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New In Gmail : Send mail from Another Address

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Gmail has added another feature, this time you can now send emails from another domain without "behalf of'. Before this feature, sending email from another domain using the custom "From" option will include the sender's username lke this - username@gmail.com On Behalf Of customaddress@mydomain.com. With this feature the 'behalf of' part will now be remove. The difference between the old and the new feature is illustrated below. New Old You can enable this by going to Accounts page under Settings, and click "edit info" from the "Send mail as" section. Then select "Use your other email provider's SMTP servers." Source: Gmail Blog Related Post: New in Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop New in Gmail Labs: Inbox Preview New in Gmail Labs: Automatic Language Translation Posted by: Nightfall®

Western Digital Introduced 1 TB Portable Hard Disk

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Western Digital has just released a 1 TB portable hardrive. The Western Digital My Passport(TM) Essential(TM) SE is a portable large capacity USB drives which plug in directly to your PC without an extra power source. It measures only 15 mm x 80 mm x126 mm and weighs just about .18 kg ,so it is convenient to take it anywhere. It can store thousand of digital photos, videos and music. And if you misplaced the drive, you can be assured of privacy since it is protected by a 128-bit encryption. Source: Western Digital Related Post: 4 Terrabytes of Storage with the WD My Book(R) Studio Edition(TM) II Posted by: Nightfall®

Panasonic Introduce Three New Lumix Camera

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Panasonic has introduced 3 new offertings on its LUMIX line of digital cameras. The DMC-FP8, DMC-FZ35 and the DMC-ZR1. The DMC-FP8 The DMC-FP8 is a 12.1 megapixel digital camera with a high-quality 28mm wide-angle, 4.6x Leica DC lens with folding optics. It also features a high speed autofocus and Panasonic’s Intelligent Auto (iA) suite of technologies. A POWER Optical Image Stabilization help reduce blurry photos caused by the hand shake during the pressing of the shutter. A 2.7-inch large Intelligent LCD display lets you review your photos clearly. A unique face recognition technology can recognized up to 3 persons and can display their names once it is registered. Other Features: HD Movies with VIERA Link Networking - You can record in 1280 x 720p at a smooth 30 fps, in addition to WVGA (848 x 480) and normal VGA (640 x 480. Scene Modes- up to 27 photo modes you can choose from to suit your shooting style. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0 - It include a software application which lets you edit ...

Garmin-Asus nüvifone™ Now Available in Asia

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Garmin has announced the availability of the Garmin Asus Nuvifone G60 to customers around Asia. It will be available in Taiwan on July 27 and in Singapore and Malaysia by the end of August. Another Garmin-Asus nüvifone that will go on sale in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia this August is the Garmin-Asus nüvifone M20. It is powered by a Qualcomm 7200A 528MHz processing running Windows Mobile Pro 6.1. It is a dual-band 3.5G/tri-band GSM with Wi-Fi connectivity. Features include Geo-tagged SMS, email and photo sharing, Ciao!TM Location-based Social Networking platform that integrates compatible social networks into one easy-to-use interface and large screen with portrait and landscape view of each screen and virtual QWERTY keyboard on touchscreen. Storage comes in a 4 GB flash memory. Other Specs: Connectivity: 802.11 b/g WLAN; Bluetooth 2.0+EDR; mini USB 2.0 Camera: 3MP camera, JPG format with auto-focus and geotagging. View photos in JPG/PNG/GIF/BMP format. Audio:...

LG-Nortel Launches World's First Multimedia Terminal Based on the Android Platform

LG Nortel, a joint venture of Nortel and LG Electronics has realeased the world's first multimedia home terminal based on the Google Android platform. With the introduction of the Android based multimedia terminal, residential users can have easy access to contents and services like games' personal productivity, education,, multimedia, videoconferencing and other services provided directly by telecommunication carriers. The new residential multimedia terminal has a 3.5-inch TFT LCD screen display with which users can watch contents. Read .. Source: Nortel Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

New in Gmail: Unsubscribing With A Click

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Gmail has added a new features which makes it easier for email users to unsubscribe to mailing list. You can easily unsubscribe to a mailing list by clicking the existing report spam button. After clicking it,you will be presented with a new dialog just like the picture shown below. With the dialog box you can easily unsubscribe to the mailing list. This only works on legitimate mailing list and newsletter since spmmmers may not really unsubscribe you anyway. Source: Gmail Blog Related Post: New in Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop New in Gmail Labs: Inbox Preview New in Gmail Labs: Automatic Language Translation Posted by: Nightfall®

Plastic Logic E-Reader

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Another player in the growing e-reader market is Plastic Logic's Reader. At 8.5 x 11 inches, it is slightly larger than Amazon's Kindle. It features a bigger display and utilizes a touch sensitive screen A wireless connection which will utilize AT&T's broadband connection to enable users to download contents. Target users of the device will me mainly business users. Plastic Logic has announced that it will be available sometimes next year.No price range has yet been announced. Source: Plastic Logic Related Post: Elonex E Book Reader Booken Cybook E-Paper Cool-Er Ebook Reader Looks Like An iPod Posted by: Nightfall®

Skype FREETALK® Everyman for Everyone

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Skype has unveiled a new custom built headset for use with its Skype client. The FreeTalk Everyman is a super wideband audio headset optimally designed for Skype. This can produce lower background noise than your conventional headset. It has a Neodymium speakers for rich full range stereo sound. A USB connector connects it to your PC or Mac and with a 3.5 mm connector you can also use it with your MP3 player. Source: Via Skype Via SkypeGear Related Post: Skype 4.1 Beta for Windows Now Available Posted by: Nightfall®

Samsung Mondi Now Commercially Available

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Samsung has announced that the Samsung Mondi is now available commercially available. The Samsung MOndi is the first handheld wireless device that utilizes the WiMax standard. With its use of the Wimax standard it can reach download and upload speed of up to 2x as compared when using the current 3G standard.It has also a WIFI connectivity so that users can use it continuously when the device is out of Wimax coverage.It is available from Clearwire starting August 2009. This is intended for US market only. Source: SamsungUsaNews Related Post: World's First Handheld Wimax Device Posted by: Nightfall®

Nokia 6760 Slide Unveiled

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This new Nokia phone looks like the Nokia Surge that was unveiled recently. But as Nokia has stated, it has similarities with the Surge and also some added goodies. The Nokia 6760 comes with a sliding full QWERTY keyboard,2.4-inch QVGA display and a 3.2-megapixel camera. Memory storage uses a microSD that can support up to 8GB of memory. It also comes with a GPS. Talk time last about five hours while on standby it can last up to 500 hours. The Nokia 6760 Slide will be available this coming third quarter of 2009 and is price at about 282.386 USD. Source: Nokia Related Post: Nokia Surge Available on July 19 Nokia 7020 Previewed Nokia 6600i Slide Launched Posted by: Nightfall®

New Samsung Mobile Phones Available from T-Mobile

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Samsung has announced two new phones that will be available on T Mobile. The Samsung ComebackTM The Samsung ComebackTM has a full QWERTY keyboard accessible by flipping the front panel. Features include access to E-mail and text, picture, video and instant messaging.It comes with a 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom. Access to popular networking can be easily achieved using T-Mobile's 3G network. It also comes with an MP3 player and support for up to 16 GB of expandable memory. This phone is currently available at T-Mobile. The Samsung GravityTM 2 This phone also comes with a full QWERTY keypad, and is accessible by sliding the front panel sideways. It comes with a 2-megapixel camera, a camcorder and a built-in MP3 player. Memory is expandable up to 16GB. Available this coming August. Source: SamsungUsaNews Related Post: Samsung Exclaim™ SPH-m550 Samsung Propel Pro Samsung Instinct Samsung Alias Posted by: Nightfall®

Take Your Photos in 3D Images

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If you're getting tired of taking photos with your old digital camera you can enliven your hobby with this new camera being offered by Fujifilm. The FinePix REAL 3D W1 digital camera takes photos in 3D. It utilizes two 10 megapixels CCD and two lenses to achieve a 3D image effect on the resulting photos. Beside the 3D image capturing you can also use it as any normal digital camera. And with the two lenses you can capture two images of the same subject with different photo settings. All this is taken care of by a dedicated image processor called the RP (Real Photo) Processor 3D. It also enables Auto 3D point and shoot of capturingof images. After shooting in 3D you can easily view the 3D photos on the 2.8 inch LCD monitor. A separate viewer is also being offered by Fujifilm. Source: Fujifilm Related Post: The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-GH1 Has A Price Posted by: Nightfall®

MVIX Nubbin the Smallest USB Wireless N Adapter.

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Measuring only at 2 cm when connected this USB 2.0 Wireless N adapter is the smallest in the world. It is extremely compact and best suited if you want portability. It supports Windows 2000, XP, and Vista. For security it utilizes the WEP and WPA encryption standard. Source: Mvixusa Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Asus Release 3 New Graphic Cards for Gamers

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Asus has unleashed three new graphic cards aimed primarily for the DIY enthusiast and hardcore gamers. ASUS ROG MARS Limited Edition This is the fastest GPU in the world as claimed by ASUS. It utilizes the power of the Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 285 GPUS with 4GB of onboard memory. It is the world's first 024-bit memory bandwidth. Among its features include technologies from NVidia such as Quad SLI® and PhysX® to deliver mind boggling graphics. The ASUS ROG Mars can deliver up to 75% speed increase without lag and stuttering of the graphics. This graphics card is limited and only 1000 units will be manufactured. ASUS ROG MATRIX GTX285 The ASUS ROG Matrix GTX285 is equipped with the Super Hybrid Engine. This is used for automatic hardware load monitoring and adjustments delivering 15%* lower GPU noise and increasing overclocking stability. Users can track GPU loading with the 5 level LED indicator.It also features the iTracker2 for hardware monitoring, exclusive memory timing setti...

Bookeen - Cybook ePaper

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If you are looking for an alternative ebook reader you might take a look at the Booken Cybook ebook reader. With its $350 price tag it is priced slightly lower as compared to the Amazon Kindle. The Cybook ebook reader can store up to 1000 books in Mobipocket, HTML or text format using its 512 MB memory.But if you want more storage capacity, it is expandable up to 2 GB that can store up to 10,000 books in Mobipocket, HTML or Text format. It is powered by a Samsung® S3C2410 ARM920T 200MHz processor and uses Linux as the operating system. It measures 118 x 188 x 8.5 mm and weighs only 174 grams. It supports the following ebook formats such as MobipocketTM PRC, PalmDoc, HTML. text and PDF. You can also view various graphic files in jpG, PNG and GIF format. Using 2.5mm stereo earphone connector you can also listen to your favorite mp3 files although DRM is not supported. And unlike the Kindle that has a wireless capability, the Booken ebook reader can only connect to your PC via a USB. So...

Overclocking is Easy as Pushing a Button

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MSI has introduced a technology which makes overclocking as easy as pushing a button. The MSI OC Genie overclocking technology is aimed primarily for people who does not have enough technological know how to do overclocking manually. It consist of a dedicated hardware processor and a push button designed for easy overclocking. With this technology, overclockers can do away with complicated bios tweaks and hardware settings. With just a touch of the OC Genie button, the hardware will detect the optimum overclocking setting thus avoiding possible hardware damage due to wrong settings. This technology is integrated on the MSI P55 motherboard and will be demonstrated by MSI in the MOA European Final in Germany. Source: MSI Related Post: MSI eSata USB Combo MSI Debuts its 40 Nanometer Graphics Card MSI N285GTX Superpipe Posted by: Nightfall®

Download Files Even When Your PC is Turned Off

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The Fon 2.0 is a 802.11n WIFI router that lets you upload and download files even when your PC is turn off. It features a built-in USB hub that lets you connect external hardrive ,USB thumbdrive and other USB capable device so that you can easily upload photos, movies and music to popular Web 2.0 sites using its management software. In addition to this you can easily share your files remotely with others all with your PC is shutdown. One advantage of this innovative router is that it helps you save energy since it only consume less than 4 watts of power while downloading as compared when you use a conventional router and PC which consumes roughly about 100 watts. You can also use the router to back up files to a hardrive, connect remotely to a webcam and convert HSDPA and 3G dongle to WIFI. This router cost about $99 and will be available this October. Source: Fon.com Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

MSI N260GTX Lightning Reach 1.1 GHZ Core Speed

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The N260GTX Lightning proved to be one of the fastest GPU around today when it reached a core clock speed record of 1.1 GHz with an Aquamark3 score of 392,063. It has been achieved by hipro5 a renowned overclocker from Greece. The N260GTX Lightning Black Edition has a 680MHz Core speed and a 1792MB GDDR3 2100MHz Memory. Source: MSI Global Related Post: MSI N285GTX Superpipe Posted by: Nightfall®

Wireless Drum Controller for PS3

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Logitech has released another controller for the Guitar Hero game, this time a full drum set with wireless capability.It is designed for the Playstation 3 but is also compatible with the Playstation 2 game console.It consist of three drum heads and 2 mock cymbals so you can feel like its the real thing. The unit connects with the game console via a 2.4 GHz wireless USB receiver. Source: Logitech Related Post: Realistic Guitar Controller for the Xbox Sony PlayStation 2 Limited Edition - Silver Posted by: Nightfall®

Nokia Surge Available on July 19

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This newest phone to be release by Nokia and AT&T looks like a digital. The Nokia Surge is the latest offering from Nokia and will be available from At&T this coming July 19, 2009. This phone is based on the S60 platform and it features a slider full QWERTY keyboard for easy typing and a 2.4-inch QVGA display. It is so thin that it measures only 15 mm thick. It comes with a 128MB built-in memory which is expandable up to 8 GB via a microSD. A built-in GPS enables easy navigation with AT&T's Navigator service. Talk time is up to 4.7 hours while standby time lasts up to 400 hours. So if you want this this phone you should be willing to shell out $79.99 of your hard earn money and wait till next week. Source: Nokia Related Post: Nokia 6600i Slide Launched Nokia 7020 Previewed Nokia 2730 Cheapest 3G Phone N95 5 Megapixel Camera Mobile Phone - Brown Unlocked Posted by: Nightfall®

The Samsung Highlight™

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Samsung has released another new phone which will be available from T-Mobile. The Samsung HighlightTM is compact, full touch-screen phone featuring Samsung’s TouchWizTM user interface. It includes a 3 megapixel camera with video capture, music player and 16 GB micro SD slot. Other than that its just your typical normal mobile phone, no new innovative features. Source: SamsungUsaNews Related Post: The Samsung Exclaim The New Samsung Omnia Series Smartphone Samsung Mantra Posted by: Nightfall®

Tasks Out of Gmail Labs

Gmail has announced the removal of Gmail tasks from the Gmail Labs, meaning that is now readily available to all users. Gmail labs has been primarily a place where experimental features for Gmail are first tested. Since the Gmail task feature has graduated from the labs no need to enable it on the Settings>Labs menu. More on this story here . Source: Gmail Blog Related Post: New in Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop New in Gmail Labs: Inbox Preview New in Gmail Labs: Automatic Language Translation Posted by: Nightfall®

New in Gmail Labs: The Super-trustworthy, Anti-phishing Key

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If you are an ebay or Paypal member, you may not have to worry about receiving phishing emails again if you are using Gmail. Gmail has added a new feature on its Gmail labs. The new feature is called the supertrustworthy anti-phishing key. So what does it do? It just simply authenticates every senders email using DKIM authentication. In this case mail from ebay and Paypal are authenticated and all other emails purporting to be from them will be rejected. To use this feature just go to settings>Labs and then enable the authentication feature. Once this is enabled, an icon will be displayed next to the authenticated email from trusted sources. As of now, only email from ebay and Paypal are included in this feature. Source: Gmail Blog Related Post: New in Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop New in Gmail Labs: Inbox Preview New in Gmail Labs: Automatic Language Translation Posted by: Nightfall®

Cool-er eBook Reader Looks Like an iPod Nano

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Here's another e-book reader I found while browsing Firebox . It look likes an iPod Nano with an oversized screen. Even its navigation controls looks like the Nano. Its very thin but it can store between 500 to 800 novels with its 1 GB memory which is still expandable via MicroSD slot. Yes, it can also play music just like the Nano. Source: Firebox Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Introducing the Google Chrome OS

Google has just announced the introduction of the Google Chrome Operating System. Google Chrome is a light weight open source project that is initially targeted for netbooks. The source code will be open to the public later this year and netbooks running the said OS will be available by 2010. Since this is targeted for netbooks, we expect this OS to be fast and simple with minimal frills on the user interface. The Google Chrome OS will run on both X86 and ARM architecture. Application developers will use the web as the platform for the development of application and any application develop for the Google Chrome OS will also run on any standards-based browser on Windows, Mac and Linux. How about Google Android? Google Android is also introduced and designed to be used for small devices like phones, set top boxes including netbooks. Netbooks is also what is targeted by the Google Chrome OS, so we expect that the two projects will overlap. But as per Google, the Chrome OS is primarily tar...

The Elonex E book Reader

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The Amazon Kindle is without a doubt the most popular ebook reader today.With its wireless capability you can download ebooks easily and its paper like display you can enjoy hours of reading pleasure. But there are others ebook readers available in the market today that are comparable with the Kindle . Take for example the ebook reader from Elonex, a UK PC manufacturer. Elonex recently launched its own ebook reader, in partnership with Borders UK. The Elonex ebook reader at only 9 mm thick and weighing 180 grams can carry up to 8000 ebooks. In addition to ebooks, it can also store pictures and files. It is compatible with the free Adobe Digital Editions software which is becoming the industry standard for downloading and protecting a customer’s eBook purchases. It also supports DRM protected reflowable PDF and ePub formats. The Elonex eBook is available from Borders UK stores and priced at £189 or about $304 which is much cheaper than the Kindle at $359.00. It includes 100 free eBoo...

Garmin Navigator IV

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Garmin has announced its newest product, the Garmin Navigator IV, a GPS system made primarily for BMW Motorrad. The Garmin Navigator IV is a motorcycle mounted GPS with exclusive BMW features such as a customized mount, preloaded BMW dealer database, unique audio and Bluetooth capabilities. It has a 4.3 inch touchscreen display and is glove friendly. The device is also waterproof and designed to withstand fuel sprays and UV rays. A voice prompted direction enables users to safely arrive at their final destination. Source: Garmin Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

Viewsonic's All-in-One-PC VPC-100

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Viewsonic, one of the leading manufacturer of display systems has just announced its entry into the PC market. It has just announced the VPC-100 All-One-PC. The VPC-100 has 19" (18.5" viewable) LCD display and powered by an Intel® Atom 1.6GHz processor. It runs on Microsoft® Windows® XP Home. Quick Specs: 2x3-watt speakers complement video conferencing and Internet browsing 4-in-1 card reader allows for easy file transfers Easily integrates into a LAN network through the 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN connection Four high-speed USB 2.0 ports provide easy connections for peripherals Integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam make it easy to interact with friends and co-workers Stay connected wirelessly through 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity View documents and surf the Internet in crisp detail on the high resolution 18.5" screen Source: Viewsonic Related Post: Posted by: Nightfall®

MSI X-Slim X400

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The MSI X-Slim x400 is a new laptop released recently by MSI Computers. It has a 14" wide screen and just weighs about 1.5kg. This laptop is based on Intel's new ultra low-voltage CULV platform. It supports high definition digital content with the inclusion of an HDMI digital multimedia port that can deliver 5GB of video bandwidth at 1080p resolution. An optional Blu ray disc player with a capacity of up to 500 GB together with a sorround sound ensures you of endless watching pleasure.It can also supports DVD Super Multi, DVD and VCD formats. Connectivity includes 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi® wireless and Bluetooth capability for easy networking with your PDA, mobile phones and other wireless gadgets. The MSI X-Slim x400 runs on Genuine Windows Vista® Premium and is powered by Intel's CULV platform. Source: MSI Related Post: MSI Launched the Wind Top AE1900 Posted by: Nightfall®

New In Gmail: Labels Drag and Drop

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Gmail has just improved its label feature with the introduction of label drop and drag. With this improvement the location of the labels is now on the left side of the inbox. of the Gmail window. The most frequently use label will be automatically shown but you can set which label to show by pressing [more] and then dragging the labels. Messages from the inbox can also be drag to the labels. These are some of the features with the new labels drag and drop. If you want to learn more check out the Gmail Blog. Source: Gmail Blog Related Post: New In Gmail: Inbox Preview Posted by: Nightfall®