Creative launches new PMPs, headphones and HD camera

Creative, best known for their soundcards and speakers, introduce a number of new products in the market. Addressing media at the launch, Mr. Ernest Sim, Regional Manager Indian Subcontinent said “Creative was founded with the vision to revolutionize the way people interact with their PCs. Since launching its phenomenally successful Sound Blaster sound cards and setting the de facto standard for PC audio, Creative has been able to leverage on its leading-edge audio technology, fan- base and strong brand name to expand into the exciting area of lifestyle Personal Digital Entertainment (PDE).”

Native Webcam Support to Come with HTML5

HTML5 seems to be tackling plugins head on! Nearly all new features which have been introduced for HTML5 seem to tackle one or the other common scenarios where plugins are usually required.

With localStorage, geolocation, pluginless video and audio, canvas support, nearly everything is covered. However Flash still has a lot more to offer, and it seems HTML5 is going to slowly steal a larger piece of the cake.

For more detail on Native webcam log on to http://www.thinkdigit.com/Internet/Native-webcam-support-to-come-with-HTML5_3834.html

Google Phones in the wild

Till just a short while ago, the Google phone was nothing but a rumour, but with Google's coy admission, it has just become much more real. The dogfood is out there.

As Google says while mentioning the phone for the first time:
"Unfortunately, because dogfooding is a process exclusively for Google employees, we cannot share specific product details. We hope to share more after our dogfood diet."

For more detail on log on Google Phones to http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Google-Phones-in-the-wild_3827.html

Motorstorm Arctic Edge

After bringing much mayhem and chaos on the PlayStation 3, Motorstorm now makes its presence felt on the PlayStation Portable. Even though MotorStorm Arctic Edge retains the essence made Motostorm popular on the PlayStation 3; it is certainly affected by reduced availability of processing power. The grandeur and scale of the game’s visuals— something that is MotorStorm’s hallmark on the PS3— is sorely missed on the small PSP screen with reduced details. However, if the game’s visuals are not something that primarily draws you towards the series, then you should enjoy playing Arctic Edge.

For more detail on Motorstorm Arctic Edge log on to http://www.thinkdigit.com/Gaming/Motorstorm-Arctic-Edge-Review_3801.html

A look at creating iPhone applications with Flash CS5

During Adobe MAX this year, Adobe revealed a surprising new feature that was to come with Flash CS5, the ability to target the iPhone. While Apple seems to have declined to work with Adobe to bring the Flash Player to the iPhone OS, Adobe found a way around it.

It is important to note that Flash content will still not work on the iPhone browser as there continues to be no version of Flash Player for the iPhone. However what will be possible come Flash CS5 is the ability to create native iPhone application from the Flash IDE.

A new tutorial by Lee Brimelow -- who is a Platform Evangelist for Flash, Flex, and AIR at Adobe -- is now available at gotoandlearn.com which showcases the workflow for creating iPhone application in Flash CS5, and demonstrated a simple application which uses uses the iPhone's Accelerometer sensor data to move around a circle on the screen.

For more information log on to http://www.thinkdigit.com/Features/A-look-at-creating-iPhone-applications-with_3802.html

Samsung Launches Omnia II I8000 AMOLED Touchscreen Phone in India

Samsung is looking to make its presence felt in India’s touchscreen phone market with the launch of its latest handset, the I8000 Omnia II.

“Omnia II is designed to take user experience to the next level. It captures our vision to provide phones to the consumers which are not only great looking but provide even greater functionality and usability using latest technologies and messaging platforms,” said Ranjeet Yadav, Director IT and Telecom, Samsung Electronics.

The Omnia II is designed for the smartphone user who demands an enhanced and convenient multimedia experience featuring Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5). Featuring the world’s largest 3.7-inch AMOLED display with crystal-clear WVGA resolution, the gadget claims to offers unbeatable screen clarity, even in day light.

Complete with larger icons and simplified navigation, Omnia II's innovative TouchWiz 2.0 user interface and 3D effects have been customised to provide touch-optimized usability. Advanced R Touch (Resistive Touch) enables faster and more accurate response for a touch experience.

The Samsung Omnia II ensures you capture life-like photographs of your friends and family through the dedicated 5-megapixel camera with dual LED flash. Users can enjoy and share these images and videos through a super-fast internet access of HSUPA 5.76Mbps and 3G.

And if the massive 8GB of internal storage isn’t enough, you can always expand that with a microSD card of up to 32GB.

Nokia Maemo only a side-project, to continue focus on Symbian

It may be no iPhone killer, but knowing India’s love for all things Symbian, we have chronicled rumours, launch dates, and specs for the the RX-51 internet tablet, aka Nokia N900 that runs on the Linux Maemo platform. As a wire story tells us, this is going to be a trend of one, with only one new Maemo based phone being released each year. Nokia will stay “fully committed to Symbian”, and will try to upgrade the operating system to bring it up to level with its competitors in the next year and a half.

If this is true, then the GSM Nokia N920, featuring a 4.2-inch capacitive touch screen powered by a 600MHz ARM Cortex processor and 32 GB of storage will be the only Maemo phone to be released in 2010.

“Nokia plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source told Reuters on Monday, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group's struggling product line-up.”

For smart phones, the Symbian OS is considered regarded as a laggard, and even Nokia’s must hyped flagship release the N97 got poor reviews for its scant app support, stylus-based resistive touchscreen.

When it comes to comparing the Android, iPhone and Ovi app ecosystems, the iPhone is many years ahead of its compeititors. A few key killer apps released recently might reverse that sentiment. Nokia promises full integration of Qt technology in 2010, which helps developers port versions of the apps automatically to Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Maemo 6.
According to a recent news release from Nokia, “Since May 2009, Nokia has received over 400 contributions into Qt and Qt-related projects, which has helped ensure that Qt remains a stable, robust framework for developers to innovate on.”