New version of Bluetooth 1.2 included in new CSR chips
Posted on 10-Jun-2003 07:47 News, Bluetooth
CSR announced the launch of its third generation single chip silicon, marking a major step in the evolution of Bluetooth silicon. BlueCore3 is the first complete implementation of the Bluetooth v1.2 standard (including all optional features of the standard) which improves coexistence of Bluetooth with other 2.4GHz systems, and allow for new services, like stereo headphones and more
Is the Pocket PC fading?
Posted on 10-Jun-2003 07:40 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Jeff Kirvin, from writingonyourpalm.net looks at how Microsoft is moving slower in the PDA and handheld markets, and forecasts a time where these MS devices may go away, giving space for tablet PCs and pure MS Smartphones.
CNET Video: Viewsonic stacked displays
Posted on 9-Jun-2003 07:26 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
In this CNET Video (6:19) Young Bae, senior product manager, ViewSonic discuss about the "display-centric era", and how Viewsonic comes with a new series of ThinEdge high-definition monitors that are designed to be stacked on top of one another as well as placed side by side.
Pocket PC 2003 screenshots
Posted on 9-Jun-2003 07:11 News, Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Still waiting for the first devices with the new Pocke PC OS 2003, based on .NET 4.2, but some sites already leaked screenshots of this new system.
Microsoft SPOT: definitions
Posted on 6-Jun-2003 19:36 News, MSN Direct (SPOT)
A couple of months ago we reported on Microsoft SPOT (Small Personal Objects Technology). Now microsoft defined a brand, costing and more.
PDA market declines 22% in Asia-Pacific, 9% in USA
Posted on 6-Jun-2003 13:52 News, Mobile
IT research company Gartner reported first quarter 2003 PDA shipments were down by 4 percent to 9 percent year over year in the United States, Western Europe and Japan but were down 22 percent in the Asia/Pacific region. Given that PC shipments in the Greater China region increased in the first quarter of 2003 compared with the first quarter of 2002, we observed that a major reason for the decline in PDA shipments was that PDAs were considered to be a "trendy" gift in 2002, but in 2003, digital cameras appear to have that status.
Things coming to Geekzone this weekend
Posted on 5-Jun-2003 14:23 News, Mobile
Just to let our readers know about our plans for reviews: we've had the Palm Tungsten W (GSM/GPRS) for testing, courtesy of Renaissance NZ, and tested it connected to the Vodafone network. Very neat device! Just received the new Nokia 3650, courtesy of Vodafone, and it'll be tested with a couple of Belkin Bluetooth adapters I'm also receiving for a review. So, come back again next week (from 10 June 2003) to read about all these impressive products .
Palm announces acquisition of Handspring
Posted on 5-Jun-2003 07:53 News, Palm
Well, looks like Handspring failed to deliver its promisse of revolutionary handhelds and Palm OS based smartphone implementation. Handspring will merge with Palm, and PalmSource spin off (responsible for the Palm OS) was approved. The design/hardware maker side will be renamed after the merge.
Apple iSync 1.1 released
Posted on 4-Jun-2003 20:46 News, Apple
Today is Apple's day on the news. The company also released a new version of iSync, their software for synchronisation of devices. The new version now supports Nokia Series 60 (including the Nokia 3650).
New Apple Quicktime 6.3 supports 3GPP
Posted on 4-Jun-2003 20:37 News, Apple
The latest version of Apple QuickTime is ready for wireless streaming, now supporting 3GPP. QuickTime 6 Downloads Top 100 Million.
wi-fi frenzy: profits and availability report
Posted on 4-Jun-2003 08:11 News, Wi-Fi
The report further predicts that in Europe almost 800,000 hotspots will be installed by 2007, while in Asia, by even the most pessimistic estimates, there will be over 1 million hotspots by 2007. A more optimistic estimate places that figure at almost 4 million by that year.
In-Stat report: wireless data services in Europe make insignificant arrival
Posted on 3-Jun-2003 07:45 News, Mobile
With the exception of Short Messaging Services (SMS), wireless data in Europe, as in the Americas, has arrived with a whimper rather than a bang, reports In-Stat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm finds that, the prospects for 3G services, which are being launched during a seemingly unending telecom slump, look grim and newly launched messaging services such as Multimedia Message Service (MMS) and Instant Messaging (IM) will not reach double-digit (10%) penetration before 2007.
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