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  Nokia added two Series 40 phones, the 6700 Classic and 6303 Classic to offer to the Indian consumers. The 6700 Classic brings a full metallic keypad, 2.2-inch display, 5MP camera, A-GPS, UMTS, Bluetooth, FM Radio with RDS and microSD slot (up to 8GB). The 6303 Classic leaps ahead of 6300 and offers a 2.2-inch [...]

  Garmin-Asus have announced today that their nuvifone G60 will make its way to the retail stores on July 27 in Taiwan while Singapore and Malaysia will start selling from end of August. They have also confirmed the sale of nuvifone M20, which will take place sometime in August in Hong Kong, Thailand and aforementioned [...]

  Dell’s has put the shelved Mini 9 netbook back on the store for a limited time (4 days to be precise). The netbook known for its modding and hackintosh capabilities is now selling at the store with a starting price of $199. For such a cheap ask, a user will get Ubuntu OS, 1.6GHz [...]

  When one of HD DVD’s prime backer is rumored to set its sight on Blu-ray it is not wrong to expect other supporters following the suit. The supporter in question is Microsoft, who in 2006 released an HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 but withdrew it later when the format went kaput. Just [...]

  Off late, Vietnam has turned as the favorite land for unreleased phones to show their faces. Now someone managed to get their hands on HP’s iPAQ K3 Obsidian phone, which we already know is coming to AT&T. The phone packs in some nice features like a 2.8-inch AMOLED touchscreen display supporting QVGA resolution, 528MHz [...]

  Palm has released webOS 1.1 software update for the Pre that brings back the sync support for the latest iTunes 8.2.1. How did Palm manage to spoof iTunes is confined to their secret hacking lab walls but nevertheless, the update is sure to bring joys to many Pre users. In addition to the iTunes [...]

  iPhone 3GS maybe the device that gives you endless hours of entertainment but when it comes to security and encryption, it fails miserably. Jonathan Zdziarski, an iPhone developer and a hacker claims that iPhone 3GS encryption is useless and “It’s kind of like storing all your secret messages right next to the secret decoder [...]

  Mike Abary of Sony confirmed to LaptopMag that touch enabled VAIO PCs are on its way. The PCs will take advantage of Windows 7’s touch friendliness and will be launched sometime around the OS’ launch. However, it is not clear if Sony will launch touchscreen VAIOs under the desktop or the notebook line. Abary [...]

  KDDI Corp is at the Wireless Japan 2009 showcasing a microSD card fitted with a Wi-Fi radio. Sure, the concept is not new but KDDI Corp’s entry could give Eye-Fi a tough time if they decide to release it globally (particularly in US). The miniscule card measures a 11 x 16 x 0.7mm and [...]

  New rumor has surfaced claiming Nvidia’s Tegra-enabled netbook will be branded as Firefly and will be releasing in September. The rumor comes through ODMs who were kind enough to share the info with SemiAccurate. Apparently, Tegra powered Firefly will come with Windows CE OS and boatload of apps enough to give a long battery [...]

  This has taken some time but it’s finally done. Intel has confirmed they’ll be fighting their $1.45b fine legally and have filed an appeal for the same in the Court of First Instance in Luxembourg. Back in May, Intel was imposed a $1.45b fine by the EU Commission on account of using business tactics [...]

  Frankly, I don’t care about the millimeters as compared to how much data a portable drive can carry. But if your views are contradictory to mine, you might want to consider picking up A-DATA’s NH92, which is claimed to be the slickest portable drive in the world. Its thickness measures just 12mm and comes [...]

  It took a while for the recession to bug to hit Dell’s Adamo line but here it is finally. They have lowered the starting price of Adamo by $500 matching Apple’s thin Macbook Air pricing. The base “Admire” configuration starts from $1499 and in fact, is true to its name as there is nothing [...]

  Look, what do we have here? Someone over in Vietnam managed to click this lovely picture of an upcoming HTC phone what is known as Click. The details are sparse for now but the previous rumors have suggested it to be an entry-level Android phone and we do believe that, going by the key [...]

  If E-Series Walkman players were any indication, Sony is quite liking the Mickey Mouse-esque controls and will be integrating in future Walkmans too. Pictured above is what is to be believed as an updated Walkman player from the S-Series. Wide-screen, two big speakers, different color choices and the usual PMP goodness makes us interested [...]