11, Feb 2008
Microsoft buys Danger, Inc. maker of the Sidekick

Microsoft is on the spending warpath… lobbing bids left and right. Not sure how much money was involved in it’s latest purchase, however Microsoft just bought Danger. Not sure how this is a good fit for Microsoft, but we will be watching from the sidelines. Press release below.

10, Feb 2008
Sony Ericsson launches their First Windows Mobile Handset, XPERIA X1

Sony Ericsson has mainly been known for creating phones based on the Symbian operating system, that changed today with the launch of their first Windows Mobile phone, the Xperian X1 QWERTY smartphone. The X1 is the first product in the new Xperian line of higher-end smartphones. The X1 was announced…

7, Feb 2008
Google phone prototype to be shown at Mobile World Congress

ARM will be showing their Android prototype “Google Phone” in Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress next week.  As you may know, ARM manufactures the processors in many of todays phones.  No doubt they are showing this off to show what their chip can do.  {Source – Reuters, citing a “source” of…

6, Feb 2008
iPhone knockoff – how long before Apple sues?

One of the best iPhone copies we have seen. Is Apple watching any of this? The HiPhone C-002 is being sold by DragonKicks for $239. The best part is that they have actually made some improvements such as; not carrier specific/unlocked, dual SIM slots, removable battery, and a microSD slot.…

24, Jan 2008
Palm retail stores closing this month

Considering the level of innovation at Palm for the last, say umm 5+ years (?) this is not a total surpise.  Still a bit sad, as this seems to be yet another nail in the coffin for Palm as a company.  Personally I like the Palm product even though it…

23, Jan 2008
SNES emulation for the iPhone and iPod touch

Finally, SNES emulation for your iPhone or iPod touch. Nostalgia will be the main motivator to play the low resolution simple games of the past. Looks like ZodTTD has coded a native SNES emulator for the iPhone / iPod touch. The code is still in beta phase, but should be…