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NEWS: Daily news roundup – 13/07/09

Jul 14

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The top stories from the last 24 hours on the site are:

REVIEW: Olympus Pen E-P1 digital camera

The sexiest camera of 2009?

Olympus’ latest digital camera harks back, in terms of the name at least, to the famed Pen range of half frame (a half frame of 35mm film that is) Olympus cameras first introduced in 1959 and that heralded the sale of 17-million units between its launch and the Pen FT launched in 1966…read more

NEWS: Virgin Media announces four new HD channels

More high-def content coming soon

Virgin Media has announced four new high definition channels which will soon be available to its 3…read more

NEWS: Illegal file-sharing drops dramatically

Streaming sites boom

A survey of 1000 teenagers, undertaken in January this year, has shown that only 26% admit file-sharing at least once a month, compared to 42% in December 2007…read more

NEWS: O2 offers free Twitter update texts

From start of August

O2 has announced that from the start of August, every O2 customer will be able to switch on text notifications within Twitter and receive replies and direct messages completely free…read more

NEWS: 6 in 10 companies won’t take up Windows 7

Survey blames “a lack of time and resources”

A US survey has revealed that 6 out of every 10 companies plan to skip Windows 7 in concern over its cost, the time it’ll take to deploy, and compatibility with existing software…read more

NEWS: Kindle gets musical

Sheet music publisher announced 20,000 titles for ebook

Musicians hoping to carry the sheet music to that perfect ditty wherever they are, will now be able to do so from their Kindle, following an announcement from a sheet music publisher in the US…read more

NEWS: BlackBerry Storm 2 specs leaked

Clicky screen gets binned

Some specs have surfaced for the forthcoming BlackBerry Storm 2, which – as Pocket-lint previously reported – will be out in September…read more

NEWS: BBC Two announces “Digital Revolution” series

“Open source” web documentary with Sir Tim Berners-Lee

BBC Two has announced that to mark the 20th anniversary of the world wide web, it is to team up with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the web’s inventor, to look at the impact it has had on our lives…read more

NEWS: WEBSITE OF THE DAY – tineye

Find out everything you need to know about your online images

Finding images on the Internet really isn’t all that hard…read more

NEWS: Nokia Surge goes after the kids

Landscape slider debuts in US

Nokia has announced a new handset on the AT&T network in the US aimed at social networking fans…read more

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NEWS: Microsoft Office 2010 enters technical preview

Jul 13

Laptop News

Web apps will be free
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Way back in October 2007 Microsoft announced that it would be bringing its suite of office applications online, and we’re not heard much from the company on the subject since, with the exception of a beta of Live Office Workspace earlier this year.

Well, today Microsoft has announced that those web apps – online versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote – will be free, and that the full version of Office 2010 will start semi-private testing with developers immediately.

It’ll integrate with the web apps, so you’ll be able to work on- or off-line. There’ll be full collaboration and co-authoring functionality, too, as well as a whole host of new features including the ability to “ignore” unwanted message threads in Outlook.

“Office 2010 is the premier productivity solution across PCs, mobile phones and browsers”, said Chris Capossela, senior vice president of the Microsoft Business Division. “From broadcast and video editing in PowerPoint, new data visualization capabilities in Excel, and co-authoring in Word, we are delivering technology to help people work smarter and faster from virtually any location using any device”.

We’ll keep you posted of further developments.

NEWS: BlackBerry Storm 2 specs leaked

Jul 13

Laptop News

Clicky screen gets binned
BlackBerry Storm 2 Specs Leaked 0

Some specs have surfaced for the forthcoming BlackBerry Storm 2, which – as Pocket-lint has previously reported – will be out in September. The big news? The much-maligned clicky touchscreen is gone.

There’s also the previously-reported inclusion of 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, but the new info suggests that there’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera, HSDPA, a 360×480 resolution capacitive touchscreen and OS version 5.0.

There’s a tie-in with Verizon in the United States, so it’s highly likely that it’ll arrive on Vodafone over here. For those counting model numbers, this will be the BlackBerry 9550.

We’ll keep you posted of any more info as it comes in.

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NEWS: BlackBerry Storm 2 leaked in real-life spy shots

May 15

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Storm 2 Leaked In Spy Shots 0 See the next-gen smartphone

A "super trusty source" has sent RIM blog CrackBerry what are said to be the first live photos of the BlackBerry Storm 2, confirmed by RIM as in development and is expected later this year.
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