The Daily Slash: April 29th 2010
Today, for all intents and purposes, was a big day. Maybe not as big as yesterday, but it's pretty close. Especially if you consider the two cancellations, with the HP Slate getting tossed to the side, along with Microsoft's Courier digital journal. A sad day for the tablet market, indeed. But, we move on, forward unto . . . Well, whatever it is you're heading into. Either way, welcome to the Thursday edition of the Daily Slash. In the Best of R3, we've got the LG Aloha getting a name change, iAd takes a steep turn in the price bracket, and Palm may be ready to face a class-action lawsuit. And then in the Dredge 'Net, looks like Valve finally hit a release date for Steam on the Mac, the app thing gets out of hand, and Verizon gets a new netbook.The Best of R3 MediaThe LG Aloha Hits Verizon in May as the LG Ally: At least, that's what the rumors are saying. Which is good news for Verizon Wireless customers, considering it's got a physical slide out full QWERTY keyboard, and an impressive 1GHz Snapdragon processor under the hood. Now, if we could just talk about the name, then we'd probably get somewhere nice. We liked Aloha, Verizon. Really. [via Android Community]Apple's iAd Asks Marketers for $10 Million: Mobile advertisers are accustomed to paying to get their ads on things. And now that the mobile market is booming, and you've got Apple putting together iAd, why wouldn't you want to jump on board? Maybe, just maybe, because Apple doesn't want you to pay $100,000 to $200,000 to jump on board. Oh, no. How about $10 million? You'll be part of a handful of marketers, which, isn't surprising. Any takers? [via Everything iPad]Palm Could Face Class-Action Lawsuit: Seems incorrect, right? Well, according to a law firm on behalf of some investors, it seems that they believe they've been short-changed due to this whole deal with HP. You know the one, where HP buys Palm? The deal equaled somewhere near $1.2 billion, or about $5.70 per share, and the investors believe that all of this should have gone down last year, when shares were at $17.20, apparently. There's no word on how close the lawsuit is to being started, or if they'd win, but this should get interesting soon. [via SlashPhone]The Dredget NetSteam for Mac is Coming in May: Sure, they may have said that April would be the month of months, but Steam knows how to handle pushed released dates. You could almost call them professionals with it. And sure enough, Steam for Mac got pushed back. But, apparently, they've conceded that it's now coming on May 12th, so, not too far away. Patience, it works out. We promise. [via Joystiq]TomTom Wants an App Store: Okay, this app thing may be getting out of hand. When a dedicated GPS company wants to get into the app game, it's a certain fact. And, according to TomTom's CEO, Harold Goddijn, that's exactly what he wants for his units. By the end of this year, in fact. He wants something for both the consumer, as well as the automotive market, and he hopes that the WebKit-based Operating System will make it easy for developers who choose to come on board to create their apps. [via Pocket-Lint]Samsung N150 Joins Other Verizon Wireless Netbooks: Short and sweet here: the Samsung N150 has been officially unveiled for Verizon Wireless, with embedded 3G. It's black, and red, and that shouldn't surprise you in the slightest. You're looking at your standard 10.1-inch netbook here, so unless you're in the market for one, you probably won't be blown away. [via Netbooked]