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  Google has confirmed the launch date of its Chrome operating system. They’ve pushed back the launch of Chrome OS to late fall, which means it could launch sometime in November or December. Google says they want to improve the overall user experience and give Microsoft Windows, a run for its money. Windows currently holds [...]

  Samsung’s Yepp (YP) line of music players is bound to get an addition soon. It will be the YP-MB2 and thanks to Bluetooth SIG we know its important specs. The Android running MB2 will feature a 4-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and TouchWiz 3.0 UI. The leaked features look enticing and if [...]

  Sony India has announced two new additions to its W and B Series Walkman players. The W250 audio players are similar to the previous W Series wire-free Walkman player but this time it protects from water and is washable. Other than that, NWZ-W250 features ZAPPIN search function, 11 hours of continuous playback and quick [...]

  Motorola has announced a new Android device dubbed as the Flipout. The Flipout has a unique square design that swivels out to unveil the physical QWERTY keyboard beneath it. Flipout runs Android 2.1 and features Motorola’s Motoblur UI. Motoblur brings all user contacts, their photos, social networking statuses on the home screen for easy [...]

  Steve Jobs kicked off the D8 conference and though he did not reveal anything substantial about the future endeavors, he did spill a few things about the stolen iPhone fiasco, why couldn’t they adopt Flash, Foxconn suicides, Google as a competitor and more. Few notable quotes from the interview are below: On Flash – [...]

  Nintendo has announced some new colors for its larger-sized DS, the DSi LL (or XL internationally) in Japan. Starting June 19, the DSi LL will be available in Blue, Yellow and Green hues, making the total color options to six. Also, from the same day, the price of the DSi and DSi LL will [...]

  FIFA Football World Cup is just around the corner and Samsung is trying to play the WC card to pitch its products. This time it’s the YP-RB media player with integrated T-DMB that enables users to watch live matches wherever they go. Additionally, Samsung has bumped the battery, which means users can enjoy DMB [...]

  UPDATE: The offer below is applicable to consumers in Europe. For American PSPgo buyers, Sony is giving LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters and SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 as free downloads. This offer runs through March 31, 2011. Sony just went ahead and announced to offer 10 free games with purchase of your PSPgo. [...]

  The long rumored NX5 has got the official acknowledgement. NX5 is a cheaper sibling of NX10 but promises to give a similar output in a much compact form factor. The 14.6MP camera still uses the APS-C CMOS sensor and features an electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens support and a 3-inch TFT LCD as compared to [...]

  It seems LG too couldn’t get their eyes off the renewed tablet market. LG is preparing UX10 Windows 7 tablet that is being showcased at the Computex currently. Engadget managed to get their hands dirty with the device that is claimed to show “some serious promise”. Under the hood, the 10.1-inch UX10 tablet features [...]

  Sony’s Billabong limited edition W Series netbook is now available in the United States market. The netbook is the same we saw last time and will come in Imperial Lime color with splashes of black, lime green and blue colors. Moreover, Sony will participate in Billabong’s Design for Humanity event where they’ll auction off [...]

  Qualcomm has started shipping samples of new Snapdragon SoCs that integrate two processor cores. The two third-gen dual-core Snapdragon SoCs, MSM8260 for HSPA+ and MSM8660 for multi-mode HSPA+/CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. B runs at a clock speed of up to 1.2GHz and features GPU with 3D/2D acceleration engines for Open GLES 2.0, Open VG 1.1 [...]

  A new HTC phone running Android OS has been caught in the wild. Apparently, it’s the Aria and will be available at AT&T soon. As per AndroidGuys’ source, the phone is claimed to be the smallest Android device and will feature Android 2.1 with Sense UI, 5MP camera, microUSB port and a screen measuring [...]

  Asus continues to roll out new products at Computex in Taiwan. This time it’s the two laptops, G73JW and G53 that boast WirelessHD technology. The notebooks use SiBEAM’s integrated advanced wireless video network chips on display mini-card (DMC) modules that help to enjoy HD video or gaming on a larger screen wirelessly. Moreover, by [...]

  Steve Jobs will be taking stage at the eighth D: All Things Digital today. Kara Swisher will do the honors of interviewing the Apple honcho and though we’re not expecting him to talk much about the new iPhone, the few things he’ll talk about will be related to the “new iPad, the mobile market [...]