We’re going to be hearing a lot about Windows 7 over the next two weeks as Microsoft convenes its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) — both in Los Angeles. I recently discussed the five reasons why Windows Vista failed, and although Microsoft may continue to defend Vista as Steve [...]
Mobiles
Qik Finally Brings Its Live Video Streaming To Blackberry
Qik, a startup that allows you to stream live video to the web directly from your phone, has launched support for RIM’s incredibly popular Blackberry platform. The software is currently available in an alpha state (so don’t be surprised if you encounter bugs), and includes support for the Blackberry Bold and Pearl (other phones, like [...]
Nokia
Nokia E71 Review
Though announced a while back, the new Nokia E71 is the first mobile phone that got a 10 out of 10 rating on TestFreaks. No it’s not perfect, but the features, the price and the design are some key elements to consider buying one. It’s a great cell from Nokia so we decided a review [...]
Mobiles
Samsung Pixon M8800
For the last few months I’ve been waiting for someone to come up with a statistic saying how many new mobile phones are being announced each day, each our, each minute or second. It would be fun seeing all these phone giants battling for market share, wouldn’t it? The latest groundbreaking release this fall is [...]
Android
CEO of Sprint proclaims Google Android not good enough
Sprint may have signed up with the other 30 or so companies to support Google’s development of the Android mobile phone operating system, but currently they are not so keen. The CEO of Sprint has proclaimed that Google’s Android OS is not good enough just yet, Dan Hesse spoke in Washington to The National Press [...]
Android
Lawmaker questions Google-backed spectrum plan
A senior U.S. lawmaker on Friday joined a growing chorus asking the head of the Federal Communications Commission to explain his plan to open unused airwaves for wireless devices, an approach backed by Google Inc. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has scheduled a November 4 vote by the commission on his plan to allow unlicensed use [...]
Android
Google’s iPhone challenger
The first smartphone powered by Google’s open source Android operating system – the G1 – was in one sense a big success even before it went on sale this week through Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA mobile unit. According to some reports, 1.5m T-Mobile G1 handsets were preordered by buyers eager to get hold of a [...]
Microsoft
Microsoft scrambles to release emergency PC software patch
If there’s anything that Microsoft is telling its users, it’s to patch their systems, and fast. After Microsoft released an out-of-band update for a critical Windows vulnerability that allows hackers to execute a malicious Internet worm on users’ computers, security experts are strongly recommending that users apply patches immediately. Specifically, the remote execution vulnerability allows [...]