The Mobile Computer Friday review

- Google Nexus One costs £108 to build, complete with disabled multi-touch display
Cheap as chips. Er, literally. - Hands-on with the Notion Ink Adam tablet
10" screen uses Pixl Qi technology for ultra-frugal power consumption.
- ASUS Waveface concept devices on show at CES
Futuristic wrist, laptop and home computers with flexible OLED displays show one possible future.

- Nexus One buyers browned off with Google customer service
Search engine giant "slow and inept" when it comes to dealing with complaints. - Turn your MacBook trackpad into a tablet
Software and stylus solution let you doodle on the cheap.
- See the Parrot AR.Drone in action
Ingenious iPhone-controlled flying contraption taken for a spin.
- Man sues neighbour for having offensive Wi-Fi
Says electromagnetic sensitivity is to blame. - Did Orange just confirm the Apple tablet? Don’t bet on it…
Slip of the tongue from France Telecom exec starts a rumour avalanche. - webOS 1.3.5.3 for Palm Pre now available in the UK
Update adds a few new features, but Bluetooth tethering is disabled in the UK. - Which is best at browsing — the Google Nexus One or the HTC HD2?
Download speed, page rendering and auto-rotation compared — now with Round 2. - Google Nexus One not selling so well?
20,000 units supposedly shifted in one week. - Valleywag site puts cash bounty on advance Apple tablet info
Up to $100,000 on offer for leaked, but legal details — Apple not impressed.

- Smartphone touch-screen test puts the iPhone ahead
Better than Nexus One for accuracy and sensitivity, by all accounts. - Blog posts pics of people running away from cameras
Self-timer, strong legs and no nearby ne'er do-wells a must.

- Apple tablet rumour round-up — T minus two weeks and counting…
Mythical device will/wont use a keyboard, will/won't have a webcam and will/won't have a 10" OLED screen. - Google Nexus One screen scratch test
It passes, fortunately. - Vodafone sells 50,000 iPhones in first week
Pre-order sales delivery, so total number likely to be much higher. - Samsung squeezes 32Gb onto a microSD card
Plus 2Tb microSD cards on the far horizon... - HTC HD2 now available from Virgin Mobile
Big-screen Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone free for £30/month. - Will Windows Mobile 7 be unveiled next month?
Mobile World Congress expected to host launch of Microsoft's long-awaited smartphone OS. - Don't buy an ebook reader until read this
Gizmodo's guide to the best e-ink devices, plus some thoughts on what's in store this year. - PsiXpda reviewed by The Register
Sort-of Series 5 successor not bad, but not worth £500...

Originally published on www.mobilecomputermag.co.uk, now incorporated into Broadband Genie











