AT&T, the nation's largest network operator, has come together with Korean cell phone manufacturer to launch the LG Incite.

Nokia has remained ahead in sales of SmartPhones, but Research In Motion is growing faster. SmartPhones are important to both companies because they tend to be very profitable.

Still, according to Gartner, Nokia is still by far the market leader with 47.5% of the smartphone market on 15.2m units sold to users. However, its market share has dropped from 50.8% in the same quarter last year.

Research in Motion (RIM) has done well with BlackBerry sales growing by 126.4% to 5.6m units, year over year, and it has now overtaken Windows Mobile.

Apple is also gaining ground on Nokia in the segment.

Is a ‘global superorganism’ in our future?

Inventor says device for blind has much broader uses.
I’m catching up after a week’s vacation to places which, I’m happy to report, still don’t speak Internet. So pardon for being late to comment, but Kevin Kelly’s latest piece, “Evidence of a Global SuperOrganism” is a must read.
Kelly’s post is nuanced and complex and I hesitate to reduce his thesis to a simple (and simplistic) summary. Suffice it to say, though, he posits the ultimate emergence of a global digital superorganism. His point of departure is the uncontroversial assumption that the sum of the world’s connected computational devices creates what essentially is a “superorganism of computation with its own emergent behaviors.”
Source: Charles Cooper, CNET News, November 3, 2008

The next generation wireless chips

New mathematical algorithms for the next radio chip generation will be developed under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Caren Tischendorf. According to Prof. Tischendorf: “In the future, mobile devices will provide customers with services ranging from telephony and internet to mobile TV and remote banking, anytime, anywhere. It is impossible to realize the necessary, extremely high data transfer rates within the frequency bands used today (approximately 1-3GHz).” The project serves to enable the development of low-cost wireless chips that can operate in a frequency range of up to 100GHz.
Source: Raphael Köllner, University of Cologne, Germany, November 4, 2008

In 2028, sensors are everywhere

From environmental sensing networks across the globe to personal processors in our clothes that detect nutrition and hydration deficiencies, the buzzword is no longer “embedded intelligence” but “embedded inter-operation.”
Source: James Truchard, Cofounder and CEO of National Instruments, for Embedded.com, November 10, 2008

Firefox on Your Cell Phone

With the iPhone, Apple showed how to surf the Web on the small screen. Now, it seems, a modern version of the browser wars of the 1990s could be shaping up, with the battleground being the mobile phone. And there’s a new list of contenders: Safari on the iPhone, Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile, RIM’s BlackBerry Web browser, and a version of Chrome for Google’s Android phones. Within the next few months, there will be a new entry: a scaled-down, sped-up version of Firefox, called Fennec.
Source: Kate Greene, Technology Review, November 7, 2008

Obama website change.gov goes online

The official website of US President-elect Barack Obama for his transition to the White House, www.change.gov, went online on Thursday inviting users to offer their ideas for the future of the country. [...] “The story of the campaign and this historic moment has been your story,” the website states. “Share your story and your ideas, and be part of bringing positive lasting change to this country.”
Source: AFP, November 6, 2008

As you might now Apple is hosting a big event today where they will present some new products. We will do an update about this tonight but if you want to follow the event ‘live’ here’s a couple of sources:

Engadget
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Macworld

IHit me! No, I'm not sitting on an ace-five hand with two Gs in the pot. I'm delirious with glee about my stuffed-to-the-gills BlackJack from Samsung. How could you not love bathing in all the geekified accessories in this package? There's a 1.3-megapixel digicam, Bluetooth, full QWERTY keyboard, instant messenger, Windows Media Player, microSD card slot, high-speed 3G connectivity, and side thumbwheel for easy navigation. Phew! After you sit down, have a glass of water, and get your bearings, you'll notice a few shortcomings: no touchscreen, no Palm OS, a clunky interface, and supershort battery life. Daily charging? Who has time for that? Still, it's a slick next-gen smartphone with more features than you'll probably need, and at least it's not called the BLKJCK. -- Erik Malinowski
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Sequencing DNA preserved in permafrost has allowed researchers to obtain roughly two-thirds of the genome of a mammoth. In conjunction with the announcement, Nature has published a perspective on what it would take to reverse the species' extinction.

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"Since I got my HTC Mogul from Sprint last spring, I had been syncing with two PCs, one at home and one at work. Life was good - I was where I was supposed to be on time, and remembering everyone's birthday and anniversary. "

Then the problem began. She upgraded her Mogul to Windows Mobile 6.1 and was no longer able to sync with two PCs. Instead, ActiveSync throws back error 86000107. It works fine with the first PC, but not the second. Microsoft Connect has a more detailed thread about this issue. I don't use ActiveSync (I'm on Vista now with WMDC) and I don't sync with two PCs, so I've not seen this issue. In the Connect thread, the resolution is given as it being an OEM issue that needs to be fixed.

If you use ActiveSync and sync with two PCs, have you seen this issue after upgrading to WM6.1? I am wondering if this affects all 6.1 devices or just a few.

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Clear, the system allowing people to pass through airport security faster at many US airports, is testing a new program to pay hard cash for referrals plus offering a new "gift card" option for those who want to give Clear passes to others. If you have a Clear referral code, you can earn the cash as well as buy gift cards at a cheaper price, $40 off.

Both moves seem to be in response to Clear upping the annual price on October 15 from $128 to $199 per year. That was quite a hike, and even more so when you consider it used to be $99 until sometime earlier this year.

I suspect some people are finding the $199 cost too pricey, so Clear is pushing on the promotions to make up for lost sales. Just pure speculation.

I've added years to the expiration of my Clear card, through Clear's "Refer-A-Friend" referrals, since the program was launched last year. If you're signing up, when you get to part 3 where you pick your membership term, you'll see a box that says:

Refer-A-Friend/Discount/Gift/Corporate Code If you have a code, please enter it here.

Here's my code. Use this, and you'll get a free month. And hey, I'll get a free month, as well!

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Today, I got an email telling me this:

We have selected a small group of members who took advantage of Clear's Refer-A-Friend program to test a new promotion that we want to launch. You are one of those lucky members! Between now and December 17, we'll send you a check for $20 for each friend you refer. You know the rules as well as we do; your friend just has to enter your Refer-A-Friend code when he or she enrolls online, and must complete in-person enrollment before we can send you a check for $20 to the address we have listed on your Clear account.

Just as with the regular Refer-A-Friend program, there is no limit on how many people you can refer before December 17 - or, to put it another way, no cap on the amount of money you'll receive from us for all the friends you've referred. We think this is a great way to reward those members who have gone above and beyond the rest in spreading the word about Clear, while making it worthwhile for you to continue helping us grow our membership base nationwide.

It's unclear (no pun intended) whether those in this pilot program get an extra month, a $20 check or both. Hey, I'll hope for both. But the main point is that I suspect the current Refer-A-Friend program may change to a cash bounty basis.

That's kind of a bummer. I like the current "everyone wins" system. But for those generating lots of referrals, eventually getting extra months isn't that useful. What happens when your card will last longer than you live?

Anyway, I recommend that anyone in Clear sign-up for the Refer-A-Friend program. It's easy to do, doesn't cost you anything and now comes with an added benefit -- gift card discounts.

The gift cards let you buy a Clear membership for someone else at the regular $199 price. But if you have a referral code, you get them for $159, according to another email I got today:

You have a Clear card, but do your friends and family? Now that the busy travel season has arrived, membership in Clear has never been more valuable. Until December 15, you have the exclusive option to give Clear for only $159 - $40 less than the current rate of $199. Just enter your code in the "Discount Code" field at checkout to take advantage of this special offer.

This probably makes more sense for some families to use in some cases than the "Family Plan" prices. Those work out like this:

• 2 family members, $329 ($165 each)
• 3 family members, $459 ($153 each)
• 4 family members, $589 ($147 each)
• 5 family members, $719 ($144 each)

Here's the thing. If one family member already has a membership and later decides to have another family member join, there's no "1 additional family member" price. So the $159 gift card is a good deal. And if you wanted to add two family members, buying two gift card is still cheaper than the 2 family member price, which works out to $165 each. Keep in mind that kids under 12 with you get to use Clear even if they don't have a card -- you don't need memberships for them.

How about purchasing multiple years when you sign up? That works like this:

• 1 Year: $199
• 2 Years: $358 ($179 per year)
• 3 Years: $497 ($165 per year)
• 5 Years: $695 ($139 per year)
• 10 Years: $1,190 ($119 per year)

I suspect just doing one year actually works out cheaper for those looking to save money over the short term. Right now, anyone with a current pass can renew for $159 through Dec. 15. That's a little cheaper than buying the two year pass. If you could apply and get processed in time to quickly go in an renew, you'd save $20. Still, processing might take longer than that. But still again, I suspect the renewal discount will be extended or some other member offer will be put out. Just don't hold me to it!

The main issue to me about a 3 year or longer period is that Clear itself isn't guaranteed to exist that long. So far, they seem to be expanding and doing well. They probably will be around for 3-5 years. But in 10 years, who knows how airport security is going to change -- and $1,190 is a lot to gamble on that.

Meanwhile, how's Clear going? For me, pretty well! I do much more domestic travel than in the past, and it usually saves me time -- sometime a considerable amount. San Jose, some terminals at JFK, Oakland -- it's great to have someone pick up your stuff, whisk you right to the front of the line, and zoom -- you're through. When there's no Clear line, I really miss it (JFK Terminal 5, I'm like "Do you have Clear?" and no one knew what I was talking about).

You still have to have both a photo ID and your Clear card, which is stupid. I mean, as I wrote in Passport Fast Track: UK's IRIS Easily Beats US's Clear, with Britain's (Free!) system, all you need are your eyes. No card is required. Still, the system seems to process me much faster than when I wrote my Using CLEAR To Clear Airport Security -- This Is Efficient? post last year. Plop my finger down, in a few seconds, all's good. And new Clear cards (promised in January) that will have your picture on them are still promised to be coming, which you can also use as a photo ID with the TSA. That'll be nice, not having to fiddle with both a driver's license and a Clear card.

Filed under: Macworld, Rumors, Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard could ship as early as January, according to comments made by the director of Apple's Unix Technology Group.

Jordan Hubbard said at the Large Installation System Administration conference last week that Mac OS X 10.6 will ship in the first quarter of 2009, according to MacNN.

This primes the Macworld Expo rumor pump: Scheduled for January 5, Steve could debut new quad-core iMacs in addition to showing off this new version of the operating system.

This is not to be confused with Mac OS X 10.5.6, a minor update, which could be available as soon as Friday.

TUAWMacNN: Snow Leopard could ship 1Q 2009 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Signal vs. Noise:
Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web  —  A couple weeks ago on Twitter I said: “I still maintain the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web.  Has been for years.”  A few people agreed, but most didn't.  Some thought it was a joke.  I wasn't kidding.

• Guitar Hero: World Tour Deluxe Edition pricing and release details

This is about the best quick coverage I've seen, courtesy of paidContent. My first take is over at the Forrester blog.

I’m a fan of Top 10 lists, especially gadget related ones but I found this unusual list of the top 10 greatest geeks of all time. I’m a bit surprised that names like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates didn’t make it to the geek list but it’s still worth a quick look.

The top 10 greatest geeks of all time [itnews.com.au]

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, ATT, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Samsung Epix SGH-i907 gets reviewed: it's a mixed bag originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.