Other Tech News

« Previous Entries

Apple iPhone 3G “L” Series Coming in 2009

Friday, July 25th, 2008

It should really come as no suprise that there are rumours of a new iPhone 3G model “L” for ‘lite’ coming sometime in first quarter 2009.  Really one of the only things ‘wrong’ with the iPhone 3G is that it is quite large compared to some of the other cell phones on the market.  The new […]

Apple is gonna be everywhere

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Gotta go ipoo?

$5500 Cell Phone?

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

This high priced cell phone is constructed of aircraft steel and has a sapphire glass figure in the phone, from Russian company Gresso. Like all other Gresso phones, it has a gorgeous case made of African blackwood.

New Addition Rumored for the Space Station?

Monday, May 5th, 2008

This would be a great addition to the space station?  Astronauts from all different countries could grab a cup or a tube of java together. 

Creative copyright Matthew Ostir

Hitachi Stops Plans

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Japan’s Hitachi Ltd has given up on plans to sell a stake in its troubled computer disk drive business and aims to turn the business around by going after market share and cutting costs, the head of the unit said on Thursday.
Hitachi’s determination to go it alone comes two days after Seagate Technology’s outlook, hurt […]

Can RFID Be Fun?

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

I was thinking back today about some of the first websites I created in 2001. I had some very unique and interesting ideas back then and one of my favourites, which I wish I still had today was RFIDStatus.com. Most people would think that it sold all types of fancy 2.4 GHz, ISO 15693 RFID […]

T-Mobile Makes a Move

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

T-Mobile USA  plans to acquire cellular company SunCom Wireless Holdings for US$1.6 billion in cash and assume SunCom’s net debt of $800 million, the companies announced Monday.
The acquisition will extend T-Mobile’s network coverage in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean through the addition of SunCom’s roughly 1.1 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, […]

Back to School PC’s

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Yes, it is back-to-school time, so getting the right laptop computer is on a lot of people’s to-do lists. Here we concentrate on Windows-based PCs in the US$800-to-$1,000 range.
You can spend less than a grand and get great quality laptops; $700 can get you a decent setup. Just about any laptop will do for getting […]

Cell Phone Market

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Mobile telephone maker Sony Ericsson  on Thursday reported increased net profits and sales  of handsets for second quarter 2007 compared with the corresponding business period in 2006.  The joint venture between Japan’s Sony (NYSE: SNE)  and Sweden’s Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY)  said net income for the quarter was 220 million euros (US$300 million), up from 143 […]

Zune Heads Toward One Million Units

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

Microsoft  received a lot of buzz this week after reports broke the software giant had shipped its 1 millionth Zune — putting it ahead of a company goal set shortly after it launched its MP3 player in November. However, those reports apparently were jumping the gun.
Robbie Bach, the president of Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division, […]

« Previous Entries