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  Just as rumored, Apple is indeed holding an event for September 9. US publications have started receiving the invite and there are no prizes for guessing it will be a music-centric event. We’re expecting some new iPods with camera, iTunes upgrade and possibly Steve Jobs sighting after his recent medical leave. [Via Engadget]

  It’s not much of a surprise for Verizon looking to clear out old Storm’s inventory but this is a steal. If you ever wanted to own a touchscreen Blackberry this is the time to get it. Verizon is selling Storm 9530 for just $50 with a 2-year contract that went for about $200 in [...]

  SanDisk has got a new player in the market to keep its slotMusic card hopes alive. Previously, only Sansa slotMusic player was the only medium to enjoy SanDisk’s DRMed music but Sansa Clip+ also adds that integration in addition to the embedded internal storage. The Sansa Clip+ comes in capacities of 2/4/8GB and has [...]

  Great, you purchased a new iPhone so that you can do wonderful things on your device, including watching favorite movies on its 3.5-inch large screen. However, watching movies while holding the iPhone can be tiresome, which is why I want to introduce you to Xtand. Fret not, here is an accessory that lets you [...]

  Sure, it has missed the promised August date but it looks like iPhone 3GS is due anytime now. One of our tipster let us know that iPhone 3GS has hit the Apple India website. We are not sure if it has been added today or for the past few days but this definitely is [...]

  Motorola may want its homeland users to go for their Android offering but down south of the American continent, they have unveiled a text messaging phone with hip color combination to lure youngsters. The MOTOCUBO A45 features a full sliding QWERTY keyboard along with a quick access to social networks like Orkut, Facebook and [...]

  Samsung has announced to launch its iteration of App Store on September 14. It will be an on-device application store that will be available initially in UK, France and Italy, followed by 30 other countries. As for the phones, only Omnia and Omnia HD (I8910 HD) will be able to use the store for [...]

  Just as per LG’s plans, they have decided to sell its first AMOLED equipped TV this year. The 15-inch OLED TV will go on sale in November in South Korea followed by the international launches in 2010. OLED TVs are far more superior than the current generation of LCD TVs but the expensive price [...]

  Asus will be launching couple of ultra-thin notebooks on September 7, reports Digitimes. The interesting thing about the notebooks is that they’ll be powered by Intel’s new CPU based on 45nm process – Celeron 743 and SU2300. Other details are not known but since these CPUs are targeted at entry-level market, the notebooks can [...]

  Samsung has decided to launch its R1 PMP outside its homeland. R1 comes in an aluminum chassis and is touted as the lightest and slimmest (50g and 8.9mm thickness) media player to give out of the box DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV compatibility. The PMP also has Samsung’s Beat DJ function that allows users to [...]

  Zii EGG is not yet ready for public consumption but Creative has started sending units plus SDK to developers. Dapreview’s staffer was amongst the first ones to get it and he has posted his first impression about the device. He reckons even though the dev units are not as brushed up as the final [...]

  Verizon users will soon be spoilt for choice. A total of six phones, out of which five phones are power packed have been added to Verizon’s Inventory Database, hinting their launch maybe near. The phones – RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC Touch Pro2 (XV6875), Samsung Omnia II, Convoy U640 and interestingly two Palm devices [...]

  Samsung teamed up with Qualcomm to bring Mpower 699 slider phone in India that is claimed to be the world’s first OMH (Open Market Handset) CDMA handset. Earlier, users had to buy a phone from a particular CDMA operator to use their service but with OMH enabled handset, a user now only needs an [...]

  Palm and its European network affiliate had assured a holiday release but a Pre fansite is claiming to have the exact date of the Pre launch in UK. According to the PalmWebOSBlog, the launch date will be October 30, which if true, goes well with the ‘October release’ banner that was sighted on O2 [...]

  China Unicom announced their 2009 interim results today along with an acknowledgment of the deal with Apple. Both the parties have entered into a three year agreement and the iPhone (two versions) launch is expected in the last quarter of this year. Though other details are expected to be divulged soon, it will be [...]