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  Nvidia seems to have launched a new ION chipset, the ION LE, meant for entry level products. However, unlike the original ION chipset, this SKU will be reserved specifically to the OEM market and is made to suit the Windows XP OS. “ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to [...]

  After getting a semi-official treatment yesterday, Nikon has finally unwrapped the world’s first projector camera, the Coolpix S1000pj. As confirmed before, the camera can project images as large as 40-inches. The camera has a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle lens, sensitivity ranging from ISO 64-6400, 5-way VR image stabilization, Smart Portrait [...]

  The exact reason is unknown except that it will be done on the manufacturer’s behest but the news from Japan comes that 80GB PS3 might be coming to an end of its shelf life. 7-Eleven, a Japanese retailer received this notice that mentions the “pre-orders for the Black, White and Silver 80GB PS3 will [...]

  Toshiba has developed three memory cards that are claimed to be the world’s fastest. The cards include the world’s first 64GB SDXC and 16/32GB SDHC cards that use the latest SD Memory Standard Ver. 3.00 and promises to give a read speed of up to 60MB/s and write speed of 35MB/s. The current fastest [...]

  LG’s successor of 5MP Viewty has landed in India. For a price of Rs. 27,500, the Viewty Smart brings plethora of features like a 3-inch touchscreen, S-Class UI, GPS, DivX and Dolby support, 1.5GB internal memory with microSD card slot, FM Radio, Wi-Fi and HSDPA. The camera too has got a bump in features [...]

  New Nikon cameras have been surfaced on an Australian photography website that also shows the camera-cum-projector which we reported earlier today. The Coolpix S1000pj is the first compact camera that houses a projector and is able to relay images or videos up to 40-inches in size. Making things more projector-friendly, Nikon will also bundle [...]

  Jackie Zhang, marketing director at Dopod has confirmed that they are planning to launch at least three phones in the Chinese market. The phones will include Hero, Click, Magic and mostly a TD-SCDMA enabled unnamed phone. Hero will make its way out first and could be shipped as early as this month, provided the [...]

  Well, this was on the cards. Apple has announced that Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt has resigned from the Apple’s Board of Directors. The resignation comes after holding this position since August 2006 and the reason behind is unsurprisingly, conflicts of interest. This is what Steve Jobs had to say. “Eric has been an excellent [...]

  Nikon is preparing to unveil a digital camera-cum-projector hybrid this month. This claim comes from a French photography magazine, Chasseur d’Images who published Nikon D3000 and D300s specs before the official announcement and thus, proving that their word might not be fake after all. According to them, Nikon’s code-named VP650 will be showed this [...]

  Hi-Den Vision from Hong Kong are selling a nifty gadget that is definitely worth noting. Not bigger than a cell phone, the Tiny Hi-Def Player (HD-0311) allows users to watch HD content on their HDTVs. Just plug the player with the TV with HDMI cable, insert a USB drive or USB card reader on [...]

  Amazon is now selling Pre phone on its retail store. Good thing about buying from Amazon is that it is available at the same $199.99 price point but does not include the intricacies of mail-in-rebate. However, if you’re not interested in buying it with any Sprint plan, the phone will cost $499.99. Remember, it’s [...]

  Here’s one more report that aligns with the previous rumors we have heard so far about Apple’s Tablet PC. An anonymous veteran analyst who has seen the prototype expects it to be announced in September with a retail launch in November for a price range of $700-$800. The analyst was also impressed by the [...]

  Samsung YP-R1 has got a sibling in the form of YP-R0. Features-wise R0 is not different than R1 but brings a set of physical navigation keys for those who are uncomfortable to use onscreen controls on the R1. The PMP boasts support of widely played formats like MP3, OGG, WMA , ASF, FLAC, WAV, [...]

  After deciding to ship IE less Windows 7 SKUs in Europe, Microsoft has backtracked and will ship Windows 7 with Internet Explorer browser. However, the shipped SKUs will carry a ballot option that will allow users to download any internet browser of their choice. The ballot will be displayed the first time a user [...]

  Need more proof of PS3 Slim? Check this listing unearthed at Amazon Germany. Sure, there are not many details but you don’t expect a major e-tailer to list it inadvertently. It has also got Amazon’s ASIN number which suggests that this might be the real deal. The only question is when. [Via Joystiq]