Gmail application for BlackBerry phones and J2ME-supported phones.

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Google, not ones to lag behind, announced the second version of their mobile Gmail application for BlackBerry phones and J2ME-supported phones. Google have just announced the second version of their mobile Gmail application for BlackBerry phones and J2ME-supported phones.

Google described their efforts as follows: “We rearchitected the entire client to push all the processing to the background, greatly improve the client-side caching scheme and optimize every bottleneck piece of code we came across.”

Additional features include the ability to have more than one email in draft form, the ability to manage more than one email account at a time, the addition of shortcut keys, offline support and more. If you want the update, point your mobile browser to m.google.com/mail to download the update.

Well If you have a push email enabled mobile phone this new application will be really be useful to you. I prefer my phone Push Email capability rather than this one.

[via SlashPhone]

Wizcom’s Quicktionary TS

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Are you having ahrd time understanding what you read ? Well there is a handy scanner that will easily scan your words and make it’s translation. It is Wizcom’s Quicktionary TS, It looks up words and tells you what they mean—and is only the size of an adult forearm. , It looks really handy.

Quicktionary TS [Wizcom via Oh Gizmo!]

Palm OS 5

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Palm is also heating up with their new OS thru Access , the company that licensed the Palm OS 5 source code — have just released ALP, and have published some PDFs of the OS to browse through.

It all looks endearingly Palmy, with thoughtful marination in the new OS features that have come into vogue since Palm left the OS market, including smooth transitions, animation, higher res displays and the ubiquitous accelerometer support. As someone who once fondly owned a Palm m130,

ALP 3.0 [Access via Gizmodo]

Fujitsu’s P8020

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Fujitsu’s P8020 is just an update, bumping the powerful 12" ultraportable’s specs (320GB hard drive or 120GB flash and a faster CPU, but no 3G), but I just can’t get enough of the nearly bezel-free sides on that display.

The P8020 will be $1,800 from November. Here are the specifications :

LifeBook P8020 Notebook

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Ultra Low Voltage SU9400 (1.4 GHz, 3 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business, Bonus Media
with Microsoft® Office Ready PC and
Microsoft® Office Professional 2007 60-Day Trial
ENERGY STAR® Compliant
12.1" Crystal View WXGA display
Built-in Webcam for Instant Messaging
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
2 GB DDR3 800 MHz SDRAM memory (2 GB x 1)
64 GB S-ATA Solid State Drive
Multinational² 56K³ V.92 modem and Gigabit Ethernet LAN
Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN (3 x 3) with Bluetooth wireless
Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer
Embedded TPM and Fingerprint Sensor
U.S. Spill-resistant keyboard with gesture-enabled touchpad
Main battery: Lithium ion (6-cell, 8700 mAh)
One-year International Limited Warranty
M-Code FPCM21733
Available in November 2008

{ via Fujitsu }

iMacs Before Christmas Season

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

There are rumors that Apple will also introduce refreshed 20 and 24-inch iMacs before year’s end. If true, new iMacs would be in keeping with earlier rumors that they would see spec bumps alongside the introduction of the new MacBooks.

More likely there will be more upgrades on their existing and 24-inch models, including processor bumps in keeping with the updated Montevina-based chips currently shipping in new MacBooks. Another likely change is the move to better, Nvidia-branded graphics cards in all models, replacing the ATI Radeon 2400 and 2600 HD cards currently in use. Nvidia has clearly become a supplier of choice for Apple, and their presence in all Apple notebooks provides strong evidence that we’ll see them in Apple’s desktops, as well.

I just hope that the changes will not jack up the price.

{ Via theappleblog.com }

Apple Enabled GPU Hardware Decoding of h.264 as per Mac Rumors

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

According to Mac Rumors, the latest MacBooks might have an unannounced new feature: GPU-accelerated h.264 codec decoding.

According to anecdotal evidence, the new aluminum MacBook’s processor runs around 75% slower when playing back 1080p movie when compared to a last-gen MacBook Pro with the Nvidia 8600M GT.

That makes sense: the MacBook’s built-in 9400M chip is designed to support offloading video decoding to the GPU. But it’s nice to see confirmation; more over, it seems to hint that we’ll be seeing a lot more high-definition content on iTunes, sooner rather than later.

Apple Enabled GPU Hardware Decoding of h.264 [Mac Rumors]

Motorola today announced the "Aura",

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Motorola today announced the "Aura", a peculiar high-end phone that is trumpeted as a piece of precision engineering. At its center is a circular LCD screen around which the top swings open on a "Swiss-made main bearing". Flip the phone over and a small window shows the gears turning.

Even though it’s clearly being marketed as a luxury item, the Aura still has what is fair to consider as basic smartphone features:

Specification :

Email

audio and video playback

Bluetooth connectivity you might desire

quad-band model but limited only to EDGE data speeds

there’s no web browser.

A nice Mobile phone but I don’t think it will suit for business purpose. It is good for Kids , And I may say it is unique.

{ Source Motorola Aura product page }

Make Your Own iPhone/Android Apps With New App Generator

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Today AppLoop launched a mobile application generator which lets you turn any RSS feed into a mobile application for either iPhone (available today) or Android (coming soon). But It would be better if they can do it also to symbian phones .The company, who competes with the analytics and advertising solution MediaLets, wanted to provide everyone with the tools to make a mobile app, even if they didn’t have any programming experience.

To do so, they’ve created their new Mobile Application Generator, a tool which creates a mobile-ready application in less than two minutes.

source : readwriteweb.com

PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released by Dark Alex

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Yep folks. Dark Alex skipped 4.02 and released 5.00 M33. Interested in the changes? Read the PSP 5.00 Firmware changes.

Requirements:

PSP Phat or PSP Slim with 4.01 M33.
PSP battery that’s at least 78% full
Download: 5.00 M33 | 5.00M33 (RapidShare)
Download: 500.PBP | 500.PBP (RapidShare) | 500.PBP (Official Sony Mirror)
Disable ALL plugins.

PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released by Dark Alex

Manual Installation of 5.00 M33:

Extract the 5.00 M33 installer files to your computer.
Copy the Update folder to X:/PSP/GAME/ on your PSP’s memory stick.
Download the official 500.PBP. If the file you’ve extracted is named EBOOT.PBP change it to 500.PBP before proceeding.
Copy the 500.PBP to the directory; X:/PSP/GAME/UPDATE on your PSP’s memory stick.
Run 5.00 UPDATE from under Game on your PSP’s XMB
Press X if asked to correct idstorage keys
Continue to install the official 5.00 SONY when prompted
After all process is complete, press X. Your PSP will reboot.
Congratulations, you’ve just installed 5.00 M33

Plugins incompatible so far:

CXMB
CWCHEAT
POPSLOADER

Important Note: Dark_AleX has released a statement regarding the 0xFFFFFFFF PSOne error in 5.00 M33. See more details from the source

Source and Pictures from atmaxplorer

Sony have launched PSP. Version 5.0 Firmware

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Sony have launched PSP. Version 5.0 Firmware Sony have launched their latest firmware for the PSP. Version 5.0 is the latest update which allows for Wi-Fi access to the PlayStation Store as well as a full sized QWERTY keyboard.

Other goodies included are… the ability to output video from PlayStation format software to a TV (PSP-2000 only). Playback formats have also had a change too so that now MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) Video Main Provile (AVC CABAC) in 640 x 480 pixels can be used (if you understood what that means!)

A sleep timer has been added to the control panel so that music can be played as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning.

Other PSP 5.0 Updates

* [Title Display] has been added as an option under [Video Settings].
* [usb Auto Connect] has been added as an option under [System Settings].
* [Backlight Auto-Adjust] has been added as an option under [Power Save Settings].
* The default Theme for the PSP system has been redesigned.
* You can now use a full-size on-screen keyboard.

Via: Akihabaranews

iPhone Application speeding tickets Prevention

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

iPhone Application speeding tickets Prevention

A new application for the iPhone has been released. The app is named Trapster and it attempts to prevent you from getting speeding tickets while out and about.

The free iPhone application tracks you with GPS and represents you as a dot on a map. If you see a police officer with a speeding radar gun, you simply tap the screen. The software then alerts all other Trapster users in the area to the whereabouts of the speeding camera.

Via: Switched

A Nice Night Lamp

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

A Nice Night Lamp

Just want to share the Martyr by the Play Coalition: possibly the world’s first suicidal night light.

{ Source Martyr }

Lumix DMC-G1 The smallest camera With interchangeable lenses.

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

Panasonic’s recently announced line of Lumix DMC-G1 cameras promises to be the smallest camera yet with support for interchangeable lenses.

It’s an intriguing little camera, somewhere between a DSLR (which it ain’t) and a point-and-shoot. The camera itself packs 12.1 MegaPixels, a high-res viewfinder, a fast autofocus and a focal-plane shutter. It will come with a Limix G Vario Vario 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S lens, with a zoom lens and an adapter capable of fitting any Four Thirds lens you might already own sold separately.

Lumix DMC-G1: World’s Smallest Camera With Interchangeable Lenses Priced at $800 [Gizmodo]

A Wood Look Alike Mouse

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

A Wood Look Alike Mouse

Have you seen mouse that look like a wood USB Wood Grain Optical Mouse [GizFever via GadgetHeat]

Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines ( CES )

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Dexter Panganiban

For Filipino Viewers

Just another Exhibits of the latest technology in Philippines : Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines

What : Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines

When : October 24.2008

Where: SMX Convention Center in Pasay City

So to all Tech Bloggers you should be there.

Anything Tech

Anything About Technology

Monthly Archives: October 2008

Gmail application for BlackBerry phones and J2ME-supported phones.

Wizcom’s Quicktionary TS

Palm OS 5

Fujitsu’s P8020

iMacs Before Christmas Season

Apple Enabled GPU Hardware Decoding of h.264 as per Mac Rumors

Motorola today announced the "Aura",

Make Your Own iPhone/Android Apps With New App Generator

PSP Custom Firmware 5.00 M33 is Released by Dark Alex

Manual Installation of 5.00 M33:

Sony have launched PSP. Version 5.0 Firmware

Other PSP 5.0 Updates

iPhone Application speeding tickets Prevention

A Nice Night Lamp

Lumix DMC-G1 The smallest camera With interchangeable lenses.

A Wood Look Alike Mouse

Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines ( CES )