Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone in India. Priced at Rs.

Airtel launches new BlackBerry

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In-car entertainment remains a fast growing segment with some big brands, including Sony, Bose, Blaupunkt, Denon, JBL and even LG, battling it out for supremacy.

Entertaining ride

Japanese electronics giant Sony debuted a powerful, fashionable notebook computer small enough to fit in a purse or suit jacket.

Sony debuts pocket-sized notebook computer

Based on the past performance of iPod/iPhone speakers offered by Logitech at various prices, the company&rsquo;s new releases are generally awaited with legitimate levels of excitement. And the latest Pure-Fi Anytime speakers from Logitech don&rsquo;t disappoint.

Speak well

Asus, which is behind the extremely popular Asus Eee PC range, has now introduced its first smartphone for 2009 &mdash; the Asus P565 Windows 6.1 that packs in a 800MHz Marvel CPU making this device the fastest smartphone in the world, at least on paper. The noticeable feature in this device is the Glide feature which offers a single finger sliding gesture to navigate the four directions, as well as tapping to call up applications.

Take the call

Apple has won a US patent for touch-screen controls and gained a potential legal weapon against iPhone competitors.

Apple wins patent for iPhone touch-screen controls

The latest generation of Altec Lansing speakers, the FX3022 Expressionist Bass, make an interesting set of speakers.

Speaks well

Here&rsquo;s our pick of a few useful applications and web-based software tools, and most of them are free.

Online networking goodies

For most astute gadget geeks, style and design can be as important as function.

In a league of their own

Playing music is just one of the features of personal music players like Apple iPods and Sandisk Sansa Fuze. On the surface, it is hard to tell what&rsquo;s new about the 2nd generation iPod Touch.

Music on the go

Entry-level digital cameras are a great way to start a stint in amateur photography. For instance, take the Samsung Digimax S760, which is an entry level digital camera with a very low price tag.

Hot Shots

You may play a fast&ndash;paced game with detailed graphics where split&ndash;second decisions mean a win or a loss, but if your computer lacks power, all is lost.

Games PCs play

LG is making no mistakes with its latest P300 notebook.

Games notebooks play

After comparing Bose &lsquo;s headphones with the latest Sony MDR-NC500D digital noise cancellation headphones on a noisy commuter train and a quiet office, we found that yes, Sony has outdone

Crossing out the noise

QTech Inc, a US-based company that builds technologies to help people remember better, is in the process of adding video and image reminder applications to the reQall memory aid, which has been

iPhone to get video memory

Buying a cheap laptop is tough with a host of low-cost options in the market.

Small 'n' cheap

If you are one those of few thousands who have bought the Apple iPhone then chances are you have already downloaded a slew of applications.

Terrific iPhone downloads

The Nokia 6210 is an attempt to enhance the attraction of in-built GPS software. It has a dedicated star-shaped key to launch the GPS navigation software.

Showing the way

Apple Inc advised iPhone 3G users in many countries to replace the device's power adapter following reports that metal prongs broke off and stuck in power outlets, creating a risk of electric

Apple recalls tiny iPhone 3G power adapters

No clear winner emerges in a comparison between the Nokia N96 and Apple iPhone 3G. If N96 fails in terms of an impressive interface, the iPhone stumbles on security and storage.

Face-off: N96 vs iPhone 3G

Taiwanese handset major High Tech Computer (HTC) is planning to launch the Android platform-powered phone (popularly referred to as the Google phone) in India this December.

Google phone to hit Indian stores in December

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