Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9 Review @ TrustedReviews

Sanyo XACTI VPC-CA9 HD Waterproof Camcorder

TrustedReviewshas published their review (”our favourite underwater camcorder of the moment“) of the Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA9, a compact camcorder that is waterproof down to 1.5m (5 ft), and features 9.02MP resolution (1/2.5in CMOS), 720p HD Movie 1,280 x 720 at 30 fps, Voice Memo, and can also act as a still digital camera.
Related Links:
- Sanyo XACTI VPC-CA9 Technical SPecifications
Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:00:45 PM - Link

Apple Says Google Voice App Alters iPhone

Filed under: News : Software

Apple Inc told U regulators it has not approved Googles Voice application, which could challenge the wireless industrys giants, because it interferes with the iPhone "user experience"; Read more

Saturday, August 22, 2009 4:48:55 PM - Link

8/22 AnandTech Article Channel

AnandTech Article Channel Lab Update: The Next SSD Article, Matte vs. Glossy and Touch Screens August 21, 2009 at 4:48 pm Early TRIM results, matte vs. glossy displays and more. Anand updates from the lab.... How Much Does it Cost to Build a P55 Motherboard? August 21, 2009 at 3:00 pm Recent discussions of P55 motherboard pricing inspired us to do some digging and figure out exactly how much it costs to build a motherboard. While we'll see ~$100 P55 motherboards at launch, it's going to be tough to pull off. Find out why....

Gaming Roundup: PS3 Slim, Fable III

Techtree's Weekly Gaming Roundup!
Saturday, August 22, 2009 3:46:17 AM - Link

Free Online Resources for Guitar Beginners

Filed under: Features : Entertainment

A list of guitar tutorial sites for beginners. Now you can play too! Read more

Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:00:00 AM - Link

Fujifilm Z33WP Review @ DigitalCameraReview

Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP

DigitalCameraReview has published their review of the Fujifilm FinePix Z33WP [Specs], “a fun camera to use [with] nice overall image quality” which is waterproof down to 3m, and featuring 10MP resolution (1/2.3-in. CCD), 3x optical zoom (35-105mm equiv.), 2.7-in. LCD (230K dots), waterproof down to 3m, Face Detection with automatic Red-Eye removal, Face Detection Group Timer, Blog mode, Scene Recognition Auto, and Movie 640×480 @ 30fps.

Friday, August 21, 2009 11:50:13 PM - Link

Apple 15-inch MacBook Pro (mid 2009) User Review

Apple updated its line of MacBooks and MacBook Pros on the 8th of June 2009 with faster processors, SD card slots, increased battery life, and improved displays. This review looks at the standard top end 15-inch MacBook Pro (model number MB986B/A), how it performs compared to other computers and MacBooks, and the advantages and disadvantages of these new changes.
Friday, August 21, 2009 6:30:08 PM - Link

Nokia N97

Nokia n97 with Qwerty keyboard and touchscreen
Specifications here

new Acer Aspire One Coming 11.6" my way $350

I bought 2 new Acer Aspire One AO751H's. One Black and one white. Specs as follows. I will receive them next week. May be I'll do a review then.

Sony Ericsson Experia Launched and Priced in India

The Sony Ericsson Experia has been launched at a price of Rs.45k, much higher than most of the competition. This flagship is available at some online retailers for around Rs.42k. This is quite steep, considering Sony Ericsson's service in India really sucks, amongst the mainstream handset makers. With my past experience I would not be investing that kind of money for something that may not last 2 years, with all the touch sensitive screen and the moving parts. Its also a clearly overpriced product, the comparable product being the HTC Tytn II with very similar specs and 30% cheaper.

I'm not too excited.

Canon DSLR EOS 1000D with 18-55mm IS lens

Canon has released the cut down version of the 450D in order to compete with the Olympus, Pentax, Sony and Nikon cameras at the lower end. With its superior CMOS sensor, which is noise-less even at very high ISO settings, the 10Mp 1000d is the best choice as far as photo graphy is concerned. the Price is actually lower than the 400d, but the features are a mix of 450D and 400D, so it makes more sense to buy the 1000D more than the 400D.
The Lens is also the same as the 450D Kit. Its an Image stabalised lens with 3X range, Great to start with.

Current prices are Rs.29,990 for with 2 years Canon India Waranty including vat. @ jjmehta.com

Nokia 5220 Xpress Music review and price

the new XpressMusic mid-ranger needs to make an epic run. It follows in the wake of Nokia 5310, which the house claims to be the best selling music phone in the world with more than 10 million units sold globally. So, no wonder we start this review with a bag full of mixed feelings.

GSM Arena Review: http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5220_xpressmusic-review-291.php

Rs. 7,899 at 9tech9.com

Review of the Nokia N85

Nokia N85 Review

Mobile review- http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-n85-en.shtml

GSM ARENA- http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n85-review-297.php

Review of Nokia N79

The review of the New Nokia N79.

GSM Arena : http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n79-review-299.php

Mobile review: http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-n79-en.shtml

Bombay's worst day

This is probably the worst day Bombay (Not Mumbai) has ever faced. And this day has been brought by us. We the general public are to blame for this shame. Specifically the corruption and the hate politics that is so prevalent in most of India. Right from the 1993 bomb blasts, every terror attack has happened because some people turned a blind to eye to their duty for financial gain. I ask, how is it possible that all these things that are used by the terrorist available to them? If they have been procured locally then someone is making them locally and its either made illegally (like desi guns), or procured illegally (from Ordinance Factories). The illegal units are so common its difficult to believe that the police dont know about them. And someone in the ordianance factory has to be involved for material like grenades and explosive to reach the terrorist.

The other senario is that someone brings guns from outside and explosives are made of generally available materials. such hughe cachement of arms cannot arrive in one shot, its been coming in regularly. Then someone is not watching our borders effectively and if its coming by sea, locals have to know about it. Money changes hands somewhere otherwise its not possible to keep this under wraps. And the money is never enough, so it will keep happening till they themselves don't get hurt.

There is also the question of funding. operation like these require money. That money has to come from somewhere and has to be delivered by someone. Police has a lot of information on Hawala dealers but they dont take action because these guys pay everybody, from politicians to cops.

How did the terrorist get motivated to take such huge risks? They have been misled, and the promoters of hate are responsible for it. just take the example of the Rahul Raj incident. he didn't have a reason other than Raj Thakrey's politics to come and do what he did. he was educated and looking for a job.

What kind of future are these people creating? I'll not be surprised if there is an armed rebellion like they had in Sri lanka for a seperate Telengana state in Andhra. Creating hatred among people is like lighting a forest fire. It will consume you along with the others, you cannot outrun it.

E63 Review available

Mobile Review.com has come with the review of the much awaited smartphone e63. (at least for me) as promised it is pretty much like the E71, except that its focused on functionality and has a bigger battery and 3.5mm headphone jack. This particular piece seems to be a pre production model as there are many "finishing issues" as I put it for which Nokia is always satisfactory. I expect the production version to be better finished.

enjoy

Mobile-review.com E63 Review

Nokia E63 announced

Nokia has announced a cheaper version of the E71, the E63. they are very similar in size and form, where the E63 uses plastics instead of metal. it will be available in new colours.

The feature list on th E63 is almost identical to the E71, only it looses GPS and gets a smaller camera (2mpx). but the price expected to be in the range of 12k-15k which makes it a great phone to have.

It will probably replace the E61i, as both have very similar specs. though E63 gains over it in terms of overall size, E61i has a much bigger screen. the E63 will be more conventionally sized.

Using Mobile for your Internet Needs

Sometimes we need an internet connection with not a high bandwidth to surf the net at 2 places. If you can justify the charges you can opt for an unlimited GPRS data plan on your mobile for this and carry your internet where ever you go.

Most mobile service providers are offering an unlimited data plan to their customers for Rs.500 to Rs.800 per month to billing customers. You get anywhere between 64 to 256 kbps speeds depending on location, time of day and EDGE coverage. This is cheaper than using a USB EDGE modem usually, and also you can still surf the net on your phone with out a laptop.

Its a good idea to use a phone with a separate charging socket and separate Data socket. this makes sure that you will be simultaneously charge the phone, as the battery dies quickly with a data connection continuously transferring data. Nokia has done a good thing in sticking to the same old charging pin, which frees its data port for more useful applications. Infact in most new Nokia phones use 2.5mm or 3.5mm headphone jack, which leaves the data port only for data, UNLIKE Sony Ericsson.

Choose the provider which gives the most powerful signal where you intend to use the internet. make sure the network is EDGE unabled, which give 6-8 times more bandwidth, and at no extra charge. Of course even your handset needs to be Edge compliant. Sony is notorious for not including EDGE in even their most expensive phones, only now they have started including it. make sure you have a data cable and drivers to connect it to the Laptop.

only problem is that you cannot talk and use the phone at the same time. the phone will pause the data connection to take the call and resume once the call is over. USB data card takes care of this problem better.

Lowest PDA prices now from EBay.in

Asus M530w with Qwerty keyboard, Wi-fi and WM6.1: 10,999/- free shipping
HTC P3400i with Touchscreen and WM6.1: 8,999/- Freeshipping
Asus P320 with Touchscreen,Wifi,GPS and WM6.1: 10,399 Free shipping
Nokia E71 with GPS, Wifi, Symbian, dual mode screen: 19,499 free shipping

Finally Ebay sellers are becoming competitive with the other online player.

Also in addition to these, Ebay is offering a 10% off voucher for a max of Rs.500 on each product (only 1 per member.), So these prices are currently unbeatable.

CNET Review for Asus p320

This review brings across the size of the Asus p320 which is actually close to the HTC touch, which is quite small. It comes with GPS though it is not a strong point of the phone. My opinion, at the current price its quite a steal. For the size and the build quality, it is a very well featured phone for regular use.

CNET review http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/handhelds/0,39001708,42835946p,00.htm