Archive for February 10th, 2008

10
Feb

Microsoft, Sony Ericsson enter alliance (AP)

AP - Sony Ericsson on Sunday announced a new premium handset aimed at capturing the Web convergence market, blending multimedia with mobile Web communication in its first product using Microsoft Corp.’s operating system.

10
Feb

Music on mobiles found to be a favorite in China (Reuters)

A visitor listens to music on a mobile phone at the 41st MIDEM music market in Cannes, south-eastern France, in this file photo from January 22, 2007. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)Reuters - More than a third of mobile phone
owners in China, the world’s largest mobile market, use their
handsets to listen to music, more than in Britain or the United
States, a study showed.

10
Feb

Three Minutes with Facebook’s Privacy Chief (PC World)

PC World - Chris Kelly describes and defends the user-tracking Beacon function, handling sexual predators online, and balancing privacy and community.

10
Feb

Wireless industry meets in Barcelona (AP)

AP - Wireless industry players place their bets on the future during the four-day Mobile World Congress opening Monday in Barcelona, laying stakes on the next big thing with new product launches, services and alliances.

10
Feb

Mom starts online toy rental service (AP)

Lori Pope displays some of the toys at her toy rental company Baby Plays in Houston, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008. Baby Plays is a company Pope launched in October 2007 allows parents to receive four or six toys in the mail every month, assembled and ready for playtime. If you can rent movies, video games and even handbags online, she thought, why not toys?  (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)AP - After scouring the Internet to fill her house with only the best toys for her infant twin sons, Lori Pope hated to watch the clutter build as the boys lost interest.

10
Feb

Minn. Web site creates health market (AP)

AP - You can buy almost anything online these days, but try shopping the Internet for an MRI, strep throat test or even an annual physical exam and you’ll run into roadblocks.

10
Feb

Sony Ericsson to make Windows Mobile phones (Reuters)

Reuters - Sony Ericsson (6758.T) (ERICb.ST) and
Microsoft will cooperate in making smartphones, with
the first Sony Ericsson handset based on the Windows Mobile
operating system on sale by the end of the year.

10
Feb

Bluetooth to piggyback on Wi-Fi (AP)

AP - The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets.

10
Feb

Alba wows geeks at Oscars’ tech fest (AP)

Academy president Sid Ganis talks with actress Jessica Alba at the Scientific and Technical Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Saturday night, Feb. 9, 2008, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The awards are given for devices, methods, formulas, discoveries or inventions of special and outstanding value to the arts and sciences of motion pictures. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - At the first Academy Award presentations of the year, 20 computer geeks graciously accepted honors for their work on particle flow simulation technology — stuff that makes water scenes in the movies look more realistic.

10
Feb

Three Minutes with Red Hat’s Chief (PC World)

PC World - New CEO brings passion and an eclectic background as he charts a new course for the Linux developer.





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