For music buffs, Zune HD strikes right tune
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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In the two years I've been reviewing gadgets, I've never tested Microsoft's digital music and video player, called the Zune. The device only accounts for a tiny fraction of the market, and it had always struck ...
HP's new touch Tablet: Windows 7 ultimate remote?
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Oct 15, 2009 |
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Hewlett-Packard recently announced a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that's a cross between a wireless photo frame and a super duper remote control.
Researchers save electricity with low-power processors and flash memory
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh (ILP) have combined low-power, embedded processors typically used in netbooks with flash memory to create a server architecture that is fast, but far more ...
Some Sidekick users may recover data: Microsoft
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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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 |
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(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 ...
US netbook by Nokia to be $300 with AT&T service
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Oct 13, 2009 |
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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
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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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 |
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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
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Oct 12, 2009 |
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(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 Intros New Touch-Screen HD PC/TV
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony today unveiled its new touch-enabled, multi-media machine— the VAIO L Touch HD PC/TV.
Kraken becomes first academic machine to achieve petaflop
Oct 08, 2009 |
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The National Institute for Computational Sciences' (NICS's) Cray XT5 supercomputer—Kraken—has been upgraded to become the first academic system to surpass a thousand trillion calculations a second, or one ...
Household robots do not protect users' security and privacy, researchers say
Oct 08, 2009 |
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People are increasingly using household robots for chores, communication, entertainment and companionship. But safety and privacy risks of information-gathering objects that move around our homes are not yet adequately addressed, ...
South Korea's little firefighting robots (w/ Video)
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two South Korean firms have developed mini firefighting robots to help human firefighters safely plan their course of action before entering a blazing building.
Sony Delivers World's Lightest Notebook -- VAIO X Series
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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Sony today took the wraps off the world's lightest notebook -- the VAIO X Series.
Mobile device makers want common earphone plugs
Oct 08, 2009 |
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An international trade group representing wireless device makers has announced it was backing a drive to standardize audio and USB plugs for laptops and other mobile gadgets.
