After signaling its intent to follow Apple's wildly successful iPhone into the smartphone business, Dell's first attempts to produce a phone have been rejected by the carries for being too dull and lacking enough differentiation to stand out in a competitive environment, according to a report.
iPhone Sales Hit 17 Million
Apple has sold a total of 17 million iPhones -- including sales of both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G -- since launch, according to the company's vice president of iPod and iPhone product marketing.
Talkcast reminder: 10 pm ET, live tonight
Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts
During last week's show, we talked about Austin's South by Southwest conference with Christina, Nik and a few other regulars. This week, Christina takes over the hosting duties to lead the discussion on the iPhone 3.0 preview and a few other goodies. To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, or you can also use the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VOIP lines (take advantange of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *-8. Talk with you then!
TUAWTalkcast reminder: 10 pm ET, live tonight originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Elgato Launches a H264 Booster Key: Turbo.264 HD
Elgato launched a new USB key able to speed video encoding, aka Turbo.264 HD.
As indicated by its name, it evoles from the previous version and now support an encoding booster function supporting video till 1080P (1920x1080 at 30 fps and 10 Mbits/s). the msot interesting function is most likely the transcoding of video from AVCHD camcorder and for example their transfer to an Apple TV. It is currently possible to perform such operation with iMovie, however it is rather long if you do not have a powerful hardware.
Among then other new features, we should mention the simple options for editing video files before being encoded, or the publish to YouTube included function.
How the iPhone 3.0 Will Create a New Mobile Economy
he iPhone 3.0 software includes the ability to copy-and-paste, a landscape keyboard, and push notifications. However, none of these updates were as revolutionary as the new features Apple offered to iPhone application developers. The one to watch however is the ability to purchase items within an application.
Dell's iPhone Killer rejected by carriers as too dull
After signaling its intent to follow Apple's wildly successful iPhone into the smartphone business, Dell's first attempts to produce a phone have been rejected by the carries for being too dull and lacking enough differentiation to stand out in a competitive environment, according to a report.
Crash Different With Your Mac
One of the best things about this iMac? The handle... use it as a freakin' boat anchor!
iPhone Multitasking, Where You At?
Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and SDK promises much, except the ability to do more than one thing at a time.
Apple's 3G iPod shuffle reviewed: a step too far?
The iPod shuffle has taken on an unusual role in Apple's lineup both as its price leader and as an example of the company's efficiency in design. But with its third version now out the door, there may be signs Apple isn't sure of where to go next with its least expensive media player.
Nova updates GlobeSurfer III 3G wireless router
Nova media has announced an update to its 3G wireless router GlobeSurfer III. The device works by connecting to the internet via a mobile network provider, and allows a local network to share the internet through a wireless LAN and Ethernet. The new version comes with a failover principal that enables the device to automatically switch to a 3G connection when the current internet connection goes d...
Dell's iPhone Killer rejected by carriers as too dull
After signaling its intent to follow Apple's wildly successful iPhone into the smartphone business, Dell's first attempts to produce a phone have been rejected by the carries for being too dull and lacking enough differentiation to stand out in a competitive environment, according to a report.
iPhone Sales Hit 17 Million
Apple has sold a total of 17 million iPhones -- including sales of both the original iPhone and iPhone 3G -- since launch, according to the company's vice president of iPod and iPhone product marketing.
Talkcast reminder: 10 pm ET, live tonight
Filed under: TUAW Business, Podcasts
During last week's show, we talked about Austin's South by Southwest conference with Christina, Nik and a few other regulars. This week, Christina takes over the hosting duties to lead the discussion on the iPhone 3.0 preview and a few other goodies. To participate on TalkShoe, you can use the browser-only client, or you can also use the classic TalkShoe Pro Java client; however, for maximum fun, you should call in. For the web UI, just click the "TalkShoe Web" button on our profile page at 10 pm Sunday. To call in on regular phone or VOIP lines (take advantange of your free cellphone weekend minutes if you like): dial (724) 444-7444 and enter our talkcast ID, 45077 -- during the call, you can request to talk by keying in *-8. Talk with you then!
TUAWTalkcast reminder: 10 pm ET, live tonight originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Elgato Launches a H264 Booster Key: Turbo.264 HD
Elgato launched a new USB key able to speed video encoding, aka Turbo.264 HD.
As indicated by its name, it evoles from the previous version and now support an encoding booster function supporting video till 1080P (1920x1080 at 30 fps and 10 Mbits/s). the msot interesting function is most likely the transcoding of video from AVCHD camcorder and for example their transfer to an Apple TV. It is currently possible to perform such operation with iMovie, however it is rather long if you do not have a powerful hardware.
Among then other new features, we should mention the simple options for editing video files before being encoded, or the publish to YouTube included function.
How the iPhone 3.0 Will Create a New Mobile Economy
he iPhone 3.0 software includes the ability to copy-and-paste, a landscape keyboard, and push notifications. However, none of these updates were as revolutionary as the new features Apple offered to iPhone application developers. The one to watch however is the ability to purchase items within an application.
Dell's iPhone Killer rejected by carriers as too dull
After signaling its intent to follow Apple's wildly successful iPhone into the smartphone business, Dell's first attempts to produce a phone have been rejected by the carries for being too dull and lacking enough differentiation to stand out in a competitive environment, according to a report.
Crash Different With Your Mac
One of the best things about this iMac? The handle... use it as a freakin' boat anchor!
iPhone Multitasking, Where You At?
Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and SDK promises much, except the ability to do more than one thing at a time.
Apple's 3G iPod shuffle reviewed: a step too far?
The iPod shuffle has taken on an unusual role in Apple's lineup both as its price leader and as an example of the company's efficiency in design. But with its third version now out the door, there may be signs Apple isn't sure of where to go next with its least expensive media player.
Nova updates GlobeSurfer III 3G wireless router
Nova media has announced an update to its 3G wireless router GlobeSurfer III. The device works by connecting to the internet via a mobile network provider, and allows a local network to share the internet through a wireless LAN and Ethernet. The new version comes with a failover principal that enables the device to automatically switch to a 3G connection when the current internet connection goes d...
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