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Symbian's open source journey
Insight newsmaker How do you open up a closed codebase? Symbian research chief David Wood weighs potential and practicality, and the promise of multicore phones.
Tags: Smart phones, Open source, Software engineering/development, Software licensing, Smart Phone, Android, Plug-in, GPL, Symbian Inc., phone
Philips 107B20
Reviews A well-priced 17in. monitor, with image-enhancing LightFrame technology as an added bonus.
Iiyama ProLite E430S
Reviews The ProLite is compact even by flat panel standards, and offers a good set of features. Viewing angles are a little limited, but on the whole, this is a competent and reasonably priced display.
High costs kill off London Underground mobile plans
News Mobile phones on the London Underground are not commercially viable.
Tags: Network infrastructure, O2 Plc., Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Glasgow, Waterloo, Transport For London, Tube, phone
Apple confirms eMac display problem
News The computer maker says that the problem, which has since been eliminated from its manufacturing process, has affected a "very small" number of the machines.
Taiwanese firm cranks up PC hi-fi
News The quest to bring the qualities of hi-fi sound to PC audio leads Taiwanese start-up AOpen to explore a century-old technology.
U.K. online casinos face ad crackdown
News Online gambling companies in the United Kingdom have been accused of publishing illegal adverts that offer inducements for people to use their services.
Tags: Web sites, Internet advertising, Regulations
IBM unveils swiveling flat-panel display
News The computer maker introduces a flat-panel monitor that rests on a crane-like arm, allowing it be positioned--like a desktop lamp--in nearly any direction or angle.
Nokia to unveil touch-screen phone
News The company plans to unveil its first touch-screen phone next week at an event in London, according to a Reuters report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Google Inc., Touch-screen Phone, Touch Screen, phone, software, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp.
Creative way to cut costs--save electricity
News Creative Technology Ltd, the No 1 maker of soundcards, has implemented energy-saving measures to save on operating costs.
As expected Warner Music, YouTube make up
News Companies sign multi-year deal that will bring label's videos back to YouTube and enable users to include Warner's music in their clips.
Tags: Web sites, Sales/revenue, Web 2.0, Warner Music Group Corp., Video, YouTube Inc., agreement, licensing agreement, Sales/revenue, Web 2.0
YouTube begins testing lighter 'feather' version
News Google puts YouTube on a post-Thanksgiving diet with a new mode called "feather" that strips out many of the things that can slow videos down.
Tags: Video, CBS Interactive Inc., Web Browser, video player, Tool, YouTube Inc., search bar, search tool, Video
Apple still 'niche' in touchscreen market
News The 3G handset is lagging behind market leaders Samsung and Motorola in the touchscreen mobile market, according to an analyst report.
Tags: Hardware, Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Apple Inc., Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile, ABI Research, Touch Screen, device manufacturer
Time to put Philippine ICT back on right track
Blogs It initially came out in the newspapers as an ordinary big-ticket infrastructure project that incidentally fell under th...
Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW
Reviews Dell's 24in. LCD delivers excellent image quality and a ton of features -- wide-ranging video inputs, picture-in-picture and flash-card slots -- for a great price.
