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Archive for June, 2006

Microsoft to delay Office update again

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Instead of October, Microsoft has pushed back the release of its next version of Office to sometime on January.
That’s when Vista, the next version of Windows, is also supposed to be available, though there is new speculation that the company may push that back as well.
Both products were originally to be available this year but […]

RCA introduces new super small music players

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

With super-slim designs featuring chromed trim and negative 1.5″ LCD displays, three new RCA mp3 hard drive players are now available, and each delivers more than 130 hours of entertainment on tiny four and six gigabyte hard disc drives.
The RCA H100, RCA H106 and RCA H116 are now available at mass merchant and specialty electronics […]

Summer’s hottest phones: The Sidekick3, MotorolaQ, Treo 700w and Blackberry 8700c

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Over at PCMike, there’s a video review of the the hottest new mobile phone’s models: the Blackberry 8700c,the Treo 700w, Motorola’s new Q phone, and the T-Mobile Sidekick3, the most anticipated wireless device of the summer.

Puzzle and strategy games most popular

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Telephia today released the latest mobile game research, showing that Puzzle/Strategy games drive one-third of the total mobile game revenues. The Telephia Mobile Game Report for Q1 2006 shows that four of the top five revenue-generating titles fall into the Puzzle/Strategy category, with Tetris, Tetris Deluxe and Bejeweled securing the top spots.
In addition, sixty-five […]

Auto tech device moves mirrors to show blind spot

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Everyone’s nearly crashed into a car while changing lanes because the vehice was in their blind spot.
Now there’s a device called LaneFX, billed as the World’s First Active Blind Spot Exposure System. You’d have thought the auto companies would have come up with this. Instead, it’s an Ann Arbor company called Driveaware that did so. […]

Avoid PC-caused repetitive injuries

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

Ergonomic software helps computer users avoid repetitive strain injuries
Version 6.1, a new release of Stretch Break, the award winning ergonomic software from Para Technologies, is now available.
This innovative program helps prevent Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSIs) by reminding computer users to stretch and then shows them how.
The new release allows users to select gentle or more […]