Acer Cuts Price of Aspire One Netbook

Acer Cuts Price of Aspire One Netbook

Acer America has lowered the price of the already inexpensive Aspire One netbook.

The Aspire One featuring Windows XP Home will now retail for $349 that's just about Rs. 15,500, while the Aspire One with Linpus Linux Lite is priced at $329, that's about Rs. 14,500.

At just 2.17 pounds, the Aspire One is designed to be an affordable, entry-level, "first PC" solution for students, as well as a secondary computing device for on-the-go tech savvy enthusiasts and professionals.

The Aspire One is equipped with Intel Atom processor, Windows XP Home, 1 GB of RAM memory installed, 120 GB internal hard drive, and a three-cell battery.

"The Aspire one is a breakthrough product that meets the connectivity needs of both students and mobile professionals," said Kristin Markworth, senior manager of notebook product marketing for Acer America. "By increasing the value of our mobile Internet device lineup, Acer is opening the Aspire one experience to a whole new base of users."

The Acer Aspire One netbook is available now via Acer's authorized resellers and at major retailers in the US. All models come with a one-year limited warranty.

Let's hope we see some of that price slash reflect here soon.

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Intel shares MacBook Air love with new small-footprint CPUs

In the blizzard of paper coming out of the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), there was one announcement yesterday that has been virtually overlooked. Even Intel gave it only a cursory mention, stating [Dadi] "Perlmutter also introduced the company's second-generation dual-core mobile processors for increasingly popular ultra thin and light notebook PCs." That's not what anyone would call a high-profile introduction, but the processors themselves could be used by any company keen to compete with the MacBook Air.

The MacBook Air is famous for being extremely thin, even when closed. Part of the secret sauce that enabled Apple to build the system is the small-footprint Merom processor that Intel accelerated into production for the company. As shown below, the packaging for the Merom processor at the heart of the MBA is significantly smaller than a standard mobile processor. Intel also compressed the 965 chipset and, in doing so, reduced the total CPU + chipset footprint by about 60 percent.

The new Centrino processors will be used in both Lenovo's X301 and HP's 2530p, and have a TDP of just 17W. Both the SL9400 (1.8GHz) and the SL9300 (1.6GHz) use a 1066MHz FSB and carry 6MB of L2 cache. Intel is also introducing a pair of 10W processors: the SU9400 (1.4GHz) and SU9300 (1.2GHz). Both of these chips run on an 800MHz FSB and carry 3MB of L2 cache.

Intel's representation of its shrinking chipsets, from full notebooks on one end to Atom on the other.

Apple will, of course, update and improve the MacBook Air, but the fact that these new chips are readily available to OEMs means that the company's second-generation MBA could face much stiffer competition. As for the new 10W parts, we could see them popping up in ultra-small form factor laptops as a way to increase battery life. A 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo may not be particularly compelling from a performance standpoint, but would still exceed the performance of a higher-clocked Atom, while potentially offering some of the features that typically delineate netbooks and notebooks.

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DELL introduced the ART EDITION OF LAPTOPS.

Dell has launched five Special Art Edition designs for the Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptops, created by urban artist Mike Ming.

The designs for the Dell Studio 15 and 17 laptops include “Red Swirl,” “Seaweed,” “Sunburst,” “Bunch O Surfers” and “Sea Sky.” Each piece of artwork is brought to life through Dell’s manufacturing technique, which enables every color and individual brushstroke to be permanently “tattooed” on the laptop’s cover. The Special Art Edition Dell Studio laptops are available for order today on www.dell.co.in, starting at Rs. 59,800 for the Dell Studio 15.

Brooklyn-based artist Mike Ming (born Michael Miyahira) blends popular culture, motion and emotion to communicate his visual world. According to Ming, "The technology behind creating Dell's Art House series of laptops allows me to share my visual creations with people who are inspired by art and who want to express their own individually unique sense of style."

“It’s exciting and fun discovering new artists around the world who can create emotional ties, uniqueness and personalization with individuals’ personal technology,” said Girish Mehta, Director of Consumer Marketing, Dell India. “The Special Art Edition designs reflect our customers’ desires to add another level of individuality to everyday life.”

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Intex Launches Dual-SIM Handset

Intex Technologies has debuted in the CDMA market with a dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) handset - IN 5050.

The IN 5050 is a candy-bar model that allows the users to multi-task by installing two separate SIM cards belonging to two different service providers (GSM/CDMA) and make a shift between them, without switching off the mobile off.
The other 'duals' in the gadget include - Dual Stand By mode and Dual Speakers for a clear, high quality audio output.

The handset weighs 88gms, is equipped with Bluetooth, supports 2 GB T-Flash card and possesses a battery backup of 130hrs on standby mode with talk time of 160 minutes. The entertainment package an includes in-built FM, MP3, and MP4 player. The phone also features a 1.3 mega pixel camera and MMS and WAP services. The phone book has a capacity of 1000 numbers and an SMS capacity up to 400.

The phone comes bundled with a 1 GB memory card, an extra battery and a portable battery charger and costs Rs. 7200.

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LG lastest in box KC910 with 8MP and Wifi and GPS

LG lastest in box KC910 with 8MP and Wifi and GPS

In addition it extends the functionality of the Viewty with GPS, which allows geo-tagging of the photos.

LG KC910

The camera of theKC910 uses Schneider-Kreuznach optics and has a protective cover. The sweet VGA videos at 30 fps and slow motion 120 fps QVGA videos are also there. A xenon flash is also on board to facilitate photography in low-light conditions. The display of the new LG will be a 3" 262K color one with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels.

Connectivity is also duly covered in the LG KC910, which has support for all the four GSM bands. 3G with HSDPA is also available and so are Bluetooth and USB. The final extras of the KC910 include microSD card slot, TV-out support, Xvid and DivX video playback and Dolby sound for the music.

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LG lastest in box KC910 with 8MP and Wifi and GPS

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
	Announced	2008, August
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2008, October

Size	Dimensions	107.8 x 55.9 x 14 mm
	Weight	114 g

Display	Type	TFT touchscreen, 256K colors
	Size	240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
		- Flash UI - Downloadable wallpapers

Ringtones	Type	Polyphonic, MP3
	Customization	Composer, Download
	Vibration	Yes

Memory	Phonebook	Yes, Photocall
	Call records	40 dialed, 40 received, 40 missed calls
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 8GB

Data	GPRS	Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
	HSCSD	No
	EDGE	Yes
	3G	HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0

Features	Messaging	SMS, EMS, MMS, Email
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
	Games	Yes
	Colors	Black
	Camera	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, video(VGA 30fps, QVGA up to 120fps), xenon flash; secondary VGA videocall camera
		- Built-in GPS receiver - Camera geo-tagging, face, smile and blink detection - Java MIDP 2.0 - MP3/MPEG4/AAC/DivX/Xvid player - Organiser - Document viewer (DOC, XLS, PDF) - TV-out - Voice memo - Built-in handsfree - T9

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BPL offers great plan for existing customer

10 ka Gang for Existing Subscribers & Etopup

Masti unlimited when you and your Gang get together:

• Bunking classes & time pass at your tapri gets more exciting
• Gossip and movie planning at just the touch of a button.
• Get your gang together for weekend parties.
• Life ka fundas open up when you and your gang gets together

How to activate?

• Either buy a new BPL Mobile SIM Card and get it activated at any BPL Mobile retail outlet or simply recharge your existing BPL Mobile prepaid card with Rs 249.
• Visit your nearest BPL Mobile gallery or retail outlet and do an Etopup recharge of Rs 249.
  • Not applicable to lifetime subscribers
  • After getting this offer you lose all your old benefits

How to create your Gang

• Select 10 BPL Mobile friends
• SMS "Gang " to 50505 to add a new member to your group.
• To change your selection (after 10 numbers have been chosen) type "New" to 50505.


• All Calls & SMS with your Gang @ 10p only
• 300 Local SMS absolutely FREE (these free messages have validity of one month only)
• Outgoing rate outside the Gang:
  • Calls to other BPL Mobile @ 30p/min (Outside Gang)
  • All local Calls to Landline @ Re 1/min
  • All local mobile calls @ 50p/min
  • STD Calls @ Rs 1.50/min
  • Local SMS @ 10p/msg
  • National SMS @ Re 1/msg
  • ISD rates as applicable

Conditions:

• The gang can be of maximum 10 members
• Only BPL Mobile numbers can be added in the gang.
• Changing any number after 10 numbers will be charged Rs 25 per number.
• This voucher is valid till 15th September’08

Terms & Conditions:

• This offer is not applicable for Lifetime subscriber/existing 10 ka gang subscribers/myLoop subscribers.
• Offer only for new Prepaid subscribers
• This voucher is valid till 15th September’08.
• For Assistance, call Mobile Assist at 50555 from your mobile phone.
• To check your balance dial 50501 or for display of balance dial *100#.

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Idea Plans to start in mumbai with great plan

Idea made its grand entry into Mumbai on Thursday and the operator was all over the place. Here is one of the plans that would be available to users in Mumbai. This one is called Value Plus 199 and the components are as follows:

• Monthly Rent: Rs.199
• CLIP charges: Free for 6 months, Rs.50 after that
• Local calls to Idea numbers: 30paise
• Local calls to other cellphones: 50paise
• Local calls to Fixed Lines: Re.1
• Local and National SMS: 50paise
• Free 300 mins of Local calls to all numbers
• Free 200 Local SMS Free to all numbers

Additional Details: To start off users would have to pay Rs. 200 (Converted to Security deposit after 6 Months) as plan enrollment and Rs.99 as activation charges.

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Great News :-STD/ISD plan in market using virtual calling cards

As per the recent amendment made by the telecom regulator TRAI, mobile users will now have the freedom to choose any operator for making long distance calls, whether domestic (STD) or international (ISD) irrespective of their subscription to a particular service provider.

So, suppose you are a Vodafone subscriber and you find out that Airtel is offering the cheapest long distance tariffs, you can simply buy a prepaid long distance pack from Airtel for a specific time duration, punch in numbers mentioned on the pack, get on to the Airtel network and make your long distance call.

This whole thing of using virtual calling cards to make long distance calls works out in three simple steps:

1. Buy a prepaid virtual calling card of your desired operator
2. Punch in the calling card code on your mobile handset
   
3. Use STD/ISD services of the new operator

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