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News for Wednesday 8th October
User replaceable batteries in EU devices
Is the EU trying to force manufacturers to offer user replaceable batteries? Read and see what this news could have on future gadgets.
Virgin says no to space porn
Virgin Galactic has turned down a million dollar offer to allow its spacecraft to be used for a porn movie.
Blackberry launches the Storm
The first touch screen Blackberry is coming soon to Vodafone UK
Samsung’s new smartphone revealed
Details of the new high end Series 60 device hit the web.
What’s so smart about smart phone’s?
My first smartphone was a Nokia 7650. Chunky, solid, poor keyboard and questionable styling, but this was the future. Lots of groundbreaking features that weren’t quite perfected but a big step forward. My dream of one device to rule them all was looking like a vague possibility. I became the department geek where I worked at the time, the only person with a camera on their phone. Believe it or not, I was in great demand. The department manager wouldn’t buy a digital camera and I had by far the easiest method of getting photo’s into a powerpoint presentation.
Unfortunately, it all seemed to go wrong after that.
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