January 29, 2004
News.Com: Portable memory format gets set for launch.
A consortium of consumer electronics manufacturers next week will unveil a format for memory cards that will be smaller than Secure Digital cards, which are the size of postage stamps. The cards will connect to computers and other devices through a universal serial bus connector.
NY Times: Phones, Too, Get TV Time.
Sprint has a couple of suggestions (if you're a gadget freak, please pull over to the side of the road): "cellphone TV" and "camcorder phones." Yes, it's true: video has now come to the very small screen.
InfoWorld: Microsoft: change to IE will block some Web URLs.
Microsoft will soon release a software update for IE that will end that browser's ability to accept Web URLs that hide the address of the Web page being displayed using the "@" symbol. The update will remove a feature that is being exploited in scams that use spoof Web sites to harvest personal information from unsuspecting Internet users...
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