We saw the leaked images of the HTC Explorer a few days back and as of today it looks like we have some official images from HTC, and nicely done, some images along with the official announcement. In terms of features, it looks like perhaps the most exciting part here will be the variety of more »

Regardless of where you stand in terms of browsers, or more specifically, regardless of what you think of Internet Explorer — Microsoft did come up with some rather nice download numbers for IE9. According to the details coming from the Windows Team Blog, they manage to serve up 2.35 million downloads in the first 24 more »

Radio Shack seems to be riding their smartphone sales all the way through this holiday season. The latest deals are coming on a few smartphones and also include a free Bluetooth headset on any post-paid phone purchase. The offers seem rather simple and include two fairly nice Android smartphones. Offer one is a $49.99 Samsung more »

Product: Plantronics Explorer 370 Bluetooth HeadsetPrice and Availability: $79.95, Retail availability beginning in March 2008.Rating: 8/10Pros: Good sound quality, very solid and rugged design.Cons: Headset fit was slightly uncomfortable, which could have been more of a personal issue.Overall: Overall a nice sounding, durable and easy to use headset.

Plantronics has announced a new rugged “military grade” Bluetooth headset, the Explorer 370. While it’s really just another Bluetooth headset, the Explorer 370 has been tested and certified under MIL Spec 810, which means it is resistant to water, dust, and shock. Most readers will probably not put the “military grade” headset to its full more »

Microsoft probably have a parking space permanently reserved outside the European Commission due to the amount of anti-competition investigations they have had thrown at them. So guess what? Yep, two more investigations are on the way, the first to look at whether Microsoft unfairly ties its Explorer Internet browser to its Windows operating system, the second will look at the interoperability of Microsoft software with rival products.

This inquiry follows on from complaints made by Opera which we covered at the time, and the pan-European software-makers group European Committee for Interoperable Systems.