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  Asus’ latest netbook boasting an extended battery life has reached the Indian shores. The Eee PC 1000HE gives about 9.5 hours of continuous usage and integrates the new Intel Atom N280 processor. Rest of the specifications is a regurgitation of the previous Eee PCs with the usual 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, 1.3MP camera, [...]

  It has taken some time for Nokia to realize but they have finally got a motion sensing game, via its N-gage platform. The first game to be motion controlled will be the upgraded version of Bounce Boing Voyage which is planned to arrive in Spring this year. Motion sensing gaming will be supported only [...]

  We have already had enough dope on HTC’s 2009 phone lineup (here and here) but the thing surfacing a few days back has got something new to tell. According to the sheet, the new devices added are Chief, Captain, Tachi, Star and Superstar. The last two however are interesting from the newest lot. Superstar [...]

  You may find this as an exaggerated statement but ARM, who is bully on its Mali line of processors is dead serious. According Remi Pedersen, graphics product manager at ARM, Xbox like graphics is very much possible in mobile phones and he says it may take till later 2009 to fulfill his promise. The [...]

  People looking for a decent looking entry level phone can happily bank on this one. Verizon is selling Nokia 7205 Intrigue, a clamshell phone that costs just $130 after a $50 rebate and 2 year contract. You get what you pay for, so don’t expect much from the device. It has a PMOLED screen [...]

  Memorizing model numbers of gadgets is not everyone’s cup of tea. Thus, LG decided to give its X120 netbook, a name of its own which a layman could easily recall. Christened as Ice-Cream netbook, the only ice-creamy thing about this is the soft translucent border which will come in vanilla, lime and cherry flavors. [...]

  As promised, Tata has officially launched the world’s cheapest car. There will be three variants available – Nano Standard, Nano CX and Nano LX. The Standard is the cheapest of the lot which will be a basic car with no AC, no power steering or power windows. CX will have an AC, booster-assisted brakes, [...]

  The iPhone OS 3.0 SDK announced last week revealed few model numbers corresponding to new iPhones and iPod Touches. The exact details are still far but the rumors suggest that the new iPhones will supposedly feature a “significantly faster internet connection.” However, it is not clear if the faster internet connection will be possible [...]

  Asus has got really serious in turning concepts into commercially viable products. First they did it with the Eee Keyboard and now its time for the sliding AIRO notebook. Asus CEO confirmed in an interview that the notebook is looking for a September/October release with a price hovering from $1000 to $1500. The distinctive [...]

  Samsung made a lot of N310 netbook today but it seems they decided to keep the new N110 netbook low in the priority list. We still haven’t got any official release but LaptopMag confirms that N110 is somewhat a successor of NC10 and works on few negatives of it. Though the internals are the [...]

  The depreciating South Korean Won against Japanese Yen has cropped up a unique problem amongst the Japanese manufacturers. The companies are facing the issue of reverse importing, which means Korean imported good from Japan are imported back to Japan at lesser price. One of the major companies hit by this phenomena is Sony which [...]

  Macles* has leaked up some new Aspire One related info. Apparently, the marketing whizzes at Acer deem that there needs to be some distinction between the old Aspire Ones and the new ones surfaced recently. The revamped models will be christened with the Aspire One Pro tag for those who want a bit more [...]

  Last week was a bit unusual for some Nintendo WFC users. They were barred by Nintendo for accessing the WFC and encountered an error: 20102. According to Nintendo, this error means “some type of unauthorized activity has occured in an online feature of a Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection game.” The users were quick enough albeit [...]

  Samsung has expanded its netbook line with the addition of N310. The netbook has been designed in such a way that it eliminates LCD frame as well as gives a smooth pebble look on the outside. Though the netbook is touted to be a fashion statement with a friendly design, I think the choice [...]

  With Aspire One leading the netbook charts, Acer is looking to cash in more with the brand. We have already seen a revamped 10.1-inch Aspire One and according to latest reports, Acer is already preparing an 11.6-inch variant of the netbook. The 11.6-inch Aspire One will be based on the same revamped version with [...]