Toshiba has introduced its latest smartphone, the Toshiba REGZA IS04, and it is the second KDDI Android smartphone for the Japanese market. The smartphone will be released in Japan in January 2011. The Toshiba REGZA IS04 comes equipped with a 12.19 megapixel camera with auto-focus feature which enables the reader to get better clicks, and the CMOS censor promises optimum quality pictures. To avert damage from water and other fluids, REGZA IS04 is designed water proof by Toshiba. To run the show, Toshiba has packed a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, but the operating system is still

The HTC Merge, the Android handset which is expected to be coming to Verizon Wireless, has been caught on video. The video, which comes to us courtesy of Android Central, lets us do a quick walkthrough of the hardware and software of the device. The device, which is also known as Lexikon, was revealed a lot of times before. But this time we have what looks to be the first hands-on video of the device. The HTC Merge, which runs Android 2.2 “Froyo”, will not come pre-installed with the latest version of HTC Sense. But it might be included before the launch of the device. Bing

MasterCard and Visa may have a battle ahead with telecom carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless lining up a new venture that could amount to doing away with credit and debit cards. Significant is the fact that smart phones will now take their place. Apart from AT&T and Verizon, the venture aimed at bringing about this initiative will include T-Mobile too. They will work with Discover Financial Services and Barclays to test a system at stores in Atlanta and three other U.S. cities. The plan is to empower consumers pay with the smartphone for the purchases made. The effort is

Secure Digital may rule the world, but CF still has a considerable following when it comes to high-end DSLR cameras. This is particularly due to the comparatively high speeds offered by the CompactFlash cards. Ahh.. I remember the old days, when I had a 20GB harddisk, which was more than every other kid in the class. Good old days… Now, 16Gb and 32GB cards are starting to become commonplace, and frankly, I have trouble filling the 4GB card on my Cybershot. But of course, its different with DSLRs. They are usually owned by real shutterbugs and they also put out rather

When I was shopping for my DSRL camera, I shied away from those that needed a CF card for storage. The CF card is faster and you can get them in very high capacities, but they cost more than comparable SD card. Not to mention I have a hoard of SD cards already. If you are the CF type, Silicon Power has unveiled the world’s first 128GB 400x CompactFlash card. The card can write at up to 90MB/sec. It supports PIO Mode-6 and Multi-word DMA 4 transfer modes. The card also supports ECC and uses Wear Leveling Technology for longer life. The CF card is RoHS compliant and weighs

It’s only a matter of time before SD cards overtake CF cards in the memory card wars, but till then, Compact Flash is still very much alive and kicking, and Silicon Power has just announced a 400X 128GB CF card, boasting a 90MB/sec write speeding, allowing you to happily snap away those RAW shots with your DSLR. There isn’t any pricing information on it just yet, but you can be sure that it will cost you a pretty penny. Press release. Via: Link

So I realize that CF’s days are numbered, and SD will eventually win the flash card war, but for now compact flash manages to stay just one step ahead of secure digital when it comes to storage capacity. Well maybe a few steps to be exact, given Panasonic just announced a 64GB SD card, where as Silicon-Power just revealed their new 128GB CF model. The 400X card features write speeds of up to 90MB/sec allowing it to file away your monstrous RAW shots as fast as you can snap them, though there’s no word on how quickly it will snap away your hard earned cash. [ PR -

Samsung announced its 64GB moviNAND embedded flash memory device and 32GB microSD memory card. These new memory solution are based on the company’s 32 gigabit (Gb) NAND flash. The new moviNAND packs 16 30nm-class 32Gb MLC NAND chips and a controller. It is just 1.4mm in height and is available in 64GB, 32GB, 16GB, 8GB and 4GB capacities. Samsung’s 32GB microSD gets eight 32Gb NAND components and a card controller. It uses 30-nm class 32Gb NAND flash memory technology. [samsung]

Forget paper greeting cards. Euri, Inc. is offering up the new Digital Slide Show Card, in partnership with American Greetings. The digital greeting card line is touted as “the world’s first” and it’s basically a digital picture frame with a 2.4-inch LCD that comes to life when the card is opened. When powered up it will last for about three hours of playback and storage for fifty images, or five minutes of MP3 audio. The cards can be recharged via USB and are priced at $19.99. You can get them now at Target. [Engadget]

Silicon power has proudly presented the world’s first 400x CompactFlash card. Coming in 128GB storage capacity, the card supports both PIO Mode-6 and Multi-Word DMA 4 transfer modes and is able to provide a write speed of up to 90MB/sec. Not to mention, it also comes with Error Correction Code (ECC) functionality to detect and correct errors automatically. Pricing and release date are still unknown at the moment. [HardwareZone]