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  Verizon initiated a marketing campaign of Droid yesterday. The campaign does not say about the phone yet but claims to do everything what iPhone can’t do. BGR also managed to get their hands on a test unit and believes Verizon’s claim is not far fetched. The Droid from Motorola runs Android 2.0, has a [...]

  We talked about the Samsung Code (SCH-I220) today and now MetroPCS has gone official with the device. The first Windows Mobile powered Samsung device runs on WinMo 6.1 that brings all the advantages of the Microsoft OS along with WizPro UI that allows to customize home screen and most frequently used features. The feature [...]

  Well, there’s nothing much to read in here but consumers waiting for an Asus branded Android phone won’t have to wait longer. At a local media briefing in Taiwan, Asus’ chairman confirmed that the Android smartphone will be announced this year without revealing any other details. It is also unclear whether Asus will market [...]

  Moto’s not yet decided on the Android phone release in India but to keep the Indian consumers interest piqued in the brand, the American company has launched three affordable phones – ZN300 and WX160/180 from the MOTOYUVA WX series. ZN300 is a slider phone and comes with a QVGA display, microSD card slot supporting [...]

  The world’s thinnest notebook from Dell will go on sale on October to coincide with Windows 7’s launch. According to an article in Businessweek, Dell’s expecting to debut the super sleek 9.9mm machine on October 22 carrying a $2000 price tag. Expectedly, the price it bears indicates it won’t be a high-volume product but [...]

  The e-book reader market has become so big that apparently every company wants to make some money out of it. Barnes & Noble will also be delving into it and is expected to go official next week. Gizmodo has got some pictures of the upcoming B&N reader and it looks like other e-book readers [...]

  Acer has announced the Liquid phone, the first Android from Acer as well as the first Android device to be powered by Qualcomm’s powerful Snapdragon processor. The Liquid will run Android 1.6 OS and feature a WVGA touchscreen display, GPS, 5MP auto focus camera and also smooth rendering of 3D content. Acer Liquid will [...]

  Cisco (who acquired Pure Digital) today announced the second generation of Flip MinoHD. The premium Flip MinoHD now sports a new design with brushed metal finish, 8GB internal memory allowing to record for up to 2 hours and 2-inch screen. It can record at 1280×720 resolution and features a FlipShare software that allows instant [...]

  On the face of it, Acer’s new Aspire 5738PG looks like any other notebook but the distinguishing factor is the integration of a touchscreen display. The display supports multi-touch inputs like pinch or flick and is said to improve usability because of the enhanced touchscreen support in Windows 7. Starting from $799.99, the Aspire [...]

  Nikon today announced a new FX-format DSLR that claims to take top notch photos under low-light conditions. The 12.1MP D3S borrows the image quality and speed from D3 but brings exceptional sensitivity range going up to ISO 102,400 with low noise and decent image quality to satisfy the needs of offset printing. Enhanced picture [...]

  Motorola reckons Android as the knight in shining armor for them so it’s not surprising that Moto will be churning out Ophones, a modified version of Android supporting TD-SCDMA standard for world’s largest mobile carrier, China Mobile. The handsets details are still under wraps but China Mobile has confirmed that Motorola will provide eight [...]

  SanDisk’s much touted X4 flash tech equipped memory cards are now shipping. The technology allows a memory card to hold 4-bits of data in each cell, twice as compared to a MLC based NAND memory chip. The X4 based cards are processed by 43nm technology with 64-gigabit NAND flash chip, making it the highest-density [...]

  Samsung had promised to launch its environmental friendly Blue Earth device this month and here it is. Blue Earth’s name and design inspiration is derived by our planet’s clean and pure look from the space, just like a blue marble. For nature caring consumers, Samsung has not only used environmental friendly materials for the [...]

  Acer’s maiden Android netbook is now being pre-ordered by Amazon US. The Aspire One D250 is the same as before but this time, it brings two OSes for the users to enjoy – Windows XP and Google Android. The specs include 10.1-inch WSVGA display, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel [...]

  As expected, the first Palm Pre carrying GSM bands have hit the retail shelves in Germany. Germans can buy the device right now SIM-free for 481 euros or chalk out just a euro to enter into an agreement with O2 for two years with 20 euros as the monthly fee. Palm also announced the [...]