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Archive for May, 2009
Sony Ericsson Introduces Christmas Line-up
May 31st
Sony Ericsson introduced a new phone on Thursday that allows consumers to connect to their PlayStation3 gaming consoles, part of its Christmas line-up and its strongest sign yet of integration with parent Sony Corp. 
Nokia, Vodafone Launch New Handset World Over
May 31st
For Vodafone customers across the bar, Nokia has unveiled the new Nokia 6730 classic handset that’s due for launch in June exclusively by the provider. Mobile internet, Vodafone Music Client and personal and business email access along with mobile navigation capabilities are all included in the Nokia 6730 classic. The device runs on a Symbian Series 60 platform. 
Peter Becker-Pennrich, Director of Terminals Marketing at Vodafone says “The Nokia 6730 is a great all-round handset – just as perfect for mobile internet users as for music fans who want to take their tracks with them. This product follows a successful line-up of Vodafone exclusive devices from Nokia and is another great example of our collaboration. ”
Best Compact Cameras for Night Photography
May 31st
I realized how rare it is to find a compact camera that performs well in low light conditions. It’s only after I reviewed a ton of them, I found a handful that performed well in our night shot test. It’s quite a shame, since using your camera’s flash in low-light conditions can make all those potentially gorgeous pictures appear practically flat.
Altec Lansing Introduces New iPhone, iPod Docks
May 31st
Altec Lansing has introduced a new series of iPhone and iPod speakers designed exclusively for Apple customers, but also supports other players via line in. Altec Lansing inMotion iM310, moondance HOME, inMotion Max and T612 are some of the latest offerings for iPod owners.
Altec Lansing inMotion iM310 is a portable dock with a foldable compact and jazzy design. Altec Lansing moondance iM302 Home speaker system (already reviewed by us) is a clock radio iPod speaker with dual alarms. It has advanced remote control with functions like Snooze, dual alarm, sleep timer, radio tuning.
Sony Ericsson’s PlayNow Arena
May 30th
Sony Ericsson has further strengthened its commitment to providing entertainment experiences on the mobile handset with the launch of PlayNow arena with movies, the latest addition to the content delivery platform.
Microsoft Reverses Windows 7 Starter Limit
May 30th
Microsoft Corp said on Friday it would not limit the number of applications available at one time on the Starter edition of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system, reversing its earlier strategy of limiting its capabilities and urging users to upgrade.
Gigabyte GA-GC230D Motherboard
May 30th
Mini-ITX motherboards based on Intel’s Atom CPUs will be soon visible in most small desktop computers in the near future. Cheaper in cost, consuming less space and needing low running power are some of the USPs of these Atom based motherboards. Aimed mainly towards establishments that are not in need high-level computers, the Atom based mini-ITX motherboard is the way to an eco-friendly world. 
Let’s peek into what this motherboard from Gigabyte has to offer.
The overall layout of the motherboard is excellent with evenly spaced components on the PCB.
Features and build quality
This ultra-small board measuring just around 17 cm x 17 cm can easily be mounted in smaller PC cases. Based on Intel’s 945GC chipset, the Gigabyte GA-GC230D motherboard integrates the Intel Atom 230 processor running at 1.6 GHz with the FSB clocked at 533 MHz. The performance of the Atom 230 is similar to the Atom N270 used in netbooks, but consumes 4 W of power as compared to the latter at 2.4 W. The motherboard has a single DIMM socket supporting a maximum of 2 GB DDR2-533 RAM.
General Mobiles DSTL1 Set on June Launch
May 30th
At the beginning of this year General Mobiles had announced their entry into the Android Mobile handset division with their DSTL1 touchscreen handset with Dual SIM capabilities. The company is now about to release the handset in June in Russia and Germany is what reports are saying. A few features are still sketchy but from the images that were released earlier, the handset looks quite stylish nevertheless.
The DSTL1 does feature – 
Pre E3 2009: Lineup
May 30th
Electronic Arts is really bringing its A game to E3 2009 with tons of high profile games that hopefully won’t end up sucking. And they go something like this:
Army of Two: The 40th Day
Battlefield 1943
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Brutal Legend
Dante’s Inferno
Dead Space Extraction
Dragon Age: Origins
EA Sports Active
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis
FIFA 10
Fight Night Round 4
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Madden NFL 10
Mass Effect 2
MySims Agents
NCAA Football 10
NHL 10
Need for Speed NITRO
Need for Speed SHIFT
Spore Hero
Spore Hero Arena
The Saboteur
The Sims 3
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10
MSI Unveils Energy Saving Graphics Cards
May 30th
MSI has unveiled two new energy saving graphics cards – N9800GT-MD1G and N9800GT-MD512.
Both cards use Nvidia’s all new, advanced GeForce 9800GT GPU, which not only delivers all the performance of its predecessors, but uses a more advanced power control technology to decrease power consumption by up to 25%. Additionally, this card equips MSI’s latest generation of capacitors, Hi-c CAP, and solid state chokes (SSC) for better, more stable overclocking and the most fulfilling performance/energy-saving graphical experience.
Hi-c CAP uses the extremely rare Tantalum material in its core. Tantalum’s stability also decreases the chance for power leakage to provide a higher level of power supply, and keeps the GPU stable even when running hot or overclocked.
MSI’s all new N9800GT series also equips the latest SSC (Solid State Choke). This design decreases the high-frequency buzz noise often caused by traditional choke when running under high electrical currents. SSC also helps the electrical current, and are capable of managing 30% higher currents than traditional choke.
