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By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2010

Intel brings app store to netbooks

Intel has decided to follow in Android, Apple, Blackberry and Nokia’s footsteps in opening up an app store. This endeavour, however, will not be mobile phones, nor for laptops, but for the netbook laptops. Called the Intel AppUp, it will allow users to find, download and purchase software that would run fine on the Atom processor. Applications selected will run on either Windows or Moblin-based operating systems, but will also offer applications that use Adobe Air and Microsoft Silverlight in the near future.

By Terence Huynh on January 7th, 2010

Live: Steve Ballmer Keynote

A keynote, a keynote. The very first keynote of CES kicks starts at 1:30PM today Melbourne Time, and like usual – TECHGEEK.com.au will do live coverage of the keynote. Will there be a HP/Microsoft tablet? Will we see more of Office 2010? Is there more Windows Live services coming out? All will be revealed when Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer takes the stage for his second CES keynote.

By Terence Huynh on January 11th, 2009

Memorex brings out $200 Blu-Ray Player with Profile 2.0

CES 2009 : CES’s ending is nearly upon us, and we have some final things to post. Memorex has announced that a brand new Blu-Ray Player, MVBD-2520, that will have the new Blu-Ray Profile 2.0; which includes BD-Live, allowing owners to access additional content on the internet from the player via the player’s Ethernet port

By Terence Huynh on January 11th, 2009

CES is not only about gadgets; it’s also about massage chairs?

CES 2009 : Panasonic is bringing some new additions to its line of massage chairs, known as the Urban Collection. The EP1285KL/TL and EP1082KL/TL-Combo come with four pre-set modes and eight manual modes that gives you a total of 44 massage combination.

By Terence Huynh on January 11th, 2009

Sennheiser brings out new high-end headphones for the audiophile in you

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CES 2009 : Sennheiser has now announced that it will bring out a brand new, top-of-the-range headphones that are aimed for those who, described in the press release, are “highly discerning audiophiles” who are looking for the ultimate sound reproduction.

By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2009

Pioneer announces new line of Blu-Ray players

CES 2009 : Pioneer has unveiled a new series of Blu-Ray players; the BDP-120, the BDP-320 and the Elite BDP-23FD – all “outfitted” with expandable or built-in memory. All of them also have the new BD-Live functionality, allowing you to get additional content from the web.

By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2009

Palm debuts new webOS, new phone for Sprint network

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CES 2009 : Palm, the creators of the Treo, have announced a brand new operating system for 2009, called the webOS; and will release a new smartphone based on the new platform, the Palm Pre, on the Sprint network on the first half of 2009.

By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2009

Panasonic brings out new camcorders

CES 2009 : Panasonic has unveiled its new camcorder line for 2009, with the addition of two new Hard Disk Drive (HDD) models, the SDR-H80 and the SDR-H90; and one SD card model, the SDR-S26. All of them will feature the new “Optical Image Stabilisation” and a powerful (and first) 70x optical zoom.

By Terence Huynh on January 9th, 2009

Dish brings out new Terabyte HD-DVR

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CES 2009 : Dish has now brought out a new HD-DVR that will have capabilities from the Sling Player right out of the box, along with a brand new interface. This new product basically acts like a normal DVR, allowing you to schedule your recordings, etc.

By Terence Huynh on January 8th, 2009

CES 2009 : Windows Live Essentials gets released, new partnerships with Dell, Facebook & Verizon

CES 2009 KEYNOTE : Microsoft has announced three brand new things for the Windows Live platform, which Steve Ballmer said it was an “essential companion” to the PC.

First it announced that it will bring out the final version of the new Windows Live Essentials, which features Windows Live Messenger, Writer, Mail and Photo Gallery. This new version will be compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

By Terence Huynh on January 8th, 2009

CES 2009 : Microsoft Keynote Live Twitter

TECHGEEK.com.au presents the Microsoft Keynote Live via Twitter. Please stand by while it starts – and ignore the rest of the links since we are using our main Twitter feed; until we say that our coverage has started. While we wait, what are some of the things that you are hopeful that Microsoft may announce (or showcase) in this event.

By Terence Huynh on January 8th, 2009

Samsung’s new touchscreen MP3 player – the P3 8GB

CES 2009 : Samsung has brought out a new 3-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touchscreen “multimedia player”, dubbed the Samsung P3; which features its “EmoTrue” touch interface with true haptic feedback. It also has the new sound enhancement technology called the DNS 3.0, and a 16:9 aspect ratio screen so it doesn’t letterbox.

By Terence Huynh on January 6th, 2009

CES 2009 : Motorola A3100

Motorola has brought out a new touchscreen phone, being described as a “new, intuitive, customizable and vibrant touch tablet” with 3G support. Called the MOTOSURF A3100, its home page is just a restyled front-page being overlaid on top of Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.

By Terence Huynh on January 6th, 2009

CES 2009 : Motorola releases new phone that is made out of recycled plastic

CES 2009 : Motorola has announced three brand new phones that it will sell in 2009; including one that has its casing made out of recycled plastic water bottles (The other two phones will be posted soon).

By Terence Huynh on January 6th, 2009

CES 2009 : HP Pavilion dv3

HP has announced, along with the Pavilion dv2 and the HP Firebird with Voodoo DNA, the Pavilion dv3. It features a 13.3” widescreen display, a backlit keyboard, a webcam, and also a sleek, bronze look that simply looks marvelous. It does come with Windows Vista, but either in Ultimate, Home Premium or Business.

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