Daily App: Real Steel for iOS
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.
eReaders & Tablets
Daily App: Amazon Appstore for Android
It has been available internationally for a while, but we in India have finally got a chance to try out Amazon’s Appstore for Android. We like what we see, but cannot download any apps.
Daily App: Firefox for Android Honeycomb
All right, we admit that we got a bit late with the Daily App today. Our excuse? Heck, we were messing with a just-released build of Firefox for Honeycomb.
Daily App: Facebook for Android
A new version of Facebook is always reason to celebrate for its members. And this time, Zuckerberg’s company has finally gone and added some muscle to its Android avatar. The latest version of Facebook for Android, version 1.7, is…
Windows 8 Start Menu, Taskbar (Design) Leaked
While we are gearing up for the Microsoft Build event scheduled to happen later this week at California where juicier details pertaining to Microsoft’s Windows 8 are expected to be announced, eagle eyed folks over at Toms Hardware has posted…
Daily App: Dolphin HD for the iPad
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…
Budget Tablets: Where are the big brands?
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…
Exclusive First Look: iBall Slide Android Tablet, Price Rs 13995
iBall is the latest Indian player to jump on the tablet bandwagon. Reliance and Beetel both have their offerings out in the market and even as we figure out if a tablet is a utility or hype, here comes the…
Samsung’s New Products, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Note: Our Thoughts
It was yesterday that Samsung took covers off two fascinating products at the IFA conference underway at Berlin, Germany. Well, for starters, it looked like just another launch but I think this is part of a concerted move by Samsung…
MapMyIndia Launches 7-inch Android Based CarPad
MapMyIndia, the popular mapping services provider from India has announced a new, appealing product known as the CarPad. The product which, is essentially a tablet complete with Wi-Fi and 3G ability is however, positioned more as an in car infotainment…
Samsung To Delay Galaxy Tab 10.1 Launch In Australia
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…
$99 HP TouchPad Spotted Running Android 2.2
HP is doing away with WebOS hardware, and that has put the TouchPad on sale for $99 (the Pre 3 is expected to go for $75 soon.) While many have bought a TouchPad, mainly for the discount at which it…
Apple Scores, EU Blocks Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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…
Developer Gets Chrome OS Working On Tablet [Video]
Google has been pushing Android on mobile devices and Chrome OS on netbooks. At best we have seen some screenshots of Chrome OS for tablet, but that’s an old story and Google has announced no plans for having Chrome OS…
HTC Puccini, HTC’s upcoming 10-inch Slate
Well BGR has managed to lay their hands on this 10-inch tablet by HTC which for now is codenamed HTC Puccini. Though there are no confirmations on the specifications of HTC’s first 10-inch tablet.
LeapPad, The tablet For Kids By LeapFrog (Video)
With tablets becoming the latest fad, tablet for kids is a tempting market. Also, when you consider the cognitive educational benefits that kids can gain by studying (playing) with tablets, it becomes all the more relevant to have one for…
Split Screen! sling Note App for the iPad (Video Review)
CoolGames Inc. has come up with this new app for the iPad2 which is called the SlingNote. This app has some very cool features and distinctly reminds us of the Microsoft Courier concept which never saw the light of day.…
WordPress Launches New Full Fledged Blogging App; Only For WebOS
In a world where you have been used to seeing apps being released first either for Android or iOS, folks over at WordPress has surprised us all by releasing a full-fledged WYSIWYG app for the WebOS platform. If you happen to…
Exclusive: Motorola Xoom Goes On Sale In India
Motorola’s much awaited tablet; the Motorola Xoom has gone on sale in India. Our trusty Mr.Spock has managed to send us exclusive shots of the device being on sale at a retail outlet in the country. Along with the Xoom,…
[India] Blackberry Playbook Spotted Retailing @ Vijay Sales
As we await the official launch of the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1/8.9 and the Blackberry Playbook, the little tablet by RIM was spotted retailing at a Vijay Sales outlet in Mumbai. It’s common to see unannounced gadgets to…
HP’s webOS Powered TouchPad Going On Sale From July 1, Starts $499
After demoing it early and making the market wait for a fair bit of time, HP (Palm) has finally confirmed that its 9.7″ tablet ‘TouchPad’ would go on sale from 1st July in US. TouchPad runs webOS which was developed…
Will Microsoft Build Its Own Tablet? (Rumor)
Microsoft has given multiple hints on Windows 8 this year. Earlier at CES they announced that Windows 8 would work on both x86 and ARM architectures and recently they demoed the touch oriented UI of Win8. While the debate on…
Why Am I Not Getting The iPad 2, And You Should Buy One
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.…
What Google Didn’t Tell About Chromebooks
Are you considering buying a Chromebook - the latest innovation from Google team, and think that it can replace your ipad, xoom or laptop. If yes, you should checkout these basic features which Chromebooks still cant handle.
Samsung Unveiling 2560×1600 Tablet Display (10.1″)?
Samsung is announcing its 10.1 inch display at the SID Display Week 2011 next week. This display has a 2560 x 1600 resolution which is much higher than what we have heard on any sub 12″ product in the market. It…
Apple iPad Survey by Silicon Alley Insider Reveals…
The survey by Silicon Alley Insider shows the results of iPad usage from November 2010 to May 2011. The chart shows, a majority of people use iPad web browsing. As per the survey web browsing is the most used feature…
Honeycomb Updated to Android 3.1
It was announced just days ago at the Google I/O that Google’s tablet specific operating system Honeycomb will be upgraded to version 3.1 which packs many new features with it. The update has already started to roll out for all…
Android Honeycomb based ‘Tablet Toshiba’ Delayed
Toshiba’s second android tablet which was said to arriving in the UK sometime during Q2 is to be delayed. According to Ken Chan, Product Market Manager of Toshiba, Android Honeycomb tablet would be delayed and it might launch during Q3.…
Acer’s Iconia Range In India, Price & Availability
Acer just gave India its first Honeycomb tablet. The Iconia tab A500 that is powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 and sports a 10.1″ screen (1280×800). With 16GB of internal memory, microSD expansion and HDMI out, this is pretty much a…
Samsung To Launch New Galaxy Tabs India By June, Aims To Increase Smartphones Market Share
Look what we have here! Samsung is all set to launch its twin tablets, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and the larger 10.1 inch version in India by June if we are to believe a recent Business Standard report. The news…
iPad 2 Faces Shortage In South Korea: Online Sales Suspended
Less than a week after the iPad 2 made it to 12 countries across the globe including India, its online Sales in South Korea have been suspended citing tight supplies.In Korea the iPad 2 is sold by the country’s top…
Motorola Xoom / Honeycomb To Get A Software Update Soon
All you Xoom owners out there; brace yourselves up for an update that’s coming your devices’ way. Verizon has announced that it is all set to release an update for the Honeycomb 3.0 version running on the tablet. The update…
Acer Iconia: Cheapest Honeycomb Tablet Goes On Sale For $450, Does It Matter?
Google has rolled out Honeycomb as an answer to iOSes dominance (with the iPad) in the tablet space. 9 months and 15 million iPads alter we saw the first Honeycomb device, the Motorola Xoom at CES 2011 and it sure looked promising.…
The iPad 2 is coming to 13 new countries next week, India?
Apple’s earnings call isn’t exactly a place to expect product launches, but it seems that has changed. While speaking to media and analysts on the Q2 earnings call, Apple COO, Tim Cook revealed that the iPad 2 is coming to…
FriendCaster: The Best FaceBook App For iPad? Free!
While we all await Facebook to release an official app for Apple iPad, we have to rely on 3rd party developers doing some work on this front. One of the top apps (1st when we checked) on the App Store…
Infibeam PI2 Hands On Review
Pi2 is the latest portable reading device from Infibeam. It comes loaded with Top 100 E-books from Project Gutenberg. Though not portable enough to carry in your pocket, Pi2 is portable enough to be carried with you for reading while commuting.
Apple iPad 2 In UK, Videos From Launch Day
The Apple iPad 2 went on sale in UK today and being in London this was surely on my list. I visited the Apple Store at Regent Street (London) and was surprised to see the lines for the iPad 2.…
BlackBerry PlayBook Will Run Android Apps
RIM has announced that its upcoming Tablet, the BlackBerry Playbook will support apps designed for Android 2.3 handsets and older BlackBerry OS and Java Apps. This would be made possible using two optional application environments that RIM would release. Although…
Hands-on With MeeGo Tablets, WeTab, ExoPC and more
A trip to Birmingham couldn’t have been more exciting. Last week I happened to attend the MeeGo meet organized by MeeGoExperts and apart from the wonderful techies we met there, there were a whole bunch of MeeGo devices around to play with.…
The Apple iPad – Take 2
Yes I am the same tiny little blogger who wrote off the tablet concept ending my original review of the Apple iPad with the following words ‘Are you made for the iPad’. A year down the line, I have a…
