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• Red faces at Microsoft as server failure turns smartphone dumb
• Intel Sees Strong Notebook Growth in Q3
• Cisco targets the mobile internet with Starent buy
• BlackBerry Aims to Suit Every User
• Lisse Q10 PMP portable media player
• Kaspersky launches antivirus software for Macs
• Upcoming Firefox can detect computer orientation

Red faces at Microsoft as server failure turns smartphone dumb Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:51 PM PDT Not so smart after all. Microsoft and T-Mobile executives have been humiliated by their Sidekick smartphone, which first lost internet access and then deleted its customers’ numbers, photos and other important data. The two companies had to apologise yesterday after data held on customers’ Sidekick phones was lost as a result of a server failure. As [...]

Intel Sees Strong Notebook Growth in Q3 Posted: 13 Oct 2009 09:14 PM PDT Intel earned a $1.9 billion profit on $9.39 billion in revenue for the third quarter, and Intel CEO Paul Otellini noted the particularly strong demand for consumer notebooks, a trend he said will continue into the fourth quarter. Consumers will continue driving the recovery of the PC market into early next year as businesses continue [...]

Cisco targets the mobile internet with Starent buy Posted: 13 Oct 2009 08:37 PM PDT Cisco has announced plans to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure solutions. The networking giant expects to use the $2.9bn (£1.8bn) purchase to increase its presence in the growing mobile internet environment. “We are very pleased that Starent will be joining the Cisco team, and we believe their products and engineering talent will greatly [...]

BlackBerry Aims to Suit Every User Posted: 13 Oct 2009 08:15 PM PDT The Storm was supposed to be the smartphone that would keep Verizon Wireless customers from deserting to Apple's iPhone, which runs on AT&T's network. Research In Motion, the company that created the BlackBerry phones that business users find so addictive, gave Verizon exclusive rights to sell its first touch-screen phone in order to reach the vast [...]

Lisse Q10 PMP portable media player Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:51 PM PDT Are you looking for a portable media player that features a different design than some of the models available, then you may want to check out the Lisse Q10 PMP. Lisse Q10 features a unique retro design, together with up to date functions to produce a stylish looking PMP. Q10 features a 3 inch WQVGA display with [...]

Kaspersky launches antivirus software for Macs Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:34 PM PDT Kaspersky Lab has introduced Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac, which the company believes strengthens the security provided by Apple and offers a platform to add additional security modules as new threats emerge. The new product for Mac OS X (versions 10.4.11 and higher) has been designed to protect home and corporate networks from multiplatform IT threats. Kaspersky [...]

Upcoming Firefox can detect computer orientation Posted: 12 Oct 2009 10:20 PM PDT The upcoming version 3.6 of Firefox will be able to tell if you’re listing to starboard–and pass that information along to applications running in the browser. That’s because the browser will be able to detect the orientation of laptops and mobile devices equipped with accelerometers that can tell which way is down. The reason for the [...]

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