If you’re concerned with just what your Android is doing whule connected to the web (which these days can be pretty much 24/7) then you might be interested in a data traffic app that measures traffic across all connections. With tools for calculating network usage costs based on your current data plan thrown in, you’re onto a winner. Which seems to be exactly what SPB Software are offering as the leading mobile software developer expands its presence on Android with the release of SPB Wireless Monitor. Particularly useful for measuring the costs of roaming, SPB Wireless

Everyone wants us to be greener, from environmentalists to the very power generation companies that generate much of the pollution for which domestic and corporate users are responsible for. Windows 7 already comes with various power management options that can allow you to specify when the monitor switches off, when the hard disk drive switches off and even how your PC behaves when the power button is pressed. However there are other things you can do, particularly with regards to the management of your monitor. Whether you’re still running an old CRT monitor or a new TFT/LCD

While there are various ways in which you can check your Windows 7 PC’s performance with Task Manager and the CPU gadget, these are relatively basic options that only deliver part of the true picture about what is going on inside your PC. Almost all motherboards include hardware monitoring chips that are designed to detect temperature, load, voltage and more – but sadly there is not easily accessible native way to collect this information in Windows 7. This omission has opened the way for independent developers to fill the gap, and one such solution is Open Hardware Monitor,

Nec have added to their MultiSync LCD monitor with the new NEC EX231W. A 23-inch panel meant for business, the new NEC MultiSync EX231W weighs nothing more than 9.3 pounds, features an ultraslim bezel (14.6mm) and delivers Full HD image quality at a native 1920 x 1080 screen resolution. But that’s not all the gello you get if you plan on bringing one home. According to the specs sheet, the new NEC MultiSync EX231W LCD monitor delivers 250 nits of brightness, a pretty 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a is said to be highly eco-friendly as it comes with a Mother

Viewsonic has unveiled a new 3D monitor, the V3D241wm-LED monitor. The monitor, which has been certified by AMD for use with its Radeon range of graphics cards, will give you the opportunity to watch 3D content in full HD. The 24-inch LED-backlit monitor comes bundled with a pair of active 3D glasses and runs at 1920×1080 Full HD resolution. The monitor can display 3D games and movies without any loss of quality by taking advantage of its 120Hz frame rate and ultra-fast 2ms response time. The LED screen has a brightness level of 300 nits and a contrast ratio of 20,000,000:1,

Dell’s UltraSharp U3011 widescreen flat panel monitor is now shipping and it will be coming with some great features which will be giving you a whole new experience in picture clarity and multimedia viewing. The U3011 30-inch monitor, which comes with a resolution of 2560×1600, utilizes IPL panel technology and comes with 16:10 wide aspect ratio that provides 178-degree viewing angles. The U3011 comes with 1.07 Billion colors and the response time of 7ms, along with a high brightness of 370 cd/m2. It also features PremierColor technology which will significantly enhance the

Samsung have a tradition of making good impressions with the visual design of their products, and it’s about time they utilized that in their new eco-friendly LED monitors. First to get it are the 50 and 30 series monitors, starting today with the BX2350 and BX2335, which both offer the same response times of 2ms, a 1080p resolution, as well as a 16:9 aspect ratio and the “Magic Return” feature. Magic Return is aimed at dual-screen users – the technology allows the main screen to be transferred to the only active monitor if one of the two should get

LG is bringing to the market place a bunch of new ultra slim LCDs under the EX-series. Believed to be a product of a unique Green Energy Saving technology compared with the conventional LCD monitor, the EX-series boasts of up to 40 per cent energy savings. Sounds good, indeed. To first arrive in Korean markets, the monitors will take a while before coming to the North American market, it is believed. Complete with 17.5mm thick bezel and LED backlighting, with a response time of 5 ms, the new LCD displays bring in models such as the 20-inch EX205, 21.5-inch EX225, and

Two cute girls with an Alphascan monitor in the middle. These gadgets get more play than us humans. If only these girls would leave smudge marks all over me. Such is life. Alphascan’s latest LCD monitor is the Touch Smart W7-220. The 22-inch LCD monitor features multi-touch technology, a high-gloss black bezel and a crystal stand. Some other features of the Alphascan Touch Smart W7-220 include a 60,000:1 contrast ratio, a 5ms response time, integrated stereo speakers, a HDCP port and eco mode to lower power consumption by up to 65%. [Ubergizmo]

We’ve harped about manufacturers constantly pushing nearly useless dynamic contrast numbers on us for so long that we half-expected this announcement to be about some phantom billion to one number. Well done Samsung, then, for focusing on the static (or real) contrast ratio of 3,000:1 on its sparkling new F2370H and F2380MX 23-inchers. These are certainly not the first panels to reach that plateau (check the Prad link below showing the Eizo EV2333 achieving 5,000:1 in testing), but let’s not argue over PR semantics. They do boast higher contrast than most and both