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  LG’s planned App Store will open from tomorrow but users from Singapore and Australia can register and download applications right away. According to the release, LG will initially launch the store in Malaysia and other Asian countries where users will get around 1400 applications to choose from. The initial figure of 1400 apps sounds [...]

  UK based Green PC maker, VeryPC has created a piece of software that will make environmentalists happy. A part of its Eco-Power Management tools, the PecoBOO turns off the screen as soon as the user turns away from the computer display. Magic? No. It actually uses the integrated webcam that discreetly tracks the user’s [...]

  Sony Vaio P has a very lovable form factor but the lovingly opinion quickly changes into a frustrating one due to the underperforming software and hardware. Good thing now is that Sony wants to change it and the change will come with the advent of a new Vaio P computer dubbed as Vaio P [...]

  While Google has already hit a low blow to Intel by announcing Chrome OS for netbooks, Intel is still seeking a partnership with them for another small form factor device, the MIDs. Digitimes is citing MID makers in Taiwan that Intel is supposedly in talks with Google for their Android platform to be developed [...]

  We doubt it will be able to endure like Panasonic’s Toughbook but it surely has an upper cut over the regular notebooks. Claimed as the lightest and the smallest rugged notebook, Getac 9213’s chassis is made up of full magnesium alloy and comes with shock resistant HDD and LCD, spill resistant keyboard, touchpad and [...]

  I know it’s not that shocking but you don’t expect a CEO using its competitor’s product, not at least in public. Eric Schmidt was snapping some pictures from his Blackberry when AP snapped him using the device and put a snarky caption alongside it. Google’s CEO is — gasp! — using a Research In [...]

  Before we begin, let me tell you that there is no evidence whatsoever to know if it’s real or a figment of a Nikon fan. Apparently, some itchy hands leaked the Nikon roadmap revealing its products that will be launched in this year till the end of the next. Around 22 products are expected [...]

  UPDATE: The screens are fake. Google’s announcement of Chrome OS was shrouded in mystery with a lot of questions left to be answered. Good thing is that they have stepped forward by answering few questions but I reckon these are still not enough so as what to expect from the OS. The early adopters [...]

  You’ve already seen a blurry image, seen it surviving in unusual tests and now it’s time to reveal its real identity. The 3720 Classic, Nokia’s first IP-54 certified mobile that is water, dust and shock resistant. Nokia does not say how much can the phone can endure but assures that it is a perfect [...]

  It’s been a while since Motorola announced a good looking phone and now when they have, it will be apparently restricted to the Korean shores only. Motorola’s ROKR series got a new addition in the form of ZN50 that not only brings some looks but also features. It’s a slider phone featuring a full [...]

  Amazon has lowered the price of its smaller version of Kindle. The 6-inch e-book reader that was previously selling at $359 will now sell for $299. The unexpected price cut is attributed to the competitors who are selling their respective e-book readers for less than the $300. The Kindle 2 was launched early this [...]

  The rumored 40nm based GeForce GPUs for Desktops have popped up on Nvidia’s website. The budget offerings – GeForce GT220 and GeForce G210 are tagged as OEM products, which means we could see them being preinstalled with branded PC manufacturers. The GeForce G210 boasts a graphics clock speed of 589MHz, processor at 1402MHz, 16 [...]

  Samsung has announced a new hard drive to cater to the 1.8-inch external HDD market. The Spinpoint N3U comes in capacities of up to 250GB and instead of adding a bridge circuit board to convert the PATA interface to USB, the new drives integrate the USB controller right on its printed circuit board. With [...]

  It was last week when some eagle eyed user scrutinized the Windows 7 Home Premium agreement to find mentions of a Family Pack. Now, it seems we’ve got the price of it as well, courtesy few e-tailers. Apparently, the Home Premium Family Pack goes by the product code “GFC-00236” and on searching yields fruitful [...]

  Someone just dropped off couple of new renderings of two Sony Ericsson phones that are talk of the blogosphere lately. Behold SE’s first Android phone Rachael in white and the unusual Kiki that shows itself from every angle. If the pictures did not excite you, how about a quick UI demo of Rachael? The [...]