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The iPad Is Out!

The iPad is out and it has, as expected, begun capturing people all around the world. Apple announced that they sold over 300,000 iPads on the first day itself, including deliveries of pre-ordered iPads, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple retail stores. Apple also announced that users downloaded over one million applications and 250,000 ebooks on the first day itself. Clearly, by designing a great product and simplifying the user experience, Apple has given people something to...

HP shows of Wall of Touch- Touch without dirtying the wall

We all love the feeling that comes with touching a screen to make it work. That is on of the reasons that touch devices have come so far. But don’ we all hate the smudges and fingerprints that we leave on the device? HP seems to have heard your woes, for it has launched HP “Wall-Of-Touch.” We were a bit surprised to hear of this technology after CES 2010. HP skipped that reputed platform and recently unveiled their Wall-Of-touch to the Wall Street Journal. Though this technology...

MSI launches a slew of notebooks starting at Rs. 19,000; including Core i7 ones

Micro Star International (MSI) has come out with the a range of laptops for 2010. It consists of 14 new models across various categories with prices starting at Rs 19,000 to over a lac. MSI is the first brand to announce the launch of Core-family based notebooks in India. Their gaming series - MSI GT640 & GT740, starting at Rs. 88,000/- are equipped with Core i7 processors and discrete graphics from NVIDIA – the Geforce GTS 250 M along with other bells & whistles that come at this...

Windows Mobile 7 platform, Microsoft’s last hope, to be unveiled during Mobile World Congress?

The Mobile World Congress is fast approaching and all the mobile phone giants are gearing up to display their products in this popular event. All companies, be it hardware or software ones, are working hard to have a successful event. This event is, maybe, much more important to Microsoft. If rumors are to be believed, Microsoft is coming up with its own phone- The Zune Phone. This phone has been making the rounds of many popular tech websites and blogs by the name of ‘Pink’  phone....

GOTY 2009: Desktop Speakers

Continuing our refreshing course of action this week on Tech2, we have been listing out winners as gadgets of the year in each and every category. The spotlight now is on desktop speakers, the vibrant pulsating marketplace that it is. As usual we have one winner, one runner up and finally a value buy. Winner: Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra MOP: Rs. 8000 A clear winner this, Altec Lansing as a brand deserves credit for this Expressionist series of theirs, it's constantly been...