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After today’s remarks from Palm Co-CEO Ed Colligan, the Palm OS is officially dead as far as new updates and development goes. But here’s a look at its evolution over its 13-year lifespan https://gizmodo.com/palm-os-is-dead-long-live-pre-and-windows-mobile-5151721 Palm OS will continue to exist for a short while in the Centro, but after that, it’s done. Palm OS was…
Research in Motion (RIM)’s Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0, known as Argon, will launch in the second quarter of 2009 and will include more user-friendly functions, like the ability to view attachments in calendar entries. Some of the improvements will include: • Retrieve corporate documents behind firewalls • Add, read, rename and delete folders on the…
The answer is four, say scientists at Georgia Tech. If you are high now or plan to be soon, watch this video a few times. You can thank me later. [Full Story: Technology Review]
Sony Ericsson’s newest Walkman cell phone is targeting the youth, not only by photographing the gadget with skateboards, but also by highlighting the phone’s built-in stereo speakers—with an emphasis on high quality bass. Sony Ericsson is bringing great music to the masses with the slick slider W395 Walkman phone, complete with large powerful built-in stereo…
The Ultimate Windows Tweaker has been updated with 20 additional tweaks for Vista (150 in all). Even better news is that it appears to work with Windows 7 as well. According to DownloadSquad, the new 1.1 software worked well on the beta 7 install, save for a single error message that didn’t seem to have…
The image on the left, The Transformers: The Movie Devastator (1986). The image on your right, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Devastator (2009). Which version do you prefer? [tfw2005 via Jalopnik] https://jalopnik.com/transformers-2-devastator-revealed-gives-us-nightmares-5151764
Based on our experience with incandescent bulbs, when we hear that an LED will last 25-50,000 hours, most of us assume that’s when the bulb will burn out. However, that is not the case. In reality, those claims are really arbitrary—no one really knows how to define the lifespan of an LED quite yet. That’s…
CSR Who? CSR specializes in Bluetooth and multiple connection options on a single chip. Maybe this makes sense because connected, location-aware phones like the Android and iPhone and Nuvifone are killing the standalone GPS. They’re doing it to get bigger and badder as a single fabless semiconductor company that designs, but does not make, their…
We’ve seen several iPhone battery cases/extenders—and we’ve liked what we’ve seen. But offerings like the Fastmac iV have been a bit on the pudgy side. https://gizmodo.com/fastmac-iv-iphone-charger-and-backup-battery-lightning-5132419 The Mophie Juicepack Air is slated to be the sveltest iPhone battery boosting case yet. (Exactly how thin that means, we are honestly not sure.) Packed with a 1200…
A hotel designed by famous architect Lord Norman Foster will be cut down to little more than half of its intended design because of improperly installed rebar on 15 floors. The hotel, called the Harmon, was just essentially “kneecapped.” What did they do, take an X-acto knife across the blueprints? You have to wonder what…
Gina at Lifehacker published a beginner’s guide to building PCs from scratch, not just to save money or learn about computers, but to “make you feel like a badass.” Right on, Gina, right on. [Lifehacker] https://lifehacker.com/the-first-timers-guide-to-building-a-computer-from-scra-5151369
You’ve seen iPod docks before, but how many of them have been shaped in a manner reminiscent to 80s arcade game villains? Ten? You’re a damned liar. Zero. That’s how many. You miscounted? Sure. Other than its atypical shape complete with speakers in its eyes and a subwoofer in its butt, the $90 iBoo features…
In what may well be related incidents, Vizio has joined Pioneer in backing out of the plasma business. https://gizmodo.com/pioneer-exits-tv-business-no-more-sweet-plasmas-5148562 Vizio isn’t a manufacturer—they buy panels from other producers. Co-founder Laynie Newsome cites the fact that in the showroom, LCDs are brighter and lure more customers, but there are presumably other factors, including the fact that…
Although Ion was pitched as a fast netbook platform, its poor battery life makes it a better mini desktop. And that’s what it will first appear in. This confirms the suspicions of many. [electronista] https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-ion-supercharges-netbooks-with-5x-faster-graphic-5111999
There is no Apple Home Server that will beam your everything to any device yet, but AppleInsider says that the soon-to-be-finished iTunes Replay service will stream purchased iTunes videos anywhere, like Netflix. https://gizmodo.com/apple-home-server-will-share-music-movies-and-photos-o-5120123 iTunes Replay will stream TV shows and movies purchased on iTunes, so you wouldn’t have to download them after purchasing, freeing up…
In an effort to prevent criminals from using prepaid cellphones to extort money and negotiate kidnapping ransoms, Mexico is requiring that all mobile phone companies build up a database on their clients. Starting in April, anyone purchasing a phone in Mexico will be fingerprinted and their call logs, text and voice messages will be archived…
According to Australian publication ARN, Asus revealed a plan to increase the prices on all “existing and upcoming notebooks and Eee Family products” starting March 1st—up to 20%. But Asus…uhh…no one has any money! UPDATE: According to ARN, Asus is claiming that worldwide financial downturn and an increase on parts prices will dictate their price…
We have seen tweeting house plants and thermostats, but in a twitter-enabled home, nothing makes more sense than a burglar alarm. https://gizmodo.com/now-even-thirsty-houseplants-demand-attention-with-diy-5070279 Using tried-and-true Arduino magic, you can build a device that hooks into your existing burglar alarm. If the alarm is triggered, turned on or off, or malfunctions, you will be notified with a…
Blockbuster is set to test out offering video games in addition to movies via its Total Access rental by mail system. It’s a move Netflix probably won’t counter. Blockbuster is testing offering games now, and planning to offer it to customers in the second half of this year. Netflix has made no noise on the…
Did you like hearing the top executive from your bank telling congress how he lost all of your money today? I didn’t either. But these deals are the salve you seek. Gaming: • Just Cause on Xbox 360 for $9.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99). • Manhunt 2 on Wii for $14.99 plus free shipping…