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Microsoft confirms Zune specifications, includes WiFi downloads

Michelle Ruhfass — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:24:19 +0000

Zune Today Microsoft confirmed specs on its upcoming Zune digital media players. The Seattle based giant will offer a 120GB, 16GB, and 8GB model with the 120GB version being hard-drive based and the smaller 16GB and 8GB being flash-based. The new Zunes will allow users to easily download tunes from Zune Marketplace with the device’s on-board WiFi [...]

New Sanyo Xacti E2 Waterproof video camcorder launched

Michelle Ruhfass — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:45:09 +0000

Sanyo Xacti E2 Although a bit late for summer, Sanyo has introduced its second generation waterproof digital video recorder today, the Xacti E2. The small one-handed recorder can shoot up to 8 megapixel stills and high quality MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video. The waterproof housing protects the E2 up to depths of 5 feet for up to one [...]

Unboxing Sony Ericsson’s W980 Walkman clamshell-styled cell phone

Michelle Ruhfass — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:10:20 +0000

Our friends over at Sony Ericsson have provided us with a device we last saw at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the W980 Walkman. The latest clamshell device in Sony Ericsson’s arsenal is a HSDPA 3G capable handset and fully supports the 2100MHz 3G networks that exist in Europe as well as offering quad-band GSM [...]

eBay intros online green marketplace with WorldofGood.com

Michelle Ruhfass — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:26:25 +0000

WorldofGood.com Online retailer eBay has gone green with WorldofGood.com, an online market for consumers looking for eco-friendly and ethically sourced products. All products, makers, and sellers are verified as trusted providers and will offer shoppers a new option when searching for environmentally friendly products. The new site covers 15 different consumer categories including home and garden, art, [...]

Firmware Alert: BlackBerry OS 4.5 coming to AT&T

Michelle Ruhfass — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:36:20 +0000

AT&T BlackBerry users are looking to get a special treat this month with a new firmware update for their devices. RIM’s BlackBerry OS update 4.5 is set to feature improved web browsing, an enhanced email and music player user interface, which will include HTML email and remote server search amongst many other new features. The update [...]

Google launches Chrome web browser for Windows users

Michelle Ruhfass — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:58:47 +0000

Chrome Google, wanting to loosen the grip of Microsoft’s IE and downsize Mozilla’s Firefox internet browsers, has introduced its own browser, Chrome. Google’s Chrome browser is free for users and is expected to be available for download today. The official announcement comes hot on the heels of a leaked screenshot yesterday. Google Chrome is still in beta [...]

New Illuminated alphanumeric keyboard from Logitech

Michelle Ruhfass — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:22:20 +0000

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard For those that sneak out of bed in the middle of the night to update their To-Do list or for those that just plain old like to work in the dark, Logitech has the perfect thing for you - the Illuminated Keyboard. Taking backlight technology one step further, Logitech has added microlens reflectors and [...]

New WiFi standard approved, but what’s the (access)point?

James Tromans — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:36:00 +0000

New WiFi Standard The latest version of WiFi, 802.11r, has received approval from the IEEE. However, given the fact that 802.11n is still a draft, we have to question why IEEE approves standards no one is using, while does not approve standards that Intel have been embedding into their platforms for nearly three years. Nonetheless , 802.11r [...]

Upcoming lossless MP3 player from Samsung

James Tromans — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:35:07 +0000

Lossless MP3 player from Samsung As many will have picked up on, IFA is currently taking place in Germany right now. There has been a lot of news emanating from the event, but on this occasion, courtesy of TR, we would like to draw your attention to Samsung’s new ‘Diamond’, also known as the YP-Q1. This [...]

Fujitsu Siemens officially announce Netbook

James Tromans — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:33:49 +0000

Fujitsu Siemens Network Although there was the word on the street, it’s always reassuring to hear things from the horse’s mouth once in a while. Fujitsu Siemens has finally (officially) announced its netbook, now known as the Amilo Ui 3520. Some might think that Fujitsu Siemens are arriving unfashionable late to the netbook party, after all [...]