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T-Mobile clarifies G1 Android pre-order availability and text messaging question
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:14:18 -0700
I was lucky enough to attend the T-Mobile G1 product announcement in New York a couple of weeks ago and actually pre-ordered my own G1 that day on the train back to the airport for my flight home and it turns out it was a good thing I did. I...
The quad-core laptops are here . . . sort of
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:59:43 -0700
Back in August Dell, HP and Lenovo all announced mobile workstations that offer Intel's first quad-core chip for laptops. Those systems are now available for order and reviews of at least one model--the Lenovo ThinkPad W700--are giving a glimpse of the performance you can expect from these 17-inch powerhouses. ...
HP to jump into smartphones. Why?
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:46:16 -0700
Hewlett Packard is jumping deeper into the crowded smartphone market, announcing plans for an iPaq smartphone that will be marketed toward consumers to be released first in Europe before the end of the year and later worldwide, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. In...
Sony announces new Reader eBook device with integrated LED and touch screen
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:10:10 -0700
iRex announced new ebooks with touch screen functionality last week and now Sony just announced the Sony Reader PRS-700 with touch screen functionality. I still have and enjoy using my PRS-505 and this newest model looks to have about the same form factor. Even more impressive to me than the...
Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find speed traps online
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:01:35 -0700
User-generated Google maps of police speed traps are easy to find with Trapster, a site that offers just that: a way to alert other drivers of speed traps in your area. The concept is simple: download the Trapster app for your mobile phone, and use it to...
Mac ready for the enterprise?
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:47:32 -0700
Larry Dignan makes a spirited argument as to why Apple should be working much harder on getting Mac kit into the enterprise. I know it's a Friday afternoon for me and we've already had one false alarm earlier today that got everyone a-Twitter. Only the other day I managed to...

 

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