May 4, 2010
BT turns to Alcatel-Lucent to help meet 21CN objectives
Dan Worth, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 17:02:00 Five-year partnership to aid video delivery and network coverage Alcatel-Lucent has announced a five-year deal to provide hardware and services for BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN). Lakh Jemmett, Alcatel-Lucent’s UK president, explained that the project will use Alcatel’s High…
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Tweets are finally embeddable ! Had Twitter announced this yesterday, it might’ve helped this Boston Globe reporter cover the effects of Twitter on the Boston water mane break. [ReadWriteWeb, Boston.com] High-level hires at the Independent include Simon Kelner in his second stint as editor. [Press Gazette] Warren Buffett , once a newspaper man himself, offers bleak words for the industry
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Survey: Americans find CNN ‘more trustworthy’ than NYT
A 60 Minutes / Vanity Fair survey reveals that a majority of people in the U.S. find CNN and Fox News to be “more trustworthy” than many major newspapers. Although the poll’s 1,026 respondents were given a very limited number of choices, broadcast networks like CNN and Fox News received the title of “most trustworthy” news sources, followed by major newspapers like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal
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Cellular South Promising “A True Game Changer” [Yet To Be Released Android Smartphone Is "One Special Phone," According To Cellular…
Cellular South may not be a part of the big four here in the US cellular market, but that is not to say they do not make a splash at times. Most recently we have learned that they have plans to launch the HTC Legend, of course we are still waiting on more information regarding that release. (more…) Related posts on TFTS: HTC Hero Android Phone Cellular South Pre-Orders Now Accepted [Hero Yours for Just $100*, Smartphone Unlimited Plan Also Unveiled] Google Said To Be Removing Games From South Korean Android Market [Korean Game Rating Board Will Cause Google To Remove Games Category From Android Market in South Korea] Samsung Galaxy A SHW-M100S Android Smartphone Now Available In South Korea [Another Smartphone Release To Be Jealous Of, SK Telecom Unveils The Android Powered Galaxy A Smartphone Featuring An "AMOLED Plus" Display] Motorola Titanium XT800 Heading To South Korea [Cheap Android Phone To Have 3.7-Inch Display, HDMI Out, 600MHz Processor] HTC Desire & HTC Legend Coming at Vodafone UK on April 8?
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Cellular South Promising “A True Game Changer” [Yet To Be Released Android Smartphone Is "One Special Phone," According To Cellular…
Google Will Start Selling Digital Books This Summer [Google]
Google Will Start Selling Digital Books This Summer [Google] “According to the Wall Street Journal , Google’s going to join the ebook fray as early as this June. If Amazon thought the iBookstore was crowding their turf already, wait until they have to fight off Google Editions
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LeapFrong Leapster Explorer “iPad Competitor” Coming on June 7? [LeapFrog to Announce New Tablet on the Worst Day for Announcing Things (iPhone 4…
You know what’s happening on June 7, right folks? WWDC 2010 kicks off which means that Steve Jobs will be announcing the iPhone 4 on the same day with Apple possible selling it on that very first weekend. In other words that’s the worst day to announce your new product unless you happen to be Apple
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Soldiers’ Commanders Happy With ‘Sense of Humor’ in Parody Video
For paratroopers in Afghanistan, making a video parody of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” has proved to have greater reach than using an actual telephone — generating more than 3 million views.
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HTC Legend With AT&T & Rogers 3G Support Revealed By FCC Listing [FCC Label Shows HTC Legend With 850/1900 MHz WCDMA Band Support]
Google Ventures sets 2010 budget of $100m
Rosalie Marshall, V3.co.uk , Tuesday 4 May 2010 at 16:11:00 Search firm’s venture capital arm to look abroad for startups this year Google’s venture capital fund has a budget of $100m (£66m) to invest in startups this year, according to reports.
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Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Falls Below 60% For The First Time [More People Switching To Firefox And Chrome]
Recently released statistics from measurement firm NetApplications indicate that for the first ever, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has fallen below 60 percent in terms of market share. (more…) Related posts on TFTS:
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The rise of the smart, connected TV
46% of TVs to ship with internet connection in 2013 According to new forecasts from ABI Research, the estimated 19 percent of flat-panel TVs shipping with Ethernet in 2010 will grow to 46 percent in 2013, and connectivity is expected to become a mainstream feature.
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Panasonic announces Digium Asterisk certification for new TGP500 series SIP DECT-based phone system
Today, Panasonic announced Digium Asterisk certification for its new TGP500 series SIP DECT-based cordless phone system. These handsets sport wideband audio via its G.722 codec support making this a rare HD audio phone designed for both the home consumer market and the enterprise. Of course, if you use one of these products at home, you’ll need a SIP trunking service provider that supports G.722 in order to have HD voice quality
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Panasonic announces Digium Asterisk certification for new TGP500 series SIP DECT-based phone system
Intel Light Peak Laptop Coming by the End of 2010? [Forget About USB 3.0; Light Peak Is What We Want Our Computers to Use for File Transfers]
A long long time ago, in a time where the iPad tablet wasn’t even that much talked about we showed you a Light Peak concept and we have even explained it for you . Light Peak is the next level when it comes to file transferring between various computers and/or other devices. (more…) Related posts on TFTS: Apple & Intel Develop 10Gbps Light Peak Universal Connector [Light Peak Set to Hit USB 3.0 Standard where it Hurts] New MacBook Pro & Air With 2010 Intel Core Chips Coming on April 13
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Googlemail can finally be Gmail in the UK
UK based users of Google’s webmail service will be glad to hear that their email addresses are set to become a lot less clunkier. Thanks to a trademark dispute over Gmail, UK users were forced to adopt the much lengthier @googlemail.com suffix. But apparently this row has now blown over, leaving British folk free to change their email to @gmail.com if they so wish.
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Watch our panel on risky social networking
At 12:30pm ET today, Consumer Reports is hosting a panel discussion, Social Insecurity: Risky Consumer Behavior During the Era of Social Networks . Panelists will include Consumer Reports Technology Editor Jeff Fox, as well as representatives from the Federal Trade Commission , advocacy group Electronic Freedom Foundation , and social media guide Mashable . You can view the live webcast below or at the Consumer Reports Facebook page
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Is Google working on an edgier tablet than Apple’s?
If you thought Apple ‘s iPad was ahead in the battle of the tablets, think again: Google is not only said to be building an edgy tablet but also just purchased BumpTop , a Toronto-based startup that specializes in 3-D multitouch technology. BumpTop’s technology would represent an innovative addition to Google’s tablet’s repertoire: the ability for users to to toss files and programs around, stack them, and even hang them on tiny digital walls
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AT&T Unlimited Data Plan For The iPad Gets Put To The Test [Is The Unlimited Data Plan For The iPad Truly Unlimited? One Guy Intends To Find Out, Uses…
With the release of the 3G equipped iPad we have seen numerous hands on reports of people signing up for service, and the process of signing up is indeed easy. More important though is which service plan you choose, because after all, you have the 250MB plan for $14.99 a month or the “unlimited” plan for $29.99 a month. This post is in regards to the unlimited plan and just how unlimited it really is.
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BlackBerry Slider 9800 (Not Storm 3) Spotted in Leaked Shots [RIM to Make a Slider BlackBerry Phone After All; to be Called the Slider 9800]
While I still don’t like the BlackBerry 9670 clamshell phone which we’ve seen in leaked shots earlier here on TFTS, a BlackBerry slider looks just a little better. And now we have a name for the device, the BlackBerry Slider 9800 and not the BlackBerry Storm3 like we’ve heard before
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File-Syncing Service Dropbox Now Has An iPad App [IPad Apps]
File-Syncing Service Dropbox Now Has An iPad App [IPad Apps] There’s now an iPad app for popular file-syncing service Dropbox. It’ll allow you to access, edit, sync, download, upload, and share Dropbox contents on your iPad.
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File-Syncing Service Dropbox Now Has An iPad App [IPad Apps]