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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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Samsung Giving Galaxy SII For $2 To Get People Lining Outside Stores

October 12, 2011 0 Annkur

Last year as the Samsung Galaxy S was being pitched against the Apple iPhone 4, we had highlighted how Samsung (and other smartphone makers) are trying hard to catch up with the iPhone. Their attempts to prove themselves better than…

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Apple Flaunts Momentum With iPhone 4S, Analysts Pitch In With Predictions

October 11, 2011 0 Annkur

Yesterday we heard from Apple that the pre-order numbers for iPhone 4S crossed 1 million in the first 24 hours of opening the booking. The 4S goes on sale this week in US, UK and 5 other countries and would…

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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…

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Steve Jobs Passes Away

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

This might be the saddest day for us all connected to the tech industry in some way or the other. Apple has just confirmed the unthinkable. Ex Apple CEO Steve Jobs has passed away. Apple has updated the Apple.com home…

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So, Samsung wants the iPhone 4S to be Banned!

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s been barely 24 hours since Apple introduced its fifth generation iPhone and Samsung is already prepping its first lawsuit against Apple. Samsung has issued a statement where it says that they are filing a case against the iPhone 4S…

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Can We Talk Value for Money in the Premium Segment, Please?

October 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

Earlier this week, there was a heated debate amongst techies in India about a recent report by Bloomberg about the state of the iPhone 4 here in India. At the end of it, the talk veered to the niche “30k”…

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iPhone 4S – Whats New?

October 4, 2011 0 Annkur

After months of speculations, rumors and delay from its usual refresh cycle, Apple has went official with the 5th generation iPhone. The iPhone 4S is reality, and that is the only new iPhone Apple released. With the 4S, Apple has…

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Quick Compare: iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4

October 4, 2011 0 Tassavur

Apple has retained the same design and retina display on the new iPhone, it is called the 4S. However, it seems that a lot has changed on the inside. Compared to the iPhone 4, the 4S has an all new…

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No 4G Support on the New iPhone: Rumor

October 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

With just hours left for the next generation iPhone to be released, looks like we have the final set of rumors arriving before everything gets confirmed. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the new iPhone will NOT support 4g…

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Six myths about the iPhone in India…busted!

October 4, 2011 0 Nimish

It may be called the Godphone, but for many in India, it is an overpriced devil in disguise. But is it really? We take a look at  six myths about the iPhone in India. And how they stack up against…

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Daily App: FIFA 12 for the iPad

October 3, 2011 0 Nimish

The latest instalment of the famous FIFA franchise arrives on the iPad. And we have a stab, or rather a kick, at playing it. When it comes to sports games, not too many have the kind of following that EA’s…

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iPhone Sales Plateau in India; Has only 2% Smartphones Market Share

October 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

India sure is an unconventional market. While the rest of the world were reeling under depression back in 2008, this country still managed to showcase decent GDP growth rate figures. While India sure was a closed economy, until the 1990’s…

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Apple Sends out Invites for “Lets Talk iPhone” Event; iPhone 5 Launch Imminent?

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

We knew this was coming in the first week of October anyway. But then, it’s always happy to hear an official confirmation. After months of speculations and rumors, Apple has finally made it official that they would be “talking” about…

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iPhone 5 to get Improved Voice Control feature Called Assistant

September 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

Over the course of the past few weeks, we have been hearing about the imminent launch of the iPhone 5 sometime next month. It’s time we look at a few more iPhone 5 related rumors that have cropped up over the past few…

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Facebook Application For iPad Delayed, Team Leader Quits For Google

September 27, 2011 0 Monis

Months ago, New York Times reported that Facebook application for iPad would arrive in weeks. Later on, folks at TechCrunch told us about a hack on how to install the fully functional application on iPad. However, the method was soon…

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Daily App: Evri for the iPad

September 26, 2011 0 Nimish

Has Flipboard on the iPad met its match? Based on what we have seen of Evri, the latest news-as-a-mag app on Apple’s tablet, it might have.

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Wacky Sunday: Five Things We Will NOT See in iPhone 5

September 25, 2011 0 Nimish

While everybody and their grandmothers are speculating about what the iPhone 5 will be like, we decided to check out what it is likely NOT to have.

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Daily App: Where’s My Water? for iOS

September 23, 2011 0 Nimish

Disney might have come to the iOS gaming party a trifle late but is sure making up for lost time. Where’s My Water? features an entirely new Disney character, Swampy the alligator.

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Apple iPhone Has The Highest Brand Loyalty: UBS Survey

September 23, 2011 0 Tassavur

Yes, we all love Apple and wish to own the iPhone at some point in time. And as per the recent survey called the “Global Telecom Equipment Analyser” report by analysts at an investment bank UBS, iPhone users are the…

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Daily App: Real Steel for iOS

September 22, 2011 0 Nimish

Real Steel, DreamWorks’ sci-fi  robot fisticuff film starring Hugh Jackman is due to hit cinema halls on October 7. But we already have got our hands on the official game of the film for iOS from Jump Games.

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Daily App: Instagram for iPhone

September 21, 2011 0 Nimish

One of the most popular photography apps for the iPhone just got a massive update. We get up and close with the new Instagram.

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iPhone 5 Announcement On October 4, Availability in Weeks?

September 21, 2011 0 Monis

Earlier, iPhone 5 was rumored to be launched in September, afterwards end of September, and now the date has shifted to October. According to AllThingsD sources who have previously claimed of an October launch told them that Apple is all…

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iOS 5 Untethered JailBreak is Confirmed

September 19, 2011 0 Monis

It could be the most exciting news for many folks out there. iOS hacking community will again momentum after being silent since the launch of JailBreakMe.com,, a userland based JailBreak which helped iPad 2 users to JailBreak their device. At…

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Daily App: The Daily for the iPad

September 16, 2011 0 Nimish

Rupert Murdoch’s iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, is finally available for Indian users. And, needless to say, we have grabbed the app and taken a look at it.

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Wait, Hold Those iPhone Rumors!

September 16, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple hasn’t launched a new iPhone  at WWDC 2011 as it did for the past four years. History expected them to do so, but all that came out at WWDC was the iOS 5, OS X Lion and iCloud. iOS…

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Daily App: Dolphin HD for the iPad

September 13, 2011 0 Nimish

We had seen it weave its magic combo of webzines and gesture-based browsing on Android, and the iPhone and now Dolphin HD is available for the iPad, as well. Needless to say, we are cheering. Simply because, the numbers of…

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iPhone 5 to Sport Larger 4 inch Display, Curvy iPad – like Rear?

September 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

There have been many iPhone 5 related rumors going around since the past few days. Some have said about the phone getting slimmer while others have hinted about the device getting a larger 4 inch display in lieu of the…

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Samsung Pulls the Galaxy Tab 7.7 from IFA Booth

September 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

It’s a terrible time for you to be Samsung if you are in Germany/Europe these days. After facing injunctions against the already released Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, the recently released Galaxy Tab 7.7 too has been banned from being sold…

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Resignation of a CEO, Death of a Salesman

September 4, 2011 0 Nimish

It has been a while since Steve Jobs handed in his papers as Apple CEO. And it is a tribute to his work in that capacity that many people believes that his resignation will not have any significant adverse effect…

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Samsung To Delay Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch In Australia

August 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

The much awaited launch of Samsung’s top of the line tablet and rival to the Apple iPad; the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been delayed until the last week of September. This move from Samsung comes at a time when an…

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Steve Jobs Steps Down As CEO Of Apple, Tim Cook Takes Over

August 24, 2011 0 Annkur

According to a press release seen on Yahoo Finance (and others), Apple CEO, Steve Jobs has resigned as the CEO previously COO Tim Cook has taken over as the CEO immediately. Cook also finds himself on the Apple board immediately.…

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HP TouchPad Already Selling At 2x Cost On eBay / Amazon

August 22, 2011 0 Annkur

We have previously talked about HP killing WebOS devices (and effectively WebOS itself.) After the news of HP discontinuing TouchPad and other WebOS offerings, the company announced a fire-sale on the recently launched TouchPad thus giving them away for $99…

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HTC Files Another Lawsuit Against Apple

August 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Once again, fueling the patent and injunction wars that have heated up of late, HTC has decided to make its presence felt in the party by filing a new lawsuit against Apple. The suit, filed at the U.S District Court…

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Injunction Against Samsung Galaxy Tab Gets Restrained To Germany

August 16, 2011 0 Annkur

We reported a week back about Samsung getting a tough time in Germany while fighting Apple’s lawsuit against it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. A German court had granted Apple a preliminary injunction against Samsung, which prevented Samsung from selling the…

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Apple Scores, EU Blocks Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

August 9, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple might have paid Nokia a royalty in the super patent battle that most handheld companies are involved in, but they are giving a tough time to Samsung. Apple and Samsung are deep into a patent battle which has apparently…

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Will Apple Be The Largest PC Manufacturer?

August 9, 2011 0 Tassavur

With the iPad tablet’s entry into the computers market, Apple’s share in the PC market just spiraled upwards. Now with the new Mac OS X Lion priced at just $30 and the Thunderbolt equipped Macbook Air, Apple would only increase…