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South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week

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Nov 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated mobile phone markets.

Qualcomm's next e-book to use a mirasol display

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Nov 20, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (11) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will ...

B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders

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Nov 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.

Switching cell phones takes emotional toll

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Nov 18, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

She's gone. We were the best of friends, constant companions -- literally, because I carried her day and night in the left-front pocket of my jeans. For five years we roamed the world together, or at least the United States, ...

Sony may not fill some e-reader orders by holidays

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays.

'Rationalizer' bracelet tells traders when they're stressed

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 17, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (6) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making ...

T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss

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Nov 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from ...

Samsung, Acer team up with AT&T on netbooks

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Nov 16, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with US telecom giant AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers for the holiday shopping season.

Dell smart phone to debut in China, Brazil

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd.

French iPhone user seeks probe into 'explosion'

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Nov 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday.

10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks

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Nov 12, 2009 | 1.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...

Xbox Live boots pirate videogame players; will link to Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm

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Nov 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm.

Dell Launches World's Fastest Office Color Laser Printer

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Nov 12, 2009 | 1 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing.

Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 11, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.

Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny

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Nov 11, 2009 | 2 / 5 (2) | 0

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.

Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

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Nov 11, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 6

(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.

Intel Reader Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word (w/ Video)

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Nov 11, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 1

Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print.

Nokia weighs in with 3 new CDMA devices - Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506

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Nov 11, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as ...