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Motorola

Motorola Milestone aka Droid meets Ferrari!

October 2, 2010 2 Annkur

Acer might have teased us with its Ferrari offerings before, but its always attractive to see a winner meet another and thats what we have here. One of the best selling Android devices, Motorola Milestone has been painted Ferrari red.…

Launch Pad

Hello, dual-sim Moto! Two classy dual-SIMS from Motorola

October 2, 2010 1 Nimish

Another of the cellphone biggies has taken the plunge into the Indian dual-SIM phone market. Motorola has launched two dual-SIM devices, the EX115 and the EX128. And unlike some of the rather patchy dual-SIM affairs out there, the Moto boys…

Featured

OG hands-on with the Sony Playstation Move

September 30, 2010 1 Nimish

We just got our hands on the all new Sony Playstation Move. This PS3 add-on brings motion sensing magic to your Playstation. In the box is the controller (wand), the camera that does the magic over the console, starter disc…

Nokia

It’s coming! Nokia starts shipping the N8

September 30, 2010 0 Nimish

Even as some were speculating that it would be another few weeks before Nokia would ship its flagship N8 device to the market, Nokia has now declared on its official blog that the N8 has started shipping. “The first Nokia…

BlackBerry

RIM reveals BlackBerry PlayBook, available only in 2011

September 28, 2010 2 Mr Spock

So all the rumours were true. RIM finally took the wraps off its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few hours ago. The device will run a new software, dubbed BlackBerry Tablet OS, developed by QNX Software, a company RIM acquired…

News

Our Amazon Kindle 3 arrives, Unboxing, Video!

September 27, 2010 0 Nimish

Our Kindle 3 has arrived and here are some freshly baked pictures and unboxing video!

Google

Google boosts older versions of IE using Chrome Frame

September 25, 2010 0 Nimish

The tech world has been of late waxing eloquent about the new Internet Explorer 9 beta and how it will change the Web (as it does not run on Win XP, we are not too sure about that, but that’s…

BlackBerry

Six reasons why we are not crazy about a BlackBerry tablet

September 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The market has been buzzing with rumours about a BlackBerry tablet, whatever RIM chooses to call it. While many people seem very eager to see what the company is conjuring up, we must confess to harbouring some cynicism. It is…

Android

Forget Froyo, Sony E Xperia X10 users to get Android 2.1 in October end!

September 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The update saga of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 range of phones continues unabated. There had been a lot of surprise when Sony Ericsson had launched the X10 phones (the X10, the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro) running…

BlackBerry

RIM’s BlackPad aka Blackberry tablet coming next month?

September 23, 2010 0 Annkur

While we are still banging our heads against the iPad and discussing if the tablet is a necessity or a luxury, new players are entering the race each passing day. Now if you are a loyal Blackberry user and if…

eReaders & Tablets

Five reasons why the Wink will NOT beat the Kindle

September 22, 2010 5 Nimish

EC Media recently unveiled the Wink e-book reader, the Wink XTS,  at an event in Delhi. Notwithstanding all the brave talk and aggro in the press booklet (“So, if some Californian tries to sell you a pad that you can…

Launch Pad

The first USB 3.0 Flash Drive is here, Courtesy Kingston (India)

September 21, 2010 0 Annkur

While we have been hearing about loads of USB 3.0 storage devices and here is the first Flash Drive (or Pen Drive as many still call it) from that is USB 3.0 enabled. Kingston has announced its Datatraveler Ultimate 3.0…

Android

An 8-inch Android tablet for Rs 9,000, courtesy Binatone!

September 19, 2010 1 Mr Spock

When we had talked about Binatone’s releasing a range of smartphones, tablets and netbooks yesterday, we had speculated that the company might be pricing its tablets in the Rs 10,000-Rs 12,000 range, to make a splash in the as yet…

Nokia

Is the E7 Nokia’s best bet for a winner? We think so!

September 16, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It has been a week in which Nokia has been in the news more for changes at the top than for its devices, but as the dust settles on Nokia World, there is an increasing number of people who believe…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Palm

Palm gives sneak peak to webOS 2.0

August 31, 2010 0 Annkur

Palm (Palm HP) has released details on the upcoming update to webOS i.e. v2.0. Palm has now got the much needed resources from HP and should be in a position to rollout updates much much faster. While the release announcement…

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…

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab teaser out, launching 2nd Sept

August 25, 2010 3 Annkur

Its no news that Samsung is working on an Android tablet and it seems that Samsung finally decided to let out an official confirmation. The teaser video seen below gives in a good idea of the features we can expect…

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…

Android

When will my Android Motorola smartphone get Froyo? Update TImeline

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

If you are one of the many MotoAndroid users out there, there is one question you are certainly asking… when would my smartphone get the latest version of Android? Given that there are several Android devices running the version 1.6,…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab spotted again, video!

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Samsung is working full swing on the Galaxy Tab, caught last time during focused sessions and developer interaction, the Galaxy Tab has surfaced again. This time in Australia via a spy video taken at a train station. This video confirms…

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…

Apple

Expose like multitasking interface for iOS: Multifl0w [Video]

August 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Now thats a cool hack coming to the iOS. Seen before, the multifl0w hack for the iPhone / iOS is back with a all new avatar. Given the fact that multitasking is now official, this thing certainly works better and…

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…

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,…