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iPhone 3GS bestselling phone in Japan: I'd say that the iPhone is gaining popularity in Japan.

Why isn't anyone bitching at Microsoft for not letting any 3rd party apps on the Zune HD?

Because this is simply not the case. The announcement was that there will be no single application store for Zune HD, and some people (including /. editors) took it to mean that there is no third-party application support at all. In practice, XNA has been updated to support Zune HD one day after the latter was released.

Oh, XNA (including Zune extensions and VS Express base) is free, too - unless you count the cost of a Windows license.

Yes, use Windows because none of that ever happens.

Great strawman argument, btw. We should ignore vulnerabilities in microsoft software because some precious flowers don't want their sensibilities offended.

Transistors are naturally analog, it's only that we force them to be digital. If we are prepared to accept more probabilistic outputs then there are massive gains to be had http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/02/08/rice.university.pcmos/. Work is being done with analog computing too.

I think memristors will be complimentary to existing rather than a revolution on their own yet analog transistors would have George Boole flip-flopping between orientations in his grave.

Many Nokias are free with contract - even some of the best ones. Yes, they can send MMSes and record video, and have decent cameras - and with some you can (legally) download all the music you want for no extra charge, eg the hugely popular 5800 :

"The Orange version also changes the price strategy and will be available for free as long as it's attached to a two-year Comes With Music cellular plan; these range from roughly 25 pounds ($37) per month"

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/05/13/nokia.5800.cwm.in.uk/

And Hewlett-Packard sold 13.3 million a quarter - your point? You're comparing different markets.

The mobile phone market is vastly bigger than handheld consoles. If they were going to be worried about someone, they should be worried about Nokia (who shipped 117.8 million phones a quarter during last year). They might, after that, be worried about Samsung (51.8 million a quarter), Motorola (25.4 million a quarter) and LG (23 million a quarter) ( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/10/30/motorola.q3.2008.results/ ). And the vast majority of these phones can play games (using an industry standard method that's been around over a decade allowing different models of phones to run the same software, though the Iphone has yet to catch up to this ability). (If you're going to quibble about sales of an individual model, then that unfairly penalises other companies for offering more choice to consumers, and anyway there have been different models of the Iphone; but even for single models, the Motorola RAZR alone sold 110 million.)

Sorry guys, but despite all the stories that Slashdot posts about it ("You can read this website on an Iphone! Isn't that amazing!"), at 4 million sales they're a niche player in the mobile phone market.

And Hewlett-Packard sold 13.3 million a quarter - your point? You're comparing different markets.

The mobile phone market is vastly bigger than handheld consoles. If they were going to be worried about someone, they should be worried about Nokia (who shipped 117.8 million phones a quarter during last year). They might, after that, be worried about Samsung (51.8 million a quarter), Motorola (25.4 million a quarter) and LG (23 million a quarter) ( http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/10/30/motorola.q3.2008.results/ ). And the vast majority of these phones can play games (using an industry standard method that's been around over a decade allowing different models of phones to run the same software, though the Iphone has yet to catch up to this ability). (If you're going to quibble about sales of an individual model, then that unfairly penalises other companies for offering more choice to consumers, and anyway there have been different models of the Iphone; but even for single models, the Motorola RAZR alone sold 110 million.)

Sorry guys, but despite all the stories that Slashdot posts about it ("You can read this website on an Iphone! Isn't that amazing!"), at 4 million sales they're a niche player in the mobile phone market.

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http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/01/05/seagate.barracuda.7200.12/

Original Product Site
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0732f141e7f43110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD

Western Digital
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/western-digitals-2tb-caviar-green-hard-drive-launches-gets-pre

Last one is 2TB, but 500GB per platter, and also mentions that Samsung has one...

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/04/03/att.retracts.cell.tos/

"Do you have numbers that indicate the orginal iPhone was actually a "flop" in Europe (the ONLY placed outside the US it was sold)?"

Sure have a look here:

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1433&blogid=4

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/04/18/europe.low.iphone.sales/

http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/04/19/iphone-european-fire-sales-spreading-to-france/

http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11303

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/04/lackluster-iphone-sales-in-europe.ars

http://techwag.com/index.php/2007/11/11/apples-european-iphone-debut-a-royal-flop/

'Google, Yahoo, IAC, AOL, and Lycos -- the major Internet search companies other than Microsoft -- on Wednesday filed a motion to compel the Software Rights Archive (SRA) to reveal who is behind its 2-year-old patent lawsuit against them'

'Microsoft today argued that US House and Senate Judiciary Committees that the proposed Google/Yahoo deal, claiming that Yahoo's agreement to support ads through a non-exclusive deal is anti-competitive and would allegedly hurt innovation'

Sony has explicitly denied the rumors.

Big deal - Sony routinely denies everything - even their own pre-released advertising copy.

Really? No problems with those particular tasks? video problems due to Vista's design are well-known, as well as numerous other performance problems such as file copying while listening to music.

And what is RA3? Red Alert 3? If you're wanting to run a program designed for WINDOWS you need Wine installed first. Linux isn't Windows, which is apparently very hard for lots of people (like you) to understand. After that, you just pop the disc in, and install. You might consider playing a better programmed game, though... even under Windows, the entire C&C series network code and performance sucks balls.

See here: http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/02/04/twc.data.caps.spread/ ... :(

The collusion is already starting.

So that makes:
Time warner
Comcast
Charter

Anyone else want to add to this list?

See here: http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/02/04/twc.data.caps.spread/ ... :(

Only 5 1/2 months after NVidia added support for OpenGL 3.0. Google it. http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/08/14/nvidia.supports.opengl.3/

Except that the figure is actually closer to 2.2 million.

Here is one example article substantiating the ca. 2M figure. Many others can be found via your favourite search engine.

So it's less than $1 billion in sales over the lifetime of the Zune family of products.

Maybe it has recovered the development and marketing costs so it's earning some net income. Who knows? But it's certainly not as big a win for Microsoft as the iPod is for Apple.

One 1080p Camera [$4,800]

60" Plasma [$4,014.99]

HD encoder 9Mbps for three HDTV

Then don't purchase and attempt to play content which requires protected media path.

Here is an example of a user with every right to view their content not being allowed to do so because of Vista DRM: http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/04/vista.drm.and.netflix/ [electronista.com]

Did you RTFA? The user was never able to play HD content. The content he purchased required a protected media path to play in HD. He purchased a new television which did not support HDCP. He then attempted to play the content on a non-PMP setup, and acted surprised when he couldnt.

This was not a Vista problem. The user should have chosen to purchase non-DRM content.

Aside from your paranoid ramblings of how MS might choose to stop just putting in the minimum level DRM to keep the content owners happy, and go with some crazy take over the world scheme, and somehow get their keys revoked for all future hi-def releases...

I doubt you ever exercise your "control". I have never, in the entire time I have used Windows or Linux been slightly tempted to make modifications to the source code (and I contract for a large enough company that we have access to the Windows source as well). My time is worth more than that.

Your "control" is a warm fuzzy blanket that undoubtably helps with your unjustified paranoia that Microsoft is the big bogeyman that is out to get you. You think a company that size is going to listen to a bunch of loonies over probably 99% of their home customers want the option of playing the latest HD movies?

Then don't purchase and attempt to play content which requires protected media path.

Once again, your logic is clearly flawed. You assume that users who choose not to purchase certain content won't be affected. The reality is that users have absolutely no say over what the system decides to block. Its closed source and Microsoft could change the rules or completely pull the plug at any time. Here is an example of a user with every right to view their content not being allowed to do so because of Vista DRM: http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/01/04/vista.drm.and.netflix/

I'm kinda happy they are there - I know at some stage I'm going to end up with a blu-ray super DRM++ disk in my hand, and I'm going to be able to play it, with x% overhead because of some shitty DRM system.

We disagree there. I'll be able to enjoy the same content, but without the overhead. DRM is, by definition, broken. Read up on the fundamentals of encryption and DRM. Besides, you have no such guarantee. What you mean is that you are going to be able to play it so long as Microsoft decides to let you. They could decide tomorrow that only Microsoft's implementation of HDCP is to be trusted and require that all users by Microsoft flat panels at a 200% premium over other manufacturers in order to view some format.

Such things don't concern me as I have complete control over my computer. Microsoft has control over yours - they just let you use it sometimes.

Sounds like when your hot friend comes around

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My wife uses Linux. Besides, I'm not willing to sacrifice my principles for sex. If you are, then I suggest you reconsider your position in that regard.

So, if I'm mistaken, then why has there been a huge outcry on this issue, and why has Google amended its EULA and admitted they made a mistake? See http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/09/04/chrome.eula.security/

Let's not forget that Nvidia recently licensed some of Transmeta's patents: http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/08/08/nvidia.transmeta.license/ Although the article mostly covers the use of Transmeta's low-power technology, Nvidia may very-well have licensed the ability to add x86-compatibility to a multi-core solution. Sounds like Nvidia is taking the opposite approach that Intel is doing with Larabee, bring the GPU into CPU territory.

I found here of an earlier prototype. Video was released sometime in February 08.

It does not look substantially different, saved for being black instead of white.

In related news, other companies are moving forward with MLC SSD despite this. Users of other platforms won't have to wait unless they have some undying loyalty to San Disk. http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/22/sandisk.on.vista.and.ssds/

Even ignoring Radeon, it sounds like Nvidia has enough problems: http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/07/09/nvidia.g84.g86.faulty/

http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/05/22/bridge.links.wifi.for.5mi/

HD Communications Corp has introduced a wireless network extender system that allows users to bridge a WiFi up to five miles. The $318 HD26200 system, which requires direct line of sight, is a complete outdoor wireless network bridge in the 802.11 b/g 2.4GHz band that uses two high performance Ubiquiti network radios with integrated 17dbi dual polarity antennas. The HD26200 bridge is powered over ethernet, allowing a single outdoor CAT5 cable to bring both data and power to the radios.
"Since the introduction of WiFi radios people have tried to push the range of consumer level products by adding external antennas, RF cables, and WiFi amplifiers. The cost of those devices often totaled well over $500 and that was after they had already bought two D-Link or Linksys radios for $75 each," said Don Davis, President and CEO of HD Communications Corp. "Now they can have an FCC certified wireless bridge that will work better, look better, is easier to configure, and easier to install for less than $320."

On its website, the company claims that WiFi links can be established over distances of 50km (30 miles) based on clear, unobstructed line of sight in ideal RF conditions, but that typical links were between five and eight miles, short of its 5 mile claim in the press release. In addition, it said the system can provide significantly increased throughput (up to 50+Mbps TCP/IP).

The HD26200 does require a direct line of sight between the two locations; however, HD Communications says it has additional products for non-line of sight situations and promised to introduce additional wireless bridge solutions later this summer.

"if a version shipped with features nobody wanted, people would stop buying it. Instant negative feedback"

Totaly. Dead on, man. I remember when I bought Vista, and its DRM started preventing me from watching movies that I paid Netflix to watch. I stopped buying Vista that day and bam! DRM & trusted computing module were gone by sunrise.

My Vista tablet runs at less than 60 watts. That's a full-fledged Core 2 Duo, 3 gigabytes of RAM, Intel GMA X3100 (yes, a joke, but it runs Aero).

My XP computer, which I migrated from, runs at 550 watts.

A quick search tells me that it's entirely likely that many others will go my way. Power efficiency will probably be advancing faster than Vista; thank God.

Bravo for your calculations, though; I wouldn't've thought of the consequences of Vista in that-a-way.

Here is news release today saying EC has fined Microsoft over 1 Billion (insert Doctor Evil laugh). http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/27/ec.fines.ms.14b/

I suppose you wrote this using another Mac (i.e. not MB Air). The superdrive for MacBook Air won't work with your hardware because the USB port in the MacBook Air is additionally powered.

MacBook Air USB Details

I think it may well be that BR or HD will be the LAST disk format...

Didn't Toshiba just announce a 100Gb flash chip?

How close are we now to studio releases on SD cards? Or other solid state storage?

108" is for wimps. The new vaporware in big TVs is this.
http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/12/26/panasonic.150.inch.tv.soon/

Well, if you go by one set of figures, Apple has an 8.1% share in the US with a whopping 37% increase over last year, while a more conservative estimate puts it at 6.3% share and 15.9% growth. The difference in these figures comes from the different predictions, one at 1127k sales and the other 1338k sales, the difference is 211,000 sales which is a fairly decent chunk. It's a little too soon to confirm the 37% prediction AFAIK, but it is likely to be closer to that than the 15% one. Whether it will sustain that growth another year is a tough call.

Either way, it's a very healthy market for Apple in the US but unfortunately they only hold around 2-3% of the world market. As such, the world market share is what will decide the fate of firewire, and it's not looking too promising. Until Dell, HP, Gateway etc. come on board it doesn't stand much of a chance. Even Toshiba including a port as standard would have a greater world impact than Apple.

"Bingo! MS isn't trying to destroy physical media anymore than Verizon is trying to destroy the POTS"

According to the article, MS is acting to supress physical media so people are impelled to use its own online offerings.

'Microsoft is deliberately feeding into the HD disc format wars to ensure that its own downloads succeed where physical copies fail ..this is primarily a stalling tactic while Microsoft refines its own online-only technology.

By how much is Microsoft expecting to improve their sales numbers? Last I heard, they'd sold, what, like, eleven copies? No, wait, I'm sorry; they'd sold 244 copies. So, $66 competes with $0.50. . .how? Well, I suppose that, if Microsoft manages to sell another 244 copies, they can publicize that they've managed to double Vista's popularity in China with these brilliant new price cuts.

This is actually quite interesting technology. It has been conceived before - but only that - conceived. This is one time Microsoft gets kudos.

Not quite. Even tho Microsoft was the first to market with something in the $10,000 range for places like Vegas. I wonder what the Blue Screens look like?

More info the MS product here, here and here.

I imagine that Jeff Han's own Fascinating multi-touch system just might not use Windows as a fundamental foundation. Don't forget about the 16 foot long interactive wall So I can imagine several patent fights coming out of this, even though the research lines are likely independent. Microsoft might even get accused of stealing somebody else's research, regardless of the facts.

Of course, this happens a little while after Apple revealed their own multitouch interface. Microsoft must hate that. After all, Microsoft can't get a patent on the use of fingers, even tho they can try.

Sorry forgot the link to my sales data http://www.electronista.com/articles/06/12/14/micr osoft.get.a.mac.spoof/

whoever it will be, it seems like Apple will already be in on it.