MSI Adds Two More Models to Unreleased X-Slim Laptop Lineup

At CES 2009, MSI showed the first X-Slim 320 laptop that copied the MacBook Air like design, but X320 was thicker and slightly heavier than the Air. Though the first model hasn’t been released yet, the company has added two more models X600 and X340 to the X-Slim lineup. Read More

iRiver P7 Portable Media Player Now Official

iRiver has officially launched the new P7 portable media player (PMP) on their website. The company has posted complete details about the new PMP except its release date and price. The P7 will pack 4.3-inch LCD touchscreen with 480 x 272 resolution and onboard memory ranging from 4GB to 32GB with expansion available though microSD card slot. Read More

Complete Palm Pre Walkthrough Video

Small videos of various features of upcoming Palm Pre have been posted online since it was shown at CES 2009. However, thanks to Pre Community, first complete walkthrough video has been posted online. The 26-minute video shows calendar, contacts, browser, Synergy linking of information from Microsoft Exchange, Gmail and various social networks and more. Watch Video

NVIDIA’s CEO Talks About Intel Lawsuit and Ion Platform for VIA

In an interview with Digitimes, NVIDIA’s CEO Jen-Hsun Huang speaks out against Intel and reveals NVIDIA’s plan to support VIA processor on Ion platform. Intel has filed a lawsuit against NVIDIA, asking the court to stop NVIDIA from producing chipsets that are compatible with any Intel processor that has integrated memory controller. However, NVIDIA believes that it has license to produce chipset for Intel’s processors. Read More

Nanotech to Step-in for Faster, Smaller and More Powerful Computers

Nanotech has been professed as savior of all things human and now it will give us smaller, faster and more powerful computers. Two research teams have developed methods to make transistors that are fraction of the size used today in computer and a film material that stores data equivalent to 250 DVD disc on a surface the size of a quarter using Nanotechnology. Read More

Photo of Next Generation Mac mini Leaked

A photo showing rear portion of upcoming Mac mini has been leaked on the web. The photo shows five USB ports (4 in present gen), mini DVI (DVI in present gen), mini DisplayPort, audio ports, Ethernet and FireWire 800 port on the back of upcoming Mac mini. It has been rumored that the upcoming mini will have an additional USB port along with new mini DisplayPort found on Apple’s laptop lineup, and from the photo it looks like the rumors are true. Read More

Canon Unveils Ten PowerShot Cameras

Canon today introduced ten new PowerShot cameras starting with PowerShot SX1 IS with 20X optical zoom. It is the first PowerShot camera to feature 10.0-megapixel CMOS sensor and support Full HD 1920 x 1080 video recording at 30fps. The camera has a large 2.8-inch vari-angle LCD screen for flexible viewing angles. SX1 comes with 28mm wide-angle lens, Digic 4 processor, HDMI output, optical image stabilizer, motion detection, face recognition and ISO up to 3200. No information about pricing is yet available, but we think it should be in range of $399 to $499. Read More

LG Unveils Flagship KM900 Arena, First Win Mobile 6.5 GM730 and Stylish GD900 Phones

Almost two week before the Mobile World Congress expo, LG posted official pictures of the KM900 Arena on their blog stating, “All will be revealed at Mobile World Congress…” LG kept its promise and confirmed final specs of the flagship Arena handset. The phone uses S-Class 3D user interface to hide Windows Mobile OS by an iPhone like interface design. The S-Class 3D interface allows users to flick between applications by turning the home screen cube like design. Read More

Microsoft Unveils Windows Mobile 6.5 and Recite Searchable Voice Note App

Microsoft today announced Windows Mobile 6.5 with mixed reactions from various analysts at Mobile World Congress. The main feature of the Windows Mobile 6.5 is its new user interface designed for finger input via touchscreen. The UI has two main components the Today screen and the Honeycomb Start screen. The Today screen is inspired by Zune’s interface and provides large buttons, finger scrolling and graphics like Zune. The Start screen is basically an application browser designed as honeycomb. Read More

Review Roundup: Apple iWork ‘09

Apple updated its productivity suite at Macworld in January 2009 and added number of revolutionary new features. The Keynote ‘09 adds advanced object transitions, Magic Move and sophisticated animations just by applying a simple transition. Pages ’09 features Full Screen view that helps you focus on your writing and an outline mode to organize your thoughts. The last application in iWork suite, Numbers ’09 introduces a quick way to group and summarize data and a simplified way to create complex formulas. Below we have added links for five of the best reviews available online for iWork ’09. Read More

Sony Ericsson Unveils Idou Touchscreen Phone with 12.1-Megapixel Camera

Before the Mobile World Congress Expo it was rumored that Samsung will be the first mobile phone maker to launch a 12-megapixel camera phone, but that didn’t happen. And now the title belongs to Sony Ericsson as they introduced first ever 12.1-megapixel camera phone codenamed Idou at its press conference in Barcelona. Read More and Watch the Idou in Action

Is Dell Adamo a MacBook Air Killer?

On Wednesday, Dell updated its Adamo website that now states, “Prepare to fall in love. Introducing a love story from Dell.” And the whole blogosphere went crazy calling Adamo the MacBook Air Killer. Before Adamo, the blogosphere has called Lenovo ThinkPad X301 and Voodoo Envy 133 a MacBook Air killer. But both of them turned out to be just another ultra thin and light notebook, nowhere as revolutionary as the MacBook Air. So is the Dell Adamo a MacBook Air Killer or just another thin and light notebook? Read More

Samsung Introduces Environment Friendly, Solar Powered Blue Earth Mobile Phone

Motorola started environment friendly cellphone race when they announced their new phone made by recycled plastic last month. Well, Samsung has one up them by announcing new Blue Earth handset made by PCM (recycled plastic from water bottles), and it features a solar panel on the back that will charge it enough to make a phone call anytime during the day. Read More

Garmin-Asus Reveals Specifications for nuvifone G60 and M20

Garmin and Asus today revealed more details about their upcoming GPS inspired nuvifone G60 and M20 smartphones. The nuvifone G60 will feature a 3.55-inch touchscreen, quad-band GSM/EDGE, 3G HSDPA, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3-megapixel camera with autofocus and geotagging, Internet connected GPS navigation, preloaded maps and automatic route recalculation. Read More

New 16GB iPhone Image Leaked, China Unicom in Talk with Apple

iPod Observer is reporting that Apple is preparing to roll out an updated version of its 16GB iPhone 3G. An image that they received from their source shows a new back design and a new model number A1303. The new case appears matte black and not glossy black found on present generation iPhone. Read More

Intel’s 2009 Roadmap: Add More Cores, Decrease Manufacturing Size and Invest in Fab/R&D

This week Intel has been talking about upcoming processor technologies at ISSCC in San Francisco. At the event, Intel showcased its first 8-core processor prototype designed for servers. The new Nehalem 8-core processor will join the Xeon family later this year and feature 16-thread and 64-bit processing. Intel also talked about its plans to salvage usable part from a defective chip by disabling the core or cache region, which is found defective. Read More

Google Releases Free Push Calendar and Contact Services for iPhone

Google has announced new beta Google Sync for iPhone. The service synchronizes built-in calendar and contacts on your iPhone with your Google account using Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol. The use of push protocol keeps your calendar and contact in sync whether you access them from your iPhone or from your computer. You can add or edit contacts or calendar entries right on your device or on your Google account on the web and the changes will be immediately pushed to you various devices. Read More and Watch Video

Sony Unveils XB-Series Headphones

Sony today unveiled five new XB “eXtra Bass” series headphones designed to create a heavy club vibe with rich, powerful bass, while reproducing crystal-clear midrange vocals and high frequency sounds. Three of the headphones are over-the-ear style and two are in-ear style with brushed metal accents. The top of the line MDR-XB700 is a premium over-the-ear headphone with extra-large 50mm dome type driver optimized for bass. Read More

Amazon Introduces Kindle 2

Amazon today announced new slim Kindle 2 with longer battery life, faster page turns, over seven times more storage, sharper images, and a new read-to-me feature. More than 230,000 books are now available for about $9.99 each, many US and international magazines and newspapers plus more than 1,200 different blogs are also available for Kindle 2. Read More

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Available on Amazon for $99

Verizon is trying everything in its power to increase sales of BlackBerry Storm. On Friday, Verizon started buy one get one free program through its stores and website. And, now Verizon is selling the BlackBerry Storm on Amazon for $99 with two-year contract. It looks like BlackBerry Storm sales are falling down fast, after initial high sales at launch and Verizon is taking all possible measures to keep the sales up. If you are a BlackBerry fan you can’t get a better deal on Storm anywhere else.