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Zalman Gun Gaming Mouse at CeBit 08 2008-03-08 11:28:12 I was just checking out stuff at the Zalman
stall when I came across this sign - Don't click... FIRE! Curiosity got the better of the gamer in me, and I headed in that direction just to find this weird looking device in place of a mouse. There have been several mouse alternatives in the past but nothing came close to delivering in gaming the way a mouse does. Needless to say they all flopped. Read more:Gaming
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Zapak Launches a Gaming Tournament 2008-03-08 11:18:37 Zapak Digital Entertainment Limited, is organizing 'Zapak Gameplex Battlefield' - a National GamingTournament
, to be held in 11 cities across India at Zapak Gameplex from the 7th of March to 30th March 2008 on weekends. The tournament is sponsored by Logitech, the co-sponsored by Wipro Morpheus and Mahindra Renault LOGAN and the media partner for the tournament is AXN.The tournament will be
First Rugged Laptop by DELL 2008-03-08 11:15:37 Dell has unveiled its first fully ruggedized laptop, the Latitude XFR D630. The rugged laptop, intended for government and commercial customers, is available in the U.S. and starts at $3,899. The Latitude XFR D630 meets MIL-STD 810F standards from the Department of Defense for products that operate in extreme temperatures, moisture and altitude. The system shares common images and components with Read more:First
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New NFS and Skate Announcements Soon....!!!! 2008-03-08 11:08:39 At EA’s "Meet the Makers" event held in Singapore yesterday I had a chance to talk to John Doyle from EA’s Black Box studios, Vancouver, Canada. In case you didn’t know, Doyle and his team are the people behind both the Need for Speed series as well as last year’s Skate
.hen asked about the new Need for Speed game (pardon the horrible Photoshop job), Doyle told me that EA would be making a formal
Nvidia GeForce 9800GX2 at CeBit 08 2008-03-07 10:16:47 At CeBit 08, Nvidia has launched its GeForce
9800GX2 dual-GPU card; supposedly the one card to beat them all...
The GeForce 9800GX2 is powered by the 8800GT's G92 graphics chips with 256 stream processors in all, and comes with 1GB of GDDR3 onboard memory. The card sports two DVI output ports, and also has a HDMI interface. With two cards working as one, the 9800GX2 already runs in SLI mode
Gigabyte Unveils UMPC at CeBit 08 2008-03-07 10:03:57 At CeBit 08, Gigabyte
has unveiled its new "M700" ultra-mobile PC (UMPC).
The "M700" UMPC is powered by a 1.2MHz C7-M Via CPU (central processing unit), and will run Windows Vista Home Premium, among other featues. It is fitted with 2GB RAM (most of which will be occupied by Vista we guess), 7-inches touch-screen with 1024 x 600 pixels resolution, and hard disk capacity of 40GB or 60GB as
First 3rd Party Game for the iPhone.....!!!!! 2008-03-07 10:01:17 With the announcement of iPhone
SDK, there's every sign of a promising future for Apple. As it turns out, Electronic Arts (EA) announced "the first 3rd party game for the iPhone". Spore, an already famous arcade game, will now be available for the iPhone.However, it will not be until September that anyone will get to see a glimpse. With this EA also confirmed other games under development, making Read more:First
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Its Official : iPhone SDK Out 2008-03-07 09:59:14 As the world impatiently waits for Apple's iphone to become like any other mobile out there that can easily be used and thoroughly customized with free applications for business and play, Apple is slowly but surely heading in that direction thankfully. It’s already a known fact that there are plenty of developers out there that have been coming up with iPhone
applications on a weekly (if not Read more:Official
BlackBerry Blackout By Indian Govt....!!!!!! 2008-03-07 09:44:28 CNBC-TV18's Sandeep Gurumurthi reports that Tata Teleservices' application to offer BlackBerry
Services in India has been rejected after the Department of Telecom (DoT) forwarded the request to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Anil Sardana, Managing Director of TTSL, told reporters in New Delhi this morning that they were told by the MHA that the BlackBerry service does not allow for "
Rock Band to Rock in India this Year? 2008-03-06 22:21:25 At the ongoing EA Rocks Singapore event in Singapore city (duh!) we had a chance to sit down and talk to Chris Thompson, VP and GM of EA Southeast Asia, who amidst tons of beverages and uber-hot women told us that EA plans to release Rock Band in India
this year-end. Now, this news is to be taken with a pinch of salt, since importing the entire kit to India and pricing it right seem to be the two
BigAdda Now in 8 Regional Languages....!!!! 2008-03-06 07:49:38 BigAdda, a social networking site that recently achieved a user base of over 1.5 million in a just six months, has now gone a step further and given its users an option of typing in eight Indian regional languages.Users will now be able to chat in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.Siddhartha Roy, chief operating officer of BigAdda.com, said in a press Read more:Languages
Samsung intros G400 Soul at CeBit 08 2008-03-06 07:48:15 At CeBit 08, Samsung
has added the "G400 Soul" to their 'Soul' range of high-end phones.
A clam-shell unlike the existing slider, U900 Soul, the phone sports a smooth metal surface and is just about 15.2mm thick. It seems to take its cues from Motorola's RAZR V2 in sporting a dual-screen set-up."G400 Soul" has two identical 2.2-inches displays on both ends of the flap, which makes for
Compass 597 EVDO USB Rev A Modem 2008-03-05 10:52:46 Sierra Wireless today introduced the latest, and the smallest, addition to its USB modem product ine. Scheduled for commercial availability early in the second quarter of this year, the Compass
(TM) 597 USB modem combines high-speed mobile broadband ccess to EV-DO Revision A networks with a microSD card slot for convenient storage, all in a cleanly designed USB stick that is smaller than any Read more:Modem
Google Gears Goes Mobile 2008-03-05 10:41:57 For those of you who aren’t exactly sure what GoogleGears
is capable of or what it is – it's an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline. Gears provides three key features:
A local server, to cache and serve application resources (HTML, JavaScript, images, etc.) without needing to contact a server A database, to store and access data from Read more:Goes Mobile
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Wireless Stereo Headset for Net by Logitech at CeBIT 2008 2008-03-05 07:11:13 Today at CeBIT
, Logitech
unveiled its first wireless stereo headset designed for Internet calling with a PC.
The Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless
enables people to move freely up to 33 feet (10 meters) from their computer. The headset features 2.4 GHz wireless technology and the included USB transmitter, the headset connects to a PC or Mac computer right out of the box. It also features proprietary Read more:Headset
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Sony Ericcson Stylish Slider at CeBIT 2008 2008-03-05 07:04:28 Sony Ericsson has unveiled the T303, an attractive phone that is small with a high-end feel as it has a mirrored screen, metal housing and chrome finish. This slider has features that include Bluetooth and USB connectivity, Sony’s TrackID feature and an integrated FM radio. It also supports GPRS. The T303 is equipped with a 1.8 inch display that has a resolution of 128 x 128 pixels. Unfortunately Read more:CeBIT
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Guinness Book Introduces Gamer's Edition 2008-03-04 11:51:02 High scores (gaming scores actually) have a new home! Guinness
World Records has launched its first ever compendium of videogaming achievements titled "The Guinness Book of World Records Gamer
's Edition
2008". Released in partnership with Twin Galaxies, the book has already been launched in the UK and France; though it will launch elsewhere sometime this month. There's no date yet for the India
CeBit 08 gets introduced to Asus 9 Inches Eee PC 2008-03-04 11:46:59 Riding on the success of its Eee PC, Asus
is now preparing to launch the much-awaited next iteration. And among other things, the new version will feature a larger display. The hot goss is that Asus will be showcasing its 9-inches Eee PC at the ongoing CeBit 2008 in Germany (in a day or two), with the launch expected mid-2008 for a price tag of 399 Euros (approx Rs 24,400) for the 12GB SSD
Office Live Workspace announced by Microsoft 2008-03-04 09:43:35 Microsoft has announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Live Workspace
Beta , the new Web-based extension of Microsoft Office that lets people access their documents online and share their work with others.Currently it is being offered in English but Microsoft plans to offer the beta program later this year in various languages for international markets. The company Read more:Microsoft
VP2250wb by ViewSonic now in India 2008-03-04 03:09:36 ViewSonic has announced its VP50 Series of LCD monitors, which includes the 22-inches widescreen VP2250wb, the 26-inches widescreen VP2650wb, and the traditional 4:3 19-inches VP950 models. As of now, only the VP2250wb LCD monitor is available in India
. ViewSonic claims its VP50 Series sports an increased color gamut as compared to most CRT and LCD monitors available on the market today. The Read more:ViewSonic
Motorola Shows They're Still in The Race 2008-03-03 11:38:45 Motorola also had plenty to show off at their Mobile Asia 2008 booth. From their CDMA handsets to the MOTOYUVA entry-level handsets to a 24 karat gold Moto RAZR V8 they were all there. Whatever we saw at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, they brought them all out to show their Indian fans that they were still around and kicking.
Among the phones that were on display, was my personal Read more:Motorola
Samsung Phones unveiled at Mobile Asia '08 2008-03-03 11:35:13 At "MobileAsia
2008", Samsung
announced the launch of a range of mobile handsets spanning the multimedia, business, lifestyle, and other popular segments. The company also showcased its flagship Soul, Serenata, and Armani models in the lifestyle segment. Under the multimedia segment, Samsung had the SGH-i450, which seeks to give users a mobile theatre experience and 3D surround sound powered by Read more:Phones
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Epson intros A3+ Photo Printer 2008-03-12 06:24:40 Epson has announced the launch of its eight-ink A3+ photo printer named "Stylus Photo
R1900", which is equipped with Ultra Chrome Hi-Gloss inks. Meaning in addition to standard cyan, magenta, and yellow colours, this printer adds matte black, photo black, red, orange, as well as gloss optimizer. While orange helps expand the colour gamut in the red area, producing natural skin tones in A3+ size Read more:Epson
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Asus, MSI cool Announcements at CeBit 08 2008-03-12 06:21:20 While CeBit 08 is well over, the hangover remains. Among the many product announcements, Asus
showcased its 'Concept Bamboo' products that utilize Bamboo as an alternative (eco-friendly) material in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, MSI showcased the prototype of its "Wind PC" claimed to be a competitor to the Asus Eee PC.
The 'Concept Bamboo' series is Asus' attempt to lure consumers
Office 2008 for Mac Updated.....!!!!! 2008-03-12 06:17:03 Microsoft yesterday announced the first update to its Office 2008 for Mac -- version 12.0.1. The company also released its Security Bulletin Summary for March 2008. Microsoft claims Office 2008 for Mac version 12.0.1 is aimed at improving security, stability, and performance of applications on machines that run Mac OS X version 10.4.9 (Tiger) or later. Importantly, it fixes vulnerabilities in