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  Joining the HD multimedia player fray are Netgear’s NeoTV devices – the 350 HD and 550 Ultimate HD. The new pair of NeoTVs will compete with the likes of WD TV and are able to play full HD content from USB storage devices, memory cards, media servers, Internet etc. Other common features include DLNA [...]

  HTC India’s support page has confirmed that Desire users in India are now eligible for the Android 2.2 Froyo update. The firmware is over-the-air where users can update their devices over Wi-Fi or 3G/EDGE (Wi-Fi preferable). Users will first need to update their devices to v2.13.707.1, after which the device can be updated to [...]

  SanDisk has rekindled its audio player aspirations with the introduction of an affordable Sansa Fuze+. The Fuze+ succeeds its Sansa Fuze PMP and comes in a multitude of colors with an all new design. The Sansa Fuze+ features include a wide range of audio/video codec support, 2.4-inch QVGA display, film-strip user interface, capacitive controls, [...]

  Canon has announced that they’ve created a new CMOS image sensor, which is the world’s largest that can be produced from a 12-inch (300mm) wafer. The sensor measures 202x205mm, making it 40 times larger than size of Canon’s largest commercial CMOS sensor and is capable of gathering more light for an image or a [...]

  Looks like LG Electronics will up the ante in the smartphone wars if the latest leak is anything to go by. The E900 has been caught in the wild in Poland and apparently has a Snapdragon QSD8650, which has a clock speed of 1.3GHz. The phone runs Windows Phone 7 OS and will have [...]

  If you’re a God of War fan like me, you wouldn’t want to miss this Entertainment bundle announced by Sony. The God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP-3000 bundle is up for pre-order on online retailers like Amazon and includes lots of goodies like the uniquely colored Black and Red two-toned PSP-3000 console, the [...]

  AMD, owners of ATI have decided that they’ll drop the ATI brand name by end of this year. This decision is a result of an internal marketing research done by the company that claims that AMD is perceived as a superior brand than ATI. Moreover, AMD is said to be competitive than ATI when [...]

  Nintendo USA has confirmed to cut the prices of its DSi and DSi XL portable gaming consoles. Effective from September 12, the larger-screen DSi XL will go for $169.99, DSi for $149.99 and DS Lite at the same price of $129.99. The DS family is the largest selling handheld console that has sold over [...]

  UPDATE: Now ToI reports that all this is BS and the RIM has not really given access to servers but mere the location of the server. The brouhaha between Research in Motion and the Indian Government might finally come to an end as Blackberry makers have decided to cave into the government’s demands. Research [...]

  Dell Streak’s official carrier in UK, O2 has confirmed that they’ll start rolling out the Android 2.1 update for the internet device from September 1. The Éclair update for Streak is a prerequisite for it to be upgradeable to Froyo in the coming months. However, US Streak consumers will still have to make it [...]

  Samsung is bolstering its bada OS with the introduction of Wave 723 (GT-S7320E) handset. Just like all bada handsets, this one’s also a touchscreen phone but is inferiorly spec’d when you compare it with the maiden bada handset aka the Wave (S8500). The Wave 723 is thin, measuring just 11.8mm and sports a metallic [...]

Motorola has unveiled new Android devices for the Chinese market. The new devices belong to the MING Series that was created in 2006 specially for Chinese consumers with Chinese handwriting support. Three new phones announced today feature an improved MING flip design and the reminiscent transparent flip cover. First is MT810 for China Mobile’s that [...]

  Wyncomm who recently entered the crowded Indian mobile handset market has launched Y-45 phone equipped with Hindi QWERTY keyboard. The Y-45 is India’s first phone to have a Hindi QWERTY keyboard, enabling faster typing of India’s official language. Wyncomm says such a keyboard could benefit consumers from Tier II and Tier III towns where [...]

  South Korean operator, KT has given its country the first Android-powered tablet. Dubbed as the Identity Tab, the tablet features a 7-inch TFT LCD, 1GHz CPU, 8GB internal memory, ambient and gravity sensor, DMB, Wi-Fi, 3MP camera and SD card slot. The tablet is also multimedia friendly with its wide array of video codecs [...]

  Steve Jobs does not prefer to use a stylus with his device but if your opinion differs from him, you can take a look at Just Mobile’s Alupen. It’s a stylus for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone and unlike other stylus pens, this one’s designed like a pencil to give you a real feeling. [...]