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Articles Posted on 09 January 2012

Nokia Acquires Feature Phone Provider, Smartphone

Nokia Acquires Feature Phone Provider, Smartphone

News Mobile & Telco

Smartphone, a Scandinavian tech outfit that makes operating system software for feature phones, has been acquired by Nokia. Smartphone's main goal is to provide feature phone users a smartphone experience - the company has...


Motorola Reports Disappointing Q4 Sales; 10.4 Million Units Last Three Months 2011

Motorola Reports Disappointing Q4 Sales; 10.4 Million Units Last Three Months 2011

News Mobile & Telco

Motorola Mobility, which is on the verge of being acquired by Google, sold only 10.4 million handsets in the fourth quarter. The company disappointed Wall Street, which had estimated $3.9 billion in revenue, by posting revenue of...


Samsung's ChatOn Now Available on Apple's  iOS

Samsung's ChatOn Now Available on Apple's iOS

News Mobile & Telco

Samsung recently introduced its cross-platform chatting service ChatOn on Apple's iOS platform after making it available for Android and Bada. Taking on Apple's own iMessage instant chatting application, the ChatOn app, available...


Apple May Start Using Quad Core A6 Chips in New Devices

Apple May Start Using Quad Core A6 Chips in New Devices

News Mobile & Telco

The newly released iOS 5.1 beta for developers indicates that Apple is planning to use its rumoured quad core A6 chips in future. According to an article on 9to5Mac, deep in the recesses of the iOS 5.1 code is processor...


Acer Reveals New Iconia Tablet at CES 2012

Acer Reveals New Iconia Tablet at CES 2012

News Hardware

Acer has declared that their new Iconia Tab Android tablet will have a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 resolution screen and will run on a full-HD quad-core Tegra 3 processor. Even though only minimal detail about the tablet is available,...


Microsoft's 'Where's My Phone Update?' Blog is No Longer

Microsoft's 'Where's My Phone Update?' Blog is No Longer

News Mobile & Telco

Microsoft has announced it will no longer give information related to updates for the Windows Phone platform to its users via blog postings. In a blog post, the company said that it is axing the weekly Wheres My Phone Update?...


Lenovo Introduces LePhone S2 Smartphone, Other Devices at CES 2012

Lenovo Introduces LePhone S2 Smartphone, Other Devices at CES 2012

News Hardware

Lenovo has unveiled its LePhone S2 Android smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The company had announced the device back in November of last year. The Lenovo LePhone S2 is currently available only in China...


iPad 3 to Feature Significantly Upgraded Cameras

iPad 3 to Feature Significantly Upgraded Cameras

News Hardware

As the release of the next generation iPad approaches, the rumour mill is spinning frantically and technology writers are doing their best to keep up. One such morsel that has raised a lot of enthusiasm lately, as...


Fujitsu Reveals Arrow ES IS12F Smartphone at CES 2012

Fujitsu Reveals Arrow ES IS12F Smartphone at CES 2012

News Hardware

Fujitsu has revealed the Arrow ES IS12F, the world's thinnest smartphone, at the CES Unveiled event in Las Vegas. The device, which is only 6.7 MM thick, is only available in Japan at the moment - but may soon...


Yahoo! Hires Executive Search Firm to Find New Board Member Candidates

Yahoo! Hires Executive Search Firm to Find New Board Member Candidates

News Business & Government

According to sources, in order to replace outgoing directors, Yahoo! is in search of new board candidates. Interestingly, the US based Internet firm has hired executive search firm Heidrick and Struggles International to help...


Waterproof your iPhone with Liquipel Nano Coating

Waterproof your iPhone with Liquipel Nano Coating

News Mobile & Telco

If you know you are not the most careful person with your gadgets and your smartphone might be at risk of taking a dip every once in a while, you should consider Liquipel's solution. The company offers the option of waterproofing...


Sci-Fi Series Developed by Tom Hanks Distributed by Yahoo!

Sci-Fi Series Developed by Tom Hanks Distributed by Yahoo!

News Hardware

Oscar winning actor and Emmy winning producer, Tom Hanks has selected Yahoo! to be the digital distributor of "Electric City," an animated science fiction series created by Hanks, in which he is also producing and...


Google Maps Update Includes Floor Maps of CES 2012

Google Maps Update Includes Floor Maps of CES 2012

News Hardware

Google Maps has been updated to provide the floor maps of the Consumer Electronics Show hosted by The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Google's mapping app was updated some time ago with a new feature called Indoor Maps,...


The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigates Google

The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Investigates Google

News Business & Government

Google may be fined by South Korea's anti-trust authority for allegedly obstructing an investigation conducted by the regulator into its Android division. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has been investigating the company...


Lords of Dharamraja Hacker Group Leaks Info About Indian Government Spy Tactics

Lords of Dharamraja Hacker Group Leaks Info About Indian Government Spy Tactics

News Business & Government

Data released by an Indian hacker group has revealed that Apple, Nokia and RIM signed secret agreements with the Indian government to provide backdoor access to their service in exchange for presence in the Indian market. Hacker...


YouTube Videos Provide Few Details about New HP Spectre Ultrabook

YouTube Videos Provide Few Details about New HP Spectre Ultrabook

News Consumer

The second HP Spectre Ultrabook video has been released on HP's YouTube page. Spectre ultrabook is a thin and light laptop from HP. Its first trailer was released on January 2nd. Both trailers have created lots of curiosity about...


£299.99 Sony KDL32CX520BU 32-inch Full HD 1080p LCD Internet Ready TV with Freeview

£299.99 Sony KDL32CX520BU 32-inch Full HD 1080p LCD Internet Ready TV with Freeview

Deals Consumer

Sony presents the KDL32CX520BU 32-inch LCD TV that is internet ready and comes with Freeview allowing you to enjoy internet content through multiple apps and loads of free TV and radio channels. X-reality improves the picture...


£349.99 Manta LCD4214 42-inch 1080p Full HD 3D LCD TV with Freeview and 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses

£349.99 Manta LCD4214 42-inch 1080p Full HD 3D LCD TV with Freeview and 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses

Deals Consumer

Manta's 42-inch Passive 3D LCD TV lets you experience 3D content at Full HD clarity right from the comfort of your living room. You would be able to connect a range of latest entertainment gadgets such as 3D Blu-ray Player, 3D...


Late News: CES 2012 Update - Lenovo 55-inch Android Powered TV, Lenovo IdeaTab S2, AcerCloud

Late News: CES 2012 Update - Lenovo 55-inch Android Powered TV, Lenovo IdeaTab S2, AcerCloud

News Hardware

Lenovo is all set to make a grand entry into Television market with the very first TV set powered by Google 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Named as Lenovo K91 Smart TV, this Ice Cream Sandwich TV will be released first in China followed...


£199.99 Echostar 500GB Freesat+ HD Digital TV Recorder with TV Anywhere

£199.99 Echostar 500GB Freesat+ HD Digital TV Recorder with TV Anywhere

Deals Consumer

Echostar presents the 500GB Freesat+ HD digital TV recorder with TV anywhere that lets you not only watch TV but also record live TV. The TV anywhere would let you watch TV on your PC, Mac and selected mobile devices. With the...


Netflix launches in the UK with unlimited streaming for under £6

Netflix launches in the UK with unlimited streaming for under £6

News Mobile & Telco

Popular American on-demand media streaming company Netflix has arrived in the UK and Ireland, with no-limits to the film and TV programmes available to stream, at a cost of £5.99 a month. Netflix can now be accessed from...


£399 Toshiba 40TL868B 40-inch Full HD 3D LED TV

£399 Toshiba 40TL868B 40-inch Full HD 3D LED TV

Deals Consumer

3D Televisions are the future and being able to get one before the rest of the crowd and that too at an affordable price is something that most would want. Toshiba brings to you one such TV with 40-inch screen and Full HD clarity...


World’s Thinnest Tablet: Toshiba Excite X10

World’s Thinnest Tablet: Toshiba Excite X10

News Hardware

Earlier today, Toshiba announced world's thinnest as well as lightest 10.1 inch tablet, namely the Excite X10. This latest tablet will arrive in US market sometime in the current quarter itself. Toshiba Excite X10 is very similar...


Lenovo on a Restructuring Drive, Appoints Ex-Acer Chief as EMEA Head

Lenovo on a Restructuring Drive, Appoints Ex-Acer Chief as EMEA Head

News Business & Government

On Thursday, Chinese PC maker, Lenovo has decided to appoint Gianfranco Lanci to head their latest EMEA PC unit. Lanci was former CEO of rival company Acer Inc. In this new role Lanci will be looking after the Middle East, Europe...


Sky to integrate social networking viewing app on its mobile software

Sky to integrate social networking viewing app on its mobile software

News Mobile & Telco

Popular satellite entertainment giant Sky has announced a partnership with augmented reality TV app software company zeebox, which will bring its social networking TV features into Sky's smartphone and tablet applications. Zeebox...


Toshiba Brings Error Correction to Chips, Unveils SLC NAND Flash Memory

Toshiba Brings Error Correction to Chips, Unveils SLC NAND Flash Memory

News Hardware

Toshiba has announced that it has developed a new NAND flash memory chip which comes with error correcting code (ECC) and has produced 8 samples of the flash memory chip in 4GB and 8GB capacity. The BENAND single level cell (SLC)...


Acer Announces iCloud Rival AcerCloud at CES 2012

Acer Announces iCloud Rival AcerCloud at CES 2012

News Cloud

Computer maker Acer has dished out the AcerCloud cloud computing platform for the company's laptop and tablet devices. According to Mashable, the company revealed the AcerCloud platform at the Consumer Electronics Show being held...


Toshiba to Show off 55-inch Glasses Free 3D TV at CES

Toshiba to Show off 55-inch Glasses Free 3D TV at CES

News Hardware

Toshiba is set to debut a 55 inch glasses free 3D TV at CES in the next few days - making anyone that bought a 3D TV in the past year feel rather silly. The television is capable of QuadHD 2D playback (3840 x 2160 resolution)...


Lenovo at CES 2012: Unveils IdeaTab S2

Lenovo at CES 2012: Unveils IdeaTab S2

News Hardware

At the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 in Las Vegas, Chinese PC maker Lenovo has unveiled the IdeaTab S2 tablet/laptop. The device is expected to hit the market worldwide in the second quarter of this year and will be a rival...


Microsoft Denies Xbox Live Account Hacks

Microsoft Denies Xbox Live Account Hacks

News Security

Microsoft has released a statement that categorically denies security of the Xbox Live Arcade platform has been compromised - though it did admit that customer support could be improved. "In recent cases, some Xbox LIVE members...


Microsoft Xbox LIVE gaming coming to Google Android and Apple iOS devices

Microsoft Xbox LIVE gaming coming to Google Android and Apple iOS devices

News Mobile & Telco

Gadget and technology news website Ubergizmo has published an article relating about Microsoft entering the Android and Apple application market space, by recruiting developers within those very fields. Ubergizmo.com has posted a...


Anonymous Releases Details of US, UK and NATO Officials

Anonymous Releases Details of US, UK and NATO Officials

News Security

According to reports, after successfully hacking into a US intelligence analysis firm, Stratfor, during Christmas, ‘anonymous' hackers posted online details of US, British and NATO officials. Details of around 242 NATO...


Sapphire Launches Radeon HD 7970

Sapphire Launches Radeon HD 7970

News Hardware

Hong Kong based electronics maker Sapphire Technology has announced the launch of its latest high end graphics card, the Radeon HD 7970. This is the most powerful single chip card in the AMD 7000 series of graphics processing...


ITProPortal Exclusive : Sony Ericsson Nozomi Xperia HD Hands-On Pictures, Ahead of Official Launch at Las Vegas CES

ITProPortal Exclusive : Sony Ericsson Nozomi Xperia HD Hands-On Pictures, Ahead of Official Launch at Las Vegas CES

News Mobile & Telco

Exclusive * UPDATED * ITProPortal.com is exclusively publishing these hands on set of walkthrough images of the yet-to-be-announced Sony Ericsson 'Nozomi' Xperia HD mobile phone, which is due to be launched at the Consumer...


Lenovo Unveils 55-inch Ice Cream Sandwich-powered TV at CES 2012

Lenovo Unveils 55-inch Ice Cream Sandwich-powered TV at CES 2012

News Hardware

Lenovo is all set to make a grand entry into Television market with the very first TV set powered by Google 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Named as Lenovo K91 Smart TV, this Ice Cream Sandwich TV will be released first in China followed...


Asus Claims 70 Per Cent of X79 Market Share

Asus Claims 70 Per Cent of X79 Market Share

News Hardware

Asus is claiming that it has managed to dominate the X79 motherboard market, with 70 per cent of boards in use purportedly being made by the electronics market. On top of this claim, Asus is also stating that in the Z69 and P67...


Sony Denies Hirai President Promotion

Sony Denies Hirai President Promotion

News Business & Government

Sony has denied rumours that when current Sony president and CEO Howard Stringer relaxes his responsibilities, executive deputy president Kazuo Hirai would be taking up the mantle. It was initially reported that Hirai would...


Noon News: Samsung Galaxy SII with NFC, Netflix App on PlayStation 3, Sony Adds BBC News App

Noon News: Samsung Galaxy SII with NFC, Netflix App on PlayStation 3, Sony Adds BBC News App

News Mobile & Telco

UK mobile phone operator Orange has started offering the Samsung Galaxy S II dual core smartphone which comes with NFC capabilities. The device, which is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, comes with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED...


EA Shuts Bright Light Studio

EA Shuts Bright Light Studio

News Business & Government

Game publishing giant Electronic Arts has closed down its Guildford, UK-based studio Bright Light. The closure has resulted in job losses and relocation of the retained staff to other divisions of the gaming studio. Bright Light...


Sony Offering BBC News App on Its Connected TVs

Sony Offering BBC News App on Its Connected TVs

News Consumer

Sony has released the BBC News app for its connected TVs joining the ranks of Panasonic and Samsung. The company said that the users will be able to access the BBC News app from the Sony Entertainment Network platform. BBC News...


Microsoft Patents Bad Neighbourhood 'Avoid Ghetto' Detection

Microsoft Patents Bad Neighbourhood 'Avoid Ghetto' Detection

News Business & Government

Software giant Microsoft has patented a new GPS technology which would make it easier for pedestrians to find their way around. The technology, which has been designed for Windows Phone, will give users the safest and quickest...


Netflix App Shows Up on PlayStation 3s in UK, Ireland

Netflix App Shows Up on PlayStation 3s in UK, Ireland

News Consumer

Ahead of its early 2012 release in UK and Ireland, Netflix app has started making appearance under TV/Video Service section of XMB in the PS3 in UK and Ireland. It is a 13MB file which at present displays a "coming soon" message....


Samsung Galaxy S II Available with NFC on Orange

Samsung Galaxy S II Available with NFC on Orange

News Mobile & Telco

UK mobile phone operator Orange has started offering the Samsung Galaxy S II dual core smartphone which comes with NFC capabilities. The device, which is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, comes with a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED...


CES 2012 Sees Marvell, One Laptop per child Unveil £70 XO 3.0 Tablet

CES 2012 Sees Marvell, One Laptop per child Unveil £70 XO 3.0 Tablet

News Hardware

Marvell, an integrated silicon solution provider along with One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organisation, showcased the XO 3.0 tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012. At CES 2012, a demonstration of the fully...


AMNews: Kindle Fire in UK, £279 BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB, iPad 3, Kupa X11: Windows 8 Ready Tablet at CES 2012

AMNews: Kindle Fire in UK, £279 BlackBerry PlayBook 64GB, iPad 3, Kupa X11: Windows 8 Ready Tablet at CES 2012

News Hardware

Those looking to buy the Amazon Kindle Fire can do so from Ebay from a reputable online buyer called Digigood which has more than 184,000 feedbacks. At £188, the tablet will be launched in the UK in 2012 although Amazon...

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