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24Mar
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24Mar
Aaron takes a look at the Pantech Link, one of AT&T's upcoming Quick Messaging Devices (QMD's). Resembling a cross between a BlackBerry and a Windows Mobile device, it's a nice mid-range device.
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24Mar
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24MarSamsung threw a crazy launch event for the Galaxy S smartphone. Complete with live action/multimedia dramatic theater. Crazy.
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24Mar
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24Mar
Adriana gets an up-close look at the LG Arena, a robust 5 megapixeler with built-in photo-editing features, plus TV and multimedia.
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24Mar
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24Mar
AT&T's got that iPad thingy to start supporting when Apple's 3G-enabled tablet computers start shipping in a month or so, but in the meantime they've signed up another tablet computer to bring into the fold. Meet the OpenPeak OpenTablet 7, a 7" touchscreen tablet computer with VoIP and multimedia features that will be available with AT&T 3G support later this year.
Company brass showed a prototype of the device at a media luncheon today at CTIA in Las Vegas, and they made a point of not calling it an Apple competitor. Instead, OpenTablet is positioned as a unique device with a unique audience that's separate of or perhaps complimentary to iPad's likely user base. But, you know, it's a brand new tablet computer with lots of multimedia features. So by default it's an iPad competitor.
I haven't gotten anywhere near an OpenTablet in the flesh, but on paper - and from across the room where the prototype was held up on stage - it looks pretty interesting. The device is powered by an Intel Atom chip and, according to OpenPeak's website, is a mere 15mm thick. Product photos show a familiar grid of icons UI, and the icons themselves include YouTube, Google Talk, Pandora, Facebook, Weather, and an Energy consumption monitoring app. The website also mentions goodies like HD camera, HDMI video out, multitouch display, WiFi, bluetooth, and a charging dock.
No pricing or specific release date information for OpenTablet has been released yet, but the device looks very intriguing to say the least.
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24Mar
Once more Microsoft is shutting down alternatives to Internet Explorer on its products, but at least this time it’s not on purpose. Instead it’s an effect of their decision to prevent any third-party native applications. Wait, that’s not better. That’s way worse.A recent post on the Mozilla development blog announced that they wouldn’t be bothering with Windows Mobile 7 until Microsoft decided to bother with them. The upcoming Windows Mobile 7 is intended to claw market share back from Apple, so banning developers from fully using the hardware doesn’t seem to be the smartest move – the iPhone’s success owes an enormous debt to Apps. One would imagine a potential competitor, or even anyone who’s ever used an iPhone, would notice that.
It’s especially damaging since 7 won’t support a single previous Microsoft product – they have to repopulate their entire software catalogue, so shutting down outsiders means they’ll have to do it all themselves, as well as eliminating the spectrum of choice which makes the App store so popular. It’s obviously intended to help clean up the Windows image (previous phones could become a nightmare of competing third-party glitches and pop-ups), but while a blank slate is certainly stylishly clean it’s not exactly useful.
Add that to the lack of copy-and-paste and Adobe Flash, effectively crippling Office-work and web-fun, and you’re left wondering what the new Windows phones will be able to do.
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24Mar
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