Panasonic 2013 Smart TVs wield Nuance Dragon TV for voice control, text-to-speech

Panasonic and Nuance have been close partners on TV voice recognition in the past; we now know that they're getting a bit cozier for Panasonic's 2013 Smart TVs. The company's newer LCDs and plasmas with voice recognition use Nuance's Dragon TV for voice-only control of basics like volume as well as content and web searches.

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Myriad Social TV brings social networking to your cable box (hands-on video)

The marriage of social networking and television is nothing new, but Myriad recently launched Social TV, a white label solution which allows TV service providers to roll out their own custom social networking platform on your cable box. It complements services like Twitter, Facebook and Google+ by offering a more contextual way for viewers to interact with their friends while watching TV.

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Asus Transformer AiO Windows PC + Android tablet gets price, release date

Transformer AiO can be used as both a full-fledged Android tablet or an HTPC running Windows 8.

Nobody can deny that Asus is a hyper-innovative company, the Ducati of consumer technology, a company that makes products that look like they were mere concept designs an hour back.

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Lenovo ThinkPad Twist laptop-hybrid launched at Rs. 71,000

Lenovo has launched the ThinkPad Twist in India. The tablet/laptop hybrid runs on Windows 8 and is priced at Rs. 71,000

Lenovo has added another product to its ThinkPad portfolio. Christened the ThinkPad Twist, the device is a laptop-tablet hybrid, priced at Rs. 71,000 inclusive of taxes.

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Nokia rolls out Camera Extras and Cinemagraph apps for WP7.8

For long many have wondered if Nokia would bring the amazing camera lenses found on their WP8 devices to the now somewhat dated WP 7.8 phones, and they have done just that.

With the Lumia 920 and 820, Nokia had introduced a handful of very useful camera extras that allowed people to take some really interesting photographs.

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New Rackmount NAS Devices Launched by QNAP

Storage devices come in many shapes, sizes and roles, and QNAP Systems figured it was time for one of the less popular combinations of those three factors to be put into effect.

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XOLO B700 Launches in India with 3450 mAh Battery, Priced at $165/€130

Android enthusiasts and fans in India will probably be happy to know there’s a new XOLO smartphone now available for purchase, the B700.

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Intel Will Stick to Removable LGA CPUs Until 2015

The worry caused by Intel's presumed decision to stop making normal central processing units continues to linger, but a new report might just lay those fears to rest for a few more years.

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Xbox SmartGlass for Android Gets Support for HTC DROID DNA

Microsoft has just released a small update for the Xbox SmartGlass application for Android devices. The update is aimed at Google’s mobile platform, as it adds support for more devices and some bug fixes.

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Free Wi-Fi Offered as Part of a Reinvented Microsoft Marketing Blitz

Microsoft will be offering free Wi-Fi in the United Kingdom as part of its new marketing blitz supposed to promote the recently released Office 365 productivity suite.

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VirtualBox 4.2.10 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 3.9

Oracle announced a few minutes ago, March 15, that a new stable version (4.2.10) of its VirtualBox virtualization software for end users and enterprises is now available for download. 
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AMD Radeon HD 7990 Dual-GPU “Malta” Prototype Ready

We've been hearing rumors about a reference dual-GPU video card from Advanced Micro Devices for weeks, and now we may have the confirmation.

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Lava Xolo Q800 vs. Micromax A116 Canvas HD: Detailed Comparison

Lava has entered the budget quad-core smartphone race with the Xolo Q800. Priced at Rs. 12,499 the device is a direct, but slightly smaller competitor to the Micromax Canvas HD. We compare both smartphones and see how they stack up!

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Nokia Asha 310 officially available at Rs. 5,601

Nokia's latest smart feature phone, Asha 310, is now available in India via the official Nokia online store for Rs. 5,601. Nokia claims the Asha 310 is its first touchscreen phone with dual-SIM and Wi-Fi connectivity. Besides Nokia's online store, the phone is available via Saholic and Snapdeal for around Rs. 5,499.

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LG Optimus L5 II launches in Brazil, global rollout to begin soon

LG has launched the Optimus L5 II Android smartphone in Brazil and has revealed that the phone will soon also be launched in Asia, South and Central America, Europe, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. The Optimus L5 II was shown off by LG at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona along with other phones with dual-SIM variants such as the Optimus L3 II and the Optimus L7II.

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Photosynth panorama photography app launched for Windows Phone 8

App gets new features like camera integration, viewing shared projects from inside app.

Photosynth, the popular panorama photography app from Microsoft, has been launched for Windows Phone 8 handsets. The app was previously available on iOS devices and Windows Phone 7 handsets but hadn’t been launched for the latest iteration of the Windows Phone OS.

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Nexus 7 Arrives in Google Play Store in South Korea

Mountain View-based Internet giant Google has made a new step towards expanding the availability of its Nexus 7 tablet PC, and has put the device up for sale in South Korea through its Google Play online store.

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Run Windows 8 Apps in Their Own Resizable Interface

Stardock released a brand-new Windows 8 utility called ModernMix that allows modern UI apps to run in their own window, available in the classic Desktop environment.
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CeBIT 2013: New SSDs Launched by Plextor

As one of the companies that attend CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, Plextor has put on display a number of solid state drives.

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Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos

5-inch smartphones seem to be the talk of the town these days. You'll find every other company launching a smartphone in this genre in a desperate need to gain the consumer's attention. Samsung, which is balances its high end device portfolio featuring devices such as the Galaxy S III or the Galaxy Note (now Note II) with budget offerings like the Galaxy Ace Plus or Galaxy S Advance, has now taken the middle way and launched the Galaxy Grand Duos in the country priced at Rs. 21,500. Not only does the device offer a good performance but has a popular nationwide brand acceptance.

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Preview: Nokia Lumia 620 Vs HTC 8S

Nokia's budget Windows Phone, Lumia 620 is now available for pre-order on a couple of ecommerce websites in India. As some of us were expecting, the device is pegged at Rs 15,199. Considering the Lumia 510 has been selling for less than 10k for months, the 620 isn't the cheapest Lumia in the market. However, it's the most inexpensive Windows Phone 8 device to reach the Indian shores.

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Has Technology Made The Country Any Safer For Women?

As women become more vocal about the "atrocities" targeted towards them, the internet gives them the perfect platform to voice/vent out their anguish. While the venting is the aftermath of an incident, technology has also come as a protector, with several smartphone/tablet apps that aim to keep women safe when they are venturing out, unescorted.

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OpenPool transforms billiards with a Kinect camera controlled light show

How to make a pool table an attention-grabber on a showroom floor full of highly explosive video games? Try a couple of Kinect cameras, some projectors and a sound system. OpenPool's an open-source project that's looking to bring a little multimedia action to the world of billiards.

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Visit Canonical at CeBIT 2013 and Win a Google Nexus 7 Tablet

The CeBIT 2013 event takes place these days, between March 5 and 9, in Hannover, Germany, and Canonical is there to enchant visitors with technical details about Ubuntu Cloud Stack and Ubuntu Landscape Systems Management.

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CeBIT 2013: Another Lifebook, Fujitsu AH562, Revealed

Fujitsu's Lifebook E have the business market well in hand, and by that we mean the mid-range and high-end segments. The company also has a low-end laptop up for order though, or will soon start shipping it.

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CeBIT 2013: ASUS Transformer AiO, Both All-in-One PC and Android Tablet – Video

When saying the word “convertible,” all-in-one PCs might not be the first thing to pop into someone’s' mind, but ASUS wants to make sure people at least start considering the notion.

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ET deals: $480 off Dell Precision M4700 mobile workstation

Normally in the ET deals section we discuss laptops of the more consumer-friendly variety. They have pretty designs, fast components, and lower prices. Flip over to the enterprise-class laptops and you’ll find many of the same processors, but the similarities end there.

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New Kinect Technology Is Being Tested by Microsoft

Microsoft is hard at work on its Kinect technology and apparently the company is already thinking about implementing the sensor into other devices, not to mention the inevitable Xbox 720 home console.

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Download Chrome Beta for Android 26.0.1410.26

Google has just updated the beta version of Chrome browser for Android devices. The latest iteration contains lots of bug fixes, as well as some improvements and new features.

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CES 2013: Kingston reveals 1TB HyperX Predator flash drive

The annual Consumer Electronics Show or CES always has a few gadgets up its sleeve that are truly mind blowing. At CES 2013, the Kingston HyperX Predator flash drive is one such gadget. It is no ordinary flash drive, this tech wonder from Kingston -- no sir! -- as it comes with a whopping 1 terabyte of data storage capacity.

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Seagate Wireless Plus external drive launched, with built-in Wi-Fi adapter

Seagate upgrades its older Satellite line with a 1TB drive which allows you to upload to it as well.

We had seen the Seagate Satellite external hard drive last year which had a wireless adapter within it allowing you to stream data from the drive on your smart devices. Continuing with that philosophy, Seagate have announced one more wireless storage option.

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Opera for Android launched in beta

Opera has launched a beta version of its browser for the Android platform.

Opera has launched a new Beta version of its browser for Android, which aims to bring a revamped but intuitive interface and other Opera features to the Android platform.

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txtWeb for Android app suite gives access to content and services over SMS

The txtWeb Android app gives you access to over 150 live apps and you can also personalize the apps according to your favorites or recently used.

txtWeb has launched a new Android app that supposedly gives users access to more than 150 apps from their smartphone or tablet. Users can check news, stock updates, the latest movies playing in theaters around them, or even check reservations for flights, train, etc with this single app.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 available on Verizon March 7th for $600

We've known that the Galaxy Note 10.1 was destined for Verizon Wireless as early as CES two months ago, but now Big Red has finally supplied us with details on when and how much.

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Patriot launches AERO wireless storage device and media hub for mobile data hogs

Patriot has just announced a new addition to its collection of storage offerings called the AERO. As the name suggests, the new device is of the wireless variety, which Patriot hopes will garner favor with owners of memory-light tablets and smartphones.

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Microsoft unveils self-sketching whiteboard prototype

Microsoft is working on an interactive whiteboard that aims to interpret users' sketches to complete the diagrams they were drawing.

The firm will unveil the prototype as part of Techfest - an annual event where its researchers reveal some of the projects they are working on.

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Seagate to Halt Production of 7200-rpm Laptop Hard Drives

When it comes time to buy your next high-performance laptop, chances are good that it will feature a solid state drive (SSD). But what if you'd prefer to have a high-speed, high-capacity traditional hard drive instead? Don't look to Seagate, one of the two 800-pound gorillas in the hard drive industry. The company recently said it will stop making 2.5-inch, 7200-rpm laptop hard drives by the end of 2013.

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Amazon appoints Redington India as distributor for Kindle devices

Looks like Amazon is planning to take a more aggressive approach in pushing its e-reader devices to the Indian market. According to stock exchange filing, first spotted by MediaNama, the company has appointed Redington India as a national distributor for its Kindle devices. The filing mentions that the tie-up will give Redington an entry into the e-reader segment.

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Lava IRIS 430 Coming Soon to India with 1GHz Dual-Core CPU and 4.3-Inch Display

Lava Mobile is about to launch another affordable Android smartphone in India, the IRIS 430. For the time being, there are no details on the phone’s availability and pricing options, but we can expect Lava to release the device within the next few days.

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UltraDefrag 6.0 Stable Available for Download

It took two beta builds and three release candidates for UltraDefrag 6.0 to be promoted to a stable revision.

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O2 UK Demoes Nokia’s City Lens App on Video

UK wireless carrier O2 has already launched a nice range of Windows Phone devices, including some Lumia handsets from Nokia, and it appears set to promote their capabilities a bit more. 
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CeBIT 2013: MSI Gaming Series AG2712 All-in-One

The folks at Engadget have reported the presence of a certain all-in-one personal computer at MSI's booth in Hannover, Germany.

Called AG2712, it relies on an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 Ivy Bridge central processing unit.

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A4-1200, the First AMD Temash APU Found

The “Temash” brand is used to refer to next-generation AMD accelerated processing units made for tablets.

The chips haven't been launched yet, despite the video intros and the AMD Turbo Dock technology demonstrated on a reference slate.

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Microsoft To Fix Live Tile Freezing Issues In Windows Phone 7.8

Microsoft has finally seemed to have taken note of the issue that Windows Phone 7.8 users were experiencing with its LiveTile feature. Some users reportedly complained about the live tile apps failing to update.

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Dual-SIM 3D Tablet Penta T-Pad WS708C Launched For Rs 7000

If 5" phablets made you feel small-handed, then tablets with 7" screens are just going to make that feeling worse. As tablets in the budget space try to elbow out each other, the new strategy seems to be getting out tabs with voice calling facility. In a bid to get more of an edge over competition, Pantel Technologies has brought out yet another 7" slate, but with dual-SIM dual-standby functionality that supports voice calls.

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Nikon adds four new cameras to its Coolpix series

Nikon recently added four new cameras to its Coolpix series—the L820, L28, L27 and S2700. The cameras will be hitting stores this week.

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Mysterious Sony Xperia C670X with 1080p display surfaces

We have already seen two Sony Xperia smartphones with stunning 1080p displays, but it seems the Japanese giant is not satisfied with just the couple. A mysterious handset, presently known only as the C670X, will join the Xperia Z and ZL in the full HD display game this year. The information was sent to XperiaBlog from a tipster, who the website claims has a good record of leaking handsets and details of upcoming phones. Of course, you must add salt to taste.

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Apple TV to hit stores in a couple of days priced at Rs 8,295

You'll be able to buy Apple’s streaming device—the Apple TV—this week. Industry sources have told tech2 that the device will cost Rs 8,295 and should be making its way to stores in the next couple of days. The last time we checked, the device was selling in the grey market for Rs 6,500.

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First BB10 update brings major improvements in browser, battery life and third-party apps

BlackBerry 10 users, rejoice! The company has released the first update for its latest BlackBerry 10 OS that brings a slew of improvements. The update is available for all BlackBerry Z10 users and the device can get the update over-the-air.

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Samsung Stays Secretive With Its First Galaxy S IV Teaser Video

Now that Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy S IV will be revealed in a grand event in New York on March 14, mobile nerds only have one mystery to mull over — what is the damn thing going to look like? Well, Samsung isn’t telling just yet, but it has seen fit to release the first in a series of strange teaser videos for its newest flagship handset.
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Get Cave Story+ with a 75% Discount on Steam for Linux

Cave Story+, a 2D action platformer developed by Nicalis and Studio Pixel that is available on Steam for Linux, now benefits from a 75% discount.
Regarded as one of the most famous indie games ever developed, Cave Story+ will provide a complete experience for all ages.

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Avira Free Android Security 1.2

Avira Free Android Security sets the focus on the mobile device anti-theft-protection. With this new Android product, Avira intends to protect all users that would like to have the ultimate protection for their mobile as well as for their private data on the device. The protection app will help the user step by step to fnd his mobile device in case of a loss or theft. If the device has been stolen, the user has the possibility to block the use of the device and stop the access to private data.  

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