Apr 28

Stephen Elop: Nokia won’t build just another tablet

Posted in: interview, meego, Microsoft, nokia, tablet, Today's Chili, windows 8, windows phone, Windows8, WindowsPhone

Apple has a tablet. So does RIM. HP Palm too, soon enough. And Android tablets, particularly those running Honeycomb… they’re everywhere — hell, even Sony has a few on the way. That leaves Nokia as the glaring anomaly conspicuously absent from the tablet wars. Understandable, we guess, given the company’s urgent need to transition its smartphone strategy to Windows Phone. That doesn’t mean the company is standing still though. According to an interview with YLE television in Finland, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is taking a very calculated approach to tablets, saying, “We could take advantage of Microsoft technology and software, and build a Windows-oriented tablet, or we could do things with some of the other software assets that we have. Our team right now is assessing what’s the right tablet strategy for Nokia.” In other words, Nokia is investigating tablets running Windows 7 (doubtful), MeeGo (doubtful), and Windows Next, aka that tablet-friendly Windows 8 OS (likely). But here’s the most illuminating exchange from the well-mannered Canadian:

There are now over 200 different tablets on the marketplace, only one of them is doing really well. And, my challenge to the team is I don’t wanna be the 201st tablet on the market that you can’t tell from all of the others. We have to take a uniquely Nokia prospective and so the teams are working very hard on something that would be differentiating relative to everything else that’s going on in the market.

Q. So you’re not in a hurry?

We’re always in a hurry to do the right things, but we’re mostly in a hurry to do the right thing.

Makes sense to us and echoes what we’ve heard about Sony’s relatively delayed entry into consumer tablets. Why should Nokia build another me-too tablet when it can tap into the combined Microsoft / Nokia ecosystem and make a grab at some real market share and profit? The entire 20 minute interview is interesting as Elop discusses layoffs, the first Nokia Windows Phone, Symbian, and competing against Apple and Google. Hit the source link for the full deal — the tablet discussion begins at 10 minutes and 32 seconds.

[Thanks, Pauli N.]

Stephen Elop: Nokia won’t build just another tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 28

Intel SSD 720, 710 and 520 Series leak out, Larsen Creek and Paint Creek bring up rear guard

Posted in: intel, solid state drive, SolidStateDrive, SSD, Today's Chili

Remember Intel’s Larsen Creek SSD? It’s not alone. By the end of the year, it looks like Intel expects to ship five new solid state storage series in total — some of them even speedier than its current SSD 510 Series flagship. We managed to obtain this leaked roadmap listing the potential additions, and we’re afraid to ask how much the new kings of the hill might cost — the “Ramsdale” SSD 720 Series uses up to 400GB of SLC NAND in a PCI Express card form factor, and the “Lyndonville” SSD 710 series with a similar quantity of enterprise-grade MLC flash. There’s also a direct successor to the current top-of-the-line in the “Cherryville” SSD 520 Series, which will stretch all the way up to 480GB and down to 64GB in Q4 of this year, as well as Paint Creek, which seems destined for boot drives with only 80GB and 40GB capacities to choose from. Still, the most intriguing addition might be Larsen Creek after all, which sounds like it’s been purpose-built for caching data from your existing rotational storage. It’s slated to come in both 2.5-inch SATA and mSATA configurations in Q3 and uses SLC NAND, which suggests it won’t run cheap despite the tiny capacity here. We can’t wait to find out for sure.

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Apr 28

Verizon freezes Droid Charge launch indefinitely, blaming ‘unexpected delays’ (update)

Posted in: 4G, Android, cellphone, delay, droid, froyo, launch, lte, mobile phone, MobilePhone, phone, samsung, smartphone, Today's Chili, us, verizon, Verizon Wireless, VerizonWireless

Can’t say we’re surprised by this, but turns out Verizon’s decided to delay the launch of its Samsung Droid Charge — originally scheduled for today — at the very last minute. According to an internal email we obtained, the blame’s on “unexpected delays” and no new date has yet been set. This makes sense, considering it wouldn’t do Verizon much good to launch a new 4G Android when its LTE service is still down (for over 24 hours and still counting). Ah well, this 4.3-incher better be worth the wait.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

Update: We’re hearing reports that LTE is gradually being restored across the states, and our own Myriam Joire also sees 4G connection in San Francisco. That said, at this stage it’s unlikely that the Droid Charge will resume launch today.

Update 2: Apparently the folks at Target aren’t picking up what Verizon’s putting down, as a tipster has told us it’s releasing the Charge today as planned. Picture’s after the break.

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Apr 28

Facebook Moves Into The Workplace

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This article was written on April 27, 2006 by CyberNet.

Facebook Moves Into The Workplace

It appears that Facebook is moving beyond high schools and colleges and moving into the workplace. It makes sense that they are trying to expand since they are trying to sell Facebook. The $2 billion price that is stamped on it would hinder most people from purchasing it, but they have hopes that expanding Facebook will increase their revenue. They currently earn $1 million each week (these are just rumors but should be accurate) which means it would take about 38 years to earn back the cost of your purchase. Looks like they better expand globally otherwise they will need to find someone with very very deep pockets.

Only ten companies are available on Facebook right now: Accenture, Amazon, Apple, EA, Gap, Intel, Intuit, Microsoft, Pepsi, PWC and Teach for America.

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Apr 28

Panasonic will layoff 17,000 workers globally (updated)

Posted in: earnings, Japan, Panasonic, Today's Chili

No matter how you slice it, 17,000 is a big number, especially when its seventeen thousand humans looking for jobs. The layoffs represent a four-percent reduction of Panasonic’s 380,000 global workforce due to restructuring efforts, according to Nikkei. They are expected to begin this year and will mainly impact employees outside of Japan.

Update: Post updated to reflect the actual number of job cuts, not the 40,000 originally quoted by Nikkei or the 35,000 quoted by the AFP. The cuts will come over two years. The news comes as Panasonic reported a ¥40.7 billion ($499 million) loss for quarter, largely on account of a ¥61 billion ($748 million) restructuring cost. Panny says that its bottom line was also affected by a strong Yen, stiff competition in television sales, and the recent earthquake and tsunami.

Panasonic will layoff 17,000 workers globally (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 28

Samsung Galaxy S II begins quest for 120 country domination

Posted in: carrier, galaxy s ii, GalaxySIi, launch, samsung, Today's Chili

How do you best 10 million 14 million in sales of your flagship Galaxy S smartphone? Easy, do what the movie studios do and launch a bigger-budget sequel to an even wider audience. Samsung is holding a media day event in South Korea to celebrate the domestic launch of its smokin’ fast Galaxy S II. The dual-core 1.2GHz Gingerbread handset with 4.27-inch 800 x 480 pixel Super AMOLED Plus display, TouchWiz 4.0 UI, MHL port, and 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video is already on limited sale in the UK on its way to a 120 country / 140 carrier invasion — that’s plus 10 countries over the initial Galaxy S target. Naturally, we expect variants of the S II, with and without NFC, to hit all the US majors just like the Galaxy S did in its day. Stay tuned to see if our very positive first impressions of this gorgeous 8.49-mm thick superphone carry over to the review which should be up later today.

Samsung Galaxy S II begins quest for 120 country domination originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 28

Super Mario gets a Portal gun, you monster (video)

Posted in: game, gaming, nintendo, Today's Chili, video

Before Portal 2 there was Portal, and before Portal there was Super Mario Bros. Bring these together and you get a mushroom-chomping Italian plumber ruling the 2D world — outside the cold confines of Aperture Science — with the infamous Portal gun. The next logical step? Turn this into a first-person game. Go on, Reggie, make it happen.

Super Mario gets a Portal gun, you monster (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 27

Tryvertising Cafe for Couples

Posted in: MARKETING IDEAS, Today's Chili

Searching for a relaxing time over the upcoming Golden Week holidays? If you’re a man who likes to take care of his hair then look no further than Lion’s temporary Pro Tec Cafe in Roppongi Hills.

Following a similar pop-up in Ginza last summer, the Pro Tec Cafe is devoted to showcasing the Pro Tec “washing brush”. Just add shampoo and use the brush to tend to your hair and improve your scalp and follicles. It apparently helps wash and clean right down into the roots, as well as just feeling like a nice massage in the bath. It even promises to combat thinning hair, an issue I have a personal interest in!

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Men’s personal care and hair products are big business in Japan and spending by male consumers rose by 3.6% in 2009, accompanied by a proliferation of new deodorant products and brands like Shiseido showing men how to make their hair look funky.

At the Pro Tec Cafe you can try out the brush and other products in the series (shampoos, sprays etc), as well as get advice from a hair stylist expert. If you turn up with your wife or loved one you can even enjoy the Pro Tec experience in true romantic style, with your partner applying the brush to your locks and giving you a loving head massage.

Japan has quite a tradition of this kind of “healthcare” service — there are already plenty of mimikaki ear-cleaning parlors out there for salarymen who want their canal needs tended to with a sort of maternal counseling dimension added on. Whatever cultural implications might be drawn from this slightly chauvinistic set-up, it certainly makes for an interesting tryvertising experiment, with consumers retaining more investment in the product for it being a mutual “couple” experience enjoyed together.

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Aimed at men in their late twenties and thirties, the Pro Tec Cafe will be open for hair-washing sessions from April 29 to May 5 only.

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Apr 27

Pioneer HDJ-500T-K cans uncoil, answer your phone calls

Posted in: audio, headphones, Today's Chili

That stretchy, coiled headphone cord might be cool for the club, but sometimes you need to straighten up, fly right, and answer a few phone calls. Enter Pioneer’s HDJ-500T-K DJ headphones. These cans are effectively a standard re-issue of the regular HDJ-500 series, but adding a new swappable straight cord with a microphone and answer button. DJ with the (also included) extendable coiled leash, or enjoy leisure listening and hands-free calling with the straight cord. Pretty simple. Look for these in May for $145, and hit the break for the full press release.

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Apr 27

Sharp walk-in display over-stimulates 32 guests at a time in Japanese theme park

Posted in: Japan, japanese, Sharp, Today's Chili

We’ve seen plenty of building-sized televisions — like the 80,000-square-foot ceiling screen in Beijing, or that record-breaking monstrosity that the Cowboys installed in Dallas — but those single-dimension LCD’s have nothing on this “5D” cube opening on Friday. Constructed from 156 Sharp 60-inch HD displays, the 5D Miracle Tour can only be found at Huis Ten Bosch, a “residential-style resort built after a medieval 17th-century Dutch town” located in Sasebo City, Japan. The unique attraction accommodates 32 guests at a time, and consists of one main front screen, surrounded by additional panels on the top, bottom, left and right. Lasting eight minutes, the tour presents the story of a mermaid named Sirena, though content will occasionally change — given the transient nature of mermaids, of course. We’ve only been able to dream of the modern-day curiosities we’d encounter while visiting 17th-century Holland, but we certainly hope this magical place won’t elude us the next time we’re near Nagasaki.

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