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  Motorola’s power packed Droid X is now available on Verizon Wireless. The Droid X goes head-to-head with the new iPhone 4 and Vibrant that went on sale from today and will sell for $199.99 on a 2-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate. Droid X is one of the most powerful devices from Motorola [...]

  Apple has released the first beta of iOS 4.1 to developers. The software update makes use of a new method to compute signal strength, makes the first three bars a bit taller for easy display and has an updated modem firmware. The update was apparently the solution from Apple to resolve network reception issue [...]

  Apple yesterday announced that they’ll schedule a press conference on Friday at its headquarters in Cupertino. The announcement does not say what will the conference be about except that its related to iPhone 4. So is it about Apple having something to say about iPhone 4’s reception issue? Or the availability of white iPhone [...]

  iPhone 4 maybe the fastest selling phone in Apple’s history but it is plagued with one major problem – the death grip. Needless to say, it’s something for competitors to cheer about and Microsoft for one, doesn’t pass this opportunity. Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s COO compared iPhone 4 with their Windows Vista. “It looks like [...]

  Longing for the new slimmer and smaller Xbox 360 but don’t want the extra storage? Looks like Microsoft has got you covered as a listing at Amazon Germany reveals the new Xbox 360′s Arcade SKU. The older Xbox 360 Arcade unit came with 512MB memory but this unit apparently has 4GB of memory and [...]

  Ready for a new round of iPad rumors? Our favorite Taiwanese gossiper is at it again claiming Apple will launch new iPads with OLED panels. They quote their component makers who say that OLED equipped iPads will have a 5.6-inch and 7-inch screen and could be released as early as Q4 of this year. [...]

  Opera has released an update of its Opera Mini browser (v5.1) for Android devices. The world’s most used mobile browser now sheds its beta tag for Android phones and promises faster web browsing with improved performance. Opera Mini 5.1 now offers optimized page layout on Android phones with large screens. Furthermore, it has the [...]

  Sony had confirmed about the development of an HD camcorder with an interchangeable lens and now they’ve officially announced it as the NEX-VG10. The NEX-VG10 is the world’s first consumer camcorder that features an interchangeable lens and takes advantage of the extra-large Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, which is also found in its NEX-3 [...]

  Looks like Dell India will expand its realm from notebooks to mobile phones soon. They have published an advertisement in major newspapers (Main Edition, Page 3) inviting channel partners for distribution. As you can see, they’re looking for partners who preferably have a nationwide distribution network along with a good presence. Other than that, [...]

  Just yesterday, we were talking about a possible jailbreak for iPhone 4 but Planetbeing from the iPhone Dev team has managed to not only jailbreak but also unlock iPhone 4. Planetbeing’s proof of concept shows Cydia running on an unlocked iPhone 4. Planetbeing or the iPhone dev team hasn’t confirmed about the probable release [...]

  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab is an open secret. We’ve seen the picture and now in an interview with Forbes, JK Shin reconfirmed the tablet along with some of its features. Samsung’s maiden Android tablet will feature two cameras, apparently, one for clicking pictures and one for video conferencing. We’re not sure about the megapixel count [...]

  India gamers if you’re in need of a powerful GPU with no restrictions on the budget, Asus has got the perfect card for you. It’s the ARES that goes for a hefty Rs. 1,00,000 but promises to give top gaming performance. The ARES comes laden with two Radeon HD 5870 cores that optimizes its [...]

  At the Worldwide Partner Conference, Steve Ballmer confirmed Windows 7 tablets will flood the market this year. He said this to 14,000 partners in his keynote indicating many big players like Asus, Dell, LG, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba will bring Windows 7-powered tablet PCs by end of this year. Although tablets today target the leisure [...]

  We had our doubts when Apple offered a software solution for its iPhone 4 antenna problem but now it has been proved. Consumer Reports tested three iPhone 4s in their radio frequency (RF) isolation chamber and their conclusion is that the death grip is related to hardware than software. In fact, they also say [...]

  Although most companies are jumping onto the tablet bandwagon, Taiwanese phone maker HTC is not interested in launching a tablet yet. Eric Lin, PR executive for HTC said they won’t release a tablet unless they’ve found something “compelling” to give to the consumers. Lin also told that most tablets are powered by Android and [...]