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  Activision is releasing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on November 10 and to celebrate its launch, they have teamed up with Microsoft to launch a limited edition Xbox 360 console. The Xbox 360 will sport a new “battle-ready” design and have a 250GB HDD, two wireless controllers, headset and standard edition for just [...]

  Samsung has launched its 12 megapixel shooter, Pixon12 (M8910) in India. The phone boasts a rich set of features to handle the camera duties like the 28mm wide-angle lens, Xenon flash, image stabilizer, touch auto focus, smart auto feature that adjusts camera settings according to the environment, face/smile detection and ability to record videos [...]

  iFixit synonymous for giving new shiny gadgets a dissection treatment, have gone forward to disassemble Microsoft Zune HD. The PMP as iFixit reckons, is easier to dissect than Cupertino’s offering. On the inside, there were not many surprises as the iPod touch but few interesting things discovered were – a 660mAh battery, Samsung made [...]

  Opera today launched a beta version of its most used mobile browser. The fifth iteration of Opera Mini brings in a lot of new features that tries to make your mobile internet browsing at par with desktop browsing, if not similar. The Mini browser is fast because of its compression technology but the new [...]

  Archos promised to bring its Android powered device and here it is, the Archos 5 Internet Tablet. The Archos 5 allows user to enjoy the Android interface on its 4.8-inch touchscreen display (800×480) and the integrated OMAP3440 Cortex A8 CPU clocked at 800MHz makes sure every command is handled smoothly and quickly. Archos gives [...]

  Recent monthly sales figures have shown Wii to be slowing down while its competitors’ offerings are gaining some ground, thanks to the competitive price cuts. Now a Toys R Us flier has surfaced claiming that Nintendo is ready to drop the price to an attractive $199. The price cut according to the flier, is [...]

  In addition of launch four notebooks, HP also added something to its netbook range. HP announced the Mini 311 netbook that is powered by Nvidia’s ION platform. The 11.6-inch netbook brings the power of high-definition playback with an ability to output full HD via an HDMI-out or view at 1366×768 on its small screen. [...]

  HP today introduced two slim and powerful notebooks, the ProBook 5310m and Pavilion dm3. The ProBook 5310m is the thinnest full performance notebook in the world that measures just 0.9-inches and sports a 13.3-inch LED backlit display supporting HD resolution. The exterior is covered with black anodized aluminum with a magnesium frame while the [...]

  LG pulled off from the notebook market this February in India citing financial non-viability. But now according to LG Electronics India MD Moon Bum Shin, they’re planning to re-enter the market by launching mini notebooks aka netbooks. “Notebooks hardly generate profit as big amount of purchase comes only from corporates. We had pulled out [...]

  HP has announced the new ENVY line of notebooks that touts to offer precision-crafted, high performance notebooks with HP Metal Etching and concierge service. Built on HP owned Voodoo ENVY brand, HP is offering ENVY 13 featuring the brightest display in its class and ENVY 15 taking the crown for company’s fastest notebook. The [...]

  We may have heard about its specs and even seen the simulated images but this is the first time Leo has come out of the shell to pose in front of the camera. The initial reaction? Boy, it is big and makes look Touch Pro2 puny. If the big 4.3-inch touchscreen with (800×480) pixels [...]

  Zune HD hits US retail shelves tomorrow and if you haven’t pre-ordered but wanting to buy it on the launch day, here’s a deal that offers a good discount. Dell is offering a 15% discount on both the Zune HD SKUs along with free 2 day shipping with the 16GB will cost a nice [...]

  SanDisk has introduced a new line of faster CompactFlash memory cards. Equipped with SanDisk’s Power Core Controller, the Extreme Pro CF cards are able to give read/write speeds of up to 90MB/s, effectively doubling the performance from the previous generation. In addition to faster speed, the SanDisk cards offer improved durability with an ability [...]

  Fifth gen iPod Nano and third gen iPod touch were announced last week and the iFixit folks quickly took to their beloved task – to dissect (or rather teardown) to reveal the innards of these babies. As for iPod Nano, Apple has crammed the new hardware in the same chassis as before with camera [...]

  Looks like Nokia will make 8800 and its different incarnations a thing of the past. A new phone has been leaked that is claimed to take the reigns from 8800 to lead the high-end luxury segment for Nokia. Known as Erdos, the “engineering masterpiece” again adopts the slider form factor but the uniqueness comes [...]