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  The iPhone OS 3.0 announcement did not mention anything about Internet tethering but it looks like Apple has integrated one of the most sought function. An iPhone developer was fiddling with the APN settings in his phone when he suddenly struck a goldmine with the Internet tethering menu. The dev successfully managed to tether [...]

  Despite being engaged in a legal tussle with Apple, Psystar tries its luck to push through its new Mac powered desktop PC. Dubbed as Open(3), the computer comes with a pre installed copy of Mac OS X Leopard and features Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processors, 2GB RAM, up to 1TB HDD [...]

Sony might finally cut PS3’s price. CVG has learned from a major UK retailer that they have been notified by Sony about the imminent price cut. However, the exact date is still a secret because Sony does not want to hamper current sales by announcing the date. The rumored price is $300.   Another piece [...]

  Yota, the Russian WiMAX service provider and Samsung have announced NC10 netbook (also known as WiTU PC) with an integrated WiMAX module. Apart from this 4G addition, other specs remain the same: Intel Atom processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Windows XP, 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, LAN, Bluetooth, card reader and different I/O ports. The netbook [...]

  Looks like the tough times has made ailing Sun Microsystems to hunt out for buyers in recent months. Though HP is reported having turned down the Sun takeover, WSJ’s sources say that IBM is in talks to buy Sun for a staggering $6.5 billion. The rumored figure turns out to be 100% more than [...]

  At a conference held in Taipei, HTC’s CEO Peter Chou confirmed that they are looking to launch at least three Android phones in 2009. With Magic already out, it leaves us with two other phones waiting to be announced. Which ones could it be? Maybe the leaked phone list could be of our help. [...]

  There’s not much to tell about this one but ATI’s Radeon HD 4890 has been pictured from quite a few angles. The few changes expected in the 4870’s successor is the changes in the PCB to handle extra power for higher clock speeds. The GPU is also expected to be clocked at 850MHz while [...]

  Samsung’s been mum on the development of its Android phone but it looks they decided to give a peek albeit blurry to the dealers in Amsterdam. As per the image, it will be a candybar phone with a large capacitive touchscreen display. While most of the details are still held tightly by Samsung, the [...]

  Fujitsu has announced its colored e-paper reader, FLEPia is now available to preorder from Fujitsu’s FrontechDirect online store. For now it’s limited to Japan but if it ever comes to US, the great feature set can beat Kindle hands down*. It has an 8-inch touchscreen 260K color display with 768X1024 pixel resolution support, up [...]

  Scott Forstall, SVP iPhone Software unveiled the updated iPhone OS. The OS is touted to be equally beneficial to developers as well as customers. In addition to the existing APIs, Apple will be offering 1000 new APIs to developers to develop better apps for the iPhone. There are a lot exciting features for the [...]

  Sony Ericsson has announced a small, pocketable Bluetooth enabled speakers for the active souls out there. The MS500 supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, is covered with a durable splash proof plastic for protection and comes with a wrist strap or a hook. The speakers are powered by 2 AA batteries, integrates DSP for enhancing audio output [...]

  So the Gemini we previously thought as 9300 turns out to be Blackberry 8325. Being in the 8xxx series means that this cross breed between Curve 8300 and 8900 drops 3G and looks to be cheaper than 8900. Other features it will feature are: – 320×240 resolution screen – Quad-band GSM, EDGE – BB [...]

  Acer has launched its 10.1-inch Aspire One variant in the Indian market. Priced at Rs. 20,999, the netbook will be exclusively sold by Croma retail across India. For those who are unacquainted, D150 is a successor to 8.9-inch Aspire One and features a 1.6GHz N270 Intel Atom processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Wi-Fi, webcam [...]

  Less than 8 hours remain for the Apple event and Seth Weintraub from ComputerWorld is predicting that Apple might show a tablet PC in addition to the revamped iPhone OS. He backs his prediction with a number of rumors and news that has surfaced over the past few months. First is the job posting [...]

  Dell had been showing its sleek and stylish Adamo since CES, building up expectations about the wannabe Macbook Air killer without but never revealed its actual specs. Today, Dell finally announced the notebook with full specs and price. We say its beauty with slow brains. It’s the 13.4-inch model and is the very first [...]