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  Samsung has unveiled two new products due to hit the US market in September. Expanding Samsung’s digital camera line is ST80. It can shoot images at 14.2MP resolution and features 3x optical zoom, 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, 720p HD video recording, Smart Auto, Smart Crop. However, the integration of Wi-Fi is the most important [...]

  Apple today announced an update to its Safari 5 that activates Safari Extensions. Apple introduced the Extension feature with Safari 5 and with the latest 5.0.1 update, users will be able to download various Extensions from the newly launched Extensions Gallery. The extensions are built on web technologies like HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript and [...]

  As expected, Panasonic has unwrapped its 3D video recorder for consumers. The HDC-SDT750 allows users to easily capture memories in 3-dimension with the help of a 3D conversion lens that needs to be attached to the camcorder. The camcorder is equipped with 3MOS technology that not only allows users to record professional-grade 3D videos [...]

  HTC yesterday announced the decision to sell phones under its own brand and also announced the first four phones for the Chinese market. While we do know the specs of Wildfire and Desire, Tianxi and Tianyi were unknown to us – until now that is. HTC has published specifications of both these devices and [...]

  Looks like we’ve got the first Froyo firmware for Samsung’s Galaxy S (I9000). Samsung Firmware who provides official firmware for different Samsung devices has received I9000XXJP1 and I9000XXJP2. These builds as you can see from the image above are the first test Android 2.2 firmware for the international version of Galaxy S. Samsung Firmware [...]

  SanDisk has announced its smallest USB drive for American and Canadian consumers. The SanDisk Cruzer Blade is not bigger than a paper clip and weighs almost as a penny. Despite the small size, Cruzer Blade can store data ranging from 2GB to up to 16GB. SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB flash drive is available in [...]

  In addition to the new Magic Trackpad and updated iMac and Mac Pro line, Apple also announced 27-inch LED Cinema Display. The new display supports a max. resolution of up to 2560×1440 pixels, giving 60 percent more viewing area than 24-inch Cinema Displays. The 27-inch display features an IPS panel that gives a 178 [...]

  If you’re in for some serious performance, Apple has updated its Mac Pro line that now gives an option to integrate dual CPUs effectively giving users 12-cores to play with. The Mac Pro features Intel’s Xeon line of processors and promises 50 percent faster performance than the previous generation. Additionally, the Mac Pros can [...]

  Apple has updated its all-in-one iMac family and now comes with Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 processors and updated graphics. Starting from $1,199, the new iMacs go up to 3.6GHz as far as dual-core is concerned and up to 2.93GHz with quad-core Core i5, i7 options. The iMacs now also have an option [...]

  HTC’s decision to go from AMOLED to SLCD might have made few people worry about its actual performance. HTC claims SLCD to deliver a “comparable visual experience” to AMOLED but does it deliver? Well, a video from Howardforums sets to prove it as the new LCD tech goes head-to-head with conventional LCD, AMOLED and [...]

  UPDATE: The 22-inch model costs Rs. 25,000 and 26-inch model costs Rs. 36,000. Samsung has introduced two smaller sized LED TV models for the Indian market. The LED TVs are now available in sizes of 22-inches and 26-inches and start from an affordable price of Rs. 25,000. The TVs hail from 4000 and 5000 [...]

  UPDATE: HTC Tianxi is Windows Mobile-based device whereas Tianyi is powered by Android OS. Both the phones are TD-SCDMA equipped and will launch within couple of months. HTC used to sell its phones under the Dopod brand name in China but today they’ve announced to sell their own branded devices in the future. They’ve [...]

  Add one more country where iPhone 4 can be procured without worrying to stick to a particular operator. Apple will sell factory unlocked iPhone 4s in Canada, which goes on sale from this Friday. No contractual obligations do however, come at a price. CBC News who have got the unlocked iPhone 4 pricing claim [...]

  Sony has announced that both its consoles will get a software update in this week. The PS3 firmware will be bumped to v3.41 and will add recommendations to games and videos on the PlayStation Store. A new “You May Like” tab will appear for users that will include items based on the purchases of [...]

  Jailbreaking may now be legal in the United States but that doesn’t mean Apple is happily supporting it. Apple is still against it (rightly so) and have confirmed that jailbreaking any of their device could void the device’s warranty. Cult of Mac got the following statement from the Apple PR. “Apple’s goal has always [...]