Monthly Archive: September 2007

Motorola ROKR E6 Transformers Phone

MotorolaThe Transformers theme seems to have been really appealing to many people out there, as the number of devices using it has considerably increased. Images of a Motorola ROKR E6 Transformers phone have surfaced recently, although there are little specifications on what this device is actually capable of doing other than “transforming” into a robot.

This should be classified under “Toys”, as there are low chances for this Motorola ROKR E6 phone to actually work. It’s impressive to see, though, that some people went to a great amount of effort of developing such an impressive device. Mobile phone producers jumped at the idea and used it in many of their devices, as it proved to be highly popular and, at the same time, with great potential for profits.
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Palm Cancels Foleo Mobile Companion

Although it said this day wouldn’t come, Palm has officially announced the cancellation of the Foleo. The Linux-based pseudo laptop was facing criticism from all angles and eventually the company couldn’t justify its release.

Palm CEO Ed Colligan broke the news on Palm’s official blog late on Tuesday after the close of the stock market. Previous reports had suggested a delay in its release, but Colligan has instead cancelled the project.
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Yahoo Interested in Bringing Its Own Phone Too

The Gphone is so yesterday’s news. Yahoo might just take away from Google’s glory with their own plans on developing a personal mobile phone. Yahoo is a search engine too, so why shouldn’t this work? No logic in that.

Yahoo might have felt that its efforts are not appreciated as much as they should and that Google’s lead on them is getting too big. The solution was that of keeping a close track of their work and dimming the difference as much as possible. In fact, the company might have been working on such a concept for even longer than Google has, but has managed to keep a low basis on it and make less of a fuss about it.
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Jaringan 3G Telkomsel Siap Dukung GSM AP

Telkomsel siap memberikan kenyamanan layanan 3G berupa jaringan yang luas dan berkualitas untuk mendukung GSM AP (GSM Forum Asia Pasific) yang berlangsung mulai hari ini hingga tanggal 8 September di Bali. Pelanggan juga para roamers akan menikmati pengalaman menakjubkan Dunia 3G Telkomsel di sepanjang jalur utama di Pulau Dewata ini.

Untuk memastikan kesiapan jaringan 3G/HSDPA Telkomsel di Bali, hari ini dilakukan pengecekan langsung di sepanjang jalur utama di Pulau Bali menggunakan kendaraan bus umum yang dilengkapi alat khusus drive test and Monitoring Radio Cellular Performance yang dapat menampilkan performansi jaringan Telkomsel dari sisi ketersediaan sinyal dan kualitas jaringannya.
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Google Fuels Gphone Speculations with Mobile Payment Patent

Google’s interest for mobile phones has been reaffirmed with a new patent that the company has developed for mobile payment. This gives no hints on the future release of the speculated Gphone, but shows the company’s decision of investing in this field.

Google has applied for a patent for a mobile payments service that will allow users to make payments at retail shops using their handsets. The system is called “Gpay” and uses text messages for payment authenticate, debit the purchaser’s account and credit the seller’s account.
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