Environmentally-friendly electronics are all the rage these days and Sony Ericsson knows this. Hence, the announcement of two new assisted GPS-featuring feature phones under the company’s GreenHeart initiative today. Under the GreenHeart initiative, both the Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson Hazel mobile phones are designed to reduce carbon emissions in the production of the [...]
Entries from December 2009
Sony Ericsson Hazel and Elm have GP
December 30th, 2009 · Comments Off
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HTC Nexus One
December 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off
The HTC Nexus One, AKA Google Nexus One, AKA Google Phone, has passed through the FCC, all but confirming consumer release in the United States as stated in yesterday’s rumor. The FCC filing doesn’t reveal too many details other than the inclusion of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, and perhaps most significantly, support for North American [...]
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Tracking Santa on Google Maps in real-time
December 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off
Santa Claus
Just like last year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, AKA NORAD, will be tracking Santa’s progress on Google Maps and Google Earth during Christmas. NORAD’s radar system, called the North Warning System, consists of 47 radar installations along the northern border of North America. Once Santa takes off on Christmas Eve, one of [...]
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TomTom cuts North American iPhone app
December 21st, 2009 · Comments Off
TomTom has followed up its decision to offer a US-only TomTom app for the iPhone for only $50 with a $30 price cut for the full North American version. The previously $100 app now costs $70 which should help make Canadians like me happy in addition to my American friends.
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