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  The LG device which we saw earlier today is now official in US as the eXpo. The phone bears similar specifications as the IQ but integrates the support for a pico mobile projector that can be attached at the back. The LG mobile projector will be sold separately as an accessory. Otherwise, eXpo features [...]

  Rumors were swirling about the death of CrunchPad but the man himself, Michael Arrington confirmed that it’s alive. Now today, a post at his TechCrunch blog re-confirms that CrunchPad is definitely dead not because of the mounting production costs but due to its OEM, Fusion Garage ducking out. What conspired behind closed door is [...]

  Apple’s next-gen iPhone has shown its proof of existence. Pandav, developer of iBART app has confirmed to Macrumors about a new iPhone device showing up in their logs. The device’s internal device identification number was recorded as iPhone3,1, which by the way hasn’t been assigned to any of the iPhones. iPhone 3GS is identified [...]

  If these screenshots are to be believed, HTC will skip the Android OS 2.0 update for Hero and instead roll out v2.1 or Flan. What it brings under the hood is still a mystery but there are some tweaks on the Sense UI front. The home screen supports landscape orientation, which is not possible [...]

  A source with knowledge of Nokia’s product roadmap let Reuters know that the Finnish giant is planning to launch only one Linux phone in 2010. The Linux OS in Nokia’s case is Maemo and if this is true, Symbian has a fair chance to dominate Nokia’s smartphone portfolio. But if we see the other [...]

  Here’s some bad news for those using phones with improper IMEI. The ban on all illegal phones without IMEI will come into effect from tomorrow as operators will pull the plug off to follow the government’s directive. Although COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) had initiated the process to implant legitimate IMEIs to a [...]

  Canadians are in for a treat as LG will soon launch a power packed WinMo device exclusive to Telus. It will be called as IQ in Canada (or Monaco elsewhere), the phone comes with meaty hardware like a powerful 1GHz Snapdragon processor to pull all the bells and whistles of WinMo 6.5 and its [...]

  Lenovo has made a U-turn by buying its mobile phone division back that they had sold to a group of investors in March 2008. Back then, Lenovo made the spin-off to recfocus on its core PC business but fast forward to now, Lenovo reckons mobile phone market as one of the fastest growing other [...]

  Western Digital stepped into the digital home entertainment with WD TV. WD TV was a solid built device that allowed users to watch hi-definition movies, pictures or even listen to music right on their television set. And needless to say, it pleased the crowd even though it lacked one of the most important features [...]

  Milestone Interactive, distributors of EA in India held a preview showing us few unreleased games like Dante’s Inferno, The Saboteur and Mass Effect 2. Needless to say, we got a brief hands-on on all the games to let you know what to expect from them. Dante’s Inferno Starting with Dante’s Inferno, the game is [...]

  Acer’s maiden offering from the Android arena has made its way out. The Liquid A1 Android phone is out in the market now that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor albeit underclocked. Acer also spoke about its future smartphone plans and confirmed that more Android phones will be launched next year, keeping a perfect [...]

  Uh oh! Looks like torrent downloaders will now have to find a new haven to download pirated content. Mininova, one of world’s largest torrent sites have decided to take down all the copyright infringing torrents and keep only those which are uploaded by way of its content distribution service. The decision comes after the [...]

  Buffalo is on a roll as far as USB 3.0 goods are concerned. They just rolled out a USB 3.0 compatible external HDD and now back in their hometown, they’ve announced world’s fastest Blu-ray writer with support for USB 3.0. The BR-X1216U3 can burn BD discs up to a speed of 12x provided you [...]

  Nokia is now shipping its first capacitive touchscreen equipped X6 phone. Hailing from the Xseries, the phone is targeted at music enthusiasts with its abundant 32GB onboard memory and Comes with Music service. Comes with Music subscribers will be able to download unlimited number of tracks from the Nokia Music Store as well as [...]

  Samsung has launched C5130 slider phone in India. The phone won’t appeal to those seeking higher resolution pictures or top notch music quality but will suffice those who seek to connect on various social networking sites at speeds higher than EDGE/GPRS. C5130 is equipped with 3G band that will allow users to surf internet [...]