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Dell releases first Android phone – and it runs Android 1.5!

August 24, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Just when we thought that Dell’s decision to release its Streak tablet running Android 1.6 was one of the strangest decisions we had seen, the company has gone and surprised us still more. We have just heard that Dell has…

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Samsung Galaxy 3 and 5, LG Optimus GT 540: Android gets affordable in India

August 23, 2010 2 Mr Spock

A year ago, getting an Android phone in India meant shelling out something in the vicinity of Rs 30,000. The price barrier was brought down a bit late last year with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Spica which retailed…

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Five reasons why the OlivePad will not dethrone the iPad

August 22, 2010 1 Mr Spock

We got some time with Olive’s Android tablet, the OlivePad, which is the first 3G tablet in India and while we must confess to being rather impressed with it, we still think it is some way from knocking the iPad…

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Another super Android arrives in India: HTC Desire

August 16, 2010 6 Mr Spock

It has been literally raining high-class Android phones in India over the past few weeks. We have had the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Motorola XT720 and Backflip, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, and the HTC Wildfire…

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Experience Chrome to Phone on Android 2.1

August 16, 2010 2 Gaurav N

Follow this post and experience Chrome to Phone functionality on Android 2.1, which allows users to send links from not only Chrome desktop browser to Android device but from Firefox and Internet Explorer as well. These days, every time I…

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Voice Actions on Android 2.1

August 14, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Recently Google released Voice Actions using which one can control their Android phone just by speaking. But sadly that is only available for Android 2.2 (Froyo). Read this post and know how to achieve voice action’s effect on your Android…

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Vaporware, eh? India’s $35 tablet makes its appearance!

August 13, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After almost all tech pundits had dismissed it as “vaporware,” the Indian $35 tablet made a surprise appearance on NDTV’s Gadget Guru show. From what could be seen of the device, it was no show-stopper in the looks department, but…

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Backtrack on Moto BackFlip – best touchscreen navigation ever!

August 8, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The media wires have been buzzing about the arrival of the Motorola BackFlip in India for a while now. While most people have been talking about the specs (bemoaning the fact that the device runs on Android 1.5) and the…

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More Hello, Moto: Two more Android phones in Indian market (XT720 / BACKFLIP)

August 5, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Earlier this year, Motorola returned to the high-end smartphone territory in India with the Milestone, after a prolonged absence in which many had written off the company altogether. Now, the company seems to be consolidating its presence with the launch…

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Motorola waiting for Android 3 to release a 10″ tablet?

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

Tablets are the flavor of 2010 and it seems that no one except Apple has got any great momentum in this segment so far. While a lot of Android based pads have been displayed and a lot of Windows 7…

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Use 3D Gallery on your HTC Hero (Android 2.1)

August 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Have you been missing the 3D Gallery features on your updated HTC Hero (Android 2.1)? Follow this post and get 3D Gallery up and running on your beloved Android device. With Android 2.1 Update to HTC Hero, I found the…

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Use Speech to Text on your HTC Hero (Android 2.1)

July 30, 2010 10 Gaurav N

We recently reviewed Android 2.1 Update for HTC Hero but found Live Wallpapers, 3D Gallery and Voice to Text features missing. So here goes the post about how to enable Voice to Text on your updated HTC Hero.

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Flash 10.1 Droid-X-perience on your HTC Hero

July 15, 2010 1 Gaurav N

Last week we reported about Adobe Labs showcasing flash 10.1 on Droid X, this time we bring Flash 10.1 right on your updated HTC Hero. Since the moment I saw Ben from Adobe Labs showing Flash 10.1 on Droid X,…

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Installing .cer certificates on your updated HTC Hero (Android 2.1)

June 30, 2010 13 Gaurav N

Just as we expected last weekend HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 (éclair) was released in India. With this new software upgrade there were some different settings available to install and use certificates. Since, many people had trouble in installing…

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HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Demystified (India)

June 30, 2010 11 Gaurav N

Just as we expected last weekend HTC Hero update to Android 2.1 (éclair) was released in India. Following post presents the detail about what is included in this update and which features HTC Hero users found missing. I was eagerly…

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The Motorola Droid X – Android with the ‘X’ appeal?

June 25, 2010 1 Tushar

Keeping up with the Joneses seems to the prevailing mantra in the smartphone segment. Just as the early lines started forming in front of Apple stores in the US for the iPhone 4, Motorola hit back for Android with their…

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Sony Ericsson bats bravely for Android 1.6

June 4, 2010 2 Nimish

It is not every day that a cellphone manufacturer sets out its stall to defend an older operating system. Well, that is exactly what Sony Ericsson did at a press briefing (or discussion, as they preferred to call it) in…

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HTC Hero (India) Android Eclair 2.1 upgrade by June end

May 24, 2010 3 ADK

HTC Hero owners in India will be getting your ROM’s upgraded by the end of June. Sprint Hero owners in United States have already got their ROM upgrade, but HTC Hero owners in India still lack the same. I…

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FroYo’s on Android menu, but will manufacturers serve it?

May 22, 2010 4 Nimish

The fact that Google would be revealing the latest version of Android at its I/O Conference at San Francisco was a foregone conclusion. So when the wraps were officially taken off Android 2.2, codenamed FroYo, there was appreciative applause, but…

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Android 2.2 (Froyo) kills the need for hacks / apps, adds WiFi hotspot & USB Tethering

May 14, 2010 0 Annkur

Some of the most sought after apps on the App Store or Cydia are tethering hacks or WiFi hotspots, and it seems that Google doesn’t want Android users to rely on apps for these purposes. It is revealed that the…

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Motorola Shadow spotted, gets WiFi certification (Nexus Two?)

May 1, 2010 0 Annkur

Its a known fact that Motorola would be making the next Google phone and the model code MB810 from Motorola that features a full QWERTY keyboard is long rumored to be THE Nexus two. Also referred as Shadow the Motorola…

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Larger versions of Dell Mini spotted, called Streak, runs Android

April 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Well the Dell Mini 5 is no longer Mini with larger (iPad like, shall we say?) versions spotted already. The Dell Streak as the new version is being referred as is said to offer a 7? & 10? model. Dell…

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Google pulls back Android Games from South Korea

April 12, 2010 5 Ravi

Following the foot steps of Apple, Goolge has taken a bold to shut down the Andriod Game category in South Korea as the laws in the country require all the Andriod Games to be reviewed and approved by South Korea…

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Yet another Android app to give Google a bit of our lives

April 7, 2010 0 Jerry

A wonderful new way to track all your calls and make a permanent log of them. Called CallTrack; this is an app for all you really nerdy/geeky/psychedelics out there who want to create a log of all your work for…

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Will the Motorola Milestone aka DROID sell in India?

April 7, 2010 1 Jerry

Earlier we covered the news about Motorola Milestone (widely know as the DROID, its CDMA version in US) which hit the Android cell phone space in India. And this is just a follow-up on the same news with Motorola India’s…

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Review: Opera Mini 5 Beta for Android

April 3, 2010 2 Jerry

The first reaction that you get when you open the Opera Mini 5 Beta is that its slick and super smooth when it comes to the interface. Every menu action combined with web browsing is such a seamless experience that you never know the difference between browsing and…

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Show us the Xperia X10, Sony Ericsson!

March 11, 2010 0 Nimish

As this is Oscar week, we will just start this post with an instance from Jerry Maguire in which football star Rod Tidwell tells his agent Jerry Maguireto shut up and “show him the money!” Well, we can understand how…

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Feel the $500 iPad is expensive? Try Haleron’s iLet Mini Hal

March 2, 2010 2 Annkur

Featuring a 7″ touchscreen and a mere 600MHz processor running on Ocean Android the iLet Mini Hal serves the purpose at just $200. Now this wouldn’t put the iPad or the Asus Eee to shame when it comes to performance,…

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Nexus One proves how important carrier tie-ups are!

February 6, 2010 1 Annkur

If there is anything that the poor sales of the Google Nexus One proves to me, its the control, the evil control rather – that the US carriers have over the mobile market. Long before Google unveiled the Nexus one,…

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Hands-on with Acer Liquid – Quick Review

January 29, 2010 0 Tassavur

We just went hands on with the Android and Snapdragon powered Acer Liquid. While most handsets we handled here were prototypes, we were lucky enough to get a few minutes with Mr Richard Tans’ (Country Head, Acer India & Sales Manager Asia…

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Motorola CEO confirms another Google phone, NexusTwo?

January 29, 2010 0 Annkur

Motorola CEO Mr Sanjay Jha revealed during their last quarter earnings call that they are indeed working on a Google branded phone. I can imagine that a Co like Motorola that is making a comeback to the mobile arena and going profitable again with respectable releases like the Droid,…

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HTC Supersonic brings Android 2.1 with Sense UI? HD3?

January 27, 2010 0 Annkur

Ever since HTC gave the HD love to Windows Mobile, we have been waiting for a Android HD and perhaps here it comes as the Supersonic. Leaked images (Yes we know tha the images are in a bad shape) of…

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NexusOne being Sued!

January 15, 2010 2 Tassavur

From consumer complaints to confusion to the software problems, Google is seeing it all. But this one has come right out of the blue. From what we read, it seems like Nexusone is being sued for copyright violations. Now this…

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Lenovo LePhone in pictures

January 12, 2010 0 Annkur

The Lenovo LePhone announced for China at CES 2010 is surely a beauty. Powered by the Snapdragon the Le Phone is the latest to be added to the 1GHz smartphone club. Other features include: 3.7? capacitive touchscreen screen (800×480) Android…

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Will different versions trip up Android?

January 11, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been more than a year since Google’s mobile operating system, Android, was released. And the last few months have finally seen it making its presence felt in the market with a number of terrific handsets, most notably the…

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Nexus One: We are Underwhelmed

January 6, 2010 2 Nimish

At last it is out in the open – Google finally launched its Nexus One handset a few hours ago. And while most of the tech world has responded with enthusiasm, one can just about hear the traces of disappointment…

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