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MSI will be releasing its Wind desktop pretty soon, with the following specifications for your computing pleasure :- Windows XP operating system 1GB RAM 160GB hard drive DVD drive Wi-Fi connectivityThe whole idea is to keep in line with an ultra-cheap desktop, and the MSI Wind desktop PC clearly falls under this category without passing the $300 mark when it arrives in the Europe/Asia market this September. (Read the full post about ‘MSI Wind Desktop Out Soon’…)

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Trusted Reviews has a review of the LG KF750 Secret and writes, “The phone has a front-facing camera for video calls, too, but it is the main camera that gets the glory. With a small LED flash and autofocus as well as that 120 frames per second video shooting and a macro mode it sounds well-equipped…The macro mode proved very good. The Sempervivum photo, taken using this mode, shows this small (just a couple of centimetres across) succulent plant in good detail and the colour capture is spot on. The white flowers were photographed quite close up too, though this time not close enough to need the macro mode, and again the shot is quite sharp and clear.” Read more about the LG KF750. (Read the full post about ‘LG KF750 Secret Review - Trusted Reviews’…)

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After announcing plans to open up the Internet past the 21 current top-level domains, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has suffered an embarrassing hack.

The hack also affected the Internet Assigned Names Authority (IANA) and was carried out by the Turkish group NetDevilz. Those visiting either site while the hack was active were redirected to an atspace.com hosted site. The message put there by the NetDevilz group read as follows:

# NeTDevilz #

You think that you control the domains but you don’t! Everybody knows wrong.

(Read the full post about ‘ICANN suffers embarrassing NetDevilz hack’…)

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Logitech, which makes some of the best webcams for PCs, just announced its first Mac-compatible webcam, featuring premium autofocus technology and, most importantly, Carl Zeiss Optics.

Add the sleek black and silver Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro webcam to your Mac computer, and you’ll be recording sharp 720p high-def video clips, and VGA-quality video at up to 30 frames per second while video calling with iChat and Skype. Features a 2-megapixel sensor, and Logitech’s RightLight 2 Technology, which enables the webcam to “adjust intelligently in dim or harshly backlighted situations.”

Available in July for approx $129.99. Mac owners rejoice!

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The team behind Opera Mobile has announced that they will have Opera Mobile 9.5 available as a “first beta” on July 15. The beta edition will be available for public download and will be based on the same engine as the desktop version of 9.5. The new version of the browser will offer support for Opera widgets, Javascript, AJAX and Flash (Lite 3.0).

Although Opera Mobile is available for both Windows Mobile and Symbian-based phones, this release announcement only mentions a Windows Mobile release. You can also already find a version of Opera Mobile 9.5 on currently shipping phones such as the HTC Touch Diamond.

(Read the full post about ‘Opera Mobile 9.5 for Windows Mobile coming July 15′…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 30th 2008 at 8:15AM
Watch out DXG, you’ve got a new rival in town, and it goes by the name Lancerlink. Just when we thought you had the cheap-o HD camcorder market all locked up, in comes this firm with a rather chintzy looking camcorder capable of logging clips at 1,440 x 1,080 (30fps) or 1,280 x 720 (60fps) in H.264 format. The 5-megapixel sensor can also snag stills, but considering that there’s just 90MB of free memory within, you should probably keep an SD / MMC / SDHC card nearby. You’ll also find a 3-inch lcd monitor, HDTV (component) output, USB connectivity and a rechargeable battery good for around four hours of use. (Read the full post about ‘Lancerlink’s DDV-1080HD HD camcorder lowers the bar’…)

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The death bell had been ringing for Helio for awhile, especially ever since Earthlink made the announcement that it was no longer going to sink any money into the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). Now the latest news is that Virgin Mobile USA will acquire Helio.

Virgin is also an MVNO meaning that the company does not own any infrastructure or spectrum to offer wireless services. Instead, all of its wireless services are purchased from another major wireless carrier.

Helio had to be an attractive catch for Virgin considering the company was in serious financial trouble; and SK Telecom was having to continue to pump cash into the company to keep it afloat.

(Read the full post about ‘Virgin Mobile USA to purchase Helio’…)

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Nokia has just put up a flash demo of the latest in its N-series phones, the N96 which is slated for release sometime this quarter. Like we already know, the N96 sports a dual-slide design, a 2.8-inch screen and supports high-quality videos in various formats. In addition the N96 also features a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, flash, video light, video recording at 30 fps, A-GPS for geotagging of photos and 16MB of internal memory. As this seemed to be not an official announcement, expect Nokia to delete the flash demo once this news spreads out. If you don’t get to watch it, don’t worry because like what happened with other Nokia mobile phone models, once a flash demo leaks out, and Nokia deletes it, for sure Nokia will issue an official announcement in no time at all. (Read the full post about ‘Flash demo of the Nokia N96 leaks out; view it while it’s hot’…)

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iRiver goes underwater this time round with its Aquabeat mp3 player which targets swimmers who want to enjoy some of their favorite tunes while getting their daily dose of exercise in. It measures a relatively small 61mm x 46mm x 20mm and doesn’t look as though it will get in your way as you attempt to outdo your previous lap record. 1GB of storage space ought to be sufficient, unless you’re preparing for the Olympics and get in more than 9 hours of practice time each day - that’s exactly how long the battery will last. The Aquabeat will hit Japan this July 4th for approximately $145.

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That’s not much, but it’s a reminder to those who are waiting for the Dell E Series that it is coming soon. A search on Dell.com will yield the following result: “Coming Soon: Laitude E-Family Laptops!”. Yes, that Latitude with a typo… If you don’t know what the Dell E Series is about, go check our previous post on the subject.

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