Author: Tarandeep Kaur

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Handycase promises to launch 100 applications for the new Palm Pre's WebOS

The most important question that would arise in the mind of a potential Palm Pre buyer would be the support and availability of third party applications. On Palm Pre’s launch event yesterday, Palm made it clear that it was ready to support the the third party developers in making applications for the new Palm Pre. Handycase already has nearly 100 applications in the works for the new platform.

Infact the CEO of Handycase says,

This plan was already being developed, almost a year. With the launch of the new Palm platform, just announced the anticipated launch of the future.

They will be releasing applications covering all fields: corporate, medical, personal, professional, educational and entertainment. I am sure, we would be hearing more and more companies joining the webOS bandwagon pretty soon.

Head over the Handycase.com for more information!

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Palm Touchstone is not just-another accessory!

Palm Touchstone is a exclusive Palm Pre accessory which allows WIRELESS charging via induction process. It’s design and color matches the style of the Palm Pre.

Although charging wirelessly sounds great, but it would take nearly 4 hours to full charge a dead battery, which is more than what the wired charger would take. Also, keep in mind that if you buy Palm Touchstone, you will also need to buy the Palm Pre back cover to make it work.

Palm Touchstone link

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MSI U120 Netbook unleashed and it has 3.5G or WiMAX!

The new netbook from the MSI sports a ‘new’ Intel Atom processor and a HDD upto 160GB. But that is not the most exciting thing about the MSI U120. It is the 3.5G network card that lets you use WiMax on the netbook. With WiMax, you will be able to enjoy much higher data speeds as compared to old 3G network.

Compared to it’s older brother, U100, the software also seems to be updated a little too. It now comes with Face Recognition system to provide one more level of security. It is available in 2 colors: white and black.

The inclusion of 3.5G wireless card certainly gives the MSI U120 a fine edge over it’s non-3.5G enabled competitors. Obviously, this service is useful only if your cellular provider provides WiMax or 3.5g service. Otherwise, the U120 is not much different from the rest of the netbook specifications wise.

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Fujitsu Introduces Limited-Edition LifeBook U820

Fujitsu has introduced a limited-edition LifeBook U820 tokidoki-branded mini notebook. It is being priced at $1,124 for the base configuration model. On the other hand, if you want to go with the standard cover, it would cost you $1,049 for the base configuration model.

Whether you buy with the standard cover or the tokidoki cover, the configuration won’t change. The Fujitsu Lifebook is one mightly little premium-quality UMPC with ultra-high resolution at 1280 x 800 on a small 5.6″ display.

Visit Fujitsu U820 webpage

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LG unviels a Touch Screen Watch phone with built-in 3G – LG GD910

LG has come up with a full touchscreen watch which features a full touchscreen interface. It is not just-another-gimmick watches like the ones out there. It has a phone built into too. Now, your dream like a hero from a sci-fi movie is very close to be true.

It has built-in 3G and video calling too. Also, bundled is the text-to-speech software to read out aloud your SMS messages. It also includes support for Bluetooth stereo for your music pleasure. There is also an internal speaker to notify user of the incoming calls and for playing music files. Boy, this gadget oozes out geekism!

No word on the price yet. For more information, please visit www.lge.com

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Volume Switcher for Windows Mobile Pocket PC

Volume Switcher automatically sets sound volume or switches silent/vibrate mode(profile) at desired time. This feature is a nice addition to Windows Mobile communicators. Don’t worry about loud calls at the very undesirable moment anymore!

Features:

  • Simple and convenient interface.
  • Automatic switching to silent, vibrate or normal mode/profile on your Pocket PC. Events can be scheduled based on definite time, dates and days of the week.
  • Ability to activate and deactivate scheduled events. There is no need to delete and create them again.

Learn more here

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Fring for Windows Mobile Review

Fring is a mobile internet service & community that enables you to access & interact with your social networks on-the-go, make free calls and live chat with all your fring, Skype®, MSN® Messenger, Google Talk™, ICQ, SIP, Twitter, Yahoo!™ and AIM®* friends using your handset’s internet connection.

Fring for Windows Mobile Review

Installation

fring(yes, the first letter is small) takes around 1.8MB on your windows mobile device. The application can be installed via a CAB file or by an EXE. CAB file must be executed on your device directly, while the EXE is meant to be run on the desktop. The installation went fine with no problems at all.

Fring for Windows Mobile Review

Launching the application for the time

If you are launching the application for the first tim, then it will ask you if you would like to activate the today-plugin. The today-plugin is quite basic in nature. It only tells you the status of fring, if it is connected or not. It also shows you the number of missed calls

Here are some screenshots of the today plugin:

Working

The fring is pretty easy to use. I logged-in into many of the services. Also, in this new version, it introduces the use of Widgets, which are actually small internet applications. Unlike other widgets-related applications of Windows Mobile, the widgets are embedded into the fring application. fring supports:

Skype
MSN Messenger
Facebook
Gmail Notifier
Orkut
ICQ
Twitter
SIP
Google Talk
Yahoo
AIM
Yandex.mail

This new fring also support skype-out calls. While you don’t need this since there is already a version of Skype for windows mobile out there, but the support for Skype is appreciated nonetheless.

The best feature of the fring is it’s ability to use the inbuilt earpiece instead of the speaker. This is something even the Skype for Windows Mobile does not provides. This lets you keep your conversations private. This does not mean you cannot use the speaker. You can toggle between earpiece and microphone at any time during the call. The chat feature works well in all the services. The smileys do not work though.

Widgets of Social-sites like Facebook, Orkut etc worked fine in displaying the basic information like how many friends, messages, photos etc you have. If you click on messages, it would launch IE mobile and load the mobile version of the facebook. In short, the widgets provide limited usefulness and just give you an overview of your profile. Some of the things just didn’t work though. I could not update my status at all in any of the social-website related widgets. Also, if I clicked on the photos, I should get a list of my pictures that I’ve uploaded, but it refused to open my picture folders after repeated attempts. If someone has been able to get these working, let me know.

Gmail notifier launches IE mobile inside fring.

Final Verdict

It is a complete application for those who want to stay connected to their friends irrespective of the Instant Messenger they are using. Also, it’s ability to use the built-in earpiece for VOIP calls is a big plus as it helps to maintain privacy. Widgets only show an overview and uses IE mobile for most of the operations.

Get the fring from the following link:

http://www.fring.com/download/

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OQO launches OQO model 2+

OQO model 2+ claims to be world’s smallest Vista running PC with OLED screen. The new model 2+ comes with a much faster 1.86GHz Intel Atom processor and 2GB RAM unlike it’s older sibling OQO model 2, which ran a VIA processor and 1GB of RAM. According to the folks at OQO, the new OQO model 2+ offers performance up to twice as fast as its predecessor. It also comes with an embedded passive touchscreen for easier input. This will allow you to use your hands to use the touch screen and you won’t have to search for the stylus just to tap on something on the screen. It comes with inbuilt 3G, thus giving you great speed wherever you get mobile coverage.

So, with the newer model, you get the fastest available Atom Z540 CPU running at 1.86GHz. Since the RAM in the OQO is non-upgradble, it makes sense to give the users as-much RAM as possible to make the Vista experience better. The display is still WVGA (800×480), but the colors look great thanks to the OLED display. The white color looks whiter and black color looks more dark. The model 2+ supports large external displays up to 1920×1200 with HDMI/DVI and VGA interfaces. The keyboard has not change as it was already very usable in the original OQO 2.

Also, ApoTheTech was also able to gather information about it’s ability to provide hardware video decoding. Hi-def H264 video plays fine on the OQO 2+. Also, since it provides hardware video decoding, it does not burn a lot of power while running CPU-intensive videos.

Regarding battery life, you will be able to get nearly 3.5 hours of juice before the OQO 2+ shuts down. This means that with extended battery, you will be able to squeeze nearly 7 hours of battery life.

OQO 2+ official webpage

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HP releases Pavilion dv3

Normally, we do not cover notebook news much, but HP Pavilion dv3 has caught our attention. HP has recently announced the Pavilion dv3 series, which comes with the a 13.3″ LED lit screen and super multi DVD drive. It’s perfect device for those who are so lazy that they do not want to carry extra accessories with them. It is a worthy successor to the Pavillion dv2 series as that didn’t include the DVD driver and featured a smaller 12″ display.

hp Pavilion dv3

HP Pavilion dv3 has a AMD 2.4GHz dual-core processor, 8GB RAM, three USB ports, SATA combo and HDMI connector, which makes it a great overall deal. It is attractively priced at $799 for the base model. Truly, HP has not forgotten the proper notebook lovers. HP Pavilion dv3 page.

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HP unveils the new Mini 2140 Netbook

HP has recently launched new netbook, HP Mini 2140.  This is a long-awaited upgrade for the HP-mini lovers, who were let down by the snail-speed VIA processor. The HP has completely ruled out the VIA processor from the scene and have opted for the Intel Atom N270 processor running at 1.6Ghz. Like it’s sibling mininote 2133, it is surrounded by by all-aluminum casing. HP has also bumped up both the screen-size and resolution to 10.1″ and 1366 x 768 respectively although a lower resolution model with 1024 x 576 resolution is also available. With the 3-cell battery, it weighs a modest 1.3kg

Features

  • Intel Atom N270 processor @ 1.6Ghz
  • 10.2-inch diagonal scratch-resistant HP Illumi-Lite LED display
  • 1024 x 576 or 1366 x 768 resolution
  • 80GB SSD or HDD
  • 92%  full-size QWERTY keyboard
  • VGA webcam
  • Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
  • 3-cell or 6-cell battery pack
  • HP Dura Keys HP 3D Drive Guard and HP Panel Protection System

From the specifications, it is clear that the HP mini 2140 offers much more than the regular netbooks have to offer. It has a built-in accelerometer to detect free-falls, which locks the head of the HDD so that it does not get damaged. It maintains the excellent keyboard, which was there in the mininote 2133. It has HP Dura-finish on the keys to prolong the life of the keys. It will be launched sometime this month with a competitive price tag of $499.

HP 2140 official webapge