Technology

17 June 2008 - We've stormed the grounds and brought you coverage on the latest phones by Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, Garmin & NTTDocomo, not forgetting the babes on display as well!

20 May 2008 - Santa Clara, California, May 20, 2008 —Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced it will match employee donations with a company contribution of up to US$1 million for victims of the disastrous Sichuan earthquake and the cyclone in Burma, also known as Myanmar. The Company, with close ties to and operations in China, expressed its deep concern for the two countries’ citizens.

27 March 2008 - Singapore, 27 March 2008 - Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited (SCEH）today announced a PLAYSTATION®Store wallet top-up promotion for the entire month of April. PLAYSTATION®Network members will enjoy even better value when purchasing downloadable PS3™ and PSP® games through the PLAYSTATION®Store or PLAYSTATION®Store (PC version). For every wallet top-up transaction of S$30 (with a credit card, prepaid card or prepaid code) during the promotion period, an extra S$3 will be added to their PLAYSTATION®Network wallet

7 January 2008 - Tokyo, January 7, 2008 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced that it would introduce Skype™ features to the new slim and light PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system (PSP-2000 series). More than 246 million members are registered for the use of this communications software, which enables users to communicate with other Skype users around the world over the Internet. Calls between Skype users are free of charge.

30 November 2007 - SITEX is back again for four days (29th Nov to 2nd Dec) at the Singapore Expo this year and spans across two exhibition halls: Hall 5 and Hall 6. VR-Zone brings you some photo coverage of the event to give you an idea of what you can expect at SITEX 2007.

13 November 2007 - Asia Pacific (November 12, 2007) — Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) today announced that its Qdeo™ technology has received the prestigious “Best of 2007 Video Processing Technology” award from the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. One of the premiere Web sites for in-depth reviews of electronics components for the home theater, the Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity grants its annual “Best of” awards to products that demonstrate innovative, industry-changing technologies.

26 October 2007 - Lenovo reinvigorated the desktop PC space today with the ThinkCentre A61e ultra slim small form factor desktop. As the company’s smallest, quietest and most energy-efficient desktop yet, it has a footprint the size of an average telephone book, whisper quiet performance and choices of energy -efficient, 45-watt AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual core and AMD Sempron™ single core processors, all at an affordable price tag starting at SGD 887.

14 October 2007 - Once again our regular SLS walkabout brings you on a a small trip around the wondrous Sim Lim Square, where the latest tech gadgets and bargains can be found!

3 June 2008 - VR-Zone provides you with some pictures of Asia Pacific's largest IT show, Computex hours before it is ready for official opening!

6 May 2008 - Intel, Samsung and TSMC today announced they have reached agreement on the need for industry-wide collaboration to target a transition to larger, 450mm-sized wafers starting in 2012.. The total silicon surface area of a 450mm wafer and the number of printed die is more than twice that of a 300mm wafer. The bigger wafers help lower the production cost per chip.

25 March 2008 - TSMC today unveiled the foundry’s first 40nm manufacturing process technology. The new node supports a performance-driven general purpose (40G) technology and a power-efficient low power (40LP) technology. The 45nm node provided double the gate density of 65nm, while the new 40nm node features manufacturing innovations that enable its LP and G processes to deliver a 2.35 raw gate density improvement of the 65nm offering. The transition from 45nm to 40nm low power technology reduces power scaling up to 15 percent. TSMC has developed the 40LP for leakage-sensitive applications such as wireless and portable devices and its 40G variant targeting performance applications including CPU, GPU, game console, networking and FPGA designs and other high-performance consumer devices.

21 December 2007 - December 21, 2007 — Marvell, (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, and Samsung, announced the availability of the Samsung SPH-M4650 PDA phone with the Marvell® PXA 300 application processor running on Korea’s LG Telecom network. The Marvell PXA 300 application processor enables high-end graphics, gaming, and multimedia capabilities for the Samsung SPH-M4650 as well as delivering optimal business applications while consuming ultra-low levels of power. The Samsung SPH-M4650 runs on the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional operating system.

21 November 2007 - Singapore, 21 November, 2007 – Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited (SCEH) announced today, that it will launch the PC version of its PLAYSTATION®Store known as PLAYSTATION®Store (PC) on November 21, 2007. PSP® users can download PLAYSTATION® content via a personal computer connected to the Internet, and is also the first official download portal for PLAYSTATION® games.

6 November 2007 - Click on the picture above to access the promotion now!!!

22 October 2007 - We've heard that Sony will be releasing Time Crisis 4 for the Playstation 3 Console, along with a console gun! Estimated time of launch in Singapore is on the 20th November this year.

11 October 2007 - Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Limited¡¡(SCEH), announced the release and availability of the new PlayStation®Portable (PSP®) Slim and Lite in Singapore from 10 October 2007, at a retail price of S$280 (GST included). The new PSP® will be available in three colors - Piano Black, Ceramic White and Ice Silver.