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Apple reportedly acquires C3 Technologies, iOS Maps overhaul on the horizon?

Christopher Trout — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:04:00 EST

Last we saw of C3 Technologies' 3D mapping software it was making an appearance on Sony Ericsson's X10, but if 9to5Mac turns out to be right, its next stop could be the iPhone. According to the publication, Cupertino recently scooped up the Saab spin-off and C3 execs have since been working closely with the iOS division. Earlier this year, Apple posted job listings, looking for developers to "radically improve how people interact with maps and location-based services." On a related note, the outfit previously acquired Poly9, a web-based mapping company. So is the fruity one looking to up its street (navigation) cred? Is it finally ready to give Google Maps the boot? We'll just have to wait and see.

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Nokia C3 Touch and Type hands-on

Chris Ziegler — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:02:00 EST

Nokia continued the precedent set by the X3-02 at Nokia World last week by rolling out the C3 Touch and Type, its second Series 40-based handset to make use of that pretty unusual touchscreen / numeric keypad combo. Unlike the X3-02, the new C3 variant features a more traditional keypad layout by dropping the *0# row down below the 789 row, but since T9 only makes use of the first three rows to do its thing, it shouldn't make much of a different in practice for typing usability. Besides a 2.4-inch QVGA display, you get a 5 megapixel camera, full HSPA, microSD support up to 32GB, and 802.11n (yes, n!) WiFi, making it a surprisingly well-equipped device considering that it falls toward the bottom end of Nokia's budget-themed Cseries.

We played a bit with the diminutive candybar at Nokia World, and though you can't really tell from the pictures, we know where Nokia's saving the money on this one: the build. Put simply, it feels like a pretty cheap phone all the way around with flimsy plastic, a so-so display, and a resistive touch layer with plenty of give. Trust us when we say that's not a knock -- at €145 ($189) fully unlocked and subsidy-free, you're getting a lot of capability -- but would-be buyers should be warned that this doesn't have anywhere near the premium feel of the N8. That said, it's extremely thin, light, and small -- and the on-screen controls are all plenty large for fat-fingering your way through the UI -- so we could see it making a serviceable backup phone even in the developed markets where Nokia doesn't plan to push a lot of these. Check out the gallery!

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Nokia C3, C6, and E5 try to smarten up the dumbphone market

Thomas Ricker — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:00:00 EST

The countdown is over and the mystery is solved. Nokia just let us in on the secret of its "everyone connect" teaser: a trio of new middling handsets. Yes folks, hardware, but not the N-series flagship many of you were hoping for. Instead we've got a handful of affordable QWERTY cellphones bent on bringing messaging and social networking to the masses. Naturally, these devices aren't going to compete for the attention of the N8-00 crowd -- that's fine, they're not meant to. Today's launch is part of Nokia's global strategy to push the smartphone experience down into the dumbphone market.

Let's start things off with the colorful C3-00 (available Q2 for €90 pre-tax and pre-subsidy) -- Nokia's first Series 40 QWERTY. The quad-band GSM candybar crams its social networking tools onto a 2.4-inch QVGA homescreen with Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, and 55MB of internal memory (and up to 8GB supported on microSD) coming along for the ride. It's also packing the Opera Mini browser in addition to the standard Webkit fare for browsing the mobile internet on the C3's paltry EGPRS data connection. But hey, €90. Moving on, we've got the more ambitious C6-00 (Q2, €220) 4-row QWERTY slider with quad-band GSM/EDGE and quad-band HSDPA/UMTS on the 850/900/1900/2100 frequencies. The familiar looking C6 runs S60 5th on that 3.2-inch nHD (640 x 360 pixel) touchscreen (resistive, we presume) with a 5 megapixel autofocus camera and flash riding the backside. Of course, it also features integrated A-GPS for free Ovi Maps turn-by-turn navigation as is the case for all new Nokia GPS-enabled smartphones. Finally we've got the E5-00 (Q3, €180) for those in need of a S60 3rd device that's a bit more business-minded than the C3 but twice the price (but still cheap). That means tri-band UMTS, A-GPS, WiFi and another unfortunate 2.4-inch LCD. Full press release after the break.

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Nokia's unannounced C3 sees FCC approval

Chris Ziegler — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:28:00 EST

Now that Nokia's one-letter, one-number branding realignment is in full swing, we can probably expect a cascade of thusly-named handsets out of Espoo over the course of 2010 -- a big part of that strategy will likely be the new Cseries, a line designed to thrust S60 into low-end segments of the market traditionally dominated by feature phones. The C5 kicked off that push a few weeks ago, and now it looks like we can expect the C3 to swing in before too long; it's hard to say what kind of specs or ID we can expect here, but judging from the line-art diagram in the filing, it'll be either a slider or a portrait QWERTY device -- it's just too wide for a candybar. Ultra-cheap QWERTY certainly sounds like an appealing option, but Nokia's yet to pull the wraps off this one, so it's hard to say when (or where) we might see a retail launch.

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Paradigm puts its name to version 3 of its Reference Signature lineup

Steven Kim — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:22:00 EST

Sitting atop Paradigm's range of speakers is the Reference Signature series which while not cheap, have historically offered up performance that bests many speakers that cost way more. The propellerheads at Paradigm have been busy refining things and have released the third version of these speakers as, you guessed it, Reference Signature v.3. The previous two versions have set a high standard, but the third time's a charm. Paradigm engineers are promising a 3dB increase in sensitivity thanks to new driver materials, motor designs and plenty of design time using finite element analysis. That should bring plenty of sound from a handful of Watts, and hopefully will translate into some serious dynamic range when paired with an appropriate amp. Based on precedence, these should be great if you can swing the cash -- check the full details after the break and pick a winner.

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KEF's C-Series speakers move downmarket, lose Uni-Q driver

Steven Kim — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:58:00 EST

The point source Uni-Q driver that positions the midrange concentric with the tweeter has been a hallmark of KEF speakers for a long time. But times and budgets being what they are, the company's new entry-level C-Series of speakers have ditched the Uni-Q setup, but kept some high-profile features like 0.75-inch aluminum tweeters and gold-plated terminal strips bridging the dual binding posts. There's something for everyone in the line: the C1 and C3 (pictured) are monitors at $240 and $300 per pair, respectively; the C5 and C7 ($325 and $400 each) are for floorstander fans; if you've just got to have the exact same speaker all across the front the C6LCR ($250 each) is for you; and the C4 subwoofer will fill out the bass for $400. All available in any color, as long as it's black.

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AutoPage C3 gives you remote access to your car

Darren Murph — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:56:00 EST

Sure, controlling your whip with something other than your steering wheel is old hat, but AutoPage is taking the idea to an entirely new level. After installing the firm's C3 system, you can not only start your car from practically anywhere in the world with practically any smartphone, but you can also roll the windows back up, disable the starter or pop the boot. 'Course, the system also sends you a text message should your ride just grow wheels and roll off, and if your mischievous youngster decides to exceed the speed limit, you'll find out promptly about that, too. No word on the price of the unit itself, but Autoblog notes that service will range from $150 for limited uses to $250 for unlimited uses per year.

[Via Autoblog]

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AutoPage C3 gives you remote access to your car

Darren Murph — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:56:00 EST

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Sony unveils colorful C3, M10 mice for road warriors

Darren Murph — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:14:00 EST

Just in case Kensington's recent onslaught of mice didn't float your boat, Sony is hoping that one of its colorful SMU-C3 or SMU-M10s will garner a bit more of your attention. The two-color USB C3 is available in white, green, pink, and black color schemes, sports an 800dpi optical sensor, "wide scrollwheel," integrated wire storage, and plays nice with OS X, Windows XP, and Vista. The less vivid SMU-M10 features a "slimmer, more compact design with a built-in groove allowing the user to wrap the USB cable around the device for transport," and does manage to come in subtle black, white, and blue motifs. Both lineups should be available on European shelves as we speak, but we've no idea what kind of pricetag you should go in expecting.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

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Cingular, Pantech update C300 with C3

Chris Ziegler — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:33:00 EST

Just a few short months after rolling out the silly-small C300 from Pantech, the diminutive flip phone is getting an update (sort of) and a new name to mark the occasion: C3. The re-upped model looks like a C300, walks like a C300, and quacks like a C300, but it's not quite a C300 -- the C3 adds interchangeable face plates for when the stock silver gets a little long in the tooth. Look for the C3 now on Cingular for $40 after rebates; for the record, that's $40 more than the C300 will run ya.

[Thanks, Jonathan]

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