Posted on January 9, 2009 by ebolg
Palm unveils smartphone at show
Palm unveiled the Pre at the Venetian hotel and casino in Las Vegas
Handheld computing veteran Palm has unveiled its Pre smartphone at CES.
The touchscreen handset runs a web-centric operating system that aims to help people organise and manage their many online contacts and identities.
The device is widely seen as [...]
Filed under: Technology | Tagged: battery, BlackBerry, casino, CES, device, DNA, G1, iPhone, keyboard, Las Vegas, mobile, music, music player, N97, Network, online, Palm, smartphone, touchscreen, US | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 9, 2009 by ebolg
Microsoft begins Windows 7 push
The first public trial, or beta, version of Windows 7 has been released.
Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer used his keynote speech at CES to announce that software developers would get at the trial version on 7 January.
On 9 January members of the public will get the chance to download the successor to [...]
Filed under: Technology | Tagged: 'Facebook, download, Microsoft, PC, version, Windows, Windows 7, Windows Live, world | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 9, 2009 by ebolg
Charging gadgets using a magnet
Developers say the magnetic charger can power a wide range of gadgets
Magnetic induction could soon spell the end of tangled cables and a frustrating hunt for the gadget’s charger.
Two firms at CES showed off ways to use the phenomenon to re-charge batteries inside gadgets when they are [...]
Filed under: Technology | Tagged: charge, eCoupled, gadgets, iPods, Israeli, laptops, magnet, mobile phone, Powermat, RFID, Technology | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 9, 2009 by ebolg
UK e-mail law ‘attack on rights’
Service providers will have to store information for 12 months
Rules forcing internet companies to keep details of every e-mail sent in the UK are a waste of money and an attack on civil liberties, say critics.
From March all internet service providers (ISPs) will by law have to [...]
Filed under: Technology | Tagged: Cambridge, computer, e-mail, EC, Electronic, experts, Human rights, information, internet, ISPs, law, Liberty, national security, UK | Leave a Comment »
