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Archive for November, 2009
Hands On: Dante’s Inferno
Nov 30th
Anyone who’s seen gameplay videos of Dante’s Inferno has drawn comparisons with God of War but yesterday when I actually sat down to play a preview of the game I was shocked at how similar both games are (in fact I even joked that it was only a matter of time before Sony sued EA).
Top 4 Gaming Monitors
Nov 30th
A gamer spends a lot of money on building his monstrous rig with heavy graphic cards and state of the art mice and keyboard. But the monitor is actually the most important link in the chain, as that’s where one sees all the action. A good gaming monitor is still very much any high quality LCD monitor, but it needs to have certain features like lower response time and very good detail in minute parts. In fact, the response rate is perhaps the single most important factor to consider. Of course also it needs to be bright, and have checker board contrast, as games these days have some serious gradients in light and dark, with most of the action happening in dark. Thus lets a look at some good LCD monitors that can be used for gaming on a PC, or also connected to a console.
Airfone Launches Rs. 1500 Dual-SIM Mobile Phone
Nov 30th
Airfone has launched the AF11 dual SIM mobile handset in India.
Priced at Rs. 1499, AF11 is the cheapest dual SIM handset available in India today.
Smart Phones Could Allow Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
Nov 30th
Radiologists can accurately diagnose acute appendicitis from a remote location with the use of a handheld device or mobile phone equipped with special software, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Activision Says “Call of Duty” Series Tops $3 Bln
Nov 30th
Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday its “Call of Duty” video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales. Overall, the “Call of Duty” series has sold more than 55 million units since its launch in 2003, Activision said, citing data compiled by NPD Group, Charttrack, GfK and internal company estimates.
Website for Registering IMEI Numbers
Nov 30th
Back in May of this year we had published a story stating that the website and retailer GeekIT had started a website that allows users to register their mobile handset’s IMEI numbers. For some strange reason though we’ve been getting a lot of traffic with readers leaving their IMEI numbers in our comments, which is not a good idea since we can’t do this for you as it requires you to enter your own personal information on the site.
Acer Launches 3 New WinMob 6.5 Handsets in India
Nov 30th
Acer has just launched three new touchscreen enabled handsets in the Indian market – neoTouch S200, the E101 and the E200. All three handsets run on a Windows mobile platform and fall under Acer’s ‘neoTouch’ and ‘beTouch’ branding. In order to provide the business oriented users and technology savvy Indians with the versatility of a 
mobile office and infotainment-on-the-go, Acer’s Smart Handhelds are designed to deliver a convergence of functionality for both personal and professional use.
Spice Mobiles Launches New Dual-SIM Edutainment Handset
Nov 30th
Spice Mobiles, has launched a multi-SIM ‘edutainment’ handset that comes pre-loaded with test papers, vocabulary guides, general knowledge along with an MP3 and FM player, 1.3 MP camera, expandable memory, Bluetooth and free boom speakers.
Fujifilm Launches Smallest 10x Zoom Digicam
Nov 30th
Fujifilm India has announced the launch and availability of Fujifilm FinePix F70EXR, the “world’s smallest” 10x zoom 
digital camera in India.
Genius SW J2 2.1 Speaker Announced
Nov 30th
Inspan Infotech has announced the introduction of the latest Genius SW J2, a 2.1 speaker system. It comes with 12 Watt RMS, a line in, and headphone jack connectivity on the satellite.
