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Nokia’s First Linux Phone N900



Nokia has remained at the forefront of technological revolution. This name has almost become synonymous with latest technology in the wonderful sphere of telecommunication. If we talk just from the perspective of Indian market, then Nokia is the numero uno whose handsets are owned by millions of Indians. In fact, India is one of the largest markets for Nokia. No wonder, company has planned big for India specifically from the perspective of Research and Development. Whether it’s low end handsets or middle range or high range, Nokia has products available in all the categories. In tune with its habit of launching new products on a frequent basis, Nokia has unveiled N900, its first smart phone running on Linux software. This product is targeted at the top end of the market.
The smart phone runs on the Linux-based Maeme 5 software. This phone is adept at multi-tasking and quite useful for people on the go. N900 has features like Web browsing with Adobe Flash support that is so crucial for business people who are always busy. The operating system is Symbian that also controls almost half of the smart phone market volume — more than its rivals Apple, Research in Motion and Google put together. Nokia said Linux would work well in parallel with Symbian in its high-end product range. Competitors like Google and Apple are upping the ante and consumers are spoilt for choices.
The new N900 model will be costing around $712 excluding taxes and subsidies. It will boast of features like cellular connection, touch screen and slide-out keyboard. Other attractive features are; 800 × 480 pixel resolution, full screen browsing, 5 megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels), CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens, Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key, photo editor on device, TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) or WLAN/UPnP Video recording file format: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4, built-in FM transmitter and Digital stereo microphone.


iHome iA100ZE alarm clock docks the iPad


You must have heard about iHome electronics or seen them in catalogs or in stores. If you haven’t heard, they are popular for there alarm clocks as they are capable of having an iPod Touch, iPhone docked onto it.
The new iA100ZE is now able to dock the iPad. This new alarm clock also has bluetooth for wireless music streaming. It also contains the usual features with alarm, time, date, plays MP3 music from your i Pod and also charges it. They have also added in an FM player so you can also listen to your favorite radio station.

it has built in digital signal processing to improve the sound quality of your .MP3 files. It can be used with the iHome and Sleep application to have your own custom alarms, sleep stats, social media alerts, weather, overnight news and more. Overall, this radio is a packed gadget.