Carpe Diem: Flaphead@Home

So the iPhone 3g is out today, but if you can't get one Reg Hardware have an alternative list of phone for you ;-) Source: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/11/round_up_iphone_rivals/print.html 10: Motorola Z10  9: Palm Treo 500v  8: Samsung SGH-F700  7: Motorola Moto Q 9h  6: HTC Touch Diamond  5: Nokia N78  4: ...

Ooops! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6062074.stm 18 October 2006: Apple is warning that some video iPods are harbouring a Windows virus. In a statement on its website Apple said that a small number of video iPods sold after 12 September are carrying the RavMonE virus. The company said that, so far, it had seen ''less ...

Ooops! See I told you so! http://blogs.flaphead.dns2go.com/archive/2006/06/22/3432.aspx Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4793143.stm The world's largest manufacturer of personal computers, Dell, is to recall 4.1 million of its notebook computer batteries because of a fire risk. Most batteries are in computers sold in the United ...

How cool and simple is this? .. and it uses Windows Mobile 5! Source: http://about.virginmobile.com/about/media/news/corporate/2006/2006-02-14/ Live mobile TV is set to become a reality as BT today announced that Virgin Mobile will be the first mobile operator to sign up to the BT Movio broadcast digital TV and radio service for mobile ...

Good idea, but wireless on a phone eats up power & battery life! Source: http://press.nokia.com/PR/200602/1034442_5.html   Nokia 6136 phone provides seamless voice and data mobility across GSM and WLAN networks 3GSM World Congress 2006, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Bridging two of the world's most ubiquitous ...

Due in the UK next month aparently :-| Source: http://www.vodafone.com/article_with_thumbnail/0,3038,OPCO%253D40000%2526CATEGORY_ID%253D200%2526MT_ID%253Dpr%2526LANGUAGE_ID%253D0%2526CONTENT_ID%253D276328,00.html BARCELONA - Feb. 13, 2006 - Today at 3GSM World Congress 2006, Vodafone and Microsoft Corp. announced the European launch of ...

This could be interesting Source: http://www.orange.com/english/media/pressReleaseMC.asp?id=1046&action=&txtKeywords=&country=0&year=0&categoryId=0&page=1 and ...

I wonder if the volume control is in your fly? Aparently they are to be launched in August, the jeans will cost approximately $200 (£114). Source: http://www.levistrauss.com/news/pressrelease.asp?r=3&c=0&cat=0&pr=764&area=Europe  SAN FRANCISCO (January 10, 2006) –The Levi’s® brand, the denim ...

Okay so my question is .. what have then done to make it safe?  or was the fact that you couldn’t use your phone just a load of BS so the airlines could make some more money? Source: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8031&feedId=online-news_rss20 European aeroplane passengers will be able to make cellphone calls ...

Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/sep05/09-09NagravisionMSPR.mspx Cheseaux (Switzerland), IBC2005 (the Netherlands) — Sept. 9, 2005 — Nagravision, the world’s leading independent provider of value-added content protection solutions, and Microsoft Corp., the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions, today announced ...

At last! .. In Bangalore I couldn’t event get a GPRS connection .. In Munbai I could ;-) Source: http://www.mobilepipeline.com/news/168601510;jsessionid=PNRZHGTVFKJWWQSNDBOCKHSCJUMEKJVN BANGALORE, India — India will launch 3G technology for mobile phone services early next year, according to a Press Trust of India news report from ...

Hey I supposed they government has to make some more money somehow! Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/24/tv_licence/ O2 is due to begin trials of broadcasting TV-to-mobiles next month as part of a deal with cableco NTL. Performance testing is due to get underway shortly before 350 punters in Oxford get the chance to view TV on the ...

Didn't see this one coming! So what is Sendo left with? Source: http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail/0,,5699_5677_23,00.html LIBERTYVILLE, IL - USA, and BIRMINGHAM, UK – 29 June 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) announced today that it is acquiring key assets from British mobile handset maker Sendo Ltd.  A global leader in ...

Source: http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/news_article.jsp?service=UK&ID=0000005ca8 A group of four manufacturers today announced successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc, the write-once next generation DVD disc, that can be easily produced at high volume on standard DVD-Recordable production lines. ...

Ooops! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4078984.stm Shares in the firm that makes the Blackberry mobile e-mail device have fallen 7% after its patent dispute settlement ran into trouble. Research in Motion agreed in March to pay $450m (£247m) to settle a 3-year legal battle with patent-holder NTP, which alleged infringements by ...

Source: http://www.seagate.com/cda/newsinfo/newsroom/releases/article/0,,2731,00.html SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.—08 June 2005— Breakthrough Hard Drive for Cars First 8GB 1-Inch Hard Drive First 2.5-Inch Consumer Electronics Hard Drive Biggest-Ever DVR Hard Drive Seagate Technology (NYSE:STX), the world's number-one hard drive maker for ...

Now this could be an interesting threat to WindowsXP?! I wonder if it will need any special hardware or if it will work on a PC? Source: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/jun/06intel.html WWDC 2005, SAN FRANCISCO—June 6, 2005—At its Worldwide Developer Conference today, Apple® announced plans to deliver models of its Macintosh® computers ...

Damm Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4614515.stm One in five young people has been bullied by mobile phone or via the internet, a study suggests. Children's charity NCH surveyed 770 youngsters and found 14% of 11- to 19-year-olds had been threatened or harassed using text messages. Bullies had used images taken with mobile ...

This is quite funny! You can even Source: http://flaphead.dns2go.com/blog/rss.aspx Blackberry - the handheld e-mail device that has become a badge of honour in executive circles - has hooked its three millionth subscriber.  Nicknamed the ''Crackberry'' because of its addictive qualities, the gadget has now added a million users in ...

Interesting Mr Bond! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4505321.stmNamco, the maker of snapping yellow video game icon Pacman, has agreed to join forces with Bandai, the toy firm behind the Power Ranger action dolls. The merger will create Japan's second biggest maker of toys and video games after Sega Sammy Holdings. Bandai put ...

After nearly 4 hours in the air, the new Airbus 380 has landed safley back at Toulouse Airport, after circling the Bay of Biscay before returning to base. Check out the video news reel from the BBC

Wow, how something that big can get off the ground is amazing ... actually it's physics! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4488361.stm European aircraft maker Airbus's A380, the world's largest passenger plane, has taken off on its long-awaited maiden flight. Thousands of aeroplane enthusiasts have turned up in southern France to ...