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Point of return!
After receiving several complaints about heating issues in its Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 laptops, Toshiba has recalled 41,000 units of these models.
Here’s a news report from AFP - http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h_Ie4R8S7e0GlcjEm7wxi7En2ayw
Reaching for the stars
Image credit: Samsung
Samsung officially announced its Galaxy Tab at the IFA in Berlin on Thursday, and it is being touted as a potential iPad killer. The Galaxy Tab runs Froyo, the Android 2.2 version and will be upgradable to Android 3.0, known as Gingerbread.
The device has both front and rear mounted cameras, letting you take photos as well as video chat. Samsung, which has experience in electronics, has made the memory, display and processor used in the Galaxy Tab.
Regarding battery life, the Galaxy tab is expected to run 7 hours of high-def video and perform less draining tasks for up to 10 hours.
The device comes with 3G, unlike the iPad where you have to pay extra for the 3G version. It has a 7-inch, 1024×600 pixel screen, and most Android apps are expected to be compatible with its resolution. Users will have access to the e-Reader app which provides access to 2,500 magazines, 1,600 newspapers and two million books.
Price is still being kept under wraps although the tablet is expected to ship by early October to Europe and by year-end in the U.S.
Finger-lickin’ good!
Steve Jobs pulled the curtain off :-
- The swanky new Apple iPod Nano with Multi-Touch!
Nearly half the size and weight of the previous generation, the new iPod nano features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip, making it instantly wearable. The new iPod nano features Genius Mixes, the ability to create and edit playlists, a built-in FM radio with live pause and up to 24 hours of music playback on a single battery charge.
- The revamped iPod Shuffle which features both clickable “ring” buttons and Apple’s innovative VoiceOver technology, enabling users to easily navigate their music and playlists without ever looking at their iPod shuffle. The new wearable iPod shuffle has an all-aluminum enclosure with a built-in clip and comes in five brilliant colors—silver, blue, green, orange and pink. With nearly 50 percent more battery life, the new iPod shuffle features over 15 hours of music playback on a single battery charge* and offers 2GB of storage for just $49.
- The feature-packed new iPod Touch
The iPod Touch now includes Apple’s proprietary Retina display, FaceTime video calling, HD video recording, Apple’s A4 chip, 3-axis gyro, iOS 4.1 and Game Center—all combined in the thinnest and lightest iPod touch ever. The new iPod touch features up to 40 hours of music playback and seven hours of video playback on a single battery charge.
- iTunes 10 with Ping
A new music-oriented social network for following your favourite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to and downloading. iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and opinions, your favourite albums and songs, the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes, plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend. iTunes 10 also features HD TV show rentals for just 99 cents an episode and AirPlay wireless music playback
- HD-content on Apple TV
You watch now your favourite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for just $99. You can choose from a huge online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for just $4.99, and the largest online selection of HD TV show episodes to rent from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America for just 99 cents.
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Viewpad 7 from Viewsonic
September 1, 2010
Image credit: Engadget
It’s official, Viewsonic have announced the Viewpad 7, a tablet powered by Android 2.2, Froyo. It has front and back facing cameras, 3G for phone and data usage and a slot for SIM cards. It will also support Wi-Fi and include a 3.5mm audio jack and microSD card slot. According to Engadget, it’s expected to be priced around £350.
Expect a launch in October!
New-age Nano?!
Aug 31,2010
Just a day away from Apple’s annual September event at Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts, rumour mills are abuzz with what the trailblazers from Cupertino will unveil this time around.
AppleInsider has reason to believe it’s a more compact, feature-rich iPod Nano. Here’s a glimpse of what might possibly be unveiled tomorrow.
Image Credit - AppleInsider
Here’s a link to what the website has to say about the new mystery from Cupertino.
All for the sake of luxury!
Heart pendants around perfume bottles, special dining and movie vouchers, exclusive cases and packaging… lifestyle brands are doing all and sundry to grab the attention of love struck couples who are looking for something special to gift each other. But taking the concept of ‘luxe gifting’ to a whole new level, is ARMREVOLUTION, a men’s luxury accessories brand. If you opt to gift your Valentine their pair of luxury cufflinks, it will be personally hand-delivered by one of the ARMREVOLUTION Girls who starred in the first film from the brand. This exclusive service will be offer only in New York and London and is priced at US$ 15,000 or 10,000 Pounds for any of the designs from the Perpetual Series collection in stainless steel, a travel wallet and a black acrylic magnetised gift box.
Ridiculously high-priced no doubt, but the officials from the company say that a glimpse of their video with the ‘Girls’ will rest your doubts. Take a look at it and decide for yourself… www.armrevolution.com
Information courtesy: News Market
Apple’s latest creation unveiled
Jan 27,2010
Apple has finally let the world heave a sigh of relief as they unveiled their ‘secret’ invention on Jan 27, 2010. Labelled as the ‘iPad’, the latest from Cupertino features 12 next-generation Multi-Touch applications. Every app on the iPad works in both portrait and landscape, automatically animating between views as the user rotates iPad in that direction. The precise Multi-Touch interface makes surfing the web more interactive and intimate than on a computer. Reading and sending email is fun and easy on iPad’s large screen and almost full-size “soft” keyboard. Import photos from a Mac, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows. Watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD or flip through pages of an e-book you downloaded from Apple’s new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.
Dec 12, 2009
Hyundai i20, Maruti Swift, to get trashed by this Volkswagen killer? Check out pic of the new India-spec VW Polo
Oct 23,2008
BlackBerry App Store coming soon
After Apple, almost all major players in the mobile handsets market are coming out with their own ‘App Store’. Next on the list seems to be BlackBerry’s developer. RIM plans to launch the application storefront in March 2009 and BlackBerry applications developers can begin submitting their applications and content for inclusion in the storefront starting December 2008. The official media communiqué sent out by RIM says that the storefront will allow developers to set their own prices for applications and developers will be able to retain 80 per cent of the revenue generated from their applications.
Sep 25, 2008
Google’s phone takes shape in the G1
Here’s some exciting news about Google Inc.’s much awaited Android mobile. The first handset to use Google’s Android mobile operating software will be released on October 22 and is said will sport a $180 price tag that undercuts Apple’s iPhone by 20 bucks, in the US. The phone, which features a slide-out keypad, is manufactured by HTC Corp. and will be sold by T-Mobile USA. It is a swivel-cum-flip phone with a QWERTY keyboard. It also has a 3.17-inch touch screen, much wider than the iPhone. The G1 phone is said to have been completely developed on an open source Android platform developed by Google, which allows third-party developers to create applications, similar to the Apple iPhone. A Google spokesperson said “Android includes a browser that is based on Webkit, which is incidentally also the underlying technology for Chrome, Google Inc.’s web browser.” Andy Rubin, the man behind the G1 calls the browser build into Android as “Chrome lite.” So, if you are currently a T-Mobile customer, then you can order it online today! We in India will still have to wait, for there’s no news on India launch.
Sep 24, 2008
Samsung’s Omnia now in India
Samsung Mobile has launched its top of the line multimedia phone, the Samsung Omnia, in the Indian market. Living up to it’s ‘Next is what’ theme, Samsung claims to have taken mobile experience to the ‘next’ level, with the Omnia. It’s probably also Samsung’s answer to the Apple iPhone 3G and Nokia N96. Featuring the patented TouchWiz interface, this touch screen handset comes with a 3.2-inch screen, which is considerably wider compared to the N96, and a little narrower compared to the iPhone.
While the Nokia N96 has 16 GB of memory space plus extendable microSD card for 8 GB, the Omnia is made available in two variants and with considerably bigger memory – 24 GB and 32 GB. Unlike Apple’s depressing camera, this one comes with a five-mega pixel CMOS camera. It features an ultra-slim 12.5-mm profile and a platinum-look finish that’ll comfortably fit your palms. Meaning ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic, this Samsung mobile sports some elegant hairline patterns on the back of the handset.
Price
32 GB: Rs.39,999
24 GB: Rs 37,999
Sep 6, 2008
Sony does a recall
Sony Corporation has announced that it is set to recall 4,38,000 VAIO portable laptops due to potential burn hazards because of overheating and short circuit. Reports say that the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, which received 15 complaints of overheating from customers as well as one of minor burns, has advised users of the affected models to refrain from using them as its “irregularly positioned wires near the computer hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge can cause a short circuit and overheating.” The laptops that will troop back to Sony’s stable for repairs or replacement are VGN-TZ100, VGN-TZ200, VGN-TZ300 and VGN-TZ2000 series. There has been no mention of recalling laptops from
New Corolla launched
The new Toyota Corolla Altis will be launched today. Featuring a new high performance VVT-i engine, eight-way power adjustable seats, electro-chromic rearview mirror and high intensity discharge xenon head lamps, the new Corolla Altis will challenge the Honda Civic and the Volkswagen Jetta in the D segment.
Sep 4, 2008
Microsoft makes Xbox 360 the cheapest game console in the US
Its official: the price of the Xbox 360 has been cut in the US. Beginning Friday, September 5, the new pricing for the various Xbox 360 versions will be as follows:
Xbox 360 Arcade — $199
Xbox 360 Premium — $299
Xbox 360 Elite — $399
Officials at Microsoft say that the company makes price drops on a region basis and there is no price drop for the India region at this moment. Currently the Xbox 360 Core costs Rs 14,900 with 1 game free, the Xbox 360 Pro costs Rs 23,900 with 4 games free. The cost of each game for the Xbox starts at Rs1,499 and goes up to Rs 2,499 depending on the game publisher.
Sep 2, 2008
Google’s new web browser out 2nd September
Set to challenge Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Google has come up with a new open source web browser. The corporate blog of Google says that the beta version is called ‘Chrome.’ It is built on a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers. To start with, Google is releasing this beta for Windows. The company is building versions for Mac and Linux too. See the Google comic book or click on http://blogoscoped.com/google-chrome/ to learn more.