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Article | 20/03/2009 Palm sales plummet as Pre waits in the wings
Palm's revenue plunged in its most recent quarter as the struggling company, preparing for the release of its next-generation device, sold 42 percent ...
Article | 13/03/2009 Apple launches new-look iPod shuffle
Apple has launched a new version of the iPod shuffle - its smallest digital audio player.
Article | 13/03/2009 Apple plans iPhone 3.0 preview next week
Apple announced Thursday that it will preview a new version of its iPhone software on Tuesday, March 17.
Article | 12/03/2009 MIT breakthrough promises lighter, fast-charging batteries
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a way to charge lithium ion batteries in seconds, instead of hours, that ...
Article | 12/03/2009 OLPC set to dump x86 for Arm chips in XO-2
One Laptop Per Child is set to dump x86 processors, instead opting to put low-power Arm-based processors in its next-generation XO-2 laptop with the a...
Article | 11/03/2009 Google blocks popular iPhone SMS app
Google will block an iPhone application that harnesses its Google Talk chat program to provide a free text-message service after too many users flocke...
Article | 10/03/2009 Sony provides more details of OLED touchscreen Walkman
Sony has provided some detailed specifications for its promised and anticipated X-series Walkman that was teased at January's CES but the launch date ...
Article | 10/03/2009 Cameras and phones kick off March
We're already a quarter of the way into 2009 and the gadgets are coming thick and fast despite the recession that is gripping many countries. This mon...
Article | 11/03/2009 Reports: Apple netbook to launch later this year
Rumors of an Apple netbook gained momentum Tuesday as the Dow Jones financial news service confirmed earlier reports that the company will launch a to...
Article | 10/03/2009 Motorola launches smaller rugged wireless devices
Motorola Monday announced the smallest and lightest versions in its MC55 series of ruggedized enterprise digital assistants, offering two models and m...
Article | 5/03/2009 Acer sees the future of smartphones as free
Acer wants to bring the wholesale cost of smartphones down so far that mobile network operators can afford to give them away. It aims to release two s...
Article | 4/03/2009 Real-time online dating, first $399 refrigerator magnet
The DEMO 09 conference launched 39 promising new technologies for consumers and businesses, with each presenter being given a scant six minutes to mak...
Article | 3/03/2009 Cebit: MSI's svelte X-Slim laptops to get more powerful
After turning heads at CES with its X-Slim laptops Micro-Star International (MSI) is using the Cebit trade show in Hanover, Germany, this week to unve...
Article | 25/02/2009 Kindle 2 fever hits as shipments of new e-book reader begin
The Kindle 2 began shipping Sunday, ahead of schedule, and even before customers received the new e-book reader from Amazon.com, many indicated in for...
Article | 24/02/2009 Kindle 2 starts shipping a day early
Amazon.com on Monday began shipping its Kindle 2 e-book reader a day earlier than originally planned.
Article | 20/02/2009 Kogan to release community-inspired netbook
Kogan, the Australian company behind the recently delayed Android-based Agora smartphone, plans to release a netbook and is turning to the community f...
Article | 17/02/2009 Nokia, Qualcomm to work on smartphones together
The world's largest mobile phone vendor and the biggest cellular chip developer said Tuesday they plan to make 3G (third-generation) mobile devices to...
Article | 18/02/2009 LiMo's Linux-based mobile OS stack makes gains
A flock of new mobile devices unveiled this week at Mobile World Congress are part of the trend toward Linux-powered mobility, incorporating the open-...
Article | 18/02/2009 Yahoo, Vodafone to distribute Opera Mini
Just as competition is heating up among mobile browsers, Opera may hope to grow its user base through deals with Yahoo and Vodafone.
Article | 18/02/2009 Mozilla confirms 'showstopper' bug in mobile browser preview
Mozilla has acknowledged that a "showstopper" bug makes the first preview of its browser for Windows Mobile-powered cell phones "bascially useless" to...

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