O2 slashes £100 from price of iPhone amid talk of slow sales 2008-04-15 23:25:00 The mobile phone company O2 is slashing the price
of the smaller
version of Apple's iPhone
by £100, amid fears that sales of the
combined phone and music player have stalled as the California computer
company prepares to launch a better version over the summer.From
today the "basic" 8GB version of the phone - which can store roughly
2,000 songs - will be £169, compared with £269 when the device
Nokia Pushing LTE As 3G Successor With Low Royalty Fees 2008-04-15 22:24:00 Boston (dbTechno) - Nokia
is hard at work pushing their 4G wireless
system called Long Term Evolution (LTE). Nokia, the largest handset
manufacturer in the world, and its partners have set up a framework to
keep royalty fes as low as possible, in hopes of making LTE the true
successor to 3G.
Nokia, along with its partners Sony Ericsson, Alacatel-Lucent,
NextWave Wireless, as well as NEC have Read more:Pushing
, Successor
Tales of Innocence (Nintendo DS) - Not Coming to US/Europe 2008-04-12 00:14:00 Bandai Namco's Hideo Baba-san has exclusively confirmed to Cubed³ that Tales
of Innocence
will not be coming to the US or Europe
. Speaking in an interview that will be published later this week on Cubed³ about Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, the Tales Brand Manager stated that despite fans being eager to get their hands on the fantastic DS RPG, "I’m sorry to say that there are Read more:Nintendo
Software delivers cross-platform remote control 2008-04-11 23:52:00 NetSupport has updated its software for cross-platform remote control and desktop support. NetSupport Manager version 10.3 adds support for Smart Cards and multiple monitors, RDP (remote desktop protocol) coexistence, enhanced scripting, and command prompt enhancements, according to the company.
(Click here for a larger view of the NetSupport Manager console)
Like software such as Microsoft's Read more:Software
Sony and Microsoft wanted too much control over iPlayer on their consoles 2008-04-11 23:30:00 The recent decision to add iPlayer support to the Nintendo Wii console left many wondering why Sony
's PlayStation 3 (PS3) or Microsoft
's Xbox 360 didn't get a similar announcement before. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the reason for it has to do with the manufacturers of the consoles
themselves, who were apparently excessively demanding on details about iPlayer's Read more:wanted
Coming To Your Cell Phone: Text Messages From Uncle Sam 2008-04-11 09:10:00 The FCC has approved a new nationwide alert system
that will send text messages to cell phones to alert Americans when an
emergency, disaster, or attack occurs. Only three types of events will
trigger the emergency text message, which will be sent by your carrier.
This is a good idea, though I am sure it will be completely ignored
by many. The text messages will be sent for the following reasons: Read more:Uncle
Nvidia boss lashes out at Intel 2008-04-11 08:39:00 Nvidia's chairman has lashed out at Intel
, calling the company's integrated graphics "a joke".The comments, reported in DailyTech, clearly indicate Nvidia's unease at Intel's growing interest in the graphics market which has traditionally been its stronghold.Speaking on a conference call to analysts, Nvidia boss Jen-Hsun Huang insistedthat even a ten-fold increase in the performance of Intel's Read more:lashes
Asus announces first-ever triple-GPU graphics card 2008-04-11 08:26:00 Computer parts manufacturer Asus
claims to have scored a world first with the launch of its latest graphics card.The Asus EAH3850 Trinity has no fewer than three separate graphics processing unit (GPU) cores on the video card.By using the three cores together, Asus says a 139 per cent improvement in top speeds may be achieved when compared with a single-GPU card.An impressive 1.5 GB of on-board
Sony Blu-ray recorder to offer one touch transfer 2008-04-11 07:29:00 Sony has launched a new Blu-ray recorder in Japan, the BDZ-A70 with some interesting integration features.
As well as all the connectivty you'd expect and recording to a
320GB hard disk drive or dual-layer BD-RE media, Sony has given the new
player special, super-easy linking tech with other Sony in-house
devices.
As well as the ability to transfer
data to certain NTT DoCoMo
handsets, there's Read more:Sony
, touch
Sony Ericsson W380i Walkman 2008-04-11 07:02:00 Sony Ericsson
seems determined to cover all bases with its Walkman
phone range, with the budget Sony Ericsson
W380i its latest attempt to
corner the low-cost music mobile market. Hot on the heels of
the up-market ultra-slim W890i and multi-gigabyte packing W960i, the
clamshell W380i delivers a more modest line-up of features at a
considerably more wallet-friendly price – initially around £80 on Read more:Sony
Nokia N95 8gb: An Exceptional Phone 2008-04-11 06:33:00 April 11, 2008 - The Nokia
N95 8GB is a mobile that is designed
after a lot of intense research. This has led to a phone that is so
gorgeous and looks very elegant. The N95 8GB is a slider model and has
a TFT screen and some control buttons on its exterior slide. The keypad
remains hidden within the upper slide.
The extraordinary dimensions of 99 x 53 x 21 mm are incredible. The
128 gms weight Read more:Exceptional
Flickr users complain about video service 2008-04-11 03:03:00 As we previously reported on AfterDawn, Flickr
added a new video
service to its site just days ago, allowing users
to upload short-clips to the photo-sharing service. These days, online video has become so popular and is in increasing demand, so Flickr made a decision to boost its web-service with the feature.
However, not all Flickr users see this as a good addition to the site. Several " Read more:complain
Google App Engine: Cashing in on the user data 2008-04-11 03:03:00 Google's announcement of its App Engine
has naturally generated a lot of buzz, as well as some fear, uncertainty, and doubt. There is the concern that Google will corral even more user data via its App Engine, becoming a kind of 21st century data and advertising baron, as Microsoft has been the operating system and productivity software baron in the last three decades. If you Read more:Google
Google Pulls Real-time Chat App 2008-04-11 03:00:00 The buzz around Google
's App Engine hasn't died a day after its launch, although not for the reason that Google probably would like. Late on Tuesday, the same day that Google launched the hosted Web applications service, it pulled a demonstration application designed to show how customers might use the service. HuddleChat was a real-time chat application that some said looked and worked
MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV 2008-04-11 02:47:00 Positioning the social network as a breeding ground for television series, MySpace
has signed a deal with a British-based production firm, ShineReveille International, to distribute its video content overseas.
MySpace, which counts 110 million members and is owned by the News Corporation, has increasingly sought to be seen as a destination for original content and in a news release on Thursday, Read more:Content
Nokia’s Tube 5800 to challenge Apple’s iPhone 2008-04-11 01:29:00 TOM LIBRETTO, vice president of forum Nokia
announced about the launch of the Tube, the first touch screen device at the Evans Data Developer Relations Conference in Redwood City, California. With this, one thing is for sure that Apple
’s iPhone
will have a tough competition in the coming months. Nokia’s touch sensitive handset will be called the Tube 5800. An auto focus 3.2 megapixel camera along
Nokia forecasts 500 million mobile phone users by 2010 2008-04-10 07:20:00 Nokia, world’s leading mobile phone
supplier expects India’s
mobile phone user base to surpass 500 million
mobile phone users
by
2010. The company predicts that 60 million users will have mobile video
capability and 100 million will prefer mobile music services.
D Shivakumar, vice president and managing director of Nokia India forecasted that half the number of subscribers will access the Read more:Nokia
Nokia Gets Ready to Take on The iPhone 2008-04-10 06:49:00 Nokia is apparently looking to challenge Apple’s iPhone
with a totally touch sensitive handset of their own called the Tube
5800. According to a few bits and pieces of information floating
aroun,d the Tube handset will support Java, should have a 3.2 megapixel
(presumably auto-focus) camera, as well as have support for DVB-H
technology. So far the word is that this handset will also
sport a 3.2 Read more:Nokia
AMD To Release Delayed Barcelona Server Chip Wednesday 2008-04-09 01:54:00 NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD
) plans to announce on Wednesday
the broad availability of its delayed chip for server computers, code- named Barcelona
. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company said the chip is shipping to all of its sales- channel partners, which are third parties that sell server systems tailored to the needs of corporate customers. The move follows its release Read more:Release
ASUS Achieves ASIA Windows Server 2008 x64 & x86 Certification 2008-04-09 01:44:00 Taipei, Taiwan -- ASUS wins the first ASIA Windows
Server 2008 x64 and x86 logo'd server system certification with its TS500-E4/PA4 server and DSBV-D serverboard in early March - ahead of all other manufacturers. Windows Server 2008, which was launched on the 27th of February this year, operates on x86 (32 bit) and x64 (64bit) hardware, and contains many improvements such as virtualization, Read more:Achieves
, Certification
N-Gage goes live with new games, devices 2008-04-07 02:49:00 Espoo, Finland - Today marks the global launch of the Nokia N-Gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible devices, and an expanded online offering. Millions of Nokia device owners can now find, try and buy high-quality made-for-mobile games directly from their mobile device. Players can also connect with one another through the N-Gage Arena community. They can meet friends,
AMD Provides Quick Time-to-Market Platform for Growing Networked Storage Market 2008-04-07 02:39:00 At the Storage Networking World conference AMD
(NYSE: AMD) today announced availability of the first Reference Design Kit (RDK) for the Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) 2.0 Specification based on the AMD Athlon™ processor. This RDK can simplify the design process and provide a standardized platform powered by AMD’s unrivaled Direct Connect Architecture. AMD expects to help storage vendors deliver low Read more:Quick
, Market
, Platform
, Growing
, Quick Time
Are there bugs in the WM6.0 implementation of the IPAQ 21x and 11x? 2008-04-06 02:27:00 iPaq 21x, 11x users Notice:FlexMail is not compatible
with these devices at this time. We believe there are bugs in the
implementation of Windows Mobile 6 that HP has on these devices that
cause data corruption and crashes with FlexMail. At this time we do not
see any resolution until HP updates the ROM.The IPAQ 110 that I reviewed was a loaner that I had for about a
month. I didn’t experience
Post Cards from the Edge - AMD 780G, NVIDIA 790i, Gigabyte 680i 2008-04-06 01:55:00 For a bright-eyed teenager in 1976 that had high hopes of
becoming a journalist one day, the satirical film Network was a revelation suggesting maybe choosing another
profession would be a wise move. (Ed: Look at where that got you.)
After years of intense investigative coverage
of Watergate and the resulting rise in credibility of the journalistic
profession, it seemed the right - Read more:AMD
, Cards
, Gigabyte
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 2008-04-06 01:28:00 Microsoft today officially announced WindowsMobile
6.1, a minor upgrade while waiting for version 7. An update for
the current version 6 will also be released.
SonyEricsson
and Microsoft today officially confirmed that the
upcoming Xperia X1 smartphone will be running Windows Mobile
6.1
beneath Sony Ericsson
's Xperia panel user interface. Carriers will also
be able to custom build the touch Read more:Microsoft
Factbox: History of Samsung 2008-04-17 07:27:00 A South Korean special prosecutor investigating corruption at the
Samsung
Group on Thursday indicted Lee Kun Hee, the head of the
country's largest conglomerate, for tax evasion and breach of trust.
Following are some key facts about the Samsung Group and the Lee family that founded and runs it:
THE BEGINNING
Samsung was started in 1938 when Lee Byung Chul (1910-1987), the son
of a wealthy
Read more:History
Nintendo Squash "New DS" Rumour 2008-04-17 06:45:00 Well that's no surprise then. What did I tell you? You can't remember. Well, I told you it was too damn early for a new DS.
And I was right. Following on from our report last week
about the possibility of a new DS to be announced at E3. The news came
from Hamamura-san (head of Japanese publishing giant Enterbrain) and
has been squashed by both Nintendo
of Japan's head of PR Ken Toyota and
Windows vs. Linux--Plus, a Microsoft Wii? 2008-04-17 06:43:00 Readers debate the relative virtues of Windows
and Linux
OSes, consider a possible Wii
-like game controller from Microsoft
.Is Windows broken? Gartner says yes, and explains why. Many readers have other ideas, though, and not everyone is ready to jump ship to Linux. Give us your take on the situation.Thinking of moving to Linux? We've put together a list of Linux-compatible replacements for your
More Twists in Saga of Would-be Mac Clone Maker 2008-04-17 02:32:00 ust days after announcing plans to sell a US$399 computer capable of running Mac OS X, a Miami company had already temporarily shuttered its online store while changing its physical address multiple times.The online store for Psystar, which is offering an OS X-compatible product it bills as Open Computer, was down for a good part of Wednesday. A note on the company's Web site cited an inability
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