Archive for June 30th, 2008

iriver's Lplayer now on sale in America

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoYou've seen it toyed with, you've seen it unboxed and you've read the review. Now, the moment of truth has arrived. iriver's Lplayer is officially on sale here in the USA, with the 4GB models going for $109.99 and the 8GB editions demanding $159.99. You'll ...

Lenovo gets official with IdeaCentre K210 desktop

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops We heard that Lenovo was shuffling its lineup a bit earlier this month, and sure enough, that IdeaCentre brand is getting its 15 minutes today courtesy of a fresh press release. Hailed as the outfit's "global entry into the consumer desktop market outside of China," the IdeaCentre K210 ...

Dash Express gets big v2.1 June08 software update

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Filed under: GPS That first traffic update was only the beginning -- Dash is announcing today its first proper software update to the Dash Express. Dubbed June08 (or v2.1), users now get three new trademarked names (among other things): FasterFind - uses SiRFInstantFix for acquiring GPS during startup, ...

MSI Wind desktops to hit Europe and Asia in September

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops It looks like MSI's taking another page from ASUS's Eee playbook -- the Wind netbook is getting a desktop sibling. MSI was actually showing off the Atom-based minitower at Computex last month, and while final specs and pricing aren't official, it sounds like the machine will include Windows ...

Sony Ericsson issues second profit warning of the year, hopes to break even in Q2

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones Although Sony Ericsson just churned out a rather impressive array of new handsets this month, it seems the outfit is still having trouble securing record-setting profits. Truthfully, it's struggling to break even, as evidenced by the second profit warning of 2008 that was issued last week. SE is ...