Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
The latest 8 GB High-Capacity (SDHC) and 16GB microSD High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash memory cards have been launched by Kingston, adding to its comprehensive mobile memory storage line.
According to a release quoting Scott Chen, Vice President of APAC Region, Kingston, “Consumers are demanding more from their mobile phones, expecting them to perform as portable music or game players, digital cameras, email communicators, browsers and navigators. Having enough storage capacity, particularly in the form of memory cards, keeps internal device memory free to deliver all this multi-functionality. Our 8GB and 16GB microSDHC cards are so roomy that mobile users can easily move entire digital libraries from a PC to their mobile phones – and beyond.”
Currently, the new Kingston microSDHC 8GB and 16GB cards are priced at Rs. 1,699 and Rs. 4,499 respectively. Although the microSDHC format physically resembles the original microSD card, it is compatible with microSDHC host devices only. Therefore, it is not backward compatible with standard microSD-enabled devices or readers.
[Via: infibeam]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Folks living in the land of the free will be able to place orders for the MSI Wind U123 netbook as it has started to ship. Amazon has slapped a $349.99 price tag on it, where it will come with a 6-cell battery for extended use.
You can choose from patriotic colors red and blue, and for the benefit of those who have forgotten what the Wind U123 holds, it is powered by an Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor, 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive and a 10.2″ display that packs a resolution of 1,024 x 600. For those who think they need more juice on their travels, the 9-cell battery version is slightly more expensive at $379.99.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
According to a recent rumor, Apple may incorporate cameras in future iPod devices. Thus, next generation iPods could include cameras too according to Hardmac, the English-language version of the French MacBidouille. The cameras could be included in the Touch and the Nano versions of the iPod.
The reason to add a camera to the iPod seems quite logical as it could help widen the camera-related application market on the App Store. Moreover, the applications can be expandable in the future with the release of the upcoming iPhones, as video recording could be one of the highlights of these gadgets.
At the moment no details of these camera enabled gadgets are available, while it can only be guessed if they will be affordable. The next official generation of iPods and iPhones may launch around September, 2009.
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
Word on the street has it that LG will be releasing a new 12-megapixel cell phone later this year, and it remains to be seen whether such a rumor will come true or not, but we will only know by waiting it out.
Well, 12-megapixels could be the new 8-megapixel camera phones that are starting to flood the market these days, but frankly, all those extra megapixels won’t amount to much considering the lens isn’t up to par with that of a standard digital camera.
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
Dell’s new Inspiron 535 and Inspiron 545 slim and mini-towers enhance the design and personalization possibilities for consumers, thereby transforming from the “built- for-me” model, into “made-for-me”, as claimed by the press release. The new laptops will be available in eight vibrant colors and will debut today in India. They are available for purchase through Dell’s website.
The configuration options are wide, with CPUs ranging from the new Pentium to quad cores. Up to 8 GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, ATI video cards on select configurations are the other options.
The color options are Piano Black, Pure White, True Blue, Formula Red, Tangerine Orange, Spring Green, Plum Purple and Flamingo Pink. The press release also claimed Dell is the only major consumer desktop manufacturer to offer color options for the entire front of the machine. The prices start from Rs. 25,400.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Samsung Tocco Lite is the latest full-touch handset to be announced by Samsung for the UK market. Unfortunately, the phone does not have 3G connectivity, but that’s why it will be offered for an “ultra competitive” price.
The features of Tocco Lite include:
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
- 3 inch TFT touchscreen display with 262K color and 240 x 400 pixels
- TouchWiz UI
- Accelerometer
- Facebook, MySpace and YouTube widgets
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Samsung DNSe 2.0 music technology
- FM Radio with RDS
- 3.2 MP camera
- 50 MB of built-in memory
- microSD card support, up to 8 GB
- 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
Samsung Tocco Lite will be available in the UK starting May.
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
A Credit Suisse report states that, Netbooks, or low-cost laptops would significantly contribute to the high sales of personal computers (PCs – both desktops and laptops).
According to the report, over the next three to five years, these cheap laptops and netbooks could add 170-250 million units globally to the current figure of around 300 million units. Infact, Netbooks sales, alone, could be 25 million units in 2009.
The report highlights the fact that the sale of handsets in countries like India shed light on the fact that volumes increase when infrastructure and device affordability improve.
The new small-form factor, better affordability, better design, and most importantly improving data connectivity and changing consumer attitude towards connectedness and internet communities would mean that a truly mobile PC will become more of a personal device.
In India, low-cost PCs are finding takers and the numbers say it all. For the first quarter of 2009, the total netbook unit shipment touched 35,000 units, according to research firm Gartner. This is not all; vendors are also improving this category by introducing better features.
[Via: infibeam]
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Leading consumer electronics majors like Samsung, LG, Panasonic and TCL are planning to introduce LED TV within the next few months in India.The LED TVs are known for using low electricity, contain no mercury and are made of environment friendly products. The introduction of LED TVs will create even more excitement in the fast growing, high-end technology TV market in India.
LED TVs are based on a new technology which uses LED (light emitting diodes) in the panels as against LCD TVs, which uses normal liquid crystal display technology. It is however more expensive by about 30-40 per cent than LCD TVs, which are priced between Rs 70,000 and Rs 3.99 lakh.
However, consumer durable makers are not disclosing pricing of LED TVs but according to industry experts, LED TV are likely to be priced around 30-40 per cent higher than LCD and would further expand the market for flat panel display products.
It is to be mentioned here that the total market of LCD and flat screen television sets is around seven lakh units per annum and is set to double in the next few years.
[Via: Infibeam]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
If you use Google Product Search on a regular basis and have an Android smartphone or an iPhone, you should be happy to find out that the feature is now available for both mobile platforms.
According to Google, Product Search for mobile provides users with the same product info that they would get via their PC or laptop. So when you’re in a store, buying something, you can quickly search the Web for additional info about the products you’re interested in.
To use Google Product Search for mobile you don’t have to download anything – just point your Android or iPhone browser to google.com, tap on the “more” tab and then on the “shopping” tab.
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009
With an aim to make it big in the Indian market, imaging major Fujifilm India has recently launched seven new models of digital cameras in the country.The company also plans to invest substantial amount in ramping up its marketing, after sale services and distribution networks in the country in 2009.
Speaking on the product launch, Kenichi Tanaka, MD, Fujifilm India, informed that the company’s mein objective behind the launch is to create, sustain and reinforce the brand equity by creating the right marketing mix in terms of product, price, promotion and place.
Fujifilm’s expansion plans include adding more people to its team in India during the year 2009 to support its growing operations. The company will be hiring new people for various roles including finance, marketing, sales, supply chain and after sales services.
Fujifilm was among the top 15 companies around the world granted US patents in 2008 and had global revenues of USD 24.7 billion in the year ended March 31, 2008.
[Via: Infibeam]
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