Mobile Operator Tata Teleservices is testing technology that allows farmers to use their mobile phones to remotely monitor and switch on irrigation pump sets in far flung locations. The technology, called Nano Ganesh, is being tested in two villages in the Indian state of Gujarat. In India, where the...

Microsoft on Wednesday finalized the code for its Windows 7 client OS and Windows Server 2008 R2, sending both products to manufacturing on schedule. Microsoft already outlined in a blog post Tuesday how its various sets of customers can get the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version of the client OS...

Sony Ericsson (NYSE: SNE)’s foray into the Android game has been confirmed by retailer Expansys now that they have a preorder page up. Code-named Rachael, and branded as the X3, Expansys offers a healthy spec sheet: 4″, 800 x 400 touchscreen 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band) 3G: 900/2100...

Advanced Micro Devices has added new desktop processors to its chip lineup, including an upgraded quad-core chip that draws less power. Bottom Line Telecommunications, an online vendor, is taking preorders for an updated version of the Phenom II X4 945 quad-core processor, which draws less power than its...

For the customer who wants to text in style, two brightly hued messaging phones from Samsung Mobile are coming to T-Mobile this summer: The Samsung Comeback and the Samsung Gravity 2. The Samsung Comeback is a horizontal flip phone with two screens and a full QWERTY keyboard. It is targeted at frequent...