September 11, 2009
Motorola’s First Android Phone Takes Aim at Social Networks
Wired
Priya Ganapati writes about Motorola’s new Android based smartphone, better known as Cliq.
“The device will have a custom interface called Moto Blur that will bring together e-mail messages, text messages, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and photos into a single interface. The phone has a touch screen and a physical slide-out keyboard, a five-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, the ability to shoot video at 24 frames per second, a standard headphone jack and GPS capability.”
Gmail Moves Toward All-in-One Hub With New Google Voice Features
Webmonkey
Scott Gilbertson writes about a new feature in Google Voice.
“A new feature in Google Voice allows you to forward SMS messages to your Gmail account, and, even better, you can reply to them directly from Gmail. The feature essentially turns your text messages into e-mail. It can also save you a bit of money if you turn off SMS notifications and just reply to messages through Gmail. The other new feature is an option in Gmail Labs that allows you to listen to your voicemail messages within the Gmail interface.”
WAN Optimization: Cheap and Easy Does It
Network World
Sevcik and Wetzel offers advice to the vendors who play in the WAN (wide area network) optimization market.
“Here’s some advice to you WAN optimization vendors out there. If you want to take the market by storm tamp down your prices, show value through independent tests using realistic customer scenarios, and make your solutions dead simple.”
