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  Gamers with Android devices are in for a little treat from Rovio, makers of Angry Birds. After being in the beta for weeks, Rovio has released the full game for the Android platform…for FREE. But wait, the full game is not on the Market yet. Instead Rovio has released on GetJar. You can download [...]

  Nokia has announced a new touchscreen device that is aimed at the entry-level touchscreen phone market. The C5-03 will go for a very affordable 170 euros by end of this year and will bring decent amount of features. The phone is similar in size with the C6 and features a Symbian Series 60 5th [...]

  Sony and Netflix have delivered on their promise to bring disc-free Netflix on PS3. Starting October 18, Netflix subscribers won’t require a disc every time they want to enjoy movies and TV shows on their PS3. Additionally, Netflix now sports a new UI that improves playback, Dolby 5.1 channel surround sound and more content [...]

  Skype 5.0 has been in beta for quite some time and today Skype has released it to the masses that brings in an all new look with loads of other features. In addition to the improvements in the UI, Skype has added group video calling and support for one of world’s largest social network [...]

  Research in Motion unveiled its latest Blackberry device for the Indian market. The Torch (9800) is RIM’s first device to sport a full touchscreen display, physical QWERTY keyboard and run Blackberry OS 6. The phone is packed with features and will please Blackberry enthusiasts with 3G support, 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display (480×360 pixels) optical [...]

  Barely after a week Razer brought two Naga special edition mice for MMO fans, gaming accessory maker has upgraded the MMO gaming mouse with a wireless version. The Naga MMO Epic puts away the wires but brings the same functionality like 17 MMO programmable buttons. Additionally, the 5600dpi mouse supports interchangeable side panels to [...]

  Researcher, iSuppli has confirmed that Nokia N8’s components cost is similar to a 16GB iPhone 4. iSuppli who did the tear-down analysis claims the complete N8 hardware costs $187.47, which is same as iPhone 4’s $187.51. The most expensive component in the phone is N8’s 3.5-inch AMOLED display and touchscreen that costs $39.25, followed [...]

  Nvidia has added GeForce GT 430 to its Fermi line of GPUs. The GeForce GT 430 is based on Nvidia’s 40nm GPU and is touted to be designed for today’s media PCs, enabling exceptional HD video and audio playback. When it comes to gaming, GT 430 is 1.5 times better than previous generation products [...]

  If you’re a LEGO fan and own a Wii, you wouldn’t want to miss this. Exclusive to Toys R us, this Wii Remote has been created by LEGO and has some pre-defined slots where you can insert LEGO tiles to give it a personal touch. You don’t have to worry about the gameplay because [...]

  Apple has just started sending invites to the US media about a Mac-related event on October 20. The invite titled “Back to the Mac” does not reveal anything except a lion behind the Apple logo. Could it be the unveiling of a new Mac OS X? Or a Macbook Air refresh? We hope it’s [...]

  N8 is Nokia’s one of highly anticipated devices, mainly due to reasons like the first phone with Symbian^3 OS and to know if N8 will be the game changer for Nokia in the competitive smartphone arena. While we’ll discuss this at length in our review here are some unboxing pictures of the phone. The [...]

  Videocon Mobiles today announced that they’ll launch their very first Android phone for the Indian market. It goes at a competitive price of Rs.12,900 and features decent specs like a 600MHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.2-inch multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display, 5MP camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, geo-tagging support, A-GPS, access to Android market, microSD card [...]

  Kingston has announced that its high-capacity 32GB microSDHC card is now available in the Indian market. It’s a Class 4 card, which means you’re guaranteed to get a minimum transfer rate of 4MB per second and is able to store about 29,000 photos, 6,000 photos or more than 2,000 minutes of video. Additionally, Kingston [...]

  With CDMA iPhone rumors gaining traction, Wall Street Journal is reporting that Indian CDMA operators, Tata and Reliance Communications are looking to launch the CDMA iPhone in India. “Tata has been in talks with them [Apple] for four to five months now,” said WSJ’s source. A CDMA iPhone in the world’s biggest telecom market [...]

  Nokia held an event in Mumbai releasing the highly anticipated smartphone in the Indian market. Coming in multitude of colors, the N8 can be bought across India (via Nokia Priority Dealers) for Rs.26259 or on easy EMI installments. It is Nokia’s first Symbian^3 running phone and features a 3.5-inch AMOLED display with gorilla glass, [...]