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Cingular To Become AT&T (Say What?)

January 12, 2007

Honestly, who can keep track of all of the Baby Bells, Ma Bell, the wireless services providers -- wasn't it supposed to be easier after the breakup of AT&T that began in 1974 with the U.S. Department of Justice anti-trust suit against the telephone monopoly. (Thanks Wiki! -- and more on that later.)

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Apple vs. Cisco over iPhone

January 11, 2007

I was just on the phone with Garvin Thomas, a reporter from NBC11 News who wanted my take on the iPhone lawsuit between Apple and Cisco and to discuss what he learned. First, when you search the US Patent and Trademark Office database for iPhone you will see 4 separate trademark applications for the term "iPhone". One is by Cisco, another by Teledex, another by Xtreme Mobile, and lastly a trademark application owned by "Ocean Telecom Services LLC" based out of Delaware. Apple is noticeably absent from this list, so perhaps one of these companies is a shell company acting on behalf of Apple.

Posted in Gadgets, Microsoft, Mobile Phones, VoIP, Wireless

The Straight Skinny on the Cisco/Apple Lawsuit

January 11, 2007

Not too surprising and plenty of blog, blog, blogging on the Cisco lawsuit over Apple's use of the iPhone name for its new little product -- did anyone miss this announcement?

Great to see this Cisco news item that comes straight out of the Cisco PR works. It used to be that we had salary negotiations (and other important stuff) from the sporting world fought over in print, rather than face to face.

Now, thanks to mod tech, we can have lawsuits fought out in front of us regular guys (and gals), too -- and in close to real-time, too.

Seems it's all over open vs. closed architecture (sound familiar?)

Ain't life beautiful?

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Cisco sues Apple

January 10, 2007

Just one day after the Apple iPhone was announced, Cisco announced it was suing Apple over trademark infringment. Apparently, they were under negotiations, but they fell though. David Berlind at ZDNet has more.

Any name ideas? I was thinking aPhone for Apple Phone, especially now that Apple is now simply Apple, Inc. instead of Apple Computers.

Too bad www.aphone.com is taken already, ironically by a website promoting Cingular service - the exclusive provider of the new iPhone.. err I mean aPhone or soon-to-be-renamed Apple phone thingy or the "phone formerly known as iPhone".
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iPhone: Not All Phone for All People

January 10, 2007

Make no mistake, that Apple iPhone is one great looking product -- would you expect anything less from Apple?

But what's really interested is taking a look past the shiny, attractive exterior and seeing what's inside -- the technology, what it does, what it can do for you. This is sort of the same as getting past how great a car looks to see if it's really the car for you. After all, a car is just four wheels to get you places, and isn't a phone really something to make calls (OK, "communicate") with?

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Apple iPhone - more secret than a covert CIA operation

January 10, 2007

Steve Jobs has outdone himself with the successful launch of the Apple iPhone at CES yesterday that continues to cause reverberations and major buzz today. What I would like to know is how Steve Jobs kept the iPhone so secret. In today's day and age where information leaks out faster than the NY Times reveals top secret anti-terrorism government programs -- how was Steve Jobs able to keep the iPhone under wraps?

Apple has been known to sue bloggers that have divulged past Apple secrets, so how did we not see this coming? Sure there were rumors about the iPhone coming out at CES, but there were just as many rumors saying it wasn't going to happen.

Posted in Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Technology and Science, Wireless

Apple iPhone launches

January 9, 2007

The Apple iPhone is a rumor no more - and Apple is even using the name "iPhone" - Cisco's trademark on the term 'iPhone' be damned!

The Apple iPhone measures just 11.6 millimeters thin and includes a 3.5-inch wide touchscreen display with an interesting proximity sensor that turns off the touch screen when it's close to your face so you don't accidentally start clicking on programs, icons, etc. The iPhone is essentially a widescreen iPod and a phone all-in-one.

It comes with 8 GB of storage, Bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and WiFi. It also supports quadband GSM radio with EDGE for high-speed Internet access. Damn, another player in the already crowded smartphone space - there goes my PALM stock!

It actually runs OS X with support iTunes, Google Maps, and Safari browser.

Posted in Gadgets, Mobile Phones, Wireless

Motorola announces MOTORIZR Z6

January 8, 2007

Engadget has the scoop on the new Motorola Motorizr Z6.
Check it out:

The first RAZR-esque slider for global release from Moto, the MOTORIZR Z3, hasn't even seen wide distribution yet, but that didn't stop them from announcing the hotter Z6 at CES this week. The upgraded device adds a so-2006 glossy black finish and features Motorola's new Linux- and Java-based platform, but perhaps more importantly to users, it integrates seamlessly with Windows Media Player 11 and rocks support for Windows Media DRM. Other features of the music-heavy handset carry over from the Z3, including a 2 megapixel cam, Bluetooth with A2DP, more...

Read

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CNBC Squawk Box says no Apple iPhone

January 8, 2007

In the ever continuing rumor-mill and hysteria over whether Steve Jobs will announce an Apple iPhone that can't be called an iPhone since Linksys trademarked it, let me add to the rumor-mill...

I heard that CNBC's Squawk Box is predicting that Apple will NOT announce the iPhone tomorrow or anytime this week. It was expected that Apple would make this announcement of an "unnamed mobile phone formerly known as iPhone" at CES. Alas, it is not to be. I wonder if any interesting Apple news will come out of CES that will help dampen this blow to Apple fans' expectations. Stay tuned.

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MapQuest Navigator for Sprint and Nextel BlackBerry devices

January 5, 2007

MapQuest Navigator is now Available on Sprint and Nextel BlackBerry devices. In addition, MapQuest Mobile v2.5 now enables Finding Places, Customized and Multi-Point Routing Options, Canadian Coverage and more.

MapQuest yesterday announced MapQuest Mobile v2.5, offering a range of new features, including access to MapQuest's 15 million points of interest, multipoint routing, walking directions, customized routing options, and coverage in Canada. MapQuest Mobile, the #1 revenue generating downloadable application in the US1, is available in the US through 12 wireless carriers, and on 250 mobile phones.

In addition, MapQuest Navigator -- the GPS-enabled application featuring text and audio turn-by-turn directions -- is now available from Sprint (NYSE:S) on Sprint and Nextel BlackBerry devices. The downloadable application features an in-car navigation-like system with a moving, full color map display while letting consumers receive phone calls.

Posted in GPS, Gadgets, Mobile Phones, PDAs & Handhelds

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