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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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.…

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 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 –…

Review: Capdase Smartpocket Xpose+Posh Value set for BlackBerry Curve 9380

July 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

Today we are checking out the Capdase Smartpocket Xpose + Posh Xpose Value set for the BlackBerry Curve 9380. This product, manufactured by HongKong based Uniconcept is sold under the Capdase brand worldwide.

Nokia

Nokia Launches the Lumia 610 in India for Rs. 12999

July 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has launched its third Lumia branded Windows Phone powered handset in India – the much talked about Lumia 610 at a launch event held at Delhi earlier today. The phone, which was first seen on the eve of the…

Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet may Infringe Nokia Patents

July 4, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has hinted that Google’s recently announced Nexus 7 tablet infringes upon various patents owned by the beleaguered Finnish phone maker. In a statement issued by the company first reported by The Inquirer, it says that the new tablet from…

Tech Industry News

TRAI: Indian Mobile Subscriber Base Crosses 921 Million Mark

June 29, 2012 0 Rahul S

India’s Telecom Regulatory Authority, the TRAI has in a new release announced interesting statistics pertaining to the telecom industry in India. Accoring to TRAI, at the end of April 2012, the total number of wireless and wireline subscribers stood at 952.91 million.…

Review: DC Leather Case for iPhone 4 / 4S (Video)

June 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

Today we are taking a brief look at the Turkish made DC Slide washed leather case for the iPhone 4/4S. While I personally am not a very big fan of any sort of cases or covers for my gadgets, for…

Google Chrome, Google Drive Lands on iOS

June 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

On day two of Google’s I/O Conference, Google surprised everyone by announcing the launch of the iOS versions of its popular Chrome browser. Starting today, iPhone and iPad users would be able to download Chrome from the Apple App Store.

What’s New With Android 4.1 JellyBean?

June 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

At the first day of Google’s I/O Conference two major announcements were made. One was obviously, the arrival of the Asus made Google Nexus 7 Tablet. The second – and perhaps even more significant announcement was the official arrival of…

All You Wanted To Know About The Google Nexus 7 Tablet

June 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

At the ongoing Google I/O Developers Conference at San Francisco, California, Google was expected to make a bunch of new announcements. Primary among them was the imminent introduction of the latest version of Android – codenamed “JellyBean”. Along with the introduction of JellyBean, people…

Dell

Dell Launches the XPS 14 Ultrabook in India

June 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

Expanding its lineup of ultrabooks in India, Dell has followed the launch of its popular XPS 13 Ultrabook with the launch of the XPS 14 in the country. The XPS 14, like its smaller cousin boasts of a machined aluminum…

LG Launches Optimus 3D Max and Optimus L7 in India

June 21, 2012 0 Rahul S

LG has announced the launch of two new Android powered handsets in India with the announcement of the high end Optimus 3D Max and the mid-range Optimus L7 smartphones earlier today. Let’s take a closer look at both the handsets…

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