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  It’s Blackberry leak fiesta today. Dakota isn’t the only one that has got its first unofficial outing. BGR has posted some exclusive info about the next-generation Curve and Torch 2 as well. The new Curve, codenamed as Apollo will bring exciting specs in the mid-range segment. The 11mm thin Curve will expectedly run Blackberry [...]

  It seems Research in Motion is readying a new device that will sit atop all other Blackberry phones. Behold the Blackberry Dakota that unfortunately, isn’t powered by Playbook’s powerful QNX OS but has the specs that will best other BB devices. The Dakota will feature a Bold styling and will come with some interesting [...]

  Sony is looking to give the first glimpse on its upcoming PSP2 handheld console if the latest report is to be believed. VG247 claims that Sony is holding a “business overview and strategy meeting” in Tokyo on January 27 and “very select press” is invited where they’ll get a look at the PSP2. PSP2 [...]

  Nvidia and TSMC have a reason to celebrate as the companies have managed to ship more than 1 billion GeForce graphics processors. Nvidia handles the design of GeForce chips whereas TSMC manufactures it. All it took for Nvidia is 12 years to achieve this milestone and according to Jen-Hsun, Nvidia CEO the complexity of [...]

  Japan-based Konica Minolta has announced their entry into the Indian market with the introduction of bizhub series of printers. The new series is targeted at businesses that includes a series of color, monochrome printers and MFPs. To set the ball rolling, they’ve introduced bizhub C7000/C6000 printers. The high-end solutions are Good Design winners and [...]

  Nintendo has confirmed that its President, Satoru Iwata will give a keynote speech at the upcoming Games Developers Conference (GDC) in February. Although there’s no agenda attached with the keynote, we cannot rule out the fact that Iwata might reveal plans for Wii 2. Wii revolutionized the gaming console industry in 2006 by bringing [...]

  Sony has served a restraining order to George Hotz aka Geohot and team responsible to show the PS3 jailbreak, fail0verflow to take down all circumvention tools be taken offline. Engadget says the restraining order is a temporary relief for Sony and a lawsuit could be in the offing as well. The current order claims [...]

  PlayStation owners in UK, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands and Italy can quickly head to the App Store or Android Market to grab the very first version of the PlayStation app. The app will allow users to check PSN Trophies, read news, reviews related to PlayStation and even share favorite things via Facebook, Twitter or [...]

  Latest report from Japan indicates that DSi might be counting its last days. According to the article, Nintendo has apparently stopped manufacturing the camera-equipped DSi and is currently sold out in most locations in Japan. However, the DSi XL (or DSi LL) is still in production and the supposed reason to stop selling the [...]

  Well here it is. After years of endless wait and speculation, Verizon has launched the world’s first CDMA-equipped iPhone. The phone apparently has all the same specs: Retina Display, 5MP camera, A4 CPU, HD video recording etc but adds hotspot functionality that will allow to connect up to 5 Wi-Fi devices. Existing customers will [...]

  Razer known for its premium PC gaming accessories has announced its first product for console – the Onza controller for Xbox 360 users. The Onza takes Xbox 360 gaming to a new level with customizable analog sticks and extra precision, which is missing from the standard Xbox 360 controller. The Onza will come in [...]

  Looks like Intel and Nvidia have buried the hatchet to enter into a new multi-year cross licensing deal. Starting January 18, 2011 both the companies will enter into a comprehensive 6-year agreement that will allow both the companies to use each other’s’ patents and also resolve all the pending litigations and other disputes. To [...]

  Although I would’ve appreciated if Google expanded the Goggles app to other platforms, they’ve updated the app for Android expanding its functionality. The Goggles 1.3 client can now scan barcodes and QR codes that give out results almost instantaneously, scan ads in magazines and newspapers that will return with a Google Search and more [...]

  Samsung who were non-existent in the smartphone race till 2009 jumped into the race in 2010 with their Galaxy S range of devices. Now the company is confident than before and claims they can sell 60m smartphones in 2011 alone. At the CES, JK Shin told reporters that they’re looking to sell 60m smartphones [...]

  If you’re unaware, Research in Motion (RIM) is also in the tablet game and was at hand at the CES to show their latest Blackberry Playbook. We got some hands-on time with the tablet and are certainly impressed by what RIM has managed to do. Despite being a prototype, the Playbook felt really good [...]