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Note from Jason Flick
It appears that this fall will be
the season of data collection and dissemination. We have seen a remarkable surge
in customer interest and focus on improving efficiency by replacing the paper
documentation used by all types of outside workers. We have been aware of the
potential for improved efficiencies and costs savings for quite a while but we
are encouraged by the sudden recognition in the market. Perhaps it’s the time of
year or simply that companies are now focusing on their competitive advantage,
improving customer service and wanting to closely managing costs. These aren’t
novel concerns, however, selecting the appropriate approach and key areas to
focus on is often a challenge.
Cheers, Jason Flick, |
Philips paper-like display earlier than expected
A few months ago Philips Polymer Vision, a company backed by Philips promised a rollable,
paper-like display in two years - and took then only a few months to have a prototype
ready. Philips Polymer Vision is showing its Concept Readius during an
international exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
The Philips Concept Readius
is a prototype of a connected consumer device for business professionals.
HTC 'Tornado' Wi-Fi smart phone storms in
By Tony Smith
Details of HTC's next smart phone design has emerged, courtesy of Finnish
site qtek.fi, which tracks HTC customer Qtek.
The design, dubbed 'Tornado', follows on from 'Hurricane', the handset better
known as the Orange SPV C550, launched last month.
Tornado's biggest change over its predecessor is support for an optional
vendor-selected Wi-Fi module. It also offers Bluetooth 1.2, as per Hurricane.
The new handset also offers EDGE data support.
Big storage for Hitachi's small drives
At a time when hard disk drives (HDD) are taking a more crucial role in
portable consumer devices, Hitachi has created the world's smallest hard disk
drives.
Hitachi's new one-inch Microdrive 3K8 and 1.8-inch Travelstar C4K60, are
nicknamed Mikey and Slim, respectively.
Top 10 mobile device privacy policies
September 1, 2005
By Rebecca Herold
Rebecca Herold is an information privacy, security, and compliance
consultant, author, and instructor. She is the founder of and principal
consultant at Rebecca Herold&Associates.
People are storing more types of confidential information on mobile computing
devices than their employers or they themselves know. Think about where you keep
your credit card and bank account numbers, passwords, and confidential e-mails.
What about strategic information about your organization? Merger or takeover
plans? Information that could impact stock values?
Imagine the business impact if an employee's USB drive or laptop was lost or
stolen, revealing sensitive customer data such as credit reports, social
security numbers, and contact information. Not only would this be a public
relations disaster, but it could also violate laws and regulations. Consider the
potential legal troubles for a public company whose sales reports, employee
records, or expansion plans fell into the wrong hands.
Giving PalmSource a long leash
September 9, 2005
By David Haskin
PalmSource and the Palm OS have been in survival mode for the last couple of
years but it remains unclear whether their acquisition by Japanese mobile software vendor
Access will be save them. That depends on Access' motives.
PalmSource has been getting soundly drubbed by its much bigger competitors,
Microsoft and Symbian, but the company was starting to show signs of life. Its
decision to port the Palm OS to Linux, while not a sure thing, was a bold move with a lot of upside
potential. Linux gets Palm OS-based devices back into the enterprise, where
Microsoft in particular has been meeting significant success.
New iPaqs hang on the horizon
August 16, 2005
By Carmen Nobel
HP is readying new iPaq phones with full QWERTY keyboards, according to Federal
documents that are posted on the Web.
According to the documents, the Federal Communications Commission has
approved at least two iPaq GPRS/EDGE (General Packet Radio Service/Enhanced Data
for Global Evolution) phones with full keyboards for use in the United
States—one that supports Wi-Fi and one, the hw6500, that does not.
The hw6500 is already available in Europe, but has yet to be released in the
United States, although the FCC indicates that it has been approved for use in
the United States.
Consumer electronics show highlights smart gadgets
Amid the Vegas glitz, find a broad convergence of communications
and computing at home, on the road, in your pocket.
PCWorld.com staff
LAS VEGAS-- Convergence is the continuing theme of the annual
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicking off here this weekend. Vendors are welding PC smarts to
consumer electronics, producing more intelligent and capable appliances--and Internet-enabling them.
In your networked home, which you'll be able to run remotely through a Web
page, the Internet will bring an array of entertainment products to your stereo, DVD player, and cell phone,
as well as your PC. Increasingly, it all will be wireless as well.
Underscoring the PC's influence, a pair of PC stalwarts begin the gadget
parade. Keynote speakers are Bill Gates, Microsoft chair
and chief software architect, and Craig Barrett, Intel's chief
executive officer. While Intel is best known for its stronghold in the PC
processor market, Barrett will probably highlight some of his company's recent
forays into the consumer electronics space. Most recently, Intel
unveiled the Intel Pocket Concert Audio Player, an MP3 player and FM tuner.
Put a movie in your pocket with the Pocket DVD Wizard
By Steve Sharp
The Pocket DVD Wizard is designed for Microsoft Windows based PCs (Windows XP, 98, ME, NT, and 2000
are supported in the latest version) that are equipped with a DVD drive, 512 megabytes of
storage space on the desktop computer, and all Pocket PCs running Windows Mobile™ 2003 or later with Windows Media
Player installed, and an expansion storage card with at least 128 megabytes
free, for 90-minute of playback at "normal" compression and resolution.
Pocket DVD Wizard 2005, by Coding Workshop Limited, brings the big screen to the
pocket-sized screen. With the flexibility to choose the image quality (usually
dictated by the size of your expansion memory card), 640 x 480 resolution support, stereo sound, DivX support,
a full-screen playback option, an no demand for that precious main memory on your Pocket PC,
the program has a lot going for it. Although it is priced in the same $30 range
as its competitors, Pocket DVD Wizard 2005 has a lot to offer. If you're a movie
buff on the go, Pocket DVD Wizard 2005 may be just what you've been looking for.
Events
Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conf
This single-day event is specially designed for people
developing computer systems
September 20, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa Venture&Technology Summit
September 27-29, 2005
Hotel Hilton Lac Leamy&Casino
Gatineau, Quebec
GTEC Week in Ottawa
October 3-5, 2005
Ottawa Congress Centre & Westin Hotel
Ottawa, Ontario
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Gatineau, Quebec
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