In a recent article on Slashdot, Zonk posts a submission from “a nona maus,” that states Nokia called Ogg proprietary and is an inferior format because it lacks DRM. I just had to read Nokia’s 4 page letter (PDF) to the W3C that Slashdot was referencing because frankly I couldn’t believe my ears. The incriminating…
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RIP Marc Orchant
Marc Orchant: father, husband, friend and fellow online blogger has passed away recently. Remember him today and live your life tomorrow with the thought in the back of your mind that everyday is beautiful. Because it really is.
LiPS Forum nails down Release 1.0 specs – ready to take on Android
Google’s announcement of Android was big, there’s no doubt about that. But, the OHA and Android aren’t the only group to push for an open-source mobile phone movement based on Linux. The LiPS (Linux Phone Standards Forum) Forum has been championing the Linux cause for handsets on the open-source tip. With the might of Google…
People in Uzbekistan eat their Nokia 1100’s
Or at least cookies shaped like them! [Via: Jan Chipcase, Nokia’s most renowned anthropologist]
Nokia: In the year 3000…we will have HD Video on our mobile phones
Actually, it might be a little sooner than the year 3000. Nokia envisions a future (hopefully a short-term future) where our mobile phones will be able record video in full HD-quality. It’s going to be a few years, but we should be sufficiently distracted with higher-megapixel cameras and ever faster data connection in the meantime…
Women overtake men in gadget buying
What comes to mind when you think of super-geeky gadgets like, oh, mobile phones and DAPs (Digital Audio Players)? You picture a youngish dude sitting at his computer workstation typing away at his keyboard, right? Well, no more. It seems, in the UK at least, that woman have finally overtaken men in their last bastion…
Black Sony Ericsson P1i concept with a point
Razec from Esato forums designed this concept device. Basically the phone remains the same as the original P1i, and the color is the only thing that changed. This concept reminds me that I would like to see Sony Ericsson releasing their smartphones in multiple colors — just like they do with their feature phones. Yeah,…
Goldstriker goes beyond gold; Announces iPhone platinum limited edition
Skip this if you’re not an uber-rich guy/girl. Goldstriker, the company behind the world’s first gold iPhone, has announced a new “version” of the Apple’s handset for even richer folks. The iPhone Platinum costs £1099.95 (about $2.230) and only 250 of these will be made. Meaning that at some point we could see these expensive…
Video: iPhone parody ads
We’ve seen the official ads, and now’s about time to see THE real life examples of people using the iPhone. Yap, they’re hilarious and best of all there are plenty more of them on YouTube. Just search for “iPhone parody” and prepare to laugh your ass off. Enjoy! 🙂 Three more video clips after the…
FCC unveils HTC Neon – HTC Touch variant
What’s with HTC pushing all these unexpected handsets through the FCC’s testing labs? We’re feeling a bit left out of the loop here. The latest HTC handset to hit the FCC’s website is the HTC “Neon.” Actually, the FCC label identifies the device as the “NEON100,” and by the looks of the image in the…