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Archive for November 23rd, 2008

HTC launches new line of touch-screen mobile phones

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

HTC Philippines introduces three new phones to the Philippine market — Touch Viva, Touch 3G and Touch HD.

Touch Viva
- 2.8-inch touch screen
- Next generation TouchFLO user interface, responding perfectly to your finger gestures
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity
- 2 megapixel camera for quality stills and video
- microSD slot for expandable storage.
Touch 3G [...]

Samsung starts mass production of 256 GB SSDs

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it has begun mass producing 256 gigabyte (GB) solid state drives for use in notebooks and desktop PCs. With the addition of the high-speed 256GB drive, Samsung now offers the most extensive line of SSDs in the industry with 8, 16, and 32GB SSDs for low-density designs and 64, [...]

Epson launches own version of Netbooks

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

Printer-maker Epson has entered the netbook fray by introducing the Endeavour Na01.
The netbook features the almost ubiquitous Atom N270 1.6Ghz processor, 10in screen, 1GB of RAM and 160GB hard disk. It also comes with Wi-Fi and Ethernet, three USB slots and a multicard reader, all held in a 1.28kg chassis.
The netbook is currently only available [...]

IBM Extends Lotus Notes to Nokia Phones

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

Nokia and IBM announced IBM Lotus Notes support for a number of Nokia’s S60-based mobile phones which will enable Lotus Notes users to access e-mail with their Nokia devices.
Lotus Notes provides real time access to e-mail, calendar, address book, journal and to-do list data and will be available for Nokia devices in December 2008.

Phone charger energy rating scheme launched

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and LG Electronics launched an energy rating system for chargers, making it easier for consumers to compare and choose the ones consuming the least energy.
The new ratings system ranges from five stars for the most efficient chargers down to zero stars for the ones consuming the most energy.

Google adds themes to Gmail

Posted by: ADMIN on: November 23, 2008

Google has brought themes to its Gmail webmail client – allowing users to personalize their pages.
The new feature allows users to customize the appearance of their Webmail application with a range of new looks.