http://newinthenews.net/blog Get The latest here!!! Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:41:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The BlackBerry Storm 9530 from Research in Motion (RIM) carries a combined materials and manufacturing cost of US$202.89, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli. This cost includes all parts and manufacturing costs for the Storm but excludes other expenses, including Intellectual Property (IP), royalties and licensing fees, software, shipping, ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2009/02/02/blackberry-storm-carries-combined-bom-and-manufacturing-cost-of-us202/ Asustek Computer has announced the F50 notebook series targeting the consumer entertainment market.All F50 notebook models feature either a 16-inch or 15.6-inch HD panel. The F50GX comes with Nvidia's 9400M GPU while the F50Z is based on AMD's Turion platform. source: DigiTimes http://newinthenews.net/blog/2009/02/02/asustek-f50-notebook-series/ Powerful One Terabyte High Definition DVR With Integrated Slingbox Features Radical Departure From Traditional STB by Introducing Touchpad Remote Control and Tile-Based User Interface. EchoStar Technologies LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), introduced today at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show the EchoStar SlingLoaded(TM) 922 HD DVR, the ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2009/01/09/echostar-unveils-worlds-first-placeshifting-hd-dvr-at-2009-ces/ China Mobile has been working on OMS for quite some time now. With the Apple deal going nowhere after multiple rounds of negotiations (because of China Mobile's refusal to share any of its profits), it needs an OS of it's own. A well placed source said,"Given these(iPhone, Android, Symbian) developments, ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/12/16/lenovo-ophone/ The Nokia N97 is most definitely one of the most loaded N-series devices out there, but that's not it's all about. The N97 is the first high-end device powered by the latest touchscreen Symbian S60 OS. And if the 3.5-inch touchscreen display is not enough for you, you can always ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/12/16/the-mysterious-nokia-n97-unwrapped/ Using a car as your source of inspiration is always a pretty neat idea, but when the car itself is a concept design, things get stunning. J. Havrlant designed the Sony Ericsson T903 concept phone, inspired by Ryuga, one of Mazda’s hottest futuristic automobiles. source: Concept Phones http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/12/16/sony-ericsson-t903-concept-phone-inspired-by-mazda-ryuga/ Asustek Computer is planning to launch notebooks featuring a touch panel in the first or second quarter of 2009, according to sources at panel makers, in addition to Eee PCs as previously reported. Asustek's new touch panel notebooks are expected to take advantage of Windows 7, said the sources. Asustek showed ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/10/16/asustek-plans-to-launch-touch-panel-notebooks-in-1h09/ T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer a mobile phone powered by Google's Android software, according to people briefed on the company's plans. The phone will be made by HTC, one of the largest makers of mobile phones in the world, and is expected to go on sale in ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/08/15/t-mobile-to-be-first-to-use-googles-android/ Take it with a grain of salt, or many grains of sand, if you want, when the young volunteers say that every one of the 60 or 70 people helping to put on Wikipedia's annual convention here (called Wikimania) is active on Facebook.Not one exception? No. The young women in head ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/07/21/in-egypt-wikipedia-is-more-than-hobby/ The personal computer industry is poised to sell tens of millions of small, energy-efficient Internet-centric devices. Curiously, some of the biggest companies in the business consider this bad news. In a tale of sales success breeding resentment, computer companies are wary of the new breed of computers because they sell for a ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/07/21/new-minicomputers-for-300/ On July 23 Livescribe Inc. announced its national retail rollout for the Pulse™ smartpen, with availability at Target, Target.com, Amazon.com, and major college and university bookstores supported by The Douglas Stewart Company. "Our partnerships with ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/06/25/never-miss-a-word-pulse-smartpen/ With the iPhone still setting the standard for touch-screen phones, challengers to the throne all seem to be trying to out-elegance one another--witness the new Samsung Armani, for instance. Now along comes the HTC Touch Diamond, "a new benchmark for phone sophistication," the company crows. Central to the phone is the ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/05/13/htcs-touch-diamond-phone/   Sony's boasting that the new Grand Theft Auto was "meant to be played" on the PS3, while Microsoft is touting the exclusive downloadable content—including, perhaps, a new city—that's on tap for the Xbox 360 version of GTA:IV. PS3 vs. Xbox 360...fight!PS3 pros: From what the Rockstar developers are saying, the ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/04/29/ps3-xbox-360-versions-of-grand-theft-auto-iv-square-off/ Sony's LCD TV panel supply this year will still chiefly come from S-LCD and Taiwan-based makers despite its recent deal with Sharp to build a 10G line, according to company president Ryoji Chubachi. Chubachi maintained that the 10G joint venture will not be established until 2009, and therefore Taiwan and Korea ... http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/04/07/sony-president-says-taiwan-and-korea-remain-chief-source-of-companys-lcd-tv-panels-in-2008/ Intel unveiled a new design of the Intel-powered classmate PC at the Intel Developer Forum in Shanghai. The second-generation Intel-powered classmate PCs have wireless capability, longer battery life, water resistant keyboards and are more shock resistant if dropped. Intel is calling this category of PCs "netbooks." source: DigiTimes http://newinthenews.net/blog/2008/04/07/intels-second-generation-classmate-pc/