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  Research in Motion is laying all apprehensions to rest by confirming that its PlayBook tablet is a “great standalone tablet” and is not “reliant on a BlackBerry.” This is good news for consumers who were worried about PlayBook’s functionality being crippled without a Blackberry phone. Of course, a Blackberry phone will be needed to [...]

  Joining the long list of speculations about Apple devices is that Apple might integrate a new A4 chip. AppleInsider is citing their source who claims that the next A4 System-on-Chip (SoC) will use SGX543 graphics that gives double the processing power at the A4′s current GPU clock speed. Moreover, the graphics on the SoC [...]

  Samsung has announced a new phone targeted at avid social networking users. The Star II will take control from Star and up the social networking ante with the integration of Social Hub and pre-installed apps like Facebook, Twitter and multi instant messaging client. Surprisingly, the phone is not powered by Samsung’s bada OS but [...]

  SanDisk is expanding its memory card family with a high-speed SDHC memory card. The card hails from SanDisk’s Extreme Pro range and features Ultra High Speed (UHS) technology that promises speeds to up to 45MB/sec, which is one of the most sought requirements of photographers and DSLR users. A high-speed card such as this [...]

  Steve Jobs who spearheads Apple operations as CEO has announced that he’ll be on medical leave. Steve Jobs took a similar leave in 2009 (on Jan 15) that confirmed his comeback month however today’s letter to Apple employees does not make any promise. Tim Cook will act as an interim CEO till Jobs’ leave [...]

  Disney is looking to launch an Android phone in the Japanese market. Disney who also runs an MVNO service in Japan will launch a rebadged Sharp Galapagos 003SH on their network. Needless to say, it will have similar hardware specs to Sharp’s version like the 1GHz processor, 3.8-inch glasses-free 3D touchscreen display, 9.6MP CMOS [...]

  It’s curtains for Nokia’s Ovi Music Unlimited service in 27 countries. Few countries that Nokia will continue to sell devices bundled with the the yearly unlimited music service will be China, India and Indonesia whereas Brazil, Turkey and South Africa consumers will enjoy 6-months subscription service. Ovi Music Unlimited was Nokia’s way to give [...]

  US and UK are the only countries where Nexus S is currently being sold. However, if this report from Chosun Ilbo proves to be correct, Nexus S could come to South Korea by next month. According to them, the phone will be sold by SK Telecom and is currently under final stages of testing. [...]

  LG Electronics has announced a new sleek monitor for its home market. The Flatron E2290V is touted as the world’s thinnest monitor measuring just 7.2mm. Despite the thinness, the monitor does not lose any functionality. It comes in a luxurious metallic design and supports full HD resolution, has a contrast ratio of 1000000:1, 2ms [...]

  Move over Dakota, Curve and Torch 2 as we’ve got one more Blackberry candidate revealing itself. It’s the Blackberry Storm 3 that will be upgraded this year with some meaty specs. BGR again got their mitts on the detailed info that confirms Storm 3 will have the highest screen resolution found on a BB [...]

  Nokia X7 that has been leaked couple of times before has leaked again. Considering the new pictures are press shots, we may see the phone’s official announcement pretty soon. Anyways, the phone is expected to launch on AT&T on contract and apparently will be the first Symbian^3 device to be available on subsidy. The [...]

  Dell has announced their first set of printers aimed at Indian small and medium businesses. The initial range includes a variety of color/monochrome laser and multifunctional printers that promises to deliver good print quality in less time and cost. Dell printers price start from an affordable Rs.6500 and go up to Rs.30,000. Although priced [...]

  Razer and Disney have teamed up to launch Tron: Legacy gaming accessories for the Indian market. Razer will sell Tron themed keyboard, a mouse and a mouse mat featuring Tron’s distinctive blue glow. In addition to the aesthetics adopted from the movie series, the accessories boast the same gaming quality found in other Razer [...]

  After months of negotiation with the Indian government, BlackBerry maker has allowed the Indian government to access Blackberry users’ Messenger logs. However, it’s a half-hearted attempt as RIM hasn’t allowed to monitor secure corporate emails. Indian government had bargained for access to all BlackBerry services for security and militancy purpose over the internet and [...]

  What do you get when you shrink an iPhone 4? Samsung’s S5830, of course. If you thought, Galaxy S took some design inspiration from iPhone 3GS, this miniature Android device looks to take some design cues from Apple’s current-gen iPhone. However, keeping the design debate aside the phone packs in decent features. Expected at [...]