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Softbank will sell SIM-locked iPad 3G in Japan

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  Apple had earlier confirmed to sell unlocked iPad 3G but it seems Japan will be an exception. Apple has now said that Softbank Mobile will sell SIM-locked iPad 3Gs in Japan, which means Japanese consumers will be forced to rely on Softbank for 3G internet surfing. “All Japanese models will be SIM-locked to Softbank […]

International iPad can now be pre-ordered

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  Today is May 10 and as promised, Apple has started taking pre-orders of the both the variants of the iPad. The iPad can be ordered in Australia, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Japan and will be shipped on May 28. Here’s a list of the prices being sold in all the […]

Apple releasing iPad in nine countries on May 28

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  Apple has put a date to the launch of iPad outside US. Beginning May 28, both variants of iPad will ship in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK whereas consumers will be able to pre-order the iPads from May 10. iPad is already a success in the United States […]

Seagate preparing 3.5-inch 3TB Constellation ES HDD

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  Seagate’s enterprise-level Constellation ES HDD is bound to get a new addition. According to a source of Inquirer, Seagate is prepping a 3.5-inch 3TB HDD to launch it later this year. The drive will hail from Seagate’s Constellation ES Series that currently maxes out at 2TB. The 3.5-inch HDD is expected to support 6Gbit/s […]

Samsung announces 30nm-based OneNAND for smartphones

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  Samsung has announced that they’ve developed a 30nm-based 8Gb (gigabit) OneNAND chip for use in smartphones. The new chip is based on single-level-cell (SLC) NAND flash design and allows to phone manufacturers to handle more code data that is used with touchscreen and other high-resolution smartphones. The 30nm 8Gb OneNAND is 40 percent more […]

Intel announces Moorestown ready for high-end smartphones and tablets

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  Intel’s Atom-processor based platform, formerly known as Moorestown is now available to OEMs. The platform comprises of a System-on-chip (SoC), a controller hub and dedicated Mixed Signal IC (MSIC) that promises to provide high performance while consuming very less power. The platform has the 45nm-based Atom Z6xx CPU with 3D Graphics, video encode/decode support, […]

Samsung S-Pad tablet PC will have 7-inch Super AMOLED screen and run Android OS?

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  More details have surfaced of Samsung’s upcoming tablet computer. Although Samsung executive confirmed to launch the tablet in the second half of 2010, Electronic Times is reporting an August release in addition to other details. According to the newspaper, Samsung began working on the ‘S-Project’ tablet early this year and is now rumored to […]

Samsung announces MU200 AIO PC for kids in South Korea

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  Samsung has announces a new all-in-one PC in South Korea with kids as their target market. The MU200 Magic Kids 20-inch touchscreen-enabled all-in-one PC comes with a kid-friendly UI and provides lots of e-learning content for children without any additional cost. Furthermore, parents can control the access to sites or can even boot directly […]

MSI to unveil tablets at Computex

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  In addition to Asus, MSI will be another Taiwanese company to unveil their tablet PCs at this year’s Computex. MSI will be unveiling tablets in sizes of 8.9- and 10-inches, will run on Android or Windows 7 OS and ship sometime in third quarter of this year. Although these are single screen tablets, the […]