June 16, 2009
Samsung Omnia II now official: AMOLED touchscreen with TouchWiz 2.0 destined for Verizon
Engadget
Ross Miller provides details about Samsung’s new Omnia II smartphone.
“(A) 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touch-screen with WVGA (480 x 800) resolution, HSDPA / HSUPA, five megapixel camera, 720 x 480 at 30fps video recording, 2GB to 16GB internal storage with microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi, AGPS, and TouchWiz 2.0 UI.”
Social media lessons from the Obama campaign you can’t ignore
IT World Canada
Shane Schick writes about the benefits of using social media tools.
“I suspect most businesses, if they are using social media at all, are focused on merely encouraging usage and tapping into the crowd as a feedback mechanism.”
Adobe launches competitor to Google Docs
ZD Net
Tom Espiner writes about Acrobat.com, a new online document collaboration tool that’s meant to compete against Google Docs.
“The cloud-based service, introduced in the United States on Monday, allows business users to collaborate on presentations and spreadsheets that are updated in real-time. The service is being launched in the US only. The free service allows two people to meet online, but they have no ability to create PDFs. A Premium Basic service at $14.99 per month, per month, or $149 per year, provides online meetings for up to five participants, with 10 PDFs per month and phone support. The Premium Plus service costs $39 per month, or $390 a year, for up to 20 participants and unlimited PDFs.”
