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Samsung Galaxy Tab coming on Friday to India?

October 26, 2010 0 Nimish

The device that many consider being the biggest challenger to the iPad is expected to be released in India this Friday. No, we have no official confirmation, but when one gets an invite from Samsung saying “Lets Tab…Let’s Talk…” and…

Android

Accord @Pad claims to run Android 1.7, has iPad’s looks and icons – yours for Rs 9,990!

October 26, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been raining tablets in the Indian market of late, with just about everyone and their grandmother announcing tablets that they claim are the coolest things since sliced bread. Some of these claims (Olive, Samsung, and LG) have merit,…

Android

OlivePad finally coming to stores this week, with Froyo!

October 25, 2010 0 Nimish

It was first announced in August, but is going to finally hit the stores this week, becoming only the second device in India. We are talking of India’s first 3.5G tablet, the OlivePad VT-100 from Olive Telecom, which grabbed a…

Nokia

Review: Nokia C6 – good phone, bad timing?

October 25, 2010 10 Nimish

There are times in your life when you come across devices that seem undone by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this is exactly the feeling we got about the recently launched Nokia C6, or…

Gaming

Kinect Pre-Order On: Rs 9,990 stand-alone, Rs 22,990 with 4GB Xbox 360 (India)

October 23, 2010 2 Nimish

Microsoft’s revolutionary “no controller” motion controlling system, Kinect, is now available for pre order in India. And with it, we finally have the prices. According to the Microsoft website, the Kinect will be available for Rs 9,990 stand alone and…

Gaming

Microsoft launches 4GB Xbox 360 for Rs 14,990, Arcade version now for Rs 11,990

October 23, 2010 0 Nimish

The console wars are well and truly on and Microsoft has decided to hammer the opposition where it truly hurts – on the price front. While Sony has been upping the PS3 storage without trying to add too much to…

Apps

Opera releases Opera 11 alpha, adds extensions

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

The browser wars seem to be in terms of pre-final versions this time. We have already had the beta version of IE9 and Firefox 4 and joining them today is the alpha version of Opera 11. We have always considered…

Android

Garmin-Asus launches A10 Android phone with Advanced Navigation for Rs 18,990

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Garmin-Asus might not have exactly set the markets on fire with their offerings so far, but we have a feeling that things could change with the A10 which it launched today.

Nokia

Six Reasons why we think the Nokia E5 rocks!

October 20, 2010 1 Nimish

The Nokia N8 might have grabbed all the headlines with its dazzling specs and camera, but we feel that the Nokia E5 is going to be every bit as much of a winner in the market for the Big N.…

Apple

An iPhone that costs almost EIGHT MILLION dollars!

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, we went and broke the editorial style sheet rule that states that thou shall not use all capitals in a heading, but truth be told, we could not actually help it. We always knew that the iPhone 4…

Apps

Symbian ^3 gets JoikuSpot, converts your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

One of the most handy apps for the Symbian platform, JoikuSpot, has been released for the latest version of Symbian, Symbian ^3.

Nokia

OG Unwraps the Nokia C6 (Quick review)

October 16, 2010 2 Nimish

When was the last time we saw so many handsets from Nokia in such a short span of time, and each of them appealing to different audiences? We have already seen the N8 and the E5, with the former targeting…

Android

Samsung releases Android 2.2 upgrade for Galaxy S

October 15, 2010 1 Nimish

After a lot of talk and speculation, it is finally here. Samsung has officially released the Android 2.2 upgrade package for its bestselling Samsung Galaxy S smart phone. The device, which has been one of the hottest selling smart phones…

Launch Pad

OG hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Unboxing)

October 14, 2010 1 Nimish

We have got our hands on the latest Android handset from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia X8. Yes, it runs Android 1.6, but at Rs 13,990, a 3 inch touchscreen and 3.2 MP camera is not too serious a deal, especially…

Nokia

Quick Review: Unboxing the Nokia E5

October 10, 2010 0 Nimish

The media might have been abuzz about the N8, but that is by no means the only arrow in the quiver of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer. We managed to get our hands on the latest addition to the E…

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…

eReaders & Tablets

India gets a sub-Rs 9,000 tablet – the Magnum

October 7, 2010 1 Nimish

Barely a couple of days within Dell’s launching its Streak tablet in the Indian market at what to us seems to be a stiff price of Rs 34,990, comes a tablet that costs less than a third of it –…

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…

Gaming

Panasonic working on online gaming console – The Jungle!

October 5, 2010 0 Nimish

While everyone has been busy talking about the Move, the Kinect and the next DS, a new player has made its move into the gaming arena. It is none other than Panasonic, which is talking about what seems to be…

Microsoft

It is official! Windows Phone 7 coming on October 11

October 4, 2010 1 Nimish

The cat is finally out of the bag. After all the speculation, it has been confirmed that the next version of Windows Mobile – Windows Phone 7 – will be released on October 11. The Microsoft website talks of a…

Entertainment

FIFA 11 release proves PS2 is alive and kickin’

October 3, 2010 2 Nimish

The buzz in the gaming market over the past few years has been about next-generation consoles, high-definition games, and motion-sensitive controllers. However, in the market itself, the decade old PlayStation 2 (PS2) shows no sign of fading into the sunset.…

Launch Pad

Hello, dual-sim Moto! Two classy dual-SIMS from Motorola

October 2, 2010 1 Nimish

Another of the cellphone biggies has taken the plunge into the Indian dual-SIM phone market. Motorola has launched two dual-SIM devices, the EX115 and the EX128. And unlike some of the rather patchy dual-SIM affairs out there, the Moto boys…

Featured

OG hands-on with the Sony Playstation Move

September 30, 2010 1 Nimish

We just got our hands on the all new Sony Playstation Move. This PS3 add-on brings motion sensing magic to your Playstation. In the box is the controller (wand), the camera that does the magic over the console, starter disc…

Nokia

It’s coming! Nokia starts shipping the N8

September 30, 2010 0 Nimish

Even as some were speculating that it would be another few weeks before Nokia would ship its flagship N8 device to the market, Nokia has now declared on its official blog that the N8 has started shipping. “The first Nokia…

News

Our Amazon Kindle 3 arrives, Unboxing, Video!

September 27, 2010 0 Nimish

Our Kindle 3 has arrived and here are some freshly baked pictures and unboxing video!

Apple

Apple updates Ping, allows it to access users’ libraries

September 26, 2010 1 Nimish

We had gone on record saying that Ping, Apple’s music-oriented social networking service, was actually the most significant product launched by Apple at its event earlier this month (where the new iPods tended to overshadow everything else) and a recent…

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Five reasons why the Wink will NOT beat the Kindle

September 22, 2010 5 Nimish

EC Media recently unveiled the Wink e-book reader, the Wink XTS, at an event in Delhi. Notwithstanding all the brave talk and aggro in the press booklet (“So, if some Californian tries to sell you a pad that you can…

Tech Industry News

PlayStation Move coming to India this week?

September 19, 2010 0 Nimish

It has not been officially confirmed yet but a friendly executive in Sony World store in Delhi says that the PlayStation Move controller will be coming to India this week. There are likely to be three packages for those wanting…

Featured

MJ Lives! Ubisoft releases trailer, song details of Michael Jackson: The Experience

September 17, 2010 0 Nimish

A year might have gone by since he passed away, but the Michael Jackson magic is as strong as ever. Not only do his albums continue to fly off the shelves, there is also considerable interest around Ubisoft’s forthcoming game…

Microsoft

IE9 beta goes public arrives, hailed as revolutionary by many

September 16, 2010 0 Nimish

It may be the most popular Internet browser in the world, but Microsoft’s Internet Explorer seems to have been condemned to suffer faint praise, especially when compared to the likes of Chrome and Firefox. Well, that seems to have ended,…

Android

Acer Ferrari Android phone arrives in India, with expected stiff price tag!

September 14, 2010 1 Nimish

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari edition has been officially released in India today. The device, which carries the Acer-Ferrari collaboration into the smartphone arena (they have been seen on notebooks earlier), runs on Android, and apart from having the legendary…

eReaders & Tablets

Five reasons why we will not upgrade to the Kindle 3

August 27, 2010 6 Nimish

The latest edition of the device that made e-books cool has started reaching some parts of the media and we were able to spend a little time messing with a Kindle 3 (3G version) that one of our editors in…

Gaming

The New Xbox 360 is here…and costs Rs 21,990

August 26, 2010 1 Nimish

Microsoft has just released the new Black Xbox 360 in India. The “sleeker, smaller, quieter, designed with built in WI-FI” and most importantly, with a dedicate Kinect, console is now finally available in Indian stores at an estimated retail price…

Leaked / Spyshots

From Russia With Love: Internet Explorer 9 interface screenshot leaked!

August 26, 2010 0 Nimish

Microsoft’s Russia website might have let news about the next edition of the world’s most popular browser out of the bag. The site inadvertently leaked a screenshot of Internet Explorer 9, the next version of Internet Explorer, showing the interface…

Gaming

Mafia II pre-orders start in India, free T-shirt thrown in

August 21, 2010 2 Nimish

The game has not yet arrived in the country, but the hype around 2K Games’ Mafia II is picking up in India. According to a release we have received from E-Xpress Interactive Software, a number of electronic stores such as…

Accessories

India’s first keyboard with new Rupee symbol key launched

August 13, 2010 1 Nimish

It is a measure of just how integral a part of our lives technology has become that when the new Indian Rupee symbol was first unveiled last month, the first concerns most people had about it was how to type…

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