Fujitsu just announced a world's first H.264 chip capable of encoding/decoding 1920 x 1080 (60i/50i) video in real time. The chip features 256MB of onboard FCRAM and ultra low 750mW power draw when encoding video. That means lickity quick, MPEG-2 quality processing with only a third, or half the required storage. The ¥30,000 ($247) MB86H51 […]

The Motorola Q9 is a quad-band GSM smartphone with GPRS, EDGE, 3G and HSDPA support. It lacks a front-facing camera for video calling, but there's a 2Mpixel camera at the back that can capture stills at up to 1,600 by 1,200 pixels. You can adjust the white balance and image brightness, and there's a flash […]

Now available for smartphones powered by Windows Mobile software, as well as Pocket PCs, including those using lower-power processors, the latest incarnation of Skype software further extends Skype use beyond desktop or notebook computers.
Skype is now supported by over 120 devices that run Windows Mobile software, giving more people the freedom to use Skype anywhere […]

We're sure somewhere Drew Curtis's head is exploding over this one: submitted for your perusal, one California State Senator Carole Migden former voter for a state bill that fines people for using their cellphones while driving rear-ended her state-issued SUV into a Honda sedan on Highway 12 in Solano County, today. While on her phone. […]