Soon after unveiling a Core i7 based barebone system, Shuttle updated one of its barebones with more powerful processors. The XPC Barebone SN78SH7 desktop can be now customized with AMD’s Phenom II processors. The firm today announced that a newly published BIOS version now enables the use of AMD Phenom II processors (Phenom II X4 940 and Phenom II 920). The compact XPC Barebone SN78SH7 with case dimensions of only 32.5 x 20.8 x 18.9 cm (DWH) uses brushed aluminum with a high-grade finish. The core of the robust Mini hides a NVIDIA GeForce 8200 chipset and the graphics processor of the same name. The package is rounded off by a PCI-Express 2.0 (x16) and one PCI slot, a Gigabit LAN interface and eSATA connectors. It is now available for $360.
Source : PCLaunches
Shuttle XPC Barebone SN78SH7 With Phenom II Processors
Seamless Starts Shipping Netbook
Seamless Corporation seem to have released a netbook of their own and it has started shipping according to Liliputing. The netbook has already received some press by being promoted on the Tyra Banks Show by “Doctor Gadget”. The SNBK-1 Mini features the regular specs you’d find on your average netbook apart from the processor. Instead of the more traditional Intel Atom N270, it will come with a VIA C7-M 1.6GHz processor. The 10.2 inch screen is capable of a 1024 x 600 resolution. The netbook also comes with a 120GB hard drive, 1GB RAM, WiFi, 3 cell or 6 cell battery and a 1.3 megapixel webcamera.
Seamless have announced via a press release that shipping of the netbook has now begun. However, how many have been shipped and the price of the netbook have been witheld for now.
Source : EeePC
Trimble Launches Yuma Rugged Tablet
Trimble has introduced the Yuma, a tablet PC that expands the company’s line of rugged devices. The tablet offers a seven-inch WVGA touchscreen that is claimed to be sunlight readable, while computing is handled by a 1.6GHz Atom processor. Data is stored in a 32GB solid state drive to avoid the use of moving parts, while allowing operation in temperatures ranging from -30°C to 60°C.
Connectivity is provided by integrated Wi-Fi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0, while SDIO and ExpressCard slots are available to add components. The computer also features two geo-tag enabled digital cameras and a built-in GPS receiver.
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Epson Launches Printers And Scanners For Indian SMEs
Epson has announced four new printers and two high end scanners for the 13.2M Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) floating in India. The printers – T30, T40W, TX300F, TX600FW are powered by Epson’s Micro Piezo technology that claims to give laser printer like performance at less costs. The printers also boast Wi-Fi connectivity and Epson’s INKdividual cartridges that allows a single color to be replaced instead of the whole set, thus saving costs further. The price of the printers are:
Epson Stylus Office T30 – Rs. 5,299
Epson Stylus Office T40W – Rs. 6,999
Epson Stylus Office TX300F – Rs. 6,999
Epson Stylus Office TX600FW – Rs. 14,999
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Portable Blu-Ray + DVD Multi Drive
The main drawback of netbooks is that they lack an optical drive. Also, many of today’s ultraslim notebooks like MacBook Air sacrifice on optical drives to maintain its ultra thin frame. The new portable Blu-ray + DVD drive is a solution to this problem. It is compatible with all computers and notebooks, as long as they have a USB port and let’s you read Blu-ray discs and read/write DVDs. It is now available for $105.
Source : PCLaunches
Myracer’s Lisse T10 PMP Subtly Takes A Hint From Iriver’s Spinn
MyRacer’s lisse S10 was too simple to really attribute any level of knockoff status to it, but there’s little doubt that the company’s lisse T10 took a lesson or two in design from iriver’s SPINN. For whatever reason, the SPINN seems to be quite popular in the KIRF circuit, and while the T10 is still different enough to keep it from being the next in our growing list of blatant rips, we’re definitely not giving MyRacer any innovation credits here. All that aside, this here PMP is said to feature a 2.8-inch display (320 x 240), 2GB / 4GB of internal capacity, support for a litany of audio and video file formats, a built-in FM tuner and recorder, a text reader and support for an undocumented list of “games.” There’s no word on a price or release date, but we wouldn’t count on it drifting far from its home nation of South Korea.
Source : EnGadget
Rogers Launches Three New Sliders; One Touch, Two Qwerty
Rogers has just launched three new handsets in the LG Secret, Samsung Gravity and Samsung Propel. Starting off with what is arguably the pick of the pack, the LG Secret has a 2.4″ QVGA touchscreen display, 5 megapixel camera with AF and 30 fps video recording, accelerometer and dual-band HSDPA connectivity. When it arrives in shops it will go for $249.99 on a 3-year or $149.99 on a 3-year when the $7 unlimited browsing or $15 and up value packs are added (old tricks, eh Rogers?). Moving on to the QWERTY handsets, there really isn’t too much there - though we suppose the Propel will find a nice home where a BlackBerry is just too pricey.
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New Mobile Worm For Symbian S60 3rd Edition Phones
Researchers from various security firms have discovered a new mobile threat that targets Symbian phones. The worm features a signed Symbian certificate and propagates by sending malicious links via SMS to all numbers in a phone’s memory.
F-Secure’s Antivirus Research and Response team notes that this new threat, which it identifies as Trojan:SymbOS/Yxe.A, is rather new in nature for the S60 3rd Edition platform. “This is something we don’t see very often. There are spy tools and other privacy threats directed at S60 3rd Edition phones, but malware is still mainly an issue on S60 2nd Edition phones,” the team says.
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Philips PET712 Portable DVD Player Review
We know it’s only February but summer will be here before you know it and your thoughts may already be turning to your holidays, but thanks to the recession there’s a good chance you’ll end up taking them in this country. And as any parent will tell you, long car journeys can be a nightmare with bored kids in the back, but Philips has the ideal solution to keep them entertained.
The PET712 is a portable DVD player designed for in-car use that comes with two independent screens, allowing two kids (or maybe three if they’re prepared to share) to watch movies all at the same time, without squabbling over who gets to hold it. In the box is a compact, square shaped player unit, styled in a fetching white and light silver finish, which feels worryingly delicate for a portable product but Philips insists it’s shock proof. On top of the player’s disc flap is a panel of playback and menu control buttons, and around the sides you’ll find a few connections, including two AV minijack outputs for the two screens, DC in/out and a headphones output (which has its own volume control).
Dell Inspiron 1545 Review
In these financially troubled times, the budget sector is more important than ever. Considering it’s a notebook from the world’s third-largest PC manufacturer, Dell’s Inspiron 1545 (also known as the Inspiron 15) has a lot to live up to, especially since the last Inspiron we had through our labs, the Inspiron 1525, walked away with our coveted Recommended Award. Let’s find out if the 1545 is worthy of similar praise.
As with many new budget notebooks, Dell’s latest is available in a few different colours if purchased direct. Matte Black is standard, but for an extra £29.99 you can choose Microsatin Blue, Red or Pacific High-Gloss Blue lids. Not exactly much choice, especially given Dell’s usually prolific customisation options, but any choice is better than none. Our particular model, available from PC World for £429.99, came with a blue ‘high-gloss’ lid. While not quite as bad as piano black at showing fingerprints, it will still require regular attention and there is no cloth provided for this.
Altec Lansing Octiv Air M812 Review
Look at it one way, and you can see the success of the iPod and other digital audio players as the victory of style and convenience over pure audio quality. No wonder, then, that you can see the huge sales of iPod speaker docks in the same terms. Hi-Fi buffs might quibble over the audio characteristics of compressed music and compact speakers, but there’s no getting around the fact that an iPod and dock gives you an easy way to enjoy music in the home.
There’s no need to mess around with CDs or complex, expensive Hi-Fi separates, and no need to put up with big speakers or masses of cable. Instead, you just switch on the dock, plug in your iPod and play. Of course, you don’t get Hi-Fi quality, but as a device for day-in, day-out listening, a compact, plug-and-play dock makes an awful lot of sense. Most of us will take style and convenience over sound quality every time.
