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Mobile phone boom eludes Zimbabwe as crisis bites


HARARE (Reuters) - It is a cold winter night in central Harare, but 100 people are willing to queue on the pavement until the shops open in the morning.
Reuters: Technology

Quitting politics Timor-style -- via SMS


DILI (Reuters) - When East Timor's Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta resigned his government posts, he did so via a mobile phone text message.
Reuters: Technology

Apple to Preview Leopard at WWDC


Apple said Monday that CEO Steve Jobs and a team of executives would preview the next version of Mac OS X, code-named "Leopard," in a keynote at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference in August.
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FON to Offer $5 Wi-Fi Routers


Spanish startup FON, which is aiming to set up a worldwide network of free Wi-Fi hotspots, said Sunday it would sell 1 million routers for $5 or 5 euros, as long as the purchaser promises to use it to share his Internet connection.
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Windows Live Spaces to Debut July 15


Microsoft said Friday that it was preparing to migrate its Spaces blogging service to its Windows Live brand, and with the change the company will add new features and tighter integration with other Windows Live services.
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Xbox 360 price not likely to drop


If you have been waiting for the Xbox 360 to drop in price before you went and picked one up, you may want to stop waiting. It seems there will be no drop in pricing for the console anywhere in the near future, despite t...
TechSpot

The rise of the laptop


I remember the mobile phone explosion. Right out of the blue, suddenly everyone had one, or was getting one. In a very short space of time, it became apparent that mobile phones were changing the way we lived our liv...
TechSpot

Tower stacking up downloads


Starting Tuesday, retailer will offer downloads priced at 99 cents a track, compatible with most players except iPod.
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Computer users want greener machines


Are you concerned about the damage to the environment that is being caused by the production process that brought your PC to you? If so, then you are not alone. A recent study by Ipsos-Mori for Greenpeace has found t...
TechSpot

Google to offer free movie downloads


Search giant Google has announced that it is to begin a trial of a new service that will provide movie downloads and other video clips for free. The content on offer includes videos that normally cost around $10, but w...
TechSpot

Gov't Break a Law? Change It


Congressional critics of the White House's warrantless surveillance program push for review by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, saying the executive branch has no blank check to break the law. But the law may be simply be rewritten.
Wired News: Business

Races for Extreme Risk Takers


If the idea of putting life and limb at risk in the pursuit of speed and victory sounds appealing, then these death-defying competitions are for you. From Forbes.com.
Wired News: Business

DS Shooter Good in Short Spurts


"Shooting" targets by poking them with a stylus in Point Blank DS is a great time-killer, but doesn't hold up for long-term blast-a-thons. By Chris Kohler.
Wired News: Business

Consumers Don't Want Flexible DRM


Navio, a hot new music start-up promises to unleash digital distribution through the magic of interoperable DRM. But it's likely marketing firms will be the company's customers, not consumers. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
Wired News: Business