| EU Caps Prices on Roaming Texts, Data Downloads( 2008-11-27 16:43) | | - BRUSSELS - European Union governments agreed on Thursday to cap prices of roamed mobile phone texts and data downloading from July 2009, EU president France said. "We want to avoid so-called bill shock, when someone gets back from a holiday and gets a... |
| EU nations back plans to limit text message prices abroad( 2008-11-27 12:09) | | BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU telecommunications ministers backed on Thursday plans to limit the price of sending text messages by mobile phone while abroad in the European bloc. Opening the way for the change next year, ministers agreed mobile phone companies cou... |
| Nokia says shipping touch-screen phone( 2008-11-27 11:06) | | HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj has started deliveries of its first touch-screen phone, the 5800, the mobile phone maker's answer to Apple Inc's iPhone. Nokia said on Thursday the phone is, or soon will be, available in selected markets globally, includin... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Whether waiting for the Thanksgiving meal or basking in its tryptophan-induced afterglow, the thoughts of your favorite geek (who could be you!) inevitably turn to gadgets, dancing like sugar plums in his or her thoughts. A real geek alre... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: Time Capsule( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: With all the computing devices we have on hand, managing backups and communications among them is increasingly difficult. InfoWorld Test Center contributing editor Stephen Hultquist recommends Apple's Time Capsule as... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: DIY Plant Twitter Kit( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: You're busy, and your plants are getting thirstier and thirstier as you neglect them. What if they could let you know they need water? With Botanicalls' DIY Plant Twitter Kit, they can. When InfoWorld Test Center con... |
| The geek gadget gift guide: Nixie Watch( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: If you remember the 1960s, you'll recall those bulky neon display tubes once used in calculators. The Nixie Watch from Cathode Corner uses those quaint tubes to display the time on a large, not-so-stylish but certain... |
| 2008 geek gadget gift guide: GTX 200 Waterblock( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: Your PC is tricked out with the ultimate graphics card, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 or 280, using every one of those 500 watts in your monster power supply. But does that card get superhot, radiating like a supernova. E... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: Gyroxus Game Chair( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: Sitting in your chair playing games is absorbing, no doubt, but if you've been to Disneyland or a similar theme park, you know you're missing the dimension of motion. No matter how much the game moves, you sit still.... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: MvixBox( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: Geeks and home theaters are a natural combination, especially when they can throw a PC in the mix. MvixUSA's MvixBox is a Linux server that InfoWorld Test Center contributing editor Mike Heck called to our attention.... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: SkyV( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: The cold glow of an LCD monitor doesn't exactly give you the mental health benefits of real windows, something that most geeks only experience in their cars. After all, datacenters, development labs, and basement wor... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: iWow for iPod Adapter( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: The iPod is quickly becoming the modern stereo, but its digitized files often lack the nuance of the original recordings. SRS Labs' iWow for iPod Adapter plugs into the iPod's bottom 30-pin connector and restores the... |
| The 2008 geek gadget gift guide: Gatekeeper Pico( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - Why you must have it: Anti-malware software is annoying, what with all those alert pop-ups. Plus, it gobbles PC resources that would be better spent running a mobile simulator or 3-D game. So InfoWorld CTO Council member Marvin Anderson a... |
| Test Center gift guide to mobile devices( 2008-11-27 09:35) | | San Francisco - The iPhone started it, but everyone and his brother now seem to have a fancy smartphone on offer. If it's time to join the "mobile 2.0" generation, the InfoWorld Test Center can help you make the right choice. We've reviewed the new gener... |
| Sony Ericsson Woos Developers in India( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications has launched its Developer World program in India with a contest aimed at attracting Indian developers to create applications and games for its mobile phones. The launch of the Developer World program in India on Tue... |
| Bamboo Laptop by Asustek to Debut Saturday( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - Asustek Computer plans to debut a nature-friendly laptop PC with a casing made of bamboo on Saturday at Taiwan's IT Month exhibition. The laptop, first announced last year, is part of Asus's efforts to use renewable materials in products. The shell of... |
| Nokia to Pull out of Japanese Handset Market( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - The world's largest cell phone maker is pulling out of one of the world's biggest cellular markets. Nokia said on Thursday that it will stop developing handsets for NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile, effectively ending a push that began five years ago whe... |
| Gartner: Economy Hits Cell-phone Sales( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - Economic woes slashed cell-phone sales growth in the third quarter of this year as consumers waited longer to replace their handsets, and the market is likely to contract next year, according to Gartner. The global slowdown affected sales in both rich... |
| UK Bans Apple 3G IPhone Advertisement( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - The U.K.'s advertising regulator banned a video advertisement for Apple's 3G iPhone, saying Wednesday that the ad exaggerates the phone's speed and is misleading. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 17 complaints about the advertisement,... |
| HTC's Real IPhone Rival Stands Up: the Touch HD( 2008-11-27 07:34) | | - High Tech Computer (HTC), the world's largest maker of smartphones that use Microsoft's Windows Mobile software, launched the Touch HD handset in Taipei on Wednesday, a 3.8-inch touchscreen mobile phone that more closely matches up to the iPhone 3G. Ea... |
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