Sony announces the VAIO W series netbook
Sony Japan has just put up a product page for the latest entry into the VAIO line-up of computers, the Sony VAIO W series. Though there is no mention of a netbook in the translated version of the web page, the W series features hardware more commonly found in netbooks,... Read on »
HTC announces another Android handset, the HTC Hero
If you are in the market for an Android based handset, but felt that the HTC Dream and Magic didn't have the features you desired, the new Hero announced by HTC might just be the one for you. Earlier Android devices lacked some pretty important features, and HTC is looking... Read on »
Lenovo releases the ThinkPad T400s
Lenovo has added another ThinkPad, the T400s, to their venerable T series of notebook computers. As the designation suggests, the T400s is a heavily redesigned version of the current T400 notebook, focused on reducing its size and heft while still keeping to the traditional semi-rugged ThinkPad design. Some may begin... Read on »
HTC Magic heading to T-Mobile as myTouch 3G
After prior release in Europe and Asia, the long awaited HTC Magic looks set to go on sale in the United States... Read on »
Nokia announces the E72 and 5530 XpressMusic
Nokia has announced two new handsets at an event held in Singapore earlier today. The Finnish handset manufacturer unveiled the E72 and... Read on »
Microsoft's Natal demoed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Microsoft made a big splash at E3 this year with the demonstration of Project Natal, Microsoft's "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" for the Xbox 360 console. It utilises a device which tracks a person's motion in 3D space without the need for accelerometer-based controllers. The games that were demoed were:... Read on »
EA VP claims they have 'maxed out' the XBOX 360
In an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine during E3 last week, Patrick Soderlund, senior vice-president of EA games Europe, states that they have "maxed out" the XBOX 360 console, leaving very little or no headroom for future titles. He also added that they "haven't maxed out the PS3" and... Read on »
Nokia N97 hits U.S. flagship stores today
According to Engadget , Nokia's most powerful handset, the Nokia N97, will be hitting flagship stores in New York and Chicago. Unofficial sources claimed that the handset would launch on June 2, but the date was not confirmed by Nokia. This comes after the release of other 'blockbuster' handsets: the... Read on »
Details of Intel's Core i7 950 and 975 Extreme emerge
A few weeks back, Neowin reported that Intel would be phasing out their Core i7 940 and 965 Extreme CPUs on September 4, 2009. Now, details on their successors, the Core i7 950 and 975 Extreme, have trickled out from various unofficial listings of the CPUs. PCs for everyone has... Read on »
First netbook with NVIDIA Ion chipset: Lenovo's IdeaPad S12
According to a press release by Lenovo, their upcoming IdeaPad S12 will be the first Netbook to utilise NVIDIA's Ion chipset. The Ion platform has also made an appearance in Acer's AspireRevo nettop and is the first computer to feature it. Lenovo IdeaPad S12 The Ion platform is essentially a... Read on »
HTC Lancaster to be AT&T's first Android handset
According to Engadget, AT&T looks set to tap into the Android action through the release of the HTC Lancaster. As of now, the only mobile operator in the United States to offer an Android handset is T-Mobile. AT&T will have a vast repertoire of handsets running almost all major mobile... Read on »
Intel's Moblin 2.0 beta released
Intel has released the beta version of its Moblin OS 2.0 for Netbooks and Nettops to the public. A lot of work has gone into making a more functional and visually pleasing user interface, which is reminiscent of HP's Ubuntu based MIE OS originally used on the Mini 1000. Moblin... Read on »
Pictures of the BlackBerry "Storm 2" surface
CrackBerry.com managed to get themselves some pictures of the successor to the BlackBerry Storm, the BlackBerry Storm 2, codenamed "Oden". This comes just days after Research In Motion's CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed that they were planning the next generation Storm. Images from CrackBerry.com As is apparent from the above pictures,... Read on »
AMD announces 1GHz GPU, the air cooled Radeon HD 4890
AMD has announced the first factory over clocked air cooled GPU to reach the 1 GHz mark, the ATI Radeon HD 4890. While this mark may have been reached by overclockers using other graphics processors, the HD 4890 would not need any complex cooling solutions and works fine with the... Read on »
T-Mobile to get its first 3G BlackBerry handset in September
According to Boy Genius Report, mobile network operator T-Mobile U.S.A. may be getting its first 3G BlackBerry in the form of the rumored BlackBerry Onyx/Driftwood 96XX series handset. Images from CrackBerry.com. Onyx on the left and Gemini on the right. BGR also states that the device will launch with an... Read on »
Intel to phase out Core i7 940 and 965 Extreme
This may come as a surprise to some, but reports state that Intel is looking to phase out its Core i7 940 and 965 extreme processors, just barely 6 months after their release. The Core i7 940 and 965 Extreme CPUs, which are based on Intel's new Nehalem microarchitecture and... Read on »
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