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HP's new touch Tablet: Windows 7 ultimate remote?

Oct 15, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (7) | 0

Hewlett-Packard recently announced a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that's a cross between a wireless photo frame and a super duper remote control.

Some Sidekick users may recover data: Microsoft

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Oct 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Microsoft said Tuesday that some Sidekick mobile phone users may recover personal data such as contacts, calendar items and digital photos believed to have been permanently lost in a server failure.

Kindle lightens textbook load, but flaws remain

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 13, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1

(AP) -- It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their ...

A visitor checks out Nokia's first notebook, the "Booklet 3G"

US netbook by Nokia to be $300 with AT&T service

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Oct 13, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Nokia is opening a new chapter in mobility with the introduction of the Nokia Booklet 3G to the U.S. together with AT&T, Best Buy and Microsoft. Developed for connectivity just about anytime and virtually ...

New Giorgio Armani Samsung smartphone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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

Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics have presented the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone.

T-Mobile halts Sidekick sales after data loss

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Oct 12, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

US wireless carrier T-Mobile temporarily halted sales of the Sidekick mobile phone Monday after a server failure caused many customers to lose personal data such as contacts and calendar items.

Sidekick's lost data gone for good

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 12, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...

Sony Delivers World's Lightest Notebook -- VAIO X Series

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 08, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Sony today took the wraps off the world's lightest notebook -- the VAIO X Series.

E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 08, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.

Review: Wireless charging lets you cut the cords

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (8) | 3

(AP) -- It's a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It's even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you ...

Gadgets: Kodak Zi8 takes great video for under $200

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 2

Kodak's Zi8 video camera is outstanding, but to me what makes it great compared to similar models from other manufacturers is the unlimited amount of storage.

Report: Dell to make Android phone for AT&T

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A newspaper report says Dell Inc. is working on a "smart" phone for AT&T that runs Google Inc.'s Android phone operating system.

Super-thin flexible OLED from Sony

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (28) | 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is showing off prototypes incorporating its super-thin, flexible OLED technology at the CREATEC JAPAN 2009 IT and electronics trade show in Makuhari Messe (Chiba) in Japan.

Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 07, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 1

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring more sales and keeping it ahead of a growing field ...

Steve Ballmer gives a press conference in Paris to launch the Windows phone

Microsoft unveils line of Windows phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 06, 2009 | 1.3 / 5 (4) | 1

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Tuesday unveiled his company's line of Windows smartphones in an offensive against Apple's iPhone and Google's Android system.