The head of the UN’s agency for information and communication technologies has gazed deep into his crystal ball and predicted that there will be 4 billion mobile phone users by the end of this year – which equals more than half of the planet’s estimated 6.7 billion inhabitants.
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Mobile Phones: Than Half The World’s Population Are Now Connected
Sony VAIO TT 11.1″ Notebook – World’s Lightest Blu-Ray Laptop
Woooargh! Look at this beauty!
This laptop has such mean, bad boy looks that it could probably take out Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Yul Bryner in WestWorld in a single flip of its foxy carbon black lid.
Sigma DP2 14 Megapixel Digital Camera Announced
Sigma’s first stab at producing a high end, pro-luring digital compact failed to feel the love of the photo cognoscenti despite the big juicy dSLR sensor lurking inside, so the company have tried again with their updated version 2.
Android T-Mobile G1 Handset Launched
In a hugely anticipated event, telecoms big boys T-Mobile, handset supremos HTC and search kings Google have announced the launch of the G1, the first handset to run the open source Android operating system.
Brando Super Tiny Keyboard Lives Up To Its Name
If you’ve never got on with fold-out portable keyboards, weird rubbery roll-out things and hi-tech but ultimately useless virtual laser keyboards, then perhaps the latest teensy weensy creation from gizmo overlords Brando might delight yer digits.
Panasonic LUMIX G HD Micro Four Thirds Camera Announced
We were mighty excited by the recent announcement of Panasonic’s world-first Micro Four Thirds system camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, and our interest has peaked even higher with the news of their forthcoming Panasonic LUMIX G digicam which adds high definition video to the mix.
“The Truth About Mobile Phones” Revealed
Decide What To Buy have an interesting piece about “The truth about mobile phones.”
They’ve gone out and asked 31,000 people about their mobile phones and collated the info.
It reveals what we all knew really, that people primarily buy phone for what the look like.
HTC Touch HD (Video) World First
Some clever French chaps calling themselves Generation Phone House seem to have got their hands on a pre-release HTC Touch HD – and luckily enough for all of us, they’ve shot a video showing the device.
HP TouchSmart IQ800 Series Lifestyle PCs Packs 25in Touchscreens
Looking snazzy and ready for your fingers to start smudging all over their vast touchscreens are the new HP TouchSmart IQ800 series of all-in-one PCs.
Following on from their recent TouchSmart IQ500 model, the update packs in a larger hard drive, extra memory to the graphics card, a Pocket Media Drive slot, wireless keyboard, premium speakers, tweaked software and a ginormous 25.5in touchscreen supporting a Full HD capable 1,920 x 1,200 pixels resolution.
Casio Exilim EX–FH20 Digicam Packs 1000fps High–Speed Video Mode
Looking to snaffle a slice of HD action is Casio who have just announced their new Exilim EX–FH20 digital camera.