MWC 2012: HTC Announces the One X
HTC has announced three new phones from its much rumored (and leaked) “One” line up at the Mobile World Congress yesterday. The new devices that have been announced include the HTC One X, the One S and the One V.…
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Nokia 808 PureView Runs Symbian; Has a 41 megapixel sensor!
No, that’s not a typo. I did not mean to type 14 megapixels in that headline there. It indeed is 41 (forty one) megapixels. Anyway, let me inform you all what this is all about. At the on going Mobile…
Lumigon T2 stylish Android Smartphone Announced
A Danish company Lumigon has just announced the launch of its new Android powered smartphone. Known as the Lumigon T2, I am sure many of you would have passed of this new launch as just another Android vendors (futile) attempt…
RIM Updates BlackBerry Playbook to OS 2.0
RIM has finally released the much awaited update to its beleaguered tablet, the Playbook. This update which RIM had promised to issue last year, just 60 days after the launch of the Playbook has been in the limbo ever since.…
Samsung Launches bunch of Dual SIM smartphones in India
After capturing the market with its wide range of Dual SIM capable feature phones in India, Samsung is looking to consolidate its position in the smartphones sector as well. As a part of this strategy, they have announced the launch…
First Look: Google Chrome Beta for Android (Motorola Xoom)
A few hours ago, Google took covers off its Chrome browser for Android smartphones and tablets. While Android already had a decently capable browser, it was a known fact that there were better options out there in the Android market…
iPad Effect: Apple Overtakes HP to become Number 1 Personal Computer Maker
Research firm Canalys, which considers the iPad to be a ”computing device” has in its latest report listed Apple as the world’s largest PC Maker. The firm is one of the first in the world to put the tablet under…
Wikipedia to go ahead with 24 hour blackout on January 18 against SOPA
It was late last year that the anti-piracy act SOPA, which is currently under consideration in the U.S House of Representatives, evoked strong response from Internet crusaders and free speech activists. The act would give the US lawmakers enhanced powers…
Delhi High Court to Hear Google, Facebook Petition
The Delhi High Court is set to hear a petition filed by Google, Facebook and as many as 21 other social networking websites against warning by a trial court that ruled that these websites could face a ban if they did…
Nokia Paints Jet Airways Plane with Lumia Colors
It is no secret that Nokia has spent tons of money on promoting its Windows Phone devices worldwide. Closer home, we have seen concerts being held all over India, Lumia branded vehicles roaming the streets of our cities and TV…
Apple, HTC and RIM Face a Kodak Moment; Sued for Photography related Patent Infringements!
While the Eastman Kodak Company might be facing financial troubles galore with rumors of it reportedly about to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, the company seems to have decided that it is not going to go down without a fight. Confident after…
Nokia announces the Lumia 900 for AT&T
While Nokia is busy promoting its flagship handset the Lumia 800 in the rest of the world, it has just announced perhaps its most essential release in the US since the past few years. We are talking about the newly…
CES 2012: Samsung intros connected TV’s, Refrigerators, Washing Machines and Tablets
Samsung took covers off a plethora of new products at its launch event organized at this year’s CES. The same occasion had last year seen the birth of the Samsung Galaxy Tab which after the debut of the iPad 2…
CES 2012: XPAL Power intros Cellphone that runs on one AA Battery, Lasts 15 years on Single Charge!
XPAL Power, the company behind famous battery brands like Energizer and Powerskin have announced a new mobile phone at CES. The phone, known as the SpareOne is unique in the fact that it is powered by a single AA battery.…
CES 2012: Withings Introduces Internet connected Baby Scale
We start our CES 2012 coverage with an unlikely gadget –a baby weighing scale. That’s right. A baby scale. But this one’s a different breed compared to your normal baby scale. For starters, this one is connected to the Internet.…
Chinese Writers file $1.9 million lawsuit against Apple
Now this is undoubtedly a first. While until now we have heard of U.S based companies going after Chinese companies for infringing upon intellectual property, for once, we are seeing the Chinese go after the Americans. A group of Chinese…
Flashback 2011: Why Android Tablets Underwhelmed
Back in January 2011, fresh on the news about the fast paced growth trajectory of Android on smartphones – almost everyone – tech analysts, industry experts and even Android vendors assumed that by the end of 2011, Android would be…
Move over Aakash, OLPC’s XO3 Tablet is here
Just a week or so after we woke up to news about the fact that India’s own, $50 tablet, the Aakash is selling like hot cakes, we now have news about yet another contender for a low cost tablet. This…
Airtel’s Malad Data Centre fire causes network outage in Western India
A fire that happened at its Malad data center in Mumbai has left lakhs of Airtel customers reeling under either no network coverage, SMS’ or data access. The fire reportedly happened in the wee hours of December 27 and lakhs…
Symbian’s Last Stronghold Breached; Android now Top Smartphone OS in India
While it is clear that Nokia had taken hands off Symbian ever since Windows Phone took over as its primary smartphone focus, its fall from the top spot was nothing less than dramatic. Within a year, it has gone from…
Aakash Tablet goes on Sale: Upgraded version Available for Preorder
The much awaited $35 tablet (which is actually nearer to the $47 mark now) has finally been launched. The Aakash which was officially announced back in October is actually made by a Canadian company called DataWind.
Official Symbian Belle Update coming February 2012: Nokia
While the latest version of Symbian, the Belle has been around for the past few months on newly launched handsets including the likes of the Nokia 603, 701 and the 700, Nokia has for some reason not released an update…
Facebook acquires Location Sharing Service Gowalla
While it was clear that Foursquare had already won the location sharing app wars long back, there is no doubt that another service known by the name “Gowalla” was fairly popular. But then, it could never match the popularity of…
HTC Rhyme comes to India, Costs 27,499
HTC has just announced the launch of its newest Android powered handset, the HTC Rhyme in India. The Rhyme, which was announced back in September this year features a Unibody design like most HTC handsets of today. It is slightly…
Sony Ericsson Brand to be Phased Out; Sony to Make only Smartphones
After the much talked about acquisition of Ericsson’s share by Sony in the ten year old joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, there has been numerous talks about the kind if strategy the company currently known as Sony Ericsson will…
Nokia Asha 200 Launched in India
It was back in October that Nokia first showed off its Asha series of low to mid-range handsets to the world. A little over a month later, the first of the Asha series have made it to India. It was…
BlackBerry Launches the Bold 9790, Curve 9380 and Curve 9350 in India
RIM has expanded its lineup of BlackBerry OS 7 powered handsets in India with the launch of three new handsets in the country. The handsets to be officially launched today include the BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380 and the Curve…
Facebook, HTC working on yet another Facebook Phone?
There was a time earlier this year when the term Facebook Phone evicted only a handful of responses. There were specific “Facebook phone” launches this year as well. The “official” Facebook phone – meaning the one backed by Facebook too…
Windows 7 Tablets anyone? Dell Latitude ST Tablet Comes to India
For once, this is not your usual consumer centric tablet. But then, since anything that passes off as a tablet evicts tremendous consumer interest, here is what the Dell Latitude ST is all about. As you might be already aware, Dell’s…
Google to retire Knol, Google Wave Services
As a web services company, Google is known for its extremely successful services, most of which have been lapped up by customers from across the globe. However, not all of its services have been successful and Google knows it. In a…
Sennheiser Updates Mid-Range HD 200 and HD 400 Headphones Lineup
Sennheiser has just given an update treatment to its HD 200 and HD 400 series of mid-range earphones. The company launched as many as six new products under these two series. All the products have been upgraded with new features…
Coming in 2012: Nano SIM Cards
First off, we start with some facts. Did you know who invented the SIM card? The tiny piece of chip that finds itself embedded inside almost every mobile phone on the globe was first made by a smart card maker…
More Photos Uploaded to Twitter’s own Photo sharing service than Twitpic, YFrog
This is not a happy news for you if you happen to be someone in photo sharing business on Twitter. Until very recently, services like Twitpic and Yfrog were the preferred means of sharing images on Twitter. In fact, just…
Kindle Fire Competitor Nook Tablet Announced
Barnes & Noble, the bookseller who is also known for its Nook brand of E-book readers has announced the launch of its new Tablet. The device, called the Nook Tablet would compete against archrival Amazon’s Kindle Fire which was announced…
Camera No Longer Mandatory Requirement on Windows Phone 7
When they announced Windows Phone 7 initially, Microsoft had laid down quite a few mandatory requirements for a phone to be “compatible” with the OS. These included at least a 480*800 pixel display, a capacitive touch screen, the thee hardware…
Opera Releases new versions of Opera Mini, Opera Mobile Browsers
It was just three weeks ago that Opera released a new version of its Opera Mini browser for Android devices. It’s now time for Opera to announce new versions of the browser for other platforms as well. Apart from Opera…
Dolphin HD Browser for Android Has Major Privacy Bug: Fixed with Fresh Update
Folks over at Android Police have managed to dig out a major privacy bug in the popular Android browser Dolphin HD. The flaw noticed when the user switches on the “Webizine” mode in the browser sends all the URL’s you…
HP to Kill WebOS after all?
The mystery continues. Days after HP announced that they would be retaining its Personal Systems Group; the Guardian is reporting that HP will indeed pull the plug on the WebOS division which the company acquired for over $1.2 billion back…
Nokia Announces the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7 Handsets
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.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus: A closer Look look at the Newest Google Phone
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…
