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  Samsung Russia has unwrapped a new feature phone for the masses. They’ve announced Star II Duos, which is similar to the recently revealed Star II but comes with dual-SIM card support. Other differentiating features include a larger 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen display and a bigger 1200mAh battery. Rest of the features remain the same as [...]

  In addition to unveiling X7, Nokia also outed a business-centric E6 phone. The phone boasts the newly announced Symbian Anna OS and features a high resolution 2.46-inch VGA touchscreen display. Additionally, you’d find a full QWERTY keyboard, up to 10.2Mbps HSDPA, 8MP camera with dual LED flash, 720p HD video capture, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, [...]

  UPDATE: It’s official. Looks like Three UK has spoilt Nokia’s announcement due later today by confirming the X7 phone. Although there are no surprises on the hardware front, the X7 will be powered by Nokia’s new Symbian Anna OS (Symbian^3) that touts to have 50 new enhancements like portrait QWERTY (finally!), faster browser, improved [...]

  Asus has announced BW-12D1S-U external Blu-ray writer that takes the crown to be the world’s fastest Blu-ray writer. The writer can burn Blu-ray discs at up to 12X and supports USB 3.0 interface, which makes data transmission faster. Boasting a diamond-shaped design, the writer also features Magic Cinema Technology that helps to convert 2D [...]

  Amazon’s bestselling device in its history has become more affordable. They’ve announced Kindle with Special Offers that will cost just $114 instead of the entry-level Kindle at $139. For a $25 discount, a user will get the same 6-inch Wi-Fi Kindle but Amazon will push special offers and sponsored screensavers that are optimized to [...]

  LG Display is showing off its newly developed 47-inch transparent IPS multi-touch panel LCD. While LG didn’t come clean on the display’s mass production or shipping dates, we do know that this display will support 1080p HD video resolution and will be useful for marketers advertising in shopping malls or other areas where digital [...]

  Looks like Geohot’s famous rap against Sony couldn’t really fire up the hacker. Sony and Geohot have now announced that they’ve reached a settlement in the lawsuit. The intrinsic details of the lawsuit remain under wraps but Hotz has agreed to a permanent injunction. Hotz had posted security system of the console online and [...]

  Intel today released a new Atom processor based on its Oak Trail platform. The Atom Z670 is packed with features that is said to benefit mobile devices like tablets and netbooks. The Atom Z670 is 60 percent smaller than previous Atom generations and promises to deliver improved video playback, internet browsing without compromising on [...]

  Samsung’s highly anticipated Galaxy S II will soon hit UK shores in about two weeks time. Beginning May 1, users will be able to pick up Samsung’s flagship phone from various operators and retailers. The model which will be on sale is GT-I9100, which means it will be packed with a Super AMOLED Plus [...]

  Samsung’s bada 2.0 OS that was detailed at the MWC in February has got a release date. Samsung exec, Dipesh Shah confirmed to Financial Express that Samsung is looking to launch bada 2.0 in July, which we assume is the month for an Indian release. The article also claims Samsung will vie to acquire [...]

  Hot on the heels of Airtel’s iPhone 4 announcement, Aircel has also confirmed to launch the phone in India. The announcement is as vague as the Airtel one and only confirms to launch it in the “coming months.” One interesting thing to note here is that it will be the first iPhone for Aircel [...]

  Bharti Airtel has announced to bring the iPhone 4 to India soon. There’s no exact time frame as to when we can expect the device but has confirmed that Apple’s highly successful phone will be available “in the coming months.” Although the decision to launch the phone must have been to complement Airtel’s 3G [...]

  Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S II will be released in South Korea, a cellular operator has confirmed. KT Corp., Korea’s second largest mobile operator said that they’re expecting to release the Samsung flagship phone in late April, around April 25. Samsung’s preferred partner SKT however, hasn’t revealed any release date yet. Samsung’s Galaxy S II [...]

  Acer today announced Iconia Tab A500 for the U.S. market and is currently on pre-order on Best Buy. Good thing about the Android 3.0 tablet is that it is one of the cheapest Honeycomb tablets around and decently spec’d as well. For $449.99, a user gets an 10.1-inch tablet powered by Nvidia’s 1GHz dual-core [...]

  Google is looking to expand Chrome OS’ territory by adding touch-friendly features to the OS. New source code that was published by Google has references related to touch-based user interfaces. For instance, Google has added a new user-agent string as “CrOS Touch” that will help the web browser to deliver a touch-optimized website rather [...]