Crunchpad back from the dead as Fusion Garage Joo Joo
Of course the news of the Crunchpad being cancelled was going to shock readers and leave some without hope of ever seeing a decent tablet device available for purchase (sorry PMPs but you’re just not up to scratch).
Well prepare to be shocked all over again. Fusion Garage – the folks who were working on the original Crunchpad tablet – have issued news that a non-Crunchpad branded Crunchpad will become available soon.
Rebranded as the Fusion Garage Joo Joo Tablet (bit of a mouthful compared to Crunchpad) this should include almost everything the Crunchpad was promised to utilise. But what they left out could lead this tablet to it’s own death before it even takes off – a decent battery life, a reasonable £250-300 price tag, 3G amidst others.
Whether it is greeted with acclaim or dissent, you’ll have to wait till the 11th of December.
Skype 3.0 for Windows® / Skype on iPhones
So Skype’s made a big impression over the past few years. With VOIP and video conferencing then SIP for enterprise use, and with the colossal uptake of mobile broadband Skype is firmly digging it’s heels in to a stake in the tele-comms industry.
Today’s news? There’s upgraded software for Windows Mobile phones and boy is Skype taking over in discounting feature usage…
Basically with Skype adding the ability to SMS and already undercutting mobile networks pricing for skype-to-mobile (let alone the zero cost of skype-to-skype) they could run away with the market in record time. Consider the free txting scenario with Skype and what that means to mobile network operators who have long bragged about their hefty income from sms services/tariffs. Is overcharged mobile broadband the replacement to sms income? I doubt it. Although competition in the market is increasing mobile networks have always had a certain amount of price-fixing between them so won’t be doing badly out of it I’m sure.
Well, If you have an iphone or windows mobile that you can test the software on we’d love to hear from you.
ps. The Android-ready version (Skype Lite) is available too for all those with a G1.