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  HP will fulfill its promise of unveiling a tablet running webOS operating system. FoxNews.com who claims to have obtained specs sheet of upcoming PalmPad says that HP will reveal three PalmPad tablets at the CES early next month. The tablets will be based on webOS 2.5.1, run on Sprint’s 4G network and will have [...]

  Pantech has announced a unique Android offering for KT and LG U+ customers in South Korea. The phone is known as Vega Xpress (IM-A710K/IMA720L) and features DDR2 memory, which is generally found in PCs. Use of DDR2 RAM makes the phone about 1.5 times faster than other smartphones ensuring smooth multimedia playback and internet [...]

  Panasonic is not looking to sell this baby to consumers like us but if you’ve decent amount of space and oodles of money to burn, you can check out Japanese TV maker’s 152-inch 3D Plasma TV. It’s the first large-sized television in India that is 3D-enabled and supports 4 times the resolution (4096×2160 pixels) [...]

  Google may have released Nexus S with the latest Android 2.3 update but that doesn’t mean they’re ignoring their maiden Nexus device. Google on their official twitter account has confirmed that Nexus One owners can expect the over-the-air update. While Google didn’t say the exact date they did confirm to roll out in the [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed sales figures of its Windows Phone 7 devices. Sure, it’s nowhere close to what Apple managed to sell their iOS-equipped iPhone 4 but it’s a good start to a fresh platform, which has garnered sales of 1.5m units over a period of 6 weeks. Microsoft’s Achim Berg, vice president of business [...]

  Sony Ericsson is looking to launch its PlayStation Phone in April, reports Pocket-lint. According to their source who is aware of the development, Sony Ericsson is “going big on this one” and is looking to unveil the device at Mobile World Congress and start selling in April. Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone has been leaked [...]

  If you had any doubts on the future of Samsung’s homegrown OS, think again. Samsung has been selling a decent amount of bada devices and at the recent developer conference they also showed off the future bada 2.0 update promising a lot of new features and improvements. As you can see from the slide, [...]

  Phones have become an integral part of our lives. No matter wherever we go or whatever we do a phone is something we’ll have in our pocket. Needless to say, these prized possessions are also subject to a lot of abuse like accidental drops, scratching against objects in pockets etc. and it becomes necessary [...]

  Google has got a treat for US-based Gmail users. Gmail phone calling that was supposed to be free only till end of 2010 will now be free for the next year as well. This means any Gmail user in United States will be able to enjoy free calls to US and Canada numbers right [...]

  Motorola has just posted a video teasing us of the tablet evolution. Although building up hype is a good thing, Motorola has decided to sting its competitors claiming iPad as a “big iPhone” and Galaxy Tab having an “Android OS.” There’s no doubt that Motorola’s tablet will also be Android-powered but it will run [...]

  Unlimited access to DRMed music is something yet to take off but Cricket is taking great pride in announcing that they’re the first US carrier to announce a music service giving unlimited access to millions of songs. For $55 a month, a user will unlimited data, text, calling and even full songs, ringtones and [...]

  UPDATE: Available now in UK. HTC is on a roll this month. After releasing the much awaited Froyo update for Legend and Aria, HTC has confirmed to roll out the Android 2.2 update for its affordable Wildfire phone. The update is scheduled to roll out from this week in Europe with other regions getting [...]

  The next wave of TVs enabled with Google TV will take a little longer, according to a report from NY Times. If the sources prove to be correct, Google TV products won’t make a big impact at the upcoming CES next month due to the product’s mediocre reviews. Companies like Toshiba, LG and Sharp [...]

  You expected this, didn’t you? iFixit has taken Google’s Nexus S and torn down revealing the guts of the phone. If you’re expecting something unsaid or unheard, I would urge you to stop right now because iFixit says the components found in the device are more or less the same you’d find in other [...]

  Google’s recently announced Maps for Android devices is now available in the Android Market. The app that relied on a decent internet connectivity to provide the latest maps and navigation now supports offline navigation. Well, it still has a lot of ground to cover to come close to Nokia’s Ovi Maps but it’s a [...]