Archive for January, 2009

Motorola plans 4,000 job cuts in 2009

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Posted 15 Jan 2009 — by admin
Category mobile

Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday it is laying off 4,000 workers in 2009, with 3,000 of them in the company’s flagship mobile phone division.

The layoffs are expected to begin immediately and come on top of a 3,000 workforce reduction announced during the fourth quarter of 2008.

Motorola also announced preliminary fourth-quarter results for 2008, saying it expects a net loss of between $0.07 and $0.08 per share. The company will announce earnings on Feb. 3.
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RollerMouse is a New Type of Mouse

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Posted 12 Jan 2009 — by admin
Category Gadgets

rollermouse RollerMouse is a New Type of Mouse
The Roller Mouse Pro RollerMouse is a New Type of Mouse is a different type of mouse designed to relieve stress on your hands on wrist. The Rollermouse places your mouse just below your keyboard, so to use the mouse you would simply slide your arms down the desk slightly rather than removing your whole arm and moving it off the side of your keyboard where your mouse is normally placed. These repetitive reaching motions can cause strain on your muscles, tendon and joints. The Rollermouse can help to prevent those types of injuries.

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Nielsen’s anounces top 10 Mobile Games in the U.S.

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Posted 06 Jan 2009 — by admin
Category mobile games

Nielsen has announced its top rating mobile games for theyear 2008 . The list is for the U.S. operator market in 2008. As you

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Nokia N96 firmware update for North American users

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Posted 02 Jan 2009 — by admin
Category News

North american users of Nokia N97 has got firmware update which is available for the NAM version (N96-3 NAM – RM-472) of the N96, allowing users in North America to update their beloved smart phone and consequently make the device more stable.

Changes/improvements made from MCU SW v11 to v12 include:

  • Switch 4.0 – improved switch application to transfer user data from/to other devices
  • Still image quality is improved, with fixes for color haziness and motion blur that appeared under certain conditions
  • Improved overall Bluetooth interoperability
  • Now compatible with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) Email service (available as separate download)
  • If user sets brightness to maximum value, the display backlight now does turn back on after screensaver mode
  • The device auto-lock no longer locks the device while viewing or recording videos
  • SMS no longer gets auto-converted to an MMS message if there are more then 20 recipients
  • Music Player