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  Last week, WD introduced My Book Live Duo for the Indian market. Coming in capacities of 4TB and 6TB in dual-drive configuration, the My Book Live Duo can be used for its huge storage or use the second drive to mirror the original data, thanks to the RAID technology, which can be setup to [...]

  Nvidia today confirmed that their Icera modem chipset has earned a validation on AT&T’s LTE network. This is good news for AT&T smartphone and tablet users as there’s a high possibility as Nvidia will integrate the Icera chipset with its Tegra 3 to deliver an all-round performance. The chipset that got certified is the [...]

  Seagate has announced to buy a controlling stake in LaCie for $186 million. Seagate will buy a 64.5% stake in the company and subject to government approval, will start an all-cash simplified tender offer to acquire the remaining outstanding shares. Seagate says the transaction will allow them to combine LaCie’s premium branded offerings with [...]

  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 [...]

  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 [...]

  National mobile manufacturers are aplenty in India but the fact that most decide to just import the devices from Chinese OEMs, brand and sell them, it becomes a bit hard to differentiate and compete with other reputed brands. Things however, can change with this initiative from Qualcomm. The Qualcomm Reference Design is a “pre-cooked” [...]

  So we’ve got the first confirmed feature that is expected in the upcoming Samsung Galaxy device. It’s the quad-core processor aka Exynos 4 Quad which Samsung announced today. The Exynos 4 Quad is built using Samsung’s 32nm High-k Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process technology and is based on four ARM Cortex A9 chips clocked [...]

  Epson today announced a nifty portable scanner for users who require document scanning on-the-go. The WorkForce DS-30 is just 325 grams and all it needs a single USB port off a laptop or a PC to operate. DS-30 is able to scan documents up to A4 size and is equipped with technologies like ReadyScan [...]

  Looks like HTC is following the footsteps of Apple and Samsung to develop in-house processors for the devices. An article by China Times claims HTC has entered into a partnership with ST-Ericsson to co-develop the chip. But unlike the other two companies, HTC developed chips will be used in low-end smartphones, which maybe to [...]

  Nvidia has confirmed that they’ll launch a new Tegra 3 processor later this year. While the details are scarce at the moment the chip will mostly be called as Tegra 3+ and will boast improved processing and graphics performance. Nvidia’s roadmap also hints at two new processors on the way, codenamed Wayne and Grey. [...]

  Microsoft has launched a new Bluetooth-equipped keyboard for the Indian market. The wireless keyboard is targeted towards tablet and smartphone owners who want a physical keyboard in a compact size. Microsoft says the keyboard works with Windows as well as iOS and Android devices. In addition to the wide compatibility, the keyboard boasts a [...]

  Western Digital has announced that their first ever 2TB portable hard drive is now available in India. The 2TB hard drive is part of the new My Passport range that boasts a new premium finish and scratch resistant exterior and supports both USB 3.0 and 2.0 interfaces. Additionally, the drive comes with an automatic [...]

  Google’s Chrome OS currently runs on devices powered by Intel Atom processors but according to the new info on the Chromium OS page, Google’s OS will support ARM-powered processors pretty soon. A Chrome OS device codenamed Daisy is apparently being tested with an ARM-based Samsung Exynos 5250 processor. This Exynos processor is a dual-core [...]

  LG today announced a portable projector for the Indian market. The HW300G brings HD picture projection using DLP technology in a compact size. The projector integrates an LED lamp that boasts a lamp life of up to 30,000 hours and a brightness of 300 lumens, WXGA (1280×800) display resolution, contrast ratio of 2500:1, HDMI [...]

  Tegra 3 has four main cores that drive all the processing power but Nvidia recently confirmed to have added another core that allows the device to carry-out less performance intensive tasks while maintaining the device’s battery life. While it was referred to as a companion or a ninja core back then, Nvidia has decided [...]