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  Samsung-developed Google Nexus S is now announced for US’ CDMA network, Sprint. The Sprint variant dubbed as Nexus S 4G has support for CDMA and WiMAX network and is one of the first phones to come fully integrated with Google Voice. Full integration means a user does not have to change or port their [...]

  Operator wars in United States are about to get exciting as AT&T has announced to take over T-Mobile USA. T-Mobile USA which was owned by Deutsche Telekom will be sold to AT&T for a cash and stock valued at US$39 billion. AT&T deems an acquisition of another network will help them expand their capacity [...]

  The recently leaked renders of HTC Pyramid looks to be the real deal. HTC’s Pyramid allegedly known as Desire HD S live image was published on a Greek site. Unfortunately, the site didn’t come clean on the specs except for a 4.3-inch display. Additionally, the live pic also confirms the existence of a camera [...]

  Samsung is developing a smaller and expectedly a cheaper variant of Galaxy S II. Thanks to a leaked slide of Three UK’s spring-summer lineup, Galaxy S II Mini is expected to hit UK shores sometime in April. The phone looks similar to Galaxy S II but has Android 2.3 OS, 1.4GHz CPU, HSPA+ support, [...]

  HTC is looking to out a phone that will directly compete with LG’s recently announced Optimus 3D. According to Pocket-lint’s sources, HTC is working on a phone with a 3D screen that will be “lighter, thinner and cheaper than the Optimus 3D” Other intrinsic details are unknown at the moment but some prodding from [...]

  WD has added a higher capacity model to its My Book Studio II range. Targeted at creative professionals and Mac enthusiasts, the new model now allows users to store up to 6TB of data, 33 percent more than the previous high-capacity My Book Studio II model. The My Book Studio II comes in dual-drive [...]

  Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti is now available in India that sits nicely under sub-10k price tag. Going for an exact 9,490, the GTX 550 Ti is Nvidia’s latest in the Fermi line that is designed to perform while consuming minimal power. When it comes to DirectX11, the 1GB GTX 550 Ti boasts world’s [...]

  Acer has expanded its Android range in the Indian market with the new Liquid Metal phone. The phone is a decently spec’d for its price of Rs.20,500 but when you compare in a phone like Galaxy SL that gives more for less price, Liquid Metal’s seems a tad expensive. Liquid Meta’s feature set includes [...]

  Samsung’s slender and potent Macbook Air rival will be up for grabs from today in United States. Best Buy and other select retailers/e-tailers will sell it for a pricey $1,649 tag which will get a 13-inch display with Core i5 CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Intel HD graphics, Wi-Fi, battery life of about 7 [...]

  We’ve seen companies tying up with movie production houses to roll out special edition products but Kingston has announced to launch couple of their products with special packaging. Anyways, if special packaging is what interests you, Kingston has collaborated with 20th Century FOX to launch RIO-themed packaged DataTraveler 101 4GB USB Flash drive and [...]

  Norway-based Opera Inc. has released the latest version of its Opera desktop browser. The Opera 11.10 codenamed as Barracuda is touted to have smarter features and faster performance over its predecessors. The beta version which can be downloaded from Opera’s website brings in features like an improved Speed Dial that now removes the limit [...]

  3G is here in India and those who want to take advantage of 3G’s faster data speeds to use with their Wi-Fi-enabled devices, Vodafone has launched R201 MiFi in India. MiFi, simply put, is a device with an integrated SIM slot that uses 3G connection and create a Wi-Fi hotspot to share with different [...]

  Motorola has announced its Wi-Fi-only Xoom tablet for its home market. Starting March 27, Xoom Wi-Fi will be available across United States through various retailers for a price of $599. Expectedly, Xoom Wi-Fi’s specs remain the same as the original Xoom sans the 3G capability. The 10.1-inch tablet is the first one to run [...]

  Samsung has notched up its marketing initiatives for the upcoming Galaxy Tab by releasing a new video on its Samsung Unpacked website. The video just like previous still image teasers bear the same numbers “78910,” which are said to signify different display sizes of Galaxy Tabs (7-inch, 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch) and offers few glimpse [...]

  HTC has expanded its Desire lineup in India with the introduction of Desire Z. The Android-based phone will be a boon to avid messaging users as it adds a sliding QWERTY keyboard. However, a keyboard is not the only thing Desire Z boasts of. The phone is carved out of aluminum that gives it [...]