Interlink will provide the touch-sensitive screen for the new BenQ-Siemens SL91 mobile due out in December.



The phone is catching the eye of designers and artists alike. And it is beautiful. But try finding original information about it that is not an advertisement.

Technorati lists a bunch of links that are basically just press releases.

What I do know right now is that the touch screen is impeccably designed and discreet. It's more of an art object than a tool, but it still has the efficiency and pragmatism of a good tech device.

Are Web sites the same as newspapers and magazines? No, not by a longshot.



But it seems that in this world of increasing press controls, Singapore has gone another step further than just blocking with firewalls, trying to make the world flat, manageable and perfect.

It's putting political pressure directly on trade paper.

New Rules for Foreign Press

So the question I have is, since CNET Asia is a Singapore-based blogging sphere, are we under such scrutiny? Can we be made to be?

What if I want to comment on technology and it involves Singapore, but I live in Hong Kong?

When this comes to Hong Kong stores, I will buy it. I will keep my eyes open for it.



Why do I want it, pray tell?

From the Web site:

''Thinnest QWERTY device in the world, 11.5mm"--This means nobody knows I own this bad boy until I remove it from my suit pocket with the subtle style and panache of a James Bond or a Rupert Murdoch-ish exec.
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It is nearly August and a man's fancy turns to moving to a new apartment.

And that usually means that when I am in most need of money, I am most likely to spend it. So it was to be expected that my flatmate and I journeyed to Central, Hong Kong's financial district, for a beer and a Blackberry.

We went to 1010's store in Lan Kwai Fong, wondering if I could transfer my service to its service and, in the course of the transfer, pick up a cool new phone, for free. Hong Kong is wild with these offers. Especially with 3G phones which are subsidized by Hutchison 3G, in order to move them off the shelves.

But at the 1010 store, we found that new customers actually had to--shock of shocks--pay for their phones!?
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This is not exactly a consumer gadget item, but those of you who use Firefox, from Mozilla, might want to know about Symantec's new virus warning.

Symantec has recently seen some interesting uses of malicious Mozilla Firefox plug-ins being used to steal information. Today, a new threat called InfoStealer.Snifula surfaced that forwards information from Web form submissions to a remote attacker. A short discussion of the issue is available on the Symantec Security Response Weblog:

Symantec Weblog Security forum

 

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