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  HTC’s top-end Android device is now available in the United Kingdom through Vodafone. HTC Sensation comes with some powerful hardware like a superfast 1.2GHz dual-core processor, big 4.3-inch display with qHD (540×960 pixel) resolution, 8MP camera with dual LED flash, front-facing VGA camera, full 1080p HD video recording, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microSD card slot, GPS [...]

  Pantech may not be an influential force in the foreign smartphone market but they do churn out some decent smartphones in their homeland South Korea. Take the Vega Racer, for instance. The Android 2.3 running has been announced for the Korean market that boasts Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz dual-core processor, making it 60 percent faster than [...]

  Verizon has announced their very first Windows Phone 7 device, the HTC Trophy. The phone is similarly spec’d to the GSM version and comes with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, 5MP camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 16GB internal storage, SRS WOW HD sound support [...]

  Sony today announced that they’ve developed an integrated Augmented Reality technology dubbed as Smart AR. Although we already have some AR solutions, Sony prides its tech by combining object recognition technology and own 3D space recognition technology, which was used in Sony robots like AIBO and QRIO. Smart AR allows objects to be recognized [...]

  Samsung is developing a new Android smartphone for T-Mobile USA that will make Infuse 4G a thing of the past. Thisismynext.com managed to have a glimpse on some confidential docs that spills some info on the upcoming Android 2.3 smartphone from Samsung. Codenamed as Hercules, the phone is expected to launch sometime in Q3 [...]

  Motorola has announced the successor of its Droid X phone for Verizon Wireless. The aptly named Droid X2 is the first 1GHz dual-core device to hit the red carrier and ups the bar from the previous Droid X with features like a 4.3-inch qHD display, 8MP camera, HD video capture with continuous autofocus, HDMI-out, [...]

  Take this video with a pinch of salt but if this purported leaked vid holds any water, you’re having a glimpse of the next-gen Wii that will be unveiled at the E3 Expo next month. The Wii HD codenamed Project Cafe will apparently be of the same size as the original Wii but a [...]

  Nvidia has expanded its GeForce range in the Indian market with the GTX 560 GPU, which is based on Nvidia’s Fermi architecture. The graphics card supports number of technologies like Nvidia PhysX, 3D Vision, SLI and Surround and sits well along its GTX 560 Ti sibling. Priced from Rs.12,399, the GPU comes with a [...]

  Verizon today announced the availability and release date for the CDMA version of Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play phone. Users will be able to pre-order the phone from May 19 for a price of just $199.99 on a two-year contract. The device is the world’s first PlayStation certified phone that sports the ubiquitous PlayStation control [...]

  We’ve reviewed quite a few media players here in the past and despite them having a rich feature set, they are priced around Rs.10,000 range, making it somewhat pricey for many consumers. However, with the Asus O!Play mini you can enjoy HD videos without worrying about your budget. The O!Play mini cannot exactly be [...]

  RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook has got a release date and price for the UK market. Users interested in buying the QNX OS-based PlayBook can pre-order now from Carphone Warehouse or Best Buy for a delivery on June 16. The 16GB PlayBook is priced similar to the iPad 2, which goes for £399 whereas the 32GB [...]

  Apple will celebrate its 10th retail anniversary this May 19 and according to the trusty sources of BGR, Apple is planning “something big” for the anniversary. Apple Stores have apparently started receiving the hardware with more expected to arrive in coming days. Few employees from each Apple store have been designated to work through [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed to add enterprise-centric features to the upcoming update of its Windows Phone platform. At the annual TechEd conference, Microsoft’s executive showcased some of the new features that will make business users happy. To start with, the Mango update will now have something called as pinnable email folders. This means you can [...]

  Feeling a bit restricted with the limited storage of your iDevice? Well, Seagate has got you covered with their GoFlex Satellite portable HDD. The 500GB hard drive is integrated with Wi-Fi and rechargeable battery, which can be connected to your iPod, iPhone or the iPad to stream content wirelessly on the device. All a [...]

  Japan’s NTT DoCoMo today unveiled a new handset that dual-boots and boasts a full-fledged Windows 7 OS. The F-07C is touted as the world’s smallest Windows PC that runs Windows 7 Home Premium OS. Admittedly, you won’t be able to do some resource-intensive work on its 1.2GHz Atom processor but you know, it should [...]