Apple reaches $22.5 million settlement f...
It's been a few years and a couple of different nano generations since the first lawsuits started flying, but it looks like those that found themselves with the scratch magnet known as the first-gen iPod nano may soon be able to get a bit of payback for their troubles, as Apple has reached a $22.5...
Nokia ships one millionth 5800 XpressMus...
Okay, so we're going on the assumption that the 500,000 figure uttered by Nokia CEO Olli Pekka Kallasvuo during this week's Q4 earnings call was a touch old -- you know, considering that the outfit is now trumpeting the shipment of a cool million. Following a (very!) successful UK launch, Nokia has...
Microsoft reports $100M decline in Zune ...
Microsoft's newly-announced layoffs and declining profits aren't the only bad news in Redmond -- according to the company's quarterly statements, Zune platform revenue decreased $100 million, or 54 percent compared to the same quarter last year, due to falling device sales. Mega-ouch. Not all is doom...
Nokia ships half a million 5800 XpressMu...
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If this were coming from any other mouth, we'd definitely second guess it. As it stands, though, it's hard to dispute the words of Nokia's CEO when it comes to matters involving Nokia. Mr. Olli Pekka Kallasvuo stated rather proudly during the firm's Q4 results call that it had shipped just over 500,000...
Apple patents adaptive volume controls b...
Ever walk through a crowd with your headphones on, only to find your music drowned out by the uproar? A recent Apple patent proposes dynamic volume adjustment based on your local surroundings. According to the filing, a sound sensor would be used to detect ambient noise and adapt accordingly. It says...
The portable, rollable X-mini II speaker...
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The kids over at CNET have got their hands on the new X-mini II portable speaker for laptops, PMPs, and the like -- and they've been gracious enough to give us the lowdown. The speaker is an update to the X-mini, incrementally larger than its predecessor and packing a 40mm driver. Powered by a rechargeable...
Kodak’s Theatre HD Player with gyr...
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01 22nd, 2009 |
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We've been playing around with Kodak's new Theatre HD Player for the past few days, and our feelings are mixed. Kodak is doing a lot of interesting and innovative things here, especially with the gyroscopic Pointer Remote it has included for interfacing with the box, but we're not convinced this thing...
Nokia loses sales, money, and market sha...
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01 22nd, 2009 |
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Nokia has announced its financial figures for 2008, and while the news is predictably not good, it is a bit better than we've seen from other players in the mobile space. The company's overall sales were down 19 percent in Q4 of 2008 to €12.7 billion, while sales of devices and services were down...
Apple on smartphone competition: “...
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01 21st, 2009 |
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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/Apple_to_go_after_companies_that_rip_it_off'; For those of you who weren't listening in to Apple's earnings call today, you missed a prime moment of defensiveness when Tim Cook fielded a question about how the company plans to stay competitive amidst new entries from...
iView shows off novelty MP3 players aple...
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01 21st, 2009 |
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There may not be a lot of details on these apart from the fact that they support MP3 and WMA formats and each pack a built-in USB connector, but when it comes to pirate skulls and other novelty MP3 players (which somehow managed to slip under our radar at CES), we're guessing specs are a secondary concern...
