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nerdyH writes:
Weeks after Google revealed aspirations of creating a de facto standard operating system for mobile phones, via Android and the Open Handset Alliance, a lesser known, broad-based consortium has published what it hopes can serve as the first actual standard for Linux-based phones.
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almondjoy writes:
The Register is reporting (as straight faced as they possibly can) that a Dutch "services" provider is targeting their marketing efforts at virgin geeks...
Sociology student Zoe Vialet set up the agency last year, Ananova reports, and admits she's had "a lot of demand from virgins" — most of them from the IT sector. She explained to De Telegraaf: "They are very sweet but are afraid of seeking contact with other people. They mean it very well but are very scared. Zoe has a crack team of five girls "specially trained" to...
...um — well — you'll have to read the article.
But do geeks get a discount? Doesn't sound like it...
...you'll be expected to hone your skills over a extended period, as Vialet insisted: "Every booking lasts three hours minimum. Longer is possible, shorter not.
I wonder exactly how they are targeting their marketing efforts? Any slashdotters in the Netherlands willing to do some research?