September 23, 2008
SanDisk makes music even less convenient
Techdirt
Mike Masnick highlight’s SanDisk’s new microSD cards that are designed specifically for storing music.
“SanDisk is simply sticking mp3s onto a microSD card, reasoning that lots of folks now carry phones with microSD slots in them. SanDisk claims that this will work because people don’t know how to download music — but they might be surprised if they actually went and spoke to people, rather than making up stuff in an effort to sell more microSD cards.”
Next-gen Palm OS coming in early 2009
ZD Net
Andrew Nusca writes about Palm’s next-generation operating system (OS), which is scheduled for completion by the end of this year.
“According to Palm, the Linux-based system software known as ‘Palm OS II’ and ‘Nova’ is ‘on track’ for completion by the end of calendar 2008, with handsets based on the OS to follow in the first half of 2009.”
Xerox gives hardware as a service a boost
MSPmentor
Joe Panettieri provides an overview of Xerox’s latest hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) offering.
“The effort, which includes such partners as ConnectWise and N-able, could transform HaaS from a niche solution into a mainstream managed services offering, MSPmentor believes. The strategy calls for Xerox to write to a range of managed services APIs (application programming interfaces). If Xerox and other printer providers start to support managed services APIs, it will make it easier for MSPs to promote and support HaaS programs for multi-function printers, copiers and other document management devices.”