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  After LG and Samsung revealing their range of Smart TVs, Panasonic last week announced their Smart Veira TVs for the Indian market. Ranging from 24-inches to 55-inches in size, the new TVs will allow users to browse the internet, update social networking feeds and even stream content from a smartphone to the Viera TV [...]

  Samsung India has started taking pre-bookings for its upcoming Galaxy S III phone. The start of the pre-booking is interesting because Samsung hasn’t revealed the exact price but is asking interested consumers to pay Rs. 2,000 in advance for a coupon that expires 15 days from the launch of the device and is non-refundable. [...]

  Honestly, we heard murmurings of a larger-sized iPhone long before iPhone 4S was a reality and now we’re hearing it again for the next-generation iPhone, courtesy Wall Street Journal. According to their sources, Apple has started procuring larger-sized display panels, believed to be at least 4-inches in size for their upcoming iPhone. Understandably, Apple [...]

  Intel has announced third-generation of Core vPro processors targeted at businesses and intelligent systems. Since security is one of the major criteria for businesses, Intel has managed to embed security at every layer, including the silicon. The chips are equipped Intel Identity Protection with public key infrastructure, OS Guard and Secure Key that helps [...]

  Samsung gave us a glimpse of their Super OLED TV at the CES early this January but this week the Korean company revealed their first production model that will go on sale later this year. The 55-inch ES9500 OLED TV will be sold in the second half of this year carrying a price tag [...]

  Research in Motion today unwrapped another low-end BlackBerry device called the Curve 9320. RIM is targeting the device at social network aficionados with its social-centric features and most importantly, a dedicated BBM key to give a quick access to RIM’s messenger service. The Curve 9320 supports 3G and comes with a 2.44-inch 320×240 display, [...]

  Lenovo has announced their K-Series of Smart TVs for their domestic market. Lenovo says the television sets coincide with their long-term “PC-Plus” strategy and will sell four K-Series TVs starting from this month. Starting from RMB6,499, the new TVs are packed with some interesting features like Android 4.0 OS with user-friendly interface, dual-core Snapdragon [...]

  Apple has released a new iOS update for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. The iOS 5.1.1 brings in some improvements while using an HDR functions, solves an iPad bug that didn’t allow it to switch between 2G and 3G networks, improved AirPlay support, improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and more. The update [...]

  At the BlackBerry World, RIM revealed details regarding its upcoming OS – BlackBerry 10. RIM says BlackBerry 10 has been built “on the core values and exceptional user experiences that have attracted more than 77 million BlackBerry customers” and is emphasizing on gestures that will allow users to multitask quickly and efficiently. BlackBerry is [...]

  UPDATE: LG has released an official statement to Pocket-Lint. The company has come down strongly on Korea Herald saying they’re showing their “speculative side again.” None of it is true and will focus on Android because “that’s where the demand is.” Seems like trouble in Windows Phone land. An LG Electronics official confirmed to [...]

  Retail devices running BlackBerry 10 OS are not expected until the latter half of this year but some images of a developer device running the latest BB OS is doing the rounds. Scored by CrackBerry, there’s not even a single glimpse of the upcoming OS but gives a good look at the phone, which [...]

  Opera Inc. today launched the beta version of its upcoming Opera 12 codenamed Wahoo. Opera says the new version is “smarter and faster” that gives both developers and consumers something to cheer for. Opera 12 adds theme support, separate process for plugins, improved SSL code, webGL support, camera and extension APIs and more. You [...]

  BenQ has expanded its projector lineup in India with the high-end W7000. It’s a full HD 3D home cinema projector which means users will be able to enjoy high resolution three dimensional content from their Blu-ray players and even PS3 consoles. Certified as the first Full HD 3D projector by TUV Rheinland, W7000 is [...]

  Nokia’s affordable Lumia phone will be available in Asia as early as next week. The Lumia 610 will make its way first in Philippines and China whereas Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam will get it in the following weeks. Nokia says Lumia 610 is a stepping stone for users who want [...]

  Microsoft yesterday detailed all the Windows 8 Editions that will be sold when it will make its way to the market. While Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro will be sold for x86-based processors, Windows on ARM will be known as Windows RT. Quite an interesting choice of name and unlike the x86-based editions, [...]