Bulky M*free Ultra Portable PC Tries To Be Everything To Everyone, Fails
The m*free is trying to be one of those much-ballyhooed “all-in-one” devices that incorporates a digital camera, portable media player, ultra mobile PC, cellphone, star destroyer, etc. In fact, it’s sort of like a Sony mylo… except (somehow) it looks worse. It works by using a cartridge system: one cartridge gives you cellphone capabilities, one…
Chinese-Tailored Samsung SGH-i718 Smartphone: Now With Business Card Reader
There’s a telecom expo going on right now in Hong Kong, which helps o explain all the recent cellphone announcements and groovy mockups we’ve seen. Now Samsung is getting into the mix with a smartphone of its own, the SGH-i718. Running on Windows Mobile 5, the i718 has a 2.0-megapixel camera, microSD support and the…
WSJ: iPods Break as Soon as the Warranty is Up
The Wall Street Journal took at look at the issue of iPods seeming to give up the ghost about 15 minutes after their warranties expire. Cracked screens, busted hard drives, and of course the infamous slowly dying battery are all issues brought up. The article states that only 5% of iPods need replacing, yet goes…