“Several European groups said they have demonstrated the first vertical handover in commercial networks providing seamless switching among different network connections while an application was running. L.M. Ericsson, TeliaSonera Finland, Wi-Fi supplier Radionet and Helsinki University of Technology demonstrated the wireless local area network, local area network and GPRS network handover. ” Very cool! Next is getting voice communications to handover between GSM and VoIP(over WiFi). Originally published on Pocketnow on November 9, 2003. More …
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Are Digital Camera Phones Too High-Tech?
eWeek has an article that discusses how many companies are not allowing employees to use camera phones due to their potential breach of security capabilities. “We were just assuming that if you wanted a high-end phone, you’d want a camera on it, but that’s not the case with the enterprise,” said Cindy Patterson, vice president of enterprise sales at Verizon Wireless Inc., which runs prospective handset designs by a core board of Fortune 500 CIOs …
Continue readingDream On: The Ultimate Digital Assistant
WHAT’S HOT This new Pocket PC takes the conventional design paradigm to a new level featuring increased ergonomics, software integration, and significant built-in wireless capabilities. HARDWARE The most noticeable difference of the UDA is it’s asymmetrical design and ChromaFlair paint job. The ChromaFlair paint uses an ultra-thin interference flake that reflects the light variances through multiple layers of light interference. As for the hardware’s form factor, the directional control pad has been moved …
Continue readingHand-size Windows PCs within your grasp
“Start-up Antelope Technologies plans to release next month a Windows XP computer that fits into a person’s hand. The Highlands Ranch, Colo.-based company plans to start selling the PC, dubbed the Modular Computing Core (MCC), starting Nov. 7, said Marya Kokaska, a company representative. Antelope’s computer contains a 1GHz Crusoe processor from Transmeta, 256MB of memory, and a 10GB or 15GB hard drive. It weighs 9.1 ounces. ” I can’t tell if this is running …
Continue readingSamsung’s Napster player offers more than iPOD
Samsung’s new Napster music player is designed to compete directly with Apple’s iPOD. It’s got a 20Gb hard drive, FM radio reciever and transmitter, remote control, and line-in direct audio encoding! Of course it also fully integrates with the Napster 2.0 service and supports both MP3 and WMA playback. Originally published on Pocketnow on October 27, 2003. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingNapster 2 will debut Oct 29th
The new Napster Music Service to debut Oct 29th will be powered by Windows Media 9. The service will integrate with both Windows Media Player 9 and Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004. “Napster 2.0 will be accessible via the Premium Services tab in Windows Media Player 9 Series, which provides users with the ability to seamlessly manage and enjoy content in one easy-to-use place: They can search, browse, download and organize their music before …
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