Archive for September, 2008
Nokia shutters mobile enterprise development, looks to partners for help
Filed under: Software, NokiaNokia has announced that it’ll no longer be working on its own “business mobility solutions,” reallocating some of the knowledge and manpower in that division over to its consumer-focused push email client that recently launched in beta form. For what it’s worth, the anno…
Breakthrough in MIT’s RealNose project could mean artificial noses for all - yay
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsThe quest for the ultimate artificial nose is still underway, and thanks to a major breakthrough by the folks over at MIT, it might be sooner than later that we’re all unwrapping stylish sniffers under the Christmas tree. More importantly, the fruits of MIT’s RealNose proje…
LG’s 8-megapixel Renoir handset gets previewed, handled
Filed under: Handsets, LG
We were already warned that the megapixel race was headed to the mobile realm, and as if you needed any more proof, here we are looking down the lens of LG’s 8-megapixel Renoir. Clearly aimed at Samsung’s recently unveiled Pixon, this touchscreen-based handset found itself …
NeoPwn puts a hacker in your pocket
Filed under: Software, Others, Linux
Looking for nefarious ways to take advantage of that Freerunner’s wide-open Linux distro? NeoPwn thinks it has just the answer, packaging OpenMoko’s latest handset with a custom bootloader and your choice of several add-on hardware modules for what it bills as th…
KDDI au concept phones invade CEATEC
Filed under: Handsets, KDDI
We already caught sight of KDDI au’s cellphone as musical instrument concept devices last month, but it looks like the company’s fanciful design group had plenty more than those to show off at CEATEC, as evidenced by Akihabara News’ slew of pictures from the show. Those i…
KDDI au concept phones invade CEATEC
Filed under: Handsets, KDDI
We already caught sight of KDDI au’s cellphone as musical instrument concept devices last month, but it looks like the company’s fanciful design group had plenty more than those to show off at CEATEC, as evidenced by Akihabara News’ slew of pictures from the show. Those i…
AMD debuts dirt cheap ATI Radeon HD 4550, HD 4350 graphics cards
Filed under: Desktops, Gaming
NVIDIA managed to generate quite a bit of interest with its $59 GeForce 9400 GT graphics card, and it looks like rival AMD is now taking things one step further with not one but two cards that are even cheaper. Those include the $55 ATI Radeon HD 4550 and the $3…