Category: Gadgets

The WebOS debacle that is happening at HP has resulted in more good news and some bad news for customers. First the good news is that, The $99 HP TouchPad isn’t the only amazing deal coming out of HP’s fire sale on WebOS devices. The HP’s highly anticipated flagship smartphone Pre 3’s will be priced…

Sharp has announced a new 7-inch Android tablet, RW-T107 in Japan. This Android Gingerbread tablets has fully functional NFC (Near Field Communication). This will enable users to make payments, read membership cards, IDs, and more using the tablet.

LG has announced a new smartphone Optimus Sol with Ultra AMOLED display that offers better clarity even under direct sunlight. The Optimus Sol runs on a 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon CPU with 512 MB RAM and features 3.8 inch Ultra AMOLED touchscreen display, 5 Mega-Pixel rear camera, front facing VGA camera for voice calls,…

Skype announced today that it has reached an agreement to snatch up Groupme, the mobile group messaging service that made a splash at Google I/O. Outfit head honcho Tony Bates told TechCrunch that Skype needs to invade the mobile space if it hopes to reach its goal of scoring one billion users, and cites Groupme’s…

It is been four months since Sony Ericsson revealed the W8 Walkman handset, now Sony Ericsson has unleashed a new Walkman phone. The new Sony Ericsson Live (yes, it is the phone’s name) is an Android Walkman phone, powered by a 1GHz processor and features a 3.2 inch, capacitive touchscreen (with somewhat disappointing HVGA resolution),…

Well, it’s official, the HP TouchPad is currently at the top of Amazon’s electronics sales list. The TouchPad is currently the hottest piece of consumer electronics around, and all it took was HP’s complete abandonment of its current line of webOS devices. The 16GB and 32GB models are currently occupying the top two spots, beating…

Usually it was Android and iPhone that gets all the DIY love, but this time we have an exception. Mike Linnen has turned his attention to the less DIY favorite Windows Phone 7, Azure and a Netduino Plus to get his home hacking on. he .NET-powered micro-controller is the heart of Linnen’s new sprinkler system…

Japan’s third biggest mobile operator, SoftBank has announced a Android powered smartphone, the Yahoo! phone. this is a strange move considering Google is Yahoo’s biggest rival. This development is all the more confounding because the latter has a close relationship with Google’s nemesis, Microsoft. Let’s not forget the fact that Bing also powers Yahoo’s search…

Samsung has officially launched another smartphone in the Galaxy line up. This time they have come up with Samsung Galaxy R which is mid level smartphone with similar hardware specification to Samsung Galaxy S II. This new Galaxy R will be a cheaper alternative to Galaxy S II and is a hit in Sweden, where…

Sapphires original Edge HD Mini PC pictured above is smaller than hone theatre PCs. The Edges diminutive form factor when designing the HD2 poured itself improving the HTPCs specs. It is not only the small rig behind your HDTV; it features 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor, 2GB RAM, and a 320GB HDD. It also includes…

The HTC Inside has leaked some picture and some specs of the new device Eternity. It features 4.7-inch WVGA SuperLCD display, this is the worlds next WP7 SuperPhone. Some of the specs are single-core 1.5GHz processor, 8MP camera with auto focus and dual LED flash, a 720p movie mode, front facing 1.3MP camera, 16GB of…

The Sprint Galaxy tab users are the lucky first ones to get the Android 3.1 update and its resizable widgets. The Now Network will push out an update to Gingerbread, something Tab users overseas have already been enjoying. The upgrades expected to roll out starting July 5th, includes not just Android 2.3, but a step…

Samsung now announced the newest member a 32GB microSD card, it boasts a class 10 speed rating and read / write rates of 24MBps and 12MBps, ideal for those who is with good use of 1080p camera. If you know more about the storage, you can know that class 10 is the highest speed category…

MediaMall launched the beta for PlayLater this week, the worlds first DVR for online video. The idea of a DVR for the internet sounds good, it got an accurate facilities description; pick a network (Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, etc.,), a show, and an episode, and PlayLater downloads your selection to your computers hard drive. PlayLater pulls…

Now the new rumor from the DigiTimes that ASUS is not the only company with a sliding Android tablet this holiday season the Acer will be launching its own 10.1-inch slate with a peekaboo QWERTY stashed one. The ARM powered device is being manufactured by Compal, the launch time seems that this may be the…

We have already released you the press pictures and teaser videos of both Sony S1 Honeycomb and dual-screen S2. But Germanys Golem managed to spend some time with both of the devices at an event at Munich, now provides the best look at them to date, its not exactly a thorough look, but there is…

The LGs forthcoming DM50D 3D monitor just enough to get you interested, they offered a largely spec free press release for the forthcoming device, heralding the adoption of 3D glasses, Flicker Free capabilities borrowed from Cinema 3D TV, and double the brightness conventional 3D sets. The display has a built-in DTV tuner, HDMI capabilities for…

The image is current design of 3M upcoming e-reader looks familiar. The similarities to the text reader we saw some years back are pretty much uncanny and they are likely more than skin deep, seeing as how 3M has been investing in the company. The device is marketing a bit different with few changes on…