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  Indian government has set the deadline for Research in Motion to address Blackberry security issue. RIM has got till the end of this month or precisely till August 31 to come with a solution that will enable Indian security agency to monitor Blackberry messages or face disconnection. The Ministry of Home Affairs, security agency, [...]

  Dell Thunder that surfaced back in April has made its way out again, this time with lots of pictures and video. Engadget’s tipster who is currently in possession of the prototype claims the phone has an 8MP camera with 720p video recording support, a 1400mAh battery and a 4.1-inch screen with 800×480 resolution or [...]

  Fly Mobile has expanded its mobile phone portfolio with a new sub-5k phone. The MC170 promises to give decent features for an asking price of just Rs. 4094. Sporting a candybar design, the MC170 features a 2.4-inch display (240×320), 3MP camera, Bluetooth with A2DP, music player, FM radio with recording support, GPRS, accelerometer, e-book [...]

  Samsung’s high-end Galaxy S variant for Sprint has finally got a release date and price. Starting tomorrow, interested users will be able to reserve the 4G-toting device and will start retailing from August 31 for $249.99. It is Samsung’s first 4G device and second on Sprint that will compete with HTC’s Evo 4G offering. [...]

  Apple has released a minor update of iOS for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The iOS 4.0.2 for iPhone and iPod touch and 3.2.2 for iPad patches the PDF exploit that is used by Jailbreakme. Although it’s a good thing from the security standpoint, updating to the latest iOS will render browser-based jailbreaking ineffective. [...]

  Dell has finally unveiled the price and release date of Streak for its US consumers. Starting tomorrow, users who have registered for pre-sale will be able to place an order for the Streak tablet whereas non-registered users will get it from Friday. The tablet however, is priced on the higher side as it goes [...]

  Razer’s headphones are primarily designed for gaming headset but with the introduction of Orca, they’re trying to tap music aficionados as well. The Orca headphones boast the same quality of other Razer headphones but are designed to suit gamers as well as music lovers. The Orca however, is a tad different from the rest [...]

  Toshiba has announced Wipe technology for Self-Encrypting hard drives (SED). The Wipe tech adds another layer of security to SED HDDs making the encrypted data inaccessible when the drive is powered off or is removed. Toshiba has been selling its 2.5-inch SED HDDs and with the integration of Wipe, users can rest assure about [...]

  If you think Captivate’s already speedy processor is slow, a modder has found a way to overclock the CPU. The new kernel overclocks the CPU to 1.2GHz and if the modder’s calculation is correct, Hummingbird has the potential to go up to 1.6GHz without any issues. Nonetheless, if you’re feeling brave enough to try [...]

  When it comes to have a say on Apple’s future products, John Gruber from Daring Fireball has a very strong record. Now according to a post on his blog, he has spilled some info on the iPod touch 4. Apparently, the next-gen iPod touch will have feature a Retina Display, matching the high-resolution display [...]

  Research in Motion’s pact with Saudi Arabia is far from over. Now Reuters is citing a source saying that although it was decided to setup servers (for three operators) in Saudi Arabia, putting up a local server “proved impractical.” Instead, RIM has agreed to share “codes” of all the Saudi Blackberry users, which we [...]

  After number of leaks, Motorola has finally come clean with the Droid 2 handset. The Droid 2 as like other Droids will be available on Verizon Wireless with pre-sales starting tomorrow and will sell in Verizon retail stores from Aug 12. The Droid 2 runs Android 2.2 out of the box and features a [...]

  Looks like Nokia is gearing up to launch a successor of its popular and affordable 5230. Eagle-eyed users have spotted Nokia’s 5250 lurking on the Ovi website where Nokia is promoting its Ovi Apps and allowing users to win a Nokia handset, including the unreleased 5250. Unfortunately, there are no other details whatsoever except [...]

  The Home Ministry has now expressed its national security concern over 3G service and has ordered all the operators to provide lawful interception of their 3G network before going public with the service. Although private operators are expected to roll out their 3G services early next year, this directive also includes government-owned BSNL and [...]

  WD has announced a new multimedia drive that makes perfect sense for those who don’t own an extra HDD to hook with devices like WD TV to enjoy multimedia content on the idiot box. The WD Elements Play is similar to WD TV HD but comes with an integrated HDD that can store up [...]