MIDs, Smartphones or Ultraportables?
This post deviates from the normal one-item-per-post. Instead, it’s a summary of what’s interesting for today:
- TurboTax errors - Those nasty "turbotax engine has encountered a problem" errors is .Net related. In case you have the .NET Framework 1.1 (with the hotfix) and 2.0 installed, you better uninstall the 1.1 hotfix and everything will be fine. Just make sure you install the 2.0 .NET update also. Btw, this applies to TurboTax 2007 version.
- Faroo - a closer look at how a P2P search will fare against the mighty Google. The hype: Faroo is to search what Skype is to VoIP.
- Intel’s "Internet in your pocket" - NYTimes’ analysis on what’s at stake for Intel at the chips market for smartphones and "mobile internet devices (MIDs)". Based on Intel’s Atom low-power microprocessor, Intel is up against Qualcomm and ARM Ltd
- Yahoo beefed up oneSearch with voice support - powered by Vlingo, it’s up against Jott and Goog-411
- Microsoft updates Windows Mobile 6.1 - incremental updates for WM
- Nokia’s Web Tablet vs Asus Eee PC - it’s your choice with WiMax support
- Sprint’s Samsung Instinct - Apple’s iPhone copycat