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Friday | 5 December, 2008

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    Can Apple Save the Netbook? 01/12/2008 07:30:00

    As the price of low-end laptops creeps up, an innovative model from Apple could rejuvenate the market.
    I'm a big fan of netbooks -- the compact, lightweight, inexpensive laptops pioneered by Asus with its Eee PC line. Small, rugged, and yet full-featured enough for Web browsing and other light computing tasks, my Eee PC 901 has become a treasured companion for business travel. But the cost of newer netbook models has crept up, and many vendors are now offering standard-sized notebooks at rock-bottom prices, making the value of netbooks less clear.
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    FWIW -- The origins of 'Net shorthand 10/11/2008 08:01:00

    John Brandon sets out to track down the first recorded usage of commonly used Internet initialisms
    Leetspeak, Internet shorthand, computer jargon for instant messaging -- whatever you call them, initialisms like BRB, LOL and BTW have now entered the public lexicon. (I know a few teenagers who actually say LOL to each other in person!)
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    Mobile tech under Obama 10/11/2008 08:49:00

    During the next four years, mobile technology will undergo change you can believe in
    We've just elected a new president. Barack Obama starts a four-year term starting January 20. There's no way to know how America and the world will change during this time. But we can see how mobile technology will change.
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    Why netbooks will soon cost $99 03/11/2008 08:39:00

    Prediction: The era when subnotebooks are subsidized like mobile phones is here -- almost
    Subnotebooks like the Asus Eee PC, the Dell Mini 9 and the HP 2133 Mini-note will soon cost as little as US$99. The catch? You'll need to commit to a two-year mobile broadband contract. The low cost will come courtesy of a subsidy identical to the one you already get with your mobile phone.
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    Analysts: OS focus could boost Moto's prospects 31/10/2008 07:13:00

    Narrowing the number of operating systems it supports would be a good plan for Motorola
    Reports have Motorola announcing as soon as Thursday a big push to build new Android phones, but the more important move would be a potential plan by the handset maker to reduce the number of mobile operating systems it uses, analysts said.
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    Global Forum eyes digital trust, broadband race 29/10/2008 09:10:00

    Global Forum 2008 focused on issues of digital trust and identity, the frantic international race for broadband leadership, and pressures for reregulation in a world enduring economic crisis
    This year's Global Forum met last week in this paradoxically ancient and modern European city, and celebrated technological advance while noting chaotic policy environment conditions.
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    In search of the smartphone laptop 27/10/2008 10:02:00

    Palm tried it with Foleo and failed; will Apple do better?
    In the past two years, mobile phone and laptop companies have unveiled breathtaking innovations -- from 24-hour battery laptops to dual-screen laptops to "augmented reality" mobile phone applications.
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    Two more handy iPod/iPhone add-ons 24/10/2008 08:47:00

    Who says gadgets have to be expensive? Here are two simple and effective iPhone/audio accessories that will enhance your ownership of portable audio devices.
    Who says gadgets have to be expensive? Here are two simple and effective iPhone/audio accessories that will enhance your ownership of portable audio devices.
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    Nokia goes after Google with open-source Symbian 24/10/2008 12:51:00

    The competition to gain our hearts and money in exchange for a mobile phone just got hotter
    Nokia has announced its Symbian mobile operating system will join the likes of Android and will become an open source operating system. The announcement was made Tuesday at the Smartphone Show in London and is seen as a bid to maintain and possibly grow its developer base. This move comes at the same time Google makes its Android source code available to developers. The Nokia news contradicts previous reports on Nokia adopting Android OS.
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    Here comes the digital nomad dream vehicle 13/10/2008 07:53:00

    Escape in style with the 'Mother of All Mobile Gadgets'
    The economy is in full-blown meltdown. Home values are dropping. Businesses are closing. Layoffs are coming. Maybe it's time to escape from civilization and wait out the crash?
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    Nokia challenges developers to think outside the phone 02/10/2008 11:55:00

    You'd be wise to learn what a Nokia Series 60 handset can do before you settle on a mobile platform
    You don't have to be a programmer to be a mobile innovator. All you need to do is open your eyes to the fact that a smart phone or QWERTY handset is a personal computer, sans legacy baggage. In the future, user-facing computers will have more in common with the high-end mobile devices of today than with the eight-core desktops and quad-core notebooks of 2009.
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