Samsung says it will overtake Nokia. World's largest supplier by 2010 [The Register] 2:00:39 AM ![]() |
The Bells Struggle to Survive a Changing Telephone Game. A separate ruling that allows customers to transfer their home numbers to cellphones will test the regional Bell companies. By Seth Schiesel. [New York Times: Technology] 2:00:07 AM ![]() |
On a Cheap Plastic Grid, Gigabytes Galore. A plastic called Pedot may one day be the basis for a new type of compact, inexpensive electronic memory. By Anne Eisenberg. [New York Times: Technology] 1:59:57 AM ![]() |
Cell phone users slow to embrace number portability. Although new phone number portability rules are expected to shake up the wireless industry, there was no rush of customers looking to change phone companies yesterday. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News] 1:59:42 AM ![]() |
Power to the People: How the Coming Energy Revolution Will Transform an Industry, Change Our Lives, and Maybe Even Save the Planet [Scientific American] 1:59:33 AM ![]() |
2 gigabit per second wireless networking. Always on the case, Om Malik gets the scoop on a new wireless networking protocol called Gigabit to the Desktop, or GTTD, which operates around the 56GHz band of spectrum and should have a connection speed of at least 2 gigabits per second. He doesn't say what the range of GTTD might be, but it is supposed to offer much better security than what's offered with WiFi. Read... [Gizmodo] 1:59:15 AM ![]() |
The iPod's aura. Can you believe it's been two years since the debut of the iPod? Apple's player is now so closely identified with the world of MP3s and digital music that it's almost impossible to imagine what that world would be like without it. Anyway, in this week's New York Times Magazine Rob Walker tries to unravel the mystery of the iPod's aura, how it got to be the world's best selling digital audio player (it holds 31 percent marketshare), and how Apple got around to creating it in the first place. Read Amazon - iPod [Thanks, Aaron]... [Gizmodo] 1:58:54 AM ![]() |
Video of NEC's new TV cellphone. Wireless Watch Japan has some footage of the V601N, NEC's new cellphone going on sale next month in Japan which comes with a built-in analog television tuner. Besides being able to watch TV on it, you can also capture still images from TV shows to use as the phone's wallpaper, and the phone can also double as a remote control for a regular TV or a karaoke machine. Read... [Gizmodo] 1:45:20 AM ![]() |