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  Google Chrome’s tab sync is a really nifty feature and today they’ve extended it to the stable version of Chrome 19. The desktop version can sync opened tabs in real time so that users can access those sites from any other PC or device running Chrome browser. A user needs to associate his Google [...]

  Nokia unwrapped two devices today in a bid to connect the “next billion to the Internet.” Its the Nokia 110 (above) and Nokia 112 (below) that are spec’d similarly but differ on the design front and talk time. Both phones support dual-SIM functionality with Easy Swap technology that allows switching of SIM cards without [...]

  Well that didn’t take long. After the leak yesterday, HTC has decided to come clean on the Desire C. It will be HTC’s first low-priced handset to boast Beats Audio integration. Running Android 4.0, HTC Desire C will offer a vastly improved audio performance mainly due to the combination of Beats Audio and the [...]

  Consider this: You’re on a work trip abroad and your favorite TV show’s finale will be aired while you’re away. The possible solutions to watch the finale will be to watch it once its uploaded online or watch the rerun when you’re back in the country. But if you had Sling Media’s Slingbox PRO-HD [...]

  LG has confirmed that its first quad-core device will be available in Europe from next month with countries like Germany, Sweden, UK, Italy, Poland being the first recipients. The Tegra 3-toting Optimus 4X HD is the first from LG that will pit against its arch rival’s Galaxy S III and HTC’s One X. Optimus [...]

  Apple is looking to enhance iCloud service with photo-sharing feature, claims Wall Street Journal. The new feature will allow iCloud users to share photos and comment on them, which will take the service one-step forward from the current Photo Stream that only allows to sync photos with user’s other Apple devices. In addition to [...]

  While most Android manufacturers have turned down the possibility of integrating Android 4.0 in lower-spec’d devices, HTC is making an exception in the Desire C. Desire C’s specs maybe mediocre by today’s range of smartphones but the fact it will run the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich OS will make it a lucrative [...]

  Samsung has announced a new Windows Phone that will take the lower-end of the WP market. The Omnia M one ups the Omnia W in the display department but is low on other aspects. The phone comes with 1GHz of processing power and 384MB of RAM that is able to run the latest windows [...]

  Nvidia has announced a new Kepler-based GPU that promises a good bang for the buck. Nvidia says the GeForce GTX 670 is “engineered from the same DNA” as Nvidia’s high-end GTX 680 but is priced at a modest $399, which compared to the competition gives a 45 percent improved graphics performance while consuming 18 [...]

  Samsung promised to release the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update to Galaxy Note users and they’ve fulfilled it – at least partially – by releasing it in the European region. Users in Germany have started receiving OTA firmware update notification that asks to upgrade the OS to Android 4.0. In addition to the OS [...]

  One of the limitations we felt when we reviewed the Kingston Wi-Drive was that its space was limited to 32GB. The good news today is that Kingston has heard us. Admittedly, it’s not as big as the Seagate’s GoFlex Satellite offering but Kingston basically doubled the storage with the new variant reaching up to [...]

  Samsung touted Galaxy S III as the exclusive launch partner of the Flipboard for Android app but the uber-friendly XDA Developers forum have beat them to the punch! A forum user managed to extract the .apk file of the Flipboard from the Galaxy S III he had one “lying around.” Whatever the case is, [...]

  Sony has announced two new Xperia devices – Xperia GX and Xperia SX tailored for the Japanese market. The first phones to sport the Sony branding, both these devices are equipped with LTE that promises a download speed of up to 75Mbps and feature a dual-core 1.5GHz processor running Android 4.0. The features that [...]

  Huawei is one of the few Android manufacturers that has been slowly and steadily expanding its mobile phone portfolio. The Chinese multinational started with entry-level Androids to establish a foothold in the country and have now graduated to the mid-range and upper-mid range segment with the recently announced Ideos X5 Pro and Huawei Honor. [...]

  Subsidized gaming consoles are unheard of but Microsoft has done the inevitable by offering its Xbox 360 at a very attractive price of $99. Of course, this takeaway price for the hardware is tied to the commitment for the software, which is a contract of Xbox Live Gold account for two years at $15 [...]