LG U990 5MP Touchscreen Camera Phone  

With the success of the iPhone and the Prada phone it is no surprise that other manufacturers are going to start rolling touchscreen phones off the assembly line. Hopefully, the touchscreen phones will improve upon the touchy subject of the onscreen keyboard Apple chose for the iPhone.

Just last week a report was released showing that the iPhone touchscreen keyboard was lacking when it came to efficiency for text messaging. LG is releasing a new touchscreen phone in the UK and Korea this fall called the LG U990.

If you look at this phone from the back it more closely resembles a digital camera than a phone, but flip the device over and the 240 x 400 touchscreen comes into view. The camera is a 5 megapixel design that has auto focus and an image stabilizer.

In addition to still shots, the phone can shoot video at 12 frames per second and the lens uses Schneider Kreuznach optics. One place where few will argue that the LG U990 stands head and shoulders above the iPhone is in the speeds it can achieve for data transfer.

Whereas the iPhone uses the slow EDGE network, the U990 is outfitted for 3G HSDPA. A high quality camera and video camera will probably see more use than the junk we get on most camera phones and to make navigating video easier the collar around the lens doubles as a jog dial to navigate the video.

There is currently no word on pricing or availability other than fall in the UK. There is also no mention on when or if we will see this phone here in the United States. Lets just hope LG has made improvements in the onscreen keyboard in addition to the camera.


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VIA Introduces New pc3500 Mainboard  


New micro-ATX board consumes less than 24 watts during idle

VIA today announced its latest energy-efficient motherboard – the pc3500. The new VIA pc3500 consumes a mere 1.09 watts in sleep and 0.68 watts in standby modes. VIA claims that OEMs and system integrators can build systems running Windows Vista that consume less than 24 watts of power during idle with the pc3500 which helps meet Energy Star 4.0 Category A requirements. VIA pc3500-based systems can draw less than 35 watts of power during DVD playback.

“With the launch of VIA pc3500 mainboard we are leading the way in developing innovative low power platforms that enable our OEM and SI customers to meet the growing worldwide demand for energy-efficient PCs,” commented Richard Brown, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. “Consumers and business users who purchase PCs based on the VIA pc3500 mainboard will not only be able to significantly reduce their energy costs but also minimize their environmental impact while running all the latest software applications.”

VIA’s pc3500 motherboard features the CN896 chipset with integrated Chrome9 HC integrated graphics. The integrated VIA Chrome9 HC IGP delivers DirectX 9 compatibility with the Chromotion 3.0 video processing engine. VIA pairs the CN896 with an embedded, nanoBGA2 VIA C7-D processor. Two speed grades of the pc3500 are available – 1.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz.

Additionally, the board features two DDR2 DIMM slots for up to 2GB of DDR2 400/533/667 MHz memory, four USB 2.0, two SATA 3.0 Gbps, two PATA 10/100 Ethernet and onboard eight-channel high-definition audio. Gigabit Ethernet, S-Video and S/PDIF outputs are optional. PCIe x16 and PCI slots are also available for additional expansion.


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Fujitsu 12.1" LifeBook T2010 Tablet PC  


Hot on the heels of the LifeBook U810 UMPC announcement is Fujitsu's new LifeBook T2010 Tablet PC. Fujitsu’s latest offering will be available with Windows Vista Business or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005.

The 12.1" LED-backlit WXGA device weighs just 3.5 pounds and features a slim 1.3" magnesium-alloy chassis design. The LCD features a bi-directional hinge design which allows the T2010 to be used in a traditional notebook configuration or as a "slate" tablet.

The T2010 can be equipped with either a Core 2 Duo ULV U7600 (1.2GHz) or U7500 (1.06GHz) processor while graphics duties are handled by the integrated Intel X3100 GPU. A maximum of 4GB of DDR2 memory is supported and 1GB of Intel Turbo Memory is optional.

Wireless connectivity is handled by the Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN or an Atheros Super AG Wireless LAN adapter while a Bluetooth 2.0+EDR adapter is optional.

Fujitsu lists the battery life of the T2010 at nine hours with its standard 6-cell 5800mAh battery. That figure jumps to 11 hours with the optional 9-cell 8700mAh extended battery.

The Fujitsu LifeBook T2010 is available today at a starting price of $1,599.


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Toshiba's 320GB 2.5-inch hard drive  


A world's first 320GB 2.5-inch drive, in fact. The MK3252GSX drive spins a pair of 160GB platters at 5,600rpm with an 8MB buffer and 12ms average seek time over a 3Gbps SATA interface. So yeah, it's just 20GB more data that the Fujitsu 300GB disk but that HDD spins at just 4,200rpm. Better yet, The Tosh drive stands just 9.5-mm tall -- a full 3-mm less than Fujitsu's 300 gigger; that's about as thin as it gets in these 2.5-inch laptop drives. Look for the 320GB disk as a factory shipped option around November when Toshiba starts turning 'em out for mass production.

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ASUS X38 Express Motherboard  


ASUS is finalizing its X38 Express based motherboard for shipping early next month. The upcoming P5E3 Deluxe supports all LGA775 socket processors, including the upcoming Penryns. The board only accepts DDR3 memory.

ASUS opted to implement two PCIe x16 slots for ATI CrossFire multi-GPU support. Unlike some other X38 Express based boards with three PCIe x16 slots, the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe is unable to take advantage of three-way or even four-way ATI CrossFire configurations. However, in exchange for less PCIe x16 slots, the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe has three standard PCI slots. The P5E3 Deluxe also has two PCIe x1 slots.

Although Intel removed IDE support from the ICH9R, ASUS opted to equip the P5E3 Deluxe with an Agere controller for a single IDE port. Other notable features of the P5E3 Deluxe include onboard high-definition audio, Gigabit Ethernet and six SATA 3.0 Gbps.

ASUS also employs a heat pipe cooling solution to cool the X38 Express. However, the final design of the heat pipe is undecided.

Expect the ASUS P5E3 Deluxe to show up in retail next month.


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AMD "Black Edition" Athlon 64 X2 6400+  


AMD today silently resuscitated its 90nm Windsor core with a bump in clock speed in the form of the Athlon 64 X2 6400+. The latest Athlon 64 X2 runs at 3.2 GHz – higher than any available Core 2 Duo offering. Each core has access to its own 1MB of L2 cache.

AMD labels the new Athlon 64 X2 6400+ as the Black Edition, in matching black packaging. The new model does not have the lower 89 watt TDP as the upcoming Windsor refresh. Instead, the processor carries a 125 watt TDP rating, nearly three times higher than the Athlon X2 BE-series.

Since AMD is aiming for a silent launch with the Athlon 64 X2 6400+, it will not make it into reviewer’s hands. AMD will not offer the processor to PC manufacturers either, according to Scott Wasson, Tech Report. The only way to get a hold of the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ is through the channel.

AMD prices the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ at $239, per unit, in 1,000 unit quantities. At that price point, the processor will have to take on Intel’s Core 2 Duo E6750.


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