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Sony VAIO’s have an ardent fan following and the latest VAIO the VGN-Z13GN/B is a powerful addition to the ultraportable family.

The new Z series aim at well heeled buyers who look for highly portable machine that does not lack any or sacrifice any performance over a regular laptop.VAio Z body is made up of carbon fibre which results in the decrease in weight.

Z13 has 2.53 GHz Intel Core Duo P9500 processor it gives us a speedy performance. Memory installed is 4GB of extremely fast 1,066 MHz DDR3 RAM. It has got a real clincher a 256MB nVidia 9300M GS discrete graphics card which means we benefit from the processing power of one and frugalness of the other.

When it comes to a battery life and its crucial then graphical grunt we have to simply flick the switch above the keyboard’s left edge from Speed to Stamina and without a restart the system switches into the integrated graphics card cuts power to non essential item such as firewire port and modem.Storagewise VAIO Z has a roomy 320 GB hard drive’s series features an LED backlit display which makes the screen to be thin nearly 5mm.The screen is of non reflective type. Inside the VAIO z it improves with now standard tubular hinge section. The keyboard is much more like the new Mac Book keyboard with its isolated style keys.

In case of connectivity we get an HDMI output for our LCD TV .wireless features it has Draft N Wi FI and Bluetooth along with Gigabit Ethernet. We can achieve four hours of battery life by using it in a stamina mode.

Like most VAIO machines it is pricey but if we are a demanding user and a frequent traveller then the price is well worth it.

All work and no play, makes Black (Berry) a dull boy. Fighting the image that Blackberry are meant solely for corporate email, recent release of the Pearl, Curve and Bold are all part of the Blackberry’s mass acceptance game plan.

Blackberry it fits well with the corporate use scenario with IT admins being able to control which third party applications get installed. The platform is really secure it protects the data between smart phones and email.

The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 is one of the best smart phones in the market .The device has spiffy new OS and pixel-packed screen, loads of e-mail support and great calling features, and some niceties thrown in by T-Mobile, including UMA for cheap Wi-Fi calls and extra IM clients onboard.

The striking 480×360-pixel screen offers up crisp on-the-go video, images, text, maps and more. With a polished design, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smart phone is an easy-to-use device that delivers expanded functionality and reliable result. It has 3.2megapixel camera.

The BlackBerry Curve 8900 brings several distinguished improvements, including a sleeker design that’s bolstered by a more solid construction and an amazingly sharp display, a faster processor, a full HTML Web browser. It also has integrated Wi-Fi with UMA support so we can make unlimited calls over a Wi-Fi network and help us to be connected. However it lack the support of 3G .It’s a feature that could really have given the 8900 an edge over its competition.

Though the Curve 8900 is a little expensive at $200 on T-Mobile, but it’s still a solid BlackBerry, and sure to be as popular as the first BlackBerry Curve

Recently the Lenovo Company delivered slim ultraportable such as the ThinkPad. X200 and Idea Pad U110.The basic design of S10 holds no surprise it is much like Dell Inspiron Mini 9, the S10 looks and feels solid the typical “Lenovo”. With the semi glossy ivory finish and the matte steel finish hinges, the s10 looks very classy and minimalistic making some of the other 10inch netbook look almost big and bulky in comparison.
The clean lines make us think down of Mac Book and the blue status lights and colour coordinated wire mesh cover for the speaker makes the look of Lenovo far more future.S10 keyboard is more spacious and comfortable then that found on most 9inch netbook.
Model come with a 5400-rpm, 160GB platter-based hard disk more than enough storage to accommodate Windows XP Home and the unit’s minimal preinstalled software. The hard drive, though, is the most likely reason the S10 weighs a somewhat hefty 3.6 pounds–almost as much as a ThinkPad X200.
Faster than its mini-notebook brethren, the Lenovo S10 offers enough perks to make it a top pick for serious mobility. Regrettably, the mouse buttons are the clacky, tacky type; each button sinks too much and feels a little too loose
The S10’s speaker fares no better than those on most mini-notebooks. It delivers poor quality sound that’s hardly perceptible since the maximum audio setting is fairly low. That’s a slight dissatisfaction since this model’s sizable hard drive and satisfactory screen make it a good potential video and music player.
Lenovo provides a bloat-free machine, and for supplying a handy recovery application, Cyber link One Key Recovery 6.0. That app allows you to create backups, as well as to set partitions and restore points a more flexible backup option than simply restoring the PC to factory-fresh condition. It’s a nice touch, and it’s a nod to ThinkPad loyalists, who might consider it a “lite” version of the Think Vantage button. If we are looking for a big, beefy hard drive and surprisingly sprightly performance from a mini-notebook, the Idea Pad S10 is a solid pick.

High-speed 3G networks Aare supported by the Apple iPhone 3G, third-party applications, and expanded e-mail. Its deliver an excellent music and video experience.

 The iTunes App Store is pretty amazing though the battery depletes fast but the iPhone 3G is a big improvement over the original model. 

Apple MacOS X; Band / mode: WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900; Wireless connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 are the operating system supported but this iphone.

The iPhone 3Ghas undergone minor changes–the silver rim is thinner and the silver mesh behind the speaker–are so minimal. Apple has replaced the aluminum silver back with a plastic face in either white or black. The black version (our review model) is attractive.

The edges of iPhone 3G’s are slightly tapered to accommodate the curved back, making the device thinner. Unfortunately, the curved back makes the iPhone 3G shake slightly The phone’s height and width measurements (5.5 inches by 2.4 inches) it weighs just a tiny bit less (4.7 ounces versus 4.8 ounces).

At 3.5 inches and 480×320 pixels, displays slightly more dots per inch (163 vs.160), and still cranks out brilliant colors, sharp graphics, and fluid movements: A Contacts icon takes you directly to your phone book, and the App Store icon opens the iTunes App Store.

The iPhone’s 3G controls reveal a few changes .The Home button is below the display, while the volume rocker and ringer mute switch rest on the left spine. The Power/sleep button rests on top of the phone in its normal position. All controls are now silver instead of black, and Apple now includes a SIM removal tool in the box. The bottom of the iPhone houses the speaker, the microphone, and the charger port. the iPhone 3G’s 3.5mm headset jack now sits flush with the surface of the phone allowing you to use any 3.5mm headset you like’

The iPhone will sync Outlook e-mail, contacts, and calendar as soon as we are ready to go. Wi-Fi makes e-mail syncing. The iPhone register new messages as soon as it comes. When a large number of messages come at one time it seemed to bog down in that case, we had to update the phone manually, but even then the connection could freeze. If the iPhone loses its Wi-Fi connection, the syncing is interrupted even if the phone has 3G service. The Syncing via 3G was just as quick. If the 3G connection is shaky, it will take longer.

The iPhone 3G supports Apple’s new MobileMe service, which synchronizes from Mac’s Mail, Address Book, and iCal applications: contacts, calendar appointments, e-mail messages, photos, and browser bookmarks. One advantage of MobileMe is that it allows us to sync personal and work calendars, and contacts.

AT&T’s wireless UMTS/HSDPA wireless broadband is supported by iPhone 3G’s Web-surfing speeds over the 2.5G EDGE network Safari consistently delivered speeds of about 300Kbps to 500Kbps and even faster at times in our tests. That’s a huge jump over the typical EDGE speeds of less than 100Kbps.

The iPhone’s tri-band (850/1900/2100) UMTS/HSDPA support will deliver 3G coverage around the world. One final point is that 3G will suck juice from your phone, so you should consider switching it off when we are not using it. At that point, the handset will default to EDGE.

The thing that brings Pre to light is the user interface and OS. It’s beautiful and smooth. The multitasking has become easy by the use of smart phone with the Deck of Cards feature that lets us scroll through various applications and toggle between them without having to open and close windows. Synergy is a huge player, as it brings all our e-mail accounts and contact and calendar information from various sources into one place.
It has got a multitouch screen that’s absolutely sharp and brilliant in color with its half-VGA (320×480) resolution. There’s a gesture area right below the display where we can use finger swipes and touches to launch menus, toolbars, applications, go back, or advance. Of course, favorite part might be the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
Like the iphone it is easy to zoom in and out of pages. The Pre’s browser is pretty outstanding. It renders sites onscreen as we would see on our desktop, and quickly at that. We do know that there will be an app store, and Palm will release an SDK to developers. The Palm Web OS was built with developers in mind and based on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The Palm Pre offers a 3-megapixel camera. In terms of music, like the T-Mobile G1, Palm has partnered with the Amazon Music Store, so you will be able to purchase songs over the air from your Pre.
The Pre offers integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 (with support for stereo Bluetooth), EV-DO Rev. A, and GPS. There’s 8GB of storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and high-speed USB 2.0.
The Palm Pre and Palm Web OS bring a fresh look into the way we interact with a device and how it organizes information. It also brings modernization and life back to the struggling company and has certainly set the tech world abuzz.
As much as the Pre is important to Palm, the smart phone will also be a key player for Sprint. It needs an iconic phone to compete with the like’s AT&T and the iPhone and Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, and Pre could certainly be the one to do this for Sprint. The Pre will be priced competitively with the iPhone and Storm. The Palm Pre could truly be the stiffest competition for the iPhone

BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is a world’s smallest and lightest smartphone.It is slim, ultra-modern, stylish and user-friendly Pocket PC and Mobile phone specially designed for youngster the. Along with wireless capabilities the phone offers complete entertainment and multimedia features. The phone is measuring 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm and weighs 90g only. BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is equipped with a 260 x 240 pixels TFT screen that produces 65,000 colors.
The phone offers various advance features that you can expect from a high-end phone. It comes with a 1.3 mega pixel camera that can captures high resolution still photographs and video in CIF (352 x 288). The Blackberry Pearl 8100 has an integrated MP3 player and built-in speaker. To operate the various menu options it has a dedicated five-way joystick button centered below the display. Unlike traditional numeric keypad it has full QWERTY keyboard.
The phone supports Quad-band GSM 850/ GSM 900/ GSM 1800/ GSM 1900 MHz for better network connectivity and also supports WiFi for, Blue tooth and GPRS for high speed data transfer r. Other features of BlackBerry Pearl 8100 are Polyphonic ring tones, Photo call, Phonebook, Call records, SMS, MMS, Email, Organizer, T9, Voice memo and Built-in hands free. The Pearl 8100 comes with 64 MB of internal memory and facility expands withi built memory card slot, it accepts microSD card.
BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is powered by a 900 mAh Li-Ion standard battery that has capacity to work up to 360 hours in standby mode and talk time up to 3 hours 30 min. Its battery takes 120 minutes to full charge.

We all know that super phones are getting smarter and cleverer .Vodafone and Research in motion(RIM) just launched BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smart phone The newly launched smart phone is one of the best mobile handset on offer by RIM, the Canada based multinational company that provides BlackBerry services.
While it has all mainstay features of the BlackBerry Pearl, this is the first smart phone in RIM’s portfolio in a sophisticated clamshell design.

Priced at Rs. 21,990 BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smart phone allows easy typing and dialing, besides incorporating many enhancements into its smooth flip design. The flip design helps protect the large screen along with an external display for previewing calendar reminders, email, text messages and phone calls at a glance.

“BlackBerry smart phones have been well-received in the Indian market & the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will help expand the appeal of the BlackBerry platform to an even wider range of customers,” said RIM Vice-President (India) Frenny Bawa.

The combination of RIM’s powerful mobile email solution and rich multimedia capabilities, together with support for text messaging, picture messaging, enhanced web browsing & built-in Wi-Fi, makes the BlackBerry Pearl Flip ideal for balancing a busy lifestyle. 2 MP camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording is one of the more feature.

“The new smart phone is ideal for people who want a uniquely powerful & sophisticated handset, delivering the full capabilities of the BlackBerry solution as well as access to various mobile business and lifestyle applications.”

Sometimes we bend the things the way we wish to. But what is youth without a little bit of protest. The fun is getting away with things. It is in expressing oneself in one’s own distinct way. Presenting the new MOTOYUVA A810.A stylish touchscreen phone that will just add to our freedom of expression and let us do something that we have being doing since we were kid –scribble.
We can write a message literally sketch and share it with everyone through email, MMS or Bluetooth. With touchscreen and handwriting recognition the YUVAA810 respond to our every touch. Every moment can be capture with a 2MP camera. With the help of picture editor tool we can have loads of fun with our pictures.
We can play our favorites tracks on its music palyer.Memory can be expanded up to 2GB.We can share music, pictures etc.

A stunning blend of elegance and high performance features that brings the revolutionary RAZR form to the pinnacle of ultra premium cool. With lavish 18K gold plated accents engraved and a black snakeskin pattern, this exclusive edition RAZR is sharper than ever. Motorola Mobile Devices says “it’s an object of desire for the style conscious Indian”.
A 2MP camera with 8x digital zoom help us take high quality images and provides up to approximately 2hours of video capture and playback. Music player includes stereo micro USB headset and a compatible Bluetooth enabled stereo headset. It has 2GB of on board memory. Crystal talk technology helps deliver clear voice quality in noisy environments.Motosync makes it easy to organize our corporate emails and calendar.
The external 5cm colour display is one of the largest in the market and features interactive soft keys for music with a vibrational response. Last but not the least Opera Mobile Browser 8.5 provides a full HTML browsing experience

The one and only all-in-one phone that is what Samsung claims its Omnia is. The company isn’t far off the mark. This high profile phone has it all, from looks to features. Being an enterprise device that runs on the latest Windows Mobile 6.1 Proffesional, it comes with great multimedia capabilities, including a 5megapixel camera and a3.2 inch touch screen display. Above all it is just 12.5mm thick, which make it quite handy.

Its most talked about feature is the Touch Wiz user interface. Touching the key on the left of the home screen reveal the feature bar from where we drag the program and wish to use. Being a business phone it provides Microsoft push mail and office suite, with editing of documents. Talking about its camera capabilities the image quality in both picture and video mode are impressive..Other multimedia features include FM radio, Windows media Player, touch player and streaming player. The Omnia is available in two versions with inbuilt memory of 8GB and 16GB both expandable to 16GB with micro SD cards.

The Omnia is good, its multimedia features take complete carte of the environment needs and the applications help in office work .It does look like as its manufacture says “the one and only all-in-one phone