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    Google touts iPhone, Chrome browser 05/09/2008 08:50:00

    Google heaps praise on the iPhone, Chrome and their cloud potential at the Office 2.0 Conference.
    A Google executive Thursday heaped praise on Apple's iPhone, even with his company set to challenge Apple in this same space with its Android mobile computing platform.
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    Sony recalls 73,000 Vaio laptops over burn hazard 05/09/2008 08:39:00

    Sony has received 15 reports of overheating, one of which burned a consumer.
    Sony is recalling about 73,000 Vaio laptops in the US because faulty wiring near a hinge can pose a burn hazard. According to the UK's Guardian, the company has had to recall over 400,000 Vaio laptops worldwide.
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    OLPC's dual boot Linux, Windows laptop due out soon 05/09/2008 08:01:00

    A version of OLPC's XO able to run Linux or Windows will be out soon, an OLPC official said.
    A low-cost XO laptop from the One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) that carries both Windows and Linux will be out within the next month or so, according to an OLPC official.
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    Chip imitates ear to clean up mobile calls 05/09/2008 10:03:00

    New chip could enable the "alibi" phone, where a call from a busy bar sounds like it's coming from a quiet office.
    If instead of writing this story I were telling it to you on my mobile phone, while rushing through an International Airport past crying babies and boarding announcements, you probably wouldn't understand half of what I'm about to say.
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    OLPC to launch touchscreen XO-2 laptop in Q1 2010 05/09/2008 10:04:00

    OLPC plans to launch the upcoming low-cost XO-2 laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.
    The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association plans to launch the upcoming second generation of its low-cost XO laptop in the first quarter of 2010, according to an official from the group.
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    Disgruntled customer files second iPhone 3G class-action lawsuit 04/09/2008 10:29:00

    Apple and AT&T 'deliberately misrepresented' what users could expect in terms of 3G connectivity and performance
    An iPhone 3G customer has filed the second lawsuit against Apple and US telecommunications provider AT&T over the popular phone. This one, by William J. Gillis Jr., was filed in San Diego, California and charges that the two companies deliberately misrepresented what users could expect in terms of 3G connectivity and performance, according to blogger Justin McLachlan who first broke the news on Tuesday.
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    Sony Ericsson courts Windows Mobile developers 04/09/2008 11:15:00

    Sony Ericsson wants Windows Mobile developers to start working on applications for its Xperia X1.
    Sony Ericsson wants Windows Mobile developers to start working on applications for its Xperia X1 and on Wednesday it announced a tailor-made SDK (software development kit) for the upcoming smartphone.
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    Freshtel subsidiary launches WiFi mobile telephony service 04/09/2008 12:48:00

    Will allow users to take advantage of cheaper VoIP calls via their mobile phones while at home.
    Freshtel Holdings Limited [ASX: FRE] subsidiary Tesco Teleecoms has launched a new converged technology internet telephony service.
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    Nokia ships first units of N96 04/09/2008 08:31:00

    Nokia is shipping its N96 smartphone, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday.
    The Nokia N96 smartphone has started shipping, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday.
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    Chrome expected on Google's Android mobile software 04/09/2008 07:47:00

    First Android phone expected to launch in November.
    In yet another example of Google's expanding influence, the search company's co-founder, Sergey Brin, said he expects the new Chrome browser to eventually become part of the Android wireless phone platform, which is under separate development by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google.
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    Ruckus takes its WLANs higher 03/09/2008 08:42:00

    And treads on Cisco's toes in the campus.
    Ruckus, which makes WLAN switches for small-to-medium businesses, has delivered a larger switch and upgraded its management software, to handle large sites with multiple buildings - entering the territory delivered of rivals such as Cisco and Aruba.
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