Filed under: Cellphones Ooh, Qualcomm you been naughty. You might remember that last year Qualcomm was banned from selling various 3G chips that infringed on Broadcom’s patents, but the big Q apparently believes that being in trouble is a fake idea, because it kept right on doing it -- to the point where a judge yesterdaty found the company in contempt for violating the injunction and ordered it to pay up gross profits from sales of its QChat push-to-talk tech to Broadcom. The court gave Qualcom 30 days to figure out how much it owes -- Sprint’s paid over $93M to use the tech since last December, so it’s not going to be peanuts. Qualcomm says it’ll immediately comply, but is planning on appealing the order, so we’ll how this all goes down. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Sony exec admits that PSP developer community should be revitalizedFrom: gadget.fotoamulet.com
Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:52:00
Filed under: Gaming , Handhelds
If you just can’t get enough of what Sony Europe execs are saying, here’s another mouthful just days after hearing from David Reeves . This time we’ve got SCEE’s VP of publisher and developer relations Zeno Colaço shouting out on the state of PSP, and overall, his comments weren’t that surprising. Most notably, he mentioned that the developer community needed to be "revitalized" so that it would get behind the PSP in a big...
more iPhone 2.0 software securely erases user dataFrom: gadget.fotoamulet.com
Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:36:00
Filed under: Cellphones
The fact that the iPhone doesn’t securely erase user data when you select "Erase All Content and Settings" has prompted a lot of hand-wringing (and given rise to a lot of complicated manual workarounds ) as people get ready to flip their old phones and upgrade to the iPhone 3G, but it looks like there’s a simpler solution coming: AppleInsider says the iPhone 2.0 software now securely erases user data. The process is apparently similar to...
more Dell gets “official” with colorful Studio 15 and Studio 17 laptop linesFrom: gadget.fotoamulet.com
Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:14:00
Filed under: Laptops
Not like Dell’s done an exceptional job keeping this one a secret , but yes, the Studio 15 and Studio 17 laptops do seem to be more than a figment of someone’s imagination -- at least, according to a believable release posted up at BetaNews, which has since been pulled. Predictably, the former line features a 15-inch panel while the latter steps up to 17-inches, and both crews will be offered in a smattering of hues including black, grey, blue, green...
more Knight Rider GPS Unit Is KITTastic, FunctionalFrom: gadget.fotoamulet.com
Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:00:59
The Mio Knight Rider GPS unit is exactly what it sounds like -- a Knight Rider themed GPS unit. It has red blinking lights. Basically what you’re paying for is the fact that Mio got William Daniels (the distinguished voice of KITT) to do all the audio work. You choose your name from a long list, and then the unit will address you as so, making you feel a little more Knight Rider-y and a little less Minivan Rider-y. The MSRP is around $270 and they hit streets in the fall. N...
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