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Why The Verizon iPhone Rumors are True—CDMA iPhone Due in January

8/09/2010 01:07:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments

We’ve been hearing Verizon iPhone rumors for years now.

It’s to the point that no one really believes the rumors anymore, since analysts and pundits have cried wolf so many times. But this time looks to be different due to some key dynamics in the semiconductor value chain, and I am going to go on record to say Verizon will be selling an iPhone this coming January. Here’s why:

Smartphones like the iPhone are built from a collection of components, which are sourced individually from suppliers—e.g. the iPhone 4’s cellular baseband (the core chipset used in mobile phones to handle voice and data communications) comes from Infineon and its GPS chipset from Broadcom.

Component purchases and manufacturing starts don’t typically reveal strong links to individual handset OEMs. But in some cases components have a DNA which is traceable through the supply chain. For example, iPad rumors became much more concrete when we knew Apple was procuring large LCD screens.

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iPad is just the beginning

8/09/2010 01:07:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

The media pad market is brand new. And it's not going to be stuck at a 9.7-inch diagonal.

So, no one should be surprised by rumors about Apple bringing out more tablets (or tablet-like devices) beyond the current 9.7-inch iPad. It's going to happen--bigger or smaller screens, or both--rumors notwithstanding. Besides, there are unmet needs out there that either Apple, Motorola, RIM, or another media pad maker will surely satisfy.

And Dell's Streak, which at five inches is not quite a media pad but more than a smartphone, already offers features--like front- and back-facing cameras--that telegraph what could come from Apple or others.

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Pop Star Robbie Williams Weds

8/09/2010 01:06:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

British pop star Robbie Williams and actress Ayda Field are married.

The couple, who met in 2006, exchanged vows Saturday in front of about 75 friends and family members at his Beverly Hills home.

"The ceremony was very beautiful and romantic," a source tells PEOPLE.

The bride, 31, wore a white dress with her hair pinned up while Williams, 36, wore a black tuxedo.

"At last, Rob is happy," the singer's father, Pete Conway, told Britain's News of the World. "That's what you want for your kids and this is the happiest I've seen him. Ayda is so beautiful and so delightful and so lovely and just so right for him. They are brilliant together."

After the 30-minute ceremony, guests enjoyed a sunset cocktail reception with champagne and gourmet hors d'oeuvre.

The couple will continue their celebration with sit-down dinner and dancing.

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BoA unleashes ‘Hurricane Venus’ MV

8/09/2010 01:06:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

If you felt a tad disappointed after hearing BoA’s newly released song and music video for Game, don’t feel too bad because the queen has officially come back, and she has a brand new music video for her comeback title track, Hurricane Venus!


After 5 long years, BoA is back in Korea and ready to dominate, as she’s been giving it her all during the live promotions. In this MV, she’s looking very stylish as usual, and shows off some nice choreography to go along with the hip song.

BoA also performed her first comeback stage through Music Bank on August 6th.

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Girlfriend’s cheating was reason behind Junichi Okada’s break up

8/09/2010 01:05:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments

Junichi Okada (29) and Yu Aoi (24) had broken up because Aoi had been cheating on Okada, reports Nikkan Sports.

On August 5, Nikkan Sports had reported that Aoi and Nao Oomori (38) were dating, after catching the couple on a group date in a restaurant in Tokyo in late July.

However, Aoi had only broken up with Okada in April this year, the paper reports.

A Nikkan Sports source had said that Aoi has previously been caught having a dinner date with Oomori in January this year, and this was one of the reasons why she and Okada had broken up.

Taylor Momsen Jokes About F*%king Priest, Has No Idea Who Justin Bieber Is

8/09/2010 01:05:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , 0 Comments

Say about you will about her, Gossip Girl star and up-and-coming rock star Taylor Momsen certainly doesn't hold back. You may not like her, but she is who she is.


The Pretty Reckless frontwoman is often criticized for being too racy on stage, and in how she dresses in general. These comments are sure to fire up critics, too.

As sources of celebrity quotes go, the 17-year-old is already among the elite. In a recent New Zealand radio interview, Momsen touched on the following topics:

On her band's song, "Going Down," about the Catholic church: "I was raised Catholic. I f*%ked a priest once. Just kidding. It seemed like a fitting song to write at the time. It was kind of a f*%k you to all the molestation going on. It was just insane."

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Will Justin Bieber's Fame Equal Box Office Success?

8/08/2010 10:41:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , 0 Comments

The big news out of Hollywood this past week is that Justin Bieber, he of the flash Bieber mobs, he of the delightfully tousled bangs, he who is constantly being searched on Google by legions of lovesick teenage girls is going to be coming soon to a movie theater near you....in 3-D.


The film will be a concert biopic with behind the scenes footage of Bieber's life. Millions upon millions of fans devour any Bieber footage that YouTube has to offer. The question is will those fans pay the nearly $20 admission for a 3-D movie?

A similar project, 'Jonas Bros: The 3D Concert Experience' was a bit of a letdown, bringing in only $19 million at the box office.

But the Jonas Brothers, though themselves a teen sensation, are not Bieber. Girls aren't being trampled in Jonas flash mobs, so make the comparisons all you like, the audience for Bieber is much more fiercely loyal. Come February 2011, I am willing to bet they will be lining up in droves to get some Bieber smack in their face.

"Given Justin's track record with album and ticket sales so far, his movie should be a hit. First of all, the timing is great -- this year's 'Valentine's Day' movie featuring Taylor Swift topped the box office over the Valentine's Day holiday weekend The only potential weakness is that Justin's acting abilities are still untested, but that won't keep his fans away from theaters, especially when they'll have the chance to watch him in 3D for about two hours," says Billboard.com News Editor Monica Herrera

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5 Things Google Still Needs to Fix in Android

8/08/2010 10:41:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , 0 Comments


Any day now, the Evo 4G is going to get an over-the-air update to Android 2.2 (aka Froyo), complete with marquee features such as the ability to play Flash video and share contact details over Bluetooth. But after spending every day with a Motorola Droid, now running Android 2.1, we can think of plenty of smaller things we wish Google would work on instead.

High on our list, for instance: Make spellcheck work consistently across the platform and sync with business-grade Google Apps calendars. If Flash support won’t even allow you to watch Hulu videos on your phone (Hulu cruelly blocks mobile access), what else can Google do to make Android a more polished, user-friendly platform?

Push for More Consistency

It’s the small things that add up. For us, one of the most annoying things is the fact that if you make a spelling mistake while searching for an app in Android Market, Android doesn’t correct you.

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Email-based FaceTime support surfaces in iOS 4.1 beta 3

8/08/2010 10:40:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments


Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice? Fuhgetaboutit. Apple has a thing for introducing new iPods each fall, and given that the existing touch is being given away gratis with a new student computer (not to mention how long in the tooth it is), we're guessing the tradition will continue in 2010. We'd heard earlier on in the year that Apple may toss FaceTime over to the iPod line whenever it finally gained a front-facing camera, and now the evidence is nearly too strong to ignore. In the latest iOS 4.1 beta (numero three, if you're keeping count), there's an option to connect to a contact via FaceTime by ringing their digits or by pinging their email address. We're guessing that the latter is there mostly for iPod touch users (the ones without Apple Peel 520s, anyway), and it's the most glaring sign yet that the next generation touch will flippin' finally boast a camera (or just a way around that SMS-based activation?). Still, we wouldn't get our hopes up too high -- falling ain't no fun, you know?

Apple's head of iPhone engineering out after 'Antennagate'

8/08/2010 10:40:00 AM kenmouse , Posted in , , , , , 0 Comments

But analyst argues that Mark Papermaster's departure may be due to culture shock

Mark Papermaster, Apple's senior vice president of engineering for the iPhone and iPod, is leaving the firm, according to reports by The New York Times.

Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed to the publication that Papermaster is leaving the company. His responsibilities will be assumed by Bob Mansfield, vice president of Macintosh engineering.

Papermaster's biography and photograph have already been yanked from Apple's Web site. Google's cache indicated that it had been pulled sometime after last Tuesday.

Dowling did not respond to e-mail from Computerworld seeking confirmation and asking whether Papermaster's departure was connected to the complaints earlier this summer about the iPhone 4's reception.

Papermaster, a 26-year-veteran of IBM, joined Apple in October 2008, but was barred from working at the Cupertino, Calif. company five days later when IBM filed a federal lawsuit that claimed he had signed a non-competition agreement. IBM also argued that working for Apple would "irreparably harm" his former employer.

The bulk of Papermaster's time at IBM was in processor design, and he eventually became IBM's vice president of microprocessor technology development.

Apple and IBM struck an agreement in January 2009 that allowed Papermaster to begin his stint with Apple in April of that year. In his position, Papermaster oversaw the engineering of two of Apple's four revenue pillars: the iPhone and the iPod. In the second quarter of 2010, those two lines generated 44% of the company's total income.

Papermaster's departure immediately ignited speculation that it was connected to what Apple CEO Steve Jobs called "Antennagate" last month.

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