iPhone coming to Japan’s NTT DoCoMo?

According to the Wall Street Journal Asia, Jobs and Co are in Japan working out the details for a domestic iPhone launch. It’s no surprise then that Jobs was rumored to have just met with NTT DoCoMo’s president, Masao Nakamur, to discuss the deal with the largest carrier in the world’s second-largest economy. As usual, […]

O2 to launch internet TV in Britain after Czech trial proves successful

O2 is to trial an internet-based TV service next year after trialling a similar product in the Czech market, a test bed for the mobile phone company’s wider ambitions.
The Czech IPTV launch has proved a big success for O2 and its owner, Telefonica, since it launched in September 2006, attracting 70,000 customers so far. It […]

Wii shortages will cost Nintendo $1.3bn in sales

Nintendo is set to miss out on an estimated $1.3 billion (£650 million) in sales this Christmas by failing to meet demand for its Wii video games console.
James Lin, a senior analyst at MDB Capital Group, believes that Nintendo could be selling twice the 1.8 million Wiis it is manufacturing a month.
The $1.3 billion that […]

You Can Hear Google Now

Google is in late stages of talks with various wireless carriers, including Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile, about equipping cellphones with new software designed by the Internet giant, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
It is one of several ventures Google is making into the wireless market as it tries to expand its Internet advertising […]

Google stock price soars above $700

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.’s stock price barreled through $700 for the first time Wednesday, propelled by a belief that the Internet search leader will become even more profitable as it plants its products and services in new markets.
The Mountain View-based company’s shares traded as high as $704.79 before falling back to $700.04 in afternoon […]

Apple’s Leopard rejects latest version of Java

Apple faces yet more flack from the Mac faithful over the discovery that the operating system won’t run the latest version of Java. It’s one of several beefs relating to the OS X upgrade that is sparking vitriol among the normally docile crowd.
Leopard may have 300 new features, but it is unable to run Java […]

HP admits wireless laptop problems

AFTER sticking its fingers in its ears and going la-la-la really loudly, HP has finally admitted that there are problems with the built-in Wi-fi on its 6000 and 9000 series Pavilion notebooks.
For a while the HP forum, here, has been all a-buzz with problems about the lappies’ Wi-fis not working. The wireless card detected the […]

Hands-on with the Asus Eee 701 PC

This miniature budget notebook may not be preloaded with Windows, but it ably serves most on-the-go computing needs.
To me, the ultrasmall, ultralightweight computer remains the Holy Grail. Unfortunately, you still pay a premium for miniaturization. The $399 Asus Eee PC 701 (available November 1) shatters that perception, though. For a fraction of the cost of […]

Skypephone Launches in UK

U.K. mobile phone operator Huchison 3G UK on Monday rolled out the Skypephone, a handset designed to simplify use of the Skype VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) application.
Huchison 3G, branded as “3″ in the U.K., is offering free calls between Skype users through the 3G mobile phone, which goes on sale Friday in the U.K. […]

Apple posts new iPod touch TV ad

Apple has posted a QuickTime version of the new user-created iPod touch television ad that began airing on Sunday evening. Based on student-created advertisement that was posted to Youtube, the ad spot was made “broadcast-ready” by Apple’s advertising agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, according to an online report. The commercial features a fast-paced overview of the portable player […]