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  It is somewhat ironic that Sony was one of the first few companies who were vocal about giving some serious competition to iPad but till date hasn’t revealed any tablet. However, if the leak by Engadget proves to be true, we might see their answer to iPad and other tablets pretty soon. The device [...]

  Galaxy S II’s unveiling at the Mobile World Congress confirmed that Samsung’s latest Android device will sport their in-house Exynos 4210 or Orion dual-core applications processor. However, a test upload on GLBenchmark’s database reveals a new Samsung device is under development running Tegra 2. The phone goes by the model number GT-I9103, which in [...]

  Cowon has expanded its V5 PMP lineup with a new player dubbed as V5S. V5S boasts similar features to previous V5 players but comes loaded with learning content like a built-in dictionary, e-learning app called Doo Tester, Wordup game to enhance English vocabulary and Alpha Brain. As for its media player prowess, the V5S [...]

  Motorola has confirmed pricing of its first Android-based tablet for Verizon. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha announced that the Xoom tablet with 3G and Wi-Fi will cost consumers $799 whereas the Wi-Fi only version will be $200 cheaper or $600 to be exact. Xoom is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor and is one of [...]

  Sony today issued a statement for those who have circumvented their PS3 consoles and are using it to play pirated games. In a bid to stay fair to legit gamers, Sony has confirmed that users using unauthorized consoles will be barred permanently from using the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. “By identifying PlayStation 3 [...]

  If the random reboot issue was not enough, Nexus S is now been hounded with couple more bugs. Number of users at the Google Mobile Help forum are reporting Nexus S is suffering from a loss of data signal whereas cellular calls remain unaffected. The resolution for now is to reboot the phone to [...]

  Choices of media players have increased in India in the past few years but not many have been successful to break the sub-Rs.5k barrier. Asus today manages to do it with its newly announced O!Play Mini that not only shrinks itself in size but also price. For just Rs.3,500 (plus taxes) a user will [...]

  Tegra 2-powered devices may rule this year’s Mobile World Congress but the day isn’t far enough where this dual-core baby will be obsolete. At the MWC, Nvidia showcased its next-generation Tegra platform which is dubbed as Project Kal-El. The chip will be the world’s first quad-core mobile processor and was demonstrated in an Android [...]

How important is Facebook in your life? Well, if you share most of your life’s happenings on the world’s biggest social network, HTC might appeal to you with the new ChaCha and Salsa devices. Both phones come with a dedicated Facebook button that is said to be context-aware that blinks when something can be shared [...]

  HTC has refreshed its current Android range with the unveiling of three new devices – Wildfire S, Desire S and Incredible S. Wildfire S brings the same user-friendliness of the original Wildfire but in a smaller package, making it one of the smallest HTC phones. The specs are decent for a mid-range Android phone [...]

  HTC has become the latest company to enter the tablet market with Flyer. Flyer is based on Android 2.4 and brings in lots of interesting features that will help the Taiwanese company differentiate from the rest of the tablet crowd. Flyer is housed in an unibody aluminum shell and features Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor, 7-inch [...]

  Wave 578 is Samsung’s newest addition to its bada-powered Wave family. The bada handset has been announced at the Mobile World Congress 2011 and the phone’s claim to fame is the integration of Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. NFC allows users to initiate making contactless payment along with using other services like door lock/unlock [...]

  Samsung finally announced the Galaxy S II and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7100) at the Mobile World Congress. Specs for the Galaxy S II remain the same as previously leaked out like 1GHz Exynos (formerly Orion) dual-core processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3 OS, HSPA+ (21Mbps) support, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 [...]

  Pardon our skepticism but this phone reminds us of some other device. Anyways, if you’re in the market for a low-on-price, high-on-features phone, Intex Technologies might have the right product for you. This new device, known as the V.Do Touch is Intex’s second phone in the V.Do phone series. The V.Do Touch comes in [...]

  Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 maybe aesthetically pleasing but it lacks on many fronts when you compare it head-to-head with other competitive operating systems. Good thing now is that Microsoft is ready to address those concerns and have confirmed some new features expected in Windows Phone 7. The update that will come next month will [...]