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  Japanese game peripherals maker, Hori has announced HD LCD 3 that basically attaches itself with the PS3 to allow users to game anywhere they go. PS3 Slim is the only supported version right now and the accessory has a holder to keep the console intact and a 11.6-inch LED backlit screen. Another good thing [...]

  As expected, Microsoft has released a new firmware of its Zune HD music player. The v4.5 brings in some handy features like SmartDJ, additional codecs and access to Marketplace on TV-out via the connected AV dock. Zune HD users can get the update from the Zune PC software. For now, check out this small [...]

  Apple is sending out invites to press to get a glimpse on the next biggest software update for iPhone. The iPhone OS 4 will be revealed in just three days where Apple is expected to show off some cool features like multitasking and much more. [Via Gizmodo]

  No it’s not anywhere close to the analyst’s 700,000 claim but it’s good nonetheless. Apple has released launch day figures of its iPad sales and it totals to 300,000 units that includes pre-orders, sales from channel partners and Apple stores. Apple is also trumpeting the rise in the apps download. On the first day [...]

  If you ever felt N900’s Cortex A8 600MHz clock speed a bit underpowered, Maemo forum users have found a way to speed things up. By installing a modded kernel, a user can overclock the N900’s processor to a speedy 1GHz. This, as confirmed by modders makes the N900 fast but does with a few [...]

  Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro known to have created a freakishly similar Android clone of himself is back with his latest creation. It’s the Geminoid F that is a clone of a gal in her 20s and is able to smile and laugh more naturally than the most of the bots out there. Ishiguro’s attention [...]

  It’s no doubt that Sony is trying to be aggressive in whatever they’re trying to sell in the Indian market. Aggressive pricing, marketing and a wide range of products to cater consumers at every price point. Sony did the same thing with the compact digital cameras launched couple of months back. They launched a [...]

  That didn’t take long. Just a day after the iPad launched, MuscleNerd from the iPhone Dev team showcased the iPad jailbreak on video. It’s not a fully baked jailbreak for our consumption but the video testifies that jailbreak meant for iPod touch, iPhone works with iPad too. This jailbreak is ported from Comex’s Spirit [...]

  Blu-ray association has announced new media specifications that will up the storage capacity of the Blu-ray discs. They have announced the BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs) specifications where BDXL is the big brother here. BDXL discs will be able to store data up to 128GB. The write-once discs [...]

  Apple’s high profile gadget is now out in US stores and the teardown specialists, iFixit were quick on their job. They have dissected the iPad and though nothing interesting is revealed, folks at iFixit highly applaud the internal structure of the device. As far as the suppliers are concerned, the major beneficiary seems Samsung [...]

  Comic lovers have got one more thing to show off their super hero affection. Roundtable Concepts Inc. has launched RTC23, a range of LCD and LED TVs that comes embellished with Marvel’s super heroes like Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Wolverine, Thor etc. The TVs sell in sizes from 22- to 55-inches and [...]

  Samsung’s onslaught of cheap touchscreen phones continue. Indians have got the S5620 aka Monte that has one of the best features/price ratio. It’s priced at an affordable Rs. 8,850 and comes with most of the features you’d find in a mid-range phone. The full-touchscreen phone boasts a 3-inch WQVGA screen with TouchWiz 2.0 UI, [...]

  Sharp today announced the development of their small 3D LCD in Japan that does not require any glasses. The screen measures 3.4-inch in size, supports touchscreen and uses parallax barrier to show 3D images. The parallax barrier tech is integrated in a normal LCD and features a series of vertical slits that helps to [...]

  MeeGo, a joint project by Intel and Nokia released the very first build of their OS. MeeGo OS is the merger of Maemo and Moblin that will be used in devices like netbooks, mobile phones, TV etc. The build images are meant for developers or those who are comfortable working in a terminal since [...]

  UPDATE: Nvidia says everything’s on track. The last we heard about Tegra 2, the SoC and the tablets being powered by it were on schedule. However, this new report from Slashgear claims the next-generation Tegra is facing an issue that has made tablet makers to delay their devices. The information comes from Slashgear’s trusted [...]