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September 2008
- Cell Phones Hike Cancer in Kids 5-Fold
  
  Independent (UK) | Sep 21, 08 10:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Children under 20 using cell phones are five times more likely to get brain cancer, a Swedish study has found, stoking fears of an upcoming cancer epidemic. Kids’ undeveloped brains and nervous systems, as well as their thinner skulls and smaller heads, put them at higher risk from radiation, the Independent reports. Use of home cordless phones increases cancer risk fourfold, the study noted. More »
- Zune's Music Discovery System Tops iTunes
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 17, 08 3:38 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In test-driving new software from Apple and Microsoft designed to facilitate music discovery for users of their respective media players, Walter Mossberg gives the edge to Zune’s system over rival iTunes’ upgrades. “Though I didn't happen to have as much time to use Zune's software as I did Apple's Genius, I got more out of my Zune experience,” he writes in the Wall Street Journal . More »
- Gadget Checks Email—Period.
  
  New York Times | Sep 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - There are two kinds of gadget-buyers: Feature-listers and elegance-appreciators. And, boy, will feature-listers ever hate the Peek, writes David Pogue in the New York Times . The Peek is a simple, cheap little gadget that does nothing but send and receive email. Feature-rich, it ain’t, but it may well appeal to non-techies who appreciate its intense simplicity. “If you get lost on this machine,” writes Pogue, “heaven help your encounters with an ATM.” More »
- BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone
  
  CNET | Sep 10, 08 3:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Research In Motion rolled out its first Blackberry flip phone at a consumer show last night, CNET reports. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 features the same multimedia features and keyboard as its predecessor in a consumer-friendly clamshell design. The company plans to launch it worldwide this fall, with T-Mobile as the sole US carrier. More »
- Apple Touts New iPods, but Stock Stumbles
  
  Reuters | Sep 9, 08 3:16 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Steve Jobs unveiled an overhauled line of Apple gadgets today—thinner iPod Nano and Touch devices—and a shiny new deal with NBC, but not before spoofing reports of his poor health, Reuters notes. Borrowing a line from Mark Twain, the Apple chief and cancer survivor flashed a message on a screen that said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” More »
- New Reader May Top Kindle
  
  Wired | Sep 8, 08 7:10 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Move over, Kindle. A new e-book reader made by German/British firm Plastic Logic is on its way, and seems to fix many of the Amazon reader’s apparent flaws, Wired reports. PL’s as-yet-unnamed reader is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but less than 3/10 of an inch thick and weighs less than a pound. More »
- Shares Dip Ahead of Apple Announcement
  
  Reuters | Sep 8, 08 1:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple's shares have been off as much as 5% today ahead of a much-publicized event tomorrow at which the company is expected to drop a new iPod Nano and give an update on iPhone sales, Reuters reports. One analyst worries the news will underwhelm; another says the dip isn’t unusual: It's “a ‘buy on the rumor, sell on the news’ kind of stock.” More »
- Dell to Sell Factories as It Retools Strategy
  
  Wall Street Journal | Sep 5, 08 9:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dell is looking to sell off its computer factories, the Wall Street Journal reports, drastically altering a business model that was once the envy of the industry. Journal sources say the aim is to sell most, if not all, of the plants in the next 18 months; most likely buyers would be big contract manufacturers expert at finding efficiencies in manufacturing. More »
- Sony Recalls 440K Vaios
  
  Associated Press | Sep 4, 08 8:55 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptops worldwide due to a wiring flaw that could cause overheating in 19 models of its TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008. The company said today that improperly placed wires near the hinge connecting the body of the laptop and its display could wear quickly, causing a short circuit and overheating. More »
August 2008
- Re-Kindling May Not Be Enough
  
  BusinessWeek | Aug 26, 08 9:46 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amazon plans to launch the next generation of its Kindle e-book player in the coming months, but an iPod-sized hit may still be out of the company's grasp, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek . Much-needed improvements are on the way, but the real future for Kindle could be in using its player technology in other devices, Burrows suggests. More »
- Makeover Rumored for Nano
  
  PC World | Aug 25, 08 2:37 PM CDT