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Picture messaging set to boom
Text messaging is set to boom on 14 February as picture messaging also faces the first big test of its popularity.
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Human remains identified
Remains of Shuttle Astronauts Identified. The remains of all seven Columbia crew members have been positively identified, NASA officials said today. By
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War next week?
Just to update (and correct) my previous posts – not intending to be sensationalist – I will just report what I have been hearing. Friend in Amman tells me that there are ‘loads’ of UK and US troops there. The British Embassy have *advised* all *dependents* to leave the country. The date they have been…
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That 3G story again
Boffins outline 24Mbps mobile phone chip design. Not due until 2006
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British citizens told to leave Jordan
I have learned in the last few hours that all British citizens have been told to leave Jordan. I have a friend living in Amman and she has been told to leave the country within the next week – as of the 12 February. This has not appeared on any news sites or channels –…
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Linux on your mobile
Linux to power most Motorola phones. The tech giant will begin selling its first cell phone based on Linux this year and says most models will follow suit–a sign of the growing popularity of the operating system. By Stephen Shankland,
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Radio problems
Feck Radio anyway. It is frustrating for things like this to happen. As you can see all my posts for the last 3 months have vanished. I will make as many available as I can through the categories section until the problem is fixed. I am waiting on an email with a script to fix…
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No E-mail surveillance for the US?
House and Senate negotiators have agreed that a Pentagon project intended to detect terrorists by monitoring e-mail and commercial databases for health, financial and travel information cannot be used against Americans The conferees also agreed to restrict further research on the program without extensive consultation with Congress. While here in Ireland, our Minister will retain…
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Xbox 2
The Register is reporting some details of the Xbox 2, following an interview Bill Gates did with a French paper. According to Gates the Xbox 2 will include “digital media capabilities such as video and photo editing” and “Internet capabilities without the need for direct connections through Wi-Fi.”
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24Mb/sec on wireless
A 3G wireless chip from Australia’s Bell Labs promises to spawn cell phones that can receive sharp, real-time video and other data at speeds that beat a home broadband connection. It’s faster than Wi-Fi, but analysts wonder if it will catch on. By Elisa Batista.
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