The geek gifts you didn’t get for Christmas 2008(InfoWorld)
The geek gifts you didn’t get for Christmas 2008(InfoWorld)
InfoWorld - It’s hard to be a geek at Christmastime. Sure, there are lots of cool tech toys and gadgets on display on store shelves, and a few may have landed under your tree this year. Perhaps Absolutely Mad: 50 Years of Mad Magazine on DVD, a Microsoft Xbox 360, an Apple MacBook Pro 2008 edition, a Garmin Nuvi 880, and one or more of the hot smartphones: the Apple iPhone 3G, the Palm Treo Pro, the RIM BlackBerry Storm, or the T-Mobile G1.
China’s 3G rollout sets off sales scramble(AP)
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AP - China is starting a long-delayed introduction of third-generation mobile phone service, setting off a politically charged scramble by foreign and Chinese equipment makers for up to$41 billion in orders.
BlackBerry Storm Hasn’t Yet Rained on iPhone’s Parade(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Apple’s iPhone 3G is surviving the Storm, according to a new study. ChangeWave Research reports that sales of the iPhone line have not been dramatically affected by the launch of the BlackBerry Storm from Research in Motion (RIM).
Nokia CEO to favor profit over sales targets: report(Reuters)
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Reuters - Nokia will focus on profit development amid a falling cell phone market in which many competitors are cutting prices, Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo told the Financial Times.