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Archive for February, 2008

Satphones: Merger Ahead?

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 20th, 2008

I’m a space cowboy
Bet you weren’t ready for that
I’m a space cowboy
I’m sure you know where it’s at
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
– Dubya

That spy satellite shot — or anti-satellite test — has apparently been delayed due to bad weather.

Bad weather in the north Pacific makes it unlikely that a Navy ship will launch a missile [...]

Centrino 2: June

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 20th, 2008

Dell is now offering Inspiron notebooks with Intel “Penryn” chips as an optional configuration. This is the first time that Dell has included the 45-nanometer processor as an option in the consumer-oriented Inspiron line, notes CNet.

An Inspiron 1720 with a T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB cache) processor, 17-inch (1440×900) screen, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, 2GB shared [...]

Segway Live In Barcelona

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

People say newspapers are dead. But how do you define “newspaper”?
Here’s my definition:
A network of WiMAX-connected Segways with live webcams connected through ComVu. Just like in Barcelona. Intel’s Tim Sweeney (below) explains it all.

SightSpeed and HearMe could provide multi-party video conferencing. And here is the best part. I could go outside and actually do [...]

UofA WiFi: 32,000 Served

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

The University of Arizona’s wireless network — dubbed UAWiFi — spans more than 7 million square feet, 4,500 wireless access points and 22 buildings.
Upon completion, the deployment, which serves more than 32,000 students in Tucson, Arizona, will comprise more than 6,000 access points and 12 million square feet on two campuses, one of the [...]

Google Wins Japan Mobile Search

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

Google has won mobile search deals with both GSM-based NTT DoCoMo and CDMA-based KDDI, Japan’s two biggest wireless carriers, reports Business Week. Google’s search technology now has top billing on the tiny screens of as many as 82 million mobile subscribers.
Yahoo Japan, the country’s most popular Web portal, lags far behind with fewer than 18 [...]

Unlimited War

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

Verizon Wireless today announced a plan that offers unlimited domestic calling for a flat fee of $99.99 to $139.99 a month.
The new “Nationwide Unlimited Anytime Minutes Plan” could change the cellular game of selling “buckets” of minutes for a set monthly price, says USA Today. Verizon, which claims 66 million customers, now offers a [...]

Phones that Listen

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

Nuance Communications, an industry-leading speech recognition solution, today announced it will be embedded in the Tempo E2000, a new 2GB music-enabled handset from Kyocera Wireless.
The Tempo E2000 also features video on demand (VOD) as well as a 1.3 megapixel camera. It is currently available to consumers through wireless carrier MetroPCS, with additional U.S. [...]

HP UMPC: Easy Come, Easy Go

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 19th, 2008

Hey bucky…did your Blackberry let you down just when you were about to close that Big Deal? Is your Bluetooth heads-up display not communicatin’ with your Smart Phone? Are you trying to slip mobile WiMAX in your pocket, but wind up wearing only bathrobes?
Cheer up!
Engadget has pictures of the HP Compaq 2133 “lifestyle accessory”.

It [...]

World Wide Telescope?

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 18th, 2008

Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. — Abraham Lincoln

TechCrunch may have the scoop on what made Robert Scoble cry:

A source close to Microsoft says [...]

Tracking Tour de California

Posted by Sam Churchill on February 18th, 2008

Computer Sciences Corporation is launching its new global Location Object Field Tracking (LOFT) solution at the 2008 Amgen Tour of California professional cycling race, Feb. 17-24. It will give fans a unique “bird’s eye view” of the race by tracking all of the riders and teams online throughout the duration of the eight-day, 650-mile race.

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