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Computerworld Mobile/Wireless Computing
April 30, 2007
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In this issue:
* Why e-books are bound to fail
* Will DRM-free music and new subscription services threaten iTunes?
* Apple owns up to MacBook battery problems
* Apple's Jobs says no to music subscription service
* EarthLink scales back, focuses muni Wi-Fi effort
* Wireless LAN startup promises new approach
* Sony debuts high-speed memory stick
* Price markup: OLPC bumps $100 laptop to $175
* SanDisk, Qimonda building MCP-based storage for mobile handsets
* Germany paves way for DVB-H mobile TV
* Wikipedia appears on cell phones in Japan
* TechGear: Getting Into Gear
Computerworld Blogs:
* Shark Tank: Unclear on the concept
* FON <3 Time Warner (and steamdroid)
* Thoughts about network neutrality
* SCO honcho: It's time to ban free Wi-Fi
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Why e-books are bound to fail
Companies have spent millions of dollars over the past couple of decades
developing what they hope will be a device that replaces the paper book.
Unfortunately, their products are destined for failure, says columnist Mike
Elgan.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61419/2/
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Will DRM-free music and new subscription services threaten iTunes?
Apple dominates the mobile media market, but the game is still new and some
believe changing times may well change Apple's fortunes.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61420/2/
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Apple owns up to MacBook battery problems
Acknowledging that some batteries in its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops have
been experiencing problems such as not recognizing or not charging the battery,
Apple issued a firmware fix designed to address the issue.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61421/2/
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Apple's Jobs says no to music subscription service
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said he will resist pressure from the recording industry
to create a subscription-based version of Apple's iTunes online music store.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61422/2/
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EarthLink scales back, focuses muni Wi-Fi effort
The Internet service provider will keep working on projects it's already
committed to and continue talking to other cities, but will focus on large
cities such as Los Angeles and Chicago.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61423/2/
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Wireless LAN startup promises new approach
A startup is promising it will introduce products next month that take a new
approach to lowering costs and simplifying management of wireless LANs.
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Sony debuts high-speed memory stick
Sony's new Memory Stick PRO-HG media card offers read/write rates of
240Mbit/sec. The new media card is targeted at Digital SLR, high-end digital
camera, or digital video camera users who need to handle large capacity data.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61426/2/
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Price markup: OLPC bumps $100 laptop to $175
The One Laptop Per Child group may be raising the expected cost of their "$100
laptop" to $175, but organization leaders say they're still confident that
they'll collect enough orders -- 3 million are needed -- to start the
production process in September.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61427/2/
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SanDisk, Qimonda building MCP-based storage for mobile handsets
SanDisk Corp. and Qimonda AG have announced plans to jointly build an MCP-based
storage system for mobile phones.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61428/2/
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Germany paves way for DVB-H mobile TV
German regulators have agreed with a European Union initiative and will adopt
the DVB-H mobile broadcasting standard.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61429/2/
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Wikipedia appears on cell phones in Japan
A Japanese Web portal now provides cell phone users with access to a version of
Wikipedia.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61430/2/
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TechGear: Getting Into Gear
Mike Elgan gives you the scoop on personal technology stuff you just gotta have.
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COMPUTERWORLD BLOGS
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Shark Tank: Unclear on the concept
This company uses BlackBerries for remote e-mail and also allows remote e-mail
access via the Web, reports a pilot fish working there. User call to help desk:
Does my new BlackBerry have Internet access? Help desk tech: Yes, it does.
User: Then can you set up a bookmark for the Web-mail site on my BlackBerry?
Sighs fish, The tech asked if she was having problems receiving mail on the
BlackBerry. After a pause, the user responded, 'Oh, I guess that was a dumb
request' and hung up.
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61432/2/
FON <3 Time Warner (and steamdroid)
Welcome to IT Blogwatch: in which Time Warner Cable and FON do a Barney
announcement. Not to mention a steam-powered R2D2...
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61070/2/
Thoughts about Net neutrality
Our old friend Curt Monash has a think-piece about Net neutrality up on his
weblog. He argues for ISPs to sell a premium service tier for
high-bandwidth/latency-sensitive applications:
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/61071/2/
SCO honcho: It's time to ban free Wi-Fi
Here'e one more reason to hate SCO: The head of the company, Ralph Yarro, is
trying to get the Utah legislature to ban all free and open Wi-Fi networks. The
reason? Kids might be using them to download porn.
To view the rest of the blog post, click the following link.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/1497978/1418939/60348/2/
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