Archive for June, 2009
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30
Jun
2009
Roaming phone charges to fall in EU from Wednesday
Making a telephone call, sending a text message or reading emails on a mobile phone from across the European Union will cost less from Wednesday. The tariff cuts, which complete a European Union ruling from 2007, were proposed by the EU’s executive arm at the end of 2008 and won approval by the European Parliament and member states.
Following the new price curbs, which take effect on July 1, it will be up to 60 percent cheaper to send mobile phone text messages while travelling in the EU or to surf the Web by laptop. “All Europeans making calls or sending texts with their mobiles can experience the EU’s single market without borders. Read the rest of this entry »
29
Jun
2009
Obama Press Conference Interrupted by Duck Ringtone
In what may be some of the worst cell phone etiquette ever recorded, President Obama had a speech interrupted by a reporter’s ringtone yesterday.
The moment, video captured and spreading quickly on YouTube, happened during a White House speech about gay rights. The ringtone, which is difficult to hear in the video itself, apparently featured something resembling the Aflac quacking duck sound you hear in the insurance company’s commercials.
After being interrupted, Obama jokes “Whose duck back there?” and asks the White House press corps “Where do you guys get these ringtones by the way?” Here’s the video: Read the rest of this entry »
28
Jun
2009
Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T
Today I am going to look at one of the newest notebooks from Acer called the Aspire Timeline 4810T. The notebook is one of the new thin and light machines from Acer that offers enough battery life for all day computing according to Acer. If you have wanted a thin ultraportable notebook with power for your computing needs and long battery life, the Aspire Timeline 4810T might be perfect for you.
