Author: AdityaT

HP announces Six Ivy Bridge desktops (PR)
HP has just refreshed their lineup of All in Ones and Desktops with the new Intel IVY-Bridge Chipsets, featuring a total of six new quad-core models that’ll be available directly from HP in June.

The three All-in -Ones include

Omni 220qd
- Ivy Bridge platform
- Beats Audio
- cantilever design
- $999 starting
Omni 27qd
- 27-inch display
- Ivy Bridge platform
- $1,199 starting
TouchSmart 520xt
- touch-enabled 23-inch display
- $999 starting
- Ivy Bridge platform
The Three desktops include HPE h8t, available for $699, and the HPE h8xt starting $799 and HPE Phoenix h9t starting at $1,149.

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PALO ALTO, April 24, 2012 – HP today expanded its consumer desktop portfolio, adding five models powered by Intel’s 3rd generation Intel® Quad-Core™ processors that deliver intelligent performance and enhanced built-in security.

Intel’s new 3rd generation Core processors offer up to twice the HD media and 3-D graphics performance as well as significant processor performance as previous generation. Consumers will appreciate the added protection against viruses, malware and rootkits provided by Intel® Secure Key and Intel® OS Guard.

HP Omni 220qd: A sleek all-in-one PC that offers a streamlined cantilever design and optional features such as Beats Audio™ for a PC that sounds as good as it looks.

HP Omni 27qd: The company’s first 27-inch all-in-one PC and the first non-touch HP PC to feature HP’s exclusive Magic Canvas software for a truly engaging experience.

HP TouchSmart 520xt: Designed for consumers who demand a premium multimedia and touch experience.

HP Pavilion HPE h8t and h8xt: Provides the ultimate computing experience in a sleek and simple design. Select models can support up to three displays.

HP Pavilion HPE h9t Phoenix: The company’s most powerful Pavilion platform to date, it is engineered to run power-hungry applications such as video editing and games with ease.

For an in-depth look at the HP consumer desktops powered by 3rd generation Intel Core processors, check out TheNextBench.

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April 25, 2012
Ubuntu 12.10 called Quantal Quetzal, Precise Pangolin launching coming 26th April

There’s a new version coming this Thursday, the 26th of April. It’s been called Precise Pangolin version is 12.04 and it follows the tradition of Ubuntu versions being named after animals. The version 12.10 also got its name and it will be called Quantal Quetzal which may come later this year.

Ubuntu 12.04 brings a lot of improvements to the mix including enhanced support for trackpads, and trackpads with buttons integrated into them. The new HUD gives a better experience of App management and access. Keywords can be used to access apps and menus, Rhythmbox is been made the default media player as well.

April 24, 2012
New Call Of Duty announcement may come by May: Rumor

Activision’s most cash rich enterprise the Call of Duty Series is all set to get the latest sequel this year, and according to rumors it is all set to happen this May. The game will however be available in November for Xbox 360 – PS3 and PC . A series of rumors indicate that Treyarch will work on this year’s revision , adding different elements compared to the Infinity Ward version.

April 23, 2012
Crysis 3 teaser-trailer almost makes you weep : Video

Electronic Arts and Crytek announced the highly anticipated sequel of the Crysis franchise earlier last week, and the companies have now released the first Crysis 3 teaser. The new version has a new defined engine that will have more intense graphics and a better standard for the usual questions “Will it play Crysis 3?”.

Crysis 3 is a thrilling mix of sandbox gameplay, advanced combat and hi-tech human and alien weaponry that shooter fans will love, Leveraging the latest CryENGINE technology, we’re able to deliver seven unique themes that offer stunning and visually loaded gameplay experiences. We cannot wait until people get their hands on the game.”

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli said in a statement

April 23, 2012
Samsung ready to launch their Next big Phone in a few hours

Samsung is teasing the twitter-verse with an anagram, that if deciphered correctly spells out “The Next Galaxy” . Of course if you head to the original site of the anagram : tgeltaayehxnx.com you will see the countdown ticker that reads just a few hours from now.

So lets wait and watch what “The Next Galaxy” holds.

[Samsung Mobile]

[tgeltaayehxnx]

April 23, 2012
New India only BlackBerry 9220 launched for Rs 10990/- (PR)

Blackberry is really trying hard to regain lost traction in the Indian Mobile market. After several price drops the company is now considering desperate measures, and in the said attempt has launched a new mobile device for India. The new Blackberry 9220 belongs to the curve class, and is know as the “most affordable” Blackberry, priced at Rs. 10990 (US $ 219).

Whats more the company is adding in a free set of apps worth Rs. 2500 (about $50) if you get on board before June 30th. This unique blackberry also has a FM radio and Wifi capabilities, but is lacking a 3G radio. You also get a 2MP (no flash) camera and 512MB of Ram, an expandable microSD slot. The display is a 2.44 inch 240×320 px LCD and the battery is a fairly big 1450 mAh.

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RIM Introduces a New, Easy to Use and Easy to Own BlackBerry Smartphone for India

Sleek, stylish, affordable BlackBerry Curve 9220 puts Indians in control of their social life

India – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced its most affordable BlackBerry® 7 smartphone for customers in India. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9220 smartphone offers all the market-leading BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that people love in India. Designed to be easy to use and easy to own, this compact and sleek smartphone provides many conveniences and applications to help keep users connected to the people and information that matter most to them. It also offers the longest lasting battery life yet in a BlackBerry Curve model, allowing users to make the most of their day.

“India is a very important market for RIM and we are extremely proud and excited to officially unveil and launch the new BlackBerry Curve 9220 for the first time here in India,” said Carlo Chiarello, SVP, Smartphone Business at Research In Motion.

“The new BlackBerry Curve 9220 offers a unique mobile experience that young Indians will love thanks to its affordable pricing and unmatched messaging and social connectivity features,” said Sunil Dutt, Managing Director for India at RIM.

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 has everything a user needs to stay socially connected throughout the day. It even features a dedicated BBM™ key, bringing the power of RIM’s popular mobile social network up in an instant. The Facebook® for BlackBerry and Twitter® for BlackBerry apps are included as well as Social Feeds, which allows users to post updates to multiple social applications simultaneously and capture updates from news sources (RSS), social apps and instant messaging apps all in one consolidated view.

BlackBerry® 7.1 OS supports the full complement of BlackBerry services and the smartphone’s built in Wi-Fi® can provide smooth and fast Internet browsing without incurring mobile data usage costs. It also includes a built-in FM radio, allowing users to tune into their favorite local stations, and listening to the FM radio does not require a data plan or use data services.

The user experience with this compact and sleek smartphone is further enhanced with a long lasting battery, giving users up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 28 hours of music playback or FM radio listening on headphones.

Free applications for download

As part of the launch in India, BlackBerry Curve 9220 customers can download a selection of apps from BlackBerry App World worth 2500 Rupees, for free*. The offer is valid until June 30, 2012 and includes a wide range of apps that will roll out in a phased manner, including utilities, games and other apps. Pencil Camera, Photo Studio Pro, Horoscope Oracle – Follow Your Lucky Stars, Drive Safely Pro and Ultimate Cricket are just a few of the popular apps that will be available through this promotional offer.

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 will be available from April 19th for purchase from authorized retailers and distributors across India. It is expected to be available in other markets starting in the coming weeks. For more information please visit: http://in.blackberry.com/Curve

* Separate data charges may apply for users on limited data plans.

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April 19, 2012
Google Drive Details Leak: 5GB for Free, Launching Next Week

Google’s Dropbox competitor, Google Drive has been confirmed thanks to a leaked image. Google will give away 5GB of free storage to Google Drive users and will have dedicated apps for mostly all platforms. The service should go live next week, around Wednesday or Thursday if rumors are correct.

April 17, 2012
Intel Releases 330 Series SSDs, Starting US $ 89 (PR)

Intel has finally made official their new line of budget SSDs, dubbed the 330 Series.The new 25nm NAND utilizes a SATA 6 Gb/s connection to deliver up to 500 MB/s sequential read and 450 MB/s write speeds.

The SSDs are fairly cheap compared to competition starting prices — $89 for 60GB, $149 for 120GB, and $234 for 180GB, along with a 3 year warranty. They will supposedly hit India in another two weeks for relatively similar pricing.

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Intel Announces Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD) 330 Series

Now Available Through Worldwide Retail and E-Tail Outlets, Intel SSD 330 Series Offers Latest SSD Technology at Affordable Prices

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

New Intel SSD 330 Series offers boosted system performance for the budget-conscious PC enthusiast.
An ideal PC upgrade, Intel SSD 330 Series is a SATA 6Gb/s-based SSD that blends performance, Intel quality and value.
Available in the most popular capacities, 60-, 120- and 180GB, Intel’s newest SSD starts at a suggested channel price of $89.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intel Corporation announced today the Intel® Solid-State Drive 330 Series (Intel® SSD 330 Series), a SATA 6 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s) solid-state drive (SSD) that gives consumers a more affordable entry into the accelerated storage performance of SSDs.

Ideal for upgrading desktop or notebook PCs, the Intel SSD 330 Series offers the price-conscious PC enthusiast a brand-name SSD that blends performance, Intel quality and value. Offered in the most popular capacity points, 60 gigabytes (GB), 120GB and 180GB, the Intel SSD 330 Series boosts overall system performance and responsiveness for a broad range of applications.

“An SSD is still the single best upgrade you can make to your existing PC, and the Intel SSD 330 Series gives users the latest Intel SSD technology at a price to meet their budget,” said James Slattery, product line manager for client SSDs, Intel Non-Volatile Memory Solutions Group. “Backed by Intel’s rigorous testing process, the Intel SSD 330 Series offers our users the speed they need at a great price, backed by world-class manufacturing, reliability and tech support.”

Unlike a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) with spinning disks and moveable parts, SSDs offer a more rugged, low-power storage solution that dramatically improves system performance to keep up with today’s I/O-intensive applications. The Intel SSD 330 Series contains Intel 25-nanometer (nm) multi-level cell (MLC) NAND memory. Its SATA 6Gb/s interface doubles the bandwidth of its current SATA 3Gb/s Intel® SSD 320 Series, providing up to 500 megabytes-per-second (MB/s) sequential read speeds and up to 450MB/s sequential write speeds for faster data transfers. Random read performance can go up to 22,500 Input-Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) and 33,000 write IOPS to boost overall application and system responsiveness, significantly outperforming a typical consumer hard disk drive.

Intel offers a broad range of SSD choices within four product families. The Intel SSD 300 Family is aimed at entry-level, mainstream client users. The Intel SSD 500 Family offers more fully featured, higher-performing client SSDs for computer and gaming enthusiasts. The Intel SSD 700 and Intel SSD 900 Families are targeted for data center applications.

The Intel SSD 330 Series comes in a standard 2.5-inch/9.5mm form factor as a replacement to a slower-performing HDD. It can be used in a dual-drive desktop PC configuration to speed up boot times and applications speeds, or as a single-drive notebook upgrade.

Available beginning today at worldwide retailers and online e-tailers, the Intel SSD 330 Series is offered at the suggested channel price of $89 for a 60GB drive, $149 for a 120GB drive and $234 for a 180GB drive. It is also backed by a 3-year limited warranty.

To download the multimedia press kit go to www.intel.com/newsroom/ssd. For more information on Intel SSDs go to www.intel.com/go/ssd or follow Intel SSDs on Twitter (@intelssd), Facebook (www.intel.com/go/ssdfacebook or communities.intel.com).

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April 17, 2012

Airtel Drops Roaming Calling rates in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to Rs. 1 Local

If you are traveling to Sri Lanka or Bangladesh , then switching to Airtel (if you don’t already have it ) may be “a good idea”. Airtel mobile customers can enjoy home call rates as low as INR 1 to keep in touch with family and friends while visiting Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

South Asia rates (Rs/min)	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka
Local outgoing	1	1
Call back to India	10	10
Note: · Incoming calls will be charged at Rs 10/min · Applicable for all postpaid and prepaid customers

For more details, log on to www.airtel.in.

April 16, 2012

Meizu MX Quad-core with Android 4.0 ICS coming in June (PR)

Meizu is one company that kept its hype going since the beginning. With the launch of their new Meizu MX Quad Core the company is yet again trying to prove that it is not behind when it comes to staying up to date. Called the MX Quad-core, this new device will be powered by a Cortex-A9-based, 32nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) quad-core Samsung Exynos chip, which supposedly clocks in at 1.5 GHz.

Meizu claims the battery life is 20% better compared to the dual core MX, also the upgraded 1700 mAh battery probably plays a major role in that aspect. Other specs include a 4-inch 960 x 640 ASV display, an 8 MP BSI camera. 32GB for ¥2,999 (US$480, INR 25,000) in China and HK$3,099 (US$400, INR 20,000) in Hong Kong; 64GB version priced at ¥3,999 (US$635, INR 32,000) and HK$4,099 (US$530, INR 26,500)), respectively.

The price of the Original Meizu MX has been reduced starting today.

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MEIZU officially announces the new MEIZU MX Quad-core

MEIZU announces the world’s first smartphone with the quad-core Exynos A9 CPU

HONG KONG – April 16, 2012 – MEIZU today announces the brand new MEIZU MX Quad-core smartphone to be available in June this year. Among many surprises, the MEIZU MX Quad-core is the first smartphone in the world to use the brand new and powerful Exynos A9 quad-core processor.

The MX Quad-core uses a power efficient quad-core Exynos A9 CPU with industry-leading 32 nm HKMG technology which has been optimized to reduce CPU power consumption by up to 20%. In addition, it will last even longer with a new 1700mAh battery.

With its state-of-the art hardware, the MEIZU MX Quad-core is better in every way than its predecessor. The MEIZU MX Quad-core CPU is 60% faster, and GPU 50% faster compared to the previous MX. Whether it is browsing through menus, playing the latest games, or watching 1080p video, the MX Quad-core easily beats dual-core devices.

MX Quad-core comes with a vivid 292 PPI high definition ASV display. With no visible pixels on the screen, it provides the user with the ideal smartphone viewing experience. On the back side, the MX Quad-core has an 8 megapixel BSI camera with an f/2.2 lens aperture, capable of taking great photos even in low light conditions. The MX Quad-core will come with MEIZU’s unique Flyme OS based on Android 4.0, providing users with beauty, simplicity and buttery smooth performance at every interaction.

The MEIZU MX Quad-core will be available in MEIZU’s 400 retail stores during June at ¥2999/3999 CNY and $3099/4099 HKD for capacities 32GB and 64GB in Mainland China and Hong Kong, respectively. With MX Quad-core, the company also releases MX back covers in five colors in addition to the original white, allowing users to experience the MX on their own terms. Coinciding with the announcement of MEIZU MX Quad-core, the MEIZU MX will have its price adjusted to ¥2399 CNY and $2599 HKD in Mainland China and Hong Kong respectively. The reduced price for the MEIZU MX is effective as of April 16, 2012.

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April 16, 2012
Word, PowerPoint and Excel come to Nokia phones with Symbian Belle

Nokia and Microsoft have made the mobile versions of Word, PowerPoint and Excel available to select Symbian Belle handsets. The add-on is given through a free software update to those eligible for the update. If you own a E7, C7, C6-01, X7, Oro, 700, 701 or 603 you can get the apps directly from the Nokia Software Update utility.

If you’re a Word user, you’ll appreciate the fact that with Word mobile, you can save or send documents while preserving tables, SmartArt and charts, or the pinch/zoom functionality to easily view and edit documents.

In PowerPoint mobile, you can edit presentation texts and speaker notes, or use the Outline view to quickly browse through slides. With Excel mobile, you can create charts, or insert formulae and view rich data and charts from anywhere.

Another really convenient feature of Office Mobile is that it gives you a single view to documents – whether they’re stored on your phone as files, as email attachments, or on your company SharePoint site.

If you are waiting to get the newer version of Nokia Devices, they might just come preloaded with MS Office goodness.

[Nokia Conversations]

April 11, 2012
Nokia Lumia 900 comes to UK April 27th and India in June

Nokia will launch the white colored Nokia Lumia 900 in the Uk on the 27th of April 2012, with its release slated for India for June 2012. Popular UK retailer Phones 4u’s pre-booking page confirms the date and allows those anxious to buy the lumia 900 a change to book one.

Nokia India has other plans for the time being, currently their priority remains the PureView 808 and its launch next month along with Lumia 610 before any real news of the Nokia Lumia 900 can be expected. But, tentative dates from the company personnel suggest a June Launch.

April 11, 2012
Lenovo’s 8.9mm-thick unibody IdeaTab S2109 shown off on Youtube (video)

Lenovo has launched a YouTube video for its 9.7-inch (1,024 x 768 IPS LCD) IdeaTab S2109’s. The device packs in Android 4.0 and a 8.9mm-thick, gunmetal-finish unibody build along with a 1.3-megapixel front camera.

The Tablet also has a microSD slot, micro-HDMI, micro-USB and a 10 hour capacity battery pack. There are no real details of the hardware internals, except the fact that its based on a TIOMAP chipset. Also, appears from the video that the UI is stock Android.

April 10, 2012
Apple Patent Hints at Face Unlock for iOS devices, iPhone, iPad and iPod.

Apple is still at the face unlock for iOS devices, according to their new patent entitled “Electronic Device Operation Adjustment Based on Face Detection.” It describes using a forward facing camera on a device to recognize individual users and also track the orientation of their face with respect to the device.

The process would involve the device to initiate a scan and detect a specific user’s face, and then unlock the device after the person has been recognized. Failing the recognition the alternative option would be to enter a code to prevent total lockout.

“If the detected human face is recognized… an operation of the (device) can be modified based upon the recognized human face,” the application reads. “The modification can include executing a pre-defined set of operations such as opening email, opening text messages, and so forth.”

“The facial data can be used to determine an orientation of the human face relative to the orientation of the presented visual content,” the filing reads. “In other words, the electronic device can determine if the orientation of the presented visual content, is substantially the same, or different, than the orientation of the human face.”

[Appleinsider]

April 9, 2012
Apple issues Second Java Update to Fix Flashback Trojan Venerability

Apple has not hesitated to close the loophole that allowed to Flashback trojan to penetrate the Apple OS X system. The Update which is 66.6 MB patches the venerability and fixes those computers that have already been affected.

As reported earlier, the Flashback Trojan managed to infect hundreds of thousands of Macs worldwide. The majority of the infected machines – 350,000 are in US; about 125,000 are in Canada and 75,000 in the United Kingdom

So if you are feeling insecure , go – ahead and hit the software update app and download the update.

April 8, 2012

Author: AdityaT

The three All-in -Ones include

Omni 220qd

Omni 27qd

TouchSmart 520xt