The device will sell without a phone contract (or 3G hardware) in different markets around the world.
As was reported in August, Samsung will be one of the first to release a stand-alone iPod touch-like Android device. The YP-G50 runs on Android 2.1 OS and features 3.2-inch screen, 2MP camera, DLNA, Wi-Fi, 8 or 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot, GPS, SoundAlive, DivX support and FM Radio. (I had earlier posted the MORE
Seth Weintraub - Oct 20, 2010 4:13 PM ET
We'll be watching Apple's live video stream from the comfort of our home. You can join us.
Image: Apple Inc.
If you want live blogging from reporters who actually traveled to Apple's (AAPL) Cupertino campus for today's event, there are plenty of sites to choose from, including Macrumors, MacDailyNews, TUAW, All Things Digital, Engadget, Gizmodo and ArsTechnica.
We're content to watch it from home. You're welcome to watch it with us. Click MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 20, 2010 12:44 PM ET
Look for it to open again in advance of the 1 p.m. EDT 'Back to the Mac' event
The Apple (AAPL) drumroll continues.
See also:
Live video: Back to the Mac
What to expect at 'Back to the Mac'
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 20, 2010 12:21 PM ET
One of the nice features of desktop word processing now is available in the Google Docs Cloud.
Announced last night and only working on Google (GOOG) Chrome, Firefox, and Safari browsers, Google Docs can now handle the easy dragging of a document from your desktop into the browser page. Little updates like this start to blur the line between desktop and cloud computing and will make it easier for people to move into MORE
Seth Weintraub - Oct 20, 2010 12:04 PM ET
Smartphones' sleek forms, tactile buttons, and blinking lights add up to a sort of game -- and a perfect catalyst for compulsive behaviors.
If you've got a smartphone, check it. Chances are, it's flashing a light or showing you an icon to signal a new text, e-mail, Facebook message, or even the archaic missed call. And that feels good. Face it, it's a bummer when you pick up your phone after MORE
Shelley DuBois, writer-reporter - Oct 20, 2010 11:32 AM ET
The high price may come down over the weeks leading to the Christmas shopping season.
In a press release today, Samsung announced that its seven-inch Galaxy Tab would arrive at Verizon (VZ) stores on November 11, just a few weeks after Verizon will offer Apple's (AAPL) iPad.
The $599 price point seems a little high for me but, as is often the case with most mobile devices, prices plummet almost immediately after launch. Verizon MORE
Seth Weintraub - Oct 20, 2010 10:01 AM ET
Image: Apple Inc.
UPDATE: Join us here for our live commentary.
From Apple (AAPL) PR:
Apple® will broadcast its October 20 event online using Apple's industry-leading HTTP Live Streaming, which is based on open standards. Viewing requires either a Mac® running Safari® on Mac OS® X version 10.6 Snow Leopard®, an iPhone® or iPod touch® running iOS 3.0 or higher, or an iPad™. The live broadcast will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 20, 2010 9:42 AM ET
Every day, the Fortune staff spends hours poring over tech stories, posts, and reviews from all over the Web to keep tabs on the companies that matter. We've assembled the day's most newsworthy bits below.
"For those of us who live outside of Apple's distortion field, we know that 7-inch tablets will actually be a big portion of the market, and we know that Adobe Flash support actually matters to MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer-Reporter - Oct 20, 2010 7:08 AM ET
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Responding to Steve Jobs' dismissive remarks about Research in Motion's (RIMM) smartphones and tablets during Apple's (AAPL) earnings call Monday (see here), RIM CEO Jim Balsillie had this to say:
"For those of us who live outside of Apple's distortion field, we know that 7" tablets will actually be a big portion of the market and we know that Adobe Flash support actually matters to customers who want MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Oct 19, 2010 4:43 PM ET
The Apple CEO is throwing everything it has at Android, but why?
A commenter from my hometown of Akron, Ohio, makes a good point about yesterday's Apple (AAPL) earnings call:
This was Apple's quarterly financial report to the market and Jobs should have been beating the drum about Apple's financial results, but instead spends time talking about the competition. The more time you spend focusing on your competitor means they are foremost in MORE
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