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3 UK’s USB Data Dongle Put To Test In India (BSNL 3G)

September 13, 2010 1 Guest Author

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…

Nokia

Nokia N8 unboxing video released even as new CEO steps in

September 11, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It has been a busy couple of days for the world’s biggest smartphone manufacturer. On the device side, we have finally got to see the first official unboxing of the company’s flagship multimedia device, the N8 , but even that…

Apple

What just happened to Apple, FTC? EU?

September 10, 2010 0 Annkur

Now this is really a surprising development. After a rude NO to Adobe Flash, a kick to the developers trying a back door entry with Flash compiler, an open letter to follow it up, stop signal to Google voice (and…

Featured

Competing Horsepower? The weird smartphone race

September 8, 2010 0 Annkur

The world is in a weird race today. Steve Jobs comes and sells millions of a device that has no Adobe Flash support, has no camera flash for 3 years, just got multitasking and has a closed platform. Heck you…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, not just another tablet!

September 4, 2010 3 Annkur

Samsung has finally gone official with its android tablet, the Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000). Powered by the latest build of Android OS (2.2 Froyo), Samsung Galaxy Tab certainly leaves a mark on the industry with its launch. While we have seen…

Apple

Price Watch: New Apple iPod touch 4G, Multitouch nano & shuffle

September 2, 2010 20 Annkur

If you are one of those many users looking to buy the new iPod touch with camera, the iPod nano multitouch and the new shuffle in India, here we have the India pricing for the latest Apple Gizmos. The good…

Nokia

Nokia Ovi Music, India and more with Adam Mirabella (OG Interviews)

September 2, 2010 1 Annkur

This evening we had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Mirabella (Global Director of Music Services, Nokia) and discuss Nokia’s foray into services and its Ovi Music service with an Indian twist. In his 4th visit to India in…

Apple

Is Apple fighting Jailbreak?

August 31, 2010 1 Annkur A

Now its a funny argument to say that Apple isn’t fighting Jailbreaking. They have tried their best to get it proven illegal and then there are these software updates from time to time that at times made us wait weeks…

Apple

Apple Sept 1 event confirmed, time for retina display iPod touch?

August 26, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been finally confirmed that Apple is indeed holding a media event on September 1. Now, that speculation about the date of the event is over, we can all settle down and start wondering about what it is that…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

webOS smartphone / tablet running iPhone 4 resolution tracked?

August 21, 2010 1 Annkur

webOS app developer Killin’ It has recorded some views from a webOS 2.0 device giving us a hint of what hardware HP is cooking up with Palm’s technology. Given that iPhone 4 is the benchmark for any smartphone maker today,…

Tech Industry News

And now…the first handset with a dedicated Rupee symbol key

August 19, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Changing currency symbols can be a nightmare for techies, as they have to evolve new symbols, icons and shortcuts to allow users to enter the new symbol. And that has pretty much been the case ever since India changed its…

Reviews

Palm, HP etc

August 17, 2010 1 Annkur

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…

Launch Pad

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…

Gaming

Nokia tried its hands on a gaming phone with Nintendo?

August 15, 2010 0 Annkur

Apple has explored a great niche with the App Store and are threatening the handheld gaming market with the iOS based platforms. Given the potential that gaming has in the handheld space, its a no brainer today that cellphones are…

Android

Vaporware, eh? India’s $35 tablet makes its appearance!

August 13, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After almost all tech pundits had dismissed it as “vaporware,” the Indian $35 tablet made a surprise appearance on NDTV’s Gadget Guru show. From what could be seen of the device, it was no show-stopper in the looks department, but…

BlackBerry

Indian Government sets August 31 deadline for BlackBerry

August 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The tangle between the Indian government and RIM over the latter’s e-mail and messaging service continues. The Indian government has now evidently given the cellphone company until August 31 to comply with its decision to allow law enforcement agencies access…

Reviews

Frustrations of a carrier lock! (read: AT&T woes)

August 5, 2010 0 Annkur

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…

Apple

The wait is over: iPhone 4 unlocked with latest Ultrasn0w

August 4, 2010 0 Annkur

It’s a busy week for iPhone hackers. While the Jailbreakme.com hack to jailbreak all iPod touch, iPhones and iPad is going strong and working for us pretty well;

BlackBerry

Four things we like (and do not like) about the BlackBerry Torch

August 4, 2010 0 Mr Spock

So, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is finally out. And as with all tech products that are unveiled, the critics and supporters are out in force, the former calling it a dud and the latter the coolest thing since sliced bread.…

BlackBerry

Blackberry Torch 9800 is official! OS 6 and slidedown QWERTY

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

AT&T has gone live with the Blackberry 9800 Torch on its site, and this one looks exciting. RIM is yet to go official with the device (the event is ongoing), but here are the meaty details that has come in…

Apple

That was easy! iPhone 4 Jailbreak

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

The Jailbreakme hack is out to open up our iPhone 4 (or for that matter most iDevices running the iOS 3.x and 4.x). Apparently this hack uses a security hole in the iOS browsers PDF viewer and manages to install…

eReaders & Tablets

Seven queries about India’s first 3G tablet

July 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Yes, we know it has not arrived yet, but even as we wait for the official launch of India’s first 3G tablet by Olive Telecom tomorrow, we must confess that our minds are a mess with all sorts of questions. Here, are seven of the most important. Do let us know…

eReaders & Tablets

India’s first 3G tablet coming on Thursday!

July 20, 2010 0 Nimish

The folks at Olive Telecom do seem to have a habit of being on the front foot as far as 3G enabled gadgets that are not phones go. Not too long ago, they were the first in India with a notebook with…

eReaders & Tablets

WebOS tablet from HP to be called ‘Palmpad’?

July 20, 2010 0 Annkur

When HP picked up Palm it was clear that they aren’t just looking at the Pre (smartphones). They are interested in the impressive software poweress of Palm and WebOS is exactly what they wanted on the Slate. So out goes Android / Windows 7 and…

Android

Flash 10.1 Droid-X-perience on your HTC Hero

July 15, 2010 1 Gaurav N

Last week we reported about Adobe Labs showcasing flash 10.1 on Droid X, this time we bring Flash 10.1 right on your updated HTC Hero. Since the moment I saw Ben from Adobe Labs showing Flash 10.1 on Droid X,…

Cameras

3D Capable Point To Shoot Cameras From Sony!

July 9, 2010 0 Annkur

3D TVs and LCDs are buzzing around the world and it seems that the 3D revolution is all set to reach an all new level this year with Sony announcing digital cameras that can capture 3D images. The Cybershot TX9…

Tech Industry News

Korg nanoKontrol mappings for MixMeister Studio

July 7, 2010 0 Gaurav N

I love MixMeister and I love my nanoKontrol, both work fantastic. But one thing which I could not find anywhere on the internet was mappings that allow Korg nanoKontrol to operate with MixMeister Studio. So this post is dedicated to…

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…

Android

HTC Hero Android 2.1 Update Demystified (India)

June 30, 2010 11 Gaurav N

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Priced at Rs 13k, the Kindle finally talks business in India!

June 23, 2010 9 Nimish

Buried beneath all the talk of the new iPhone OS (iOS, if you will) and the delights and disappointments of E3 was a little news item – Amazon had slashed the price of its Kindle e-book reader by a staggering…

Apple

Apple iOS 4.0 out, Unlock for iPhone v3.3.3 3G/3GS & OS 4 out!

June 22, 2010 1 Annkur

Its been crazy few hours in the iPhone world with the iPhone OS version 4.0 going live and the dev team releasing the unlocking tools that they were holding back for a long time now. Apparently the v3.1.3 of the…

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…

Apple

Weak Supply Of Retina Display May Disrupt iPhone 4 Rollout?

June 20, 2010 0 Annkur

Steve Jobs claimed at WWDC 2010 that iPhone 4 would reach 88 countries in September. This would by far be their fastest rollout for any handheld and of-course we were excited about the prospects of iPhone4 in India. But then, here comes…

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

Did you succeed in pre ordering an iPhone 4?

June 16, 2010 3 Annkur

While we are holding a little longer to pre-oder our iPhone 4 from US (the unlocked UK version is attracting us), it seems that the millions (ok exaggerated) of us looking to pre-order a iPhone 4th Gen using the ATT/Apple Store…

Apple

iOS 4.0, quick review and competition with Android!

June 16, 2010 0 Tushar

The dust from the mega announcements at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference hadn’t even settled before the new avatar of the iPhone OS, iOS 4 as it is succinctly named, was released into the wild. Adventurous iPod Touch 3rd Gen and…

Gaming

And now, a slimmer, quieter, Xbox 360

June 15, 2010 0 Nimish

It is raining announcements from Microsoft. We had barely come to terms with the unveiling of Kinect, its no-controller gaming system for the Xbox 360, when the Redmond biggie took the wraps off a new Xbox 360. And it definitely…

Apple

Apple manufacturing 3 million iPhone 4 per month?

June 12, 2010 1 Annkur

Apple has had its share of shortages with the 3GS and the iPad recently, but it seems that they have ramped up production for the iPhone 4 long before it was launched. Steve Jobs announced at WWDC 2010 that this…

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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