The recent GSMA held at Barcelona saw a new proprietary optical disc format developed by US based VMedia Research. Just like the UMD for PSP, this new 32mm optical disc would be for future mobile devices allowing them to play a full length movie without any loss of picture quality. The current generation of […]
Archives for February 2008
iSuppli says Wii will outnumber Xbox 360 in 2008
Guys at Microsoft won’t be amused by the latest forecast conducted by iSuppli. It says that Nintendo’s Wii wil take over MS’s Xbox 360 in terms of installed base in 2008. Their projection shows that Wii’s base will rise to 30.2 million units compared to Xbox 360’s 25.7 million units. Nintendo has hit the […]
WIG Helmet has GPS and calls emergency service
Brycen Spencer, a engineering student has pioneered a helmet which will increase the probability of saving lives if the rider is faced with an accident. His creation dubbed as Wireless Impact Guardian (WIG) can call emergency services even the victim is unconscious. The WIG works with the help of an accelerometer which on impact […]
Nokia launches a slew of phones
Sony Ericsson was not alone to go on a phone launching spree. Joining them was the Finnish giant which launched a number of phones at MWC yesterday. Phones launched by them were N96, N78, 6210 Navigator and 6220 Classic. Beginning with N96, it is clearly a successor of N95 which ups the ante in […]
Another SE phone: Xperia X1
The last installment delivered by SE yesterday was the Xperia X1. This phone is one which Sony can brag about proudly. The phone sticks a slide out QWERTY keyboard beneath a 3-inch VGA touchscreen display which has a resolution of 800X480 pixels. Unlike previous Sony PDA phones which run on Symbian UIQ, this one […]
The Microsoft-Yahoo! saga
Its like a story of a guy and a girl where the guy wants the girl to fall in love with him so he tries everything to please her. Same is the case with these two corporate giants where Microsoft is trying every bit to usurp Yahoo! Microsoft had made a bid to offer […]
Samsung Soul marks the end of Ultra Edition phones
Soul or The Spirit Of Ultra is the last phone to be branded under the Ultra Edition series. The phone is on display at the ongoing MWC. Being the last installment, Samsung has tried to make the phone more memorable by putting a good number of features. The Quad-band phone has a 2.2†display […]
Another Clamshell: SE Z770
If the previous clamshell didn’t amaze you, SE has got another one to show. This time they are trying to capture all web freaks with their Z770. The phone as said before is strictly targeted at internet users which features HSDPA, simple e-mail setup wizard with Exchange ActiveSync support, Netfront browser, Google Maps, RSS […]
Newman’s (broken) heart music player
Chinese have got an uncanny knack to copy the original designs and market it as their own at VERY less price. But this heart-shaped music player from Newman is an exception which is selling in China for Valentine’s. It can break into two so both of you can have a piece to keep yourself […]
G700 & G900 from SE
Next set of phones launched today by SE are the G700 and G900. Both the phones are identical in looks and most of the features. To start with the identical features between the two, both have a similar touch sensitive display with a size measuring 2.4-inches, music player, FM Radio, Opera browser, RSS feeds, […]