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On Orange BlackBerry? Try T-Mobile instead

Tim Belfall — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

If my recent experience is anything to go by, Tom Alexander, Orange’s CEO, will have to accelerate changes in his organisation if he wants to retain small business users

Intel Geared Up For Mobile Chip Technology

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Speaking on the occasion of Intel’s 40th anniversary, Intel’s senior VP, Pat Gelsinger, has stated that its x86 processor architecture will be seen everywhere, from supercomputers to small embedded devices

Google woos iPhone Users with Google Talk for iPhone

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

iPhone has got a new web based version of Google Talk made specially for iPhone and iPod Touch users

Acquisition Without Forced Migration: Says Enterprise Software Giant Oracle

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Oracle is planning to integrate BEA's offerings the same way it did after the Siebel and PeopleSoft acquisitions and it promises to give full support to BEA products

The Saga Continues : Yet Another Microsoft's Big Push To Acquire Yahoo

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Microsoft has made yet another attempt to take over a part of Yahoo. According to recent reports, the software company is not going to give up convincing Yahoo Search to surrender itself

New Intelligent Sat-Nav Promises To Minimize Traffic-Jam Related Agonies

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Scientists are developing a new smart device, sat-nav, which can provide information about the traffic-jams ahead

YouTube User Privacy Under Threat As Judge Orders Google To Give User Information To Viacom

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Following a lawsuit between Viacom and Google, Judge Stanton has asked Google to release the records of all the people who ever saw a video on YouTube to Viacom

Virgin Warns Its Customers To Play Safe With File Sharing

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Customers of Virgin’s broadband connection were in for a shock as they received letters that told them that they had been sharing music illegally

US Government And Civil Liberties Groups In Face Off Over Cell Phone Tracking Practices

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Civil Liberties Groups have sued the US Government over their actions used to track individuals through cell phones

Firefox 3.0 Downloads Itself Into The Guinness Book With New World Record

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Firefox 3.0 has finally earned an entry into the prestigious Guinness Book of World Records, for maximum number of downloads in a single day

OpenMoko's Neo FreeRunner Is Ready to Run

Desire Athow — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

Taiwanese device manufacturer, OpenMoko, is all set to hit the market with the Neo FreeRunner, a sleek touch screen handset

Gold'en Rant : Do you really want an iPhone 3G?

Steve Gold — Fri, 04 Jul 2008

I used to find it one of the most desirable mobile phones going, but now I'm beginning to hate it. Yes, I'm talking about the iPhone. Or rather, the 3G edition, which is due into O2 and Apple stores next week

A million cards hacked - and counting

Steve Gold — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

Fascinating to read some of the local news reports in the US about how some of the smaller banks are handling the fallout from the recent rash of card database hacks.

EU cybercrime initiative is going to be expensive for ISPs

Steve Gold — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

I was interested to see a report over on Betanews that European ISPs are more than a bit concerned about the cost of complying with EU cybercrime proposals, but how one expert says it could cost them more if they don't comply.

Internet Radio and Podcasts Draw Massive Audience

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

According to recent industry figures, the number of radio listeners on the Internet has jumped-up drastically

BBFC Backs New Games Rating System after reviewing Byron's report

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

Settling the game developers concerns over the expected delays and price hikes because of the rating system proposed in Byron's report, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has stated that the new system won't be taxing to the customers

Barclays Bundles Free Security Package For Its Online Customers

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

Barclays Bank has decided to offer a new comprehensive security application for its online customers

Hackers Attack Sony PlayStation Website

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

According to Sophos, an IT security firm, hackers have made their way to the official website of Sony's PlayStation

Microsoft's Office Subscription Service Ready To Hit The Market

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

Microsoft has recently declared that Circuit City will soon be the first to offer an all new Microsoft Office subscription service

All in One Asus EEE Monitor PC Gets Ready For Torrid launch

Desire Athow — Thu, 03 Jul 2008

It is called the EEE Monitor but doesn't have any VGA or HDMI or DVI entry; "it" is the next member of the Asus EEE family, a family which is growing faster than Apple's "i" clan