First Google Android mobile phone debuts
September 23, 2008
After many months of anticipation, the first mobile phone based on Google’s Linux-powered Android software platform was unveiled today by T-Mobile in the U.S.
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Archive for the 'hardware' Category
Atom processor powers Pico-ITX SBC
September 18, 2008
Taiwan-based Axiomtek has released a tiny single-board computer (SBC) based on a 1.1GHz Intel Atom processor. The Pico820 SBC is implemented on a Pico-ITX form-factor and targets space-constrained embedded and mobile applications.
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SD goes undercover with Embedded SD
September 11, 2008
You’ve heard of SD, miniSD, and microSD cards. Now, get ready for Embedded SD — a new standard set for release this November by the SD Card Association.
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Bluetooth straps a WiFi rocket to its back
September 9, 2008
Two clever enhancements now in development will allow the ubiquitous — but slow — Bluetooth wireless technology to handle much larger amounts of data at much higher speeds, reports ABI Research.
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Spectacular growth forecast for MIDs
September 4, 2008
The Mobile Internet Devices market will grow at the “spectacular” rate of 167 percent compounded annually over the next five years, ABI Research reports.
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