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Google Inc, the internet search giant has been planning for an all-out assault on the mobile-phone market via its own branded handset, which is called “Nexus One.” The new device will be one of the most advanced Smartphones present in the market with Android operating system and a large screen, and will directly challenge Apple’s iPhone supremacy in the sector.

Recently, the company has announced that the new phone has been distributed to employees to try out. It is reported that the handset would be sold via T-Mobile in US and unlocked version that can be capable of operating on any network, and will be available next month.

It is presumed that the device may steal the show from popular Android devices like the Motorola Droid, but can it stand tall against the Apple’s iPhone?

Specifications

According to sources, the new Nexus One will run Android 2.1 software and will be manufactured by HTC, exclusively for Google. It seems that the device is expected to feature onboard camera, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Bluetooth, A-GPS (with Google Maps) and 3.5mm audio jack. Google has designed the entire user experience for the handset and it will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor.

Nexus One on T-Mobile?

According to latest report, Google has announced that it will sell two versions of its own branded cellphone viz. one with a service contract with T-Mobile USA after Verizon refusal and another will be sold online and unlocked. It seems that the new device will be available as soon as January 5.

Can it challenge Apple’s iPhone?

Google name: Various analysts predict that the new device from Google will challenge Apple’s iPhone dominance just like IBM mainframe versus the Macintosh tussle. The phone is yet to be launched but, people expect that Google’s official backing and design would certainly be welcomed with an instant fan base. Just like Apple, Google has also a huge base of trusted fans who would be the future buyers.

SIM unlocked: In contrast to Apple, the “Nexus One” will be available SIM unlocked, which means that users could insert a SIM card from their favorite wireless service vendor. However, it is reported that Google has joined hands with T-Mobile, to subsidize the prices for US consumers who agree to a service contract.

Price factor: It is expected that to challenge the supremacy of Apple’s offering via AT&T subsidies, Google will also adopt aggressive pricing. Also, it is reported that the search giant will combine its “Google Voice” feature in the phone, which will provide phone service with unlimited free calls.

Applications: However, in one area, Google has to work hard, which is the number of applications. Apple has made available well over 100,000 apps, whereas Android is far behind with 12,000 apps. It is true that the iPhone maker has mastered the apps market and recently updated iTunes to stay competitive.

Meanwhile, Google had acquired Admob Inc, a maker of technology that integrates ads into thousands of mobile phone apps for $750 million. The acquisition will certainly help the company to improve its weak front in future.

Discussion

Many analysts predict that the Nexus One will not support for Microsoft Outlook users, who had played a key role in BlackBerry’s enterprise and SMB success. Also, by adopting Android for its own Smartphone, Google can irritate other Android Partners. Meanwhile, it seems that the new handset will satisfy the needs of business users, and will be paired with various Google Apps and services.

When Apple debuted the iPhone in 2007, they undoubtedly revolutionized the Smartphone, and raised the bar for other companies to follow in their footsteps. Many have tried, but none have been able to develop “the next iPhone” – this might change on January 5th, 2010. That’s the day Google plans to release the Nexus One, also known as “the Google phone,” a move that is holding the public with anticipation and excitement, and making wireless providers a little uneasy.

The Nexus One is being hailed as an “iPhone killer,” just like every other Smartphone that has come before it. “Though it will be hard in the near term for any competitor to match Apple’s 7.4 million iPhone sales sold last quarter, analysts say interest in the iPhone peaking, and competitors are ready to swallow up new entrants,” wrote CNN Money’s David Goldman. This is good news for Google, as long as the Nexus One has features and benefits that far outweigh those of the iPhone. The Nexus One will be sold on the T-Mobile network. As the number four wireless provider behind Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, the Google phone may give T-Mobile a boost to be in the top three.

First, it was the BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s first touch screen device, although it failed to draw as many customers as anticipated. The next big phone was the Palm Pre, another device with lots of hype, but had little interest with the masses. In November, Google teamed with Verizon and Motorola for the Droid, which has actually become quite popular, but has yet to surpass the number of iPhone users.

What makes the Smartphone competition so close today is the recent news of AT&T customers who are continually unhappy with the service and coverage provided by the wireless company. Last week, unhappy iPhone users participated in a flash mob wherein they used their most data-heavy applications in order to drain the coverage in their areas, trying to send a message to AT&T that their network needs some serious improvements. With rumors of a Verizon-compatible iPhone in 2010 and the widespread unhappiness with AT&T, customers are now looking for something else that is comparable to the iPhone and a wireless provider that can offer similar options; it’s clear that AT&T is slowly losing its power.

Google is ready to take on these customers, many who are already established Google fans themselves. Because the Internet giant has partnered with other companies to develop and include Google operating systems on Smartphones, they have some expertise in the area, which has given them a foot in the door, and customers will have some familiarity with the system. Still, it is important to note that Google doesn’t have experience in hardware. Their expertise lies in software, which could be problematic with this new phone.

With little information released about the Nexus One, the only hype we have to rely on is the fact that it’s coming from Google. Still, the question remains – what makes it different? The Android gave us Google Maps navigation, a breakthrough that even GPS systems can’t offer. The iPhone has impressive apps that make it more than just a phone – it can be a TV, a gaming system, a music player, even…

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After weeks of anticipation from techies the world over, Google has unveiled to members of the press the Nexus One, its first consumer electronics device previously known as the Google Phone.  Set to compete with Apple’s iPhone and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, the HTC-made Nexus One runs an updated tweak of the Google Android OS.

Apart from what are expected from smartphones developed post-iPhone-touchscreen display, 5-megapixel camera, and stereo Bluetooth for headphones-the Nexus One pulls off features that impress us.  The phone includes a Global Positioning System, two microphones (one for noise cancellation), and a speech dictation technology, which transcribes what you speak on the Nexus One as you compose e-mails, tweets, and Facebook status updates.

Reactions, however, were not as mind-blowing as Google might have expected.  “The Nexus One has attractive features, but many of them were already available on other phones that use Google’s Android operating system,” wrote Jessica Guynn of Los Angeles Times.

Michael Gartenberg, an analyst from Interpret research firm, says that the new phone provides a perception that not all Android phones are created equal.  “If I was a (Motorola Droid) customer who just bought the phone a month ago, I might not feel so good.”

The Nexus One is now available on Google’s online store for US$529 if you want it unlocked or $179 with a two-year contract from T-Mobile.  Similar offers will be available from Verizon Wireless and United Kingdom’s Vodafone within this year.  It is also expected to be shipped in Singapore and Hong Kong.

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The term Nexus is a link or way of connecting different things together as one; its also can mean the centre of something You may recognize the word Nexus before in a well known Ridley Scott film. So the first significant mobile event of the new decade: the launch of Google’s initial Android phone – the eagerly awaited Nexus One – pieces together almost all that is great and good in the mobile device world. This is undoubtedly a superb piece of engineering.

In terms of design, the Google Nexus One is very sleek and fits nicely into the palm of your hand or your pocket without weighing you down. Weight just 130g, the Google mobile phone is slimmer, narrower and lighter than the Apple iPhone and the Motorola Milestone.

The Google Nexus One mobile phone, nicely fits the bill for what you would expect from a 2010 smartphone. Not least is the fantastic 3.7 inch widescreen, AMOLED screen, delivering 720×480 pixels resolution. Arguably crisper and clearer than any other display on the market, it delivers touchscreen responsiveness definitely in the ballpark of the iPhone and, moreover, it is fast.

The combination of Android 2.1 sitting above a Snapdragon CPU clocked at 1GHz with 512Mb RAM and ROM really does enable you to zap through opening up applications and then moving between them, even on EDGE, where 3G is unavailable.

Its multimedia credentials, are quietly competent rather than superb – such as a 5 megapixel camera that comes with autofocus with a LED built in flash and its 32GB memory card capacity. A really innovative feature on the Nexus One is a app that has been named Google Goggles this applocation tries to recognize what is in a photo. At the moment Google Goggles is able to recognize contact information, artwork, wine, logos, place and books and Google is working on this app so it will evetually be able to recognise a few more.

A lively little feature that has certainly captured the blogosphere’s attention is what are called “live wallpapers”, already featured on Motorola’s Droid. The Google Nexus One has a choice of 10 such animated images that can evolve throughout the day. Other more useful features and functions on the Google Nexus One include, a proximity sensor – this will avoid you accidently pressing buttons when the phone is up against your ear and a highly effective speakerphone.

Where the Google Nexus One mobile phone really standsout, is in what could be called its charisma – if it could walk into a crowded room, heads would most definitely turn. The Google Nexus One comes in a substance that is Teflon coated and has been classed as being as soft and rubbery.

For the time being, the Google Nexus One is in pole position for 2010. We will have to wait and see what Samsung’s new Bada operating system will have to offer later in the year. So 2010 looks set to be, if not exactly a space odyssey, then a fun filled journey though all that is faster, snappier and wow-ier in the mobile device world.

The latest competition to the Apple iPhone, which is offered exclusively through AT&T, is the Google Droid, which is being offered through Verizon. The Google Droid phone, manufactured by Motorola, is the latest smart phone to try to overtake the iPhone as the number one smart phone on the market, however that is not such an easy task. The iPhone is already well established in the market place, has proven to be a high quality product, and has an extensive number of apps that are available for users. The Google Droid is also a great quality phone, and offers many applications as well, but it still may not be as good as the iPhone.

News about the Droid first hit the internet this summer when pictures and information started showing up on various sites. This helped create a buzz about the Droid, as many people began speculating on-line about what the finished product would look like, and what applications it would offer. When the Droid was formally introduced users saw that the finished product offers a 3.7inch screen, a full keyboard, a 5 mega-pixel camera, and internet access, as well as many other great applications and features.

The Droid also has the strength of three major technology companies behind it, Verizon, Google and Motorola, which helps make it an impressive device. These companies believe that together they will be able to compete head to head with the iPhone and win. The Droid is technically advanced from both a hardware and software perspective, however some people are not sure if it can overtake the dominant iPhone.

The Droid was strategically released this November to coincide with the holiday shopping season. Despite the great features available on the phone, and the decision to target holiday shoppers, however, the advertising for the Droid has not been great, which means many people may not even be aware that the product exists. The television advertising has been limited, and very vague, not providing much information about the product at all.

When the iPhone was first released it was major news. There was a large marketing campaign, and many local television stations provided additional advertising by spending time covering the people waiting on lines to purchase the phone on the first day. The Droid is a great phone, but the inadequate advertising and coverage will hinder its ability to compete with the iPhone on the level that Google, Verizon and Motorola are hoping for.

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Then Google announced the launch of its operating system, the Google Chrome OS. The launch is scheduled for H2 2010 and is expected to create a cult status among the open source community. Google OS already exists in its Android phone, which was in turn produced to compete with Apple’s revolutionary product, iPhone. Google Chrome OS would be an OS in the already choc a bloc world of OS. Apple, Microsoft, UNIX, Linux, open source OS, and now Google, the list seems endless. Google is tying up with Acer to bundle its OS and manufacture its brand of netbooks.

Microsoft preferred to maintain a wait and watch policy on the wake of Google’s announcement. Though not a stranger to stiff market competition, Microsoft was waiting for a judicious moment to announce its latest product line. Microsoft is prone to the usual anti trust litigations and other controversies, and going by their past history, the entire tech community waited in bated breath for a new launch.

And Microsoft did just that. They announced the launch of Microsoft 7, their latest OS to hit the market in a month’s time. It’s a much improved version of Microsoft Vista Pro and will contain a host of new features. Early reviews say the OS boots quickly and sleep fast, and avoid much of the confusing interface decisions that have made many dislike Vista, the successor to Windows XP. Microsoft also dominates in the business world, where nearly every medium to large company standardizes around Microsoft Office. Microsoft is also at work on version 6 of its operating system for handheld devices, which it first launched in 2000.

Microsoft also announced the launch of MS Office 2010, with sleek design and an effective document management system. Also users would be given a preview of the cut-copy-paste feature. Taking a cue from Google Apps, and taking cloud computing to a whole new level, Microsoft is also implementing deploying its office products on its cloud or over the internet. Users can work with office apps online, and can create documents, presentations; spreadsheets etc. and store them on the Microsoft servers. One can eliminate considerable IT costs in deployment and maintenance. Microsoft’s cloud product for the enterprise space, Microsoft Azure is already open for reviews and will be a paid service, once launched.

Google and Microsoft are both taking computing to a whole new level and it is the users who would be spoilt for choice. Microsoft had largely grown complacent until Google came along to shake up categories. Gmail’s massive online storage capability and fancy programming made Microsoft hustle to upgrade its popular, though not user-friendly, web e-mail service. Google Maps led to Microsoft’s Live Maps, which now bests Google’s efforts in some ways.

Google has been winning the fight for the last few years, showing that it is still nimbler than the software giant from the Northwest. But the pendulum may be slowing, or even poised to swing the other way. With the innovations in Bing and the promise that Microsoft’s online Office offerings will be free and more fully featured than the Google equivalent, Microsoft is taking on Google where it matters for users: on the field of innovation.

Are you need to get correct, detailed information and fast just by using your fingertips? Use Google as your preferred search engine. You can set Google as your index page, or as a tiny toolbar on your desktop. You can even google while you’re away using a portable gadget. It’s excellent for looking almost anything, photographs, patents, blogs, products, finance information, and masses more. You can also use Google maps to locate the street-view of almost any location in the United States. The posibilities are unlimited, with Google you can do just about anything.

“>Richard Vanderhurst tells us that Google is fast, accurate and loaded with an immense amount of information. It indexes billions of net pages and takes only seconds to display them. Say hello to the fastest growing search engine in the world.

A decade ago this multi-billion buck company was just an idea of 2 twenty-something years old scholars of the Standford University. After developing their concept from a garage, who could have guessed that within a decade their search engine establishment will become the top dog of all search engines, known world wide? Folk today are already talking about search engine monopoly and this is just the beginning. Google is just getting started.

Just within the year just gone Google took the wind from the Apple’s forecasted celebrity moment of their brand new iPhone by launching the Android G1 mobile Smart-phone. This was extremely a well marketed and figured out movement for Google and the timing was perfect. Even more, the Android is an open-source platform for a mobile phone to which any one can create just about any application they wish. This suggests that the code isn’t limited, concealed or kept secret in any shape or form. Anyone that understands code can download it and build on top of it. This is briliant!

Richard Vanderhurst shows us whats next for Google. The buzz for 2009 is that Google is preparing to grow the Android platform on to notebooks, which could greately cut into market of Microsoft. Naturally, right now this is just the buzz in the city, so we will have to simply do nothing and see. And after that, Google desktops, perhaps? The posiblities are limitless. Since Google’s engineers are a bunch of brilliant geeks who come up with ground-breaking ideas each day, I am sure what ever it might be, it is going to be exciting.Each day is a new day for another brilliant Google idea.

It also appears that Google is not nearly as effected by the business slowdown as are several other companies. People and firms are filling bankruptcies like never before, but Google continues to grow. Their employes have even received bonuses last year in form of G1 mobile telephones. Mind you, one such phone ships for roughly $400.

This attests that Google is here for good for a while. As such, it is growing in renown all over the world. Many of us use Google’s search engine instead of other Encyclopedias to analyze all sort of information. The entire world is waiting to be found. So, use Google and expand your horizons outside the wildest dreams of your imagination.

About Richard Vanderhurst

Richard Vanderhurst is known as one of the nation’s leading authorities on SEO. He teaches the newest SEO systems around the planet and engineers from the country of India are no exception. This gifted group has learned plenty of the tricks and methods employed in Western America to advance thousands of web and blog sites toward page one positions. Richard Vanderhurst also reviews lots of the latest computer hardware and programs for professional servers and gaming.

Do you want to get accurate, detailed information and fast simply by using your fingertips? Use Google as your chosen search engine. You can set Google as your index page or as a small toolbar on your desktop. You can even Google while you are away using a mobile gizmo. It’s great for looking just about anything, images, patents, blogs, products, finance information, and much more. You may also use Google maps to find the street-view of almost any location in the United States. The posibilities are unlimited ; with Google you can do pretty much anything.

Richard Vanderhurst tells us that Google is fast, correct and stuffed with an huge quantity of information. It indexes billions of web pages and takes only seconds to display them. Say howdy to the swiftest growing search engine in the world.

A decade gone this multi-billion dollar company was just an idea of 2 twenty-something year-old scholars of the Standford School . After developing their idea from a garage, who could have guessed that inside a decade their search engine company Will become the top dog of all search engines, known world wide? People today are already talking about search engine monopoly and this is just the beginning.

Google is just getting started.

Just in the past year Google took the wind from the Apple’s predicted celebrity moment of their brand new iPhone by launching the Android G1 mobile Smart-phone. This was extremely a well marketed and calculated movement for Google and the timing was perfect. Even more, the Android is an open-source platform for a mobile phone to which any one can create almost any application they desire. This implies that the code is not restricted, hidden or kept secret in any shape or form. Anyone that understands code can download it and build on top of it. This is brilliant!

Richard Vanderhurst shows us what’s next for Google. The buzz for 2009 is that Google is planning to expand the Android platform on to notebooks, which could significantly cut into market share of Microsoft. Of Microsoft. Of course, at the moment this is just this is just the buzz in the city, so we’ll have to simply do nothing and see. And after that, Google desktops, perhaps? The possibilities are endless. Since Google’s engineers are a grouping of brilliant geeks who come up with ground-breaking ideas every day, I am sure what ever it could be, it will be exciting.

Each day is a new day for another brilliant Google idea.

It also appears that Google isn’t virtually as affected by the economic slowdown as are a lot of other companies. People and companies are filling bankruptcies like never before, but Google continues to grow. Their employs have even received bonuses last year in form of G1 mobile telephones. Mind you, one such telephone sells for roughly $400.

This affirms that Google is here for good for a considerable As such, it is growing in recognition all over the world. Many of us use Google’s search engine rather than other Encyclopedias to investigate all kind of information. The whole world is waiting to be discovered. So, use Google and expand your horizons outside the wildest dreams of your imagination.

About Richard Vanderhurst

Richard Vanderhurst shows SEO engineers lots of the secrets behind Organic Search Engine Optimization and how effective it is, thru online coaching classes held each month. Richard Vanderhurst also reviews the newest trend in PC hardware and software for his engineers around the globe.

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(News) The NPD Group reported Tuesday that Apple’s iTunes Store is responsible for selling one in four songs in the United States.

Beyond HandBrake’s Defaults

(News) If you’re a Mac user interested in ripping your commercial DVDs to a format playable on an Apple TV, iPod, or iPhone, the free video transcoder, HandBrake 0.9.3…

Sony Moves E-reader Technology in the Right Direction

(News) I recently proclaimed the dangers of vendor lock-in in the nascent e-book reader market, so I was delighted this week to see Sony take a very positive step in…

Space Elevator: Science Fiction or Global Warming Cure?

(News) Researchers at a conference on Thursday discussed issues with building a space elevator.

Zensify for IPhone

(Reviews) Over the past two years, social networks have pretty much taken over the world. For some–especially among the younger generation–services such as Facebook and…

RealDVD Case & the Death of Fair Use

(News) Last April, when commenting on to the RealNetworks versus Media Giants case, I penned DVD Copying Case: Why You Should Care, I included these prescient words:

Injunction on Microsoft Word Unlikely to Halt Sales

(News) Microsoft received new fines and an injunction in a patent battle with i4i.

Tech Jargon Jumble

(News) Tech Jargon Jumble

Roku Player Adds Live MLB Streaming

(News) Roku on Monday announced that its $99 video player box, which previously played only Netflix and Amazon video content, would also support both live and…

Encyclopedia Britannica Loses Patent Ruling

(News) A Texas court ruled that two patents awarded to Encyclopedia Britannica are invalid.

Buckets for IPhone

(Reviews) Buckets, a $4 task-management app from Press Start, aims to help you take control of your task list. The app features some clever interface elements, but is…

What We’re Watching and Listening to Right Now

(News) With so many great songs and albums, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks out there, it can be hard to figure out what’s worth watching or listening to…

Sonos Controller 200 (CR200)

(Reviews) Sonos, makers of the Sonos Multi-Room Music System ( Macworld rated 5 out of 5 mice ), made an interesting decision several months ago. The company chose to…

To-Do List for IPhone

(Reviews) For just $3, To-Do List serves as a handy tool that can keep you organized in a pinch. The interface is easy to use, so it won’t add to the confusion of your…

Dealing With Podcast Glut

(News) Sometimes it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Take podcasts, for example. They’re free and a lot of them offer great content. But they can take up a…

Apple’s Schiller Responds to Dictionary App Controversy

(News) We’ve become accustomed to the deafening sound of silence in response to criticism of the App Store, so it’s surprisingly gratifying that not only has Apple…

Make Sense of PC World’s ‘Find’ Numbers

(How To) Ever wondered about those numbers littered throughout the magazine? Here’s how they work, along with a software shortcut for using them.

Toshiba to Launch Fuel-cell Charger Soon

(News) Toshiba plans to launch an external battery charger based on a DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) in the next two months, its new president said on Wednesday.

CheckSheet for IPhone

(Reviews) Today’s obsession with productivity has created a surplus of solutions promising to help us manage to-do lists. Included in that number is CheckSheet, a $3 app…

Intuit Offers Free Credit Card Processing App for IPhone

(News) QuickBooks maker Intuit on Tuesday announced the release of GoPayment, a free application for the iPhone and iPod touch designed to help businesses process…

Workamajig Releases Updates for IPhone Client

(News) Workamajig has updated the iPhone client for access to Workamajig Project Management Software to Version 10.0.2.7.

Android Moves Into Home Entertainment

(News) MIPS Technologies made the source code available to allow people to port Android applications to products running on MIPS chips.

Apple and U.K. Man Get Heated Over IPod Fire Claim

(News) Are iPods exploding all over the place? According to the Times Online, an iPod touch belonging to 11 year-old Ellie Stanborough of Liverpool, England, started…

Reports: RIAA Wins $675k in Damages From File Swapper

(News) Joel Tenenbaum was ordered to pay $22,500 each for 30 songs that he admitted to downloading and sharing.

Three Astronomy Apps for the IPhone

(News) With the recent news about outer space–the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, the July 15 Space Shuttle launch and today’s landing, the Jupiter impact–it’s…

Microsoft Plots Mobile Group Improvements

(News) Microsoft acknowledged to financial analysts that Windows Mobile has not performed well and it is working to turn that segment around.

Adapter Takes Mini DisplayPort Video, USB Audio to HDMI

(News) Apple’s new MacBooks and Mac minis come with snazzy Mini DisplayPort connectors, but if you want to hook one up to your HDTV via its HDMI port, Apple can’t…

PDF Reader Pro for IPhone

(Reviews) Does the iPhone really need a dedicated app for reading PDFs? After all, you can download them right from the phone’s Safari browser or when you receive a PDF…

Apple Re-enables Promo Codes for 17+ Apps

(News) At least one probably-unintended consequence of Apple’s recently imposed rating system for iPhone apps has been undone. An iPhone developer has confirmed to…

Twitterena for IPhone

(Reviews) The fact that the App Store boasts an already-crowded lineup of Twitter clients speaks to the exploding popularity of the microblogging service. Still, ask five…

Verizon Adds Hotspots to Consumer Broadband

(News) Verizon offered most of its wired broadband customers free access to Wi-Fi hotspots around the U.S.

Panasonic’s Tricycling Robot to Tackle Le Mans 24 Hours

(News) A Panasonic-developed tricycling robot will next week attempt to run around the Le Mans circuit for 24 hours on a single set of AA batteries.

Comics by Comixology on IPhone

(Reviews) The smell of fanboys is in the air in San Diego, and that can only mean one thing — it’s time for Comic-Con again. On Thursday, coinciding with the first day of…

Wi-Fi Group’s Basic Test Won’t Change With Final 11n

(News) The Wi-Fi Alliance will not change the basic requirements of its IEEE 802.11n certification process when the standard is finished later this year.

Apple Drops DRM Case Against Bluwiki

(News) The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Apple are standing down over a legal dispute involving the Web site Bluwiki. Apple is no longer going after…

MIT Electric Car May Rival Gas Models on Performance

(News) Inside a plain-looking garage on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s campus, undergraduate Radu Gogoana and his team of fellow students are working on a…

IPod Touch Ascendant as Traditional IPod Sales Fall

(News) Apple’s record-setting quarterly financial results, released Tuesday, point out that the economic and marketing powerhouse that was the iPod has been eclipsed…

IEEE 802.11n Heads for a Finish in September

(News) The IEEE is expected to make 802.11n into a formal wireless LAN standard in September.

How Much Would You Pay to Go Eye-to-eye With Gundam?

(News) An online charity auction that had been running all week ended Friday with a winning bid of ¥2.6M (US$27,742) to go up to the top of the Tokyo Gundam statue.

IBank Mobile Finance App Debuts for IPhone

(News) This week IGG Software debuted their online banking application iBank Mobile for the iPhone and iPod Touch. iBank Mobile is designed as a companion to IGG’s…

Taiwan’s Wicatch Turns Back the Clock to Offer Free Wi-Fi

(News) Wicatch is moving forward with plans to offer free Wi-Fi wireless Internet service in Taiwan despite looming competition from WiMax technology.

Computer Modeling Helps Build Sun-powered Stadium

(News) When the 8th World Games opens in Taiwan on Thursday, the event will inaugurate a bold new stadium designed not only to power, cool and water itself, but also to…

Microsoft Aims Windows Embedded at Smartbooks

(News) Microsoft plans to use Windows Embedded to combat rival operating systems in smartbooks and a number of other devices meant to always be connected to the…

PC Makers Less Upbeat Than Google About Chrome OS

(News) PC vendors Google listed as Chrome OS partners said they are merely evaluating whether to work with the OS

Todo+Cal+Sync for IPhone

(Reviews) There’s certainly no shortage of to-do list managers available in the App Store, but Todo+Cal+Sync tries to put its own spin on things with support for the…

What’s Goin Down 2.0 Adds New User Interface

(News) What’s Goin Down 2.0, from Random Ideas, is a new release of the “professional-grade” TCP server network monitoring tool for the iPhone. The $5 application…

Music: Then, Now, and Tomorrow

(News) I was taking a car trip a few weeks ago, driving from the village where I live in the French Alps to Aix-en-Provence and back, about a 6-hour drive round-trip…

8Bitone for IPhone

(Reviews) A few iPhone apps are just a bit… unworldly. Leaf Trombone ( Macworld rated 4 out of 5 mice ) is one example–it’s basically Guitar Hero with leaves. Shazam (…

Korean Operators Join Forces on New Mobile Services

(News) South Korean operators KT, SK Telecom and LG Telecom have become the first to launch mobile services based on the Rich Communication Suite.

ZigBee Develops Standard for Devices Without Batteries

(News) The ZigBee Alliance is working on a standard that will let products power themselves using energy harvesting techniques, it said on Monday.

Toyota Research Achieves Brain Control of Wheelchair

(News) Researchers at Toyota and government-affiliated Riken have developed a brain-machine interface that allows for control of a wheelchair using thought.

Avoid Facebook Disasters

(How To) Avoid Facebook Disasters

Lithium Ion Batteries Heating up Japan-Korea Trade Tensions

(News) Japan is threatening to complain to the World Trade Organization if South Korea goes through with plans to require certification for lithium ion batteries.

Bugs & Fixes: Apple TV Deletes Files

(News) You launch iTunes. It immediately recognizes that your Apple TV is connected and initiates a sync. Nothing unusual so far.

Asian Mobile Operators Team up for Android

(News) A group including some of Asia’s most powerful mobile phone operators launched a campaign to encourage Android application development.

WLAN Market Slammed, but 802.11n Gains

(News) Dell’Oro said wireless LAN sales plummeted worldwide in the first quarter of this year.

Mariner Calc 1.2 for IPhone

(Reviews) Back in March, I reviewed Mariner Calc 1.0 ( Macworld rated 2.5 out of 5 mice ), a program that lets you edit Excel spreadsheets on your iPhone or iPod touch. At…

Two Useful IChat 4.0 Features

(News) Here are a couple of basic little iChat features you may not have discovered just yet. I believe both of these features require iChat 4.0, which shipped with OS…

Toodledo for IPhone

(Reviews) I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my productivity. I’ve tried many task managers and to-do lists in my day. Toodledo, a US$4 app from Toodledo…

Rambus Pulls Some Infringement Claims Against Nvidia

(News) Nvidia on Monday said Rambus had filed motions with the U.S. ITC to stop investigating claims of Nvidia’s alleged infringement on four patents.

QlikView for IPhone

(Reviews) The concept of “business intelligence” is a misnomer, depending on where you work. Even with ubiquitous connections and vast storage, finding data about a…

Ming Dynasty Vase With Intel Atom, Anyone?

(News) ECS built a nifty living room computer based on Intel Atom processors camouflaged as a blue and white Ming Dynasty vase.

Mac News Briefs: LaCie Intros Home Media Players

(News) LaCie has released a pair of wireless high-definition media players aimed at allowing users to access and play content from their HD televisions.

Windows Server 2008 R2 to Be Released in October

(News) Microsoft said on Wednesday that its latest server product, Windows Server 2008 R2, will be broadly available on Oct. 22, the same time as Windows 7.

London ‘Pod Theft’ Signs Warn of Risky Streets

(News) It looks like the officials of the Lambeth borough of London are fed up with the rampant “pod” theft that’s been plaguing their region. Streets known to be…

Xbox 360 Service Improvements Put Apple TV to Shame

(News) Microsoft’s new plans to enhance its Xbox 360 video game console’s potential as a home entertainment hub may ultimately put pressure on Apple to improve the…

Quickoffice Files for IPhone

(Reviews) Quickoffice Files for IPhone

DSLR Camera Remote for IPhone Controls Canon Digital Cameras

(News) OnOne Software on Monday introduced DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone, an iPhone or iPod touch application that lets you control a Canon EOS digital camera tethered…

Zune HD = IPod Touch? Uh, No….

(News) Blame it on the rain, the resulting muck and mire, or the redwood curtain that separates Cupertino from Redmond, but it appears that news travels very slowly…

Microsoft’s Zune HD Coming in Fall With OLED, HD Radio

(News) Microsoft’s Zune HD Coming in Fall With OLED, HD Radio

Judge Weighs Testimony in RealDVD Copy Case

(News) Preliminary testimony has ended in the RealDVD case.