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Windows Phone 7 Games Announced [First Tier]

Great news for Windows Phone 7 fans. Microsoft has announced a list of top 50 games that would initially be released in the marketplace with the launch of their product. As Windows phone 7 supports integration with Xbox LIVE, its getting a massive attraction from gamers of all sorts.


CourseSmart For iPad Offers More than 90% of Core Textbooks

iPad is without a doubt the best e-reader available in the market and its not only because of its large bright screen, but also because its app store is populated with tons of iPad applications that offer all sorts of content that you can enjoy on your iPad. The latest addition among those iPad e-reader [...]


How to Turn Your iPhone 4 into iMac Mini

iPhone comes with a lot of accessories, and that is not a surprise for anyone. You have countless stuff, from high quality earbuds and headphones, to several attractive skins and pouches, but the accessory which we are about to discuss here for iPhone tops all the rest.


Chrome to Phone introduced for Android

Remember that press conference Google had planned for yesterday. Well, as promised the new announcements have been updated on the official Google blog. here is the official line on the new Chrome to Phone feature: Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your [...]


Rage running at 60 FPS… on an iPhone!

With today’s consoles having caused graphical fidelity in games to plateau, it’s easy to forget what developers like John Carmack are truly capable of. The game guru from id software has really pulled out all the stops on this one, he demoed his latest creation at QuakeCon , when Carmack showed a version of Rage [...]


Electrotactile Feedback demoed on iPhone Display

Touchscreens are becoming increasingly popular on devices ranging from smartphones to all-in-one desktops. Current touchscreens don’t offer much in the way of tactile feedback, but that could change thanks to E-Sense technology developed by Senseg and Toshiba. E-Sense runs current through surface-mounted electrodes to simulate texture, pressure, and pin pricks. This “electrotactile” array can be [...]


How to Download the Beta Version of TweetDeck for Android

Tweetdeck without a doubt is one of the most favorite social networking desktop client available and now it has become better as they have launched their service on Android platform. They have already launched this product for iPhone users and now it has arrived for the Android users.


iPod Touch Next-Gen leaked casing [pic]

For all those out there waiting for a new iPod Touch to compliment the beefier requirements of iOS 4, this might be music to your ears, in more ways than one. John Gruber from Daring Fireball has gone on to predict that the next-gen iPod Touch will release in the “next few weeks”, also giving [...]


Google:New Android Feature to be announced today

Google confirmed that the company will announce a new Android feature today, August 12, at an event in San Francisco. Much mystery surrounds this sudden call for a press conference by Google, as many of the features of the Android 2.2 ‘Froyo’ are known and already much documented. Could this be a surprise that Google [...]


HP WebOS tablet coming in q1 2011

We have heard rumors of HP’s entry into the tablet market, with a slew of devices, covering Microsoft, Android and its own WebOS platforms, in a bid to unseat the iPad from the tablet king crown. But to date, the release schedules have been rather sketchy.


Motorolla Droid 2 officially available from 13th, via Verizon

After Dell announced there new smartphone on AT&T, verizon and motorolla now followed it up with another major announcement to launch the new Motorolla Droid 2 phone from tomorrow in the US.


Dell Streak, officially released in the US, $299 via AT&T, $549 without contract

The iPads fight with the competition starts here, Dell has finally decided to launch the Dell streak in the US from the 13th of august. Many believe that this first foray into the world of smartphones by Dell marks the first real challenge to the success of the iPad so far in the US. The [...]


iTV is the New Apple TV and Comes with iOS and Supports 720p Videos

Apple has renamed their popular Apple TV to iTV and now we have got our hands on some rumors revealing iTV specifications and features.


Android App from Netflix

After the much publicized Netflix apps for the iPad, and the upcoming iPhone app from Netflix, it was only a matter of time before the Android users got their wish, and CEO Reed Hastings has now unveiled plans to launch an Android app for the platform.


Apple iPod event 2010 to be held next week [rumor]

Could the rumors be true, according to this Brazilian Mac site, the annual Apple iPod event, usually held in September, could be held on August 16th or 17th, or in the last week of august.


Microsoft launches PC-vs-MAC site

In a much belated attempt to downplay the Justin Long and John Hodgeman series of Apple ads that compared the Mac and the PC (and the purported differences between the two platforms), Microsoft has now replied to the many comparisons in its own, rather subdued manner, by launching a site titled PC-v-Mac.


AT&T hints at loss of iPhone exclusivity deal

The rumors have been doing the rounds for a while now, but in the first official inkling of the end of AT&T-Apple partnership has been made in an SEC filing, predicting the loss of “certain exclusivity agreements” and the impact they might have on the financial outlook of the company. AT&T predicts rather too optimistically [...]


Apple overtakes Dell, HP as back-to-school laptop of choice

This CNN report via a student-focused research firm called Student Monitor ought to be a wake up call to the PC hardware manufacturers, that Apple has replaced other major laptop manufacturers, including Dell, HP, Toshiba and Sony as the top consumer choice for students. The research pointed out some stark facts which, not only sound [...]


Apple VP of iPhone design resigns

Mark Papermaster, the former IBM exec who sparked a lawsuit when he tried to move to Apple in 2008, has now left Apple for greener pastures. The New York Times confirmed with Apple that Papermaster was no longer working there, though it was unclear whether he had quit or was let go. Papermaster was Senior [...]


Droid X to get ‘FROYO’ update in september

Not to be outdone by the HTC EVO 4G, motorolla has decided to release the Android 2.2 ‘froyo’ update on its new Droid X in early september, while the many rumors surrounding an earlier release are quashed, citing performance and better stability issues.