Jonathan Angel

Intel revealed the Intel Atom 330 today, a dual-core version of iis Atom (“Diamondville”) processor for low-cost “nettop” PCs. Like the Intel Atom 230, the Intel Atom 330 uses 45nm technology, features a 533MHz frontside bus and is designed to work with Intel’s 945GC chipset (the 82945GC northbridge and 82801GB southbridge). Unlike the Intel Atom […]

The Palm Treo 800w boasts a tactile QWERTY keyboard, a hardware Wi-Fi switch, turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth support for stereo music headsets. Wi-Fi, never before offered on a Treo, is also included here. Unlike most smart phones, the 800w has a hardware button that turns on its Wi-Fi circuitry and triggers the search for an […]

According to a top Windows Mobile executive, Microsoft shipped some 4.5 million Windows Mobile devices during the first quarter of 2008, up 1.8 million units year over year.The executive, Andy Lees, cited IDG figures showing that Apple sold only 1.8 million iPhones during the same quarter.Lees, who replaced Pieter Knook earlier in 2008 at the […]

Microsoft has officially launched “Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2” at the Embedded Technology Conference 2007 in Yokohama, Japan. Todays announcements included not only a laundry list of new Windows CE features and enhancements, but also “Spark,” an initiative designed to cut the cost of CE development for hobbyists and academics. Most of the new features […]

Oki Electric has released middleware that can add iris recognition to cell phones and PDAs. The “Iris Recognition Technology for Mobile Terminals” software reportedly uses existing cameras and currently targets handheld devices running Windows Mobile, Windows XP or Symbian OS. For several years, Oki has been providing iris-recognition equipment, but these devices required dedicated infrared […]