Posts Tagged ‘synergy’
Switched On: How Motorola’s Cliq could start to drag
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on September 16th, 2009
All smartphones must decide where they want to integrate and where they want to provide a platform for innovation. RIM, for example, has integrated what is still the best e-mail management application into the BlackBerry (although its lack of HTML email and IMAP support are real drawbacks these days) and Apple has integrated both its own Safari browser as well as services such as Google Maps. But now companies such as Palm and Motorola are integrating social networks, and that could have some downsides.
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Switched On: How Motorola's Cliq could start to drag originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsPre Tracks Your Location and Tells Palm All About It [Creepy]
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 12th, 2009
Palm Pre's webOS, besides juggling your life or whatever that creepy girl says, sends information back to the mothership periodically, like what apps you've installed and how much you've used 'em. And location data. Wait. What?
That's right, part of the data package it delivers to Palm includes your GPS location, according to Joey Hess, on top of ever webOS app you use, and how long you use it:
The first thing sent is intended to be my GPS location. It's the same location I get if I open the map app on the Pre. Not very accurate in this case, but I've seen it be accurate enough to find my house before.
{ "errorCode": 0, "timestamp": 1249855555954.000000, "latitude": 36.594108, "longitude": -82.183260, "horizAccuracy": 2523, "heading": 0, "velocity": 0, "altitude": 0, "vertAccuracy": 0 }
Which their privacy policy totally allows.
Pre Central makes the most out of the info, breaking down their privacy policy and who they're allowed to share it with.
Palm will most definitely be attempting to "clear up" this bit of information, but in the meantime, what's apparent is that the Pre uploads your GPS location to Palm to the best of its ability, and that's just feels a little creepy, even if we're all totally used to broadcasting our location all the time anyway. [Joey Hess, Pre Central]
LG’s phone division cooking up netbook integration, ‘blooming’ keyboards, and a form factor you’ve never seen
Posted by: Gadget Boy in Gadget News on August 11th, 2009
First up is "Synergy" -- not to be confused with Palm's Synergy concept in webOS, of course -- which appears to be the codename for a netbook that would integrate tightly with your phone (presumably via Bluetooth). Tethering isn't mentioned, but you'd be able to see and respond to text messages, peep caller ID, and instantly browse photos stored on your handset right from the convenience of Synergy's 10-inch display. Feature-wise, the netbook's got an integrated camera, mobile broadband (again, we're not sure if this would come via tethering or an internal card), and XP Home, which we're guessing would likely morph into Windows 7 by the time of its release. The idea's been floated at $149 on a two-year contract, which falls in line with what carriers seem to be charging for on-contract netbooks these days.
Follow the break for more goodies straight out of LG's labs!
[Thanks, Panic]
Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops
LG's phone division cooking up netbook integration, 'blooming' keyboards, and a form factor you've never seen originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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