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  HTC has released a Bluetooth security hotfix that enhances the security mechanism of the Bluetooth service. Though HTC does not specifically mention what the hotfix patches, it is safe to believe it has got to do something with the vulnerability reported yesterday. We got to say HTC was quick to address the issue but [...]

  It was on the cards. Apple has released iTunes 8.2.1 that fixes some bugs but more importantly clamps down support for non-Apple devices like Palm Pre. “iTunes 8.2.1 is a free software update that provides a number of important bug fixes. It also disables devices falsely pretending to be iPods, including the Palm Pre. [...]

  One sincere suggestion to LG. Get this thing out already otherwise the features will leak out in bits with nothing left for LG to show except for the press pictures. The Chocolate 2 or BL40 pictures were posted in a German forum and boy, this phone looks tall and sexy just like the supermodels. [...]

  HTC smartphones running on WinMo 6 or 6.1 are hackable via a Bluetooth attack, claims a new report by security researcher, Alberto Moreno Tablado. He claims the vulnerability is found only in HTC phones because of its driver that is prone to a directory traversal hack in the Bluetooth OBEX FTP service. The hack, [...]

  We have already seen a phone being revealed by Bluetooth SIG and now it’s a media player that has been uncovered. The M1 or YP-M1 was certified by the Bluetooth organization and though the listing does not say much, it does confirm a 3.3-inch wide touchscreen display, Bluetooth. The picture too, hints at some [...]

  Take that Samsung! You give us a solar phone but is crippled with features. Have a look at NTT Docomo’s Solar Hybrid (SH-08A) from the Style Series. It’s feature packed, solar powered and waterproof. As the name implies, the phone can be charged via a normal electric outlet or via direct sunlight that will [...]

  Seagate has announced that they have begun shipping the world’s fastest Cheetah 15K.7 enterprise-class HDDs. The new 3.5-inch hard drives boast 15K RPM speed and delivers data rate up to 204MB/s. The drives support 4Gb/s FC or 6Gb/s SAS interfaces and comes with other features like PowerTrim to reduce power consumption and option to [...]

  Committed to the fortnightly iPhone OS release, Apple has seeded the second beta of the iPhone 3.1 OS to the developers. As with every release, Apple has not revealed what fixes or improvements the new build brings but some users are reporting of internet tethering not working on AT&T network. Currently, internet tethering is [...]

  Europeans wanting to snag Windows 7 early and at a cheap price can do so now as Microsoft has started pre-ordering the OS. Remember, Microsoft will be selling Windows 7 E Editions that won’t bundle the Internet Explorer with it. You can go to your region specific Microsoft site for more details. For Britons, [...]

  Well yes, it’s rumor time. Digitimes’ sources from Taiwan have got some interesting info regarding the launch of future smartphones from Acer. Apparently, four smartphones namely, A1, C1/E1, F1 and L1 will make its way out by the end of September and in the fourth quarter, presumably early Q4. Off the four, A1 will [...]

We recently had the chance to take Asus’ latest phone, P835 for a ride. Asus has for long tried hard to match HTC’s excellent combination of an intuitive UI and hardware specs but does P835 help to deliver? The retail package comes with all the accessories that includes a charger, USB data cable, earphones, leather [...]

  UPDATE: MobileCrunch seems to have mentioned the price in their hands-on. It will be $150. Oh here it is. Highlight has made its official entry in the US of A via T-Mobile. The Highlight sports a full touchscreen display laden with TouchWiz UI, 3MP camera, e-mail and IM support and microSD card slot supporting [...]

Camcorders were not the only ones to be launched today. Samsung unwrapped two point-and-shoot digital cameras in the US and one in UK. The SL720 and SL502 will make way through US retail channels in August and both carry a 12.2MP sensor with 5X optical zoom. The other common features include face recognition (up to [...]

  Someone has resurrected the age old rumor of Apple netbook by adding some new facts (or fiction?). Infotimes, a Taiwanese website has learned that Apple will enter the netbook arena sometime in October. But as we know, Apple disses netbooks and thus, there will be few workarounds for the Apple offering. Firstly, instead of [...]

  Sony’s W Series Walkman players have finally made an entry to the Indian retail market. It’s a nice little compact music player that takes the pain of sorting out the wires because the earphones and the player are attached by a single wire that easily adjusts on the back of the head. The player [...]