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Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 03, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 3

US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore.

PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 01, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 1

(AP) -- Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment ...

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.

New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 27, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (8) | 0

The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.

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 ...

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.

Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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 In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program.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.

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.

Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 28, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (6) | 1

Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones on Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of GPS navigation devices.

iPhone comes to China without key feature

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 30, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.

Choosing a Low Radiation Cell Phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 10, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (12) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Environmental Working Group (EWG) team has released a consumer guide on the radiation levels emitted by over 1,000 cell phones sold in the U.S. The guide is the most comprehensive ever ...

Patent: Nintendo's Wii Football Controller

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 02, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nintendo has come up with yet another idea for an accessory to add to its list of Wii peripherals. This time it's a soft football-shaped controller that is said to simulate the feel and touch ...

Switching cell phones takes emotional toll

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 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, ...

Nokia N900 now available in US

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 18, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 1

Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered ...

Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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.