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  It’s not official yet but Unwiredview has got the intrinsic deets from a transcribed podcast of mobile whiz Eldar Murtazin, who’s known for his inside knowledge in the mobile industry. According to him, the Gingerbread update will be released in mid-October with the first handsets expected by Nov-Dec. With the new update, Google will [...]

  Indian mobile subscribers if you’ve been waiting to switch your number to different operator, you’ll have to wait till October. Telecom ministry announced to delay the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) implementation until October 31 because the operators are not ready yet. “The government has taken the decision after reviewing the readiness of the various [...]

  Sony Ericsson had promised to update Xperia X10 with Android 2.1 and though it’s the Éclair, they’ve released an update-worthy update that concentrates on improving the general performance of the device. It’s an over-the-air update so users will receive a notification first in their notification bar to accept the update. Alternatively, users can download [...]

  Laptop recall has come back to hound Sony again. This time they’ve recalled 535,000 VAIO notebooks due to overheating. According to Sony, overheating is in their F and C Series VAIOs and is caused due to malfunctioning of the temperature control that transforms the shape of the unit. Sony received about 39 complaints for [...]

  A new Nokia device has found its way on the web. Negri Electronics who’s in a possession of a prototype runs Symbian^3 OS and features an N97-like keyboard, 8MP camera, supposedly HD video capture, front facing camera and FM Radio. The site claims the device as N9 but internet chatter terms it as a [...]

  Intex has launched a new device for Indian consumers wanting maximum features at an affordable price. It’s the IN 6633 that is priced at just Rs. 4,500 and comes with Dual-SIM functionality (GSM+GSM), Wi-Fi and QWERTY keyboard. Other features include a 2.3-inch display, front facing video camera, rear 2MP camera, push email support (up [...]

  There have been countless iPhone on Verizon rumors before and Bloomberg has just rekindled it. They’re citing two sources who claim that come January 2011 AT&T’s exclusivity for iPhone will come to an end. Verizon will launch the device on their CDMA-based network and is estimated to buy about 3 million iPhones each quarter. [...]

  It has taken its time but HTC has delivered the impending Android update to Hero users. Starting today all Hero users will receive the update over-the-air bringing Android 2.1 (Éclair). The update comes in two packages – the first package updates the firmware over-the-air (FOTA) client and YouTube while the second one contains the [...]

  Seagate has finally announced its rumored 3TB hard drive. The world’s first 3TB drive has been added to its FreeAgent GoFlex Desk range that allow users to store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 games or thousands of images and music. Although the drive supports USB 2.0, with the help of an additional adapter [...]

  Samsung had started selling its first USB-based 4G-only modems for TeliaSonera in December last year and promised to launch 2G/3G supporting modem in first half of 2010. Well, they’ve delivered it with the launch of GT-B3730 that will give the same blistering speeds while connected to a 4G network or 2G/3G in case of [...]

  Amazon’s on a roll. After updating the Kindle app for Apple devices yesterday, they’ve launched the application for Android devices. Users with Android handsets will now be able to buy, read and sync their Kindle books right from their devices. Few app features include synchronization of previously purchased Kindle books, background and color customization, [...]

  Sony has released new firmware updates for its PS3 and PSP gaming consoles. The PS3 update now stands at v3.40 and supports Sony’s new PlayStation Plus service. The PlayStation Plus is a premium service where users will be able to access exclusive content and features like special offers, full game trial, automatic downloads and [...]

  Google has officially rolled out the Android 2.2 Froyo update for Nexus One users. Users will receive the Froyo goodness over-the-air after a message on the notification bar appears prompting you to update. Android 2.2 is not a regular point update since it adds lots of improvements. New features include improved performance, faster web [...]

  Samsung has introduced industry’s first 32GB load-reduced dual-inline memory module (LRDIMM). Servers used for virtualization, cloud computing or any other server applications will be able to take advantage of the 40nm-class memory that has 72 4Gb (gigabit) DDR3 chips and additional memory buffer chip to reduce load on memory by up to 75 percent. [...]

  Forget all the issues hounding iPhone 4 because it is one of the successful products launched in Apple’s history. iPhone 4 that went on sale on June 24 has surpassed 1.7 miillion sales figure in first three days of its launch (till June 26). “This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. [...]