News From The Competition
Microsoft, who was working on a dual-screen “iPad killer” called “Courier”, admittedly gave up on trying to compete with Apple and scrapped the whole project. A lot of speculation is going around about Microsoft’s decision, but it appears that internal pressure and unhealthy competition between groups within the company may be the main reasons behind Microsoft’s move. Another major blow for Microsoft: HP, who just purchased Palm for more than $1B, apparently jumped ship when it comes to the OS of choice for the future Slate. Rumor has it that HP will not be using Windows 7 as originally planned, but will be using a version of Palm’s WebOS revamped for the Slate. If true, this move would explain HP’s recent decision to buy Palm, as HP may have come to the conclusion that Windows was not suited for ultra-mobile, touch devices. Category : News Powered by WizardRSS | Full Text RSS Feeds
Apple sells 1,000,000 iPads in revolution’s first month
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/apple/Apple_sells_1_million_iPads’; Steve told us it’d be revolutionary, and if sales are the measure of a device’s success, then the iPad seems to be well on track to validating its creator’s bold claims. This past Friday, “just 28 days after its introduction,” Apple sold its millionth iPad. 1.5 million ebooks have already been downloaded to the device, along with 12 million apps. Steve Jobs has also taken time from his busy essay-writing schedule to remind us that that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve the milestone with the original iPhone, and demand for the “magical” slate continues to outstrip supply. Full PR after the break.
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A tale of two iPad cases: the Dodocase and M-Edge Trip Jacket
If you’re like us, one of the first things you wanted to do after getting your iPad was to find a great case for it. Right off the bat, we weren’t really that into Apple’s offering, which is strangely 90′s in its design aesthetic, though it does have a number of decent features if you’re looking for a do-it-all scenario and don’t have strong feelings on looks. For us, however, the goal was finding something that kept a low profile, shielded the slate from unnecessary grime, and made it easier to deal with. Oh, and we wanted it to look like a book. After reviewing the options, we’ve come up with two choices that we think are your best bets for turning your iPad into something a little more familiar, so here’s our quick take on M-Edge’s Trip Jacket, and the stunning, hand-made Dodocase.
Gallery: Dodocase and M-Edge iPad Trip Jacket hands-on
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Sony’s 35-inch atracTable to be ‘industrialized’ in June, show Microsoft how it’s done (video)
Swiss company Atracsys swims in the same waters as Microsoft’s mythical Surface beast — namely, multitouch horizontal displays — but where it might differ from its more lauded competitor is in actually bringing its hardware to wider markets. Having sold the tech knowhow to Sony, the company is today informing the world that its atracTable is ready for mass production and commercialization this June. We’ve been told that prototype designs are now “finished,” leaving only the marketing, pricing and distribution details to be worked out. A high-contrast, Full HD screen is promised, which will be able to communicate with your mobile devices (naturally) or respond to motion input picked up by a pair of Sony’s camcorders which come built in. Skip past the break for a couple of video demos from last year.
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iPad 3G’s non-WiFi video playback restrictions detailed
We could hear the echoing howls of discontent over the weekend as thousands finally received their very own iPad 3G and learned they couldn’t watch Dancing With the Stars whilst on the go. Now we have the details on why, exactly, and the repercussions. As it turns out, it’s simply a carry-over of an iPhone OS HTTP Live Streaming rule that states quite clearly:
You must include a low quality stream of no more than 64 Kbps for your app to resort to when network conditions demand it, along with the higher quality streams you want to deliver to your customers when the network can support it.
It seems the ABC Player devs chose to skip that option, so when you lose WiFi you also lose Tom Bergeron’s charm and wit. Other apps, like Netflix and YouTube, do provide a lower bitrate fallback, but that of course results in nasty compression artifacts when on the go. In other words: there’s a very good chance that 3G streaming will come in a future ABC Player release, but when it does it ain’t gonna be pretty.
iPad 3G’s non-WiFi video playback restrictions detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 May 2010 09:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
SandForce makes SSDs cheaper, faster, more reliable — just how IBM likes it
We’ve been covering the progression of SandForce for over a year now, creator of smart SSD processors that extend the life of flash storage by better spreading writes across them, boosting performance and reliability along the way. This, according to the company, makes them reliable enough for enterprise use, and IBM has added its vote of support, configuring a 9189 Power 780 server with 56 177GB SSDs (10.5TB in all) sitting behind SandForce’s SF-1500 processor. That combination, when running the TPC-C benchmark, delivered a performance of 150,000 transactions per minute per CPU core. That’s 50 percent higher (per-core) than other entries in the TPC-C benchmark — and considerably cheaper, too. IBM’s configuration is set to be available around October of this year, perhaps ushering in a new era of the platter-free enterprise.
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Verizon Palm Pre Plus drops to $30 on contract
Looks like Verizon is having a bit of a blowout on the Palm Pre Plus: it’s fallen to just $30 on a two-year contract. That’s the same price as Big Red’s Pixi Plus and a pretty substantial discount over Sprint and AT&T, both of which will charge you $149 — and man, AT&T hasn’t even started selling the thing yet, so someone’s going to look awful silly on launch day. No word on whether this cut-rate pricing will last or whether the Pixi Plus will fall to free, but if you’re looking for a cheap way to get in on the future of HP, well, now’s your chance.
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Keepin’ it real fake: next-gen iPhone has a bold, KIRF-y impertinence
With all the hype surrounding the next-gen iPhone, we can understand if your “iPhome 3G” feels a little, well, old hat. That’s why we were as excited as you must be to see this iPhone 4 KIRF. Featuring a relatively svelte form factor, stereo speakers, USB port, a removable battery, and dual SIM card slot, the only real let down is the 3.2-inch screen. That, and we’re sure that the UI will have a general, KIRFish nature that will appeal to very few of us. Get a closer look after the break!
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