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Nokia E72 is faring well but Nokia reckons the feminine crowd is yet to embrace this excellent piece of technology. The solution to lure them is to give the phone a new paintjob, which in this case is Purple and targeted squarely at the gals. The release date is still unknown but since we’ve got [...]

 
RIM has announced its second touchscreen device in India. The Blackberry Storm2 expectedly ups its predecessor with an updated SurePress technology, Wi-Fi and Blackberry OS 5.
Storm2 boasts a smooth design with sloped edges, stainless steel backplate and features a 3.25-inch (360×480) capacitive touchscreen display, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM and 3G support, 2GB internal [...]

 
Symantec has nicely segregated their security solutions as per user’s needs. Norton Antivirus gives protection from viruses, Trojans, worms etc. whereas Norton Internet Security or NIS – which we recently reviewed –shields from viruses and also protects user’s network with a two-way firewall. However, for those who seek a complete piece of mind, Symantec [...]

 
UPDATE: Product Page added below. The small FAQ on the page says “the handset will be available at Airtel Authorised Stores very soon” and will mostly be bundled with a 3G plan.
While most countries are waiting for the updated version of iPhone, Indians will officially be getting the iPhone 3GS soon. Airtel, India’s biggest [...]

 
Microsoft is on its way to add one of the most requested features in Xbox 360. The 2010 software update will give Xbox 360 USB storage support, which means users will then be able to download and run Arcade games, DLC, save games directly off the USB storage device.
Although a good news for [...]

Nvidia today unveiled its Tegra 250 or simply the Tegra 2 chip in India. Tegra 2 as we know is the next-generation Tegra mobile platform. The new chips are based on dual core ARM Cortex A9 and runs at a clock speed of 1GHz.
The new Tegra boasts tremendous battery life which is possible with [...]

 
Few days back, Dell pulled out Adamo XPS from its online store so that they could decrease the lead times for orders placed online. However, this surprised decision and availability only through select Best Buy stores led many to believe that Adamo XPS was being discontinued. Now, Dell has managed to shorten the lead time [...]

 
Asus has added EB1501U and EB1012U to its portfolio. Now if you remember, these Eee Box PCs are spec-wise and aesthetically similar to their predecessors except for one thing – the USB 3.0 connectivity. But if we’re considering everything else, we’re looking at the same ION-powered EB1501 and EB1012.
To rehash rest of the specs, the [...]

 
Slowly and steadily Google’s Nexus One is spreading its wings. Just yesterday, Google announced Nexus One with support of AT&T and now we’ve got a confirmation from Sprint that Google’s baby is reaching their network too. The pricing and availability is not yet decided but Sprint has confirmed that it be sold only through
Google’s online [...]

 
Macles has published pictures and info of an upcoming ultraportable notebook from Acer. The Aspire TimelineX 1830T will be yet another 11.6-inch notebook supporting 1366×768 resolution but its major differentiation will be the integration of Core i5 CPUs. This offering sports a Core i5-520UM processor clocking at 1.06GHz and can go up to 1.86GHz with [...]

 
The image you’re looking above is supposedly of a motherboard belonging to an updated version of Xbox 360. The updated part is apparently Xbox 360’s smaller and slimmer form factor and a single chip housing both the CPU and the GPU.
This image surfaced from a Chinese source so we can’t reckon the legitimacy but [...]

 
Qualcomm has filed an application with the Indian Government that will allow them to bid in the upcoming BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) auction for the 2.3GHz band spectrum. The bidding is to facilitate and accelerate the deployment of TD-LTE that will enable Indian consumers to experience broadband speeds here as well as on international roaming. [...]

 
Aircel seems to be on a roll these days. After bringing Peek to India, they’ll be selling INQ’s Mini 3G and Chat 3G phones. The phones are manufactured by UK’s INQ Mobiles and cater to users seeking social networking features in phones at an affordable price.
Samsung’s Corby and LG’s Cookie range cater to the [...]

 
After a series of betas, Opera Software has released the final builds of their popular mobile browsers – Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10. These browsers tout compatibility with almost any phone in the market and bring a lot of enhancements to user’s web browsing experience. In addition to faster browsing speeds, the browsers [...]

 
As expected, Sony has announced the leaked VAIO M netbook series. Sony wants to give users a chance to experience the VAIO brand and VAIO M is deemed to be a perfect and affordable way. It comes pre-loaded with lots of VAIO software and features a 10.1-inch LED backlit screen, Intel 1.66GHz N450 Atom CPU, [...]