Lockergnome's Mobile
Lifestyle ~ September 22, 2004
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Verizon EV-DO (3G) update (Wireless)
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Link to Friends | Posted by James Kendrick
In addition to the new cities previously reported that are soon to
get Verizon's fast EV-DO service they issued a press release with even
more cities in the rollout.... [Continued]
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Sony to support MP3 (News)
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Link to Friends | Posted by James Kendrick
In a surprise announcement today Sony has announced they will be
putting support for the popular MP3 audio format into their portable
music players. They are also going to supply software to make some of
their existing players compatible with the MP3 format. Sony has long
refused to use any audio format other than their proprietary ATRAC
format, a move that many analysts feel has hurt Sony's position in the
portable music market.... [Continued]
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New Verizon 3G cities announced
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Link to Friends | Posted by James Kendrick
As expected, Verizon Wireless has announced new cities for
BroadbandAccess, its EV-DO 3G data network. The new cities are: Austin
Baltimore Miami/Fort Lauderdale Milwaukee Tampa Still no Houston.
:(... [Continued]
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Viewsonic Takes to the Air (Hardware)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Jeff Partridge
I was cruising through the latest issue (9/13/04) of CRN magazine
when something caight my eye. Viewsonic is a well-known company, but
outside of their tablet PC and PDA's, they're not a name that normally
shows up in connection with a wireless lifestyle. That's about to
change in a rather drastic way. They've released a good start at a
line of Wi-Fi products that has the potential to make consumer-level
wireless more than a 3-horse... [Continued]
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US debut for Nintendo DS gadget
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
This coming November, mobile gaming will take on a new shape all
over again. That's right, the Nintendo DS will be released here in the
US for all to enjoy. It will be interesting to see if their newest
product takes off as quickly as the original Gameboy did.... [Continued]
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Mobile brain help claim dismissed (News)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
Now I have heard that there were concerns about mobile phones
being hazardous to ones health. But I have never heard that they might
be beneficial though. As it turns out, it is just as well. Looks like
that there is no proven benefits whatsoever for kids using these
devices.... [Continued]
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Mobile users 'want cheaper calls'
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
No argument here, people want cheaper calls, not just more ways to
spend money. To me, this statement not only seems totally fair, but
completely overdue as well. In the year 2004, cell technology has
certainly come along far enough for us to overcome such petty things
as high rates.... [Continued]
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AMD adds mobile processor to Athlon 64 lineup
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
Alright, this is pretty cool news. AMD is adding a mobile
processor to its 64 bit series of CPUs. This will most certainly open
up a lot of doors for those wanting to a stick with their old friend
AMD, yet have the kind of mobile computing power we can expect for
high application while on the go.... [Continued]
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Mobility, with highlights (Mobility)
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Link to Friends | Posted by Matt Hartley
I suppose it should come as little surprise that they do things a
little differnently in various parts of Africa. Take the way they use
their retail markets. Ever since mobile communications really started
to take off, mobility stores have been springing up all over. The
starnage thing is the places that they are springing up at...... [Continued]
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