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Feb 2009 |
Bit-tech.net tipped us off Wednesday morning that Intel has sued Nvidia over the latter's right to create and sell motherboard chipsets that support Intel's Nehalem (aka Core i7) class of desktop processors.
We haven't heard much about this fight since May 2008, although since that time Nehalem has come to market and Intel remains the only manufacturer with a supporting chipset.
We spoke to Derek Perez, Nvidia's head of public relations, Wednesday morning, and he provided some clarity on the nature of... |
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Feb 2009 |
Adobe Systems Inc. said on Monday that it will release its first full-fledged Flash multimedia player for smartphones by year's end.
Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Palm Inc. and Nokia are all expected to release platforms or phones next year that will be able to display the same videos and applications as the most recent Flash 10 player for desktop computers, says Adobe.
Adobe will demonstrate the Flash Player 10 for smartphones beta at this week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
But Adobe said ... |
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Feb 2009 |
For those less interested in QWERTY keyboards and more inclined for something navigation-centric, Nokia's announced the 6710 Navigator slider and 6720 classic handset. Both phones dedicated GPS service with real time drive-and-walk navigation, and full regional maps. Outside of that, you've got a 5 megapixel camera to capture the memory of our adventure. The 6720 is coming out second quarter of this year for 245 euros, while the 6710 Navigator will be popping in third quarter for 300 euros.
The 6720 clas... |
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Feb 2009 |
China's Huawei Technologies said on Monday it aimed to start selling 2-3 phone models using Google's Android software platform while introducing more models next year.
Edward Chen, head of Huawei's devices unit, told Reuters in an interview the firm was also considering introducing phones using software from Symbian, the leading software platform, and from Linux foundation LiMo.
The market for software platforms on cell phones is led by Nokia's Symbian operating system, but it has lost ground over the... |
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Feb 2009 |
Samsung launched a whole host of new mobile phones at the Mobile World Congress, but the biggest attraction was the Omnia HD, which can record video in HD resolution and play it on an HD-ready TV.
The phone has 3.7-inch touch screen and is based on Symbian S60 5.0, which makes it Samsung's first touch-capable device based on that operating system. The screen resolution is 640 x 360 pixels, so it can't display the recorded 720p signal natively, but the display still looks impressive.
It is equipped wit... |
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Feb 2009 |
Sony Ericsson's first Windows Mobile device, the Xperia X1, got a lot of buzz last year for its slick and customizable software interface and stylish design. Although the Sony Xperia X1 is a feature-packed, well-designed handset with excellent performance, its assets don't warrant its sky-high price. At $800 (unlocked), the Xperia X1 can't compete with subsidized smart phones like the T-Mobile G1 or Apple iPhone 3G that offer the same features if not more.
The head-turning Xperia X1 is well-built and sl... |
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Feb 2009 |
Garmin-Asus is wasting no time on creating some pre-Mobile World Congress buzz. Last week, the companies announced their strategic alliance to collaborate on an entire line of Nuvifone GPS-enabled smartphones and revealed that it would debut a new Nuvifone model at GSMA 2009. We thought we'd hear about it on the opening day of the show, but on Thursday, Garmin-Asus took the wraps off the Nuvifone M20 and revealed full specs for the Nuvifone G60 (aka the original Garmin Nuvifone.
The Nuvifone M20 will run... |
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Feb 2009 |
Samsung’s 50nm-class GDDR5 processing technology, designed to support 7Ghz GPU memory chips and 448GB/s peak bandwidth, has begun mass production today. The new fabrication process is not only outclassing in clock-speed but only cutting down power consumption.
The adoption of 50nm technology is expected to raise production efficiency of up to 100-percent over 60nm process, and reduce power consumption by 20-percent with lower operating voltage at 1.35v, as oppose to 1.8v in previous GDDR4 devices.
The... |
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Feb 2009 |
The FTTH Council Europe has released its latest twice yearly global ranking of countries with significant Fibre to the Home (FTTH) market penetration. It tracks the level of FTTH in economies where more than 1% of households are connected directly into high speed fibre optic broadband networks.
In all, 20 economies met this threshold, up from 14 in July 2008 and 11 in July 2007. Asian economies maintained their leadership, with South Korea (44%), Hong Kong (28%), Japan (27%) and Taiwan (12%) continuing t... |
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Feb 2009 |
Following Toshiba's earlier road-show, where the Japanese device maker unveiled the upcoming release of the Toshiba TG01 Windows Mobile smartphone, Toshiba today officially announced the TG01 ahead of next week's starting Mobile World Congress. The super-slim, highly powered, multimedia-focused, Windows Mobile smartphone is said to be ideal for the consumer that demands high-quality performance on the move. Featuring an enormous 4.1" WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen display, the TG01 comes with image tuning tec... |
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Feb 2009 |
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) will perform the first-ever demonstration of the new HSPA multi-carrier technology for peak downlink data rates of 42Mbps at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Australian operator Telstra, currently pioneering HSPA downlink data rates of up to 21Mbps in their Next G(TM) commercial network, welcomes the demonstration of the multi-carrier technology, which will significantly improve consumer experience in the entire network coverage area.
Multi-carrier technology is the ... |
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Feb 2009 |
i-mate's new 810-F is a rugged smartphone that is packed with the power of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional yet is able to withstand the elements. Built to the MIL-STD-810F standards, the i-mate 810-F is able to withstand pressure, heat, water, humidity, and shock. In fact, it can be completely submerged in water will no ill effects.
The 810-F still comes full spec sheet that includes a QWERTY keyboard, QVGA (240x320 pixels) touchscreen display, and 2.2GB of internal storage. A 2 megapixel camera with vid... |
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Feb 2009 |
Intel has announced a major update to its 32nm next-generation processor plans, revealing substantial new details on its chip roadmap and outlining a US$7 billion investment in new plant.
The first 32nm processor, code-named Westmere, will be in production by the fourth quarter of 2009. It will arrive in a dual-core, four-thread format suitable for desktops and notebooks, the company said in a conference call on Tuesday.
The design initially will also include a 45nm integrated graphics and memory cont... |
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Feb 2009 |
Cellphone maker Nokia said on Wednesday it would cut production at its key Salo plant in Finland as demand for handsets has dropped.
Cellphone sales are set to dive this year, affected by consumers' reluctance to spend on new gadgets in the midst of the economic recession and large inventories built up by phone sellers at the end of last year.
Nokia, which plans to slash annual costs at its key handset unit by more than 700 million euros ($905 million), said it would continue to seek savings in operat... |
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Feb 2009 |
Nokia's latest candybar cell phone, the N79, brings memories of days gone by with its simplistic design and easy to use numeric keypad. However, it hides a powerful 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics, and a dual-LED flash, and is powered by Nokia's versatile S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 user interface. We put it to the test to see if Nokia still knows how to make a killer candybar smartphone.
Physical Aspects
The Nokia N79 candybar smartphone features the standard numeric ke... |
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