Motorola launches MOTOZINE ZN5 in India

Motorola announced the launch of Motozine ZN5 with a high quality 5 MPX camera of Kodak make and icnproating Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and KODAK ‘Imaging Technology’.

This is the first mobile phone which is based on Motorola's ModeShift Technology and KODAK Imaging Technology, Chapman-Banks said, adding phop-sharing would now be easy through mobile phones.

The model will be available in India from mid-September and comes with a 2GB memory card and a TV-out cable for easily viewing pictures on a television set, it added.

The five mega-pixel MOTOZINE or ZN5 is priced below Rs 20,000, Motorola Vice-President and GM (Asia Mobile Devices) Ian Chapman-Banks said in a statement.

Samsung has revealed plans to release more 8-megapixel cameraphones before Christmas.

The mobile phones market has just made a giant leap forward in available technology with the latest release from Samsung, the manufacturer has just launched the Samsung i8510, the first 8 megapixel camera mobile phone to be made available in the UK.

The features for the i8510 don't stop there; HSDPA connectivity and Wi-Fi for super fast web browsing, Bluetooth v2.0, built in GPS receiver for SatNav software, 8GB internal memory and an MP3 player are all included

Aside from the amazing camera resolution, the i8510 has not sacrificed on its looks, with a sleek black outer casing and smooth sliding mechanism the Samsung i8510 does just do the job well, it does it in style.

The Samsung i8510 mobile phone is the FIRST-EVER symbian powered smartphone to have an 8.0-megapixel camera with auto focus to hit our site and it was 3G connectivity.

The 8.0-megapixel camera also has an image stabiliser LED flash autofocus and face smile and blink detection. Combined with the built-in Wi-Fi and a GPS receiver you can geo-tag all your photos allowing information about where you are to be added to your pictures.

Plus you can record slow motion videos use the secondary video call camera play great games including FIFA 2008 and store all your multi-media files with up to 8GB of internal memory.

Take amazing pictures with the built-in 8.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, store all your multimedia fields with the built-in 8GB of internal memory and expand with up to another 8GB with a MicroSD card - available to buy separately click hereUse the latest ‘geo-tagging’ facility to tag information automatically to your pictures.

Plus you can record slow motion videos use the secondary video call camera play great games including FIFA 2008 and store all your multi-media files with up to 8GB of internal memory.

Take amazing pictures with the built-in 8.0-megapixel camera with LED flash, store all your multimedia fields with the built-in 8GB of internal memory and expand with up to another 8GB with a MicroSD card - available to buy separately and use the latest ‘geo-tagging’ facility to tag information automatically to your pictures

Connecting to the internet has never been so quick with Wi-Fi connectivity, you can see who you are calling with the secondary video call camera and be amused for hours with the array of games including FIFA 2008.

The Samsung i8510 has been launched on O2 pay monthly contract deals with a range of line rental discounts and free gifts, other UK network operators are expected to pick up this new phone very soon.

Apple 3G iPhone Gets Dipped in 24 Karat Gold

They've made gold MacBook Pros, and gold iMacs, and now Computer Choppers have turned their attention to blinging the iPhone 3G.

Apparently it's taken a while to plate on the gold because of "poor quality plastic Apple used for the iPhone 3G" (tut tut) but now the company is claiming to have delivered the first "iPhone 3G with 24K yellow gold housing and bezel".

Computer Choppers was even blunt enough to say how the materials this time around on the iPhone 3G were less than stellar and made it tougher for them to plate the “poor” quality plastic Apple used. Testing is still being done for those who want engravings and other customizations before it is plated, as well as how reception will hold up with the coat of gold on it. No pricing is available and as with everything they sell you will have to e-mail them to find it out the cost. So stay tuned to Computer-Choppers if this is what you would have in mind for your little iPhone 3G.

MetaSquares Now Available for the iPhone

MetaTools Inc. today announced the availability of its first iPhone game, MetaSquares, a deceptively simple to play, but hard to be expert strategy game, which is now available in Apple Computer’s iTunes App Store.

Noted puzzle and computer game designer Scott Kim, whose puzzles were featured in “Scientific American” magazine, created the initial concept for MetaSquares during the mid 1990s, which generated a huge following on the Mac and Windows America Online platform prior to the emergence of the internet.

MetaSquares players enter an eight by eight board with one goal in mind - create more squares than their opponents. Using game play features such as tapping, double tapping and swiping that are designed specifically for the iPhone, players can go head-to-head with their iPhone toting friends or challenge the progressively more difficult artificial intelligence opponent. MetaSquares offers consumers of all ages and skill levels a quick (games are usually two to three minutes
long), fun and challenging experience.

The MetaSquares team brings together veteran MetaTools team members who have regrouped to develop software that will continue the company's tradition of creating sophisticated applications and plug-ins that are graphically exciting, as well as fun and easy to use. Re-emerging today as a creator of advanced mobile and social gaming applications and plug-ins, MetaTools chose iPhone as the premier platform for MetaSquares.

“We are thrilled to introduce MetaSquares to the millions of iPhone owners who will look to Apple’s mobile platform for entertainment as well as communication,” said Wilczak. “MetaSquares signals our re-entry into this market and will allow our dedicated fans, who found our original products innovative and rewarding, as well as new players the opportunity to play anytime and anywhere, solo or with a friend.”

Returning to MetaTools to lead the MetaSquares team is MetaTools’ Vice President of Business Development John Ray, who previously led the business development and licensing operations for Blue Lava Wireless, owner/licensor of Tetris, to numerous parties/platforms worldwide.

MetaSquares is scheduled to be released in the near future in multiple languages including French, German, Japanese and Spanish. MetaTools is also developing a multiplayer option with access via mobile internet connections.

MetaSquares costs $2.99 on carriers via iPhone or by visiting the MetaTools website, http://www.metatools.com/, and is available on the App Store.

Consumers without iPhones can preview MetaSquares online for free at www.metatools.com/iphonemsq/ on Apple computers or via Firefox Web Browser if accessing from a Windows PC.

Hi5 Launches Mobile Site in 26 Languages

One of the top social networks worldwide, hi5, announced the release of their mobile site today, which while late in the game, is already a notch ahead of the competition.

The new mobile version launched with translations available in all of the 26 different languages already offered on the main site.

"No other social network offers mobile support in as many languages as hi5. This extensive in-language support represents a significant market opportunity for the company," the release boasts.

While you may not have heard of them much here in the U.S., hi5 is one of the fastest growing social networks in the world, according to ComScore, with over 80% of its users outside the US.
Facebook, however, is still number one, but they have had a late start in their translation efforts. And they are hoping to catch up with the resent release of their Translation Application to crowd source the effort in as many languages as possible.

This development by hi5 probably won't attract a new audience here in the U.S., but CEO Ramu Yalamanchi is looking more at the advertising potential.

“As we see the number of users accessing hi5 via their mobile phones increase, it will open up the opportunity to roll out hyper-localized advertising,” he says.

This is all part of the latest effort by all of the networks to expand worldwide as growth in the U.S. wanes.

Source -blog Wired

Spice Mobile launches S-820 music phone

Mobile has launched a music phone, S-820 which has an integrated Yamaha audio amplifier for loud and 3D surround experience. The phone comes preloaded with music content from ‘Singh is King’, movie.

It has a memory of 1 GB. The phone comes with a Bluetooth stereo headset that provides you wireless environment. The phone has FM radio and bluetooth headset and caller block facility, 1.3 mega-pixel camera, WAP and GPRS facilities. It also has a one-touch access for news content of Reuters. The cost of Spice S-820 music phone at Rs 6,599.

Nokia announces two new smartphones: N85, N79

Nokia unleashed plans of launch of two new handsets- N85 and N79, both boasting of navigation features and five-mega pixel cameras.

The Finnish phonemaker’s market share in converged devices plummeted to 41 percent in the second quarter from 51 percent in the pervious year, with increasing competition from Research In Motion Ltd., LG Electronics Co. and Apple Inc.

The two new offerings offer over 10 N-Gage games and allow users to locate where pictures were taken with the device. The N85 handset comes packed with an 8-gigabyte memory card.


Nokia N85

The N85 will be available in only one color version (black), Nokia wants the N79 to be more "color friendly." More exactly, the Finnish company will ship the candybar in two versions, white and silver, each of them coming with 3 Xpress-on smart covers that can be red, brown, green, blue or white.


The N85 features a 2.6 inch TFT display with 16.7 million colors, 320 x 240 pixels, brightness control and ambient light detector, accelerometer for automatic image rotation, secondary camera for video calls, Wi-Fi, GPS, A-GPS, Nokia Maps, Adobe Flash Lite 3.0, Nokia Web browser, Adobe Reader, Nokia Nseries music player (supporting MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA), 3D stereo speakers, dedicated music keys, a 3.5 mm headset jack, UPnP music streaming, FM radio with RDS, FM transmitter, N-gage gaming controls, digital stereo microphone, text-to-speech and Symbian 9.3 S60 3rd Edition (with Feature Pack 2).

The N85 has only 74MB of internal memory, but an 8GB microSD card is included in the package – enough for about anything you might want to store on the phone.



The Nokia N85 was created to be more than the sum of its parts, offering a complete mobile entertainment package designed for connecting, sharing and discovering. The iconic Nokia Nseries dual slider design has evolved to become smaller and sleeker while integrating the newest features and services to deliver the best mobile experience to date," states Juha-Pekka Sipponen, director, Nokia Nseries.


Nokia N79





The Nokia N79 packs cutting-edge technology into a compact design – a characteristic of the iconic Nseries – that allows people to discover, create and share their passions with others. It has been designed for those who want a device that is as appealing as it is powerful," stated Juha Kokkonen, director, Nokia Nseries.

the N79 is not too different from the N85. The candybar brings the following: a 2.4 inch TFT display with 16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels, a 5 Megapixel camera with all the characteristics of the one included in the N85, GSM and HSDPA connectivity, GPS and A-GPS, Nokia Maps, Wi-Fi, Music and Video players, a 3.5mm audio jack, stereo Bluetooth, TV-out, pre-installed Nseries games and 50MB of built-in memory, "helped" by a 4GB card.





The N79 measures 110 x 49 x 15 millimeters and weighs 97 grams. Although the phone's battery is similar to the one packed in the N85 (a 1200 mAh one), its performance is lower. Thus, the N79 can provide only up to 5.5 hours of GSM talk-time, 3.5 hours of 3G talk-time or up to 24 hours of music playback.

The N85 and N79 will be shipped in October and will be priced at 450 euros and 350 euros.

IOGEAR's wireless USB to VGA kit extends your monitor sans wires

Consumers who desire a simple way to view content on a bigger screen can now extend or clone their desktop to their HDTV or projector and enjoy increased visibility by utilizing IOGEAR's Wireless USB to VGA Kit, certified by the USB Implementers Forum. The product is the first of its kind to receive certification in the US, which guarantees that a device is backward- and forward-compliant with previous and future USB technology.

The Wireless USB to VGA Kit provides HD video streaming between a PC and TV or projector up to 720p within a 30-foot in-room range. Users can edit grids and documents, view photos or browse the Internet on their HDTV's big screen, without any cable clutter. Consumers can also utilize a TV's picture-in-picture function to multitask, such as watching a football game while viewing a Fantasy Football grid on the same screen. The Kit consists of one Wireless USB adapter to connect to a laptop or desktop and one wireless VGA adapter to plug into a VGA display.

The product is an ideal solution for surfaces that are difficult to wire, such as marble and fireplaces. By communicating between devices wirelessly and eliminating material waste, the Wireless USB to VGA Kit is an eco-conscious choice for users who want an environmentally-friendly way to streamline entertainment and work spaces.

According to IOGEAR, the product is only compatible with Windows XP 32-bit or Vista 32- / 64-bit, but those with no qualms about that can grab one next month for $229.95. Full release after the jump.

3G iphone Drawback

3G iphone Drawbacks

Camera

Apple 3G iphone has a 2 megapixel camera picture quality is very bad compare to 5 megapixel. Now a days evry model having 2 megapixel camera.

Video Recording

You can not record Video clips on 3G iphone.

Apple Safari

Apple Safari does not support FLASH, which is used on tons and tons of websites out there.

Instant Messaging

3G iPhone does not support INSTANT MESSAGING.

BLUETOOTH HEADSETS

3G iPhone does not support stereo Music Streaming through Bluetooth headsets. you can only answer iPhone calls wirelessly with this Bluetooth headset.

3RD Party software

CANNOT LOAD YOUR OWN 3RD PARTY PROGRAMS. On iphone 3G you can load approved applications may be released by Apple & they will charge fees for that.

Battery

iPhone DOES NOT HAVE A REMOVEABLE BATTERY & expected life is 300-400 charges after that you have visit apple store to replace the Battery every Year OR Two like ipod. Offcource they will charge you for Battery.

Games

You can not play games on appple iphone because it does not have any GAMES. In feature there will be games but for that you have to pay some fees.

MESSAGING

The keyboard supposedly isn’t a real bother after you get used to it, but TYPING PERIODS AND COMMAS ARE A PAIN IN THE NECK, requiring you to go to a 2nd screen each time. Given that you use a period or comma in almost every sentence you type, this is NOT CONVENIENT.

MMS

You canot SEND PICS TO OTHER CELL PHONES VIA MMS PICTURE MESSAGING.

Download iTUNES

You cannot download OR access iTUNES directly from the iPhone, you always have to do it through you PC or Mac’s iTunes program and then sync files.

Modem

You cannot use apple 3G iphone as modem that means you cannot connect iphone 3G to laptop and PC. (New software launch By Netshare for iphone to use as modem but it's not free.)

Yahoo OneSearch released for Nokia mobile phone

Starting Thursday, searching the Web with a Nokia series 60 phone will be a little faster.

Yahoo's mobile team has released a free shortcut for OneSearch, Yahoo's search engine, that will live on your phone's home screen. The OneSearch widget promises to cut your labor two ways; first, by giving you a place to begin a Web search as soon as you turn on the phone and second, by suggesting search terms as soon as you start typing.

The convenience of the home screen search bar could also make this OneSearch widget the most effective of Yahoo's latest experiments in pushing its search platform, including last April's launch of OneSearch 2.0, a version that accepts voice search.

Yahoo has its stalwart supporters, but this application's degree of success will depend on just how many Google search-loyalists end up suspending that preference in order to save time with Yahoo's search bar.

Yahoo's OneSearch shortcut will work immediately on all Nokia series 60 phones.

LG launched LG10000 CDMA handset with touchscreen in India

LG10000 CDMA handset with touchscreen as well as QWERTY keypad a unique combination which is not even present in iPhone 3G, was made available to Reliance subscribers.

The handset features a 2.8-inch display, 2 MP camera, extendable memory up to 8GB, Office applications for Corporate Mail Access (Push Mail through Microsoft Server, Pull Mail through IMAP and POP3), full HTML browser and high speed internet connectivity. The battery supports 240 minutes talk time and up to 480 hours stand-by time.

Lg10000 price will be between Rs 22,000 to Rs 25,000. Lg10000 touchscreen Available in Reliance outlets.

Features

• Laptop-like w/ QWERTY keyboard
• 4.64H x 2.12W x 0.71D (inches)
• Battery - 240 mins talk time & 480 hours standby
• Screens - 480 x 240 pixel TFT external & internal
• Digital Camera - 2 megapixel camera and camcorder
• Storage - ~185MB internal + microSD (8GB max)
• Special external touch screen and mobile tv
• Bluetooth 1.2 + Stereo Speakerphone

Reliance Big Entertainment Enters U.S. Mobile market by launching Jump Games

Reliance Big Entertainment has entered the US mobile content market by launching its company Jump Games USA and the opening of a new US headquarters based in Chicago.

Jump Games, a publisher and developer of games across mobile platforms, is aggressively looking to acquire top mobile content licenses and brands for distribution on its mobile worldwide network.

"We are keen on building a global enterprise that leverages the top entertainment content across the globe," said Rajesh Sawhney, President of Reliance Big Entertainment. "Our recent deals in the entertainment space convey our focus and commitment towards building global entertainment equity. With Jump Games setting up operations in the US, we will be concentrating on the mobile space aggressively. To ensure the future of our success, our partnerships and alliances with America's biggest firms will be critical. The idea is to expand the mobile entertainment umbrella for Jump in the mobile space, via strong and sustained growth - both organic as well as inorganic."

"The launch of Jump Games USA and the opening of our new office is an important step in strengthening our ability to acquire and deliver exciting mainstream mobile content to U.S. consumers," said Salil Bhargava, CEO of Jump Games. "Jump Games is already a leading publisher and developer of premium mobile content and our North American team will be a driving force in building key relationships with North America's leading media and entertainment companies."

Jump Games is an independent venture of Reliance Big Entertainment, which is part of the multi-national conglomerate Reliance ADA Group. The company has exclusive global licenses to create and distribute games for some of the world's leading brands like Manchester United Football Club, Virgin Comics, and Honest Entertainment (Fido Dido).

Reliance ADA group is among India's top three private sector business houses on all major financial parameters, with a market capitalization of over US $47 billion. The interests of the Group range from communications (Reliance Communications) and financial services (Reliance Capital Ltd), to generation, transmission, distribution of power and infrastructure development (Reliance Infrastructure Ltd) and entertainment.

Jump Games' arrival in the US will probably mean more cool mobile games - and more is always better in the world of entertainment.

Intel Joins Forces with Yahoo! for Pushing Internet TV

Intel Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. today previewed plans for the Widget Channel, a television (TV) application framework optimized for TV and related consumer electronics (CE) devices that use the Intel Architecture. The Widget Channel will allow consumers to enjoy rich Internet applications designed for the TV while watching their favorite TV programs. The Widget Channel will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that will enable TV watchers to interact with and enjoy a rich set of “TV Widgets,” or small Internet applications designed to complement and enhance the traditional TV watching experience and bring content, information and community features available on the Internet within easy reach of the remote control. The Widget Channel will also allow developers to use JAVASCRIPT, XML, HTML and Adobe Flash technology to write TV applications for the platform, extending the power and compatibility of PC application developer programs to TV and related CE devices. In addition to supporting the Yahoo! Widget Engine, Yahoo! will also provide consumers Yahoo!-branded TV Widgets that are customized based on its category-leading Internet services.

TV Widgets will enable consumers to engage in a variety of experiences, such as watching videos, tracking their favorite stocks or sports teams, interacting with friends, or staying current on news and information. Viewers will be able to use TV Widgets to deepen their enjoyment of the programming they are watching, discover new content and services, or share their favorites with friends and family. TV Widgets can be personalized because they will be based upon popular Internet services such as Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sports, Blockbuster and eBay that viewers have customized for use in their daily lives.

"TV will fundamentally change how we talk about, imagine and experience the Internet," said Eric Kim, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the company's Digital Home Group. "No longer just a passive experience unless the viewer wants it that way, Intel and Yahoo! are proposing a way where the TV and Internet are as interactive, and seamless, as possible. Our close work has produced an exciting application framework upon which the industry can collaborate, innovate and differentiate. This effort is one of what we believe will be many exciting new ways to bring the Internet to the TV, and it really shows the potential of what consumers can look forward to."

Intel also plans to release the Intel Media Processor CE 3100-based hardware development system called the "Innovation Platform" which will provide the initial development and validation environment for developers of TV Widgets on the Widget Channel.

And what's the connection with Yahoo!, you might ask? Well, it's actually quite simple. Besides announcing the CE3100 media processor, the two companies have also used this opportunity to preview an application framework for televisions (TV) and related CE devices that use the Intel Architecture. This framework, dubbed the Widget Channel, is, as the name says it, powered by Yahoo!'s own Widget Engine (optimized to work with the CE 3100) and allows users to watch TV programs and, at the same time, view web content.

The Intel Media Processor CE 3100 is scheduled to arrive at various CE manufacturers, such as Samsung Electronics and Toshiba, at some point next month, which means that we might actually see it in action before the year's end.

Nokia announced 8800 Carbon Arte

Nokia has announced the launch of a new handset, Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte with its external body made up of carbon fibre, titanium, polished glass and stainless steel.

The latest addition to the premium 8800 series comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, high quality audio, an OLED display, a generous 4GB memory capacity and a very premium feel.

A light-weight slider mobile phone features minimalistic and seamless surfaces. The handset with 3.2 megapixel camera includes 3G capabilities, high quality audio, OLED display, 4GB expandable memory along with anti-fingerprint coating.

For connoisseurs, there is the anti-smudge fingerprint coating to ensure that the beautiful phone stays that way for a long time. The 8800 Carbon Arte will be available in the third quarter of 2008 and will be sold at an estimated price of 1100 Euros (Rs 70,273 ).

The iPhone 3G is available in 8GB and 16GB at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 in India

Vodafone has revealed its iPhone pricing. The iPhone 3G is available in 8GB and 16GB at Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,100 respectively. And as you have already pre-registered with us, you can get it before others do. All you need to do is drop in at a select Vodafone Store between August 20 and 21 and confirm your booking by paying Rs 10000 through cash or credit card. Don't forget to show the iPhone booking SMS, which you would have received from vodafone, when you visit the Vodafone Store to make the deposit.


Thats the shocking price for apple iphone 3G people expecting price less than Rs.24,000 for iphone 3G. In US iphone 3G price is $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB).

Are you going to purchase iphone 3G ?

Nokia N96 iPhone Killer Hits India

Nokia’s much awaited, fully loaded, dual slider, the N96, has been launched in India almost a month and a half before the UK launch that was set to be the first. Bravo - is what I have to say. This cross between the N81 with its glossy trims and the N95’s dual slide component makes for a great handset overall.

The N96 has a 2.8-inch TFT display with a 240 x 320 pixel resolution and 16 million colors. It runs on a Dual ARM 9 264 MHz CPU and comes with 128MB RAM, 256MB storage memory and a whopping 16GB of internal memory as well as microSD card support in case you feel that 16GB is just not enough. The handset also has an accelerometer for automatically rotating the display.

Net connectivity the N96 is equipped with Wi-Fi, 3G support with HSDPA speeds, EDGE class 32, GPRS/WAP, Bluetooth with A2DP and microUSB v2.0 for data transfer. When it comes to multimedia the N96 should feel like a pro with a 5 MP auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It’s also capable of video capture (VGA 30fps) and it comes with an LED flash which in my opinion is not a good thing since the N82 has a Xenon, but ok. Just around the camera’s lens is a kickstand that when opened allows the handset to be propped up for comfort of viewing. The N96 also has a secondary VGA videocall camera in front.

Speaking of pre-loaded features, Nokia has been gracious enough to the Indian audience by providing plenty of Bollywood freebies. The N96 will come preloaded with the movie ‘Om Shanti Om’, 50 music videos, music tracks in Hindi and English and 3 N-Gage games with an unlimited license on for the 3rd edition of Asphalt Urban. It will also have 3 country Nokia Maps that include Singapore, UAE and of course India and a 3 month Navigation license for 8 Indian cities.

Apple and Nokia have not yet announced the prices of their models, but according to industry sources, both phones having 3G enabled features, which allow high quality net surfing, video and music download etc, would be priced in the same range.

Though the phone would be available from September, consumers can pre-book the phone from across 2,000 Nokia outlets across the country from Wednesday.

Yahoo Buzz Opens Doors To Everyone

Yahoo’s Digg-like effort to leverage reader gestures and third party content in determining the most popular news, removes it’s barriers to entry tonight.

Until now only a hundred or so invited publishers could post news to Buzz. This was a big plug - Yahoo pushes a few Yahoo Buzz stories to their home page every day, resulting in huge, server-melting traffic surges to the lucky third party sites. Starting tonight, the invitation requirement is gone, and anyone can submit their stories to Buzz.

It’s hard to compare Buzz to Digg. Like AOL’s Propeller, they chose to add editorial discretion in determining headlines to reduce gaming. That also seems to make users less interested in participating, though. In Yahoo’s case the fact that they promote headline stories on the home page of Yahoo gives them a huge traffic boost, which skews results.

Stories can be submitted here once it goes live in a few hours.

Google tops among search sites for customer satisfaction

University of Michigan's annual American Customer Satisfaction Index for the e-business sector to the list of surveys that show Google is doing really, really well.

The ACSI, set to be released early Tuesday, puts Google at the top of the heap for customer satisfaction in the big search and portals category. Google's score of 87 out of 100 (based on interviews with 3,000 customers) is one of the highest scores ever recorded by the ACSI.

For the e-business sector as a whole (including search and portals and a second category for news and information sites), the survey paints an improving picture: customer satisfaction improved 5.5 percent from 2007 to 79.3 this year on the ACSI's 100-point scale. That's a 25.9 percent jump since e-businesses were added to the survey in 2000.

Source - Cnet

Logitech MX1100 Cordless Laser Mouse and Wave Keyboard

Logitech is now offering you its highest level of comfort with the introduction of the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro keyboard-and-mouse combination. The second-generation Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro combines the field- and laboratory-tested comfort of the Logitech Wave Keyboard with the exceptionally comfortable, rechargeable Logitech MX 1100 Cordless Laser Mouse. If you’re looking to upgrade your mouse only, a battery-powered version of the MX1100 mouse will be sold separately.

“Independent research clearly demonstrates that the Wave Keyboard can help improve the comfort of your typing experience,” said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for Logitech’s keyboards and desktops. “The keyboard’s wave-like shape is popular because it provides comfort without requiring people relearn how to type, unlike traditional ergonomic keyboards. And with the addition of the MX1100 mouse, which was designed according to ergonomic principles, our new desktop gives you even more comfort than the original Logitech Desktop Cordless Wave.”

Wave Keyboard Improves Comfort

According to an independent study by Peter W. Johnson, Ph.D., of the University of Washington, the Logitech Wave Keyboard improves comfort. Combining three distinctive elements, the newest Logitech keyboard offers you an innovative wave key frame, a U-shaped constant curve and a cushioned, contoured palm rest. In comparison to ergonomic keyboards, you can use a Wave keyboard immediately – there is no learning curve. The Comfort Wave Design guides your hands and cradles your fingers to create a naturally comfortable typing experience.

MX1100 Cordless Laser Mouse

• Elegantly contoured shape naturally fits your hand for maximum comfort.
• Hyper-fast scrolling lets you fly through long documents and Web pages. One spin and you'll never go back to an ordinary scroll wheel.
• Adjustable-dpi laser engine (up to 1600 dpi) provides two smooth-tracking modes for customisable precision.
• Logitech's advanced 2.4 GHz wireless provides a powerful, reliable connection. Virtually no delays or dropouts.
• Stealth thumb button - one of ten programmable buttons - makes application-switching easy.

The Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro is expected to be available in the U.S. beginning in October and in Europe beginning in mid-November for a suggested retail price of $129.99 (U.S.). When sold separately, the Logitech MX1100 Cordless Laser Mouse is expected to be available in the U.S. beginning in late August and in Europe beginning in mid-September for a suggested retail price of $79.99 (U.S.).

Lenovo IdeaPad U8 MID released

Lenovo released its first handheld mobile Internet terminals (MID) products - IdeaPad U8, this is only the first authorized by the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee issued by the Olympic commemorative MID products. Our little piece of IdeaPad U8 Olympic commemorative, based on the Intel Ling dynamic processor, integrated end-products of a variety of electronic functions, support WI-FI (WLAN), EDGE, and other network access.

Both laptops and data-processing capacity of the Light smart handheld devices, to ensure the integrity of the Internet on the basis of experience, U8 truly achieve the ultra-portable, anytime, anywhere Internet access, will lead the mobile devices into the Internet-in-Your-Pocket (pockets of the Internet ) Era.

Lenovo IdeaPad U8 IdeaPad consumer brands as associate members, has been assigned to the Olympic Park in the digital experience Lenovo Olympic Museum, Lenovo joined the Olympic family assistance technology team, led several fonts visited Lenovo Olympic Center for Chinese and foreign audience, enjoy freedom of movement Interconnected world.

As an ultra-portable handheld mobile device, IdeaPad U8 integration of Lenovo's leading product development, technology applications and outstanding design capabilities, 4.8-inch touch screen, 350 g of weight, 173 * 84 mm the compact build, with only 2.1 cm in thickness, IdeaPad U8 have inherent ultra-portable; WI-FI (WLAN), EDGE, and other network access methods to meet anytime, anywhere Internet users browse, send and receive Email, instant messaging, and other needs. It uses Intel's latest Intel processors Ling dynamic, which is used all over the world's smallest transistor Construction of the smallest Intel processor, is less than 3 watts in the processor the fastest processor, can give consumers To provide compact and powerful, superior Internet experience. In addition, IdeaPad U8 Olympic Games are also equipped with negative dual cameras, optical mice, highlighted display, human keyboard, the standard SD and USB interface, and so enrich the hardware, support for mobile TV, GPS navigation intelligence, the wisdom of financial management Software, Lianzhong games, Tencent QQ, and other functions application, whether it is business elite, or any spare the young trendy digital products, and can be accessed through IdeaPad U8 rich comprehensive application, easily and have unlimited freedom of movement life fun.

U8 on the rich applications, such as GPS navigation, Internet stock speculation, multimedia players, and so great to meet the different needs of the consumers. In particular through the random targeting of CMMB mobile television receivers, U8 will be in the Olympics, at any time to receive CCTV-1, channels such as the Olympic Games, seven of broadcast television signals, so that users can watch the Olympic events live free, share Olympic passion, and real freedom of movement, the dream of easy Internet!

IdeaPad U8 Olympic Games will go on sale in the near future, the price equivalent to the price of smart phones.

Traffic On apple.com After launching 3G iphone

After the launching of the new iPhone, consumers are interested in more than just price, as shown in the diversity of search terms around the new iPhone. Among the top 200 search term suggestions for the iPhone (in the four weeks ending June 28, 2008) are branded searches (e.g. “iphone”), 3G, release date, iPhone applications, price, coverage plans, service providers and how to unlock the iPhone according to Hitwise.

Source - Hitwise

Samsung E200 Eco Green phone

Samsung unveiled a “green” cell phone on Thursday at its OR@S Olympic Rendezvous event in Beijing, China in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Olympics. The new phone is the Samsung E200 Eco (right), which is made of bioplastics from plant-based materials rather than traditional petroleum-based polycarbonate plastics.

A 9.9mm slim bar E200 is re-launched with a new name, 'Samsung E200 Eco.' The phone is made with more substantial materials for the environment. Its whole external case is made from 'bio-plastic,' which contains natural plant-based materials extracted from plant such as corn.

Samsung will extend application of bio-plastic to endeavor in reduction of fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the manufacturing process. 1-ton of bio-plastic used in E200 Eco is able to reduce 2.16-ton of CO2 compared with Polycarbonate produced from petroleum. Samsung has been making an effort to develop more renewable and eco-friendly materials in collaboration with Cheil Industries.

Geesung Choi, President of Samsung’s Telecommunication Business, said, “We are committed to being an environmentally and socially responsible corporate citizen. We strive to make more products as green as possible and to proactively set up and expand a phone recycling system.”

This mobile phone will be available on the European market from early September.

The significance of using bioplastics — which are made of corn and other organic materials — is two-fold:

• It reduces the production of non-renewable plastics
• Samsung claims that the manufacturing process for bioplastics reduces fuel consumption and produces 35% fewer CO2 emissions

Samsung has only used bioplastics in phones and not any of its other plastic-based products such as televisions. The company says it is testing the use of bioplastics in other devices but does not currently have plans to introduce bioplastics in any of those product lines.

2P slim portable mouse

The slim portable 2P mouse is a perfect solution for those of you that can't stand using the trackpad and that find the little travel mice just too small to operate. When packed to go, this portable mouse is the smallest, thinnest most elegant accessory you can imagine possessing. When ready for mousing it ever-so-gracefully flips into a strong, 3 dimensional, hand-fitted laptop mouse, built for long hours of stable and comfortable work.

The new 2P Slim USB Optical Mouse is a laptop mouse that transforms itself in order to be easily stored yet easily used when traveling and working with a laptop.

This 5mm thin, fine-looking "piece of mouse", fits inside the laptop memory card slot or a small pocket, and solves both the problem of always having dead batteries, and finding extra space for a bulky mouse in your laptop case. The 2P laptop mouse allows you to neatly retract and hide the USB cable, and saves you from finding a "wire monster" waiting inside your bag as you open it. The 65cm (25.5 inch) long USB mouse cable provides you with sufficient length for working comfortably, so you're not restricted in your mousing movements.

The 2P slim laptop ergonomic mouse opens up to a full-size, smooth operating, working-horse-mouse with a strong and durable metal and rugged plastic body, built for an extensive, long-lasting usage. Its touch-scroll pad prevents accumulation of dirt, dust or sand and its cable-hiding mechanism protects the USB cable from tangling, tarring and disconnecting.

Features

• A unique double featured laptop mouse – slim, flat, easy to carry and saves space when traveling. It twists open to a strong, 3-dimentional structure for mousing.
• Stores in your memory card slot (or inside your smallest pocket).
• Steady structure - does not "lean" on a fragile "kickstand" when open – easy to work with for hours.
• Fits all laptops – PCs and MACs – by a USB connection.
• A length adjustable portable mouse - fits all sizes of hands.
• Easy scroll operation for rapid navigation - just gently slide your finger on the smooth center touch-scroll wheel.
• Touch-scroll wheel – when traveling no sand or dust will ever interfere with your portable mouse scrolling.
• Comfortable left and right buttons (won't break or get stuck after no time).
• "Plug and play" - and just "scroll on"….
• No torn or mixed up cables – the retractable USB cable stores quickly and neatly under the laptop mouse surface.
• A Schick, origami-like, luxurious designed slim portable mouse (like no one else has…). Comes in 4 different colors to choose from.

Das Keyboard Gives Tactile and Audio Feedback

Das Keyboard sports best-in-class German-engineered gold-plated mechanical key switches that provide tactile and audio feedback making typing a pure joy. You get to hear audio clicks once you start typing that makes typing fun and addictive. Das Keyboard has been designed for people who spend many hours a day working on a computer and for whom typing productivity and comfort does matter.

Both Das Keyboard Professional and Ultimate models are identical except that the Ultimate is a blank keyboard (there are no inscriptions on the keys).

German-engineered mechanical key switches

Das Keyboard compares to the legendary IBM model M. Its best-in-class mechanical gold-plated key switches provide a tactile and audio click that makes typing pure joy.

USB 2.0 hub

The high-speed USB hub allows to sync and charge your iPhone and iPod or any USB compatible devices.

Extra-long USB cable

Das Keyboard sports 2-meter (6.6ft) cable that can go through your desk grommet in order to keep your workspace neat and tidy

N-Key rollover

Das Keyboard allows up to 12 keys to be pressed simultaneously. Great for fast typists and gamers alike.

System requirements

PC or Mac, Windows, Linux, or Mac OSX.One USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port, no driver required.

System requirements

• Windows, Linux, or MacOS X
• One USB port
• Mac users can swap the command/control/options keys to match the Mac keyboard layout using the MacOS X keyboard control panel

Technical information

• Glossy black upper enclosure with matching black USB cable, Darth Vader approved.
• Mechanical key switches with gold contacts
• Two-port USB hub 1.1 and 2.0 compatible
• Blue LEDs
• 2-meter (6.6ft) USB cable
• Enhanced 104 or 105-key layout
• Three Windows keys
• Dimensions: 18in x 6.5in x 1in (thickest portion, feet not extented, 1.5in w/ extended feet)
• Weight: 1.2 Kg, 2.6 lbs

Jabra BT530 Noice Cancelling Headset From Jabra

Jabra’s latest BT530 Bluetooth headset is ready to hit retail stores in September. It boasts a new generation noise cancellation able to blacks out background noise without compromising voice clarity. Destroy unwanted sound with Noise Blackout The Jabra BT530 is the first Bluetooth headset with Noise Blackout. Unique amongst wireless hands-free headsets, it provides background noise elimination without any compromise on natural voice quality. Dual microphones, coupled with advanced DSP technology, identify the source of sound and then enhance your own voice, and obliterate peripheral noise.

This headset offers a noise-free experience in crystal clear sound wherever you are. Equipped with intelligent volume control the headset automatically adjusts the level of received audio for optimal audibility and also offers Audio Shock Protection guarding your ears against raised voices or sudden noise surges. Designed in true Jabra style, with comfort and intuitively in mind this headset will provide pure audio power all-day long, whichever way you choose to wear it.

Talk time is listed as 5.5 hours, with maximum standby of 250 hours. It currently retail price at $99.

Shaadi.com, in a tie-up with cellular service provider Vodafone, launched ‘Shaadi.com on Vodafone'

Shaadi.com, in a tie-up with cellular service provider Vodafone, launched ‘Shaadi.com on Vodafone’- a matrimonial service on Vodafone mobile phone. The announcement of the first of its kind service in the country comes close on the heels of collaboration between Shaadi.com and Dish TV.

Speaking on the occasion, Harit Nagpal, Director – Marketing and New Business, Vodafone Essar, said, “With ‘Shaadi.com on Vodafone’ customers can search for a life partner on the go, on SMS or call; without having to necessarily log on to the net. This is another important service to add value to our customers’ lives.”

This service can be accessed by Vodafone customers through a call, SMS or on Vodafone live at the cost of Rs.3/SMS, Rs.6/min and 10p/kb respectively.

Nokia introduced elegance mobile phone the Nokia 3610 Fold

Nokia has just presented a new handset of this kind, named Nokia 3610 Fold and scheduled for a commercial release before the end of September.

The new 3610 Fold doesn't come with anything special; it's just an elegant-looking device that packs a range of basic features. But this is not a bad thing, as there are lots of consumers who don't need advanced handsets.

With a 1.3 Megapixel camera and 6x digital zoom, the Nokia 3610 Fold makes it easy to capture memories and share moments with others. The bright 2” screen of the Nokia 3610 Fold displays pictures, messages and web pages in up to 262K colors while the external display indicates incoming calls, messages or an analogue clock With support for optional microSD cards of up to 4GB the Nokia 3610 Fold comes with ample memory for pictures, videos, music and more.

Nokia 3610 Fold will have four color versions: red, rose, blue and green. The The Nokia 3610 Fold will launched in September of 2008 for an estimated retail price of EUR 125 (around $190) excluding taxes and subsidies.

Logitech V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks

The Logitech V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks—with the innovative Clip-and-Go dock—gives you one less thing to carry.

Clip-and-Go dock:

Allows you to clip your mouse to your notebook—and go. Easy-to-attach, easy-to-remove dock is compatible with all notebooks. (To learn more, please click the video tutorial link located on the right side of this page.) Now, you'll have one less thing to carry.

Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver:

Barely larger than a coin, the Nano-receiver is so small that once you plug it into your notebook, you can forget about it. Your mouse is always ready to use.

18 months of battery life:

Virtually eliminates the hassle of changing batteries. The On/Off button saves power. Plus, the mouse automatically turns off when docked to your notebook.

Storable Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver:

Store the Nano-receiver inside the mouse, if necessary. When stored inside the battery compartment, the mouse turns off automatically.

Logitech's advanced 2.4 GHz wireless:
Logitech's advanced 2.4 GHz wireless dramatically reduces interference with 300 times faster data rate. Virtually no delays or dropouts—even in the busiest wireless environments. Enjoy all the benefits of a cord with the convenience of cordless.

Hyper-fast scrolling:
Fly through long documents and Web pages as fast as you want to—one spin goes through up to 10,000 lines of a spreadsheet in seven seconds. Or, shift into click-to-click mode for more control with lists, slides, or photos. You'll never go back to an ordinary scroll wheel.

Laser precision:
Gives you more control than optical mice. Laser technology delivers smoother cursor control on virtually any surface.

The Logitech V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe beginning in late August. U.S MSRP $59.99.

Sony released its new SxS Card offers 32GB of storage capacity

Sony has released its new SxS Card that offers 32GB of storage capacity, which is able to store up to 100 minutes of HD video. This new SxS Pro memory card also provides a fast data transfer for up to 800Mbps. Sony’s Brand New SxS Card retails for a hefty $1,500.

The 32GB SxS Pro memory card posts the fastest data transfer rates, with speeds up to 800 Mbps, and a price tag to match: $1,500. It can also handle 100 minutes of full-HD video and a range of abuse, from shock to G-forces. The smaller 16GB Pro CF card provides half the storage capacity, but still works with the latest cameras and comes in at a much lower $399 price level.

For pros who really have a need to shoot nonstop, the PHU-60K 1.8-inch hard drive offers 60GB of storage and a standard USB 2.0 interface. Once plugged in, offers the same benefits as the pricier SxS cards, like thumbnail views. It’s also built extra robust for a hard drive, with a sensor to detect falls and protect the drive by parking its heads before impact. And despite packing nearly twice the storage as the 32GB SxS card, it’s priced cheaper at $1,000.

H2O announced Audio AMPHIBX Armband for 3G iphone

The leading watersportsmusic company, announced the release of its new, fully integratedwearable watersports music solution named AMPHIBX(TM). The new lineprovides 100% waterproof protection for all iPod players, iPod touch, andthe new iPhone 3G as well as most mp3 players and phones.

H2O Audio AMPHIBX features

• LatchTight(TM) Locking Closure provides a 100% watertight secure seal up to 12ft/3.6m underwater
• ClearTouch Window(TM) enables complete operation of touch and click wheel controls even under water
• SealTight(TM) Connector Compatible with all standard 3.5mm headphone plugs
• Dual Flex Rings allow comfort plus secure fit for most arm sizes
• Floats even with device inside
• Fits all iPod models including iPod touch and iPhone and most other mp3 players and phones

The H2O AMPHIBX Armband will run $69.99 for a medium and $79.99 for a large.

Yahoo! Launches Geo-Location Platform

Yahoo! has announced the launch of Fire Eagle, an open platform that enables users to provide real-time information about their location and to update the data either automatically or manually via the Internet-based mobile or desktop applications.



For those who consider the platform yet another technological gimmick set to invade their privacy without them being aware of it, Yahoo! has some reassuring news. Users can delete their location details from any given application they have subscribed to, as well as hide their location or even lie about it, if they consider it necessary.

Common end-users are not the only ones to benefit from the features of this network supported tool. Developers are offered a free geo-location platform that can be used as base for any geo-aware application. Starting from scratch with this sort of programs would be really expensive, but Yahoo! developers decided to give a helping hand to all programmers who want to add an interesting feature to their applications.



Fire Eagle allows users to syndicate their positional data to any partner service after updating from a supported device or website. This means that after sending a Pownce message with a geo-tagged photo, I could have Fire Eagle automatically update my current location on my blog and social network profile. Users can opt to disable updates whenever they’d like, and for the especially paranoid, you can even lie about your location.

GTS World Racing Game for iPhone

Handmark announced the release of their GTS World Racing mobile game for the Apple iPhone and Apple iPod Touch. With GTS Word Racing iPhone gamers can steer, break and accelerate their car simply by moving and turning the Apple iPhone or Apple iPod Touch device itself.

GTS World Racing is also available for Windows Mobile and Palm handsets, but the newly-announced edition was especially designed to make use of iPhone's built-in accelerometer and offer gamers a unique racing experience. Thus, those who try the game will joyfully find out that they can control the cars, accelerate and brake only by "moving and turning" the iPhone.

GTS World Racing features four playing modes: Single Race, Challenge Cup, Grand Tour and Championship. Moreover, there are four difficulty levels, three car types, 16 locations and 64 tracks to play on; thus, GTS WR seems quite a comprehensive game.

Talking about GTS World Racing, Paul Reddick, Chief Executive Officer at Handmark, said, "We are excited to continue releasing the finest in mobile content, taking advantage of the unique capabilities of our partners like Apple. We bring the highest quality mobile applications to the market for our partners and end-users, making the mobile experience both fun and productive".
Howard Tomlinson, Director of Game Development, Astraware, added, "We have a long-standing relationship with Pazzazz Games and are delighted to bring GTS World Racing to the App Store. I love that I can control the game holding and turning my iPhone just like a steering wheel, which really shows off how well the device's accelerometer works. This is classic arcade racing fun!".

GTS World Racing has been jointly developed by Handmark Game Studio, Aatraware and Pazzazz Games, and is available exclusively through Handmark via the Apple App Store at a one time purchase price of $7.99.

Sony Introduces BRAVIA X4500 and W4500 LCD HDTV Series

Sony is quite keen on "conquering" the European market, at least as far as high-definition TV sets are concerned. The Japanese company has launched quite an impressive number of models this year and doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon, the best examples of this policy being Sony's latest announcement, regarding the BRAVIA X4500 and W4500 series.

The X4500 series is available in 40-, 46- and 55-inch sizes and features a "floating" design that should compliment the optional colored speaker covers quite nicely, thank you. Meh -- we're personally more enthusiastic about the locally-dimming LED backlight, DLNA support and the sheer number of speakers packed into the cabinet (eight on the 55-inch model, six on the smaller ones). We're also curious to see Sony's "IB Reduction" in effect, combined with interlaced backlight dimming that promises to reduce motion blur without introducing flicker.

BRAVIA X4500 series

• Full HD 1080p
• Graceful floating design with translucent frame
• Best-ever clarity, colour, contrast and definition with BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2 PRO
• Rich, deep colours, superb contrast and reduced power consumption from new RGB
• Dynamic LED backlight (46, 55-inch)
• Smoother, sharper fast-moving action with Motionflow PRO100Hz technology (46, 55-inch)
• Enjoy digital music and photos from networked DLNA devices

BRAVIA W4500 series

• Full HD 1080p
• Innovative styling inspired by new ‘draw the LINE’ design concept
• Superb clarity, colour and contrast with BRAVIA™ ENGINE 2
• Smoother, sharper fast-moving action thanks to Motionflow 100Hz with Image Blur Reduction technology
• njoy digital music and photos from networked DLNA devices.

VoIP Coming Soon To iPhone 3G

Apple iPhone users may soon be able to make calls without using cell phone minutes as Global IP Solutions announced Monday a software developer's kit that enables voice over IP on Apple's handset.
Developers will be able to use VoiceEngine Mobile to build standalone VoIP applications for Apple's App Store, as well as applications that integrate real-time VoIP communication into iPhone games, chats, social networking, and more.

"The popularity of the iPhone, along with the emergence of various applications and faster connectivity, makes it an ideal platform for developing applications that incorporate quality real-time VoIP, giving consumers real-world communication experiences like in-game, multi-person chat," said Emerick Woods, Global IP Solutions' CEO, in a statement.

Users hoping to utilize the iPhone 3G's high-speed network for VoIP calls are out of luck, as the VoiceEngine Mobile will only work on Wi-Fi hotspots. This is due to Apple's agreement with its exclusive U.S. carrier AT&T (NYSE: T) to remove applications that violate the mobile operator's terms of services. VoIP calls on a 3G network could potentially eat into AT&T's voice revenue.

This agreement also recently came up when Apple removed a tethering application from its App Store. The application, Netshare, allowed customers to use the phone's 3G data plan on a computer. Although Apple has not confirmed it, it is widely believed that Netshare was pulled because it conflicted with AT&T's terms of service for the handset.

While there have been other VoIP applications for the iPhone from companies like Fring, those often required "jailbreaking" the handset.

In India iPhone 3G will cost Rs 31,000

Last week Bharti Airtel and Vodafone announced that they will launch iPhone on August 22.

The above pricing is exclusive of the rental plan the phone will come bundled with.

Reports indicate that the 8 GB version of the 3G iPhone will cost Rs 31,000, while the 16 GB version will cost between Rs 36,000–37,000.

In a statement, Bharti said that millions of Airtel subscribers will be able to purchase the iPhone at Airtel's Relationship Centres from August 22.

"iPhone has been an iconic technological revelation of this year and Airtel has been at the forefront of innovation and customer delight in the Indian telecom sector," Sanjay Kapoor, President, Bharti Airtel mobile services, said.

iPhone is embedded with all 3G features and is twice as fast as the existing mobile phones. The phone also has in-built GPS system, which facilitates as navigation and positioning tool.

AMD Launches World’s Fastest Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2

AMD today announced the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, advancing visual computing ever closer to eye-definition computing gaming and cinematic experiences and delivering a whopping 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power. Also announced today is the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 graphics card, delivering blistering performance at a compelling price point.

These cards comprise the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series, combining two ATI Radeon HD 4800 series GPUs with a more advanced cross-GPU connection based on the PCIe 2.0 standard, plus two gigabytes of memory – the most in any currently available consumer graphics card. These technologies combine to make the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series perfectly suited for the most demanding games, able to deliver astonishing frame rates at extreme resolutions and image quality settings.

The secret behind this speed is a new generation 2 switch and a sideport interface that comes with the 4870X2. Although there are no current applications that will benefit from the sideport, AMD says that they will be developed in the future, meaning that there will be performance increase in certain stream computing applications. It should be the case to do so, as the card is able to offer up to 2.4 terraflops of compute power.

The capabilities of the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series were on display yesterday in New York City, where leading experts from the game development community and Hollywood joined AMD to discuss and demonstrate eye-definition computing computing. Eye-definition computing is the art and science of achieving visual computing experiences that seem optically real. The tremendous computational 2.4 teraFLOPS horsepower of the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series makes computing experiences that approach eye-definition computing possible. The first application of eye-definition computing computing, demonstrated by AMD in New York yesterday, is Cinema 2.0, the fusion of digital people, places and things, rendered with real-time interactivity. Cinema 2.0 shows the power to digitally create interactive environments and characters that seem optically real in either a video game or digital cinema context. With the help of leading content creators, AMD demonstrated the first “virtual” actor to be rendered in real-time in perfect, lifelike detail, via the incredible processing power found in the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series.

Based on an advanced 55nm design and leading DirectX 10.1 support, the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series delivers engineering elegance and the industry’s most compelling feature set. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 is immediately available from e-tailers worldwide priced at USD $549 SRP, while the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 is scheduled to be available in September at an estimated price of USD $399.

The world’s fastest graphics card

The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 delivers unsurpassed graphics horsepower, setting a new performance bar for visual computing with 2.4 teraFLOPS of processing power on a single card. It is also the world’s first graphics card to include 2GB of ultra-high bandwidth GDDR5 memory. The ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 features two GPUs based on a second generation 55nm technology and clocked at 750 MHz, with a combined 1600 stream processors.

Engineered to be the world’s fastest graphics card, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 was built with efficiency, scalability and performance in mind, delivering four times the performance efficiency AMD high-end GPU offerings released just one year ago.

New levels of performance under $400

Setting a new performance standard in graphics cards priced under $400, the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 provides the power to play today’s most demanding titles at ultra-high settings. Like its big brother, the ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 features 1600 stream processors, and two GPUs clocked at 625 MHz. The ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2 features 2GB of GDDR3 memory.

Ecosystem Support

The ATI Radeon HD 4800 series is supported by a dozen add-in-board companies offering custom designs of the products. Building high-performance versions of the ATI Radeon HD 4800 X2 series products are, ASUS, Club 3D, Diamond Multimedia, Force3D, GECUBE, GIGABYTE, HIS (Hightech Information Systems), Jetway, MSI, Palit Multimedia, PowerColor, SAPPHIRE Technology and VisionTek.