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  It’s not that we’re seeing this device for the first time but Samsung has officially acknowledged the previously known Galaxy Z as Galaxy R. Galaxy R is an under spec’d Galaxy S II with a more affordable price tag. Except for the metallic back as compared to Galaxy S II’s plasticky one, rest of [...]

  Nokia’s top smartphone maker position was already come to an end when Apple announced their results few weeks back but apparently it’s going worse. With Samsung’s Q2 results out, analysts estimate Samsung has sold around 19 million smartphones, beating Nokia by over a good 2.3 million units. This however, was unable to take over [...]

  Dell has made their first 10.1-inch Honeycomb running tablet official and it will not be available in United States, at least for now. The tablet got the acknowledgement in China where Engadget was at hand for the official unveiling. The tablet is just another run-of-the-mill Honeycomb tablet but scores on the price front. Streak [...]

  Otterbox has a great lineup of cases for smartphones. For the iPhone 4, they have introduced a new case series called the Reflex. The Reflex series case comes in the standard Otterbox packaging that includes the case, a screen protector and a small plastic applicator for the screen protector. Unlike other cases, the Reflex [...]

  Razer generally creates accessories to please the gamers but they’ve now announced headphones to lure music enthusiasts as well. Behold the Electra that comes in a very vibrant green color and claims to deliver excellent bass depth and crisp sound. Additionally, it comes with replaceable sound-isolating leatherette ear cushions, flexible headband structure for a [...]

  Nintendo has announced an unexpected price drop to its 3DS console in United States. Starting August 12 consumers in U.S. will be able to pick the 3D console for $169.99 as compared to the previous price of $249.99. Nintendo says this value will help consumers to pick their world’s first 3D-equipped handheld console and [...]

  RIM has updated one of the strongest apps (and a service) available on BlackBerry — the BlackBerry Messenger. The Canadian company has bumped the app to version 6 which now supports “BBM Connected” apps. This function integrates BBM service and allows users to chat with their friends from the app itself. For instance, a [...]

  Looks like an absence of a new iPhone has worked for Samsung and their flagship Galaxy S II. A new announcement by them tells us that they’ve managed to sell 5 million Galaxy S II units since its launch. This number reflects sales to channel partners and operators and was achieved within a span [...]

  Razer is closing in to make its portable gaming PC a reality. They’ve managed to zero in the processor that will power its Switchblade “concept”. It will be the world’s first device to use Intel’s Atom Z690 CPU clocking at 1.70GHz. The change is understandably due to the new processor’s improved performance as it [...]

  Sony has introduced a new set of Walkman players for the European region. First up is the NWZ-W260 aimed at consumers with active lifestyle. The wire-free music player is water resistant and employs fast charging feature that allows to play up to 60 minutes of music on just 3 minutes of charging. Additionally it [...]

  Shopping carts are generally used to lug around all the shopped goods but with the new Smart Cart from SK Telecom, the age-old cart will be able to do a lot more. Undergoing as a pilot test in China’s Shanghai Lotus Supermarket Chain Store, the Smart Cart works with the help of a smartphone [...]

  Fujitsu Toshiba today unveiled the world’s first Windows Phone running the latest Mango OS. Dubbed as IS12T, the phone runs on Windows Phone 7.5 and is IPX5 certified to withstand dust and water. Apart from that, the phone has a 3.7-inch WVGA display, 3G support, 13.2MP camera, Wi-FI, Bluetooth, 32GB internal memory, microUSB port [...]

  Well, look what do we have here – a new tablet from HTC to reinforce their position in the ever-expanding tablet market. Dubbed as Puccini, it will be the company’s first 10-inch tablet. Details about the tablet are light at the moment but the images do reveal some tidbits like the stylus support for [...]

  Samsung has been pretty mum on the Galaxy S II variants for United States apart from the leak that revealed the Sprint version. Now thanks to BGR, we’ve got a look at Samsung’s variant for AT&T. Its SGH-I927 that will be a QWERTY slider for one of America’s biggest network. There are no details [...]

  Verizon has confirmed the release date of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet with LTE. The tablet which was on pre-order will be released on July 28 in two variants — 16GB and 32GB for $529.99 and $629.99 respectively. Verizon will also sell the Wi-Fi-only variant for $499.99. Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners on Verizon will [...]