April 21, 2008
At Display 2008 exhibition in Tokyo last week Sony unveiled an OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen that is just 0.2 millimetres thick. The thinnest screen ever developed, it was showcased as a 3.5 inch panel screen with QVGA resolution (320x240 pixels). It started out life as a normal OLED screen, but was ground down by Sony to just one-fifth ...
Sony unveils ultrathin OLED screen
by David MastersAt Display 2008 exhibition in Tokyo last week Sony unveiled an OLED (organic light emitting diode) screen that is just 0.2 millimetres thick. The thinnest screen ever developed, it was showcased as a 3.5 inch panel screen with QVGA resolution (320x240 pixels). It started out life as a normal OLED screen, but was ground down by Sony to just one-fifth ...
April 16, 2008
New forecast by analysts from ABI Research reveal that up a billion Bluetooth devices will be sold annually in Asia by 2013 following slow uptake initially. Buyers were initially put off by high prices and technical problems as well as the range limitation if this form of wireless technology. Last year IMS Research had forecast that the worldwide Bluetooth market would reach ...
Bluetooth growth in Asia
by Peter CharalambousNew forecast by analysts from ABI Research reveal that up a billion Bluetooth devices will be sold annually in Asia by 2013 following slow uptake initially. Buyers were initially put off by high prices and technical problems as well as the range limitation if this form of wireless technology. Last year IMS Research had forecast that the worldwide Bluetooth market would reach ...
April 15, 2008
Psystar, a United States based company has recently released information about a new compuer that it has created. Called the "OpenMac," the company has said that it has used more affordable parts to create a computer that is more affordable to a regular Macintosh computer. The "OpenMac" is made with parts that can be expanded or upgraded when needed. This ...
Psystar Launches The OpenMac
by Lashan ClarkePsystar, a United States based company has recently released information about a new compuer that it has created. Called the "OpenMac," the company has said that it has used more affordable parts to create a computer that is more affordable to a regular Macintosh computer. The "OpenMac" is made with parts that can be expanded or upgraded when needed. This ...
IBM unveil performance boosting chip technology
by David MastersIBM have unveiled a new technology that boosts the performance of microprocessor chips whilst at the same time reducing power consumption. The technology involves manufacturing the transistors in the chips using a new material called high-k/metal gate. This makes for the smallest ever transistors, at just 32 nanometres, whilst giving up to 30% better performance and 50% less power consumption. These performance figures ...
April 14, 2008
Not to be outdone by PICO, Imation has decided to release small drives known as "Atom" flash drives. Even though the Imation Atom flash drives are really small, they are still not as small as the PICO flash drives. The width of the PICO drive is at least 2 mm smaller. The Atom flash drives are designed with a aluminum ...
Imation Releases The World’s 2nd Smallest Flash Drive
by Lashan ClarkeNot to be outdone by PICO, Imation has decided to release small drives known as "Atom" flash drives. Even though the Imation Atom flash drives are really small, they are still not as small as the PICO flash drives. The width of the PICO drive is at least 2 mm smaller. The Atom flash drives are designed with a aluminum ...
April 11, 2008
Blockbuster has announced that it will develop a hardware device to compete with the current market headed by Apple TV. This will be a set-top electronic device that will directly communicate with the television in a user's home, to stream download content on demand. Technology analysts are looking forward to the release of this product, especially as Apple TV has ...
Blockbuster Gets Serious Against Apple TV
by Lashan ClarkeBlockbuster has announced that it will develop a hardware device to compete with the current market headed by Apple TV. This will be a set-top electronic device that will directly communicate with the television in a user's home, to stream download content on demand. Technology analysts are looking forward to the release of this product, especially as Apple TV has ...
Amazon coerces HD-DVD customer’s.
by Peter CharalambousAmazon, the online store is seeking to please customers who adopt the latest technology by given out a $50 credit to all customers who purchased a HD-DVD player before prior to Toshiba officially conceding in the DVD war on February 23rd. In an email that was sent to customer’s, Amazon stated that: "New technologies don't always work out as planned. We ...
Racetrack memory leaves flash drives standing
by David MastersIBM is currently developing a new form of memory that will hold approximately 100 times the amount of data compared to flash drives. The memory, called 'racetrack', would mean that the equivalent of a current 2G-byte memory stick would store 200G-bytes of data, significantly more than many laptop hard drives currently hold. Racetrack memory will also be cheap to produce, costing around ...
April 9, 2008
There is great confusion over the potential arrival of the Apple 3G iPhone, as it was expected to be available in the market within the next two months. The lack of 3G connectivity has been a major fall for the iPhone especially in Europe. Speculation has grown following the decision of T-Mobile in Germany to cut the cost of the iPhone drastically, ...
Confusion over 3G iPhone
by Peter CharalambousThere is great confusion over the potential arrival of the Apple 3G iPhone, as it was expected to be available in the market within the next two months. The lack of 3G connectivity has been a major fall for the iPhone especially in Europe. Speculation has grown following the decision of T-Mobile in Germany to cut the cost of the iPhone drastically, ...
The PICO Flash Drive World’s Smallest
by Lashan ClarkeThe company Super Talent, has recently released what is said to be the world's smallest flash drive. Called the PICO-A to -C flash drives, they have a capacity to hold at least eight gigabytes of information. The most notable of the three of these flash drives is the PICO-C, which has been given the new label as the world's tiniest ...
April 4, 2008
The computer to last the longest during the Hacking Contest was the laptop from Ubuntu. The first victim to fall was the MacBook Air that did not last at least three minutes. It was previously reported that the problem was due to a security hole in Safari. It was shown that the first operating system to fall was the Leopard, ...
Ubuntu Still Standing
by Lashan ClarkeThe computer to last the longest during the Hacking Contest was the laptop from Ubuntu. The first victim to fall was the MacBook Air that did not last at least three minutes. It was previously reported that the problem was due to a security hole in Safari. It was shown that the first operating system to fall was the Leopard, ...
April 3, 2008
The smallest high-definition (HD) camcorder in the world is soon to be released by Sony. Sony will release the HDR-TG1 video camera in Japan later this month. The U.S. release is expected in May. Size-wise, the camcorder is 32 millimetres thick, 63 millimetres wide and 119 millimetres high, an weights in at 0.3 kilograms. The reason that Sony has been ...
Sony to release world’s smallest HD camcorder
by David MastersThe smallest high-definition (HD) camcorder in the world is soon to be released by Sony. Sony will release the HDR-TG1 video camera in Japan later this month. The U.S. release is expected in May. Size-wise, the camcorder is 32 millimetres thick, 63 millimetres wide and 119 millimetres high, an weights in at 0.3 kilograms. The reason that Sony has been ...
April 2, 2008
It might have been just a rumour in the beginning, but details of the new Blackberry 9000, not yet issued, has surfaced. According to the techs at Engadget Mobile, they were quite praiseworthy about the new Blackberry 9000, after reviewing it. It was stated to be a totally revamped from the ground up interface, described as having 'modern, warm theme ...
Rumours True About Blackberry 9000
by Lashan ClarkeIt might have been just a rumour in the beginning, but details of the new Blackberry 9000, not yet issued, has surfaced. According to the techs at Engadget Mobile, they were quite praiseworthy about the new Blackberry 9000, after reviewing it. It was stated to be a totally revamped from the ground up interface, described as having 'modern, warm theme ...
Nintendo’s Wii Chatter
by Lashan ClarkeA new launch is expected from Nintendo with a gadget called the Wii Chatter. This will be a handheld device that can be used with Nintendo Wii. Even though it is not fully released as it, it will resemble a normal phone handset, but customers can expect to dial numbers via Wii Remote. Using the Wii Remote and motion sensor, ...
Japanese mobile firms agree to adopt 4G technology.
by Peter CharalambousJapanese media has reported that the country’s mobile operators look set to adopt the same technology for their next-generation 4G networks. NTT DoCoMo, the largest mobile operator as well as KDDI and LTE have all backed the move towards Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile standard, when the next-generation of networks are created. LTE is a logical and natural development to the existing ...
April 1, 2008
Sony has finally released the two BD-Live titles for its PS3 that will be made with the Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0. The two new titles are "Ward Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," and "The 6th Day" featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. These titles will be the first of the Sony's Home Entertainment titles, and are not slated to arrive until next month. ...
BD-Live Titles Released
by Lashan ClarkeSony has finally released the two BD-Live titles for its PS3 that will be made with the Blu-ray disc Profile 2.0. The two new titles are "Ward Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," and "The 6th Day" featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. These titles will be the first of the Sony's Home Entertainment titles, and are not slated to arrive until next month. ...
March 27, 2008
The increase in Portable media players has driven up the demand for internet access being made available on portable devises and as a result this will have a positive impact upon mobile advertising should the hardware manufacturers chose to develop their products with built in wireless internet connections. According to research firm Jupiter Research, the marketplace for mobile ads could see ...
Mobile ads boosted by the sales of Portable media players
by Peter CharalambousThe increase in Portable media players has driven up the demand for internet access being made available on portable devises and as a result this will have a positive impact upon mobile advertising should the hardware manufacturers chose to develop their products with built in wireless internet connections. According to research firm Jupiter Research, the marketplace for mobile ads could see ...
Motorola cuts off handset division
by David MastersMotorola announced yesterday that the company will be divided into two companies - a mobile devices company and a network infrastructure company. The two new companies will have completely separate operations and will be separately traded on the stock market. If the break up receives the necessary approvals, it could happen as early as next year. The split is the result ...
March 26, 2008
ABI Research said that network-connected PC media servers and living the room PCs will grow and adapt over time, and analysts predict that PC’s will play an ever increasing role in the management, distribution and playback of multimedia content in the modern connected living room, although it does not mean the loss of the traditional use. Predictions reveal that by 2013, ...
ABI predicts bright future for PCs at the heart of connected homes
by Peter CharalambousABI Research said that network-connected PC media servers and living the room PCs will grow and adapt over time, and analysts predict that PC’s will play an ever increasing role in the management, distribution and playback of multimedia content in the modern connected living room, although it does not mean the loss of the traditional use. Predictions reveal that by 2013, ...
The iPhone drives smartphone sales.
by Peter CharalambousResearch by ABI predicts that there has been "meteoric growth" of the smartphone market that currently stands at 10 percent of the market, although it is predicted that by 2013 it will account for a 31 percent of phones. The research points to this trend being caused by the ‘iPhone effect’. The research showed how the iPhone has set the benchmark ...