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Conceptualizing an Apple sub-notebook: the Apple Annex.
When we commented on the Macbook Air, we were not pleased with the unit’s price, particularly as it reflected the unit’s function. In brief, we would have rather seen a compact, portable machine designed around internet use. This is where sub-notebook computers like the Eee PC are finding their niche, as most consumers don’t need [...]
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iPhone firmware 1.1.3 useless, just like 1.1.2.
According to PhoneDifferent, version 1.1.3 of the iPhone firmware is soon to be released, and as with 1.1.2, the new “features” coming with it are about as underwhelming as it can get. In fact, almost all of the new features already exist in the form of native applications for the 1.1.1 “jailbroken” iPhone, including program [...]
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European law aims to propagate the iPhone culture.
After Apple’s lawyers presumably spent many nights awake looking for looholes, they finally gave in and recognized that Apple needs to sell an unlocked version of the iPhone in France, because in Frenchland, carrier exclusivity is a no-no. Apparently, Apple’s lawyers did not find the same to be true in Germany, where Deutsche Telekom (i.e. [...]
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iPhone only marginally awesome.
Do not get me wrong: my iPhone has proven a better companion than any cell phone I’ve owned, but this is mainly due to third-party applications, and the fact that unlocking the phone has given me a carrier choice that enabled me to maintain, and even decrease, my previous cell phone bill. An iPhone sans [...]
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Cell phone gaming.
While clowns like the guys behind the NGage tried their hand at mobile gaming via cell phones, the idea didn’t take off, in great part because portable gaming is monopolized by Nintendo and Sony. Then there’s the fact that people don’t want to pay $20+ for titles that only work on dedicated hardware, meaning that [...]
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