Nokia Announces N79 Bundle with Bluetooth Heart Rate Belt

Nokia today announced Nokia N79 Active – bundle that includes N79 handset and wireless Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt. The N79 will use the A-GPS tracking along with a new version of Nokia Sports Tracker application to record and publish your exercise route and fitness data on the web. N79 Active owners will also be able to share the tracks they listen, as well as upload and geotag route images they follow for workout. Read More

Steve Taking Leave of Absence Due to Health Reasons from Apple

Apple has issued a letter stating that Steve Jobs is taking a leave of absence due to health reasons till summer of 2009. Steve has sent out an email to all Apple employees. It was rumored for past few months that Steve’s health was deteriorating. And, now the email confirms it. There is no information about how bad is Steve’s condition. But the email shows that he is looking forward to come back and work as CEO at Apple in July of 2009. We hope that he recovers fast and come back at Apple as soon as possible. Read More

Palm Pre Does it Compare with the iPhone?

There is no doubt that the new Palm Pre will be compared to the number one touchscreen smartphone on the market, the iPhone, as well as T-Mobile G1, which is slowly becoming the second best smartphone platform. If you look at the external design of the new handset, Pre is definitely better than T-Mobile G1, but it comes nowhere close to the slim and sexy design of the iPhone. Pre is shorter, rounder and thicker than the iPhone. The software demo that Palm showed of the new OS was very impressive. Read More