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  Admittedly, not the most powerful tablet you’ll see in the market but is one of most affordable. The Lenovo IdeaPad A1 is a Gingerbread running 7-inch tablet that will sell from $199 and features some respectable specs for such an asking price. The IdeaPad A1 is powered by a single core Cortex-A8 processor and [...]

  Toshiba announced their latest Android tablet — the AT200. AT200 is a 10.1-inch tablet and its uniqueness comes from the fact that it measures just 7.7mm in thickness, making it thinner than the Galaxy Tab 7.7 announced today. AT200 runs Honeycomb 3.2 OS and is powered by TI’s OMAP 4430 1.2GHz processor and 1GB [...]

  In addition to Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung also announced another Galaxy product at the IFA press conference. The Galaxy Note, according to Samsung will help consumers to take handwritten notes or messages with the included S Pen. The phone runs the latest Gingerbread OS and comes with 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD (1280×800) display, TouchWiz [...]

  Samsung’s first Android-based tablet came at IFA last year and this year, they’ve announced the impending successor — Galaxy Tab 7.7. Clad in a brushed metal chassis, the Galaxy Tab runs the latest Honeycomb 3.2 OS and features 7.7-inch Super AMOLED Plus display supporting HD resolution (1280×800), 1.4GHz dual-core processor, HSPA+ support and 1GB [...]

  Sony has introduced the world’s lightest e-book reader at IFA 2011 expo. The Reader Wi-Fi or PRS-T1 weighs just 168g and includes the ubiquitous Wi-Fi technology and 6-inch e-ink touchscreen display. With the integration of Wi-Fi, Reader allows users to buy or borrow ebooks for free from Sony’s Reader Store or borrow books wireless [...]

  Sony’s Kazuo Hirai just announced a new Sony Ericsson device at the IFA press conference. The Xperia Arc S takes over the original Xperia Arc and is more slimmer and faster than the predecessor. We’re awaiting the full specs but the Xperia Arc S will be powered by a 1.4GHz processor, Reality Display supporting [...]

  Samsung has made a big splash in the world of bada phones. Promising to showcase at the IFA this week, Samsung unveiled Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y, all running the latest bada 2.0 OS. The flagship — Wave 3 has got some upgrades on the hardware front like a faster 1.4GHz CPU [...]

  Samsung has announced a new messaging platform of their own dubbed as ChatOn. Unlike BlackBerry Messenger or iMessages, Samsung’s ChatOn works on multiple platforms, thus allowing communication with a user using any device. ChatOn will be launched in September in over 120 countries and will support sending data like texts, images, video, contacts etc. [...]

  Galaxy S II is barely few months old and Samsung has already come out with a variant that pips the original one. The Galaxy S II LTE now comes with the support of LTE band, which means a user can surf internet at speeds up to 100Mb/s in LTE supported areas or regular 3G [...]

  Samsung has announce a new naming strategy for their Galaxy smartphones. Going forward, the Galaxy range of smartphones will be segregated in five different categories — “S” or Super Smart that will be the flagship Galaxy device, “R” (Royal) which will be a tad lower than the flagship phone, “W” (Wonder) that will be [...]

  LG has announced an interesting product that will make scanning documents a swipe of the mouse. Literally. LG has developed LSM-100 mouse which integrates scanning functionality. With the built-in Smart Scan button on the mouse, a user just have to press it and swipe across the page to start scanning. The scanned image can [...]

  It seems Samsung wants to cover all the screen sizes as far as mobile devices go. The latest rumor claims Samsung is preparing a 5.3-inch device codenamed Galaxy Q. The device is said to sit in between a phone and a tablet, which apparently will be like a “stepping stone” for consumers to enjoy [...]

  Samsung has strengthened its portable media player offering with the introduction of Galaxy Player 50 (YP-G50). The Galaxy Player 50 is not the same as previously leaked YP-MB2 but has decent specs for those looking for an Android-based PMP. The player runs on Android 2.1 OS and features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, Wi-Fi 802.11n, [...]

  LG is showcasing its Optimus 7 phone at the IFA. Although official details are slim at the moment, the Optimus 7 reportedly runs Windows Phone 7 and features built-in wireless streaming to DLNA compatible devices. The phone is able to send content like 720p HD videos, hi-res pictures and music directly from the media [...]

  iPad competitors are gaining traction as Toshiba has also jumped in the fray with its Folio 100. The Folio 100 is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 System-on-chip and runs Android 2.2 Froyo. Expected to come in October, the Folio 100 features a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display (1024×600), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11n, 3G, 16GB internal memory, [...]