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IM-U540L is a classic "Sportive" phone from Pantech, a South Korean company specialized in manufacturing mobile phone terminals and also produces home products under the SKY brand. The IM-U540L sportive phone with touch controls and lots of colors is particularly designed for CDMA networks. The device has an outstanding design and only one hand is needed (left hand ) to control the device, as the buttons are provided on the side of the phone which has a convex shape. The features of the Sportive includes a 3-inch TFT touch screen display with resolution of 240x400 which displays more than 262 thousand colors, CDMA EVDO Rel 0 / HSDPA 7.2Mbps, 3 megapixel CMOS camera, 62 MB memory which can be expandable through microSD memory cards, Multimedia player, standard T-DMB, built-in video and photo editor, view office and text documents, Bluetooth, and the basic applications like Google Maps, Unit converter and exchange, subway, calculator, Calendar Voice Memo, World Clock, Stopwatch...

ZTE R1010, a new stylish Windows Mobile from Shenzhen was spotted at FCC. ZTE R1010 is a sleek and stylish device. It has got a unique design with its 2.5 touch screen and full QWERTY keypad in the front. Other features include 3.2 MP camera, 850/1900 GSM and WCDMA bands II and IV. The form factor is better when compared to other WM devices. It is expected to come to China unicom in the beginning, and no more details are available at this point.

Every one seems to be running behind Nexus One and the rumors around the Nexus One is never ending. Now some videos and high resolution photos are out after the rumors of an apparent January 5th launch. Price is rumored to be around $530 for unlocked and a $180 with subsidized contract with T-Mobile network. The videos which shows the test of performance and capabilities of 3D graphics using 3D bench mark Neo Core. The test is carried out in a real-time 3D which is similar to the performance benchmark for a PC platform. The opinion of the tester suggest that the only disappointing thing is about the lack of power VR. For more details just go through the video. Video Demo

The new model SCH-i225 from the mobile giant Samsung was spotted at FCC. However there is not much information available about this new device. The only information available is that it is coming with a Bluetooth.  It is a CDMA/EVDO device and is supposed to be launched in US. We have to wait until an official announcement from Samsung for any further detail.

Last week we spotted SZ901P from Foxconn at FCC and now a successor for this model, SZ901 with a SYNET51601X model number and Sylvania brand made its journey through FCC. The appearance of this new device seems little boring. But the major attraction is the FoxOS Linux operating system. From one of the screen shots, the device appears to have a Mac style launcher. There is an unusual menu stuck in the middle of the desktop. Windows XP drivers are provided and also there is a SIM card slot for the 3G access. The netbook is being launched in US and branded as Sylvania netbook.

As you know the desktop dock for the Nexus One appeared at FCC last week, now more accessories made their appearance at FCC. The label pictures of recently appeared car dock for the Nexus One are out and the pictures doesn't give any real indications on the appearance of the car dock. But from the pictures it seems like it will support the Nexus One with its circular base and will use Bluetooth. From the past few days, there has been a flurry of rumors about Google phone Nexus One The latest of these are the price details and the availability. Google reportedly sells the unlocked price of $530 for unsubsidized, and only they will sell it online through their google.com/phone website. Another interesting report suggest that there will be a mandatory 2 year contract with T-Mobile for $180. Those who want to cancel the contract will have to pay the rest of the amount that is $350 if they destine to keep the phone. Those who are going through subsidized route will have to pay more than...

DVD Ripper Platinum is a software to rip and convert a high quality dvd file into format which is compatible with android phones. Since the converted files are optimized with each phone the video made for each type of phone is different from other. You can also edit the videos with DVD Rippers. You can select a segment of the movie if you want. Only thing you need to specify is the timecode to clip that particular portion. The Ripping does not require the time as needed for real-time recording as you can convert a 3 hour video with just 1 hour and render them high quality. The other features of Ripper Platinum includes conversion to various formats, trim videos and audios, split, merge DVDs, capture freeze frames from videos, convert protected or Content Scrambling System DVDs and also a real time preview before conversion.

ECS MD120 is a classic nettop powered by dual-core Atom 330 processor. Dimensions of the device are a compact 10.6 x 7.9 x 2.4. The Nettop is also equipped with NVIDIA ION graphics and has DirectX 10 support. Even though it doesn't have a hard drive or RAM, it can support upto 4GB of RAM and also has a 3.5 inch SATA II hard drive. Other features include a 6 USB ports, HDMI and DVI ports, D-Sub port, 6-channel audio, a multi-format flash card reader, and aslo two mini PCI e-card slots to support WiFi, TV tuner or any other peripherals. The device is priced at an affordable $269.99.

N220, the latest netbook from the electronic giant Samsung has now popped up with some retailers in France. The device is available in France for a price of €349 or around $500 USD. But only gloss green model is available now. The features of the new Samsung N220 includes 10.1-inch display with 1024 x 600 resolution, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, three USB ports, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, card reader, webcam, a chiclet keyboard, a trackpad with two buttons, 265 x 188.9 x 26 – 35.6 dimension and weighs1.31kg. The device is using the latest Atom pine trail CPU N450 CPU and GMA 3150 graphics (1.66GHz) and Windows 7 starter as operating system. The device is using 6-cell 5900mAh battery and can power upto 11.5 hours and 7.5 hours during the video play back.

According to Mr.Chowdhry, the Global Equities analyst of Motorola the company is planning to reveal two new handsets at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It is the world's largest consumer technology trade show which is to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this January. Motorola may announce an Android based smart phone for AT&T at the show. The device is expected to include features like a physical keyboard, OLED display, and all the standard utilities from Google. From the previous reports we learn that the Motorola Motus will be offered by the network provider AT&T and is coming with spectacular features like a keyboard which remains exposed when the device is closed and can flip backward. The report also suggests that the Motorola will announce an Android smartphone for Verizon. Even though the rumors are on they are not officially confirmed or denied by Motorola. We probably have to wait up to CES to get the details.

P9020 slider, clearly a Pantech device with distinctive design made its appearance in FCC today. This odd looking device with full QWERTY keypad, quad-band GSM with 850 and 1900 WCDMA band supports, has a dimensions of 3.67” x 2.51” x 0.58.” Other features of the device includes 2.8-inch display, email, texting, instant messaging, record and play back of still images and multi media contents. The manual describes several services provided by the AT&T wireless network like AT&T Radio, AT&T’s Navigator with a limited access to web. There is no information available about the price.

[caption id="attachment_1187" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Prototype Of Apple's MessageSlate"] [/caption] The rumors around the tablet PC from Apple are coming out from the past few days and the latest of this is about the name and size of the display. The tablet is expected to be named iSlate, because the Apple has already registered the iSlate trademark. The term Slate is familiar for the Apple as in early 1990's Apple released a tablet prototype called 'MessageSlate' that was based on the Newton technology. But never went into production that time. The name iSlate perfectly fits their naming practices like iPhone, iPod, iMac, iTunes etc. The reports suggests that the new device is coming with a 10-inch display, and the screen will be outstandingly strong and not protected inside a clam shell like the netbooks. The designers has to take extra measures for the prevention of easy breakage. The tablet is expected to use t...

The rumors around the new high performance netbook from Google is floating around the web from last month. The tech specifications of this Chrome OS based netbook is out now. Google is planing to release this netbook during the next holiday season by the end of 2010. The company plans to sell the netbooks either directly or with a 3G plan from one or more network operators. As per the rumors the netbook specifications include ARM processor in NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset, 2GB RAM, 10.1” HD 1280 x 720 multi-touch sceen, 4-6-cell battery which can run up to 8-12 hours, 32 - 64GB SSD, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UMTS module, webcam, USB ports, LAN, audio jacks and is coming with their in built Chrome OS and with the Google applications like Gmail, Google Map, Google Docs, Google Search by Voice, Google Calender etc. Anyway we have to wait until any official announcement from Google.

TeliaSonera unveiled the world's first 4G network for their customers in Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden. The company claims that their 4G network is 10 times faster than 3G and has a boasting speed up to 100 Mbps. As it is based on the Long Term Evolution it will be available for those mobiles with LTE. Samsung LTE USB card is fine with 4G. The company will offer the 4G network service with reasonable monthly contract (around $0.56) during its service trial period. After the trial period (after 1 July 2010), it will be around $84 per month, with 4G Samsung modem and upto 30 GB of data per month. Users have to purchase the modem only after the trial period as it offers the modem free of cost during the trial period. The company is working hard to spread their 4G networks over 25 largest cities in Sweden and 4 largest cities in Norway in 2010. TeliaSonera worked with Ericsson and Huawei for their 4G network development. The success behind the TeliaSonera’s LTE network shows a gre...

A new netbook from CLEVO, the Taiwanese PC manufacturer is spotted at FCC. The new netbook named M81P will be having a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 1024×600. Don't get too excited because this will be an ultra modern Pine Trial netbook which is just an old school netbook with multiple basic features and thin design. The new netbook is expected to include features like 1.6 GHz Atom N270, integrated Intel video, 3G data and card reader etc. And this sleek and slim netbook measures 10.7” x 7.4” x .77”. No more words available now.

Sony Ericsson is now working hard to make eco-friendly phones, and the company claims to make all accessories 100% Green Heart by the year 2011. In addition the company has announced three new handsets -- Sony Ericsson Elm phone, Sony Ericsson Hazel phone and also the Bluetooth Noise Shield Handsfree VH700 to the company's Green Heart portfolio. The Sony Ericsson Elm has a 2.2-inch screen and the Hazel phone has a 2.6-inch display and the features includes 5 Mega pixel camera, 3D games, Wi-Fi, Fm tuner, media player and both these phones supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and HSPA 2100/900. The dominant feature which Sony Ericsson claims about these Green Heart phones is their superior voice quality experience. The phones will provide better voice quality with Noise Shield and has a Clear Voice and Intelligent Volume Adaptation. Sony Ericsson Hazel, Elm and VH700 are enviormental friendly and also has a reduced Co2 emission. They use recycled plastics, avoid hazardous chemica...

Google's Nexus One has now become the hottest buzz and everyone including you are also discussing about this upcoming cellphone. The rumors are still coming and it seems like it will be endless until Google officially announce this new smartphone. The latest news about the G Phone is that it will be available in two versions and as early in 5th of January 2010. The first version is the unlocked version and you to choose the carrier, and the second is linked with T-Mobile U.S and will be available in contract service with equated price (for $199, but not confirmed). The Nexus One manufactured by HTC is similar to Apples Inc's iPhone and is expected to be coming with features like 3.7-inch WVGA screen with 800 x 480 resolution, a 5Mega pixel camera, a 1 Ghz processor, Android 2.1, GPS, an advanced UI with 3D elements, and also additional features like exchangeable battery, and many more Google services. The comments on the Google blogspot on Saturday says that the employees are t...

Happy news for gadget lovers. The messages at the Google mobile blog signals that after a long time the most anticipated phone from Google 'Nexus One' is coming. The Nexus one will be the first attempt of Google to make a cellphone. Nexus One features entirely in-house software and the hardware will be manufactured by HTC for Google. The device uses Google's own Android 2.1 operating system and runs on Snapdragon processor. The attractive features includes a 3.5 inch high resolution OLED touch screen, two mics, large camera, and is thinner than iPhone. There is no physical keyboard in the Nexus one, if you are not interested in a touch screen keyboard the voice-to-text feature is there to help you, which prints the spoken words directly in to the phone. The background mic eliminates noise from surroundings. The sad news is that it won't be available in this holiday season but the phone will only be hitting the stands in January 2010. Google branded Nexus One will be sol...

To make your pictures more natural Samsung is introducing a new digital camera ST5500 which we spotted at FCC on Saturday. The features of ST5500 includes 14.2 mega pixel, WiFi, 3.5 inch touch screen etc and has an on-board memory of 100 MB. You can extend the memory with the micro SD card slot provided. An interesting feature is that it can share pictures and videos just after taking the snaps. You can send them as e-mails or you can upload the videos to the websites like YouTube. With ST5500 you can take videos upto 1280×720 at 30 FPS and you can output them through USB or component cables. HDMI adapter is not required in ST5500. ST5500 is definitely going to be a good choice for 2010 market with 14.2 megapixel and high quality video. It is expected to arrive in the market during the first quarter of 2010.

After discovering new netbooks from Toshiba and Sony  at FCC, we found that LG is also working on their new netbook. A user manual and some photos were spoted at FCC. The upcoming netbook, which LG calls it LG Xnote LG X30, is expected to have Intel Poulsbo platform with Atom Z series processor and GMA 500 graphics. Other specifications includes 11.6-inch display with 1366 x 768 picture resolution, optional Bluetooth, SSD storage, HSPA modem, 802.11n Wi-Fi, webcam with 1.3 mega pixel, and external ports for 2x USB, Card reader, VGA, head phone, LAN, micro phone, and also has a touch touch pad which support multiple gestures. All these enclosed within a case weighing just 2.14 pounds with a 3 cell battery. One more model with 6 cell battery which weighs 2.43 pounds is also coming. The sleek and attractive and super thin LX X30 is supposed to be running with Windows 7. There are no details available about the pricing and also when this netbook is going to hit the market. We expect it to ...

Enjoying unlimited music is becoming more affordable. Nokia today introduced a new handset named Nokia 5235. The device is an upgraded version of its 5230 handset and is meant for music listeners. Even though the new device has taken some features from its elder brother 5230, it obviously has differences. The Nokia 5235 features a 3.2-inch touch screen display, Symbian S60 5th edition, 2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth and HSDPA connectivity. The main attraction of the device is that it can play 33 hours of music with its 1320mAh battery. You can store the music on a 16 GB micros SDHC memory card, or can download straight from a computer. The latest version of Ovi Maps is also loaded in 5235, but it seems like that it is only a trial version. The users can enjoy unlimited legal music download for 12 or 18 monts as per the region. GPS and Wi-Fi seems missing in the 5235. The price of the phone is kept low and affordable for common customers(€145 or $214). It is expected ...

Microsoft recently tried to spreading their business into other arenas like mobiles, game consoles etc. But the company is now in an attempt to cut losses and drops they encountered in the Windows Mobile and Zune. According to the Strategic News Service analyst and founder Mark Anderson, the lack of fundamental understanding will lead to a heavier flop in the consumer business electronic field and Xbox 360 is an exception from this. The companies like Apple, Google etc is still dominating this industry because they can understand the field better, Anderson added. He explained like "Phones are consumer items, and Microsoft doesn’t have consumer DNA, Walk the halls at Microsoft and you can see it is not a place that gets consumers." Microsoft is in a need of a drastic move and is planning to launch Windows Mobile 7 in the second half of 2010 by adding a multi-touch interface and also taking some of Zune HD's media components thus to address their interface weakness.

FCC approved this unannounced ZTE phone -- ZTE X990. The device has a horizontal oriented display which resembles BlackBerry in its appearance. X990 features a QWERTY keypad, Bluetooth, FM radio, landscape display (QVGA?), MP3 player, web browser, MicroSD card slot, 2MP camera and a 3.5mm headset jack etc. It is probably going to get released in China and as it has only GSM/GPRS connectivity, the price will be really affordable. However there is no information about the price and launching date.

After the success of Toshiba's NB line they are planning to launch a successor for their NB 200 and NB 205 and it seems like the netbook is on its way to hit market. The netbook 'Toshiba NB300' was just spotted on its way to FCC.  . There is not much details available about this netbook. NB 300 is also expected to have a 10.1 inch display like its predecessors. Other features includes the Qualcomm’s Gobi2000 chipset which can give the device more 3G coverage, WCDMA/HSPA, EVDO, EDGE and CDMA2000. GPS too is available in this device. From the images it looks somewhat similar to NB 200 or 205 in appearance. But we can identify some changes in battery and also there is a stereo speaker included in the new device. We have to wait some more time to know what is added in the new device as Toshiba is yet to announce them formally. There is no information about when NB 300 is going to hit the market and also at what price?

Onkyo seems to have moved just one step ahead of Kohjinsha by revealing their new DX series netbooks having high resolution dual screens. The Onkyo DX1007A5/ DX1007A5B is coming with 10.1 inch display and at first glance they look identical to Kohjinsha DZ range with the same 10.1 inch wide screen. But Onkyo offers high resolution display panels ( with 1366 x 768) when compared to the Kohjinsha (1024 x 600 ). In hardware specifications also Onkyo is little better than Kohjinsha. Onkyo offers 2GB RAM and 320GB HDD while Kohjinsha has got a 1GB RAM and 160 GB HDD. The features of Onkyo includes a 1.3MP webcam, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.7-hour battery Wi-Fi (b/g/n) Windows 7 Home Premium and is powered by a 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 processor. The device is going to hit the market by the end of december in Japan and carries a price tag of $953 (84,000 Yen, €646, £585).

Dell announced their new desktop PC 'Optiplex 780 USFF', and the company claims that this is the world's first smallest full functional mini PC with just 24 x 24 x 6.5cm dimensions. But the dimensions indicate that this cannot be the smallest PC and it is slighlty larger than the Apple's MAC Mini, even then the most dominating feature is the power brick provided inside the chassis of the Optiplex 780 USFF. The system can be configured with Core 2, Duo dual-core Celeron, Pentium processors to boost up the speed and to connect with the systems. Other features includes Q45 chipset, GMA 4500 graphics and there is room for optical drive if necessary. The system offers 90% efficiency with its on-board power supply, and has a 2.5" hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows 7 with price tag of $624 for the base configuration with three years of on-site assistance. Dell is also releasing an upgrade for its Optiplex 3 series by introducing 380 range to replace the excisting ...

VIA technologies announced 'VIA VN1000' which is their new digital media chipset. This is meant to take full advantage of Windows 7 with support for DirectX 10.1, and is designed for the next generation desktops having small form factor and all-in-one PCs to give you a world class HD multimedia entertainment with touch screen capabilities. VIA VN1000 offers a smooth play back of Blue-ray titles with a ChromotionHD 2.0 video processor and with superb hardware acceleration H.264, WM9 and VC1 codecs. VIA VN1000 is the most powerful and efficient multimedia focused desktop system and is optimized to work with VIA Nano 3000 series processors. Other features include DDR3 memory, 1080p hardware accelerated playback (H.264, WMV9, MPEG-4/2/AVC, VC1) over the latest display ports and HDMI support, support for up to 4x SATA II drives/12x UB 2.0 ports, 8-channel HD audio codec, VIA Chrome 520 integrated graphics etc. The chipset is fully compatible with VIA Nano, VIA C7-M, VIA C7 VIA Eden ...

HP seems to add a new model to their Mini series. As per the HP's support page HP Mini 210 and 311 series are coming soon. It may not be a revision of their 110 series as it is coming with new a number. The device is also expected to be a consumer oriented one as HP normally offer consumer oriented machines with three digit numbers and business class devices with 4 digits. How ever there are some exceptions to this numbering technics. But there is no information on the date of launch and features or hardware specifications. Whether it is using NVIDIA ION, ION 2 and the screen size is yet to be known. We expect HP to reveal the details in the coming month. Let's wait some more time for all those informations.

We all Know that Dell's ultra thin luxury laptop, 'Adamo XPS,' is an outstanding piece in design and performance. But the problem with this laptop as we know, is the heavy price tag which a common business man can't afford ($1,799). Dell now has a solution for this and has introduced a new sleek and slim laptop. 'Dell Vostro V13' packs some of the Adamo styles and offers better performance at an affordable price. The 13-inch ultra portable laptop is .65 inch thick and is more suitable to the protect business informations. The choice of processors includes Core 2 Solo SU3500, Intel Core 2 Duo SU7300, Celeron 743 processors and the OS may be Windows 7, Vista, or Ubuntu. The expected features as per the Dell's product page include 13.3-inch LED-backlit screen with 1366×768 resolution, optional external optical drive, Intel 4500MHD graphics, 160GB to 320GB SATA hard drive, Up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, SD card slot, bluetooth, USB, gigabit ethernet, audi...

LG eXpo is the new smartphone from LG. It runs on Windows mobile 6.5 platform. But the main attraction is the detachable  Pico LCD projector. AuthenTec, the leaders in biometric fingerprint sensor security, innovation and sales to the PC, wireless, and access control markets, announced their contribution to the eXpo. The device comes with the AuthenTec smart sensor which is an integrated input controller. LG eXpo now becomes the first smart phone device with this sensor. No password or pin code is required to access your mobile. With the help of the smart sensor access is granted if it recognize the fingerprints. The user can also use the sensor to control the cursor, navigate through menu, and also for turbo scrolling through long web pages and mails.

Glad news for the home theater users in UK. They are getting the world's first internet connected HD free-to-air set top box. The 3view provides an option to receive high definition free-to-air programming with an interactive program guide and also provide Internet capabilities. The device can convert your television into a connected device and make it more interactive. With a storage capacity of 320 GB 3 View allows the users to record hundreds of hours of TV shows and can act as a PVR and home hub. The dual tuner cards helps the user to watch one of his favorite programs and at the same time record another. The purpose built search technology allows the user to search Youtube, movies, musics and pictures on home network and also the upcoming and past TV program shedules. A mouse and a plug and play keyboard is also enclosed with 3View. The device is expected to hit the market in 2010 March.