Dell Studio 14 Laptop heats up racks

Like the Dell Studio 15 Artist Edition, the new Dell Studio 14 (Artist Edition) is a 14-inch laptop that combines excellent performance with very good looks. It's based on Intel's PineTrail processor, the Core i3-350M, and comes with a dedicated ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card.

Design & Usability

The new Dell Studio 14 screen lid has a glossy surface with customizable colors which you can configure on Dell's website. Our review unit came with purple colored horizontal lines streaking across its screen lid -- clearly not the best look the Studio 14 has to offer. The laptop preserves characteristic Studio design elements like its dropped hinges, sturdy build quality, slot-loading optical drive and the laptop's overall tapering design. The Dell Studio 14 continues to cloak itself in a simple-yet-functional design, which is admirable. In fact, a lot of its design and build characteristics have trickled down to the entry-level Inspiron series of laptops, as we saw on the Dell Inspiron 15-1564 and Dell Inspiron 14-1464.

The Studio 14 laptop's very well built (better than the MSI CX420 laptop), and its dropped central hinge is sturdy to say the least. The laptop weighs a moderate 2.45-kg, which isn't too bad for a 14-inch mainstream laptop. It comes with a glossy LED-backlit 14-inch screen (1366x768 pixel resolution) with a 16:9 aspect ratio. The Dell Studio 14's screen isn't as large as the one on Lenovo Ideapad Y550, but it is very close to it in terms of image quality. The screen displays crisp, clear text and video, and has very good horizontal viewing angles. The Dell Studio 14's keyboard and touchpad are as good as ever. The keyboard sports large, easy-to-type on keycaps that are closely packed -- they are different than the Ideapad Y550's or MSI CX420's keys, and great for fast typing. The touchpad is very finely textured and a treat to use, and the two mouse buttons are nice to press. If anything, the Studio 14's touchpad lacks multi-gesture support (found on the Ideapad Y550).

Bottom Line

The Dell Studio 14 Artist Edition sells for Rs. 45,300. For that price, you get a pretty decent 14-inch mainstream laptop with a nice screen, very good keyboard-touchpad combo, and one of the best feature sets of our Top 5 Mainstream Laptops. Compared to the Lenovo Ideapad Y550 and MSI CX420, the Dell Studio 14 offers better processor, RAM, and greater hard drive space -- but has an inferior graphics card, in comparison. We would still recommend the Dell Studio 14 over the MSI CX420 if you're looking for a 14-inch all purpose laptop for home. However, if you want a laptop with larger screen and better graphics performance, go for the Lenovo Ideapad Y550.

Tip: If you don't care much about the fancy screen lid, the standard Dell Studio 14 with a similar configuration sells for a lesser price. Also check out the brand new Dell Inspiron 14R laptop which has a cool new design.

Price : 45,300

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Apple iPhone 4 Details revealed

The announcements are still ongoing at the WWDC 10 but the big news is the official revealing of the all new Apple iPhone 4 (yes, that's what its going to be called; no 4G, no mini iPad).

So quickly, here are a couple of major changes that the phone's going to have:

1. Its 9.3mm thin, making it the thinnest smartphone on Earth.
2. There's a front facing camera.
3. Bad news comes in the form of the microSIM tray, which means regular sized SIMS that we use in India won't fit.
4. There are dedicated hardware volume buttons and a mute button too.
5. The camera now gets an LED flash, so that's a big win. The megapixel count is up to 5MP now and there is also 5x digital zoom. Plus, it can shoot 720p videos!
6. There's a second mic on the phone's top and its a noise cancelling one.
7. The iPhone 4 has a steel rim with lines and the entire rim functions as an antenna.
8. The display is a "retina display" which means greater pixel density and "four times the number of pixels in the same space." A total of 326 pixels per inch.
9. The screen resolution is now up to 960x640 (The iPhone 3GS' display had a resolution limited to 320x480)
10. It runs on the A4 chip.
11. The iPhone 4 has a bigger battery and Steve Jobs claims that as a result the iPhone 4 will give 40% more talktime, 6 hours of 3G browsing; 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing; 10 hours of video; 40 hours of music; 300 hours of standby.
12. The iPhone 4 will have up to 32GB of storage.
13. The iPhone 4 will now have a gyroscope. 3-axis gyro (angular velocity); pitch, roll, & yaw; rotation about gravity; gyro + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing. New CoreMotion APIs that developers can call; extremely precise position information. Perfect for gaming.
So, that's all the updates for now. We'll leave you with some awesome pics taken at the WWDC 10. Enjoy! (Also, make sure you check out our list of Top 5 High-End Phones, a list that features the iPhone 3GS at #1).

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 launched in India

Partnering with Tata teleservices, there has been released BlackBerry Curve 8530 in India by RIM at price tag of Rs. 18990. Tata Teleservice’s CDMA customers will be able to get the handset which offers them a host of cutting edge specs including email, messaging, social networking, multimedia and entertainment.

Commenting on the event, Pradeep Dwivedi, Senior Vice President, Tata Teleservices said, “The CDMA smartphone market is developing rapidly. The launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 will give Tata Indicom customers access to a very approachable smartphone at an affordable price. ” “We believe that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 supported by our extensive network will appeal to young professionals and students who want easy-to-use smartphones with rich communications and multimedia features that allow them to stay connected through social networking sites, instant messaging services including BlackBerry Messenger, and email.”

The handset which is equipped with a full QWERTY keypad, is enamored with a range of popular specs including 256 MB flash memory, 528 MHz next generation processors, built in Wi-Fi [802.11 b/g], and GPS along with location based applications, 2 MP built in camera, browser and multimedia player [plays out nearly all the popular media formats including MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9, MP3, AMR-NB etc.].

Device also offers users access to BlackBerry App world consisting numbers of third-party mobile applications which are specific for BlackBerry smartphones only. Further, with the handset, users also get access to email, messaging [IM, SMS, BlackBerry Messenger], and numbers of popular social networking sites viz. Facebook and MySpace.

The phone is compatible with 10 email accounts which include the largely used ISP email accounts too such as yahoo, windows live Hotmail, AOL, Gmail, and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Support

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Samsung Galaxy Tablet is out

After Apple released the iPad, there has been a flurry of activity in the tablets market with many devices like LG'S UX 10, Asus' EeePad and MSI's Windpad.


Looks like Samsung Electronics too is inching towards making a tablet of its own and images of the same have already been leaked across the Interweb. We are talking about the Galaxy Tab tablet that Samsung tweeted about from its official South African Twitter account.

The tablet, which resembles a grow up version of the just released i9000 Android smartphone, will feature a 7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. It is reportedly powered by an ARM processor and is likely to pack in phone features as well. Samsung has not forgotten to add its TouchWiz interface to the tablet - a fact that might make many of you out there cringe!
It is interesting to note the time when the Galaxy Tablet has been revealed. The revelation of the Galaxy Tablet comes just a week after the international launch of the iPad and Dell's Streak, a 5-inch tablet.


As of now, there is no specific information regarding the time of launch of this device - although some sources suggest a July 2010 announcement.

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West Bengal Higher Secondary Results 2010 Online

West Bengal Higher Secondary Exam Results 2010 Online. The WB Higher Secondary Results will be available after 11AM on June 6 online.

After a brief break in the exam results being declared in India, the West Bengal government is all set to announce the results of the West Bengal Higher Secondary Results for 2010 online.

The West Bengal exam results for the students who appeared for the WB Higher Secondary or exams will be able to check their results online after 11AM on 6th June 2010.

WB Higher Secondary students will be able to check their 2010 exam results online at http://wbresults.nic.in/. Students can visit the website for the exam results after 11AM on June 6 and enter their roll numbers to view their results.

Please note that the roll number of the WB Higher Secondary exams is required in order to check your results. The results site may be a bit slow to load after 11AM so please be patient while you check your results.

We wish all the West Bengal Higher Secondary students who appeared for the exams in 2010 best of luck for their results.

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New PSP in three new colours

Here’s news that may cheer up gamers, especially those who love gaming on-the-go. Sony has launched three brand new colour versions of its PSP-3000 gaming console in India. The console now comes in pearl white, blossom pink and radiant red shades.

Users can now personalize their PSP by picking from a choice of three gorgeous colors. What’s more, Sony has decided to throw in two free games, namely, Daxter and Loco Roco that are playable on this device.

PSP has been grabbing the attention of gamers since its launch in December 2004. The device offers access to games, music, videos, photos and web surfing through Wi-Fi. If the colour variations weren’t enough, the LCD screen of the console livens up games, photos and videos in clear cut imagery.

Users can store personal photos, listen to music, watch videos and play PSP titles on this gizmo. The PSP is embedded with a TV socket to connect it to a TV for a lively gaming experience and a personal entertainment system. The company claims to have some great software lined up for 2010.

The PSP-3000 comes at a price of Rs.9,490.

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Samsung 's Dual SIM 3G Touchscreen Phone Spotted

Samsung has quite a bunch of dual SIM phones in its arsenal. However, what was missing all this while was a 3G capable dual SIM phone - that too a touchscreen.


Well, that was until now because Samsung has unveiled a new handset, the Samsung B7722/B7702, its latest touchscreen phone targeted at the Asian, European and the African markets. While the model numbers are different, there are just two variants of the same phone with the B7702 likely to head towards the Chinese market and the B7722 to the rest of the world. The fact that these two models indicate the same phone can be verified from the Bluetooth SIG website here.

As for the features on this one, it will obviously support EDGE and HSDPA connectivity, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with a rather unusual pixel count of 240 x 432 pixels . Then there is Wi-Fi, social networking services, FM radio, and a 5MP camera cramped in as well.


When launched, the Samsung B7722 / B7702 is expected to be priced at around the $400 mark. The launch could be as soon as in June.

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