Feb 25 2009

Apple to stop Micro-USB from becoming standard? – CNET News


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Apple to stop Micro-USB from becoming standard?
CNET News
by David Carnoy Geardiary.com has a interesting post up about how more devices, especially cell phones, are using Micro-USB instead of Mini-USB, and how it's partially a ploy to get you to buy more overpriced charging adapters.
Steven Levy's Ode to Vintage Ports Wired News
Newt Data SwiftStore Drives Now Support the New MacBook & MacBook Pro prMac (press release)
TECH.BLORGE.com – Cnet Asia
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Feb 25 2009

Pantech Matrix Pro (AT&T) – Washington Post


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Pantech Matrix Pro (AT&T)
Washington Post
The Matrix Pro has a nifty dual sliding design, but its specs don?t match its high price. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
Windows Mobile 6.1 Non-Touchscreen vs. iPhone pocketnow.com
Pantech Matrix PRO Makes it way to AT&T Smartphone Thoughts
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Feb 24 2009

Pantech Matrix Pro C820 Review – Smartphone Thoughts


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Pantech Matrix Pro C820 Review
Smartphone Thoughts
"The Pantech Matrix Pro is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition smartphone with a 262000 color QVGA non-touch screen that works in portrait and landscape modes.
Pantech Matrix PRO on AT&T price and availability date Phones Review
AT&T Pantench Matrix PRO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard pocketnow.com
ZDNet Blogs – Fresh News – Product Reviews – Smartphone Thoughts
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Feb 24 2009

iPhone on Verizon? 5 Reasons to be Skeptical

Another day, another iPhone rumor–so is this one for real? The current buzz around the blogosphere is that Apple is preparing to offer its iPhone over Verizon’s network, therein ending its thus-far-exclusive arrangement with AT&T. Before you immediately believe the hype, allow me to provide a few reasons to think twice.

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Feb 24 2009

Windows 3.1 running on a Nokia N95

In what can only be called “totally frakking awesome”, someone installed Microsoft Windows 3.1 on a Nokia N95. By using DOSBox, Polish developer Marcin-PRV was able to install the ageing operating system on the Symbian-powered smartphone, allowing both operating systems to run side-by-side.

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Feb 24 2009

Why iPhone Service Prices Probably Won’t Budge

There’s no shortage of buzz over predictions that iPhone service costs are about to drop, but I wish to respectfully disagree with that expectation. The predicted price drop is supposed to be the result of a trickle-down effect from the heating up of competition for cellular customers

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Feb 24 2009

Red Hat Returns To the Linux Desktop

CWmike writes “Red Hat used to be in the desktop business along with all the other Linux distributors. Then, they left. Now, however, Red Hat is switching from Xen to KVM for virtualization. As part of that switchover, Red Hat will be using not only KVM, but the SolidICE/SPICE desktop virtualization and management software suite to introduce a new server-based desktop virtualization system. Does this mean that Red Hat will be getting back into the Linux desktop business? That’s the question I posed to Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens, in a phone call after the Red Hat/KVM press conference, and he told me that, ‘Yes. Red Hat will indeed be pushing the Linux desktop again.'”

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Feb 24 2009

RIM, T-Mobile Throw Curve with New BlackBerry – eWeek


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RIM, T-Mobile Throw Curve with New BlackBerry
eWeek
By Wayne Rash The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone, built by RIM for T-Mobile, combines GPS, Wi-Fi, global calling, a full QWERTY keyboard, location-based services and new browser in a sleeker, thinner package.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 – to upgrade or not to upgrade Blackberry Cool
New BlackBerry Curve has all the right moves Austin American-Statesman
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Feb 24 2009

Pantech Matrix PRO Makes it way to AT&T – Smartphone Thoughts


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Pantech Matrix PRO Makes it way to AT&T
Smartphone Thoughts
"This thing's been on quite a journey from concept to production, but here we are — finally, a true successor to Pantech's quirky Duo on AT&T.
AT&T Pantench Matrix PRO with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard pocketnow.com
Pantech Matrix Pro launched Fresh News
Product Reviews – pocketnow.com
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Feb 24 2009

Samsung portable alternative power: Green to go – DVICE


Energy Matters

Samsung portable alternative power: Green to go
DVICE
Most alternative power supplies look like a kluge-fest. Green is good, but must it look so, well, bad? And how many of them are truly slip-in-your-pocket portable?
Samsung bows first solar-powered smartphone Sync
Solar Powered Mobile Phones Unveiled Energy Matters
Sci-Tech Today – Mobile Burn – Phones Review – Mobile Burn
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