Archive for July 13th, 2009

Datawind Ubisurfer netbook bundles 3G access plan

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Netbook PCs are compact and light devices that are easy to take along almost anywhere. Often, however, the restrictive factor is lack of Internet connection. Not every park, mall, or railway station provides wireless Wi-Fi access for accidental web surfers. A number of new netbooks come with 3G connectivity that allows Internet access via mobile [...]

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Arcade games for the Google Android Smartphone

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One of the most exciting things about the new Google Android smartphone operating system, as employed by phones such as the HTC Magic (available with a contract from Vodafone UK) is the sheer number of games that are available for the platform. Although the majority of these are of the puzzle game variety, there are [...]

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Rugged phone from Nokia survives water, dust, shocks and golf clubs

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Mobile phones that survive drops and can stand water and dust have been around for a while, but for a price. For instance, the Land Rover S1, Samsung B2700 or the Sonim XP3 are operational even after pretty bad beating, but not everyone who has needed one, has been to able afford the premium price [...]

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LG launches app store, initial focus on Asia (Reuters)

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Reuters – LG Electronics Inc, the world’s No. 3 handset maker, is launching an online store for mobile phone applications Tuesday with an initial focus on Asia and aspirations for a more global reach by year-end.

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Israel phone firm’s West Bank wall gag fails to amuse (Reuters)

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Reuters – A television advert for an Israeli cellphone firm showing soldiers playing soccer over the West Bank barrier has sparked cries of bad taste and prompted Arab lawmakers on Sunday to demand it be taken off air.

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