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Archive for September, 2008

Toshiba joins the Netbook race.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 22nd September 2008

The NB100 is Toshiba’s offer to the mini notebook market. The netbook’s features are similar to those of the competition, the exception being the inclusion of a 120GB hard drive in place of a solid state drive.

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Browse the web offline!

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 21st September 2008

In this era of permanent Internet connection, the usefulness of a software that allows you to copy a website for offline browsing can be easily questioned.

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A low cost mini notebook from China.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 20th September 2008

HiVision has launched its NB700 sub $100 mini notebook PC featuring a VIA 1.6 Ghz processor, a 7 inch LCD display, wireless connection, a card reader and  a 30 GB hard drive. The computer ships with Linux.

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FreeCommander.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 19th September 2008

The freeware is an easy-to-use alternative to windows explorer and helps you with your daily file management work. The utility can also be run from a removable media, CD or USB-Stick.

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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS and SX10 IS.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 18th September 2008

This is certainly the most anticipated camera replacement since last year. Canon has announced a pair as a replacement to the very popular Canon PowerShot S5 IS. Both cameras feature 28-560mm, 20x zoom lenses with image stabilizer and powerful DIGIC IV processors. It seems the PowerShot SX1 IS will not be available in the US market.

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Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 18th September 2008

Canon has announced the successor to the popular Canon G9 digital camera. The PowerShot G10 features a 14.7 Megapixel sensor and is the first G-series camera to offer wide-angle imaging via a 5x (28mm) zoom with optical Image Stabilizer.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 18th September 2008

Canon has today announced many new cameras. Let’s us start with the Canon 5D Mark II directed at the professional market. The successor to the Canon EOS 5D features a compact body, a new processor, the DIGIC 4, and a new 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor.

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Cheap MP4 players could be a health risk.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 17th September 2008

Shanghai Administration for Industry and Commerce has audited 20 batches of MP4 players and found that 75% of them had a pass rate of 25% only!

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Velocity touch screen mobile phone.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 17th September 2008

Velocity Mobile, a nine month collaboration between, Inventec Corporation, one of the world’s largest notebook computer manufacturers and a team of veteran wireless designers and engineers, has announced the retail availability of its first touch screen phone, the Velocity 103.

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Tata’s all-electric vehicles unveiled.

Posted by F. S. KAMAL on 17th September 2008

Tata Motors, world’s fifth largest commercial auto maker, unveiled plans to introduce the electric version of Indica passenger car, the Indica EV. The car will be introduced in Norway in 2009 and a year later in India.

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