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  The first time we saw this Korean slider there was not much to tell except for its 5MP sensor. Now, we have got all the meaty details of the phone, thanks to a Russian retailer Euroset.ru who leaked it by posting a preorder page. Sadly, the preorder page has been taken off but some [...]

  As promised by Nokia, they have released a S60 v3.0 compatible Photo Browser app. The application is available in two flavors – one with accelerometer support and one without. However, the accelerometer based app works only with S60 v5.0 and S60 v3.0 FP2 devices. I tried out the non accelerometer based variant on N82 [...]

  SatNav, India’s first GPS service provider has introduced a new service dubbed as SatGuide LCU (Lost? Need Directions? Call Us!). The working of the service is pretty simple. A user wanting to find an address calls a SatNav toll-free number >> gives his location details >> the LCU executive notes it down and he [...]

  Nikon has made its entry level D5000 DSLR offering official. The compact 12.3 megapixel camera is aimed at first time and pro DSLR users because of its integration of easy to use controls and giving decent features as well as performance. It has a unique 2.7-inch Variangle swiveling screen, subject tracking autofocus, 19 automatic [...]

  In an unexpected move, Apple is now preordering a 20-inch iMac for educational institutions that will be delivered to them in a month. The $899 iMac will include a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB RAM, GeForce 9400M GPU, 160GB HDD and an 8X SuperDrive. Just to make things more clear, this iMac [...]

  Thank Thanko for fulfilling your office spying needs. Next time you won’t be called a perv for filming a hot gal in the office as your necktie will handle all your dirty video duties. The tie sells for 12,800 Yen ($128), has 4GB of storage and can store video recordings of up to 4 [...]

  LG has announced SV710 flip phone to please the business users. Nicknamed as Suit, the 14.7mm phone gives business centric feature like monetary management that is able to compute data with graph and stats. On the technical front, it has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen with 7Seg LED on the front, 3MP camera, microSD slot [...]

  If an updated iPhone doesn’t excite you or you’re wary of the contracts, Buy.com is selling a never locked aka unlocked iPhone 3G for your pleasure. This means it’s free from any Yellowsn0w pain and a user can install apps or upgrade the firmware without worrying about the baseband. They are selling the 16GB [...]

  Dell may kickstart its mobile business in China by offering a handset or two soon. According to analyst, Zhang Jun, Dell is in talks with China Mobile to offer a smartphone running on China’s TD-SCDMA band. The deal is said to close by August and could help bolster Dell’s existence in the Chinese mobile [...]

  Add one more color to the ever expanding PSP color collection. Apparently, this lime green colored PSP was pictured just after it was produced in a Chinese Sony factory. The details are sparse at the moment but if it is true expect something to come up at the E3. [Via Joystiq]

  iRiver’s P7 rectangular shaped media player is now up for sale. Rocking a vivid 4.3-inch touchscreen display, the player is equipped to play audio formats like MP3/WMA/OGG/ASF/FLAC/APE/WAV/AC-3/AAC and MPEG/DivX/RM/RMVB/H.264 on the video front. Additionally, it integrates a FM Radio/recorder, speaker, 8 or 16GB of internal memory and microSD card slot. The playback time is [...]

  The company that has developed a habit of calculating the hardware costs of devices has surfaced again, this time claiming the costs of the third gen iPod Shuffle. As with any other previous estimates given by them, this one too excludes the R&D and marketing expenses. Anyways, here’s the figure. It costs just under [...]

  It’s not 100 percent confirmed but it does look like US might finally get a silver PS3 console. A Gamestop employee is confirming that they have received shipment notifications of a Silver DualShock PS3 controller and is expected to arrive in June. Now the theory to a silver console is the month, which coincides [...]

  Dailymobile hooked up with one of his sources to share a few details about the upcoming 5530 XpressMusic. Apparently, it will play the role of a smaller sibling to 5800XM and will be powered by Symbian S60 5th Edition. The screen however will be smaller than 5800, at 2.9-inch touchscreen display and will have [...]

  According to a WSJ report, Steve Jobs is controlling the key decisions instrumental to Apple, even during his medical leave. This actually is not surprising for a guy who founded the company, came back and resurrected Apple from the deathbed and is now trying his best to keep Apple at the top. WSJ cites [...]