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Toshiba’s 6.1 inch 2560 x 1600 pixel LCD display
Time for a paradigm shift. Very few people find anything to complain about with the the iPhone 4S 3.5 inch 2560 x 1600 pixel Retina Display. Now Toshiba has unveiled a development 6.1 inch 2560 x 1600 pixel LCD display. To save you from doing the mental arithmetic that’s a pixel density of 498 pixels [...]
Pricey iPhone apps
iPhone Gadgets just released a list of 5 most costly iPhone Apps. Most of apps usually don’t climb above two digit mark, but some do and some are actually worth the buck. MATG – SAP BusinessOne is one such iOS app. MyAccountsToGo is a well regarded software. Executives, sales force or management personell can definitely [...]
Android – No Need For Anti-Virus Software
The leader of Google’s open-source software team has severely criticised firms selling antivirus software for Android and other mobile devices. Chris DiBona should know what he’s talking about. DiBona is Google’s open-source Program Manager, and he was responding to a press report attacking the “inherent” vulnerability of open-source software as used by both Android and [...]
Asus Lamborghini VX7 – Review
The 15.6″ Asus Lamborghini VX7 targets anyone with a fondness for Lamborghinis, famed for their legendary acceleration and top speed. This test unit wielded a quad-core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and a dedicated 3GB graphics card, and can be yours for $2500. Lamborghinis are famously brash, and the shell is made from highly reflective black [...]
Google CEO Defends Android’s Customizing
Google’s Eric Schmidt has reaffirmed his belief that Android is not suffering from fragmentation, maintaining instead that Google’s mobile platform simply exhibits ‘differentiation’ preferable to a one-siz-fits-all OS. Mr. Schmidt made the comments at CES 2012, where numerous manufacturers have unveiled devices running ‘outdated’ versions of Android but promising upgrades to Ice Cream Sandwich at [...]
Samsung Hints At Styluses For Tablets
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus saw a shift in the smartphone market with the S-Pen digital stylus, and reports suggest Samsung is now contemplating incorporating styluses (or stylii for the purists out there) into its tablet range to give users more choice over input methods. Product Marketing Manager Ryan Biden told Laptop magazine, “I think a [...]
Intel Announces Record Profits
Santa-Clara-based chip-maker Intel has released figures for 2011, reporting record revenues of $54 billion, up from $43.6bn in 2010. That’s a pretty commendable 24% increase in profits. Net income climbed 13% to $12.9bn , some of which will hopefully go into research to bring you and me ever faster components. Intel’s results for Q4 were [...]
Asus B23E – Preview
Asus haas launched the B23E , a 12.5-inch notebook aimed at the business user. At CES 2012 earlier this month Asus updated its budget line of Eee PC netbooks and notebooks; all the focus on was on its various Transformer slates – whether the upgraded screen of the quad-core Transformer Prime, the ICS update to [...]
Business To Keep Taking The Tablets
Businesses are turning to tablets in a re-orientation of their mobile strategies. Global annual tablet shipments are predicted to peak in 2015 at 120 million units, but more than 22% of US firms are already using tablets, with a further 56% planning to do so sometime in the next year. It seems the tablet market [...]
Commodore 64X – Blast From The Past Gets Serious
Commodore USA is stepping out of its novelty guise to stand toe-to-toe with the big boys – its blocky retro-style all-in-one PC range now includes the C64x Extreme, boasting a 2.2GHz i7 Sandy Bridge processor, where other versions of the modern-day relic only featured a 1.8GHz Atom CPU. Elsewhere on the reconfigured beige carbuncle are [...]





