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  Intel knows laptop theft is a big issue, which is why they’ve introduced its Anti-Theft service for Indian consumers. This new service won’t bring back the laptop to you but it will ensure that the data inside the laptop is kept safe, encrypted and inaccessible to unauthorized people. While most anti-theft services are software-based, [...]

  Hardware-wise, iPhone 4S may have been termed as a small upgrade as compared to an iPhone 4 but it’s a huge success when it comes to sales. Apple has confirmed that they’ve sold over 4 million iPhone 4S’ in just three days of its launch. In comparison, iPhone 4S’ direct competitor Galaxy S II [...]

  3G took its own sweet time to arrive in India but it seems the fourth generation successor will be out sooner than expected. Times of India reports that Reliance Industries will launch 4G services by mid-2012 along with attractively priced tablets. While 4G-enabled tablets could go for a meager Rs. 3,000 price tag, Reliance [...]

  Samsung has released their ChatON messaging service that will directly compete with other messaging services like Apple’s iMessage and RIM’s BBM. Unlike the services offered by Apple and RIM, uniqueness of Samsung’s messaging tool is that it works across various platforms, which includes bada, Android, iOS, BlackBerry and even PC. For now, the ChatON [...]

  Cisco yesterday under its Linksys brand unveiled a series of Wi-Fi devices for Indian consumers. The Linksys X-series, a range of all-in-one home wireless products, helps consumer to create a high-speed wireless home network that works with both DSL and cable broadband connections. The Linksys X-series is the ideal solution for consumers to go [...]

  Google has updated its Translate app for Android and it brings one of the most useful features that will be lauded by tourists. In addition to the regular text translation, the Translate app now offers speech-to-speech translation. This could be helpful for tourists who don’t understand the language while vacationing in another country. Google [...]

  When any new version of Android hits the market, Googleplex sees a statue of the version at its campus. This time around, the most anticipated and probably a mighty update to the Android OS, Ice Cream Sandwich will be announced on 19 October. To welcome it, the lawns of Google that host effigies of [...]

  We all knew “something big” was coming, but when was the question. Well not anymore, Google and Samsung has announced the launch of the next big version of Android OS, the Ice Cream Sandwich along with the Galaxy Nexus device on 19th October 2011. Although many apps from the ICS have already come out [...]

  Research in Motion’s co-CEO Mike Lazaridis formally apologized for the global BlackBerry service outage this week. Lazardinis acknowledged the fact that their service levels weren’t at par with the set standard and are continuously working to bring back to normal. As far as regions like Europe, Middle East and India are concerned, service level [...]

  Nokia has added a new phone to its Symbian Belle lineup. Nokia 603 will be an affordable smartphone aimed at first time smartphone users. Priced at around 200 euros, Nokia 603 will be powered by a fast 1GHz processor and come with a 3.5-inch ClearBlack nHD (640×360) display, 14.4Mbps HSDPA, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, [...]

  Nothing’s going right for the Japanese company in the past few days. Now Sony has announced to recall a whopping 1.6 million Bravia TVs that were sold from 2007. According to Sony, the LCDs that were sold during this period had a faulty component that could cause to overheat, melt and even catch fire. [...]

  UPDATE: Direct Download Links below. Apple has released the much awaited iOS 5 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Users can plug their devices to allow iTunes to search automatically or users can manually click on Check for Update for the latest version. The iOS 5 is a huge upgrade which now comes [...]

  Seagate has announced its GoFlex Satellite HDD for Indian consumers. This new HDD comes with an integrated battery and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n that allows any Wi-Fi-enabled devices to take advantage of the HDD storage wirelessly. Android and iPhone users can download dedicated apps from respective stores to consume content directly from the hard drive, which [...]

  HTC Radar that was unveiled last month has now been announced for the Indian market. This is HTC’s first Windows Phone 7.5-running device and will join Samsung’s Omnia W in the current Windows Phone lineup. Radar’s USP is its camera that can capture images at up to 5 megapixel and features a f/2.2 aperture [...]

  Lenovo today launched their range of Android tablets for India. The IdeaPad series is targeted at the end-consumers whereas the ThinkPad goes for the business customers of India. These tablets are running on Android 2.3 (A1) and 3.1 (K1 and ThinkPad tablet) are powered by 1GHz mobile processors. Unveiling these tablets for India, Amar [...]