After casting envious looks at the hugely successful AppStore for the iPhone and hearing about Google’s proposed Android Market for the Android smartphone platform, Microsoft looks set to belatedly join the online mobile apps store party.
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Microsoft Skymarket Online App Store Arrives Late To The Party
Harmon Kardon GLA-55 Speakers Offer Ice Cool Looks
For cool cats who demand the iciest of speakers, Harman Kardon’s delightfully daft GLA-55 two-piece computer speakers could be just the thing.Looking like they’ve been hewn out of a chunk of Titanic-sinking pure iceberg, the see-through speakers certainly catch the eye and the Harman Kardon dudes love them so much that they’ve lobbed the Big Book Of Modesty on the bonfire, proclaiming their icy creation as being, “arguably the best 2.0 speaker system available today.”
Adobe Launches Cloud Services, Updates to Elements And Premiere Elements
Graphics software giants Adobe are set to get into ‘the cloud’ with their new Photoshop.com service, due to launch in October.The online service will offer two levels of membership: a free, basic membership which offers 5GB of storage and automatic backup of images to Adobe’s servers, with the Plus membership upping the storage to 20GB of storage, with options to get regular design advice, new tutorials, tips and seasonal artwork.
Sleek HTC S740 Handset Packs QWERTY, Wi-Fi, GPS
If you’ve been digging those oh-so-silky-smooth lines of the HTC Touch Pro but were expelling harumphs at the lack of a full keyboard, then let your undercarriage moisten rapidly at the sight of the all-new HTC S740 featuring not one, but two keyboards.Olympus Stylus 1050 SW Says, “Come And Have A Go If You Think You’re Hard Enough”
Like a Stella-frothed pub drunk at throwing out time, the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW reckons it’s so tough it virtually begs you to come and have a go to see if you’re hard enough.Nokia N85, N79 GPS Handsets Announced For UK
Nokia has officially announced two new handsets for the UK market, the N85 and the N79, with both expected to be diving headlong into the pockets and handbags of Brits sometime next month.Directory Opus v9.1 File manager For Windows: Review (91%)
If you’re getting frustrated by the limitations of the Windows Explorer interface and fancy something a bit more geared towards the power user, it may be worth taking a look at the feature-stuffed Directory Opus, a commercial file manager that offers more bells and whistles than Santa’s float at Carnival.Lenovo IdeaPad U8 Mobile Internet Device Gets Olympic Launch
Hoping to be heard above the clinking of Michael Phelp’s vast haul of gold medals is Lenovo’s new Lenovo IdeaPad U8, which gets an official debut at the Beijing OlympicsAuthorised by the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee, the 10.6-ounce MID (that’s Mobile Internet Device, acronym fans!) packs an 800MHz Intel Atom Z500 processor with 1GB of RAM onboard (up to 2GB supported) and a SD slot for expansion. There’s a small, mobile phone style keypad to the right of the screen with a stylus included.
Fake CNN/MSNBC News Spam Hit 5 Million An Hour
We wrote about them last month and you’ve probably had a load in your inbox by now, but according to Web security experts, the spoofed news spam messages are now being churned out at up to 5 million every hour.Palm Pro WM Smartphone Looks A Good ‘Un
After a Flash demo was apparently ‘accidentally’ posted on Palm’s website, bloggers have been busy digging up more information about the forthcoming Palm Pro handset – and by all accounts it’s a bit of a beauty. Much to our joy.
For cool cats who demand the iciest of speakers, Harman Kardon’s delightfully daft GLA-55 two-piece computer speakers could be just the thing.
Graphics software giants Adobe are set to get into ‘the cloud’ with their new Photoshop.com service, due to launch in October.
If you’ve been digging those oh-so-silky-smooth lines of the HTC Touch Pro but were expelling harumphs at the lack of a full keyboard, then let your undercarriage moisten rapidly at the sight of the all-new HTC S740 featuring not one, but two keyboards.
Like a Stella-frothed pub drunk at throwing out time, the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW reckons it’s so tough it virtually begs you to come and have a go to see if you’re hard enough.
Nokia has officially announced two new handsets for the UK market, the N85 and the N79, with both expected to be diving headlong into the pockets and handbags of Brits sometime next month.
If you’re getting frustrated by the limitations of the Windows Explorer interface and fancy something a bit more geared towards the power user, it may be worth taking a look at the feature-stuffed Directory Opus, a commercial file manager that offers more bells and whistles than Santa’s float at Carnival.
Hoping to be heard above the clinking of Michael Phelp’s vast haul of gold medals is Lenovo’s new Lenovo IdeaPad U8, which gets an official debut at the Beijing Olympics
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After a Flash demo was apparently ‘accidentally’ posted on Palm’s website, bloggers have been busy digging up more information about the forthcoming Palm Pro handset – and by all accounts it’s a bit of a beauty. Much to our joy.