AMD ships 1.3 million Fusion APUs, 35 million DirectX 11 GPUs, says it has 'momentum'

Hey, this interim CEO thing doesn't seem to be too hard at all. Thomas Seifert, the temporary solution to the problem created by Dirk Meyer's departure from AMD's top spot, has had a pretty comfy ride reporting the company's latest quarterly results. The pecuniary numbers themselves ($1.65b revenue, $375m net income) were tame and unexciting, but Seifert got to make a pair of juicy milestone announcements. Firstly, on the mobile and ever-so-efficient front, he noted that 1.3 million Fusion APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) have been shipped to partners since AMD started deliveries in November, and secondly, in terms of discrete graphics chips, he disclosed that the Radeon HD 5000 and HD 6000 series DirectX 11 GPUs have surpassed the 35 million units shipped mark. To give you some perspective on what that means, sales of Nintendo's bestselling Wii console are hovering somewhere around the same figure. So yes, AMD, your wagon has momentum, but shouldn't it have a driver too?

SNCF: Train tickets to -50% from your mobile!

Voyages-SNCF launches a promotional event to boost the purchase of train tickets from the mobile phone with a 50% discount on your train tickets until April 30.

Enjoy without waiting for the exclusive Mobile! Until March 19, 2010, all your train tickets in France are 50% off with code MOBI10 for any booking made from Mobile site Voyages-SNCF (travel-sncf.mobi) or that of iPhone application .
To travel at half price so you have the choice:• Enter Travel-sncf.mobi on your mobile• Send Voyages SNCF 30130 (free SMS)• Log in Gallery• Use the iPhone application Travel-sncf.com
This offer is valid on all domestic destinations for travel between March 12 and April 30, 2010.

Samsung says the Super AMOLED (video)

The South Korean manufacturer has benefited the Mobile World Congress to unveil its new technology called Super AMOLED screen. The mobile phone Wave will be the first to benefit.

Samsung took advantage of a press conference the day before the official opening of the exhibition MWC 2010, Samsung presented the Wave, the first smartphone OS Bada. But this was not the only novelty of this mobile also includes a 3.3''screen Super AMOLED "WVGA!
Unlike conventional AMOLED touch screen, Super AMOLED not require an additional layer touch because it is already integrated! Samsung promises and response times faster, deeper colors, higher contrast, and a comfortable reading outdoors than that offered by conventional displays.
And since nothing beats pictures, Samsung has created a small demonstration video praising the innovation.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQkLMG3SBQ4

The public beta of Palm webOS PDK available

Palm today announced the availability of public beta of Palm webOS Plug-in Development Kit (PDK) Palm Developer Center.
The KDP complete Palm webOS Software Development Kit (SDK), and gives access to new functions, like immersive 3D graphics. Developers can download the beta of the KDP and start developing today.
At CES in January, Palm introduced 12 games developed by 4 developers with access preview of the PDK: Asphalt 5, Brain Challenge, Glyder 2 Let's Golf!, MONOPOLY, Need for Speed Undercover, SCRABBLE, Sudoku, Tetris, The Oregon Trail, The Sims 3, X-Plane. Other titles have been announced since: ApolloAssassin's Creed - Altair's Chronicles, Brothers In Arms: Hour of Heroes, Castle of Magic, Deer Hunter 3D Dungeon Hunter, Earthworm Jim, Gangstar: West Coast Hustle Giant Fighting Robot, Guitar Hero 5 Mobile, Hero of Sparta, Real Soccer 2010, Real Tennis, World Series of Poker: Hold'em Legend.

The TG03 is the 1st Windows 7 Phone Series from Toshiba

The manufacturer Toshiba released its first smartphone likely Phone Windows 7 Series to the next school year. Succeeding in TG01 and TG02, this new smartphone will logically be marketed under the name of TG03.

Initially designed for Windows Mobile 6.5, the TG03 finally embark on the next OS and Windows Mobile will be a Windows 7 Series Phone. In any case it was revealed the manufacturer through its Australian subsidiary.
Following the TG01 (WM 6.1) and TG02 (WM 6.5), the TG03 will be in the line of his predecessors. With a smartphone version by WM OS, you can not say that Toshiba is very prolific, especially as its smartphones are far from meeting the expected success.
The only positive point in the announcement from Toshiba is the fact that the manufacturer will develop a set of compatible applications on future Windows Phone 7 Series and on its laptops running Windows 7.
The opportunity for us to remember that the next version of Windows Mobile will not support applications developed on Windows Mobile 6.5, which we found somewhat delusional (...), as we mentioned a few weeks ago (Article "Microsoft Unveils Windows 7 Phone Series").

the Poste wants to become MVNO in 2011

The Post Office is considering launching a mobile telephony offer under its own brand by becoming a virtual mobile operator within one year. Future MVNO benefit from entering a network of 17 000 points home.
Faced with falling activity in its historical business of mail, the Post wants to diversify its offerings, and it could go through a mobile telephony offer under its own brand! In any case revealed to the daily Les Echos.
Already a reseller of prepaid phone cards (including activity generated 120 million euros turnover in 2009), the utility would project to become virtual mobile operator in the first half of 2011. The file is placed on the agenda of the next Board of Directors and the Group intends to find a partner by September (Orange, SFR, and Bouygues Telecom).
The stated objective is to gain 1.5 to 2 million customers in four years in the MVNO market is slow to take off.

Keyyo launches its iPhone application for unlimited calls

Keyyo launches its iPhone application for the general public and professionals for unlimited calls to 50 destinations abroad by subscribing to an optional charged 10 euros per month.

The operator of IP telephony Keyyo has developed its iPhone application available on the App Store for calling to 50 international destinations unlimited, through the GSM network and that whatever their mobile operator in France or abroad .
• from France, the iPhone application Keyyo Announces economy up to 90%• from abroad, roaming costs are advertised divided by 2
The iPhone application offers the possibility to use the package of unlimited calls its line of IP Keyyo since its iPhone over the GSM network. The activation of the iPhone application is endorsing an option at 10 euros per month. You then use your usual repertoire to call your contacts with Keyyo or your mobile operator.