Archive for January, 2010
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Nokia mobile challenge to improve lives of poor
Mobile phone giant Nokia is rolling out a million-dollar challenge to enhance the lives of people in developing countries via the creation of an innovative mobile product or service. Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo used the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas to reveal details of the Growth Econom...
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Microsoft/HP tablet revealed ahead of iSlate launch
Microsoft and HP have used this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to unveil an as-yet-unnamed tablet PC ahead of Apple's much-anticipated launch of the iSlate. The ten-inch touchscreen device is powered by Vista replacement Windows 7 and is aimed at bridging the gap betwe...
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Washable and antimicrobial mobile phone to prevent superbug spread
This week's CES technology trade show in Las Vegas was the setting for the latest revelation in the mobile phone realm. The Seal Cell is a waterproof handset from Seal Shield LLC and is said to be the world's first "washable and antimicrobial" mobile phone. Representatives for t...
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Nexus One superphone unveiled by Google
Google has described it as the future of the mobile phone, and the long-awaited Nexus One has finally been unveiled at the Mountain View search giant's base in California. Touted as the ultimate smartphone rival to the Apple iPhone, the handset runs version 2.1 of the Android operating system a...
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Windows Mobile phones to get Xbox Live games?
Rumours abound that software giant Microsoft is to bring the Xbox Live online gaming experience to Windows Mobile handsets. It follows the pre-Christmas publication of a job advertisement for a "principal program manager". According to the advert, Microsoft was seeking an individual able ...
