We know you've been dying to get your hands all over the HTC Snap... oh, wait. You haven't? Well, neither have we -- but no matter, 'cos Smartphone Daily has a review, and they've filled us in on the luscious deets. For the uninitiated, this is a 2.4-inch, Windows Mobile 6.1, touchscreen deficient candybar, and something of a BlackBerry doppleganger (if only in the looks department), featuring WiFi and a camera. Wild, huh? Overall, the reviewer found it to be "decent" -- if you're looking for a "business device," that is. The Inner Circle feature was singled out for some praise: little more than an Inbox filter for your, erm, "inner circle," you have to wonder why a manufacturer hadn't thought of it before. On the downside, he did find the inclusion of a TAB key (where the A key belongs) to be particularly annoying. This bad boy will go on sale this summer in Europe, at which time the S522 (as it's known 'round here) should hit the shops Stateside. One more pic after the break.
Source : Engadget
HTC Snap reviewed: QWERTY keyboard, Winmo 6.1, no great shakes
Apple Xserve Review
Since Intel launched its latest Xeon 5500 family of server processors at the end of March Apple hasn’t wasted any time joining the ‘Nehalem’ club and in this exclusive review we bring you a first look at its latest Xserve, which comes equipped with the new Xeons.
When we previously looked at the Xserve we observed that Apple’s switch from PowerPC to Xeon processors was relatively painless and made swifter by the fact that it didn’t have to redesign the 1U chassis. This still holds true for the latest Xserve as absolutely nothing has changed, but then there’s no real need to as it’s still one of the best built chassis on the market.
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Acer's 11.6-inch Aspire One gets a spec list, release date
We've already gotten a good look at Acer's new 11.6-inch Aspire One netbook, and even gotten word of some of the specs, but it looks like Acer has now removed any last bit of mystery on its German website, where it has finally let loose a complete spec list. Now officially dubbed the Aspire One 751, the netbook packs an Atom Z520 processor (as opposed to the Z530 that was initially rumored), along with up to 2GB of RAM, built-in Bluetooth, your choice of three or six-cell batteries, optional 3G, and a 1366x768 resolution on that 11.6-inch display -- not to mention your choice of XP or Vista. Still no official word on a release 'round here, unfortunately, but it looks like it'll be hitting at least some parts of Europe later this month for just over $500.
Source : Engadget
Motorola Clutch i465 detailed
If you’re in the market for a new push-to-talk handset, then you’ll be pleased to hear that Motorola gave up some details about their Clutch i465 today. Though we first heard about it in February, we’re just now getting a good look at it.
This phone is tough. It meets military-grade specs and can stand up to solar radiation, vibration, shock and even dust. The Clutch supports messaging of all kinds including IMs, e-mails and text messaging.
Other features include a micro USB port, a 5-pole accessory connection, a 3-megapixel camera for stills and video, a 2.5 mono audio jack, 20MB memory and a 1,130mAh battery.
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Sony BRAVIA Z5500 200Hz LCD HDTV
Sony Europe announce the new BRAVIA Z5500LCD HDTV that comes equipped with the Motionflow 200Hz technology. The Z5500 series features Sony’s BRAVIA Engine 3 and Live Color Creation for better color reproduction. The BRAVIA Z5500 has also the Image Blur Reduction technology.
Sony’s new Z5500 series is available in 40-inch, 46-inch and 52-inch models. All models offer Full HD resolution and comes with the AppliCast that lets you access an exciting range of online services without having to switch on your PC. The BRAVIA Z5500 is also DLNA certified, which mean it can be networked via the built-in Ethernet port with other DLNA enabled devices.
Source : ITechNews
Fujitsu Rolls Out the N280-Equipped M2010 Netbook
Following in the footsteps of most of its competitors, Fujitsu has recently updated its netbook offering with the introduction of the new Fujitsu M2010, a 10-inch netbook that is said to combine a luxurious design with the performance of Intel's latest Atom platform. Like most systems in its category, the new netbook from Fujitsu comes loaded with pretty much a standard package, but adds a few extras like the preloaded ArcSoft software. The new model follows the company's M1010 netbook, announced in October last year.
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Sapphire's Atomic Radeon HD 4890 Packs 1GHz GPU
Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices has recently announced a series of new additions to its computer hardware lineup, including the much anticipated RV790-based Radeon HD4890 graphics card.
One of the main features of the company's latest high-performance, single-GPU graphics card is that it will provide computer enthusiasts with a GPU that can go as high as 1GHz per core although the reference board comes with a GPU speed of 850MHz.
Fortunately, for those that are always looking for the ultimate in GPU performance, Sapphire, one of AMD's leading partners, is expected to roll out the Radeon HD4890 Atomic edition.
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Sarotech's Latest RAID Storage Solutions, the “Frigo”
The Korean manufacturer Sarotech yesterday announced a new USB2, eSATA, FireWire 400 & 800 HDD enclosure with RAID support, the RS-2 (2 HDDs) and RS-4 (4 HDDs), in its RS-4 version capable of supporting up to 8TB of disk space.
These SATA HDD enclosures will be sold within a few weeks in Korea for €234 (RS-2) and €325 (RS-4). These prices do not include any HDDs.
Source : Akihabaranews
HTC Touch Diamond2 Review
It’s set to be a tough year for smartphones, and there’s plenty of change afoot as companies battle amid tightening customer purse-strings. The new iPhone is set to arrive over the summer; Palm’s Pre is imminent, and Microsoft have the latest incarnation of Windows Mobile waiting in the wings. Into that fray, HTC launch the Touch Diamond2, likely one of the last smartphones to use WM6.1 and an update to what was considered, when it launched a year ago, one of the game-changing handsets of Microsoft’s platform. Can the HTC Touch Diamond2 maintain that legacy, and will TouchFLO 3D improvements sufficiently mask the aging OS? SlashGear set to finding out.
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Next PSP to rely on Memory Stick HG-Micro for storage?
You can be sure this won't be the last PSP rumor to surface before E3, but the word going around now is that the so-called PSP Go! (or PSP2, or PSP Slide...) won't rely primarily on some internal memory for storage as previously speculated, but on something like Sony's new Memory Stick HG-Micro format, which is about 40MB/s faster than a standard Memory Stick Duo card. That word apparently comes from some "sources close to PSP development" that have spoken to PC World's Game On blog, who seem to also be suggesting that the Memory Sticks would effectively replace UMDs as a game delivery format, and not simply be used for downloaded games and whatnot. All of which certainly seems reasonable enough, even if it's still far from being anywhere close to official.
Source : Engadget
