LG Prada II officially announced

LG has officially announced their latest mobile phone, the LG Prada IIwhich is the new version of their popular Prada mobile phone.

"Almost identical to the highly successful original, the new telephone has a hidden secret. In one smooth movement the ultra-thin keyboard slides from under the handset. 

       
As serenely as it appears it slides invisibly, effortlessly away - a modern icon of mobile style and design with an extra competitive edge."
It has a QWERTY keyboard, a 5 megapixel camera with a Schneider-Kreuznach certified lens. Also features WiFi accessiblity, full web browser, 3G 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity.

Transcend Launches 2.5" Portable HDD

Transcend has launched two 2.5-inch portable hard drives – StoreJet 25C and StoreJet 25M – in 500GB capacities.

The hard drives come bundled with StoreJet elite software package, which features Website AutoLogin, Mobile Favorites with NoTraceInternet browsing, Secret-Zip 256-bit AES file encryption, Mobile E-mail, Online Update, and intelligent backup scheduling/ security/ file compression functions. The drives are also equipped with a high-speed USB 2.0 interface that's capable of data transfer rates of 480Mbps.The drives will ship with a two-year warranty and cost Rs 13,300.

ASUS P552w PDA Phone launched in India

Trying to keep up with HTC’s TouchFLO, ASUS has launched the P552w PDA phone which features Glide – the innovative touch-responsive user interface that ASUS has designed for navigation. The Global launch was in September of this year and the handset is now getting ready to hit Indian shelves.

Running on a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, the P552w is equipped with a 624MHz processor, internal GPS with Google integration, and Gester technology that enables users to perform a variety of navigational actions – such as selecting, zooming, scrolling and flipping through shortcust menus much like HTC’s TouchFLO. Their versions are called Multi-Home, Anytime Launcher, EziPhoto, and EziMusic. The handset also supports WLAN, Bluetooth and of course features USB connectivity. It comes equipped with a 2MP camera as well.

Through a specialized feature called ASUS SMS Location Link, users can send a link embedded in an SMS of their location that when clicked on will show up on the receiver’s handset on Google Maps. ASUS P552w also features a convenient Google Search Bar on the 'Today' screen that makes it easier to perform online queries. The ASUS P552w also houses applications that enable easy access to web content like RSS newsfeeds, YouTube movies and photos on Flickr. 
The ASUS P552w PDA phone is available for Rs. 27,900 and should offer other i-Killers like the Touch Diamond some heavy competition. But let’s wait and see.