Dell will soon introduce a new smart-phone

Michael Dell, founder of Dell computers tells in an interview that his company is considering introducing a new smart-phone, but he admits that it will take some time for such a device to hit the market.

Michael Dell further told that their move towards open source mobile operating system like Google’s Android and Nokia’s Symbian would promise an exciting time for the company. It is worth mentioning that Michael became the head of the company in an attempt to save from a bad patch that made the company fall behind rival Hewlett Packard.

“We are seeing the things happening and almost all smartphone categories are being looked at but still we expect anything soon.” Dell stated

“Symbian and Android are no doubt, the industry-standard platforms on them applications and ecosystems are being built and these are the kinds of building-block architecture that we get all sorts of opportunities from.” Michael further adds.

When it was asked which OS Dell would favour, Michael declined to answer and said we couldn’t disclose here in public on which we are working on.

August 27: the arrival date for 80GB PS3 at Europe and Australia.

Earlier this week, some juicy tidbits of news were unveiled in Sony Computer Entertainment’s E3 2008 press conference. Arrival of a new 80GB PlayStation 3 model, new Platinum games range for the PS3 and major first-party titles ‘ announcement dates were some of them. But it’s worth mentioning that these details were related to North America as Sony announced that the info about other territories would be available soon.

While announcing these details at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) ,David Reeves, SCEE boss told that 27th August would be the arrival date of 80GB PS3 in Europe, Middle East, Australia , New Zealand and Africa.  In Europe its price would be 399euros and 299 pounds in the U.K., however, according to Sony Computer Entertainment Australia spokesman, the pricing for Australia would be announced soon. So far PSP and PlayStation 2 are concerned; Reeves told that would be no price drop in Europe.

The current 40GB SKU will be replaced with 80GB model just like in the US, and on the 40GB model there would be no price drop in the interim, Reeves further told.

According to Reeves the Platinum array of PS3 games will be available in the SCEE territories soon with tiles like Fall of Man, MotorStorm, Drake’s Fortune, Virtua Tennis 3 and Assassin’s Creed while WWE SmackDown! Vs. RAW will arrive in September this year. The platinum games will set back 29.99 euros in Europe, 19.99 pounds in the U.K , A$ 49 in Australia and NZ$59 in New Zealand.

Samsung Q70: A robust-build machine

With its impressive specification, excellent battery life and strong usability, Samsung’s Q70 is a true representative of its powerful, stylish, and reasonably priced ultra-portable laptops.

Though not as slim as we like, quite compact and can be easily carried in small luggage with its 2kg chassis that is ideal for travel. We can easily keep working the whole day long with its 314-minute battery life. But one thing is worth mentioning and that’s about large battery that sticks out 20mm behind the chassis.

All can be said about build quality, is that it’s excellent. But the glossy lid easily gets tarnish and while traveling, it would be better to keep it in a suitable case.

So far keyboard is concerned, it makes typing quite comfortable and accurate with its large keys and smooth action.

It has a 13.3-inch screen that is, no doubt, really bright and sharp. But 3D performance through built-in Intel graphics is low; however, it’s quite powerful for basic gaming and photo editing.

So far performance in concerned, it is impressive indeed. It has a Core Duo processor that is from Intel’s new range and has the ability to run high-powered applications and several tasks without any obvious drop in pace.

It provides high general performance in a small chassis but still it remains cool almost all the time as the cooling is never off-putting that allows you to work peacefully. There is brushed aluminum around the keyboard that feels quite cool to the touch.

250 GB hard disk provides considerable storage for such a small machine. You can also back up data to CD and DVD with its dual-layer DVD rewriter and you can also burn your own labels to compatible discs with its LightScribe technology.

A mixed bag: that’s what we can say about connectivity .You can connect to wireless networks at the quickest possible pace with its 802.11n Wi-Fi. However, only an analogue VGA output has been provided to connect external display.

A thing that you must keep in mind form budget point of view is that no office software has been included in it but it has propriety system maintenance applications from Samsung and a good collection of DVD playback and creation tools.

For the regular traveler, the Samsung Q70 is a nice ultra-portable machine with its sheer power and mobility and its affordable price makes it more appealing and really adds to the value.

Though there is software disappointment and limited connectivity, Q70 is still highly recommended.