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  Nokia today introduced 5800 Navigation Edition that is similar to 5800XM but different. The differentiation comes with the chrome-finish bezel and to rightly justify as to why you should go with the Navigation Edition, the phone comes with lifetime voice-guided drive and walk navigation licenses and accessories like car charger and car-mount kit. Effectively, [...]

  Nokia created 5530 XpressMusic to lure consumers seeking a touchscreen device and not spend dearly. But in the case of Americans, there’s not much of a difference if they had to go for the 2.5G 5530XM or 3G radio enabled 5800XM. Nokia USA have started taking pre-orders of 5530 XpressMusic for $290, which is [...]

  One of the first pictures of Click had emerged in Vietnam and the first video too, has come from the same region. Tinhte who had brought us the GSM Pre video is now showing us the Android-based Click alongside HTC’s Magic. The Click as we know will be one of the cheapest devices featuring [...]

  UPDATE: Samsung also plans to delay N510′s launch until Windows 7. Lenovo still has a chance to sell its ION netbook first. Lenovo was the first company to unveil its ION powered S12 netbook but it looks like they won’t be the first to sell it. Though VIA Nano powered S12s are already selling [...]

  Asus has announced the F1 Series Graphics cards in India that are inspired from – you guessed it right – F1 cars. If you think these cards with its aerodynamic design are appealing only on the aesthetics front then think again because such a design is created to enhance cooling when the card is [...]

  Want some motivation to trade in your fat PS3 for the slimmer, matte version? No, we won’t regurgitate the known facts like the extra 40gigs or ability to consume 40 percent less power or 36 percent lighter but we’re talking about the thing powering the console. Yup, the Cell processor. The Cell processor used [...]

  RIM produces one of the world’s best e-mail devices but fizzles out when it comes to web browsing. Though the experience is much better now, the Blackberry browser still can’t match its competitor’s mobile browsers. Apparently, this is going to change as BGR has learned that RIM is working to bring full Flash and [...]

  Orange has announced the UK pricing of LG’s GD910 watch phone. Starting from August 27 UK consumers will be able to pick the futuristic watch phone for just £500 ($824/€579). Of course, it’s still expensive than Samsung’s S9110 but at least the consumers in Blighty are getting a better deal as compared to the [...]

  After teasing us with few pics of Maemo and the device, Eldar has finally posted his first impressions or the preview about Nokia’s N900 (RX-51) that runs the Maemo OS. Speaking of the OS, he felt it is still miles away of the iPhone OS but it found it to be more polished, faster [...]

Canon yesterday announced six digital cameras in the Powershot line that will cater to amateur photographers as well as users seeking some advanced control. The cameras unveiled were G11, S90, SX20 IS, SX120 IS, SD980 IS ELPH and SD940 IS ELPH. Being the flagship series in the Powershot line, the G11 from the G-Series adds [...]

  Two different reports have emerged basically saying the same thing. Digitimes’ source in Taiwan tells them that HTC’s Lancaster phone for AT&T has been possibly delayed or abandoned because it did not pass AT&T’s validation. On the other hand, Engadget’s source from AT&T chimes in to say that the phone has been cancelled with [...]

  Video enthusiasts will soon be able to snag Canon’s Vixia HF S11 high-definition camcorder. Come mid-September the camcorder will go on sale offering 64GB of internal memory with an option to record videos directly on SDHC cards. The camcorder is powered by Canon’s DIGIC DV III image processor that allows to take best quality [...]

  We’ve talked about the InstinctQ (SPH-M900) quite a few times before but it’s the first time we’re seeing it. The first rumor that sprung up along with the Wi-Fi certification is confirmed now – this phone is powered by Android. Interestingly, it also has a four-row physical QWERTY keyboard, making it the first Instinct [...]

  The last we heard about Palm’s webOS rocking Eos (Pixie) was in May and was believed to have a second half 2009 release on AT&T, just before the holidays. However, now a Morgan Joseph analyst, Ilya Grozovsky claims that the device won’t make its way out this year. The reason for is to remain [...]

  Samsung’s B7330 first showed its proof of existence when Wi-Fi certified the device and now we’ve got the images in addition to some specs. The phone is a clear upgrade to Omnia PRO B7320 and when you compare them head to head, the differences aren’t many. To start with, B7330 smartphone has a revamped [...]