Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The top 10 mobile phones selling globally - they're HOT!

Top 10 - Sony Ericsson W890i






Sony Ericsson mobile phone W890i: Thin as a CD case and dressed up for grand openings. And this beauty has brains too - on the W890i inside, you find a Walkman® player, turbo 3G and a 3.2 megapixel camera.


Top 9 - Sony Ericsson K530i





Sony Ericsson mobile phone K530i: Access email and the Web - at 3G speed - wherever you go. Snap quality pictures. Organize and synchronize. The K530i: efficiency in your pocket.



Top 8 - Sony Ericsson K810i






Sony Ericsson mobile phone K810i: The world is full of pictures. The compact K810i Cyber-shot™ phone has all you need to catch the moment - and make it look as special as it was.



Top 7 - Nokia N95 8GB








It's what the computers have become. Slide into multiple modes. With a bigger screen, built-in GPS, and 8GB of internal memory, you can fit more into your mobile life.

Top 6 - LG Viewty KU9900






The LG Viewty boasts a 5MP camera from Schneider-Kreuznach with autofocus, image stabiliser, and SmartLight technology. It packs a 3" touchscreen and the ability to record at 120 fps. Add to that HSDPA, EDGE, and a web browser, you can surf the web effortlessly or upload your clips directly to YouTube, it’s all so easy. There’s also a music player, FM Radio, document viewer and plenty of storage. All this crammed into a slim and stylish case.



Top - 5 - Nokia 3109





Stay on top of your busy life with the Nokia 3109 classic – featuring long talk time, mobile email, web browsing, and music and video players.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Top 10 Laptops for Web and Graphic Designers of 2008

10. Acer Ferrari 5005

LaptopsAcer is a company known primarily for its cheap, lower-end laptops, but the Ferrari series is a notable exception. This one is a 15.4-inch laptop with a very pleasing 1680×1050 resolution – comparable to a standard 22-inch desktop LCD. It also has a decent dedicated graphics card from ATI and a 2GHz AMD Turion processor. Unfortunately, AMD’s Turion CPU is not nearly as fast as Intel’s Core 2 Duo, and the Ferrari models are usually overpriced.
Official Homepage: Acer Ferrari 5005 Homepage.

9. Apple MacBook Air

LaptopsApple’s MacBook Air is probably not you first choice for developing web content, but it’s a really nice-looking piece of hardware and I couldn’t help including it. It fits in a standard interoffice envelope but is still a relatively capable 13-inch (1280×800) laptop thanks to its unique Core 2 Duo processor, not to mention the new OS X. However, even though Apple recently made some price cuts on its MacBook laptops, it’s still expensive.
Official Homepage: Apple MacBook Air Home.

8. Lenovo ThinkPad R61

LaptopsIt’s quite the opposite of the MacBook Air, but possibly in a good way. Lenovo builds rugged and trustworthy notebooks that last. They may look (very) uninspiring, but if you’re looking for a workhorse with a solid build, Lenovo is one of the best alternatives. The R61 is a 15-inch laptop with a decent 1440×900 resolution. If you’re no Windows fanboy, you can also get this one with Novell’s SUSE Linux distribution preinstalled.

7. Fujitsu Lifebook 8410

LaptopsThis is another office workhorse with a solid build plus lots of ports and connectivity. Just like the Lenovo, it’s not a lot of fun to look at, but neither will it break when you look at it, as you expect some cheap laptops to. The aluminum LCD cover provides protection, but also some extra weight. Unlike the aforementioned Lenovo, it’s built on the latest Intel Core 2 Duo platform, and you can get it with a dedicated GPU, but a shortcoming of the Lifebook is the screen resolution – 1280×800 is barely acceptable for a professional 15.4-inch laptop.
Official Homepage: Fujitsu Lifebook 8410.

6. Alienware m15x

LaptopsAlienware claims that its m15x is the “fastest notebook ever,” and they are probably right. It’s primarily aimed at gamers, but it will naturally perform any other task with ease as well. You can configure it with the fastest components in the world, and if you want it all you’ll have to fork over about $5,000, which of course is just ridiculous. It starts at $1,500, however, and you can configure it with a 1900×1200 screen, which is really impressive for a 15.4-inch laptop.
Official Homepage: Alienware m15x.

5. Dell Inspiron 1525

LaptopsIt’s obviously a major step down from the (also Dell-owned) Alienware, but in terms of value and affordability, the Inspiron 1525 gets an A+. In its basic $499 configuration it’s not much to look at, but for just another $100 you get a dual-core 15-inch laptop with a 1680×1050 screen. Another plus is that you get to choose your own color or pattern. The build is solid enough and it’s not as much of an eyesore as Dell’s laptops used to be. The only major downside is that you can’t configure it with a discrete GPU.
Official Homepage: Dell Inspiron 1525.

4. Asus C90

LaptopsAsus’ C90 series is a different approach to laptop computers. For example, it uses standard desktop Core 2 Duo CPU’s that can be overclocked all the way up to 2.93GHz with the help of included “Turbo Gear” technology – something you rarely, if ever, find in anything but Asus laptops. The 15.4-inch display is powered by a quite capable Nvidia 8600M GT GPU and offers 1680×1050 resolution, and it’s all very reasonably priced. The drawback of using desktop components is power consumption and battery life. Don’t expect to use it on long travels, at least not for long.
Official Homepage: Asus C90.

3. Sony Vaio VGN-AR590E

LaptopsThe Vaio laptop with the sexy name VGN-AR590E is absolutely gorgeous and a fine addition to any web designer’s desktop. Its 17-inch screen puts it firmly in the desktop replacement segment or “luggable” segment if you will; it weighs just over 8 pounds, so in other words you’ll probably not feel like bringing it along on your daily commute. There’s no lack of added features – it sports a Blu-Ray drive and an 8600M GPU from Nvidia, plus Sony’s patented xbrite screen. As you’d expect, it’s also quite expensive. Sony laptops usually are, but that’s somehow justified by the excellent 1920×1200 resolution screen, which looks stunning.
Official Homepage: Sony Vaio VGN-AR590E.

2. Asus m70sa

LaptopsAnother Asus laptop, but this one is built from the ground up with mobile components, and powerful ones at that. At its heart is a 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo T9300, from the latest generation. The screen is 17 inches and 1920×1200, backed by an ATI GD3650 GPU with 1GB of dedicated video memory. It’s also fitted with 4GB of system RAM to keep those Photoshop sessions fast and efficient. Another nice feature is the full terabyte of hard drive space care of the dual 500GB hard drives. If it’s a desktop replacement you’re looking for, there is little not to like about the Asus M70.
Official Homepage: Asus m70sa.

1. Apple MacBook Pro

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With excellent performance, a long battery life and a completely flawless design, Apple’s MacBook Pro still holds the throne as the most user-friendly and powerful laptop for web designers, or just about anyone to be frank. It’s available with either a 15-inch 1440×900 screen or a 17-inch with the full 1920×1200 resolution. With the new OS X Leopard, Apple’s Multi Touch touchpad, plus the latest Intel Core 2 Duo CPU’s, you get a laptop computer that can rival or surpass most desktop computers.