RIM + Slacker = Real iPhone threat- September 13, 2008 Analyst Opinion - We often talk about an iPhone killer, which clearly has not arrived yet. To date, the only company that has really put a crimp in iPhone sales is RIM, which posted strong growth during the first year the iPhone was available. RIM enjoys a very loyal following of users that, while they are not as vocal as their Apple counterparts, they very likely to buy another Blackberry - nohttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/rim-slacker-real-iphone-threat.html No sign of iPod fatigue with Nano- September 13, 2008 I brought a new iPod Nano to lunch the other day, partly to see how well it carries and, yes, partly to show off. The new fourth-generation model, announced this week, returns the iPod Nano to its design roots: unlike the squat design of the previous incarnation, this one is tall and thin, with a rectangular screen that occupies more than half of the front of the device. The body is curvedhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/no-sign-of-ipod-fatigue-with-nano.html Virginia Anti-Spam Law Overturned, Spammer Walks- September 13, 2008 The Virginia Supreme Court today struck down a state anti-spam law, saying the statute violated the First Amendment right to free and anonymous speech. The decision also tossed out the conviction of a North Carolina man once described as one of the most prolific spammers. The Washington Post's Tom Jackman writes: The ruling, arising from the Loudoun County criminal prosecution of Jeremy Jayneshttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/virginia-anti-spam-law-overturned.html First Look: iPhone 2.1- September 13, 2008 Phone 2.0 brought a lot of cool features with it, but it also brought a lot of bugs. Performance was slow, calls dropped often, and the battery life was less than impressiveand thats just off the top of my head. Apple promised on Tuesday that the iPhone 2.1 update, released Friday morning, would save us all from the iPhone 2.0s sins, but as it turns out, the software brings with it more thanhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-look-iphone-21.html Google bends to Chrome privacy criticism- September 13, 2008 September 9, 2008 (Computerworld) Reacting to criticism that its new Chrome browser was essentially acting as a keylogger, potentially recording users' every keystroke, Google Inc. yesterday said it would render anonymous the data it collects from the browser within 24 hours.A privacy expert said the change's impact couldn't be gauged without knowing exactly how Google will "anonymize"http://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-bends-to-chrome-privacy.html Mozillas Upcoming Firefox 3.1 To Offer Privacy Mode As Well- September 13, 2008 Privacy seems to be the magic word in the browsers world these days. Surfing without leaving any trace seems to be the ultimate offer for any browser out there. Internet Explorer has it, Google Chrome offers it and now it seems like the next version of Firefox, Firefox 3.1, will add it as well. Since the release of Google Chrome, every browser maker has entered in an emergency mode and it seemshttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/mozillas-upcoming-firefox-31-to-offer.html Could There Be More To Google, Android, Chrome, & Gears Than Meets The Eye- September 13, 2008 Yesterday, I wrote about the war -- more like the Armageddon -- that's on the verge of eruption in the mobile space. Given how critical third party software developers are to the strategic success of any platform ecosystem, we can fully expect Apple,Google (NSDQ: GOOG), RIM (NSDQ: RIMM), Sun (with Java), the Symbian Foundation, Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) and others to fight tooth and nail for everyhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/could-there-be-more-to-google-android.html AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series Graphics- September 12, 2008 AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series Graphics Cards for the Masses, Delivering Up To Double the Game Performance of the Competition at the Same Price1 HD gaming gets easier with the ATI Radeon HD 4600 series, setting a new standard for mainstream graphics, delivering superior gaming and HD multimedia experiences at low power and exceptional prices SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AMD (NYSE: AMDhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/amd-introduces-ati-radeon-hd-4600.html RIM Hopes Fans Flip Over- September 10, 2008 BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is moving to increase its fast-growing share of the U.S. market with its first clamshell phone, the most popular format in North America.RIM, of Waterloo, Ontario, unveiled a flip version of its streamlined Pearl BlackBerry that will be available this fall, initially only through Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA. The move adds to RIM's tactics to extendhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/rim-hopes-fans-flip-over.html Living With an iPhone 3G, Part 1- September 10, 2008 Is the Apple iPhone 3G "twice as fast at half the price," as Apple's marketing boasts Or is it a slow, faulty, overhyped device that drops calls and doesn't reliably or consistently connect to AT&T's network, as a consumer's lawsuit claims The truth lies somewhere between the two extremes, in my experience. I bought an iPhone 3G on July 18, one week after the smart phone became available inhttp://sciandtechnology.blogspot.com/2008/09/living-with-iphone-3g-part-1.html |