Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Going abroad? Don't fear packing a cell phone: CNET News

Don't let the horror stories scare you off. Firing up the cell phone in another country need not be as vexing or expensive as you think.
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May 26, 2009
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Don't let the horror stories scare you off. Firing up the cell phone in another country need not be as vexing or expensive as you think.
Tue, May 26 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

Chief Executive Jon von Tetzchner says HTML 5 means Adobe's ubiquitous Flash platform will no longer be necessary for delivering rich media.
Tue, May 26 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

The handset titan tries its hand at an app store, a la Apple and Google. Nine selected countries also each have a dedicated Ovi Store.
Tue, May 26 03:51:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

An acquisition of Citrix would make business sense, but Microsoft's registration of a limited liability company in Delaware is likely to lead to a deal with Yahoo.
Tue, May 26 07:07:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

Location-based notification service, a piece of the company's Public Safety Initiative, is designed to help users notify the people they need to reach in emergencies. Does it answer the call?
Mon, May 25 12:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 

Director McG and the filmmakers behind T4 turned to ILM to make even the hardest sequences in their movie look like they were shot in real life.
Mon, May 25 04:00:00 PDT 2009 | Read full story 


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