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Remember the instant messaging program ICQ? AOL is now selling it to a Russian investment company, Digital Sky Technologies for $187.5 million. The deal makes a loss of AOL as it acquired ICQ for $407 million in 1998.

High dynamic range imaging is all the rage in digital photography. The BenQ E1260 HDR camera now allows anyone to apply the effect for stunning photos in just a click. No Photoshop or photography knowledge needed.

First Polaroid makes Lady Gaga the Creative Director, now the photography brand plans to roll out a few gaming accessories for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii and DS.

You would need a PowerV Quad for your next Nintendo Wii party. Not only does it take the hassle out of charging four Wii remotes, but the device alone is pretty cool. Its sleek design and use of inductive charging will surely impress your friends.

Fennec (aka Firefox Mobile) was one of the most highly-talked about and anticipated applications for Android phones. Fennec is still in its pre-alpha stage and by no means perfect. However, it’s been receiving some positive reviews already.

As the Allerta inPulse BlackBerry Bluetooth watch enters the final production stage, the long-awaited for device might be finally shipped out by 8th June. The peripheral first appeared as a leaked rumor back in October 2009 and sent BlackBerry addicts wagging their tongues.

Most of you might remember the Linux tablet JooJoo, it also went by the name of CrunchPad. Today the 12-inch tablet finally arrives in the UK, hoping that the market in Europe would respond much better than the extremely low sales performance in the US.

Portuguese wireless carrier TMN has come up with the world’s first SIM card made out of recycled paper. It’s currently only compatible with the Samsung Blue Earth handset. Yes, that’s the eco-friendly mobile phone with a futuristic solar panel slapped on the back.

A Samsung executive who wants to remain anonymous recently told the Korea Herald that the company is “considering Google TVs.” A few weeks ago, Samsung initially declined to work on the project, claiming they wanted to develop their own range of Internet-connected TVs.

Google announced today that it has acquired Israeli mobile and widgets developer LabPixies. Financial details were not disclosed, but the deal is rumored to be worth anywhere between $15 million to up to $25 million. This is quite outstanding considering that the startup company only raised $1 million in its [...]