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  Motorola has confirmed pricing of its first Android-based tablet for Verizon. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha announced that the Xoom tablet with 3G and Wi-Fi will cost consumers $799 whereas the Wi-Fi only version will be $200 cheaper or $600 to be exact. Xoom is powered by Nvidia’s Tegra 2 processor and is one of [...]

  Tegra 2-powered devices may rule this year’s Mobile World Congress but the day isn’t far enough where this dual-core baby will be obsolete. At the MWC, Nvidia showcased its next-generation Tegra platform which is dubbed as Project Kal-El. The chip will be the world’s first quad-core mobile processor and was demonstrated in an Android [...]

How important is Facebook in your life? Well, if you share most of your life’s happenings on the world’s biggest social network, HTC might appeal to you with the new ChaCha and Salsa devices. Both phones come with a dedicated Facebook button that is said to be context-aware that blinks when something can be shared [...]

  HTC has refreshed its current Android range with the unveiling of three new devices – Wildfire S, Desire S and Incredible S. Wildfire S brings the same user-friendliness of the original Wildfire but in a smaller package, making it one of the smallest HTC phones. The specs are decent for a mid-range Android phone [...]

  HTC has become the latest company to enter the tablet market with Flyer. Flyer is based on Android 2.4 and brings in lots of interesting features that will help the Taiwanese company differentiate from the rest of the tablet crowd. Flyer is housed in an unibody aluminum shell and features Qualcomm 1.5GHz processor, 7-inch [...]

  Wave 578 is Samsung’s newest addition to its bada-powered Wave family. The bada handset has been announced at the Mobile World Congress 2011 and the phone’s claim to fame is the integration of Near Field Communication (NFC) chip. NFC allows users to initiate making contactless payment along with using other services like door lock/unlock [...]

  Samsung finally announced the Galaxy S II and the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 (P7100) at the Mobile World Congress. Specs for the Galaxy S II remain the same as previously leaked out like 1GHz Exynos (formerly Orion) dual-core processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3 OS, HSPA+ (21Mbps) support, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 [...]

  Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 maybe aesthetically pleasing but it lacks on many fronts when you compare it head-to-head with other competitive operating systems. Good thing now is that Microsoft is ready to address those concerns and have confirmed some new features expected in Windows Phone 7. The update that will come next month will [...]

  Chances are you might not know Umeox but this Chinese ODM revealed a unique solar-powered Android phone at the MWC. Dubbed as Apollo, the Android OS running device comes in a rugged shell to give an extra layer of protection as well as solar panel at the back to charge phone’s battery via sunlight. [...]

  Research in Motion has confirmed at the Mobile World Congress that they’ll launch two new variants of its already announced PlayBook tablet. Expected in the second half of this year, RIM will bring two PlayBooks, one supporting LTE and other HSPA+ network in addition to the Wi-Fi-only PlayBook and Wi-Fi + WiMAX version. Except [...]

  Sony Ericsson expanded its Xperia family further by unveiling Xperia neo and Xperia pro. Both the phone are similarly spec’d but one major differentiator is the inclusion of a sliding QWERTY keyboard on the pro. Anyways, both the devices run on Android 2.3 OS and feature 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 3.7-inch FWVGA Reality display [...]

  Son Ericsson’s PlayStation Phone aka Xperia Play has finally been acknowledged at the Mobile World Congress. The Xperia Play will be the latest device in the Xperia range but will be targeted at gamers with its gaming prowess and integrated PlayStation controls like a D Pad, two analogue touch pads, shoulder buttons and four [...]

  Samsung has officially confirmed Galaxy S II and the larger sized Galaxy Tab. Samsung will reveal both the devices at a special event today in Barcelona, Spain but thanks to Samsung Hub we know most important details of these devices. Galaxy S II will be one of the thinnest phones in the market that [...]

  It seems Samsung’s Unpacked event was ‘unpacked’ a little early. A leak at a Korean site today revealed all the important things about Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab II which Samsung saved to wow the audience tomorrow. Although the mistake has been rectified by the original site, the info as well as the [...]

  I don’t know if I want to use 3D to do Yoga but apparently LG thinks so. The reason LG is touting 3D is due to its upcoming Optimus 3D phone and though they’ve teased the device in previous videos, this time they give us a full view of the 3D wonder. In addition [...]