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  Samsung today announced that they’ve developed a new dual-core Applications Processor (AP) based on ARM Cortex A9. Codenamed as Orion, the AP runs at a clock speed of 1GHz and will enable device OEM manufacturers to develop devices seeking high performance with low power consumption. Samsung says the processor can be apt for mobile [...]

  Are you ready for another giveaway? We’re giving away WinX’s premium DVD Ripper solution for both Windows and Mac. To give you a brief background, DVD Ripper Platinum and DVD Ripper for Mac is one solution to back up all your DVDs, including DVDs encrypted with latest copy protection. The software can rip unprotected [...]

  The QWERTY touchscreen slider that was leaked this June might finally be revealed at the Nokia World next week. Reuters is reporting that alongside N8, Nokia is expected to unveil another “flagship model” called as the E7. The E7 will also have a touchscreen display and a keyboard and will run Symbian^3, matching the [...]

  Samsung has strengthened its portable media player offering with the introduction of Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50). The Galaxy Player 50 is not the same as previously leaked YP-MB2 but has decent specs for those looking for an Android-based PMP. The player runs on Android 2.1 OS and features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, Wi-Fi 802.11n, [...]

  LG is showcasing its Optimus 7 phone at the IFA. Although official details are slim at the moment, the Optimus 7 reportedly runs Windows Phone 7 and features built-in wireless streaming to DLNA compatible devices. The phone is able to send content like 720p HD videos, hi-res pictures and music directly from the media [...]

  Australian court might have barred from selling the specialized USB dongle that enabled PS3 jailbreak but hackers have found a new way to get the same result with a phone. The new PS3 jailbreak currently works only with Nokia’s N900 and Palm Pre but we think it is just a matter of time when [...]

  Toshiba has announced that they’ve develop the world’s fastest SDHC memory cards. The SDHC and microSDHC UHS-I cards boast world’s fastest read and write speeds and are compliant with SD 3.0 and UHS 104 (SDHC), UHS50 (microSDHC) standards. The SDHC UHS-I cards give a maximum read/write speed of 95/80 megabytes per second whereas microSDHC [...]

  Nvidia today announced GeForce 400M series of graphics cards for notebooks that feature Nvidia’s Optimus and 3D Vision technology. A total of 7 GPUs have been announced – GeForce GTX 470M and GTX 460M for enthusiasts and GeForce GT 445M, GT 435M, GT 425M, GT 420M and GT 415M for performance seeking users. The [...]

  Samsung has launched a new LED monitor for the Indian market. The PX2370 from 70 Series is a 23-inch LED backlit monitor that supports full HD video playback and features 100 percent sRGB color reproduction for natural-looking pictures. The monitor is 40 percent more power efficient than LCD monitors and comes with other magical [...]

  Google’s Chrome browser has come a long way since its launch in 2008. Not only it has a faster startup, it also boasts an improved JavaScript engine, multi-process browser tabs and simplistic UI. Now to commemorate its 2 years in browser business, Google has released a stable version of Chrome. It is three times [...]

  iPad competitors are gaining traction as Toshiba has also jumped in the fray with its Folio 100. The Folio 100 is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 System-on-chip and runs Android 2.2 Froyo. Expected to come in October, the Folio 100 features a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display (1024×600), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n, 3G, 16GB internal memory, [...]

  Panasonic has announced two projectors for the Indian market. The models PT-LB1EA and PT-LB2EA are conceptualized on the basis of “pure projection” like White color. Marketing pitch aside, both the projectors support XGA resolution and the only difference is in the brightness, which is 2200 lumens for LB1EA and 2600 lumens for LB2EA. Both [...]

  We’re big fans of Swype text input and now Nokia touchscreen users also have a chance to try the new way of typing. The Swype keyboard is now available in the Beta Labs for Nokia users using S60 5th Edition devices like Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, Nokia 5230, Nokia N97, N97mini and the Nokia X6. [...]

  The iPods that were unveiled yesterday in the US will soon be available in the Indian market. All the iPods will be available from next week from Apple’s authorized retailers and will cost as follows: 2GB iPod shuffle: Rs. 3,200 8GB iPod nano: Rs. 10,700 16GB iPod nano: Rs. 12,700 8GB iPod touch: Rs. [...]

  Samsung has announced HMX-T10 at the IFA featuring a 20-degree slanted lens. The reason for making a slanted lens is purely for ergonomic reasons where it allows consumers to record the videos in an easy and convenient manner. The HMX-T10 can record videos at full HD resolution whereas capture still images at up to [...]