Materials costs for Kindle 2 are about half its retail price
April 23, 2009Amazon's second iteration of its popular Kindle e-book reader costs $185.49 to build, $173.51 less than its retail price, according to an iSuppli teardown report.
Palm Centro breaks ex-iPhone user out of jail
April 23, 2009The iPhone bandwagon is now more like a cruise ship: AT&T reported Wednesday that 1.6 million people signed up for iPhone service in the first quarter. As an ex-iPhone user, I wish them luck, but I'm not going back anytime soon.
Qualcomm, Broadcom may be near settlement
April 23, 2009Instead of issuing its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, Qualcomm abruptly rescheduled it, citing advanced settlement discussions with rival Broadcom.
Microsoft executive sees rise of tablets, 'room computer'
April 23, 2009Technology that changes how people give commands to computers could make touch-based PCs more popular and transform the traditional desktop into a 'room computer' in coming years, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.
Android to go beyond phones to a range of personal devices
April 23, 2009The Android mobile platform is destined to be part of many other devices, and a San Jose provider of embedded Linux products will take that a step further by providing an Android-ready Linux kernel for chips to be used in those devices.
Recycle your tech gear: It's easier than you think
April 22, 2009When you buy new tech, you need to do something with the old. Here are a handful of online services that can make it easier to get rid of those old monitors, computers, phones, media players and cameras -- and maybe put some green back in your pocket.
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Does Exchange support make the Sidekick LX business-ready? Not a chance
April 22, 2009The new Sidekick LX handheld device will soon offer access to Microsoft Exchange e-mail, but no way does that make it an enterprise device.
BlackBerry Tips: Delete Carrier Crapware, Icons
April 22, 2009Every so often, wireless carriers take it upon themselves to push out their own branded, or at least sanctioned, applications and services to BlackBerry users in the form of "service book" updates--regardless of whether or not said users actually want them. AT&T seems to be particularly fond of the practice, and this weekend it not only pushed out a dozen or so new link-icons to its BlackBerry customers' devices, but also delivered a new version of its own "app store," Media Mall 2.0.
Data transfer rates to jump with Bluetooth 3.0
April 21, 2009A standards group on Tuesday approved specifications for a new Bluetooth standard that speeds up wireless data transfers between devices like smartphones and laptops.
Voice Recognition included in iPhone 3.0 OS?
April 21, 2009Another hidden feature has been discovered in the latest beta of iPhone OS 3.0: voice recognition and voice synthesis.
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