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It was just in May when Psystar filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and now they have resurrected themselves promising to “battle Goliath” again. The Open(7), Psystar’s first product after the revival tries to clone Mac Pro. The powerful desktop comes with Core i7 2.66GHz processor, 6GB RAM, 1TB HDD, DVD burner, GeForce 9500GT GPU [...]

 
The super expensive Aura has got more expensive thanks to special edition put out by Motorola. They are selling the Aura Celestial Edition in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon’s landing. As with every special edition, expect this one too includes bells and whistles like the original NASA content of the landing [...]

 
Samsung’s tough guy has found its way to India. B2100 Marine aka Xplorer will sell for Rs. 7,030 that brings in the rugged advantages to withstand dust, shock and water (up to 30mins in 1m depth). To credit its rugged abilities, the phone is compliant with IP57 and 810F military standards.
On the normal features front, [...]

 
We knew Omnia II was upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 but it seems Austria will be the first country to get Omnia II loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, out of the box. The phone will be released on Austria’s A1 network by the end of September.
Omnia II was unveiled at the Communicasia last month [...]

 
Motorola’s huge loss in the cellphone business is not news to everyone but the fact that they’ll adopt a different strategy to revive the sales is an interesting one. According to analysts, Motorola won’t be looking to take a dig at smartphone biggies like Apple or RIM but will go for the lower-end of the [...]

 
While Zune HD will need an additional accessory to pull off 720p content, Chinese company Teclast has got its C500HD that does the same thing sans any additional accessory. The PMP can play 720p videos on your large HDTVs via the integrated HDMI-out port. Additionally, the PMP takes care of varied multimedia formats including H.264 [...]

 
Sony’s W180 and W190 point-and-shoot Cyber-shot cameras will soon grace the Indian retail stores. Those looking for a budget solution can go for a 10.1-megapixel W180 with 17x digital zoom or 12.1-megapixel W190 with 18x digital zoom. Apart from this, the other features are common like a 3x optical zoom, image stabilizer, sensitivity up to [...]

 
Microsoft will be offering a Family Pack of Windows 7 Home Premium for users having more than a single computer in their household. Though the announcement is yet to be confirmed, a bit a sleuthing of an agreement in recently leaked Home Premium build reveals it. Apparently, Microsoft will sell the packs to “Qualified Family [...]

 
No surprises here. After getting its product page on the website a few days back, Samsung has officially unwrapped its SCH-W760 slider phone. This baby has a useful Infrared Video Telephony (IRVT) feature that allows users to make video calls in the dark, for instance, when users want to show their karaoke skills live. On [...]

 
We are yet to see a decent number of Ion-based computing devices but Nvidia is already preparing to launch the second generation of Ion by the end of this year. Fudzilla, who claims to have got the scoop, says that the next Ion generation will be faster as well as powerful than the current Ion [...]

 
A quick reminder to all those still running a beta copy of Windows 7: Microsoft’s way of saying to install the RC build begins from today. The bi-hourly shutdown torture is now underway and will be done till the beta expires on Aug 1, 2009. The easy and logical way out is to grab a [...]

 
Thanks to leak in late May, we know what to expect from this Finnish horizontal QWERTY phone. Now, someone apparently working with Nokia managed to get his hands on the device and shoot a quick preview of the phone. The new details to emerge from the video is that 6790 Surge, also known as Mako [...]

 
Want to snag an unlocked HTC Hero? eXpansys might be the site to fulfill your need and in return give you a £30 voucher too to spend on Hero’s accessories. Sounds a fair deal? Then head over to the link below to preorder one and you might get it on or after July 6, which [...]

 
Nokia has released a firmware update for N97 that brings a lot of improvements. The v11.0.021 is about 4MB and is available OTA (Over-the-air) or via NSU. Full changelog below:
- USB detection error fix
- PC does not detect N97 or USB charging connection not detected.
- Widget
- Home screen online/offline widget crash fix
- Fix for “Alphabetical [...]

 
Palm Pre’s GSM iteration was first captured at MWC sporting a Vodafone SIM. And after a lull for all these months, the GSM Pre is back and reporting from Vietnam, where apparently, these are being manufactured. You can check the video which actually is a lengthy one and also shows the SIM proof to the [...]