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  Sony Ericsson unraveled couple of new phones that was first teased on Facebook few weeks back. Sony Ericsson Mix Walkman, expectedly, goes for the music loving crowd and txt pro tries to lure avid text messaging users with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Both the phones are similarly spec’d that includes a 3-inch touchscreen [...]

  Evernote, the ubiquitous note-taking app has expanded the functionality of the app by taking advantage of the iPad Smart Cover. As the name goes, the Evernote Peek App allows users to peek under the iPad Smart Cover to reveal bits of text, thus transforming it into a learning, studying or memory-enhancing tool. Lift the [...]

  Samsung today announced a high capacity drive for notebooks that will enable users to store data up to 1TB. The Spinpoint M8 integrates two platters or 500GB each and is achieved by using advanced format technology (AFT). Additionally, the Spinpoint M8 boasts a 7 percent increase in operational speeds as well as up to [...]

  Sony has expanded its NEX line with the new NEX-C3 camera. Sony claims it as the world’s smallest and lightest digital camera with interchangeable lens that weighs just 225g. NEX Series is known for its ease of use with variety of features and gives DSLR-like quality with the help of APS HD CMOS sensor [...]

  Nintendo has finally revealed the next-generation home console and it’s called Wii U. We’re still awaiting full details but the Wii U has an interesting controller with a 6.2-inch touchscreen display. A screen on the controller means users can play on the TV as well as on the smaller screen. What’s more? The Wii [...]

  Google-owned YouTube India has struck a deal with movie publishers to showcase a new Bollywood movie every month for free. The first movie to be showcased on YouTube Box Office is Band Baaja Baaraat, starring Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma and in addition to the blockbuster movie of the month, users will also be [...]

  Sony has revealed more details of its NGP gaming console at the E3 expo. Henceforth, the handheld console will be known as PS Vita and will be released at the end of 2011 (presumably, in time for holidays). Sony will release two variants of the PS Vita – Wi-Fi priced at 24,980 yen in [...]

  Apple’s last major reveal in addition to the operating systems is the iCloud service. iCloud, as you’d expect, puts all the user data on the cloud enabling users to keep their data in sync with all of their devices, including iPad, iPod touch, iPad, Mac or a PC. For instance, any changes you do [...]

  Lenovo has announced X1 ThinkPad for Indian consumers which is touted to be the “thinnest business laptop ever.” The 17mm ThinkPad is carved out of magnesium chassis and passes eight military standard specifications for durability and reliability. Additionally, the notebook comes with a 13.3-inch bright display that is sheathed with Corning’s Gorilla Glass giving [...]

  The Cupertino giant also unwrapped their latest OS for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The iOS 5 is a major release that boasts more than 200 new features for users and opens up 1,500 APIs for the developers. Apple gives us a glimpse with the best 10 features expected in the upcoming iOS 5, [...]

  Apple at the WWDC Developer expo unveiled more details about the upcoming Mac OS X. The new OS dubbed as Lion features more than 250 new features, out of which 10 were demoed at the keynote today. Some of the notable features are: Launchpad: It works similar to a home screen on the iPad. [...]

  It’s no secret that Apple revived the almost-dead tablet market. The iPad changed the whole perception of how manufacturers were developing the tablet and how consumers looked at it. Needless to say, iPad was a huge success and although it came about a year-late in the Indian market, Apple amended it by launching the [...]

  Motorola has generally been tightlipped about their upcoming Droid phone but a series of tutorial videos have been leaked, giving way to some meaty info about Droid 3. Although we’re still waiting on the complete spec sheet, the newest Droid has been confirmed to have an 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording [...]

  With mobile internet catching up, more and more people are now going in for handsets that support all sorts of apps, from online to offline. Thanks to Android OS from Google, everyone is trying to manufacture phones powered by it. This has given way to affordable smartphones. An Android phone with an affordable price [...]

  Nintendo confirmed yesterday that their servers based in US were hacked few weeks ago. Good news is that unlike Sony, user and other confidential data on the server were not compromised. “The server contained no consumer information. The protection of our customer information is our utmost priority.” Hacking group Lulzsec has claimed the responsibility [...]