It’s difficult to differentiate yourself in the external hard drive market. After all, if you’ve got a standard 1TB WD Passport, for example, and you’re happy with it, why would you go for anything else when you need more space? That’s why brands have been at pains to add a little more to their hard… Read more »
Qnap‘s newly launched X69 Series of network attached storage is targeted at power consumers and business users. Powered by Intel’s dual-core Atom processors, this device has enough power to do anything you expect from a NAS and some more. Qnap provided us with a four-bay TS-469L to review, which comes with four hard drives. We… Read more »
Nokia on Tuesday unveiled its Asha 310 handset, the first Nokia smartphone to combine dual SIM and Wi-Fi capabilities. Nokia said that this will help users get more out of the Internet for less. The main SIM card is placed behind the battery, as is the case with most other phones. However, the Asha 310… Read more »
Is there really any need for a touch-screen phone with a 5.5-inch display? Plenty must think so, given the sales figures for Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphones. The first one, launched in 2011, sold over 20 million units in its first year, and the Note 2 had reportedly sold 10 million by the end of 2012,… Read more »
Canon Middle East announced on Tuesday the expansion of its Cinema EOS System, launching two prime lenses for its EF Cinema Lens line-up. The new lenses include the CN-E 14mm T3.1 LF and the CN-E 135mm T2.2 LF. This launch puts takes the EF Cinema Lens portfolio up to nine models. Both of the new… Read more »
Sony recently revealed its next-generation light source and WUXGA installation projector with Laser Light Source Technology at the recent Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam. The product will be, Sony claims, the world’s first 3LCD laser, 4,000-lumens WUXGA projector, which would make it the brightest project of its kind. Sony claims that the Laser… Read more »
Logitech last week announced the launch of a new enterprise-grade keyboard with integrated phone and video call controls for Cisco Jabber. The system, designed to enhance unified communications (UC), was demonstrated at this week’s Cisco Live conference in London. The new solution brings together the Logitech UC Keyboard K725-C with dedicated keys for managing calls… Read more »
Samsung might just be the top tech brand of the moment. Sure, its range is diluted by some mid-level to budget products, which, while offering value for money, aren’t huge headline-grabbers. But at the top end, the brand seems to excel in every segment it touches. Take a look at its range of high-end smartphones,… Read more »
Sony’s Xperia P is far from a flagship smartphone, and, having been released early last year, it is ageing quickly. And yet we believe that the device failed to see as much coverage as it deserved, simply because it offered stunning value for money. Even now, as the next generation of smartphones looms its head,… Read more »
In response to the growing demand for high-speed mobile internet, HTC on Wednesday announced the UAE launch of the One SV smartphone, the first device in the HTC One family to feature 4G LTE technology. The firm said that the One SV was the newest “superfast” handset in its product mix, and that, like the… Read more »
Canon’s EOS 60D comes as a replacement for the EOS 50D, which was a solid, semi-pro digital SLR that came with some nifty features and plenty of reliability. The 50D was also the follow-up to the extremely well-received EOS 40D. The new 60D, then, has got an impressive bloodline. Canon has made good use of… Read more »
Nokia unveils Lumia 925
Nokia on Tuesday released a new interpretation of its flagship Lumia 920 in the form of the Lumia 925, a thinner, light device that features a metal case and the latest PureView camera. Indeed, aside from the sleeker looks, Nokia went big on the 925’s imaging capabilitites. Nokia claimed the new PureView camera features the… Read more »
D-Link releases DCS-5020L Cloud Camera
D-Link on Tuesday extended its range of Cloud Cameras, adding the Wireless N H.264 Day/Night PT Network Camera (DCS-5020L) into the product mix. The new camera is features pan and tilt, audio detection, and a Wi-Fi repeater mode, among other things. D-Link said that the DCS-5020L is a powerful and competitively priced way to enhance… Read more »
TouchMate to unveil new range of smartphones
TouchMate has announced that it will soon launch a range of smartphones in the GCC to complement its range of tablets. The new lines of smartphones will range in size from four inches to six inches, according to Vasant Menghani, CEO and Founder, TouchMate. The flagship model will be a six-inch smartphone, or “phablet”, which… Read more »
