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  Dual-SIM phones are a rage in emerging markets and Nokia has decided it to tap with their latest C2-03 phone. Nokia says it is their first slider phone to feature dual-SIM functionality and features a hot swap feature, which means you don’t have to reboot when you insert a new SIM card. The phone [...]

  Nokia has kicked off Nokia Connection in Singapore by confirming the release date of Symbian Anna update for already released Symbian^3 phones like N8, E7, C7 and C6-01. Post July, all these phones sold in the retail market will be pre-loaded with the Symbian Anna update whereas users using these devices can expect the [...]

  The Communicator and Eseries lineup has been instrumental in Nokia’s success. The range targeted executives who needed a phone that oozed professional looks, gave the ease of a QWERTY keyboard to type mails and of course business tools that allows users to do their work on the go. The latest entrant in Nokia’s business [...]

  We’re still a few hours away from Stephen Elop taking the stage and unveiling the N9 but here we are with couple of press images, thanks to the folks over at PocketNow. Details are slim about the handset but the N9 will be Nokia’s first handset that will run MeeGo. Going by the image, [...]

  India-based MAXX Mobile has announced a new slider phone targeted at women who’re ‘socially active’. Dubbed as MAXX Vista (MS502), the phone comes in attractive colours like Pink, Orange and Blue and is loaded with a dedicated Facebook key, eBuddy app, pre-loaded Opera Mini browser for web browsing and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. As [...]

  Huawei today did a major product unveiling in Singapore just before CommunicAsia. The product unveiled is the MediaPad which is a 7-inch tablet running Google’s announced Android 3.2 OS and is in fact the lightest and the slimmest Huawei tablet. Hardware-wise, MediaPad packs in decent innards with Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz CPU powering the unit [...]

  Why a feature phone will need a fast 1GHz processor is unknown to us but apparently Nokia has elaborate plans for its upcoming Series 40 feature phone. According to a tweet from a Nokia manager, the Finnish giant at Nokia Connections in Singapore will reveal a Series 40 phone with a 1GHz CPU. If [...]

  Sega is the latest company to be victimized from the hacking frenzy that has surfaced off late. An email was sent by the company to Sega Pass members confirming about the security breach. The hackers were able to procure email addresses, date of birth and encrypted passwords, which wouldn’t be of no use anyway. [...]

  Need more proof that NFC will be the next big thing in mobile devices? Sony Ericsson is the new company that will integrate NFC chips in their upcoming Android phones. NFC maker, NXP Technologies has confirmed that Sony Ericsson will use their PN65 NFC solution that includes the NFC controller, embedded secure element and [...]

  Samsung’s second larger-sized iteration of Galaxy Tab is now available across United States. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes in two variations – 16GB Wi-Fi and 32GB Wi-Fi and are priced at $499 and $599 respectively. Meanwhile, Samsung also announced pricing and availability details for few European countries like Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway. All [...]

  LG today confirmed the availability of its Optimus 3D phone. Optimus 3D that was first announced at MWC in February will hit retail channels in coming weeks starting with Europe and followed by 60 other markets. Optimus 3D is the world’s first device to feature Tri-Dual architecture, which includes a dual-core processor, dual-channel and [...]

  As promised, Microsoft has released the Kinect for Windows SDK, which is a free beta release for researchers and enthusiasts. The SDK will allow developers to take advantage of the Kinect technology to create immersive applications for the PC. The Kinect for Windows SDK is compatible with Windows 7 that includes drivers as well [...]

  HTC’s latest flagship phone Sensation has been announced for the Indian market to take on Samsung’s hot selling Galaxy S II. Priced at Rs.32,700, the phone packs in some decent hardware that includes a 4.3-inch qHD (540×960) display, 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 8MP rear facing camera with dual led flash, front facing VGA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, [...]

  A new LG phone has come alive in pictures that boasts some unique features. On the surface, the Flip II might seem like a regular Android phone but slide it open and you’re greeted with two interesting improvements – a split QWERTY keyboard with a touchscreen display in the middle. I’m sure there must [...]

  Dolby Labs yesterday confirmed that they’re suing BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion for infringing some of its patents related to digital audio compression. Dolby has filed lawsuits in US and Germany and is seeking recovery of financial damages and injunctions to halt sales of infringed products. The lawsuit says RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook [...]