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  Taxi travelers in Taiwan will have something interesting to do the next time they’re stuck in a traffic. MTaxi, one of leading taxi operators in Taipei and Vmax Telecom have signed a deal to fit in WiMAX-enabled MIDs in 1,000 taxis. The in-taxi Mobile WiMAX service is known as Mobile Internet Cafe and will [...]

  We have heard about Supersonic a lot of times before but we haven’t really seen it in action. Now, someone has posted a video of the phone albeit a bit blurry. The video doesn’t show anything spectacular except for the confirmation that Supersonic does exist. Supersonic is rumored to be a Sprint device running [...]

  Sony will be diving into the soon-to-explode 3D LCD TV market. They’ve confirmed to launch their first 3D TVs in June where it will be gracing retail shelves worldwide. Sony is planning to launch 40-inch and 46-inch models priced at 290,000 ($3,225) yen and 350,000 yen ($3,875) respectively and will bundle two pairs of [...]

  If Digitimes’ new report is to be believed who cites “sources from notebook players”, Acer is planning to launch something unique and revolutionary. Apparently, Acer will release an ultra-thin notebook that will feature a touch keyboard and will have a frameless design as the glass substrate of the display panel will be used as [...]

  Samsung has launched a new LCD monitor range for those looking for a budget solution. As the name goes, the monitors emphasize a lot on the environment but without losing the aesthetic appeal. The monitors come in 15.6”, 18.5”, 20” and 21.5” screen sizes, glossy design with rear wave pattern and feature a one-touch [...]

  There are number of car mount solutions available for iPhone but this accessory from Taiwan-based Just Mobile is different. Dubbed as Xtand Go, the accessory can mount various gadgets in addition to the iPhone and can be mounted on windshield and dashboard of cars.

  After our tryst with MapmyIndia’s dual offerings, we took SatGuide’s Moov 200 for a ride to check if it’s worthy enough to compete or not. SatGuide’s Moov 200 is a direct competitor to MapmyIndia’s Lx130 because of similar features, same screen size and in the same price range.

  Asus’ nature inspired Seashell line has got a new addition in the form of Eee PC 1201T. The 12.1-inch ultraportable prides itself for being powered by an AMD Athlon Neo processor and runs full HD content proficiently. At the heart of it is AMD’s 1.6GHz MV-40 CPU and RS780MN chipset capable of handling full [...]

  Sports fans jump, yell at the top of their voices and though it helps to motivate the supporting team, it generally is the lost energy as far as fans are concerned. But a Japanese stadium is trying to put that waste energy to some good use – by generating power. A football match between [...]

  Indian GPS maker, SatNav has launched a software-based solution that will allow parents to keep a tab on their child’s current location. The SatTracx Locator is a free application that sits in the recipient’s phone and when your loved one calls to SatNav’s call center and asks for the location, he is given the [...]

  LG today announced two phones in its Cookie lineup, the Cookie Plus (GS500) and Cookie Fresh (GS290). Cookie Plus was unveiled last month so there’s nothing new to know here but it’s the Cookie Fresh that tries to lure the low-end touchscreen market. Cookie Fresh will come in 10 different colors and feature a [...]

  Courier is an interesting take on how Microsoft wants a journal or a diary want to be. Now couple more images and details have leaked of Microsoft’s supposed iPad competitor. The Courier is said to function as a digital journal and will be highly portable with an inch of thickness and smaller than a [...]

  We heard (and dreamt) about PSP phone many times before but nothing materialized, until now that is. WSJ is citing people familiar with the matter that Sony is making a phone capable of “downloading and playing videogames”. WSJ’s sources also confirmed that they’re also developing a tablet to take on Apple’s iPad (coming on [...]

  Apple has announced the iPad release date and it’s certainly not March 26. A bit late from what was promised, Apple will sell the Wi-Fi only iPad in stores from April 3. The Wi-Fi + 3G version is expected in late April. But if you hate waiting in line, Apple will start pre-orders from [...]

  Sony will be launching a new netbook series soon. The VAIO M will be an affordable and a portable line from Sony and feature most of the netbook specs we’re used to find from other brands. The 10.1-inch netbook will be powered by an Intel 1.66GHz N450 Atom processor and have 1GB of RAM, [...]