Lenovo officially announced about its first three tablet PCs slated for the U.S. market. IdeaPad K1, The IdeaPad P1 and ThinkPad tablets are intended to cover the consumer-to-business markets. IdeaPad K1 IdeaPad K1 is geared toward the consumer market. With its Android 3.1 operating system, it features a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, 10.1-inch...

The HTC Status, aka “the Facebook phone,” is all set ready for the market. HTC Status is the U.S. version of the HTC ChaCha, which was first introduced at Mobile World Congress. Designed in collaboration with Facebook, it’s the first handset optimized for the social networking site and features a dedicated Facebook button, so you can easily post status...

In a partnership with Skype, Facebook added a video calling feature to its page.  Facebook’s new video calling feature allows users to click on a video icon within Facebook’s chat window. If a user doesn’t have the Skype app already enabled, he or she can download it within 30 seconds and be up and running, executives said. But whether Skype will require...

HP’s TouchPad running WebOS, the newest competitor in the tablet wars has finally arrived. It’s Half an inch thick and wrapped in high-gloss plastic. In terms of features, the TouchPad ($499 for 16GB) looks pretty strong, sporting a dual-core processor, Flash support and an interface that’s elegant and easy to use. The HP TouchPad has a 9.7-inch XGA multitouch...

To encourage more editors, Wikipedia is launching a ‘love’ button in their site which is similar to the ‘like’ option in Facebook. Citing a survey of Wikipedia editors, the company said a majority of people edit more frequently when they feel appreciated. As the digital pages of Wikipedia continue to be filled, editors are praised by commentors less and less, but...

Apple TV too… Yes. A prominent tech industry analyst says that the California-based company known for blockbuster consumer electronics products including the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad may sell the Apple TV as early as 2012. Munster said the iCloud the company recently unveiled sets the stage for Apple’s high-def television set. The move is significant not...

Skype has partnered with Comcast to offer its video-calling service over any subscriber’s HDTV. Comcast customers will be able to use the service through a kit that includes an adaptor box, video camera and special remote control that will also let Comcast customers text on Skype. Comcast Corp. is the parent company of NBCUniversal and NBC10. Anyway, this collaboration...

At last HP announced the availability of its Touchpad tablet. It will be in stores in US from July 1 onwards. The new tablet will run HP’s WebOS operating system. The device, which is HP’s first consumer tablet to make it to market, will also land at retailers in the U.K., Ireland, France and Germany a few days after its July 1 U.S. release, and go on sale...

Sprint has confirmed that HTC’s Evo 3D smartphone and View 4G tablet will hit store shelves on June 24th. The handset, which allows users to view 3D without special glasses, prices around $200 and the Evo View 4G tablet prices around $400. The Evo 3D is certainly one hotly anticipated smartphone, as it features a slew of tricked out specs, including 4G speeds, Android...