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  Mozilla has finally released the 3.5 version of Firefox. The new build is the fastest Firefox ever built which brings in a lot of improvements like HTML5 support, integrated Ogg Vorbis and Ogg Theora support, faster Javascript rendering with TraceMonkey, improved Gecko engine, Geolocation, Private Browsing and much more. Download Firefox from here, you [...]

  Dell’s smartphone rumors have been going on since the beginning of the year but here’s a rather interesting piece that, for a change does not talk about its smartphone plans. In fact, WSJ cites their sources who claim that Dell is creating an ARM powered Android MID, akin to iPod Touch but a bit [...]

  Micron is now mass producing its new generation NAND flash memory that uses 34nm process technology. Lexar Media, subsidiary of Micron is the first company to gain advantage of this tech who will integrate these NANDs in their 32GB Platinum II SDHC and 16GB microSDHC cards. Micron’s 16- and 32-Gigabit (Gb) MLC NAND chips [...]

Credit: ViVOtech Citi has announced to pilot test the NFC (Near Field Communications) payments in Bangalore, India with the introduction of Citi Tap and Pay service. In simpler terms, NFC is a short range wireless communication technology that helps to initiate contactless payments, share content, buy movie tickets and much more all directly from a [...]

  Sony has initiated its Official Licensing Program for the PlayStation platform that will allow third party accessory makers to gain access to technical docs and support to enable development of better accessories and peripherals. In addition to the technical advantages, a third party manufacturer also gets to stick this official logo on product packaging [...]

  PS3 as well as Xbox 360 are destined to get a price cut this fall, claims a source of Ars Technica. He says retailers have about 60 days worth of 80GB PS3 inventory, after which only 160GB will be sold. In the final leg of this year, Sony will announce PS3 Slim along with [...]

  UPDATE: TBP will be closing down its BitTorrent tracker and encourage to use third party tracker. Also, the torrents hosted on their site will be removed and moved to a new torrent hosting site. [via TF] The Pirate Bay has confirmed that they’ll sell their site to another Swedish company called Global Gaming Factory [...]

  UPDATE: Dell has announced the notebook in US with a starting price of $799. Product Page. The recently leaked Vostro 1220 has got an official acknowledgement in the land of the rising sun. The new model upgrades over Vostro 1200 in terms of performance, aesthetics as well as weight. The 1.52kg 1220 notebook is [...]

  Samsung has unveiled the Korean version of Jet that will be known as W850/W8500/W8550 amongst different operators. To lure the homeland consumers, Samsung has integrated few extra features that won’t be available in the international versions. The first difference that actually cannot be termed as ‘added’ but obvious, is the different placement of front [...]

  Want some brown color for your spanking new white iPhone 3GS? You can have it at no extra cost except for fulfilling few conditions, which is to keep on its GPS most of the time and surf on 3G. The iPhone 3GS will overheat, bake inside and give you nice brown shade on the [...]

  While there was every reason to believe why TouchFLO 3D would be in the last stages after the announcement of Sense UI, HTC has not given yet on TouchFLO 3D. Apparently, the new version of TouchFLO 3D dubbed as Manila will be seen on Firestone, HTC’s first 8MP phone. The changes? Well, HTC has [...]

  Upping the ante from R610 or from a smaller than R720, Samsung has announced R620. The specs of this 16-incher is bound to make every multimedia junkie happy, which includes a 16:9 aspect ratio screen supporting full HD resolution, Blu-ray player, HDMI-out and ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650. On the more serious parts that features [...]

  Major handset manufacturers have agreed to supply a standard mobile phone charger all over Europe in a bid to provide some relief to the consumers as well as the environment. Consumers will no longer need to carry different chargers for their multiple phones as one will work with almost every handset that they’ll buy [...]

  We have heard it a number of times in the past but this time, it looks serious. A report by Nikkei claims that Sony is planning to setup a dedicated team to develop a phone that could integrate PlayStation’s gaming prowess along with Sony Ericsson’s cellular features. Of course, this rumor had to be [...]

  It’s uneasy to digest the fact that Microsoft is happy and knows that someone from their own organization leaks information about their high-profile upcoming product. This apparently is the case with a MS software engineer who has been leaking Zune HD related info. Neowin interviewed this guy and even though the interview is uninteresting, [...]