Archive for January, 2009:
Dell Vostro A840
Dell’s Vostro A840 is one of the most affordable laptops suitable for your business and office needs. And the good news of all, it’s now available in the Philippines. This 14.1 inch computing gadget is available in different builds that meets your budget and computing needs.
You can stay productive and focused on your business in the office, on the road, or at home. The Vostro A840 laptop delivers the technology you need to execute everyday business tasks no matter where you are. It’s compact and easy to take anywhere. Integrated Wi-Fi, modem, and Bluetooth options keep you connected and in sync for on-the-go collaboration. It is easy to deploy and manage for out-of-the-box productivity. And it is pre-configured with core office productivity applications and no annoying trialware.
As part of Dell Philippine’s promotion, DELL is giving away free LG KP105 Mobile handsets (valued at P2,000.00) for every purchase of Dell Vostro A840. This offer is valid from January 15 to February 15, 2009 only.
Internet Explorer 8 Promises Higher Security
After Google and Firefox released each of their own browsers, it sees that Microsoft is coping up with the second generation browser wars. Microsoft recently released its latest version of IE, the Internet Explorer 8 RC1 (Release Candidate 1), promising its consumers a faster, easier and safer browsing experience.
To compete with both Firefox and Chrome, Microsoft incorporated with IE some features present within the two prominent browsers. They also added several features unique to IE8.
Among the promising features of the new IE are the following: Accelerator, Visual Search, Web Slices, Smart Screen Filter and Automatic Crash Recovery among others.
To learn more about the new features of Internet Explorer 8, you may check the IE homepage here. Internet Explorer 8 Release Candidate 1 is now available for download at the Microsoft’s homepage.
MacBook Wheel — one wheel, infinite possibilities
There has been a lot of fuss in the internet after Apple revealed its newest product, the Unibody Mac MacBook Wheel.
The MacBook Wheel is an innovation in keyboard-less typing technology. The MacBook Wheel utilizes the “Wheel”, which was used in the early versions of Apple iPods. The reinvention of the “Wheel” eliminates the need for a keyboard. Apple new innovation makes use of the “Wheel” as an input device for your MacBook. Similar to how the wheel works on apple iPods, the user scrolls (or spins) through the MacBook’s onscreen keyboard and menu.
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Nokia 6208c, the new pen-input phone
China — Nokia launched yesterday in Nanjing, China its new Nokia 6208c, a pen-input device. According to Nokia, the Nokia 6208c is a mobile phone specifically designed to cater customers from Asian countries who uses Chinese characters for writing. The Nokia 6209c was ergonomically designed to simulate writing of Chinese characters and messages in the most natural way.
The phone uses a 2.4 inch touch screen as its display. It also has a 3.2 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 4x digital zoom which makes it a good camera phone.
The Nokia 6208c is expected to available in select markets in early 2009. More »
