Gadgets

The application fetches you the latest text messages from your connected Nokia device. Naturally, the latest messages are displayed first. A gadget for Windows Vista, Nokia Text Messenger comes in two different sizes. If you want to place the application in your Windows Sidebar, you can opt for Nokia Text Messenger in a smaller size. The sidebar gadget lets you view three text messages at a time. If you want Nokia Text Messenger in a slightly larger size, you can have it floating freely on your desktop. In this case, text messages can be browsed in groups of five. Compatibility and system requirements Microsoft Windows Vista Before you download Nokia Text Messenger, make sure that you have Nokia PC Suite version 6.85 or later installed Should work on all Nokia devices compatible with PC Suite You can download it here

The very first laptops started turning up about a quarter of a century ago, so it's natural that we'd start seeing some nostalgic looks back (we've seen some vintage models recently from the Hewlett-Packard and Toshiba archives ). Toshiba is taking it one step further by releasing a pair of 25th-anniversary laptops. The first is the Portege R700, a follow-up to one of our favorite laptops, the Portege R500 . While that 2007 model had a 12-inch display and was one of the last vestiges of the $2,000-plus ultraportable category (before Netbooks came in and provided a less expensive small-screen option), this new version is an almost entirely different animal. It's a 13-inch model, still light and portable, but not in the same way the R500 was (especially in its solid-state-drive version). Instead, the R700 comes in at under $1,000, weighs 3 pounds and is about one inch thick, while still including an optical drive. Unlike the latest 13-inch MacBooks, the R...

The HTC HD2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5. That's a problem because the hardware is amazing but the software just isn't that good at all when compared to the likes of Android and iOS. The guys at XDA Developers have been working a while on getting Android OS on to the HTC HD2, but due to incompatibilities and other problems they have been unsuccessful... that is until the last few days where some good progress was made. Reasons for the problem include the Snapdragon processor and HaRET which is used to boot Linux from Windows CE devices. When Ha RET was used in the past, it basically crashed on the HD2 making it impossible to get Android on to the HD2. Patches have been made though which allow HaRET to run without crashing. The XDA folk have now managed to get around these problems some how and expect that the HTC HD2 could soon be running a version of Android. Of course we are still quite a while away it seems (perhaps a month or 2) to getting a working build, but i...

Benq amazes us once again with the launch of the new compact classy digital camera. The DC X725 is as small as 12.5 millimeters, and the material from which it is made of is steel, so it is stainless and more resistant. It comes in four different colors, black, red silver, or pearl. It has a 1/2.5 CCD and can go up to 3x optical zoom. The ISO sensitivity can go up to 1600 on photos and 4000 on videos. You can also increase the memory, as it has an SD/SDHC memory card support. The range of mega pixels is, for the time being, unknown, but we can assume it has more then the previous release of Benq that had 7.2. We also have no information regarding the price.

Acer has released two more notebooks for the US market, where the AS5745 and AS7745 Series models are geared for those who are looking for something more than just the bare basics. The two notebooks will be one step ahead of entry-level models, featuring a range of specifications that include quad-core processing, a quartet of memory slots, a secondary hard disk drive support, branded discrete graphics, multi-touch screen technology, LED-backlit displays and/or Dolby Home Theater v3 for that added punch. Still, Acer surprisingly managed to keep the price surprisingly low at $699 upwards