Blackberry Niagara Pictured On Its Way To Verizon, Carrier To Sell Hp Mini For $99
Posted at 11:41 am | Filed Under GPS devices
It has been a long time since we’ve heard anything about the Blackberry Niagara and its eventual home with Verizon, but a BGR tipster has recently spilled a few more details about the Javelin sibling.
The Niagara is rumored to sport a 624 MHz Qualcomm MSM7600 CPU, 480 x 360 pixel LCD display, QWERTY [...]
Background Processing Coming To The Iphone? Push Notification Be Damned!
Posted at 8:15 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
Despite the growing popularity of location-based applications on the iPhone, the lack of background processing for 3rd party applications or push notification on the handset make them difficult to use at times.
For instance, if you use Loopt for connecting with and instant messaging nearby friends you have to keep the application open to use [...]
One Laptop Per Child Competitor Emerges In India With A $10 Laptop
Posted at 8:15 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
The One Laptop Per Child project, which at one time aimed to make $100 laptops available to every child on earth, has always inspired me with its vision. Of course, a visionary idea and a visionary implementation of a strategy are two different things. Perhaps this is why OLPC’s XO-1 laptop was a [...]
The Boring’s Lose Street View Privacy Case, Here’s A Picture Of Their Diluted House
Posted at 8:15 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows that I can’t stand privacy advocates–especially those that have it out for Google’s mapping services. So, news that Aaron and Christine Boring lost a case against Google in the Street View privacy department has brought a smile to my face.
The couple alleged last April that [...]
Nokia Ivalo, Madeleine Gps Phones Coming To Mobile World Congress?
Posted at 8:15 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
By the looks of this video interview with the Nokia 97’s designer, we may see a pair of new Nokia touchscreen phones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.
The first handset, rumored to be codenamed Nokia Madeleine, has a side-sliding form factor, tilting touch display, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 megapixel camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, FM [...]
Apple Files Patent For Smart Batteries With Wireless Communication Skills
Posted at 8:15 pm | Filed Under GPS devices
A United States patent filing has revealed that Apple may be working on developing battery formats that utilize aspects of artificial intelligence. The four battery sizes mentioned in the filing likely mean the batteries would range in use from small devices like Bluetooth headsets to larger devices like MacBooks.
The battery packs would have a replaceable [...]