Freitag, 10. Dezember 2004

HTC wants Skype on their Windows Mobile-powered Smartphones?. Sounds like they[base ']re just feeling things out for now, but apparently HTC, the Taiwanese company behind lots of those Smartphones and Pocket PC Phones which end up with somebody else[base ']s logo on them (like the Audiovox SMT 5600, the XDA III, etc), is reaching out to Skype about porting Skype[base ']s VoIP software to the next generation of Smartphones they[base ']re currently working on. Many of those phones will probably come with WiFi built right in, which means they[base ']re probably looking at ways to make it easier for people to make Voice over WiFi phone calls from their handsets, but we[base ']re not sure how far they[base ']d get with that, since Skype (or any other VoIP software for making free Internet calls) would probably be the first feature a carrier would have removed from a phone before they[base ']d carry it. And it[base ']s not just Voice over WiFi calling they[base ']re worried about, either. With a 3G handset you wouldn[base ']t even need to bother using your cellphone minutes (or finding a WiFi hotspot) to make calls, you could theoretically just use a VoIP softphone client (like Skype[base ']s or Vonage[base ']s) and make and receive [base "]free[per thou] calls over your data connection. [Engadget] 8:56:00 PM    comment []

PayPal and iTunes. PayPal and Apple have announced that you can now use your Paypal account to purchase music on the iTunes music store. Now, when you sign up for a new, free iTunes account and pay with PayPal in the iTunes Music Store, you'll make your online music experience better than ever. And if you're one of the first half million members to do it before March 31st, you'll get five free songs.* Say what you want about the many iTunes challengers entering the market, but Apple doesn't seem content to sit on their current lead. Adding small features like this every so often only enhances their position. [Gadgetopia] 8:53:23 PM    comment []

Sensory Homunculus. Sensory homunculus: "This model shows what a man's body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its sensory perception." Motor homunculus: "This model shows what a man's body would look like if each part grew in proportion to the area of the cortex of the brain concerned with its movement." "Sensory Homunculus" would not be a bad band name. [Eyebeam reBlog] 6:34:59 PM    comment []