Intel gets ready for Intel H55 and Core i3/i5 processors with integrated graphics In Jan 2010, Intel will have another Intel chipset and processor to take on the AMD camp. The chipset Intel H55 will support the LGA1156 Core i3/i5 processor. These new processors comes with integrated memory controller and it is also equipped with a graphics processor built into the chip. Although these processors can run on Intel P55 chipset, P55 boards don’t provide the physical layout for video output. For the system to run with graphics capability, the CPU must be paired with boards powered by Intel H55 chipset. As it is just one month from now, manufacturers are rushing their final tests to ensure everything is ready to launch in January 2010. Stay tuned for more news about the upcoming chipset and boards at OCWORKBENCH.

The Nokia 6760 slide will be commercially available in Singapore from this week onwards at the recommended retail price of SGD$319, excluding operator plan and GST.

Stay Connected with the Nokia 6760 slide

The Nokia 6760 slide is ideal for individuals who desire to constantly stay connected even when they are on the go. As a messaging-optimized device sporting a QWERTY keypad, the Nokia 6760 slide is the perfect device for those who use text-based messaging to update their social networks and keep in touch. The Nokia 6760 slide offers users quick and simple access to social networks like MySpace and Facebook as well as personal email access from Ovi Mail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail, among others. The Nokia 6760 slide supports up to 10 email accounts. Of course, access to work email is covered by Microsoft Mail for Exchange.

Instant messaging (IM) junkies can also have their IM fix through the Nokia Messaging service which supports multiple well-known platforms such as Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Ovi.

In addition to great messaging options, features like the inbuilt A-GPS module together with the 3D, satellite and terrain maps provide users with a navigational device that helps them to find places, events, locations and directions, ensuring that no one gets lost while using this phone!

The Nokia 6760 slide has certainly not forgotten the need for entertainment as well. A crisp 2.4” display panel displaying 16 million colors ensures a rich experience for those who browse the web, play games (supports up to 9 hours of gaming time!) and watch videos on while on the go. Music lovers will certainly be able to appreciate the 17 hours of playback streamed through the 3D sound effect and integrated stereo speakers!

The Nokia 6760 slide is available in black and white.

Key features of the Nokia 6760 slide include:

• Integrated A-GPS and Nokia Maps
• Sliding QWERTY keypad makes typing easy
• Supports up to 10 simultaneous email accounts and emails with attachments or with filtering
• Fast and easy access to social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter
• Full focus 3.2 megapixel camera
• Instant messaging with support for most popular instant messaging services like Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger

For full technical specifications of the Nokia 6760 slide, please visit http://www.nokia.com.sg/find-products/products/nokia-6760-slide

Formerly known as ‘Idou’, this Sony Ericsson Satio finally reaches the mass market a couple of weeks ago. Being on of the first 12.1 mega pixel camera phone in the market, it does have the upper hand in this high end market. To date the nearest competitor is the Samsung Pixon12 which we have reviewed on OCWORKBENCH before . So how does the SE Satio compare to Samsung Pixon12 ? Read this review to see how they perform.

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If you are not used to watching squashed images on your LCD wide screen TV, you can now choose the option to display the programmes for wide screen LCD TV. There is an option on the Hubstation which which you can choose to change the setting.

Once that is done, you get the full screen display in the correct aspect ratio of 16:9. So far, we have only spotted BBC NEWS and DW-TV broadcasting in the wide screen format. Do check it out.

Seesmic now offers the Twitter client you’ve been waiting for! A powerful feature-rich application that’s simple and easy to use. Share photos with your choice of image service, post videos to YouTube, share links connected with your Bit.ly account, fully configure your notifications and view your Direct Messages in a simple threaded view.

Fully featured Seesmic for Android groups all your Twitter timelines in one simple screen. Whether you want to scroll infinitely in your friends timeline or want to find a private conversation with a friend, everything is one tap away in a beautiful interface.

Share photos, videos and location Share photos, videos and your location in your tweets, with the service you want. We included popular photos and videos sharing websites like yFrog, TwitPic and even Youtube. You can also automatically shorten URLs you type with Bit.ly, J.mp or Tinyurl.

Be Notified You can choose to be notified for what maters to you: all your tweets, your replies or your direct messages. Do you want to be alerted by a specific ringtone, or just by a discreet little light? No problem, you can configure to be notified for what you want and how you want. Tap any notification, and you are back in the Seesmic application.

Are you heading to Singapore Expo to get the latest gadgets and IT products. Check out our price list section before heading down.

SITEX 2009 Brochures and Price Lists

Today, we give you the first look of upcoming ASRock H55 boards. There are 3 models in this series and they will support upcoming processor and graphics capabilities.

Check them out first on OCWorkbench

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asrock/ASRock-H55-Series/g1.htm

M1 (MobileOne) Singapore cuts broadband pricing with two new plans.
At Sitex 2009, M1 will introduce two new plans. It is a 5Mbps plan and 8Mbps plan at S$25.20 and S$36.40. These two plans will be delivered through the telephone line using ADSL technology. It seems that these two attractively priced plans were formerly from the acquired Qala which M1 acquired a few months ago.

Mobile broadband plans is priced at S$11.21 for 1Mbps and u to $34.65 for 7.2mbps plan.

See the Sitex special section in our forums for more.

http://forums.ocworkbench.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82

Granada TV joins StarHub

ITV Global Entertainment’s Asian channel Granada TV is set to go live on Singapore’s StarHub pay-TV platform, making it available on every subscription TV service in the country.

Granada TV will be available free via StarHub until March 31, 2010, when it will become part of a yet-to-announced pay package.

The channel currently airs across much of East Asia, most recently securing a distribution deal on SK Broadband’s IPTV platform in Korea.

The channel offers entertainment programmes, talkshows, dramas and reality series from UK-based commercial broadcaster ITV’s back-catalogue, and currently offers a slate including The Jeremy Kyle Show, The Friday Night Project, Ballroom Bootcamp and Airline.

The December line-up will include seasons three and four of cop drama Prime Suspect, a contemporary update of the festive fable A Christmas Carol, The Springer Show (UK version) and seasons one and two of prison series Rough Diamond, starring David Jason.

ITV Studios Global Entertainment regional director James Ross said the deal was a “milestone” for Granada TV, and added that further distribution deals would be announced soon.

November 24^th, 2009 – SPB Software, a leading maker of mobile applications, announces the release of SPB Time 3.0, a major update to the best-selling Windows Mobile time toolset. The updated version offers a completely new, reconsidered user interface and significantly improved alarm features. SPB Time 3.0 provides user with three different types of alarms to fit any needs. Paranoid alarm is designed to wake up deep sleepers while Bio alarm does its job in a very gentle way. Classic alarm is a good solution for those who don’t believe in biorhythms and do not want to be disturbed too much in the morning time.

A lot of features were reworked in the design aspect. For example, “World Time” feature is presented as a realistic looking 3D model of the Earth with chosen cities designated as spots on the surface. Countdown screen is supplemented with a picture of sandglass where the sand pours out as time goes. The splendour of these interface solutions are accompanied by a vast choice of skins in an online catalog.

SPB Time 3.0 is also one of the company’s Windows Mobile applications that is able to make use of SPB Mobile Shell’s widget system. Four widgets are available for those who already have Time version 3 and higher: City Time, Moon Phase, Next Alarm and Stop Watch.

SPB Time 3.0 New Features:

• Snappier, better looking user interface;
• Classic, Paranoid and Bio alarms;
• More than 20 alarm tunes;
• Online skins catalog;
• SPB Mobile Shell widgets;
• Scrollable Calendar with weeks numbers;
• Moon phases.

Pricing and Availability

SPB Time 3.0 is compatible with Windows Mobile 5 and higher. It may be purchased for 14.95 USD, or a 15-day free trial version may be downloaded at www.SPBSoftware.com. Users of any previuos versions of SPB Time are welcome to upgrade to SPB Time 3.0 with 50% discount. According to SPB Software’s upgrades policy, all SPB Time users who have purchased the product within the last 90 days, are eligible for free upgrade.

Sony Ericsson has suffered a setback as retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U have stopped sales after news of Satio suffered from a software bug.

This phone was launched with much fanfare last month. In fact, we are almost ready to post our own review of this 12 megapixel camera phone. We had no issues with our set so far.

To date, it seems that the UK versions seem to have a weird issue. The phone apparently crashes when switching between applications while some customers have complained that it can suddenly lose all of its ringtones. Customers have complained that they have to remove the battery to get the phone to switch back on. Sony Ericsson says it is working on a solution to the problem which it hopes to make available on its website as soon as it is ready.

According to some reports, this is all due to Sony Ericssons’s own skin on top of the symbian OS. UK Orange and vodafone doesn’t seem to have any issues as it uses their own custom skins on top of the aging symbian OS.

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Intel plans to release its first 32 nm processors for desktops, codenamed Clarkdale, only in January 2010. However, these exciting dual core already appeared in the trade lists a German online store, so far only in the form of pre-order.

All six new 32 nm chips Clarkdale implemented as the structural LGA 1156, equipped with integrated video core 45-nm technology to support DirectX 10 and includes a line of Core i3 and Core i5. In addition, the Hyper-Threading is chips are capable of implementing up to 4 simultaneous processing threads, and model Core i5, among other things, support the technology Turbo Boost.

New chips Clarkdale also got a 4 mb cache in the third level and dual-channel DDR3 memory controller 1333, and their clock speeds ranging from 2.93 GHz Core i3 from 530 to 3,46 GHz – a model of Core i5 670. Accordingly vary and the cost of new processors – from 103.90 to 252.90 euros.

Indicator TDP of these chips is 73 watts with the exception of Core i5 Model 661, in which the figure is 87 watts. Incidentally, the data plate in front of the CPU, probably a mistake crept in the price. Since the built-in GPU he has a very high frequency (900 MHz) of the presented models, the cost of the chip, most likely, is about 200 euros.

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Photoshop Mobile for Android Application is now available for users outside of the US. So, fire up the Market App and search for “photoshop”.

Download from http://mobile.photoshop.com/android

The Nokia 5230 will be commercially available in Singapore from this week onwards at the recommended retail price of SGD $380.

The Nokia 5230 will be available in White/Red, White/White, White/Pinkand White/Blue.

Nokia 5230 – A world of entertainment at your fingertips

Get in touch with your playful side with the Nokia 5230! Its wide range of dazzling and bold colors is bound to and more ‘oomph’ and vibrancy into your life! With the device’s intuitive touch-based user interface, and perfectly-proportioned 3.2” touchscreen that seamlessly combines both design and functionality, this device will make all you the envy of all your friends.

Speaking of friends, keep in touch with them with the Nokia 5230’s instant access to Ovi Share and other popular social networking sites. The innovative Contacts bar features thumbnail images for up to 20 of your closest friends and also provides easy access to them and their communications history, emails, phone calls, photos or other social media updates. Now, for someone with up to 20 close friends, it’s important to not be stifled with having only to speak to one friend at a time – the Nokia 5230 allows conference calling with up to six participants!

Key features of the Nokia 5230 include:

-Wide range of bold colors
-Responsive touch screen with tactile feedback
-Contacts bar for 20 contacts with images and communication history (SMS, email, web feeds)
-Media Bar – Always an easy access to your favourite media
-High resolution 3.2 inch display
-Conference calling with up to 6 participants

We received the add on card in a package with the card U3S6 and an enclosure with a Seagate SATA2 HDD inside. The enclosure uses a ASM1051-SuperSpeed USB to SATA Bridge Controller. ASM1051 is a single chip solution designed to bridge USB3.0 to SATA Gen 2, and has already passed the Electrical Specifications and Transmission Protocol validation test of PIL (Platform Interoperability Lab). See how it performs in our review.

http://www.ocworkbench.com/2009/asus/ASUS-U3S6-USB3-SATA3-card-review/g1.htm