TAIPEI, TAIWAN, April 15, 2008 – BenQ today expands its Joybook R series lineup with the launch of Joybook R45. Powered by a 2.10 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the Joybook R45 features an extra-bright 14.1” widescreen display enhanced by the BenQ’s patented UltraVivid technology, an integrated 2-megapixel webcam for video calls and a luxurious leather-like finish with special soft-touch coating. The Joybook R45 also comes equipped with the best-of-class nVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M G discrete graphics and supports major WiFi standards, keeping you connected at much faster speed.
Meticulously designed …

Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have today announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR) that relate to 3GPP Long Term Evolution and Service Architecture Evolution standards (LTE/SAE). The companies invite all interested parties to join this initiative which is intended to stimulate early adoption of mobile broadband technology across the communications and consumer electronic industries.
The framework is based on the prevalent industry principle of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory …

09 April - 2008 - QtCentre launced the second edition of the Qt Programming Contest, the only programming contest focused on the Qt®/ Qtopia® community. Last year a range of innovative Qt-based applications were awarded with various electronic devices - Qtopia enabled mobile phones, laptop, recreational devices, various books on software development and more. Perhaps more important, the contestants were shown to the Qt community and new contacts between developers were made.
“I participated in the contest last year primarily for getting expert validation and review for my project (GCF …

Openmoko is a project which encompasses two related sub-projects, with the combined aim of creating a family of completely open source mobile phones. The project was founded by FIC.
The first sub-project is Openmoko Linux, an open source Linux based operating system designed for mobile phones, built using free software.
The second sub-project is the development of Openmoko phones — the hardware devices on which Openmoko Linux runs. The first device released was the Neo 1973, which will soon be joined by the Neo Freerunner some time in 2008. Unlike most other …

Popular Social Travel Service Now Supports BlackBerry, iPhone and Treo
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - April 7, 2008) - TripIt (www.tripit.com), the intelligent personal travel organizer, is making it even easier for travelers on the go. With the release of TripIt Mobile, travelers can now access TripIt from popular mobile devices, including Apple iPhone, Palm Treo and RIM BlackBerry.
TripIt helps travelers better organize their online travel plans — no matter where they’ve booked — by just forwarding their travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com. Like a personal travel …

Sunnyvale, Calif. - February 5, 2008 - Zimbra, a Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) company, and the leader in open source, next-generation e-mail, today announced the availability of Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) 5.0. ZCS 5.0 includes hundreds of enhancements that expand Zimbra’s access across desktops and devices while setting the standard for Web-based productivity in a business environment, and showcases Yahoo!’s dedication to providing world-class e-mail and collaboration services.
Yahoo!’s global reach and Zimbra’s expansive partner network are fueling continued growth, reaching key audiences including universities, ISPs and small businesses - further extending …

The mobile network operators have carried on the status quo of charging separate monthly fees for voice and data plans for long enough. Just like we went from paying for long distance telephone calls to one monthly fee, why can’t our mobile phones do the same for voice and data?
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Nokia has always produced phones keeping in mind the whims, desires and expectations of its most revered customers. So, the latest contribution from Nokia for customer satisfaction Nokia N82 has offered with features like EGSM900, WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS), automatic switching facilities between modes and bands, internal dynamic memory of 100MB, Nokia Battery (BP-6MT) 1050mAh for enough talk time and stand by time. Nokia N82 is a pack filled with features waiting for you to explore and discover a new age of mobile technologies. With Nokia N82 you can …

Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0(TM) to Include Search Assist, Voice-Enabled
Search, Idle Screen Access and Open Search Results
LAS VEGAS, Apr 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) unveiled Yahoo! oneSearch 2.0, a new version of its award-winning mobile search service. Key enhancements will allow users to initiate searches faster using text or voice. Yahoo! also plans to provide greater relevance through richer, more detailed search results by opening up Yahoo! oneSearch to publishers to integrate content, simplify search input with Search Assist and voice-enabled search, and make search instantly accessible on …

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Welcome to the Ubuntu
Weekly Newsletter, Issue 84 for the weeks March23rd - March 29th, 2008. In
this issue we cover: new MOTUs, Ubuntu6.10 End-of-Life, Xubuntu refocuses,
Ubuntu countdown graphics,Launchpad 1.2.3, Launchpad logo contest closing,
Ubuntu UK Podcast #2,Reside@HOME: Linux Health Care, PWN To
OWN (Ubuntu wins), and much,much more!
== In This Issue
==
 * MOTU Team news * Ubuntu Stats * Launchpad
news * Ubuntu Forum news * In the Press &
Blogosphere * Ubuntu UK Podcast #2 * Reside@HOME: Linux for Elderly Health Care * Automatix
discontinued * Full circle Magazine #11 * CanSecWest PWN2OWN
2008 - Ubuntu Wins! * Meeting & …