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We knew it was coming, we’ve been waiting for it to happen, and now it has. As from today, extortionate mobile calls across the European Union will start to become a thing of the past as tariffs are cut across the board.

LCD – 4096 colors, 101 x 80 pixels, Downloadable logos, Phonebook: 100 fields, 2G: GSM 900 / 1800, Alert types: Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones, 101 x 46 x 20 mm, 80 g

HTC have just unveiled their third Android SmartPhone called Hero and this one has Sense. Well to be more specific it has a new interface called Sense.
Sense was apparently designed around three basic principles of Make it Mine, Stay Close, and Discover the Unexpected.

I am not sure if this is a very clever Eco Phone, or a very cleverly disguised stun gun, if it’s an Eco Phone , no thanks , however if it’s a stun gun then I might just be interested

The Internet has a massive amount of information stored along its networks, possibly on each and every one of us, but according to the Chairman of World Check, a company that maintains a database of people and their connections, software applications and search engines cannot accurately trace connections between people.

China is not known as a country that bends to pressure but in a rare reversal the Chinese Government has decided to back down on their new rule that would require all computers sold in China to have Internet filtering software pre-installed to block certain content and websites in a bid to protect minors.

Sometime around the middle of next year, mobile phone users across Europe will be able to recharge their phone batteries using a standard mobile phone charger with a connection plug based on Micro USB connection.

TJX companies, the parent company of T J Maxx and Marshalls, the discount clothing stores, are to pay a massive $9.75 million in a settlement with 41 different states as a result of data breaches that put millions of people at risk of credit and debit card fraud.

Internet search and advertising giant Google has just unveiled several new services they are putting in place that will provide information via text message to mobile phone users in Africa.