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  Dell’s Latitude XT3 notebook that can also be converted to a tablet is now available in India. The XT3 is certified with MIL-STD-801G standards, giving users an extra layer of protection to withstand dust, water spills, accidental bumps while working on the field. The 13.3-inch notebook comes with choices of Intel’s Core i3, i5 [...]

  Live and breathe in the world Mark Zuckerberg has created? If you answered in affirmative, you might want to look at the new Vodafone Blue phone. The exclusive Vodafone Blue comes with a dedicated Facebook button and is tightly integrated with the world’s largest social network to keep you in touch with friends. A [...]

  Dell has inked a deal with China’s top search engine Baidu to develop mobile devices for the Chinese market. The new devices which will include both tablets and mobile phones, will run on Baidu’s upcoming operating system called Yi, which is a forked version of Android. Dell hasn’t divulge the release of its devices [...]

  Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications has confirmed the release date of Regza IS11T. The power packed Regza device will be released in Japan from Sep 9, 2011 via KDDI and Okinawa Cellular. IS11T is a full touch phone with sliding QWERTY keyboard and features a 4-inch VGA (480×854) resolution support, 1.4GHz CPU, 8MP camera, Wi-Fi, [...]

  HP has started to shake things further with its webOS business unit. After announcing to discontinue making webOS equipped hardware, leaked HP memos confirm that the webOS Global Business Unit will be split into two units. The hardware division that made webOS equipped devices will stay under Personal Systems Group, waiting to be spun-off [...]

  Google has seemingly released Android 2.3.6 to Nexus S users. Before you jump with joy, let me tell you there are no improvements but a bug fix release, which has been confirmed to fix the notorious voice search bug. The update will be rolled out over the air in batches and if you can’t [...]

  Admittedly, not the most powerful tablet you’ll see in the market but is one of most affordable. The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a Gingerbread running 7-inch tablet that will sell from $199 and features some respectable specs for such an asking price. The IdeaPad A1 is powered by a single core Cortex-A8 processor and [...]

  While most companies look to increase the display size of successive products, Creative has done the opposite with their Zen X-Fi3. Third installment in the Zen X-Fi series, the X-Fi3 has got a smaller 2-inch display compared to X-Fi2′s 3-incher. However, the new media player has got few new and improved tricks to show [...]

  HTC expanded its Windows Phone lineup with two new additions — Titan and Radar. Both phones run the latest Windows Phone 7.5 update aka Mango and boast decent hardware with greater emphasize on the camera. The 9.9mm Titan comes in a brushed aluminum body and features a huge 4.7-inch display (HTC’s largest) with WVGA [...]

  Toshiba announced their latest Android tablet — the AT200. AT200 is a 10.1-inch tablet and its uniqueness comes from the fact that it measures just 7.7mm in thickness, making it thinner than the Galaxy Tab 7.7 announced today. AT200 runs Honeycomb 3.2 OS and is powered by TI’s OMAP 4430 1.2GHz processor and 1GB [...]

  In addition to Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung also announced another Galaxy product at the IFA press conference. The Galaxy Note, according to Samsung will help consumers to take handwritten notes or messages with the included S Pen. The phone runs the latest Gingerbread OS and comes with 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD (1280×800) display, TouchWiz [...]

  Samsung’s first Android-based tablet came at IFA last year and this year, they’ve announced the impending successor — Galaxy Tab 7.7. Clad in a brushed metal chassis, the Galaxy Tab runs the latest Honeycomb 3.2 OS and features 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display supporting HD resolution (1280×800), 1.4GHz dual-core processor, HSPA+ support and 1GB [...]

  Looks like its deja vu all over again. CNET has got a close source who says that an Apple employee has lost an upcoming iPhone prototype in a San Francisco bar. The iPhone apparently went missing in July and has been reportedly sold on Craigslist for as low as $200. Apple has expectedly, been [...]

  Missed out on the HP TouchPad fire sale due to the maddening demand? Well, HP has confirmed that they’ll give interested consumers a second chance by producing one last batch of TouchPad, which will be in limited numbers. We’re not sure how many will turn up for the actual sale but expect some good [...]