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Nokia takes mobile messaging to the masses

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:49 -0500

Nokia announced more details about its upcoming Messaging platform, which will add support for mobile e-mail and instant messaging to its phones, at its World 08 conference in Barcelona on Tuesday.

Microsoft: Xbox 360 Routs PS3 in Black Friday Sales

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:02:27 -0500

It's a Microsoft press release, so handle with care, but the company's claiming it did more than admirably on Black Friday, it hit the ball out of the park. Not only did the Xbox 360 outsell Sony's PlayStation 3 by three-to-one, says Microsoft, but the 360 managed its best Black Friday sales ever.

Nokia heralds N97 as most powerful mobile yet

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:50:35 -0500

Nokia's new flagship phone, the touchscreen N97, features a large memory and advanced location-aware features.

Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday on Amazon

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:44:09 -0500

Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon.com on Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year.

BlackBerry Storm Shortcuts: Touch Screen Tips, Tricks

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:45:14 -0500

A bevy of BlackBerry Storm tips and tricks, including new ways to type special characters, fresh scrolling techniques, click-free message searches, precise text navigation, and an easy way to delete multiple messages in one fell swoop.

Analysts! What do they know?

jfruh — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:01:22 -0500

That's actually a serious question. What do they know?

Hackers port Linux kernel to iPhone

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:12:36 -0500

If you know one thing about Linux users, it's probably this: they enjoy the challenge of installing their operating system of choice on pretty much anything with a transistor in it. So the news that Linux has been ported to the iPhone and the iPod touch shouldn't exactly come as a shock

20 Hot Cyber Monday Deals

ITworld staff — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:10:23 -0500

Black Friday may be over, but Cyber Monday is here. There are some great deals waiting for you right now accessible from the comfort of your office cubicle.. Oops! Sorry, I meant home computer.

Disk Storage Drops to Dime per Gigabyte

James Gaskin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:06:18 -0500

Combining constantly dropping hard disk storage pricing with the holiday desperation on the part of retailers everywhere gave me a sign I've been anticipating: a 1TB (yes, one terabyte, or 1,000 gigabytes) hard disk drive with a $100 or less price tag. I saw an ad for a 1TB Samsung hard disk for $99.

Gear Guide, part one: Gear for your iPhone

ITworld staff — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:59:51 -0500