Live: Sony CES keynote [show ended]
Sony tonight is holding its CES keynote, and Electronista is here to cover it live. Updates come in reverse chronological order and can be seen after the jump. All times are Pacific…. More: continued here
Month: January 2010
AMD reveals Mobility Radeon HD 5000 series
AMD tonight claimed the performance crown by launching the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000. The new graphics core is the first to support DirectX 11 (and equivalent OpenGL 3.2) visual effects, and on most models can also handle DirectCompute and OpenCL general computing. It should also be AMD’s most performance-per-watt most efficient chipset as it…
Live: Microsoft’s CES 2010 keynote
Electronista was at Microsoft’s keynote for CES 2010 providing live coverage. Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach made several new announcements, including a talked-about HP tablet and some Xbox 360 updates. Updates as always are in reverse chronological order, Pacific time…. More: continued here
Apple Censors Dalai Lama iPhone Apps In China
eldavojohn writes “Google and Yahoo! have relinquished any sort of ethical integrity with regards to free speech in China but Apple appears to be following suit by blocking Dalai Lama applications in the Chinese iPhone app store. An official Apple statement reads, ‘We continue to comply with local laws. Not all apps are available in…
Canon outs flagship zoom with next-gen image stabilization
Canon today launched a new version of its DSLR-based EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM telephoto zoom lens, alongside CES-related announcements of new PowerShot cameras. The lens is considered a staple by most professional photographers, and features a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture, ultrasonic autofocus and is weather and dust resistant. The new version replaces the…
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Netgear intros Digital Entertainer Express, 3G routers
Netgear at CES introduced several new products including the Digital Entertainer Express, two routers for 3G and WiMAX modems, and new Powerline AV adapter kits. The Express EVA9100 media receiver offers many of the same basic features as the company’s Elite EVA9150 model, enabling users to display and stream content directly to their HDTVs. Streaming…
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Bloomberg adds to voices backing Jan. tablet reveal
The Bloomberg financial network has become the latest media outlet to back rumors of a tablet announcement later this month. An online writer cites a source “familiar with the matter,” who also reiterates claims that the tablet should go on sale in March. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling has refused to comment…. More: continued here
AT&T to carry 5 Android phones, use “all” app stores
AT&T on Wednesday unveiled a major Android initiative for its network. So far the last major US carrier to adopt Google’s platform, it should now add five Android phones within the first half of the year. The carrier doesn’t provide full details but does say it will have the Dell Mini 3i as well as…
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Napster deploys on Samsung TVs, opens up API
Napster has announced that its music subscription service will be available through Samsung TVs, beginning this week. Listeners must grab the Napster TV widget from the Yahoo Widget Gallery, which is present on TVs with the Internet@TV option introduced in summer 2008. Users can then start a 14-day trial, or log into an existing account….
Why Apple Denied the Google Latitude App
awyeah writes “A recently revealed Apple patent looks remarkably similar to the functionality of Google Latitude, which Apple relegated to WebApp status earlier this year. Obviously if Apple is working on their own version of Google Latitude (or owns the IP rights to this functionality), they’d be hesitant to put an app with the same…
Nokia Claims Patent Violations in Most Apple Products
An anonymous reader writes with an extract from this Associated Press story, as carried by The Globe and Mail: “Nokia is broadening its legal fight with Apple, saying almost all of the company’s products violate its patents, not just the iPhone. Nokia Corp. said Tuesday that it has filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with…
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How Apple Orchestrates Controlled Leaks, and Why
Lanxon writes “‘I was a Senior Marketing Manager at Apple and I was instructed to do some controlled leaks,’ confesses John Martellaro. Monday’s article at the Wall Street Journal, which provided confirmation of an Apple tablet device, had all the earmarks of a controlled leak. Here’s how Apple does it. Often Apple has a need…
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AT&T also to hold two Palm webOS phones
As part of its smartphone app push, AT&T today also validated at its Developer Summit that it will add two Palm telephones operating webOS to its roster. CEO Ralph de la Vega didn’t provide small print of the phones however does say they must arrive in the first half of the yr. The news is…
Apple Orders 10 Million Tablets?
Arvisp writes “According to a blog post by former Google China president Kai-Fu Lee, Apple plans to produce nearly 10 million tablets in the still-unannounced product’s first year. If Lee’s blog post is to be believed, Apple plans to sell nearly twice as many tablets as it did iPhones in the product’s first year.” Read…
Steve Jobs Crowned “Person of the Decade”
longacre writes “Apple CEO Steve Jobs won over 30% of the vote in an online poll published by personal finance and investing news site SmartMoney.com, enough to earn their ‘Person of the Decade’ title by a solid margin over luminaries such as Warren Buffett (17%), Ben Bernanke (13%) and Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry…