Ultra-Portable Dell Inspiron Mini-12 Laptop

Dell’s new Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Ultra Low Voltage ATOM Z530 with 512-KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB on Intel US15W Chipset Motherboard, and it offers 1-GB DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM (max 4-GB in 2 slots), a 80-GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive and does not have any internal optical drive.

The Intel Atom processor uses a new design structure that packs in 47 million transistors into a single chip sized of just 22mm, and it uses less than 1/10th of the 35 watts power used by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor resulting is less heat output.

Intel ATOM ULV Processor Z530 has been specifically designed for small devices with low power consumption, besides maintaining the Intel Core 2 Duo instruction set compatibility. The new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 ultra-portable Laptop is designed as low-cost, Internet-centric mobile computing devices also called NetBooks.

This Ultra-Portable Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop is designed for consumer who needs to stay connected, informed, entertained and productive-anytime and anywhere. The ultra-portable laptop is designed lightweight and small in size making it convenient for use at all sorts of places like in home, gym, trains, bus, planes etc. where a larger size laptop might feel inconvenient.

Only 1.1 inch thick and weighing 1.24 Kgs with 6-cell battery pack, the Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop comes with 12.1-inch (30.7-cm) UltraSharp Widescreen WXGA TFT display with TrueLife powered by Intel Mobile Graphics Media Accelerator GMA 500 with upto 128-MB shared video memory 256-MB shared GDDR3 video RAM offering upto 1280 x 800 pixels screen resolution with 16.7 million colors.

Built chiefly for media consumption and available in several colors including Sapphire Blue, Smoke Grey, Crimson Red and Bone White, the Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop offers a wide range of component upgrades – including integrated WWAN or a Blu-ray DVD burner optical drive.

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic edition preinstalled Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop offers Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 Network 802.11a/g/n Dell Mini Card for wireless LAN networking and it also features integrated 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet LAN controller, built-in 56kbps V.92 Fax/Modem, 4x USB 2.0 ports, IEEE 1394, VGA video output & S-Video and integrated stereo speakers powered by 5.1 channel surround audio system.

An optional Dell Wireless 350 Bluetooth module is also available with this laptop allows attaching wireless mice, keyboards, PDAs and other Bluetooth-enabled devices without the hassle of cords and cables.

BSNL offers new prepaid BlackBerry plans for subscribers in 3 zones

PSU BSNL introduced three new plans for services offered in partnership with Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry.

The three new plans are BlackBerry® Internet Bundle service plans, BlackBerry® Messaging Bundle service plans and BlackBerry® Social Networking Bundle service plans offering the subscriber to choose from range of services related to instant messaging, social networking and internet browsing requirements of the subscriber.

Commenting on the launch, Shri Kuldeep Goyal, CMD, BSNL, said, “BSNL''s new service plans fill a void in the market; we are making it affordable and easy for customers to purchase BlackBerry smartphones and services. Our integrated plans for BlackBerry services are Extremely approachable and will be attractive to people who want connectivity at their fingertips,” he added.

"BSNL has played an important role in fostering the adoption of BlackBerry smartphones among both consumers and business users in India. We believe that these attractive new service plans will now help expand the market opportunity for BlackBerry smartphones even further," said Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India, Research In Motion.

SETI calls for citizen scientists

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute has opened up its data to all and sundry.

It's also publishing its signal-detection algorithm, hoping techies everywhere can make it even better and pick up a few of the aliens' missed calls.

"If you are knowledgeable about digital signal processing and pulling signals out of noise - we need you," says the website.

"If you are eager to use your eyes, ears, and mind to help us find anomalies in the data streaming from the Allen Telescope Array - we need you."

In particular, they're after software developers, data parsing and gaming geeks and amateur radio astronomers.

We suspect that what they'll actually get... well, you can work it out for yourselves.

Pulsar 220 goes streetfighting

Another day, another Pulsar. If you are obsessed with keeping a track of the Pulsar variants Bajaj Auto has launched in the past few years, here’s one more to add to your kitty. And like most of the Pulsars, this one’s a plain follower of permutations and combinations. The Pulsar 220’s fairing has been stripped off and the ‘new’ bike will sport the familiar Pulsar bikini fairing and tank shrouds from its younger siblings. The engine specs and output figures remain the same at 21.4PS of power and 19.2Nm of torque while the kerb weight is down by about 12kg to 148kg now. This should make the fastest Indian even faster. The bike will be called Pulsar 220 DTS-i and will sport a pricetag of Rs 69,425 (ex-showroom Delhi), which is about three grands cheaper than the fairied ‘F’ version.

LG Mini GD880 Ultra-slim Touchscreen Phone unfurled

Changing the definition of ‘smart’, LG has recently taken the veil off all-new LG Mini GD880, a new trendy mobile phone that accentuates its trendsetting design with a full complement of intelligent features.

Claimed to be the smallest and slimmest 3.2-inch full touchscreen phone on the market today, the eye-popping phone is loaded with advanced communication features and cutting-edge technology. Crafted with the highest quality materials, the new offering from LG easily slides in a shirt pocket or small handbag while still feeling reassuringly solid to the touch.

“We developed the LG Mini in response to specific requests from actual consumers who were unhappy with current full touchscreen phones that are too bulky, too clunky and too expensive. The easily pocketable LG Mini delivers great looks at a reasonable price, along with the trendy features that people want,” stated Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.

Valentine’s Day offers from mobile service providers in India.

Come on guys only two days to go before Valentines day, and many mobile companies in India know how important this day is.

There are usually special offers cool deals etc to get your heart pounding and it would seem that this year is know different.

Uninor, which happens to be the brand name of Unitech Wireless. This is Uninor’s first year in India and the company have announced the Uninor 143 pack for their Andhra Pradesh subscribers, it contains two SIM cards with 2000 minutes of free talk time over the two cards with Rs.30 talk time included in both cards which have a lifetime validity also.

Airtel have announced unlimited offer whereby Airtel fixed line customers can talk as much as they want for February 7th, 14th and 21st. There is also an offer for mobile phone customers as well, BlackBerry users can have unlimited chat and email service at just Rs99 per month.

Valentine’s Day offer from Airtel:
Bharti Airtel announce Unlimited Sunday offer in which Airtel Fixed Line customers can talk unlimited for February 7, February 14 and February 21.This offer is for Airtel Fixed Line users but don’t be disappoint, Airtel has another offer for mobile phone users.

Airtel announce Valentine’s Day offer for BlackBerry subscribers by which BlackBerry users can Unlimited Chat and Email service over BlackBerry phones at just Rs.99 per month in “BlackBerry Personal Mail” offer. This promotional offer is valid for 6 months, after 6 months it will cost Rs.299 per month.

Valentine’s Day offer from BSNL:
BSNL, one of the largest telecom service provider in India announce 20 percent Extra Talk Time on Recharges from Rs.100 to Rs.5500.This 20 percent Extra Talk Time can be used for local, STD, ISD, SMS and other VAS services from BSNL. User can take benefit of this 20 percent Extra Talk Time between 08 February to 15 February 2010.

MakeMyTrip acquires Ticketvala.com

Gurgaon, India-based online travel company MakeMyTrip (MMT) has announced the acquisition of online bus ticket company Ticketvala.com, operated by Travis Internet Pvt. Ltd.

MMT has acquired strategic assets from Ticketvala including website, URL, technology platform agent network, and bus inventory.

The Ticketvala online system provides real time quotations, real time bus booking services for round trips, multiple payment channels, cost comparison and last minute bookings.

Deep Kalra, founder & CEO, MakeMyTrip.com, said, “We were the first full service OTA to launch online bus ticketing in India and currently offer one of the largest bus inventory in the country with over 8,000 buses, 500 bus operators, and over 5000 routes across 14 states in the country. Ticketvala has a strong Customer Reservation System, (CRS) platform, a large supplier network, and direct contracting that will help us pass on greater value to our end users.”

MMT is targetting sales of Rs. 2300 crores or $511 million in the f.y.e. March 2010.

The online travel industry in India is estimated to be worth US$ 6 billion by 2010. It is expected to corner around 23% share of the total travel market by 2010.