HTC Desire X- the latest Desire of Android Lovers

HTC Desire X HTC just announced its affordable midrange phone called HTC Desire X. The Desire X has a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch SLCD display, 5 MP Camera with HTC ImageChip, 4 GB of Internal Storage and it runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense UI. HTC Desire X comes with removable battery and microSD card slot to expand storage space which was not present in One Series. The Desire X camera comes with HTC ImageChip which helps to takes fantastic photos even in low-light conditions. Other than this, the camera packs with f/2.0, 28mm wide-angle lens, BSI Sensor, HDR mode and automatic adjustable flash. You can also record video and takes photos at the same time. HTC Desire X cames comes with Burst mode features which allow users to capture 30 photos in a sequence by holding your finger on the shutter. The Camera UI is similar to One Series.

Features:
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor
768 MB of RAM
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.1 UI
4-inch super LCD WVGA Display
5 MP Rear Camera with HTC ImageChip, BSI Sensor, HDR mode and automatic adjustable flash.
4 GB Internal Storage, Supports micro SD card
25 GB of Dropbox Space
Beats Audio
1,600 mAh Battery

Availability:
HTC Desire X will be available in selected markets across EMEA and Asia Pacific from September 2012. The Desire X is available in Black and White color. The price hasn’t yet been announced but it should be somewhere around $300.

The Lightest Ever MacBook Pro with Retina Display Launched

Apple has shown off an all-new, next-generation MacBook Pro today at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.New ultrathin laptop measures 0.71 inches thick with a 13-inch and 15-inch screen.Apple calls it lightest MacBook Pro ever.And for those looking for better visuals, the device comes with Apple's Retina Display -- the same screen found in its later iPhones and new iPad.

The next gen Mac book pro15.4-inch display with a pixel density of 2880 x 1800 which is four times the number of pixels than the previous generation of MacBook Pro display. That’s 220 ppi. 5,184,000 pixels.

Aside from the display, Apple's new MacBook Pro comes with quad-core processors, up to 2.7GHz. In addition, the device can support up to 16GB of 1,600MHz RAM. On the storage side, it can support up to 768GB of Flash storage and survive 7 hours on a single charge.
From a connectivity perspective, the device is chock full of options, including USB 3, USB 2, an SD card slot, and even HDMI. Two Thunderbolt ports also made the cut. A backlit keyboard, multitouch trackpad, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 4.0 support round out the device.

Features of Next Gen MacBook Pro

• Ivy Bridge up to 2.7 GHz
• 0.71 inches thin
• Weights under 4 1/2 lbs
• Retina display
• pixel density of 2880 x 1800
• the glare by 75%  

The MacBook Pro with the Retina Display starts at $2,199 for 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. The computer starts shipping today.

• 13-inch – 2.5 or 2.9 GHz dual core, 4 or 8 gigs of RAM, 500 or 750 GB HDD, $1199 and $1499 
• 15-inch - 2.3 2.6 or 2.7 GHz quad core, 4, 8 or 16 Gigs of RAM, 500, 750 HDD, GeForce GT 650m, $1799 and $2199

Micromax A45 Punk – The Android Phone for Rs. 5,499

MicroMax, on Tuesday, revealed a new smartphone for music lovers. Dubbed Micromax A45 Punk, the new Android phone is tagged at affordable INR 5499, and is now available to purchase in the Indian market. Flavored by Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system, the music-oriented A45 Punk smartphone also sports some pretty nice specifications, which are followings:
MicroMax A45 Punk Features and Specs:

• 3.5-inch (480 x 320) Capacitive touch screen display.

• Android 2.3.6
• 650MHz processor
• 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 1300 mAh battery
• FM Radio
• 2MP camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• AISHA Voice assistant
• 2G, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, GPS, Micro USB

What is AISHA?
AISHA (Artificial Intelligence Speech Handset Assistant) is basically a Voice Assistant app similar to ‘S Voice’ in Galaxy S3 and SIRI in iPhone 4S. Users can control their phone through their voice, users can send messages, make calls, socialize online, find date/time, Search videos, post a tweet, find out weather or do a web search. The AISHA was built by creator of IRIS app for Android.

Launched under MicroMax’s Ninja series, the A45 Punk is available in two colors, black and white. It also comes pre-loaded with a slew of useful apps and services, including Mibuddy, Facebook, Mstore and What’s App. The handset also allows users to search for a particular person, check out the nearest pizza outlet, weather conditions and much more by using their voice.

Robin for Android:Personal Voice Assistant on the Road

There are many Voice Assistants available in the Android market which can capable to do any job on your voice command. Meet the new Voice Assistant called ‘Robin’. Robin for Android allow users to ask directions, traffic information, real-time parking data. Actually the Robin is the personal voice assistant on the Road which help you find road or parking space while you’re driving. Simply you’ve to tap the microphone button to ask the question, even when in the background, you can activate the Robin by just “wave hello” twice in front and above the screen.The bad things is that the app will work in US only.

Parking
• Where can I park?
• Find cheapest parking around Union Square
• I need parking near Columbus at Montgomery
• Next one
• Anything closer/cheaper?
• What else do you have?
• Let’s go there!
Navigation
• Go to 1234 Lombard San Francisco
• Navigate to nearest Starbucks
• Get me to Getty Museum
• Directions to Hollywood and Highland
Traffic
• How is the traffic?
• What is the traffic like in San Francisco?
Misc
• What can you do?
• What time is it?
• Tell me a joke

Lenovo Unveils IdeaTab S2 10 tablet Powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

IdeaTab S2 10 on a keyboard dock

The PC Company Lenovo has introduced new Android powered tablet IdeaTab S2 10 at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, 10-inch display, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual-core Processor with 1GB of RAM. 5MP rear and 1.3 MP front facing camera mounted on this tablet. Lenovo IdeaTab S2 10 available in 3 models- 16GB/32GB/64GB. Its detachable design, combined with a light keyboard dock, can deliver an incredible 20 hours of battery life, which is great for both entertainment and productivity.

Specifications:

CPU	1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual-core Processor
OS	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Lenovo’s Mondrian Overlay
Memory	RAM: 1GB Internal Storage: 16GB/32GB/64GB
Camera	Rear: 5 MP camera Front: 1.3 MP camera
Display	10.1″ 1280×800 IPS Display
Weight	580g
Connectivity	Wi-Fi and 3G
Ports	micro USB micro SD Micro HDMI ports 3.5mm audio jack
Accessories	Integrated Keyboard dock
Battery	9 hours of Battery life

iOS 5 vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich vs. Windows Phone 7.5 Mango – Comparison Of Features

The next iPhone is now official and it will be rocking some new software but Apple’s competitors have been doing some great things over the last few years. In this comparison post, ‘stuff’ is the three major mobile operating systems – iOS 5, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Windows Phone 7.5 Mango – and it is their feature-list which is compared by redmondpie.

Asus Mars II – The Beast Unleashed !!

I am not a PC hardware guy – not because I don’t know much about it but because things are too slow to excite me to write about it. However when I saw Asus Mars II I could not resist my self from writing about it.

Convert your iPad 2 into MacBook with iPad Trooper

Hi Folks, iPad 2 has seen many protective Cases over its short period of existence, however I have to agree I have not seen anything that’s as beautiful as The Trooper Case by Clamcase.

Sony CyberShot TX55: World’s Thinnest HD Camera

If you thought that Sony’s ultracompact Cyber-shot TX100V (announced at CES 2011) was thin, wait ’til you get a load of the newest addition to the line, the Sony Cyber-shot TX55, announced yesterday. At just 12.2mm thin, the TX55 is super pocketable, but it’s still jam-packed with features — in fact, Sony claims it’s the thinnest camera with optical image stabilization. Similar in styling to the slightlymore expensive TX100V, it shares a similar feature set, though not the GPS capability of the TX100V.

Nokia 700 'Zeta' sneak peek-to feature Symbian Belle

Images of the new Nokia 700 handset prototype reveal some interesting details. The device has a 1 GHz processor, Symbian Belle update, NFC chip and 5 megapixel camera.
There are speculations that Nokia is about to release four new handsets powered by 1Ghz processors.The photos show it running on Symbian Belle -Anna's successor -and packed with a 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, and NFC support.According to the snapshot Zeta claims itself to be the "thinnest smartphone ever" but its 10mm thickness brings it nowhere close to the title. The Nokia 700 'Zeta' weighs just over 80 gms and has a 3.2 inch AMOLED screen, a much awaited feature in Nokia smartphones.

Most Powerful Dual Core Android Smartphones

2011 has been a year of dreams for Android enthusiasts.. A huge series of phones ranging from entry-level to high-end graphic enabled phones has been launched this year and a variety of phones are scheduled for launch in coming months. From LG to HTC, all have planned the launch of Dual Core powered or extremely powerful single core phones this year. In this post I will be covering 4 of the most powerful and feature rich phones currently available, so that you can decide which one suits your needs.

4′ high quality screens, high MP cameras, Full HD capabilities and dual core powered processors are some of the features common to all 4 phones.

4) LG Optimus 2X

Specifications

Display: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Resolution: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.0 inches

Memory: Internal 8 GB storage (upto 32GB via microSD)

Camera: Primary 8 MP and Secondary 1.3 MP, Maximum 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Video: Yes, 1080p@24fps, 720p@30fps

CPU: Dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, ULP GeForce GPU, Tegra 2 chipset

RAM: 512 MB

Review

A smart device from LG that claims it to be the world’s first dual core powered device, is instead a considerable device when it comes to Android! With its 8MP Full HD capabilities, dual display and Nvidia Tegra 2 graphic chipset, it is a good choice for those who are looking to buy a phone priced at $500. But LG has not shown much of its potential in this phone, IPS LCD touchscreen isn’t as awesome as Retina display . 4.0 inches screen is a comfortable screen made with comfort as the main focus. At the price of $500 it isn’t a bad deal, though you can consider other 3 phones if you have a higher budget.

Samsung Galaxy 10.1-The World's Slimmest Tablet

Confirming the rumours that were prevalent Samsung unveiled the Galaxy 10.1 Tab which has been routed to be the thinnest tablet in the market. The Galaxt Tab packs in the latest Android Honeycomb(also called as the Android 3.0).The tab has a 10.1 inch screen with a superb resolution of 1280x800 pixels which provides crisp images.The world's thinnest mobile tablet measures just 8.6mm and weighs only 595gm.

The tablet is super fast 1Ghz dual core Tegra application processor.It also has a 3 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera.

Apple Unveils iPad2

After the huge success of the Apple iPad , Apple Inc. (always a pioneer in technology ) has launched the next generation of iPad being called as iPad2 with loads of new features and innovations. It is confirmed that it is going to be much better. The first thing you will notice that it is 15% lighter and features two cameras , one on the front for a bigger better face time experience than Apple iPhone4 and a rear view camera for HD video recording. Here we discuss some of its features
1.iPad 2 is lighter and thinner
Apple called it an all-new design. And it is. The main physical thing is that the new iPad is thinner - 33 per cent thinner, clocking it at 8.8mm. Incredibly, that's thinner than the iPhone 4 which clocks in at 9.3mm. It's also 15 per cent lighter, which is welcome.
2. The iPad 2 has FaceTime
The new iPad has the expected front-facing VGA camera (as well as one on the back). What's the point of the one on the back? Like the iPhone 4's rear snapper, it takes 720p video (though has no flash unlike other tablets). And that's enough for us.
3. The iPad 2 battery life stays the same
The iPad 2's battery life is apparently not limited by the new design - it has the same 10 hour battery life as before, with a month of standby time Still, that's quite impressive when you think about the reduced size of the unit.

First Facebook SIM card launched

We can hardly go on a day without logging on to Facebook or even speaking the word, ‘Facebook,’ in our day to day conversation, that proves how powerful Facebook has become to our lives. To add even more power and uh, addiction, Gemalto, a Dutch digital security company has announced the creation of Facebook SIM card at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Do you still hang out with your old traditional non-Android, non-Apple and non-blackberry phone but somehow got fascinated towards social networking giant Facebook and want to carry your Facebook world wherever you go ? Then the SIM card developed by Gemalto night be helpful for you.Though, the SIM-based client isn’t as pretty as its smartphone contemporaries – don’t expect picture streams or sliding interfaces – but it was developed with the help of Facebook, and provides text-menu-based interaction with Facebook – including status updates, pokes and friend requests.The SIM card will enable even the most bare-boned handset to have Facebook functionality, albeit text based for the leaner devices known as feature phones. This will help the social network approach its goal of becoming the standard social service for all mobile phones.

Motorola Atrix launched with Android

We were expecting something dual core-ish from Motorola at CES after the leaks of the Olympus, and boy, did we get something to get excited about.
Motorola has thrown away the form book with the new Atrix, with a range of stunning specs to appease even the most hardcore user.

We’re talking a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor with two 1GHz chips running in tandem to offer a judder-free existence and lower battery consumption, as well as 1GB of RAM to keep slowdown to a minimum.
The screen is very much next generation as well, with its qHD pixel count stuffed into a 4-inch display nabbing the title of the world’s highest-res screen from the iPhone 4.
And even though the dual core processor is supposed to help with the battery life, there’s still an industry-leading 1980mAh battery squashed in the back as well, with 16GB of storage ably backed up by a microSD for up to 32GB of extra space.
Hands on: Motorola Atrix review: Design
So with all that in mind, it’s actually very surprising to find that the Motorola Atrix doesn’t look like the ugliest phone in the world – it’s no great shakes in the style stakes, but it’s averagely attractive and won’t be the most horrendous fashion statement.
The overall design is very square and black – the front is dominated by the display, with the four front touch-sensitive buttons the only difference in furniture, as well as the VGA front-facing camera for video calling.
The back is reminiscent of mottled carbon fibre, with an attractive sheen and a decent grip level – nothing spectacular, but acceptable.

Given the large screen size, it’s good to note that the phone sits well in the hand, and the screen is mostly all in reach of a finger or thumb – some jiggling will be needed to pull down the top notification bar, but overall it’s not too bad and will suit most pockets and bags.
The thickness of 10.9mm is a massive surprise when you think about the innards – that battery pack puts the likes of the HTC Desire to shame, and will hopefully become the norm in more devices as we get used to ever-more power-hungry phones in the  future.

Motorola Atrix Home Page

iPad alternatives

The Apple iPad is widely accepted as the first successful tablet computer. It has sold 7.5 million as of 30 September 2010 according to Wikipedia. This figure is well above any of it's competitors. The iPad built upon the success of the iPhone and uses the same iOS operating system. It is only recently that there has been any real threat to the iPad's dominance and the release of the iPad 2 may seal the iPad's dominance in the tablet computer market.


But are there any real alternatives?

1. Samsung Galaxy Tab
This 7 inch Android powered tablet is currently the iPad's strongest competitor. It has many of the same features as the iPad and is around the same price. It's a well designed, professionally built tablet featuring, Wifi, 3G connectivity and a very responsive touchscreen. However it is powered by Android, an operating system created for much smaller devices. It also has very few apps that run on it as many Android developers have not embraced it. Although it is better than the iPad in some ways (it's smaller and lighter and has a micro SD card slot) it hasn't seen anything like the success of the iPad.

2. RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
Research in Motion (RIM) are a company which has seen little success in the touchscreen phone market. They seem very attached to the physical qwerty keyboard when all other manufacturers are moving to newer technology. Despite this fact they have decided to produce a touchscreen tablet known as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The PlayBook have joined Samsung in creating a 7 inch tablet which is also significantly smaller and lighter than the iPad. The PlayBook has front and rear facing cameras, a big advantage over Apple; on the other hand it will not feature 3G connectivity. The PlayBook is due to be shipped in early 2011.

3. Motorola Honeycomb Tablet

This tablet, which will be powered by the forthcoming , Android Honeycomb has just been announced. The name of this this tablet has not been announced by there are 3 possibilites: Stingray, Everest or Trygon. The hardware on this tablet will include a decent 32GB of flash memory and  a 1GHz Tegra 2 T20 processor. This is a real iPad competitor as it will be the first tablet to use a version of Android created specifically for tablet computer.s

 HP Slate.

There are other tablets on the market but they simply aren't up to the standard of these tablets. While the Galaxy Tab is a great product, it is ahead of Google and the operating system it's using just isnt suited to the larger screen size. The release of the PlayBook and the Android Honeycomb next year will cause some major shifts in the Tablet computing market.

iDisplay Extends Windows And Mac PC Display Screen On iPhone/iPad

Apple’s iPad is so popular now as a great companion tablet PC or even being used as home centralized control system or merely as an expensive Digital Photo frame. With its relatively large screen size, have you ever wonder how you can use it as an extended secondary display? Now with the help of apps named as iDisplay, users can easily transform the famous iPad into external display via WiFi connection.
For the start, there are two apps that need to be installed on both your laptop and iPad. And since Apple iPhone doesn’t come with standard Ethernet port, users will have to establish the link between both through WiFi, so that the desktop screen can be shared just like having additional secondary screen in extended mode.
Once installed and launched the program at both ends (with WiFi connection turned ON), a message with available lists of computers will be prompted. Tap on the respective PC name will connect both with extended display ready to be used. Since iPad is capacitive touch based and so there is a bit tricky to use it as your mouse cursor on the secondary display (iPad screen) will not be displayed correctly. Some simple tips here: Just tap on your iPad screen with two fingers will show keyboard and application menu. Besides, users can drag with two fingers to pan, pinch to zoom, or tap and hold to simulate right click and etc.

Tested on a jailbroken iPad 16GB WiFi version and it works great without significant lagging when sharing the screen. But for first time users, you will have to spend few minutes familiarizing with virtual screen position as well as its control function but once you get used to it, it is no doubt an effective tool as extended view for both your Windows and Mac PCs.Specifically designed to run on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, iDisplay (costs $4.99 at iTune) is compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP(32-bit) (Windows Vista and 7 is on the way) and users can get free installer download at ShapeServices for more effective work.

Apple unveils iPhone 4 with 720p HD Recording

Highly anticipated smartphone brings video calling, 5 megapixel camera and a stunning display

Apple CEO Steve Jobs kick-started the Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco with the announcement of the next generation iPhone model - iPhone 4. After the infamous Gizmodo and Vietnamese iPhone 4 leak, Apple has stuck to its plans and announced the fourth generation iPhone model. Just like the first generation iPhone was killed when the iPhone 3G was launched, the iPhone 3G will be sold no more. The iPhone 3GS would be sold for $99 with a two years contract.

Clad with wonderful new features, Apple will start selling iPhone 4 starting at $199 with a two years contract in U.S. from June 24. The iPhone 4 would be available in a 16GB version costing $199 and 32GB version costing $299. Before we start off with the details of the iPhone 4, let's get one thing straight about the operating system. Apple has renamed the iPhone OS 4.0 for iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch devices to iOS4. From June 21, the iOS4 upgrade will be available free for all devices.

Design:

The all new iPhone 4 is just 9.3mm thick and is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. It's pretty much similar to what we saw in the leaked photos that soared on the web. On the top, the iPhone 4 has a 3.5mm headset jack, secondary mic and the sleep-wake up button. At the bottom, the iPhone 4 sports the primary mic, speaker and Apple's proprietary 30-pin connector port. Of course we have the volume controls on the sides.

Design-wise, Apple drops the rounded hinds design and adopts box like structure for the new iPhone 4 model. Apple has used stainless steel rims for binding the iPhone 4 body. These rims have integrated antennas and act as bonding agents to hold two glass panels on the front and the back of the iPhone 4.
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Display:

With the new iPhone 4, Apple debuts new display dubbed as 'Retina Display'. This 3.5-inch multi-touch display offers 960x640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch. This means crisper images and more amazing graphics display while playing games. Apart from that, this IPS technology based panel will offer 800:1 contrast ratio that would be four times better than the previous generation iPhone devices.

So, you can comfortably watch 720p HD movies on this 960x640 pixel display with more accurate colors. Apart from that, both front display and back panel would come coated with fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating.

Processor:

If you can recollect the mysterious Apple A4 System-on-Chip processor used in the iPad, you won't be surprised to discover that Apple has used the same A4 processor on the iPhone 4. Apple claims that this chip is power efficient and hence conserves power to add up to the battery life.

Camera:

Apple has added 5 megapixel sensor with backside illuminated sensor and LED Flash. This new camera will also offer five times digital zoom and tap to focus options. Not only that, this 5 megapixel camera sensor is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. The LED Flash will stay illuminated for recording better quality picture in videos.

The iPhone 4 has a front facing camera that enables video calling dubbed as FaceTime that works even when the Wi-Fi is turned off. No setup or installation is required as FaceTime works out of the box. Apple has built FaceTime using a bunch of open standards like SIP (Session Initiation Protoco), H.264, AAC and so on.

Apple will also introduce new iMovie for iPhone app for video editing that will include options like scene transitions, themes, editable titles, and much more. This app will be available at a price of $5 after iOS4 is rolled out to everyone.

Will iPhone 4 turn out to be a killer of Flip Mino HD and the likes? We'll wait and see.

Gyroscope:

Apple has added three-axis gyroscope, a device maintaining orientation or measuring it based on the rotation mechanism of the object. This, clubbed with Accelerometer on the iPhone 4 makes it capable of 6-axis motion sensing. This is similar to Sony PlayStation 3's game controller which has gyroscopic motion sensing. It's quite possible that in the near future, we may see touchscreen apps supplementing the game controllers.

Battery life:

One of the major issues of all the iPhone users has been the battery life and hence, Apple has put a larger battery in the iPhone 4. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery promises to offer up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 14 hours of talk time on 2G networks. Also, one can listen to music for 40 hours or watch videos for up to 10 hours. The most amazing part is that users can now browser mobile web for up to 10 hours on the iPhone 4, that is as much as offered by new Intel Atom Pine Trail platform based netbooks.

Bumpers:

Since Apple would be using iPhone 4's outer rims as a part of its antenna system, the company has come out with its own set of cases to protect the iPhone. Apple has introduced iPhone 4 protection cases dubbed as Bumpers that would be available in white, black, green, blue, orange and pink colors. Made out of moulded plastic and rubber, these cases are meant to keep the antenna system as well the glass panels safe.

Other features:

• Quadband HSDPA/HSUPA
• Wi-Fi (802.11n)
• Assisted GPS
• Accelerometer
• Digital Compass
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• iBooks App as free download
• Microsoft's search engine Bing officially added to search engine options.
• Micro SIM just like the ones used in iPad

Quite a lot of features like multi-tasking and folders utilities will arrive with the iOS4 update for other Apple devices but iPhone 4 will come preloaded with it. The iPhone 4 will require iTunes 9.2 so we can anticipate that iTunes software upgrade in the coming weeks. Apple iPhone 4 will be available in white and black colors. Pre-orders begin on June 15 and phones will start shipping on June 24 in U.S., France, Germany, UK and Japan. Apple will roll out the iPhone 4 to 18 more countries in July, 24 more in August, and 40 more in September. Let's hope that India would be considered during August or at least September roll out of iPhone 4 device. Click Here
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NOKIA X2 with 5 megapixel camera at 5000

NEW DELHI: Finnish cellphone maker Nokia has launched a low-priced handset X2 in the Indian market.

The candybar X2 sports a 2.2-inch QVGA screen and weighs 81 grams. The phone packs dual speakers, dedicated music keys, FM stereo and support for up to 16GB of storage via microSD card.

Other key features include Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headphone jack and USB 2.0. The phone runs on Nokia's proprietary S40 OS.

X2 also offers direct access to Facebook from the homescreen and comes with Nokia Messaging for email and Instant Messaging. Other notable feature include instant access to apps from Ovi Store, a 5 megapixel camera and a video recorder.

The phone is priced at Rs 5,000 and is likely to be available from June.

Nokia last week unveiled details of its first phone N8 with new Symbian 3 software, designed to challenge the iPhone and Blackberry at the high-end of the market.

The company cut its profit outlook and delayed the sales launch of Symbian 3 phones until the third quarter, sending its shares sharply lower. "Nokia is reacting to the fire alarm," said Swedbank analyst Jari Honko.

Nokia, which has yet to show the phone to journalists or analysts, is counting on the new software to start clawing back market share lost to the company's new rivals.

However, analysts said the new model and software upgrade at best put Nokia on par with features already available to consumers of Google's Android software, or Sony Ericsson, which has sold a 12-megapixel camera phone since 2009.

"Symbian 3 is evolutionary not revolutionary, but N8, if reliable, is a first step in efforts to make Nokia's high-end phones credible again," said Ben Wood, head of research at CCS Insight.

The new N8 flagship model will have a 12 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touchscreen and retail for 370 euros ($493), excluding subsidies and taxes, Nokia said in a press release.

Analysts said it was unclear how much of an impact the phone will have on third-quarter results as it goes on sale only in selected markets during the quarter.

"I believe it will slightly calm the markets. It does not solve all of Nokia's problems, but it is an important first step," said Nordea analyst Sami Sarkamies.

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AMD Finally Rolls Out the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6

Back when AMD announced its new Radeon HD 5xxx series of GPUs, the Sunnyvale, California-based graphics chip maker also introduced its new Eyefinity technology, a solution that would enable Radeon HD 5xxx users to enjoy a different visual experience on their cards. On that note, today the company is launching the Eyefinity 6, a Radeon HD 5870 graphics card that has been equipped with no less than 2GB of memory and 6 DisplayPorts. According to AMD, the card is capable of rendering in excess of 1 billion pixels per second in today's titles.

“The ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition graphics card opens the door to a new era in personal computing,” said Matt Skynner, vice president and general manager, AMD Graphics Division. “With the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition, PC users get the ultimate panoramic computing experience in one powerful card. By bridging the innovation in ATI Eyefinity technology with broad ecosystem support, AMD is revolutionizing the PC visual experience.”

The specifications of the card are pretty much in line with those that are available on the standard version of AMD's Radeon HD 5870. There's a Cypress GPU clocked at 850MHz, coupled with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 1.2GHz and 1600 Stream Processing units. There's the same support for DirectX 11 5.0, DirectCompute 11, Shader Model 5.0 and OpenGL 3.2. In fact, the major difference that can be noticed on the new card from AMD is the 6 DisplayPort connectors that will enable consumers to set up a large Eyefinity 6 configuration.

Unfortunately, there are no details regarding the pricing and availability of this card, but be sure to keep a close eye on the upcoming release from the company's board partners. In addition, take notice of the new Catalyst 10.3 drivers suite, which adds a number of enhancements and new features that have been specifically designed for the Eyefinity technology.