Verizon LG Voyager Smart Phone Review: Excellent voice calls, Scrolling disappointing

PC World reviewed for the first time the latest LG Voyager from Verizon Wireless which looks like an attempt to be an iPhone killer. To summarize this review:

The Good: Compact and stylish LG Voyager from Verizon is a brilliant touchscreen phone. Flips open sideways to reveal a first-rate QWERTY keyboard. Includes built-in GPS and VZ Navigation. Voice calls are excellent.

The Bad: Fingertip scrolling is disappointing. Touchscreen and keyboards modes don’t play together at times. Doesn’t use Windows Mobile or Blackberry so there won’t have many apps available. Poor battery life at only 5 hours. Has 3G but no Wi-Fi connectity.2MP camera could have done better with a flash.

The Bottomline: This can be an alternative to the iPhone only if you can’t afford it. However, the LG Voyager can perform well and can be considered as one of the best multimedia phones by LG so far.

Read full review over here at PC WORLD.

“Buy It Now”: eBay settles dispute over Instant-buy-patent

Online auction and e-commerce pioneer eBay said that taht the San Jose, Calif.-based company has reached a settlement agreement that gives eBay the rights to the “Buy It Now” patent. The controversy over this patent sparked a precedent-setting Supreme Court case and even spurred a call for patent reform.

Via San Jose Mercury News

Microsoft to cut price of Windows Vista

Microsoft just announced that the company will cut the price of some retail versions of Windows Vista.

Zoomin.de: Samsung starte Web-Photo-Community

Der koreanische Unterhaltungselektronik-Riese Samsung startet eine neue Online-Photo-Community namens “Zoomin.de - Meine Bilder Community”, die es Usern erlaubt, bis zu 150 MB an Bilddateien gratis hochzuladen. Diese Photo-Files können dann in eigenen Galerien verwaltet oder mit Freunden und anderen Photo-Fans ausgetauscht werden. Samsung hat sich für den Launch des Lifestyle-Photoportals die Read more

TechMediaWatch: Dell in der Krise +++ Noch mehr Klagen gegen Yahoo +++ Hochgesteckte Ziele bei Logitech

Yahoo mächtig unter Druck: Aktionärs-Klagen nehmen zu. Einen Monat nach dem feindlichen Übernahmeangebot von Microsoft sieht sich der Internet-Pionier einer steigenden Zahl von Aktionärsklagen ausgesetzt … MEHR LESEN BEI PC WELT +++ Logitech hat ehrgeizige Ziele, das Unternehmen, größter Hersteller von PC-Mäusen und Tastaturen, will jährlich zweistellige Zuwachszahlen erreichen. MEHR LESEN BEI handelblatt.com +++ Massive Gewinnverluste bei Dell: Beim amerikanischen PC-DiscountrieseDell drückt der teure Konzernumbau auf den Gewinn. MEHR LESEN BEI PCWELT. +++

TechMediaWatch Feb 29: Make Phone Buyers Flip +++ Dell in trouble +++ Disney bets on web video

MOBILE PHONES: Executives and industry analysts say it has become more important than ever to understand the psyche of consumers and why they pick one phone over another. Read NYT: Hoping to Make Phone Buyers Flip.

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DELL: The computer company has been trying to make a fundamental strategic shift in order to restore its reputation for strong growth and high profit margins: READ NYT: Profit Falls as Dell Tries to Grow and Limit Costs

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SPRINT NEXTEL: The company also said it was suspending the payment of its dividend and had borrowed $2.5 billion through a revolving credit facility. READ NYT: Sprint Nextel Posts $29.5 Billion Loss:

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Cablevision and the ticketing powerhouse Ticketmaster are negotiating to acquire significant stakes in the nation’s No. 2 concert promoter, AEG Live. READ NYT: 2 Are Seeking to Buy Into Concert Promoter

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EBay settles its long-running patent litigation with MercExchange. Neither party is saying why or for how much, but observers point to litigation fatigue. READ NYT :EBay Settles Its Patent Dispute

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Using tough language, President Bush prodded Congress to pass his preferred version of surveillance legislation. READ NYT: Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an ‘Urgent Priority’

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Sprint caught up with its rivals with a new $99 unlimited wireless voice and data plan. Can a price war be far away? READ NYT: Sprint Returns a Shot in the Battle of the Bundle

Rights Groups Seek Court OK to Intervene in Wikileaks Case
By IDG NEWS SERVICE
A growing number of privacy and civil rights advocates are calling on a federal court to reconsider its decision ordering the whistleblower Web site to be disabled.(NYT)+++

Deutsche Telekom Narrows Loss
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 8:40 AM ET
The company said that its business was stabilizing after many quarters of declines caused by an exodus of fixed-line customers.(NYT)+++

Harvard Scholars to Explore Net Safety
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:10 PM ET
Leading Internet scholars will explore the safety of users at MySpace and other popular online hangouts amid growing fears that youngsters have become targets of sexual predators.(NYT)+++

For ‘A’ Students in Some Brooklyn Schools, a Cellphone and 130 Free Minutes
By JENNIFER MEDINA
What’s the cheapest way to text message your friends? For thousands of the city’s middle school students, the answer now is to earn an “A.”(NYT)+++MICROSOFT IS CUTTING PRICES for retail versions of the Windows Vista operating system in an attempt to boost sales to people who buy the software at retail outlets. (WSJ)+++A Microsoft executive last year said the company made a mistake by lowering the minimum requirements needed to run Vista, according to internal emails disclosed this week.(WSJ)+++

Dell’s earnings fell 6.5% amid higher expenses and “conservative” customer spending. Sales rose 10%.(WSJ)

+++Take-Two said it was approached by other potential buyers since Electronic Arts made a bid, but it isn’t in talks with anyone, including EA(WSJ)

+++EBay agreed to buy three patents from MercExchange to settle a long-running battle over the auction site’s “Buy It Now” feature. Financial terms weren’t disclosed(WSJ)+++

IAC and Cablevision are in talks to jointly acquire 49% of No. 2 concert promoter AEG Live, in a bid to challenge rival Live Nation.(WSJ)+++Facebook said it didn’t give the Moroccan government information to identify a user who was arrested for impersonating a Moroccan prince on the Web site.(WSJ)+++Sprint posted a $29.5 billion loss, hurt by a write-down of the value of Nextel. A bleak forecast warned of more subscriber losses.(WSJ)+++

Microsoft Gets Record Fine and a Rebuke From Europe
By STEPHEN CASTLE
Regulators issued the company a $1.35 billion fine for failing to comply with a 2004 judgment that it had abused its dominance.(WSJ)+++

Google launches tool for websites
Google Inc., already the world’s most-popular spot for finding websites, is aiming to become the go-to place for creating websites too.(LAT)+++

Carson City Council smack heard ’round the world goes to trial
By John L. Mitchell
A community activist faces a misdemeanor charge for hitting a city official with papers, which had drawn a YouTube audience.(LAT)+++

Disney takes big plunge into online video
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
Original programming from a new studio dedicated to digital projects debuts today.(LAT)+++MySpace hires Harvard scholars to improve Internet safety
NEW YORK — Leading Internet scholars at Harvard Law School will head a task force exploring the safety of users at MySpace and other popular online hangouts amid growing fears that youngsters have become targets of sexual predators.(DFP)+++

Sprint Nextel posts $29.5 billion loss; outlook grim
Sprint Nextel showed more signs today that its recovery will be long and painful as it recorded a massive fourth-quarter loss, predicted…(TST)+++

Costly slap not end to troubles with EU
The record $1.35 billion fine Microsoft must pay the European Union will not buy the software company much peace. Wednesday’s penalty, which amounts…(TST)+++

Mixed signals on privacy concerns
Americans are conflicted about Internet privacy. They say they want better protection for their personal data, but often trade away safeguards to connect with friends or find what they are looking for…(SJM)+++Microsoft’s troubles in Europe aren’t over
WASHINGTON - The record $1.36 billion fine Microsoft must pay the European Union will not buy the software company much peace. (SJM)+++Microsoft cuts prices on Windows Vista
In a practically unheard of move, Microsoft cuts the price of several boxed versions of its desktop operating system, leaving some analysts scratching their heads.(CNET)+++

E-mails reveal Intel pressure over Vista
Microsoft didn’t want to have a two-tiered Vista upgrade program, but that’s exactly
what it got after Intel raised a fuss, and now the software maker is facing legal action.(CNET)+++

Questions ahead for Google, Schmidt
In Orlando for a medical trade show, the search CEO wanted to stay on message about health care. But really, there’s lots more to talk about. (CNET)+++

Take-Two says it has more offers
Grand Theft Auto’s publisher has gotten additional offers since EA bid $2 billion for it, but also says it isn’t negotiating with anyone. (CNET)+++ document.write(timeDifference(1204258140000));Google partners with homeless shelters
Expanding a service that was started by start-up Grand Central, Google will give out free phone numbers and voicemail to San Francisco street dwellers.(CNET)+++document.write(timeDifference(1204245600000));Is Dell biz model yesterday’s story?
Company statement says: “Dell’s business priorities drive revenue up 10 percent in fourth quarter.” The real story was that profits slumped 6.5 percent because of a bevy of charges.(CNET)+++document.write(timeDifference(1204238460000));Microsoft e-mails detail Vista woes
Internal Microsoft e-mails outline a variety of problems encountered by both the software maker and customers who tried to upgrade their OS (CNET)+++Kevin Rose opens up and Diggs in
q&a In part 1 of a two-part interview, Digg’s founder says a “smarter” social-news experience is coming–and that Yahoo Buzz doesn’t sting. (CNET)+++

Novell profit tops Street; raises ‘08 revenue view
Software maker sees increased Linux sales and lower costs for the quarter.(CNET)+++Password weak link in Apple’s Keychain
A flaw in OS X means that someone could, if you’re not careful, walk up to your Mac and breach your setup.(CNET)+++

document.write(timeDifference(1204221600000));Google Sites is not the big story
Outside of a fanatic few, how many computer users will really give a fig about the revamped JotSpot technology?(CNET)+++

document.write(timeDifference(1204246740000));In Miami, Digg’s Kevin Rose gets social
At Future of Web Apps conference, founder of a perpetually buzzworthy social-media site reiterates that Digg isn’t getting acquired anytime soon.(CNET)+++

document.write(timeDifference(1204246740000));Congress worries about .gov monitoring plan
Homeland Security’s planned expansion of system that analyzes federal government network traffic for suspicious patterns prompts privacy concerns from both sides of the aisle.

New roadside cameras, an innovative way to control traffic

So you thought you loved your lonely rides back home with all the Frank Sinatra playing in the background while you travel the lonely lanes? Think again, the men in control don’t really like the idea. Why do you think they’ve been drilling all those carpooling thoughts into your head? Now they’e going to go a step further and maybe install these new roadside cameras which can detect the number of people in the car, by measuring the amount of bodily fluid it contains. Read more

The Chumby: A well-rounded internet funbag

If the Chumby hasn’t been on your list of must- haves in the past few months, then you’ve definitely got no taste for the chunkier but cuter things in life. Stop running after all the lean meat, and save some time for this cute little creating that has been in the waiting list for a while, and I am all too glad that it is out now.

The little wifi-cutie was recently launched along with the Chumby network so you can have a good look at some of the “usually-a-waste-of-time” MTV news over that cup of Expresso. Read more

3G iPhone kommt in 6 Monaten mit Chips von Infineon?

crunchgear, der gadget blog ableger von TechCrunch meldet gerade, dass ein 3G iPhone bis in sechs Monaten auf dem Markt sein soll. Die Chips dafür sollen von Infinion kommen.

One week we hear it’s coming out before the end of the year, the next we get speculation that it won’t be released at all. So confusing! UBS threw its hard into the ring today and gives us its own prediction for the release—within six months, or by September. (Apple usually hold events in September, right? Oh, dear…)

And that’s not all UBS had to say. It believes that the 3G chip itself will be produced by Infineon Technologies AG, a German corp.

You know what? If the 3G iPhone does come out I’ll probably get it, if only because I’m tired of “borrowing” Biggs’ better-than-mine phones.

3G iPhone To Include Infineon Chip, Launch By Mid-Year: UBS [Dow Jones/CNN via iLounge]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/ubs-sez-3g-iphone-here-in-6-months-chip-made-by-infineon/

3G iPhone coming in 6 months? Chip made by Infineon?

CrunchGear, the TechChruch Gadget blog just featured a post regrading UBS saying the next generation iPhone, the 3G iPhone should be available within the next six months. According to teh source, the chip should come from German chipmaker Infinion.

One week we hear it’s coming out before the end of the year, the next we get speculation that it won’t be released at all. So confusing! UBS threw its hard into the ring today and gives us its own prediction for the release—within six months, or by September. (Apple usually hold events in September, right? Oh, dear…)

And that’s not all UBS had to say. It believes that the 3G chip itself will be produced by Infineon Technologies AG, a German corp.

You know what? If the 3G iPhone does come out I’ll probably get it, if only because I’m tired of “borrowing” Biggs’ better-than-mine phones.

3G iPhone To Include Infineon Chip, Launch By Mid-Year: UBS [Dow Jones/CNN via iLounge]

Read: http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/28/ubs-sez-3g-iphone-here-in-6-months-chip-made-by-infineon/

3G iPhone Imminent, Says Some Analyst

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