Store More on Notebooks with WD Scorpio Blue 1TB Hard Drive

Western Digital’s Scorpio Blue 1TB hard drive comes with the greatest storage capacity for main stream notebook computers.  WD Scorpio Blue is designed with an outstanding power management and performance which makes it the most preferred hard disk for portable devices which needs extended battery life and a silent operation. The competitive features of this drive  includes its WhisperDrive technology which enables it to be the quietest 2.5inch drive, the Shockguard  technology and  WD’s SecurePark  makes it more rugged and reliable.  The cost of the WD Scorpio Blue in Indian market is Rs.10,650+ taxes.

1 TB Hard Drive

Other salient features of this new WD Scorpio Blue are its 2 platter disk with 500GB per platter areal density with the highest capacity for 2.5-inch hard drives in the industry-standard of 9.5 mm. Its AF (Advance Format) technology makes it optimized with operating systems like Window 7, Window Vista, Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard.

The nearest competitor for WD’s Scorpion Blue is Samsung Spinpoint M8 1TB with almost the exact same specifications and at a cost of  6000. Seagate the closest competitor of Western Digital have products like Seagate Momentus and Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB but the specifications varies a lot when compared to WD Scorpio Blue.

So, techies hunting for a portable device best defined for its speed, performance and storage then WD Scorpio Blue 1TB is the drive which you need to look out for.

Kingston Launches Fortune Dragon USB Drive

 To celebrate this Lunar New Year, Kingston announces the launch of the new Fortune Dragon Drive for India. After the lucky Bunny Drive, this special edition Dragon Drive is another exciting addition to the Kingston DataTraveler Chinese Zodiac USB drive lineup. It can be expected that the Fortune Dragon Drive will create a collection craze in 2012. The year of the dragon is an important and lucky year in the Chinese community. In addition to signifying luck, dragon is a creature of myth and legend and is a symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power.

USB Drive

On the occasion of this prestigious Special Edition Fortune Dragon Drive launch, Nathan Su – Flash Memory Sales Director of APAC region, said, “Kingston’s DataTraveler Chinese Zodiac series USB drives have been very popular among collectors over the years. The drive is a Collector’s Item and will have a lot of appeal with its vivid, delightful color scheme of red and yellow. I am sure this will resonate well with consumers of all ages.”

Targeted specially at those born in the Year of the Dragon and those who have an interest in collector’s items, this extremely charming USB drive comes in a unique package and box. The product is compatible with all operating systems and boasts of Kingston’s solid 5 year warranty and free technical support service. The dimension of the drive is 49.4 x 30 x 32.7 mm and has 8GB capacity.

AMD to Launch New Graphics Card - Radeon HD 7970

AMD or Advanced Micro Devices is planning to launch its new graphics card on 22nd December 2011. The semiconductor company has come up with all new Radeon HD 7970 desktop graphics card.

The specifications of the new graphics card have been revealed by OBR website. It is assumed that the price of Radeon HD 7970 will be $549. Some key specifications of AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 ar: it has large memory of 384-bit and the chip contains at least 4.3 billion transistors. Through Tahiti, AMD has changed its existing design of Radeon HD 2000 series. It is said that the new design will improve the performance per mm2 die-area which is an interesting way of measuring the effectiveness of the design. It has occupied 3GB of GDDR5 memory using twelve 2 Mbit memory chips, the chip acquires power from two PCIe power connectors, an 8-pin connector and a 6-pin connector. The card has curvy look compared to other HD design. The display connectors of the card consist of DVI and HDMI and two mini display port connectors. The other feature is dual-BIOS, similar to HD 6900 series. 

Radeon HD 7970

 According to the technology website, Vr-zone, Radeon HD 7970 will contain 2048 stream processors and 3GB of GDDR5 memory. 925MHz will be the center clock speed but as per AMD, the card will able to overclock ahead of 1GHz. As per Fudzilla, Radeon HD 7970 will be 30 percent faster compared Radeon HD 6970. 

Fujitsu Launches Smartphone-ARROWS Z ISW11F

Fujitsu introduced ARROWS Z ISW11F Smartphone in Japan. The advanced feature Smartphone from Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communication is water and dust resistant.

The key features of ARROWS Z ISW11F are: the Smartphone has latest Android 2.3 operating system and 4.3 inch HD display which supports a full spectrum of 16.77 million colors where the users can watch high resolution video. The HD technology is offering Hi-Vision video content. The camera is 13.1 megapixels which can record full high-definition video with 1,920 x 1,080 resolutions. With the Milbeaut Mobile image processing engine, the device can produce bright picture even in dark locations. It has advanced photography features which include chrome key mode which is “art camera” mode and automatic picture recognition.

Fujitsu Smartphone

 The device has a pre-installed DiXiM Home Network Application and supports DLNA connectivity. The device comes with pre-installed TSUTAYA TV application which gives large set of movies and TV drama titles.

The device supports Fujitsu's audio technologies, “Super HAKKIRI VOICE “, which gives super-clear voice in a crowded environment; “PITTARI VOICE”, gives clear voice while walking or running; and “YUKKURI VOICE”, which reduce the speed of the caller’s communication. It also has handwriting recognition engine where the users can put spontaneous characters without switching between keyboard for numbers and symbols. It has exclusive Fujitsu applications like 3D motion sensor technology to analyze the user’s body position and also the alarm clock which monitors and identifies the user’s sleeping state for the suitable wake-up call time. The device has Fujitsu Mobile Integrated Dictionary+, through which the user can access 29 different full-featured dictionaries.

With the growth of the Smartphone market, ARROWS Z ISW11F comes up with Unique Fujitsu applications. The available colors for ARROWS Z ISW11F Smartphone are Fine White, Stream Blue, Live Pink and Neo Black. The price of the Smartphone is not yet disclosed.

The advanced Smartphone has three high-speed enhancements such as, WiMAX communication which gives high-speed internet service, 1.2GHz dual core processor and quick response touch screen, thereby the users can enjoy video playback, web browsing and mobile apps with great speed.

LG Unveils Optimus LTE Smartphone

LG unveiled world's first Optimus LTE (model L-01d) Smartphone in Japan via LTT DoCoMo. In 2010 the nation has entered into the field of LTE when LG in association with NTT DoCoMo introduced the first LTE data card in 2010. However, Japan is one of the largest LTE service globally. 

The red color Optimus LTE has got 2.3.5 Android Gingerbread OS. The touchscreen phone has 4.5 inches display with 720 pixel screen resolution. The device has two camera one is 1.3 mega pixel front facing camera and another is 8 mega pixels Camera with LED Flash. The dimension of the device is 132.9 x 67.9 x 10.4 and it has 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. The device has outstanding battery which is Li-Ion 1830 mAh. The other features are v3.0 Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n which supports DLNA, micro USB v2.0 and HDMI port that allows users to share HD quality content through other media. The internal phone memory is 4GB whereas the expandable memory upto 16 GB. 

LTE Smartphone

"The Optimus LTE is one of LG's most promising devices and has already been received well in Korea, Canada and the United States. As a worldwide innovator in mobile LTE technology, we are committed to developing high-quality devices that showcase our technical experience and True HD IPS display," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications reveals in Softpedia.

LG Optimus LTE L-01D along with 1 seg digital TV and NFC (Near Field Communication) features would be available only to DoCoMo users and the price is yet to decide.

This device is receiving good reviews from Japan's Top magazines like Get Navi and Nikkei, IT publications and online forums.