Nokia 701 RM-744 images spotted..

What you see could be the real deal or a fake, we still cannot confirm it just yet. Still, they’re rumored to be the upcoming Nokia 701, also known by its model number RM-744 if you prefer to take that route. According to the person who leaked this image, this particular model hails from ANATEL (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações), where the mole claims that this agency is similar to the FCC that will see all new phones that are meant to arrive at the market go through Anatel’s inspection and authorization process.

HTC sticking with Android says CEO..

HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, has reaffirmed his relationship with Google following the company's proposed acquisition of mobile giant Motorola.

Chou told the Wall Street Journal he planned to, "leverage partnerships" with Google and Microsoft whilst the company created something unique in the smartphone ecosystem.

HTC is planning to release a slew of handsets before the end of the year, with no less than eight new phones due to be announced. The company has also pulled in over 1000 new R&D staff, which many believed hinted at the possible development of a home-made HTC OS.

"This acquisition is more to enhance Google's patent portfolio, to support us, to protect us..." said Chou.  Clearly HTC is not as concerned with the Googorola pact as you might have expected. The company continues to feud with Apple over patents and the more technology over on Android's side the better for everyone attempting to compete.

"It’s not the operating system, it’s the ecosystem…We think we can find a way to differentiate to add value, but at the same time leverage our partners, Google and Microsoft, since we have such a great relationship with them." Chou explained.

Keeping operating system providers happy is key to HTC's success, after all many now associate the company with Android and nothing else. Developing its own OS, whilst providing a nice fall back in case relations with Microsoft or Google broke down, would be hugely difficult to bring to market, particularly given the strength of Android and Apple.

HP on webOS: It is not dead yet..

If you’ve been following the tech news you’ll know that HP has recently killed a number of smartphones, including the TouchPad, Pre and Veer, that it has only recently launched around the world. For many, that news meant that webOS was being killed too. Not so says HP, and it’s even quoted Mark Twain to prove it. “To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports about the demise of webOS have been off the mark,” HP stated over the weekend via one of its blogs.

According to HP, while it has ditched the new handsets, and started a $99 fire sale in the US for the HP TouchPad, it’s not killing off the operating system. “HP has made these tough decisions to ensure that our efforts with webOS remain tightly focused. Far from burying webOS, our goal is to ensure the platform's evolution as a robust operating system for an increasingly mobile and connected world ... we intend to enhance the platform as we explore the options for webOS in today's marketplace.”

The news will no doubt come as a surprise to many who thought that HP would be dumping the operating system, or at least trying to sell it to another manufacturer, having decided not to support the OS itself with its own hardware launches. “We will continue to support, innovate and develop the webOS App Catalog. Our intent is to enhance our merchandising and presentation of your great products and to continue to build our webOS app ecosystem,” added Richard Kerris,VP webOS Developer Relations in another blog post - this time on the company’s developers blog, apparently blind to the fact that HP has admitted poor sales of webOS devices.

“As many of you are aware, we are currently scheduled to hold many developer events around the world. We are planning to continue with these events, however, due to the recent announcements; the nature of them will change,” he added. Even though the operating system currently has no new devices planned, HP still believes it can continue to prove webOS will be a success, even though it has failed to do this so far. “Together with our great webOS developer community, we are confident that we will meet the challenges ahead and build momentum for optimal success.”

In what’s more likely to be the hard reality of the decision, Microsoft is already moving in to help webOS developers switch sides: “Kids down...webOS outreach going well. A Palm dev relations person sent me an email asking for a job. Can't wait to talk to him. #gumption,” tweeted Brandon Watson, the exec responsible for apps/developers on Microsoft’s Windows Phone, before another tweet promised. “To Any Published WebOS Devs: We'll give you what you need to be successful on #WindowsPhone, incl.free phones, dev tools, and training, etc.” HP might believe that it can continue to gather support from the third party developer community, but without devices to get people excited, and compelling offers from the other bigger mobile players, it is going to find it a struggle.

Apple planning karaoke on the iPhone..

We never really expected to be using the words Apple and karaoke in the same sentence but the uber cool company appears it could be making a dive into the world of the sing along.

Diagrams contained within a recent patent application reveal how Apple could be planning to use the iPhone and iPod Touch to help teach people to sing. The technology will act a bit like auto tune, bringing any musical mistakes into the correct pitch.?

Singing will be analysed by the handset and advice offered as to how you could bring things back into pitch. Mistakes made will be?exaggerated by the handset whereas on pitch singing rewarded with a concert hall effect. Think of it like the way Rock Band boosts decent solos when you play them well.? Even better, bad singing can be fuzzed by the system to hide mistakes when put through speakers. ?

No news as of yet as to whether the new karaoke setup will be implemented in Garageband, but given the patent is intended for the iPod and iPhone, it could be we see the currently iPad 2 only editing software headed to other Apple portables.

iTunes currently has its own karaoke section with tracks by bands like MC Hammer included. Apple is unfortunately yet to comment on whether or not we will be able to nail 'hammertime' in tune thanks to its new karaoke tech. Either way, expect plenty more people to disturbing bus journeys home with auto tuned singing once it launches.

Nokia Sea Ray Windows Phone handset "leaked"..

It’s only been a couple of days since the launch of the MeeGo-based Nokia N9, but although Nokia’s new baby has been receiving favourable reviews, the company has just let slip its first Windows Phone handset – codenamed Sea Ray.

In a bizarre presentation, Stephen Elop asked those present to turn off their recording devices, but almost inviting them to do the opposite as he pointed out that he’d be showing them something “super confidential” and something “that we do not want to see out in the blogosphere”.

Oddly enough, Elop didn’t seem to notice that people continued recording his presentation – with some devices evidently held aloft to capture the presentation in full.

Elop then went on to show off the new so called ‘Sea Ray’ phone – a handset that looks incredibly similar to the Nokia N9, albeit with a new extra button on the side, but running the Windows Phone OS.

To leak Sea Ray so soon after the Nokia N9’s launch definitely seems to kill off Nokia’s newly launched handset, and seems like a bit of a bizarre PR stunt.

Either way, we think that the official launch of the first Nokia Windows Phone handset can’t come soon enough

Apple under scanner for violating Indian competition laws with iPhone 4..

India may conduct an inquiry against Apple following a complaint that the iPhone maker is breaching the competition laws of the country. The complaint lodged at the Competition Commission of India (CCI) states that Apple is curbing the customers' choice by restricting sale of the iPhone 4 through only two mobile operators – Bharti Airtel and Aircel. It further states that the software for the device can be downloaded only from the official Apple app store. The complainant also alleges that the Apple hardware can be serviced only at Apple stores.

AFP quotes a CCI official as saying the competition watchdog will examine the complaint and see if Apple is violating the laws. The CCI official, however, declined to divulge the details of the complaint. Apple, meanwhile, has said that it has not received any notice from the CCI and refused to comment further. The commission is likely to take up the matter later this week.

Apple's iPhone 4 was launched last month in India, almost after a year it was launched in the US. The phone came with services of two mobile operators Bharti Airtel and Aircel. The two operators have offered the latest iPhone with discounted data plans. The launch of iPhone 4 came months after the third-generation wireless spectrum was launched in India. The operators brought the iPhone 4 hoping to take advantage of the 3G services.

Apple has been selling its iPhone with exclusive operators since its launch in India, and most territories around the world. But in India, consumers are not yet very used to such contract-based devices. However, until operators offer more than a few devices on such contracts, we will never know if the Indian consumer actually likes or dislikes such deals - unless they have sufficient variety to choose from.

Do you also think Apple has breached laws by restricting its devices to certain network operators? Let me know what you think in the comments section below :

Angry Birds Summer Pignic trailer arrives (It's now out)..

UPDATE : Go to the iOS App Store and the new update with the new levels are now waiting to be played. As with previous updates of the Angry Birds Seasons HD app you'll only be able to access one level a day over the next 30 days. 
We all know the irritation caused at a picnic when a wasp attack ruins your chances of jam sandwiches. Now try and imagine the picnic devastation caused by a full scale bird attack.
Struggling? Well why not check out this Angry Birds Seasons Summer Pignic trailer instead to get a better idea. The new seasons release from Rovio looks set to take the application addiction even further, this time with the possibility of just a single bird to fling, meaning super difficult levels.
Rovio has gone for the blanket approach with this release, pointing to no less than iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac and PC, Palm, Symbian and even Nook for availability. No release date as of yet, but keep yourself wired in to Pocket-lint where we will post as soon as the 'Birds take flight.

Samsung Smart View app puts TV on your mobile..

Need to take a poop but don't want to miss Andy Murray thrashing his way around Centre Court? Well, worry no longer as Samsung has launched its Smart View app putting your TV's action right in the palm of your hand.
Not literally in your palm you understand (now that would be something) but in the display of your Samsung Galaxy S II handset (or your Galaxy Player, Galaxy S or Galaxy Tab later this year).
The app works with the Smart TV D7000 and D8000 series, and doesn't just beam over the Smart Hub web app contents, this is the whole shebang. We're talking TV,  a Blu-ray, or even some of your own footage from your camera or other devices.
Guy Kinnell, marketing director for TV, Samsung UK, said: "As the UK’s leading TV brand, we deliver the best in technology and innovation, and Smart View is one such development which will see us continue to lead the TV market.
"Samsung Smart TV is leading the ‘smart revolution’ not only with the features of Smart TV itself - such as rich content, 2D and 3D picture quality, smart functions and design - but also with input devices using our QWERTY smart remote control, the Samsung Remote app, and now with Smart View."

Asus unleashes ultra-thin U36 notebook..

These laptops just keep on getting thinner, with the latest to enter the super slim brigade arriving in the form of the Asus U36.

The 19mm thick magnesium alloy netbook features clever technology that means it keeps itself clean, so you can transport it anywhere you go. Dirt, water and fingerprint marks are repelled by the laptops nanometer coating. Mucky-pups will also like the seamless chiclet keyboard which keeps those crumbs at bay. 

The laptop itself features something called the ASUS Super Hybrid Engine that allows for USB 3.0 toggling. Nvidia graphics with Optimus technology, a standard voltage i5 processor and 13.3 inch HD tft display make up the rest of the U36's hardware specs. 

Asus has managed to preserve battery life despite the standard voltage i5, squeezing an 11.5 hours out of the laptop. This is partly due to a dual heat pipe design that keeps the laptop cool and small in size.  

500GB of storage and a 5 in 1 card reader also means you can back up snaps or other media on the go.

Available in either silver or black and priced in at £699, the U36 is set to hit stores before the end of this month.

Pentax Q Pocket-size interchangeable lens camera lands..

Pentax has announced the Pentax Q - a device it is describing as "the world’s smallest and lightest digital interchangeable-lens camera system".
Packing a new Q mount system that has a diameter 6mm shorter than the K mount, the new system eradicates the optical finder, mirror box, focusing plate and AF sensor - meaning that it can all fit into a magnesium-alloy chassis described as "pocket-sized". The body measures 98 x 57.5 x 31mm and it weighs 200g, but will depend what lens you attach.
If there's been a compromise in getting the first prize for smallness then perhaps it is that the sensor is on the small side too - although you'll no doubt still be able to get some cracking images with the back illuminated 1/2.3-inch CMOS image sensor with 12.4 effective megapixels, with the option to shoot JPEG and RAW.
The sensor boasts high efficient light gathering optical construction, and is backed up by a new generation imaging engine with an ISO range of 125 to 6400.

There are four positions on the front dial for you to assign your favourites of the nine smart effects on offer, which are listed as Brilliant Colour, Funicular Bold, Vintage Colour, Cross Processing, Warm Fade, Tone Expansion (like HDR), Bold Monochrome, Water Colour, Vibrant Colour Enhance, and finally User defined. You'll also be able to shoot 1080p HD movies at 30fps.
Other killer features including a Bokeh function (which looks to create the "background defocus" effect we've seen elsewhere), a shake reduction mechanism, a top shutter speed of 1/2000 second, and the choice to shoot in 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 or 1:1 aspects. Of course you get manual shooting controls as well as the normal aperture and shutter priority shooting modes.
The LCD monitor is a 3-inches with 460k dots and has a viewing angle of 170 degrees which will be handy in low light, or bright light situations, but doesn't reach the resolution of some displays on rival cameras.
You'll need to team it up with one of the five Q mount lenses that have been announced as well: the Pentax-01 Standard Prime (F/1.9, 47mm in 35mm terms), the 02 Standard Zoom (27.5-83mm), the 03 Fish Eye (160 degree angle), the 04 Toy Lens (35mm) or the 05 Toy Lens Telephoto (100mm).
With retro styling and the selection of smart effects and lenses, it looks like Pentax are gunning for those who like to create easy creative photos, perhaps with a penchant for Hipstamatic or Lomo effect, given the Toy Lens and Cross Processing options.
The price of the Pentax Q is still to be confirmed, but we know that it should hit the shops in September in white or black.

Angry Birds Magic Places Bringing Location-Based Unlocks..

We knew that Angry Birds Magic would take the original avian-chucking game and add in some social functionality, urging you to connect with other players in order to unlock additional content through your smartphone’s NFC transceiver; look for it on Nokia devices this year. Now Rovio has revealed another aspect of this new way to play with Angry Birds, announcing Magic Places.

Magic Places expands on the idea of using proximity to other players to unlock content, instead using your phone’s GPS receiver to unlock content based on your proximity to pre-defined areas. These are spaces which Rovio has deemed “magic”, and visiting them will enable you to unlock extras like the level-clearing Mighty Eagle.

Is this direction going to work for Angry Birds? A big part of what makes the game so appealing is how easy it is to pick up your smartphone and play a few levels when you have a minute to spare (or when you’re blowing-off real work). Will the majority of players feel like they’re getting more out of the game by hunting down magic places, or will it seem like a chore? A lot of that could depend on how Rovio defines them, choosing where they’re located, as well as how valuable the unlockable content is towards completing new levels.

Rumour : Nokia N9 will not be coming to India..

Though the news is still unconfirmed, there is a possibility that the MeeGo - based Nokia N9 will not be arriving in India at all. Many consider the fate of the N9 already sealed, and the general consensus is that it will be the first and last MeeGo device from Espoo’s stables. Unfortunate yes, but we hope for the sake of the developers, as well as for consumer choice, the platform will find adoption amongst other manufacturers. Things look a bit bleak however.

Keeping all this in mind, it is hardly surprising that the industry expects Nokia to limit the sale of the N9 to select countries. Other reports, by the usually well-informed Eldar Murtazin, predict that Nokia will be making comparatively few units of the N9, less than 100,000.

But, while India is not on the list of 23 territories, we are unreasonably hopeful that Nokia will make some more, and bring a limited quantity here, if the device sees some healthy demand in other countries.

LG’s Optimus 3D officially launched..

The long wait is finally over! Joining the likes of HTC EVO 3D and Sharp SH-12C is LG’s very own Optimus 3D aka Thrill 4G for AT&T, which we first got our hands on back in February and again in March. The specs for this Android 2.2 device (yeah, we know) have remained untouched since we last checked: here we have a 4.3-inch glasses-less 3D LCD with 800 x 480 resolution, a 1GHz dual core TI OMAP4430 processor, 512MB of speedy dual channel RAM, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and a couple of 5 megapixel cameras on the back that can capture 3D 1080p video at 24fps, or 3D 720p at 30fps. Other tidbits include 14.4Mbps HSPA+ connection, an HDMI-out port, and a removable 1500mAh battery, all inside a 5.93 ounce package. Alas, no date’s been mentioned for the phone’s US launch, but the lucky Europeans will get to pick up this phone first, followed by the rest of the world “over the next several weeks..

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to hit the shops in the next few weeks..

Sitting in the middle of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia range, and offering a slightly smaller screen than the range-topping models, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo has a lot to offer. It has loads of decent features, and is set to hit the shops in the next couple of weeks.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo has been somewhat overshadowed of late, with its siblings – the Xperia Play and the Xperia Arc – taking the limelight.

Despite the relative lack of publicity, we particularly like the look of the Xperia Neo’s screen, which measures in at 3.7 inches and offers a pin sharp 854×480 pixels. As such, it should be able to match the iPhone 4 when it comes to showing off your photos or checking out the web.

Performance should be impressive, with a 1GHz processor powering the Xperia Neo’s Gingerbread operating system. The 8-megapixel camera puts the Neo on par with rivals, and there’s also an LED flash for night time shots.

We were initially expecting the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to go on sale during April, but production delays mean that the smartphone has slipped off the radar. It’s now expected to ship during the first week of July, so you can expect it to hit the shops soon.

HTC launches Wildfire S in India..

HTC has launched Wildfire S smartphone in India. The Android-powered smartphone is priced at Rs 14,700. 

The smartphone runs on Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread and features a 3.2-inch HVGA display and 5-megapixel autofocus camera. It is powered by a 600 Mhz processor and it is 12.4 mm thick. HTC Wildfire S is one of HTC's smallest phones ever – measuring just 10.13cm long and 5.94cm wide. The smartphone has a 5-megapixel camera with auto focus, expandable microSD memory and support for a variety of audio and video formats. 

It also features the new HTC Sense user interface. With HTC Locations, a new differentiated online mapping experience, users have instant, on-demand mapping without download delays or incurring mobile roaming charges. HTC Sense also includes a new integrated online e-reading experience utilizing a new e-book store powered by Kobo and a new, mobile-optimized e-reader that offers the ability to highlight, annotate and quickly search for definitions or translate unfamiliar terms.

Ten Highlights of Mac OS X Lion for Apple Macbook..

As we all know, Apple has developed iOS for the iPhone. Based on the system of Mac OS X, and now it brings the best to the iPad to your Mac with Mac OS X Lion, available in summer 2011.

Highlight 1: Newly Multi Touch Gestures
Multi-Touch gestures make everything you do on iPad easy and intuitive. The latest Mac OS X Lion brings more handy ways to interact with your Mac. Enjoy more fluid and realistic gesture responses, including rubber-band scrolling, page and image zoom, and full-screen swiping. In Mac OS X Lion, every swipe, pinch, and scroll looks and feels more responsive and lifelike.

Highlight 2: Launchpad — A Home for Your Apps
Launchpad gives users instant access to your apps in iPad style. Just click the Launchpad icon in your Dock and then get a full-screen view of all your apps in Launchpad. It takes just a swipe to see multiple pages of apps, and you can arrange them any way you like by dragging icons to different locations or by grouping apps in folders. In fact, it’s just about as fast as keeping an Application folder in your dock, and easier to glance at too. The Launchpad can also be enhanced by adding directories so you can find anything you need in just a few clicks. And when you download an app from the Mac App Store, it automatically appears in Launchpad.

Highlight 3: Full-screen Apps
Another wonderful feature for users is the full-screen app views for Mac OS X Lion. It’s an idea that fits some apps much better than others — iPhoto. In iPhoto, users can see all Events at one time in full-screen view. One click for an app in full screen, tree fingers swipe to switch to another. Again, just like you view your Apps on the iPad or iPhone, Full Screen view of an App really makes it stand out more for great functionality.

Highlight 4: Mission Control
Mission Control is actually a new Expose, integrating the Dock, Dashboard and views from all open apps, both windowed and full screen. With a simple swipe, your desktop zooms out to Mission Control, and you can get to anything you see in Mission Control with just one click.

Highlight 5: Versions
Simply put, this is Time Machine for files. Versions records the evolution of a document as you create it. Mac OS X Lion automatically creates a version of the document each time you open it and every hour while you’re working on it. This way, when you realize you’ve made a mistake along the way, you can most easily slide through the different versions of your work and revert anything you want by copying and pasting it in place.

Highlight 6: Resume
Nothing fancy, but very useful. Whenever you quit and relaunch an app, Resume opens it precisely the way you left it. Everything is persistent — your files, folders and applications are preserved exactly as you left them. So you never have to start from scratch again.

Highlight 7: Mail 5
Just like Mail on iPad, Mail 5 in Mac OS X Lion features a new layout that takes advantage of the widescreen display on your Mac. You’ve got a left column with all your messages and a preview pane on the right — threaded messages are numbered in the new conversation view, which is a dead-simple idea that works really well. Search has also been dramatically improved with easy query-stacking options, and folders can be added to a new bookmark bar-style Mailbox Bar at the top of the screen.

Highlight 8: Mac App Store
Just like shopping the App Store on iPad, the Mac App Store offers endless possibilities for browsing and purchasing apps. Newly purchased apps install in one step and appear right in the new Launchpad. It is the easiest way to install and keep applications up to date.

Highlight 9: Lion Server
Instead of having to buy it separately, Lion Server is now part of Mac OS X Lion, making it more mainstream and available for the masses. Manage users and groups easily. Even monitor performance with graphs.

Highlight 10: AirDrop
One of Lion’s niftiest new features is AirDrop, which allows quick and easy file transfers between WiFi-equipped Macs. Just click the AirDrop icon in the Finder sidebar, and your Mac automatically discovers other people nearby who are using AirDrop. Swapping files is as simple as dragging and confirming. Also, AirDrop doesn’t require setup or special settings.

Angry Bird Easter Edition Released on April 24, 2011, the Easter Day..

Angry Bird, one of the most popular video games for iPhone, iPad, Android devices, has many versions, including Halloween edition, Christmas edition, Valentine edition, and Saint Patrick’s Day edition.

Now, the new Angry Birds Seasons of Easter edition will feast your eyes with the new exquisite gameplay and forthcoming levels on the next week. It is also for the iOS devices and Android.

This Angry Bird Easter edition will include the standard 15 levels, plus 3 bonus Facebook levels. As soon as this lands we’ll jump on the walkthroughs and hunt for those Golden Eggs, so stay tuned!

Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies Coming to Windows Phone 7 on April..

Final confirmation from Microsoft, Angry Birds, the best-selling iOS game of all time, is coming to Microsoft’s newest mobile platform Windows Phone 7 on April 6, along with another five popular iPhone, iPad and Android video games.

* Plants vs Zombies

* Doodle Jump

* Hydro Thunder Go

* Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I

* geoDefense.

All these games will have Xbox Live integration and feature achievements and leaderboards. For more details on each of the games, go to Microsoft’s Must Have Games site on Xbox.com.

Until now, there have been about 8000 apps and 30000 register members on Windows Phone 7 marketplace.

Plus, what other games would you like to see on Windows Phone 7? Halo or Gears of War on WP7?

Angry Birds Rio for Android is Coming Soon Exclusively on Amazon Appstore..

Recently, the game developer Rovio has announced that the new version of the popular Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio, will launch exclusively on Amazon’s upcoming Appstore for Android.

Until now, the Angry Birds game has been downloaded more than 30 million times on Android Market. And this time, Rovio decides to partner with Amazon to introduce newly payment application.

In Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds are kidnapped and taken to the magical city of Rio, where they eventually escape their captors and set out to to save their friends, Blu and Jewel – two rare macaws and the stars of the upcoming Fox motion picture, Rio.  Angry Birds Rio will pair the physics-based gameplay of the original game with unique twists based on the highly-anticipated film.

Angry Birds Rio will launch with 45 dedicated levels and will regularly add new levels via app updates. The game will be available for download on smart phones and tablets worldwide.

New Electronics on CTIA 2011 Roundup..

AT&T New Electronics

On the CTIA 2011, AT&T manufacture has introduced two smartphones to its lineup – LG Thrill 4G and HTC HD7s.

LG Thrill 4G is the first US version of the LG Optimus 3D with 4.3″ Glasses-Free stereoscopic display. It also features 1GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.2, two 5MP cameras with 3D capturing capabilities both in stills and video, 1080p output regular video and 720p 3D video. . Direct connectivity to YouTube 3D

HTC HD7S has the same 4.3-inch WVGA Super LCD display, 5 megapixel snapper and Windows Phone 7 OS, as highlights. It houses the latest version of Nodo system that supports Copy/Paste.

HTC’s HD7S will be coming in the weeks to follow, while the LG Thrill 4G will be released by AT&T in the months to come. Exact dates aren’t given though.

T-Mobile New Electronics

4G LG G2x is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor with a 1Ghz dual-core CPU running on Android 2.2. The phone boasts a front-facing 1.3 MP camera and 8 MP front and rear facing cameras respectively, with HD 1080p video capture. The G2x could definitely end up being one of our favorite T-Mobile smartphones of the first half of 2011.

Sidekick 4G is an Android 2.2 running smartphone with slide-out QWERTY keyboard and HSPA+ connectivity. It has 3.5″ TFT display, 3MP camera, 5-row QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz processor, front-facing VGA camera and GPS.

Sprint New Electronics

Many excellent tech gadgets on CTIA 2011 were showcased, including whole new HTC EVO 3D and Google Nexus S 4G.

HTC EVO 3D is the first G phone with a QHD 4.3-inch 3D display. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.3 under the hood and 5MP dual-lens camera for 3D photo and video capture. It also will come with a 4G hotpsot and you can connect up to 5 Wi-Fi-enabled devices to it.

Google Nexus S 4G is the second smartphone that introduced to the Nexus series. It runs Google’s new version of Android OS Gingerbread, and is powered by 1GHz processor. It is not a great leap forward in the same way that the original Nexus was but rather is more like a refreshed version of the Samsung Galaxy S. But the Nexus S 4G takes advantage of Sprint’s high-speed WiMAX 4G data network. Very nice!

All in all, the Sprint’s new electronics are either support 3D technology or carry 4G network. It will be a big hit on CTIA.

Brother LC 970 Ink Cartridge Review..

To get the most from your PC, you should have a printer. The capability of generating hard copies of data stored on your PC or located by surfing the Internet is a dire need. Because most of us depend on our computers and printers for both information and entertainment, it’s essential that they perform reliably. Printers are equally as significant. You may be printing text or you may be printing graphics; nevertheless, you need a reliable printer. Brother printers are well recognised for being not only reliable, but also cost-friendly. To get the greatest benefit a Brother printer, it is critical to use a top-notch Brother ink cartridge. Here’s some information about an ink cartridge for this brand of printers, the Brother LC 970.

Overall Score: 4.5 of 5.0 stars

Key Characteristics:

This specific black ink cartridge made by Brother was made to be used with any of these printers: DCP-135C, DCP-150C, MFC-235C and MFC-260C. Here, you are getting an outstanding value for the price tag as it will provide as much as 350 A4 pages at 5% coverage for text in print. Concerning graphics, page yield will not be as much and would really be difficult to assess. You can purchase the cartridge for less than £16, and since it is manufactured by an industry giant, you can be sure that the result will be a superior quality one. It is significant to know that the printed output of this cartridge isn’t fade-proof; hence, if you are doing archival quality printing, it is not a recommended choice.

Brother LC 970 Ink Cartridge Selling Price: Approximately £15.97

Product Specifications and Depiction

Brother LC970 ink cartridges implement a high-tech ink formula for production of outstanding image quality. It normally yields around 350 pages of printed manuscript. It is significant to remember that the yield from this particular cartridge isn’t proofed from smudging or water. The cartridge holds 10ml of blank ink. This inexpensive printer ink cartridge has a weight of around 75g. It’s 9.5cm deep by 11.5cm high by 2.4cm wide. The Brother LC970 black ink cartridge works with all types of Brother inkjet printers.

Regarding Brother International Corporation

Brother International is a foremost producer of products for your office, your home, or your home office. This business creates products for the industry, home appliances, and also products for companies internationally. Its parent company is Brother Industries, Ltd., of Nagoya, Japan. Products from Brother include the prize winners such as the Multi-Function Center® printers, true copy machines, plus electronic labelling systems such as a P-touch®.

Conclusion:

The Brother LC 970 ink cartridge is an excellent choice for those who want the best quality output from their Brother brand printers.

Dell 10 inch Windows 7 tablet..

Few months ago we heard rumours that Dell will launch a windows 7 tablet that would be targeted to the corporate world and it would be more or less like the HP slate which was also launch recently. According to the previous rumours this tablet was supposed to launch in the first half of this year but they had not announced about it officially so technically it is not a delay but most people expected it to come in April or in May. 

Now may be this tablet may would now launch in September which would come with Windows 7. Also apart from this the company is expected to launch a Windows 8 tablet too which would have the same hardware. And Windows 8 tablet would come in 2012. Don't think these tablets would be in competition of iPad ,I think they are rather replacements of net books.

HTC Pyramid will launch on April 12 with the name HTC Sensation..

Few days ago we showed you leaked images of HTC Pyramids which looked awesome with both aspects of looks and its specifications. And today a popular technology site Pocket-lonkhas confirmed that on April 12th HTC will launch their latest Android phone and for that they have invited most of the technology blogger in Europe and Pocket-link is one of them.

The phone will be the same that we had shown in the leaked images but HTC would name it HTC Sensation rather then HTC Pyramid. After its launch on 12 of this month it would be available in UK in coming months and soon after that in US too.

Although this phone has been shown many times in the leaked images but still the true picture of the phone is seen when it revealed publicly where the company tell about its specifications and also reveals its special features and services. Currently the rumours suggests that this device will have a 4.3 inch screen with a dual processor and will have latest Android Gingerbread.

Dell Streak 10 to launch with Honeycomb in it..

Really from past few months the tablet market is really going crazzy with the lauch of different types of tablet almost by every big company. And Dell has some really big plans about the launch of their tablet in the coming months.

Recently we reported that the launch Dell’s Windows 7 tablet of tablet would be delayed till fall but the Android tablet of the company Dell Streak 10 would have no deltay in its launch and would be launched in mid June with latest Android OS Honercomb in it.

As mention by Forbes that Dell would definetly launch their Android tablet in mid-June but may be they would change its name.It will definetly have Honeycomb in it which is said to specially design Android OS for tablets.

HTC Flyer..

Just a few days a ago we told you have the HTC tablet will have Android Honeycomb in it.And now comes the news that HTC Flyer is now available for pre-order in UK with the price £600 and the good news is that users would have choice get it unlocked.It has been available on where not long ago , actually from this weekend.

This tablet is a 7 inch screen and has some amazing stuff in it. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and it would be the first device which would have a feature of HTC Scribe digital stylus for notetaking and annotation and HTC’s new media streaming app. It has the processor of 1.5GHz WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS.

Android Gingerbread or Honeycomb in it would be customized with the HTC sense UI which would have a amazing 3D homestyle homescreen.

Canon and Technicolor to bring movie colour to your DSLR..

Canon and Technicolor have signed a deal that will see the creation of a Technicolor profile created for and be made available to current and future Canon DSLR users.
It means that Canon DSLR users, like those who own the Canon 7D or the newly announced Canon EOS 600D will be able to shoot a movie with their camera and make it look like its been processed by Technicolor, giving it a professional look and feel as if it had been shot for the movies.
“Having shot a theatrical feature using Canon’s EOS DSLR’s (1-D Mark IV, 5D Mark II and the 7D),” states Tom Stern, a professional cinematographer who has worked with the likes of Clint Eastwood. “I am very supportive of Technicolor and Canon working together to develop the ‘CineStyle’ profile.  This can only help to serve greater utility of the EOS DSLR’s in production cinematography.  I applaud this effort.”
“Technicolor has closely followed the adoption of Canon EOS DSLR cameras into the ranks of professional productions,” stated Technicolor’s chief marketing officer, Ahmad Ouri.  “We remain committed to cinematographers as they adopt new tools and techniques, and, based on the requests we’ve received from many of our creative clients, we have worked with Canon to provide a stable path, originating with these cameras and flowing effortlessly into our post pipeline.”
Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications Group, for Canon USA added: “We are excited about Technicolor’s development of their new CineStyle for Canon EOS DSLR cameras, giving post-production professionals image files with much greater latitude  and versatility when colour grading EOS footage.”
And they would be right, last year House used the Season 6 finale shows what DSLR movie-mode can do shooting the final episode on Canon cameras rather than more professional rigs.
More details are expected at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2011 in Las Vegas next week.

Microsoft and Toyota to bring Cloud telematics to the car..

Microsoft and Toyota have announced they will partner together to allow Toyota to build a global cloud platform that will update in car telematics in Toyota hybrids and plug-in vehicles, starting in 2012.
“As the car increasingly becomes the ultimate mobile device for consumers, telematics technologies can allow drivers to start their cars remotely, turn on their AC from a cell phone, check systems within the car and much more,” say the companies in a statement.
The two companies aim to help develop and deploy telematics applications on the Windows Azure platform, which includes Windows Azure and Microsoft SQL Azure.

Toyota is already conducting trials in Japan of its Toyota Smart Center pilot program, which plans to link people, automobiles and homes for integrated control of energy consumption. It believes that, as electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles become more popular, such systems will rely more on telematics services for achieving efficient energy management. Microsoft perhaps seeing this trend also, clearly hopes to jump on the next technological wave as it happens.
Toyota’s goal is to establish a complete global cloud platform by 2015 that will provide affordable and advanced telematics services to Toyota automotive customers around the world, it says.

Microsoft launch an update for Office for Mac 2011 next week..

Microsoft will launch an update for Office for Mac 2011 next week the company has confirmed.
The new SP1 update will provide increased stability, security, and some new features to the suite – including improved Outlook syncing support – as well as some performance enhancements.
The new update will also finally allow Mac users to sync their Outlook calendar as well as contacts, notes and tasks with any service or device that supports Sync Services, including your iPhone and iPad.

Microsoft say this has been one of our top feature requests. The update will also enable calendar syncing between Outlook for Mac and Apple’s Sync Services.
However MobileMe will no longer sync with MacOS Sync Services as of May 5th. As a result, Outlook 2011 SP1 calendars that sync with Sync Services on the Mac, will NOT be synced with MobileMe calendars.
So what does this mean? If you sync your iPhone or iPad calendars with Sync Services (ie via iTunes over a cable), your mobile device calendars WILL be synced with Outlook 2011 SP1. If you sync your iPhone or iPad calendars with MobileMe, they will NOT be synced to your Outlook 2011 SP1 calendar, because of the broken link between MobileMe and Sync Services. Hopefully Apple’s changes will not impact very many of you.

Zebronics Zeb-NC3000 Premium Laptop Cooling Pad Launched..

Top Notch Infotronix, makers of products and accessories for Computers, Consumer Electronics and Communication under the brand ‘ZEBRONICS’ has expanded its product range of notebook accessories with announcing the launch of, “Zeb-NC3000 Premium Laptop Cooling Pad, a cool recliner for notebook computers.
The Zebronics Zeb-NC3000 is designed for functionality and portability, it has retractable USB cord which enables users to slow it away neatly and it doesn’t require any other cables or power adapters, it is angled for maximum comfort to the users and also provides clearance for the wide-sweep. It boast a 80-mm fan that creates a airflow volume of nearly 19 cubic-ft per minute at 2000 RPM speed. This cooling pad from Zebronics is must accessory for your notebook, it decrease its temperature, and increases its overall life. It is perfect for notebook sizes ranging from 8-inches to 15-inches. Zebronics claimed that this cooling pad is made with premium-grade plastic material with a soft-touch feel, which makes it a perfect for everyone and even it is available in two colours choices – matt black and electric red.

The Zebronics Zeb-NC3000A Premium Cooling Pad is now available at Price Rs. 950/- from all computer accessories and electronics stores across India.

Kingmax UI-01 USB 2.0 Flash Drive Launched..

Available in 4GB and 8GB storage capacities, The Kingmax UI-01 USB Flash drive made with quality rubber with attractive colours. The flash drive ‘s rubber body prevents it against and data lose or damage from spill, dust and shock  The flash drive is patented with  Kingmax COB (Chip-on-Board) technology – PIPTM, this rugged flash drive probably your next flash drive due to its unique looks.
Kingmax UI-01 Flash drive is crafted with image of “a tropical resort” to give it a natural look, it displays a soft white sandy beach upon its white rubber exterior. The rubber grip brings better grip control to plugging and unplugging of the device easily. The Kingmax UI-01 features a key chain or lanyard for portability to prevent it from accidental loss. The Kingmax UI-01 has 35x17x9mm dimensions and just 4g weight. The new Kingmax USB Flash drive will be available in two colors including glamorous crimson hibiscus and the navy-blue starfish. It’ll carry lifetime warranty, and price details didn’t revealed by the company yet.

Canon EOS 600D DSLR Camera Coming Soon in India..

Canon has done it again! and again it has come up with an all new  Canon 600D Basically it is completely based on its previous model of Canon 550D.

Taking into consideration the shape and the button configuration is all same as the Canon 550D, The only real difference is the display button which has migrated just above the mode dial, replacing the sensor that flicked the LCD display on and off underneath the viewfinder.
The Canon 600D may not be seen with many differences from the Canon 550D but yet it marks it  presence  significantly, the 18MP camera lens, four way keys, HD recording etc .. But yet it has been embedded with small features which gives the camera an even better and  more complete experience to use. It has the snippet recording of 4,6,8 secs which can be used to take photographs of some  proper angle as we see in stop motion videos.

The  camera settings  of  black-and-white, fish-eye, toy camera, miniature are all given the better effect as we could surely see. Canon 600D DSLR camera would be price at Approx Rs. 50000, official Price Details are not available yet, lets wait when it’ll officially out in India. According to the reports, it’ll be available in India by May 2011.

HCL ME 1014, ME 1015 Laptops and Infiniti M A365 Pro Desktop Unveiled

HCL ME 1014

India’s leading Hardware Peripherals, Notebooks and Desktop PCs maker, HCL Infosystems has announced the launch of their three new products. Two of them are laptops and one of them is desktop. These products are- HTC ME 1014 and HCL ME 1015, and Desktop Series- HCL Infiniti M A365 Pro. All new HCL PCs boasts latest hardware and technologies. The newly launch HCL laptops and desktop are powered by latest 2nd generation Intel CoreT Processors, all these HCL products are also available with Quad-Core processors.

“HCL Infosystems has a strong heritage in computing business and always pioneered the latest technology for the Indian consumers. We have always believed in the power of emerging technology and therefore, we have associated our products category with 2nd generation Intel® CoreT processor, providing a better experience to our customers. Our new range of computing devices are designed to suit Indian conditions, building upon months of R&D and engineering efforts,” said Mr. Rothin Bhattacharyya, Executive Vice President, HCL Infosystems.
The new HCL computing devices boasts Multi-touch Gesture Touchpad for laptops and HCL Desktop Management Software (HDMS for desktops), and one touch in-built customer service button with HCL Touch. HCL ME 1014 is equipped with 14-inch LED-backlit display, 640 GB Hard Disk Drive and 8 GB DDR3 RAM. It features 1.3 megapixel webcam and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity. On the other hand, HCL ME 1015 is equipped with 15.6-inch HD LED-backlit display with 16:9 aspect ratio. Other features remains same as ME 1014, only features that sets ME 1015 is that it has additional feature of WLAN.These laptops boasts HCL’s unique features includes :

•     SPLIT ME - Automatically splits heavy files for easy mailing
•     LOCK ME - secures external ports from unauthorized usage
•     Secure ME - prevents other users from accessing particular software
•     Erase ME - Disallows retrievals of erased sensitive files
•     Encrypt ME - prevents tampering of data when it is in transit

HCL Infiniti M A365

HCL ME 1015

HCL Infiniti M A365 Pro Desktop is equipped with 18.5-inch widescreen display and packed in a micro-ATX cabinet. It supports upto 2 TB of HDD and upto 16GB DDR3 RAM. It also comes with a 3-button optical mouse and a DVD Writer. Other features includes:

    Folder & File Lock Security: A software lock that will LOCK User specific files & folders.
    HCL Device Lock: To prevent theft of data, USB ports can be enabled /disabled and also denies access to Floppy Drives, Optical Disk Drives and Hard Disk, Logical Drives.
    HCL Application Lock: To prevent unwanted usage, Internet & other Applications can be blocked.
    Asset Management: Helps in monitoring the health of desktop and alerts to the IT administrator through e-mail and pop-ups.

HCL announced that these products are available and can be avail by sending sms to 56161- “HCL Desktop” for desktop series and “ME” for laptop series.
Desktops- HCL Desktop Management Software (HDMS). All of these two laptops and one Desktop PC pre-installed Windows 7 Professional Operating System.

“HCL Infosystems and Intel has a long-standing relationship and it gives us immense satisfaction in congratulating them on the launch of their new systems based on the latest 2nd Generation Intel® CoreT processor family. We commend HCL’s contribution in introducing pioneering and smart technologies in the country and we are confident that the new HCL devices, powered by the new 2nd Generation Intel Corei3 and Intel Corei5 processor will deliver a visibly smart computing experience to users.” said R. Ravichandran, Director of Sales, Intel South Asia.