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  We’ve got quite a few mCommerce companies like Mchek, NGPay but this is the first time a telecom operator is offering their version of mCommerce service. Airtel has introduced Airtel money that will allow consumers to make payments to businesses via mobile phones. Airtel says the service is simple to use and secure where [...]

  RIM upgraded its Bold line with an all new Bold 9780. At first glance, you’d miss the Bold 9780 as the Bold 9700 but it comes with one major difference – the Blackberry OS 6. The new Bold 9780 comes with RIM’s new eye pleasing OS, making it first the non-touchscreen Blackberry phone to [...]

  Looks like Google’s announcement for the Honeycomb SDK was just the start. Google has now scheduled a new Android event for Feb 2 that will give journalists an “in-depth look at Honeycomb, Android ecosystem news and hands-on demos.” There’s expectedly no other details to go with the invite but if there is any indication, [...]

  Nexus S is one of the finest Android devices you can buy right now but its one major flaw – random reboots has been keeping Android enthusiasts and developers stay away from the only phone running the Gingerbread OS. Good thing now is, Google has found the nasty bug and will provide a fix [...]

  iPad’s not the only one that got official today. Taiwan-based MSI also unwrapped its first tablet for the Indian market. Unlike most tablets that are Android-based, MSI’s WindPad 100W is based on Windows 7, enabling user a full Windows experience in a tablet form factor. MSI however, did give a touch of its own [...]

  Razer has expanded its premium accessory gaming lineup with the new addition of omni-directional speakers. The Ferox portable speakers ensures gamers won’t miss the slightest beat while playing a game due its omni-directional sound nature. Equipped with two 30mm drivers, the Ferox also doubles up as a portable boombox that can be hooked to [...]

  Samsung who published the Q4 2010 earnings figures today also revealed some info about the upcoming Galaxy S successor. According to the released statement, the new Galaxy S is confirmed to have a dual-core processor, which we assume is Orion and a Super AMOLED Plus display. We’ve heard about the alleged Galaxy S 2 [...]

  Touchscreen Blackberry phones are generally priced to cater the high-end smartphone market but Research in Motion is apparently making one to please mid-range BB users. Behold the Curve Touch codenamed Malibu that is slated to release by end of this year or early 2012. On the specs front, it will have an 800MHz Qualcomm [...]

  UPDATE: Now available. It seems Indians will officially get the Apple iPad soon. Apple India’s website has published official prices of both the variants of the iPad and it does look competitive. The Wi-Fi-only version of Apple’s tablet will start from Rs.27,900 for 16GB and go till Rs.37,900 for 64GB whereas the 3G variant [...]

  Google has released a preview of its Honeycomb SDK that gives developers and consumers first taste of what and how Honeycomb will perform. The emulator is horrendously slow but we still managed to wade through the user interface, which seemed to be radically different from what we’ve seen from the current Android 2.x versions. [...]

  Here are the full specifications and official images of the new Sony PSP, codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable). During the unveiling, Sony revealed the new console to have most advanced CPU and it certainly is. The new PSP will come with a processor based on qua-core ARM Cortex-A9 and PowerVR’s SGX543MP4+ GPU. Full Specifications: [...]

  Sony has finally unveiled the PSP successor. Codenamed as NGP (or Next Generation Portable), the PSP2 boasts some interesting specs. On the design front, the new PSP comes with a “Super Oval” design that is claimed to be created for long play sessions and has added the much-needed dual analog sticks as well as [...]

  Sony’s event in Tokyo has dropped its first major announcement – the PlayStation Suite. The PS Suite will allow gamers to enjoy all the PlayStation games on their high-end Android smartphones and tablets. Sony also expects many game developers to develop games on the new framework due to its “hardware-neutral” nature. Sony has confirmed [...]

  While we’re hoping to see the first glimpse of PSP2 today at an event in Tokyo, PSP’s cellular sibling has got a detailed preview. The team over at Engadget managed to lay their hands on the PlayStation Phone, which will be marketed under the Xperia brand as Xperia Play. The preview was based on [...]

  There’s no doubt that RIM is banking a lot on its upcoming PlayBook tablet and if the new claim by BGR turns out to be true, RIM will surely win a lot of accolades not only from the BlackBerry community but also from the Android. Apparently, BGR’s sources are claiming that the QNX-based PlayBook [...]