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xpPhone is Windows XP MID and Mobile phone in one

5. June 2009

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If you’re looking for a touchscreen, QWERTY equipped slider phone and neither the Nokia N97 nor the HTC Touch Pro2 is to your liking, then maybe this xpPhone will be more your cup of tea. It sports a similar form factor to what Nokia is offering though the keyboard on the xpPhone is noticeably more crammed [...]

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Microsoft Office 2010 Account Fake, Zune Phone not Confirmed

12. May 2009

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To make it short, Microsoft via their official spokesperson Brian Seitz has given notice to the public, officially, of the real Office 2010 Twitter account and it is not this. The faker admits on the Twitter account… Which leads us to “Pink”. The new but more reliable rumor from ZDnet provides us with a tasty glimpse [...]

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MacBook Touch by Unofficial Apple Designer

30. April 2009

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Tommasco Gecchelin has virtually confirmed that a MacBook tablet is coming. There’s no mention of a MacBook Nano Touch, however but, then, we’re only really interested in the multitouch feature on a MacBook. The new design will be groundbreaking in not just the touch panel implementation on an Apple laptop but the inclusion of a [...]

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Archos 5 & 7 Firmware 1.6.03 supports HD Plugin

17. March 2009

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The Archos 5 and 7 internet tablets will now enjoy ntive HD videos with the $20 HD Plug-in accessory after they update to Firmware 1.6.03.  These are 720 x 1280 videos playing at 24fps. The firmware update also fixes several bugs: recording bu on the new Archos TV snap-on, and bugs in the Music Library, [...]

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Samsung owns 25% of touchscreen phone market

13. March 2009

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As far as touchscreen phones are concerned, Samsung is definitely one of the leaders in the industry. As a testament to this, Samsung proudly claims that they now control 25% of the touchscreen phone market. In addition to this, their Samsung F480 is reported to do quite well despite being a bit outdated already as [...]

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Archos 5 Snap-On TV Module Released

10. March 2009

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Internet media tablets are all the rage with Archos these days, but for people looking for more features in a portable player, the new Archos devices will not sell them short. Today, Archos has announced the availability of the much-awaite TV module. Yeah, it just snaps on the Archos 5, so no need to send [...]

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Nokia netbook to be made in partnership with Taiwanese companies?

27. February 2009

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Rumors of Nokia entering into the mobile computer biz has been one of the hot topics on the internet lately, and according to Digitimes, Nokia is actually in talks already with several Taiwan netbooks makers and EMS companies for possibly tie-ups in their latest venture. As opposed to their traditional handset-making practice wherein the only [...]

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Viliv S5 Slams UMID M1 mbook

26. February 2009

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We thought the UMID M1 mbook was a pretty cool device but hi-tech Korea doesn’t think so. While Viliv sold all 1,000 units of the S5 in pre-order, UMID’s 500 M1 mbook has some left overs. Now, we have no idea how competitive the UMPC market is in Korea. Kevin Kang of CNET thinks it’ll [...]

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9-inch i-Luv i1166 is Way Too Big

26. February 2009

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Here’s a product that will blur the definition of portable media player. Is it still a portable media player if it’s not too portable? I’m sure i-Luv doesn’t care much for the answer since this isn’t the first time they announced a PMP of this size. The i1166 also serves as a DVD player (DVD, DVD+/-RW, [...]

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Hyundai MB-490i Dolphin Phone

26. February 2009

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I have to admit, Hyundai’s venture into the mobile phone industry (we’ve covered Hyundai PMPs, and also here) is making a big splash. Their medium-range phones look like calculators and Chinese iPods with antennae. The Hyundai Dolphin (relax, there’s a good reason why they gave it this name, just read on) is unique in its [...]

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