The Spiderwick Chronicles Mobile Game, announced by Vivendi Games

Vivendi Games Mobile has released its latest game for mobile phones. Called The Spiderwick Chronicles, it has been inspired by the forthcoming theatrical launch of the Spiderwick Chronicles by Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies.

Players get to experience the adventure of Jared, Simon, Mallory and the mysterious book. These siblings get the chance to enter into the hidden universe of fairies, goblins, pixies, elves, ogres and other extraordinary creatures that have lived amidst citizens for centuries. However, these creatures are not visible to the human eye.

“We’re excited to bring The Spiderwick Chronicles to mobile phones timed with the movie release

HTC P3470 Smartphone launched in Europe

At the Mobile World Congress, HTC announced the launch of its new phone named P3470. The latest smartphone from HTC is powered by Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Satnav’s software and a strong battery life are the key features of the P3470, claims HTC.

The new HTC P3470 phone’s features are:

Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Dimensions: 108 x 58.3 x 15.7mm
Weight 122g
Bluetooth 2.0
2.8-inch screen
A-GPS
2MP camera
HTC P3470 smartphone will be available in the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands at the price of 449 euros.

Get a Lexmark Z640 Worth Rs. 2,000 Free on the Purchase of every Lexmark X342n MFD

Cyberstar Infocom has announced to extend its scheme to promote the new Lexmark X342n Laser A4 MFDs till March 31, 2008. Under this scheme, channel partners can receive a Lexmark Z640 inkjet color printer worth Rs.2,000 free with every purchase of a Lexmark X342n MFD.

The Lexmark X342n MFD features copying up to 27 pages per minute (25 ppm A4) and it takes only 12 seconds of time to copy the first page. Besides printing, this all-in-one device offers functions such as color scanning, copying, faxing and network printing.

While it prints up to 14 pages per minute in black and 8 pages in color with a print resolution up to 4800 dpi. Moreover, the printer meets various needs of customers ranging from the small office to the large corporate enterprises

Spore Game Shipping in September by EA and Maxis

EA and Maxis have announced that their new game titled Spore will be releasing on 7th September. This game developed from the creators of The Sims. Spore will be available on most gaming platforms such as the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, and mobile phones.

Players will be provided with a personal universe and will have to develop life, create tribes, put up civilization and mold an entire world. Moreover, you can also explore a universe that is created by other gamers.

According to Maxis Chief Designer Will Wright, “The wait is almost over. We’re in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, and the team at Maxis can’t wait to see the cosmos of content created by the community later this year.”

Players have been offered with a wealth of creative

HP introduces LaserJet Range of Printers in India

HP India has announced to launch its new laser printer portfolio in the Indian market. The latest range includes mono lasers LaserJet P1505 and HP LaserJet P1505N and two multifunction lasers - HP LaserJet M2727nf and HP LaserJet M2727nfs.
“We believe in growing, expanding and leading the laser printer market in India. HP is optimistic about the robust economic growth in India and expects this to fuel business demand for its LaserJet printers,” said Samir Shah, Director - Commercial and Enterprise Printing, Imaging and Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard India Sales.

The HP LaserJet P1505 and HP LaserJet P1505N offer speed of 23ppm and takes only 6.5 seconds for first-page-out. Also they feature the toner cartridge that

Wiihabilitation, a New Evolving Physical Therapy

Earlier we had reported that Nintendo Wii console helps surgeons to carry out surgeries smoothly. Now it has also been found that the Wii not only assists doctors but also helps patients to recover quickly. The popular console helps to rehabilitate patients suffering from strokes, broken bones, surgeries and also combats injuries.

Thanks to Wii’s motion-sensitive controller, patients can have a painless recovery. This new therapy is also known as Wiihabilitation.

Though the physical therapy is useful for patients to recover, they usually complain about it as it is very painful. However Wiihabilitation offers painless exercise to patients

Apple MacBook Air, the World’s Thinnest Notebook Unveiled in India

I always wanted a device that is not too heavy for me to carry and weighs a little less enabling easy portability. This wish has been fulfilled with the new ultra-thin, ultra-portable, and ultra unlike anything else, notebook PC.

Apple has announced the launch of its latest notebook from the MacBook series at an event held at Taj Presidency, Mumbai, India. Called the MacBook Air, it measures an extraordinary 0.16-inches and its maximum height is 0.76-inches, thereby claiming to be the world’s thinnest notebook.



Powered by 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the basic features of the Air include 13.3-inch LED-Backlit glossy widescreen display with a resolution of 1280×800 pixels, 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 80GB HDD and Sudden Motion

Nokia Phones Now Feature Google Search Engine

Nokia has announced that it has signed an agreement with Google to offer the Google search engine on Nokia’s Search application. It will be incorporated on Nokia mobile phones such as N96, N78 models along with the Navigator 6210 and the classic 6220.

The mobile phone giant plans to offer the engine in more than 40 models, 100 countries in 40 languages. Currently, the Finnish giant’s internet navigators like Nokia Internet Tablet do incorporate Google search engine.

With one click from the active standby screen, users can directly access the search engine quite simply and quickly. Soon after the content is searched, the Nokia search application allows taking action on that information by employing the handset’s features that includes

Panasonic announces World’s First 32 GB SDHC Memory Card with Class 6 Speed

Panasonic has announced to launch the world’s first 32 GB SD High Capacity (SDHC) Memory Card with Class 6 speed specification.

When used with high definition camcorders the latest highest capacity SDHC card can store approximately 12 hours of 1440 x 1080i High Definition video in HE mode, and approximately four hours of 1920 x 1080i full High Definition video in HA mode. Also the card features data transfer speeds up to 20MB/s.

Furthermore, the new 32GB card boasts a new user-friendly labeling feature allowing users to write titles or comments directly onto labels on the front and back of the card.

Panasonic intends to ship the new 32 GB High Capacity Memory Card by April 2008 at the estimated price of $699 (approx Rs. 27,876).

Yahoo! oneConnect Search Engine for Mobile Phones, unveiled

After oneSearch, Yahoo has introduced its new mobile communications technology, named Yahoo! oneConnect, at MCW. Handset users are ensured to access an array of mobile communication tools such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging and social networking, all in one address book with this new feature.

Now, you can be in touch with others via a wide range of well-known social networking, professional networking and many more community sites. Moreover, you will also be able to view status updates, photos along with other recent activities through the application.

Yahoo!’s executive vice president, Marco Boerries, said, “We intend to reinvent

BioShock Coming on Mobile Platform Soon

IG Fun, the international publishing arm of Indiagames has announced to bring BioShock to the mobile platform.

BioShock is the second highest rated Xbox 360 game, while it has captured third position amongst top PC games.

Sean Malatesta, CEO, IG Fun said, “We’re trying to do great things and BioShock on mobile promises to offer a whole new gaming experience and unmatched excitement amongst mobile gamers the world over. BioShock is a special game in its genre; it brings an element of conflicting morals which has an impact on the storyline, and, among other things, on the difficulty of the game itself.”

Talking about the BioShock on mobile platform, Vishal Gondal, Founder and CEO, Indiagames Ltd. said, “Bio-shock

Google Android OS demo on Mobile Processor at MCW

At Mobile World Congress, four processor vendors demonstrated their pre-production devices that run on Google’s Android operating system, which is based on Linux.

Compatible with Google applications, the Android devices work with both touchscreen and non-touchscreen models with two different home screen designs. One of the designs suggested a smooth-scrolling ribbon of application icons along the bottom of the home screen, whereas the other home screen design was loaded up with many icons to access recent applications and actions.

Besides, it also includes additional features such as calendar, contacts book, music player, Gmail, Google Maps, and video player.

TI presented Android on a Motorola Q-like QWERTY handheld with their 200 Mhz OMAP 850 platform

Indestructible XP1 Phone to be introduced by Sonim at the Mobile World Congress

US-based Sonim, a mobile telecom company, has invented a new indestructible mobile phone called Sonim XP1. The company plans to launch the rugged device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

This rugged XP1 boasts to be durable, shock water-resistant and has the ability to work perfectly in harsh environments and withstand wind, dust, dirt and extreme temperatures.

According to CEO of Sonim Bob Plaschke, the phone has been kicked, pushed and even kept in the oven, freezer and is still intact. The video of the demo has been uploaded on YouTube.

The IP-54 Certified, mil-spec approved handset features Bluetooth and Push-to-Talk-enable

Genius Navigator 365 Mouse Doubles as a Gamepad

Evergreen has introduced a new two-in-one peripheral. The new Genius Navigator 365 is a mouse that doubles up as a gamepad too.

When in the folded position, the device acts as a USB 1600dpi laser mouse. The mouse has normal scroll wheel and two buttons.
While when unfolded the device transforms into a gaming pad having eight buttons.

The Genius Navigator 365 will be available in the Japanese market at the price of ¥3,499 (approx Rs. 1,288) via EverGreen.