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  American users waiting for Galaxy S II won’t have to wait much as the launch is just around the corner. Samsung Mobile’s JK Shin at the launch of their Galaxy Tab 10.1 in South Korea said confirmed their power packed Galaxy S II phone will launch next month in US across different carriers. Shin’s [...]

  UPDATE: Mac OS X Lion is now available on the Mac App Store. At the earnings call for Q3 2011 result, Apple confirmed the Mac OS X Lion release. Apple’s CFO Peter Oppenheimer announced the new Mac OS X Lion will hit the virtual Mac App Store today for an upgrade price of just [...]

  Apple posted their Q3 2011 results yesterday and it was another great one for the guys at Cupertino. Apple posted a record quarterly revenue of $28.57 billion with a net profit of $7.31 billion. As far as sales figures goes, Apple managed to sell a whopping 20.34 million iPhones along with 9.25 million iPads. [...]

  Apple has finally approved the Google+ dedicated app for iPhone. Users on the new social network now won’t have to visit the HTML5 optimized webpage to add users to their circle, get stream updates as they can do the same from the app now. Needless to say, the app has a similar feel to [...]

  Lenovo was rumored to unveil a ThinkPad tablet and it seems they’ve done it, albeit inadvertently. A plethora of press images of the new ThinkPad tablet has been published by Lenovo on their Picasa account. We don’t have the exact details yet but it seems the first rumor was spot on as the image [...]

  Samsung’s Galaxy Z that was announced in Sweden will soon be available in UK. CNET reports that Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy Z in UK as Galaxy R by the end of this month. The phone is a smaller sibling to the power packed Galaxy S II and distinguishes itself on a [...]

  Epson has come out with new Inkjet Printers for consumers looking for really cheap prints. The Epson L100 Inkjet and L200 Inkjet All-in-one boast Epson-developed ink tank system that gives a low cost per page of 10 paise for black and 20 paise for a colour page. Despite the low cost, the printers are [...]

  Nokia’s upcoming Windows Phone device has got another sighting but this time it’s purely unofficial. As you can see, the stealthily hidden phone is similar to Nokia N9 with ubiquitous Windows Phone touch-sensitive Back, Start and Search buttons. The video gives a brief glimpse of the phone build and the UI and despite being [...]

  It seems Samsung wants to cover all the screen sizes as far as mobile devices go. The latest rumor claims Samsung is preparing a 5.3-inch device codenamed Galaxy Q. The device is said to sit in between a phone and a tablet, which apparently will be like a “stepping stone” for consumers to enjoy [...]

  LG Electronics is heating up the Android market with its two new introductions that are not only affordable but also run the latest Android 2.3 OS. First up is the Optimus Pro (C660) which was leaked recently. The candybar phone sports a full QWERTY keyboard along with a 2.8-inch touchscreen display. Additionally, the phone [...]

  HTC might have lost the initial determination in the ITC complaint against Apple but the Taiwanese mobile maker has vowed to “defend themselves.” The US ITC ruled that out of 10 Apple-asserted patents, HTC is infringing on 2 patents. HTC claims they have a strong case for the ITC appeal, even stating that an [...]

  Google last week released a new tablet-specific SDK. The Android 3.2 platform bring lots of features for end-consumers as well as developers. Some of the changes found in the new Android SDK is the optimization for a wider range of tablets; compatibility zoom for apps which means an app meant for a smaller resolution [...]

  As expected, Apple has released iOS 4.3.4 to patch the PDF exploit. This exploit was used by Jailbreakme to jailbreak devices using the device’s Safari browser, which in retrospect could be used any hacker to inject a malicious code. Users who do not resort to jailbreak can go ahead and update their device via [...]

  It’s almost certain that TSMC will indeed manufacture the next-generation Apple SoCs. Reuters is reporting that TSMC is trial manufacturing the A6 processors for Apple, which will go in full production only after a suitable yield rate. This means TSMC hasn’t been locked in to manufacture the chips but if they manage to produce [...]

  Samsung has expanded its netbook lineup for the Indian market with the NC110 netbook. It is Samsung’s first 3G-enabled netbook in India and will be sold exclusively at Croma retail stores. For a modest asking price of Rs.21,500, a user will get a 1.18kg netbook powered by an Intel processor and Windows 7 Starter [...]