The week that went past was quite exciting for technology enthusiasts. A series of product launches (13-inch MacBook Pro, Nokia N86, more), updates(Adobe, goodies from Apple) and a chance to win some hot stuff on Techtree (and iPhones through a third party via Twitter)!

Read Techtree, Win Nokia N97!

Nokia's 'Search for N' ends on Techtree. Readers of our website get a once in a lifetime chance to win the awesome Nokia N97 even before it hits the shelves! Two lucky winners will take home an N97 phone each after participating in a 5-day long contest. Readers will be asked one question everyday starting June 15 till June 19; clues to these answers will be hidden in the website's content.

Stay alert starting tomorrow!

Sony Launches New VAIO NW Notebook

Existing 15.6-inch screened Acer Aspire 5738z will face some competition from the newly launched notebook from Sony, the Vaio NW.

VAIO NW is equipped with an Intel Pentium Processor T4200 (2 GHz) *1*2, 160 GB hard disk drive, and 2 GB of RAM. Wireless LAN and Bluetooth provide extensionality. Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit comes pre-installed.

The 15.5" wide screen with reverse hinge Sony Vaio NW has been priced at Rs. 37,990.


Much Awaited Palm Pre Launched

After first seen at the CES in January, the Palm Pre has finally hit the markets, US for starters.

Pre is a slider smartphone that operates on the Palm webOS. It comes with a multitouch screen as well as physical QWERTY keyboard that slides out.

Palm Pre is selling for $199 (Rs. 9,431 approx.) with a 2-year contract and mail-in rebate in U.S. There are no rumors about it hitting the Indian shores in the near future as yet.

Apple Releases Safari 4 for Mac, Windows

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2009 conference at San Francisco, Apple has released the next version of its web browser - Safari 4 for Mac and Windows users.

Back in February, Apple had released Safari with an exhaustive list of 150 new features and we took a quick look at the beta to give our verdict

Safari 4 is available to download for Windows (47MB), Mac OS X Tiger (29MB) and Mac OS X Leopard (43MB) Systems from here. Read about the security updates incorporated in the Safari 4 here.

Go Online for College Admissions

The online admission procedure for Mumbai's junior colleges has got the right pump starting this year. The new bilingual (English and Marathi) website http://fyjc.org.in/mumbai is serviceable since June 10.

Tata to Offer GSM Services via Tata DoCoMo

Following Reliance Communications (RCOM), Tata Teleservices Limited will now also be offering GSM services across India. To offer the services, Tata Teleservices has collaborated with Japan's NTT DoCoMo; the service has been branded as 'Tata DoCoMo'.

Adobe Update Fixes Critical Reader, Acrobat Bugs

Adobe had released new security updates for its Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat products. The update patches 13 critical bugs in Reader 9.1.1 and Acrobat 9.1.1 or earlier versions. The bugs would crash both applications and make the system vulnerable. Everybody using Reader and Acrobat need to update the respective software to 9.1.2 versions for Windows and Mac systems from links listed here. 

New HTC Touch Diamond Gets 5MP Camera

The all new HTC Touch Diamond2 sports a larger 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display and measures 13.7mm thick. The phone also includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar intended for faster zooming of Web pages, emails, text messages, photos or documents.

Apple Slashes MacBook Pro Prices in India

Click here for the updated Indian prices of the Unibody MacBook Pro lineup and MacBook Air.

LG KM900 Arena Now in India

Stylish and fully-loaded multimedia phone, LG KM900 Arena has a 3-inch WVGA screen with 16M colors has four times sharper resolution than standard QVGA screens.

Priced at Rs. 24,990, LG Arena is available in silver and black titanium color schemes at all retail outlets.

Techtree reviewed LG Arena's review much before its release in India, to find out whether it's really worth your money -- read the review here.

Chance to Win an iPhone 3G S for Twitter Users

If you're drooling over that new iPhone 3G S but don't have the moolah to buy it, here's your chance to win $199 worth of one or maybe two iPhones.

For details, click here.

Nokia Starts Shipping 8MP N86

Nokia's slider N86 features 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens having auto focus and dual-LED lens. Boasting of variable aperture (F2.4/3.2/4.8), mechanical shutter (up to 1/1,000) and auto-motion blur reduction features, the camera does raise our hopes for better image quality. Not to forget, Nokia provides 8GB internal flash memory and microSD expansion slot which can hold up to 16GB.

We're yet to hear from Nokia India about the pricing and availability of the Nokia N86 8MP. Stay tuned to Techtree for updates.

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