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  Acer’s A1 Android phone was rumored to be unveiled this month but instead has got a pre-order page on Expansys, revealing its meaty specs. Priced at €390 or $570, it apparently has a 768MHz Qualcomm 8250 CPU, making it the fastest Android for now. Amongst other features, it will run on Android Donut 2.0 [...]

  Orange UK today announced to sell iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS later this year, putting an end to the exclusivity that O2 enjoyed these couple of years. Orange is yet to decide the pricing and the exact availability date but it’s definitely good news for those who want to use iPhone but don’t want [...]

  So Qualcomm was rumored to create a portable Live TV gadget and it looks like those murmurings were true. BGR has got hold off a picture of Qualcomm’s FLO PTV that is said to transmit live television and also double up as a PMP. Qualcomm’s FLO TV service is already available on different devices [...]

  Over the years, NFS managed to win many fans but due to the game’s arcadey nature, it never appealed to the car simulation seekinggamers crowd. EA tried hard with Pro Street but failed miserably and now they’re back again with the latest creation Need for Speed: Shift. As like most of NFS games, Shift [...]

  Sony’s yet-t-be-named motion controller has got a release date. At the ongoing TGS in Japan, Sony announced that its highly-sensitive motion controller will be released sometime in Spring 2010. Sony’s motion controller was unveiled couple of months back at the E3 as an answer to Wii’s MotionPlus and Xbox 360’s Project Natal. The controller [...]

  Sure, we’ve seen some convincing evidence of 250GB PS3 Slim being bundled with different games but this is the first time Sony has confirmed it. Sony will sell this eye pleasing special edition Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Slim console with 250GB HDD. Limited to Japan, the console will land on December 17 for a [...]

  After a month of rumors and leaks, Sprint has officially announced Instinct HD. For a pricey ask of $249.99, the phone brings high-definition for real with video recording on its 5MP camera and TV-out supporting HD output. Amongst other features, the phone integrates EVDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, Opera 9.7 browser, GPS, Visual [...]

  The wait for Europeans to get their hands on Palm’s webOS device will soon be over. O2 who is the exclusive carrier of GSM-band equipped Palm Pre in Europe has announced the availability dates. Germans will be able to pick up their Pres from October 13 while UK and Irish consumers will get from [...]

  At an event in Milan, Samsung introduced two new additions to the Corby family – the CorbyTXT aka B3210 which was shown at the IFA and CorbyPRO (B5310). Belonging to the Corby range, the phones bear the same trendy and colorful design that Samsung thinks will appeal to the younger generation. The CorbyTXT is [...]

  Asus has launched a stylish new notebook in the Indian market. The F83Se is dressed in satin brushed aluminum chassis giving it a classy look as well as making it resilient from scratches over day-to-day usage. Apart from the charming looks, Asus has packed the notebook with respectable specs like 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo [...]

  As rumored, Nintendo has finally confirmed the impending Wii price cut. Starting from September 27, Americans will be able to pick the world’s highest selling console for just $199 as compared to the previous price of $249. As for Nintendo’s homeland, gamers will be able to buy Wii at a reduced price of Yen [...]

  NTT DOCOMO today announced that they’ve created a phone prototype made with the surplus wood. From the Shimanto jungle, NTT DOCOMO picked up the wood that was culled during forest-thinning operation and crafted it into a phone with Sharp and Olympus giving a helping hand. Since the natural wood tends to wear off over [...]

  UPDATE: Vodafone and Samsung also announced M1, a lower spec’d phone with 3.2-inch TFT Touchscreen, 1GB internal memory, GPS, microSD card slot, HSDPA and 3MP camera. The first device to be powered by LiMo Release 2 (R2) platform has made an official entry in the form of Vodafone 360 H1 by Samsung. The H1 [...]

  Xbox 360 Elite recently got a price cut to $299.99 but if you want to save few more bucks, $50 precisely and don’t mind rebates, Microsoft is offering a $50 mail-in-rebate for a limited time (sold from Sep 22 till Oct 5). You can go over here to know more and claim your rebate. [...]

Microsoft’s new pet project known as Courier has been uncovered. It’s a tablet-cum-booklet device that is said to be in the late prototype stages where Microsoft is busy etching out the UI. Courier features two touchscreen displays about 7-inches each with multi-touch support, an iPhone like home button, a camera, wireless inductive charging and LED [...]