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 just before the Mobile World […]
Shake it like a Polaroid picture… no longer
Polaroid announces the end of the Polaroid (shake em up) pictures to the dismay of OutKast. The end of the Polaroid film format means the cutting of 450 jobs, and the closing of plants in Mexico, the Netherlands, and Massachusetts. The photograph quality was never great… but this one hurts a bit. Who doesn’t remember […]
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 their own}
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. They don’t mention the phones […]
New 16GB iPhone and 32GB iTouch available now
Apple posted the 16GB iPhone and the 32GB iTouch today on their website. Both are listed at $499 and are available immediately.
40-Year-Old Virgin meets laptop holder
So sad when inventions like this make it as far as a prototype. Where are the inventors (honest) friends when we need them? hk-ergonomics wins 2008 worst invention award with their new Hip Office. The Hip Office allows you to suspend a laptop from your waste. Uh, Why?
Microsoft Windows Vista on a diet
The bloated Microsoft Vista operating system gets a personal trainer to shed some fat. A free software tool created by Dino Nuhagic called vLite promises to slim the pig down a bit. If you are already dating the chubby Vista don’t get too excited. The software only allows users to remove Vista features PRIOR to […]
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 hasn’t changed much in quite […]
Apple posts $9.6 billion in revenue this quarter – new record
No surprise here. Lately Apple is kicking some serious butt. For Q1 2008 Apple posted revenue of $9.6 billion and $1.58 billion in profit. Holy Shamolee! This is the best quarter in Apples history with a whopping 35% pop in year-over-year revenue. However, this wasn’t enough to appease the Wall Street Gods. The stock is […]
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 available in a week or […]