Bookmarks for 2 Jul 2009
- O2 wins exclusive Palm Pre deal | Business | guardian.co.uk
Second report of this kind from the Guardian. Hope it's true. It will mean the wait is nearing it's end… "American gadget group Palm will next week confirm that it has signed a deal with O2 which will see the mobile phone network become the exclusive UK partner for its eagerly awaited Palm Pre handset." (palm_pre palm o2 launch ) - Is Apple's push notification enough for the iPhone? | Mobilize – InfoWorld
An explanation of Apple Push Notification Service, which is Apple's small incremental step to make up for lack of background tasks on the iPhone. (push_notification apns apple iphone ) - YouTube – HTC Hero – First Look
Woo…. Exciting video of Android phone HTC Hero, but at the 3:22 mark we see the "Church of Scientology" has been bookmarked as a favourite. Urgh. (android video scientology htc ) - FT.com / Companies / Technology – Palm puts its faith in WebOS and Pre
"Shares in Palm jumped by about 7 per cent in afterhours trading on Thursday after the struggling US-based smartphone maker reported better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter sales and a smaller-than-expected loss." (palm palm_pre business shares ) - BBC Memoryshare
"A place to share and explore memories." On the one hand it's beautiful, elegant and absorbing. On the other hand I'm not entirely sure the BBC is focusing on its core remit of public service that isn't otherwise served by the commercial marketplace. (history infographics bbc memory visualisation )