Google

Olive to launch first Indian HSPA+ smartphone – do we smell Gingerbread?

February 4, 2011 2 Nimish

We have received an invite from the folks at Olive Telecom, asking us to “witness the launch of the first Indian HSPA+ smartphone” in Delhi on February 9. First, let us get the jargon out of the way and clarify…

Android

Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) To Be Previewed Today!

February 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

So, the day is finally here. In a few hours from now, Google would finally preview the much awaited Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). This latest version of Android OS, designed specifically for tablets would obviously be Google’s main tool to compete…

Android

Waterproof, scratch-proof, dust-proof Motorola Defy comes to India for Rs 18,500

January 29, 2011 0 Anupama

Whatever their pros and cons, no one can deny that Motorola’s phones generally have excellent build quality. And the latest phone from the Moto stable, the Moto Defy takes that one step forward. It is built to be resistant to…

Android

HTC To Out Facebook Phone at MWC? Maybe!

January 27, 2011 0 Annkur

The Facebook phone has long been rumored and, we have discussed everything from a Facebook OS to Facebook guided hardware before. This time around its HTC that is being rumored to be cooking up a couple of Facebook phones for…

Android

Honeycomb / Android 3.0 SDK Previewed. Release Please?

January 26, 2011 1 Annkur

Google is still teasing Honeycomb and this time its to the developers with a preview of the Android 3.0 platform. Android 3.0 was for the first time teased at CES 2011, and a few announcements have been made already. The…

Android

Review: Zomato (Android)

January 26, 2011 0 Anupama

Food-lovers using Android phones were delighted when Google released HotPot, for Android late last year, allowing to share their ratings and comments about restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels and just about any place, providing competition to the likes of Yelp. However,…

Android

The weather looks just fine…on Google on Android, iPhone

January 26, 2011 0 Anupama

It might be sunny, cloudy, pitch dark at midnight, but the weather will always be just brilliant as long as you are checking it on Google on an Android device or an iPhone. Now, when you want to know the…

Apple

Apple Talks iPad Competition, Honeycomb vs iPad

January 18, 2011 0 Annkur

Every since Apple and Google started to comment aggressively about each others business and products, each earnings call or product launch is filled with some punches going around. So here is what Tim Cook (Apple COO) had to say about…

Android

Nexus S Suffers From Rebooting Bug; Google Admits

January 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nexus S users around the globe are reporting of an annoying bug with the phone’s latest software version (Android/ Gingerbread 2.3.1/GRH78). Apparently, after the update the phone reboots – in the midst of a call. The average number of reboots…

CES

Motorola shows off XOOM tablet

January 6, 2011 0 Nimish

We had been talking about it for ages and now it has been spotted officially. Motorola has shown off the XOOM tablet, the first tablet with a dual core processor and running Android 3.0 at CES. It comes with a 10.1…

Android

Honeycomb Android Tablets Require Dual-Core Processors? Probably Not!

January 4, 2011 0 Annkur

Google is all set to reveal Honeycomb along with the Motorola tablet at CES and we guess the SDK / release details would also go out then. While the Honeycomb love is exclusive to Motorola, it is weird to see…

Google

Now, Pune residents can get bus travel info on Google Maps

January 3, 2011 1 Nimish

Pune has become the second city in India, after Bangalore, to get information about its bus service listed on Google Maps as part of the Google Transit project. In simple terms, what this means is that when residents of Pune need…

Android

EA brings holiday discounts to Android too – four games for $0.99 each

December 24, 2010 0 Nimish

Their decision to reduce the price of several of their iPhone/iPod touch games to $ 0.99 sent gamers into ecstasies (we are still busy downloading!). And now EA has brought the same scheme to the Android Market. Mind you, as…

Android

It’s Official: Nexus One Getting Android 2.3 Update Soon

December 21, 2010 0 Rahul S

We all knew this was coming soon. But it is always good when the arrival of the obvious is officially announced. We are talking about the good ol’ Nexus One getting the all important update to Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”. Yes…

Concept / Educative

Google’s Body Browser Debuts. Offers 3D Views Of Your Insides

December 20, 2010 4 Rahul S

Google has introduced a new interesting browser based tool called Body Browser, an app analogous to Google Earth – but limited to viewing the details of the human body – in full 3D. The app is a complete “in browser” affair and uses HTML 5 and Web GL, a…

Android

Upcoming Android Market Update: Exclusive Screenshots

December 14, 2010 0 Gaurav N

As seen on Android Developers Blog, Google is all set to roll out one more Android market update in coming weeks before Christmas. Last time we kept you updated for the previous Android Market, but this time we took a…

Android

Acer beTouch E140 Officially Announced In the UK

December 11, 2010 0 Rahul S

Acer has officially announced the launch of its entry level Android based handset – the beTouch E140 in the UK. Earlier launched in Italy, the phone runs Android Froyo and is expected to make its landing in India as well in the…

Android

Gmail Priority Inbox for Android Tested!

December 10, 2010 0 Mehul

The Gmail app on Android has a pleasant update and yet another feature that would tease the iPhone and BB boys. Gmail’s Priority Inbox has made it to Android (along with some more features, check Google’s post on the same). We tested out the same on a Samsung Galaxy S running Froyo.

Android

Google Nexus S unveiled with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on it

December 6, 2010 2 c0rex

Finally, the smartphone and Google Android update everybody has been waiting for is here. Google and Samsung have unveiled much awaited Nexus S smartphone running Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Housing 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird microprocessor, the Nexus S offers pretty much same features that the…

Google

Google sneaks in new version of Chrome

December 3, 2010 0 Nimish

It may be one of the most popular browsers on the Web, but its latest version has arrived almost unheralded compared with the fanfare that accompanies its competitors. Google has released the latest version of its Chrome browser, Chrome 8.…

eReaders & Tablets

Google all set to launch e-book store with lower than print prices!

December 1, 2010 2 Nimish

With all the yammer about Chrome and Android, the fact that Google had been planning to launch an online book store, Google Editions, this year had slipped many pundits’ minds. Well, the folks at Googleplex certainly are in no mood…

Apps

Google launches new version of Google Earth, with 3D trees and integrated street view

November 30, 2010 0 Nimish

Google has launched a new version of Google Earth, Google Earth 6. And this is no mere run-of-the-mill update, the folks at Googleplex have thrown in quite a few innovations to make sure that the app that they call their…

Google

Acer Chrome OS netbook exists, might come in December for $300!

November 19, 2010 9 Mr Spock

We have been hearing rumours about a netbook running Google’s Chrome OS being released towards the end of the year for a while. And we can now confirm that there is a lot of substance in that rumour. We have…

eReaders & Tablets

Sorry Editor Saheb, Chrome OS Optimized for Keyboard – Schimdt

November 16, 2010 0 Ricky

I told ya! Never mind those UI demos and expert requests to get a Chrome OS running on a tablet (though its a different story that we are yet to see it on any device out there). At the Web…

Android

Google Hotpot: Rate your favorite places and recommend them to friends

November 16, 2010 0 c0rex

Google recently launched Places search for faster and more relevant local search results. Now taking that a step ahead, Google introduces Hotpot (not Hotspot), a local recommendation engine that will bring review about the hottest places that you and your…

Android

Android 2.2 Update Leaks For Samsung Epic 4G

November 13, 2010 0 Rahul S

If you were unaware, Samsung Epic 4G, the Americanized version of the Samsung Galaxy S hasn’t yet been updated to Froyo. While the official update is yet to arrive, a leaked version of the Android 2.2 has appeared over at XDA Developers…

Android

Dell enters Indian smartphone market with two Android handsets!

November 10, 2010 0 Nimish

The jury might still be out as to whether the Streak is a tablet or a smartphone, but today Dell officially entered the Indian smartphone market with two Android handsets. In what is a change from the general trend, these…

Android

Google Instant Arrives on iOS And Android Devices In The US

November 5, 2010 0 Rahul S

After making its debut on desktops around the world, Google has introduced its instant search capability on iOS and Android devices. While this is limited to the US currently, a worldwide launch might just be around the corner. Google Instant,…

Google

YouTube Founder Resigns

November 1, 2010 1 Rahul S

Google’s YouTube, as you might be aware wasn’t originally a Google service until they bought it for $1.65 billion from Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim – the original founders. Amongst them, Chad Hurley was until now, involved with…

Android

Google’s Nexus Two Arriving November 8. Runs Android 2.3

October 31, 2010 5 Rahul S

Even as the Nexus One was being launched (back in January 2010) there were speculations whether Google would follow it up with a second version of the handset – obviously called Nexus Two. Those speculations seem to be taking the…

Google

Stanford Faculty and Staff Homes get Google Fibre i.e. 1Gbps speeds!

October 21, 2010 1 Annkur

We had reported sometime earlier about a crazy Google initiative to test out 1Gbps connectivity. Google Fibre is officially set to hit a target audience of 50000 – 500000 (for its experiment) after Google actually zeros down on the location,…

Android

Opera Mobile To Get Android Version By November

October 14, 2010 0 Rahul S

All you Android users out there, rejoice! Browsing on your Android phone is already “up there” thanks to the flash support (on Froyo) – but are there an issue in having another browser option for your phone? No, right? That…

Android

Firefox 4 beta for mobile released…but only for Android, Maemo

October 8, 2010 0 Nimish

Mozilla has finally released a public beta of Firefox 4 for mobile for download and test. But we would advise the cheering to be a bit restrained – the browser is available only for Android (version 2 and above) and…

Google

Google Instant Search released in India

October 7, 2010 0 Nimish

Indian Web surfers rejoice! Google has made its new Instant Search available for Indian users. The new search that literally shows search results even as you type was released a couple of weeks ago. In simple terms, it literally kills…

Android

Android 2.2 Froyo Market, now available on Android 2.1

October 5, 2010 3 Gaurav N

You already heard that paid apps are now available in India too. But have you noticed what else is available with the Android Market? With the release of Froyo(Android 2.2) Google really made some great enhancements in Android Market App…

Google

Google boosts older versions of IE using Chrome Frame

September 25, 2010 0 Nimish

The tech world has been of late waxing eloquent about the new Internet Explorer 9 beta and how it will change the Web (as it does not run on Win XP, we are not too sure about that, but that’s…

Android

Android not for tablets yet, says Google exec

September 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

In what must have come as a terrible shock for the likes of Dell, Samsung and Toshiba who are pushing tablets based on Google’s Android operating system, Google’s director of products for mobile has said that Android is not designed…

Android

Google App Inventor Alternative: Illumination Software Creator

September 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Want to create an app for android without coding, but still did not received invitation from Google App inventor? Try an alternative visual application designer that allows you to make Android Apps without any coding.

Android

Five reasons why the OlivePad will not dethrone the iPad

August 22, 2010 1 Mr Spock

We got some time with Olive’s Android tablet, the OlivePad, which is the first 3G tablet in India and while we must confess to being rather impressed with it, we still think it is some way from knocking the iPad…

Android

Experience Chrome to Phone on Android 2.1

August 16, 2010 2 Gaurav N

Follow this post and experience Chrome to Phone functionality on Android 2.1, which allows users to send links from not only Chrome desktop browser to Android device but from Firefox and Internet Explorer as well. These days, every time I…

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