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BlackBerry PlayBook Pried Open, More Goodies Discovered

BlackBerry PlayBook Pried Open, More Goodies Discovered

Most of the specs of the BlackBerry PlayBook were well known ahead of todays release, but there is a confusion for some persons that it had a gyroscope or not. So the crew from iFixit opened the tablet, they gave the tablet reparability score 7 out of 10. Replacing the front glass would be a bit of a pain to do, but then thats the case with most portable devices. The motherboard has also got the examination, with power management, wireless connectivity, and memory chips getting identified and recorded posterity. Click on the source link from iFixit to see images.

T-Mobiles Bobsled Brand Launches With Free Facebook Voice Calls

T-Mobiles Bobsled Brand Launches With Free Facebook Voice Calls

T-Mobile has just announced its new Bobsled brand, and it is kicking things off in Facebook application that will let you make free voice calls to any of your friends around the World. Facebook is just the beginning of the brand. T-Mobile says Bobsled is aimed at bridging traditional telecommunications and Internet based voice and data services, and it says it planned to expand its service in future to include video chat, the ability to place VoIP calls to mobile and landline phones and even offer applications on both smartphones and tablets regardless of the carrier that powers such devices. We dont know how long it will take, but now you can try the free VoIP calls on the Facebook in the link given below

Motorola Droid Bionic Launch Delayed Due To Make Enhancements

Motorola Droid Bionic Launch Delayed Due To Make Enhancements

The Wall Street Journal just confirmed that Motorola Droid Bionic launch is delayed until summer, it might not be available for purchase until sometime. The reason for the delay, a Motorola Spokesperson says that the company is improving several enhancements to make this an even better consumer experience, based on feedback its received since the phone was announced way back at CES.

HECTOR Insect-Inspired Hexapod Walking Robot

HECTOR Insect-Inspired Hexapod Walking Robot

HECTOR or Hexapod cognitive autonomously operating robot, was designed to help that how exactly the animals manage to move so gracefully. It is developed by Germanys Bielefeld University folks. HECTOR sports 6 legs, with 18-joints in total, that protrude from an exoskeleton made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic. Its legs are given a life-like range of motion provided by a special set of elastic joint drives and a series of biologically inspired algorithms, and its exoskeleton can carry a load of 30kgs the robot itself weighs a mere 12kgs. HECTORs is built to learn from its experiences. Dont forget to check the video after reading.

BlackBerry PlayBook Now On Sale In US, Canada Starting At $500

BlackBerry PlayBook Now On Sale In US, Canada Starting At $500

Today the BlackBerry came to the sale with the starting price of $500 for 16GB of storage. The wait for a dual-core device with an up to date operating system and stylizes BB logo is now over, a lot of stores in US and Canada are now ready to sell you the PlayBook. The basic productivity apps like native email and calendar are not yet available, Androids app compatibility hasnt been rolled out, and the PlayBook has an unfavourable dependency on having a BlackBerry smartphone with you to be the best tablet it can be. The RIMs ability to overcome those early software hurdles, the PlayBook is ready for ownership in exchange for $500 for 16GB model and $600 for 32GB model or $700 for 64GB model.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v Up For Pre-Order At Vodafone Australia

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v Up For Pre-Order At Vodafone Australia

The new Galaxy Tab 10.1v has finally found itself in pre-order host over at Vodafone Australia, with select customers receiving newsletters shown in the picture. The exclusive offers enables Vodafone customers camped out in the Land Down Under to pre-order the Hoineycomb slate, with trio of payment options available. A two year agreement will cost you zilch upfront (but AU$39 a month over 12 months), a one year plan dings your credit card for AU$259, and off-contract the tablet is AU$729. Anyways about the price list the device will be shipping on May 1st. Dont forget to check the video

RedSnow Untethered Jailbreak Updated For iOS 4.3.2

RedSnow Untethered Jailbreak Updated For iOS 4.3.2

Good news for all jailbreakers, the latest iOS 4.3.2 update is still vulnerable to the same untethered hacking method used by redsnow for 4.3.1, so Dev-Teams at ionic simply had to port his code over to the new kernel to keep the jailbreak alive. The iPad2 is still not supported here, and ultrasnow unlockers are reminded to wait for the new Pwnage Tool release later this week, rest of you can grab the tool now. The updated version is now too getting some issues. And the fixed version is on the way. Click on the source link to download

Alienware M14x, M11x Laptops Now Available To Order

Alienware M14x, M11x Laptops Now Available To Order

The Dells much leaked Alienware M14x and M11x laptops finally available now. The gaming laptops are available now in Dells official websites of Malaysia, US, Australia, New Zealand, and UK. This is a Alienware laptop and M14x is available for around $1,600 of price. It features a Core i7 2820QM Processor, 8GB of RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT555M Graphics with 3GB of DDR3 memory and Optimus technology. You can choose a choice of resolution either 1366*768 or 1600*900 on 14-inch display. There is now much news about the specs of M11x yet.

Arduino Geiger Counter Brings Open Source Radiation Detection To Geeky Masses

Arduino Geiger Counter Brings Open Source Radiation Detection To Geeky Masses

If you are looking for a straight forward and geeky Geiger counter, the Libelium gang has your back. En route to the Tokyo Hackerspace as we speak, the Radiation Sensor Board for Arduino is a low cost alternative to existing devices. It is available now either with a compatible Geiger tube for $135 or without for $50. Check the video after reading.

Nokia Launches Ovi Maps 3D Beta, Challenges Google Earth

Nokia Launches Ovi Maps 3D Beta, Challenges Google Earth

Nokias just launched beta version of Ovi Maps 3D. There is some little help from Navteqs maps and some software wizardry, its now able to display cities in a new 3D view that you are able to zoom in and around to your hearts content. You can also do the same thing on Google Earths 3D view too, but Nokia just might have a leg up in some respects. For more Read the Press Release. To download Nokia Ovi Maps 3D click on the download link.

TI Aims To Bring Wireless Charging With Small Receiver Chip

TI Aims To Bring Wireless Charging With Small Receiver Chip

Texas Instruments just unveiled its next generation, Qi-compliant wireless power receiver chip today. It is fully 80 percent smaller than previous chip. That promises to make it easier for manufacturers to implement in everything from cell phones to game consoles to digital cameras and that small size apparently comes without any compromises, with it providing 5W of output power and 93 percent peak efficiency. The complete bq51013 wireless power package is now already available for just $3.50. For more Read the Press Release.

MSIs New C series, Core i3-Based CX640, CR640 Laptops

MSIs New C series, Core i3-Based CX640, CR640 Laptops

MSI has rolled out two new laptops now, its new 15-inch CX640 and CR640 models, which each boast what MSI calls a clutter free design and budget friendly prices. As for specifications, both packed with core i3-2310M Processor, 4GB of RAM and 500GB hard drive, and USB 3.0 ports. While the silver CX640 upgrades things from basic integrated Intel HD3000 graphics on the black CR640 model get NVIDIAs GeForce GT520M with Optimus technology. The price for CR640 and CX640 are $630 and $680 respectively. For more read the Press Release.