October 24, 2003 articles

Solar storm hitting Earth

Oct 24 2003 - 05:28 PM ET | In The News
According to scientists, we're currently being hit with a pretty large solar storm, but communications devices are still holding strong. Airline communcation has been the worst hit, but cellular reception could take a dive. The storm isn't expected to last...

Color screen phone sales up 134%

Oct 24 2003 - 01:06 PM ET | In The News
According to a study by Nikkei Market Access, sales of color screen phones are up an impressive 134% in 2003 (versus last year). Total volume should be around 209 million units. More information available at NE Asia....

Cingular/RIM show off color BlackBerry 7280

Oct 24 2003 - 12:46 PM ET | Cingular, Research In Motion
Cingular Wireless and Research In Motion showed off the BlackBerry 7280 at CTIA. besides having a color screen, the big feature is the addition of GSM 850, which allows it to work on Cingular's growing GSM network. The launch date...

Apple releases iSync 1.3

Oct 24 2003 - 12:40 PM ET | In The News
Apple has released iSync 1.3, an update to its popular (but free) software to sync your Mac with mobile devices. The last update occcured only a few weeks ago, but version 1.3 still adds enough to warrent a download: *...