I’ve been reading ebooks on my handheld devices for as long as I can remember (we’re talking about US Robotics Pilot circa 1997 here), and have been absolutely fascinated by the success of the Amazon Kindle.   For one, they’ve turned their entire retailing model from moving paperback books to an estimated $1 billion business moving ebooks.  With the launch of the Kindle 2 last month, Amazon has refined their ebook reader product and made it even sleeker and sexier to behold.

For me, the main attraction is the display technology – …

In the face of rough economic terrain and increasing numbers of HD streaming providers, will people choose Blu-ray over HD movie streaming? With the average price of a Blu-ray disc rental costing about the same, or even more than virtual HD rentals from iTunes or rumored Amazon HD service, it’s easy to see why many may choose the virtual rental. Virtual rentals also provide an “on demand” type of availability meaning they can be rented at any hour of the day or night, and users don’t even need to leave …

Looks like no one is immune to the impacts of the current global economic downturn. Vodafone has been reported to have frozen salaries for approximately 10,000 of its UK staff.
I really hope they’re targeting the fat cats in the higher echelons rather than the people who actually do most of the work.
Via MobileWhack

Apparently Dell’s mojo isn’t strong enough when they pitched their iPhone killer to the major carriers.  The prototypes, based on Windows Mobile and Android platforms, were rejected as being too ordinary and lacking differentiation from the crowd.  Says analyst Shawn Wu, about the computer maker’s first attempt at bringing a phone to the market:

“From our conversation with supply chain and industry sources,” Wu wrote, “it appears that it ultimately came down to lack of carrier interest and small subsidies, making it difficult for Dell to make a profit. In our …

Baffled by the difference between the Blackberry and the iPhone?  What about the Android vs Palm’s WebOS?  Here’s a great chart by Gizmodo, explaining the differences between the major smartphone platforms.
Most smartphone platforms support touchscreens and/or keyboards, and let you browse the internet, run apps, view photos and play games/music/movies. And while they may act the same on a fundamental level, not all smartphones are created equal. Here’s where they match up, and where they don’t:

It’s fortunate that the iPhone OS 3.0 has been announced – if not for that, …