LaCie announced that it has received a 2009 iF product design award for its 4big and 5big product range – design by Neil Poulton – from the Germany-based International Forum Design GmbH (iF). For the 2009 iF design award, judges chose from over 2,800 entries that were submitted from 39 countries...

Two UK mobile operators are reportedly fuming at Nokia for including a mobile version of Skype on its N97 handset. Both Orange and O2 are so terrified that the popular VoIP service will siphon away profitable cell minutes by allowing users to make free calls that they are supposedly threatening not ...

VIA Nano processor platform enables the Samsung NC20 to deliver superior performance and battery life in a sleek 12.1″ mini-notebook form factor VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced that Samsung has adopted the VIA Nano process...

Multiple companies adopt SheevaPlug(TM) development platform to showcase new network-based applications that are designed to be simple to install and easy to use Marvell announced its Plug Computing initiative to make high-performance, always on, always connected, and environmentally friendly comput...

All-in-one Mobile Computing Solution Brings Full Office Capabilities to the Field Trimble introduced the Yuma(TM) rugged tablet computer, an all-in-one outdoor computing solution that can transport a user’s office to the field, forest, desert or boardroom. Known for its family of rugged handhe...

New My Book(R) World Edition(TM) Network Hard Drives Offer Plug and Play Installation and Automatic Continuous Backup To Keep the Entire Family’s Data Safe WD(R), the world’s leader in external storage solutions, today introduced its newly redesigned My Book(R) World Edition(TM) network ...

Palm is replacing its legacy operating system with an innovative new Linux-based webOS platform that will support application development with web technologies. We got some early clues about the platform SDK from a developer shortly after the launch, but those few tantalizing hints weren't enough to...

Long Expected Software Program Benzoy Launched in Holland Newly developed Dutch software allows parents and children to use the Internet in a safer way in the future. Due to the long-awaited program Benzoy, launched by the Dutch company Unicaresoft, violence, drugs, porn, gambling or certain shops a...

Apple is looking for customer feedback in order to help shape the future of the Apple TV, as evidenced by a new survey posted to Apple's website. The survey, which is only a handful of pages long, asks current users what they use their Apple TVs for, how many they have in the home, and how much cont...

I had the chance to do a brief hands-on with the Kindle 2 after its introduction today; in contrast to last time around, review copies were not available to the press. I've gone on record with a list of complaints about the first generation version, and suggested that there may have been little Amaz...