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T-Mobile to launch first Google-powered mobile

August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | No comments yet

T-Mobile said Monday it plans to launch a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, making it the first operator to do so and posing a direct threat to Apple's popular iPhone.


iPhone to shake-up Japan's cellphone industry: Softbank official

August 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at Softbank Mobile said Wednesday.


Japanese researchers eye 'e-skin' for robots

August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Japanese researchers say they have developed a rubber that is able to conduct electricity well, paving the way for robots with stretchable "e-skin" that can feel heat and pressure like humans.


iPhones-Macintosh computers become apples of hackers' eyes

August 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Security specialists said Saturday that hackers are taking increasing aim at iPhones and Macintosh computers as the hot-selling Apple devices gain popularity worldwide.


Nintendo DS to become personal beauty consultant

August 07, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Women in Japan will soon be able to have their own hand-held beauty consultant after games company Sega teamed up with cosmetics giant Shiseido to offer make-up tips on the Nintendo DS.


Robo-relationships are virtually assured: British experts

July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | User comments: 2

David McGoran cradles his baby in his arms. As he looks down into its big, dark eyes, it turns its head towards him and blinks, looking contented as it curls a bony white finger around his hand.


Make way Ronaldo, here come the robots

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

After Euro 2008, now Austria is preparing to host RoboCup, where 500 robots take to the football field hoping to prove their mettle.


Wii becomes top-selling video game console in US

July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | No comments yet

Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.


Sony adds online movies to PlayStation 3 consoles

July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Sony on Tuesday added online movie sales and rentals to the repertoire of PlayStation 3 videogame console features.


Brazilians first to unlock new iPhone: reports

July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | User comments: 4

A Brazilian company is claiming to be the first to have found a way to unlock Apple's new iPhone 3G, getting around restrictions that require users to sign up for calling plans with exclusive carriers, reports ...


Apple sells one million iPhones in one weekend

July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Apple Inc. announced Monday that it sold one million new iPhones 3G in the gadget's first weekend on the market around the world.


Japanese team developing palm-held 3D display

July 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 53 vote(s) | User comments: 9

Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand.


Gadget lovers flip for iPhone 3G but glitches mar release

July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Gadget lovers around the world on Friday crammed into stores to buy the latest super-fast iPhone G3 only to find activating the coveted devices was hit-or-miss due to Apple computer troubles.


No plan to cut PlayStation 3 price: Sony

July 11, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Sony has no plan to cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console, the company's chief financial officer Nobuyuki Oneda said Friday.


Gadget brings back Berlin Wall for tourists

July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Visitors to the German capital disappointed to find little of the Berlin Wall left can now have it reappear before their eyes with a gadget offering a self-guided tour.


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