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Eye-Fi Pro X2 Arrives in April in UK

Eye-Fi are bringing their Pro X2 card to the UK in April. The Pro X2 wireless card can store 8GB of data and also has a wireless transmitter/receiver built in allowing cameras to transfer images over the air to a home computer or FTP server.

The cards themselves are regular SD memory cards that you insert in your camera. Before you do that you need to configure the card to log on to a wireless network by giving it key’s and whatever else is needed to log on. Once configured on the Eye-Fi site your camera is ready to go and can upload photos as you take them as long as a wireless signal is available. [Read more…]

iPhone to use Bing as Default Search Engine

A few places around the net today are reporting that Apple [AAPL] will be dropping Google as their default search engine on the iPhone and replacing it with Bing.com. We could see this change happen very soon too due to a rumoured release of the iPhone 4.0 OS next week. Talks of this move by Apple have been going on for weeks according to BusinessWeek.

“Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy,” says one of the people, who’s familiar with Apple’s thinking. “Microsoft is now a pawn in that battle.”
If the negotiations are successful, it could also mean that Bing could eventually replace Google as the default search engine for Apple’s desktop version of Safari as well.

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Deal of the Day: Magellan Maestro 4700 4.7-Inch Widescreen 53% Off

If you are looking for a decent Satnav at a good price then the Magellan Maestro 4700 is on offer at the moment with a 53% discount that saves you $160.

The Maestro 4700 has a 4.7 inch widescreen touchscreen. OneTouch search is available on this GPS device as well as voice based guidance that converts text to speech allowing street names to be read out. [Read more…]

Windows Mobile 7 Details Roundup

WMExperts have put together a roundup of all the Windows Mobile 7 rumours that have been found around the internet recently. Something to point out here is that none of the information has been made official by Microsoft, so note that we are still looking at rumours.

The first rumour says that Windows Mobile 7 will be called just “Seven” with a couple of versions being made available which includes Business Edition and Media Edition. Those names might not be the official names, but basically cover what they will be about. Each version is expected to be on a different release track.

Business Edition of Seven appears to be the version launching first and will run a stripped down version of the media version and be more “business” like. The business edition of Seven will also sync to the cloud allowing information to be more easily accessed from several devices such as other computers, phones and netbooks. [Read more…]

Laptop Case and Organiser Carries all you’re Gadgets

If you need to carry a bunch of gadgets around with your laptop then the Laptop Case and Organiser is one option that has a unique web of non-slip elastic straps that can hold a plethora of gadgets and cables in place.

The bottom section of the case holds a laptop while the closing section has the straps that can hold on to iPods, phones, cameras, chargers, power leads and various other items such as mice, discs, pocket routers and what not. [Read more…]

D-Link myPocket 3.5G Router

D-Link have created the myPocket HSDPA/HSUPA Router that allows connections to quad-band GSM/EDGE networks as well as WCDMA bands I, II and V. Having connectivity to these networks allows it to work both in the US as well as many parts of the world.

The myPocket Router utilises a SIM card to connect to networks and is powered by battery and charged by USB. Up to 16 users are able to connect up to the myPocket Router wirelessly although you can also use it for 1 user as a wired USB modem if needed. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone Steadicam Mount

The Tiffen Company have launched a new Steadicam device called the Steadicam Smoothee that is designed to work with the iPhone 3G S. The Smoothee is a miniature version of the full sized steadicam mounts used in movies to prevent handheld cameras from moving around too fast while filming.

By mounting the iPhone 3G S in to the Smoothee the camera shake is gone allowing for smoother video to be made.

‘We’re extremely proud to be introducing this incredible new Steadicam at CES, that let’s anyone take great videos with their iPhone 3Gs the very first time. Whether they’re novices or aspiring videographers, the Steadicam Smoothee allows iPhone 3Gs owners have a richer experience and more fun with their iPhone, said Steve Tiffen, president and CEO of the company.

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Nokia N900 Gets Second Update this Week

Nokia [NOK] have announced the release of the first major update for the Nokia N900. The update follows a minor update that was released earlier this week. This particular major update brings a number of improvements to the N900 including full compatibility with all SIM’s on the Three network as some of them previously were not able to work correctly.

The Exchange software has also been updated allowing the N900 to connect to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 allowing the phone to attract more business users who need Exchange integration on their device.

Other items that have received updates include Ovi Maps that has an improved search function and improved route calculation. Other smaller features have been worked in to the update that were requested by users. [Read more…]

Android Backup Catches Thief

For those of you who run an Android based mobile phone, the Android Backup software called Lookout could prove handy to have installed. The backup software has a feature that automatically uploads all new content added to the phone to a webserver each day at midnight. Backups can then be easily restored by connecting a new phone up and downloading the data or by accessing a website.

What happened in this weird situation is that a couple of teens broke in to a couples home and stole two Motorola Android phones. One of the teens decided it would be a good idea to capture some pictures of himself with the phone… which incidentally had the Lookout software running… midnight struck and the newly captured images were backed up to the internet as usual that allowed for the owners to download photos that the criminal took of himself. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee 1005PE Gets Atom N450 and 14 Hour Battery Life

ASUS had a number of new netbooks on display at CES this year that included the ASUS Eee 1005PE model. What makes this model stand out is it’s impressive 14 hour battery life. The reason for the increase is down to the new Intel Atom N450 processor that the 1005PE uses that requires less power to run, thus allowing for longer usage between charges.

The ASUS 1005PE follows on from the excellent selling 1005HA model. It has a 10.1 inch LCD screen that can display 1024×600 pixels. The Intel Atom N450 processor runs at 1.66GHz and the netbook has 1GB of DDR2 memory installed that can be upgraded to 2GB if desired. [Read more…]

Saygus VPhone Hands-On

The VPhone was on show at CES in Las Vegas last week. The VPhone comes from a company called Saygus, a small company based in Utah. The VPhone allows for two-way calls to be made on the Verizon network and is part of Verizon’s [VZ] Open Development initiative.

The VPhone’s hardware specs show that it has an 806MHz processor (Marvell PXA 310), has 512MB of flash memory, 256MB of RAM and can support up to 16GB SDHC cards. The camera on the back of the phone can capture images at 5 megapixels while the one on the front used for video calls has a VGA resolution. [Read more…]

First ELSE Mobile Phone Hands-On

We managed to test the First ELSE Mobile Phone from a new company called ELSE Mobile at CES this week. From the few minutes we got to play with the phone you can tell they have a very unique and smart approach to the phone design. It was immediately easy to use and intuitive.

The keyboard was really good at figuring out what you typing, and despite it being small, it was pretty accurate. For being a pre-production phone, the UI was extremely fluid. The phone app was really cool. [Read more…]