Gadget
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Sony considers adding phone to PSP
News Sony looking into making a combination gadget that would meld its PlayStation Portable gaming system with cell phone technology from Sony Ericsson.
Tags: Games, Cellular phones, Mobile platforms/communications, Game players, Electronics, British Telecommunications, Sony PlayStation Portable, Nikkei, phone, Cellular phones
Eee PC maker Asus goes gadget
News Taiwanese company finds itself smack in the middle of a transition from components maker to serious contender in PCs and accessories. Could Asus could be an Acer in the making?
Tags: Components, Consumer Technology, Cellular phones, Music devices, Smart phones, Acer Inc., Motherboard, Video, Touch Screen, ASUS
Unclean mobiles 'like sucking a toilet bowl'
News Tests of mobiles belonging to 200 doctors and nurses working in operating theaters and intensive care units show 95 percent were contaminated with bacteria.
Tags: Cellular phones, Toilet, Mobile, Cell Phone, Survey, computer keyboard, phone, Worker, Turkey, keyboard
Google gadget translates sites into 51 languages
News Gadget, which is powered by Google Translate, allows any website to be automatically translated into the language of the viewer's choice.
Tags: Web 2.0, Data Management, Gadget, Google Inc., Language, automated translation, authentication system, Web Browser, Tool, product manager
Is it wise to buy latest, expensive gadgets?
Blogs Over the years, I have realized that when it comes to technology, the world can be divided into two kinds of people (no,...
Amazon paces holiday tech discount drive
News Deep, early price cuts on tech gadgets by electronics makers and retailers may be good for consumers and bad for profits.
Tags: Web sites
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey invested in Foursquare
News Ex-CEO and current chairman is one of the startup's undisclosed angel investors, sources tell CNET News.
Tags: Web 2.0, Industry Veteran, Bay Area, New York, payment, co-founder, knowledge, SEC filing, Web 2.0
Facebook provides free tool for translating sites
News Translations for Facebook Connect allows Web developers to tap technology that has been used to translate the social network itself into 65 languages.
Tags: Web 2.0, Site, Web Site, single sign-on, authentication, Google OpenSocial, Lee, Web 2.0, board, Facebook
Apple lands deal to sell iPhone in China
News China Unicom plans to start selling two versions of the iPhone into the massive market in the fourth quarter--but with Wi-Fi disabled.
Tags: Cellular phones, Apple Inc., UBS AG, China Mobile Ltd., Wireless, China Unicom, 3G Network, China, Apple iPhone, Wall Street Journal
Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green
News Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.
Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis
Nokia considers entering netbook market
News World's largest handset maker may be making a play for the netbook market, according to remarks the company CEO made at a press event.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Notebooks and tablets, Smart Phone, Cell Phone, Mobile Internet Device, Internet Device, computer, phone, PC
Do you really need an iPhone?
Blogs It was a slow last week, largely due to the Hari Raya holidays here. So with a few public holidays in hand, I decided to...
Is your smartphone secure? Survey says probably not
News Smartphone users are more worried about losing their phones or personal data than Web infections or phishing software, survey by Trend Micro finds.
Tags: Smart phones, Viruses and worms, Network security, Security Management, Security, Smart Phone, Trend Micro Inc., Survey, phone, e-mail
Smartphone battleground: Apple and Google head to China
News Apple vs. Google smartphone race is coming to China - and from early reports, it looks like Apple is eyeing the rougher road to the top.
Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., China Mobile Ltd., Smart Phone, China Unicom, AT&T Corp., Smartphone, Google Android, China, Apple iPhone
Sony 'cautiously optimistic' about holiday retail sales
News Mike Fasulo, executive vice president of company's electronics division, says gadget maker is hopeful about better sales this year than last.
Tags: Home entertainment, Game players, DVD, TVs, MP3 players, Blu-ray, Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Playstation, Glasgow
