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Dell Brings Venue (Android) & Venue Pro (WP7) to India

February 3, 2011 1 Annkur

Another Windows Phone 7 comes to India in the form of the Dell Venue Pro, and tagging along is the Android powered Venue! Both these phones have a similar built with a 4.1″ AMOLED screen, however the Venue Pro adds…

Android

Maxx MA440 Android Phone, Hands-on [Exclusive]

January 25, 2011 2 Annkur

Maxx Mobile teased us with a promo video of their Android phone earlier today (at their employee awards function, which we must say was organized in true Filmfare style), but then we just can’t content our appetite for info with…

First look

Akai ‘Trio’ Triple SIM Phone Goes on Sale, Priced Rs 3295

January 18, 2011 0 Annkur

We have seen the Quad SIM phone, but the nearest you can get your hands-on for now is the Akai triple SIM phone. With a claim to be the first triple phone in India (Intex sure would feel offended by…

BlackBerry

Video: RIM Blackberry Playbook with QNX OS

January 12, 2011 1 Luke Abell

We went hands-on with the RIM tablet i.e. the Blackberry Playbook at CES 2011, and here is a fairly detailed demo of the same (running the QNX OS). The Playbook is due to come out in Q1 of 2011 and…

CES

New Microsoft Windows 7 PCs / Tablet & Surface Demoed At CES

January 6, 2011 0 Luke Abell

Microsoft showed of some incredible hardware at its CES 2011 keynote. While,the announcement of the next release of Windows running on SoC (ARM and X86) would prompt the industry pundits to take out a magnifying glass (well that already happened…

Apple

The Mac App Store, Early Impressions

January 6, 2011 3 Annkur

We have just got the Mac App Store installed on our Macbook in between the CES and Techfest madness. The hefty 100MB+ OS update brings in the lovely App Store icon to the OS X Dock. And getting started is…

Apple

The Mac App Store is live! More than a thousand apps to start off

January 6, 2011 0 Nimish

It was not launched at Vegas during CES, but could prove to be a much bigger game changer than all the products launched with a lot of razmatazz out there. We are talking of Apple’s Mac App Store, which has…

CES

Die, graphics cards? Intel releases graphics-stacked second generation of Core processors

January 6, 2011 0 Nimish

Even as the crowds flock to Vegas to check out CES, Intel has delivered a whammy of sorts at Mumbai by taking the veil off the second generation of its Core processor family. While there has been the usual talk of better performance, battery life and efficiency, the most spectacular change has…

Entertainment

WD TV Live Hub Media Center with 1TB Storage Launched

December 4, 2010 0 Annkur

Western Digital has outed its Live Hub media center in India. The drive packs in 1 Terabyte of inbuilt capacity and Full-HD 1080p playback capability. And that’s not all, the Live Hub also supports live internet connection, and lets you…

First look

Air for the masses? Dell launches slim Vostro V130 notebooks

December 3, 2010 2 Nimish

The launch of the MacBook Air notebook in India a few days ago seems to have spurred competing manufacturers to come out with their share of relatively thin computers. Toshiba launched the Android-drive AC100 not too long after the arrival…

First look

Ducati partners with Videocon, V6200 mobile is born (BUT!)

December 1, 2010 3 Annkur

Videocon isn’t the mobile phone maker that we know for cutting edge next-gen technology or a Apple like super design push. At best Chinese ODM products re-branded, repacked and sold for masses in India. But here is something that raises…

Android

Micromax joins the Android race with Rs 8,000 Andro A60, also talks of 7-inch tablet

November 27, 2010 5 Nimish

We were not there (well, there are only so many places we can be at the same time), but the news is trickling out that Micromax has unveiled its first Android phone at a bloggers’ meet in Delhi some hours…

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Sharp Brings Four New Handsets To India

November 12, 2010 1 Rahul S

Sharp has announced the launch of as many as four new handsets in India. The new phones are priced between Rs 6,499 and Rs 17,999 with all of them being touted to be multimedia friendly devices. Almost all of these…

Gaming

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood coming next week

November 10, 2010 0 Nimish

As the holiday season draws ever closer, all the games that we had only be hearing about and getting glimpses of through promo videos, are now hitting the stands. And the latest to do so is the next installment of…

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Forget 3D TV’s -The 3D Phone Is Here! [Spice M-67 3D]

October 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Spice mobiles seem to have this weird knack of launching phones with outrageous specs. They had a 12 mega pixel camera on sale long before the Satio or the Nokia N8 was even on the horizon. That was the S1200…

eReaders & Tablets

HP Slate Goes Corporate, Launches For USD 800

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

Remember the HP Slate? The tablet first seen at CES 2010 with Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer proudly showing it off with a smile on his face as if he has owned Apple for ever! 9 months and 6 million iPads…

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Palm Pre 2, webOS 2 Officially Announced

October 19, 2010 2 Rahul S

After being acquired by HP, it was expected that Palm would come up with a successor to the Original Palm Pre in rather quick time. However, it seems HP had a lot of work to do at Palm before they…

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Sony Ericsson Brings 16 Megapixel Cameraphone To Japan

October 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Operators in Japan are known for releasing weird looking phones that usually don’t work anywhere else on the planet. Other things Japanese phones are famous for being their specs. While we in the rest of the planet do have some…

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OG hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Unboxing)

October 14, 2010 1 Nimish

We have got our hands on the latest Android handset from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia X8. Yes, it runs Android 1.6, but at Rs 13,990, a 3 inch touchscreen and 3.2 MP camera is not too serious a deal, especially…

Android

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Launched in India

October 11, 2010 1 Rahul S

Sony Ericsson has just days ago announced that it has started shipping its Xperia X8, Android smartphone. What we did not expect back then was an India launch so soon! Thats right ladies and gentlemen, the Xperia X8 has been…

Launch Pad

Dual SIM Phones Galore! Wynncom Intros New Handsets

October 6, 2010 0 Rahul S

The rate at which Indian companies are announcing new dual SIM phones is mind-boggling. While mainstream manufacturers are yet to fully take the plunge when it comes to introducing low cost, dual SIM handsets, smaller companies like Micromax, G’Five and…

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Hello, dual-sim Moto! Two classy dual-SIMS from Motorola

October 2, 2010 1 Nimish

Another of the cellphone biggies has taken the plunge into the Indian dual-SIM phone market. Motorola has launched two dual-SIM devices, the EX115 and the EX128. And unlike some of the rather patchy dual-SIM affairs out there, the Moto boys…

BlackBerry

RIM’s BlackPad aka Blackberry tablet coming next month?

September 23, 2010 0 Annkur

While we are still banging our heads against the iPad and discussing if the tablet is a necessity or a luxury, new players are entering the race each passing day. Now if you are a loyal Blackberry user and if…

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The first USB 3.0 Flash Drive is here, Courtesy Kingston (India)

September 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we have been hearing about loads of USB 3.0 storage devices and here is the first Flash Drive (or Pen Drive as many still call it) from that is USB 3.0 enabled. Kingston has announced its Datatraveler Ultimate 3.0…

Android

Acer Ferrari Android phone arrives in India, with expected stiff price tag!

September 14, 2010 1 Nimish

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari edition has been officially released in India today. The device, which carries the Acer-Ferrari collaboration into the smartphone arena (they have been seen on notebooks earlier), runs on Android, and apart from having the legendary…

Launch Pad

LG outs IPS based monitors

September 13, 2010 1 Annkur

Apple introduced the IPS (in-plane switching) LCD technology with the iPad launch earlier this year. While they followed up with the Retina display later, the IPS technology brings wide viewing angles (upto 180 degrees) to an LCD display. It seems…

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Kingston Mini Fun USB Flash Drive Brings Cheer for Kids

September 9, 2010 0 Annkur

As a kid I might have asked for a toy, but know what todays generation is going to demand? Well geeky fun gadgets. Kingston is perhaps the first of companies to tap the young market with its Mini Fun USB…

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Samsung Wave-723 runs Bada OS, official specs & pictures!

August 30, 2010 1 Annkur

Here is another full touchscreen from Samsung and it runs Bada. The Wave 723 (GT-S7320E) reminds us of the original Samsung Star with the leather flap on the front, however the body otherwise is mettalic and Samsung maintains its attractive…

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Nokia N8 coming in end-September, to cost $549

August 17, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Nokia has unveiled the price of its forthcoming flagship device, the N8. According to an entry on the Nokia Store, the device will be available at the end of September 2010, and will come with a price tag of $549.…

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Asus brings the NX90 notebook to India (hands-on)

August 17, 2010 0 Annkur

The NX90 from Asus can be best described as a all in one sized notebook that can easily make it to your list of home decorating gadgets. Featured earlier at CES the Asus NX is a bulky aluminum built that…

Android

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…

First look

Samsung’s Series 9000 Full-HD 3D TV Launched in India!

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

3D television is gaining momentum and Samsung has brought its CES award winning 3D TV (LED) with full HD capability to the Indian market. The Series 9000 is the worlds slimmest Full HD + 3D television.

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OG Review: Wynncom Y50

July 8, 2010 3 Mayur

SAR Group’s Wynncom had launched its 7 dual-sim phones a few weeks back and made an entry in an already competitive Indian mobile phone market. Saif Ali Khan being the Brand Ambassador, unveiled these handsets. We have Wyncomm Y50 here…

eReaders & Tablets

Amazon outs new Kindle DX (graphite), fights iPad?

July 1, 2010 2 Annkur

Apple increased the heat on Amazon Kindle (and for that matter all ebook readers in the market) and its Amazon’s turn to respond with a new Kindle DX that comes at a cheaper price and better contrast (not to miss…

First look

Infibeam gets its own hardware again, mobiles it is!

June 21, 2010 1 Annkur

While this isn’t as big as a surprise as the Infibeam Pi was, this certainly is an attempt by Infibeam to cash in on the booming mobile market along with other new entrants like Micromax, Karbonn, Wynncom etc. The entire…

First look

Hands on with Lenovo ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one

June 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Lenovo went official with their latest all-in-one for enterprises, the ThinkCentre M90z last week and we managed to get our hands on a demo unit. The M90Z is a massive 23″ all-in-one that makes the 2009 A70z (19″) look tiny.…

Apple

New Mac mini unveiled – not mini in power, this

June 15, 2010 0 Nimish

The E3 event might be cornering most of the headlines but that doth not mean that the rest of the tech world has gone to sleep. Apple, for one, certainly is in no mood to let the world’s premier gaming…

Launch Pad

Sony goes aggressive with the Vaio E series (India)

June 8, 2010 1 Annkur

Sony India is hoping to get the bottom of the pyramid with its Vaio E (EA & EC). Until now the only presence Sony made in the notebook market was in the price range over Rs 40000. But that’s changing…

Apple

iPhone 4 in 88 countries by September, India?

June 8, 2010 9 Annkur

Apple would have 88 countries selling the iPhone 4 in September, and India is of-course going to be in the last lot of countries to get the latest 2010 iPhone i.e. in September itself. The iPhone 3GS launched with a…

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