So finally the long kept secret of Miscrosoft’s  Pink Phone has finally been unraveled. And by the looks of it this one surely doesn’t deserve all the hype being created around it. These phones have been codenamed ‘turtle’ and ‘pure’. But frankly I guess ‘chubby’ or ‘tubby’ would have been better names. The first one i.e the Turtle resembles the Palm Pre to some extent. It comes loaded with a slide out keyboard and a nice vibrant looking screen. The other one i.e. Pure will remind of possibly every other smartphone available in the market these days. Reportedly both the phones have been targeted towards the youth. Well, by the looks of it this one doesn’t look even a bit of the iPhone killer it was being touted to be. And anyways it doesn’t  look like Microsoft really cares about being the iPhone’s challenger. So any kind of clash between the Pink phones and the iPhone looks unlikely in the near future atleast. PEACE!

Vodafone has launched a new Limo-OS based internet service and two 360- brand Samsung phones. This move could be seen as Vodafone’s punch back at the other leading services like Apple’s iPhone, Google’s Android Phone and RIM’s Blackberry. Vodafone 360 can be seen as a brand new range of internet services for mobiles and PC’s which can put together all the friends, communities, entertainment  of the user and can be easily synced with the PC. This offering from Vodafone comes along with a ‘Vodafone People’ which can easily sync the user’s contacts from Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live Messenger And Google Talk. The all new 360 app store will provide its users with new apps, games, music and mapping services. Also Samsung will be launching two new handsets which will include the unique 3D display which runs on the proximity algorithm and brings the most frequently contacted people closer in the front of the screen. The release date for the 360  [...]

This one is yet another addition to ultraportable computing devices. I personally am a huge fan of these devices but what is to be seen in this case is whether this one would find universal appeal especially at a time when there is absolutely no dearth of smartphones and netbooks. Before the launch of the iPhones and the other in the category the UPMC’s were like the hottest thing available in the market. However the only drawback was that at that time these UPMC’s were priced anything between $1500-$2000. This one launched by Viliv has a starting price of $587. But then we get netbooks priced at around $350 so here again its universal appeal is questioned. Anyways let’s move ahead and see what this one has in store for us... This one is definitely a smasher when it comes to looks. It’s covered with gunmetal gray plastic and is accented with silver and chrome touches. It’s got a rectangular shape and with curved edges. The buttons are well spaced and are comfortable to  [...]

The latest Android phone by High Tech Computers will soon be offered by Vodafone. The phone will be released by the carrier in U.K somewhere in October and will be available on pre-order. Looks like the budget android war is heating up with the T-mobile PULSE also being recently announced. The HTC tattoo is the first customizable Android phone, which means that the user can design the skin for his phone. Now that’s innovation I say. Also this one comes loaded with 2.8 inch touchscreen display, FM radio,audio jack, 3.2 megapixel camera and not to forget the brilliant Sense UI. It also supports 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. This one will surely keep you entertained wherever you are. Also the buzz doing the rounds is that this one is going to be quite light on the pocket and definitely is also one of the reasons many are eagerly waiting for this one to be launched.

Google has announced the launch of its latest version of Picasa. The Picasa 3.5 which has a popular photo editing software that can be used for tagging and face recognition. Using this free software one can easily tag their favourite Leaning tower of Pisa pictures because this software can easily integrate Google maps into it. This software does not make use of anything use but just builds upon the basic functionality og the previous version. However it is photo tagging feature which is the highlight of this version. Now the question that arises what is the benefit of this kind of photo tagging. Using name tags one can easily organize the photos according to the names of the people who are present in the photos. Once the tagging is done the user can easily use the tag to get a collection of all the photos in which the tagged individual is present. The user can also use this feature to make photo collages and then probably upload it and share it with  [...]

This one from Sony surely will have every music lover wagging his tongue for more. Sony has launched the dapper MDR 770LP headphones and trust me when I say this ‘its just so damn sexy’. Its not that Sony hasn’t come up with eye catching headphones before, but this one totally leads the league. Well in the recent times most of the headphones that have been launched have the same old drab look. And that just adds to the appeal of these ones Launched by Sony. It’s got the headband kind of a style and a faux leather appearance. The earbuds can easily slide up and down for a nice secure comfortable fit. It comes with a 1.2m cord and a gold plated mini plug.

Though many people have moved on to the earbuds, for those who still love the headphone style this one is totally worth a shot. And plus priced at $65, what are you guys waiting for?? Go ahead grab it!!

This one from LG is definitely an enhanced version of the KS360 and by the looks of it, this one too looks like its going to be another smash. Also this one isn’t heavy on the pocket and one can obtain it for Free with £150 auto cashback from Mobiles.co.uk (Blue); or £129 on PAYG from Orange or £146.75 from Dialaphone (Black).Anyways let’s go ahead with the review and see if this one is worth all the talk... This one is less of a smartphone and more of an QWERTY packing cookie oozing out loads of attitude. This ones got a neat elegant look with silver side trims. The keys also follow the minimalistic design.  This one isn’t all that sleek at 107x53x16mm and weighs around 125g which makes it a bit clunky. It’s got a 2.8inch resistive touchscreen without a stylus and below the screen there are three buttons. The talk and end button and a shortcut button which also doubles up as a task manager. All the buttons are covered with rubberized plastic which provide a nice grip.  [...]

Alienware has come up with something it refers to as the Invasion and according to them this one is going to ‘shake the gaming world to its foundations’. Well as far as advertising is concerned this Dell owned company has achieved really new heights and has left the gamers salivating over thoughts of the first 3D-tech enabled laptop with a 120Hz screen. This one would be launched at the Tokyo game show. An official from Dell claimed on the company’s Facebook page that Alienware will surely invade the Tokyo Game show this year. Even our attempts to contact Dell turned out to be futile with Dell taking the ‘no comments’ stance.

We here at techsoft are waiting with bated breath to see what exactly is in store and we ll keep you posted on the latest developments on this front.

It’s Vodafone ringing in some good news for music fans this time around. Well in its latest attempt to popularize its music store Vodafone has plans of offering free music to its users this Friday. In keeping with the plan the Vodafone music store has undergone a total overhaul and is planning to provide the users with ten free tracks from a variety of artists. Along with the free music Friday Vodafone is offering a pack of 10 tracks at a price of  £5. Also the company can cash in on this idea by plugging in the Real Time Top 40 site. The users can tweet which ever track their listening to and based on the most popular tracks a chart of the top songs will be jotted down.

Vodafone has signed a contract with Warner Music to supply DRM-free tracks to the music store which now means that the store has all four major music portals under its hood at the moment.

Panasonic has come up with their latest addition to the face detection technology. With this addition it is possible too detect faces even in the dark as well as in overly bright surroundings. Apart from this, it can even detect faces which are behind the glass and also when the faces are totally covered with reflections. It works on the basis of  a LED modulated light source light source for near infrared light. The logic is that when the light from sun is captured, only the near-infrared illumination which is reflected back from the individuals face is processed and only that is processed. It can easily pass through windshields of car and detect the face of the individual in the car. According to the company this system can produce near monochrome pictures with QVGA resolution. The system can easily the faces of individuals who are around 10m away. The company is still in the plans of launching this somewhere during  next  [...]