Wed June 16 2004
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09:06 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
Philips' new chips will be sampling in July 2004 and will be available in production quantities in Q4 2004. |
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08:35 AM by Colin Dunstan in Miscellaneous | Lounge
Summery of some interesting prediction and forecasts: - At least 6% of the U.S. population will have hung up their landlines for good. Wireless minutes of use (MoU) will continue to grow from 550 monthly in 3Q 03 to 650 or more by year-end, as mobile substitutes for the fixed network - Penetration of wireless and mobile services will grow to 27.4 percent of the world's population by 2007 - Price competition will continue in the U.S. wireless market, culminating in more widely available, virtually unlimited voice plans by the end of 2004 - Microsoft will gain share in the wireless handset OS market, leaving Symbian and Linux to make critical business decisions - Nokias global handset market share will remain stable in 2004, but the dynamics of its primacy will change. |
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06:04 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
They like the fact that it has a touch screen that works with any PDA stylus, is incredibly small and portable yet runs Windows XP, has VGA, USB 2.0, Firewire ports, wired Ethernet (802.11g), a Memory Stick slot, and a CF slot. They don't like the price. $2199 (U50) and $2699 (U70). Only one question: Why should it be necessary or any beneficial for a small device such as the U50/U70 to run Windows XP? Long-boot times are not very convenient for an "on-the-go" device like this one... |
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Tue June 15 2004
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11:23 AM by Alexander Turcic in Miscellaneous | Announcements
Contest #2 The three registered visitors who give us the most constructive feedback how we could improve our site in future (please explain in detail what you would like us to change or add) will each receive an invite to an Gmail e-mail account. Feedback should be posted here. Inappropriate or otherwise nonsensical posts are ignored. This contest will have three winners. Deadline: June 29, 2004 How to enter: Both competitions are open to all registered visitors. If you don't have an account, register now. After creating an account join the discussion on the board. Its that simple! Team members (Administrators, Moderators, Editors) are excluded from both contests |
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09:21 AM by sUnShInE in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
NTP Inc., a Virginia company that won a jury decision last year against Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry, said its licence agreement with Nokia covers five U.S. patents at the centre of the legal dispute. As you may well imagine, this is huge news in the cellphone market. Nokia had been waiting patiently since late 2002 for RIM to settle its patent disputes with NTP before offering the BlackBerry service on its cellphones. But now it seems that Nokia is tired of waiting. To cover its legal butt, Nokia has licensed patents directly from NTP. According to The Globe and Mail, a source familiar with the litigation between RIM and NTP suggested Nokia had "secured an insurance policy pending the outcome of the appeal", which is expected within the next few months. More importantly, the move gives Nokia legal footing to begin the introduction of the BlackBerry service into its cellphones. Nokia's 6820 will be the first phone to ship with the BlackBerry service, expected to hit the U.S. in two to three months. Devices with the service have already been available outside the U.S. The 6820 features a clamshell flip cover that turns the unit into a full QWERTY keyboard. Read more from CNET and the NTP press release, or a review from PDA Buyer's Guide. |
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Mon June 14 2004
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12:28 PM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
What makes me wonder is the quality of those downloads. Reuters mentions a 20-minute download time for each movie, which seems way too small to download a high-quality file that would be similar to DVD quality (a DVD encoded in XviD or DivX is still around 700 MB, and I believe most users won't be able to download such a big file in 20 minutes). |
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11:19 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones It is still a mystery to many web designers how to properly make their webpages mobile-friendly. HTML Dog addresses this issue and tries to shed some light on mobiles and how they handle HTML and CSS. |
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Sun June 13 2004
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05:49 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones
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