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  ThinkPad line of laptops are generally targeted at the suit-clad crowd so it’s fitting that the upcoming ThinkPad tablet (Think Slate) are also targeted at the same market. The tablet will run Android 3.0 and the distinguishing factor between this and rest of the Honeycomb tablets is the keyboard portfolio case that will transform [...]

  Acer has announced a new Android phone for consumers with restricted budget. The Liquid Mini is a compact version of the recently announced Liquid Metal and packs in some decent specs for an asking price of just Rs.11,990 (excluding taxes). The Acer Mini is powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm CPU and 512MB ROM / [...]

  Research in Motion has expanded their CDMA BlackBerry offerings in India with the introduction of BlackBerry Style. BB Style is touted as India’s first phone with a flip design and a full QWERTY keyboard beneath it. Another selling point for the new Style is the inclusion of BlackBerry OS 6. With the new OS, [...]

  Nintendo has officially confirmed the Wii successor today. There’s no name to the next-generation console but Nintendo will release Wii 2, which we’re calling it tentatively, will be released in 2012. Nintendo will give the first taste of the new console at the E3 expo on June 7 with concrete specifications, pricing and availability [...]

  LG U+ has announced Optimus Big (LG-LU6800) phone in South Korea and is now taking pre-orders till the 27th of April for the same. Optimus Big is a power packed Android device running the Froyo version of the OS, 4.3-inch bright NOVA display, 1GHz CPU, 5MP camera, Wi-Fi, T-DMB etc. The Optimus Big can [...]

  Razer has extended its gaming accessory range with all new motion-sensing controller, Hydra. Created in association with Sixense, Razer touts it as the world’s first gaming-grade motion sensing controller that helps to translate almost-physical experience to PC. The Razer Hydra supports over 125 games out of the box and features ultra-precision sensor for one-to-one [...]

  Bring it on, says Samsung. The Korean giant has hit back at Apple with three lawsuits over iPad and iPhone in three different countries. Samsung has filed a suit against Apple in South Korea, Japan and Germany for infringing five, two and three patents respectively. Samsung says Apple has infringed their patents related to [...]

  Nikon has launched its D5100 DSLR in the Indian market. Professional photographers and enthusiasts can buy this camera now for a little under Rs.34,500 and will give them boatload of features to take exceptional images. The D5100 can take pictures to up to 16.2 megapixel resolution and is equipped with DX-format CMOS sensor, EXPEED [...]

  Samsung has brought its super slim and lightweight Series 9 notebook to India. The notebook that measures just 16.3mm and weighs just 1.31kg was first revealed at the CES this year and will be available in the Indian market in the coming weeks. Going for a pricey Rs.1,00,990, a user will get a 13-inch [...]

  During an earnings call Apple’s Chief Operating Officer confirmed that Cupertino giant will maintain a relationship with Samsung despite the lawsuit brought by them against Samsung’s Electronics division. Cook said they tried to work out the issue for some time but then decided “to rely on the courts” after Samsung “crossed the line.” However, [...]

  Apple posted very strong results of its second quarter for fiscal 2011 that ended on March 26, 2011. The company posted a record quarter revenue of $24.67 billion and net profit of $5.99 billion as compared to year-ago revenue of $13.50 billion and net profit of $3.07 billion. Apple also revealed the sales figures [...]

  Got a penchant for shooting videos underwater? Well, if you do, Samsung has got a new pocket camcorder to fulfill your needs. The W200 camcorder can record videos at full 1080p resolution in water level up to 3m and can even withstand shocks from a height of up to 2m. As for the other [...]

  Acer will be launching a new Aspire One notebook soon. The Aspire One 722 is basically the same as Acer’s Aspire One 522 but comes with a water ripple-effect designed notebook lid and a bigger 11.6-inch 1366×768 display. Other than that, you’re looking at a notebook powered by AMD’s C-50 dual-core 1GHz CPU, ATI [...]

  Toshiba has introduced its Android 3.0-powered Regza AT300 tablet in Japan today. Expected to hit the shelves in June, the AT300 looks to be a serious tablet contender packed with 1GHz Tegra 2 processor, 10.1-inch 1280×800 display, 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, HDMI-out, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 5MP main camera with 2MP front-facing camera, microSD [...]

  Intex today announced a new phone targeted for the visually impaired. Dubbed as Intex Vision, the phone was unveiled by the National Association for the Blind (NAB) and features a large Braille keypad for easier recognition of digits. There’s audio assistance as well who’re not well-versed with Braille. Additionally, the phone supports dual-SIM functionality [...]