Cellphone for ‘pre-teens’ unveiled by Samsung

Samsung has revealed a new cellphone, the S3030 Tobi, which is aimed at ‘pre-teens’. The phone features an interface which has been especially designed for younger audiences and comprises of animated characters and themes.
Samsung has also made the phone eco-friendly by using bio-plastics, non-toxic paints and non-allergenic materials in its manufacturing process. The younger users will also like the changeable rear covers that also have a sleeve to put in your own pictures.
For parents concerned about their children’s safety, the phone has features such as fake call, SOS messages and SOS calls. The phone is only GSM compatible and weighs less than 100 grams. It has a sliding form factor and features a TFT screen which can display a resolution of 144x176. Memory requirements are handled by the 15MB of internal memory and a microSD slot which supports up to 8GB of memory cards.Although Samsung has not revealed the price, the phone is expected to be launched this month in a number of markets across the globe.

IBM Unveils Annual 'Five in Five' List

Innovations that can change the way we live - in the next five years

IBM has unveiled its annual "IBM Five in Five" list in which the company details some of the most striking innovations which it thinks has the potential to change the way we live in the next five years. This is the third edition. The 2008 list has the following technologies which, according to IBM, will radically change the way we live, work and play in the next five years.

--Solar technology to become ubiquitous
--Medical soothsayers galore
--Converse with the web in voice
--Coming (very) soon: Digital Shopping Assistants
--Forgot something? Hit Search!

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to compete with Apple iPhone

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is supposed to hit the Indian market in early January 2009 and the phone has some special features, which challenges Apple Inc's dominance in the digital music market. It will be available in black, red and blue variants..

NOKIA, ONE of the top mobile companies in India had finally launched the much-awaited touchscreen phone – Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The launch of touchsreen phone in India is touted as the company’s answer to the latest sensation Apple iPhone. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is reportedly priced at Rs 21,800 for the Indian Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is supposed to hit the Indian market in early January 2009 and the phone has some special features, which challenges Apple Inc’s dominance in the digital music market. The phone can handle as many as 60 different languages and it supports both finger and stylus touch.

The phone weighs 109 grams and the screen size is 81mm (3.2-inch) diagonally, with 640x480-pixel touchscreen display, which can play multiple types of video at a high resolution. The phone also has an accelerometer for display rotation.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic comes with 81MB internal memory, 8GB microSD memory card, capable of storing approximately 6,000 songs. The memory of the phone can be further expanded up to 16GB. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is equipped with the Symbian S60 interface.
Positioned as a music phone, Nokia 5800 comes pre-loaded with a vast range of music collection. Nokia’s Comes With Music service is the special feature of Nokia 5800, which will allow users to download music for free for a year from a catalog that includes 4 million songs.

Chandrayaan working normally: ISRO

India's unmanned lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan the unmanned lunar spacecraft is functioning normally even though there has been a rise in temperature in the moon's atmosphere, an ISRO official said on Wedneday.
“It is a usual phenomena because it is summer on the moon. There is nothing to worry. It will be normal by December,” said Mr Satish, ISRP spokesperson. He said the craft's nine payloads, which have been switched on, are working fine and sending back dat a.
In view of the rise in temperature, ISRO will not work on all the payloads at a given time to ensure that they are not affected by the heat, he said. “Two of the high voltage payloads SARA and Hex will be switched on shortly. These payloads are sensitive equipment and need more voltage. By the first week of December, the atmosphere will become benign on the moon,” he said.