theinquirer.net - 11/24/2008
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By Charlie Demerjian : Friday, 21 November 2008, 12:23 PM WHAT DO YOU get if you take an Iphone, remove the clean UI, user friendliness, nice industrial design, battery life, cachet, functional OS, and in general everything else that makes it worthwhile? The new Microsoft phone , powered by ...
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macnn.com - 11/26/2008
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Apple is investigating two different graphics issues relating
to MacBooks, posters in the company's support forums say....
The first is limited to unibody MacBook Pros, but involves a hard lockup during various games, in which the screen goes black, ...
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Microsoft developing NVIDIA-based mobile phone - report
AppleInsider —
... Microsoft will announce its entry into the smartphone arena early next year with an iPhone rival build around NVIDIA's new system-on-a-chip (SoC) for small form factor mobile devices, according to a new report. "What do you get if you take an iPhone, remove the clean UI, user friendliness, nice industrial design, battery life, cachet, functional OS, and in general everything else that makes it worthwhile?," writes the Inquirer . "The new Microsoft phone, powered by NVIDIA." The satirical report , which otherwise appears to be making genuine claim, says the Redmond-based ...
A Zune Phone? Likely.
Technologizer —
... has given it the industrial design known-how to get the job done well. UK-based technology news journal The Inquirer broke the news that Microsoft will be unveiling the device at the 3GSM conference in February. The Inquirer also reported that Nvidia has been tapped to supply its graphics chip set. I won’t speak to the veracity of the report, but it does contain very specific information, and that itself is compelling. There is always the potential for a red herring, but there is a solid chance that Redmond has something up its sleeve. It has matched the Apple iPod line up ...
Why Microsoft Should Make Its Own Phone: Windows Mobile Revenue Stinks (MSFT)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... It's back: That pesky rumor that Microsoft (MSFT) might make its own cellphone. The latest bits involve a special Nvidia processor called Tegra, and a ...
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