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BlackBerry

Rumor: Blackberry To Bring BBM On iPhone? Android?

March 3, 2011 0 Annkur

This sure has to be unbelievable. As our friend Nikhil puts it on twitter just correctly – Has April Fools Day come early? For those new to the term BBM, it stands for  Blackberry Messenger and its a craze! Back…

Apple

The iPad 2 With Thunderbolt and 1.2GHz CPU Is Fake, Sorry

March 2, 2011 0 Annkur

I am not sure why many are in hopes about about the recent leak from Amazon’s German site. The so called product listing that appeared on Amazon claimed of a March 17th availability for Apple iPad 2 along with a…

Android

ChaCha Sues HTC for ChaCha

February 27, 2011 1 Annkur

Well this had to happen. While its not Diamond Comics suing HTC for its Facebook phone called ‘ChaCha’, its the search engines guys ChaCha that have finally made an attempt to shoot down HTC. Chacha.com is a search engine that…

events

Reminder: GizmoMeet Mumbai, Tomorrow!

February 27, 2011 0 Annkur

Friendly Reminder! We are meeting for the 3rd GizmoMeet @ Bandra, Mumbai tomorrow. Its same place, same time as the previous GizmoMeet in Mumbai that saw dozens of gadget lovers come under the same roof. We look forward to yet…

Featured

The case in favor of Nokia-Microsoft

February 24, 2011 2 Annkur

While I admit that this is primarily a WP7 secton, we aren’t here to post everything colored by ‘I love Microsoft’ colour’. So to say, we aren’t Nokia or WP7 fanboys, though our experience says we will have a tough…

Apple

Apple Skips USB 3.0, Pushes Lightpeak as Intel Thunderbolt

February 24, 2011 0 Annkur

Its 2011 and none of the Apple MacBooks carry a USB 3.0 yet. Thats fishy for sure. Apple is known to move to newer technologies before the masses, be it SSD only notebooks or multitouch displays on a phone. So…

events

GizmoMeet Comes Back To Mumbai! Monday, 28th Feb

February 18, 2011 0 Annkur

The only thing apart from The Rock returning to monday night RAW is the GizmoMeet coming back to Mumbai. Mark your calendars for the third edition of GizmoMeet on Monday, 28th February 2011 in Mumbai. The venue remains the same,…

Apps

Looking To Go Pro with SMS? Look at Txtweb

February 16, 2011 0 Annkur

Intuit’s new product Txtweb promises to redefine how we interact with sms apps. Be it cricket score or wikipedia, its a powerful way to get information and interact with smart apps. Yes I feel like a dinosaur to learn about…

News

MWC: Motorola, Acer Say No To Windows Phone 7

February 15, 2011 0 Annkur

It seems that the Nokia deal is all that Microsoft can boast of at MWC this year. We aren’t seeing any great update to WP7 at MWC, nor any show stopping hardware release for the platform. Add to that, there…

Android

Motorola Xoom or Samsung’s 10″ Tab, Matching iPad Sales Is Tough

February 15, 2011 5 Annkur

Google is now entering the tablet market with Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb. Top gadget makers like Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Toshiba and LG are making tablets that would run the tablet build of Android. The Motorola Xoom even won the best…

eReaders & Tablets

MeeGo Smartphone & Tablet All Set To be Demoed At MWC

February 14, 2011 0 Annkur

While Nokia made it clear that they have no hardware to demo at this years MWC (apart from a WP7 mockup), it became clear that no MeeGo handset would be seen, however it seems that Intel, who is promoting MeeGo…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab II and Galaxy S2 Pictured Ahead Of MWC

February 13, 2011 1 Annkur

Samsung is all set to unveil its Galaxy S and GalaxyTab successor at MWC 2011 and it seems that they have eagerly let out some pictures already. A lot is also being speculated about the specifications as well. The new…

Android

Did Stephen Elop Force Nokia-WP7 Deal?

February 11, 2011 2 Annkur

Nokia is marrying Microsoft and the world isn’t happy. A huge backlash is expected over the blogosphere, editorials over editorials telling whats wrong with Nokia would be the flavor for days to come and we are still to digest what…

Featured

Nokia adds to platform confusion, adopts Microsofts Windows Phone 7

February 11, 2011 3 Annkur

Nokia is all set to go the Windows Phone 7 route with rumors of a partnership with Microsoft turning out to be true. Not much details are available at the moment but the trend is clear. Last year at MWC…

social media

We Are Trying The New Facebook Page!

February 10, 2011 0 Annkur

Facebook has just rolled out an upgrade for Facebook pages and it IMO fills a big gap. Finally Admins can post on a Facebook page by their name and at thats not all. You can interact with other pages and…

eReaders & Tablets

HP TouchPad Launches This Summer, 4G Version Promised

February 9, 2011 0 Annkur

HP has just gone live with its webOS tablet (along with a couple of smartphones), named ‘TouchPad’. The TouchPad sports a iPad sized i.e. 9.7″ display with 1024×768 resolution. However the magic seems to be on the software end and…

Nokia

Intel’s Secret Pact With Nokia

February 4, 2011 0 Annkur

Last year at MWC, Nokia and Intel came together to merge their mobile OS projects Maemo and Moblin. Thus MeeGo was born. A year down the line, we are yet to see any commercial release for MeeGo powered device, but…

Android

Dell Brings Venue (Android) & Venue Pro (WP7) to India

February 3, 2011 1 Annkur

Another Windows Phone 7 comes to India in the form of the Dell Venue Pro, and tagging along is the Android powered Venue! Both these phones have a similar built with a 4.1″ AMOLED screen, however the Venue Pro adds…

Android

Android Market Webstore Out, Fills A Gap

February 2, 2011 0 Annkur

It was just yesterday that we published our Android app and I was pulling my hairs on the bad Android Market structure. And just 24 hours later, here comes the new Android Market Webstore announced at the Android event by…

Android

Android Market Webstore Out, Over the Air Love, Fills A *Big* Gap

February 2, 2011 0 Annkur

It was just yesterday that we published our Android app, and I was pulling my hairs on the bad Android Market structure. And just 24 hours later, here comes the new Android Market Web store announced at the Android event…

events

Event Watch: Technovanza Is Back! 4th-6th Feb

February 2, 2011 0 Annkur

Technovanza 2011 is here, and we are proud to announce that we are the official media partners for the Techno-Mgmt festival of VJTI. We had some geeky displays at the event last year with the Hummingbird, Rubiks Cube action and…

Apple

iPad India Launch – Gizmo Podcast #11

February 1, 2011 0 Annkur

The Apple iPad is here, and its creating waves, some positive, some negative and we couldn’t have discussed anything apart from the iPad India launch for our latest Gizmo Podcast. The iPad costs Rs 27900 for the base model in…

Opinion

Editorial: Dear Manufacturer, Can I Have My Refund Please?

January 28, 2011 1 Annkur

While the twitter chatter is making me eat my words about the piece on iPad not coming to India (I wasn’t entirely off target either), the market situation makes me ponder of a particularly crucial aspect of gadget sales (especially…

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…

windows mobile

WP7 Sold 2 Million Last Quarter, Enough?

January 26, 2011 0 Annkur

Windows Phone 7 has not actually rocketed as Microsoft or rather the industry would have expected, after over 3 years of delay in responding to the iPhone with a new OS. The smartphone market has evolved tremendously over the past…

Android

Maxx MA440 Android Phone, Hands-on [Exclusive]

January 25, 2011 2 Annkur

Maxx Mobile teased us with a promo video of their Android phone earlier today (at their employee awards function, which we must say was organized in true Filmfare style), but then we just can’t content our appetite for info with…

Apple

The iPad isn’t launching in India on 28th Jan, At least not for Rs 26000!

January 25, 2011 8 Annkur

Apple has sold 7.3 million iPad’s last quarter alone, and there is a healthy list of people around me who own an iPad already. I resisted for months after my initial review of the iPad WiFi, but even I ended…

Future WIP

Tegra 3 Coming At MWC? Quad-Core!

January 21, 2011 0 Annkur

NVIDIA has sure made an impact with its Tegra 2 offering, and the real impact of the same was seen at CES 2011. Bringing dual-core love to handhelds, the Tegra 2 has surely upped the industry expectations for performance from…

Android

Samsung Gem i100 Spotted, Entry Level Android

January 21, 2011 1 Annkur

We would have expected Samsung to throw in Bada OS for an entry level phone like this, but it seems that the Gem (SCH-i100) would have some Android love. The design is reminiscent of the good old Samsung Monte, though…

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…

Featured

Twitter Discussion: What’s Wrong With Nokia?

January 18, 2011 3 Annkur

Twitter is know for open debates and extreme opinions. And we ran into a conversation yesterday, with over 100 tweets flying around from the tech community (includes our team). And where did all this start from? Well as we trace…

eReaders & Tablets

Renders of Palm-HP webOS Tablet Leaked! On Sale Sept 2011?

January 18, 2011 0 Annkur

Engadget has leaked out the upcoming Palm tablets, and there are two of them as it seems. A 9″ version dubbed ‘Topaz’ and another 7″ (reading focused) version called the Opal. No mystery spec like a PixelQI screen here, but…

First look

Akai ‘Trio’ Triple SIM Phone Goes on Sale, Priced Rs 3295

January 18, 2011 0 Annkur

We have seen the Quad SIM phone, but the nearest you can get your hands-on for now is the Akai triple SIM phone. With a claim to be the first triple phone in India (Intex sure would feel offended by…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP Hints WebOS Netbook? Wait A Minute…

January 17, 2011 0 Annkur

While HP-Palm missed CES 2011 and we saw nothing about the WebOS coming out there, it was clear that its coming up at MWC. However it wasn’t to be at MWC, but a HP event on 9th Feb that is…

Apple

Steve Jobs on Medical Leave Again, No Return Timeframe Mentioned

January 17, 2011 0 Annkur

When it was Tim Cook (COO, Apple) talking the stage at the Verizon iPhone event, many believed Steve Jobs is missing as it isn’t an Apple event. But this may be wrong. In a release today, it is revealed that…

events

Roundup – IIT Bombay Techfest 2011

January 16, 2011 1 Annkur

While some more coverage (includes some superb videos) from the IIT B Techfest 2011 would keep on flowing until month end, here is a round up of the IIT B Techfest 2011. This was our 4th year at Asia’s Biggest…

Apple

Apple’s iPad 2 With Quadrupled Pixels? Retina? (2048×1536)

January 16, 2011 0 Annkur

With the iPhone 4, Apple started an all new race for display resolutions. More than half a year after it was introduced, the Retina display still has little competition. But its not about the iPhone now, it’s the time of…

HTC

Dining with the HTC HD7 (WP7) [Pictures]

January 15, 2011 0 Annkur

A dinner with geeks after the GizmoMeet Delhi has its own geeky taste. Amongst others, we were served the HD7, another Windows Phone 7 device from HTC. To begin with, it has a 4.3″ screen, enough to; even encourage this…

events

GizmoMeet #2 – Thank You New Delhi!

January 15, 2011 0 Annkur

GizmoMeet #2 – Thank You New Delhi! As out team departed for New Delhi, all charged up for the 2nd edition of GizmoMeet, we were warned about the cold winter in Delhi, fog, canceled flights and the recent communal tension.…