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  Here is an interesting piece of news that should supposedly cheer every pirate. Microsoft had filed a lawsuit against pirates in Delhi High Court but the court instead of hearing the case, imposed a fine of Rs. 800,000 ($16,000) on them. The reason for the fine was Microsoft’s apparent abuse of money power and [...]

  LG, Samsung, Sony Pictures and Valens Semiconductor have come together to form the HDBaseT alliance. It’s a cross-industry alliance to promote HDBaseT technology that will allow users to watch uncompressed HD video (full HD), audio as well as internet on their HDTVs using a simple CAT5e cable. The alliance wants to standardize the tech, [...]

  Nintendo has trademarked the word “Zii” in Japan. Don’t know what new it brings to the table but this bit of news won’t go well with Creative. The Singaporean-based company has its Zii line of products and also owns the copyright and trademark of the name (in US and presumably in other countries too). [...]

  Sony Ericsson’s simple, unique phone with transparent display is now on sale. That’s good news but the bad news is that it’s pegged heavily at $990. Yes, almost a grand for what Sony Ericsson claims “talk, text, time – a holiday from technology.” So when this phone does not have anything revolutionary except the [...]

  LG Electronics wants to lead the 3D TV market and thus to help them achieve the goal, they’ve entered into a deal with SkyLife, a Korean Digital Satellite 3D Broadcaster. The Memorandum of Understanding between both the companies includes working closely to develop technologies, set new standards and expand the nascent 3D market. SkyLife [...]

  Want to make your Verizon DROID a bit like Nexus One? Well, here’s a port of the Android 2.1 (Flan) update for the DROID to make it happen. However, before you jump in excitement let me warn you, this ain’t for weak hearted or inexperienced modders. It is a system image file that does [...]

  Toshiba has pulled out an industry first by unveiling a 64GB embedded NAND flash memory module. The new modules are fabricated with 32nm process technology and embeds sixteen 32Gbit (or 4GB) NAND chips to achieve huge storage in a small 30 micrometers thick profile. The chips also integrate a dedicated controller, has a sequential [...]

  A new digital camera from Samsung has been unearthed by way of an FCC filing. The ST5500 seems to up the previous best ST1000 point-and-shoot by providing oodles of features. The 14.2MP camera boasts a Schneider-Kreuznach lens with 7X optical zoom, a 3.5-inch full touch LCD display, dual image optical stabilization, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, [...]

  Sony’s PS3 Slim is undoubtedly slimmer and lighter than its predecessor but had the price not been a constraint we could’ve got more slimmer and lighter version of the PS3 Slim. In an interview, Masayuki Chatani, SCE Strategy Planning confirmed that Sony had tried their hands on flash (or SSD) and network-based storage before [...]

  Seagate’s 7mm HDDs we mentioned few days back has got all the required details. The drive is the world’s thinnest 2.5-inch HDD and will be sold under the Momentus brand. Seagate reckons entry of such thin drives will drive manufacturers to churn out slimmer and cheaper laptops. Good thing is that the thin profile [...]

  Sony Ericsson has unveiled two phones that boast the GreenHeart stamp, an initiative by SE to produce environment friendly devices. Joining in the line are Elm and Hazel that possess a curvy back, similar face but a different form factor – Elm is a regular candybar device while Hazel, a slider phone. Not only [...]

  Looks like we’ve got new firmware for iPhone/iPod Touch in the offing. In fact, two. Going through the site logs, BGR found traces of iPhones running OS v3.1.3 and 4.0. Chances of v4.0 being released looks unlikely for now but 3.1.3 could make its way out soon, hopefully in January. Since these were caught [...]

  UPDATE: The network’s live in Oslo, Norway. TeliaSonera has become the first operator in the world to commercially launch the 4G or LTE services in Stockholm, Sweden. It is touted as the largest deployment till date and is 10 times faster than HSDPA, giving about 100Mbps down speed. LTE or Long Term Evolution is [...]

  UPDATE: Pictures of Nexus One running Android 2.1 and T-Mobile. So while we’re chilling out this weekend, news related to Google erupted sending the interwebs into a tizzy. It was about the Google Phone that was a rumor a week ago but suddenly came out with device’s pictures and pictures that were shot from [...]

  Can you spot the difference between 5230 and the new 5235? Well, you won’t because it’s similar to 5230, repackaged as 5235 and supports Comes with Music service. The device bundles Comes with Music PIN, which when activated gives a user to download music legally for up to 12 or 18 months. Users will [...]