Nextel and Motorola Mobility Launch the Motorola i867 Ferrari
This new PTT smartphone stands out with its superb design inspired by the Ferrari 458
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The New X-Box
Microsoft has a live stream today at 10AM Pacific Time. The new Xbox One will launch in markets around the world later this year. The Xbox Wire blog has more features on the new system.
Engadget had a liveblog. A new Kinect motion-sensing camera that goes alongside the new Xbox One game console is expected to ship with every new console at launch. One of the most impressive features is the ability to wake the console with just a voice command. Simply say “Xbox on”. Skype is also coming to Xbox and Kinect.
In terms of specs, the console has an 8-core CPU, USB 3.0, WiFi direct, Blu-ray, 500GB HDD, HDMI input and output, and 802.11n wireless — no mention of the GPU, reports Engadget. Microsoft touts the Xbox One as delivering 8 times the graphic performance of the 360. If you go by raw transistor count, that performance jump would be closer to tenfold, and the 512 MB of memory has been boosted to 8 GB.
Smart Glass is the tablet and smartphone app. With this new generation, your smart device “will behave like it’s born to work with the Xbox One”.
Music, movies, games and saves are all stored in the cloud. Kinect ties it all together. It’ll detect when you pick up your controller, even let you lift the controller to lift a shield in-game.
The Xbox One will replace the venerable Xbox 360. As of September 30, 2012, 70 million Xbox 360 consoles have been sold worldwide.
The Xbox 360 was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005. The original Xbox was released in North America on November 15, 2001, marking Microsoft’s entry into the console gaming industry and selling over one million consoles in the first three weeks.
Microsoft is powering its machine with an x86-based CPU rather than continue with IBM’s PowerPC technology. Sony has also opted to switch from its proprietary Cell processor tech to the x86 architecture.
Sony held its a press conference in February when it revealed details about its upcoming PlayStation 4 – but it has still to show off the console itself. Nintendo launched its next-generation console, the Wii U, last. Both Microsoft and Sony plan follow-up “keynote” announcements at the E3 trade show in Los Angeles on 10 June.
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Google Nexus 7 2, rumours of parts shipping
There was some disappointment last week when no new version of the Nexus 7 appeared at the Google I/O event, but considering the growing rumours of the device you would have thought it won’t be too much longer before something official is announced. There is now fresh rumours that are suggesting the Google Nexus 7 2 parts have begun shipping via suppliers.
A new report from a supplier of the components for the upcoming device is claiming that shipping has already started, and the parts in question are the touchscreen controllers for the new model of the Nexus 7.
It suggests that manufacturing will be commencing at any time and reinforces claims that the device will be released in July. As we have already heard the new model could also be the launch of the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system, which is believed to be the last update until the autumn where we may see Key Lime Pie along with the Nexus 5.
Any new version of the Nexus 7 will have to compete with the next version of the iPad mini, and as we reported earlier the success of either device will be dependent on the price level they get released at.
So far speculation for the new Nexus 7 has suggested the device will feature a Full HD display and powered by quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor instead of the Nvidia Tegra 4.
Will you be getting the new version of the Nexus 7?
Source: DigiTimes.
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First Sprint 4G LTE-enabled Device with Full QWERTY and International Capabilities, Motorola PHOTON™ Q 4G LTE, Coming Soon
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Kyocera Hydro XTRM
This Android phone sports a waterproof, durable body, 4G LTE, front camera, and a large battery. It also sports Android 4.1, eco-mode software for conserving battery life, memory card slot, and a removable battery.
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Aruba Buys Indoor Mapping Company Meridian
Portland indoor mapping startup Meridian has been sold to Aruba Networks for an undisclosed sum, reports the Oregonian today.
Meridian helps people find their way within large buildings, such as malls, stadiums or airports, and enables marketing directed at a phone’s precise location.
Aruba Networks is a wireless LAN vendor selling access points, mobility controllers, and network management software through their Airwave Management Platform product.
AirWave is Aruba’s network management platform. It’s a multi-vendor multi-architecture tool that supports wired and wireless infrastructure from manufacturers such as Aruba, Cisco, Motorola/Symbol, and others. Aruba’s context-aware Wi-Fi architecture lets the network pinpoint Apple devices and apps.
Aruba’s HybridControl lets service providers support more than 32,000 Wi-Fi hotspots with a single Aruba 7200 Mobility Controller to offer private Wi-Fi for managed services and public Wi-Fi for cellular offload.
Cellular offload and location-based advertising is hot, especially in malls and large public venues.
“GPS-based wayfinding solutions are extraordinarily popular, but they don’t work well indoors,” said Keerti Melkote, founder and Chief Technology Officer at Aruba Networks. “We intend to address that gap by creating ‘indoor GPS’ using Aruba’s Wi-Fi infrastructure and Meridian’s wayfinding platform.
Meridian pinpoints a smartphone’s location inside a venue, relying either on GPS technology or with localized wireless networks from Cisco and other communications networking companies.
The company’s newest update allows geo-fence style app push notifications by drawing polygons on location maps. When customers with the accompanying app walk into one of those indoor areas represented by the polygon, they get a push notification.
Companies that have used Meridian software for location-aware mobile applications include Boston Children’s Hospital, Powell’s City of Books, Las Vegas Sands, and the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City.
Atlanta’s Fernbank Museum of Natural History brought its exhibits of giant, prehistoric lizards to life with a context-aware Meridan app that uses a WiFi network operated by AT&T and Cisco’s contextual data analytics, embedded in their hotspots. The app is available from Meridian but is most easily accessible from the iTunes Store and from Google Play.
Robert Scoble talked with Jeff Hardison of Portland-based Meridian about the Meridian approach to location-based services.
Plans call for retaining — and expanding — Meridian’s Portland office following today’s deal, according to Drew Bernard, a Meridian board member and member of the Oregon Angel Fund, which backed the company. The Oregon Angel Fund led a $1 million investment round in Meridian in 2011.
Meridian has 14 employees, 11 of them at the Portland headquarters. Chief executive Kiyo Kubo splits his time between Portland and Oakland, Calif. Meridian isn’t exactly a startup. They’ve been working on virtual tours since the Palm Pilot days at MIT.
ABI Research says the indoor location market is set to reach a significant number of installations in 2015-2017.
The Internet Advertising Bureau reports mobile advertising generated $3.4 billion in 2012, or 9 percent of total internet ad revenue in 2012. Location-based services are expected to generate $10 billion in revenue by 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Over half will come from location-based search advertising.
Seed accelerators have mushroomed in recent years. Oregon ranks 4th nationally for mobile app-intensive economies.
Portland Startup Incubators include the Portland Incubator Experiment, Nike+ Accelerator, run by TechStars, PSU Business Accelerator, Upstart Labs, TiE Pearl Incubator, and Oregon Technology Business Center. Co-working space for startups in Portland includes NedSpace, Collective Agency, Beam Development, General Automotive and ADX.
Startup PDX Challenge may winnow some 240 applicants down to 16 semi-finalists. Six will receive a $10,000 working capital grant, a full year of rent-free office space in Portland’s Produce Row.
The Technology Association of Oregon, Oregon Entrepreneur Network, Oregon Angel Fund, and Portland Seed Fund are some organizations that provide investment capital and advice for a variety of incubators. Portland Development Commission sponsors a Startup PDX Challenge, Portland State sponsors a CleanTech Challenge and OSU sponsors a Venture Accelerator.
Silicon Valley’s incubator, Y Combinator, has become the model for many incubators. They run a three-month program for startups to polish their products for presentation to the investor community. Twice a year startup incubators generally invest a small amount of money ($14-20k + a small ownership percentage) in a large number of startups. The startups work intensively to refine their product and pitch to investors.
Events like Portland’s Demolicious and Portland Startup Weekend show off the best projects to investors and the general public.
Angels and Mentors have facilitated funding for Athletepath, Cloudability, Chirpify, Elemental Technologies, Geoloqi, GlobeSherpa, New Relic, Puppet Labs, Urban Airship and Zapproved among many others.
HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and PHP make webapps interoperable. PhoneGap makes them mobile.
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Finn Wallet stores an iPhone & cash, prefect for Fathers Day
We are only a few weeks away now from Fathers Day and if you are stuck what to buy the Finn Wallet that can easily store an iPhone along with cash and credit cards may be the ideal gift.
This stylish looking product courtesy of San Francisco’s Waterfield Designs is made from naturally tanned supple leather and comes with the choice of six different colours and two sizes. There is the compact version that has enough room for your iPhone along with cash and credit cards, or the slightly larger version that has enough room to house the Apple iPhone 5.
The leather wallet will easily fit into a pocket and features self locking zippers that will keep everything safe and secure, in a quality product manufactured in the United States. Other features include two interior side pockets for storing all that cash, receipts, and other small valuable items, and a generous internal capacity without causing too much bulk when placed inside your pockets.
There is worldwide shipping of the Finn Wallet with both sizes costing $29, and available in Black, Camel, Cowboy Brown, Forest Green, Grey, and Red with the smaller case easily holding 20 credit cards along with cash and an iPhone, while the larger model will hold up to 15 credit cards with some cash and an iPhone 5.
To find out more and to order click here or if you would prefer a battery case for your iPhone 5 check out our previous article that has a few different models to choose from.
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Stylish Design, Great Quality and Outstanding Value: Motorola Mobility Launches MOTOLUXE™ XT685 in China
This crazy thin smartphone takes style to a new level with a large display and dual-mode dual-standby ability
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Nokia Lumia 925
This update to the 920 packs very similar features into a much lighter, thinner body. Key features include an 8-megapixel PureView camera with Carl Zeiss lens and advanced camera software, front camera, and NFC. Other features include 4G LTE data, dual-core S4 processor, and integration with XBox, Windows 8, and SkyDrive.
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Wireless Competiton in Canada Dying
Canada’s four wireless players are maneuvering for advantage reports the Globe and Mail.
It would represent a failure in the government’s years-long push to create more competition in the wireless business, according to the Globe and Mail. Mobile Service in Canada is Overpriced and Anti-Competitive, according to numerous studies.
Mobilicity is one of three small companies to have launched service since 2009 to take advantage of the governments’s policy of encouraging new entrants. Public Mobile is believed to be seeking a buyer or financial partner, and Wind Mobile, owned by Vimpelcom, a Dutch company, has also suggested it would be interested in selling its stake in Wind
Telus, which is Canada’s second-largest wireless carrier with some 7.7 million mobile subscribers, began takeover talks with Mobilicity earlier this year. The Vancouver-based telco says the deal would ensure that Mobilicity’s 250,000 customers experience no interruption in service. It also plans to keep Mobilicity’s 150 employees.
- Telus hopes to buy faltering carrier Mobilicity for $380-million.
- Rogers Communications announced an “option deal” to eventually purchase wireless spectrum from Shaw Communications. Rogers wants to use those radio waves to add capacity to its wireless network in key western markets. Rogers won’t formally apply to take control of that asset until the fall of 2014, t
- Bell Canada (BCE) is in the middle of its blockbuster acquisition of Astral Media, but CEO George Cope says that would not prevent the telecom giant from becoming an acquirer of rival wireless carriers if Ottawa allows for such deals.
- Wind Mobile has potential bidders including the major incumbents and private-equity firm Catalyst Capital Group. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is also partnering with Wind CEO and chairman Anthony Lacavera on a potential buyout of the Toronto-based carrier.
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