MSI rolls out another iteration of its X-Slim series mobility laptops called MSI X430 running dual-core AMD hardware. We know that MSI having a blast for few months unveiling its successful line of X-Slim laptops. Since we know X410, X430 will only doubles up on processor cores and uses the Athlon Neo X2. While it will be still using Radeon HD 3200 graphics with HDMI output coming with much optimization with Windows 7 Home Premium.

The whole new X430 will packs 14-inch, 1366x768 displays, 2GB of RAM, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and webcam. It will also come on optional 320GB and 500GB depending on the exact configuration.

Right now as usual, MSI remains in secrecy for X430’s price and official release date. But one thing for sure, most X-Slim has arrived the U.S. shorelines.

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We heard already about Nokia X6 will soon be out of shelves, today news for the new touchscreen device from Big N unveiled that it will be out by next week in Finland and UK. So in the coming days, we can expect some official announcements from the Finnish manufacturer.

If you’re memory didn’t serve you well, the X6 features a touchscreen that measures 3.2-inches, a 5-megapixel camera, 32GB of internal memory, and runs the S60 - 5th edition. It will cost you to approximately $750 for the unlocked version.

I don’t know if this will be a great gift this incoming Christmas, but if you think you’re too generous having this while it’s new, and then I know you can impress. While, I still sit as a Nokia fan, I still believe the Nokia touchscreens phones are still way too far from the consistend resistivity of the iPhone. Now tell me what you think?

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Apple and the known concert promoter Live Nation announced the partnership to moved the live audio and video recording of concerts into Apple’s iTune Store. Hit on the continue link for more details.

Live Nation, the world's largest live music company, has joined with the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com), the world's #1 music retailer, to launch a new live music program, which debuted today. Live Nation Studios will now offer exclusive recorded and filmed concerts from its network of "wired" venues for purchase and download only on iTunes. Exclusive live recordings from OK Go, Jesse McCartney, Saving Abel, A Fine Frenzy, Duffy, Plain White T's and Ziggy Marley, to name a few, have been released this week, with many more to follow.

Apple rolls out the dedicated page for the live concert downloads. Honestly, there’s something I love when I heard live audio recording, the appeal of the crowd how they react when the artist do their craft, its amaze me in an instant.

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Last September a teaser page rolls out by Dell teasing for their 9.99mm thick new iteration of Adamo. It’s coincide with the Apple event that makes it just a background of the busy story pushing on the web every hour. I check my mail this morning and as a normal subscription I got an email from Dell telling that Adamo XPS is now officially released.

As we all know the teaser won’t give you any hint of the specs, price and its release. Now, it’s come out to have all what we wanted. The new Dell Adamo XPS hype a thinnest 9.99mm sleek metallic mounted by full-sized keyboard, with Superthin 13.4" HD 16:9 WLED 720p display, Integrated 2MP webcam and integrated mono digital microphone. The Adamo XPS 1.4GHz Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo ULV, Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-Bit, 4GB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR3 memory and 128GB solid state drive.

It also pegged by a variety of integration switches like DisplayPort, 2 USB 2.0, headphone connector and audio out. Standard connectors via external dongle: RJ45 network, DVI, plus optional connectors via external dongle like VGA, HDMI. However, even its thin it can last up to 5 hours 17 minutes with optional extended battery life using Li-Polymer cells. While the mobility is comfortably pledge in for just weighing 1.44kg.

The Adamo XPS is available now with starting price at $1,799. One thing I noticed and I worry about the design, the tilted angle of the keyboard with no floor support, which can force the mechanical hinge to breaks if an unnecessary force was induce of the keyboard surface plus considering how thin the it is.

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Nokia’s most anticipated iteration of Nokia E71 –the E72 that has been announced last June has finally begun shipping. We can tell that it’s anticipated as an email-centric smartphone, comfortably spaced full QWERTY keypad along with an optical track pad, it does run S60, plus the added twist of homescreen IM support and LED-flash 5.0-megapixel autofocus camera.

Apparently the Amazon’s pre-order page isn’t yet updated which listed it for $469 and its dedicated Nokia E72 page doesn’t even mention it pre-order option.

However, you can drop any of your experience in the comment form, if ever you have the chance to make the few first unboxing of this smartphone.

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Few weeks before we cover the engineering design specification leaked about the new dual-GPU ATI Radeon HD 5970 video card. What we got here is another major pieces of the puzzle leaked on the web, mainly its price information for the "fastest videocard" ever?

Although we only see part of its specs, it is said to be the fastest video card that will hit the market and NVIDIA. It is no surprise packing dual GPUs and 2GB of RAM this new ATI monster graphics card will cost you to about $600 out of your pocket.

As of now, we can nearly wait patiently by tomorrow as dated for its official release. One thing, I want to hear now is NVIDIA’s comment to this “it is said to be the fastest video card that will hit the market”.

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Samsung have unveiled their latest Wi-Fi camera called ST1000. I don’t know if you got the point of mounting such connectivity on a camera, but as the technology moves really fast there will be a time that we will find data, photos are directly streamed and stored. But honestly, I find ST1000 really useful, for online geek and socialites.

My point is when I’m covering a press release and you need to live feed photos to your laptop you don’t need to the hassle trick of old-fashioned USB or SD card reader. Getting my live photos almost seamlessly streamed for my readers.

If you find ST1000 fits for your needs, then maybe you’ll be more interested finding almost every way of connections in it. The new camera features haptic touchscreen, 5x optical zoom while boosting Wi-Fi, DLNA, Bluetooth, plus GPS and 720p video recording at 30fps. It is available now for $749.

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The record breaking 7.08GHz overclocked speed of AMD Phenom II processor was nailed recently, thanks to massive amount of liquid helium. You can watch the video after the continue link below.

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I don’t doubt why Chinese people are tagged to have been the source of low priced gadgets. Like what we got here is super-low priced Macbook Air, but apparently it’s a clone version. Anyways even it lacks some of the official Air style, its removable battery, integrated 3G, relative surfeit of ports and $249 price tag may have your mind find it as an alternative.

It’s the latest offering from Shenzhen Tong Men Tech Company. The ultra-portable clone will feature a normal netbook-specification that comes with Intel’s 1.66GHz Atom N280, 1GB of DDR2 memory, and a 160GB hard-drive and 12.1-inch display. The 3,500-3,800mAh removable battery will be able you to have 2.5hrs of Air-like experience.

While it is expected to hit this week, the clone’s dual USB 2.0, HDMI, Ethernet, audio and multi-format memory card reader added some Chinese touch on this Air version. I may not be questioning the quality, cause sometimes quality is directly proportional to the price.

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Apple announced another milestone at the App Store hitting over 100,000 of applications. Now Microsoft seemingly starting now to move by announcing six free 3D games for Zune HD as an available option if you update to its latest firmware version 4.3. Hit on the continue link for the list of games.

Since we are talking about 3D games, it doesn’t sound like these are games that require special glasses, but I think more of 3D graphics.

Here is the list of the new six games:

• PGR: Ferrari Edition
• Lucky Lane Bowling
• Vans Sk8: Pool Service
• Piano
• Checkers
• Audiosurf: Tilt

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China Unicom has only signed 5,000 iPhone users since it was officially launched late last week. I don’t know if you have been surprised by the outcome, but I think we have already assumed this upset. There are few reasons on apparent poor performance of the Chinese iPhone, mainly is the tough competition over the grey marketed iPhone and its crippled version.

Despite iPhone’s poor performance, China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiobing remains confident that it will regain its market stand with its 3G network roll out that has already signed up 1 million customers. "We are satisfied with iPhone sales so far, and we aim to have an additional 1 million new 3G subscribers each month in the near future," he said.

I’ve seen lots of fake phones coming from China, almost all brands. Now do you think would anyone dare to grab the much expensive and crippled Chinese version iPhone? Plus the fact that there are lots of imported unlocked fully-functional iPhone available there, that I know much Chinese would be interested in.

I don’t know what you are thinking, but I want to here something from you.

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Last time we talk about Archos 7 a 320GB internet media tablet, today Archos 9 fired up by Windows 7 Starter is taking its pre-order debut in NAM. Unfortunately, hitting the pre-order listing it will cost you $549.99 which is $50 more than Archos has originally stated. Apparently, the $50 seems to be fair enough to what you get with its features. Go through the continue link for more details.

The Archos 9 internet media tablet is up with a banging 8.9-inch display with 1080p (H264HP 1080p), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and 1.3MP web cam for video conferencing and QWERTY virtual keyboard.

Archos 9 Specification:

• 8.9" screen
• Windows® 7 Starter Edition
• WiFi and Bluetooth
• Extremely light and thin, .67" and 29 ounces
• HD Video: Watch video in 1080p (H264HP 1080p)
• Internet: Experience the full internet on a 8.9" screen
• Edit and create documents with the QWERTY virtual keyboard
• Forward facing 1.3MP web cam for video conferencing
• Battery Life: 5hr (WiFi Bluetooth off, mini backlight)

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We know how splashes of water can ruin your beloved electronic devices, especially when we are talking about some of your on-the-go gadgets like iPod. But you don’t have to worry anymore since iSwim Waterproof iPod case and headphones will be taking your iPod on its safety outdoor trip during wet rugged condition.

The iSwim Waterproof iPod Case and headphones is available for only $14.70 which can be worn lanyard on your neck and it also works comfortably as an armband. I know Holiday Season is just around the corner, and finding geeky gadgets like this is worth as a gift to your friends or family.

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iPhone 3.1.2 blacksn0w unlock tool has been released ahead of its targeted schedule. Accordingly it will unlock your latest version of Apple’s iPhone 3G/3GS firmware from whichever carrier network it is bonded. It’s now ready for free download on blackra1n.com. The unlocking process is just around 15 seconds (faster the before) according to creator George Hotz. Hit on the continue link for the video and update details.

The blacksn0w iPhone 3GS 3.1.2 unlock tool updates includes:

• Unlock!!!
• Hacktivation
• Keep legit activation if activated before running app
• 15 seconds faster, you’ll feel it
• Tiger + PPC support

It will also support the older preinstalled version of blackra1n to update in its latest on your iPhone 3G/3GS and directly unlock. You can also be guided with Windows and Mac tutorial available.

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Maingear known for their full-packed powerful gaming computers have just introduced their so called “personal supercomputer” –the MAINGEAR SHIFT. The latest desktop offering will have you an optional pick of Intel Core i7 processor, six hard drives slots or equivalent to twelve SSDs, up to 24GB of DDR3-1600 RAM and Asetek liquid-cooling system. Hit on the continue link for its press release and other details.

All of that supercomputer features are packed in a dark sleek undecorated desktop casing, which the company claims to be fully designed-in-purpose. Then you can include optical drives with a DVD or Blu-ray option. Plus an additional option of Killer NIC Xeno Pro network card to support SHIFT’s networking power.

Mainly, the supercomputer will have Windows 7 operating system and Maingear making it even sweeter with a Razer keyboard and mouse. Maingear SHIFT will have two flavors for the new machine with its entry-level Core i7 800 series machine, with 8GB of RAM at starting price of $2,199 while the 900 series machine with up to 24GB of RAM will starts at $2,599.

MAINGEAR Unleashes a Paradigm SHIFT in High Performance Computing

“SHIFT” personal supercomputer redefines computing performance, design, and support

System highlights include elegant design, advanced cooling, maximum expandability, and angelic customer support

Union, New Jersey – November 2, 2009 – MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of custom computers for PC gamers and enthusiasts, unveils SHIFT, the everyday supercomputer that will reshape the current landscape of high performance computing. SHIFT rethinks the status quo of the high end PC industry with rigs that often feature an array of plastic, bling, and commoditized components and offers every day supercomputing in a sophisticated design with sublime, elegant lines, unmatched performance, optimal airflow, and limitless upgradeability. By harnessing the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU), the SHIFT can speed up everyday tasks like photo and video editing, transcoding videos for portable media devices, and upscaling standard definition video.

“The SHIFT bucks the trend of plastic, bloated, commodity PCs. It’s a statement of our commitment to performance, reliability, and support.” said Wallace Santos, CEO and Founder of MAINGEAR. “Featuring vertical airflow, all the cooling necessary for today’s high performance, and backed by the best technical support team in the business, MAINGEAR is committed to maintaining our lead in the market. The SHIFT Personal Supercomputer is positioned to take advantage of all the next generation technology in GPU computing to greatly enhance the customer experience.”

Elegant Design – Shift’s aluminum skin provides clean, elegant lines while housing a tank-like steel skeleton. Devoid of unnecessary bling, Shift was crafted to add an element of sophistication and simplicity to any room in the house.

Advanced Cooling – Shift employs a unique approach to cooling with bottom to top airflow, aggressive liquid cooling, and a 90 degree rotation of the motherboard.

Expansion – MAINGEAR’s forward thinking, design includes features including user accessible expansion slots, full eATX motherboard support, full sized 5.25” optical drives, multiple SATA hard drive configurations, and up to 2 2.5” HDD in each 3.5” HDD Drive bay.

Angelic Support – In an industry often characterized by poor customer support, MAINGEAR goes against the grain and offers world class support for each of its systems. Should any issues arise, each SHIFT owner is able to talk directly to the builder that assembled their system and can take advantage of virtual on-site support through an internal remote-desktop setup with privacy guarantees. Additionally, MAINGEAR offers on-site support should the situation warrant it.

“Customer service is paramount at MAINGEAR.” said Chris Morley, CTO. “Angelic Service is our premium blend of pre- and post-sales support including non-commissioned sales, US-based, in house technical support, virtual on-site remote diagnostic technology, and on-site support solutions. We’re delivering the total package.”

MAINGEAR will also be unveiling a version of the SHIFT geared specifically towards creative professionals, video production, audio editing, and CAD before the end of the year. Consumers can purchase the Shift at MAINGEAR’s Web site www.maingear.com or order by phone at (888-MAINGEAR). The base price for the Shift is $2,199 and comes with MAINGEAR’s premium Lifetime Labor and Phone Support with 3 year hardware warranty and is backed by the best in-house support team in the country.

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We know how ATI and NVIDIA are getting toe-to-toe battle over the graphics card market. However, we can’t settle the fact that each brand has their strengths; NVIDIA is known for their sophisticated video cards while ATI is for their decent video cards plus the affordability. Since the last few months, ATI has been in campaign unveiling battalions of graphics card that has received a positive response from gamers for its decent performance at a good price. Maybe part of this slew of video cards is this new dual GPU that has been leaked all over the web.

The new dual GPU is called ATI HD 5970 which features two GPU’s mounted in 13.5-inch board. This will force to be fitted to the largest computer cases available on the market. Good thing, this card is said to be an engineering sample so this massive size could change before its official market introduction. This card will need both a 6-pin and 8-pin power adapter --obviously will leech enormous power on the PSU.

Apparently, AMD has forced the site that leaked the images to pull the performance data sheet from the post. This will only give us the idea that ATI HD 5970 is on the final phase of design and testing but you can be assured that I will be giving you its availability details and specifications when this new graphics card is made official.

Images courtesy of AlienBabelTech.com:

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Across Australia there is green car who won over the most recent World Solar Challenge. Yes we’re not talking about those powerful sports cars but those nature-friendly solar-cars. It was a 3000km solar-car race that has been won by the Japanese team, giving an upset to four time Dutch champion. See the car above, it’s the winning piece.

Despite the flat tire, Tokai Challenger claim the World Championship completing the race in 29 hours and 49 minutes approximately with an average of 101km/h. Considering the Dutch team’s 29 hours and 11 minutes back in 2005, it is not the best time but considering some natural changes and conditions in a year to year basis this might have affected the race in a long run.

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Did you remember the case-mate recession case? The one we featured as the cheapest iPhone 3G/3GS case, yes at $0.99 the totally affordable has been a “hot seller”. And to mark its huge success, case-mate is holding a Recession Case Photo Contest.

You can join the contest just by adding your own artistic touch on the case, take a picture and upload it on the Recession Case Photo Contest website. The picture with the most votes will receives the Grand Prize of a vintage 1982 Suzuki FA50 moped, while the runner’s up will have a shopping spree in Case-mate store.

Apparently, I know you don’t like to ride a vintage motorcycle in street of L.A., but I mean displaying it on your house is not a bad idea. You can hang it on your ceiling, how about that? However, if you will win as a runner up, iPhone case is definitely a good gift this Holiday.

Well if you have the recession case why not try to join the contest, most when you have bought the 10-case bundle. And also if you don’t have, you can purchase one on case-mate or download their plans of building one of your own.

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