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New York Times to change model?

Interesting to read that the New York Times is set to change to a subscription model. A decision and announcement by the New York Times’ Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr is expected shortly, according to a report on NYMag.com.The Times considered

Google quits China: blogosphere reaction

Google’s announcement that it is no longer willing to censor its search results in China after a cyber attack targeted human rights activists has got the blogosphere talking. Some have speculated that the given reason was just a smokescreen; with

Turn any flat surface into a touchscreen?

Talk at this week’s CES extravaganza in Las Vegas has focused on 3D, tablet computers and Google’s Nexus One ‘superphone’ – even though that wasn’t actually unveiled at the tech show.But perhaps one of the most impressive launches has come from a

Google’s Nexus One: blogosphere reaction

After months of rumours floating around the web, Google has finally taken the covers of its entry into the smartphone market with the official launch of the Nexus One. Here we take a quick look at what the blogosphere made of the announcement…

Google set to launch iPhone challenger Nexus One

Google is today set to launch its own mobile phone, placing the search giant in direct competition with Apple’s iPhone smartphone.Called the Nexus One, the smartphone is likely to be unveiled at an event at Google’s headquarters in Silicon Valley.

Packard Bell unveils swivel touchscreen notebook

Packard Bell is continuing its renaissance with the launch of a new design-centred notebook, featuring a touchscreen that can rotate 180 degrees, turning it into a tablet PC.The EasyNote Butterfly Touch Edition features up to eight hours of battery

Updated: O2’s network fails again

O2’s data network has once again crashed, leaving customers unable to access the Internet through their smartphones. The service has been down Sunday and O2 has yet to indicate how long it will be out of action for.This latest outage is

Vodafone will ship iPhones in the New Year

Vodafone will start shipping the iPhone from January 14 2010, the firm has announced. The move will make it the third UK operator to sell Apple’s incredibly popular smartphone. The cheapest package available to consumers starts at £30 a month, with

Are we seeing the slow, painful death of Windows Mobile?

To say that Microsoft’s Windows Mobile operating system is going through a rough patch would be a bit of an understatement. It has been overtaken by Apple iPhone on the list of smartphone platforms in the US and the latest version of the OS, 6.5,

Orange maps future UK hotspots

Orange has launched an interactive map that aims to show how universal access to fast and reliable mobile and fixed broadband may impact future working populations across the UK…The map, supported by data garnered from Orange’s Connected Britain