Talk about confused tech-naming conventions. CSR first introduced the world to their leaner and meaner Bluetooth standard as Wibree. Then CSR debuted a new dual-mode Bluetooth chip with Ultra Low Power Bluetooth (ULP Bluetooth). Now, CSR has again changed their new Bluetooth standard’s designation from ULP Bluetooth to Bluetooth Low Energy. The Bluetooth Low Energy…
Ericsson goes HSPA in Japan
Ericsson has just signed an agreement with Japanese MNO to expand and upgrade it’s HSPA network. Ericsson will provide e-HSPA (enhanced HSPA) on new and existing base stations in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka – all high traffic areas. It would seem that the infrastructure vendors are now looking at expanding in to developing markets, but…
Vodafone launches Vodafone NetPC
VF Portugal has launched a new mobility proposition called NetPC, which consists of a “Vodafone Connect” Pen, and an Ultra-compact Laptop (is that a UCLP?!). The hardware consists of a EeePC701 Laptop, and USB Modem, allowing surfing up to 7.2Mbps. The version that VF is pushing is the GUI-Linux EeePC that we’ve reported on…
Apple OpenCL to bring GPU parallel processing to iPhone?
What’s the big deal with GPU processing and Apple’s push to bring OpenCL to their Mac OS X “Snow Leopard” revision? It’s all about processing power and speed. You see, there’s only so much you can get done with a traditional CPU, sporting two or four processing cores. But, there are over a 100 microprocessing…
Canadian wireless spectrum auction wraps up – More wireless competition for Canada
Like any good federally-sanctioned frequency spectrum auction should do, the recently-wrapped Canadian AWS (advanced wireless spectrum) spectrum was auctioned off in hopes of sparking competition and driving down wireless prices from Canadian carriers like Rogers, Telus, and Bell. Canada saw 105 Mhz of spectrum in the 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz AWS frequency range auctioned off for a…
Thought for the day: are gadgets making life simpler?
Any of you that have read my Bio will know that one of the key things I am looking for in new devices, services, or tech in general, is that it makes my life easier/simpler – that could typically (though not exclusively) be defined as saving me time, or to say another way, ‘streamlining my…
Neat wireless gadget: Dane-Elec Zpen
I happened to be watching UK Terrestrial channel ‘Channel 5‘ the other day, and came across this neat wireless gadget, which provides a neat way to get your scribbles digitised! It’s name is the Dane-Elec Zpen, and consists of a receiver (the elipse-shaped item in the pic), and the transmitter – which is, surprisingly enough,…
SyncML for Google Contacts coming next month!
SyncML, the syncing technology that almost all mobile phones have support for, yet very few people know about and use, will be coming to Google contacts within a month. Google Calender support is questionable at this point in time. Supposedly this is for Google to offer MobileMe like services for the iPhone, but I’m thinking…
New Nokia patent application gives insight in to haptic feedback technology – More details on Haptikos
Haptic feedback will be the next stage of touchscreen evolution. Apple has revolutionized the mobile industry with their multi-touch display proving that touchscreens work in the mass-market. But, critics of the sleek, flush, and glass-covered touchscreen denounce the multi-touch display’s lack of feedback – and it’s all true. So in an effort to bring the…
NeuScreen goes beyond multi touch on Nokia N95
Roughly two weeks ago we wrote about NeuTouch, the multi touch engine for the Nokia N95. The same guy who prepared that impressive demo went one step further. The so called NeuScreen project demonstrates what a smart guy equipped with a Nokia N95 can do. It’s impressive to say the least. That smart guy is…