Nokia N900 Unlocked Phone/Mobile Computer with 3.5-Inch Touchscreen

Combining a mobile computer, cell phone, high-quality camera, and portable media player into a single device, the Nokia N900 unlocked cell phone offers fast 3G connectivity, global roaming capabilities, and a wealth of messaging capabilities to keep you in touch with family, friends, and business associates wherever you roam. It runs the new Linux-based Maemo operating system, which brings the benefits of your PC to your mobile world.

Enjoy fast application processing and multitasking on the N900's live dashboard--a panoramic home screen that can be fully personalized with favorite shortcuts, widgets, and applications--and experience the full web with the Maemo browser and high-speed wireless broadband connectivity.

It's all accessed via the N900's 3.5-inch high-resolution touchscreen as well as the device's slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.

Take high-quality photos and widescreen videos using the 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. You'll also be able to tag photos with keywords and browse them using the tag cloud, geotag images with the location data of where they were shot, share online via Ovi Share or Flickr, or store for mobile viewing on the N900's 32 GB internal memory--which can also be expanded via optional microSD memory cards.


The quad-band Nokia N900 GSM/EDGE phone makes it easy to roam globally and stay in touch with voice and text messaging, and this model is also ready to run on 3G networks both in the US and internationally (900/1700/2100 MHz HSPA), enabling fast downloads and streaming multimedia while on the go. It also includes integrated Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g) for accessing open networks at work, home, and on the road from a variety of wireless hotspots.
 
You'll also be able to connect to a wide variety of peripherals--including stereo headphones--with the Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) capabilities.
With the integrated A-GPS sensor, the device intuitively understands where it is, giving you the ability to search maps for addresses and points of interest using the Ovi Maps application and route a path to your destination.

Specification
  • 3.5-inch touchscreen display with built-in accelerometer and 800 x 480-pixel resolution. 
  • Slide-out full QWERTY keyboard as well as virtual onscreen keyboard. Speed your typing up further with smart on-screen features and word completion.
  • Maemo 5 software and user interface with direct touch logic, 3D accelerated graphics, and multi-window multitasking menu logic. 
  • 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss autofocus camera with dual LED flash and sliding lens cover for protection and camera activation. 
  • Capture WVGA 16:9 video in higher than DVD resolution.
  • Digital audio and video playback with multi-format compatibilities plus TV output (cable included) and FM radio.
  • Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity with stereo music streaming (A2DP) capabilities as well as hands-free headsets and car kits. 
  • Wi-Fi networking for accessing the Internet from home, corporate and hotspot networks (802.11b/g); includes WEP, WPA, WPA2 security protocols.
  • 32 GB internal memory expandable up to 48 GB via optional microSD cards (up to 16 GB in size).
  • Full messaging capabilities including SMS, mobile instant messaging (with presence-enhanced contacts), personal and corporate email (with support for Exchange and viewing attachments).
  • Easily set up multiple email accounts with support for popular email providers.
  • Keep multiple SMS & IM conversations going and move easily between them.
  • Mozilla-powered full HTML browser with support for Adobe Flash player and ability to keep multiple web windows open.
  • Organizer tools including calendar, clock, notes, calculator, and sketch
  • Full range of applications including Ovi Maps, PDF reader, and RSS reader
  • Airplane mode allows you to listen to music while the cellular connectivity is turned off.

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HTC Inspire 4G Android Phone review

One of the first smartphones to run on AT&T's ultra-fast 4G mobile broadband network, the Android-powered HTC Inspire 4G features a gorgeous, extra-large 4.3-inch Super LCD touchscreen, and a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor to make quick work of all your social networking, image and video uploads, and e-mail replies. With AT&T's 4G network, you'll enjoy mobile broadband speeds up to 4x faster than AT&T's already fast mobile broadband network.

Technical Details

  • Ultra-fast, 4G-enabled smartphone running Android 2.2 with 4.3-inch multi-touch Super LCD display
  • Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (with optional Wi-Fi Mobile Hotspot and tethering capabilities); GPS for navigation and location services
  • 8-MP camera; HD 720p camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD memory expansion; HTML web browser; corporate and personal e-mail
  • Up to 6 hours of talk time, up to 372 hours (15.5 days) of standby time; released in January, 2011
  • What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 8 GB SD card, USB cable, quick start guide

    OS & Software

  • Android 2.2 operating system (Froyo) with over-the-air upgrade capability for future OS releases
  • eReader app with access to over 2 million book titles
  • BLOCKBUSTER app enables you to discover and download the latest movie rentals on the go.
  • DLNA capabilities enables you to share your photo albums, videos and movies wirelessly with a compatible HDTV or other DLNA device

Design and Hardware

  • 1 GHz Snapdragon processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work
  • 4.3-inch Super LCD display with capacitive multi-touch capabilities, proximity sensor, and light sensor (480 x 800 pixels)
  • Onscreen QWERTY keyboard

Communications & Internet

  • Easy access to social networking via HTC Sense including updates from Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.
  • Full messaging capabilities including SMS text, MMS picture/video and IM instant messaging (via popular services including AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live Messenger, and Google Talk)
  • Access to personal and corporate e-mail (including support for Exchange and push Gmail)
  • HTML Web browser (WebKit-based) with support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 for accessing Flash-enabled websites, watching video and playing games.

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New AMD Professional Graphics Solutions Enhance Visual Display Capabilities for High Productivity Workplaces

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the AMD FirePro™ 2270 and ATI FirePro™ V5800 DVI professional graphics cards. AMD designed these new offerings for professionals in the medical, financial, design and engineering fields who require the ability to view and interact with multiple applications simultaneously.

“Because of their superior power consumption and multi-display capabilities, solutions based on the AMD FirePro 2270 and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI deliver strong value for financial, medical and corporate workstation environments,” said Janet Matsuda, general manager, AMD Professional Graphics. “With the AMD FirePro family, we continue to demonstrate our focus on enhancing productivity through an enhanced visual experience.”

As AMD’s only low-profile, passively cooled, dual-display, triple set support solution graphics card, the AMD FirePro 2270 delivers multi-display capabilities for increased efficiency, longevity and compatibility. For example, the AMD FirePro 2270 features a fan-less, energy efficient design that consumes 15 watts maximum power and less than 10 watts on average. Additionally, the AMD FirePro 2270 enables efficient multitasking across multiple applications, including graphics intensive applications, helping to prevent system slowdowns. Legacy support for DisplayPort, DVI and VGA connectivity allows for seamless integration into existing installations.

The ATI FirePro V5800 DVI delivers professionals the graphics performance needed to drive two high-resolution dual link DVI displays while offering users the ability to stretch one image or application across both screens for expanded field of view and enhanced productivity. Support for DVI, the most common digital interface, makes setting up dual-display configurations easier than ever. The ATI FirePro V5800 DVI professional graphics delivers a full 30-bit display pipeline to enable increased color reproduction and superb visual fidelity and supports packed pixel mode to support dual 5MP medical displays.


With AMD FirePro 2270 starting at $149 US SEP and ATI FirePro V5800 DVI starting at $469 US SEP, both cards are available from professional graphics retailers worldwide.

Source "AMD.com"

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iPhone 5. Thinner. Lighter-4 rumors about iphone 5

Let's all take a look at what we have heard about the iPhone 5 so far:

1) Will Use Qualcomm Chips


This rumor has been circulating for a while, and it's definitely not going away. The word is that Apple is using Qualcomm chipsets. This is now likely because of the Verizon iPhone, which uses CDMA technology rather than GSM, as AT&T uses. Qualcomm manufactures chipsets that are GSM/CDMA, which would fit both networks. This sounds likely for Apple, who would rather minimize SKUs than split their product line into GSM and CDMA.


2) Equipped with A5 Processor



It's said that the iPhone 5 will run on Apple's A5 processor, which is said to be a Cortex A9-based multi-core chip. The iPhone 5 is also rumored to be loaded with a Qualcomm chip with a CDMA, GSM and UMTS baseband processor. This will no doubt make the device much faster and better at rendering video content. On a small screen like what we expect to see on the iPhone 5, high-def video content may not be a big deal. However, on the gaming end, that means rendering more polygons. If you think that iPhone games like Infinity Blade look great, wait until they start making use of multicore processors.
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Apple iPad 2 will be release on April 2011

Yesterday, we had reported about the confirmation that the next generation iPad will come equipped with a camera and that the tablet may come without a home button. Now, a rumor is suggesting that the device will be launched in April

Since we are seeing a lot of iPad dummy units lately, it is expected that the device might be launched soon.

The latest rumor says that the release will happen on April 2nd or 9th in the US, and the device will be sold exclusively in the US for a few months before being launched in other countries in July. There is a possibility that Apple might follow this launch plan, since it is similar to how the original iPad was released.

The rumor also says that the device will be sold by Apple directly for the first six months. After that period, the iPad 2 will also be offered by the company’s retail partners such as Walmart and Best Buy.

It is also being claimed that the iPad 2 will come equipped with a Retina Display, USB port, and front- and rear-facing cameras.


We have also added a video which was leaked from CES. The video shows a dummy version of the iPad 2, and it has a front facing camera for FaceTime video calling and a much larger speaker at its bottom.


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The best craziest video game selling of 2010

The NPD group, the organization that tracks retails sales of products like video games, released the sales figures for December 2010 yesterday. With that final piece of info, we know now what the biggest games of 2010 were.

The game in the number one slot is no surprise: It's Call of Duty: Black Ops, which sold over 12 million units across all platforms. That's twice as many as the game in the number two position. Want to know what it is?

NPD no longer provides exact numbers, but we were provided results for select games by a source in the industry.
That said, here are the top ten 0f 2010:
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS - $719.9M / 12.2M units
2. Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP - $254.1M / 4.7M units
3. Halo: Reach (Microsoft) - Xbox 360 - $276.4M / 4.4M units
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo) - Wii
5. Red Dead Redemption (Take-Two Interactive) - Xbox 360, PS3 - $193.6M / 3.3M units
6. Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - Wii - $248.0M / 3.1M units
7. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - Wii
8. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Blizzard) - Xbox 360, PS3, PC
9. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) - Xbox 360, PS3
10. NBA 2K11 (Take-Two Interactive) - Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC

And here is the The top ten of December:

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS, PC - $199.1M / 3.7M units
2. Just Dance 2 (Ubisoft) - Wii - $72.6M / 2.1M units
3. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Activision Blizzard) - PC - $72.0M / 1.5M units
4. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft) - Xbox 360, PS3 - $69.7M / 1.4M units
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Nintendo) - Wii
6. Disney Epic Mickey (Disney Interactive Studios) - Wii - $64.2M / 1.3M units
7. Madden NFL 11 (Electronic Arts) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP
8. Michael Jackson: The Experience (Ubisoft) - Wii, DS, PSP
9. NBA 2K11 (Take-Two Ineractive) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC
10. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (Electronic Arts) - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC
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