Mixx: Technology And Gadgets

Motorola unveils VC6096 industrial PDA phone

Fri Oct 10 12:35:53 UTC 2008

Motorola has announced a new industrial PDA phone CPC VC6096, which relies on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Scrap that, it?s not a phone even though it does support GSM and even HSDPA ? this ?handset? weighs 2.2 kilos! That

Data mining doesn't work for spotting terrorists

Thu Oct 09 19:04:06 UTC 2008

Automated identification of terrorists through data mining (or any other known methodology) is neither feasible as an objective nor desirable as a goal of technology development efforts - NRC report.

LG UX585 rhythm appeared on US Cellular

Fri Oct 10 12:34:31 UTC 2008

Recently, the US Cellular in the United States appeared on the website of the LG model for the UX585, known as: the rhythm of the new music slider phone.? The aircraft is equipped with a 1,300,000-pixel camera, built-in FM radio, a QVGA resoluti

Toshiba Portégé R600: Latest MacBook Air Killer | Mark's Technology News

Thu Oct 09 18:11:20 UTC 2008

Toshiba today released four new laptops, the most notable being their Portégé R600, which the company claims is the world's lightest. The new model manages to undercut the MacBook Air by 0.6lbs, (which is even better than Samsung's recent X360) despite

IBM 3Q profit a positive sign for tech sector

Thu Oct 09 16:27:54 UTC 2008

IBM reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates and reiterated its annual forecast. The shares advanced 6 percent. The report may assuage concern that the financial crisis is curbing earnings at IBM.

Happy Birthday Mixxers!

Thu Oct 09 14:13:29 UTC 2008

My how time does fly! Because we’ve come so far in such a short period of time it’s hard to believe that Mixx launched to public beta one year ago today.

US satellite returns first hi-res snap: GeoEye-1 pics destined for Google Earth

Thu Oct 09 13:47:36 UTC 2008

Satellite imaging outfit GeoEye has released the first pic from its GeoEye-1, launched on 6 September and destined to provide hi-res snaps for Google's all-seeing Earth and Maps services. The above is an image of Kutztown University, Pennsylvania.

Microsoft leaks cloudy OS name

Thu Oct 09 12:05:32 UTC 2008

Microsoft temporarily flashed the name Windows Strata on its Professional Developers Conference (PDC) website, before removing the moniker yesterday after a few blogs zeroed in on it.

"Planet Google": Google’s Vulcan death grip

Thu Oct 09 08:34:25 UTC 2008

Is Google the Mr. Spock of the Internet - all head, no heart? A new book wonders if the very things that made the company great will bring it down.

Ten of the Best Pocket Camcorders

Thu Oct 09 07:59:15 UTC 2008

Whether you’re a YouTube addict on holiday or an indie film-maker on a budget, there’s a compact camcorder just waiting for you to pick it up and slip it in your pocket.