Archive for October, 2008

EA plans a Wii Fit-slaying exercise game?

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

The Wii Fit might have some competition brewing, if Men’s Fitness magazine is a publication worthy of the public’s trust, that is. The details are vague, to say the very least but, here’s what we “know”: Dave Kushner, executive producer at EA Sports, told the magazine that the company is planning an […]

Moto CEO casually name drops Windows Mobile 6.5 in conference call

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

We’ve all been waiting patiently for Windows Mobile 7 to drop since the crust of the Earth was still cooling, and at this point, Windows 7 proper could theoretically beat it out of the gate. What’s a perpetually delayed platform to do, then? Come up with another stop-gap measure, of course. Windows […]

Department of Justice approves Verizon’s Alltel acquisition, requires more concessions

Filed under: Cellphones

The suits at the Department of Justice just green-lighted Verizon’s planned acquisition of regional rival Alltel, moving the two CDMA giants closer to a marriage that would easily eclipse AT&T to become the largest wireless carrier in North America. There’s a catch, though, and a rather hefty one at that — Verizon has […]

Dynolicious a tempting App Store morsel for iPhone

Greig McArthur knows for a fact that “his Ferrari went from 0 to 60 miles an hour in 5.2 seconds and the Q train in Queens reached a maximum speed of 42.4 m.p.h when he rode it about a month ago.” As Peter Wayner (nytimes.com) explains, McArthur knows because his iPhone told him so.
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Buyer’s Guide Update: iMacs, Mac Minis, and Mac Pros

Even though Apple refreshed MacBook Pros and MacBooks just a couple of weeks ago, many are still holding out for additional updates from Apple.
Our Buyer’s Guide shows both the Mac mini and Mac Pro well overdue for updates and persiste…
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RealFiction’s Dreamoc 3D / holographic display demoed on video

Filed under: Displays

digg_url = \’http://digg.com/tech_news/RealFiction_s_Dreamoc_3D_holographic_display_demoed_on_vid\’; Retailers may be having a tough time moving inventory, but they’re not using a Dreamoc to advertise. RealFiction’s latest blend of holographic technology, 3D imagery and mind-blowing eye candy has resulted in the device you see above. Hailed as a 3D display system designed “especially for high profile brands in […]

AT&T, Lenovo and Ericsson team up for cheaper 3G laptops

Filed under: Laptops
Lenovo first announced a 3G add-on from AT&T and Ericsson for some of its laptops a few months ago, but it’s now out there tooting its mobile broadband horn once again, and saying that the three companies are now making the option even cheaper and more widely available. According to Lenovo, the built-in […]

Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M58 / M58p desktops keep the green scheme alive

Filed under: Desktops

Sheesh — feels like just yesterday Lenovo was sounding the green alarm with its ThinkCentre M57 / M57P desktops, and now we’re faced with the predictably named successors, the M58 / M58p. Hailed as the firm’s “greenest, most secure and most manageable ThinkCentre desktop PC yet,” both machines boast Power Manager, a “ThinkVantage […]

iPhone with 2.3% Market Share and Even Attracting Lower Income Households

The Register reports on iPhone marketshare numbers for Q3 2008 as reported by research firm Strategy Analytics.
According to the latest numbers, Apple ranks 6th amongst phone suppliers with 2.3% marketshare for Q3 2008. The numbers re…
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HP’s Compaq Mini 700 thinks he’s a Mini 1000, only better

Filed under: Laptops

Without a single official peep on the matter from HP (that we can find), its Compaq division has apparently announced a Mini 700 netbook in the UK that is a near spec-for-spec equivalent to HP’s Mini 1000 already available in the US. Only get this, it will feature a 10.2-inch, 1,024 x 600 […]