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Yahoo! News: Personal Technology News Tue, 13 May 2008 00:28:12 GMT |
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Disney to create lab to test ads for ABC, ESPN
(AP)
AP - Will people remember three-second video ads on their mobile phones? Do high-definition commercials on big screens get people's hearts racing more than other pitches? Is the sports ticker crawl distracting or does it add value to the 30-second TV spot?
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Apple: iPhone sold out online in US, UK
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet surfing speeds.
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Webcam, Remote Access Nab Mac Laptop Thieves
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - A webcam and Apple's .Mac subscription service resulted in the arrest of two thieves and the recovery of Kait Dupalga's Mac laptop. Dupalga, an employee at the Apple Store in White Plains, N.Y., lost her Mac when thieves broke into an apartment she shares with two roommates. The thieves took the computer along with televisions, DVDs, iPods, a box of liquor, and even a set of car rims.
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Apple to launch iPhone in four Asian regions
(Reuters)
Reuters - Apple Inc
has signed deals to bring the iPhone to four Asian countries
later this year, which should help the company surpass its
sales goal of 10 million units by the end of 2008.
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MIT students show power of open cell phone systems
(AP)
AP - What do you want your cell phone to be able to do?
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RIM's BlackBerry Bold aims at business users
(Reuters)
Reuters - Research In Motion Ltd is launching a
new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base
of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will
also catch on with the broader retail market.
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Nokia Kicks Off Free Cell-Phone Recycling
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Finnish mobile tech giant decided not wait for its ultra-savvy concepts to hit the market and do something about the mounting pile of e-waste now.
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Newest BlackBerry aims to keep Apple iPhone at bay
(AFP)
AFP - Research in Motion unveiled Monday its latest BlackBerry smartphone with new styling and technology that aims to bite into Apple's juicy iPhone sales.
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BlackBerry Goes Bold with New 3G Smartphone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - BlackBerry has gone bold and high-speed. On Monday, Research In Motion (RIM) announced the BlackBerry Bold, a new mobile device that it said will give business users "unprecedented functionality and performance" as the first BlackBerry to support tri-band HSDPA.
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Windows Messenger, Hotmail Move to BlackBerry
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Microsoft and Resource in Motion on Monday made a joint announcement at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium that will make Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail available on RIM BlackBerries.
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New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution
(AP)
AP - Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday introduced its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play.
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Music industry hopes upgrades boost mobile sector
(Reuters)
Reuters - Perhaps no single device has had more
impact on mobile music than Apple's iPhone. While only 6.7
percent of overall mobile customers use their phone to listen
to music, rising to 27.9 percent for smartphone users, a full
74.1 percent of iPhone owners reported using the device as an
MP3 player, according to M:Metrics.
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Apple to Take IPhone Nonexclusive in Australia and India
(PC World)
PC World - Apple's iPhone will be available from more than one mobile operator in Australia and India later this year, further signs that...
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Biq Quake Takes out Mobile Network in Chengdu
(PC World)
PC World - An earthquake registering 7.8 on the Richter Scale knocked out mobile phone service in the western Chinese city of Chengdu...
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MSI's Upcoming Wind Laptop Priced From $560
(PC World)
PC World - Taiwanese hardware maker Micro-Star International's upcoming Wind laptop can be preordered starting from US$560.
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RIM's BlackBerry Bold Beats Apple to the 3G Punch
(PC World)
PC World - Research in Motion's sleek new BlackBerry Bold 9000 will support 3G networks worldwide, as well as Wi-Fi and GPS. Will it be able to withstand a 3G iPhone challenge?
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Apple agrees to settle iPod lawsuit
(AP)
AP - Apple Inc. has agreed to settle a pair of class-action lawsuits in Canada alleging it misled customers about the staying power of their iPods, the latest courtroom truce over the dwindling battery life of early generations of the device.
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Apple Reportedly Agrees To Refunds In Mac-User Suit
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The payout was based on user complaints that led to Apple recalling 570,000 power adapters and offering replacements at no charge.
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'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console.
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Toshiba's Growth Plans Hinge on Cell TVs, Fuel Cells
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Reeling from the aftermath of its HD DVD debacle, Toshiba laid out a plan for growth that leans heavily on its other strengths, namely its Cell processor and improvements in notebook technologies, including fuel cells. On tap: auto-upscaling TVs, more SSDs, and some nifty notebook tech.
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