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  • Motorola reporting 15% revenue drop. Biz, Phones, Mobile phones, Motorola 0

    Motorola reporting 15% revenue drop

    Quarterly results look bad or phone business 30 October 2008 14:25 GMT

    Today has already brought rumours that thousands of job are going to go at Motorola, and now the company has compounded fears by revealing its Q3 results.

    Motorola suffered a loss for the past three months and also its revenue fell a steeper-than-expected...

  • Pure*Gold PC produced . Hardware, Desktop PCs, Photos 0

    Pure*Gold PC produced

    Only gold plated so mere pocket money 30 October 2008 13:56 GMT

    If the million dollar Baroque PC wasn't your thing, but you want bling, check out the Pure*Gold PC.

    The casing is actually made in ceramic or glass and then gold plated, and each one is completely unique and handmade.

    Tech specs...

  • Zi Corp signs phone speech to text tech deal. Phones, Mobile phones, Mobile phone apps, Text messages, Voice recognition 0

    Zi Corp signs phone speech to text tech deal

    Partners up with TravellingWave for new possibilities in mobile messaging 30 October 2008 13:10 GMT

    Two mobile phone software developers have teamed up to improve the predictive text and speech to text tech that is currently available to phone users.

    TravellingWave and Zi Corporation have signed a non-exclusive integration license to effectively...

  • QIO Systems goes posh with Park Av iPod blazer. Gadgets, Clothing, Audio, iPod, Apple, Photos 0

    QIO Systems goes posh with Park Av iPod blazer

    Wearable electronics 30 October 2008 12:51 GMT

    James Bond likes his gadgets but also loves smart suits, and the team at QIO Systems have combined the two.

    The iPod Blazer from Park Avenue has touchpad symbols sewn under the jacket’s lapel.

    These symbols correspond to the...

  • Monotype and Vodafone launch Flipfont app. Phones, Software, Mobile phones, Mobile phone apps, Vodafone, Nokia 0

    Monotype and Vodafone launch Flipfont app

    Personalise your mobile phone interface 30 October 2008 12:18 GMT

    So this has got to be one for graphic designers, or in fact, anyone who has an obsession with being different.

    US developer Monotype Imaging has teamed up with Vodafone UK to launch FlipFont.

    This tool allows you to personalise...

  • Motorola confirms Android ambitions. Biz, Motorola, Phones, Mobile phones, Android, Google, Microsoft 0

    Motorola confirms Android ambitions

    Some Win Mob phones to be outsourced 30 October 2008 11:49 GMT

    Motorola needs to save some money, co-chief executive, Sanjay Jha, has admitted to the Wall Street Journal.

    The phone manufacturer is going to simplify how it makes devices, says Jha, and, as part of this, is going to stick with its plan...

  • Yahoo and AOL do due diligence on deal. Biz, Yahoo, AOL, Google, Microsoft, Time Warner 0

    Yahoo and AOL do due diligence on deal

    Merger may finally be on the way 30 October 2008 11:03 GMT

    They're not promising anything but Yahoo and AOL may be one step closer to a merger.

    The two companies have announced that they have started to do due diligence on a possible deal - to figure out what a merger could mean in terms of both...

  • Hannsg launches 19 inch tough screen monitor . Hardware, Monitors, HANNSG 0

    Hannsg launches 19 inch tough screen monitor

    HC196DP for busy or dirty work environments 30 October 2008 9:58 GMT

    A monitor with a protective acrylic screen surface has been launched by Hannsg.

    The 19-inch monitor, called the HC196DP, has designed to withstand knocks and bumps and so is said to be ideal for busy environments such as offices, libraries...

  • PNY boosts netbook storage. Hardware, Netbooks, Storage, SDHC, Memory cards, PNY 0

    PNY boosts netbook storage

    Introduces memory card specifically designed for UMPCs 29 October 2008 17:28 GMT

    PNY is claiming to be the first company to have designed a range of memory cards specifically for slotting into netbooks.

    The SDHC NetBook Memory Card is promised to be able to double the storage on your netbook, or even more.

  • Brits sending 217 million texts per day. Phones, Mobile phones, Biz, Statistics, Text messages 0

    Brits sending 217 million texts per day

    Up 60m daily on last year 29 October 2008 17:22 GMT

    Perhaps it's because money is tight, but it seems more and more of us Brits are opting to send texts instead of calling our pals.

    According to the latest research by the Mobile Data Association, we have sent, on average, 60 million more text...

  • Argos overcharges 190,000 customers. Biz, Argos, Gadgets, Home And Kitchen 0

    Argos overcharges 190,000 customers

    Admits to charging shoppers twice 29 October 2008 17:10 GMT

    Hundreds of thousands of Argos customers have been left worrying that they are now in the red after the retailer double charged for their purchases.

    Argos has admitted that 190,000 customers were twice in one day - last Friday (24 October).

  • Samsung shows off ultra-thin 0.05mm OLED display. Hardware, Samsung, OLED, Monitors, Televisions, Concepts, Photos 0

    Samsung shows off ultra-thin 0.05mm OLED display

    So skinny, it flaps in the wind 29 October 2008 16:57 GMT

    Samsung has developed a 4-inch, ultra-thin 0.05mm OLED display with 480 x 272 pixel resolution, 100,000:1 contrast and 200cd/m2 brightness.

    It was unveiled at the FPD International 2008 show, and made Sony's OLED offering looks, well, fat....

  • Logitech to buy SightSpeed. Biz, Logitech, Hardware, Sightspeed 0

    Logitech to buy SightSpeed

    $30 million deal for internet video comms company 29 October 2008 16:55 GMT

    Logitech is to buy Californian internet video comms company, Sightspeed, for approximately $30 million in cash.

    The acquisition is expected to close in early November.

    Said the Swiss company in a statement: "The acquisition...

  • Casio gets tough with G-Shock GWM5600-1. Gadgets, Watches, Casio, Photos 0

    Casio gets tough with G-Shock GWM5600-1

    Classic shape, shock-resistant design 29 October 2008 16:39 GMT

    The new G-Shock GWM5600-1 watch is claimed to deliver no less than "non-stop, self-adjusting technology in a classic G-Shock style body".

    Harkening back to some of its earliest design, Casio has gone for a classic square shape including a...

  • Bang & Olufsen pull out of phone market. Biz, Phones, Mobile phones 0

    Bang & Olufsen pull out of phone market

    €800 phones apparently not selling 29 October 2008 16:24 GMT

    Bang & Olufsen has been hard hit by the economic downturn as it seems even the very rich are tightening their purse strings.

    The company has, as a result, decided to save some cash.

    It is going to stop making the mobile phones,...

  • Kodak and Nokia sign idea share deal. Biz, Phones, Mobile phones, Cameras, Nokia, Motorola, Kodak 0

    Kodak and Nokia sign idea share deal

    But Motorola deal not affected 29 October 2008 16:08 GMT

    Nokia phones with advanced photo technology from Kodak could be on the cards.

    The two manufacturers have announced a patent license agreement which means that they will have access to each other’s intellectual property portfolio.

  • Bosses told to embrace Facebook. Biz, Websites, Facebook 0

    Bosses told to embrace Facebook

    Think tank says banning networks can damage firms in long run 29 October 2008 15:56 GMT

    Companies in the UK don't look too kindly on us workers having the occassional peek at our Facebook profile page during work hours.

    But a think tank says that this attitude, and the fact that some companies even block access to these sorts...

  • Acrylic mouse with beetle frozen inside. Hardware, Mice, Photos 0

    Acrylic mouse with beetle frozen inside

    Creepy... 29 October 2008 15:44 GMT

    You'd have to be coleopterist to be comfortable with this mouse on your desk.

    Either that, or could you just get it out once a year for Halloween.

    There are also spider and starfish versions.

    Let's hope not too many...

  • CNN International launches on Freeview. Home Cinema, Freeview, CNN 0

    CNN International launches on Freeview

    As Nuts TV is axed 29 October 2008 15:22 GMT

    Nuts TV is no longer going to be available in Freeview, but in its place CNN International is going to be broadcast.

    The spin-off of the IPC Media men's weekly magazine is still going to run online, but has now been axed from both Freeview...

  • Sony profits slump by 90%. Biz, Gadgets, Sony, Panasonic, Cameras, Canon, Samsung 0

    Sony profits slump by 90%

    Quarterly results 29 October 2008 14:17 GMT

    Sony has had a really tough quarter, admitting that its profits have slumped by a staggering 90% in the past 3 months.

    Sony reported that its operating profit totalled 11.05 billion yen for July through to September, which was down from 111.62...

  • O2 launches phone for Czech pensioners. Phones, Mobile phones, O2 0

    O2 launches phone for Czech pensioners

    Easy to use Emporia Life model 29 October 2008 14:00 GMT

    From 1 November, O2 will be offering a new phone designed specifically for the elderly and handicapped.

    The Emporia Life model, which will not be available in the UK, is designed specifically to be easy to use with basic functions for calling...

  • LinkedIn launches apps. Software, Online, Websites, LinkedIn, Google, Amazon 0

    LinkedIn launches apps

    Google and Amazon amongst those on board 29 October 2008 13:42 GMT

    Just last week, the business-orientated social networking website LinkedIn managed to secure a whooping $22.7m in new funding to help extend its network around the world.

    Now the site has hit the headlines again but this time because it...

  • Wal-Mart beats T-Mobile on Android G1 price. Phones, Biz, Wal-Mart, Android, Google, Mobile phones 0

    Wal-Mart beats T-Mobile on Android G1 price

    $30 cheaper in store 29 October 2008 13:12 GMT

    With the credit crunch on, people will be shopping around even more than before, and US retail chain Wal-Mart is well aware of this.

    It has announced plans to sell the Google G1 Android phone for around $30 less than T-Mobile USA, which is...

  • ITV brings vids to Friends Reunited. Software, Online, Websites, Home Cinema, Video on demand, Video downloads, ITV, Friends Reunited 0

    ITV brings vids to Friends Reunited

    Film of users finding friends and relatives using the site 29 October 2008 12:52 GMT

    We knew that they were looking into it in August, but now ITV has confirmed that it is going to bring some of its video content to the networking website Friends Reunited.

    Videos will be added to all four of the ITV owned websites - Friends...

  • Myvu video eyewear coming to an O2 store near you. Gadgets, Myvu, Apple, iPhone, PMPs, Phones, Mobile phones, O2, Ultimate Ears, Headphones 0

    Myvu video eyewear coming to an O2 store near you

    Including new iPhone compatible specs 29 October 2008 12:27 GMT

    Myvu's range of personal media viewers (or glasses that make you look like Geordie LaForge) are coming to O2 stores.

    The deal will see the Myvu Crystal range of video eyewear "going mainstream", launching first at O2’s flagship store at the...

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