Harris Interactive interviewed 655 teenagers in the USA between the ages of 13 to 18 and asked them if they sent “sexually suggestive, nude or nearly nude photos” via MMS or email. The answer doesn’t come as a surprise, 1 in 5 said yes. I think that is quite low actually. If I think of…
Blurry, but fun video: Review of Pocket Universe for the iPhone 3GS
Sony Ericsson T715: 3.2 megapixels and not much else
Sony Ericsson just announced the T715, and I’m trying to stay awake reading their press release. You’re getting a 2.2 inch screen, 240 x 320 pixels, it’s small at 91.5 x 48 x 14.9 mm and weighs less than 100 grams. It has a 3.2 megapixel camera, quadband GSM/EDGE, and mysteriously comes in two versions…
OmniVision announces new 5 megapixel camera sensor that also does 1080p video at 30 fps
The camera in the phone you’re going to buy next year may record HD video, and take better pictures if OmniVision has anything to say about it. Today they’ve announced the OV5653, OV5650 and OV2665 camera sensors based on the 1.75 micron process technology. Each of those tiny pixels packs a light sensitivity higher than…
Becoming a better blogger, reader and helping me take out the trash: Trimming in Public: Episode 9
Trimming in Public is a series where I go through my list of 293 RSS feeds, 10 feeds at a time, give some detail as to why I subscribed to a particular feed, and then decide whether or not to keep on consuming that feed. In Episode 1 I explained what RSS is and how…
HTC Hero: Android, 3.2 inch screen, 5 megapixel camera, Teflon coating, coming out late summer
HTC just launched their Hero in London, and has just been added to HTC’s website. Preliminary specs indicate a 3.2 inch screen, 320 x 480 pixels, 5 megapixel camera, 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7200A processor, 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM, 3.5 mm headphone jack, HSPA on the 900 and 2100 MHz bands, quadband GSM/EDGE, WiFi,…
BREAKING: Nokia orders netbooks and smartbooks from Quanta and Compal, first model may launch Q3
This news tip is so hot, it isn’t even on the internet. Fresh from my friend’s wire service subscribption to Bloomberg: BLOOMBERG News (BN) Date: Jun 24 2009 2:26:38 Nokia Orders Compal, Quanta Netbooks, Commercial Times Says By Chinmei Sung June 24 (Bloomberg) — Nokia Oyj ordered netbook computers from Quanta Computer Inc. and Compal…
Becoming a better blogger, reader and helping me take out the trash: Trimming in Public: Episode 8
Trimming in Public is a series where I go through my list of 293 RSS feeds, 10 feeds at a time, give some detail as to why I subscribed to a particular feed, and then decide whether or not to keep on consuming that feed. In Episode 1 I explained what RSS is and how…
Live Blog: Intel and Nokia to collaborate on a new class of device
In about 15 minutes Intel will be hosting a call to discuss their collaboration plans with Nokia. If you’d rather listen to that call without reading my snarky commentary and the occasional swear word, click here. Intel has pulled the trigger and released some PR material about what is going to be announced. Nothing Earth…
HD Video: Tour of the new AT&T Motorola Karma QA1, the hockey puck that makes calls
I usually don’t write up press releases regarding operator variants of devices that have long been released in Europe, nor do I care about the latest crippled handsets coming out of America, but this hockey puck is just too ugly for me not to riff on. Motorola is practically dead, and creatively has been stagnant…