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  LG’s 3D-enabled Google TVs are expected later this month in the United States, says an LG TV executive. Ro Seogho, LG TV unit’s executive VP said the new LG Google TV will be available for purchase in the third week of May, which will be a week after the commencement of production in their [...]

  After Kolkata, Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G service for the Bengaluru city. Users in the India’s ‘Silicon Valley’ will now be able to enjoy wireless internet speeds to up to 100Mbps (theoretical). As an introductory offer, Airtel is offering 4G CPE devices for free when a user opts for a Rs. 1,999 or [...]

  Samsung’s most hyped Galaxy S smartphone has been officially unveiled at an event in London. Dubbed as Galaxy S III, Samsung is touting the smartphone to take advantage of natural interactions. For instance, SmartStay feature will keep up the screen brightness when it detects users eyes looking at the device. Couple of other natural [...]

LG Electronics announced the availability of L7 from its Optimus L-series range of phones. Powered by Android 4.0 (ICS), the L7 sports a 4.3inch display. The phone is just 8.7mm thick and is targeted at fashion conscious audience. Besides, this the phone also supports NFC and DLNA. The phone will be available in Europe and [...]

  Nokia has filed a lawsuit against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in United States and Germany. Nokia says these companies infringe a number of their patents related dual function antennas, power management, as well as on the software front like app stores, multitasking, navigation, conversational message display, dynamic menus, data encryption and retrieval of email [...]

  Nokia has announced the availability of its 808 PureView phone with India and Russia being the first recipient countries of the 41MP phone. It will be available from this month at an undisclosed price and will allow users to click high-resolution pictures with the integrated Car Zeiss optics or full HD 1080p video at [...]

  Ultrabook is the newest form factor that is garnering all the attention and not to be outdone by the competition, Sony today announced their first Ultrabook series – VAIO T. VAIO T Series will be available in sizes of 11.6-inches (T11) and 13.3-inches (T13) and will be powered by Intel’s Ultra Low Voltage Core [...]

  At the BlackBerry World, RIM revealed details regarding its upcoming OS – BlackBerry 10. RIM says BlackBerry 10 has been built “on the core values and exceptional user experiences that have attracted more than 77 million BlackBerry customers” and is emphasizing on gestures that will allow users to multitask quickly and efficiently. BlackBerry is [...]

  UPDATE: LG has released an official statement to Pocket-Lint. The company has come down strongly on Korea Herald saying they’re showing their “speculative side again.” None of it is true and will focus on Android because “that’s where the demand is.” Seems like trouble in Windows Phone land. An LG Electronics official confirmed to [...]

  Retail devices running BlackBerry 10 OS are not expected until the latter half of this year but some images of a developer device running the latest BB OS is doing the rounds. Scored by CrackBerry, there’s not even a single glimpse of the upcoming OS but gives a good look at the phone, which [...]

  Symantec has a segregated range of security solutions based on users needs. You’ve got Norton Antivirus to fulfill the basic need of virus protection; Norton Internet Security that goes a step further to protect from viruses and phishing attacks and; Norton 360 that promises an all-round performance protecting users from virus, tuning up their [...]

  Nokia has made Asha 202 official for the Indian market. The dual SIM phone boasts a touchscreen display as well as an alphanumeric keyboard and is bundled with 40 games from EA. Priced at just Rs. 4,149, Asha 202 comes with a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, 2MP camera, music player, FM Radio, Bluetooth, microSD card [...]

  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” [...]

  Given the strong sales of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and decline of market share for Nokia, I guess this was inevitable. Anyways, research firm Strategy Analytics claims that Samsung has shipped 93.5 million handsets in a single quarter managing to grab a market share of 25.4 percent which is way more than what Nokia shipped [...]

  Sony has announced the release of Android 4.0 for its Tablet S device. The tablet came with Android 3.0 but can now be upgraded to Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich via an over-the-air update. Android 4.0 on Tablet S brings in lots of new features and improvements like enhanced lock screen, panoramic mode, [...]