Kindle 2 Is Finally Released by Amazon

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By MAJOR TOM | October 8, 2009

At $279 per pop, Amazon has finally released its e-reader on Wednesday. This launch is expected to spur a new wave of patronage for digital content over the Internet, making e-content like newspapers and e-books easily downloadable from anywhere in the world.

The price is a little bit high considering that Kindle 1 is available for only $149. Maybe teh add-ons and program updates will cover for the steep increase.

Or else, why bother buying the pricey one?

But still, a Kindle in your hand could make that new Robert Langdon novel much more fun, without hiking off to a bookstore downtown, which could not be always possible to busy souls out there.

Sony Vaio X : World’s Lightest Laptop

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By MAJOR TOM |

Welcome the Sony’s new laptop introduction with Vaio X. It is touted to be the the lightest in its class at 1.6 pounds in total weight and measures 7.29 inches by 10.95 inches by 0.55 inches. It has an amazing thinness of merely half an inch.

Vaio X is marketed as an ultra-portable laptop with a hefty price of $1,300. Buyers would get all the convenience for that reasonably higher than market pricing.

The touchpad offers multitouch functionality, allowing you to use finger gestures to zoom, rotate items, and scroll. The LED-backlit screen measures 11.1 inches (diagonal) and has a resolution of 1,366 by 768. The keyboard has a 17-mm key pitch.

The X Series features a 2-GHz Intel processor, 2 GB of DDR2 memory, an inte-grated Intel graphics chipset, and a 128-GB solid state drive. The system features a multimedia card reader, two USB 2.0 ports, and an Ethernet port, as well as a built-in webcam with face-tracking technology. Wireless capability includes 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The X Series lines also comes with 3G mobile broadband built in, though you’ll have to get a separate Verizon Wireless subscrip-tion to use it. Interestingly enough, the X Series also comes with real-time GPS functionality.

All models feature both VGA and HDMI outputs, however there are two graphics options, one is a NVIDIA GeForce GT230M 512MB and the other is for the NVIDIA GeForce GT210M 256MB.

Other things worth mentioning include three USB 2.0 ports, an ExpressCard 34 slot, FireWire, memory card slots and a range of colors to choose from which include red, pink, blue, white and black.

Nokia E71: A Computer On One’s Hand

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By MAJOR TOM | September 23, 2009

Okay, we’ve seen already quite a number of previous cellphone models that acts and stimulates a full computer on the palm of the hand but E71, in a glance could be just the first-ever unit that truly epitomizes full functionality computing in one’s hand, especially with the QWERTY keypad right below the screen, not on another flap or fold, but right in front, just like a notebook or a laptop.

With WIFI capability and long-battery life, E71 could just be as good as a notebook, only more convenient to be slipped into a pocket.

There’s just a downside with its 3.15 megapixel camera which many test-users had a problem with while sound quality is just average.

But all in all, E71 is touted to be the best of its kind coming from Nokia’s new line of cellphones.

Windows 7 Should Be Free

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By MAJOR TOM |

This might sound like a joke but Frederick Paul over there at Information Week believes it should be, at least for many Vista users who felt cheated when Vista proved to be a failure and that it would be unfair if XP users have the same upgrade price as their.

In an ‘open letter’ to Microsoft, Paul further argued:

More importantly, Microsoft can afford it. In the long run, Vista upgrades will be a small portion of overall Windows 7 sales. And by recognizing and rewarding its most loyal customers, Microsoft could reap a public relations windfall while finally outdoing rivals Apple and Google. Heck, it probably wouldn’t be long before Microsoft made it all back, and more.

Of course in reality heeding Mr. Paul’s complaining would cost Microsoft millions of dollars in revenues and that’ll make everything far-fetched.

But hey, we can dream sometimes, can’t we?