Toshiba announces Toshiba Satellite L635 for Kids

Toshiba has unveiled its latest laptop, Toshiba Satellite L635, which aimed the kids. The Toshiba L635 is a 13.3 full size laptop not a netbook. It is perhaps the first laptop for kids from Toshiba. It comes covered with a rubber neon membrane and infused with kid-friendly software. It is priced at $500. The device is not much expensive compared to other netbooks. Even its widescreen is three sizes bigger than average netbook.

The L635 laptop looks to be similar like a basic compact notebook. The laptop is designed thinking about kids in mind. However, the design is limited to the keyboards and shell. Its keyboard is wipeable and resistant to liquid and scrap, and the shell is fingerprint-resistant.

It has KidZui (an Internet Explorer) for kidz browser. It can be organized so that it requires a password to exit or goes straight into it upon boot up. Another important feature is NetNanny, which is pre-installed into it. NetNanny, which gives the usual parental controls, will allow parents to monitor their kids’s IM buddy list. With the help of these software, kids can learn early how to circumvent censorship software.

It includes Batman game. Its CinemaNow feature includes two pre-paid movies: Princess Frog and Toy Story 2.

Other features are an Intel Celeron DC4600 processor, 2GB of DDR3 memory, and a 160GB spinning hard drive. It also has a DVD burner, three USB ports, a memory card reader, and Ethernet.

Dell unveils two new models of of Inspiron M501R in India

Dell India is not only popular but also one of the largest selling laptop brands in India. Targeting students to introduce AMD mobile processor, Dell unveils its two new models of Inspiron M501R in India. This United States based technology corporation launched their two new laptops which come with AMD mobile processor instead of Intel. These two new models are- M501R (T540902IN8) and M501R (T540901IN8).

Dell M501R laptops come with AMD Vision Ultimate technology which allows users to enjoy a vivid and smooth visual experience by combining ATI's processor and graphics combo.

With the use of this technology, users will be allowed to play 3D and online games, enjoy movies with more clarity and edit music. These two laptops come with 15.6-inch wide screen. Both are priced below fifty thousands.

M501R (T540902IN8):

It includes AMD Phenom II N930 quad-core 2-GHz processor and 4GB DDR3 RAM. It has a 15.6 inch glossy LED-backlit widescreen display. It will allow users to get better pictures. Its wide screen would attract the consumer to buy it. When it will hit the market, it will be pre-loaded with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium operating system. It has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v (1GB) graphics suit. It also has 500DB hard drive capacity. Its connectivity feature includes 100Mbit Ethernet LAN and Wi-Fi. It is priced at Rs 42,900.

M501R (T540901IN8):

It includes AMD Phenom II triple-core N850 2.2-GHz processor and 3GB DDR3 RAM. This model also has LED display. However, its hard disk capacity will give less storage capacity as it has 320GB hard drive capacity. It also comes with 64-bit Windows 7 Home Basic operating system pre-loaded into it. Its connectivity feature includes Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Price of this model is Rs 36,900.

Users will have to carefully select their own laptops between these two.

Review of the Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801 netbook

The most popular consumer electronics company, Asus, has unveiled its new netbook, Eee PC 1018PB-BK801.

The Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801 offers a competitive performance, a standard feature set, and a satisfactory design. Priced at $379.99, it is available at retail stores. It also offers a standard one-year warranty on parts and labor.

It is obviously a good device for those looking for a netbook below $400.

It features a 10.1-inch display that supports a resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels. It ensures good graphics and vibrant color on display.

With the measure of 10.3 inches wide x 7.1 inches deep x 0.9 thick and weighing just 2.4 pounds, the netbook has become the very portable and great for travel. It is easy to carry anywhere.

The Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801 includes a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 processor that comes with a 512 KB of L2 cache powers. Though the processor is nothing special, it gives the 1018PB-BK801 a performance that is similar to that of competing netbooks. With the processor, common daily tasks can easily be done such as composing email, surfing the web, editing documents and some multimedia.

It comes with only 1 GB of DDR2 SDRAM to help multitasking. However, it user can upgrade it up to 2 GB.

It has 250 GB hard drive storage capacity and an Intel UMA card supports graphics. It has good battery life. It will provide around eight hours of battery life on a full charge if too many powerful activities are not done. If powerful activities are done then it may provide less than rated eight hours.

It features 802.11n Wi-Fi for connectivity. Now, it is impossible to think a netbook without Wi-Fi technology. It also has 0.3-megapixel webcam and microphone for video chatting. There is a 3-in-1 memory card reader on board, which formats such as MultiMediaCards, SD cards, and more. It makes data transfer easier from other devices to netbooks.

However, because of its small size, there is no built-in DVD drive. So, users will have to invest in an external DVD drive for entertainment.

Compared to other small size netbooks, it has spacious keyboard. It features wide keys that are flat and easy to type with. It also has spacious and responsive touch pad. What is more is that it supports some multi-touch gestures.

Those who want to buy a netbook for normal use, thy can choose Asus Eee PC 1018PB-BK801. It is not right laptop for high-end users.

Asus unveils AMD based Eee PC 1215T

Popular laptop maker, Asus, is now facing tough competition to sustain their top place in the laptop market. It seems that their new netbook from Eee PC series will move them in the top position once again.

AMD based Asus Eee PC 1215T comes with a 12.1-inch ultra-portable laptop. It is seen in at least one European store and will be available for pre-order with a price tag of €445. In the US, it will be priced at $499.

It is not exactly a netbook, but its specifications will be similar to those of entry-level mobile PCs.

Featuring a 12.1-inch LCD display, Asus Eee PC 1215T is centered around the AMD Athlon II Neo K125 central processing unit with a frequency of 1.7 GHz.

It also has 2GB of DDR3 memory, which is double the amount available on most other entry-level laptops currently on sale.

It also features Radeon HD 4225 integrated graphics with a native resolution of 1,024 x 600 pixels. It has full control over the screen itself.

It also has a 250GB hard drive capacity and Gigabit Ethernet. Other features include are WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, 4GB of RAM and a HDMI output.

The Asus Eee PC 1215T comes with the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System pre-installed into it.

Nufront’s first Computer System Chip NuSmart 2816 will be available in 2011

NuSmart 2816 is the first Computer System Chip from Nufront and ARM. With the announce of its availability, the leading Chinese company, Nufront, has entered into the laptop market along with ARM.

NuSmart 2816 will be targeting the ultra-thin laptops, netbooks, tablets and all-in-one desktops markets.

It has been integrated with a full computer system including a dual-core Cortex-A9 MPCore implementation at 2GHz.

The NuSmart 2816 is the world’s first chip that comes with a combination of 2Ghz dual core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, a multi-core 2D/3D graphics processor, 64bit DDR2/3-1066 memory controller, 1080p multi-format video engine, SATA2 controller, USB2, Ethernet, together with other I/O controllers.

It includes multi-layer hybrid interconnection technology, multi-level fine grain power management technology and advanced 40nm manufacture process, which makes the NuSmart 2816 very energy efficient consuming less than two watts when clocked at 1.6GHz.

Teaming up with ARM for future collaboration on next generation processor technology in China, Nufront is the first Chinese company using the most advanced 40nm process for chip design and manufacturing. This Chinese company is now working on open source platforms like Ubuntu and Android, as well as with Microsoft.

The NuSmart 2816 will be showcased at CES 2011 in Las Vegas.

Asus unveils Eee PC 1015PEM netbook with Dual-Core

Asus is a well-known consumer electronics company. It is best known for manufacturing laptops or netbooks. This Taiwan-based company has unveiled its first 10-inch netbook, Eee PC 1015PEM. It gets officially announced that it will be available at retailers including Amazon and J&R on September 13, 2010.

It has 10.1-inch display that supports 1024 x 600 resolutions. The Asus Eee PC 1015PEM comes with a 1.5GHz dual core Intel Atom N550 processor. The laptop will be available in four different colors- red, pink, black, and white.

Measuring 10.3″ x 7″ x 1.4″ and weighing 2.8 pounds, the Eee PC 1015PEM will come with Windows 7 Starter Edition and 1GB of RAM. It also features 1 – 2GB DDR3 RAM along with the dual core processor. The dual core processor is much faster than single core Intel ATOM processor netbooks.

It comes with a 250GB or 320GB hard drive capacity as well as 500GB of online storage space thrown in. It means to be an ideal cloud computing tool.

It also includes USB 3.0, Bluetooth 3.0 technology and 802.11b/g/n WiFi connectivity. The laptop will also have a 0.3MP camera.

It comes with three different battery options: 48Whr, 56Whr, or 63Whr, which are largely depending on the configuration.

There is no information on exactly how much the Eee PC 1015PEM will cost. May be, price will be reasonable so that limited earners can buy it.

ASUS U33JC-A1 comes with a 13.3-inch LED HD display

The well-known laptop manufacturer company, ASUS, has shown, ASUS U33JC-A1, at CES 2010. It is the new Bamboo Series unveiled by ASUS. Everyone loved this eco-friendly laptop. It is needless to say that ASUS’s Bamboo Series has been praised for its fresh look.

The U33JC-A1 is more eco-friendly compared to other traditional materials used when constructing a laptop computer.

It comes with a 13.3-inch LED HD display that supports 1366×768 pixel resolution (720p HD). It means that users will get better picture and video quality.

It also features a 2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor, which is Intel’s one of the latest Core i3 dual-core processor.

The U33JC-A1 also includes 4GB of DDR3 memory with 500 GB of storage capacity. It comes with the Nvidia Geforce 310M graphics card which has 1GB of DDR3 dedicated video memory and Nvidia Optimus Technology.

It includes other features are one HDMI port, one USB 3.0 port. The connectivity feature includes Bluetooth.

However, one of the biggest lack or obstacle to get popularity of this laptop is that there is no built-in CD/DVD drive. It is not confirmed yet whether there is any space to build an external CD or DVD drive.

The ASUS 13.3-inch laptop uses a powerful 8-cell 5600 mAh battery, which will provide up to 5 hours of battery life.

Priced at $1000, this lucrative laptop is now available on Amazon.

Acer is making dual-display laptop for the first time

One of the top three worldwide suppliers of personal computers, Acer, is now planning to release a new laptop that will come with dual-display, which is supposedly will not be able to bring it out before the fall of 2011.

Dual-display laptop ideas have already been used in the past as many companies unveiled their products using this technology, but Acer for the first time will release its own laptop using the same technology. The main focus of Acer is on mobile PCs.

TechReviewSource has leaked the specification of this dual-display laptop that makes it the headlines not because of releasing any new netbook.

The reports said that Acer is now making a dual-display notebook. It means that there will be no physical keyboard. This dual-display laptop will come up with two displays measuring 15 inches. One touchscreen will be used as the display itself while the other one will be used for multipurpose such as keyboard or trackpad.

It will feature an Intel Core i5 with a clock speed of 2.67 GHz. The dual-display laptop will come with Windows 7 Home Premium loaded onto its sample and it seems that it will allow the multitouch display to “swap” screens.

It is expected to hit the market about a year in the future as it is in its beginning stage.

Like one of the Sandy Bridge Series, it has a strong possibility that it will make a revolutionary change as a next-generation CUP.

Let us see if other companies will focus on dual-display machines to compete with Acer or physical keyboards will have to fight hard against the touch-based keyboard to remain existence.

Google’s logo is the most viewed logo in the UK

MyVoucherCodes.com has conducted an interesting survey among 1,654 people to know the name of the most viewing logos during an average day. The survey question was “which logo do you see the most during an average day?”

According to the survey, Google’s logo has become the most prominent voted by 34 per cent of respondents. It can be seen that most people selected it as the most seen logo. Microsoft has become the second most viewing logo with 15 per cent.

Popular social-networking site, Facebook, is in third position with 11 per cent following Apple in fourth on 9 per cent.

The survey also unveiled the most surprising thing is that 53 per cent of people use Google as a spell checker. However, 52 per cent of those surveyed said that they use Google search for something between 10 and 20 times a day.

The survey also revealed that 25 per cent respondents had installed a Google search bar into their browser.

The Top 10 most viewed logos has been arranged based on the percentage of the people who answered the question "which logo do you see the most during an average day?"

1. Google - 34%

2. Microsoft - 15%

3. Facebook - 11%

4. Apple - 9%

5. Coca Cola - 8%

6. BBC - 7%

7. Sony - 5%

8. Sky - 4%

9. Twitter - 3%

10. Blackberry -2%

This survey shows that 47 per cent people admitting Google as their homepage. They view the logo when they come online.

Nintendo Wii console will be sold lower price for Black Friday 2010

If you are fan of computer games then you should hear the name of Nintendo. It is one of the popular companies that provides gaming console. This Japan-based well known company is facing tough competition by two rival companies- Sony and Microsoft.

Ahead of the Black Friday 2010, Nintendo has not announced anything new for Nintendo Wii console. So, it is thought that Nintendo Wii will fight against motion control enhancements from Sony and Microsoft with the price. It indicates that Nintendo will decrease the price of its Wii console for this year’s Black Friday.

Where both Microsoft and Sony have launched their new devices there Nintendo has not announced anything new to launch for Black Friday. In that case, they will decrease the price of the Wii to fend off the Microsoft Kinect and Playstation Move attack.

The matter of concern is that if Nintendo could use a slogan along the lines of "Get a whole motion control game console for the price of Kinect". It is quite possible. Last year a Nintendo Wii was offered for $150 including a gift card.

Including Kinect Adventures, the Kinect bundle is available for $149.99. Priced at $99.96, Sony’s Move is much more likely to be the cheapest option of the trio.

The upgraded Wii Bundle including MotionPlus is currently selling for $199.99, but it would sale for less than $150 this year.

On the other hand, the old Wii bundle cost $179 on Walmart right now. It is expected to go as low as $99.

Google will unveil its Chrome OS tablet in Black Friday this year

Internet giant, Google, is likely to make its appearance in the tablet market as it will launch its first tablet PC in the upcoming Black Friday this November. The well-known hardware manufacturer, HTC, which also made Google’s Nexus One smartphone, is making a tablet computer for Google. It will be available on Black Friday of this year.

The information of this upcoming tablet PC has been revealed through Download Squad blog. It says that Chrome OS, Google’s forthcoming open-source operating system, will run on the HTC tablet.

If the news at Download Squad is true then Google tablet would be an alternative device that could compete with Apple’s iPad. It is supposed to take on iPad’s dominance in the tablet market.

Lee Matthews at Download Squad also said that the HTC-made tablet will be “heavily subsidized” by Verizon, as it ties up with Google to distribute the device, and “significantly cheaper” than the iPad. It seems that for the first time, Apple is going to face a tough competition by its rival opponent.

According to Lee Matthews, the Google tablet will come up with Nvidia's Tegra 2 platform and sport a 1280x720 multitouch display. It is not yet sure what the size of the display will be.

It will also come with 2GB of RAM, minimum 32GB SSD, WiFi/Bluetooth/LTE connectivity, GPS, webcam, and possibly expandable storage via a multi-card reader.

However, Google tablet is not only the iPad challenger that is expected to hit the market by the holidays. A slew of tablet PCs will also be seen at the same time. Samsung Galaxy Tab is one of those tablet PCs which was unveiled at the IFA 2010 consumer electronics show in Berlin. It will also run on Google Google's Android 2.2 operating system and a snappy 1.2GHz A8 processor.

Samsung unveils three new models QX310, QX410 and QX510 at IFA

The South Korean based electronics company, Samsung, has unveiled its three new laptop models for premium series QX at IFA. These three models, which come in different sizes and attractive design, are: Samsung QX310, QX410 and QX510.

These three models will feature Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors built into it. They will also include NVIDIA GeForce as integrated graphics card.

The Samsung QX310 is the latest multimedia laptop that will come with a 13.3-inch LCD screen and 2.53GHz Intel Core i5-460M processor. It will come with NVIDIA GeForce 310M 512MB graphics card and up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3.

It includes other features are a 320GB hard drive, 4-in-1 card reader, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output and 6-cell battery, which will provide long time battery life. Priced at €1,199, it will be available in Europe later this month.

The Samsung QX410 will sport a 14-inch display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It supports up to 4 GB of RAM DDR3, and it has 320 GB of hard disk capacity. It includes the Hybrid Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 310M with 512MB dedicated RAM.

It also has 640GB HDD, LAN, 3W stereo speakers, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, a 4-in-1 card reader and a DVD Super Multi optical drive.

It will come with pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit. It has a price tag of $899.

The Samsung QX510 is the more powerful device than the other two models. It has 15.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. It will support up to 8 GB of RAM and has 640 GB hard disk capacity. It has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity. It also has an optical drive Super Multi Dual Layer.

It is not yet sure when these three new laptop models will come in the USA or Asian market.

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab tablet to compete with Apple’s iPad

Samsung has unveiled its first tablet PC, Galaxy Tab, at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin. With the launch of the company’s first tablet device, Samsung's Galaxy Tab is perhaps going to take on Apple’s iPad.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab is a perfect device that will help users to read e-books, newspapers, and allows voice video communication, SMS, MMS and email. Samsung has tied up with three different apps for e-reading. It will allow PressDisplay for news, Kobo for e-books, and Zinio for magazines.

Sporting 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, the Tab is half the size of the iPad. This small device is easy to carry because it can be hold with one hand in Kindle-esque fashion. Because of its small size, it will be easier to use than the iPad when the user on the go.

Featuring Android 2.2, it will also be able to support the latest version of Adobe Flash. Its’ connectivity feature includes Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Weighing 13.8 ounce, the device mentions how much lighter is than the iPad tablet. The device is powered by a Cortex A8 1.0GHz application processor. However, its HD video content is supported by a wide range of multimedia formats.

Like the iPad, the Tab uses similar keyboard layout, but it is too small for the pseudo-touch typing. However, users can type using thumb finger without facing too much trouble.

It also has a 3 megapixel camera on the back with a flash and auto-focus. It also includes a 1.3 megapixel user-facing camera.

Let’s see if it can take on Apple iPad’s dominance.

Fujitsu launches LifeBook T580 notebook with four-finger multitouch support

The Japan-based consumer electronics company, Fujitsu, has launched its new model named, LifeBook T580.

This new notebook comes with a 10.1-inch resistive touchscreen display. It is powered by Intel’s Core i5 processor which will provide high performance task at low power consumption to cover pretty long battery life.

The thin, light and adaptable LifeBook T580 incorporates the possibility of using the device in both ways as a standard notebook and a standard tablet PC. As a standard notebook it has display, keyboard and other features like a typical laptop. On the other hand, users can also use it as tablet PC by twisting the bi-directional rotable screen of the device.

The latest multiple touch technology has been implemented in this tablet PC which supports up to four fingers at the same time. Users also have possibility to use pen for handwriting, drawing sign and for very precise writing.

It weighs 3 pound and offers a number of business related security measures including the options of 3G and GPS. Its battery will provide up to eight hours of battery life. It will run on Windows 7 OS.

The Other features of this notebook are USB slot, webcam, SD card and SmartCard readers, and output for both VGA monitors and high-definition HDMI displays.

It is expected to hit the market in late November 2010. However, it is giving a special offer to the people of EMEA region to pre-order the device that will start on October 1^st, 2010.

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Google will Launch Music Store to Compete with Apple’s iTunes

It seems that the rivalry between the two top companies, Google and Apple, will be increased sooner. Both Google and Apple are known as arch rivals, and it is expected to increase their rivalry soon as Internet giant, Google Inc, is planning to take on Apple’s dominance developing a competitive online music store.

With a 70% market share, Apple’s iTunes is still in the dominant form in terms of downloading digital music. However, Google is looking forward to take on Apple in this market.

Google’s online music store will allow users to listen to songs wherever they go. According to various media reports, Google is in talks with music lables on the plan for a download store and a digital song locker. Industry executives are hopeful about Google entering the market to compete with iTunes 10, which comes with social networking feature Ping.

It has not yet confirmed about what a new Google music service would look like. Sources close to Google said that Andy Rubin has been leading conversations about it. It is expected to launch by December 2010.

In 2003, Apple started the sales of digital music through the launch of iTunes. Since its journey, it has been dominating the music industry.

It is thought that Google can shine in the market and make a big competition as it can use large data from YouTube and from search engine. May be for the first time, Apple is going to face a strong competitor.

Apple launches a social networking service named Ping

At the Apple Music Event 2010 Yerba in Buena Centre in San Francisco, Steve Jobs, CEO of the Apple, announced the launch of Ping, which comes with iTunes 10. Ping is supposed to be a social-networking service that is designed for music fans. The launch of this new social-networking service will put big threat for Facebook and Twitter.

Ping has huge popularity among the users as it is used by more than 160 million people to download songs and organize their music library. So, it is needless to say any introduction about the social network.

Ping is a social music discovery service which has created a big opportunity to its users to download songs. It has more than 12 million songs and uses can chose their favorite song from there.

“Discovery” is one of the main things that is focused in iTunes. It seems that it will create a revolutionary change in the music business.

“So we’re launching Ping – it’s a social network that’s all about music. It’s like Facebook and Twitter meets iTunes. You can follow your favourite artists and friends and discover what music they like and are downloading.”

However, there is complain about Facebook as it is said that Facebook’s Apple Ping demands were ‘too onerous’.

Apple’s Ping is also facing the same complain. It is said that Ping is a spammer-scammer's heaven. It was put by Chester Wisniewski, Sophos security researcher.

It has become a matter of dispute. Let’s see what Apple officials do to solve this problem.

Newly-designed Apple TV will cost $99

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, introduced some new great products and newly-designed services in the Apple Music Event 2010 that took place at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre in San Francisco. Here, Apple TV was one of the services’ that was unveiled.

Before the start of the music event it was guessed that newly designed Apple TV will be renamed and it will be dubbed iTV. However, at the end, it is seen that Apple TV has not renamed but it has brought some major changes that makes it more attractive services among the gadget lovers.

It has come in much smaller shape than the current Apple TV. It did not become so popular when it was launched in 2006. However, this time it comes with some great features. Priced at £99, it will be available in store within next four weeks. No doubt, it is decent amount of money that users will think a lot before spend.

Using broadband and HDMI port, it will stream content from iTunes to main screen in the living room. Users can also view photos stored on his or her computer through the TV and listen to their music collection.

However, it has no download option. So, you have to rent the rent programs and movies to enjoy the facilities.

It can be accessed into YouTube to stream films and HD video from the site. It has special remote control app that will help users to control it with iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Not only that but also Apple TV can be accessed in these devices too.