Tech Industry News

FoodPanda Sends Mass Emailer Using Letsbuy Database, Legit?

March 16, 2013 0 Annkur

It is old news that Letsbuy was acquired by Flipkart. I would believe that, that transaction / transition went smoothly. However I was pleasantly surprised today when I received a promotional email from Foodpanda (Rocket Internet backed online food ordering…

Android

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is here!

March 15, 2013 0 Harshit

Samsung has just launched their latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, at an event in New York. It is a logical continuation of their Galaxy S line and does not really bring any surprises to the table in terms of…

Android

Lava To Introduce Fastest Intel Powered Smartphone on March 14

March 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

On March 14th, when the rest of the tech world would be glued to see what Samsung would come up with as the successor to the Galaxy S III, homegrown manufacturer Lava who owns the Xolo brand is all set…

Nokia

Review: The Nokia Lumia 820

March 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s latest Windows Phone offerings – the Lumia 820 and the flagship Lumia 920 were finally released in India last month. While we did get to play around with the Lumia 920 on many occasions, thanks to the attention it…

Android

India added to Google’s official Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 pages: Launch imminent?

March 10, 2013 0 Harshit

In a bizarre turn of events, India has been added to Google’s official landing pages for both the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. We still seem to be missing from the Nexus 10 page, but that seems to further indicate…

App (Marketplace)

SmartAds: An Indiegogo Project that Proposes to Give you Money for watching Ads

March 7, 2013 0 Harshit

Mobile ads are a necessary evil. All of us want to get rid of them, but also realize that app developers wouldn’t make much money without them. To make watching ads on your phone a little more tolerable, SmartAds, an…

Micromax

Why The Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Is Artificially Overpriced, Distribution Flaw

March 7, 2013 0 Annkur

The Micromax Canvas series is selling like hot cakes In India. Congratulations Micromax, You have got a super hit! But why would the A110 (Canvas 2) that sold for Rs 10,000, now sells for Rs 12,000 or more? The prices…

Android

Samsung Releases Galaxy S4 Teaser Video; Phone to Sport Eye Tracking Capabilities

March 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung has started to roll its media blitzkrieg for its newest and most anticipated smartphone of 2013 – the Galaxy S IV. The device is to be unveiled on the 14th of March at an event in New York City.…

Tech Industry News

India’s PSLV C-20 Carried a Google Nexus Powered Satellite!

February 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

I am sure you all might be aware of the recent successful launch of India’s tried and tested PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket. The PSLV C20 lifted off from from the East Coast of India and carried as many…

Android

LG Optimus G Lands in India For Rs. 34,500

February 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

LG finally decided it was time they bought it flagship Android powered handset to India – a good three months after its international release which happened back in November 2012. The Android 4.1.2 JellyBean toting handset features a 4.7 inch WXGA…

MWC

MWC 2013: Nokia Announces The Lumia 720 and The Lumia 520

February 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

We knew Nokia was going to unveil a bunch of new devices at this year’s MWC (Mobile World Congress) but were unsure as to what those devices would be. Well all speculations have come to rest today as Nokia went…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Z10 Launches In India For Rs. 43,490

February 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

BlackBerry, earlier known as RIM (Research In Motion) today announced the launch of its new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone in India. The BlackBerry OS 10 toting device had seen an international launch a few weeks ago and there were speculations that…

Android

No Instagram For BlackBerry 10: Reports

February 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

One problem if you are a budding mobile Operating System no matter how awesome you are is the problem of getting all those popular, essential apps to the platform. This will become increasingly difficult if you plan to survive in…

Android

HTC Ups The Ante; Launches Flagship Handset The HTC One

February 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

HTC has unveiled its much awaited flagship Android handset, the “HTC One” at a event earlier today. The device packs in a bunch of features that might make your eyes pop. A worthy successor to its year old range of…

India

Samsung Introduces REX Series Of Affordable Feature Phones In India

February 15, 2013 0 Rahul S

While the Samsung smartphone juggernaut moves on, there might be some of us who might be thinking it is not really concentrating on the low end segment. Well Samsung seems to be in a mood to prove them all wrong.…

Opinion

Piracy In Mobile, Social & Cloud Age, The Concept Of iTunes Needs A Rethink?

February 15, 2013 0 Annkur

The old P2P network days are somewhat fresh in my mind. I always found them shady and still do. Though I would admit that I used Limewire for a bit in the old days, security threat and my general dis-interest…

Android

Micromax Canvas HD A116 Priced Rs 13,990 Goes On Sale, Sold Out

February 14, 2013 0 Riya

Micromax has entered the league of giants with a bang. It has seen immense success with the Canvas 2 A110 and today the newly launched Canvas HD A116 goes out of stock in under one hour.  Let’s have a look…

Android

Valentines Day Special: Top 3 Android Apps for Couples

February 13, 2013 0 Riya

Valentine Day is here and I see a lot of applications for couples being launched. A few days back I saw an article on TechCrunch where a boy tries to win back ex-girlfriend on Valentine’s Day by building her an…

Opinion

Forget Blocking Used Games, Entertainment Industry Needs To Respect IP First

February 12, 2013 0 Annkur

Last week I read a post by Nick on TNW about the possibility of next gen Playstation and Xbox blocking used games. As console makers make a push to move towards an App Store like model where a user buys a game…

News

Nokia Debuts The Asha 310; Dual SIM laden Entry-level Handset

February 12, 2013 0 Rahul S

In yet another new launch aimed at the mass market, Nokia has just announced the brand new Asha 310. The device is the first from the Asha series to come with both – dual SIM capability and built in Wi-Fi. Nokia…

Android

Lava Iris 351 Smartphone Launched; Runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread

February 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

In yet another phone launch aimed at the masses, manufacturer of affordable handsets – Lava has announced the launch of its latest Android powered smartphone. Known as the Iris 351, this one is a dual SIM device running Android 2.3.5…

Android

HCL Introduces New “Me” Range Of Affordable Tablets

February 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

HCL Infosystems has unveiled the latest range of its affordable HCL ME tablets in the country yesterday. The new models include the HCL ME U2, HCL ME V1 and the HCL ME Y3. The prces of these tablets range from…

Microsoft

Windows Phone Goes on An African Safari, Thanks To Huawei, Microsoft

February 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Microsoft and Chinese telecommunications major Huawei (who also dabbles with smartphones) have jointly announced that they would be bringing affordable, low cost Windows Phone powered devices to the continent of 1 billion people. The huge African market is one of the fastest…

Apple

Apple Becomes Number One Smartphone Maker In The US. Overtakes Samsung

February 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

There is no doubt about the fact that the past few quarters have been a mixed one for Apple. The major highlights during the last 6 months were various news reports that suggested that Apple’s iPhone and its products were gradually falling…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Announces The BlackBerry OS 10 Powered Z10, Q10

February 1, 2013 0 Rahul S

At the much awaited BlackBerry OS 10 event at NewYork yesterday RIM announced three major things. First, the company until now knows as RIM would henceforth be known simply as BlackBerry. Thats right, they are dropping the “Research In Motion” tag in…

Apple

Apple iPad Dominates Tablets Market; But Loses Market Share

January 31, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Research firm IDC has published a brand new report which talks about the worldwide tablet shipments for the fourth quarter of 2012. The report throws some interesting light on the current state of the fast moving tablets segment. According to…

BlackBerry

RIM Gearing up for BlackBerry 10 Launch

January 30, 2013 0 Rahul S

In what has to be the most significant launch for mobilephone maker RIM ever since its inception, the company is all set to announce its next generation Smartphone operating system at an event tomorrow. Along with BlackBerry 10, the OS…

Tech Industry News

Nokia 114 Unboxing & Quick Review [Video]

January 29, 2013 0 Saif

We had a chance to play with the latest low end Dual SIM offering from Nokia, the 114. Replacing the Nokia 110, the 114 is yet another sub Rs 3,000 Dual SIM phone that offers color display and plenty of memory expansion space…

Android

Acer To Debut Mid Range Liquid E1 Smartphone Soon

January 25, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Acer might not be a huge name in the mobile phones space so far but the company does have a few decent handsets under its sleeve. Acer’s “Liquid” brand has been around since 2010 and the company didn’t do much in terms of promotion or launches to keep…

Samsung

Samsung Launches The Galaxy Grand In India

January 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung has announced the launch of its new affordable and the much mocked Android 4.1 powered Galaxy Grand Phablet in India. At an event held in Mumbai, Samsung sort of surprised everyone with the pricing of the device and also…

Android

Samsung Galaxy S II To Get Android 4.2 Update

January 17, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you are one of those emotional Samsung users who are still holding on to their Samsung Galaxy S II’s in-spite of the fact that the once most powerful flagship finds itself humbled amongst the latest crop of “powerful” handsets, fear not!…

Android

Lava Launches New 5-inch Phablet – The Iris 501

January 15, 2013 0 Rahul S

Lava Mobiles, who surprised us all with their Intel based offering, the powerful Lava Xolo X900 seems all set to challenge the likes of Micromax and Karbonn – both of which have been doing extremely well with their low cost, large screened phablets. As…

Launch

Unboxing The Celkon C-note A900 Smartphone [Video]

January 14, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Celkon is yet another Indian manufacturer pushing Android devices aggressively. Roping in cricketer Virat Kohli, Celkon has gathered enough visibility in recent times. We got our hands on the Dual-SIM Celkon C-Note A-900, a large screen Android device that can be best…

Nokia

Nokia Launches The Lumia 920, Lumia 820 In India

January 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has finally announced the launch of its new Windows Phone 8 powered devices in India with the introduction of the Lumia 920 and its smaller, less expensive sibling – the Lumia 820. Successors to the critically acclaimed Lumia 900…

Apple

Tim Cook Back In China: Second Visit In Less Than A Year

January 9, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who made a much publicized visit to Apple’s manufacturing (and of late Sales) hub China back in March 2012 is back in the country again. Tim Cook is reportedly in China to hold talks with the Government of…

events

IIT Bombay TechFest 2013 In Pictures (And Videos)

January 9, 2013 0 Saif

We had our share of Techfest thrill last weekend, a yearly Science and Technology fest we have been covering for 5 years now. We partnered with IIT Bombay yet again to bring you some great student competitions, exhibitions & performances…

Reviews

Review: Gunnar Optics Rocket Onyx, Made For Living In The Digital Age

January 8, 2013 0 Annkur

The digital world has progressed fast, enough to leave several disconnects between the different generations that exist today. One which never saw a computer, TV or mobiles during their times, another which lived in the age of B&W television for…

CES

CES 2013:Alcatel Intros World Slimmest Smartphone!

January 8, 2013 0 Rahul S

Alcatel might not be up there in the list of the top mobilephone manufacturers out there and the company doesn’t seem to have any intention to be counted as a major force in the industry. However, for some reason, they do manufacture…

Android

Zen Mobile Debuts The Ultraphone U4 Android Smartphone

January 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Indian mobilephone maker Zen Mobiles has announced a new handset that would expand its current lineup of “Ultraphone” branded Android handsets. The phone, christened the Ultraphone U4 boasts of a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Aimed…

CES

CES 2013: Lenovo Announces the ThinkPad Helix

January 7, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Lenovo has announced a new addition to its ThinkPad lineup earlier today with the debut of a new product – the Thinkpad Helix. The device was announced alongwith the weirdly named Ideapad “Yoga” 11S ultrabook. The Thinkpad Helix boasts of an 11.6in “rip and…