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  Adobe will be releasing a beta version of Flash Player 10 for smartphones in October. The confirmation came during a Q2 earnings call where Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen told that the player will hit in October on Windows Mobile, Google’s Android, Palm’s webOS and Symbian platforms. If you’re trying to search for one of [...]

  HP yesterday introduced Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web printer that claims to be the world’s first web-connected home printer. The printer is aimed at households who are connected 24×7 and would want to consume news, print the maps from Google Maps or buy tickets from Fandango right from their printer. If the concept is [...]

  Hot on the heels of T400s’ launch, Lenovo shared few interesting tidbits about the future of ThinkPad notebooks and provide advanced technologies to the business users who demand more. First interesting mention is of the slimmer T500 model. Not only Lenovo will make the 15-incher slim but if there is an adequate demand for [...]

  The world’s cheapest car will be on the Indian roads as early as July. Tata Motors have announced the allotment of the first 100,000 Nanos that will be delivered from the month of July and could extend up to the last quarter of 2010. That’s a lot of time but you’ve to be patient [...]

  It was just yesterday when Lenovo’s designer was previewing the T400s notebook and today they have made this 14-incher official. The slim and call sexy, if you will is just under an inch thick, weighs less than 4 pounds and packs in a punch to give a powerful performance as well as sturdiness with [...]

  UPDATE: The phone will be sold as an unlocked one. However, users on Airtel will be eligible for free data access. HTC has finally announced Magic, India’s first Android phone in partnership with Airtel. It still is the same Magic under the hood but Airtel brings in few of its own features like Portfolio [...]

  The first time we heard about Firestone was in a roadmap and now, it has surfaced again showing its clear ‘meant-for-press’ image. Of course, the authenticity of the picture is a big question right now but comparing the buttons from the roadmap and this one, the pic looks seemingly real. Anyways, the phone runs [...]

  iPhone 3GSers you need to wait a little longer but iPhone 3G users running v3.0 can go ahead and free their phones from the shackles of AT&T or any other operator (depending on your region). Just follow the steps below and you’re done. 1. Ensure you have upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0 2. Jailbreak [...]

  Intel must have asked to self, “If ARM can step into our territory, why can’t we step into theirs?” Apparently, this is the case why Intel is gearing up to announce its partnership with Nokia. According to Bloomberg, Intel’s Anand Chandrasekher will announce the deal with the world’s top handset maker in a conference [...]

  Samsung is now sampling a new breed of SSDs that could help bolster the adoption of SSDs in netbooks. The new SSDs feature a mini-PCI Express (PCIe) form factor supporting SATA 3.0GB/s interface and easily fits into the small chassis of netbooks making it work as a primary storage. It also works as a [...]

  UPDATE: The first Android phone in India has been launched. Click here for more details. HTC has a press event scheduled for today but it looks like the cat is already out of the bag. Economic Times is reporting that HTC has teamed up with Airtel to bring the first Android phone in India [...]

  ARM already has a long list of licensees but LG’s agreement is a bit different because it will not use ARM to power mobile phones or smartbooks. Instead, they’ll use ARM technologies to power the next generation of Digital TVs. The integration of ARM CPU and GPU will be an important step for LG [...]

  Samsung took the wraps off from P410M, its LED pocket project at the World IT Show in Korea. The new projector promises 30,000 hours of lamp life, 800×600 resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio and VGA/USB/Composite support. Pricing and availability are not known. [Aving via SamsungHub]

  Lenovo is trying to build the hype around its T400s ThinkPad notebook. After showing the notebook doing the tornado chasing and getting run over by a heavy duty vehicle, the new video is more subtle and explains the few simple yet important design changes. David Hill, designer for Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks speaks about T400s’ [...]

  Yea, that’s impressive but we shouldn’t forget the fact that this time seven other countries added to the sales figure in addition to the US. Apple also flaunted its iPhone OS 3.0 figures which go in excess of six million downloads in the first five days of the release. Apart from all this hoopla, [...]