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  • ABI Research: MNOs Need Partnerships and NFC Handsets or Will Miss Out on $100 Billion Mobile Payments Opportunity

    Posted on September 30, 2011 | No Comments
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  • ImpulsePay first to launch new Payforit 3 for the mass market

    Posted on June 30, 2010 | No Comments
    Mobile Purchasing given a whole new look London, 30th June 2010: ImpulsePay (www.impulsepay.com) has become the first to launch the new version of Payforit, Payforit 3, for any content owner, application or services provider, or any company that wants to provide a mobile purchasing solution for...

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  • Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out

    Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out

    Posted on June 23, 2010 | No Comments
    Whoa. Nokia's premier range of devices, the N Series, will bid adieu to the Symbian operating environment and go MeeGo full time after the introduction of the N8. That's what we've just heard directly from the Finnish horse's mouth. Nokia will naturally keep Symbian around -- of course there's a whole Symbian^4 to come -- but will utilize it on more mass market devices as it seeks to push smartphones further down the product hierarchy. So it's not necessarily bad news, as such, it means we'll likely see Symbian trickle down to handsets priced more like featurephones and less like miniaturized laptops. What it does mean, however, is that Nokia is pushing forward with its modernization plans, and doing so more aggressively than previously thought. Which we consider to be a pretty awesome (and necessary) thing.

    Nokia N8 to be final Symbian N Series device, all MeeGo from here on out originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Toshiba celebrates 25 years of laptop innovation with three stunning new products

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    AC100 is Toshiba’s first Android™ device – with instant on functionality Libretto W100 is the world’s first dual touchscreen Windows 7 device All new Portégé R700 is Toshiba’s most advanced ultraportable to date London, UK, 21st June 2010 – Toshiba UK today celebrates 25 years of laptop innovation...

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  • Samsung predictably announces the next Wave(s)

    Samsung predictably announces the next Wave(s)

    Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
    Just as they said they would, Samsung today announced their second (and third) Bada-powered phone, the Wave 2 (and Wave 2 Pro -- identical, but with the addition of a slide-out QWERTY keyboard).

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  • Nokia sells just 100,000 N900s after first five months: so? (updated: more like 5 weeks)

    Nokia sells just 100,000 N900s after first five months: so? (updated: more like 5 weeks)

    Posted on May 28, 2010 | No Comments
    Look, the N900 might be sitting at the top of Nokia's handset pyramid in terms of capabilities, but as we've said all along, the N900 is not a mass-market device. Nokia's been very clear that the N900 was launched as a means to strengthen its Maemo development community (on the path to MeeGo we now know). And by all accounts, it's done just that while winning a rabid fanbase of nerds in the process. Nevertheless, Reuters uses Gartner's estimate of less than 100,000 units sold in the device's first five months as proof that Nokia can't mount a challenge to RIM and Apple. True the numbers are paltry compared to the 8.75 million iPhones Apple sold from January to March, but a more apt comparison might be the oft noted Nexus One sales that reached just 135k units moved after 74 days. Regardless, in its defense, Alberto Torres, head of Nokia's solutions business said that "Sales have substantially exceeded expectations." So yeah, Nokia has problems, but the N900 isn't wasn't one of them.

    Update: While Nokia doesn't normally give out detailed sales figures per device, we've just been told that more than 100,000 N900s sold in the first five weeks -- not months -- globally.

    Nokia sells just 100,000 N900s after first five months: so? (updated: more like 5 weeks) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 05:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • iPad Confusing The Hell Out Of The Public. Or Is It Just The Brits?

    iPad Confusing The Hell Out Of The Public. Or Is It Just The Brits?

    Posted on May 12, 2010 | No Comments
    As magical as Apple's iPad maybe, it's unlikely to go mass market anytime soon. Whoa! Hold everything. At least that's according to research carried out in the UK, which concludes that consumers struggle to see how the device could fit into their lives. Oh come, on guys... really? Simpson Carpenter's qualitative research drew comments from participants such as: "It's just a big iPod Touch ... a big iPhone without the phone" and "everything it does I can do on my PC or my phone right now." Geez, these Brits... where do they get off, pointing out the bloody obvious...

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  • The black Wii gets a price and official release date

    The black Wii gets a price and official release date

    Posted on May 3, 2010 | No Comments
    We've been following the black Wii saga since Nintendo released the dark side gaming console in Nippon. It's been a long and exciting story, but gamers on this side of the Pacific Rim will be able to snag the Wii MotionPlus + Wii Sports Resort bundle on May 9th for $199. Even better, the $199 price point also applies to the white Wii, signalling a slight price drop.

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  • Microsoft cancels the Courier, the Internet sheds a tear

    Microsoft cancels the Courier, the Internet sheds a tear

    Posted on April 29, 2010 | No Comments
    The Microsoft Courier will never make it out of Microsoft's labs and into consumers hands. The project is dead. Kaput. Finished. At least that's what two sources told Gizmodo. Apparently the Courier team got an email from Microsoft execs that stated the project will "no longer be supported," which pretty much means the project is dead. Even though it's somewhat surprising that the project was axed seeing as it was reportedly close to completion, it's not unheard of in other industries for companies to spend untold fortunes on a concept just for the hell of it.

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  • Coming soon: Postage stamp-sized 1TB SSDs

    Coming soon: Postage stamp-sized 1TB SSDs

    Posted on February 11, 2010 | No Comments
    SSDs haven't found their way into the mass market yet, but a team of Japanese researchers is already trying to make them more worthwhile. The team claims it has developed a technology that helps to shrink the size of SSDs by no less than 90%, makes them cheaper and boosts energy efficiency by 70%.

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  • Vegas-bound! What to expect from CES

    Vegas-bound! What to expect from CES

    Posted on January 4, 2010 | No Comments
    All of us at CrunchGear are prepping for the pain-fest we all know as the Consumer Electronics Show. For those not aware, every January, just after they've waddled away from the all-you-can-eat buffet called the Holidays, journalists, bloggers, and big box electronics buyers all head to Las Vegas for more of the same. This year we're doing a few cool things including a full live stream of our coverage right on the site thanks to our friends at LiveStream. We'll be running the stream 24/7 and we'll try to grab just about every major meeting and event we attend. However, I've just been going over our sources and have a few basic predictions for you on CES.

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  • Why the CrunchPad mattered

    Why the CrunchPad mattered

    Posted on November 30, 2009 | No Comments
    There’s already been quite a bit of ink spilled over the demise of the CrunchPad but I thought I’d add a few drops. My opinion is this: the CrunchPad was a testament to the power of online media and a fascinating study in the ability of new media to enact real changes on the real [...]

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  • Nokia N900 is now shipping!

    Nokia N900 is now shipping!

    Posted on November 10, 2009 | No Comments

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    var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Nokia_s_Maemo_powered_N900_is_now_shipping'; Nokia's Maemo-based future has begun: the N900 is shipping. According to Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, the eagerly awaited handset is now en route to at least some pre-order customers. We'll soon see if this new generation of Nokia smartphones will be enough to generate the type of mass-market / high-margin appeal that Nokia needs at the top end of its product portfolio or if it's just a tentative first step on a potentially wobbly new platform.

    Update: Nokia's official blog says to expect the Maemo 5 device to land in "Europe, the Middle-East, Russia and North America" shortly. However, it won't be compatible with the new 3G SIM cards from 3 in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark and Austria until a software update hits sometime later this year.

    [Thanks, Juhana J.]

    Nokia N900 is now shipping! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Live at the Sony Daily Edition eReader announcement

    Live at the Sony Daily Edition eReader announcement

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    You’ve been waiting for it. You’ve been talking about it. You’ve sent long, rambling letters to Jodie Foster about it. You’ve been calling your local Congresswoman about it: It’s the Sony Daily Edition e-reader with built-in wireless. Erick Schonfeld is on the scene live and we’ll be reporting once the doors open at 10:30am EDT. Refresh this [...]

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  • Sony delays OLED TVs, the world weeps

    Sony delays OLED TVs, the world weeps

    Posted on August 18, 2009 | No Comments
    OLED TVs were in major attendance at this year's CES. Afterall, Sony declared that 2009 was going to be their year. But apparently the marketing flacks and bean counters are on difference softball teams because the thin TVs have been delayed because of Sony's huge profit loses.

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