A battery maker, Sanyo just added new Eneloop Pro and Eneloop Plus on their product line. As known, Eneloop batteries are famous for their rechargeable times(over 1,000) and reduced discharging rate. Eneloop Pro, which has black color, has 25% more capacity(2,400mAh) for heavy users. Discharging rates without a use is under 25% a year. Rechargeable times are enhanced up to 1,500 as well. The other white Eneloop Plus is improved for safety. Sanyo’s new [...]

  As an owner of iPad 1 or iPhones 3GS, do you envy iPad 2 or iPhone4 users? Of course, latest products have faster CPU and better performance. However, there is a solution to boost your old devices’ performance while you are stuck to the contract with a mobile carrier. Apple has been using various techniques to balance the performance and the battery life of their products. All the iOS devices have somewhat limited CPU [...]

  Sony announced the official PS3 Bluetooth keyboard. It has PS button to control the power of PS3, just like Dual Shock 3. Attached Thinkpad-style nub helps to control a pointer for web browsing. The connection is not only limited to PS3, but for all Bluetooth devices. Priced at ¥5,000(approx. $62). Source: Kotaku.com, Via: Engadget  

  IOGEAR’s multi-link Bluetooth keyboards allows you to connect to up to 6 different devices simultaneously. It connects to all Bluetooth devices, such as smartphone, tablet, PC, Bluetooth-enabled game console, Mac, or Connected TV. The toggle between connections is easy. The high-portability makes this keyboard a perfect travel partner. Key touch is quiet, so you won’t bother your neighbors. Priced at $79.95 on IOGEAR’s website, $70 on Amazon. Source: IOGEAR, Via: phonearena, PRNewswire

  Sony’s new PSP successor, PSVITA is announced at E3. PSVITA provides dual-camera, OLED touchscreen, 6-axis motion sensor, rear touchpad, WiFi, 3G, social networking, and location-based gaming. Free WiFi hot spot is supported for AT&T exclusive model. The shipment will be end of this year. Priced at $249/euro 249 for WiFi, $299/euro 299 for 3G. Source: Engadget

Apple announced at WWDC, that they have sold 200 billion iOS devices. 25 million of them are iPad. App Store downloads hit 14 billion times, including 130 million downloads at iBookstore. The payments to developers are 2.5 billion dollars until now. iTunes is outstanding as well, sold 15 billion songs. Source: Boy Genius Report, Via: phonearena

  Apple has been applying for some unique and unrealistic patents. However, this patent applied sounds more actual but contains somewhat controversial things. The idea is simple. Attaching an infra-red sensor to smartphone can be linked with near-by transmitters. The problem is, theaters or concert halls can limit the camera and video recording of smartphones. The patent mainly refers to protecting intellectual properties, sending control signals for limiting recording time, or having watermarks on digital [...]

  Amazon posts pre-released biography of Steve Jobs. The authorized author Walter Issacson got the permission and will have had three years of access to Steve Jobs. The publisher is Simon & Schuster. Listed at 448 pages. Before you order, note that the first shipment will be March 2012! Source: Amazon, Via: 9to5mac

  LG CEO, Koo Bon-Joon mentioned about their handset business. LG’s sales in Q1 2011 were down 9.2% year-over-year, and 14.3% quarter-over-quarter. The shipments are also down 10%, compared to last year. Mr. Koo said that Q2 will be hard time as well for LG. Recently, Gartner predicted that LG’s market share was down 2% year-over-year, currently 5.6%. However, LG CFO is expecting better results by success of Optimus brand smart phones, based on android [...]

  According to Yahoo, Apple’s market value exceeds Microsoft, and Intel combined. Apple’s current market value is $317.6 billion, compared to Microsoft’s $201.6 billion and Intel’s $115.21 billion. Each company’s market capitalization does not reflect the absolute value, and is influenced by various psychological factors such as the shareholders and the public mind. Apple, Microsoft, and Intel have been very successful at recent years. In some parts, Intel’s success was helped by the strong partnership [...]