| 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... |
| Court says Internet baby to be taken into care( 2008-11-27 16:43) | | AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Belgian baby bought over the Internet for adoption by a Dutch couple must be placed in the temporary care of the Dutch authorities, a court ruled on Thursday. According to media reports, the couple bought the boy in July from a Be... |
| France Mandates Nationwide Broadband For All( 2008-11-27 16:43) | | - BRUSSELS - France will shortly call on telecoms operators to offer broadband services across all its territory for a maximum of 35 euros ($45.15) a month, a government minister said on Thursday. This would make France the first country in the European... |
| Bloggers Feed Info Frenzy on Mumbai Attacks( 2008-11-27 16:43) | | - SINGAPORE - Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the action after Islamist gunmen launched waves of attacks in the heart of India's financial capital, highlighting the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage. Some, including a blogger na... |
| Europe to Cap Prices for Roaming Text Messages and Data( 2008-11-27 14:11) | | - European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS (Short Message Service) text messages and browsing the Internet using mobile phones while abroad. In September the European Union's exec... |
| France to intervene in broadband coverage( 2008-11-27 14:11) | | BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France will shortly call on telecoms operators to offer broadband services across all its territory for a maximum of 35 euros ($45.15) a month, a government minister said on Thursday. This would make France the first country in t... |
| Black Friday Shoppers Tap the Net for Best Deals( 2008-11-27 14:11) | | - Many holiday shoppers are expected to stay at home this year, letting their fingers do the walking, as they take advantage of their PCs and smartphones to shop online. Rather than driving from store to store, many consumers will leverage the power of t... |
| 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... |
| Estonian ISP Cuts off Control Servers for Srizbi Botnet( 2008-11-27 12:09) | | - An Estonian ISP that temporarily hosted the command-and-control servers for the Srizbi botnet, responsible for a large portion of the world's spam, has cut off those servers, according to computer security analysts. Starline Web Services, based in Esto... |
| Consumers Hit the Net, Not Stores, for Holiday Shopping( 2008-11-27 12:09) | | - With an unstable economy and the biggest holiday shopping season of the year upon us, many consumers are expected to stay at home, using their computers and wireless devices to do their holiday shopping. More people are expected to shop online this hol... |
| 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... |
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