Freescale Semiconductor is upbeat about ARM’s launch of Snapdragon for Smartbooks and the former has teamed up with Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) to create some conceptual smartbooks that will also be exhibited at the Computex. Smartbooks are powered by ARM based processors which boast an all day battery life, instant-on and […]
Acer Android netbooks coming in Q3 2009 [Updated]
UPDATE: Acer Android netbooks will be run on Atom processors. Just after giving a nod about Android phones release, Acer is back with something to say about Android powered netbooks. Acer’s global prez for IT products, Jim Wong confirmed that Acer branded Android netbooks will make its way to the market in Q3, a […]
Nokia N97 begins shipping
Nokia will roll out its flagship N97 phone in more than 75 countries in June, meanin there are bright chances of it coming to India in this month itself. N97 is Nokia’s first Nseries touchscreen phone and comes with a 3.5-inch screen, 5MP camera, physical QWERTY keyboard, 32GB internal as well as expandable memory, […]
Intel bets on ultra-thin notebooks, outs ULV processor and chipset
Intel reckons ultra-thin notebooks are the future and to cater to the new segment, they have unveiled an ultra-low voltage (ULV) processor and a chipset. The single-core SU2700 processor in conjunction with the GS40 Express Chipset will give performance, better battery life in a slim form factor. The processor clocks at 1.3GHz while the […]
Microsoft Project Natal makes you the controller
Microsoft takes a whole new approach to motion sensing gaming. They have unveiled the Project Natal that uses human body’s movements to register a command instead of a motion sensing controller. The sensor comprises of an RGB camera, depth sensor, microphone, facial recognition and runs proprietary software on a custom processor. Another good thing […]
Acer Android phone to be unveiled in Q4 2009
Acer has been pretty vocal about its smartphones plans. We knew they were planning phones on Android but now they officially acknowledged it by giving the expected release time frame. They’ll be launching their first Android phone in the last quarter of this year. Though other intrinsic details are kept under the wraps, we […]
Qualcomm develops 1.3GHz 45nm chipset for phones and netbooks
UPDATE: Video of Android running Snapdragon powered Eee PC added below. Qualcomm at the Computex presscon unveiled a 45nm based QSD8650A Snapdragon chipset. This SoC meant for smartphones and smartbooks (netbooks) advances over the previous Snapdragon chipsets and features a processor clocking at 1.3GHz, UMTS and CDMA 3G connectivity, GPS, Wi-Fi, hi-def video recording […]
ARM eyes 30 percent netbook market share by 2010
We have heard murmurs of ARM based netbooks and now its been confirmed that ARM will enter the netbook fray. Mike Inglis, VP, ARM told Reuters that it’s just the beginning and are eyeing to take about 30 percent of the market share by next year. Six ARM based models will make its way […]
Omron toothbrush integrates acceleration sensor
UPDATE: TechOn English have translated the article. Apart from detecting the angle, it also determines the position of the brush in the mouth and controls the vibration speed accordingly. I don’t know if there is any need but here it is. Omron Healthcare from Japan will sell HT-B551 toothbrush with an acceleration sensor that […]
Nikkei: Nintendo to launch Wii Fit Plus
Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is planning to launch Wii Fit’s successor in an attempt to push the Wii sales in Japan. The launch will be in autumn but we can expect a related announcement to be done at the E3 on June 2. Wii Fit Plus will monitor more accurately and will enable […]
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