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Did the Eee PC matter more than the iPhone?
John Chan | Dec 19, 2008
Business magazine Forbes Asia recently hailed the ASUS Eee PC as the product of the year and in its article, outlined the high demand for the sub-US$500 notebook since its launch. It ushered in a whole new category of portable computers which we now term as Netbooks and, now, almost every other manufacturer from Acer to Toshiba has their own version.
That made me wonder: Would the Eee PC surpass the mighty iPhone 3G if there was a way to measure how influential they have been? Obviously, the two products sit in two different categories so it's hard to have a definitive benchmark. But click on this link to see them duke it out in a Google fight. It's completely unscientific, I know, but it's still fun to watch.
What about you? Which of the two products do you think was more influential in 2008? Sound out what you think here.
RIM goes to Vietnam
Damian Koh | Dec 18, 2008
Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry handhelds, has announced the launch of its wireless solution in Vietnam.
The services which include the BlackBerry Enterprise Server for corporations and BlackBerry Internet Service for small businesses and individuals will be offered via telco operator Viettel, with Alcatel-Lucent powering the backend technology.
According to the release, three handsets--the Pearl 8100, 8700 and Curve 8320--will be available at launch.
White Touch Diamond for Christmas
John Chan | Dec 18, 2008
(Credit: HTC)
Just in time for the holiday season, HTC has released a white version of its Touch Diamond PDA-phone. Identical in every other way to the original black version, this iteration's battery cover and trimmings are dressed in white. It is available from the operators and retailers who are already selling the black version and will cost the same at S$1,098 (US$779.61).
iPhone 3G software unlock to be released shortly
Tom Krazit | Dec 17, 2008
The iPhone unlockers appear to have won another round, promising a simple iPhone 3G unlock in weeks.
(Credit: CNET)
Back in October the iPhone Dev Team signaled they were getting close to their goal, and Tuesday they announced that a software download would be available on New Year's Eve.
The iPhone 3G has presented problems for those looking for a simple way to use their phone on the mobile network of their choice after Apple fixed a loophole that left the original iPhone wide open to unlockers.
There are ways to manipulate the SIM card that comes with the iPhone 3G to use it on the network of your choice, but that's not something the average person should try at home.
If you want to unlock your iPhone, you'll need to have jailbroken it first, and you'll have to have heeded the iPhone Dev Team's advice to avoid the iPhone 2.2 software update without applying a special patch first.
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Will Zune do Windows Mobile? Looks likely
Matt Hickey | Dec 17, 2008
(Credit: Matt Hickey)
You won't see it at CES, but a new mobile phone initiative is brewing at Microsoft right now, and the Zune team is involved.
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