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Microsoft

Nokia Announces the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7 Handsets

October 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

At the much awaited Nokia World which kicked off yesterday Nokia announced two new Windows Phone powered handsets – as expected. The devices were claimed to be the “first real Windows Phone” handsets by Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO.

Nokia

Nokia’s Anna Update for Symbian Handsets Reach the US

October 25, 2011 0 Rahul S

That headline tells a lot about Nokia’s sad state of affairs in the US, doesn’t it? More than a month after the Anna update rolled out to handsets in other parts of the globe, it is only now that the…

Apple

Post iPhone 4S Launch, Siri Chief Leaves Apple

October 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

That was quick. Barely days after Siri made its debut as an integral Apple product with the launch of the iPhone 4S; the co-founder of the company Dag Kittlaus has decided to quit Apple. According to AllThingsD, the decision to…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: A closer Look look at the Newest Google Phone

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was a busy past 20 hours for all of us covering the mobile technology space. First off, RIM started the proceedings with their new announcements at the BlackBerry DevCon. We will have a post up on that soon. Almost…

Google

Gmail Faces Outage; Returns Just as Quickly as it went Down

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

So, just hours after the announcement of the Ice Cream Sandwich laden Galaxy Nexus, Google’s servers seem to be acting up and from what we have been observing Gmail is either working very slow or has stopped working entirely for…

Android

Motorola Announces the Droid RAZR

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

Motorola a few hours ago took covers off its newest Android powered handset, the Droid RAZR at a press event. It’s been quite some time since Motorola has marketed a device using the RAZR brand. The last device that the…

Leaked / Spyshots

Windows Phone 7 Mango Laden Nokia 710 Coming Soon?

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

While it is almost certain that Nokia would be unveiling its first Windows Phone based devices at the upcoming Nokia World event next week, here comes a new hitherto unheard of model which could make its entry into Nokia’s WP7…

Notebook / Laptops

Panasonic launches new Toughbook Model in India; The CF 53

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

Panasonic India has just launched its newest Toughbook branded product in India. Called the CF 53, the device, like all Toughbook models is targeted at a niche market and is not your usual laptop. Even though it’s not really a…

Android

Samsung Loses Injunction Case against Apple in Netherlands

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

Continuing with the trend of Samsung losing cases against Apple, the latest one we have is from the Netherlands where a court has just ruled against Samsung – refusing to pass an injunction on the sake of Apple products in…

Notebook / Laptops

Intel, Croma Launch Anti-Theft Technology for Laptops in India

October 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Intel, in association with retailer Croma has announced the launch of its “Anti-Theft” technology in India. The technology would be made available for all second generation Core laptops and would come preinstalled on select laptops. While the service is compatible…

Android

Samsung’s Worst Week Ever? US Judge Thinks Galaxy Tab does Infringe Apple Patents

October 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

This week sure doesn’t seem to be turning out to be a good one for Samsung. To start with, it was just yesterday that an Australian court ordered a temporary ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in…

Nokia

Nokia Announces the Belle Laden 603 Smartphone

October 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was just three days ago that we first talked about the Nokia 603. Leaked photos of this Belle laden device were doing the rounds of the interweb since the past week. Anyway, Nokia has now announced the phone officially.…

Android

Lenovo Introduces the IdeaPad A1, K1 and ThinkPad Range of Tablets in India

October 12, 2011 0 Rahul S

In what has to be one of the most extravagant product launches I have witnessed in India (for an electronics brand), Lenovo recently announced a comprehensive range of tablets in India. Straddling almost every price point, Lenovo aims to be a…

Android

Corporate Tablets the In Thing? Motorola Announces ET1 Tablet for Enterprise Segment

October 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now we are not usually interested in the enterprise segment being a hardcore consumer tech website – but then there are quite a few products that we do not mind taking a look at. The latest entry in to the…

Tech Industry News

New Telecom Policy to Do Away with Roaming Charges, Aims to Increase Broadband Penetration

October 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

India’s Communications Minister Kapil Sibal, more famous for his $35 tablet project has announced a draft for the new Telecom Policy which if approved would be welcomed by Telecom Operators and consumers alike – reports the Times of India.

Android

iPhone 4S a Missed Opportunity: Microsoft

October 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

In a recent interview by Andy Lees, President of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft has opined that he sees the iPhone 4S as a missed opportunity by Apple. No he didn’t actually say it, he just replied in affirmative…

Nokia

Nokia 603 Leaked Before Nokia World?

October 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been quite some time since Nokia announced that it is moving away from Symbian. But, if we are to go by the company’s recent releases, that hardly seem to be happening. Just weeks after its new range of Symbian…

BlackBerry

RIM Prepping iCloud Competitor? Purchases Cloud Services Company

October 7, 2011 0 Rahul S

RIM (Research in Motion), the Canadian owner of the BlackBerry smartphones have reportedly purchased NewBay, a company that deals with cloud computing services. The purchase, finer details of which have not been revealed by RIM yet is worth over $100…

Apple

Steve Jobs Passes Away

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

This might be the saddest day for us all connected to the tech industry in some way or the other. Apple has just confirmed the unthinkable. Ex Apple CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. Apple has updated the Apple.com home…

Apple

So, Samsung wants the iPhone 4S to be Banned!

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been barely 24 hours since Apple introduced its fifth generation iPhone and Samsung is already prepping its first lawsuit against Apple. Samsung has issued a statement where it says that they are filing a case against the iPhone 4S…

Apple

Can We Talk Value for Money in the Premium Segment, Please?

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Earlier this week, there was a heated debate amongst techies in India about a recent report by Bloomberg about the state of the iPhone 4 here in India. At the end of it, the talk veered to the niche “30k”…

Android

Is The $35 “Indian” Tablet Actually Chinese?

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Update: We have now confirmed that the Aakash is made by Datawind at a manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. It does however have some parts from China – which is perfectly acceptable! Keeping the article as is, for posterity’s sake: As it turns…

Android

India’s $35 Tablet to be Announced Today

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It looks like the wait will finally end today. India is all set to officially announce its affordable, uber cheap $35 (Rs. 1750) tablet later today when Kapil Sibal, the Telecoms and Education Minister will reveal the product. The product…

Apple

No 4G Support on the New iPhone: Rumor

October 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

With just hours left for the next generation iPhone to be released, looks like we have the final set of rumors arriving before everything gets confirmed. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the new iPhone will NOT support 4g…

Microsoft

Microsoft Accidentally Reveals Names of Upcoming Windows Phone 7 Handsets

October 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

In what seems to be an inadvertent error by the folks looking after the Microsoft Canada website, the company has revealed the names of forthcoming Windows Phone powered handsets from various manufacturers on this page.

Apple

iPhone Sales Plateau in India; Has only 2% Smartphones Market Share

October 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

India sure is an unconventional market. While the rest of the world were reeling under depression back in 2008, this country still managed to showcase decent GDP growth rate figures. While India sure was a closed economy, until the 1990’s…

Nokia

Nokia Designing New “Meltemi” OS for Low end Phones?

October 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

After literally abandoning Symbian and the much loved MeeGo in favor of Windows Phone 7, looks like Nokia’s bread and butter S40 series might be axed too in the not too distant future. No, we are not in the mood…

netbook

OG Review: Acer Aspire One Happy 2 Netbook

September 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

 Today, we have with us Acer’s recently launched Aspire One Happy 2 netbook for review. The funkily colored netbook has an eye-catching design and gives the user an option to either boot in to Android 2.2 or Windows – the…

Entertainment

Nokia Launches NFC enabled 600, 700 & 701 Handsets in India; Promotes Shahrukh’s Ra-One

September 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Along with the launch of Nokia’s recently announced Symbian Belle powered handsets, the 700, 701 and the 600, Nokia also seems to be betting big time on the future of NFC Technology here in India. In an industry first, at…

Opinion

How I Got My DTH Connection Without Making A Single Phonecall

September 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

To start with, let me confirm that this is not a sponsored post by anyone. I am just penning down my experience with a leading DTH company in India I had earlier this week. Usually, the blogosphere is filled with…

Apple

Apple Sends out Invites for “Lets Talk iPhone” Event; iPhone 5 Launch Imminent?

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

We knew this was coming in the first week of October anyway. But then, it’s always happy to hear an official confirmation. After months of speculations and rumors, Apple has finally made it official that they would be “talking” about…

BlackBerry

RIM Debuts the Blackberry Curve 9360 in India

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

In the latest addition to its line up here in India, RIM has launched its newest member from the Curve family -the BlackBerry Curve 9360. The new handset runs BlackBerry OS 7 and packs in a sufficiently large 2.4 inch…

Nokia

Meego Powered Nokia N9 Starts Shipping

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia has announced that their much awaited, critically acclaimed handset, the N9  has started shipping starting today. The phone, first showcased back in June 2011 was well received by Nokia users and critics alike. It runs the Linux based MeeGo OS…

Apple

iPhone 5 to get Improved Voice Control feature Called Assistant

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

Over the course of the past few weeks, we have been hearing about the imminent launch of the iPhone 5 sometime next month. It’s time we look at a few more iPhone 5 related rumors that have cropped up over the past few…

Accessories

Acer Launches Two new Projectors in India

September 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Acer India has just launched two new projectors to its existing line up of products in India. The two new devices include the attractive C110 Pico projector which should prove extremely handy for busy travellers who need to conjure up…

Reviews

OG Review: Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone

September 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been well over a week since I got my hands on the Vodafone Blue 555 “Facebook” phone, and it’s time I thought I should pen down my views about this latest attempt by Vodafone to cash in on the…

Nokia

Nokia 700, 701 Shipments Start; Headed towards India

September 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Here’s some good news for all you fast dwindling breed of Symbian lovers out there. Remember the Nokia 700 and 701 handsets announced last month? Well both the devices have started shipping to dealers and are expected to land in…

Nokia

Nokia Launches Low End Handsets Nokia 100 and Nokia 101 in India

September 16, 2011 0 Rahul S

A few weeks after their official announcement, Nokia has announced the launch of its new low cost, affordable handsets, the 100 and 101 here in India. Both the devices pack in color displays and will be positioned above the Nokia…

HTC

HTC Pimps the Sensation; Calls it Sensation XE

September 15, 2011 0 Rahul S

Barely five months after it was officially announced, HTC has come up with a new, pimped up version of its flagship Android smartphone – the HTC Sensation. The device, packs in quite a bunch of new additions to the stock…

eReaders & Tablets

Windows 8 Start Menu, Taskbar (Design) Leaked

September 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

While we are gearing up for the Microsoft Build event scheduled to happen later this week at California where juicier details pertaining to Microsoft’s Windows 8 are expected to be announced, eagle eyed folks over at Toms Hardware has posted…