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  If there is one phone that competes iPhone in terms of sales, it would be Samsung’s Galaxy S II. The Korean giant has confirmed that they’ve managed to sell more than 10 million units in about 5 months. Of course the figure reflects the sales to the channels but is impressive none the less. [...]

  Huawei unveiled its latest Gingerbread 2.3.5 running device – Honor. Featuring a 16M 16:9 true color 4-inch FWVGA (854×480) capacitive touch screen, the Honor is powered by a good 1900 MAh battery that will outrun most Android smartphones in the same screen-size range. The heart of the phone is a 1.4 GHz processor with [...]

  The inevitable has happened. HP yesterday announced Meg Whitman to take place of Apotheker as President and CEO. Whitman will replace the 11-month CEO Apotheker who has stepped down from the designation and resigned as a director of the company. Coming from a consumer-business background, Whitman’s appointment would raise some hopes about HP getting [...]

  Creative, off late has been very aggressive in launching wireless portable devices. Latest to add it to their product list are the WP-450, WP-350 and WP-250 Bluetooth music listening and voice communication headphones with invisible mic. Compatible with iPod, iPhone and other smart phones, the WP-series of headphones deliver high quality music, claims Creative. [...]

  Microsoft has confirmed the release date of its impending Windows Mobile update. All Windows Phone devices can expect the 7.5 update aka Mango update reaching their devices in the “next week or two.” Microsoft says they’ve been working with operators and mobile manufacturers to release it as soon as possible and also warned about [...]

  It’s good see RIM releasing new BlackBerry devices at a fairly fast pace. The new BlackBerry device set to land on Indian shores is the Torch 9860. Torch 9860 too runs on RIM’s BlackBerry OS 7 and is powered by a 1.2GHz CPU and Liquid Graphics technology. Torch 9860 is the first BlackBerry device [...]

  Nothing’s going right for HP at the moment. The latest report by Bloomberg claims that HP might replace Leo Apotheker as their CEO. The Board is weighing in the options and even might replace Apotheker with Meg Whitman, who is the ex-CEO of eBay Inc. The Board reckons Apotheker not fit for the CEO [...]

  Nvidia has announced its renowned GeForce LAN Gaming Tournament for Indian gamers. Professional and part-time gamers can enroll in the tournament for free to battle it out to be the “Ultimate Gamer.” Unlike the international GeForce LAN tournament that allows gamers to bring their own PC (BYOC), the India-specific GeForce LAN is equipped with [...]

  There are countless number of rumors related to the release of iPhone 5 but you ought to take notice when something comes out from All Things D. The site claims Apple will schedule an event on October 4, Tuesday to unveil the latest iPhone smartphone. Of course, this is unconfirmed and Apple could change [...]

  HTC has announced their first 4G LTE phone for South Korea – Raider 4G. Raider runs on Android OS and packs in some serious hardware like a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. The phone also features a 4.5-inch qHD IPS LCD, 8MP camera supporting full HD video recording, front-facing 1.3MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth [...]

  Acer has expanded its projector lineup in India with two new additions – C110 and K330. Both projectors are targeted towards mobile warriors with C110 being a pocketable pico projector and K330 being a portable one. The 175 grams C110 measures just 110x85x25mm and its USP is the ability to power with a USB [...]

  Nvidia has been touting Kal-el System-on-Chip to have four CPU cores however, an official whitepaper from Nvidia confirms that Kal-el has a fifth core that was not disclosed previously. The fifth core known as the Companion core works the same way as other processing cores but the only difference is that it is meant [...]

  HTC at an event in US today unveiled a new smartphone targeted at the fairer sex. HTC Rhyme will enamor the female crowd with a choice of attractive colors and accessories. On the features front, Android-running Rhyme is equipped HTC’s Sense UI, 1GHz processor, 3.7-inch display, 3G support, 5MP camera with 720p HD video [...]

  Users looking for an affordable LTE mobile device can look at Pantech’s new Breakout phone. Slated to go on sale from Sep 22 on Verizon, Pantech Breakout will give faster download and upload speeds at just an asking price of $99 on contract. In addition to LTE support, Breakout features Android 2.3 OS, 1GHz [...]

  Samsung has introduced three new affordable 3G devices for the Indian market. First up is the full-touch Champ 3.5G. Boasting 3G as well as Wi-Fi connectivity, the phone offers users quick access to email, social networks and even instant messaging. It features a 2.8-inch QVGA display, Bluetooth, 2MP camera, SoundAlive support, microSD expansion card [...]