Opinion

Opinion

Bada Merges With Tizen, Becomes The Android Alternative For Samsung

January 15, 2012 0 Annkur

We should have smelled this way back when Intel announced that MeeGo would be transitioned as a HTML5 centric operating system, called Tizen. Tizen was led by a technical team comprising of folks from Intel and Samsung, and today it…

BlackBerry

RIM Showing That They Can Answer The Challenge

November 30, 2011 0 Guest Author

Will the BlackBerry brand even be around in five years? From a surface standpoint, the prospect might look grim. It has been a tough couple of years for RIM. The former king of the smartphone realm has fallen far, and…

Nokia

Will The Lumia Lift Nokia?

November 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Over the past few years, we have seen a major disruption in the mobile market. 5 billion mobiles, 1 billion smartphones, the usage has shot up many folds. Many dominant players (hey RIM, Nokia) have taken a beating, while others…

Android

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…

Opinion

When Rumors Kill Real & For One To Win, The Other Needs To Lose

October 16, 2011 0 Annkur

A lot of my feelings here are similar to a recent editorial sharing my lessons from the retail days and the industry around me continues to surprise. The smartphone market is split wide open and we can’t agree more with the…

Opinion

Premium Smartphones, Value For Money & Annoying Perceptions

October 10, 2011 0 Annkur

It’s odd that we are talking of ‘value’ and ‘premium’ in the same breath. But honestly, the premium segment doesn’t mean just a big brand or ‘expensive’ title. Often when discussing the smartphones market, we end up talking about prices…

Apple

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…

Apple

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”…

Apple

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…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Dear Amazon, Are You Buying webOS?

October 1, 2011 0 Annkur

Precap: HP has messed up the Palm acquisition for which it spent over USD 1 billion last year. Rumors about the future of WebOS are plenty. Today marks another chapter in the Palm story, a rumor that raises some hope. Amazon…

Opinion

How I Got My DTH Connection Without Making A Single Phonecall

September 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

To start with, let me confirm that this is not a sponsored post by anyone. I am just penning down my experience with a leading DTH company in India I had earlier this week. Usually, the blogosphere is filled with…

Android

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.

eReaders & Tablets

Amazon Gets Into Touch Territory With Kindle Touch And Fire

September 28, 2011 0 Nimish

Amazon got itself well and truly into touchscreen territory, launching four new Kindles. But no, we don’t think Cupertino will be worried. When they write the history of ebook reader, September 28 will go down as the day when Amazon…

Opinion

As MeeGo Goes For A Talespin, Tizen Is Born

September 28, 2011 0 Annkur

Today we are witnessing the death of another operating system that raised hopes of bringing a refreshing change to the handheld industry. After the sad handling of webOS at HP, we not have MeeGo undergone another transition. Industry insiders and…

Nokia

NFC: The Ecosystem Challenge

September 25, 2011 0 Annkur

Cellphones over the years have grown beyond wireless telephone devices. Back in the early days, it was conceived as a communications device, but did we truly expect to pack in so much power? Today a mobile phone has rendered your…

Apple

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Budget Tablets: Where are the big brands?

September 9, 2011 0 Nimish

As we got an exclusive hands-on on yet another low-cost tablet (the iBall Slide), there were two rather contrary sentiments running through my ever so ‘humble mind. The first, rather obviously, was one of happiness that the market had yet…

Apple

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…

Android

Microsoft is the Real Winner of the Google Motorola Deal!

August 19, 2011 0 Tassavur

Google is about to complete its $12.50 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, the handset manufacturing arm of Motorola. For now the acquisition is being projected as a move to fend off the patent wars and interestingly being appreciated by manufacturers…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Dear HP, Palm Wasn’t A Magic Wand

August 19, 2011 0 Annkur

If you landed here via the homepage, you would have heard it by now: HP Is done with its stint with WebOS / Palm. Last year when HP picked up Palm for $1.2 billion, it raised a hope and as…

Google

Google Buying Motorola, Worry For Samsung, HTC? Android Ecosystem?

August 15, 2011 0 Annkur

In midst of the information overload with Google pulling a MotoRabbit out of their hat today, there is a big question on the Android ecosystem. How open does Android remain with Google owning a hardware company? As suggested by Sanjay…

Google

Why The Next Nexus Phone Might Not Be From Motorola & Why It May Be!

August 15, 2011 0 Annkur

With Google buying Motorola, there is a lot of speculation on what would this mean for Android handsets from Motorola, especially the Nexus series from Google getting some Moto love. Google claims to be paying a 63% premium over Motorola’s…

Nokia

Why Nokia Wont Launch Anymore Symbian Phones In US

August 9, 2011 0 Annkur

To it comes as no surprise that Nokia won’t sell any more Symbian devices in US. Nokia’s US head Chris Weber in an interview with AllthingsD confirmed that they would not ship any S40 or Symbian devices in US after…

Apple

Why Steve Jobs Is Laughing At The Fake Apple Store

July 21, 2011 1 Annkur

Yesterday we came across the case of a mysterious fake ‘Apple Store’ in China. If you haven’t read the news yet, you would be surprised to know that a fake Apple Store was spotted in Kunming, China. The fake store in…

Apple

Has Google+ Already Countered iOS 5’s iMessage & iCloud?

July 6, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple showed the iOS 5 along with all new iCloud last month at WWDC. Both iOS 5 and iCloud are expected to be out in September along with some new hardware. But while the common man on the street waits…

Entertainment

Why Your DTH Goes Kaput When It Rains

July 3, 2011 2 Rahul S

We are well into the monsoons now and one of the many irritating issues faced by most of us today is the sudden loss of signal on DTH (Direct to Home) networks the moment it starts raining. This has been…

Opinion

Now, BJP Wants Government To Ban Google StreetView

June 28, 2011 3 Rahul S

A few days after the Bangalore Police ordered Google to stop its Google StreetView picture taking exercise, political party BJP has come in to foray calling for a ban of the service in the country because of the “security threats”…

BlackBerry

How Do I Choose A Phone: Journey From A Nokia 1100 To Blackberry

June 25, 2011 6 Guest Author

Editors Note: Vivek Khandelwal is a friend, well wisher and our support for covering the IIT Bombay Techfest over the past 4 years. As he moves back to Delhi working fulltime for his startup Voicetap, something has changed for him.…

Apple

Apple’s Lion / iCloud / iOS 5: Our Top Picks

June 7, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple announced plenty yesterday with the upcoming iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion and iCloud yesterday. Given the fact that it was a pure software event, no new hardware was announced, but a major release of Mac OS, iOS and…

Apple

Apple’s BBM Killer: iMessage

June 7, 2011 0 Annkur

Amongst the ton of updates that Apple announced yesterday, one interesting communications update on iOS5 was iMessage. The closest we can relate an iMessage to is the Blackberry Messenger. BBM as it is popularly known, RIM has a ton of…

Featured

Buying A Second Hand Phone? Things To Know, Caution Note!

June 6, 2011 1 Annkur

There are over billions of cellular connections across the globe and that results in a billion+ handsets in use. And a cellphone is no car, a lot of us want to buy the latest out there and the rate at…

Opinion

“Living With the Internet – What is Driving Web Behaviour”

June 4, 2011 0 Tassavur

72% time spent online by Indians is planned, not spontaneous says the “Living With the Internet – What is Driving Web Behaviour” study. It is a joint study conducted by Microsoft Advertising, MEC and Mindshare to understand net usage trends…

Featured

Race For The 3rd Spot, HP’s WebOS vs Windows Phone

June 3, 2011 1 Annkur

If you watched Stephen Elop (Nokia) and Apotheker (HP) at the D9 conference, you can clearly see that these are the two companies who are fighting for the no 3 spot in mobile platforms. iOS / Android are fighting for the number…

Featured

Windows 8 Demoed At D9, Impressive, Far From Flawed

June 2, 2011 2 Annkur

Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky and Julie Larson-Green gave an early preview of Windows 8 at the D9 conference. Win 8 was labeled by Ballmer as their riskiest bet in Oct 2010. While I had played down the ‘riskiest’ remark last year, it…

Apple

Why Am I Not Getting The iPad 2, And You Should Buy One

May 26, 2011 5 Annkur

After close to a year with the original iPad, I have been playing to the tunes of iPad 2 since a couple of weeks. The iPad 2 brings in a faster dual-core processor, a thinner body and is somewhat lighter.…

Microsoft

Why Microsoft Buying Nokia Makes Sense, And Why It Doesn’t!

May 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Now before I even begin, we know that this is a rumor and it sure sounds like a wild one. Just months after announcing a deal where Nokia would use Windows Phone as its primary smartphone OS, it looks odd…

Accessories

Hey The iPad2 Smart Cover Works!

May 8, 2011 1 Annkur

The plan of action for this weekend didn’t include writing about the smartcover, but then as I read Lex Friedman post on computerworld that the smart cover is flawed, I couldn’t resist expressing how it works for me. I was…

Android

Why The Samsung Galaxy S II GPS Performance Doesn’t Look Impressive To Me

April 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s original Galaxy S was notorious for its rather jittery GPS performance. The successor to that phone seems to have fixed that issue by implementing a better GPS chip inside. Folks over at Engadget who had got hold of a…

Featured

Editorial: The India Launch Confusion, Setting The Record Straight

April 29, 2011 8 Annkur

Last week when we told you about the iPad 2 India launch and today Apple officially started selling the same in India. While most of our friends in Indian media picked up the story and trusted our report, it seems…

Nokia

Nokia Shelves Tablet Plans; Smartphones Primary Focus

April 28, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia has been undergoing lots of changes  in terms of its organizational structure, future plans and products of late. The last one to occur was just days ago when it revealed its plans to shelve off the entire Symbian team…