Back in the old days (the late 1990s), the Palm Pilot was a revolutionary computing device. The Pilot crammed what seemed like a whole lot of computing power into a tiny package capable of easily fitting into your coat pocket. But technology has moved on significantly since those days, and the increasing popularity of smartphones soon made the Pilot looked like a dinosaur.
Palm Prepares for Comeback with the “Pre”
General Electric Develops High Capacity 500 GB Disc
In the race to develop digital disc media with higher and higher capacities, General Electric has announced the development of a new disk using holographic technology and capable of storing 500 GB of information in a disk the size of a current DVD. The company claims that the new media is capable of storing the data equivalent of at least 100 DVDs or DVD ROMs in a single disk.
Samsung and Google Plan New Android-Based I7500 Smartphone
Despite Google’s best efforts, the company’s Android mobile phone operating system has yet to take off in a big way. Upon its release, many pundits opined that Google would soon “own” the cell phone world in the same way that it has dominated online. But even after receiving mostly very favorable reviews from critics, Android still remains something of an “also ran” in the world of wireless communications.
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