Tech Industry News

APN / GPRS / 3G settings for all carriers in India

September 15, 2010 21 Guest Author

Getting started with GPRS / 3G often requires some settings to be done on your handset. Be it an iPhone or a Nokia, if the settings are not pre loaded, you need to manually configure APN settings. Here is a…

Android

Acer Ferrari Android phone arrives in India, with expected stiff price tag!

September 14, 2010 1 Nimish

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari edition has been officially released in India today. The device, which carries the Acer-Ferrari collaboration into the smartphone arena (they have been seen on notebooks earlier), runs on Android, and apart from having the legendary…

Reviews

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…

Android

Android not for tablets yet, says Google exec

September 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

In what must have come as a terrible shock for the likes of Dell, Samsung and Toshiba who are pushing tablets based on Google’s Android operating system, Google’s director of products for mobile has said that Android is not designed…

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…

Micromax

Quick Review: Micromax X600 Gravity

September 10, 2010 10 Annkur

So here is a touchscreen phone which supports dual SIM and its most innovative feature is that you can just use the Gravity sensor (accelerometer) to switch between the two SIMs. You would notice the two speaker phones on the…

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…

Microsoft

First Windows Phone 7 commercial screened!

September 7, 2010 0 Mr Spock

It might not be making as many headlines as iOS or Android, but Windows Phone 7 remains one of the most anticipated operating systems of the year. And Microsoft has now taken the wraps off the first commercial for the…

Launch Pad

Nokia enters price wars – X2 with 5MP cam for Rs 5,999!

September 6, 2010 0 Mr Spock

After seemingly having conceded the entry-to-mid level segment to newcomers like Micromax and Lava and the likes of the Corby and the Cookie, Nokia has finally thrown its hat into the low-cost ring with the X2. The phone is a…

eReaders & Tablets

WeTab running MeeGo OS spotted, Video demo

September 6, 2010 0 Annkur

We have been hearing about the WePad / WeTab since a while now. The WePad was first introduced as an Android tablet, but it seems that this thing will have a MeeGo flavor now. The video shot by NewGadgets at…

Android

Spice Mi-300: Android 2.1, 3.5G, capacitive touch, 5MP camera for Rs 9,990!

September 5, 2010 7 Mr Spock

Just when we had thought that LG and Samsung had pulled the price of Android devices closer to (or even below) the Rs 10,000 barrier, the folks at Spice have come out with perhaps the most staggering value for money…

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…

Nokia

Nokia: Ovi Files to be laid to rest, come October

September 2, 2010 1 Mr Spock

Nokia has announced that it will be retiring its cloud file storage service, Ovi Files from October 1 onwards. An e-mail from the company to Ovi File users informed them that the service would be terminated on October 1 and…

Android

Google App Inventor Alternative: Illumination Software Creator

September 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Want to create an app for android without coding, but still did not received invitation from Google App inventor? Try an alternative visual application designer that allows you to make Android Apps without any coding.

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

New iPods are nice, but we are betting on Ping

September 1, 2010 0 Nimish

First off, we are going to resist the temptation to gloat that we got almost all of our six predictions on the Apple press con yesterday spot on. Yes, there’s a new iTunes. Yes, there’s a new iPod touch and…

Apple

Apple press con: our six fearless predictions

September 1, 2010 3 Mr Spock

With the Apple press conference hours away, it was time for us to jump into foretelling mode and putting our necks on the line, come up with predictions on what the next hours will have in store. Of course, it…

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…

BlackBerry

Want to update your BlackBerry Bold 9000 to OS 5.0 in India? Here’s how!

August 29, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It may already have a successor, but for many users (us included) the BlackBerry Bold 9000 remains one of the best smartphones to have ever emerged from the RIM stable, blame it on that lovely display, the spacious keypad, and…

Micromax

5 point review: Micromax Q2+

August 28, 2010 4 Annkur

Another low cost blackberry inspired dualsim phone from Microamax and I am sure this would would be selling like hot cakes. FM, full keyboard, camera and a good battery for Rs 2400 is certainly a winning formula for the masses.…

Apple

Apple gearing up to launch iTunes web service?

August 28, 2010 0 Annkur

The big announcement is just a stone throw away and while all the speculations about the iPod refresh, touchscreen shuffle and the iTV gets highlighted, Apple might well be preparing to pull a small rabbit from its hat on wednesday.…

eReaders & Tablets

Five reasons why we will not upgrade to the Kindle 3

August 27, 2010 6 Nimish

The latest edition of the device that made e-books cool has started reaching some parts of the media and we were able to spend a little time messing with a Kindle 3 (3G version) that one of our editors in…

Gaming

The New Xbox 360 is here…and costs Rs 21,990

August 26, 2010 1 Nimish

Microsoft has just released the new Black Xbox 360 in India. The “sleeker, smaller, quieter, designed with built in WI-FI” and most importantly, with a dedicate Kinect, console is now finally available in Indian stores at an estimated retail price…

Leaked / Spyshots

From Russia With Love: Internet Explorer 9 interface screenshot leaked!

August 26, 2010 0 Nimish

Microsoft’s Russia website might have let news about the next edition of the world’s most popular browser out of the bag. The site inadvertently leaked a screenshot of Internet Explorer 9, the next version of Internet Explorer, showing the interface…

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…

Android

Dell releases first Android phone – and it runs Android 1.5!

August 24, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Just when we thought that Dell’s decision to release its Streak tablet running Android 1.6 was one of the strangest decisions we had seen, the company has gone and surprised us still more. We have just heard that Dell has…

Nokia

Nokia announces the 5250, another low-cost smartphone

August 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

We had barely finished paying tribute to the Nokia 5233 as the best value for money handset in the Indian market, when along came news that the company had released details of what we think is its spiritual successor, the…

Nokia

Nokia 5233: the best value for money smartphone in town?

August 24, 2010 3 Mr Spock

The launch of relatively inexpensive handsets from Samsung and LG might be making news, but as many of our readers have been prompt to point out, it is not as if the Indian market lacks smartphones that do not cost…

Android

Samsung Galaxy 3 and 5, LG Optimus GT 540: Android gets affordable in India

August 23, 2010 2 Mr Spock

A year ago, getting an Android phone in India meant shelling out something in the vicinity of Rs 30,000. The price barrier was brought down a bit late last year with the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy Spica which retailed…

Android

Five reasons why the OlivePad will not dethrone the iPad

August 22, 2010 1 Mr Spock

We got some time with Olive’s Android tablet, the OlivePad, which is the first 3G tablet in India and while we must confess to being rather impressed with it, we still think it is some way from knocking the iPad…

Gaming

Mafia II pre-orders start in India, free T-shirt thrown in

August 21, 2010 2 Nimish

The game has not yet arrived in the country, but the hype around 2K Games’ Mafia II is picking up in India. According to a release we have received from E-Xpress Interactive Software, a number of electronic stores such as…

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,…

Reviews

OG Review: Samsung Champ C3300 / C3303

August 20, 2010 23 Annkur

The samsung champ is another touchscreen mobile that goes on the lines of the samsung star and corby series. The Champ can be termed a mini touchscreen (wonder why it isn’t called mini) that features a 2.4″ touchscreen and a…

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Someone should make a Chrome OS tablet, NOW

August 19, 2010 3 Annkur

Yes we have heard the rumors, seen the demo and we have heard the latest Verizon Google Tablet rumors but given the fact that all of this remains either a prospect or plain rumor, we know what is needed. Microsoft…

Launch Pad

Nokia N8 coming in end-September, to cost $549

August 17, 2010 0 Mr Spock

Nokia has unveiled the price of its forthcoming flagship device, the N8. According to an entry on the Nokia Store, the device will be available at the end of September 2010, and will come with a price tag of $549.…

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…