Android

Amazon Android App Store is live, US only

March 22, 2011 0 Anupama

Even as Cupertino giant Apple has sued Amazon over the name ‘Appstore,’ Amazon’s Appstore for Android has gone live in the US.  Amazon’s application store for Android powered devices has been long awaited and is being considered one of the…

Android

Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6: First Look

March 22, 2011 1 Rahul S

Opera’s next generation browsers for smartphones and feature phones, Opera Mobile 11 and Opera Mini 6 has arrived and is now downloadable from Opera’s website. We took the Android and the Symbian versions of the browsers for a quick spin…

eReaders & Tablets

Hands-on With MeeGo Tablets, WeTab, ExoPC and more

March 21, 2011 0 Annkur

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.…

Featured

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Nokia E7

March 21, 2011 6 Mr Spock

Having used the Nokia E7 for more than a week now, I find myself more and more in agreement with Nokia’s decision to go for a tie-up with Microsoft. Because far from being on par with previous Communicator series devices,…

Apple

The Apple iPad – Take 2

March 20, 2011 6 Annkur

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…

HTC

HTC EVO 3D & EVO View 4G Tablet rumored to launch at CTIA 2011

March 19, 2011 1 c0rex

LG stole the limelight with glasses-free 3D smartphone Optimus 3D and G-Slate tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2011 last month. Both devices certainly got LG competitors thinking and working up on a rival devices. BoyGeniusReport claims to have been…

Android

Motorola Milestone gets Froyo…finally!

March 17, 2011 1 Anupama

After months of waiting, Motorola Milestone users in India can now update their handsets to Android 2.2, also known as Froyo update. The update has been put on Motorola’s website and users can update their handsets by connecting them to…

Apple

New MacBook Pro (Early 2011, Thunderbolt) Now On Sale In India

March 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Apple’s new 2011 line up of MacBook Pro models were announced back in February. Apple has sent us a little notification announcing that the new line up is now available at Apple Reseller Stores across the country. The prices of…

Entertainment

Testing the TataSky+ HD, A Lifestyle Choice

March 10, 2011 1 Annkur

Last week I had a chance to test run the Tata Sky+ HD DTH service and what better time than the World Cup to have such a service. While DTH has been around for a fairly long time, it seems…

Apple

OG Review: Apple MacBook Air (Late 2010)

March 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

The last month was quite a busy one for all Apple followers. First they launched the refreshed set of MacBook Pro models which left most of the tech world drooling (as the tradition is). It was followed by the announcement…

Nokia

Inexpensive Nokia X1-00 announced

March 8, 2011 0 c0rex

Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced new low-end handset aimed at the music enthusiasts – Nokia X1-00. Appearing to be younger brother of X2, the new Nokia X1-00 runs Symbian 30 mobile operating system (yes, it exists). Rated with 106phon…

Apple

iPad prices in India slashed – now starts at Rs 24,500

March 7, 2011 1 Anupama

The iPad 2 was launched just last week, and immediately after the prices of the iPad first generation were slashed from $499 to $399 in US and other major markets. India got the iPad first generation only in late January…

News

Sony Ericsson WP7 Device With Slide Out Keyboard?

March 7, 2011 0 Annkur A

We have seen Dell present a Windows Phone 7 with slide-down keyboard and here we have a leaked Sony Ericsson Windowsphone with a slide out keyboard. Sony Ericsson has been in mixed thoughts about a WP7 phone and it isn’t…

Apple

Skyfire 3.0 Arrives For iPhone, Brings iPad features

March 6, 2011 0 Monis

Skyfire has just launched version 3.0 of its browser for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new version brings features that were hitherto only available on the iPad specific version of Skyfire. This version extends possibilities of the browser beyond…

Humour

Chaiwala – The Gizmo Freaks #GizmoToon

March 4, 2011 4 Team OG

We are happy to introduce our first ever GizmoToon. We plan to have ‘Chaiwala’ as a regular feature on OG. So there you go, do send us feedback for RRC 🙂

Apple

Twitter 3.3 For iOS Now Available on App Store

March 4, 2011 0 Monis

One of the most appealing and well bult apps for iOS is the Twitter app (do check the iPad version if you get a chance). However, the journey of this application has been very interesting from the beginning. Earlier, the…

Featured

Why The Next Google / Facebook Isn’t From India

March 4, 2011 4 Annkur

This ain’t new talk and I got deflected back to this topic when discussing Indian cos making cellphones in a Facebook group. For long entrepreneurs in India have been motivated with talks of making the next Google, Facebook or Microsoft.…

Android

Google Maps 5.2 out: now tweet Hotpot ratings, ping friends

March 4, 2011 0 Anupama

Google Maps has been updated to version 5.2 for Android.The update will allow the user to post their Google Hotpot rating of a place directly to Twitter from within the maps broadening the sharing element. Also along with the check-in…

Apple

Apple Unveils The iPad 2

March 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

Apple has finally announced the launch of the second generation iPad at an event held at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco earlier today. The second iPad comes in just about a year after the debut if the iPad…

India

Anyone for Translucency? – Sony A33 & A55 SLT Cameras In India

March 2, 2011 0 Anish

  The A55 and the A33 are the first cameras to be equipped with the SLT type mirrors as opposed to SLR. SLT stands for “Single Lens Translucent” mirror. For the uninitiated, Sony uses a fixed translucent mirror as opposed to…

India

Lava Launches The B8, QWERTY Keypad Laden Business Phone In India

March 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

Lava Mobiles has announced the launch of its new “Business” phone, the B8 in India complete with a QWERTY keyboard, push mail, WLAN connectivity and a touch pad for navigation. The handset, targeted at young professionals and businessmen will offer…

Android

Why I am fed up of Angry Birds!

March 1, 2011 0 Anupama

As news comes of yet another update to Angry Birds (we hear that one is coming on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day), I am reminded of the deep disappointment I felt when I missed the first ever Angry Birds day…

Internet

Vodafone 3G available in Delhi, costs Rs 10,000 per GB

March 1, 2011 10 Anupama

It is no less than Superman, claims Vodafone. The 3G service from Vodafone has begun in Delhi (we just got a call from Vodafone to confirm that), but the damper is it will only be available in south and central…

Featured

Interview With The Inventor Of Bluetooth – Jaap Haartsen

February 27, 2011 0 Team OG

We had an opportunity to speak to the inventor of Bluetooth technology, Mr Jaap Haartsen. You have seen a part of this inteview where Jaap spoke about WiFi Direct vs Bluetooth, but the entire 10 min inteview touches upon a…

Android

Mozilla Releases Firefox beta 4 for Mobile, Android Plugin for Mac OS X

February 26, 2011 0 Monis

Mozilla has released the Firefox beta 4 for Mobile which can run smoothly on Android, Maemo, PC/Mac OS X and Linux. You must have already heard of the on-the go version, if not then you can grab this newly build…

Featured

The case in favor of Nokia-Microsoft

February 24, 2011 2 Annkur

While I admit that this is primarily a WP7 secton, we aren’t here to post everything colored by ‘I love Microsoft’ colour’. So to say, we aren’t Nokia or WP7 fanboys, though our experience says we will have a tough…

Apple

Apple Skips USB 3.0, Pushes Lightpeak as Intel Thunderbolt

February 24, 2011 0 Annkur

Its 2011 and none of the Apple MacBooks carry a USB 3.0 yet. Thats fishy for sure. Apple is known to move to newer technologies before the masses, be it SSD only notebooks or multitouch displays on a phone. So…

Apple

Apple Launches 2011 Macbook Pro Models, Intel Thunderbolt Debuts [Updated With India Prices]

February 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

Apple has refreshed its lineup of 13, 15 and 17 inch Macbook Pros with a host of new updates.  The line up gets Intel’s new Sandy Bridge based Core i5 and i7 processors. Apple also seems to have at least…

Apple

Intel’s Light Peak Technology Renamed Thunderbolt

February 23, 2011 0 Monis

Intel and Apple have jointly released a new I/O technology called Thunderbolt on the eve of the launch of Apple’s brand new MacBook Pro models. The technology was until know known by the Light Peak Moniker. While we have already talked abbout Light Peak in…

Featured

Nokia E7: First Hands On, Early Impressions, Pictures

February 18, 2011 1 Team OG

Even though Nokia might have made it clear that Windows Phone Would be their smartphone OS of choice going forward, the fact is that Symbian still happens to be one of the most used smartphone platforms out there. In fact, Nokia will continue to…

Android

iPhone 4 Bags Award For The Best Mobile Phone At MWC

February 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

The just concluded Mobile World Congress was dominated by Android without doubt. A plethora of Android based smartphones were displayed at the expo since day one. The grand finale of the event was the Global Mobile Awards announcement. This function…

Featured

Review: X-Mini V 1.1 And X-Mini Happy Portable Speakers

February 17, 2011 2 Rahul S

When I first saw these cute little speakers arrive for tests, I dismissed them as just another “Chinese” product that just looks good and delivers nothing when it comes to sheer sound quality. Boy, was I wrong. I first saw…

Apps

Looking To Go Pro with SMS? Look at Txtweb

February 16, 2011 0 Annkur

Intuit’s new product Txtweb promises to redefine how we interact with sms apps. Be it cricket score or wikipedia, its a powerful way to get information and interact with smart apps. Yes I feel like a dinosaur to learn about…

Android

Motorola Xoom or Samsung’s 10″ Tab, Matching iPad Sales Is Tough

February 15, 2011 5 Annkur

Google is now entering the tablet market with Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb. Top gadget makers like Samsung, Motorola, HTC, Toshiba and LG are making tablets that would run the tablet build of Android. The Motorola Xoom even won the best…

Android

LG Announces Android Powered Optimus 3D, Optimus Pad Prior To MWC

February 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

While the MWC is to start officially on 14 Feb, manufacturers like LG and Samsung seem to be too impatient and have already announced their line up for the show there. LG’s line up is pretty interesting thanks to its…

First look

Intex Announces ‘V. DO Touch’, Full Touchscreen Phone

February 11, 2011 0 Annkur A

Intex has announced a full touchscreen phone in for the Indian market. The device looks inspired by the Nokia N8 in looks and sports a 3.5″ touchscreen. The V. DO Touch from Intex would cost just below Rs 5000 and…

Nokia

Will Nokia’s Microsoft Alliance Pay Off?

February 11, 2011 1 Rahul S

We all knew this was coming. In the wake of rising competition from newer, younger and nimbler adversaries like iOS and Android Nokia has announced a “strategic alliance” with Microsoft that would see the transition of Nokia’s high end devices…

Android

Did Stephen Elop Force Nokia-WP7 Deal?

February 11, 2011 2 Annkur

Nokia is marrying Microsoft and the world isn’t happy. A huge backlash is expected over the blogosphere, editorials over editorials telling whats wrong with Nokia would be the flavor for days to come and we are still to digest what…

Featured

Nokia adds to platform confusion, adopts Microsofts Windows Phone 7

February 11, 2011 3 Annkur

Nokia is all set to go the Windows Phone 7 route with rumors of a partnership with Microsoft turning out to be true. Not much details are available at the moment but the trend is clear. Last year at MWC…

Apple

Apple Working On Smaller, Cheaper iPhone Versions?

February 11, 2011 0 Rahul S

If we are to believe a Bloomberg report that surfaced a few hours ago, Apple is working on new versions of the iPhone. Of course you knew that all along, right? But no, the iPhone in question here is not…