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Anonymous Hacks BJP Website; Calls For Uprising

September 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

Anonymous has attacked and hacked the official website of  India’s second largest political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The group has called for a nationwide uprising against the policies of the ruling UPA government while also adding that other political…

Android

LG Announces New Flagship Android Handset – The Optimus G

September 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

Days after Apple came out with its best iPhone ever, it is the turn of its supplier from South Korea to unveil its own Android powered flagship. That’s right. Worlds number 5 mobile phones maker LG has announced its newest…

Apple

Apple Fans Order 2 Million iPhone 5’s In 24 Hours

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

It might not be the most revolutionary iPhone ever. Competitors might have caught up – on specs and user experience. But it seems there is no stopping the iPhone juggernaut. Why? In just 24 hours since the just announced iPhone…

Tech Industry News

India Aims At Developing Fastest Supercomputer By 2017

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

If India’s current Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal has his way, India could boast of having the worlds’s fastest Supercomputer by the year 2017. India’s current fastest supercomputer can be spotted at the CSIR (Centre for…

Android

iPhone 5 Initial Benchmarks Reveal A6 Chip Faster Than Galaxy S III, iPad 3

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

With the initial frenzy over the launch of the iPhone 5 over, people are now interested in learning more about the spruced up hardware inside the device. Unlike Android players who clearly announce the processor details and the number of…

Android

Has Nokia Out-Innovated Apple With The Lumia 920?

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the past five years, ever since the introduction of that legendary iPhone, the mobile phones industry has gone through a sea change. Old biggies have been reduced to minnows. Non existent players have become market leaders  and the ubiquitous…

Apple

iPhone 5 Skips NFC. Lightning Connector To Be Around For Years

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

Now that the iPhone 5 is finally out, speculations regarding whether the new model would support the latest “in” thing – NFC have been laid to rest. The answer is a resounding no. In an interview with AllThingsD soon after…

Apple

Apple Debuts the iPhone 5

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Just 11 months after the iPhone 4S arrived, Apple has officially taken covers off its brand new iPhone model. While many expected the iPhone 4S to carry the iPhone 5 tag, it is the sixth generation iPhone that finally got…

Android

Google Android Activations Cross 500 Million Mark

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was just days ago at the launch of the new Motorola DROID RAZR line up of phones that Google Chairman Eric Schmidt announced  that they have crossed more than 480 million Android activations. Since then, Android Product Manager Hugo Barra has…

Tech Industry News

IIT Kanpur Shuts Down Real Time Train Tracking Service SIMRAN; Returns To Life Hours Later (Updated)

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Launched amidst much fanfare back in October 2011 – barely a year ago, as part of a collaboration between IIT Kanpur and the Indian Railways, project SIMRAN was a Rs.100 crore project that aimed to help users track real time location of…

Tech Industry News

Mobile Services In Rajasthan Affected After Removal Of Mobile Towers

September 11, 2012 0 Rahul S

If you happen to be a mobile subscriber in Rajasthan, chances are high that you might be facing huge connectivity issues right now. Before you get frustrated and decide to call the customer care number of your telephone operator, let us tell…

Apple

YouTube Debuts New iOS App Days Before New iPhone Release

September 11, 2012 0 Rahul S

YouTube earlier today announced the release of a brand new YouTube standalone application. Until the announcement of iOS 6, Apple shipped its iPhones with its own YouTube application. However, the company earlier this year announced that with the agreement with…

Lenovo

Lenovo Launches The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook In India

September 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

At an event held earlier today in Mumbai, Lenovo kicked of the 20th anniversary celebrations of of the iconic ThinkPad brand by announcing a refreshed version of its top of the line X1 notebook. This refreshed version of the ThinkPad X1 is…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Note II To Get Dual SIM Version In China?

September 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

The much talked about successor to the Samsung Galaxy Note made its grand debut a few weeks ago. The device, obviously named the Galaxy Note II received a slightly larger display (5.5 inches), an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a…

Nokia

Nokia Demoes Symbian Belle FP2 On Nokia PureView 808

September 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

Symbian might be down and out when it comes to its overall market share which has been on a free fall ever since the arrival of iOS and Android. However, Nokia which had outsourced the development of Symbian to Accenture,…

Nokia

Nokia Lumia 820: First Look

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s newest mid range Windows phone powered device, the lumia 820 will be a lesser endowed (ahem) cousin of the Lumia 920 which we talked about here. This phone features a 4,3 inch display with a resolution of 800*480 pixels. The phone…

Nokia

Nokia Announces the Lumia 920 Amidst Controversy

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the shadow of an impending new iPhone launch, Finnish mobilephone maker Nokia announced the launch of their two new  Windows Phone powered devices at a much publicized event at New York. A few bloggers from India were also invited by Nokia to watch…

Nokia

Nokia Working On Lumia 610 Successor Codenamed Lumia 620 “Glory”?

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it is almost confirmed that Nokia would be announcing at least two new Windows Phone 8 based smartphones at an event scheduled to be held on September 5, we now have news coming in about the company reportedly working on a…

Tech Industry News

Karbonn Mobiles Launch The A18 ICS Powered Smartphone

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Karbonn Mobiles, the India based maker of affordable mobile phones has announced the launch of a new Android powered device. The A18 as they call the product happens to be an Android 4.0 laden handset powered by a 1.5 Ghz…

Dell

Dell Debuts Windows 8 RT Powered XPS 10 Tablet

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

At the ongoing IFA trade show at Berlin, US based computer hardware maker Dell has announced a brand new Windows 8 RT powered tablet. Christened XPS 10, the device boasts of a 10.1 inch display. Dell is yet to reveal…

Android

Samsung Trumps Nokia: Announces First Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

Trolling Nokia seems to be Samsung’s favorite past time these days. While the world was patiently awaiting the announcement of first of the Windows Phone 8 based smartphones from Nokia on September 5, Samsung has gone ahead and used the IFA as…

Android

Intex Launches Aqua 4.0 3G Android Smartphone

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

Intex has announced  the launch of a new Android powered handset in India. Called the Aqua 4.0 3G, the device is mainly targeted at the youth – on the lookout for an affordable, feature packed Android device. The phone features an 800MHz processor…

Nokia

Refresh Belle Update Arrives For Nokia N8, E7, X7, C6-01,C7 and Oro

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

While Symbian might be on its way out after dominating the smartphones space for close to a decade, Nokia is still doing its bit to keep the remaining Symbian users happy. In the latest such move, the Finnish phonemaker has…

Android

LG Unveils the Optimus G: Has the Galaxy S III In Sight

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

LG has officially taken covers off its newest Android powered flagship handset. Called the Optimus G, this device will be the latest smartphone from the company to sport the “Optimus” tag. When released, it will undoubtedly become one of the fastest smartphones out there…

Nokia

Nokia Asha 311: A quick Look

August 25, 2012 0 Rahul S

Yesterday, Nokia India invited us to its sprawling Mumbai office to give a heads up on its newest Asha series handset – the Asha 311. Launched a few days ago in India along with its cousin, the Asha 305, the…

Accessories

Review: Creative EP 660 In-Ear Earphones

August 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

If there has been one affordable in-ear phone that has managed to captivate an entire generation of young, entry level music enthusiasts and music lovers on a shoestring budget in India, that earphone would have to be Creative’s popular EP…

Android

Karbonn Mobiles To Launch Sub 5000 Rs Tablet in October

August 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

India based manufacturer of low cost mobile phones and tablets, Karbonn Mobile has revealed that they are planning to release a low-cost Android powered tablet in India soon. This tablet, expected to be priced at the sub 5000k mark will…

Android

Zync Z909 Plus Low Cost Tablet Launched; Yours For Rs. 3699

August 1, 2012 0 Rahul S

Low cost tablet maker Zync has announced the launch of yet another low cost , entry level tablet in the country . The latest model to hit the shelves is known as the Zync Z 909 Plus. The  Z909 has…

Android

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update Arrives For The Motorola Xoom

July 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

A month after its official announcement, Google and Motorola seems to have started issuing the official Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the first ever Android powered tablet – the Motorola Xoom. The Wi-Fi version of the tablet which yours…

Google

Day of Outages: Google Talk and Twitter Go Down

July 26, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google’s Instant Messaging and chat service Google Talk suffered a major outage earlier today when it went down for over five hours. Users were unable to send or receive messages during this period – even though they were able to…

Google

Google Debuts Scientific Calculator in Search Results

July 26, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google has just debuted a new functionality in to its Search results – intended to help people on the lookout for a quick calculation tool. Until now, if you input any equation in to the Google search box, it would…

Accessories

Buffalo MiniStation Thunderbolt Portable Hard Drive Now Available in India

July 24, 2012 0 Rahul S

Japanese memory solutions provider Buffalo Inc. has just launched its newest portable hard drive range in in India. The two models that have been launched are the HD-PA500TU3 and the HD-PA1.0TU3 which boast of 500 GB and 1 Terabyte of…

Android

Intex Launches Slimmest 7 inch tablet in India

July 24, 2012 0 Rahul S

Intex has announced the launch of a new 7 inch Android powered tablet in Tamil Nadu. Known as the Intex i-Buddy, the tablet is claimed to have been designed keeping the youth in mind. The device is just 9 mm…

Android

HTC cancels Android 4.0 update for the Desire HD

July 24, 2012 0 Rahul S

All you HTC Desire HD owners out there! Time for all of you to be officially disappointed. HTC has announced that its erstwhile flagship Android handset, the Desire HD would not be seeing an official update to Android 4.0 Ice…

Android

Google Runs Out of 16 GB Nexus 7 Tablets; Suspends Sales

July 23, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google’s much talked about Nexus 7 tablet seems to be doing exceedingly well. The device, made by Taiwanese electronics major and Google partner Asus, was announced at the Google I/O Developers Conference late last month. The first commercial device to…

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S III sales Cross 10 Million Units

July 23, 2012 0 Rahul S

The CEO of Samsung Electronics Lee Kun had last month predicted that he expected the sales of the company’s flagship Android handset – the Galaxy S III to top 10 million units by the end of July. Beating his expectations…

Android

Google Updates the Play Music App; Gets Spruced Up UI

July 20, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google has issued a fresh update to its default music player app for Android devices – the Google Play Music application. The update endows the player with a freshened, spruced up look – although it is up to the end…

Microsoft

Microsoft Posts First Ever Quarterly Loss since Being Listed

July 20, 2012 0 Rahul S

Software giant Microsoft has for the first time ever since the company went public back in 1986 posted a quarterly loss. In an earnings statement published yesterday, the company revealed that it posted a net loss of 492 million dollars.…

Android

Reliance Launches 3G Tablet For Rs.14,499

July 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

Reliance has announced the launch of a new 3G enabled 7 -inch tablet in India earlier today. This new Android powered device seems to be a better spec’d version of the Reliance 3G Tab which was announced a few months…

Microsoft

Microsoft Windows 8 to Go On Sale Starting October 26

July 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

If you have been patiently awaiting the launch of Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows 8, well you now have a date to watch out for! Microsoft has announced that the OS would go on sale starting October 26, 2012 –…