Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Gadgetophilia (Gadgets) – Monthly Newsletter June 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010


Call of Duty Black Ops Trailer

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) If you are an avid Call of Duty lover like me, this is time to rejoice because another release of Call of Duty is coming our way. Activision revealed the first trailer of the latest installment of Call of Duty series, named Call of Duty: Black Ops. It is developed …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Call of Duty Black Ops Trailer.

Nokia X2 Landing In India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Nokia X2 is going to be available in the Indian markets soon. The slim candy bar phone is meant for the music lovers and it is packed with cutting edge features. It has been announced in India and slated to hit the stores by June. The handset has a …. Source  : Nokia X2 Landing In India.

GM marks 75th anniversary of Suburban, longest continuously produced vehicle in US

GM celebrates 75th anniversary of Suburban

ARLINGTON, Texas – General Motors is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Chevrolet Suburban, the longest continuously produced vehicle in the U.S.
The GM plant in Arlington, Texas, where the vehicles are made, showcased on Monday one of the first Suburbans – a yellow vehicle from 1936 – and the new …. Original source  : GM marks 75th anniversary of Suburban, longest continuously produced vehicle in US.

Toyota US sales rise 24 pct in April as incentives lure back customers; pace slows from March

Toyota says US sales up as incentives spur demand
TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota says its U.S. sales rose 24 percent in April from a year earlier as incentives continued to spur demand, although the paced slowed from a strong March.
The Japanese automaker said Monday it sold 157,439 vehicles last month, propelled by surging demand …. Source article  : Toyota US sales rise 24 pct in April as incentives lure back customers; pace slows from March.

Halo Reach Beta Release Date

Hi gamer! You must be aware of the fact that the beta version for Halo Reach on Xbox 360 will launch today. To download the Halo Reach Beta, you need the Halo 3: ODST disc. You are also left with the option of obtaining the code for beta via ODST.
According to sources, the Halo …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package PS3 Hits Store Today

It’s the time to hold your breath for a moment. Yes, I am asking all the game fanatics of Modern Warfare 2. Your long waiting for Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package ends here. The Stimulus Package for Modern Warfare 2 is all set to launch today.
PS3 and PC owners can now play Modern Warfare … Read more >>.

Toyota April sales rise 24 percent on big incentives

April Auto Sales: Toyota
TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota’s U.S. division said Monday that its sales rose 24 percent in April, spurred by incentives the automaker rolled out in recent months. Toyota began the incentives in March to restore demand for its cars and trucks after huge recalls this year and last fall.
TOP SELLER: The …. Original source  : Toyota April sales rise 24 percent on big incentives.

Toyota Prius Launched in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — The leading car manufacturer Toyota has launched Toyota Prius in India. Toyota Prius is a hybrid as well as eco-friendly car, unveiled in the Delhi Auto Expo 2010. The Prius will be available in two variants — Toyota Prius Z3 and Toyota Prius Z4. Read the full article here.
… Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Toyota Prius Launched in India.

Japan’s Pansonic trims quarterly loss to $971 million amid recovery in global sales

Panasonic trims quarterly loss to $971 million
TOKYO – Japanese electronics maker Panasonic says it has reduced its losses for the January-March quarter to just under $1 billion amid a recovery in global sales.
The Osaka-based maker of home electronics like Viera TVs said Friday its loss for the fiscal fourth quarter was 88.9 billion [..] Read the original article: here.

Calif. prosecutors oppose unsealing iPhone warrant details to protect investigation

Prosecutors oppose unsealing iPhone search details
SAN MATEO, Calif. – California prosecutors have opposed unsealing details of a search warrant used in the unfolding iPhone prototype saga, saying it contains the names of two individuals of interest to investigators.
Several media outlets, including The Associated Press, asked a San Mateo judge Thursday to unseal the … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Calif. prosecutors oppose unsealing iPhone warrant details to protect investigation.

“Dating site created for fans of Apple products by fans of Apple products”

NEW YORK – A dating site has been created for those who want to share their love for Apple’s Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

Dating site Cupidtino, which describes itself as, “a beautiful new dating site created for fans of Apple products by fans of Apple products”, allows for … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : “Dating site created for fans of Apple products by fans of Apple products”.

Florida’s Mike Bennett caught viewing porn on Senate floor

WASHINGTON – Florida State Senator Mike Bennett was caught opening an email containing a picture of partially nude women on his laptop during an abortion debate in the Senate.

Bennett, 65, was captured on video on April 29 looking at pornographic material on his …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Toyota sends US, Canada more devices to read event data recorders

Toyota sends US more devices to read black boxes
DETROIT – Toyota Motor Corp. says it now has 150 devices in North America that can read event data recorders to aid in crash investigations.
Earlier this year, the automaker says it had only one reader in the U.S. The automaker was criticized during congressional hearings …. Original source  : Toyota sends US, Canada more devices to read event data recorders.

Lemon Mobile Presents Duo 401

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Mobile phones which were considered a luxury for the mass even a decade back has become a household item. Everyone from ship-owners to Business tycoons rely on mobile phones for communication on the move. The entry of regional players has made mobile telephony even more affordable for the Indian users. …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Lemon Mobile Presents Duo 401.

Real, fake iPads selling like hot cakes in China

NEW DELHI – It has emerged that Apple’s latest gadget, the iPad, is being sought after by many Chinese, who are willing to pay any amount to own one.

New shipments, transported covertly in the bellies of planes from the United States to China, are arriving every …. Source article  : Real, fake iPads selling like hot cakes in China.

Nokia 7230 Released In India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- To counter the threat from the trendy and youth targeted handsets from the stables of LG and Samsung Nokia has unveiled number of trendy handsets in the Indian market. The Nokia 7230 was released in India on the eve of Bengal New Year a few days back. It is …. Read the original article  : Nokia 7230 Released In India.

Nokia 6700 Slide Price Rs. 11500 in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — World’s leading mobile manufacturer company Nokia has unveiled a new model Nokia 6700 Slider handset. The Slider handset has a sleek design and a touch and feel appearance.
Nokia 6700 Slide mobile phone runs on Symbian S60v3 FP2. The handset features 2.2 inch screen with 320X240 resolution.
The new phone comes with …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Nokia 6700 Slide Now In India

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Finnish mobile handset manufacturer Nokia which once used to be the default choice for most of the buyers is going through troubled times. It lost the Smartphone market to rivals like iPhone and Blackberry and the Korean companies like Samsung and LG are gloving it a run for its … Read more >>.

Summary Box: Toyota wins loyalists with deals, but what happens without incentives?

Summary Box: Toyota’s deals face summer challenge

GOOD DEALS: After recalling 8 million vehicles, Toyota Motor Corp. lured buyers in March and April with unprecedented incentives, including zero-percent financing and two years of free maintenance. The company has extended those deals until June 1.
BUT ONLY FOR SO LONG: Toyota’s sales fell 16 percent between March and … Read more : Summary Box: Toyota wins loyalists with deals, but what happens without incentives?.

Nokia Latest Mobiles Create A Splash

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Desperate to reclaim the status that it used to enjoy in the Indian sub continent even a few years back, Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia has resorted to aggressive price cut in the high end segment and it has also introduced number of new models in its lineup in recent …. Original source  : Nokia Latest Mobiles Create A Splash.

Barack Obama’s warning against iPod, Xbox

LONDON – US President Barack Obama has criticized new forms of technology, such as the iPod and the Xbox.

The leader, while addressing students at Hampton University, Virginia, also pointed out that journalists and news outlets these days have become obsessed with superficial coverage.

“You’re …. Read the original article  : Barack Obama’s warning against iPod, Xbox.

Survey shows consumers see improving quality for Ford; perception of Toyota drops

Survey shows Ford gains in perceived quality
DETROIT – Ford posted the biggest increase in an automotive research group survey measuring consumer perceptions of vehicle quality.
The report released Friday by the Automotive Lease Guide, or ALG, showed that consumers gave Ford’s line of cars higher scores for quality in the spring than in a … Read more »».

Electronic Arts Chief Operating Officer John Schappert answers question on Facebook

On the Call: Electronic Arts COO John Schappert
NEW YORK – Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter Tuesday, but it left its guidance for the current quarter and for fiscal 2011 intact. That sent shares lower in after-hours trading, as some investors had expected EA to …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Electronic Arts Chief Operating Officer John Schappert answers question on Facebook.

Report says Toyota sought to attack credibility of witnesses testifying before Congress

Report: Toyota sought to discredit witnesses

NEW YORK – Toyota officials were looking to attack the credibility of witnesses who testified before Congress about sudden acceleration problems in the automaker’s vehicles, according to a report in Washington Post.
The Post says it obtained documents that show Toyota sought to create a public relations campaign based in part …. Source  : Report says Toyota sought to attack credibility of witnesses testifying before Congress.

Hummer maker AM General goes green with plan to assemble Ford’s electric Transit Connect van

AM General goes green with electric vans
DETROIT – Hummer maker AM General is going green, expanding into the electric vehicle business.

The Indiana-based company will be responsible for final assembly of Ford Motor Co.’s electric Transit Connect commercial vans, which will go on sale next spring.
Michigan-based Azure Dynamics made the announcement Tuesday. Azure is making the … Read more >>.

Power-generation gadgets tailored for rural needs invented in Pune

PUNE – Chandrakant Pathak, an engineer in Pune has invented power generation gadgets tailored for rural energy needs.

The gadgets are operated either manually or on bullock power.

Pathak was a mechanical engineer working with a private firm. He volunteered for rehabilitation work with the Sakal Relief … Read more »».

Lawmakers investigating Toyota say company is trying to discredit critics

Lawmakers say Toyota trying to discredit critics

WASHINGTON – House lawmakers investigating Toyota’s massive recalls say the company is more focused on discrediting its critics than trying to solve problems of vehicles suddenly accelerating.
Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., says Toyota has tried to damage the credibility of an Illinois engineering professor who testified at a February congressional … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Lawmakers investigating Toyota say company is trying to discredit critics.

Top 10 Tablet PC in 2010

Professionals and consumers looking for the first-rate tablet PC must be having wide range of options now. With iPad revolutionizing the computing experience with its form factor and exemplary features. That said, models from manufacturers such as HP, Lenovo and Dell have a stronghold over the tablet PC market. Tablet PCs have been widely …. Read the original article  : Top 10 Tablet PC in 2010.

AT&T to raise fees for smart-phone contract breakers, lower charges for regular phones

AT&T to raise fees for iPhone contract breakers
NEW YORK – AT&T is raising the fee it charges buyers of the iPhone and other smart phones if they break their two-year contracts.
Starting June 1, those buyers will have to pay $325 for breaking their contract, up from $175 currently. For buyers of regular phones, … Original source on Gaea Times at : AT&T to raise fees for smart-phone contract breakers, lower charges for regular phones.

Summary Box: Toyota luxury line Lexus recalls 3,800 LS sedans in US to fix steering issue

Summary Box: Lexus recalls 3,800 LS sedans in US
THE RECALL: Toyota is recalling 3,800 Lexus LS sedans in the U.S. The announcement follows a recall in Japan of 4,500 LS models.
THE PROBLEM: The steering wheel on the LS 400 and 600h can briefly become out of alignment with the car’s wheels when it …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Toyota recalls 3,800 Lexus LS sedans in US to fix steering issue following recall in Japan

Toyota recalls 3,800 Lexus cars for steering fix
NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it is recalling about 3,800 Lexus LS sedans in the U.S. to fix a problem with the vehicle’s steering system following a similar recall in Japan.
The company said the recall affects some 2009 and 2010 LS 460 and …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Dad of missing Nepal hiker finds daughter’s laptop, but no sign of the trekker

Dad of missing Nepal hiker finds daughter’s laptop
DENVER – The father of a Colorado woman who went missing a month ago in Nepal has recovered a laptop computer and journal she left at a hotel.
Twenty-three-year-old Aubrey Sacco of Greeley went missing after setting out for a hike in the Himalayas. Her father and … Read more : Dad of missing Nepal hiker finds daughter’s laptop, but no sign of the trekker.

Couple survive after car plummets down 300 ft!

LONDON – A couple survived miraculously despite plunging down 300 feet in a ravine – in an open top sports car.

The car landed in a pool below a waterfall on all four wheels and started to sink, but the couple freed themselves before they were airlifted to hospital.

Their BMW convertible had plummeted nose-first down the … Read more : Couple survive after car plummets down 300 ft!.

WalMart iPhone 3GS at $97

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) If you ever had a wish to buy an iPhone, this is perhaps the best time you should commit yourself for the iPhone purchase as WalMart is giving away iPhone 3GS at a bargain price tag of $97. The sale is staring today for a brand new entry level 16 … Read more : WalMart iPhone 3GS at $97.

Toyota halts sale of Lexus LS sedan as it awaits part to fix problem with steering system

Toyota stops sale of Lexus LS as it awaits part
NEW YORK – Toyota Motor Corp. has stopped sales of the Lexus LS sedan for about three weeks while it works to get parts to dealers to fix a problem with the vehicle’s steering system, a spokesman said Monday.
Toyota on Friday recalled about 3,800 … Read more : Toyota halts sale of Lexus LS sedan as it awaits part to fix problem with steering system.

Nokia to run Yahoo maps in global partnership, Yahoo to provide e-mail, chat on Nokia phones

Nokia to run Yahoo’s maps in global partnership
NEW YORK – Nokia will run maps and navigation services for Yahoo on both phones and computers.
The two companies announced a worldwide partnership Monday. Yahoo Inc. will provide e-mail and chat services on Nokia Corp. phones. The services will be co-branded.
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz says location …. Source article  : Nokia to run Yahoo maps in global partnership, Yahoo to provide e-mail, chat on Nokia phones.

2.7 million gamers go online for first-person shooter ‘Halo: Reach’

2.7 million gamers reach for ‘Halo’
LOS ANGELES – More than 2.7 million people have logged onto the video game “Halo: Reach,” the upcoming prequel to the first-person shooter trilogy starring super-soldier Master Chief.

Developer Bungie Studios announced Monday that players collectively logged more than 16 million hours and more than 1.1 billion virtual kills during the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : 2.7 million gamers go online for first-person shooter ‘Halo: Reach’.

Top 10 Laptop Computers in 2010

As we listed up Top 10 laptops in 2009, we are continuing with that effort to bring you the list of top 10 laptops in 2010. With a handful of laptops available in the market, its not an easy task to pick up the best 10. After an extensive research we were able to queue …. Original source  : Top 10 Laptop Computers in 2010.

House panel OKs auto safety bill giving gov’t expanded powers in aftermath of Toyota recalls

House panel OKs Toyota-inspired auto safety bill
WASHINGTON – A sweeping plan to strengthen the nation’s auto safety laws in response to Toyota’s large recalls has moved forward in the House.
The legislation was approved Wednesday in the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sending it to the House floor. Lawmakers hope to pass the bill …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Gov’t says 89 reported deaths linked to Toyota unintended acceleration

Gov’t: 89 deaths tied to Toyota acceleration
WASHINGTON – The government says unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles may have been involved in the deaths of 89 people over the past decade.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that from 2000 to mid-May, it had received more than 6,200 complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota …. Read the original article  : Gov’t says 89 reported deaths linked to Toyota unintended acceleration.

Pak launches avionics production line for JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has started the production of avionics and other important gadgets for the JF-17 Thunder fighter jets.

The equipments for the combat jets would be produced at the Kamra based Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC).

Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the production line for the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Pak launches avionics production line for JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.

Pokemon Black and White Legendaries Details

San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) The Japanese and English official websites of Pokemon announced the new fifth generation Pokemon Legendaries after several weeks without any information. The website gave details of two legendary Pokemon and also revealed the release date of the game.

The fifth generation Pokemon or Pokemon Black and White Legendaries were announced on Amazon …. Original source  : Pokemon Black and White Legendaries Details.

Top 10 LCD Monitors in India 2010

With manufacturing improvements LCD monitor sizes and features continue to increase, while their prices are dropping. LCD monitor Manufacturers and Retailers attempt to bewitch the audience with rave reviews and descriptions. There is a wide array of LCD monitors for consumers in India to avail. Consumers might be bewildered with the parade of show …. Source article  : Top 10 LCD Monitors in India 2010.

US Department of Homeland Security working to detect crime before it happens

Washington, May 28 (ANI): The US Department of Homeland Security is researching whether video game boards, biometric sensors and other high-tech devices can be used to detect distinct non-verbal cues from people who harbor “mal-intent,” or malicious intent.

According to Bob Burns, the department’s deputy chief … Original article on : US Department of Homeland Security working to detect crime before it happens.

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