Showing posts with label TECHNOLOGY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TECHNOLOGY. Show all posts

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Samsung Flexible OLED display Hands-on

If there is one commonality that all high-end smartphones embody, it has to be none other than the fact that they're all simple pieces of slabs at their core -- and nothing more than that! However, every now and then, we are greeted with a kind of device that manages to stray from the tried and true design of today's contemporary smartphones. Even before the first official day of CES kicked off, we were able to check out Samsung's booth during Pepcom's event and witnessed something truly imaginary that makes you wonder about the endless possibilities that can grace future smartphone designs.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Americans can't live without high-speed Internet, or e-mail

Adults agree that the expansion of high-speed Internet has had the greatest technological impact on society over the past decade. A Zogby International interactive survey polled 1,950 adults from December 8 to December 10, 2010 to ask them what technology they found to have made the biggest difference in their lives.
High-speed Internet came in first place at 24 percent, followed close behind by Facebook at 22 percent, and Google settled for third place with 10 percent. Men and those over 55 said high-speed Internet has had the greatest impact on society while women and adults under the age of 55 found Facebook had the most impact. Of the technologies most said they cannot live without, high-speed Internet came in first at 28 percent, e-mail was second at 18 percent, while Facebook only grabbed 3 percent among all adults. 15 percent of young adults (aged 18-24), however, said they cannot live without Facebook.
24 percent of Americans believe the greatest technological advancement for the next year will be in home entertainment while only 16 percent believe it will be in general computing. In the next decade (by the year 2020), the following will take place:
  • 43 percent of Americans believe we will see regular use of stem cells and cloning techniques to create human organs for transplant
  • 40 percent of Americans believe we will see computer chips implanted in people to monitor their health
  • 40 percent of Americans believe we will see robots capable of performing manual labor jobs
  • 36 percent of Americans believe we will see virtual reality incorporated into home entertainment
Zogby International said slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender, and education to more accurately reflect the overall US population. The data was given a margin of error of +/- 2.3 percentage points.

Toshiba strikes chip deals with Samsung and Sony

Toshiba, the world's third biggest chip maker behind Intel and Samsung, is planning on outsourcing output of some system chips to Samsung Electronics and selling a production line to Sony. The company wants to reduce its non-memory chip exposure by restructuring its chip operations after the business lost the company billions of dollars during the global financial crisis two years ago. At the same time, Toshiba wants to build a new domestic factory to make LCD panels with total investment likely to be over 100 billion yen ($1.21 billion), according to Reuters.
In the next financial year, which starts in April, Toshiba will design cutting-edge system chips but will outsource production to Samsung and possibly other companies. This will free up resources for other projects (like memory modules) by eliminating the need for capacity upgrades, which could actually benefit Toshiba in the long run. Toshiba is the world's second biggest supplier of NAND flash memory; Samsung is first.
The company will also sell its system chip production line in the Nagasaki prefecture to Sony. The line produces chips used in the PlayStation console and is housed in a factory owned by Sony, so the transition should be a smooth one. An industry source has estimated the deal at 50 billion yen ($603.05 million). Sony originally sold the facility to Toshiba for 90 billion yen in 2008.

Lenovo IdeaCenter B300 all in one PC launched in India

Lenovo has announced the availability of a new All-in-one PC, called the IdeaCenter B300 in India. IdeaCenter B300 is powered by Intel Core 2 Duo 7600s/5400s/Core i processor, GMA 4500MHD or a ATI Radeon HD5450 with 512MB dedicated memory, 2GB DDR3 RAM, and up to 1TB HDD.

Lenovo IdeaCenter B300 comes with a 10/100 Ethernet, Bluetooth, 3W speakers, DVD Burner, webcam, keyboard, mouse, and card reader. IdeaCenter B300 comes equipped with Lenovo IdeaTouch Software, TV Tuner, and famed Lenovo Idea Touch.
Lenovo IdeaCenter B300 has a 20-inch screen with 1600×900 pixels resolution or the 21.5-inch LED backlight screen will feature a full HD resolution and multi-touch. Other featurs include two 3W speakers, Bluetooth, DVD burner, card reader, built-in webcam and a keyboard and mouse. The B300 comes with Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit or 64-bit depending on RAM.

IdeaCenter B300 Price

IdeaCenter B300 has a starting price of Rs. 29990.

Asus U31 ultrathin notebook coming soon in Europe

Asus U31

Asus is planning to launch U series of notebook Asus U31 in Europe. Asus U31 will be available in two models – Asus U31F and Asus U31JG. Asus U31 notebook has a 13.3 inch LED backlit display with resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

Asus U31
Asus U31 notebook features an Intel’s Core i3-370M/380M or Core i5-460M processor, up to 4GB of DDR3 memory, up to 500GB hard drive, 802.11bgn WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, 3-in-1 card reader, Altec Lansing speakers, Bluetooth 2.1 and a 6 cell battery,
The main difference in U31F and U31JG notebook is in the graphics card as the U31F features Intel’s GMA 4500M while the U31JG features a NVIDIA GeForce 415M GT with 1GB of dedicated memory with Nvidia’s Optimus technology for automatic GPU switching.

Asus U31 Price

Asus U31 will be available for the starting price of 799 Euros.

Viewsonic Android Tablets Viewpad 7 and 10 launched, Viewpad Price

ViewSonic Android Tablet

ViewSonic has launched its new Android tablets, Viewpad 7 and Viewpad 10 with mobile phone functionality, computer and gaming capabilities in India.

Viewpad 7
Viewpad 7 has a 7 inch multi touch display and is powered by Android 2.2 OS and a 600 Mhz processor. Viewpad 7 also features 3G, Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS with AGPS support, 512 MB Internal Memory, 3 megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, and built-in dual stereo speakers. ViewPad 7 measures 17.9cm x 11cm. At 1.15-cm in thickness, ViewPad 7 tablet claims to be the world’s slimmest, multi-touch tablet.

Viewpad 10
ViewSonic’s 10 inch Android tablet, Viewpad 10 is powered by Android 1.6 OS and an Intel Atom 1.66GHz processor. Viewpad 10 comes with dual boot support, 1.3 megapixel camera, 1GB and 16GB SSD hard drive and micro SD card slot. Viewpad 10 has a 10 inch LED display with 1024×600 resolution and dual operating system Window 7 and Android 1.6.

ViewSonic Android tablet Price

ViewPad 7 is priced at Rs 32,000 and ViewPad 10 is priced at Rs 38,000. The tablets will be available in the leading retail stores by mid of January 2011.

Karbonn K550i Music phone launched in India, Karbonn K550i Price

Karbonn K550i

Karbonn mobiles has launched a new music centric phone, Karbonn K550i. Karbonn K550i Dual SIM music phone comes with a music player, video player, FM Radio and loud speakers.
Karbonn K550i
Karbonn K550i features a 2 megapixel camera, large display, up to 8GB expandable memory, Bluetooth, GPRS, WAP connectivity, Java and Opera mini browser.

Karbonn K550i Price

Karbonn K550i will be available for Rs. 3000 approx.

Karbonn K424 launched in India, Karbonn K424 Price

Karbonn K424

Karbonn K424 is a new Dual SIM GSM phone launched in India. Karbonn K424 music phone features a MP3 player, video player, and FM Radio with recording.

Karbonn K424
Karbonn K424 features a TFT Display, digital camera, microSD card slot, GPRS, Bluetooth, WAP connectivity, mobile tracker, torch light and long battery life.

Karbonn K424 Price

Karbonn K424 is priced at Rs. 2600.

Karbonn K343 Dual SIM phone launched in India, Karbonn K343 Price

Karbonn K343

Karbonn K343 is a low price Dual SIM phone. Karbonn K343 features a 1.8 inch TFT display, MP3 player, FM Radio with recording, one touch FM keys and video player.

Karbonn K343
Karbonn K343 also features torch light, mobile tracker, GPRS connectivity, up to 4GB of external memory and 1000 mAh battery for talk time of up to 4 hours.

Karbonn K343 Price

Karbonn K343 is now available for Rs. 1399.

Karbonn K451i launched in India, Karbonn K451i Price

Karbonn K451i

Karbonn K451i is a bar styled Dual SIM GSM phone featuring 2.2 inch TFT Display, digital camera with video recording, micro SD card slot and 1800 mAh battery.

113.4x48.6x15.5 MM
Karbonn K451i also comes with a multi format music player, video player, GPRS, Bluetooth, and WAP connectivity. It measures 113.4×48.6×15.5 mm.

Karbonn K451i Price

Karbonn K451i will be available for Rs. 2500 approxi.

Samsung Bada 2.0 Detail announced

Samsung has announced an improved version of Bada operating system Bada 2.0. Bada 2.0 comes with new features like NFC support, third-party social-networking service integration and SDK support for Linux and Mac.

Bada 2.0 Main features:
NFC support
an “all new” SDK (which will work on Mac and Linux)
multitasking
better UX and UI framework
third-party social networking services integration
security enhancements
revenue model support (operator billing, ad gateway)
Bada 2.0 launch date is still not revealed by the Samsung.

Spice M9000 Dual SIM phone, Spice M9000 Price

Spice M9000

Spice M9000 is a new Dual SIM phone that features a 2.4 inch TFT display, 3.2 megapixel camera with video recording, and microSD Card slot for expandable memory.
Spice M9000
Spice M9000 also features music player, video player, FM Radio, ATV, Bluetooth and supports MS Office. Spice M9000 is powered by 1200 mAh battery.

Spice M9000 price

Spice M9000 price is not revealed yet.

Spice M5700 Dual SIM touchscreen phone, Spice M5700 Price

Spice M5700

Spice mobiles has launched a new touchscreen phone namely, Spice M5700. Spice M5700 is a Dual SIM phone that features a 2.8 inch full touchscreen display, 1.3 megapixel camera, and MicroSD card slot for expandable memory.

Spice M5700
Spice M5700 also comes with music player, video player/recorder, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth connectivity and is Java enabled. Spice M5700 is powered by 1000 mAh battery for long battery life.

Spice M5700

Spice M5700 will cost Rs. 4000 approx

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Verizon announces Mobile Email 4.0 for LG Octane, LG Cosmos Touch, Samsung Zeal

Mobile Email 4.0

Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of Mobile Email 4.0 on a wide range of Feature Phones including the LG Octane, LG Cosmos Touch and Samsung Zeal.
LG Cosmos Touch
Mobile Email 4.0 solution include:
Advantage of True Push Experience
Microsoft Exchange Email
New User Interface
Outlook Calendar Sync
Mobile Email 4.0 application is available for a monthly charge of $5 with a PAYG data option or included with a $15 or higher data package.

LG A155 Dual SIM phone launched, LG A155 Price

LG A155

LG has launched a new Dual SIM GSM phone, LG A155. LG A155 is a low price candy bar phone with a basic features.
LG A155
LG A155 features a 2 inch TFT display with 144 x 176 pixels resolution, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio, music player, internal memory of 1MB, and up to 2GB of external memory through microSD card slot.
LG A155 is powered by 900 mAh battery that provides up to 3.5 hours of talktime or 200 hours of stand by time when fully charged.

LG A155 Price

LG A155 price is not known at this moment but it should be less than Rs. 2500.

Fly E146 Dual SIM touchscreen phone launched in Russia, Fly E146 Price

Fly E146

Fly mobiles has launched a new Dual SIM touchscreen phone, Fly E146. Fly E146 comes with a 3 inch WQVGA TFT LCD touchscreen display with 240 x 400 pixels resolution, 2MP camera, accelerometer, and microSD card slot.

Fly E146 also features Bluetooth 2.1, GPRS, EDGE connectivity, FM Radio, video player, music player, and Opera Mini web browser.

Fly E146 Price

Fly E146 carries a price tag of 4190 rubles in Russia.

Sprint launches Motorola i886 iDEN smartphone, Motorola i886 Price

Motorola i886

Sprint has announced the launch of a new iDEN smartphone namely the Motorola i886. Motorola i886 runs on Android platform. Motorola i886 comes with a two keyboard, one slider full QWERTY keyboard and alphanumeric keyboard on front side.
Motorola i886
Motorola i886 features a 2 megapixel camera with Video recording, GPS, accelerometer, Push to Talk, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Web browser, and expandable memory via MicroSD card support.

Motorola i886 Price Motorola i886 price is not revealed yet. It will be available in Q1 2011.

Pantech Vega X launches in Korea, Pantech Vega X Price

Pantech Vega X

Pantech has launched a new Android powered smartphone, Pantech Vega X in South Korea via KT and LG Telecom. Pantech Vega X runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS and is powered by 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 processor.
Pantech Vega X
Pantech Vega X features a 4 inch WVGA touchscreen display, 5 megapixel autofocus camera, 8GB of internal memory, 32GB of external memory and 1500 mAh battery.
Pantech Vega X comes with DDR2 memory (may be 512MB). According to Pantech, DDR2 makes it 1.5 faster than previous smartphones which feature DDR1.

Pantech Vega X Price

Pantech Vega X price is not known but it will be available later this week.

LG Optimus 2X will be available at T-Mobiles USA

LG Optimus 2X, LG first Dual Core smartphone will be available via T-Mobile USA. The LG Optimus 2X features a 1GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, Android 2.2 OS, 4 inch WVGA display, 8 MP camera and 1.3 MP front camera.
LG Optimus 2X
LG Optimus 2X also features 8GB internal memory, up to 32GB expandable memory, an accelerometer and a gyro sensor, DLNA, and HDMI mirroring.
LG Optimus 2X Price and availability are not known yet.

Samsung SCH-I520 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon leaked

Samsung SCH-I520

Samsung SCH-I520 has been leaked. Samsung SCH-I520 will be a Verizon’s 4G LTE smartphone.
Samsung SCH-I520
Samsung SCH-I520 will feature Android 2.2 OS, front facing camera, TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n.
Samsung SCH-I520 will be launch in CES next month.

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