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London: Nokia was "back with a vengeance" in the battle between handset makers over Christmas, Carphone Warehouse, Europe's biggest mobile phone retailer, said on Tuesday.
Gaming
Xbox 360 holiday bundles announcedMicrosoft has announced two exclusive Xbox 360 bundles for Holiday season. The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle for $299 (Rs. 14,400 approx.) and the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller Pack for $60 (Rs. 2,880 approx.) are the new exclusive offerings from the Xbox 360 team.
- Tony Hawk RIDE Coming on Nov 17
Activision's yet another major game Tony Hawk RIDE is now expected to release on November 17. To play this game you will require a unique Skateboard shaped controller for $120 (Rs. 5760 approx)
Review: Bounce Boing Voyage I grew up playing a lot of 2D games - Double Dragon, Mario, Contra, Top Gun, Green Beret, and so on - and till today, I rank these way up on my list of games. There is something really unique about 2D games; they have a different appeal.
Ashes Cricket 2009: PreviewAs a kid I was hooked onto Brian Lara's Cricket and it still remains my favorite cricket game on any platform. Codemasters did what EA couldn't; it captured the fun and excitement of cricket, even though the game was riddled with bugs. Codemasters next release in 2007 was also fairly successful. Fast-forward to 2009 and we have the latest cricket iteration called Ashes 2009.
Safe Computing
- Swiss watchdog to examine Orange/Sunrise deal
Zurich: Switzerland's competition watchdog will examine closely the planned merger between France Telecom's Orange and Danish-owned Sunrise to ensure the grouping does not dominate the Swiss mobile market.
- Russia to prosecute YouTube police whistleblower
Moscow: A former policeman who accused senior officers of corruption in a series of video blogs will himself face prosecution for abuse of office, Russian investigators said on Monday.
- Microsoft pegs China search market as top priority
Shanghai: China is a vital market for Microsoft's Web search business, as it chases leaders Baidu Inc and Google in the world's biggest Internet market, the world's largest software maker said.
- Memory chip shortage seen in 2010
London: Memory chips for computers are likely to be in short supply by the second half of next year as consumers demand more capacity and companies embark on a delayed drive to replace PCs, industry tracker DRAMeXchange believes.
Gadgets
- Smartphone growth to continue strong in 2010
Batcelona: The wireless chip industry expects smartphone market surge to continue, with British microchip designer ARM saying growth would likely even accelerate further next year.
- Plugged In: Watching your own TV, thousands of miles away
Amsterdam: So you're moving from the United States to another country and the most important thing you can think of is how you can watch the new season of "American Idol"?
Android 1.6 Reaches DevelopersThe Android platform received a minor update in the form of Android 1.6, which has been released for developers on Sept. 15.
Zune 4.0 Software ReleasedAlong with Zune HD, Microsoft has also released the new Zune 4.0 software with new features and a bunch of enhancements for Windows 7 based PC. Zune Marketplace service catalog will be available even through the browser. At a price of $14.99 (Rs. 720 approx.) users will be able to access Zune Marketplace library of six million songs for streaming full albums and video.
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- Microsoft's App Marketplace on Oct. 6
Microsoft seems to be well set to launch its Windows Marketplace for mobiles in the next week. The product, which has been in the works for quite some time, is finally ready for launch on Oct. 6 - the day Windows Mobile 6.5 too will be made official.
- More about Office 2007 SP2
Microsoft has released the Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2. The Office 2007 SP 2 brings 'Save to' support for OpenDocument and PDF formats. As promised by Microsoft, the second service pack arrives via Windows Update service. Note that MS Office 2007 SP2 will show up only if MS Office 2007 suite is installed in the computer.
