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Mar31
Oki C6100 Series Digital Color Printers
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The C6100 Series digital color printers by Oki Data Americas delivers cutting edge performance and functionality at reasonable prices. Extremely cost effective these printers feature the exclusive "HD (high-definition) Color" technology which delivers performance and media flexibility, and has micro fine toner and multilevel LED heads from OKI Printing Solutions.

The HD Color technology is capable of producing quality similar to photo printers on regular office paper It  is also capable of printing up to 26 pages per minute (ppm) in color and 32 ppm in black-and-white and the Postscript 3 emulation and PCL6, ensures Mac compatibility. The C6100 prices are $899 for the C6100n, $1049 for the C6100dn, $1249 for the C6100dtn and $1399 for the C6100hdn.
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Mar31
Googlebot Deletes Website
After Microsoft, its Google turn to take a bashing practically everyday. According to certain sources, THE GOOGLE search spider can destroy a badly designed or managed website. This surprising news is claimed by a content management designer named Josh Breckman.... Continue Reading
Toshiba Satellite P105-S6014 Notebook
Toshiba Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. has launched a number of notebooks this week. The Toshiba Satellite P105-S6014 is one such notebook with a fingerprint reader for secure access management and features a 17"... Continue Reading
Mar30
The Toshiba Satellite M105-S3004 Notebook
Toshiba Corporation is in overdrive these days and is launching products by the minute!The latest being the the Toshiba Satellite M105-S3004. Compact and stylish , the latest offering by Toshiba runs on the Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 and has... Continue Reading
World’s First 200GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive from Fujitsu
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc has just launched the World’s First 200GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive designed to meet demands of high end audio/video computing applications like gaming, video editing, audio recording and DVR functionality. The MHV2200BT 2.5"... Continue Reading
McAfee VirusScan 2006 Version 10
With anti virus programs available by dime a dozen, it’s confusing to select which would be best for your needs. However the McAfee VirusScan 2006 Version 10.0 is the solution to all possible Virus problems. It promises to protect your... Continue Reading
Canon imageCLASS MF7280 printer
Here's another Canon imageCLASS printer - the MF7280. We had featured Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180 Printer earlier.Canon U.S.A. Inc has launched the imageCLASS MF7280, a multifunctional printing device at a reasonable price making it perfect for burgeoning workgroups and work... Continue Reading
Mar29
Dell Latitude D620 and Latitude D820 Notebooks with Biometrics Readers and 3G Ready
Dell has unveiled the Latitude D620 and Latitude D820 - lightweight, slimmed-down notebooks with wireless broadband  connectivity, biometrics security and Intel Duo Core processors. The D620 replaces the D610, which is the flagship in the  range, representing 55% of DELL... Continue Reading
Micro-Star International and Gigabyte Technology Rumours Fizzle Out Again
Another possible merger bites the dust. Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology today denied that there’s a possible merger on the horizon. This rumor was first published in a chinese media report which claimed that senior MSI executive; Henry Lu... Continue Reading
Canon Color imageCLASS MF8180 Printer
Canon has launched the Color imageCLASS MF8180, a ‘next-generation color multifunctional printer device’. The latest offering by Canon is a color desktop MFP laser solution which is just priced under $1000 (now that's affordable). The imageCLASS MF8180c color device has... Continue Reading
New Toshiba Satellite P105-S6012 notebook
The Toshiba Satellite P105-S6012 is the latest notebook to be announced by Toshiba Corp and its another desktop killer. Compact and light-weight, the S6012 features a 17" diagonal widescreen WXGA display with brilliant TruBrite technology and Intel Centrino Mobile Technology.... Continue Reading
Mar28
Asus WL-530G compact Wireless Router
The Asus WL-530g compact wireless router is a mid range router which does its job well. However unlike the usual routers, the WL-530 is extremely compact and sleek ( you can put it in your pocket and not know the... Continue Reading
Palit GeForce 7600GT
Palit Microsystems to keep up with its competitors have just unveiled the new architecture 90nm manufactured GeForce 7600GT graphics card. This latest offering by Palit features Dual-link DVI and is able to support imagery with high resolutions up to 2560x1600.... Continue Reading
Panasonic Toughbook CF-74
Panasonic Corporation is all set to launch the latest addition to the ever popular Toughbook series. News has just poured in, that this new version would be called Panasonic Toughbook-74 and will have a solid magnesium alloy case (thats nice!)... Continue Reading
Windows Vista gets Flak
NY Times has a put up a very interesting article regarding Windows and its performance (or the lack of it). They already have received a lot of flak concerning Windows Vista, as users want an upgrade to the XP or... Continue Reading
Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus and Antispyware
Panda Software has just incorporated anti-rootkit technology in their renowned Panda Titanium 2006 Antivirus + Antispyware and Panda Platinum 2006 Internet Security Suite. This technology promises to combat the epidemic of targeted attacks and cyber crime and has the capability... Continue Reading
Mar27
Fedora Core 5 Released
The much awaited upgrade to Fedora Core has finally been released and as a Linux Engineer, I really can't wait to download anything new related to Linux.The Fedora Core 5 (FC5) now comes with a more user friendly interface and... Continue Reading
New Radeon Sapphire X1800GTO Graphics Accelerators
The new Sapphire X1800GTO is just what the doctor ordered for the high-end based gaming PC. The new Radeon X1800 GTO promises the ultimate gaming experience and the perfect upper-midrange solution when compared to other graphics options in its price... Continue Reading
45 Nanometers Chips by Sony, Toshiba and NEC
What happens when 3 Japanese giants collaborate? Well they end up producing system chips with circuitry the width of 45 nanometers if reports on the internet are to be believed. Sony, Toshiba and NEC Electronics have agreed to begin manufacturing... Continue Reading
Linux running on Samsung UMPC
If you've never heard of the upcoming Microsoft UMPC, then you've been in a cave too long. If everything goes well, you'll see more of them on trams and trains than those heavy notebooks and they'll be running Linux as... Continue Reading
Mar26
Cooler Master PC iGreen Power Supply
The iGreen Power series of power supply units from Cooler Master has been rated up to 85% efficient for a load of 250W which may of course vary according to various loads. The 500w model delivers a collective sum of... Continue Reading
Web Attacker Kit Warning by SophosLabs
Tired of that spyware and adware which somehow makes its way to your PC, and in short gives you anxiety attacks. We have some news which may increase the paranoia levels just a tad. According to Virus hunters at SophosLabs... Continue Reading
VLC Media Player
For those who has limited RAM and want to play videos, on their average machine, Windows Media Player (WMP) is not that great an option. The WMP, no matter what version has a tendency to hog a lot of memory... Continue Reading
HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
How does 16 petabytes of pure online redundant storage sound to you ? Sounds like a lot of video files and MP3s.According to IDC, Disk storage systems segment accounts for over $20 billion dollars annually – almost double the combined... Continue Reading
Fujitsu unveils new Amilo consumer notebooks with Intel Core Duo processors
I will be throwing out my old PC soon, now that Desktop replacement laptops are coming out like mushrooms. Soon I can imagine notebook sales surpassing PCs all over the world and that would mean more notebook thefts. So keep... Continue Reading
Mar25
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ processor Mistake
I can't imagine a big company like Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) would make mistakes like this. I think they don't have good change management or a visible approval process. Intel is probably going to use this to their advantage. A... Continue Reading
Western Digital Raptor X Hard Disk is a Clear Winner
This is still the fastest clear cased Serial ATA hard drive around at 10000 RPM and it's a marvel how Western Digital (WD) added the Transparent Lens and Conductive Frame. This is the first time anyone has made a clear... Continue Reading
SuperTrakR EX8350 Serial ATA RAID 6 controller
I used to have a ball of a time understanding about RAID levels were, back when I was supporting SUN Solaris systems back in 1999. It was something new to me and it was not your run-of-the-mill Intel PC... Continue Reading
Seagate NL35 Series SATA drives
I really admire Seagate. Its been called the 2006 Company of the Year in the January 9 issue of Forbes Magazine and it has Maxtor under its wing now. Its $925 million net for the past 12 months was three... Continue Reading
Alienware MJ-12 m7700a mobile notebook
Phew. Pure CPU fantasy. This is the ultimate desktop replacement. I want this and I hope I can get one free from Alienware. They were recently bought over by DELL too. The Alienware feature that I really dig into is... Continue Reading
Mar24
Epson Stylus Photo RX640
The new Epson Stylus Photo RX640 is an all in one device which scan, prints and copies. However apart from these 3 basic functions the Printer can also upload or print from memory cards or a PictBridge camera, scan and... Continue Reading
NVIDIA takes over Hybrid Graphics
NVIDIA announced its plan to the buy out the Finnish graphics company Hybrid Graphics which mainly develops graphics for mobile devices. In this surprising acquisition, one thing is clear, that NVIDIA is looking to expand its foothold in the Mobile... Continue Reading
SMS Payments with Paypal Mobile
Paypal is going mobile now and once again making their presence felt. Paypal a leading provider of online payment services announced the PayPal Mobile which will be first seen in countries like United States, Canada and Britain. Through this service... Continue Reading
Spire Pininfarina SILVER PC Case
You've got a lot of Pininfarina styled cars in your collection and now, you've got extra cash to spend. Make $139.99 worthwhile by buying your own Pininfarina SILVER PC Casing and its got some serious functionality, creativity and opulent style... Continue Reading
Mar23
China blocks VOIP Calls
China today took another controversial step as it has decided to block all VoIP calls for a period of two years for now. VoIP or Voice Over Inter Protocol lets user make phone call via the PC and the standard... Continue Reading
Major flaw in the IE 6
Okay Microsoft is in the news once again and this time also for all the wrong reasons. Just recently Jeffrey van der Stad, a 25-year-old Dutch programmer, reported a major flaw in the IE 6. This security flaw can be... Continue Reading
Apple Macbook Pro is the fastest Windows XP Notebook
Apple today will get another reason to smile. According to the website GearLog , the Apple Macbook Pro is the fastest Windows XP Notebook. This will no doubt surprise many and Bill Gates won’t exactly be thrilled. Apple's MacBook Pro... Continue Reading
Alienware ATI FireGL Workstations
Alienware renowned for its high end gaming PCs are going to incorporate the FireGL V7350 and V7300 graphics cards in their MJ-12 desktops. The FireGL V7350 as you may know by now is the industry’ first  1GB workstation graphics accelerator... Continue Reading
Dell buying Alienware
Dell today announced its acquisition plans regarding Alienware Corporation. Dell, the world's largest computer manufacturer today announced that it is going to buy out Alienware Corporation, renowned for their high-end PC's. The Alienware PCs were always in the news for... Continue Reading
Mar22
Microsoft Going to Sue Linux Vendors
Once again Microsoft is in the news for all the wrong reasons. No they are not announcing more products or delaying the launch further of products already announced, or reporting major security flaws. The latest buzz is that these Internet... Continue Reading
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ170P Notebook with Intel Core Duo T2400 processor
The latest notebook to hit the stands that will score big on the drool factor is the Sony VAIO VGN-SZ170P with dual graphic options and a 1.83-GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 processor all in a 3.8-pound system. This is a... Continue Reading
Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.2
With Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.2, you'll ensure your business applications get the correct internet bandwidth and not slow down due to wasteful internet browsing.Kerio Technologies have just unveiled the Kerio WinRoute Firewall 6.2, Windows gateway firewall and VPN package for... Continue Reading
Universal Pictures Movie Download Service
Okay. Downloading multimedia content illegally is the problem that every company is facing now and the only way for them to tackle it, is to join in this phenomena. Thus we saw the inception of Apple iTunes store, Yahoo music... Continue Reading
Kazaa is full of spyware and adware
Another reason now not to go for illegal downloads. As suspected, many P2P applications are usually loaded with spyware and adware and this is further confirmed by Kazaa being crowned king of spy ware by an internet research team. According... Continue Reading
Mar21
Mozilla's new calendar extension for Thunderbird Email Client
Mozilla's Calendar team today unveiled the Lightning 0.1, a new calendar extension for Thunderbird 1.5 email client. This is designed specifically for those users whose system runs on Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows. The Lightening Project, an upgrade to... Continue Reading
Microsoft Vista Delayed to 2007
Microsoft these days is always in the news for the wrong reasons. Today news has just poured in that the Windows Vista will be further delayed and would now be launched around 27 January 2007. Thats a long delay and... Continue Reading
MSI RD480 Neo2 PC Motherboard
The ATI CrossFire right from its inception has created a lot of hype and today we’ll look at the MSI RD480 Neo2, one of the Radeon Xpress 200 CrossFire edition motherboards. A mid range product, the Neo 2 is MSI's... Continue Reading
New Samsung 32GB Solid State disk
Samsung Electronics these days are making their presence felt in every aspect of the technology world. Now they have just announced a 32GB solid state disk which will try to replace the conventional hard disks one finds in mobile computers.... Continue Reading
New Yahoo PC-to-phone VOIP Service
Yahoo today launched its paid PC-to-phone VOIP services called Phone Out and Phone In service. This service would mainly be targeted for Yahoo Messenger’s users and would be in direct competition with Skype. Though the official announcement is still not... Continue Reading
Mar20
ATI FireGL V7350 Graphics Card
Now this is some hot stuff to pimp up your PC. Today ATI silenced all its critics by unveiling its one gigabyte (1GB) workstation graphics accelerator, a first of a kind in the industry. It features a very powerful ultra-threaded... Continue Reading
Microsoft Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative
  Microsoft today announced the Global Phishing Enforcement Initiative (GPEI) which in collaboration with governments and law agencies will protect users from phising offenders and provide solutions to user's phishing problems. For the uninitiated, phishing is a recent phenomena where... Continue Reading
Belkin Wireless G Ethernet Adapter F5D7330uk
The Belkin Wireless G adapter is a must have for wireless networking as it converts any Networkable IT equipment to a similar pieces and works wirelessly too. As a 4 port wireless router, it has a connection for the... Continue Reading
Google Finance Service
Google the undisputed king of web search has just launched the much anticipated Google Finance service. Google unlike the earlier days is now providing financial information directly and not via MSN or Yahoo to its users. Some exclusive features include... Continue Reading
DELL dual-core OptiPlex GX520
To keep up with its rivals and make its presence felt in the IT Industry, Dell today announced its plan to cut back prices of all its popular computer lines. Dell to show how serious it is has announced about... Continue Reading
Mar18
A Fedora Core 5 Test 3 Review
Check out this review of the Fedora Core 5 Test 3. I have not used the new version yet but I was very happy with Fedora Core 3 that came out some time ago. What else can you expect since... Continue Reading
Mar17
Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT
Terratec's new Terratec Cinergy 2400i DT is the latest addition to the rage of TV Tuners which not only carries dual digital tuners but also uses a PCI Express interface. However one major drawback to some people is the... Continue Reading
Microsoft UMPC
Okay. You keep coming across the word Origami or UMPC these days on the net but don't know exactly what they are and why are they creating such a buzz. Well hopefully via this article some of your confusion would... Continue Reading
Tunebite Music Converter
While I admit online piracy is a nuisance and one should legally download their tunes from online stores but if you have ever bought music online (like me), you'll discover its not all fun and games. Like for starters, sometimes... Continue Reading
Microsoft OneCare Service to rid off Spyware
It's no big news that we are all vulnerable to threats like viruses, Trojans etc once we get online and connect to the Big Bad World of the Internet. However there are a number of anti spy ware and... Continue Reading
New Mac Pro Book
The new Mac Pro Book since its inception has been generating a lot of buzz and the aluminum-shelled notebook replaces the PowerBook in Apple's lineup. The first feature that stands out is its sleek design where the Pro Book is... Continue Reading
Mar16
Pretec i-Disk Mobile at the CeBIT 2006
Pretec Electronics Corp, a renowned manufacturer of USB drives debuted its most recent USB 2.0 flash drive called the i-Disk Mobile at the CeBIT 2006. However unlike the other standard USB drives, this one has some additional features which would... Continue Reading
Perfect Firefox Internet Browser
Everyone has a love hate relationship with Internet Explorer, actually on second thoughts there's more hate than love. Thus enters everyone's favorite Firefox which promises to release one from the shackles of IE. But the question is does it really?... Continue Reading
Lenovo ThinkPad T60p
Lenovo is steadily building its foothold in the IT world and have just reaffirmed their commitment with the release of T60 ThinkPad notebook which takes Lenovo a step forward. Designed by the Former IBM team, the T60 is based on... Continue Reading
Average Broadband Use
There has been an interesting article put up on the net which has researched the average broadband use in UK and the findings has been surprising. According to some research, the average user in the UK has a fast 1.92... Continue Reading
Elek-Tex Bluetooth Fabric Keyboard
Eleksen is one company which is famous for providing OEMs sensitive interface technology and enhances the peripherals for a new portable computing experience. Now they've got a new roll up fabric keyboard  that rolls away easily. The designs boast the... Continue Reading
Mar15
Intel Dual-core Xeon LV Processors
Intel Corp on 13th March announced a low power, dual-core server processor, a first for them this processor would generally be useful to servers, storage devices, and telecom equipment and for now the chip has been named Xeon LV,... Continue Reading
Nvidia 7900 GTX, 7900 GT, and 7600 GT
After the release of the Radeon X1900 cards, how can one expect their arch rival Nvidia to take a back seat? Thus the release of three GPUs by Nvidia which include The 7900 GTX, 7900 GT, and 7600 GT made... Continue Reading
Sharp new Wireless LAN module
We have entered an era where every possible device is shrinking in size without compromising on the functionality. Now Sharp a company which doesn't need any introduction has just launched their first wireless LAN module, The DC2J1DZ115. According to Sharp,... Continue Reading
Verbatim Store n Go USB HD Drives
Companies these days are scrambling for capturing the portable digital market, be it MP3 Players, UMPCs or even USB Hard Drives. It is the turn of Verbatim Corporation to join this bandwagon and they have just unveiled two new... Continue Reading
Microsoft Vista's Protection is Hell
Microsoft is everyone's favorite punching bag and techies all over the world can't just wait to pull down the Microsoft Vista even before its release. However let's have a general look at it the much anticipated Vista before joining... Continue Reading
Mar14
Amazon S3 Storage Service
No one needs an introduction to Amazon.com, (if you do, then only God only knows where you've been). Now after gaining an almost iconic status in the world of online shopping, Amazon is broadening their horizons and venturing in... Continue Reading
ECS's first AMD based CrossFire motherboard
ECS's first AMD based CrossFire motherboard is built around AMD's Socket 939 and utilizes ATI's RD480 Northbridge and SB450 Southbridge combination. ECS keeps the noise down with just one fan which is located in a small duct keeping the MOSFETS... Continue Reading
Free Oracle SQL Developer Download
Oracle today announced it plans to launch the Oracle SQL Developer which would be free of cost and a simpler database development tool. Mainly for Oracle Database developers in keeping the development cycles simpler. Another great feature is that... Continue Reading
Mar13
SanDisk Ultra II Flash Memory Cards
SanDisk is one of the renowned names in Digital storage media and now they have unveiled the SanDisk Ultra II Mobile series of flash memory cards for multimedia cell phones. These cards are not like the conventional flash memory cards... Continue Reading
Samsung CLP 300 Color Laser Printer
Samsung Electronics has just released the world's smallest color laser printer. The CLP 300 which gives amazing results and takes printing to the next level. This has been possible been due to Samsung incorporating second generation NO-NOIS Technology which has... Continue Reading
Elitegroup P60 Digital Home PC
      Elitegroup Computer Systems in CeBIT 2006 has just unveiled its P60 Digital Home PC which features an Intel Core Duo processor and contains the latest media centre technologies for powerful performance and functionality. It stands apart from... Continue Reading