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  Despite VAIO X’s small and light chassis, its packed with competent hardware. By competent I mean, running resource demanding Windows 7 and now if you want, you can run Apple’s Snow Leopard OS too. The VAIO X notebook can be hackintoshed, which in simpler terms means you’ll be able to install and run Mac [...]

Creative launched a slew of products in the Indian market ranging from a pocket camcorder to PMP to sound devices. Creative’s pocket HD camcorder, Vado HD entered its third generation to bring further improvements over its predecessors. The Vado HD now boasts improved low light video recording with the help of manual exposure settings, external [...]

  Indian gamers will soon be able to snag Sony’s PS3 Slim. Announced in August at the Gamescom Cologne, the new PS3 Slim is slimmer (obviously), lighter and consumes less power than its predecessor. To be precise, PS3 slim is 33 percent slimmer, 36 percent lighter and consumes 34 percent less power. Additionally, you’ll also [...]

  So what is LG’s mantra to please its home crowd this Christmas? To come with a special edition Chocolate phone of course and also upgrade something in design and specs. The slim and tall BL40 Chocolate now comes in a black hue decorated lovely gold design at the back. Additionally, camera has also undergone [...]

  Dell’s thinnest laptop is all set to woo the Indian consumers, provided you have enough to splurge. The 9.9mm thin Adamo XPS has reached the Indian shores carrying a price tag of Rs. 1,50,000 that boasts a piece of both form and function. Dell has not compromised on the tech specs to achieve the [...]

  Amazon has announced a firmware update to the current generation Kindle bringing two major enhancements. The enhancements – which Amazon reckons is a result of extensive 6 month firmware testing – are a 85 percent improvement in the battery life that lasts up to 7 days with wireless turned on or up to 2 [...]

  HP has announced its iPAQ smartphone that was first leaked in July. Previously known as K3 Obsidian, it will now be sold as Glisten on AT&T. The iPAQ Glisten goes for the suit-cladded crowd with its global GSM support and impressive battery life. It runs on WinMo 6.5 OS promising a touch-friendly UI and [...]

  LG has introduced its first phone for the Chinese market running OPhone OS, a modified version of Android. GW880 will be the first LG phone to feature China’s homegrown TD-SCDMA band and integrate various other features like a 3.5-inch WVGA (800×480) touchscreen display, CMMB (China Multi Media Broadcasting) support, 5MP camera, GPS, Bluetooth and [...]

  Datel has issued a release stating that they’re suing Microsoft. Why? Microsoft had locked out unauthorized memory cards with the latest Xbox LIVE update, eventually making unauthorized memory card from Datel incompatible. Datel is claiming that Microsoft is using “to forbid cheating” as a pretext to clamp down on its Max Memory Card that [...]

  Nokia has unwrapped two decently spec’d 3G sliders at a very convincing price tag. Starting with the 6700 slide, the phone will be available in bunch of colors with aluminum finish to please the youth. It is powered by Symbian S60 OS and in addition to 3G, features a 2.2-inch display, 5MP Carl Zeiss [...]

  Buffalo has added a new external USB HDD to its vast portfolio. The DriveStation HD-HXU3 is the first from Buffalo to support SuperSpeed USB 3.0. With the integration of USB 3.0 a user can transfer content at speeds up to 625MB/s, pipping USB 2.0 and even FireWire standards. Of course you’ll need a USB [...]

  Good news for users with Android devices running the v1.6 Donut update. Google has now extended its Maps Navigation app to Donut users as well, giving them the freedom to transform their device to a full-fledged GPS device, all with voice-guided navigation, automatic rerouting, Street View, Layers and more. As like last time, the [...]

  LG Electronics has launched its first netbook in the US market. The X120 will be subsidized on contract with AT&T and will be sold by Radioshack. X120 is the first LG netbook to boast SmartOn OS, an instant-on operating system that quickly boots into allow users to enjoy multimedia content, surf internet, edit docs [...]

  As expected, Mobile-review has posted the preview of Sony Ericsson’s promising Kurara touchscreen phone. However, as per Eldar from Mobile-review, the phone is just another average touchscreen with HD capability and its success will be dependent on its price. SE is pinning for 400 Euros but if SE wants to sell considerable units, Eldar [...]

  The leaked doc from last week turns out to be true. Samsung and Verizon have announced the impending Omnia II that will grace the stores beginning December 2. The feature set remains the same, which means it will have a vivid 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touchscreen display running WinMo 6.5 OS laden with TouchWiz and [...]