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Samsung X360 could it beat Apple’s MacBook Air?

As fashion models try to squeeze down to a size zero, the computer giants are also joining in the craze, Samsung have announced their new ultra-thin laptop and hopes to push Apple and HP off the top slot of the world thinnest laptops.

It seems everyone is at it, slimming down was hot news with the television manufacturers as well. But Samsung stole the limelight by unveiling the X360 it the IFA in Berlin, the X360 is not to be mistaken for the Lenovo’s X300 range. The Samsung X360 model weighs in at just 1.27kg, which is a lighter than the Apple MacBook Air which weighs in at 1.36kg, plus the X360 has a 13.3 inch screen.

Not only does this mean machine look and feel fantastic, the X360 is reported to have 3 USB ports, a 34mm express card slot, a built-in HDMI connection and VGA output.

If we take a look inside the X360 we find an Intel Centrino 2 processor, 128GB Solid State Drive (SSD), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, 02.11a/b/g/n wireless connectivity and a integrated 1.3 megapixel camera, not forgetting the Ethernet socket and 7-in-1 memory card reader.

Samsung tell us that the X360 is capable of lasting 6-10 hours on a single charge, when we asked when we can get our mitts on one of these, they told us that it’s expected to be from September, unfortunately price was not available, as always we will post this information when we get it.

Source: pocket-lint

SanDisk Extreme III 30MBps SDHC card: perfect for Nikon D90

With the release of the Nikon D90 you need a card that will be up for the job, well SanDisk have the perfect card with the 30MBps SDHC. These cards are able to write 39 6MB frames at 4.5 frames per second without even breaking a sweat.

The older cards were 20MBps so these new ones are up 10MBps. SanDisk Extreme III SDHC 30MB/s Edition cards should be ready for shipping some time in September, here we have the suggested retail price for all sizes of the SD card. Read more

Nokia 6650 flip heading for AT&T

The Nokia N75 was a great phone when it launched in May 2007, but now it seems that the smartphone has now outlived itself. Nokia have now given the phone a much needed update by giving it a sexy brushed steel finish.

Nokia have now branded the phone 6650 in the U.S. and it is making its way to AT&T. The flip phone has been branded the 6550 in Europe. Nokia have packed a host of features into this cell phone, and they hope that this will be enough to persuade us to purchase it. Read more

Nikon DSLR D90 will be available soon

According to Digital Photography review the new Nikon DSLR system has been revealed, also Target.com has temporarily leaked photos of the new D90.

And if you wanted to take a look at Nikon Rumors then you would also find additional information regarding the Spec of the Nikon D90, which is said to take photo’s at 12.3 Megapixels with a standard ISO range of 200-3200 and additional single ISO modes of 100 or 6400. Live-view is supported from a 900,000 pixel 3″ LCD used for the rear display, quite an upgrade in resolution from the 230,000 pixel display of the D80.

The Nikon D90 includes speaker sound for output during video play back and of course can capture video, plus the camera can be adjusted manually or automatically using a 420 pixel RGB matrix sensor.
As for the lens, with the initial started pack you will get a DX 18mm - 105mm f/3.5-5.6G with vibration reduction, AF-S from a silent wave motor, and made with Nikon’s extra-low dispersion glass.

Construction consists of 11 groups and 15 elements including one hybrid aspherical and one aspherical. Minimum focus will be 0.45m and the lens has seven diaphragm blades. There has been no date confirmed when this camera will be available but I am sure we will get to know from Nikon very soon and will keep you posted.

Source: electronista

New Nokia Smartphones: N79 and N85

Nokia has recently announced that they will be releasing their two new Nseries smartphones. One being the N79 and the other will be the N85. The release date is due to be tomorrow.

The N79 is said to be replacing the older version N78. The camera on this phone has been updated from 3.2 mega pixels to an improved 5.0. It uses a dual-LED flash. It is designed as a fashion phone that will have changeable back covers, so the owner can have to their taste. It is in a candy bar style and comes with full 3G, WiFi and GPS features. The 4GB microSD card lets you store more than the previous model. And for someone like me, who likes their music, that is a good thing.

Nokia’s N85 is the better model and is replacing the N81. This camera has also been upgraded to five mega pixels, and includes GPS. It also has an AMOLED 2.6 inch screen, which should provide a better color. It can run about 28 hours of music from just one charge.

This N85, like the previous N81 is thought to be an N-Gage friendly phone. It has an 8GB microSDHC card and also gives the owners an option of upgrading to an impressive 16GB or more later on if wanted. They can access the internet through the WiFi or HSDPA-based 3G, although we’re not aware if it has international support yet.

For more pictures or information on these phones visit Electronista.

Olympus Stylus 1050 SW, 1040 and SP-565 UZ Cameras

When it comes to stylish point and shoot cameras, Olympus have the edge thanks to innovation around the UI. Their new Stylus 1050 SW has a durable design, and is due for release in October for about $300.

This feature packed model can even take a drop from 5-feet (that’s about 1.5-meters), and can still work in temperatures as low as 14 degrees F (which is -10 centigrade), it can also be submerged under water to 10-feet deep or about 3-meters.

It has 10.1-megapixels with 3x Optical Zoom and 5x Digital Zoom Seamless to 15x, and a 2.7-inch display.Olympus’s new feature called Tap Control which is motion-driven, it enables you to tap a couple of times on either of the sides top or back to change the camera’s modes which is a great idea.

This camera designed for everyday life particularly those with kids, and has the usual in-built feature’s like Face Detection which tracks up to 16 faces which is good for portraits and group shots. Perfect Fix In-Camera Editing lets you resize, insert into frames and various other text options.

Digital Image Stabilization and the memory is more versatile in this latest model, it takes Olympus’s standard XD-Picture Card but will also come equipped with an adapter, which will enable microSD memory cards to be used, which is better as they are much cheaper to buy.

View more Digital Camera’s or read more on this post via Engadget

4th Album for Rock Band on Xbox 360: Moving Pictures

MTV Games and Harmonix have revealed the fourth album for Rock Band on the Xbox 360, the latest complete album will be downloadable from the Music Store catalog on August 26 via Xbox Live.

The latest Album is called “Moving Pictures”, and its Rush’s biggest selling album, so Rock Band fans will be able to take on their virtual world tour.

Moving Pictures has sold more than five million copies; it was released in 1981 and is Rush’s eighth studio album. The cost of Moving Pictures will be 880 Microsoft Points ($10.99) or you can buy each track at 160 Microsoft Points ($1.99).

Moving Pictures includes the following master tracks: Vital Signs, Witch Hunt, The Camera Eye, Limelight, YYZ, Red Barchetta and Tom Sawyer.

Moving Pictures is in good company as the fourth full-album DLC release available at the Rock Band Music Store, it follows The Cars’ “The Cars”, Judas Priest’s Screaming For Vengeance, and the Pixies album “Doolittle”.

Rock Band’s popularity is not stopping, and with the next release of Rock Band 2 in September that supports all previously downloaded content. Things will only get better for the game.

Source: Read

Canon 50D: Here are the full specifications

In the last few hours the full specifications of Canon’s 50D were released, but this was apparently a mistake by the China Canon site.

This is what we know about the Canon 50D digital camera as of today. Features include a rugged magnesium alloy bodyFull, 100,000 cycle shutter, 15.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, 920,000 points VGA 3.0-inch LCD monitor, Buffer: 16 RAW - 60 JPG - 10 RAW+JPG, 6.3 fps (high speed) 3fps (low speed), ISO 100-12800, AF Fine Tuning, 35 meter area equipped with high-precision sensors, 9 point af (All Cross Type), 95% viewfinder .97 magnification, Auto Brightness Processing, Dust Reduction, 1.6x crop and DIGIC 4 Read more

A sole email device by Peek, will it be a success?

With most mobile phones having an email function, do you think there is a need for a cheap email gadget that basically just emails? Well we should find out soon as Peek the company behind the email gadget is coming on September 14 to Target stores, although they say it will be available earlier on the web.

Peek (who were formally known as Txtbl) have posted some updates lately and also posted a photo of the gadget, which we have uploaded for you, they also have said that it is going to cost $99.95.

Ok, so we have a email gadget that sends and collects emails, it looks pretty smart in several colour’s, aqua, cherry and grey, slim form, has a full QWERTY keyboard and it worked over the T-Mobile network for $19.95 a month, and it’s said that there is no long-term contract, no mail rebate, no digital camera, no App Store, no MP3 Player, no SMS, no Web browser, no mobile TV just plain and simple email, oh although it does include Yahoo mail, Google Mail, AOL and the like.

Time will tell if Peeks email gadget will be a success, it’s hard to think with all the multi-use gadgets around that someone would want to possibly carry to devices instead of one, ok, it is slightly cheaper but adding the T-Mobile service on top it’s not that cheap, there have been a few one function successes the flip video camera has been one. But with such stiff competition for Peek we can only wish them luck.

Source: alleyinsider

Too Human Cheats and Achievements on Xbox 360

This is Too Human, a video game that was developed for the Xbox 360 by Silicon Knights and is the first in a trilogy of games planned.

Below we have some Too Human cheats and unlockable achievements that will help you in the game, you receive the points once you accomplish the indicated achievement.

In Too Human you play as Baldur (one of the Aesir), this third-person action adventure game has two main features: an AI controlled camera system and a melee combat system that’s controlled by the right analogue stick Read more

Rogers BlackBerry Bold: price x2 of $199 8GB iPhone 3G

The Apple iPhone 3G may be the hottest cellphone right now but then there are many brands out there with phones of equal specifications hoping to take a slice of the iPhone lead.

The BlackBerry Bold is RIM’s aim at getting more consumers on the Blackberry boat, while the previous Blackberry’s have always been aimed at the business user, the Bold does more entertainment than any other Blackberry device Read more

Updates: Samsung i900 Omnia, Celio Redfly and MoGo Dapter

Below is an update with this weeks highlights from eXpansys, they got the best phones now in stock and also some cool new products.

Samsung i900 Omnia in stock - Windows Mobile 6.1 and 8GB storage. The Samsung i900 Omnia has a 3.5-inch touch screen, Bluetooth, WiFi and a 5-mega-pixel digital camera. Add 8GB in-built storage and you have a smartphone that is ideal for music as well! Read more

Snapture 2.0 brings improvements to iPhone 3G cameras

Today, Snapture released an enhanced camera app for the iPhone, which integrates some of the most advanced and interactive features to ever be implemented on a camera phone! Snapture 2.0 brings all the features of an advanced digital camera to the iPhone, and their new QuickView system now allows users to view and delete recent pictures directly on the viewfinder – a feature that cuts the average photo taking session in half Read more

Photosynth: turn you photos into a 3D wonderland

There is no denying that technology is moving faster than ever, it wasn’t that long ago we could only get a snap shot of an image, then came video, digital images and of course photo manipulation software, but nothing quite like this, Photosynth is a new service available from photosynth.com that will certainly change the way anyone see’s and shares there photos.

How do you fancy reliving a vacation or maybe going back and looking at that landmark or historical place you visited? And how about doing it all in a three-dimensional, 360-degree experience? So here is how it works, you take a regular shots from your digital camera, upload them to Synth, take your imagination, creativity and Synth will do the rest creating an entirely new visual medium. If anyone sees your synth you have basically given them your shoes, let them share your experience, this kind of image is impossible to achieve in conventional photo’s or video, the clarity, scope and detail is second to none.

Photosynth anaylzes each photo for similarities to the others, then it amazingly uses this data to build a model of where the photos were taken. It will then create a canvas for you to display your photo by re-creating the environment. It’s like just walking into a 3D dimensional photo or video game of your own experiences.

Source: livelabs

LG Invision with AT&T Mobile TV

Today LG Electronics and AT&T Inc have announced the launch of LG Invision, this gives mobile users the best in video on their cell phones. LG Invision may be the 3rd phone to offer AT&T Mobile TV, but it is also the smallest Mobile TV phone in the United States.

The LG Invision features a size of less than one-half an inch thick, 2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, XM Radio Mobile, 3G, stereo audio support and lets users watch TV programming on a crystal-clear screen.

Programmes include NBC2GO, FOX Mobile, ESPN Mobile TV, CBS Mobile and users also get the ability of Video Share calling. The Invision lets users download music fast thanks to AT&T Mobile Music, which provides access to streaming digital radio, any unrestricted MP3 audio file and Napster To Go.

LG’s Invision will make you feel like you are walking around with a live TV in your pocket.

You can get more information on AT&T’s 3G network packages and Mobile TV packages via the read link below. You can also read other cell phone news here.

Source: Read

Olympus launches FE-360 and FE-370

On Tuesday Olympus launched two new digital cameras in its FE series, both models, the Olympus FE-360 and FE-370 have a 3x and 5x optical zoom and megapixel sensor.

You will find the new FE series cameras will support microSD card format. The two cameras will also sport the usual array of Face Detection Technology, ISO setting up to 1000 and Digital Image Stabilisation.

If you are looking at the FE-360 model you will see it comes with a 2.5” LCD screen in pink, blue and black.

The FE-370 has features that allow you to take a shot that the camera can automatically detect a range of common shooting scenes and then adjust settings accordingly. This model also has 16 distinct faces and will decide on the best shooting parameter, it also has a smile shot function that will detect your subject’s smile. All this comes with a 2.7-inch LCD screen.

You can purchase the new Olympus FE cameras from September for £129.99 for the FE-360, and £179.99 for the FE-370. You have an array of colours to choose between on both models.

Source: Pocket-lint

Samsung i900 Omnia Unboxed: Do you believe it?

This is the Samsung i900 Omnia unboxing video that was released by the Samsung corporate for viral promotion. Now what’s the bet that someone will think this really happens when you unbox the Samsung Omnia.

You can see it now. The buyer opens his or her box, and looks for the red button and cannot find it anywhere, will there be one person that rings Samsung and asks where the red button is?

Unboxing has become an integral part of a product’s launch identity, and now Samsung is using this tradition as a form of promotion, but you got to love the video.

The Samsung Omnia i900 will feature the TouchWiz interface, a 3.2 inch touch-screen, 3G HSPDA, Bluetooth, image stabilizer, 5-megapixel camera with auto-focus, a GPS receiver and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1.

Kids always love to play with the box at Christmas more than the toy, but this is one cool box I would love to have with my Samsung i900. Check out the video below and let us know what you think.

Found via Engadget, after watching the video feel free to view other cellphone news.

Casio launch EX-Z250, EX-Z19, EX-Z300 and EX-Z85

If you are looking for a compact camera that will make you look fantastic every time you have your photo taken, then there is a range just for you which has just been launched by Casio.

All four models will offer a 10-megapixel touting EX-Z300 topping the pile in terms of features and offering.

If you have used Photoshop then you will be used to the cloning tool, the new Casio model has a “Make Up” mode which works in the same way, Smoothing over blemishes and bluring in-camera as the image is taken.

Although Casio believe that they can differentiate our range in the compact market by offering unique features like this, it seems that Samsung have got in there first with there compact camera that has a “Picture Perfect” technology which works in the same way as Casio’s “Make Up” mode.

The Casio has plenty more that just a “Make Up” switch which can by turned off, the EXLIM Zoom EX-Z300 boasts 10.1-megapixels, comes in 3 colour’s sliver, black and gold and has a 3-inch LCD display.

The other models in this range also have great features including, EXILIM Card EX-Z19, a 9.3-megapixel model, the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z85, a small 9.1-megapixel digital camera, and the EXILIM Zoom EX-Z250, a 9.1-megapixel digital camera with similar features to the Z300.

Video option is available on all the new EXILIM models, this allows users to record H.264 movies by just one touch.

In September you will see the newer models launched and prices will be £179.99 for the EX-Z100, £229.99 for the EX-Z300, £199.99 for the EX-Z250, £149.99 for the EX-Z85, and £129.99 for the EX-Z19

Source: Pocket-lint

Nokia today introduce 8800 Carbon Arte

Espoo, Finland - Nokia today introduced the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte, a new premium mobile phone that marries the timeless design of the Nokia 8800 Arte range with materials that reflect a new exclusivity based on refinement and authenticity. Engineered from carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is for individuals who appreciate uncompromised high performance Read more

Next Smartphone Battle: RIM BlackBerry Bold and Apple iPhone 3G

Traveling salesmen and business people love the RIM BlackBerry, but now Apple has made their iPhone 3G more loved by the business world, RIM need something new.

Titled the “iPhone 3G Killer”, the new BlackBerry Bold is a smartphone that can be the only phone for some users. They would not entertain any iPhone. The new BlackBerry Bold will aim at more than just a business user, it has been designed for ordinary people, and is Research In Motion’s most ambitious attempt yet.

The BlackBerry Bold has all the trademarks of previous devices, but this phone is also the best entertainment device BlackBerry has ever produced. They have raised their game in response to Apple’s iPhone 3G.

The Telegraph has taken a look at the features of both phones, they have compared Camera and GPS, Email, Look and usability, Web browsing and Multimedia. You can read their full review via the read link below this post.

In summery, they found iPhone 3G better for the consumer thanks to superb multimedia capabilities, but if future firmware updates give Apple’s iPhone the ability to edit documents on the go, it could become the business choice as well.

The BlackBerry Bold looks better than any of its predecessors, and it does more than the iPhone, although its design is still suited to the business user and not the consumer.

Source: Read

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