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Apple’s Slide-to-unlock Lawsuit Against Samsung on Hold in a German Court

March 17, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A judge at a regional court  in Mannheim, Germany has delayed the proceedings of a trial in which Apple had slapped a lawsuit on South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics for copying its ‘slide-to-unlock’ technology available on iPhone and iPad products.…

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Post launch of New iPad: iPad 2 gets a price cut in India [Update]

March 8, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple launched its next generation of iPad known only as the New iPad, the tablet is available for pre-order and will be available in US,  Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US…

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iPhoto for iOS completes iLife Suite, major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, minor updates for iWork

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple has introduced iPhoto for iOS while releasing major updates to iMovie and GarageBand. The introduction of with iPhoto multi-touch gestures completes the iLife suite which is especially designed for iOS.  iWork suite that includes Pages, Keynotes and Numbers on…

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Quick Comparison: iPad 2 vs iPad 3

March 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well the new iPad is finally here and it has borrowed a few things from the iPhone 4S and has a few for the next generation of the iPhone (read improved processor). To start off the new iPad retains the…

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New iPad with Retina Display, Quad-core graphics chip with a dual core A5X processor

March 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

The wait for the new iPad is finally over and as expected most of the predictions made by our team of the new iPad from Apple have turned out to be true. Rarely do so many expectations about an Apple product…

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Apple TV Refreshed, 1080p, Same Price, A5 Processor? Launches 16th March

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

The much rumored Apple TV refresh is here and it is nothing like a real TV screen from Apple with Siri or Kinect like gestures. It is the same old black box with a new ‘streamlined’ interface. Apple has taken…

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Apps for Holi

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Oh no, got distracted from your screen and realized kaal holi hai? (tomorrow is holi) Fear not, here are a few apps that will bring you up to pace with the mood around and get you rolling in the right…

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iPad 3 Launch, Our Predictions!

March 6, 2012 0 Team OG

As the launch of the third edition of the iPad draws ever so closer, the rumor mills are running wild speculating on the features of the latest iPad. So here is our take on what we think the iPad 3…

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Android Market Gets Reincarnated as Google Play Store

March 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google has announced a major change to its digital marketplace for apps, music, movies and other content. Until now, what was (very popularly) known as the Android Market, has been renamed to Google Play. When I first heard of this,…

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Rumours: Apple starts shipping new products leads to upsurge in cargo rates in China

March 6, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple has announced an event on March 7, 2012 and since the rumor mills have not rested. The latest being, that Apple might have started shipping their new speculated products i.e. the iPad 3 and Apple TV by buying most of the…

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Is The Foxconn / Apple Criticism Justified?

February 23, 2012 0 Guest Author

This is a guest post by Maninder Pal Singh. Maninder is an Industrial Automation entrepreneur and has had several encounters in Shenzhen. He shares with us his perspective on the criticism of Foxconn factory conditions that has become a major…

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How Many iPhone Killers Do We Need?

February 18, 2012 0 Annkur

A friend visiting us at the office today wondered if he could do some writing on the iPad using a stylus. I told him that the stylus is with a colleague and would get one for him to try out.…

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Patent War Continues: Apple Files Lawsuits Against Galaxy Nexus

February 14, 2012 0 Tassavur

If anything the patent battle is getting more intense by day and is transforming into some kind of World War of the tech world as Apple files fresh lawsuits against Samsung. And this time it’s not for the design, but…

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Chinese Writers file $1.9 million lawsuit against Apple

January 9, 2012 0 Rahul S

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…

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Flashback 2011: Why Android Tablets Underwhelmed

January 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

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…

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iOS 5.0.1 Untethered JailBreak, The Current Situation

December 25, 2011 0 Monis

Many, of us who own an iPhone, iPod or iPad have been desperately waiting for the iOS 5.0.1 untethered JailBreak. Apparently, semi-tethered JailBreak is not a permanent solution. You can deal with it at the time of urgency, but many…

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HTC Phones Face Ban in the US After ITC Rules in Favor of Apple

December 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

It was only yesterday that we spoke of the possibility of Apple being in trouble after ITC had announced that they would be reviewing a decision made earlier by an ITC judge in which Apple was acquitted of infringing on…

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Kindle Fire Growing Faster Than iPad, Though Android Share Drops: Millennial Report

December 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

Millennial Media, a mobile ad network, released its monthly Mobile Mix report for November which has thrown up some surprising results. As per the report Kindle Fire has managed a daily growth rate of 19% per day since its launch…

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Mobile Security Trends: Nothing is Foolproof from Android to iOS

December 17, 2011 0 Tassavur

The other day I was speaking to a techie who has good knowledge of things at Microsoft. Amongst iOS, Android, Mobile market, Windows 8 and other topics of discussion, we spoke about mobile security. The person in question highlighted that…

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Chronic Dev Team Demonstrated iOS 5 Untethered JailBreak Video

December 12, 2011 0 Monis

Chronic DevTeam has recently posted a video on twitter according to which they have found iOS 5 untethered Jailbreak. From the past few months, there were many new things in the hacking community. And finally, someone has come up with…

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Daily App: Flipboard for the iPhone

December 7, 2011 0 Nimish

One of the killer apps of the iPad finally comes to the iOS’s smaller screen. We get up and close with Flipboard for the iPhone and iPod touch.

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Daily App: Infinity Blade 2 on the iPad

December 2, 2011 0 Nimish

Believe it or not – iOS’ killer gaming app just got a whole lot better. Yes, we are THAT impressed by Infinity Blade 2.

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Daily App: The Legacy of Steve Jobs

December 1, 2011 0 Nimish

The future of books might not be e-books, but books designed like apps. And Fortune’s app about Steve Jobs is a prime example of this phenomenon.

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Daily App: Superman HD for the iPad

November 29, 2011 0 Nimish

No, we have no idea what kept Kal-El, Man of Steel, away from the App Store in game form for so long. Yes, we are mighty delighted that we can step into his super shoes. So much so that we…

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Daily App: Today in History for iOS

November 28, 2011 0 Nimish

Not all good apps have dazzling interfaces. Some score purely because they are so darned handy. Today in History is one such app that history buffs will love.

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Airtel: Siri Would Support Indian Accent, iOS 5.0.2 Arriving Before 25th November?

November 20, 2011 0 Annkur

The iPhone 4S hype has reached its peak and given the enthusiastic promotions by Airtel and Aircel, we know that Apple is rolling out the 5th generation iPhone in India and in all probability several more countries on 25th November. The pricing…

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Price be damned! Seven reasons why I will be buying the iPhone 4S

November 18, 2011 0 Nimish

The air is still blue with people cursing Apple for the pricing of the iPhone 4S in India (why the service providers hawking it have not taken flak is another story). And let’s face it, at a beginning price of…

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iOS 5.0.1 Arrives As An OTA Update For iPhone, iPod touch & iPad

November 12, 2011 0 Monis

Apple has finally seeded its much awaited iOS 5.0.1 for public. This update mainly makes sense for those devices which had faced battery issues after iOS 5.0. It has arrived in the form of an OTA for iPhone, iPod touch…

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Daily App: W.E.L.D.E.R. for the iPad

November 8, 2011 0 Nimish

Can a game called Word Examination Laboratory for Dynamic Extraction and Reassessment be our Daily App? You bet it can.

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Daily App: Finger Focus for iPhone

November 4, 2011 0 Nimish

As we wait for Amazon Flow and Yahoo!’s Livestand to become available for Indian users, we try out a neat app that adds blurry effect to your pictures. Introducing Finger Focus.

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Daily App: GarageBand for iPhone

November 2, 2011 0 Nimish

Toothache, fever be damned. This is one app that we loved on the iPad and we just HAD to review when its iPhone/iPod touch avatar came out.

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iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Can Be JailBroken On iOS 5, Preliminary Status!

October 28, 2011 0 Monis

It is a routine to look for jailbreaks and unlocks after every iOS device launch and today we have confirmation from the DevTeam member, MuscleNerd, according to which iPhone 4S & iPad 2 can be JailBroken on iOS 5. For…

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Overview: Tethered, Semi-tethered & Untethered JailBreak

October 26, 2011 0 Monis

With the due course of time, the JailBreak has been evolved and transformed into three forms – Tethered, untethered and semi-tethered JailBreak. We can always have a tethered JailBreak (even on iOS 5)  due to the limera1n exploit founded by…

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Daily App: The Early Edition 2 for the iPad

October 24, 2011 0 Nimish

One of the best news apps for the iPad got better. Significantly. We check out the second coming of The Early Edition.

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Daily App: Adobe Reader for the iPad

October 19, 2011 0 Nimish

After a brief sabbatical, we are back with our daily app reviews. And today, we take a look at an app that has finally made its way to the iPad – the Adobe Reader.

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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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iPhone 4S Coming To India Before Year End Is Logical

October 12, 2011 0 Annkur

Now that the iPhone 4S is going on sale in US and a few more cities, it is natural to start asking when would it make it to India? the 3GS and the iPhone 4 had their delays before launching…

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Daily App (s): Apps for Steve Jobs

October 10, 2011 0 Nimish

His demise knocked us off our Daily App routine for a while. Now we are back and it is only fair that we start off by looking at two apps about Steve Jobs. Of course, there are on the iPhone.

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“Stop all the iPods, switch off the iPhones…”

October 6, 2011 0 Nimish

Tributes have been pouring in for Steve Jobs. Most written by better people than us. The best we can manage is this poem, inspired by WH Auden.

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Gizmo Podcast #13: Discussing the iPhone 4S

October 6, 2011 0 Annkur

Last night myself and Nimish took out time and finally recorded a podcast together. This was our first podcast since February and it feels good to be back. We intend to make this a regular feature and do look forward…