POST-BETA WINDOWS 7 HITS FILE-SHARING SITE
The post-beta version of Windows 7 has been made available on a number of file-sharing sites. A search on the Pirate Bay tracking site, for example, found multiple versions of Windows 7 Build 7022, an .iso disk image date-stamped January 15, making it the first leaked build that was completed after Microsoft launched the public beta. People who downloaded and installed Build 7022 confirmed in comments on Pirate Bay that it is, in fact, a working version of Windows 7. ....more
TRANSCEND LAUNCHES 4GB 'aXeRAM' DDR3-1800 KITS IN INDIA
Transcend has introduced its 4GB aXeRam DDR3-1800 memory kits in India. Transcend said the memory kit is designed specifically for hard-core gamers using only top-binned, premium quality DRAM chips and custom high-purity aluminum heat sinks with cooling fins. Transcend's 4GB aXeRam DDR3-1800 kit contains two identically-matched 240-pin unbuffered 2GB DDR3 1800MHz DIMMs which together provide memory bandwidth of up to 28.8GB/s. ....more
LENOVO USES BLACKBERRY TO SYNC E-MAIL ON LAPTOP
PC maker Lenovo is expected to announce a partnership with Research In Motion that will make it easier for laptops to synchronize e-mail with servers with the help of BlackBerry smartphones. Lenovo is providing a hardware and software bundle that allows ThinkPad laptops to sync e-mail with a server using Research In Motion's BlackBerry phone as an intermediary. ....more
SONY ERICSSON ANNOUNCES 12MP HANDSET
Sony Ericsson announced on Sunday that it is working on a touchscreen phone with a 12.1-megapixel camera. Details on the upcoming Idou device were scarce. The company did say that the Idou will come equipped with a 3.5in touchscreen in the 16:9 format and a Xenon flash. Just like when the Sony Ericsson launched the Xperia X1, at Mobile World Congress last year, it will take many months before the Idou - which is only the concept name, according to Sony Ericsson - shows up in shops.....more
GOOGLE OPENS ANDROID STORE TO PAID APPS
Developers of Android applications finally will be able to charge consumers for them, ending a few months of free Android downloads and potentially making Google's mobile platform more attractive to developers. Developers in the U.S. and U.K. can now go to the Android publisher website and upload their applications along with consumer pricing. Paid applications will go on sale in the U.S. starting in the middle of next week and in more countries in the coming months, Google's Eric Chu wrote in a blog post on Friday.....more
