The boss of Motorola has confirmed that the Xoom will retail for a 'premium price' of $799 (£495)
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February 17, 2011
Judge Throws Out Overheating iPad Lawsuit
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit which claimed the Apple iPad overheats in hot weather and is not like a book
Intel Boosts Management And Security For vPro 2.0
Intel is promising better and simpler security and management with its next version of vPro
Cyber Crime Costs UK £27 Billion A Year
The shocking cost of cyber crime to the UK economy has been revealed in a new government and industry study
MWC: HP’s WebOS-Based TouchPad Tablet – First Look
HP's webOS tablet looks good for enterprises, and features like Touchstone data transfer are very cool indeed
Intel On The Hunt For MeeGo Partners
Intel's boss continues to bang the MeeGo drum, and implied that Nokia's WP7 decision was influenced by money
Desktop PCs Are A Dead Duck
Virtual desktops will make traditional static desktops obsolete says Cameron Sturdevant. It's time for prevention, not cure
Apple Faces Subscription Competition From Google
Apple is facing opposition to its in-app subscription policy, as Google moves to undercut with a service of its own
MWC: RIM’s 7-inch PlayBook Tablet – Video
Research in Motion's PlayBook offers a pleasing UI, but battery and connectivity issues could hold it back in the enterprise market
RSA: Cyber War Mass Hysteria Is Hindering Security
Cyber-war stories from the defence industry may be a distraction, pundits told the RSA conference
MWC LG showcases new 3D phone
http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk loved this LG 3D phone demo at Mobile World Congress, mostly for the beaming guy and his pointing finger
MWC Gemalto’s SIM-based Facebook application
http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk got a look at Gemalto's cool SMS-based Facebook on a SIM. No photos, but you can do Facebook with no data contract!
MWC HP demos TouchPad tablet running webOS
http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk got a good look at HP's forthcoming TouchPad WebOS tablet at Mobile World Congress, together with the Pre 3, which offers a touch-to-share feature using Touchstone technology.
MWC: Intel Demonstrates MeeGo OS On A Tablet – Video
Nokia may have sidelined MeeGo, but Intel still backs the panel-based mobile operating system
MWC: No Photos On Gemalto Facebook SIM App – First Look
Gemalto's SIM-based Facebook SMS app is for developing countries - but also flew in the busy MWC airwaves
Rural Broadband Time-Scales In Danger Of Sliding
The Broadband Stakeholders Group believes the rural broadband scheme is already falling behind schedule
Inside The Botnet Threat Highlight At RSA
Dell and Damballa discussed the growth of toolkits and pay-per-install botnet growth at the RSA Conference
INQ Cloud Smartphones For Facebook Fanatics
Facebook worked closely with INQ Mobile on Cloud Touch and Cloud Q to boost social-network experiences
SolarWinds Brings Cabling Tangle Out of The Closet
SolarWinds Port Mapper simplifies the time-consuming task of untangling the Gordian knot of network cables
Watson Reigns Supreme In Jeopardy Showdown
IBM’s Watson computer proved it is more than a number-cruncher by beating humans at Jeopardy