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Callaway Upro mx offers touchscreen GPS to golfers

2011-01-29T19:38:00.000-08:00

The folks at Callaway just announced the Upro mx, a followup to the device they so humbly referred to as the "iPhone of golf GPS technology." PNDs for golfers aren't exactly rare, but the new Upro claims to be the only one packing "hi-resolution actual aerial photography" of 25,000 different courses. It also boasts a multi-gesture touchscreen and optical finger navigation, as well a slew of

LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black priced at €499 by Amazon Germany

2011-01-29T19:37:00.000-08:00

Amazon's German outlet has started listing LG's two latest and undoubtedly greatest phones: the Optimus 2X (seemingly renamed the Optimus Speed here) and the Optimus Black. Both run Android 2.2 on 4-inch screens, with the former offering a dual-core Tegra 2 processor capable of 1080p video recording and HDMI output, and the latter cranking up the display brightness to a quite unreasonable 700

Layar Player lets AR loose on iPhone apps

2011-01-29T19:34:00.000-08:00

Layar's been the go-to platform for augmented reality on Android since 2009, bringing you the useful, the creepy, and the just plain weird -- and now it's unleashing the beast on iOS, again (it's already available as a dedicated app). The Netherlands-based company just launched Layar Player, a free tool that allows anyone -- with a little developer know-how -- to create their very own AR iPhone

Intel SSD 310 Series 80GB Review

2011-01-29T19:32:00.001-08:00

At the end of last year Intel announced a new SSD product, diminutive in size but not performance, the Intel SSD 310. Available in 40GB and 80GB capacities, the mSATA SSD promises to deliver mainstream SSD speeds in a form factor an eighth of the standard 2.5" SSD size. The SSD 310 is finding its way into a variety of products - serving as the main drive in ruggedized tablets to duty as a

Intel SSD 310 Series 80GB Review

2011-01-29T19:32:00.000-08:00

Intel 310 Series 80GB SSD Review – A New Way To Look at Notebooks!

2011-01-29T19:29:00.000-08:00

Our featured picture does a great job of portraying how truly small Intels new 310 Series 80GB SSD really is. It offers the punch of the X-25m in 1/8th of the size and Intel is gambling that this is going to add a whole new dimension to notebook configurations. First up to bat with the 310 will be new Lenovo Thinkpads destined for market in 2011 but don’t think other oems aren’t far behind.

Intel's mSATA SSD 310 reviewed

2011-01-29T19:24:00.000-08:00

The forecast for speedy, razor-thin laptops is looking pretty sunny right about now, because it seems Intel's SSD 310 truly does bring the power of a full-sized solid state drive on a tiny little board. Storage Review and The SSD Review thoroughly benchmarked the tiny 80GB mSATA module this week, and found it performs even better than advertised -- easily tearing through 200MB / sec reads and 70

Toshiba intros laptop that CHANGES COLOUR

2011-01-29T19:20:00.001-08:00

Toshiba has come up with a laptop, the Dynabook Qosmio T750, which has a lid which changes colour - the first of its kind, the Japanese giant claimed. Well, sort of. The blue-lidded box – the colour is called "shiny ocean" – sports "shimmering" metallic colours that run from turquoise through to deep blue and purple depending on the angle at which you're looking at it.The trick lies in

Toshiba Dynabook Qosmio T750 laptop

2011-01-29T19:16:00.001-08:00

It's been a long time since we used a laptop that had a monochromatic display -- it was a giant white block of a thing that is not missed -- but flip around just about every laptop we use today and you find a backside that stubbornly refuses to change color no matter the light that hits it. Is that a problem? Not really, we think it's quite fine since we're not often staring at that bit, but for

BlackBerry Curve Touch Revealed, Could Lack Physical Keyboard

2011-01-28T16:44:00.000-08:00

Research in Motion could be planning to make a radical change to its long-running Curve series -- an upcoming model will reportedly forgo a keyboard and instead be designed around a touchscreen.An image and some of the specifications for the BlackBerry Curve Touch have appeared on the Web. If these are not a hoax, they give the world its first glimpse of a new strategy from RIM to produce

Blackberry Curve Touch Gets Leaked

2011-01-28T16:42:00.001-08:00

The Blackberry Curve Touch wants users to think of the Blackberry line as more than a great messaging or business device, they want us to think of it as a sleek smartphone that’s capable of competing with the big boys (Apple and Google) and looking at the device, codenamed “Malibu” it sure looks like they are at least off to a good start in terms of design. The phone, leaked by the team at

BlackBerry Curve Touch and Montana leak,BlackBerry Curve Touch and Montana leak

2011-01-28T16:40:00.000-08:00

A couple of weeks ago, four new BlackBerrys leaked out and got us seriously excited about RIM's 2011 lineup. Today we've reached maximum 'Berry overload, though, as more unannounced devices have made their way onto the Internet.First up is a device that CrackBerry is referring to as the Curve Touch. As you can see above, it looks a lot like the Storm 3 that was leaked earlier this month, although

BlackBerry Curve Touch picture and specs leaked

2011-01-28T16:37:00.000-08:00

Phone companies just can't keep their documents from falling into internet-friendly hands, and RIM has been particularly clumsy this year.After a host of handset leaks earlier in the month, the company's product roadmap has now made its way to BlackBerry blog Crackberry.Some of the products are old news – the Playbook, for example – and some are merely the CDMA versions of the leaks we've already

Samsung Galaxy Fit specs

2011-01-27T19:34:00.000-08:00

The Samsung Galaxy Fit is one of Samsung’s 2011 budget phones. We’ll get a closer look at this year’s Mobile World Congress, but want to know a little more about this budget beaut? Read on…We’ve spent the last few weeks talking a lot about dual-core phones and what they’ll do for Android, but the Samsung Galaxy Fit uses a low-powered 600MHz processor. Before you chuck it into the nearest muddy

Samsung Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy Gio and Galaxy Mini

2011-01-27T19:33:00.000-08:00

The most advanced phone in the group of four, the Samsung Galaxy Ace is a black slabby device with a fairly modest specification compared to top-of-the-range Android handsets.The Galaxy Ace comes with a 3.5" 320 x 480 pixel display, an 800 MHz processor with 158Mb of RAM and Android 2.2. On the back is a 5 megapixel camera with what appears to be very basic video capture capabilities. The Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy portfolio adds four handsets as Ace, Mini, Fit and Gio

2011-01-27T19:30:00.000-08:00

Galaxies tend to be large and full of stars, planets, miscellaneous bits of rock, spaceships and aliens. So Samsung’s Galaxy series is looking a bit thin, with only the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab shining bright enough to see with a gadget telescope. Until now, because Samsung’s just expanded its universe by four Galaxy products – the Ace, Mini, Fit and Gio.Via : stuff.tv

PlayStation phone named Xperia Play

2011-01-27T19:28:00.000-08:00

Engadget has published an exclusive preview of Sony's upcoming PlayStation Phone, which is due to appear at next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Reportedly named "Xperia Play", the device features a four-inch 854x480 multitouch screen that slides up to reveal PlayStation-esque controls. Gaming buttons include a D-pad, four action buttons (triangle, circle, square and x), two shoulder

PlayStation Phone unofficially unveiled to the world

2011-01-27T19:27:00.000-08:00

Considering Engadget was the website that kicked off this latest, lengthy bout of PlayStation Phone rumours back in October, it's only fitting that the tech blog should also be the one to close it.Just weeks before the device is expected to be unveiled to the world at Mobile World Congress in February, Engadget has gotten hold of what looks to be a finalised PlayStation Phone, otherwise known as

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

2011-01-27T19:25:00.000-08:00

Last week we asked you to tell us your most desired Android phone of 2011 so far. Hundreds of votes later, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc has come out on top, just ahead of the Motorola Atrix.Yes, it’s true. Our readers’ most-wanted phone of 2011 so far is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, the 8.7mm slim Android 2.3 phone revealed in January at the CES tech show. It doesn’t have a dual-core processor

Leaked Facebook v1.9.0.26 From BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS

2011-01-27T05:25:00.001-08:00

Just a quick one before I sign off for the night. We were sent an OTA link for the Facebook v1.9.0.26 that was spotted in the latest OS 6.0.0.448. I have no idea if these are just for the 9700 series devices though I am pretty sure it will only work on OS 6.0 plus devices.Via : berryreview

Verizon Bold 9650, Curve 3G getting BlackBerry 6 OS update today

2011-01-27T05:24:00.001-08:00

Owners of the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Curve 3G 9330 on Sprint have been enjoying the shiny new BlackBerry 6 OS for almost a month now, but today Verizon's customers can get in on the fun, too. RIM just issued a press release stating that both the Bold 9650 and Curve 3G will be receiving BB 6 starting today. The update will be available as an over the air download beginning at 8:00 PM EST.

China Gets BlackBerry Curve 8980, TD-SCDMA Bold 9788

2011-01-27T05:21:00.001-08:00

BlackBerry phones are still quite popular in the Eastern part of the world, mainly due to its BlackBerry Messenger feature. People there seem like to chat away like there’s no tomorrow on their BBM, but ironically ignoring the one sitting close to them. The latest BlackBerry phone to hit the Chinese market is the Curve 8980, which has been spotted last year.The BlackBerry Curve 8980 will

Blackberry Bold 9780

2011-01-27T05:18:00.000-08:00

When the Bold 9700 was launched in October 2009, little did RIM (Research In Motion), or anyone else for that matter, know, how much the smartphone market would change in the space of a year. Change it did, and RIM faced a lot of competition from the likes of Apple iPhones and Android-based smartphones. There was an urgent need change the operating system and the interface in particular. The

Portable 3G/4G router offers iPhone hotspot

2011-01-27T04:12:00.001-08:00

Built-in iPhone hotspots? Bah! Who needs one? Not with AXIM Communications’ handy little MR-102N 3G/4G Travel Mobile Router in your pocket.This little portable gadget works with iPhones and select Android devices to turn a 3G or 4G data connection into an 802.11n Wifi hotspot. Typically smartphone hotspots are a colossal battery drain to the handset, but the MR-102N comes with its own 1700 mAh

IT chiefs urged to nail enterprise app strategy

2011-01-27T04:10:00.000-08:00

IT leaders have been urged to put scepticism about mobile apps aside and start making strategic decisions about their app strategies, before they get left behind. While many emerging technologies are overhyped, the buzz around mobile apps is justified, according to Stephanie Baghdassarian, research director at Gartner.“Many are wondering if the app frenzy we have been witnessing is