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  Nokia is finally shipping the 5800 XpressMusic phone in the US for $399 excluding taxes. However, if you’re planning to get one, we suggest you to hold your excitement for a few weeks because the NAM variant is reported to have problems with 3G support for US operators. The problem has not been identified [...]

  Verizon Wireless has announced LG Versa featuring a detachable QWERTY keypad. The phone has decent features like a 3-inch touchscreen display with virtual QWERTY (when the QWERTY keypad is not attached), three customizable home screens, 2 megapixel camera, music player, microSD card slot (up to 16GB), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, EV-DO, full HTML browser [...]

  According to a report from Commercial Times, Asus is supposedly working to create an ultra thin sibling for S101. The netbook called as Eee PC Shell will have a 10.1-inch screen, superior specs than S101 and will supposedly come out in April for around NT$17,000-20,000 (US$486-571). [Via Digitimes|Image]

  Sure, we have seen couple of Dells and a Powerbook exploding in the past but the latest incident could be termed the most dangerous of all. An IT officer of a marketing company in London gives his firsthand account of an employee’s Powerbook battery going awry and exploded a couple of times while flames [...]

  We have already seen the press pictures of the slimmer, updated 10-inch Aspire One. Now, thanks to a guy who managed to get his hands on it, we know the specifications too. The new Aspire One has a 10.2-inch display and has trimmed down fat to 2.4cm from the original 3.3cm. As far as [...]

  Sony India brings MDR-NC7 noise canceling headphones in a bid to win music enthusiasts. Sony claims, its headphones can convincingly cut out noise by 90 percent and also give the comfort to the user’s ears with the ergonomic design. The headphones have an estimated battery life of 50 hours and also the capability to [...]

  An interview with a Finnish broadcaster, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo confirmed that they are actively looking to enter the laptop business. The reason for this is the rapid convergence between the computers and mobile phones, making Nokia to move towards the next evolution of phones. The rumors were rife about Nokia’s entrance in the [...]

  iPhone has captivated a lot of people with its classy looks and features, but what do you think it will be within 5-6 years from now? How about iPhone being controlled by your thoughts and having everything you ever wanted from a portable device? The reality says the day is still far away but [...]

  If you thought the original Classic Wii controller was a bit classic to your liking, Nintendo has revealed a new Wii controller dubbed as the Classic Controller PRO. The pro-ness comes with its wing style for better grip, spaced out analog sticks and couple of extra shoulder buttons. There’s no release date or price [...]

  Intel plans to add a couple of ultra low voltage (ULV) processors to its existing consumer ULV line. The two processors – Core 2 Duo SU9600 and Core 2 Solo SU3500 will be available by the end of March and runs at a clock speed of 1.6GHz and 1.4GHz respectively. Intel will also be [...]

  To make a user’s texting, calling and portable entertainment a soothing experience, Samsung has announced OZ Double Folder (SPH-W6450) dual flip phone. Want to call or text – use it like a normal clamshell phone; want to view live TV, images/videos or surf th/0internet – flip it horizontally. The horizontal flip shows up Internet, [...]

  Gamers rejoice as Asus has announced G50V laptop loaded with a Nvidia GPU. The 15.6-inch notebook boasts GeForce 9700M GT graphics card with 512MB DDR3 memory, dual hard drive bays (up to 640GB), HDMI and capacity to tweak processor performance with integrated processor modes. G50V will retail for Rs. 1,15,000 (US$2287). Full Specifications: Processor: [...]

  Ok, the previous March 3 launch date was incorrect because Tata has officially come out to declare the launch date of the world’s cheapest car. The car will be launched on March 23 at a big function in Mumbai. Tata will display the car at all dealerships from the first week of April while [...]

  I never expected this but the new buzz says that Motorola is diminishing its business operations so as to move out of India gradually. The reason stated is Motorola’s bad financial state, sliding economy and fierce competition from Nokia et al. Motorola had been laying off employees as a part of its global workforce [...]

  See, again we are not debating whether this will be called PSP-4000 or PSP2 but the crux is that news (rather rumors) about the updated PSP are continuing to gain momentum. According to an Acclaim dev, David Perry, PSP2 will do away with Sony’s proprietary UMD drive. Going by his credentials, his info could [...]