Android

Evernote for Android updated to 2.6

February 10, 2011 0 Anupama

Evernote, one of our favourite note making apps has just released an update for its Android version. The updated app, Evernote 2.6, comes with three major additions, the snippet view, notebook stacks and edit styled notes. The snippet view very…

Apps

Idea gets an application store, with some help from Ericsson

February 10, 2011 0 Anupama

Idea Telecom is all set to release its online application store with the help of Ericsson’s eStore concept, a web store for various mobile applications. According to Idea, any handset with Web browsing ability will be able to access the…

eReaders & Tablets

Quick Look: Motorola Xoom Vs HP Touchpad Vs Apple iPad vs BlackBerry Playbook

February 9, 2011 3 Rahul S

Ladies and gentlemen, Its 2011 and to say that this is the year of the tablets would not be an understatement. The frenzy that kicked off with the launch of the iPad last year is at its peak right now…

eReaders & Tablets

HP TouchPad Launches This Summer, 4G Version Promised

February 9, 2011 0 Annkur

HP has just gone live with its webOS tablet (along with a couple of smartphones), named ‘TouchPad’. The TouchPad sports a iPad sized i.e. 9.7″ display with 1024×768 resolution. However the magic seems to be on the software end and…

Android

India gets its first Gingerbread phone, the OliveSmart, for less than Rs 20,000

February 9, 2011 0 Nimish

Even as our resident Android specialist Ricky Droid highlighted rumours that some manufacturers are sidestepping the Android 2.3 update and heading straight to version 2.4, Olive Telecom has released India’s first phone running Android 2.3, or Gingerbread as it is…

eReaders & Tablets

Kindle gets page numbers, greater sharing options with firmware update

February 8, 2011 0 Nimish

Amazon has released a firmware update for the third generation of its phenomenally successful e-book reader, the Kindle. And unlike some updates that mainly prattle about removing bugs and making operations smoother, this one actually adds some very handy features…

Android

Nokia, RIM lose ground as Samsung, HTC advance: IDC Q4 2010 report

February 7, 2011 0 Nimish

In what seems to be yet another sign of the old order changing and giving way to new players in the mobile phone market,  IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker’s round-up of the fourth quarter of 2010, has shown Nokia…

Nokia

Nokia’s E7 Goes On Sale

February 7, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s upcoming flagship business phone, the E7 would be soon arriving on select markets across the globe – Nokia revealed today. The first shipments will start later this week and the device would be available in more markets in the…

Gaming

Official ICC World Cup 2011 videogame unveiled

February 7, 2011 1 Nimish

With less than a fortnight to go for cricket’s most prestigious tournament, the 2011 ICC World Cup, Zapak Games has released the official videogame for the tournament. Titled Cricket Power, the game has been made exclusively for the PC (we…

Android

The PS phone is official – Sony E shows off Xperia Play in Super Bowl ad!

February 7, 2011 0 Nimish

We have been hearing rumours about its existence for weeks and even expressed our cynicism about it, but we – and the world – got official confirmation of the existence of a PlayStation phone. And it could not have come…

Nokia

Intel’s Secret Pact With Nokia

February 4, 2011 0 Annkur

Last year at MWC, Nokia and Intel came together to merge their mobile OS projects Maemo and Moblin. Thus MeeGo was born. A year down the line, we are yet to see any commercial release for MeeGo powered device, but…

Android

Olive to launch first Indian HSPA+ smartphone – do we smell Gingerbread?

February 4, 2011 2 Nimish

We have received an invite from the folks at Olive Telecom, asking us to “witness the launch of the first Indian HSPA+  smartphone” in Delhi on February 9. First, let us get the jargon out of the way and clarify…

events

Technovanza VJTI – Day 1

February 4, 2011 0 Rahul S

Fresh on the heels of the memorable IIT Techfest, we’re at the VJTI Mumbai covering day one of the Technovanza. The event still seems to be in the “cold start” mode with the crowd yet to pour in. But then,…

Accessories

AT&T announces pre-order for Moto Atrix, laptop dock costs as much as an iPad

February 3, 2011 0 Nimish

Arguably the most talked-about phone at the recent CES 2011 event, the Motorola Atrix 4G, now has a price tag. AT&T has announced in a press release that the phone will be available on pre-order from February 13, and will…

Apple

iPad 2 Display Leaked from China

February 2, 2011 0 c0rex

Apple iPad 2 is expected to hit the production floor from this month onwards. So we expected to see some iPad 2 tablet parts on the web. China based iPhone 4 Repair shop – ifixyouri has provided the photos of…

Android

Android Market Webstore Out, Fills A Gap

February 2, 2011 0 Annkur

It was just yesterday that we published our Android app and I was pulling my hairs on the bad Android Market structure. And just 24 hours later, here comes the new Android Market Webstore announced at the Android event by…

Android

Android Market Webstore Out, Over the Air Love, Fills A *Big* Gap

February 2, 2011 0 Annkur

It was just yesterday that we published our Android app, and I was pulling my hairs on the bad Android Market structure. And just 24 hours later, here comes the new Android Market Web store announced at the Android event…

Apple

The iPad gets its Daily newspaper, courtesy Rupert Murdoch

February 2, 2011 1 Anupama

The Daily, an exclusive iPad newspaper has been launched just few minutes ago. The newspaper has been made only for the Apple iPad, and is perhaps the first newspaper to appear on a tablet rather than in print. It  comes from…

Apple

Big games- Bioshock, CoD 4, Borderlands – start arriving at the Mac App Store

February 2, 2011 0 Nimish

It has been a trend that has passed relatively unnoticed, but the past few days have seen some significant gaming titles arrive on the Mac App Store. Among the worthies who have been arriving there are Bioshock, Borderland, LEGO Harry…

Android

Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) To Be Previewed Today!

February 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

So, the day is finally here. In a few hours from now, Google would finally preview the much awaited Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). This latest version of Android OS, designed specifically for tablets would obviously be Google’s main tool to compete…

Android

First build of OnlyGizmos App out in the Android Market – Grab it!

February 1, 2011 4 Hamster

Android phones have been the latest boom around the globe, and we want to stay in touch while you are on the go. Hence, we have made an extremely easy app, and we would love to know – What is…

Android

Now anyone can create an Android app – just use AppsGeyser

January 31, 2011 0 Nimish

Creating apps for Android just got a whole lot easier, thanks to an online service called AppsGeyser. You do not need to do any coding whatsoever, just enter some information in an online form, and you can have an Android…

Android

Android 2.3 Has Serious Security Vulnerability: Researcher

January 31, 2011 0 Rahul S

A computer security researcher from the North Carolina State University (NCSU) has revealed that he has come across serious security vulnerability in Android 2.3 – the latest version of Android OS for smartphones. Xuxian Jiang, the researcher figured out that…

Android

Will Nokia Opt For Android?

January 31, 2011 2 Rahul S

It’s been just a few days since Nokia announced its not so inspiring Q4 2010 results and people are already talking about the possibility of the company opting for Android sometime in the near future. The latest reason for this…

Apple

Indian software Boom wins Best of Show award at Macworld 2011

January 30, 2011 0 Nimish

It seems to have been an “Apple Weekend” for India. While the fact that the iPad was launched in the country made most headlines, Indian company Global Delight wowed Mac fans by winning a Best of Show Award at the…

Android

Waterproof, scratch-proof, dust-proof Motorola Defy comes to India for Rs 18,500

January 29, 2011 0 Anupama

Whatever their pros and cons, no one can deny that Motorola’s phones generally have excellent build quality. And the latest phone from the Moto stable, the Moto Defy takes that one step forward. It is built to be resistant to…

Android

Skyfire, Facebook for Android updated

January 29, 2011 0 Nimish

The last couple of days have been busy for Android users with two of the most popular applications on the Android market, the Skyfire browser and the official Facebook app for Android getting updates.  While both seem minor rather than…

Apple

MSI launches WindPad 100w, a Windows 7 tablet for Rs 34,500

January 29, 2011 0 Nimish

The iPad might have grabbed the headlines in most of the Indian tech media, but it is by no means the only tablet to hit Indian stores over the weekend. Also, released in the Indian market today is the MSI…

Tech Industry News

PayPal India Goes Back To The Dark Ages

January 28, 2011 4 Rahul S

In what is largely seen as a regressive change to PayPal India’s terms and conditions, the company, starting March 1, 2011 would NOT allow its Indian users to make purchases for goods and services directly from their PayPal accounts. If…

Opinion

Editorial: Dear Manufacturer, Can I Have My Refund Please?

January 28, 2011 1 Annkur

While the twitter chatter is making me eat my words about the piece on iPad not coming to India (I wasn’t entirely off target either), the market situation makes me ponder of a particularly crucial aspect of gadget sales (especially…

Gaming

Sony unveils PSP successor, the NGP, with OLED touchscreen, dual cameras, back trackpad, 3G!

January 27, 2011 3 Nimish

Even, as India works itself into an iPad frenzy, there’s more stunning news coming in from overseas – Sony has announced the successor of the PSP. No, it is not called the PSP2, but a rather dull Next Generation Portable…

Nokia

Nokia Quarterly Reports Out: Paints a Dismal Picture

January 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia has announced its Q4 2010 results and to say that they do not look good would be an understatement. The last quarter was when Nokia undertook several new initiatives on its senior management front. The erstwhile CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo…

Apple

iPad arrives in India – prices, BSNL 3G data plans revealed

January 27, 2011 7 Nimish

All right, so we were wrong in our claim that there was no way that the iPad could arrive in India by January 28. Although we have received no official notification, Apple’s India site and the BSNL site have gone…

Samsung

The second Wave cometh – Samsung Wave II released in India for Rs 20,990

January 27, 2011 0 Nimish

We had been seeing it in the market for a few days and now we have official confirmation – Samsung has released the successor of the highly successful Wave handset in the Indian market. The Wave II does not have…

Android

Honeycomb / Android 3.0 SDK Previewed. Release Please?

January 26, 2011 1 Annkur

Google is still teasing Honeycomb and this time its to the developers with a preview of the Android 3.0 platform. Android 3.0 was for the first time teased at CES 2011, and a few announcements have been made already. The…

Android

Review: Zomato (Android)

January 26, 2011 0 Anupama

Food-lovers using Android phones were delighted when Google released HotPot, for Android late last year, allowing to share their ratings and comments about restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels and just about any place, providing competition to the likes of Yelp. However,…

Android

The weather looks just fine…on Google on Android, iPhone

January 26, 2011 0 Anupama

It might be sunny, cloudy, pitch dark at midnight, but the weather will always be just brilliant as long as you are checking it on Google on an Android device or an iPhone. Now, when you want to know the…

Android

Maxx MA440 Android Phone, Hands-on [Exclusive]

January 25, 2011 2 Annkur

Maxx Mobile teased us with a promo video of their Android phone earlier today (at their employee awards function, which we must say was organized in true Filmfare style), but then we just can’t content our appetite for info with…

Apple

The iPad isn’t launching in India on 28th Jan, At least not for Rs 26000!

January 25, 2011 8 Annkur

Apple has sold 7.3 million iPad’s last quarter alone, and there is a healthy list of people around me who own an iPad already. I resisted for months after my initial review of the iPad WiFi, but even I ended…

Apps

Now there’s an app for making your trip – MakeMyTrip comes to BlackBerry

January 24, 2011 0 Anupama

Indian online travel agency MakeMyTrip (MMT) has launched its travel booking app on the BlackBerry App World in India. Called MakeMyTrip Mobile, the app will help users search and compare air fares and booking through authorized transaction channels with Visa…