| Toshiba to Use AMD Chip in Laptop |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: May 29, 2007 - 5:57 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: to Use AMD Chip in Laptop PCs |
Toshiba, fourth-largest laptop PC maker, announces that 20% of its laptops will be powered by AMD chips. Toshiba plans to put AMD chips in moderate-priced standard models for individual and corporate clients, and the first models will be released in this second quarter.
The move follows an announcement last year by Dell, the world's second-largest PC maker that had been procuring microprocessors only from Intel for more than two decades, that it would begin using chips from AMD.
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| Motorola Announces RAZR 2 |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: May 18, 2007 - 1:56 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/razr2/experience/ |
Motorola has announced the new generation of tne RAZR brand, RAZR 2 will be available in July and is two millimeters slimmer from the original RAZR. It brings 2" external screen and 2,2" internal screen. The RAZR2 family’s three new handsets – V9 (3G HSDPA), V9m (EVDO CDMA) and V8 (GSM). They have up to 2 GB of on-board memory, 2 MP camera, and new ARM 11 processor (processing speed is 10 times faster than the original RAZR and with high-speed USB 2.0 it only takes 2-3 seconds to transfer a song, says Motorola).
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| Dell Launches Latitude D630 and D830 Notebooks |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: May 14, 2007 - 7:15 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/corp/brand/en/latitude_... |
Dell has launched of its Latitude D630 and D830 notebooks, based on Intel's Santa Rosa platform. They feature the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, next-generation wireless technologies and extended capacity batteries. The D630 features a 14.1-inch wide aspect XGA display while the D830 has a 15.4-inch wide aspect XGA display. The Latitude D630 is priced starting from US$1,189, while the Latitude D830 has a price starting at US$1,249.
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| Dell Offers SSD on Latitude Notebooks |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: April 27, 2007 - 4:07 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=bsd&c=us&l=en&cs=04&... |
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Dell announced two notebooks with 1.8" SSD. The Latitude D420 ultra-mobile and Latitude D620 ATG semi-rugged notebooks come with SanDisk SSD UATA 5000 drives.
The drive offers read speeds of 62MB/sec and had an access speed of 0.12 milliseconds. The drive also boosts overall system performance by 23 percent and reduced boot times by 34 percent on the D420 and D620. Consumers can buy UATA 5000 drive for USD 549, but it costs USD 450 as an option on the D420 and USD 300 as an option on the D620 ATG.
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| Acer recalls Sony Notebooks’s Batteries |
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| Samsung Intros Q30 Notebook, with Hybrid HD |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: April 23, 2007 - 5:55 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://72.30.186.56/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=us&lp=ko... |
In Japan, Samsung puts in the market the first notebook with a built-in hybrid HD. The Q30 model features the MH80 HD series, which has capacity of 80 GB and 256 MB flash, which guarantees faster response and longer battery life. Q30 notebook also has 1.83 MHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 processor, 15.4" WXGA screen and GeForce 7400 mobile com 256 MB de RAM.
The hybrid HD promisses to fill the gap between traditional HDs and the still cost-prohibitive SSDs. Flash solid-state drives (SSD) promisses to bring PCs faster, more durable and more silent.
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| D-Link Announces Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: April 10, 2007 - 4:08 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=550 |
D-Link has announced Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard, designed for notebooks and promissing to deliver up to 14x faster speeds and 6x farther range than 802.11g while staying backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b networks. Its Wireless Frequency Range is 2.4GHz to 2.4835GHz
The card is available now at a manufacturer's suggested retail price of USD119.99.
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| A Ferrari Version of Motorola V6 Cell Phone |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: January 29, 2007 - 7:13 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.ferraristore.com/e-shop.des/page,shop.flypage/product_id,12... |
Motorola announces the limited edition of the MOTORAZRmaxx V6, under the Ferrari brand. The Ferrari Mobile Challenge Phone uses technology HSDPA and features the badge Ferrari on the external glass and the Ferrari name on the back. The switching on and off sound reproduces a roar of the Ferrari F1 engine.
It is a dual Mode UMTS/GSM (900/1800/1900/850) and comes with a 2-megapixel camera and video recording. It also features a micro SD slot and Bluetooth connectivity. Talk time is up to 197 minutes and standby time up to 330 hours.
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| VIA Launches VN896 Chipset |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: January 25, 2007 - 11:09 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/chipsets/v-series/vn896/ |
VIA Technologies today announced the launch of the VN896 digital media mobile IGP chipset, for notebooks and the new breed of ultra mobile devices. The new chipset features the VIA Chrome9 HC integrated graphics processor (IGP), coming with DirectX 9.0 3D accelerator and a 2D accelerator.
It comes with the latest generation Chromotion video display engine, featuring advanced video processing, including acceleration for MPEG-2 decoding. It also features LCD panel, CRT and TV-out support, two outputs to display at the same time, with different information at different resolutions, pixel depths and refresh rates.
Other features: FSB of 800/667/533/400 MHz, support to VIA C7-M mobile processors and Intel Pentium M/Core, Solo/Core, Duo/Core2 and Duo super processors, high bandwidth PCI Express ports, one 16-lane PCI Express and one single lane port. Flexible memory options include support for DDR2 667/533/400 or DDR 400/333 with a maximum of 4GB.
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| ASUS Unveils A8Jr Notebook |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: January 22, 2007 - 4:53 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.asus.com/index.aspx |
ASUS unveils the A8Jr notebook series, based on Intel's Core2 Duo processor. It will be the world's first notebook series to utilize ATI's Mobility Radeon X2300 GPU. The A8Jr has 14.1" Widescreen LCD display, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth, 5 USB Ports, TV-Out, DVI Port, Card Reader, Express Card, IEEE1394, VGA Out, RJ11, RJ45. It also features microphone, a high-resolution webcam and a placed speakers at the front end of the notebook.It weights 5.27 pounds and should be available within the next two weeks, but pricing is not yet available.
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| Palm Treo 680 for USD 199 at Cingular |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: November 22, 2006 - 6:08 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.palm.com/us/products/smartphones/treo680/index.html |
Cingular offers Palm Treo 680 for USD 199 after two year service agreement. But if you want to buy the new smartphone unlocked, you will have to pay USD 399.
Treo 680 features 64 MB flash memory, Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor, VGA camera, video capture with 352 x 288 resolution, qwerty keyboard with blacklighting, support for MultiMediaCard, SD and SD I/O cards. It is aGSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad band smartohone and has Bluetooth and Infrared wireless technologies. Available in Graphite, Crimson, Arctic, and Copper colors.
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| E-TEN Releases Glofiish M700 with Wi-Fi |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: November 20, 2006 - 3:29 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.etencorp.com/products/Communication/x500.php |
E-TEN Information Systems releases the glofiish M700, a Pocket PC Phone which offers both Wi-Fi and GPS. It also features a QWERTY keyboard that can be covered by a sliding mechanism when not in use. The glofiish M700 supports GSM, GPRS and high-speed EDGE, while IEEE802.11b/g support allows users to connect to public and private Wi-FI networks.
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| Spectec Unveils MicroSD With WiFi |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: October 19, 2006 - 3:54 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.spectec.com.tw/products_detal.asp?dptype=w1sdw823 |
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Spectec has launched a new microSD memory card for mobile market. It offers WiFi connectivity and claims to be the world first microSD WiFi 11g card. The new Sdio card runs at Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone and has a max data transfer speed of 54 Mbps at 802.11g and 11Mbps at 802.11b.It is compatible with Skype Software.
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| Panasonic Intros Toughbook CF-30 |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: October 17, 2006 - 5:20 AM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/home.asp |
Panasonic released the new Toughbook CF-30 notebook, which features 13.3-inch XGA touchscreen, 1.66 GHz L2400 Core Duo processor and slot for extra battery or disc drive. The Toughbook family has long used anti-glare and anti-reflective screen coatings, and now it offers 1,000 Nit (candelas per square meter, a measure of brightness). Manufacturer guarantees that the new CF-30 is twice as bright as most rugged notebooks.
The laptop weighs 8.2 pounds and delivers a battery life of more than 6 hours (depending on conditions of usage). It comes with a magnesium alloy cases, sealed keyboards, ports and hard drives which make it drop-kick ready. Priced at USD 4,700.
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| D-Link Announces V-CLICK Cell-Phone |
| Author: Alessandra Carneiro |
Date: October 6, 2006 - 1:02 PM PST |
| Category: Mobile |
| More Info: http://www.dlink.com/products/V-CLICK/ |
D-Link enters the mobile phone market with a great announcement: a cell-phone that can switch between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, with a tri-band GSM and a 802.11 Wi-Fi access, that allows users to take advantage of VOiP. The new V-CLICK features Opera Mobile browser, e-mail functionality and a color screen display with 176 by 220 pixels. The phone works at 900/1800/1900 MHz bands, but not the 850 MHZ one, crucial to indoor reception in North America.
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