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  The October launch rumored a few days back for PlayStation Vita has been squashed by Sony. Sony’s Kazuo Hirai has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita’s “end of 2011″ launch will only be applicable for Japan. The new handheld will be launched in Japan this year whereas UK and US will get it next year, [...]

  Skype has updated their Android app today and have added more devices to its list of video call support. Now most top-end devices including Galaxy S II, Galaxy Tab, Sensation, Flyer and some non-certified devices can video call their Skype contacts for free however, video calling quality on non-certified devices may not be at [...]

  HTC may acknowledge their promise of unlocking bootloaders of their phones but it seems HTC is playing a sly game with consumers. An update to their original Facebook post reveals that the unlock process will have to be user initiated and may void warranty if you do it. HTC says unlocking the bootloader “provides [...]

  Although Samsung will update Galaxy Tab 10.1 for users visiting the New York store, most Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners will receive the update couple of days later. Samsung has announced the major software update for Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available over-the-air to consumers starting August 5. The OTA update will bring Samsung’s own [...]

  Kingston has announced that they’re shipping their fastest SSD supporting SATA Rev. 3.0 6Gb/s. The HyperX SSD is their fastest that ships with the SandForce controller, apt for high performance users. The 2.5-inch SSD comes in two capacities — 120GB and 240GB and boasts a sequential read/write speed of 555/510 megabytes per second. The [...]

  RIM announced a number of BlackBerry handsets today, including the recently glimpsed Torch 9810 and already announced Bold 9900/9930. In all, 5 handsets got the official acknowledgement — Bold 9900, Bold 9930, Torch 9810, Torch 9850 and Torch 9860 making it the largest global launch for RIM. All the devices run the new BlackBerry [...]

  Samsung is contemplating to buy a decent chunk of patent portfolio to safeguard itself against the current Apple lawsuit. Bloomberg reports Samsung is in the bidding race with Google and Apple to buy InterDigital Inc.’s patent portfolio and are apparently in private talks with the company. About 8,800 patents are up for grabs which [...]

  It seems AT&T has inadvertently listed a new BlackBerry phone on their website. The Torch 9810 is listed as coming soon and is touted to be the first BlackBerry smartphone on AT&T to run on 4G network. Despite looking freakishly similar to the original Torch, the 9810 is packed with BlackBerry 7 OS and [...]

  Gamescom — as the name suggests — is a trade event for gaming companies to show their wares but it seems Nokia will be tagging along with Microsoft to show something. Nokia is sending invites to journalists for an event on Aug 17 at Gamescom. Nokia does not say what to expect but it [...]

  LG has announced their new flagship TV that will grace the IFA show floor in Germany next month. The LW980S is touted to be LG’s highest-class TV that combines their Cinema 3D technology, Nano full LED and Smart TV functions. LG says this TV boasts one of the best 3D quality as it gives [...]

  HTC promised to release the Android 2.3 update for Desire and here it is. HTC states this ROM is only for “expert users” due to the fact that some features do not work in the release. Although the OS has got a bump, many features have been left out on account of “memory constraints.” [...]

  Nokia has officially announced its first ever 1GHz phone running Symbian OS. Dubbed as Nokia 500 and unlike what we had expected, it is a mid-range phone. In addition to the speedy 1GHz processor, the phone features Symbian Anna OS, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 640×360 resolution support, 5MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, [...]

  Sony had promised to release PlayStation Vita by end of this year and it looks like British consumers will get well ahead of the schedule. According to a leaked Blockbuster flyer, Sony’s upcoming handheld console is expected on October 28 in UK. Both 3G and Wi-Fi-only models are expected on the same day, apparently [...]

  LG has announced the sales of V300 AIO PC for its home market. The PC that was unveiled at the Computex few months back, is equipped with LG’s 3D Film-type Patterned Retarder (FPR) display allowing users to watch 3D content without any flicker or eyestrain. Additionally, the display features In Plane Switch panel that [...]