The Age of Stupid – Time for a reality check
I have just returned after a terrific 18 hour coverage of the IIT Techfest 2010 Day 1 and the last event I attended was the screening of this Documentary / Movie – The Age of Stupid. While in another 6…
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IIT Techfest 2010 Day 1 – Action begins
IIT Techfest 2010 is bigger than ever before, and the Day 1 is full of addictive enthusiasm and amazing energy. Enough for the 6 member OG team to skip lunch and keep hunting for this exclusive footage that we are…
Infibeam working on an Indian version of Kindle, named Pi?
are hearing from a pretty reliable source that Infibeam (yes the shopping portal) is cooking up its ebook reader and has already got “killer” tieups with some publications. Currently no ebook reader has actually launched in India, and local publishers…
The hunt for the best technology startups has begun
While we count the days to the upcoming Apple event that would shed some official light (hopefully) on the entire tablet case. A lot of speculation about the technical specification and Apple’s game plan has just emerged (warning: take every…
Tipster spills the beans on Windows Mobile 7, launch at MWC?
According to a MobileCrunch tipster (who is actually a developer) Microsoft is going pretty Apple-like with the upcoming Windows Mobile 7. Apart from the old rumors of the WM 7 making an official appearance at MWC next month we now…
Sensor Networks — robot to anything, interaction
As we gear up for the IIT Techfest 2010, lets have a look at what powers those wondrous robots that we see at the TechFest every year. Saptarshi Chatterjee from Robosoft Systems (the official component suppliers for Techfest) explains the…
LOL video: Nexus One Ninja unboxing
If you thought that the famous Nokia N900 unboxing video was the best that we could see, well Google just upped the bar for any one looking to do a geeky unboxing. Here is the Ninja unboxing video of the…
AppStore piracy is almost $0.5 billion market!
Apple has proudly sold 3 billion apps on the iPhone platform. But the pirated apps market is booming, and estimations suggest that it has dented Apple’s revenues considerably. Had the pirated apps been purchased legally by Apple; app developers would…
Daily rumors on iPhone 4G and Apple iSlate (tablet)
We are certainly going crazy trying to keep a track of all the crazy rumors, leaks and predictions about the Apple tablet and the 4th Generation iPhone. As soon as I write a post about the possibility of the iPhone…
Lenovo LePhone in pictures
The Lenovo LePhone announced for China at CES 2010 is surely a beauty. Powered by the Snapdragon the Le Phone is the latest to be added to the 1GHz smartphone club. Other features include: 3.7? capacitive touchscreen screen (800×480) Android…
Is iPhone really the inspiration for nextgen smartphones?
Its 3 years since we saw the first glimpse of the Apple smartphone and over the past 2.5 years it has changed the face of the mobile industry. The iPhone in no time has managed to top the charts and…
Meet the geekiest auto driver in town!
Sandeep Bachhe is by far the most hi-tech and geekiest auto driver around. A step into his autorickshaw and you would wonder if its 2050 already. A resident of Bandra, Mumbai; Sandeep has a fully loaded ride that assures its…
Is Windows Mobile 7 coming to HTC HD2?
HTC’s official twitter handle in Russia accidentally tweeted about a Windows Mobile 7 update for the HD2 coming soon. This was indeed fantastic news for HD2 owners who surely deserve better than the current WM 6.5 on such a beautiful…
Hidden Gmail features lets you fight spam and more
This article was originally written in March 2008, updated with a few more things. 2 Hidden ways to get more from your Gmail Now who hasn’t faced spam? It’s become a part of our lives dealing with Spam amongst genuine…
No mobile for Kids under 16 in India?
Karnataka Government has planned to ban the use (sale!) of mobile phones for children up to the age of 16 years. The reason for this ban is its adverse health effects. This comes almost 2 years after mobile phones were…
