Brief Review: LG Optimus One Unboxing
The LG Optimus One or the LG-P500 is one of the few handsets in the country to have come in flaunting not just the Google tag on its back but also the latest version of the Android operating system, 2.2…
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Sony Ericsson VH700 Bluetooth Headset Review
Mention Bluetooth headset and the first thing that comes to most people’s minds are those headsets that are supposed to fit snugly into your year and let you receive calls without having to pull out your handset or diddling with…
OG Hands-on with the OlivePad, Quick Review
Although it was first announced in August, the OlivePad has finally made it to leading electronic stores and much to the surprise of many people, is actually slugging it out with the much-hyped Samsung Galaxy Tab. Yes, it might not…
Samsung Galaxy Tab Closeup, Videos & Quick Review
We finally managed to spend some time playing around with a Galaxy Tab and it quite fits the case we put up in favor of a 7″ tablet sometime back. We have done an impressive lengthy discussion on the Galaxy…
Quick Review: Motorola Quench XT3
Motorola has joined the low-cost Android phone battle with its Quench XT3 handset. Priced at around Rs 12,500, it offers Android 2.1, a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen and a 3.2 mega pixel camera. How does it shape up against…
Opera Mini 5.1 Beta For Symbian: First Look
Opera has announced the release of Opera Mini 5.1 Beta for Symbian phones. This makes the browser the third Opera browser compatible with devices running Symbian OS. The platform already supports Opera Mobile 10 (The full- fledged browser), Opera Mini…
Review: Nokia C6 – good phone, bad timing?
There are times in your life when you come across devices that seem undone by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this is exactly the feeling we got about the recently launched Nokia C6, or…
Unboxing the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad (Video Review)
Finally, we have got our mits on the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad and its certainly a glimpse of the future. Charging gadgets are a headache by all means, especially smart phones that run out of battery so soon. The Duracell…
Micromax Qube X550: Review
Micromax Mobiles might have started off as a small time player in India, but they are now amongst the top five mobile phone makers in the country – by no means, a small feat. Micromax has had quite a few…
OG Unwraps the Nokia C6 (Quick review)
When was the last time we saw so many handsets from Nokia in such a short span of time, and each of them appealing to different audiences? We have already seen the N8 and the E5, with the former targeting…
OG hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Unboxing)
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…
Nokia N8 Review Part 3: Competition and Conclusion
Even as the N8 gets ready to be officially unveiled in India, here we are with the final part of our epic Nokia N8 review. We have looked at what the phone looks like, what it has to offer and…
Nokia N8 Review Part 2: Features and Performance
We are back with the second part of our review of the Nokia N8. After discussing its look and feel (and getting loads of feedback, for which we cannot thank you enough), it is time now to seriously look at…
Quick Review: Unboxing the Nokia E5
The media might have been abuzz about the N8, but that is by no means the only arrow in the quiver of the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer. We managed to get our hands on the latest addition to the E…
Nokia N8 review part 1: Look and feel
A few years ago, people would have laughed if you had said you were going to write about how a Nokia phone looked. After all, Nokia phones were supposed to be performers rather than lookers. Times, alas (we think) have…
OG Unboxing the Nokia N8
Finally, we have the Nokia N8 landing on our desk and here are some quick unboxing shots before we go down and do a complete review:
Speed test using iPhone 4 – EDGE/GPRS vs 3G vs WiFi-broadband (India)
As India is waiting for the 3G revolution to roll out across India. We thought of doing some internet speed test over Edge/GPRS, WiFi and 3G. 3G Speed test gave us awesome result compared to our old fashioned Edge/GPRS. We just wanted…
Five reasons why the Wink will NOT beat the Kindle
EC Media recently unveiled the Wink e-book reader, the Wink XTS, at an event in Delhi. Notwithstanding all the brave talk and aggro in the press booklet (“So, if some Californian tries to sell you a pad that you can…
3 UK’s USB Data Dongle Put To Test In India (BSNL 3G)
We got our hands on a 3-UK’s unlocked USB Data Dongle and we tested it out with BSNL Data USIM. The results are impressive. Here are the speed test results via SpeedTest.net. The best part: You can make calls using…
Quick Review: Micromax X600 Gravity
So here is a touchscreen phone which supports dual SIM and its most innovative feature is that you can just use the Gravity sensor (accelerometer) to switch between the two SIMs. You would notice the two speaker phones on the…
5 point review: Micromax Q2+
Another low cost blackberry inspired dualsim phone from Microamax and I am sure this would would be selling like hot cakes. FM, full keyboard, camera and a good battery for Rs 2400 is certainly a winning formula for the masses.…
OG Review: Samsung Champ C3300 / C3303
The samsung champ is another touchscreen mobile that goes on the lines of the samsung star and corby series. The Champ can be termed a mini touchscreen (wonder why it isn’t called mini) that features a 2.4″ touchscreen and a…
Palm, HP etc
Its a well known note in tech circles around in Mumbai that I am a biased Palm fan and have supported it without even handling the Palm WebOS until last month. My love for Palm goes back to the old…
Backtrack on Moto BackFlip – best touchscreen navigation ever!
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…
Frustrations of a carrier lock! (read: AT&T woes)
For years, I have read US based bloggers cry about the carrier locks and frustrating limitations on the use of smartphones, but I happen to get it much more clear on my first visit to US. So I land…
OG Review: Samsung Wave S8500 (bada OS)
Samsung Wave (S8500) is according to Samsung is one of the two handsets (the other being GalaxyS) that would mark its serious entry into the smartphone space. Last year alone Samsung sold over 40 million touchscreen phones but its a known fact that a majority of…
OG Review: Wynncom Y50
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…
HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Demystified (India)
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…
Eight reasons why the Kindle beats the iPad as an e-book reader in India
It is an utterly unfair comparison but one that has been making the rounds ever since Apple released the iPad a few months ago. We are talking of the Kindle vs iPad battle that is being waged between tech users…
Buying a “Chinese” phone? Six points to keep in mind
Want to try out one of those low-cost-high-feature offerings from one of the new cellphone manufacturers but terrified of being ripped off by a “Chinese” phone with a brand stamped on to it? And as the phone is relatively low…
To buy or not to buy: the Chinese phone issue
The deluge of new phone brands might be pushing phone prices down in the Indian market while adding stacks of features, but it has also brought up a new problem: are many of these new brands simply rubber-stamped versions of…
Quick Review: Spice Mobile S-1200
Spice S-1200 wow’d us with its specs. It would be unfair to refer to this as nothing other than a digital camera with a mobile phone! Spice S1200 comes in to answer an age old question that I have been…
OG Review: Nokia N900
For Nokia, it really is a case of it being the best of times, and the worst of times. Think about it – one the one hand, it has the sheer installed base of its phones, more so in a…
OG Review: Micromax Bling Q55
Micromax Q55 Bling a cute, feminine, diamond studded phone looking all white and flashy! Well the stunning looks throw a massive expectation of it being a good phone, but we don’t think it lived up to it. The Micromax Q55…
Six reasons why Alan Wake is our Game of the Year…so far
It has been in the making for five years, so when it did come out, there was an aura of “we-do-not-quite-know-what-to-expect” about Alan Wake, Remedy Entertainments new game for the Xbox 360. Remedy, in case you have forgotten (five years…
OG Review: Micromax Q7 EzPAD
After the success of earlier models viz, the Q3 and the Q5 in the ezpad series; Micromax is out with yet another QWERTY phone, Micro max Q7 ezpad. Micromax has made an attempt to come close to the brilliant smart…
OG Review: The OmniStand
Finally, we have the OmniStand in our hands, and to my surprise it turned out to be more than what I had expected. Now, for what we know the OmniStand is a portable and adjustable stand for your notebook computers…
OG Review: Apple MacBook Pro Core i7
Boy, it sure is tough being a Mac junkie these days. There’s just no way of predicting when Cupertino will release Macs with the latest hardware under the hood. As with all things Apple, they’ll do it…when they’re good and…
Why my dad rejected the iPad
Earlier today I tried selling the iPad to my dad as an ebook reader. Well here is why he rejected it (even before I could tell him the pricing of the iPad):
Hands-on with Datawind’s UbiSurfer
On the technical front, the UbiSurfer has a 7-inch TFT, Wide Screen Display, 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA), 128 MB RAM, 1 GB Flash Memory, it is supported by an ARM 11 processor and has 50GB of Online Storage which…
