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SK Telecom’s Android SIM prototype combines CPU, storage and OS into one (video)

This is the future, we tell ya! Not the immediate future, mind you, as it’s a humble prototype with no commercial intentions behind it, but it sure looks like the right direction for us to be moving in. SK Telecom has somehow fit a processing chip, memory, a gigabyte of flash storage and Google’s Android OS onto the SIM you see above. The concept is pure genius — you store your entire mobile environment on the SIM card, including your contacts, operating system and customizations, which should then allow you to switch up your handset hardware as often as you like without the need to set it up anew each and every time. We’ll head to SK Telecom’s booth at MWC later today for a closer look, but for now you should click past the break for a video.

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SK Telecom’s Android SIM prototype combines CPU, storage and OS into one (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video)

None too long after its first headshot was posted did Motorola Droid (a.k.a. Sholes) make a covert encore appearance, only showing off this time the startup process. It provides a bit more evidence — as if we really needed any — that the phone’s bound for Verizon’s network, and any Android customizations, at least from the initial glance, are nothing to write home about. It might be running Eclair, but we really can’t say from this. One thing’s for certain: we’ll be looking for a way to turn off that “Droid” voice from speaking every time we power up the phone. Video after the break.

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Motorola Droid startup teased, obnoxious robot voice and all (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Salesforce Opens Up Force.com Platform To Outside Partners

Salesforce.com has continued to expand the capabilities of Force.com, its platform to build and deploy enterprise applications. The company recently rolled out Force.com Sites, which lets companies build and run their applications for internal use as well as for public use on Salesforce.com cloud computing platform. Today, Salesforce will be opening up an additional distribution channel off of Force.com: the Value-Added Reseller (VAR) program.

The VAR program lets partners, which are primarily IT consultants to large companies, resell Force.com and applications built off of Force.com to other companies. So for example, a VAR partner could create a recruiting app to manage HR processes for a company off of the Force.com platform and charge the company for the application and requisite services. VARs can resell the Force.com cloud computing platform, as well as additional services such as mobile capabilities, storage, sites, and development sandboxes.

The possibilities for enterprise applications built off the Force.com platform are endless. Currently, there are more than 120,000 custom applications built off of Force.com to run businesses that perform a variety of functions, including supply chain management, compliance tracking, brand management, accounts receivable, claims processing, time-off applications and more.

Salesforce will charge VARs $7.50 per user per month, but VARs can determine the pricing model they implement to outside companies. The program also includes sales resources, technical training for partners as well as support for issues with the Force.com platform. VARs are responsible for supporting their own customizations and applications. Initial partners that have joined the program include Appiphony, American Data Company, EDL Consulting, Lexnet Consulting Group, MK Partners, Reside, Silver Tree Systems, and Sundog.

The fact that Salesforce is opening up its enterprise cloud computing platform to outside partners for reselling purposes is strong move towards expanding its play in the cloud computing space. Plus, the program is a new business channel that could recruit more companies to adopt both its Force.com platform and its CRM. The company seems to be going vertical in its model in an effort to head off competition from Microsoft Azure and and Google App Engine.

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