0 Facebook-HTC phone rumoured to launch in 2013

Rumours of a Facebook phone will not just die. According to a report from Bloomberg, Facebook has partnered with HTC to produce a self-branded phone that would launch in mid-2013.

The Bloomberg report quoting people knowledge of the matter claims the companies were working to release the device by end of this year but then pushed back the deadline to give more time to HTC to work on other devices. Facebook is reportedly working on a customised operating system for the device and has engaged a team of ex-Apple programmers to improve its iPhone app. 

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0 Alienware 'Game Victorious 2012 Battlegrounds' tournament registrations end July 29

Dell's PC gaming brand, Alienware has announced the launch of an Asia-Pacific online gaming tournament hosted on AlienwareArena.com.  The tournament is said to bring together some of the region’s leading gamers from Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, India, Japan and China. 

The battlegrounds tournament is tiered to cater for both elite gamers and game enthusiasts and will include DOTA 2, League of Legends and Team Fortress 2 in India. All games have an online Open League category, with DOTA 2 divided into a special invitational online Elite League as well as an Open League.

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0 10.1-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P5100 available online in India

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 510 P5100 is now available online in India, via Snapdeal. Running on Android 4.0.3 ICS, the Galaxy Tab 2 510 has been priced at Rs. 37,350, but is retailing for Rs. 32,990, with Snapdeal giving a 12% discount on the listed price.

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0 Google Talk chat service suffers an outage

Google's popular chat-messaging service Google Talk has suffered a massive outage. A number of users have reported about not being able to see their contacts in the chat list. According to reports, even if you are able to see the contacts online in the chat list, message is not being sent.

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0 Google Search gets 34-button scientific calculator

Google Search has long featured a built-in calculator function but with a recent update users can now access a full-fledged 34-button scientific calculator.

Earlier, Google Search simply displayed an equation results when any user entered any query such as 2+2. The new scientific calculator appears as you type a search query involving any equation or simply typing 'calculator' without navigating away from the main site.

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0 Sony Super slim PS3 is underway

Sony has yet to confirm but rumour mills have been hard at work suggesting that a super slim PS3 is underway and could launch as early as next month for a price tag of $150 (Rs. 8,500 approx.). Leaked a few weeks ago on the Internet, the PS3-4000 boasts of a slimmer form factor than the current PS3 slim and will have 16GB storage making the device an ideal “budget” PS3.



Some rumours suggest that the device will launch at gamescom next month where as others suggest that the device may see the light of day towards the end of the year. Currently the cheapest PS3 available in India costs Rs. 16,990 and comes with a 160GB HDD.

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0 Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion available for download via Mac App Store

Mac lovers rejoice. Apple’s latest OS, 10.8 Mountain Lion is now available for download. Users can get it from the Mac App Store for $19.99 (Rs. 1,120 approx.). If you have purchased your Mac in the past few weeks, then the OS update will be free for you

The new OS boasts of a number of new features that will help integrate the desktop OS and Apple's mobile OS, iOS in a more seamless manner. Some features of iOS that will make an appearance on Mountain Lion are notifications, iCloud integration and reminders to name a few.

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1 Swipe Telecom launches (First 3D Tab in India) three budget ICS tablets in India

Swipe Telecom has launched three new budget tablets in India - Swipe 3D Life, Swipe Halo TabX74S and Swipe Float TabX78. All three Swipe tablets run on Google Android 4.0.3 ICS, and are available between Rs. 5,999 and Rs. 8,999. The details of all the three devices are as follows:

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