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  Tablets PCs although not new, have got a new lease of life with the advent of iPad. The form factor that was near dead was reinvigorated by Apple’s iPad and here we are today, flooded with number of alternatives that tout to be the next ‘iPad killer’. Amongst the count is RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook [...]

  Who said binoculars are only for watching distant objects closely? What if we could capture them as well? Well, Sony today has announced the world’s first digital binoculars that allow users to record a video and that too in full HD resolution. The DEV-3 and DEV-5 binoculars record HD video in AVHCD 2.0 format [...]

  If you thought Google’s acquisition of Motorola was the biggest tech news this week, HP has taken the cake by announcing to discontinue webOS. The exact reason is unknown but HP will stop producing webOS devices, which includes all the webOS phones and TouchPad tablet. HP hasn’t mentioned anything about webOS except that they’ll [...]

  Nokia has finally released the much awaited Anna update for Symbian^3 devices. Available for Nokia N8, C7, C6-01 and E7, the Symbian Anna update brings in lots of new features like an improved user interface with ‘squircle’ icons, split messaging screen and most importantly, portrait QWERTY keyboard support. Other features in the update are [...]

  Wii U won’t be out until next year but to keep consumers interested, Nintendo will roll out a new Wii console with slightly revamped design. Unlike the original Wii, the new Wii has been designed to sit horizontally and will strip off compatibility with GameCube games. Nintendo will also release a Family Edition bundle [...]

  Skype has released Skype WiFi app that will enable iOS device owners to quickly find a wireless hotspot. Uniqueness of this app is that users can scan over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world to access the internet and get billed with the available Skype Credit. Another advantage of using Skype WiFi is [...]

  Asus’ next-generation Transformer 2 will apparently be the first device to be powered Nvidia’s Kal El aka Tegra 3 platform. This piece of news comes via Fudzilla’s “multiple sources” who say Transformer’s successor will be the first one to sport the quad-core SoC before a barrage of devices come in 2012. Kal El or [...]

  Samsung has announced a new SSD series that will enable consumers to enjoy faster data transfer speeds. Clad in a premium brushed aluminum enclosure, the 830 Series SSD supports SATA 6Gb/s interface that makes it two times faster than Samsung’s current top-end 470 Series SSD. With the new interface, the 830 Series SSD can [...]

  Admittedly, not a big update but Apple has released the first update for Lion OS X that promises to “enhance the stability and compatibility of the Mac.” The 10.7.1 update is just over 17MB in size but will fix number of issues like the missing admin account after the upgrade; no audio when using [...]

  Sony has made its PS3 console lucrative than ever before with the announcement of a price reduction. Effective immediately, Sony’s PS3 console can be bought in North America for a price of just $249. That’s the base model with 160GB HDD. The 320GB variant costs $299 and in addition to it, Sony will launch [...]

  Sony in their Gamescom conference announced to launch a new affordable PSP. This new PlayStation handheld will be restricted to PAL regions and will sport a slightly revamped design. Sony has pegged the PSP at €99 and low price means exclusion of some features, which in this case will be no Wi-Fi. UMD will [...]

  While most tablet manufacturers force consumers to stick to a single OS, ViewSonic has gone ahead by trying to give the best of two worlds. Its newly announced ViewPad 10pro runs both Windows 7 and Android OS. The tablet is powered by Intel’s 1.5GHz Z670 Atom processor and 2GB RAM that makes running two [...]

  Motorola has introduced the successor of its successful mid-range DEFY. Aptly known as DEFY+, the phone ups the ante in ruggedness, which is now certified with IP67 standards making it more durable to withstand dust, water and scratches. Motorola has also upped the specs of the phone that comes with Android 2.3 OS, 1GHz [...]

  The patent war between HTC and Apple has escalated as the Taiwanese mobile maker has sued Apple in the U.S. District Court of Delaware. HTC claims three of its patents are infringed by Apple Mac computers, iPhone and iPad. HTC wants the court to halt import and sales of the infringing products and seek [...]

  In an average consumers drawing room there is a Television set, a Set-top box and a DVD/Blu-ray player. If you are using all the three devices at once, you will surely have a hard-time manning them all. This is the time you would feel the need of a single remote control that can control [...]