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Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) To Be Sans Adobe Flash For Now: Google

November 19, 2011 0 Tassavur

This might surprise some of you, but the Google’s latest Android version Ice Cream Sandwich shipped first with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus does not have Adobe Flash pre-installed. And apparently the same isn’t even available for download from the Android…

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Motorola Google Deal Approved By Stockholders

November 18, 2011 0 Tassavur

The Motorola Mobility buyout by Mountainview, CA based search giant Google was approved by Motorola’s stockholders in a voting on this Thursday. This was one of the last major formalities left after the deal was already okayed by the FTC.

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Samsung Announces ICS Update For Galaxy SII, Checks Competition?

November 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Google went official with yet another major release of Android and speculations (read hopes) of manufacturers updating their devices to the latest version is in full swing. While Samsung is blessed with the Galaxy Nexus which happens to be the…

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Kindle Fire Competitor Nook Tablet Announced

November 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

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…

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Galaxy Nexus India Registration Page Goes Live

November 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

When Google and Samsung officially revealed the Galaxy Nexus a few days ago, there was no reference to an India specific launch. Going by the previous experiences we have had with Nexus devices most of us thought this one too…

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Dolphin HD Browser for Android Has Major Privacy Bug: Fixed with Fresh Update

October 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

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…

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BrailleType Gets Updated, No More Multitouch

October 23, 2011 0 Annkur

Last week we looked at BrailleType a unique solution to help the visually challenged to type on touchscreen devices. And within seven days developer Ankit Daftery has an update for us. After interacting with folks at the Industrial school for…

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Acer Launches Iconia Smart S300 In India, 4.8″ Screen, Android 2.3

October 20, 2011 0 Annkur

A while back we had seen the Acer Iconia Smart A300 smartphone + tablet. This was alongside the release of the A500 honeycomb tablet in India. It seems that the much delayed A300 smartphone (for convenience purpose lets call it…

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola Droid RAZR vs Galaxy SII, What Are you Buying?

October 19, 2011 0 Annkur

Android is buzzing with two mega announcements happening in less than 12 hours. The first being the Motorola announcement revealing the MOTOACTV and the Droid RAZR followed by the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) event in Hong Kong that also lifted…

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus: A closer Look look at the Newest Google Phone

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

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…

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Motorola Announces the Droid RAZR

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

Motorola a few hours ago took covers off its newest Android powered handset, the Droid RAZR at a press event. It’s been quite some time since Motorola has marketed a device using the RAZR brand. The last device that the…

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Opinion: Android’s biggest problem: Device manufacturers

October 18, 2011 0 Nimish

It is a situation whose irony is difficult to miss. The success of most operating systems depends on device manufacturers adopting them and supporting them. Almost every major phone and tablet manufacturer today has taken Android to heart. And Android…

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Type Braille On Android With BrailleType (Exclusive / Video)

October 18, 2011 0 Annkur

A young developer walked into our office last morning and demoed an app that has left us pretty impressed. Ankit Daftery is working on a solution that enables smartphone touch-screens to take input in Braille. Most solution out in the…

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Samsung Loses Injunction Case against Apple in Netherlands

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

Continuing with the trend of Samsung losing cases against Apple, the latest one we have is from the Netherlands where a court has just ruled against Samsung – refusing to pass an injunction on the sake of Apple products in…

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Quick Review: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 In India

October 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Samsung has a low cost Android phone out in the Indian market and this one sure is a big challenge for players like Micromax who have their low cost Android offerings attracting a lot of buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Y…

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Samsung’s Worst Week Ever? US Judge Thinks Galaxy Tab does Infringe Apple Patents

October 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

This week sure doesn’t seem to be turning out to be a good one for Samsung. To start with, it was just yesterday that an Australian court ordered a temporary ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in…

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[OG Review] Norton Mobile Security For Android

October 13, 2011 0 Mehul

With the ever growing might (read computing abilities) of the smartphones and increasing adaptation of it by the masses, chances of smartphones becoming a target of hackers are likely and with a open source platform base like Android the likelihood…

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Lenovo Introduces the IdeaPad A1, K1 and ThinkPad Range of Tablets in India

October 12, 2011 0 Rahul S

In what has to be one of the most extravagant product launches I have witnessed in India (for an electronics brand), Lenovo recently announced a comprehensive range of tablets in India. Straddling almost every price point, Lenovo aims to be a…

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Corporate Tablets the In Thing? Motorola Announces ET1 Tablet for Enterprise Segment

October 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now we are not usually interested in the enterprise segment being a hardcore consumer tech website – but then there are quite a few products that we do not mind taking a look at. The latest entry in to the…

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iPhone 4S a Missed Opportunity: Microsoft

October 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

In a recent interview by Andy Lees, President of the Windows Phone division at Microsoft has opined that he sees the iPhone 4S as a missed opportunity by Apple. No he didn’t actually say it, he just replied in affirmative…

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Samsung Nexus Prime Leaked Video!

October 7, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well today seems to be a day of leaks and rumors. We have already written about quite a few, but this one seems to be the biggest of them all. Mobilismo.ro a Roman tech reporting website today leaked a video…

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Is The $35 “Indian” Tablet Actually Chinese?

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Update: We have now confirmed that the Aakash is made by Datawind at a manufacturing facility in Hyderabad. It does however have some parts from China – which is perfectly acceptable! Keeping the article as is, for posterity’s sake: As it turns…

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India’s $35 Tablet to be Announced Today

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It looks like the wait will finally end today. India is all set to officially announce its affordable, uber cheap $35 (Rs. 1750) tablet later today when Kapil Sibal, the Telecoms and Education Minister will reveal the product. The product…

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Wacky Sunday: Dude, Which is My Kindle?

October 2, 2011 0 Nimish

The Kindle Fire might have grabbed all the attention, but the fact is that there were three other devices launched by Amazon last week, taking the total Kindle count to seven. We try to work out which suits you best.

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Leaked HTC Pico Gets Officially Announced As HTC Explorer

September 29, 2011 0 Tassavur

Last month we had reported about a leaked HTC device named Pico. Well, the device now has been officially released, christened as HTC Explorer today which makes its mark as the most affordable android handset in the HTC pack.

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Daily App: Flickr for Android

September 29, 2011 0 Nimish

It might have lost out to Instagram on the iPhone, but Flickr has not given up the mobile photo sharing battle, as can be seen from its Android app. Photo sharing by mobile devices has been given a new dimension…

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Bluntly speaking: for India, the Reliance 3G Tab is better than the Kindle Fire…as of now!

September 29, 2011 0 Nimish

We know this is going to shock the daylights out of many people, but the stark fact is that as things stand today, the Reliance 3G Tab takes out Amazon’s much-hyped “iPad-killer” as far as Indian users are concerned.

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Patent Settlement: Samsung To Pay Microsoft For Every Android Sold!

September 28, 2011 0 Annkur

One of the largest makers of Android phones and tablets, Samsung has entered into a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft, thus paying up a royalty for every Android device it sells. The cross licensing allows Samsung to continue doing business…

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Is That The Motorola Xoom 2?

September 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well Motorola didn’t exactly set the market ablaze with its first Android tablet, the Motorola Xoom. Motorola had an exclusive launch with the Honeycomb update for Android, and the lucrative tablet market has so far seen many me-too products ever since…

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Review: Motorola (XT530) Fire XT

September 23, 2011 1 Annkur

The race for affordable Android devices is on and most players including Samsung, LG and Motorola are in a bitter fight for conquering this segment. Be it an Android phone with physical QWERTY or simply an affordable full touch-screen, there…

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Daily App: Amazon Appstore for Android

September 20, 2011 0 Nimish

It has been available internationally for a while, but we in India have finally got a chance to try out Amazon’s Appstore for Android. We like what we see, but cannot download any apps.

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Daily App: GO Keyboard for Android

September 19, 2011 0 Nimish

Touchscreens might have become an inseparable part of our tech lives over the past few years, but when it comes to typing, they remain a pain to handle.

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Huawei Deuce: Dual SIM Android Handset

September 16, 2011 0 Tassavur

Although Huawei has launched a couple of Android devices in the market viz, the Ideos and the Impulse 4G, it was yet to launch a dual SIM Android handset, surprising considering that is the first feature they bring out in…

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Daily App: Firefox for Android Honeycomb

September 15, 2011 0 Nimish

All right, we admit that we got a bit late with the Daily App today. Our excuse? Heck, we were messing with a just-released build of Firefox for Honeycomb.

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Daily App: Facebook for Android

September 14, 2011 0 Nimish

  A new version of Facebook is always reason to celebrate for its members. And this time, Zuckerberg’s company has finally gone and added some muscle to its Android avatar. The latest version of Facebook for Android, version 1.7, is…

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LG Outs Optimus Hub (E510F) In Italy, Runs Android 2.3

September 13, 2011 0 Annkur

LG has announced an October release for its new mid-segment Android smartphone, the Optimus Hub. The Hub is powered by a 800MHz processor and was previously referred as the Univa. The Hub has a decent spec sheet for the price…

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Micromax Launching Sub 20k Dual Core Android Phone?

September 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now this one’s really interesting. Micromax Mobiles, which over the past few years had managed to turn quite a few heads with their range of low cost Android handsets like the A60 and the A70 , are at it again. The company…

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LG Univa aka E510 Revealed; Hopes to become Mid-Range King

September 9, 2011 0 Rahul S

LG Electronics, which is struggling in its fight to keep up with compatriot Samsung in the high end Android smartphone sector, is looking to consolidate its midrange segment it seems. Its high end Optimus 2x hasn’t been able to evoke…

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Exclusive First Look: iBall Slide Android Tablet, Price Rs 13995

September 8, 2011 0 Team OG

iBall is the latest Indian player to jump on the tablet bandwagon. Reliance and Beetel both have their offerings out in the market and even as we figure out if a tablet is a utility or hype, here comes the…

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Next Google Phone: Samsung Nexus Prime GT-I9250

September 7, 2011 0 Annkur

Ever since Google started to ship its own devices under the ‘Nexus’ branding, rumors speculating features, manufacturer and launch of these devices have been frequent. The next Android release ‘Ice Cream Sandwich‘ is due soon, and we can totally expect…