I really love palm. But this is very dissapointing. Palm Pre Snoops on Users by Phoning Data HomeA programmer finds that the Palm Pre’s operating system webOS sends users’ GPS location to Palm every day, along with data on which WebOS apps they use and for how long. The move triggers concerns over data collection…
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Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch?
I think It would do even better if it was called Xbox portable! Can Zune HD topple the iPod touch? Microsoft is having a hard time breaking into the portable media player market, but can the combination of the Zune HD, along with undercutting Apple be what finally works? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet
Maybe it’s for that new type of digital album thinghy! Report: Apple planning Sept. music event; No hint of a tablet Apple is reportedly preparing for a big media event early next month and it appears that whatever the company has to offer will have something to do with music. Techmeme All Things Digital’s Peter…
Canadian cellphone rates among world’s worst
You think it will change? http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/11/canada-cellphone-rates-expensive-oecd.html?ref=rss The average Canadian cellphone user is paying among the highest bills in the developed world, according to a new international study.
Facebook buys FriendFeed aggregator
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/10/facebook-acquires-friendfeed.html?ref=rss Facebook has acquired FriendFeed, an online aggregator of Twitter feeds and other social media services, social-networking websites and blogs.
Rogers, Bell TV customers warned of fee hikes
This time it might be for a good cause! http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/08/10/rogers-bell-fees236.html?ref=rss Rogers and Bell television cable subscribers are being told they will see their monthly fees hiked by 1.5 per cent beginning September.
Apple Preparing iPod Touch With Camera, Microphone
Ohhhhhhhh! http://feeds.wired.com/~r/wired/index/~3/JbZ2s0JFhps/ A source with inside knowledge of the situation claims Apple will release an iPod Touch with microphone and camera in two to three months. The implications for voice-over-IP could be staggering (especially for telephony providers).
CBC
AM is still alive in some places! http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/07/15/whse-cbc-tower.html?ref=rss The CBC’s top official in the North says the Yukon government’s move to extend the CBC’s lease for its AM transmitter in Whitehorse does not necessarily mean the broadcaster will scrap plans to switch from AM to FM.
Camera for the next iPod touch?
Might be: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/KMdrWTboCYY/ideas-we-like-ipods-with-cameras Usually new iPods come out around September!
iPhone 3.0 improve podcast listening
You can now rewind by 30sec increment and speed playback up. Cool for talk only podcast, you could go trough a 60min in 30 min! And it’s very listenable, it’s time compression so voices don’t end all like Mickey mouse. More later! As i discover new features.