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Articles Posted on 04 January 2010

Google To Launch Android-based Tablet At CES 2010?

Google To Launch Android-based Tablet At CES 2010?

News Hardware

Search behemoth Google is apparently planning to launch a Tablet PC at CES in the next few hours, in close partnership with former Microsoft buddy, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC. According to Australian tech magazine...


Panasonic, Sony Pave Way For 66.6GB Blu-Ray Discs

Panasonic, Sony Pave Way For 66.6GB Blu-Ray Discs

News Hardware

Sony and Panasonic, two leading Japanese producers of consumer electronics products, have jointly developed a technology that will successfully add almost a third of more storage space in the currently available 25 GB Blu-ray...


British Hypnotist To Hypnotise Thousands Via Facebook, Twitter

British Hypnotist To Hypnotise Thousands Via Facebook, Twitter

News Security

Acclaimed British hypnotist Chris Hughes will attempt a mass hypnotism session via social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, the Independent has reported. The ‘global social hypnotism session’ will take place...


Freescale Pits £125 ARM-Based Tablet Smartbook Against Apple's Tablet PC

Freescale Pits £125 ARM-Based Tablet Smartbook Against Apple's Tablet PC

News Mobile & Telco

Finally, after more than five months gestation, the first ARM-based tablet smartbook device has been unveiled by Freescale Semiconductor although it is now little more than a "tablet reference design". Powered by ARM's Cortex A8...


Social Media World Forum Europe 2010

Social Media World Forum Europe 2010

News Mobile & Telco

Venue - Olympia, Earls Court, London 15th/16th March 2010 www.socialmedia-forum.comOrganiser - Six Degrees Events, BristolSocial Media World Forum is now firmly established as Europe's leading social media event. With 5...


Nokia Talks To ITC Over Apple's Alleged Patent Infringements

Nokia Talks To ITC Over Apple's Alleged Patent Infringements

News Mobile & Telco

After filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple in the US district court of Delaware in October, the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has approached the US International Trade Commission, accusing...


China BAK Won't Be Supplying Google Nexus One Battery

China BAK Won't Be Supplying Google Nexus One Battery

News Mobile & Telco

China BAK Batteries, a China-based lithium ion battery maker, had seen a surge of 63 percent in its share price last Tuesday due to the speculation that Google had contacted the company to manufacture and supply batteries for the...


Apple Preparing Own Google Latitude Clone App

Apple Preparing Own Google Latitude Clone App

News Business & Government

It seems that Apple has removed the Google Latitude app from its iTunes app store owing to its plans to roll out an application very similar to Google Latitude, which incidentally can only be used by iPhone users as a web app as...


Windows Mobile Users Hit By "2016" Date Bug

Windows Mobile Users Hit By "2016" Date Bug

News Software

Microsoft's Windows Mobile platform has reportedly been hit by a bug that apparently shows messages received after 01 January 2010 with the date shifted to 2016. In what initially appeared to be a prank, a number of users of...


Panasonic To Sell Storage Batteries For Japanese Homes?

Panasonic To Sell Storage Batteries For Japanese Homes?

News Hardware

It seems that Panasonic is all set to make the most out of its recent acquisition of Sanyo, as the consumer electronics major has announced to come up with a storage battery intended for residential purposes. The company noted...


Microsoft Considers OpenOffice.org As A Major Threat To Office Suite

Microsoft Considers OpenOffice.org As A Major Threat To Office Suite

News Software

Open Office, a free and open source suite of office productivity programs, has apparently emerged as a potentially lethal threat to Microsoft’s flagship Office suite, which also faces serious competition from web-based...


Microsoft To Launch Muscle Controlled Game Controller?

Microsoft To Launch Muscle Controlled Game Controller?

News Consumer

Microsoft Corp., the California based software giant, has reportedly filed patents for a new technology that will allow users to control a computer device by merely flexing their muscles and could potentially find its way in its...


Ministers Mulling Law To Make Fast broadband Compulsory

Ministers Mulling Law To Make Fast broadband Compulsory

News Security

The UK government is pondering over new plans to make high speed broadband access to all the householders a legal right, placing it at par with some of the current basic utilities such as gas and water (ed: although that alone is...


2010 Looks Good For Data Center Managers

2010 Looks Good For Data Center Managers

News Hardware

While data centre managers have had to reel under a hostile economic environment for the major part of the year in 2009 when the global economic recession significantly clobbered their IT spending, the New Year has indeed ushered...


Should Microsoft Buy Adobe?

Should Microsoft Buy Adobe?

News Security

Would it make sense for Microsoft to buy Adobe? Certainly yes and Microsoft, which has the financial clout to close a deal, would get its mitts on some of the most prized assets in the world of technology. The company is...


Facebook's New Policy Creates 'Serious Privacy Problems', Say Critics

Facebook's New Policy Creates 'Serious Privacy Problems', Say Critics

News Security

Facebook has changed the way its privacy settings operate, asking users to change their settings even if they had already been set. The social networking giant's approach has been criticised by privacy activists. Users logging on...


Lenovo Bets On AMD For New Laptops

Lenovo Bets On AMD For New Laptops

News Hardware

As CES 2010 start date nears, Lenovo has announced a new range of Thinkpad portables nicknamed Edge which will go head to head against Intel's CULV models. The Thinkpad Edge models will target specifically corporate customers,...


Intel To Unveil 32nm Processors At CES 2010

Intel To Unveil 32nm Processors At CES 2010

News Hardware

Semiconductor titan Intel is set to launch a new range of processors based on its latest 32nm manufacturing process at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this coming Thursday. Based on the 32nm "Westmere" architecture -...


UK's Cheapest Apple iPod Nano @ £99

UK's Cheapest Apple iPod Nano @ £99

News Mobile & Telco

The new iPod nano gives you even more to play with. This latest version features a video camera, a polished anodized finish and a larger 2.2-inch screen. It also has a built-in FM tuner that allows you to pause a broadcast with...


£30 Logitech Harmony 515 Universal Remote

£30 Logitech Harmony 515 Universal Remote

News Consumer

Logitech Harmony 515 advanced universal remote simplifies your home entertainment, replacing up to five remotes with one - reducing clutter and complexity in your living room.  One-touch, activity-based control turns on the...


£100 YAMAHA TSX120 White DAB/FM iPod Dock - iPod not included

£100 YAMAHA TSX120 White DAB/FM iPod Dock - iPod not included

News Hardware

The Yamaha TSX-120 makes a perfect luxury iPod hi-fi system for your desk, bedside or kitchen. Within its compact case you'll find a powerful amplifier with a meaty 15 watts per channel. Stereo speakers with bass reflex ports at...


£158 HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer

£158 HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer

News Hardware

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One is designed for micro/small business users wanting an energy-efficient, network-ready all-in-one capable of delivering premium-quality colour and black-and-white at an exceptionally...


£70 PHILIPS WAS6050 Black Portable Wireless Internet/FM Radio

£70 PHILIPS WAS6050 Black Portable Wireless Internet/FM Radio

News Security

Get easy access to thousands of free Internet radio stations with the Philips WAS6050 Streamium music system. The beauty of this Philips Wireless Music Station is that it uses complex technology to give you easy access to a...


£30 p/m Blackberry 8520 Black 600 mins Ultd Texts & Web, Free PS3 console

£30 p/m Blackberry 8520 Black 600 mins Ultd Texts & Web, Free PS3 console

News Mobile & Telco

The Blackberry Curve 8520 is the most affordable Blackberry to date but will still feature trademark Blackberry smartphone applications and features.   Smart, sleek and classy the Blackberry 8520 Curve is here to entertain,...

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