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Once again, Apricot is in the business, making ultra-portable netbooks. Named, the Apricot PicoBook Pro, is now available in the market, weighs only 1Kg and has an 8.9in display, with the standard mini-laptop configuration of 1GB memory, Linux or Windows XP Home edition and a low-power processor, in this case a VIA Technologies 1.2GHz C-7M.

Its battery life is upgraded to four hours, a good one for a netbook, PicoBook Pro still manages to have a boastfully sized keyboard in spite of being smaller than previous models with 10in displays.

It has a 60GB hard drive, 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional support for WiMax, with prices starting at £279 for the Linux-based model. This new device looks similar to Maxdata’s Belinea s.book 1, launched earlier this year, which had a smaller display ascribable to a detachable Bluetooth handset for VoIP calls sitting next to the screen.

Removable data storage firm Imation is applying RFID tags embedded into backup tape cartridges to help business firm go after the motion of each unit from the data centre in transit and in the vault.

The new DataGuard rf Tape Tracking System is being demoed at the Storage Expo show presently afoot in London. A lot of companies store tape backups for security and management intents, and there is always the risk that these backups will be turned a loss or stolen in transit or at the archive storage installation, disclosing organizations to the risk of data falling out . By embedding RFID tags into each cartridge and incorporating this into the serial number management system, these units can be more well keyed out and trailed.

Worldwide PC shipments to fulfill expectations on the past fiscal quarter.The analyst firm, which tracks shipments every year, disclosed that, although sales raised up by about 16 per cent, this was somewhat less than had been anticipated.

When low-cost and equipment of PCs arrived it helped advance total sales, but still it is disappointing. Though Europe, Middle East and Africa presented strong results, and US and Japan had continued to be consistent, the results were affected by tepid growth in rising domains.

The proliferation of affordable portable PCs coincided absolutely with commercialize conditions. As more affordable models move into the fray, a new pecking order may come out amidst vendors as the market leans toward notebooks with ever-declining ordinary selling prices.

It is still unpredictable on how much mounting economic pressures will stifle PC market growth over the next year. However, the analyst is not convinced that this growth will continue.

Flash Player 10, released by Adobe, aimed to deliver interactive content and browser-based applications just a day after Microsoft updated its rival Silverlight platform.

It adds 3D transformation, animation potentialities, and supports acceleration of some graphics functions using a computer’s graphics adapter chip, or GPU.

The 3D support provides simple 3D effects, enabling a design to be created in 2D, translated and animated in a 3D space. In Design used by Adobe adds a new text engine capable of flowing text across columns, around images and blending different fonts. It makes the user in control over typography.

Other improvements include new APIs for sound which can generate audio, and is useful in content such as games. This is already installed on over 90 % of internet-connected desktop computers. Compared to around 25% for Microsoft’s rival Silverlight. Both technologies are cross-platform, running on Windows, Linux and Mac systems.

Intel has agreed to assume networking specialist NetEffect for $8m. The agreement will grant Intel full dominance over the assets and intellectual property rights of NetEffect, which specializes in adaptors for networking systems.

NetEffect’s products enable servers to link with 1Gb and 10Gb Ethernet connections. The company also produces iWARP, an Ethernet system designed as an alternative to Infiniband networks.

The company will keep all of its staff and continue to operate out of its Texas headquarters. They plan to use the acquisition to kickstart a line of network interface cards for servers and cluster systems.

NetEffect’s will be the data communications solution provider and its technology will enhance Intel’s current Ethernet efforts.

The merging of Intel and NetEffect technology will allow Intel to deal the clients’ most significant 10Gb Ethernet needs, including server virtualisation, convergence of network and storage traffic, and server compute clusters.

Motorola handsets are not much for picture taking, most of them are carried on with the sale because of the packaging that was made or the design. However, now, Motorola is taking a leap up by collaborating with one of the finest in digital photography — Kodak. It’s just like how Ericsson phones collaborated with Sony that’s why they came up with Sony Ericsson, right? Enter Motozine ZN5 which is packed with 5 mega pixel with auto focus and a xenon flash. Now, since the camera pixel is so good, you might have an interest to take more pictures but you don’t have to worry because it has a capacity of up to 4GB of external or expandable memory. It also has a wireless connection that you can use or Wi-fi and Bluetooth for files transfer. Nice phone coming from Motorola since the design is pretty sleek and has a printed keypad that is in line with the phone;s surface meaning it’s not embossed outside the lining plus its lcd is much cooler as well.

Who says that the term “glamorous” cannot be associated with anything else? Now, Project Runway Season IV winner Christian Siriano will show you that fashion can eat cellphones as well as he has designed a phone exclusively from sprint called the LG Lotus.

LG Lotus is a compact mobile phone that looks like a make up kit for a moment when you look at it especially its purple edition while the black one looks a lot like a mini laptop. It’s a clam phone that has a full qwerty keypad allowing you to surf the internet and do instant messaging with your friends while on the go. And the rest of the  features include stereo Bluetooth, memory card slot, and an external display with music controls as well.

The capacity of the phone when it comes to memory is spectacular as it has an internal memory of 80 GB and the expandable memory  card slot supports up to 12 GB. well, if that’s not enough for your video capturing that can last up to one hour and taking pictures, i don’t know what is. and lastly, yes, it is also 3g with 2 megapixel camera quality.

Apple Inc. is putting on sale unlocked iPhone 3G in Hong Kong, allowing people to use it with any mobile phone carrier. Phone 3G purchased at the Apple online store can be activated with any wireless carrier. The move is a shift from Apple’s previous strategy of tying-up the phone exclusively to a single mobile operator in each country or territory.
In SE Asia, only Hongkong and Singapore have online Apple stores. A tip from a source close to distributors hinted that an Apple Online Store is in the works to cater to Philippines consumers.

The latest version offers a touch-screen, high speed internet browsing with Third

Generation networks, WiFi, e-mail, GPS and an integrated music and video player.

Offering free shipping. the 8-Gigabyte phone goes

for $5,400 HK dollars ($695)

while the 16-Gigabyte version costs HK$6,200 ($798). In the U.S., Apple sold a million iPhone 3G models in the first weekend after its July 11 launch in 21 countries and territories around the world.

LG Mobile would like to bring touch-screen phones to the mass market so it’s

introducing a cheap full touch screen handset, the LG KP500 at the end of October.

But where’s the catch? Imagine, no WiFi or 3G capability. The 3-inch display (240×400 resolution) can display web pages in EDGE network only. The 3.15 MP Camera (2048×1536 pixels can also show videos but only at 12 fps. It has a built-in accelerometer to allow

switching between vertical and horizontal orientation. The KP500 has a stylus hidden its base, allowing for accurate use of the integrated writing recognition feature.

Aside from the FM-Tuner, 8GB storage via microSD card and Bluetooth there’s not

much added feature to expect from this phone. Well, at least it’s very slim at only

11mm and they come in 4 colors. And that’s it.

But why such a limited touchscreen phone though? I am speculating that LG has a new

fascinating strategy to increase it’s mobile marketshare. And maybe they want the

general mobile user to get used to their Flash UI and finally up sell them later on.

Or at least, people who starve for expensive touch-screen phones but can’t afford

to buy for now. However, if LG is introducing this as the most affordable touch-screen phone never ever offered before, they better cost it below Php15,000 ($318).

The Samsung T220, The company’s newest SyncMaster LCD monitor, may just be its hottest and sexiest looking display and might be the most stylish LCD monitor we’ve seen. From its slick marketing crusades to its emphasis on ravishing

designs, Samsung has become a popular taste among the

style-conscious,

This classy, dashing good looks, upmarket look distinguishes it from the usual flat LCD monitors. Buttons for the on-screen display (OSD) are located at the side and laid out vertically in an accessible manner, compared to below the screen like most LCD panels. At the bottom rear, we found a HDCP-enabled DVI input along with an analog VGA.

In terms of its specs, the Samsung T220 has a rather high dynamic contrast ratio of 20000:1, though the static contrast ratio is a more typical 1000:1. Native resolution is standard for its size, which at 22-inch means you’ll get 1680 x 1050.

At S$499 ($347)  the Samsung SyncMaster T220 is unquestionably not for the budget conscious; there are good deal of LCD displays that have corresponding specifications out there, including additional features like HDMI support, USB ports and integrated speakers. However, it’s kind a difficult to find one that’s as fashionable as the

T220 and for

those seeking a luxurious and deluxe-looking LCD monitor, this Samsung is the solution.