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Dell Inspiron Zino’s Spec List Leaked

Nick Broughall — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:42:35 +0000

There weren’t a lot of details around the actual power behind the recently showcased Dell Inspiron Zino HD mini PC. Fortunately tipster Oddo has been gracious enough to share them with us.

Inspiron Zino HD (Inspiron 400 – Scalable)

on Oct. 12, 2009

The Inspiron Zino HD is an affordable small form factor PC that has a
unique design, competitive features, and has optional removable color
and pattern lids.

PERSONALIZATION

Customers can choose from color and design pattern lids that express
their style and/or complement their environment.

Key Features:

· New Dell ID, 3.5L Small Form Factor Chassis with options –
with ODD, without ODD

· ENERGY STAR® 5.0 Compliant

· AMD Athlon™, Athlon™ X2, Athlon™ Neo X2 Processor

· AMD RS780G Chipset

· ATI Radeon HD3200 Integrated graphics, with optional ATI
Radeon HD4330 512MB discrete upgrade

· 1GB dual channel DDR2 RAM, up to optional 8GB

· 160GB SATA HDD @ 7200RPM, up to optional 1TB

· Support No Optical Drive, 8X 12.7 Trayload DVD+/-RW, Blu-ray
Disc Combo options

· Integrated 2.1 Channel High Definition Audio

· Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet connection

· Built-in 4-in-1 Media Card Reader

· Optional wireless with 802.11b/g or 802.11a/b/g/n

· 4 USB Ports (2 Front, 2 Rear)

· HDMI connectivity and 2 eSATA Ports

· Support wireless keyboard / mouse, and remote control options

· Support Linux (Ubuntu Netbook Remix) 9.04, Vista, Win7 OS

Unfortunately, there’s still no word on pricing or release dates, but hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for the official announcement from Dell…

[Thanks Oddo!]

Prada II Full Specs Leak Online

Kit Eaton — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:01:00 +0000

The last we heard of the upgrade to LG’s Prada phone, the Prada II, was a grainy photo and some speculative specifications. Now over at Boy Genius Report they’ve been given a run-down on the full specs of the phone from a source they trust. The rumoured 5-megapixel camera is indeed there, with flash and VGA video capability. 850MHz/2100MHz HSDPA’s there too, as is the 3-inch screen. Read on for more.

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE, dual-band HSDPA (850MHz/2100MHz)
• 950mAh battery
• 240×400 3.0-inch screen
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with flash and VGA recording
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Wi-Fi b,g
• Infineon MP-EH + M180 chipset
• Motion sensor
• FM Radio
• 104.5 x 54 x 16.8 mm

Not bad at all: with quad-band, WCDMA, the motion sensor and FM radio it sounds like a fully-rounded handset. [BGR]

Wireless Roaming Wi-Fi 802.11r Standard Beats 11n to Completion

Kit Eaton — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:39:00 +0000

The 802.11n standard for Wi-Fi may still be technically a draft specification, but the IEEE has now completed the 802.11r specs, making a new standard for Wi-Fi roaming. Why should you care about this? It’s designed for those moments when a Wi-Fi-connected device moves between hotspots, something the original 802.11 specs didn’t have in mind. Typically a transition between spots involves a drop and re-associate delay of around 0.1 seconds, which is enough to drop a VoIP call: 802.11r allows re-association with the new Wi-Fi source in less than 0.05 seconds, which should keep your call connected. The specs and also cover security associations and reservation of QoS resources for roaming Wi-Fi connections and have been under development for four years. [DailyWireless]