http://www.techsmec.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:51:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HTC has launched three new devices from its Q4 2007 product portfolio - the HTC Shift, HTC S730 and HTC P6500. Each new handset showcases a tailored range of capabilities to support different types of users including those focused on cutting edge mobile computing to users that want powerful, feature-rich ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/10/01/new-htc-phones-make-their-debut/ HTC has announced the European launch of the HTC Touch Dual, a new and more powerful member of the Touch family that integrates 3.5G wireless connectivity with a sleek and innovative sliding keypad design. The HTC Touch Dual follows HTC's heritage of bringing a new level of simplicity to the powerful ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/10/01/htc-touch-gets-an-upgrade/ Korean company Posdata has unveiled what it describes as the world's first mobile WiMax gaming device. The G100 has a 4 inch touchscreen with slide out controls. It seems that the G100 will allow users to connect to the net and download games over lightning fast WiMAX networks. What these games ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/30/wimax-gaming-gets-closer/ Palm has had a hard time of it recently. There was a much publicised open letter from respected tech blogger Engadget which was highly critical of the path the company was taking. Then there was the embarassing U-turn on the Palm Foleo smartphone 'companion' which was canned only days before ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/29/palm-launches-the-centro/ Amazon has announced that it is going up against iTunes and Real by launching Amazon MP3, a music download service that doesn't use digital rights management. Unlike iTunes and most other MP3 sites, Amazon MP3 allows you to move your tracks from PC to MP3 player and onto another PC. As ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/25/amazon-launches-mp3-download-service/ Intel has announced that it will be one of the main developers of the USB 3.0 standard when it is released in 2008. USB 3.0 will increase data transfer speeds by a factor of 10 up to 4.8 Gigibits by placing fibre-optic wires alongside the traditional copper variety, leapfrogging FireWire in ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/19/usb-30-promises-10-fold-increase-in-data-transfer-speed/ Navman has acted to keep up with the lead pack by revamping its sat nav range and coming up with the new, slimmer S-series. There are four models in the new series, from thetop of the range S90i at £300 to the budget S30 at £150. Navman claim over 500 enhancements including ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/18/navman-slims-down-for-s-series/ There are reports that the new Linux-based Palm OS will not see the light of day until the end of 2008 at the earliest. Palm this week told the Guardian "it will be 12 to 18 months" before the new OS arrives. This may well see it slip into the psychologically-damaging ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/18/palm-linux-os-is-delayed/ The iPhone will launch in the UK on November 9 after an exclusive deal was announced today with O2. O2 has signed a multi-year deal with Apple to carry the iPhone - the exact length is unknown - in exchange for 40% of iPhone revenue. The iPhone will be sold direct by ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/18/o2-wins-iphone-deal/ SanDisk has entered the PMP market with a new cut price 'video mp3 player'.The Sansa View has a vast array of features and generous capacity marrying MP3 player attributes with full-motion video support (typically found in larger portable media players), a larger screen, long battery life and generous capacity - ... http://www.techsmec.com/2007/09/11/sandisk-makes-the-pmp-affordable/