Asus starting talking up the attractive Designo series of LED backlit computer screens back in September of 2009 when the screens were first confirmed for a European launch. Asus is back today with the announcement of some updated Designo LCDs that are turning up first in Australia.
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Archive for March, 2010
Asus unleashes Designo LED monitors in Australia with better specs
Apple App Store arrives on Facebook: downloads, sharing & more
When one of the biggest social networks around gets together with probably the biggest mobile application store to-date, what do you end up with? If you're Facebook and Apple's App Store, then the answer is even more visibility for iPhone, iPod touch and - imminently - iPad software together with the ability to share details of favorite apps with friends.
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Sharkoon unveils black edition of FireGlider gaming mouse
When it comes to gaming mice the things are typically festooned with buttons and lots of features designed to make them perform better for gamers. Sharkoon unveiled a new gaming mouse at CeBIT called the FireGlider.
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3view OTA HD digital TV box packs IPTV, Z-Wave, Opera [Video]
Google might be getting all the STB-related attention with their much-rumored Google TV project, but a far more impressive home media box looks likely to reach the market well ahead of them. 3view is a UK DVR that promises to blend OTA digital TV reception with streaming IPTV, throwing in Opera 10 and even Z-Wave home automation compatibility.
Video demo after the cut
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Samsung Wave S8500 gets Euro 3G certification ahead of April 2010 launch?
While we were over at the GCF scoping out the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus, we also noticed a new listing for a Samsung handset, the GT-S8500. Better known as the Samsung Wave S8500, the Bada based smartphone-for-the-masses has been approved by the GCF with 900/2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA.
Video demo of the Wave S8500 after the cut
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Pre Plus & Pixi Plus face Europe as Palm attempt turnaround
Palm look to be continuing to make good on their promise to turn around company fortunes by leveraging their existing handset line-up, and the next stage in that is a European release of the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus. Spotted crossing the GCF (Global Certification Forum)'s testing as the Palm P101UEU and P121UEU, the two devices are quadband GSM and dualband 900/2100MHz HSDPA.
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iPad clone wraps Android in Apple UI
We've seen iPad-esque tablets coming out of China before now, but this one doesn't stop at form-factor or touchscreen: it even dresses up Android in an iPad skin. Shanzhai don't know the specific manufacturer who made this particular homage, but apparently it runs a 600MHz ARM SoC chipset with a 10-inch touchscreen.
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ASUS 2010 notebook lineup detailed: Core i7, NVIDIA Optimus & Fermi 400-series graphics?
If you're in the mood for a new ASUS laptop, set aside half a day or so to go through the company's upcoming models. Notebook Review forum member - and patient soul - David grabbed ASUS' latest brochure and went to work snipping out photos and spec sheets of what's just around the corner. Many of the laptops have already been announced, or at least have some partial specifications attached, but there are some gems in there too.
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Leica USA: analog cameras less than 5% of sales
With the ease of use and flexibility of digital cameras, how many film-based snappers do you think are still sold? We don't have figures from across the industry, but according to Leica USA president Roger Horn, less than 5-percent of his company's cameras sold in the US are analog. Meanwhile Leica UK's managing director, David Bell, reckons that film cameras account for around 6-percent of the company's M-series.
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PS3 custom firmware promised to bypass “Other OS” v3.21 limitation
After Sony's somewhat bizarre "security" related decision to block Other OS installation on the original PS3 consoles with the next scheduled firmware update, hacker George Hotz - who some believe prompted Sony's move, after he publicly admitted to having hacked the console back in January 2010 - has promised a lifeline for console owners. His advice is to avoid installing the PS3 firmware v3.21 due on April 1st, and instead wait for an alternative flashing app of his own design.
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KDDI Toshiba IS02 (aka TG02) hits Japan in June
It's not just Sharp's new IS01 that's arriving in Japan sometime this year; carrier KDDI has also announced that it will be offering the Toshiba TG02 as the KDDI Toshiba IS02. First launched at Mobile World Congress last month, the IS02 is a Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and 4.1-inch OLED touchscreen; unlike the GSM/UMTS versions demonstrated in Barcelona, however, the KDDI phone will have EVDO Rev.A.
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iPad EULA tips free 3.x & 4.x firmware updates; iPhone OS 3.2 SDK released
Apple have begun to distribute the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK, complete with final (aka "Golden Master") support for the iPad, as well as a number of new iPad-related files on their developer site. The new offerings include a firmware build for the iPad - build 7B367 - and the End User Licence Agreement for Apple's software. Buried into this latter file are apparent details as to how Apple will be managing future iPad software updates, and the good news is that, rather than an iPod touch-like paid model, it seems the tablet should (at least initially) get free firmware boosts.
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