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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

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…

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…

Android

Micromax Launching Sub 20k Dual Core Android Phone?

September 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now this one’s really interesting. Micromax Mobiles, which over the past few years had managed to turn quite a few heads with their range of low cost Android handsets like the A60 and the A70 , are at it again. The company…

Motorola

Motorola’s Facebook Phone EX 225 on The Cards

September 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

By the time you read this, you might have already seen how serious Vodafone is about its partnership with Facebook here in India. The company had launched its “Facebook Phone”, the Vodafone Blue 555 here just days ago and along…

Microsoft

Windows 8 to Support Windows Phone 7 Apps?

September 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now, this sure is a fascinating bit of news we have here. If we are to believe  nVidia’s CEO Jen Hsun Huang, Microsoft’s soon to be released Windows 8 Operating System is likely to feature native support for running Windows…

Samsung

Apple Sues Samsung in Japan Too

September 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

I know this is kinda getting boring now, but yeah news is that Apple had taken its recent patent infringement war to a new frontier when the company sued archrival Samsung in Japan. This comes at a time when Apple…

Internet

Yahoo Board Puts the Company for Sale!

September 7, 2011 0 Rahul S

Hours after the announcement of the unceremonial firing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, reports are flowing in about the Yahoo Board of Directors deciding to put the company up for sale. A company official has reportedly divulged to the Wall Street…

Internet

Yahoo Fires CEO Carol Bartz; Internal Memo Leaked

September 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

Yahoo’s 62 year old as CEO Carol Bartz who had still a year left for her contract to complete has been unceremoniously fired by the Yahoo Board of Directors. The news which came to light a few hours ago has…

Internet

Facebook Partners with Vodafone; Launches “Vodafone Blue” Facebook Phone in India

September 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

Vodafone and Facebook have jointly announced the release of a new Facebook phone called the Vodafone Blue here in India. The device, designed to offer a complete, all-encompassing Facebook experience also gets a decent array of features making it a…

Notebook / Laptops

Acer’s Ultrabook Aspire S3 Debuts, Is Thinner Than MacBook Air!

September 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Acer, the world’s largest Notebook PC maker has taken covers off its first Ultrabook notebook, the S3 at the ongoing IFA Conference at Berlin. The device, aiming to be a portable, powerful notebook (like most other ultrabooks out there) has…

Apple

iPhone 5 to Sport Larger 4 inch Display, Curvy iPad – like Rear?

September 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

There have been many iPhone 5 related rumors going around since the past few days. Some have said about the phone getting slimmer while others have hinted about the device getting a larger 4 inch display in lieu of the…

Android

Samsung Pulls the Galaxy Tab 7.7 from IFA Booth

September 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s a terrible time for you to be Samsung if you are in Germany/Europe these days. After facing injunctions against the already released Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, the recently released Galaxy Tab 7.7 too has been banned from being sold…

Android

Samsung’s New Products, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note: Our Thoughts

September 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was yesterday that Samsung took covers off two fascinating products at the IFA conference underway at Berlin, Germany. Well, for starters, it looked like just another launch but I think this is part of a concerted move by Samsung…

Internet

Caught In The Act: Microsoft Sued For Collecting Location Data Without Consent

September 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

The head honchos at Apple might be surely jeering at this one. Microsoft, which had, not long ago claimed the moral high ground claiming to not collect any location data without explicit user consent has been ironically sued by one…

Android

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Announced; October Launch

August 31, 2011 0 Rahul S

How to make an already sexy handset even more hotter? Well learn it from Sony Ericsson who has just pepped up its Xperia Arc smartphone with a bump in the processing department. While it is still not a Samsung Galaxy…

Android

MTS Brings Sub 5K Android Handsets to India

August 31, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just to add to the flurry of Android launches happing of late, telecom operator MTS, a subsidiary of Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) has announced the launch of two new Android powered smartphones in India today. The devices, made by MTS’ partners…

eReaders & Tablets

MapMyIndia Launches 7-inch Android Based CarPad

August 31, 2011 0 Rahul S

MapMyIndia, the popular mapping services provider from India has announced a new, appealing product known as the CarPad. The product which, is essentially a tablet complete with Wi-Fi and 3G ability is however, positioned more as an in car infotainment…