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Microsoft To Launch Office 365 in June: Steve Ballmer

June 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Microsoft’s could based service Office 365 was earlier thought to be coming “later this year” if we were to believe the higher ups at Microsoft. What we all however didn’t know was when actually the launch would take place. However,…

Entertainment

Sony Targeted Again; Hackers Pilfer Data From 1 Million Sony Pictures User Accounts

June 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just when you that you had seen it all and Sony has suffered enough from the hands of hackers, here comes once more such attack. While on previous occasions, the target was the PlayStation Network which was attacked multiple times…

Android

Samsung Galaxy S II India Launch On June 3 For Vodafone Users, In Stores Starting June 9

May 25, 2011 1 Rahul S

The wait is finally over! Samsung has finally bought its flagship, dual core Android superphone, the mighty Galaxy S II to India. The phone was officially unveiled in India earlier today at Delhi and would be made available for you…

Internet

Xi3 Introduces First Chrome OS Based Desktop Computer: ChromiumPC

May 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Xi3, a newly formed, little know company based in Salt Lake City, Utah has garnered the distinction of becoming the first company to make the world’s first desktop computer to run on Google Chrome. Known as the ChromiumPC Modular Computer,…

Nokia

Nokia To “Kill” Ovi Brand; Will Be Known As Nokia Services

May 16, 2011 0 Rahul S

In yet another “disruption” by Nokia ( I love that word now!) the company has decided to do away with the “Ovi” branding it has been so proudly promoting over the past few years. The name “Ovi” would be phased…

Tech Industry News

Are Mobile Phones Killing Bees?

May 13, 2011 1 Rahul S

According to a recent by researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Mobile Phones could be playing some part in the decline of the worldwide bee population observed over the course of the past few decades. The study, which…

Apps

LinkedIn Comes To The Burning Platform: Symbian Version Launched!

May 12, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just when you thought nobody has any interest left in developing apps for the Symbian platform, here comes LinkedIn with an official app for devices running on the OS! The official app is now available for download from the Ovi…

Internet

Google Chrome Increases User base To 160 Million, Gets Some Angry Birds Love

May 11, 2011 2 Rahul S

On the second day of the Google I/O Conference, we turn our attention to Google Chrome, the browser that they debuted back in late 2008. Since its debut almost three years ago, it has come a long way. While it…

Google

Google +1 FaceBook “Like” Competitor To Debut In Weeks

May 11, 2011 1 Rahul S

Amongst the many things that were talked about at Google’s I/O conference at San Francisco yesterday, was Google’s competitor to the now ubiquitous Facebook “Like” button. Called the Google +1, the product is scheduled to be deployed in the “coming…

Internet

Facebook Accidentally Leaked Personal Information To Third Parties: Symantec

May 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

After Sony’s PlayStation network was targeted by hackers who managed to steal a wealth of personal information from the system post the breach, we now have Symantec reporting that Facebook, the world’s biggest social networking platform might have accidentally leaked…

Android

Google Launches Music Beta; Lets You Store and Listen To Your Music From The Cloud

May 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

Like we had reported a few hours ago, Google has officially taken covers off its latest service, the long rumored cloud music service. Called Music Beta By Google, the new service can be considered as an extended hard disk in…

Android

Coming Soon: New Honeycomb Tablet From HTC, The Puccini

May 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

If you were bored with the current crop of Android tablets from various stables, you might want to wait for this new one from HTC. According to PocketNow, HTC is readying itself to launch a brand new Honeycomb based tablet…

India

Avoid Long Conversations On Mobile Phones Post Marriage: Punjab State Women’s Commission

May 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now this is an interesting directive issued by the Punjab State Commission for Women. The commission, looking at the number of divorce cases piling up before them has come to the conclusion mobile phones are gradually becoming the root cause…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Palm Pre, Pre Plus Updated To WebOS Version 1.4.5.1

May 9, 2011 0 Rahul S

If you happen to own a Palm Pre or the newer Palm Pre Plus, let us remind you all that an update for these devices have been issued by HP. The update graduates the version number of WebOS to 1.4.5.1…

Notebook / Laptops

Dell’s Adamo Successor Leaked?

May 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

Mobile-Review is usually known for leaking unreleased Nokia handsets. This time though, we are seeing something quite different from the site. They have leaked images of what is said to be a successor to the Dell Adamo. This laptop which…

Android

Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Xperia Pro Announced; Runs Android 2.3

May 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

One complaint almost everyone using a Sony Ericsson Android handset was the fact that they usually ran a primitive version of the OS. To make matters worse, their phones were not updated frequently either. Until recently, its flagship device ran…

Tech Industry News

Moore’s Law Stays: Intel Introduces New “TriGate” 3D Transistors On Ivy Bridge Processors

May 5, 2011 1 Rahul S

Intel has in a landmark announcement, introduced a major breakthrough in microprocessor technology. The technology, called “Tri-Gate” is what Intel calls the first 3-D transistors. What is notable about Tri Gate is that it will help sustain the Moore’s Law…

Security

Osama Worm Spreads On Facebook, Turns Your Account In To A SpamBot

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Even after being killed, Osama Bin Laden is still a security threat it seems. This time though, the risk is for your PC and Facebook accounts. Apparently, some smart hackers out there, in an attempt to cash in on the…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung To Launch New Galaxy Tabs India By June, Aims To Increase Smartphones Market Share

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Look what we have here! Samsung is all set to launch its twin tablets, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the larger 10.1 inch version in India by June if we are to believe a recent Business Standard report. The news…

Apple

iPad 2 Faces Shortage In South Korea: Online Sales Suspended

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Less than a week after the iPad 2 made it to 12 countries across the globe including India, its online Sales in South Korea have been suspended citing tight supplies.In Korea the iPad 2 is sold by the country’s top…

Notebook / Laptops

Dell Brings New E-Series Latitude Laptops and Tablet PC’s To India

May 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

Dell has announced the launch of a whole new range of its Latitude branded products in the country. The new models that have been launched include the Dell Latitude E5420, E5520, E6220, E6320, E6420, E6520, E6420 ATG laptops and one…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Bold 9900, 9930 Announced; Will Let You Touch and Type

May 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

RIM has finally decided its time they officially take covers of much rumored and leaked BlackBerry Bold successor. The latest version of the Bold is christened the 9900/9930 and for the first time, will offer BlackBerry users a touch as…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Bold Touch Appears On RIM Website; Runs OS 7

April 30, 2011 3 Rahul S

I still do not know why these phone makers tinker around with their websites with unannounced products. There has been more than one instance of gadget makers accidentally revealing their upcoming, unannounced devices on their websites – but they never…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP Veer Appears In White

April 30, 2011 0 Rahul S

HP’s WebOS based Veer has been around in the form of a soon to be launched product for months now. Back in February, on the eve of the MWC HP had announced the Pre3 and the HP Touchpad along with…

Nokia

Nokia’s Restructuring Will Cost 300 Jobs In India

April 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

It might be one of those awkward days of your corporate lives if you happen to be a Nokia employee now. After the company announced its massive restructuring plans, it has now been revealed that India too would be fairly…

Android

Why The Samsung Galaxy S II GPS Performance Doesn’t Look Impressive To Me

April 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s original Galaxy S was notorious for its rather jittery GPS performance. The successor to that phone seems to have fixed that issue by implementing a better GPS chip inside. Folks over at Engadget who had got hold of a…

News

Motorola Xoom To Get A Software Update Soon

April 28, 2011 0 Rahul S

All you Xoom owners out there; brace yourselves up for an update that’s coming your devices’ way. Verizon has announced that it is all set to release an update for the Honeycomb 3.0 version running on the tablet. The update…

eReaders & Tablets

Motorola Xoom / Honeycomb To Get A Software Update Soon

April 28, 2011 0 Rahul S

All you Xoom owners out there; brace yourselves up for an update that’s coming your devices’ way. Verizon has announced that it is all set to release an update for the Honeycomb 3.0 version running on the tablet. The update…

Nokia

Nokia Shelves Tablet Plans; Smartphones Primary Focus

April 28, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia has been undergoing lots of changes  in terms of its organizational structure, future plans and products of late. The last one to occur was just days ago when it revealed its plans to shelve off the entire Symbian team…

India

BlackBerry Style 9670 Lands In India. Shows Some CDMA Love

April 28, 2011 0 Rahul S

All you BlackBerry fanbois on the CDMA side of the telecom divide rejoice! RIM has launched its much talked about (but not sought after) flip phone, the BlackBerry Style 9670 here in India. Designed to run on the CDMA platform,…

Notebook / Laptops

OG Review: Acer E-Machines eM350

April 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

Thanks to my recent experience with the MacBook Air I was sorta becoming a fan of these small, netbook sized laptops. Having been used to travelling with my 15 inch Dell Studio, these miniature laptops felt much easier to carry…

India

Apple Confirms iPad 2 India Launch. Lands 29 April

April 27, 2011 4 Rahul S

A week ago, we had broken the news regarding the imminent launch of the iPad 2 in India. Apple has a finally made the launch official effectively confirming our report. Like we had mentioned, India features in the list of…

Nokia

Nokia “Gives Away” Symbian To Accenture, Cuts Jobs

April 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

In a rather important development pertaining to Symbian, Nokia has announced that it has decided to “transfer” its entire Symbian operations along with the 3000 odd employees in that division to Accenture. Once the deal goes through, Accenture will provide…

Android

LG Optimus Big Appears In Korea, No Sign Of An International Launch

April 23, 2011 0 Rahul S

LG’s Optimus Big, also known as the LG LU6800 was first seen back in March in a leaked photograph pictured alongside an iPhone4. Back then, it was speculated that the phone would be seeing a Q2 launch. Well the Q2…

News

Droid X2 Press Shots Leaked, Slight Change In The Name!

April 23, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been quite some time since we have been hearing about Motorola’s successor to the Droid X. Until now, the phone was unofficially christened the “Droid X2” and we knew that visually, it was not much different compared to the…

News

Sony Ericsson W8; Walkman Branded Android Phone In India Soon?

April 22, 2011 1 Rahul S

Sony Ericsson has announced its first Walkman branded Android laden phone – the W8 in Indonesia. The W8 seems to be analogous to the old Xperia X8 that was launched last year. The W8 is powered by a rather slowish…

Android

Samsung Countersues Apple In Tit for Tat Move, Avoids US

April 22, 2011 0 Rahul S

Days after Apple sued Samsung for copying design and UI elements from their products in Samsung’s Galaxy line up of products, Samsung has filed new counter law suits in South Korea, Japan and Germany alleging as many as five patent…

Featured

G’Five G5 Projector Phone – OG Review

April 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Phones laden with pico projectors are not new phenomenon. We have been hearing about them for quite some time now. However, for some reason, they haven’t been able to hit the popularity charts worldwide. Most mainstream mobile phone manufacturers seem…

India

Samsung Brings The Series 9 UltraSlim Notebook To India

April 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Move over the MacBook Air! Samsung is here to usurp your crown of selling the thinnest notebook ever in India by announcing its latest Series 9 notebook in the country. The Series 9 was first showcased at the CES earlier…

Notebook / Laptops

Samsung Launches Series 9 Notebook In India, Expensive!

April 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

Move over the MacBook Air! Samsung is here to usurp your crown of selling the thinnest notebook ever in India by announcing its latest Series 9 notebook in the country. The Series 9 was first showcased at the CES earlier…