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After announcing the Driving Force Wireless Wheel for PlayStation 3, Logitech has now diverted its attention towards the Wii. The peripherals manufacturing company has expanded its gaming accessories portfolio with the new Cordless Keyboard for Wii.

The Logitech Cordless Keyboard for Wii is licensed by Nintendo, so buyers would not have to worry about the unauthorized usage. The keyboard is painted in white colored body so it matches to the console and uses 2.4 GHz wireless technology.

Comforting themselves on the easy chair, users can communicate, browse and search by Cordless Keyboard for Wii with the ease. It delivers users special system keys including Zoom In/Out, Forward/Back, Quit and OK. Thus it makes users more comfortable to use their favorite console.

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Panasonic has released two new semi-rugged notebooks which are based on Intel’s latest Centrino 2 Processor Technology. The new Panasonic CF-52 and CF-74 notebooks belong to Toughbook series, which includes rugged and semi-rugged notebooks.

The Intel Centrino 2 Processor is designed for faster speed and better performance. apart from the latest processor, the CF-52 and CF-74 will feature 160 GB hard disk drive and will also support for the 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, which is capable of wireless video streaming.

The Panasonic CF-52 notebook has 15.4” widescreen and also incorporates a carrying handle and optional embedded access to mobile broadband networks from major wireless carriers. So users can stay connected to the world with the help of the wireless connectivity.

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Transcend has announced to introduce its retail-packaged DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 240-pin DIMMs for desktops in India. The successor to DDR2 memory offers faster transfer speed and better bandwidth with an 8-bit.

Joining the green gang, Transcend has made its DDR3 model power efficient. As compared to previous models, the DDR3 model consumes 20-30% lesser energy.

The DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 DIMMs are currently available in 1GB and 2GB capacities respectively and made to meet the demands of new age systems. The chips are manufactured using small Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) packages with extra contacts to assure better thermal dissipation, electrical efficiency and reliable computing quality at high clock frequencies.

Moreover it incorporates Fly-by architecture, which enables efficient direct communication between the controller and each DRAM chip. Further it also features dynamic On-DIMM Termination to minimize signal Read the rest of this story >>

Making social networking more convenient Rediff.com has introduced feeds functionality enabling users to be informed about activities on social networking sites such as Orkut and Facebook.

The new feeds feature by Rediff will enable users to receive news feeds from popular social networking sites without actually having to visit them. Thus they will receive updates of activities of there friends and family on the sites directly in their inbox.

Users can sign up to receive news feed by just providing their username and password details. Rediffmail will later import news feeds from their chosen social networking sites and help users to be in touch with their loved ones with ease.

Commenting on the launch of this new feature Venki Nishtala, Chief technology officer of Rediff.com said, “With email transforming into becoming a dashboard of users activities on the internet, introduction of feeds from social Read the rest of this story >>

iPhone and iPod Touch users are being showered with some really cool applications since their launch. This time Fictionwise, Inc. has released a free eReader eBook reading application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

Users can read about 50,000 of eBooks ranging from NY Times best sellers to works owned by independent publishers. The application can be downloaded free of charge, after the devices are upgraded to 2.0 operating systems using iTunes 7.7.

“The Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices make killer eBook reading platforms,” remarked Steve Pendergrast, co-founder of Fictionwise, Inc. “They have large screens compared to most PDAs, and those screens are sharp and clear. Battery life is solid at 6 to 8 hours, enough for reading nonstop on a typical coast to coast flight, for example. Wireless connectivity makes uploading eBook content a breeze.”

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There were a lot of exciting announcements that took place at E3 this year such as the Gears Wars 2 release date, Wii Sports Resort etc. However, one the most anticipated announcement of the event was skipped. We are talking about the latest installment of the popular Halo series.

According to the rumors that were doing rounds just before E3, Microsoft was supposed to announce the new Halo 4 game during E3 2008. However, Microsoft seem to have completely skipped the plan at the last movement, claims LA Times.

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Opera has announced the availability of its most anticipated release yet, the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta. Tech enthusiasts can now download the latest version of the mobile browser, which delivers complete visual effects. Earlier the company had launched Opera 9.5 browser for desktops.

The Opera Mobile 9.5 beta is packed with next-gen browser features like defaults to page overview mode, allowing the user to view the entire web page and instantly recognize the web site. It also sports panning and zooming options, so users can focus on specific content and read it conveniently.

Talking about the newly launched product Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software said, “Our fans have been eager for the release of Opera Mobile 9.5 since it first appeared at the Mobile World Congress this year,”

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Samsung India has announced its foray into two new product segments – Digital projector and Digital photo frames thereby growing its business of IT Peripherals.

The company will be introducing a full HD 1080p projector – A800. The projector claims to project superior ‘ultimate’ quality and true to life images offering Joe Kane Certified picture quality. The digital projector runs on DLP 1080p film technology that has a 95 percent aperture ratio and 16 ms of response time. It also features a 1080p 24 frame true film mode and a contrast ratio of 10,000:1. The Samsung A800 projector is priced at Rs. 3,50,000. The company plans to make the A-800 projector available in the coming months.

Samsung also announced its new product – the 8 inch digital photo frame – SPF-83H that comes with an internal memory of 128 Mbyte and has simple and user friendly functionality. Further details are yet to be released. The Samsung SPF-83H wireless Read the rest of this story >>

Samsung India has once again taken a step to expand its catalogue of electronic devices in the country by introducing its new LCD Monitor series aimed at fulfilling consumer’s office and home needs.

Samsung’s three LCD monitor series consists of the T Monitor range, the Lime series and the Myst Plus Monitor series.

The Samsung T Monitor series consists of LCD monitors that feature the TOC (Touch of colour) design that makes the LCD monitors elegant and stylish. The TOC design blends a hint of amber colour in Samsung’s ‘traditional piano black bezel frame’.

The range also features ‘dual injection technology’ that gives a clean and neat look to the monitors without incorporating any screws or glue. The monitors boast of a dynamic contrast ratio of 20,000:1 with a response time of 2 ms and a display of 16.7 million colours. The series also claims to have the world’s lowest standby power of 0.3W in the power off Read the rest of this story >>

Apparently Apple has decided to file a suit against Psystar, a Miami-based company that is selling Macintosh OS system. The lawsuit is registered under copyright-infringement in a United States District Court from San Jose, California.

Talking about the issue, Susan Lundgren, an Apple spokeswoman said, “We take it very seriously when we believe people have stolen our intellectual property.”

Apparently, Psystar began selling its Open Computers and Openserv server earlier this year which incorporated modified versions of Apple OS X. Besides, Apple claims that the patches provided for this OS were just copied from Apple’s website.

It seems that Apple has asked for profits that Psystar derived from the sale of the Open Computer and Openserv server. Also the company has demanded the recall of all Open Computer and Openserv server.

As of now there is no information regarding Psystar’s reaction on the lawsuit as of yet.