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Microsoft to let Zune owners keep 10 tracks a month
(AFP)
20 Nov 2008 at 9:12am
AFP - Microsoft, seeking to boost the popularity of its Zune music player, announced a new subscription offer on Thursday that will allow users to keep 10 tracks a month permanently.
Nokia to add IBM's Lotus Notes email to smartphones
(Reuters)
20 Nov 2008 at 7:13am
Reuters - Nokia smartphones will be able to access IBM Lotus Notes corporate email starting from next month, the two firms said on Thursday, as the world's top handset maker battles Blackberry-maker RIM.
Microsoft Lowers Zune Prices, Tweaks Zune Pass
(PC Magazine)
20 Nov 2008 at 2:19am
PC Magazine - Microsoft cuts the price of its Zune media player and tweaks the Zune Pass model so that users can now own some songs permanently.
Nokia to Add IBM's Lotus Notes to Smartphones
(PC Magazine)
20 Nov 2008 at 1:49am
PC Magazine - Nokia smartphones will be able to access IBM Lotus Notes corporate email starting from next month, the two firms said on Thursday, as the world's top handset maker battles Blackberry-maker RIM.
Microsoft modifies Zune subscription model
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 11:38pm
Reuters - Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection.
Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:58pm
AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving an early holiday gift to people who pay for all-you-can-listen access to the Zune digital music store: 10 songs to keep each month, included in the $14.99 monthly subscription fee.
Yahoo, T-Mobile announce mobile search deal
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:38pm
Reuters - Yahoo Inc announced an expansion of its mobile Web portals to T-mobile, so its smart phone users who get data will have Yahoo search by default.
Verizon Wireless bets on Storm for holiday season
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:27pm
Reuters - Verizon Wireless is betting on the new BlackBerry Storm for the all-important holiday season, hoping the highly anticipated smartphone can compete against the iPhone offered by rival wireless provider AT&T Inc.
Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:02pm
AP - With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.
Verizon finally has its answer to the iPhone
(CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:01pm
CNET - Verizon Wireless may have found its iPhone killer.
The BlackBerry Storm: Your Top 20 Questions, Answered
(PC Magazine)
19 Nov 2008 at 5:04pm
PC Magazine - On Monday, we asked Gearlog readers to ask me everything they wanted to know about the new BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon Wireless. Now we have the answers.
Irish the heaviest users of mobile phones: Ofcom
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 4:50pm
Reuters - Residents in the Republic of Ireland spent the most time on their mobile phones and sent the most text messages per head in the world in 2007, according to a report which examines changes in the communications industry.
New Xbox Experience Launched To Battle Sony's Offering
(NewsFactor)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:53pm
NewsFactor - Microsoft launched its New Xbox Experience on Wednesday, expanding the existing service to compete with Sony in turning the video-game console into an entertainment hub.
After iPhone, consumers seek handsome gadgets
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 11:09am
Reuters - Fed up with ugly routers and clunky hard drives, a growing number of consumers are looking for well-designed gadgets that complement decor instead of cluttering desktops and clashing with furniture.
Idle Game Consoles Costing Consumers $1B/Year
(PC Magazine)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:22am
PC Magazine - Feeling the pains of your monthly utilities a bit more in these troubled economic times? You might want to think about switching off your gaming system every so often.
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