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New top-of-the-line BlackBerry doubles screen resolution

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, ...


Camera memory card tags location info using Wi-Fi

May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 2

(AP) -- A wireless memory card for digital cameras now comes with an added twist: Besides making it easier to store and share photos, the latest version of the Eye-Fi card also helps sort images by location.


Verizon Wireless to introduce Linux phones

May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. and expects it to become the "preferred" software on its network.


Apple: iPhone sold out online in US, UK (Update)

May 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Apple Inc. said Monday its online stores in the U.S. and U.K. are sold out of the iPhone, a sign supplies are being winnowed ahead of the launch of the device's next generation featuring faster Internet ...


Car navigator remotely manages Web-enabled home

May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

(AP) -- Drivers in Japan can check on their pets, turn lights and air conditioning on and off and lock their front doors - all from inside their cars - with a new navigation system from Panasonic.


'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft

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(AP) -- The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers ...


France's Orange signs new iPhone deal with Apple

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(AP) -- French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.


EchoStar to showcase first product for cable

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(AP) -- Former satellite TV provider EchoStar Corp. on Sunday will demonstrate its first product for cable companies at the industry's trade show: a unit that can tune in television and act as a cable modem.