Viewsonic Introduces New Eco-friendly LCDs

Viewsonic has introduced two new additions to its VA Series of LCDs – the widescreen 19-inch, VA1928wm and VA1918wm. The monitors come with 10,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio, and deliver exceptional front-of-screen performance for office and education applications. They conform to a 16:10 aspect ratio which allows users dual-page viewing and simple, quick application navigation while the fast 5ms ClearMotiv video response provides a blur-free fast action video.
Furthermore the monitors come with ECO mode which is based on the "Green LCD" concept. The backlight module can be adjusted to Standard (100%), Optimize (75%) and Conserve (60%) lighting power to extend the LCD monitor life

"The need for energy saving multimedia desktop displays in India is rising exponentially. Today students and office users work extensively on monitor screens and simultaneously on multiple documents or applications. This prolonged usage calls for energy saving and eco friendly display solutions." said Gautam Ghosh, Country Manager, ViewSonic Technologies India Pvt. Ltd. "By introducing these two new Energy Saving performance packed Green LCD's enriched with features typically associated with high-end displays, ViewSonic is making it possible for users to enjoy the latest in display technology without breaking the bank."

The VA1912WM costs Rs. 10,500, while the VA1928WM is available for Rs. 10,700.

iPhone to be Availabale With Airtel

Four Asia-Pacific mobile providers - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., Bharti Airtel Ltd., Globe Telecom Inc. and SingTel subsidiary Optus Monday - said Monday they have signed an agreement with Apple Inc. to offer the iPhone in their respective markets later this year.

SingTel will sell the multimedia gadget in Singapore, Bharti Airtel Ltd. in India, Globe Telecom Inc. in the Philippines and Optus in Australia, the companies said in a brief joint statement, without giving details.SingTel owns Optus and holds a 30.5 percent stake in Bharti and 44.5 percent in Globe. As of Dec. 31, 2007, SingTel had about 2.3 million mobile subscribers in Singapore and around 7 million in Australia. Bharti currently has about 64 million subscribers, while Globe reported a 21.3 million mobile subscriber base for the quarter ended March 31.The announcement comes as Apple looks to expand sales of the iPhone - a combination phone, music player and Web browser - that was launched in the U.S. in 2007.On Wednesday, America Movil, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America, said it inked a deal to bring the iPhone to more than a dozen countries in that region starting later this year.Apple has so far signed exclusive deals for the iPhone with AT&T Inc. in the United States, O2 in Britain, T-Mobile in Germany and France Telecom's Orange wireless arm in France.The American company has also in the past few weeks signed deals to sell the device in Canada as well as in Italy, while Vodafone Group PLC, the world's biggest mobile company by sales, will sell it in a total of 10 countries, including Australia, India, Italy and Turkey.