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  It’s not a common occurrence in the mobile world where manufacturers gleefully hand over the code for their devices so it’s a bit surprising when Chinese phone maker, Huawei released the “Demo” code for their phone. Huawei released the demo code for their Honor phone which the developers can download the odd 150MB code [...]

  After launching the Vodafone Blue for avid Facebook users, Vodafone has announced Smart Android phone in India. Targeted at first time smartphone users, the phone is decently spec’d and bears an affordable price tag. Priced at just Rs. 4,995, Smart is equipped with 3G support, Android 2.2.1 OS, Snapdragon S1 processor, 2.8-inch capacitive display, [...]

  Evernote this week launched two apps that enhances functionality of its primary To-do Evernote. The Evernote Food and Evernote Hello are two distinct apps that allow users to remember Food and People’s Faces along with other details. So why would one want to do this? According to Evernote, the Food app can be used [...]

  Research in Motion today announced BlackBerry 10 OS at the Developer Conference in Singapore. Now before you get confused, the BlackBerry 10 OS is the same as previously announced BBX but has dropped the short and marketable moniker due to legal issues. BASIS International holds the BBX trademark and was granted a temporary restraining [...]

  HTC India has launched yet another smartphone but this time it tries to please the ladies with couple of accessories. The Rhyme will come in three different colors and will be bundled with a Rhyme Charm which is a light emitting cube that alerts users on incoming calls and messages and also comes with [...]

  There’s no doubt that there have been a flood of smartphones in the last few months. Right from a first-time smartphone user to a connoisseur, everyone has got a choice and that too at different price points. Huawei, who was predominantly an OEM has also started to brand devices under their name. Their Ideos [...]

  Asus has expanded its monitor lineup with the VS247H LED monitor. This 24-inch LED-backlit monitor supports full HD resolution and comes with support for HDMI interface. Additionally, the monitor comes with 50 million:1 contrast ratio along, Smart Contrast Ratio that dynamically adjusts the backlight and contrast and Splendid Video Intelligence Technology that optimizes video [...]

  Google yesterday released a new version of Google Maps for Android and it seems to be a worthy upgrade, if you seem to get lost in shopping malls quite often! Google Maps 6.0 now includes indoor maps of select shopping malls and airports that allows users to see where they’re, on what floor they’re [...]

  AT&T consumers will be treated with a power packed phone this holiday season. Beginning December 4, America’s biggest GSM operator will start selling Nitro HD from LG that features faster LTE connectivity. To spruce things further, Nitro HD will come with a 4.5-inch True HD AH-IPS display (1280×720) with 500 nits of brightness, 1.5GHz [...]

  With an aim to expand its operations in India, Belkin yesterday announced their new series of mouse and keyboards for the Indian market. The new range includes both wired and wireless options that start from an affordable sub-Rs. 400 price tag and go up to Rs. 2,700. The wired keyboards support PS/2 as well [...]

  Creative announced that their EP-series noise-isolation earphones are now available in India, including the EP-660 and EP-600. The EP-series boasts noise-isolation technology that prevents ambient noise and gives users an unmatched listening experience. The EP-660 and EP-600 comes with a high-quality Neodymium driver to deliver crystal clear playback with deep bass and are designed [...]

  RIM today announced two new BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry 7 OS. Targeting the higher-end of the market will be Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 aiming at the lower-end. BlackBerry Bold 9790 has a 1GHz processor at the heart and comes with a 2.45-inch touchscreen display with 480×360 pixel support, 5MP camera, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, [...]

  RIM’s Alec Saunders divulged some important info about the upcoming BBX platform, which is a crossover platform to bridge the existing BlackBerry features with QNX OS. Saunders says BBX phones will break away from the looks of its high-end Bold phones but will retain all BlackBerry’s core features. Apart from the looks, the most [...]

  One thing that was missing from the wide variety of Android tablets was a rugged model and who better then Panasonic can come with a rough-and-tough offering. Panasonic has introduced a new Toughpad line which consists of FZ-A1 that runs Android 3.2 OS. As with other Toughbook products, the A1 too is meant for [...]

  Barnes & Noble announced their latest Nook device and its clearly trying to take Amazon’s Kindle Fire head on. We don’t know if Nook Tablet will be successful against Kindle Fire but the B&N offering surely looks promising. Priced at $249 ($50 more than Amazon Kindle Fire) the Wi-Fi-only Nook Tablet comes with a [...]