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While you’re still trying to decide whether or not we’ve entered the post-Moto era, or if
recent sales numbers are but a mere hiccup, might we introduce you in a hands-on of Motorola’s
doomed RAZR3 (aka Ruby)? Featuring an improved interface, GPS, FM radio, and a touchscreen, this would have been the phone to beat — in 2006. For a closer look at the dumphone that almost was, check out the video after the break.
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While you’re still trying to decide whether or not we’ve entered the post-Moto era, or if
recent sales numbers are but a mere hiccup, might we introduce you in a hands-on of Motorola’s
doomed RAZR3 (aka Ruby)? Featuring an improved interface, GPS, FM radio, and a touchscreen, this would have been the phone to beat — in 2006. For a closer look at the dumphone that almost was, check out the video after the break.
Continue reading Motorola RAZR3 comes back from the dead for a very special hands-on video
Motorola RAZR3 comes back from the dead for a very special hands-on video originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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ASUS CEO Jerry Shen sure is making the rounds this week talking up the company’s upcoming entry into the tablet arena, but before giving up some more Eee Pad details he clarified that he doesn’t anticipate tablet sales surpassing that of netbooks. The latter category is for personal computing while tablets are based on consuming content and Cloud computing. Shen said something similar when we spoke with him at CeBIT, but this time he also added that without Apple the tablet category would have been slower to ramp up. We’d say he’s on the money with that one, but still he plans to launch an Eee tablet in early June at Computex. And though he mentioned there being a few versions, he revealed the “first phase will use Microsoft software.” We don’t know if that means the the tablet will be Intel powered and run Windows 7, or pack a Tegra 2 processor and boot some version of Windows CE like we saw at CES. Regardless of what happens, we’d say Microsoft’s happy to hear this all after this week’s news.
ASUS CEO: netbooks will outsell tablets, Eee Pad to run ‘Microsoft software’ originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Alright, so your six-screen
Eyefinity rig may not be obsolete just yet, but it’s definitely just been knocked down a few notches on the jaw drop-o-meter. What you’re looking at above is a prototype of PowerColor’s HD5970 Eyefinity 12, which — you guessed it — packs
twelve Mini DisplayPorts, along with a full 4GB of DDR5 memory. Unfortunately, there’s no images or video of an actual twelve-screen rig in action just yet — PowerColor is saving that for
Computex in June — but you can check out a few more shots of the card itself after the break.
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It’s pretty wild that neither Palm nor AT&T have fessed up to a release date for the GSM-ified versions of the Pre Plus or Pixi Plus yet — especially considering that there are already unboxings going on — but we’ve now got confirmation that dummy units (of the Pre Plus, anyhow) are filtering into retail stores, so it definitely shouldn’t be much longer now. Dummies of an updated version of the ultra-simple Pantech Breeze (uncreatively named Breeze 2) is also coming in, so between these two, you should pretty much be able to outfit every member of the family from grandpa to the newborn. Seriously though, AT&T — wait much longer on this release, and this sucker’s going to be obsolete.
[Thanks, Kal]
Palm Pre Plus, Pantech Breeze 2 dummies showing up in AT&T stores originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Considering the almost complete absence of love in the commercial marketplace for Moorestown and Moblin — and the fact that there’s no sign of MeeGo building serious momentum just yet — we’re sure that Intel would’ve just loved for the drop-dead-sexy GW990 to serve as the platform’s crown jewel for 2010. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen, because we’ve just been able to confirm that the 4.8-inch beast (and potential Dell Mini 5 foil) has been wiped off the product roadmap. Though we don’t know exactly what happened, the fact that Moblin is effectively dead and MeeGo isn’t ready for prime time might be part of LG’s justification for killing it off; if you might recall, the GW990 was introduced before MeeGo was official, and the original plan was to have it on the market in the second half of this year. Then again, this might be just as well — we weren’t impressed by the fact that LG was positioning the phone as a closed device back at CES, and there are still plenty of open questions as to how Intel and Nokia plan to offer apps on MeeGo — so let’s just hope this form factor reemerges from LG’s labs soon enough, yeah?
Confirmed: LG’s Moorestown-based GW990 won’t be made originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.
I’ve been a technology industry analyst for some time now, and I can tell you that the benchmark of a great analyst is the quality of the advice you give based on how well you’re able to forecast trends. In my tenure, my team hasn’t often been wrong. But let me share a secret — here’s one where we totally missed the ball.
A vendor — who shall remain nameless — briefed us in the late 90s with the idea of creating a line of PCs targeted at a mass market audience, with a special focus on the female demographic. The idea was to build PCs in a range of and shapes and focus the marketing efforts through places like Cosmo instead of the usual PC magazines. We were asked to evaluate the plan, and without the slightest hesitation I responded that it was the dumbest idea I’d ever listened to — period. (This is the tact that only an analyst can bring to the table.) I recall saying something to the effect of no user will ever buy a PC because it comes in five delicious flavors. The vendor forgot all about their plans and our analysis proved accurate — until Steve Jobs and the iMac came along. If I had to put a stake in the ground that’s when technology became fashionable.
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Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he’ll explore where our industry is and where it’s going — on both micro and macro levels — with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.
I’ve been a technology industry analyst for some time now, and I can tell you that the benchmark of a great analyst is the quality of the advice you give based on how well you’re able to forecast trends. In my tenure, my team hasn’t often been wrong. But let me share a secret — here’s one where we totally missed the ball.
A vendor — who shall remain nameless — briefed us in the late 90s with the idea of creating a line of PCs targeted at a mass market audience, with a special focus on the female demographic. The idea was to build PCs in a range of and shapes and focus the marketing efforts through places like Cosmo instead of the usual PC magazines. We were asked to evaluate the plan, and without the slightest hesitation I responded that it was the dumbest idea I’d ever listened to — period. (This is the tact that only an analyst can bring to the table.) I recall saying something to the effect of no user will ever buy a PC because it comes in five delicious flavors. The vendor forgot all about their plans and our analysis proved accurate — until Steve Jobs and the iMac came along. If I had to put a stake in the ground that’s when technology became fashionable.
Continue reading Entelligence: Technology is fashion and the new fashion is technology
Entelligence: Technology is fashion and the new fashion is technology originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, here’s a surprise: Reuters says Nokia might consider replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo in order to please unhappy shareholders who don’t see the cellphone giant effectively competing in the smartphone market. The report is mostly based on analyst chatter and doesn’t provide any hard sources, but we’ve certainly seen analysts swarm around blood in the water like this in the past, so it’s not totally out of the question — especially given core concerns about Symbian^3 delays, stagnant profit growth, and (uh oh) competing against the iPhone. What’s more, OPK pledged to build up Nokia’s US presence when he took over, and he’s obviously failed to deliver on that promise — US marketshare has fallen from 20 percent to 7 percent, prompting one analyst quoted in the Reuters piece to wonder if “Nokia really has the desire to fix the problem.” Ouch. That’s a lot of big questions with no easy answers — OPK is scheduled to speak to shareholders next week, we’ll see what he has to say.
Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo being replaced to soothe frustrated investors? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, here’s a surprise: Reuters says Nokia might consider replacing CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasuvo in order to please unhappy shareholders who don’t see the cellphone giant effectively competing in the smartphone market. The report is mostly based on analyst chatter and doesn’t provide any hard sources, but we’ve certainly seen analysts swarm around blood in the water like this in the past, so it’s not totally out of the question — especially given core concerns about Symbian^3 delays, stagnant profit growth, and (uh oh) competing against the iPhone. What’s more, OPK pledged to build up Nokia’s US presence when he took over, and he’s obviously failed to deliver on that promise — US marketshare has fallen from 20 percent to 7 percent, prompting one analyst quoted in the Reuters piece to wonder if “Nokia really has the desire to fix the problem.” Ouch. That’s a lot of big questions with no easy answers — OPK is scheduled to speak to shareholders next week, we’ll see what he has to say.
Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasuvo being replaced to soothe frustrated investors? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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