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Morning News 6.15.2007

by Tim Stevens on June 15, 2007 at 09:07 AM


Sharp's New 14.1-inch Laptop
Sharp is jumping on the trendy white gadget bandwagon with its new Mebius PC-CW50T laptop, a svelte 14.1'-inch machine that packs a 1.6 gigahertz AMD CPU, an 80 gigabyte drive, a dual-layer DVD burner and all the usual wireless trappings. It's a good deal at just $1,200, though the anemic 1.3 hour battery life will likely leave you wanting more.
From Engadget

Cell Phone = Death in North Korea
The AP is reporting a frightening and disturbing story: North Korean citizens caught owning cell phones are increasingly facing public executions as punishment for their crimes. This certainly makes all the hype surrounding the iPhone launch look a bit shallow by comparison.
From Cellular-News

Middle Easterners Snapping Up Cell Phones
The Middle East has become the world's second-fastest growing mobile phone market, seeing an amazing 30 percent growth rate in phone sales in 2006, an indicator of incredibly rapid technology uptake in the region. This places it behind Africa, which saw a 45 percent growth over the same period.
From Gizmag

Palm Handing Out Pink Slips
Palm's search for renewed success continues with news today of 1,200 layoffs coming for the struggling handheld maker. This comes just over a week after Bono's Elevation Partners investment firm bought up a 25 percent chunk of the company and placed a few ex-Apple execs on the board to turn the ship around.
From PC World

One Million Windows Users Go on Safari
Last week, Apple released its Safari browser for Windows. Despite some glaring security issues that surfaced no more than a day after the announcement, Apple is reporting that more than one million Windows users have already downloaded the browser.
From PC World

New Oral-B Brush Gets Wireless Display
If you think normal electric toothbrushes are just a little too low-tech, you'll want to check out Oral-B's new Triumph. It sports a mirror-mounted wireless LCD display that tells you where to brush and for how long, and even chides you if you're brushing too hard.
From Engadget

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