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Over the weekend the news arrived that a beta of Ozone, a WebKit based web browser, had been released for S60 3rd Edition. Ozone, previously available for UIQ 3, claims better standard compliance and faster performance that the built in S60 browser. In the full news story we take a closer look at some of Ozone’s features and include some illustrative screenshots from both S60 3rd Edition and S60 5th Edition.

Silicon Power, the leading brand among Solid State Disk (SSD) Manufacturers today launch a new product of 256GB 2.5 inch SATA II SSD M10. The Silicon Power M10 dimensions are that of a standard 2.5 inch hard disk drive. Featuring dual interface, USB and SATA II, it can be installed internally or used as an external hard drive. When used as an external hard drive, the aesthetic design suits the fashion conscious consumers that want the looks, reliability and yet not compromise on performance.

M10 can also be easily installed into your desktop computer or laptop through its SATA II interface. Utilizing 2.5 inch hard drive dimensions, M10 also comes with a mini USB connection for you to use as an aesthetic external storage device. Unlike traditional hard drives, it has no mechanical moving parts. The M10 is reliable, consumes minimum power, has no operation noise, features high transfer rate, shock and vibration proof.

ECS A790GXM-AD3 Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

“The ECS A790GXM-AD3 brings new technology to those who are on a tight budget but do not want to be left in the dust when it comes to their hardware. Competitively priced however, there are a some shortfalls that will not fully give you an edge. In the video benchmarks, the scores were close, but sometimes the ECS board was slower than the MSI board with the same chipset. The scientific benchmarks were almost dead on, however. While the price is still to be determined, ECS has always competitively priced their motherboards, just as they did with the AM2+ version of the 790GX chipset, so this motherboard should be really tempting to those needing to save some money.”

Just a quick note that, as per the headline, the Download option has now started appearing again for BBC iPlayer programmes on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic with v21 firmware, see the screenshot below, taken just now. I’m guessing the right person’s elbow was nudged at the Beeb and the appropriate amendment made in the ‘Send them a download link’ table…

Thanko Japan announces their latest innovation - a USB -> HDMI&DVI video output adaptor. At a price of 9800 yen and available now, it offers users without HDMI or DVI output with the capability of video output.

Read on to find out the details

It appears that Engadget has obtained pictures of Blackberry new baby, “Onyx”. It is 3G enabled GSM device that looks smaller than a Bold while appearing slim and cool.

If, like me, your Nokia 5800 has an internal disk that has seemed to shrink and shrink over the last five months, then you might be interested in another in our tutorial series, this time walking beginners through the steps of recovering space used by old temporary files and installed over-the-air updates. I managed to recover 40MB(!) on my 5800 XpressMusic, but your comments welcome here.

Last week’s Developer section feature article took a look at FleaC, an easier to use API for Symbian C++ developers. Also, Forum Nokia releases a utility to make the Sensor API (JSR-256) available for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic devices. Read on for more.

Sharp has introduced 10 new models of their Aquos D series LCD TVs which boasts high energy efficiency and exceptional picture quality. On top of that, the new LCD TVs are also compatible with online video content services that users can receive multi-channel broadcasts and video-on-demand easily.

Sharp has introduced 10 new models of their Aquos D series LCD TVs which boasts high energy efficiency and exceptional picture quality. On top of that, the new LCD TVs are also compatible with online video content services that users can receive multi-channel broadcasts and video-on-demand easily.