Technovanza VJTI – Day 1
Fresh on the heels of the memorable IIT Techfest, we’re at the VJTI Mumbai covering day one of the Technovanza. The event still seems to be in the “cold start” mode with the crowd yet to pour in. But then,…
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Logitech Launches Solar Powered Keyboard In India
Logitech has announced the launch of its first ever Solar Powered Wireless keyboard in India. The K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard powers itself whenever there’s light, even indoors, thereby avoiding the use of rechargeable batteries altogether. It has an integrated solar…
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) To Be Previewed Today!
So, the day is finally here. In a few hours from now, Google would finally preview the much awaited Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). This latest version of Android OS, designed specifically for tablets would obviously be Google’s main tool to compete…
Firefox For Android Arrives: Touted To Be The Fastest Yet
Mozilla has announced the release of its current beta version of Firefox 4 browser for devices running Android and Maemo. The browser is claimed to be the fastest mobile version of the browser yet and gets much faster start up…
Optimized Nokia Internet Radio Arrives For Symbian^3
Nokia’s Internet Radio application was undoubtedly one of the most popular Symbian apps. It’s been around since the S60 V3 days. However, it was much maligned for being not optimized for Symbian^1 devices that arrived later. It was also compatible…
Android 2.3 Has Serious Security Vulnerability: Researcher
A computer security researcher from the North Carolina State University (NCSU) has revealed that he has come across serious security vulnerability in Android 2.3 – the latest version of Android OS for smartphones. Xuxian Jiang, the researcher figured out that…
Will Nokia Opt For Android?
It’s been just a few days since Nokia announced its not so inspiring Q4 2010 results and people are already talking about the possibility of the company opting for Android sometime in the near future. The latest reason for this…
PayPal India Goes Back To The Dark Ages
In what is largely seen as a regressive change to PayPal India’s terms and conditions, the company, starting March 1, 2011 would NOT allow its Indian users to make purchases for goods and services directly from their PayPal accounts. If…
Samsung To Reveal The Galaxy S 2, Galaxy Tab 2 At MWC
We already knew this was happening but here’s some (leaked) official confirmation regarding the fact that Samsung is planning to showcase two much sought after devices at the MWC in February. A slip that apparently displays the schedule for Samsung’s…
Razer Ferox Twin Speaker Set Arrives In India
Gamers rejoice! Razer, the makers of all those droolworthy gaming components are at it again. They have just launched their latest pint sized powerhouse in India. The Ferox Twin Speaker set has arrived and brings with it 360 degrees of…
Nokia Quarterly Reports Out: Paints a Dismal Picture
Nokia has announced its Q4 2010 results and to say that they do not look good would be an understatement. The last quarter was when Nokia undertook several new initiatives on its senior management front. The erstwhile CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo…
Cheap Tech To Fake Fingerprint Shown Against UID In India
India’s ambitious UID (Unique Identification Card) project has been underway for quite some time now. Announced back in February 2009, the first of the cards were launched in October 2010 in a tribal village in Maharashtra. With more than a…
LG’s Optimus 3D Leaked Just Prior To MWC
It’s that time of the year when almost all leading phone manufacturers and mobile telephony enthusiasts have their eyes set on the biggest mobile event of the year – the Mobile World Congress. This year too, the event is scheduled…
LG’s Nvidia Tegra 2 Powered Optimus 2X Goes On Sale In Korea
If there is one smartphone that can boast of totally out of this world specs at this moment, I bet there is only one contender around. LG’s Android powered Optimus 2X. This monster of a phone complete with a dual…
Samsung Announces The ST30 Ultra Compact Camera
Samsung has taken covers of its latest ultracompact camera – the ST 30. The device boasts of a 10 megapixel sensor coupled with 3X optical zoom lens. With dimensions of just 82.0 x 51.9 x 16.9 mm, this one is…
Starbucks Comes Up With iPhone, BlackBerry Mobile Payments
In what we believe is a first of its kind, it seems Starbucks is all set to implement mobile payments in a way, never before seen at a coffee shop. Starbucks have started its mobile payment system that would allow…
Sony Ericsson Vivaz 2 Appears: Ported To Android
Mobile-Review has posted a detailed overview of a phone that looks to be a successor to the Symbian powered Vivaz. The Vivaz 2, which is also known by the code names MT15i or Halon looks to be a decent handset…
Will The CDMA iPhone Come To India?
Now that the much speculated, discussed and deliberated upon CDMA iPhone has landed on Verizon we were wondering about the possibility of the device arriving in India sometime soon. In the not too distant past there were reports about the…
Verizon’s CDMA iPhone Announced: Arrives February 10
After months – sorry years of speculation, what was once thought to be unthinkable has happened. Verizon has just confirmed what was almost confirmed since the past week or so. The CDMA iPhone exists, and it’s coming to Verizon in…
Nexus S Suffers From Rebooting Bug; Google Admits
Nexus S users around the globe are reporting of an annoying bug with the phone’s latest software version (Android/ Gingerbread 2.3.1/GRH78). Apparently, after the update the phone reboots – in the midst of a call. The average number of reboots…
DDF & Euphorie at Technoholix (Techfest 2011)
Continuing our coverage of the Technoholix show from the IIT Bombay Techfest, we now have some videos and pictures from Day 2 and 3 of the event up. The highlight of day two of the event was the astonishing 3D…
Team Gear Perform BMX Stunts at IIT Techfest
Continuing our coverage of the IIT B Techfest 2011, we spotted these amazing guys from Team Gear a group of fanatic BMX fans. Apart from doing these stunts, these folks also have a bike shop in Mumbai. We leave you…
Technoholix Day 1 @ IITB TechFest 2011 [Updated with Videos!]
At the IIT Techfest, if there is one event that boasts of the most viewership, there is just one clear winner. Technoholix. The event is spread across three days and features performances from various performers sought from across the globe.…
Rural Tech @ IIT Techfest – Bicycle Insecticide Sprayer
Some of the most useful innovations are often remarkably simple. Also, you don’t need to be convent educated to be innovative. At the IIT Techfest some of the innovations displayed at the stall put up by folks from the National…
Aviator and Lift Off Competitions At IIT Techfest
Moving on from Robowars, we ended up at the SAC Grounds at IIT Mumbai where two more exciting events were underway. The Aviator completion involves makers of RC aircraft competing against each other. Not one do you have to make…
IIT Techfest 2011: The Robowars
We apologize for this rather delayed Techfest coverage but then we have a good excuse to put up before you for the delay. The event itself! We were too busy covering it (Add some technical glitches to it as well).…
No More Android Version Updates For Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Range
In yet another disappointing move by Sony Ericsson, the company has in a tweet, clarified its stand on the future of the Xperia x10 line up. There would be no future updates to the phones that would endow them with…
IIT B Techfest 2011 Begins Tomorrow! Sneak Peek
Its a double treat for us this year, CES 2011 collides with Asia’s Biggest Science and Technology Festival at IIT B – The Techfest. We are the official online media partners for the IIT Techfest again and our team is…
RIM Demos HTML5 and Flash Gaming On BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM’s much awaited Apple iPad killer, the PlayBook is set to be launched in the next few months. RIM has been continuously churning out videos of the PlayBook in action to give us all a hint of what to expect…
HP Issues Invites For February 9 WebOS Event
HP has just issued invites to an event that it has been scheduled to be held on February 9, 2011 at San Francisco. The invite in itself is interesting for it does not have even a single Palm related branding. No sign…
Vizio Introduces Android Powered VIA Phone
Vizio, which is better known for its LCD TV’s in the US has taken covers off its first Android powered device. Known as the VIA (not the chip maker!) the phone seems to be quite a capable device complete with…
Samsung Galaxy S Sells 10 Million in 2010, Withdrawn From India?
Last time we reported this, the tally of the total sales of Samsung’s entire range of Galaxy S phones sold globally was around 9.3 million. Samsung had set itself a goal to sell at least 10 million of these phones…
Indiatimes Selling Apple iPad In India For Rs.32,000
The Apple iPad, almost a year after its worldwide launch is yet to hit India officially. Naturally, I was surprised seeing an ad on the Times Of India which is apparently offering the 16 GB WiFi version of the tablet here in India for Rs.32,000 through its shopping…
E-Mails Go Missing From Hotmail Accounts
Hotmail users are reporting of a major issue wherein some of their e-mails have disappeared from their inboxes. People posting on Microsoft forums have been complaining for the past few hours about the fact that their e-mails have been deleted automatically. E-Mails from the inbox and…
Patents War Galore! Its Sony vs LG Now
The mobile telephony patent war saga took a far eastern turn earlier today when Sony announced that it would be suing LG for infringing on as many as seven of its valuable patents. The suits have been filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission (U.S. ITC).…
4 Million Nokia N8?s Sold So Far
Soon after its launch in October, Nokia had announced that the N8 has received the highest amount of consumer pre-orders” in the company’s history. Back then, the news was treated with suspicion because the phone was launched amidst quite a bit of negative publicity regarding…
Skype Version 3.0 Arrives For iOS. Supports Video Calling
Skype has finally released a new version of its App for iOS devices that allow users to make two way video calls to all your Skype contacts. The new version is compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch 4th generation and devices running…
Google Nexus S In India For Rs.24,000 (Update)
It has become a trend of sorts for officially unannounced handsets to land in India these days. After the Windows Phone 7 powered HD7 arrived two weeks before its “official’ launch, it seems the Google Nexus S is getting the…
HTC HD7 Arrives In India Officially
We all knew that HTC’s flagship Windows Phone 7 handset, the HD7 was already available in India since the past few weeks. However, it is now that HTC has decided to officially launch the handset across the country. The phone has now been launched…
Palm’s WebOS Now Has 5000 Apps
While the likes of iOS and Android have crossed the 100,000 mark when it comes to the sheer number of applications available for the respective platforms, two year old smartphone OS WebOS from Palm is trudging along slowly and has just crossed the 5000 app mark recently. There were…
