Google’s Nexus One smartphone coming to Vodafone, including Australia?
Tom on January 8, 2010
At the introduction of the Google Nexus One on January 6, it was mentioned that the Nexus will be headed not only to T-Mobile USA, but also to Vodafone in Europe in the coming months. This is great for European customers, a continent where Vodafone’s service stretches far, and wide. However, Vodafone does not operate [...]
Sony drops an eco-friendly netbook: the W Series Eco 212AX
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Some would say that Sony represents the archetypal Japanese technology company: big, powerful, rich, and largely uncaring about the environment. Sony are looking to change this image today, though, with the introduction of a new model of their recent W-Series netbook line, in the form of the Sony Vaio W Eco Edition 212AX. The Eco [...]
Sony’s Vaio Z notebook brings high performance, standard SSD drives
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In a rash of notebook announcements today at the International CES, Sony have started the party by issuing a revitalised model of their business staple, the Vaio Z series. It’s a thin-and-light 13-incher that offers a choice of speed or stamina (literally – through a switch). The Z-Series is updated from the similar 2009 model, [...]
Palm enters deal with Verizon and SFR, spits out Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
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Palm, the American smartphone manufacturer, who turned around its fortunes last year with the introduction of the highly popular Pre smartphone for the Sprint wireless service in the USA, have expanded their carrier portfolio today at CES. Today Palm has announced that they have new deals with two extra carriers: Verizon Wireless in the USA, [...]
Google launches first Nexus One advertisement (with video!)
Tom on January 7, 2010
Google’s first ad for the Nexus One, the new Android 2.1 touchscreen smartphone, which you can enjoy below, is a two minute short which combines both technical jargon (including the exact screen resolution!) with simple-to-understand keywords advertising the main features of this unique phone from Google. Clearly, this ad is targeted at a number of [...]

