[caption id="attachment_35" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Panasonic Toughbook H1 Field"][/caption] The past few months in the gadget industry have been all about tablets, thanks majorly to a much hyped announcement about the Apple iPad. And while the eventual revelation did let thousands of enthusiasts down, the speculation about more tablets from different companies did not die down. Even before Apple made the announcement about thee iPad, companies already seemed to be running
Symbian move to open source risky?
[caption id="attachment_25" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Symbian move to open source"][/caption] Note: This article has been edited after taking inputs from Brendan Donegan, one of the test engineers in the Symbian Foundation delivery team. (thanks Brendan) Earlier in the day I headed over to AllAboutSymbian.com and found David Gilson a little worried about Symbian’s move to Open Source. In a rather short article, David outlined his fears of manufacturers forking Symbian and
XP Phone | Is It Real?
Which operating system do you think is the best for you? Android? Symbian? iPhone OS? How about Windows XP on your mobile? If ITG (In Technology Group) is to be believed, they have developed a phone which runs Windows XP on it. Weighing a whooping 400g, the xpPhone (does the name need an explanation?) features up to 1GB RAM, 120 GB HDD and an AMD Super Mobile CPU. Here are the full phone specifications: • CPU: AMD Super Mobile CPU • Memory:512M/1G • SSD:
That looks like one strange boat, doesn’t it? But then, it’s probably because it is not a boat. What you are looking at is one of the best and the most advanced amphibious vehicles-Aquada. Aquada is an amphibious vehicle which can be driven over land as well as water. On land, it looks pretty much like any other car, but that is where the similarities end. You can drive aquada straight into the water, and it won’t miss a beat. It can go from car to boat in a matter of seconds- 12
3G technology for the Layman
Lately, news regarding the 3G spectrum have been all over the newspapers and news channels. Experts talking about 3G has become the latest fad. Most modern mobile phones boast of a 3G camera, while the government has been talking about ‘selling’ 3G network for ages. In all the melodrama, you probably have understood nothing more than that 3G is going to supposedly change your life dramatically. I am sure you might have done a Google search on 3G technologies to try and understand what
Do Megapixels Matter?
How many times have you seen mobile phone companies boast about the number of megapixels in the camera of their latest model? How many times have you had to suffer a friend mocking you for having a lesser-megapixel camera phone than him? Many times, I am sure. Sony Ericsson recently revealed a soon-to-be-launched 12 MP-camera phone code-named Idou. They already have phones with 8 MP cameras that they proudly advertise. 8 MP! Wow! That must be so awesome huh? “I can’t even image the