Sony has released a new firmware update for their PS Vita handheld console, and the latest version is 1.51 and it can be downloaded through your PS Vita, PC or your PS3. The update is designed to fix a number of bugs, which include issues with game progress, as well as some bug fixes and [...]
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iPhone 4S officially announced: lands October 14th starting at $199 in sizes up to 64GB, coming to Sprint
December 30th, 2011 
mrinal What’s this? The second coming of the iPhone 4? Sure enough, Tim Cook just pulled the covers off of the hotly-anticipated iPhone 4S here in Cupertino, making 2011 the first year in the company’s current stint in the smartphone business that it chose to launch three new handsets (Verizon’s CDMA iPhone 4 included, of course). [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab
December 30th, 2011 mrinal When we met with Samsung in late May, company representatives didn’t seem entirely sure that the company would meet the rumored June 8th ship date here in the US, but lo and behold, it’s done just that. The tablet’s launching at noon today at the Best Buy in New York City’s Union Square, and if [...]
Why A 32- to 37-inch Apple TV Isn’t Worth Buying
December 30th, 2011 mrinal If you’ve been following the latest rumors surrounding Apple’s television plans, you know that a new report claims the Cupertino, Calif.-based company is only planning to offer 32- and 37-inch options starting next summer Now, before we get into this, I should note that the rumor comes from Digitimes, a publication that has been wildly [...]
Intel 32nm Medfield SoC Reference Tablet spotted in the wild
December 29th, 2011 mrinal Earlier this week we were treated to some basic numbers on what it means to own a device with the upcoming Intel 32nm Medfield chip on it, and today we’ve got our own source stepping forward with a few images and a hands-on account of the Intel reference tablet that’ll be showing off the SoC [...]
Apple TV/iTV rumor mill churns out more firms that may win supply contracts
December 29th, 2011 mrinal Yesterday I mentioned that the rumor mill was claiming that suppliers were getting ready to start gathering the materials needed to build the new Apple HDTV being called the iTV so far. Today more rumors have surfaced with sources telling DigiTimes that other major firms inTaiwanmay win contracts to provide components for the iTV. he [...]
Apple to possibly debut completely redesigned iPhone in Fall 2012
December 29th, 2011 mrinal BGR has just reported that Apple is possibly debuting a completely redesigned iPhone in the fall of 2012, following the trend first set by the iPhone 4S, of new Apple products being launched later in the year, instead of mid-year releases. According to the report, the new iPhone will incorporate an aluminum back panel (similar [...]
MIT scholar builds a self-balancing unicycle to roll fast and furious around campus
December 29th, 2011 mrinal Sure, we’ve shown you the goofy SBU v2.0 unicycle, but what’s better than a glorious DIY project? MIT student Stephan Boyer has built his own electrical uni-ride, which he’s dubbing the “Bullet.” The single-wheel transporter packs a custom MIG-welded steel body, two 7Ah 12-volt batteries, an ATmega328 chip and a 450-watt electric motor. While the [...]
Developers: an Android 2011 Retrospective
December 29th, 2011 mrinal When we look back at this year, we’ll think of it as the year of the birth of the dual-core mobile super chip, the double CPU processor becoming the status quo for a smartphone or tablet running Android, this the single most important thing to those who use the devices as tiny computers while the [...]
HTC Flyer Android Tablet Dropped To £199
December 28th, 2011 mrinal The HTC Flyer went on sale earlier in the year, and it looks like one UK retailer has decided to drop the price as Euro Droid are reporting that UK retailer Dixons is now selling the HTC Flyer for £199. There are two models available, the WiFi only version which is available for £199 and [...]