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  As expected, Nokia and Yahoo! announced their global strategic partnership in New York yesterday. The alliance aims to bring different services to PC and mobile by leveraging each other’s advantages. The partnership will also make both the companies to co-brand their services. For instance: – Nokia will be the exclusive, global provider of Yahoo!’s [...]

  Society of Information Display (SID) is underway in Seattle where companies are busy showing off their latest technologies. LG Display is also one of them and is showing some interesting displays, like the world’s largest 84-inch 3D panel with UHD (3840×2160) resolution, about four times the full HD 1920×1080 resolution. As for other displays [...]

  Dell’s founder had already spilled the beans and today we’ve got the official announcement regarding the same. Dell Streak (formerly Mini 5) will grace O2 and Carphonewarehouse stores from early next month while US will get in summer. Dell’s Ron Garriques says “Streak hits the sweet spot between traditional smartphones and larger-screen tablets” that [...]

  In a bid to distinguish PS3 as more than a gaming console, Sony has entered into an agreement with Time Warner to allow its PS3 users to download shows from Warner’s HBO network. The intrinsic partnership details are under wraps but the agreement will allow PS3 users to download episodes from 11 HBO series [...]

  Good news for N900 users is that Nokia has released the impending v1.2 update for the Maemo5-based handset. The new update brings in a lot of improvements like menu system UI, email has been improved to allow users accept or decline invitation in their inbox, Facebook chat support as well as video calling is [...]

  If fancy colors at the back of the notebook lid is your thing, Sony’s newest offering might appeal to you. The special Billabong edition VAIO W is available in Australia for now and as you can see will come in a trendy Imperial Lime color that features splashes of black, light blue and lime [...]

  Intel’s powerful Core processors are now available for ultrathin laptops. The range includes the Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3 CPUs with Hyper-boost (Core i7 and Core i5) that promise to give the much needed performance without compromising on the battery life. These new processors are based on 32nm process that make the [...]

  If you needed an official confirmation, Apple’s PR team just sent out a release confirmed Jobs’ presence at the event. Steve Jobs will address the opening keynote to over 5,000 developers present at the Moscone West in San Francisco from June 7. Steve Jobs claims not to disappoint, which means we’ll have the first [...]

  SSDs are faster but way expensive. HDDs are cheaper and slower when compared to SSDs. Now, Seagate has found a middle way to combine the performance of an SSD and keep the price under affordable levels. The Momentus XT Hybrid HDDs are touted to be the world’s fastest 2.5-inch laptop drive with claims to [...]

  LG’s powerful Android phone is ready to hit the South Korean market this coming weekend. The Optimus Q (LU2300) will be available on LG Telecom and has been tailored to suit the Korean consumers. The phone runs Android 1.6 (v2.1 update during July-August) and is touted to have an easy-to-use user interface loaded with [...]

  While Sony’s portable gaming console is available in multitude of colors internationally, they’ve announced three new colors for the Indian market. Targeted at youngsters for those who think black is too bland, the new PSP-3000 will be available in Pearl White, Radiant Red and Blossom Pink. To sweeten the deal further, Sony is also [...]

  Samsung has brought us one step closer to the day when our cars will be equipped with the interactive AMOLED windshields. They’ve created the world’s largest transparent AMOLED screen and are currently showcasing at the SID 2010 expo. It’s a 19-inch screen and has a transparency of 30% as compared to 40% of the [...]

  Samsung has officially announced the commercial availability of their first bada-powered handset. The Wave (S8500) is available in countries like Germany, France and UK and has confirmed to expand the availability to other European countries, Asia, Latin America and MEA in the coming weeks. Wave is a powerful device that features a 1GHz CPU, [...]

  HTC has got a slew of powerful Android phones however, none of them has a physical QWERTY keyboard. Now, a UA profile has been uncovered that spills the beans on the upcoming Android device with QWERTY keyboard. It is dubbed as HTC Vision and is said to carry specs similar to Desire, clearly hinting [...]

  Google Doodles is Google’s way to pay homage to an event on a particular day. Today happens to be the 30th anniversary of popular Pac-Man arcade game and Google’s Doodle is already in place. However, this doodle is a bit different because it allows users to play Pac-Man right on the webpage. Click “Insert [...]