Category: Gadgets

For: Dual SIM, Social networking features, QWERTY keypadAgainst: Glossy shell, track pad is too sensitive, No bundled flash memoryTechCom TQ-21 is dual SIM Java based QWERTY budget mobile aimed at the social media users. This dual-band mobile supports two GSM SIM cards and allows user to use both of them simultaneously. It also features built-in…

BrainChild Kineo, a 7-inch, 800MHz Android tablet, locked down for education use only. No unauthorized web browsing, no personal email, and no Angry Birds. It runs on a specified version of clair, the Kineo allows educators to limit student access to curriculum related apps, websites or features negating tablets potential of more distraction than learning…

The PlayStation Network Outage started in late April and lasted up through this weekend phased restoration. Sony likes to sincerely apologize for the whole thing, and it knows how to: free video games. The company announced its Welcome Back program, lets all the existing PSN and Qriocity users in North America pick two of the…

The official announcement from Lenovo the ThinkCentre Edge 91Z, calling it as thinnest AIO, at 2.5-inches, the centrepiece of the system is 21.5 widescreen HD Infinity LED display 1900*1200 capable of playing back HD Video. The system came with an optional wireless keyboard. It also features some built-in speakers, 2MP webcam, six USB ports, Windows…

The new X7 handset is undressed by the FCC, this brings the Symbian Smartphone all much closer to reality for US users hoping to get their fingers on that 4-inch touchscreen, offering visions of availability through Nokia US store. We will have to be content to check out some stripped naked shots of Samsung designed…

The Microsoft outlines there are some new enterprise features in the release of Windows Phone update Mango. First one is pinnable e-mail folders, gives the users the opportunity to pin a specific folder of higher priority such as emails from your boss to your start screen. Toss in email threads complete with conversation view, now…

Toshiba just enters the pixel density wars at SID 2011. The company shows the range of LCDs for cellphones, it shows fine 367ppi on its 4-inch HD with 720*1280 resolution model. They got red, green and blue dots in each inch, these panels also top the bar setting Retina Display in the Contrast with an…

Its now the official announcement from the Samsung that the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab is going to get the Gingerbread update in the mid-May. It announced that starting with the models in the UK and Nordic countries from the middle of this month. The rest of them will be following the suit. For more…

For: Good build quality, crisp displayAgainst: Below average camera, sluggish UI, heating issues, low battery lifeThe Liquid Metal is the latest smartphone offering from Acer, and while many smartphones are content with sticking to Android 2.1, this phone runs on Android 2.2 out of the box. The phone is powered by an 800 MHz Snapdragon…

The dual-booting Fujitsu LOOX F-07C smartphone goes official, the preliminary spec sheet is released. It got 7.69 ounce landscape slider, handles both Windows 7 (Home Premium, 32bit Japanese Edition) and Symbian. It got 4-inch LCD with 1024*600 resolution, 1.2GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, 32GB of eMMC disk space, expandable…

The Windows Phone Dev Podcast made some screenshots of Windows Phone 7 last week that revealed some new features of the mobile OS. The Mango update includes support for Facebook chat and Office 365 and some revamped games hub that suggests even more Xbox Live integration option. The Lock screen is apparently shows the album…

Microsofts still born Courier, a dual-screen device. It made its appearance in this weeks CHI conference in Vancouver, seeing how Microsoft Research apparently played a role in its development. But this gadget presented by the University of Marylands Nicholas Chen, is clearly awesome looking one at that. The reader actually has one screen; it can…

Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone didnt have many issues, Android Community reports there is firmware update that fixes the auto-brightness setting. The i9100XWKE2 revision also apparently increases the responsiveness of Swype Software keyboard is always a plus. This update sounds like a desirable one.

The tiny 2.6-inch Veer with webOS and the Samsung Infuse 4G with giant 4.5-inch Android both available for sale. They two have one important thing in common; they both are made for AT&T. The HPs Veer 4G costs $99.99 and Samsungs Infuse 4G costs $199.99. The Veer 4G is now available on Best Buy right…

ViewSonic finally got its Android tablet out of Froyo doldrums and it is first in the market with a Honeycomb slate of 7-inch variety. According to Pocket lint, the company will debuts the ViewPad 7x features Tegra 2 processor, Wi-Fi, HSPA+, HDMI port, DLNA support, weighs 0.84 pounds. There is no word on the pricing…

The NECs VersaPro VK15V/TM-C looks like a slate it is, but packs like a netbook like specs. It runs on Windows 7 Professional. It features 1.5GHz Intel Atom Z760 processor, 2GB RAM, HDMI-out, SDHC slot, it comes with 10.1-inch, 1280*800 display, 64GB SSD. No words of pricing and battery life of the tablet, but it…

Kajimoto Lab in Japan brought this one with maximum sensation. You only have to exert gentlest of pressures on this prototype touch pad and it zaps your fingertip with little electrical signals, feeling of sliding your finger over surface. If you dont mind stretching your finger to your old style mouse or track pad, then…