windows Mobile 6.5.1 Imminent…Sort Of
Posted by Zealot on Nov 27, 2009 | Comments
Rumor has it that the updated version of Windows Mobile 6.5, dubbed by the modding community “6.5.1” which I reported on a couple months ago is soon to go live, but in what capacity no one knows. However, Mordy at mopocket was able to pin down a “nameless” Microsoft rep and got some answers.
The Microsoftie made clear that 6.5.1 is NOT a proper new version or a traditional upgrade for all customers but rather...
Dual Screen Netbook Attacks Tokyo
Posted by Zealot on Nov 27, 2009 | Comments
Well, maybe not ATTACKS exactly, more like “Goes on sale in”, but the headline was too good to pass up. Either way, the Kohjinsha DZ6KH16E is certainly the Godzilla of netbooks, boasting two sliding 10.1 inch screens. I have always loved Kohjinsha’s vision and it’s unique take on mobile products, and the DZ6KH16E is no exception. Even if you feel the dual screens are impractical, you have to admit it would draw...
Ebooks: Good News and Bad News
Posted by Zealot on Nov 24, 2009 | Comments
First, the good news….Amazon announced today that a free firmware upgrade will be going out to all Kindles that increases the battery life by 85 percent and adds support for PDFs (hmmm…maybe in support of iMagz?). The upgrade will be installed automatically in the background via WhisperNet. Wow, makes you wonder just how inefficient the code was that a firmware tweak nearly doubles battery life.
As for the PDF support,...
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