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Design firm Pilotfish has unveiled plans to make an advanced music phone, Reuters reports, in an effort to see whether or not consumers want to edit music on the go.

Actually, there’s a bit more to it than that. Pilotfish explained that its concept–which is at least a few years away from mass production–will enable “good quality recording of
three separate sound tracks and allow editing of the music by
physically twisting and bending the phone,” something that is sure to void the warranty of that LG Shine in your pocket.

The control scheme is actually pretty cool: the report said that the phone’s main touch-screen consists of three ‘sticks’ that can be removed and separately
clipped onto a musical instrument or a person to capture live sound. But is there a market? “In a fast moving market niche specifications and applications can
rapidly become standard features. We’ve seen that with cameras,
positioning and a host of other features,” said Geoff Blaber from CCS
Insight in the article.

This article was written on May 08, 2007 by CyberNet.

As Ubuntu continues to gain popularity there is no doubt that they will be looking for more ways to increase their market share. Just last week it was announced that Dell will be offering PC’s with Ubuntu pre-installed, which is sure to make the operating system very well known. The Ubuntu team wasn’t about to stop there though…

Now they are partnering with Intel to develop a mobile and embedded version of Ubuntu to be used on mobile devices. The new mobile operating system will look to minimize the amount of power consumption while offering an interface that is optimized for small screens.

Having Intel on their side is a huge benefit because they are working on a new chip that will be less power hungry than typical processors. The chip’s size is just one-seventh of a processor and only uses 10% of the power.

Matt Zimmerman, Ubuntu’s CTO, made the announcement over an email list saying:

At the heart of the Ubuntu project lies a belief that open source software
and technology can play a key role in enabling individuals to achieve their
potential. A central goal has been the creation of a world-class, free and
open source operating system that we have worked to make accessible across
notebooks, desktops, thin clients and servers.

Three years on, it is clear that new types of device –  small, handheld,
graphical tablets which are Internet-enabled are going to change the way we
communicate and collaborate. These devices place new demands on open source
software and require innovative graphical interfaces, improved power
management and better responsiveness.

…

Finally, we are delighted to be working with Intel on this version of
Ubuntu. Intel are making significant contributions of technology, people and
expertise to the project. We hope that others who are interested in
producing an easy-to-use and open source environment for this class of
device will join us in making this a success.

The mobile version of Ubuntu is expected to be released this year in the middle of October, which is also when Ubuntu 7.10 should be available. It will be interesting to see if any mobile device manufacturers jump on the Ubuntu bandwagon, and also what developments will come about to compete with the iPhone.

Source: BBC

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This article was written on September 01, 2008 by CyberNet.

It was just a few days ago that Google unveiled their idea to come out with a central market for Android developers to share their latest creations, and now Microsoft is hot on their tail. The istartedsomething blog noticed a few job postings that Microsoft made regarding something called Skymarket.

The details are sparse, but the launch of Skymarket will be done alongside that of Windows Mobile 7, which is currently slated for early 2009. The job descriptions, however, say that the marketplace will be available for developers as early as this fall. Whomever gets the position at Microsoft will have to draw up a “product offering, pricing, business model and policies that will make the Windows Mobile marketplace ‘the place to be’ for developers wishing to distribute and monetize their Windows Mobile applications.“

One thing I can’t wait to see is how much of the cut Microsoft decides to take from developers for the sale of their applications. Steve Ballmer always kind of shrugged off Apple’s App Store because he thought developers wouldn’t want to give up 30% of their revenue to Apple. Well, as it turns out some developers are still able to make a good chunk of money since they are exposed to a lot more users than they would ordinarily be.

By the time 2009 comes to an end we will have three application stores/markets that will be heavily competing for users, and it will be interesting to see which of them comes out on top. Will it be Apple, Microsoft, or Google?

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And now, the best use of a BlackBerry Storm I have seen to date: Lewis Hamilton, the British Formula One driver, appears in a YouTube video controlling his F1 car remotely with Research in Motion’s touchscreen smartphone.

Here’s the backstory: A couple of Vodafone subscribers in the UK hacked a BlackBerry Storm to race a toy R/C F1 car around a homemade track. That’s what appears in the first minute or so of the video. The Storm’s built-in accelerometer lets them steer the car by tiling the phone back and forth, while acceleration and braking is controlled with buttons on the phone’s touch screen, according to Autoblog.

Once word got out and Team McLaren heard about it, they invited the fellows to the McLaren Mercedes garage, where they adapted the control system to a real F1 car. “Hilarity ensues when Hamilton himself takes the car out on the track, sans driver, and does a lap behind the wheel of the Blackberry Storm,” the report said. (Video after the break.)

Mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo just began a new online promotion where they created a branded miniature virtual world for users to compete for prizes by playing mini-games.

“Play! Prime” allows visitors to pick from many different characters and wander the town in search of others to compete against. Each player begins alone, but can win followers by beating other players in the world at a variety of mini games.

After competing, the winner takes the followers of the loser, with the ability to get up to 100 followers within the allotted 300 seconds and 5 games. Top-ranked players get listed and, inevitably, end up trying to beat their previous scores as with any addictive online game.

Those who win all five games can enter their personal details to win a DoCoMo Prime Series phone, and everyone who finishes can download a free screensaver. Additional free mobile phone content is available by scanning the provided QR code, but is only available to current DoCoMo handset users.

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