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Navigon 7200T GPS Has 3D Landmarks, Free Live Traffic Info

August 29th, 2008 at 9:32 pm » Comments (2)

Navigon is a well-known name when it comes to GPS navigation systems, and this company has retired the venerable 7100 model, replacing it instead with the 7200T. This successor will retain Navigon’s free, real-time traffic as well as most features from it’s predecessor, but you will also benefit from a better user interface as well [...]



Comcast capping internet usage starting Oct 1st

August 29th, 2008 at 8:18 pm » Comments (0)

In the latest move to rein in the heaviest users of the Internet, Comcast Corp. announced a cap on the amount of data its customers can download.
Starting Oct. 1, residential high-speed Internet customers will be limited to 250 gigabytes of traffic per month. Typical customers use between two gigabytes and three gigabytes a month, Comcast [...]



Lenovo Ideapad U8 gets priced

August 29th, 2008 at 8:10 pm » Comments (0)

When the Lenovo IdeaPad U8 MID was launched at the Olympics in Beijing, it was expected to “go on sale in the near future” with a price “equivalent” to smartphones. Exactly what that meant has been unclear for some time now, but today yesky.com reports that the uber-connected device has been priced at 4999 yuan. [...]



Sprint’s XOHM WiMax service launching next month

August 29th, 2008 at 12:23 pm » Comments (0)

Sprint is lining up partners to help localize the WiMAX experience it plans to roll out this fall. Sprint users will get local news, weather, restaurant reviews, and other features on the XOHM 4G network through “geobrowsing.” Sprint will kick off WiMAX in Baltimore, then move to Chicago and Washington, D.C.
The partnership between Sprint and [...]



Wi-Fi Gets a new Roaming Standard — 802.11r

August 29th, 2008 at 12:11 pm » Comments (0)

The IEEE has completed 802.11r, a standard that lets Wi-Fi devices roam quickly between access points, improving the performance of VoIP on enterprise LANs.
The IEEE 802.11 standards were originally defined with single access points in mind. But when devices move from one access point to another, it takes around 100ms to re-associate, and several seconds [...]



Xperia X1 to be available in Black only

August 29th, 2008 at 11:25 am » Comments (0)

Sony Ericsson’s most awaited phone Xperia X1 is said to be delayed until at least next year. Whenever it is released , it looks like it will only be available in black color contrary to what we have seen so far in silver color in all the pictures that were available so fat. SE (Sony Ericsson’s) [...]



Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X1 delayed to end of the year

August 29th, 2008 at 11:15 am » Comments (0)

While Sony is expected to ship its XPERIA X1 touchscreen phone in October, new information seen on the UK Sony Style website hints that the release could be pushed back to January 2009. The Register reveals that a menu selection graphic contains a “January” tag, with the product page itself claiming the launch date is [...]



Google unveils Android Market app store for Android OS

August 29th, 2008 at 1:40 am » Comments (0)

Today Google unveiled information on a much anticipated Android OS feature, its forthcoming Android Market, the search giant’s answer to Apple’s App Store. The Android Market will make it easy for users to find, purchase, download, and install applications, and will even let users send the developer feedback and rate the application. As Google says, [...]