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JAVOedge has dropped the price on their popular Desktop Cradle for RIM Blackberry Pearl 8100. Before it retailed for $31.95, now it can be had for a low $18.95. An AC adapter is included which plugs into a wall outlet to the cradle to provide your Blackberry power without using a USB port.
Regular Price: $31.95
Web Special: ~40% off
Sale Price: $18.95
Check it out at JAVOedge.com
Also available at Amazon.com and eBay
Apple has made another iPod game available as a free demo, this time it is the Namco classic Ms. PAC-MAN. This is the 2nd game Apple has initially offered as a free demo. Apple Previously offered the game Vortex as a free demo back in January.
From the description: Enjoy the retro action with the undisputed queen of the arcades in Ms. PAC-MAN, now for the iPod. Chomp your way to a champion score as you gobble dots, chase down delicious bouncing fruit, and eat up the ghosts when they’re feeling blue. Choose from a demo or full version of the game where you can learn the twists and turns of four unique maze designs in the 256 levels of the classic game.
Ubuntu Linux developers plan to extend its open-source software development to handheld Internet-enabled devices. Developers meeting at the Ubuntu Developer Summit, which runs through the end of this week in Seville, Spain, will discuss details of the new Ubuntu Mobile and Embedded project, announced on Saturday.
Ubuntu programmers will develop a mobile version of their Debian-based Linux operating system in collaboration with Intel Corp., which plans a new low-power processor and chipset architecture designed to allow full Internet capability on mobile devices, according to a statement published on the Ubuntu Web site.
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HTC (High Tech Computer Corp.) the world’s leading provider of Microsoft Windows Mobile smart handheld devices, announced today that it has signed an acquisition agreement with Dopod International, one of the leading PDA Phone and smartphone distributors in Asia, to purchase the assets of nine Dopod subsidiaries, including Dopod Taiwan, Dopod Hong Kong, Dopod Singapore, Dopod Malaysia, Dopod Indonesia, Dopod Australia, Dopod Thailand, Dopod India and Dopod Philippines. The acquisition agreement, still subject to shareholder approval, was approved by HTC’s Board of Directors on May 8, 2007, values the assets of Dopod International’s subsidiaries at the sum of Dopod International’s adjusted net worth at the end of second quarter of 2007, certified by CPA as of June 30, 2007.
The transfer of all assets will become effective on July 1, 2007. HTC estimates that the sum will not exceed US$ 14.5 million. The combined marketing, sales and service capabilities of both companies will strengthen HTC’s position within the Asian market, providing consumers in the region with a comprehensive range of mobile devices and services. To maximize the synergies of the acquisition and to implement new joint business initiatives, Dopod International’s entire workforce will be expected to join HTC. Dopod’s vast, accumulated experience in the retail market will benefit HTC as HTC expands its brand presence in the future.
After the acquisition, HTC will unify the products under a single global brand. In the future, all of HTC’s new products will be marketed under the HTC brand. However, Dopod International’s current on-the-market products will still be sold under the Dopod brand name. Furthermore, to provide first-class service to existing Dopod customers, HTC will offer after-sales support to consumers who purchased products before the acquisition.
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