Blackberry devices seems to be conitnuing to make waves in the tech scene despite fierce comeptition. Blackberry curve 8520 seems specifically to adress the complains that black berry devices are too bulky. This blackberry device weighs just 106 grams and is only 109mm by 60mm in size. Couple with a thickness just over a centimeter, this is one of the easiest device to carry around.

BlackBerry Curve 8520

It also did away with the usual trackball in exchange for a trackpad. Other features includes dedicated media keys for playing songs and videos, although I must say the screen is too small to be watching videos in comfort for long.

Connection wise, it supports Wi-Fi, bluetooth and 10 popular email services. Surfing speed and decent and I’ve no complains.

Overall, this is a usable but easy to carry around model for blackberry lovers.

The Samsung Series 9 LCD 950 comes in resolution of 1920 x1080. Contrast ratio at 2 million : 1 at 46 inches wide.

The set come with MPEG AVC and DVB tuners and allows HDMI, S-video, USB and VGA input.

The buildin USB is one of the new features in LCD TVs that allows you to enjoy movies stored in any USB devices.
Overall, the Samsung Smart LED technology and Ultra Clear Panel performed well to produce sharp images with Vibrant colours. The design like all Samsung LCD TV, is stylish and a pleasant addition to the Home

LG Blu-ray Player

The New LG blu-ray player distinguishes itself from other player by it’s new feature: The ability to connect to the Internet to play videos. This includes services from youtube and Netflix.

In addition, the Internet feature allows online chatting, even gaming with others watching the same movie.

Like most good blu-eay players, LG delivers true HD pictures. It also play files via it’s USB port so you can easily watch content and pictures on your portable disk.

News has spread that China reportedly has cut access to You tube without any official explanation or even confirmation that it has indeed clocked the site.

China’s silence on the access blockage is standard operating procedure, according to Usha C. V. Haley, an Asia fellow at Harvard Kennedy school, author of the forthcoming book, New Asian Emperors: The Business Strategies of the Overseas Chinese.

China is able to cut off access to certain sites because all Internet data in China is routed to central servers that it controls, said the Kennedy School’s Haley. China is not unique in blocking youtube: ”There are many countries in Asia and outside of Asia that have such controls over the Internet,” Haley pointed out.Turkey and Bangladesh have both blocked access to YouTube in the past, she noted.

Of course, there will be many ways for the tech savy chinese to get past this censorship. Proxies or cheap dailup. It remains to be seem how long the blockage will last.

Acer unveiled it’s first eight smartphone model in the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona. The company plans to be the top 5 smartphone makers in 5 years. The current top makers are Apple, Research in motion, HTC and Nokia

The cheapest smartphone model is expected to be sold for less US$100 and is expected to do well espeically in such though economic situation

It is reported that the new Microsoft smartrphone wil be using the NVIDIA tera chip. This comes after HTC and NVIDIA is widely touted to power the next generation of smart phone screens