Tag Archives: gadgets

Review: Motorola Quench

Posted on July 8, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

by: LIA TIMSON You can’t blame Motorola, or any other phone manufacturer, for jumping on the Android bandwagon and launching a seemingly unlimited number of handsets to take advantage of Google’s free operating system. So it was with some degree … Continue reading →

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Sony joins e-reader price war

Posted on July 8, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Sony has cut the price of its Reader devices, joining an electronic-reader price war between Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. On Sony’s website, the Daily Edition version of the Reader was listed at US$299.99 ($434.20), down from US$349.99. The Touch … Continue reading →

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No Kin Do: Microsoft Keeps Limping Into the Mobile Era

Posted on July 7, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

The life of Microsoft’s Kin was hard and short — delayed development, feuding executives and last-minute changes in OSes were just some of the problems that reportedly plagued the platform. But the phone shoppers out there don’t care about behind-the-scenes bickering. They just want the coolest stuff out there, with touchscreens, real app stores and affordable prices, and Microsoft isn’t cooperating. Continue reading →

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Tech gadgets for cops means number’s up for unregistered drivers

Posted on July 6, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

BY: GEESCHE JACOBSEN Sergeant Matt Rees from Mount Druitt police pictured with the newly fitted Automatic Number Plate Recognition system. SERGEANT Matt Rees says it is “the best bit of kit … since radar”. But privacy advocates warn it poses … Continue reading →

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The Great Success Of Microsoft’s Kin

Posted on July 3, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

By: Aaron Shapiro Last week, Microsoft killed its first phone product, Kin. Ad Age called it “One of the fastest launch-to-failure paths ever taken by a major marketer.” The New York Times quipped, “That didn’t take long,” pointing out that … Continue reading →

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Apple Updates Sync To Combat Exchange ActiveSync Problems

Posted on July 2, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Phones using the iOS 4 as well as those using Microsoft’s popular server – phone linking business tool, the Exchange ActiveSync had reported performance issues that put a strain on the server due to heavy load on the server. Many … Continue reading →

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Microsoft kills Kin

Posted on July 1, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Microsoft discontinued the Kin, just over two months after launching it. Continue reading →

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Carriers Go to Battle Over Faster Networks

Posted on July 1, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

Most media attention in the cellphone arena is focused on the battle between sexy super-smartphones like Apple’s new iPhone 4 or the latest models based on Google’s Android software. But there is a parallel war under way among U.S. wireless carriers to roll out new, faster data networks to link such sophisticated hand-held computers to the Internet at greater speeds, and to increase the capacity to handle all the data their owners are downloading. Continue reading →

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iPad Ad Creators Claim Better Engagement than Online Counterparts; Ford Concurs

Posted on June 28, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

iPad campaigns from Target, Dove and Ford Lincoln all had higher levels of user engagement than their online campaign counterparts, according to textPlus, an ad-supported mobile application that allows free unlimited texting over Wi-Fi and on the iPad. textPlus partnered … Continue reading →

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Apple criticized by left-handed org over iPhone 4

Posted on June 27, 2010 by indonesianurbanfamily

If you have an iPhone 4 and have been left hanging because you were hanging left, might I offer you some words of comfort? There is an organization for people like you. And the organization is not happy with Apple. Continue reading →

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