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  Just when we thought Samsung had only a couple of Cubic button phones under its sleeve, one more slips through suggesting that the Cubic range is bigger than we expected. Thanks to a Lithuanian retailer, I8000 or Omnia 2 has shown its face along with the full specifications. As with the Omnia, Omnia 2 [...]

  Well, of course this is the slimmest LCD but with an exception. It only takes the panel size into account and not the ports sitting behind, which makes the total thickness of 22.5mm. Anyways, the full HD 32-inch GD-32X1 is aimed at commercial businesses and features 4000:1 contrast ratio, 400cd/m2 of brightness and 100% [...]

  Looks like AMD will be able to flaunt its DirectX 11 silicon for more time than expected. If the rumor flying post-Computex is to be believed, Nvidia’s answer to AMD’s DirectX 11 card (due later this year) will be sometime in the first half of 2010. This is because Nvidia is said to be [...]

  Acer’s notebook unit will see an interesting addition in October, a 3D screen equipped 15.6-inch notebook. Campbell Kan, VP of Acer’s mobile computing business confirmed that they are co-developing a 3D notebook along with Wistron, who also happens to be the OEM of HP’s rumored 3D notebook. The notebook will be equipped with Windows [...]

  Opera 9.7 Mobile beta is now available for Windows Mobile users. The new version brings in some nice improvements, most notably the Turbo (read how it works), Opera’s server-side solution to save bandwidth and also enable faster browsing. Other features include Presto 2.2 rendering engine and widgets support. You can watch the video to [...]

  UPDATE: iPhone 3G S announced. This will probably be the last rumor you’ll hear about the upcoming iPhone. John Gruber over at his blog claims that the new iPhone will be known as iPhone 3GS. So what does S stand for? We don’t know but our few guesses include Speed (taken from Gruber), Sleek [...]

  Acer’s chairman JT Wang has confirmed that their first Android netbooks will also have Windows, enabling the netbook with two operating systems. While consumers have nothing to complain since they’ll get the best of two worlds, Acer’s move is attributed to the apprehension of an Android-only netbook. They reckon that dual OS strategy is [...]

  This “Show Off Unit” has turned our suspicion into belief that X2 is indeed real. Apart from the design change, the phone’s hardware will also get an upgrade to easily run a custom built Windows Mobile 6.5 OS or Windows Mobile 7 whenever it gets out. The rumored specifications include a 3.5-inch WVGA OLED, [...]

  WSJ’s source who saw Jobs in recent weeks tells them that his return to the company is on track. Unsurprisingly, the statement comes in a few days before WWDC which makes our mind to think the obvious question. Will Jobs deliver a presentation at WWDC? The odds are highly affirmative. As we have believed [...]

  Ubisoft has announced Your Shape fitness game for Wii that comes with a USB camera, functioning similar to Microsoft’s Project Natal. The attached camera scans user’s body shape and suggests a workout plan that can help burn some fats. The functionality doesn’t end there. It will also track user’s movements during the workout so [...]

  Kotaku hooked up with some sources who claim that the new iPhone will feature a 3D graphics chip. As with other rumors, this one’s too unconfirmed but a graphics chip for gaming makes sense, as iPhone is often pitted against other handheld gaming consoles. Their source also claimed a few other things, like the [...]

  Asus is showing couple of notebook finishes at the Computex that helps to do more than appeal to the eyes. The Satin-brushed Aluminum finish is achieved by applying Non-conductive Vapor Metallization (NCVM) technology. NCVM preserves the uniform coloration, shine and the design pattern giving it real brushed aluminum look. In addition to the aesthetics, [...]

  Now we are getting somewhere as far as cameraphones are concerned. Though Samsung is already one step ahead of the competition, they are looking to make that two or three. As you can see, the picture above shows a Samsung phone with 12MP sensor, 3X optical zoom, Xenon flash and Power LED. Optical zoom [...]

  HTC has an event scheduled on June 24 and Chinese paper claims to have got the meaty details of it. According to them, the attraction of event will be HTC Hero that has been found in the wild before. They also claim Hero will have TouchFLO 3D UI and will be accompanied by a [...]

  Nintendo’s decision to add one more color to DSi is not surprising but Wii getting a new hue and that too since its launch is worth taking notice. They have announced a blood red DSi that will be available to customers from July 11 at the same price of 18,900 Yen ($196). On the [...]