• The Week That Was!

    The Week That Was!

    Techtree News Staff, Feb 14, 2010 1453 hrs IST

    Let's take a look at the tech headlines that hogged the limelight in the week that just went by

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Time for another weekly news roundup. Let's take a look at the tech headlines that hogged the limelight in the week that just went by.



Apple Censors "Android" in App Store 
Apple delayed the publication of an app to the Store until the developer removed a reference to Android in its description. The app in question is "Flash of Genius: SAT Vocab". The app had a note that read "Finalist in Google's Android Developer's Challenge!" Apple wasn't particularly impressed with the reference to a competing OS in its turf and demanded the developer to remove it, which he did. Apple issued a self explanatory note to the developer clarifying its stand.



iPhone 4G to be Larger than its Predecessors 
As each day passes, increasing number of reports regarding the new iPhone 4G are surfacing on the web. The new iPhone, as you might be aware, is expected to be out sometime later this year. In the string of these reports comes the latest one that says that the new iPhone will be marginally bigger (read: taller) than its outgoing brother.  The source of the report is a well-known iPhone repair site iResQ who has posted images of what its claims are parts for the next generation iPhone. As you can make out from the image, the fascia of the supposedly newer device looks slightly larger than the existing iPhone.




AMD Launches ATI Radeon HD 5570 GPU


AMD has officially introduced ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics card that will join company's existing DirectX 11 supporting 'Evergreen' Radeon HD 5000 series. Bearing an internal codename Jaguar, the new Radeon HD 5570 graphics card is a sub - $80 (Rs. 3,800 approx.) and is a step lower than the HD 5670, which has almost the same GPU specifications. The HD 5570 graphics card launch follows the budget HD 5450 graphics card's introduction.



Nokia 5233 Launched for Rs. 7,850 
Nokia has finally decided to take on the likes of the Samsung Corby and the LG Cookie -- both of which have taken the mid-range touchscreen market by storm since late 2008. The company has launched its own touchscreen handset, the Nokia 5233, which is targeted at this segment. The 5233 is arguably the cheapest Nokia touchscreen device that you can buy in India today. The phone, priced at just Rs. 7,850 also makes it one of the cheapest smartphones you can buy today.


Notion Ink's Adam Makes the iPad Look Obsolete 
The Apple iPad might be the hottest thing out there in the small world of Internet Tablets currently. However, there seems to be a group of dedicated Indians who would be looking to steal the thunder from the giants at Cupertino by introducing their own tablet that at least going by the specs, can make any possible iPad user think before investing dough on the latter. Read more on the Notion Ink by clicking the link above!





Google Buzz Arrives with a Bang
Google has launched its new social product, Buzz as an easy way to start conversations, share updates, photos, videos, add comments and much more right within the confines of your Gmail account. The updates, which are often termed as 'Buzz', are available in real-time to the users right in their Gmail Inbox.  Head to http://buzz.google.com for more.



Opera Mini for iPhone Soon 
Apple has enjoyed and continues to earn loads of accolades for the iPhone which is considered one of the better mobile browsing devices today. However, Safari for iPhone will now face a challenge - Opera Mini. At the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2010 convention, Opera has announced that it will unveil new Opera Mini for iPhone. To be honest, this was long due and a much deserved web browser option for the mobile phone users. Many eyebrows are raised since Apple had canned Opera's desire to introduce iPhone version of the mobile web browser.


HTCs with Faster Snapdragon Processors Soon 
Eagle eyed folks at Mobilecrunch have come across references to an upcoming device from HTC. Now, this would have been passed off as just another leak had it not been for the specs of the device that has been leaked not been so impressive. The device in question will be known as the HTC Scorpion and the phone will reportedly house a 1.5Ghz Snapdragon processor! That is 500Mhz faster than the existing one.


LG Cookie Successor Announced  
Just a day after the LG GT350 was announced, LG took covers off its next touchscreen handset! We're talking about the LG Cookie Plus that has been officially announced by the company last Tuesday. The Cookie Plus, as the name suggests, will be a spiced up, fresher version of the extremely successful LG Cookie. The Cookie has sold over 10 million units ever since its launch in 2008.


Nokia's Cheapest 3G Phone Launched for Rs. 4,499 
Nokia has launched its most affordable 3G handset in the country earlier today with the launch of the Nokia 2730 Classic.The phone, priced at just Rs. 4,499, comes loaded with a host of features rarely seen on a device in is price range. The 2730 Classic packs in Ovi Mail, Nokia Messaging, Nokia Life Tools, and full HTML browsing as well. It also comes with Opera Mini preloaded. The 2730 Classic has a 2-inch QVGA display that can display 262k colors. At just 88grams, the phone is quite light-weight. As expected, it runs Nokia's S40 interface.

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