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  Update: Apparently, the 17-inch iMac is the same old plastic variant being offered only through educational channel. Apple’s generally tight lipped about its future products but it looks like they have slipped one this time. This month’s educational newsletter shows Apple offering a new 17-inch iMac starting from $899. However, we are unsure if [...]

  Intel’s been pushing hard with its Atom processors and the latest leak confirms that the new Atom chip will enable netbooks and the likes to run faster. The Z550 from the Z-Series achieves a clock speed of 2GHz at just 2.4W which is the same even for a 1.86MHz chip. The chip has a [...]

  SSD makers are banking heavily on Windows 7 to drive consumers to go for SSDs when they are out to buy a PC with the Windows 7 OS. Manufacturers think Windows 7′s better optimization with SSDs will make the consumers opt for non-spinning drives and increase the demand. However, we think it’s the price [...]

  According to a latest report, Nintendo is taking some inspiration from Apple to capitalize on its own version of App Store. In a conference held in London recently, few developers told DevelopMag that Nintendo was pushing them to create short-form content for DSi. The Japanese is persuading devs because of the opportunity to make [...]

  A spokesman for TomTom confirmed to Reuters that they are suing the Redmond giant without giving any apparent reason. However a bit of digging shows TomTom has sues Microsoft on the grounds of patent infringement. It is a countersuit against Microsoft since a few weeks back MS sued TomTom after the talks to share [...]

  Sony’s latest Cyber-shot T-series of digicams will soon be selling in the Indian market. The DSC-T900 and DSC-T90 are touted to be the world’s few slimmest cameras packed with features. Both the cameras have pretty much in common except T90 has a smaller 3-inch touchscreen display compared to T900’s 3.5-inch and T90 has a [...]

  AT&T has confirmed that contract less iPhones will be sold from the coming Thursday. However, one catch over here is that even though there is no commitment, a user will still be locked with AT&T, just like we have in India. The 8GB iPhone which was available for $199 with a contract will sell [...]

  This marks a first for any ISP in India. Tata Tele has announced Power Launcher series wherein a user can get broadband speeds of up to 100Mbps. Of course, the word ‘up to’ has a significance over here because they are not exactly liable to give you the 100Mbps speed as promised. However, I [...]

  After giving the first real image of BB Niagara 9630, Crackberry comes up again, giving us a detailed review of the Niagara 9630. Though they leave out the OS part because of possible future changes, the pre-production hardware looks solid and according to them, could be used in the final retailed device. A quick [...]

  Korean ladies, you’ll have got another mobile option to choose from, in the form of LG Telecom’s BlingBling (canU-F1100). The clamshell phone is painted in subtle blue and pink colors and have LEDs placed on the sides which goes off in case of an incoming call or a message. However, the USP of the [...]

  Ok, I made up that weird name but don’t you think it goes correctly with the mirrored Apple logo? Anyways, if you dismiss the logo as a marketing gimmick and were to see this netbook with a real company’s branding, I bet this could turn out to be a good netbook. How? Well, firstly [...]

  Not content with the app store, Samsung has announced a dedicated movie store to cater to its multimedia centric audiences. The service, known as Samsung Movies will be available on phones, laptops or PCs where users can buy or rent content. Initially, there will be 500 Hollywood movies as well as TV Shows available [...]

  The competition is already fierce with Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Safari in the fray but Microsoft is hoping to make a comeback gain with its IE8 browser. The game changing browser for Microsoft will be available for download from 12 noon today EDT time. I am not really excited about this one coz I’m [...]

  It’s got a bit more expensive than what Gizmodo posted yesterday. Lenovo, get the typo fixed asap, the figure freaks me out.

  Shall we term it as the epitome of geekiness? Jerry Jalava, a software developer from Finland amputate one of his fingers because of a motorbike accident and had to replace the lost finger with a prosthetic one. However, the difference between a regular prosthetic finger replacement and his is the integrated 2GB USB flash [...]