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Specs War! Motorola RAZR 2 vs Nokia N95 vs Apple iPhone
So, you’ve heard about Motorola’s announcement of the RAZR 2 handset, and you’ve hopefully read our initial take on the device. But how does it compare to its major rivals? Read on to see how Moto’s slimline new phone stacks up against two of the most-hyped competing handsets: Nokia’s N95 and Apple’s iPhone.
Motorola's RAZR 2 plays it safe, but fans won't be sorry
The original RAZR was an iconic mobile phone, as you’ll know if you’ve ever had to spend an evening in the pub with a proud owner rambling on about its military-grade laser-etched keypad.
Has iPhone mania gone too far? Scams and speculation rife
Andy Merrett writes…
I’m looking forward to the imminent release of the iPhone, even if it is taking place thousands of miles away from the UK, but it seems that every day someone has a new theory as to exactly when the iPhone will start being sold, and an utterly convincing reason for why they’re right.
The latest date is June 29th, and that’s true because a local manager in one of the AT&T mobile phone stores saw an email telling her. Apparently, they’ll all arrive in the dead of night (or maybe, mid afternoon) on June 28th, ready for packs of hungry iPhone fans (and not the occasional eBay scammer) to swoop in and sign up.
That doesn’t necessarily negate the “official letter” from AT&T telling staff that annual leave during this period would be discouraged.
Microsoft: "Twitter has a long way to go"
For all the hype around micro-blogging service Twitter, it’s still got to prove its worth as a genuinely useful tool, says Kris Hoet, Microsoft’s European ‘blogging ambassador.
Will ad-funded TV streams kill off the video download market?
Stuart Dredge writes…
There’s no shortage of big firms trying to sell us video downloads, including Apple and Microsoft. In theory, they should be pushing at an open door. Faster broadband connections are more widespread, devices like Apple TV make it easy to watch these downloads on our proper TVs, and more people have video iPods or PMPs to watch these vids on the go, too.
Will watch advertisement for drink?
The latest way-of-the-future out of Japan is: watch an advertisement, get a free coffee. The ad is displayed while the coffee (or other beverage) pours. Operated by Apex Corp., which owns over 35,000 such vending machines in Japan, the…
Ten ways the government will spy on us using technology
Did you know that every time you walk down the high street, your movements are logged by 16 CCTV cameras? And the footage is transmitted directly to MI5 headquarters, to be tagged and analysed. By robots. This is the Big Brother nation we live in, etc etc.
But the government won’t stop there. For most of us, new technology is just a new way to listen to our music / manage our working lives / record every episode of M*A*S*H ever made to view on our watch. But for The Man, new technology offers a myriad of ways to spy on us. Here’s ten of the most nefarious.
T-Mobile is European frontrunner for exclusive iPhone deal, sources claim
According to ‘sources’, T-Mobile is the current favourite to become the exclusive distributor for the iPhone, closely followed by Vodafone.
The unnamed sources think that the two companies have already been shortlisted by Apple, but that T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom, has the edge.
10 things I hate about lame "10 things we hate about Apple" articles
Well, the over-hyped “10 Things We Hate About Apple” article (that caused a few staff changes at PC World) has finally aired.
The ranting of two ‘veteran Mac users’ – who are obviously not true Mac zealots – have inspired me to write:
Ten things I hate about lame “10 things we hate about Apple” articles
Noise cancelling technology for windows
For once, vibrations are causing less noise. Thilo Bein, head of the business unit for energy, environment and health at Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF, has a German team working with treating glass with small…
