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Toshiba Qosmio G55-802

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Toshiba always like to make its laptops innovative. It designs laptops as high end business and entertainment providers. One such new laptop introduced by it the new Qosmio G55-802. This is the first laptop which is available with CELL design based Co-processor. This cell was jointly developed by companies like Toshiba, Sony and IBM. It comes in a 4-SPE avatar. This processor is named by Toshiba as Quad-Core HD processor. This laptop consists of two processors. The purpose of this cell processor is to manage tasks like hardware HD video decode, transcode etc. where as the other processor is Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. This process works at 2.00GHz speed, it carries out all primary tasks of the laptop.

For enhancing the graphics and improving the performance, this laptop is embedded with an NVDIA GeForce 9600M graphics processor. This processor helps in smooth handling of videos and it helps users in playing games in an exceptional fashion. The memory of this laptop is also huge. It has a 4GB of DDR2 800 standard memory. For supporting the gaming effects an additional Turbo Cache is also embedded in this laptop.

Toshiba Qosmio G55-802 Laptop

This laptop has a mass storage capability; its hard drive is of 500GB. This is divided into two parts. One 250 GB hard drive has 5400rpm and other hard drive of 250GB having a rotation of 5400rpm. This laptop features a special DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) Label Flash drive.

For enhancing the performance the laptop is provided with a wireless internet connection, this laptop uses a 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN. This LAN is powerful and helps users in connection to the internet within less time. It has a network controller embedded into it, the bandwidth and the performance of the network is easily managed by this laptop. Though this laptop sounds to be bulky with a weight of 5.4kgs, the design of it makes fit any corner of the room. People do not find any difficulty in carrying it from one location to another location. This laptop has a stylish matte design which gathers good attraction. The chassis of this laptop is rugged. People can also connect their mobile phones directly with this laptop using their blue tooth technology. This laptop is embedded with Bluetooth V2.1 EDR. This allows users to operate the laptop using their mobile.

Toshiba Qosmio G55-802 Laptop

This laptop has an integrated webcam and microphone. This allows users to connect to the internet and enjoy video and audio conferences with friends and family. For security this laptop is provided with ah HDD cover. This allows laptops hard disk to be free from damage.

This laptop works with a 64 bit operating system. Hence it comes with a default Genuine Windows Vista edition. Its screen uses TruBrite TFT active matrix LCD. This screen allows users to work on this notebook for long durations and under extreme dark conditions, its lithium battery has a long battery backup. This laptop has a price range of $1500, and comes in Vibe color. Users can go for this laptop, as they will be enjoying extreme multimedia and graphic effects.

LG Chocolate BL40 Review

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LG-New-Chocolate-BL40_Image3-300x212The key feature of the BL40 is the 21:9 aspect ratio screen that measures 4″. This makes the phone longer than your average phone, yet after seeing the phone and holding it, it isn’t as long as expected and the dimensions work well. The phone is quite thin measuring just 10.9mm while the width of the phone is 51mm and length 128mm. The screen is covered in tempered glass to give it a nice sleek look.

The phone is capable of speeds up to 7.2Mbps and functions on GSM and HSDPA networks. The BL40 has a 1000mAh battery that allows about 5 hours of calls to be made on a 3G network with up to 360 hours of standby time.

Back to the screen for a moment we see that due to the wide aspect ratio it can display 345 x 800 pixels and thanks to the wide screen it allows the messaging and task sections of the phone to use a split screen set-up like you would see in Outlook for example. On the left you can see messages as they come in while on the right you can see the text of the message that is currently selected. Also it allows for films to be watched in their full width. The screen is a capacitive touch screen that does allow multi touch. The web browser is also fantastic as it allows for full width web browsing by default.

The camera on the device is 5 mega pixels and although it obviously isn’t a DSLR in terms of quality you can still capture some fairly decent images on to it. A rather cool panoramic option is included with the BL40 chocolate that allows you to just move the phone around and the camera automatically stitches the images together. When a review sample of the phone comes I’ll make a video to better describe how that feature works. Needless to say, it is quite cool for capturing wide panoramic images. The BL40 also has a built in photo editor that allows features such as morphing images as well as blowing in to the mic which frosts over the image letting you wipe out the steam with your finger on the screen.

Back to connectivity the phone uses wireless LAN at b/g speeds and bluetooth connectivity is also included.

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The LG BL40 uses the S-Class operating system that was first seen on the LG Arena we reviewed a while back. A few enhancements have been made to work with the wide screen such as what looks to be a new web browser, new messaging system and more customisable menu’s. From what I saw it functioned quite well and was responsive to touch. A gesture system is also included that allows you to draw on the screen certain shapes to activate certain features on the phone.

Overall I am more impressed than I expected to be. Before seeing the phone it seemed odd due to the size of it, but after having a play with the phone it works very well, fits in your pocket comfortably and is spot on in design.

A full review will be done when we get our hands on a review unit. Also some pictures will be uploaded of the event as soon as I can connect up my camera to upload them.

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Sony VAIO VGN-P50 Reviews

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sony-vaio-vgn-p50The Ultra-compact laptop for the beginner has a screen has 8-inch LCD with ultra-wide processor 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD, and Intel chipset US15W. Other features of this laptop is a USB 2.0 slot, connect IEEE 802.11 b / g / n wireless LAN, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, multi-card reader and the battery resistance to 4 hours. Sony VAIO VGN-P50 will be marketed with a price of 85,000 Yen or about $ 890.

Nokia N97 First Review

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Nokia N97 the latest outcome from the Nokia Company has already created a wave in the gadgets lovers. As the first look at the Nokia N97 tells us it is an impressive device. Nokia N Series mobiles are  always a step ahead from the normal mobile phones by them. This is the second from Nokia to support touch screen facility. Main features of Nokia N97 Mobile are

  • 3.5″ Touch Screen
  • 5 MP Camera
  • Slide-out Full QWERTY Keyboard

The touchscreen isn’t all. The phone also comes with an inbuilt GPS, and a magnetic compass for a wonderful navigation experience along with Nokia Maps, which comes preloaded with data on Indian Cities. Also included is a proximity sensor which turns off the touchscreen when you are making a call, and an accelerometer for auto-rotation of the screen. Storage comes in the form of 32GB memory which can be expanded by up to 16GB, yes, that’s 48GB on a mobile! Enough for the phone to run out of digits to show how many pictures can be taken. WiFi support enables a faster internet experience and lower costs when at home. A TV-Out feature is also present.

Review : Samsung Memoir T929

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Samsung Memoir (T929) is a mobile phone which is hybrid  of a fully-fledged digital camera and a touchscreen mobile phone.The 8-megapixel mobile phone made available in US by T-Mobile is popular more for its camera than the actual base function. Memoir is also loaded with premium multimedia features which placing it among the highest quality imaging phones available in the U.S.

The 125 g mobile phone uses TFT touchscreen for display having size of  240 x 400 pixel (3.0 in).Memoir uses virtual QWERTY keyboard for display.The dimensions of Samsung Memoir mobile phone are 4.17” x 2.11” x 0.55”.

The camera has Xenon flash that promises to deliver much better quality in low-light conditions.The downside is that it consumes a bit more battary.The 16x digital zoom in Memoir is really helpful for taking picture of distant subjects smoothly.The mobile handset also has a front-facing webcam for 3G video calling on 3G network.It can record MPEG4 / 3GPP / H.263 / H.264.

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The Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface touchscreen coupled with high-speed 3G network by TMobile  enables the taken photos to be uploaded directly to image sharing websites such like Flickr, Photobucket, Snapfish or Kodak gallery in a fast an easy manner.But Wi-Fi functionality is missing which is a cause of disappointment if you are unhappy over 3G network performance and coverage by T-Mobile.

The Memoir features stereo Bluetooth technology, speakerphone and voice-activated dialing for hands-free use.
Staying connected while on the move is quick and easy with QWERTY keypad and various messaging capabilities like text,multimedia,instant messaging and e-mail, make staying connected quick and easy while on the go.

The sleek looking Memoir is very popular for its camera abilities.

The mobile also has the advantage of a GPS navigation system which can be used for locating the directions and whereabouts of your favorite destination during vacations as well.The Assisted GPS navigation helps in turn-by-turn directions.Internet utilities include a full HTML browser

Samsung Memoir comes with inbuilt 80MB memory that can be increased with microSD cards up to 16GB.The handset uses standard Li-Ion battary which gives 5.5 hours talk time and 12.5 days standby time on full recharge.

The cost of mobile in USA is $250 and has been made available by T-Mobile.

Review : Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Wireless Headset

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Samsung’s WEP200 Bluetooth headset is a cell’s second self that despite its weight of 0.3 ounces offers 4 hours of talk time. Bit is it all? What are another advantages and options of the headset?

Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Wireless Headset ReviewFirst of all it offers Bluetooth Class 2 wireless connection to any device supporting Bluetooth that can be even 30 feet away. It can work together with Bluetooth Handsfree and Headset profiles. The battery of the device provides 4 hours of talks or 70 hours of standby.

As far as device voice commands are concerned they are too diverse here. The omni-directional microphone picks up one’s voice while gadget supports voice dialing. Moreover one can use microphone mute function. If it is needed one can use the multi-functional buttons that provide the control of lots of functions such as answering, ending calls, call rejecting, holding and waiting and all that jazz.
Samsung WEP200 Bluetooth Wireless Headset includes travel charger, headset hooks, charging case and user manual.

Many customers are satisfied with the gadget sound. They say it is rather loud so that you won’t need to press it with your finger to the ear. Moreover the person you deal with hears you well. Others complain that it is too tiny that sometimes it gets lost in the pocket.

Features:

• Lightweight Bluetooth communication headset in black fits in either ear, offers Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity

• Omni-directional microphone that clearly picks up your voice

• Multi-function button to controls various functions including answering and ending calls

• Includes travel charger and charging case

• Up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 70 hours of standby time

Nikon D5000 DSLR with Vari-angle LCD monitor unveiled

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Nikon D5000 DSLR Nikon announces the inclusion of the new D5000 to its family of quality DX-format digital SLRs. This new DSLR is simple to operate and comes with a set of robust features. It can be conveniently used by entry-level users and the ones looking out to upgrade their cameras.

Sporting a 2.7 inch Vari-angle LCD monitor with 230,000-dot resolution, the monitor ensures 100 percent scene coverage in Live View, accurate image review while you rotate or tilt it according to your convenience.

With the image quality similar to the D90, the D5000 features a 12.3 effective megapixel CMOS sensor, Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED image processing system, compatibility with various NIKKOR lenses. This images offer a smooth tonal gradation, outstanding color reproduction and low noise across a wide ISO sensitivity range. EXPEED also provides Nikon’s original Scene Recognition System with Face Detection and Active D-Lighting.

The D5000 shoots about 4 frames per second, advanced 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 11-point selectable autofocus and four Live View AF modes. It also comes with a Quiet Shooting mode that minimizes mirror cycling noise.

The camera lets you shoot Motion JPEG movie clips in different formats at a smooth 24 frames per second with its D-Movie function. It also provides high-quality playback on HDTVs at 1,280 x 720 pixels. You can also shoot at 640 x 424 standard computer monitors and at 320 x 216 pixels to upload images on the photo sharing websites. It uses a 420-pixel RGB sensor to analyze color and illumination over the entire scene milliseconds.

With Nikon’s Active D-Lighting function, the Nikon D5000 improves details in the shadows and highlights of high-contrast scenes. The DSLR comes integrated with 11-point autofocus driven by Nikon’s Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus module for faster and precise focus over a wide area of the frame.

The Nikon Integrated Dust Reduction System minimizes the generation and accumulation of dust as well as removes the dust. One of its notable features is the Airflow Control System that directs the dust away from the image sensor.

It also bundles up 19 automatic Scene Modes, in-camera editing functions, Live View mode, Scene Recognition System, Nikon’s ViewNX image browsing and editing software, Direct HDTV connectivity through built-in HDMI connector, a durable shutter unit tested to 100,000 cycles, long-lasting rechargeable Li-ion Battery and offers compatibility with several optional devices like the ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control, GPS Unit GP-1 and Remote Cord MC-DC2.

The pricing and availability details are still under wraps.

Nokia 5630 Xpressmusic Mobile Phone Review

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Do you like listening to your music everywhere you go? Are you an Internet junkie who can’t be able to keep away from the Internet wherever you are? And do you like taking photos that are crystal clear with a high resolution camera phone? Then the new Nokia 5630 Xpressmusic phone is the one for you.

The phone comes in a sleek, stylishly slim fit that is simply superb to handle and to be seen with. Also, you can open yourself up to a world of limitless music with this phone. While traveling or at home, wherever you are, see something nice or memorable and immediately snap it with the Nokia 5630’s supreme quality camera that will ensure you never lose those moments.

So, what are the features of the Nokia 5630 that make it so attractive? The phone is slim and sleek, which is pretty trendy these days. Coming in at a mere 83 grams and 12 mm thick, this is the phone to own if you are looking for that slim mobile partner.

The phone has a 2.2 inch screen size, so you can view your texts and read internet documents quite comfortably. The phone also uses matrix technology to illuminate its display and to give a 3D image to ensure that you never have viewing problems with this particular phone.

The phone also comes with a numeric keypad and dedicated keys for your music and camera, making it easy to quickly access your music or take snaps of rare moments before they pass. The Nokia 5630 also has voice commands, including profile activation and toggle Bluetooth connection. The phone comes in fashionable colors that give it a sexy look black or red. These colors are themselves accentuated by red, blue or chrome.

The Nokia 5630 comes with a micro USB connector cable and a 3.5mm headphone plug. The headphones are available in stereo. The phone has 128 MB internal memory and comes with a 4 GB memory card that is expandable to 16 GB. This is a lot of music and pictures/videos!!!

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The Nokia 5630 also comes with Bluetooth connectivity, and ability to print through direct portable printers. It also has text-to-speech message readers and audio messaging. In addition, you can browse and also chat, since the phone has JavaScript.

You can always be assured of picture and video quality through its 3.2 mega pixel camera. It also has FM radio and you can personalize wallpapers and ring tones, etc.

Safari 4 Beta Review

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Apple has released the beta version of Safari 4 browser. The new browser has lots of improvements over the previous one including a new design. Apple’s Safari is the first and only web browser to pass Acid 3. Acid 3 tests a browser’s ability to fully render pages using the web standards used to build dynamic, next-generation websites, including CSS, JavaScript, XML, and SVG. Safari 4 introduces the Nitro JavaScript engine, an advanced bytecode JavaScript engine that makes web browsing even faster.

Safari 4 beta has totally new interface with new tab management and the tabs have been moved to the top of the browser similar to Google’s Chrome. When you open a new tab, you can view speed dial links or also called as top sites as thumbnails which are configurable. It provides a highly visual way to sweep through your sites and bookmarks in the form of Cover Flow. Cover Flow displays your bookmarks and history as large graphical previews, so you can pick out a website instantly. Searching the history is also much easier with previews of websites opened avaiable. You can zoom in web pages easily with the toolbar which can be enabled from the toolbar menu. The bookmarks bar has also been revamped and thumbnails are available for bookmarks menu as well.

In the navigation side, there are new features and improvements. Tabs can be rearranged, opened in new window and also be merged into one window. Safari allows you to organize tabs by dragging and dropping. Movable tabs give you the power to organize your sites exactly the way you want. If you close any tab by accident, then you can recover it by choosing Reopen Last Closed Window from the History menu.

Safari 4 beta also has built-in spell checking and built-in grammar checking. It also feature private browsing. When opening websites, we could not find any considerable speed in the load time when compared to Firefox or IE8.

Overall Safari 4 Beta has lots of features and a fresh new look. The improvements are really worth trying and Safari 4 works even on Windows 7.

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Deep inside the Windows 7 Public Beta

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Last week’s CES saw the announcement of the much anticipated public beta of Windows 7, with 2.5 million license keys promised to beta testers on Friday. Friday arrived, and as is now well-known, Microsoft’s servers melted under the load. The key generation is now more or less working, and the 2.5 million limit has been scrapped, so it’s time to take a look at what’s on offer.

The first public sightings of Windows 7 were at Microsoft’s PDC developer conference in October last year. The lead-up to PDC was unusually secretive, with Redmond giving little away about what Windows 7 would actually contain when it shipped, in contrast to the extremely public lead-up to Windows Vista’s release. The covers came off at PDC, with the star of the show being Windows 7′s new taskbar. Unfortunately, the build that was given out to PDC attendees lacked the new taskbar, so the one feature we all wanted to play with wasn’t actually available. The public beta, build number 7000, finally gives us the new shiny taskbar. If all goes well, this will be the only beta Windows 7 gets; a Release Candidate should land some time around April, going RTM in July, and hitting retail two to three months later.

Windows Vista made a lot of changes to the driver model and the display layer, and took a much harder line on security, which was all very necessary work, but which caused a lot of teething trouble in its early days. Windows 7 doesn’t undo any of that work; it does, however, build upon it to make using the OS simpler and more refined. The major focus with Windows 7 is how the user interacts with the machine, and so the major work in Windows 7 is to the user interface. Therefore I’ll focus mainly on the new interface elements in this brief look. For those more interested in the system administrative perspective, our PDC Coverage would be a good place to start.

The taskbar

The taskbar is probably the defining feature of the Windows user interface. The introduction of the taskbar and Start Menu with Windows 95 was something of a landmark; it was the taskbar more than any other aspect of the Windows 95 UI that made Windows 95 feel modern, leaving Windows 3.11 far behind. While the Start Menu has undergone radical improvements (culminating in Vista’s searchable Start Menu, which I can’t live without), the taskbar has changed little since its introduction. Minor refinements have been made over the years—the IE4 shell update added the ability to dock special toolbars to the taskbar (most notably the Quick Launch icons), Windows XP added stacking to allow multiple buttons to collapse if the taskbar became too full, and Vista added thumbnails when hovering the mouse—but the basic mechanics of switching between running tasks have remained unaltered.

The new taskbar

The new taskbar

Fire up Windows 7 for the first time and the taskbar is pretty much what we saw back in October. No more Quick Launch toolbar, no more button text, just a set of large icons. An icon on the taskbar doesn’t necessarily mean that a program is running; programs can be pinned to the taskbar so that their icon is persistent. Clicking the icon starts the program (if it’s not running) or switches to it (if it is). If a program has multiple windows, clicking the icon shows a list of thumbnails; clicking the thumbnail switches window.

The new taskbar with multiple windows

The new taskbar with multiple windows

Once you get too many windows, you just get a list instead of thumbnails

Once you get too many windows, you just get a list instead of thumbnails

Though the appearance is quite unlike any previous taskbar, and is liable to cause some consternation among those resistant to change, the basic operation of the taskbar is much the same as it has been in XP. In this regard, the biggest behavioral change is the conflation of running and non-running programs.

Personally, I like this. Whether a program is currently running or not is, to me, a minor detail, and so the mechanism I use to switch to an application should be the same regardless of whether the application is currently running. Forcing me to do one thing (Quick Launch or Start Menu) when the application isn’t running, and a second (taskbar) when it is strikes me as unnecessary. With Windows 7, the same approach can be used in both situations; just click the icon.
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The new taskbarThere are small visual cues to indicate the state of each application; IE (left-most) isn’t running, so has no box around the icon. Media Player (second from left) has a single window, so gets a single box. Chrome (third from left) and Explorer (fourth from left) have multiple windows, so they get a kind of stacked box.

The rather vociferous supporters of a certain Cupertino-based company will probably say that this aspect of the new taskbar (in conjunction with its large icons) shows that Microsoft has simply copied Apple. That may be so, but I’m not sure why anyone should care. The new taskbar works better than the old one, and that alone justifies the decisions Microsoft has taken.