July 18, 2008
Europe fights back against “rip off” texting prices
IT World Canada
Brian Jackson writes what Europe is doing about capping text message fees on cell phones when roaming. Maybe Canadian telcos should also take note.
“The European Union’s telecommunications commissioner has stepped in to curb text message pricing. She’s imposing a cap of 18 cents per message, down from about 46 cents charged per message sent when a customer is abroad. What’s more, the eventual goal is to bring it down to just 6 cents a message! Bell is hiking their roaming fee for text messages to 60 cents a message. Now it’s just one more way Canadian wireless customers are getting shafted in comparison to their European and U.S. counterparts.”
Cheat sheet: TBGR’s iPhone 3G vs. BlackBerry Bold showdown
Wired
Brian X. Chen includes The Boy Genius Report’s recommendations between the iPhone and BlackBerry Bold.
“Corporate Usage – BlackBerry handsets were made for enterprise users; the Bold is the clear winner because of its seamless integration with Outlook and Exchange. With iPhone 2.0, Apple is just beginning to step into the enterprise zone and has a lot more to prove.”
Toshiba ups capacity of 2.5-inch notebook drives to 400GB
ZD Net
Andrew Nusca outlines a new product introduction that Toshiba has added to its current 2.5-inch notebook drive range.
“Toshiba just added a 400GB model to its range of 2.5-inch, 7,200 RPM drives targeted for notebook use. The 9.5mm deep MK4058GSX model, as it’s eloquently called, is also designed for low noise emissions, squeezing the extra storage onto just two platters and consuming 20% less power than its 320GB predecessor.”