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On the road to its new vision of becoming a “Personal Cloud” company, Lenovo announced slew of devices based on the Android OS, like the IdeaTab S2 10, Smartphone S2 and K91 smart TV. The IdeaTab S2 10in is thinner than its predecessors and is just one-third of an inch thin weighing just 1.1lbs. IdeaTab [...]

  Just before the CES 2012, Acer unveiled the world’s thinnest Ultrabook, the Aspire A5. Measuring only 15mm in thickness, it weighs less than 1.35kg. This 13.3in screen Ultrabook features Acers Green Instant On technology for fast boot and resume and Acer Always Connect that lets users manage their multimedia and data on all their [...]

  LG is the new company to join the Google TV bandwagon. The Korean manufacturer will showcase their first ever Android OS-powered television at CES 2012, which starts from next week. LG says their offering will combine the goodness of Android OS and its 3D and smart TV technologies. LG claims they’ve made some changes [...]

  LG’s menu for CES seems to be strongly focused on televisions. After unveiling the 55-inch OLED TV, LG has announced a huge 84-inch television set with Ultra Definition support. For the uninitiated, Ultra Definition boasts a resolution of (3840×2160 pixels) which is 4 times higher than a Full HD TV. Additionally, the new 84-inch [...]

  Microsoft via its official blog confirmed yesterday night to pull out of Consumer Electronics Show from 2013. Microsoft won’t be exhibiting nor Steve Ballmer give a keynote address because the Redmond giant reckons the timing of the show is not aligned with their product launches or milestones. Microsoft however, will showcase their products and [...]

  Nokia has something interesting to show for the US market and it seems Consumer Electronics Show will be the platform for the unveiling. Nokia has started sending out invites for a press event scheduled on January 9 at 3PM PST. The press conference will be about the latest Windows Phone for the US market, [...]

  If you’re unaware, Research in Motion (RIM) is also in the tablet game and was at hand at the CES to show their latest Blackberry Playbook. We got some hands-on time with the tablet and are certainly impressed by what RIM has managed to do. Despite being a prototype, the Playbook felt really good [...]

  NEC from Japan is showing off a unique tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show. It’s a book-style dual screen LT-W tablet that sports dual 7-inch LCDs. NEC says two screens on a tablet serves many purposes like it can be used for reading e-books, using it as laptop with virtual QWERTY or use two [...]

  HTC has announced three new 4G-enabled phones for three different operators in the US market. The HTC EVO Shift 4G expected on Sprint is an extension of the original HTC EVO 4G with a full QWERTY keyboard. Running on Android 2.2 OS, the phone features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 4G speeds, HTC Sense UI [...]

  Razer is best known for its portfolio of gaming accessories so anything else coming out from their side is surprising. At the ongoing CES, they’re showing off their Switchblade PC concept design, which is a small PC but concentrates on gaming. The concept is based on Intel’s Atom processor running Windows 7. The Switchblade [...]

  Dell today announced new larger-sized Streak tablet at the CES. The Streak 7 is scheduled to arrive on T-Mobile’s 4G network and packs in state-of-the-art features along with Dell’s Stage user interface. The tablet is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chip and features a 7-inch display with Corning Gorilla Glass covering, Android 2.2 OS, [...]

  Sony Ericsson has kick started the new year by announcing a power packed Android smartphone at the CES. The Xperia arc will be the latest device to join the Xperia family and will run on Android’s 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The arc is just 8.7mm at its thinnest part and is crafted of high-quality materials [...]

  Samsung has announced a new smartphone for the US market that will be sold exclusively by AT&T. Called as the Infuse 4G, the phone is just 8.99mm thick, beating Galaxy S by a whole millimeter. Thickness is not the only criteria where Infuse 4G manages to beat Galaxy S but on the specs-front, the [...]

  Samsung’s oft-rumored Wi-Fi-only Galaxy Tab has been made official at the CES expo. The device will be showcased at their booth and though we’re still waiting for Samsung to price it officially, the non-3G variant will understandably be cheaper. Samsung however, was kind enough to slip off the release timeframe, which according to them [...]

Motorola Mobility which is on its second day of operations after the spin-off from Motorola announced one new tablet and three phones at the CES this week. All devices run Android OS, with the tablet running the Honeycomb OS whereas the phones run Froyo. The tablet dubbed as Xoom is Motorola’s first creation for the [...]