Transcend Unveils 64GB Class 10 SDXC Card

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ), a worldwide leader in memory and storage products, today announced the company’s first 64GB Class 10 SDXC memory cards. Featuring an unprecedented amount of storage capacity and ultra fast transfer rates up to 25 MB/s, Transcend’s new Ultimate SDXC cards are perfect for consumers in need of extended HD video recording time and improved camera performance for high-resolution digital photography.

SDXC (Secure Digital eXtended Capacity) is the next-generation standard for SD cards established by the Secure Digital Association (SDA). With supported capacities ranging from 32GB up to 2TB, SDXC offers vastly greater storage potential compared to the SDHC standard, which only supports capacities up to 32GB. A 64GB SDXC card is capable of storing a maximum of 26208 pictures (based on 5 megapixel JPEG compression format), 352 hours of standard quality video (MPEG-4 video at 384 Kbps), or 640 minutes of 1920×1080 videos. Thanks to its use of the exFAT file system that supports files larger than 4GB, Transcend’s SDXC cards feature astonishingly high storage capacity, making them the ideal complement to today’s high-end SDXC-compatible DSLR cameras and HD camcorders.

Fully Class 10 compliant, Transcend Ultimate SDXC cards boast read speeds up to 25 MB/s. This exceptional data transfer performance not only prevents lag when recording 1920×1080 Full HD videos, but also enables high-speed consecutive shooting at sporting or other fast-motion events. As more and more consumer electronic products such as HDTVs, Blu-ray players, mobile phones and GPS are expected to support SDXC in the near future, widespread adoption of SDXC is just around the corner.

For further peace of mind, the new SDXC cards are comprehensively tested for compatibility and reliability, and carry Transcend’s renowned Lifetime Warranty. In addition to the 64GB Class 10 SDXC Cards, Transcend also offers a complete line of Ultimate series Class 10 SDHC Cards, which deliver transfer speeds of up to 20MB/s and are available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities.

Samsung Galaxy S Video Review
22 Jun 2010

Android phones are making waves in the mobile market, moving ahead and invading market share. Although Samsung had experiences with Android phones, namely the Galaxy i7500, then the Spica i5700, the general response was lukewarm. Most of the phones from all brands were trying to mimic the success of the Apple iPhone but failed miserably because of the screen and the usability.

Samsung announced it’s 3rd Android phone earlier this year and has gone on sale in Singapore under the Singtel exclusive arrangement. So what does Samsung Galaxy S has that makes it stand out from the rest.

The first thing to note is the 1GHz CPU Speed (S5PC111), 4″ AMOLED Screen on the Galaxy S. It supports up to 16 million colours. The screen is rather bright and has a high contrast ratio thus bringing out the vivid colours. Place side by side with an iPhone, you would notice that the phone is extremely slim.

The phone comes preinstalled with Android 2.1 and has a 5 mega pixel camera built in. It has a 3.5mm jack, microUSB for charging the battery. It runs on the GSM Quad-band handset, UMTS tri-band global 3G network.

Samsung customised the Android phone with some additional features, for example, it comes with Daily Briefing on Samsung GALAXY S allows you to transform your phone into your personal secretary by organizing and updating you on news, stock performance, weather and your schedule for the day. There is also the Social Hub - Phonebook seamlessly integrates all of your SNS, IM (Palringo), email, and calendar accounts, so you no longer need to spend time checking separate sites. Samsung GALAXY S lets you easily keep in touch with your loved ones. With Samsung GALAXY S’s integrated messaging, you can automatically sync and manage the history for all your SNS and IM accounts.

For the office worker, there is  ThinkFree office allows you to access documents saved online via your Samsung GALAXY S. You can add an image, amend text, then save straight away. Text entry is further enhanced with Swype - With the ‘Text at Hyperspeed’ by Swype Technology you can type your text 1.5 times faster than standard texting. And the ‘Write & Go’ feature allows you to select a pre-written text and choose to send it later by SNS, SMS, MMS, email, calendar or memo!

In addition the Samsung Galaxy S comes with Layar reality Browser, Wireless tethering and AllShare (via DLNA), in which you can wirelessly connect and share videos, photos, music and more between your phone, TV and PC.

On the next page, we will take a look at the features and see if

Specifications & features of the handset:
1. GSM Quad-band handset, UMTS tri-band global 3G
2. 4.0 inchs Super AMOLED capacitive display screen
3. 5 mp built in camera, music player [MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WMA, WAV, AMR, OGG, MIDI
4. Android 2.1
5. Micro USB
6. Internet , Wi-Fi, A-GPS, Email [IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange ]
7. Video Playback [MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, 3GP, Flash Video
8. 16384 MB internal memory [expandable with microSD/microSDHC card]
9. 3.5 mm headphones connector

Power up your iTunes 9.2 and you will be prompted for an update. Here is a list of changes provided by Apple

iOS 4 Software Update

This update contains over 100 new features, including the following:

• Multitasking support for third-party apps*
  – Multitasking user interface to quickly move between
     apps
  – Support for audio apps to play in the background
  – VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the
     background or when device is asleep
  – Apps can monitor location and take action while
     running in the background
  – Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using
     push and local notifications
  – Apps can complete tasks in the background
• Folders to better organize and access apps
• Home screen Wallpaper*
• Mail improvements
  – Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one
     place
  – Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between
     different email accounts
  – Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the
     same conversation
  – Attachments can be opened with compatible third-
     party apps
  – Search results can now be filed or deleted
  – Option to select size of photo attachments
  – Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted
• Support for iBooks and iBookstore (available from the
   App Store)
• Photo and Camera improvements
  – 5x digital zoom when taking a photo**
  – Tap to focus during video recording**
  – Ability to sync Faces from iPhoto
  – Geo-tagged photos appear on a map in Photos
• Ability to create and edit playlists on device
• Calendar invitations can be sent and accepted wirelessly
   with supported CalDAV servers
• Support for MobileMe calendar sharing
• Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web
   search
• Searchable SMS/MMS messages**
• Spotlight search can be continued on web and Wikipedia
• Enhanced location privacy
  – New Location Services icon in the status bar
  – Indication of which apps have requested your location
     in the last 24 hours
  – Location Services can be toggled on or off for
     individual apps
• Automatic spellcheck
• Support for Bluetooth keyboards*
• iPod out to navigate music, podcasts and audiobooks
   through an iPod interface with compatible cars
• Support for iTunes gifting of apps
• Wireless notes syncing with IMAP-based mail accounts
• Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications*
• New setting for turning on/off cellular data only**
• Option to display the character count while composing
   new SMS/MMS**
• Visual Voicemail messages can be kept locally even if
   they have been deleted from the server**
• Control to lock portrait orientation*
• Audio playback controls for iPod and third-party audio
   apps*
• New languages, dictionaries and keyboards
• Accessibility enhancements*
• Bluetooth improvements
• Better data protection using the device passcode as an
   encryption key* (Requires full restore.)
• Support for third-party Mobile Device Management
   solutions
• Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications
• Exchange Server 2010 compatibility
• Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts
• Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect
   SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store)
• More than 1,500 new developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:
• iPhone 3G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4
• iPod touch 2nd generation
• iPod touch 3rd generation (late 2009 models with 32GB
   or 64GB)

* Requires iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPod touch 3rd generation.
** Requires iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 4. SMS/MMS messaging and Visual Voicemail require support from your wireless carrier.

For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPhone and iPod touch at:
 <http://support.apple.com/manuals/iphone>
 <http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipodtouch>

For more information about iPhone and iPod touch, go to:
 <http://www.apple.com/iphone>
 <http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch>

To troubleshoot your iPhone or iPod touch, or to view additional support information go to:
 <http://www.apple.com/support/iphone>
 <http://www.apple.com/support/ipodtouch>

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: 
 <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222>

We received some news that IOS4 will be available for download in half an hour’s time 21st Jun at 10am PST, 1pm EST, 5pm GMT, 22nd Jun - 1am SGT/HKT, 2am JPT. Remember to backup your data before updating the firmware to iOS4.

Owners of 2008′s iPhone 3G and second-generation iPod Touch, and 2009′s 3GS and third-generation iPod Touch, will be able to download the free iOS 4 upgrade today. iOS 4 will not be available to users of the first-generation iPhone or iPod Touch, both which debuted in 2007.

After you have successfully update it to iOS4, do post your experiences in the comments page below. Thanks.

Windows Live Messenger for iPhone and iPod Touch is the best way to connect with the people that matter most and keep up with the things they are doing across the web. Use your iPhone to instant message your friends list, view and comment on your friends’ photos and status updates from Windows Live, Facebook, and MySpace, and at a glance, see what your Messenger friends are sharing from Flickr, YouTube, and many other social and photo sharing sites. Make sure to visit http://profile.live.com/Services today and setup Windows Live to bring in your social networks. Messenger is simply the best way to connect with your closest friends.

Source

Although the page is not fully functional, we can see that M1 is ready to take orders for the upcoming iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS 8GB edition. The two other telcos have not put up any notice so far but has indicated that they will carry it soon in the mass media some time ago.

Source

Apple will officially release iPhone OS 4 tomorrow 21 Jun 2010. Will you be downloading and updating it via itunes 9.2 once it is announced or will you wait or a jailbreak available for your iPhone 3GS running OS 4 ?

If you are comfortable with 3.1.3, there is no immediate concern to update it to OS 4 unless you want multitasking. Below is a link that charts down the support compared to iPhone 4.

LINK

There are some rumours on Facebook indicating that the Droid X which is to be launched in the US market might come under the Milestone branding. Just like the Droid was known as Milestone. The Droid Xtreme could be relabelled as Milestone Xtreme for the Asia and European market for the 2nd half of this year.

The Droid X has a 4.3″ screen, HD 720p and HDMI output. It is based on Android 2.1. It will be a direct competitor to the Galaxy S and the upcoming Apple iPhone 4.

Here is how it looks like :

Picture courtesy of engadget

Review of Kingston LoVo HyperX modules KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX modules
Bluetooth 20 Jun 2010

Green Green Green. Everything goes Green with lower power consumption. We see that from desktop pcs to notebooks to power supplies. Kingston, being an innovative memory maker also has the new LoVo – Low voltage memory modules for the Green cause.

With a lower voltage, Kingston HyperX LoVo modules generates less heat and reduced power consumption of the overall system.

They come in various configurations and XMP settings. The lowest voltage is 1.25v on the KHX1333C9D3UK2/4GX while the KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX and KHX18000C9D3LK2/4GX runs at 1.25V/1.35V depending on the XMP profile used.

In the following pages, we will take a look at the Kingston HyperX KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX LoVo which is run at CAS 9-9-9-27-1T at 1.35v in comparison with our older high end HyperX (tri pair, we used a pair of KHX16000D3UKT1K3/6GX at 1.65v)

Below is a chart showing the specifications of the ram modules.

Kingston HyperX DDR3 ‘LoVo’ Ultra-Low & Low Voltage Kit Specification
Kingston Part Number	Description	† Latency Timings	Voltage
KHX1333C9D3UK2/4GX	4GB 1333MHz Kit of 2 for XMP – ultra low voltage	9-9-9-27	1.25V	(Datasheet)
KHX1600C9D3LK2/4GX	4GB 1600MHz Kit of 2 for XMP – Profile 1 – low voltage 4GB 1333MHz Kit of 2 for XMP – Profile 2 – ultra low voltage	9-9-9-27	1.35V 1.25V	(Datasheet)
KHX1800C9D3LK2/4GX	4GB 1600MHz Kit of 2 for XMP – Profile 1 – low voltage 4GB 1800MHz Kit of 2 for XMP – Profile 2 – low voltage	9-9-9-27	1.35V 1.35V	(Datasheet)

The Wonder Girls makes an appearance at the Sony Ericsson Music Showcase last night at the Marina Bay Sands Singapore. It was a very successful evening for Sony Ericsson as it is able garner the local mobile users with this Korean group. It also indicates that Sony Ericsson phone is still the #1 choice especially the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 series. (Users who bought the phone were given 2 tickets to the Music Showcase).

For more videos, click this link.

World’s first USB3.0 HTPC system ,delivers data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s and 10X faster than USB2.0 with optimized power efficiency. USB3.0 promises a major leap forward transfer speeds and capacity.

Support HDMI Audio Pass Through

ASRock Core 100 HTPC series conducted with Intel® HM55 Express chipset supporting HDMI Audio Pass Through (Bitstream) and Native Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio. ASRock Core 100 series HTPC ensure to provide the compressed audio data to amplifier, and you can get the terrific sound experience.

THX TruStudio PRO™

THX TruStudio PRO solution ensures you the premium audio quality, effects and features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio. For instance, the TruStudio Surround technology expands your stereo content into surround sound; the TruStudio Crystalizer technology restores the compressed sound source and can let you hear every detail in riveting surround sound. Combined with the THX TruStudio PRO and the ASRock high performance HTPC system, you will be assured to enjoy a rich variety of PRO gramming and be entertained by a better way!

ASRock AIWI Rock Your Everywhere

Keep Moving Playing Games By Holding Your iPhone

Wanna play PC games like Wii? ASRock AIWI software makes your dreams come true! Using ASRock AIWI to connect your apple devices to the ASRock HTPC via WLAN, then you can interact with the PC games with delicate touches and body motion while getting responsive shakes and vibrations that correspond from the game stores.

ASRock App Charger

Fast Charge & Charge Anytime

Simply installing the App Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charge up to 40% faster than before. ASRock App Charger supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). The App Charger technology has been fully applied on ASRock Full series motherboards.

High speed WiFi 802.11n (300Mbps)

ASRock Core 100 series mini HTPC, has two invisible antennas (placed in a vertical/horizontal position) hidden inside the front panel, which provide larger signal coverage and faster connection speed. With the unrestricted-direction antennas design, the HTPC can be used as the wireless network receiver, as well as the network bandwidth sharing device.
Supports 802.11n wireless network standard which provide better signal coverage and faster speed than ordinary network sharing devices.

Mini Size and Silent Operation

With stylish and compact design, ASRock Core 100 HTPC series has a volume of 2.5 liters only, which enables you to put inside the TV cabinet and connect it with LCD TV. Running a silent operation which is merely 25dB, Core 100 HTPC series ensures you a quiet computing environment as well.

Low Power Consumption

Our Core 100-BD system is very environmental-friendly. Our idle mode is running with only 20.1W which is different from other desktop computers which usually need 50W-80W. ASRock Core 100 HTPC series can save a lot of electricity and money each year.

Ultra Durable

By adopting 100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors which can extend the system life to at least 2.5 longer, ASRock Core 100 HTPC series provides the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power, processor, and other components needs for running today’s most demanding applications and games.

Sony Ericsson confirmed that the Xperia X8 is ready to launch on Android 2.1 in selected markets. Due to operator testing in various markets where they may not be ready to go ahead with 2.1, the X8 will be launched on Android 1.6. But in these cases, an upgrade to 2.1 will be made available shortly after purchase.

Apple has released new iTunes 9.2 update for Windows and Mac OS X. This new iTunes 9.2 update brings a number of fixes and enhancements. Most importantly, it brings support for upcoming iOS 4 update next week and sync support for iPhone 4. New iTunes 9.2 can be downloaded from the official Apple site directly for Mac OS X (101.99MB) and Windows (92.29MB for 32-bit and 92.99MB for 64-bit).

Every update from Apple is obviously meant to bring better ‘reliability and enhancements’ to the system. Fresh iTunes update brings following fixes:

• Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go
• Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1
• Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4
• Organize your apps on your iOS 4 home screens into folders using iTunes
• Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4
• Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library

Download and install the new iTunes 9.2 update and get ready for the arrival of iOS 4.0 next week

Today, Sony Ericsson hold a Global Press event at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The launch is held in conjunction with CommunicAsia 2010.

Rumours started to fly last week and most of our predictions were spot on. Sony Ericsson today announce three new phones. THey are they Xperia X8, a slightly bigger brother of the Xperia X10 Mini based on Android (but still runs ANdroid 1.6 right now).

Update : Sony Ericsson just confirmed that the Xperia X8 is ready to launch on Android 2.1 in selected markets. Due to operator testing in various markets where they may not be ready to go ahead with 2.1, the X8 will be launched on Android 1.6. But in these cases, an upgrade to 2.1 will be made available shortly after purchase.

The 2nd phone is the Sony Ericsson Yendo, a touch screen walkman phone. Although it spots the 4 corner UI just like the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini, it is based on ODM design and it is not not powered by Android.

The 3rd phone featured today is the GreenHeart phone, the Cedar. It is an affordable phone with 3G HSDPA. In the next few pages, we will take a look at the phones in more details starting with the Xperia X8.

At the event, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10mini pro will receive software upgrades from Q3 in selected markets. The software will be upgrade to Android 2.1.

In addition, HD video recording will be added to the upgrade of Xperia X10 in Q3. A further uprade to the Xperia X10 in Q4 will make it possible to connect wirelessly to and display content on your TV and enhance. Timescape and mediascape applications will also be enhanced.

This morning’s heavy downpour has created a mess in Orchard Road and Bukit Timah Road. These flash floods comes pretty often and the cause is still not known. Due to the heavy rain, a lot of editors detoured the troubled areas and were late for events held in the afternoon.

Here are 2 videos on youtube which shows the damage caused by these flash floods

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10mini pro will receive software upgrades from Q3 in selected markets. The software will be upgrade to Android 2.1.

In addition, HD video recording will be added to the upgrade of Xperia X10 in Q3. A further uprade to the Xperia X10 in Q4 will make it possible to connect wirelessly to and display content on your TV and enhance. Timescape and mediascape applications will also be enhanced.

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Sony Ericsson launches 3 new phones in Singapore just a while ago

The three new phones are xperia x8 and android phone, Walkman phone Yendo and cedar
XperiaTM X8 – Extending Communication and Entertainment in the XperiaTM collection

· Four corners for easy one hand use and one touch access to applications
· Customise the four corners with your favourite apps and add widgets to your homescreens
· Enjoy games, video, internet and more on the 3-inch screen
· Timescape™ shows all your communication in one place for ultimate simplicity
· Android Market™ – thousands of applications to keep you entertained
· 3.2 MP camera – snap away and upload instantly to Facebook™
powered by Android 1.6

Sony Ericsson YendoTM – Full touch Walkman phone

· Touch Walkman™ player – music at your fingertips
· Touch TrackID™ – find out the name of that song with just one touch
· PlayNow™ – access favourite and new songs quickly and easily
· MediaGo – transfer your music from a PC to the mobile phone
· Four corner UI – access Walkman™ player, contacts, keypad and more with just one touch
· Easy navigation – easy access to your favourite web pages
· Express yourself with one of the ten colours
· Social networking – Facebook™ or Twitter™ away
· 3.5mm stereo jack – play your favourite tracks

Sony Ericsson CedarTM – Perfect balance between a business and social device

· Widget Manager 2.0 allows easy access to your favourite social network and applications
· Social network applications – Facebook™, Twitter and MySpace
· Keep contacts close – hassle-free phone book transfer and web backup
· Stay organised with calendar, phone book, email
· Fast browsing with 3G and direct access to the web browser
· EAS push email and modem connectivity
· Connect your headphones on the 3.5mm jack and enjoy music, video on the go
· Capture the moment with the 2MP camera and send it by MMS
· Human curvature design – fits into the palm of the hand
· GreenHeart™ – for a greener choice

Sony Ericsson launches 3 new phones in Singapore.

They are Yendo , Cedar and xperia x8

In addition, se x10, x10 mini and x10 mini pro will all receive software updates from q3 onwards in selected markets. Addional feaures will be
added to x10 in q4.

The x8 is quite similar to the x10 mini it also uses 4 corners for easy one hand naivgation to apps. There is also timescape, android market, 3.2 megPixel camera with a 3 in ch screen

The x8 will be available in q3 in white, dark blue/ white. Aqua blue/ white, pink/white, silver/white.

Sony ericsson yendo is first touch screen Walkman phone. It also uses the four corner ui just Luke the x10 mini.

It comes with touch trackid, 2 mp camera with social networking tools like facebook,

Ain’t Ericsson cedar is the ideal product for consumers featuring 3g 3.5 mm Jack. It is a greenheart phone with 2 mp camera. Other features include widget manager allowing wasy access to your avourite social networking Apps

We will post more updates soon. Stay tuned to www.ocworkbench.com

World’s first USB3.0 HTPC system

World’s first USB3.0 HTPC system ,delivers data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s and 10X faster than USB2.0 with optimized power efficiency. USB3.0 promises a major leap forward transfer speeds and capacity.

Support HDMI Audio Pass Through

ASRock Core 100 HTPC series conducted with Intel® HM55 Express chipset supporting HDMI Audio Pass Through (Bitstream) and Native Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio. ASRock Core 100 series HTPC ensure to provide the compressed audio data to amplifier, and you can get the terrific sound experience.

THX TruStudio PRO™

THX TruStudio PRO solution ensures you the premium audio quality, effects and features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio. For instance, the TruStudio Surround technology expands your stereo content into surround sound; the TruStudio Crystalizer technology restores the compressed sound source and can let you hear every detail in riveting surround sound. Combined with the THX TruStudio PRO and the ASRock high performance HTPC system, you will be assured to enjoy a rich variety of PRO gramming and be entertained by a better way!

ASRock AIWI Rock Your Everywhere

Keep Moving Playing Games By Holding Your iPhone

Wanna play PC games like Wii? ASRock AIWI software makes your dreams come true! Using ASRock AIWI to connect your apple devices to the ASRock HTPC via WLAN, then you can interact with the PC games with delicate touches and body motion while getting responsive shakes and vibrations that correspond from the game stores.

ASRock App Charger

Fast Charge & Charge Anytime

Simply installing the App Charger driver, it makes your iPhone charge up to 40% faster than before. ASRock App Charger supports continuous charging when your PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to RAM (S3), hibernation mode (S4) or power off (S5). The App Charger technology has been fully applied on ASRock Full series motherboards.

High speed WiFi 802.11n (300Mbps)

ASRock Core 100 series mini HTPC, has two invisible antennas (placed in a vertical/horizontal position) hidden inside the front panel, which provide larger signal coverage and faster connection speed. With the unrestricted-direction antennas design, the HTPC can be used as the wireless network receiver, as well as the network bandwidth sharing device.
Supports 802.11n wireless network standard which provide better signal coverage and faster speed than ordinary network sharing devices.

Mini Size and Silent Operation

With stylish and compact design, ASRock Core 100 HTPC series has a volume of 2.5 liters only, which enables you to put inside the TV cabinet and connect it with LCD TV. Running a silent operation which is merely 25dB, Core 100 HTPC series ensures you a quiet computing environment as well.

Low Power Consumption

Our Core 100-BD system is very environmental-friendly. Our idle mode is running with only 20.1W which is different from other desktop computers which usually need 50W-80W. ASRock Core 100 HTPC series can save a lot of electricity and money each year.

Ultra Durable

By adopting 100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors which can extend the system life to at least 2.5 longer, ASRock Core 100 HTPC series provides the stability, reliability and longevity essential to meet the power, processor, and other components needs for running today’s most demanding applications and games.

There were lots of speculations about the specifications of the Altek Leo 14 megapixel camera phone. Today, our team managed to get a glimpse of this phone and find out more about the details.

As the first 14 megapixel camera phone to enter the market, the Altek Leo smartphone comes with Google Android 2.1 installed. Being a Google phone, there are tons of applications which can be downloaded and installed. On top of that, you can access the Google services like GMail, Maps etc just like any Google phone. Currently, the phone is powered by Eclair. It will be upgrade to Froyo but no data is given.

Although it is a phone, the emphasis is more on it’s camera feature. The camera uses a nimage sensor is a 1/2.3-inch CCD, a common version found in standalone point-and-shoots. This ensures better quality pictures with less noise. The optics is a 3X optical with 36mm widest. It has a xenon Flash and the software has the usual smile detection, panorama, environment scenes etc. There are also various controls for zoom and a shutter just like a camera.

The phone wil begin selling in Greater China region in Q4 this year at a retail price of USD 499. Hopefully it will reach our shores at the same time.

More pictures below