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Microsoft confirmed that Zune HD is indeed under development. Microsoft Zune HD would be a touch screen edition capable of surfing the web in addition to playing high definition video.
Microsoft added that the device would also feature a HD Radio Tuner, a high quality OLED touchscreen. The OS would be based on Windows CE [...]

Best known for its laptops, Acer introduces its latest smartphones in the Philippine market. Collectively known as the Acer Tempo series of smartphones, all of the handsets run Windows Mobile and are equipped with powerful processing and memory capabilities.

The four models are as follows:
The M900 sports a Qwerty keyboard, a 3.8-inch screen,with HSDPA [...]

Intel Philippines recently outlined some information on its next Atom platform, code-named “Pine Trail” and introduced a new beta version of its Moblin 2.0 operating system.
From an architecture standpoint, there will be a shift to a 2-chip architecture which will enable four-layer PCB routing. This is versus the current 3-chip setup consisting of the CPU, [...]

Acer Philippines is now aiming for growth in the competitive notebook market with the launch of their Aspire Timeline laptop.
The new line of Acer Aspire notebooks are designed to be power efficient and offer up to eight hours of battery life in a thin and light package. The series consists of a 13.3″, [...]

Nokia has entered the mobile applications business with the official opening of the Ovi Store. The portal will offer a variety of applications to around 50 million customers worldwide, and users in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Spain and the UK will be able to get billed by their network operator.
The Ovi Store [...]

Asus will unveil the latest addition to its laptop portfolio very soon, with the new model widely touted as a rival to the MacBook Air.
The new model will be the flagship for the slim U and UX series and will form a new ultra-thin brand for Asus.

Lenovo announced that they would be manufacturing cheap notebook models powered with Nvidia Ion graphics platform.
Nvidia Ion platform is designed to be used with low-cost processors like the Intel Atom range which is popular in netbooks. Nvidia claims that using their platform, netbooks can be made much more powerful while keeping them low [...]

Microsoft announced that the new edition of Microsoft’s search engine is Kumo. But it seems Microsoft is having a change of heart. Reports are circulating that Microsoft is considering a new brand name for their search engine – its going to be called Bing.
Microsoft could spend as much as $80 to $100 million [...]

The US Air Force squashed suggestions that the GPS network is in danger of failing next year.
A report issued by Government spending watchdog the Government Accountability Office (GAO) claimed that the GPS network was in danger of going down as the US Air Force fell behind in launching new satellites.
Colonel Dave Buckman of the [...]

Asus has confirmed that by July, it will have thinned the number of SKUs in its Eee PC range to just three.
The move will leave its Seashell (1008HA), 1005 and 1000 series netbook available. All will come with Windows XP pre-installed and feature ten-inch screens and 160GB hard drives.