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  Fujifilm has officially announced that its FinePix Real 3D W1 camera will grace the stores from September. This point-and-shoot camera enables users to take breathtaking 3D photographs which can be viewed without the need to wear special glasses. The camera is equipped with a Real 3D Lens System that combines both the Fujinon lenses [...]

  In an effort to increase distribution and letting consumers watch movies on the go, Walt Disney in Japan will be selling movies loaded on microSD cards. The cards will be sold in a DVD + microSD set that will start selling from November 4. The videos will be encoded in popular format and as [...]

  Don’t be fooled by hip and unusual colors because this netbook from Point of View packs something different, making the netbook less boring. The Mobii Ion 230 is powered by Nvidia Ion platform, which means playing medium graphic intensive and viewing HD content will be a breeze. Apart from the Ion combo of 1.6GHz [...]

  Microsoft has unveiled the release date for users to procure the Windows 7 RTM code. They have segregated the users on the basis of when they’ll receive the RTM copy. A partner, developer or an OEM will be able to download the OS from as early as August 6. If you happen to be [...]

  UK retailer Expansys has once again spilled the beans of an unannounced phone and this time it’s none other than Sony Ericsson’s Android based Xperia X3 aka Rachael. Though there is no price to go with the phone, Expansys nonetheless, have it on pre-order. The phone’s impressive spec sheet includes a 4-inch touchscreen display [...]

  HTC has developed a Wi-Fi sharing app that will enable users to share their data connection on HTC phones via Wi-Fi. Nifty enough but nothing new coz we’ve already seen this on Asus’ P835 device. The software was found in an unreleased ROM of Touch Diamond 2 and possibly makes it certain that future [...]

  It’s not the first time we’re seeing Xperia X1’s WinMo successor but this time the pictures are in abundance, clicked from every angle. The prototype device was pictured alongside X1 and boy, it does give some inferiority complex to X1. The rumored specs include 3.5-inch WVGA OLED screen, WinMo 6.5 OS but upgradeable to [...]

  We are gearing up for a probable September release but Kevin from Crackberry has already got his hands-on the successor of Storm. Being an early-stage device, the video does not give a full preview but it’s good to see the phone in real world. The unit did not have Wi-Fi radio and surprisingly had [...]

  Samsung let loose two messaging phones today for T-Mobile USA. These phones are not feature packed but gives the full QWERTY keyboard goodness at a very affordable price. First up is Comeback (SGH-t559) and as we know, it is a dual screen horizontal flip phone that sports a full QWERTY keyboard, 3G, 2MP camera, [...]

  LG’s GD910 has got some competition. Samsung has introduced its watchphone dubbed as S9110 and is the world’s thinnest measuring a thickness of just 11.98mm. The phone features a 1.76-inch touchscreen, speakerphone, music player, Bluetooth, voice recognition and e-mail support. The watch does not compromise on quality too – the glass is scratch resistant [...]

  Can you notice the U-turn in both the tweets? Apparently, it is a big one to miss because you cannot decide the release of the much anticipated product in just a day. Whatever the reason was, the good news now is that Orange UK subscribers will be able to pick HTC Hero from tomorrow. [...]

  Intel has delivered the industry’s first Solid State Drives (SSDs) based on 34nm manufacturing process. The 34nm based SSDs is superior to 50nm variant and boasts advantages like drop-in compatibility, latency reduction by 25 percent and faster random write Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) which is now up to 6,600 and 35,000 for write [...]

  UPDATE: Apple has confirmed the death. “We are saddened by the tragic loss of this young employee, and we are awaiting results of the investigations into his death. We require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect,” said Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet told CNET. 25 year-old Sun Danyong, a Foxconn employee [...]

  The 6790 Surge for AT&T has got a variant that will be sold in the international market. Called as 6760 Slide, the phone features the same form factor, 2.4-inch QVGA display, A-GPS, Bluetooth, microSD card slot up to 8GB but integrates an upped 3.2MP camera sensor compared to 2MP of Surge. Amongst other things, [...]

  We do know about iPod Touch’s next powerpacked feature and here is a source of Wired claiming the same thing along with another extra yet nifty feature. According to him, Chinese OEMs for Apple products are already producing the next gen iPod Touch fitted with a camera and a microphone. The second generation of [...]