2010 May

Labor practice protest goes down at Computex, Steve Jobs called an ‘OEM profit bloodsucker’

On May 31, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

It’s hard to say if today’s protest outside of the Computex show floor has anything in particular to do with Taiwan’s president showing up to tour the expo, but there’s zero doubt that it has a lot to do with the recent attention given to questionable labor practices in Foxconn’s Chinese facilities . A good two dozen protesters were out in force today, with loads of police and TV cameras giving the world a look at how these folks feel about Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Wintek’s CEO in particular.

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Qualcomm ships first dual-core Snapdragon chipsets clocking 1.2GHz

On May 31, 2010, In Gadgets, by Lobo

Oh yeah baby, Qualcomm ‘s finally shipping its first dual-core Snapdragons. To whom , is the big question.

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Qualcomm ships first dual-core Snapdragon chipsets clocking 1.2GHz

The Technology newsbucket: data explosion, HTML5 primer, open data orders and more

On May 31, 2010, In Apple, News, Technology, Uncategorized, by Lobo

Plus: will Betelgeuse go supernova?, reverse postcode lookups, what your email domain reveals, iPad sells 2m (that’s $1bn) and more Astrophotos (of Betelgeuse) ruined by light pollution. Photo by makelessnoise on Flickr

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Dell Streak free on contract in UK, assuming £25 monthly plan

On May 31, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, News, by Lobo

You know that Dell Streak tabletphone that’s got us all hot and bothered these days? Yeah, well, what with all the stabbing , we totally didn’t notice that the device has already been priced in the UK. When it launches on June 4th at The Carphone Warehouse, the Streak will cost you a sizable

Future Acer netbooks and tablets to run MeeGo

On May 31, 2010, In Gadgets, by Lobo

Intel’s just released its Computex press release, which beyond detailing its new Oak Trail and Canoe Lake platforms, reveals that Acer is about to take a bite out of MeeGo . Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci is quoted saying that the company plans to run MeeGo on its future Atom-based tablets and netbooks. There’s no word on using the Intel / Nokia OS on its phones, but we’ll be keeping an ear to the ground on that.

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Intel ‘Oak Trail’ is headed for tablets in early 2011

On May 31, 2010, In Gadgets, by Lobo

Intel’s been quite forthcoming over the past few weeks about its intentions to play in the booming tablet market , and apparently Oak Trail’s going to be its ticket. Despite its name, the Atom SoC platform is actually closer to Moorestown than Pine Trail or Pine View — the major difference here is that Intel’s added Lincroft and Whitney Point to enable support for Windows 7.

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Intel boosts netbooks with dual-core Atom, slims ‘em down with ‘Canoe Lake’

On May 31, 2010, In Gadgets, by Lobo

You’re really coming full circle at this year’s Computex, aren’t ya, Intel?

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Intel boosts netbooks with dual-core Atom, slims ‘em down with ‘Canoe Lake’

Google said to be moving away from Windows internally, Mac and Linux systems on tap instead

On May 31, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, by Lobo

According to a report in the Financial Times , Google is making a full-throated move away from Windows PCs for the company’s workforce. Apparently the big G is now giving staffers the option of a Mac or Linux rig as an alternative to a Windows computer

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Motorola XT502 another Android phone for North America?

On May 31, 2010, In Gadgets, by Lobo

There’s no shortage of Motorola buzz going around lately — thing is, nearly all of that buzz is focused on the Verizon side of the camp. What about the other six-odd national carriers in the States and Canada, five of which are using GSM

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Steve Jobs to be interviewed at the D conference… and we’ll be there live

On May 31, 2010, In Apple, Gadgets, News, by Lobo

Hey guys, just in case you didn’t know, there’s a crazy party going on this week out on the West Coast… a little something called D: All Things Digital .

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Steve Jobs to be interviewed at the D conference… and we’ll be there live

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Labor practice protest goes down at Computex, Steve Jobs called an ‘OEM profit bloodsucker’

Qualcomm ships first dual-core Snapdragon chipsets clocking 1.2GHz

The Technology newsbucket: data explosion, HTML5 primer, open data orders and more

Dell Streak free on contract in UK, assuming £25 monthly plan

Future Acer netbooks and tablets to run MeeGo

Intel ‘Oak Trail’ is headed for tablets in early 2011

Intel boosts netbooks with dual-core Atom, slims ‘em down with ‘Canoe Lake’

Google said to be moving away from Windows internally, Mac and Linux systems on tap instead

Motorola XT502 another Android phone for North America?

Steve Jobs to be interviewed at the D conference… and we’ll be there live

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