Archive for October, 2008
GE developing smart appliances: the future just got a bit less interesting
Filed under: Household
You know, the future used to be so much cooler before we gave up on our dreams of flying cars. Now instead of powering jet engines, it looks like our automobiles will power household appliances, and household appliances will use technologies like GE’s SmartMeter to communicate…
Pandora devs announce memory upgrade via confusing brainteaser
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/linux_unix/Pandora_Handheld_Memory_Doubled_at_no_extra_cost’; We’ll be honest with you: we don’t read the GP32X board nearly as often as we’d like — but we did manage to cull from its archive that cold, hard fact: Pandora is now going to sh…
Intel’s Moblin OS for netbooks and MIDs gets a boost from Taiwan
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
Intel’s Linux-based Moblin OS may have lost some considerable ground to Windows XP in the netbook space, but it looks like the company is far from ready to throw in the towel, and it’s now getting a bit of a helping hand from the Taiwan government. Apparently, the gov…
T-Mobile G1 launched in the UK
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Just in date for the big (if somewhat quirky) G1 unlocking, Android fans in the UK will be getting their chance to purchase the T-Mobile handset starting today. Britons began queuing up on Oxford Street as early as 5 am to get the phone, currently available for fre…
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 that point, Windows 7 proper could theoretically beat it out of the gate. What’s a perpetually delayed platform to do, next? Come up with another st…
Motorola loses a cool $397M in Q3, delays handset division spinoff
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsNow that the books have been cooked to a delicious golden brown, Motorola has revealed its third quarter earnings today — and for consumers and shareholders alike, the news isn’t particularly awesome. First off, they’ve lost $397 million in the quarter, compared wi…
Aigo’s P8860 MID reviewed: sweet, but potentially irrelevant
Filed under: HandheldsWe already knew Aigo’s P8860 MID was hacker-friendly, and all that is well, fine and good — but what about for consumers who aren’t into soldering irons and illicit boot ROMs? The crew by at Pocketables sat down with the handheld for a spell in order to bust out their best rev…
