19 Mar 10 Palm posts disappointing Q3 results
It’s no secret that Palm is facing some financial woes with the lackluster sales behind the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi. However, the company has come forth today to officially announced those problems, posting a $22 million Q3 loss.
Despite these poor numbers, Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein remains optimisic, releasing the following statement:
“Our recent underperformance has been very disappointing, but the potential for Palm remains strong. The work we’re doing to improve sales is having an impact, we’re making great progress on future products, and we’re looking forward to upcoming launches with new carrier partners. Most importantly, we have built a unique and highly differentiated platform in webOS, which will provide us with a considerable – and growing – advantage as we move forward.”
Let’s hope that with the forthcoming AT&T launch of the Pre and Pixi will return Palm to greatness. If not they’re going to have to do something drastic.
via engadget
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18 Mar 10 China Mobile Still Pursuing Apple for iPhone and iPad Deal
China Unicom may have gotten the nod of distributing Apple’s iPhone but China Mobile is still working out a deal to carry the Apple device in China. And now, they are not only interested in the iPhone but the iPad as well. China Mobile is still very much interested and it will be up to Apple if they would be allowing two Chinese carriers to market the famed devices.
If this should be granted, it would certainly be to the benefit of Apple considering the number of Chinese interested in the iPhone or the iPad. Then again exclusivity would be broken down but would Apple care?
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14 Mar 10 Nokia vs. Apple Patent Trial Starts in 2012
The celebrated legal battle between Apple and Nokia over patent issues is scheduled for 2012 which should once and for all settle the issue of who infringed patents. Nokia is reportedly seeking $1.3 billion in damages from Apple.
Nokia is claiming that Apple infringed 10 of its patents while the latter made a countersuit last December and contended that it was Nokia who actually made the patent violations. Apple removed four patents from the claims but the legal battle will push through. By 2012, we shall know who is really at fault!
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25 Feb 10 Dual SIM Phones Expected to Rise in 2010
Dual SIM capable phones have quietly been around and for 2010, it seems that they are expected to rise. Samsung has been singled out as the major phone maker to provide such phones like the Samsung Duo 259 but this year, expect other brands like Nokia to launch dual SIM capable phones as well.
Several chip manufacturers, like Infineon, MediaTek and Qualcomm, are already making platforms for dual SIM handsets. This was bared by Strategy Analytics which further reported that dual-SIM phones may probably reach 100 million units by 2014.
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22 Feb 10 1 Million LG Pop GD510 Units Sold!
After being launched in Europe in September last year, the LG GD510 has been doing great and has reportedly sold over 1 million units which now comes close to overtaking the LG Cookie’s performance. Just in case you are unaware, the LG Pop GD510 features a 3” touch screen that comes along with a quad band connectivity.
It also boasts of other features which include a 3.2MP camera, social networking integration and changeable covers which includes a solar battery cover. This March, two new covers will be released. They will be in lime and aqua blue colors.
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21 Feb 10 Samsung to Invest $112 Million on Software and Cheaper Phones for 2010
Samsung Electronics has gained some attention after launching the Samsung Bada over at the MWC 2010 but the buck doesn’t stop there. Samsung is hot on the offensive, announcing that they will be investing a hefty $112 million this year for software and new cheaper phones to satisfy the growing mobile phone market.
Apparently this move is aiming to overtake HTC’s performance and thus far, it looks like Samsung has been going great guns. So expect more handsets to come for 2010, something that should be interesting for the coming months.
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11 Feb 10 Bill Gates, Disney CEO comments on the iPad
We just got word that Apple may be preparing to launch 99 cent TV episodes with the iPad and now we have some thoughts on the device from Bill Gates and Disney CEO Robert Iger.
First off, Bill Gates comments on the iPad saying that while it seems to be good for ebooks, it isn’t something he finds himself wishing Microsoft did first. In fact, he thinks that the iPad won’t make much of an impact on consumer computing, instead saying netbooks are where it’s at.
Next up is Disney CEO, Robert Iger who says the iPad is a game changing device. He then goes on to praise the device for potentially creating “new forms of content”. However, Engadget makes note that Steve Jobs himself is on the Board of Directors for Disney which means Mr. Iger might be throwing his good word out there just because him and Jobs are buddies.
What are your thoughts on the iPad?
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08 Feb 10 Megan Fox Motorola DEVOUR Super Bowl Ad Spot
For the people who have been following the Super Bowl, you will agree that one of the things to look out for are the new commercials set to be shown. And for Motorola, contracting hottie Megan Fox to endorse their mobile handset, the Motorola DEVOUR with MOTOBLUR, should be one scintillating ad spots to remember.
The ad shows Megan Fox sending out a hot, wet image of herself via a social network. Let’s just hope that Megan Fox does not overshadow the purpose of the ad which is for the Motorola DEVOUR.
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07 Feb 10 Apple Locks Down iPhone Platform
It looks like Apple has something planned again and it concerns advertising through its Apple platform. Apple is said to be prohibiting the use of GPS for serving location aware ads which limits the iPhone to just give out important information.
Apple has acquired ad company Quattro Wireless and from the looks of it, Apple will be launching a mobile advertising network which will be serving ads on free apps.
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06 Feb 10 Samsung Forecasts 19% Growth in Handset Shipments
Samsung Electronics has announced that they expect a 19% growth on handset shipments, owing to the fact that the demand for mobile phones keeps on growing. The demand for mobile handsets has indeed been remarkable and after shipping 227 million phones in 2009, can you blame Samsung for making such forecasts?
Samsung is the world’s second largest mobile phone maker and considering the wide array of phones they have under their wing, sales are expected to flourish. Add to the fact that they continue to unveil new mobile phones for the consumers, seeing numbers triple or maybe even quadruple is practically a piece of cake!
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02 Feb 10 Apple’s Next Big Thing Points to iTunes
Apple is bound to be cooking up something and this may not necessarily be a device. Actually if you look at it, there is one area of Apple that is oozing with opportunity and that is the iTunes app store. To date, the iTunes app store has become one of the cash cows of Apple and enhancing their offering and approval process are just some of the things that Steve Jobs and company may want to consider looking into.
e-Books, the approval process and the media formats are only some of the enhancements that Apple can look into (if not already). While everyone is focusing on releasing new devices and gadgets, this could be the next focus that Apple may very well need to pull away from its competitors.
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31 Jan 10 Apple Being Sued by Chinese Manufacturer for iPad Design
Here is something weird. Normally you would think that Apple would be doing all the suing from a little-known company for some infringement or patents violations. This time it is the other way around. A Chinese company called Shenzhen Great Long Brother Industrial Co. is reportedly suing Apple for the iPad design, a patent which they claim they had already filed for a P88 tablet last May 2009.
While it seems like an impossible task to get back at Apple on US soil, it looks like Apple will join Google in having a tough time penetrating the consumer market over at China. Remember, China has a good number of subscribers but I bet some of Apple’s iPads will make their way there anyway; with or without Apple’s licensed distribution!
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25 Jan 10 Microsoft removes WinMo 6.5 SKD
A few days after releasing the anticipated Windows Mobile 6.5 SDK, Microsoft removed the download from its servers. Last Friday, Microsoft posted Standard and Professional Edition SDKs, translated into several languages, but it now appears that the SDKs have been removed yesterday, for unknown reasons. Microsoft has yet to say why exactly it removed them, but one can always speculate that the SKD simply wasn’t ready for general release.
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22 Jan 10 Asus eReader pics
More pictures of the upcoming Asus eReader have been revealed, and the 9 inch eReader — officially known as Asus DR-950 e-reader — with a touchscreen looks surprisingly good, enough to get the attention from Amazon, who could definitely use the competition. More pics here.
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20 Jan 10 Unlimited Plan now available on U.S. Cellular
I’m sure you have heard that both AT&T and Verizon wireless are putting out “unlimited” plans for their calling and messaging options. U.S. Cellular has jumped on this new carrier bandwagon as they are offering an individual voice calling plan for $69.99 a month. In addition to this, families can get an unlimited voice plan for $119.99 a month, with two lines of service starting at $49.99 each.
U.S. Cellular will implement these changes immediately, which is very good news for customers.
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19 Jan 10 Gigabyte offers GSmart phone with Android
Gigabyte is by far not the most recognized brand when it comes to cellphones, in fact, it only makes a few smartphones for Asian countries only, all of which so far have been using Windows Mobile. Now, Gigabyte has introduced a version of its GSmart smartphone which runs on Android, a first for the company. The rest of the specs aren’t that interesting, a smallish 2.8″ screen and no 3G, but at least it only costs around $300 where it’s sold.
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18 Jan 10 Next Android verison to be named “Froyo”
According to Google’s Erick Tseng, the next Android version will be called “Froyo” short for “Frozen Yogurt”. The revelation cam during an interview with Engadget. Sadly, no other details were revealed about the new update, no date, nor features nor anything else was really said. But at least we know what it’ll be called. Froyo.
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18 Jan 10 Amazon MP3 available on Android in the UK
While American’s have been able to access Amazon’s MP3 store on Android devices, most other regions unfortunately haven’t, especially the UK has been waiting for it for a while. Now it has been revealed that Amazon MP3 store will be available with Android 2.1 in the UK. Actually, it’s already available on any device running 2.1.
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17 Jan 10 Motorola and VTech Resolve Patent Issue
Patent issues seem to be growing in numbers and there is one between Motorola and VTech. The issue involves six Motorola patents asserted against VTech but it seems that both parties have settled the patent issue after entering a Settlement and Licensing Agreement. This ends their pending patent litigation in the Eastern District of Texas.
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16 Jan 10 Red Cross Donation Haiti uses special texts
No doubt that you have heard of the terrible earthquake in Haiti, but the Red Cross set up a way of sending relief money with simple texts. All a mobile phone user has to do is text in Haiti and send to 90999, and 100 percent of the cost of the text message will go to the Red Cross Donation in Haiti.
The Red Cross is very pleased with the response, and, to this writing, they have received 11 million already. Clearly this is the start of a new type of donation system for texters, which will hopefully lead to a more charitable world overall.
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