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Firefox downloads smash 5m target

Despite the technical troubles that dogged the first few hours of its global Download Day, Firefox 3 has apparently set a new world record for software downloads, with more than eight million copies of the software downloaded in 24 hours, according to ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  19 Jun 2008

Is 3G iPhone businessman-ready?

Will business people be sticking to Blackberrys for now? Finally, said Apple, here was a sexy, sleek device that's just as useful to travelling salesmen and high-flying business execs as it is to hip young things. It will deliver push-email, calendar ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  18 Jun 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Gartner, Inc.

iPhone users to get more free Wi-Fi

If the lure of a 3G iPhone wasn't enough to tempt you to part with your cash on July 11, then the news that you'll be able to use your iPhone - for free - at more than 9,000 Wi-Fi hotspots could just swing it. Are you tempted to get a 3G iPhone? O2, ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  13 Jun 2008

All Things Digital -- D6 Highlights

The Wall Street Journal's conference is drawing to a close in Carlsbad, California, and while nothing has quite pipped last year's Steve Jobs/Bill Gates double-header, there have been some interesting points raised and discussed. Amazon's Jeff Bezos, ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  29 May 2008
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Bill Gates,  Steve Jobs,  Jeff Bezos,  Yahoo!

Wii by name, wee by nature

This is one of those rare occasions when I am at a genuine loss as to what to say, so I shall simply let the video and the image speak for itself... ThinkGeek has so very kindly alerted me to a Nintendo Wii game that is taking Japan by storm: Super Pii ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  23 May 2008

To link or not to link?

My colleague, Shane Richmond, has written a number of eloquent posts about the changing media landscape, and the often complex relationship between blogs and traditional news organisations. Shouldn't bloggers be credited when they break stories? Media ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  22 May 2008

Final thoughts from Innovation Edge

Well, Innovation Edge has drawn to a close, and it has, by and large, been an interesting affair. I'm afraid Gordon Brown's appearance amounted to little more than a flying visit. He said the conference was "sending a message" to the whole of Britain ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  20 May 2008
Related Topics: Gordon Brown,  Twitter Inc

Innovation Edge: Sir Tim Berners-Lee describes the web as a teenager

Sir Tim Berners-Lee described blogs as 'social machines' As you've probably guessed, the focus of the event is innovation, with a particular emphasis on the ways that business, governments and public bodies can encourage invention and ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  20 May 2008
Related Topics: Tim Berners-Lee,  Bob Geldof

Sims goes Ikea crazy with new furniture expansion pack

Ikea is coming to the virtual world According to the press release: "you can give your Sims' home a makeover with new furniture and decor based on stylish designs by Ikea". However, Electronic Arts neglect to mention whether your Sims characters will ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  15 May 2008
Related Topics: Electronic Arts Inc.

Ivan Krstic attacks One Laptop per Child

In an epic blog post, Ivan Krstic, the former head of security development for the ambitious One Laptop per Child project, has painted a picture of an organisation in chaos, and called its very ideals into question. Krstic reminds us that it's the ...

From CLAUDINE BEAUMONT, The Telegraph,  15 May 2008
Related Topics: Nicholas Negroponte,  Steve Jobs

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