ban on Samsung Tab 10.1 US sales ban will continue

San Jose, California: A federal judge refused to lift a court order banning Samsung Electronics from selling its Popular Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in the US. The denial issued this week in San Jose federal court is part of a bitter battle between Samsung Electronics and  Apple Inc. in a dispute over the mobile devices design and technology made by the two companies.
A jury last month awarded Apple $1.05 billion after concluding several Samsung smartphones infringed on Apple’s iPhone patents. But the jury rejected Apple’s allegations that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 illegally copied the iPad. That prompted Samsung to ask US District Judge Lucy Koh to dissolve the ban imposed on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in June. In a Monday ruling, Koh refused because a Samsung appeal of her original order is still pending.

"World's Slimmest" Monitor From BenQ

BenQ has announced the launch of the "World’s slimmest LED Monitor" (which actually means LED backlit LCD monitor, but you get the gist) expanding their LED offering with the launch of 3 new V Series models spanning HD to Full HD, 18.5”W to 24”W, bringing the company’s total LED lineup to 8 models. It's got 14mm and 15mm rated as the  respective thickness, also each model has extreme energy efficiency, and dynamic contrast ratio of 10M:1.

Micromax X235 - Universal Remote Control Phone

With the Indian mobile phone market exploding, manufacturers are bringing in lots of new devices that boast of extra features to attract consumers and to ensure that they don't look towards competing brands to fulfil their mobile telephony needs.  Micromax, which has been over the past few months on a marketing spree with its wide range of cellphones, has launched its latest model, the X235. While the phone looks quite unassuming from a distance, don't be fooled by its looks. What you are looking at is a remote control phone.

Bluetooth 4.0 specs are ready, devices ecpecting by year's end

With Bluetooth 3.0 barely out the door, the Bluetooth SIG finalized the next version - Bluetooth 4.0. It builds on the previous version, but adds a new low power mode, which can be used by watches, training equipment and so on.
Bluetooth 3.0 brought high-speed transfers by piggy-backing on 802.11 technology and achieved maximum speeds of 24Mbps (vs. 3Mbps for 2.0 + EDR). Version 4.0 on the other hand is low-bandwidth, but low power enough to work on cell-button powered devices.
Use cases include sending Caller ID info to watches, data from pedometers, glucose monitors and so on without drying out the battery.
However, Bluetooth 4.0 incorporates classic Bluetooth, high-speed Bluetooth and low-power Bluetooth. According to the Bluetooth SIG, devices are now not limited to 10 meter range - ranges can go up to 60 meters.