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OG Review: Samsung N100 MeeGo Netbook

August 20, 2011 0 Mr Spock

Although it is the first netbook in the country to be running MeeGo, Samsung has not exactly been going to town talking about the N100 (NP-N100-MA011N). In fact, even review units of this extremely affordable netbook (it costs around Rs 12,500) have been…

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Samsung N100 – Meego Eyes On

August 9, 2011 0 Mr Spock

Samsung has not gone all out to promote it, but we think that the company’s N100 netbook is a very important product, because it provides users with a different platform and comes at a very reasonable low price. It runs…

Android

Why the HTC Flyer could be an iPad competitor!

April 8, 2011 5 Mr Spock

The second iPad has been launched and we are still searching for the tablet that will provide competition to the iPad. The Motorola Xoom, for all that it had been promising, has not exactly delivered on everything that was talked…

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The Seven Deadly Sins of the Nokia E7

March 21, 2011 6 Mr Spock

Having used the Nokia E7 for more than a week now, I find myself more and more in agreement with Nokia’s decision to go for a tie-up with Microsoft. Because far from being on par with previous Communicator series devices,…

Future WIP

Happy New Year! And here is what we think will happen in it…

January 1, 2011 3 Mr Spock

Even as the world celebrates the arrival of a New Year, we decided to get into prediction mode and work out the things that are likely to happen. We know that we are going out on a limb with some…

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…

Nokia

Nokia C7 coming in November for Rs 19,000, courtesy dealers?

October 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

Nokia had announced at the launch of the N8 (India) that it would be the only Symbian ^3 handset launched in India this year. Almost a fortnight after that, it seems that they might have been just a bit inaccurate.…

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Nokia N8 Review Part 3: Competition and Conclusion

October 11, 2010 20 Mr Spock

Even as the N8 gets ready to be officially unveiled in India,  here we are with the final part of our epic Nokia N8 review. We have looked at what the phone looks like, what it has to offer and…

Nokia

Nokia N8 Review Part 2: Features and Performance

October 10, 2010 5 Mr Spock

We are back with the second part of our review of the Nokia N8. After discussing its look and feel (and getting loads of feedback, for which we cannot thank you enough), it is time now to seriously look at…

Nokia

Nokia N8 review part 1: Look and feel

October 9, 2010 16 Mr Spock

A few years ago, people would have laughed if you had said you were going to write about how a Nokia phone looked. After all, Nokia phones were supposed to be performers rather than lookers. Times, alas (we think) have…

Featured

OG Unboxing the Nokia N8

October 8, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Finally, we have the Nokia N8 landing on our desk and here are some quick unboxing shots before we go down and do a complete review:

Android

Samsung Tab coming to India in November for (gasp!) Rs 47,000?

October 4, 2010 0 Mr Spock

All right, we must state up front that this is purely a rumour but as it comes from no fewer than THREE Samsung Store executives and two market observers (none of whom want to be named, for obvious reasons), we…

BlackBerry

RIM reveals BlackBerry PlayBook, available only in 2011

September 28, 2010 2 Mr Spock

So all the rumours were true. RIM finally took the wraps off its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few hours ago. The device will run a new software, dubbed BlackBerry Tablet OS, developed by QNX Software, a company RIM acquired…

BlackBerry

Six reasons why we are not crazy about a BlackBerry tablet

September 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The market has been buzzing with rumours about a BlackBerry tablet, whatever RIM chooses to call it. While many people seem very eager to see what the company is conjuring up, we must confess to harbouring some cynicism. It is…

Android

Forget Froyo, Sony E Xperia X10 users to get Android 2.1 in October end!

September 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The update saga of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 range of phones continues unabated. There had been a lot of surprise when Sony Ericsson had launched the X10 phones (the X10, the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro) running…

Android

An 8-inch Android tablet for Rs 9,000, courtesy Binatone!

September 19, 2010 1 Mr Spock

When we had talked about Binatone’s releasing a range of smartphones, tablets and netbooks yesterday, we had speculated that the company might be pricing its tablets in the Rs 10,000-Rs 12,000 range, to make a splash in the as yet…

Android

And the latest iPad killer comes from…Binatone?

September 18, 2010 0 Mr Spock

We have had a number of low cost cellphones hitting the Indian market of late, offering stacks of features at relatively low prices. The tablet market has, however, remained relatively niche. That might be about to change if a mail…

Nokia

Is the E7 Nokia’s best bet for a winner? We think so!

September 16, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been a week in which Nokia has been in the news more for changes at the top than for its devices, but as the dust settles on Nokia World, there is an increasing number of people who believe…

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…

Nokia

Nokia N8 unboxing video released even as new CEO steps in

September 11, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It has been a busy couple of days for the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer. On the device side, we have finally got to see the first official unboxing of the company’s flagship multimedia device, the N8 , but even that…

Microsoft

First Windows Phone 7 commercial screened!

September 7, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It might not be making as many headlines as iOS or Android, but Windows Phone 7 remains one of the most anticipated operating systems of the year. And Microsoft has now taken the wraps off the first commercial for the…

Launch Pad

Nokia enters price wars – X2 with 5MP cam for Rs 5,999!

September 6, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After seemingly having conceded the entry-to-mid level segment to newcomers like Micromax and Lava and the likes of the Corby and the Cookie, Nokia has finally thrown its hat into the low-cost ring with the X2. The phone is a…

Android

Spice Mi-300: Android 2.1, 3.5G, capacitive touch, 5MP camera for Rs 9,990!

September 5, 2010 7 Mr Spock

Just when we had thought that LG and Samsung had pulled the price of Android devices closer to (or even below) the Rs 10,000 barrier, the folks at Spice have come out with perhaps the most staggering value for money…

Nokia

Nokia: Ovi Files to be laid to rest, come October

September 2, 2010 1 Mr Spock

Nokia has announced that it will be retiring its cloud file storage service, Ovi Files from October 1 onwards. An e-mail from the company to Ovi File users informed them that the service would be terminated on October 1 and…

Apple

Apple press con: our six fearless predictions

September 1, 2010 3 Mr Spock

With the Apple press conference hours away, it was time for us to jump into foretelling mode and putting our necks on the line, come up with predictions on what the next hours will have in store. Of course, it…

BlackBerry

Want to update your BlackBerry Bold 9000 to OS 5.0 in India? Here’s how!

August 29, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It may already have a successor, but for many users (us included) the BlackBerry Bold 9000 remains one of the best smartphones to have ever emerged from the RIM stable, blame it on that lovely display, the spacious keypad, and…

Apple

Apple Sept 1 event confirmed, time for retina display iPod touch?

August 26, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been finally confirmed that Apple is indeed holding a media event on September 1. Now, that speculation about the date of the event is over, we can all settle down and start wondering about what it is that…

Android

Dell releases first Android phone – and it runs Android 1.5!

August 24, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Just when we thought that Dell’s decision to release its Streak tablet running Android 1.6 was one of the strangest decisions we had seen, the company has gone and surprised us still more. We have just heard that Dell has…

Nokia

Nokia announces the 5250, another low-cost smartphone

August 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

We had barely finished paying tribute to the Nokia 5233 as the best value for money handset in the Indian market, when along came news that the company had released details of what we think is its spiritual successor, the…

Nokia

Nokia 5233: the best value for money smartphone in town?

August 24, 2010 3 Mr Spock

The launch of relatively inexpensive handsets from Samsung and LG might be making news, but as many of our readers have been prompt to point out, it is not as if the Indian market lacks smartphones that do not cost…

Android

Samsung Galaxy 3 and 5, LG Optimus GT 540: Android gets affordable in India

August 23, 2010 2 Mr Spock

A year ago, getting an Android phone in India meant shelling out something in the vicinity of Rs 30,000. The price barrier was brought down a bit late last year with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Spica which retailed…

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…

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And now…the first handset with a dedicated Rupee symbol key

August 19, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Changing currency symbols can be a nightmare for techies, as they have to evolve new symbols, icons and shortcuts to allow users to enter the new symbol. And that has pretty much been the case ever since India changed its…

Launch Pad

Nokia N8 coming in end-September, to cost $549

August 17, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Nokia has unveiled the price of its forthcoming flagship device, the N8. According to an entry on the Nokia Store, the device will be available at the end of September 2010, and will come with a price tag of $549.…

Android

Another super Android arrives in India: HTC Desire

August 16, 2010 6 Mr Spock

It has been literally raining high-class Android phones in India over the past few weeks. We have had the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Motorola XT720 and Backflip, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, and the HTC Wildfire…

Samsung

Want to hard reset the Samsung Wave? Here’s how!

August 14, 2010 12 Mr Spock

While we were quite impressed with the Samsung Wave, one problem that seems to have cropped up in the handset is the problem in doing a complete hard reset, taking the phone back to exactly the state where one bought…

Android

Vaporware, eh? India’s $35 tablet makes its appearance!

August 13, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After almost all tech pundits had dismissed it as “vaporware,” the Indian $35 tablet made a surprise appearance on NDTV’s Gadget Guru show. From what could be seen of the device, it was no show-stopper in the looks department, but…

BlackBerry

Indian Government sets August 31 deadline for BlackBerry

August 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The tangle between the Indian government and RIM over the latter’s e-mail and messaging service continues. The Indian government has now evidently given the cellphone company until August 31 to comply with its decision to allow law enforcement agencies access…

Android

Backtrack on Moto BackFlip – best touchscreen navigation ever!

August 8, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The media wires have been buzzing about the arrival of the Motorola BackFlip in India for a while now. While most people have been talking about the specs (bemoaning the fact that the device runs on Android 1.5) and the…

Apps

Download Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution for free on the App Store!

August 7, 2010 0 Mr Spock

There is terrific news for iPhone and iPod touch users – Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution game is available for free download from the App Store for a limited time (in all probability, just for today). And no, we are not…