Music labels still expect to see sales drop by $5 billion
With traditional music sales of CDs plummeting, music labels are looking for alternate revenue streams. While record labels see higher profit margins from physical media sales like CDs, the huge volume of sales that digital downloads can deliver may offset the lower [...]
Mobile Music Industry Heads Towards $7B USD by 2011
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
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Microsoft Buys Mobile Services Firm MobiComp
July 6th, 2008 · No Comments
MobiComp features could be seen in future Windows Mobile version
Microsoft is always looking to improve its Windows Mobile operating system to better compete against competitors like Apple and Symbian. To help improve the user experience on Windows mobile Devices, Microsoft made a new acquisition.
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Patent Application Puts Solar Cells Behind LCD of Mobile Devices
June 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Artwork from Patent Application(Source: News.com)Patent application is reported to have been filed by Apple employees
Apple is no stranger to product leaks and patent applications turning up online and creating a storm of rumors — often
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Mobile Music Looking up For 2008
May 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Analysts say 3G iPhone and Verizon/Rhapsody service will be a boon for mobile music industry
The biggest competitor to traditional music sales is the digital music generation. Many users no longer want tons of CDs around their home or car; they want digital tracks where one small device like the iPod or iPhone can store the [...]
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NVIDIA Prepares Single-chip Mobile Platform for Intel Processors
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
NVIDIA is ready to deliver on last week’s promise
When we think of notebook computers which use Intel Pentium Dual Core, Core 2 Solo, or Core 2 Duo processors, the systems are usually paired with an Intel Northbridge and Southbridge. Intel hopes to carry on this tradition with its Centrino 2 platform which [...]
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More Details Revealed on NVIDIA’s APX 2500 Mobile HD Platform
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments
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MIDs, UMPCs and what mobile users really want
April 4th, 2008 · Comments Off
I guess calling them MIDs is better than calling them unlaptops, or smart nonphones, but not by much.
Intel this week showed four prototypes of the so-called Mobile Internet Devices, or MIDs, at the Shanghai version of its IDF conference. They looked . . . okay. I offer faint praise not just because I [...]
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AMD Launches “Puma” Mobile Platform
March 4th, 2008 · No Comments
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