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smartphones

Should Nokia stop living in the future?

May 2, 2010 0 Nimish

It has been a busy week for all those on Nokia’s mailing list. The cellphone behemoth delivered release after release into our mailboxes, with details about its messaging service going totally free in India, changes in production volume, introduction of…

First look

Hands-on with Datawind’s UbiSurfer

May 1, 2010 13 Swapnil

On the technical front, the UbiSurfer has a 7-inch TFT, Wide Screen Display, 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA), 128 MB RAM, 1 GB Flash Memory, it is supported by an ARM 11 processor and has 50GB of Online Storage which…

eReaders & Tablets

Will HP kill the Windows 7 Slate? (NO)

May 1, 2010 4 Annkur

Soon after the news of HP acquiring Palm became public, tech pundits have come out with all sorts of predictions and expectations. And for some reason a weird claim that we see if that HP would kill the Windows Slate…

Android

Motorola Shadow spotted, gets WiFi certification (Nexus Two?)

May 1, 2010 0 Annkur

Its a known fact that Motorola would be making the next Google phone and the model code MB810 from Motorola that features a full QWERTY keyboard is long rumored to be THE Nexus two. Also referred as Shadow the Motorola…

smartphones

HP’s got Palm: Five things that could happen!

April 30, 2010 0 Nimish

HP’s takeover of Palm made the requisite number of headlines yesterday, but now that the news has sunk in, it is time to ponder what exactly the PC and printer giant will do with what was one of the most…

First look

The N8 is now official – the specs rock, now it is upto the UI

April 27, 2010 0 Nimish

Barely a few days after usual suspect Eldar Murtazin bashed a prototype of Nokia’s next flagship device,the N8, the big N has released official details of the handset. And most of it conforms to the various leaks that have been…

Samsung

Yahoo scores, official tied to Samsung phones

April 27, 2010 0 Annkur

Yahoo services including ‘search’ would be tied to all Samsung mobile from May 2010. Yahoo Inc has inked a deal with Samsung to make this possible, and this is certainly a bold move by Yahoo towards the mobile market.

Apple

OG Review: The Apple iPad

April 26, 2010 8 Annkur

It’s been just a couple of days since we got our mitts on the holy iPad, and I am yet to decide if I would keep this device or sell it off at whatever premium eBay offers.

Accessories

How to use the micro SIM on a normal phone?

April 24, 2010 3 Annkur

Ever since Apple surprised us with a micro-sim slot on the iPad, people have been wondering how to get their normal Sim’s do the trick. As soon as the 3G version of the iPad ships, fans across the world would…

Apple

Apple refreshes Macbook Pro range

April 14, 2010 0 Nimish

Even as the world argues over how good or bad the iPad is (we have not heard anyone call it “Ugly” yet), Apple has announced some updates to its MacBook Pro line of notebooks.

Apple

Opera Mini cleared for App Store!

April 13, 2010 0 Nimish

The iPhone is set to witness its own browser war, with Opera Mini just getting clearance to be made available for download in the App Store. With over fifty million users worldwide on a variety of platforms ranging from Java…

Android

Google pulls back Android Games from South Korea

April 12, 2010 5 Ravi

Following the foot steps of Apple, Goolge has taken a bold to shut down the Andriod Game category in South Korea as the laws in the country require all the Andriod Games to be reviewed and approved by South Korea…

Apple

Google branding from iPhone OS 4.0 missing

April 11, 2010 2 Annkur

No surprise. Why won’t they want to offer you options to go with Yahoo or Bing? Btw did you notice the references to Yahoo during Steve Jobs iPhone OS 4.0 presentation?

Google

Gmail gets a sneak peek mode

April 11, 2010 1 Nimish

The folks at Gmail Labs are busy bees all right. Rarely does a week pass before some little tweak is added to what is increasingly becoming one of the most popular mail services in the world. The latest is one…

Apple

iPhone has redefined the update culture

April 9, 2010 3 Nimish

Barely a couple of years ago, the announcement of a software or firmware update for a product, be it a computer, cellphone or even an operating system (remember those Windows service packs?), used to be greeted by shrugs by most…

Concept / Educative

Now an LED lightbulb that lasts 17 years; courtesy GE

April 9, 2010 1 Tassavur

An ongoing struggle has been waging since time immemorial to make light bulbs energy saving and durable at the same time, even more so with the raging effects and the consequent wrath dawned upon us by global warming. With the…

Apple

OMG the Apple mobile advertising network is official: iAd

April 8, 2010 1 Annkur

”Well, we’ve got a lot of free apps we like that, users like that, but these developers have to find a way to make some money, and we’d like to help them.” Steve Jobs says that the need arises since…

Apple

Multitasking officially comes to iPhone OS 4.0

April 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Amongst other things, Multitasking is one of the things that Steve Jobs just unveiled for the iPhone OS 4.0. The pain point that Steve pointed out is that multitasking drains battery life, reduces performance and makes the experience sluggish. Quite…

eReaders & Tablets

Next Nokia booklet to be a Windows 7 tablet?

April 7, 2010 1 Annkur

Nokia stepped out of the mobile race and went on to deliver a netbook last year. The booklet 3G was Nokia’s first netbook and there were promises of more computing devices from Nokia. The rumors of Nokia working with design…

Android

Yet another Android app to give Google a bit of our lives

April 7, 2010 0 Jerry

A wonderful new way to track all your calls and make a permanent log of them. Called CallTrack; this is an app for all you really nerdy/geeky/psychedelics out there who want to create a log of all your work for…

Apple

The iPad will not slay netbooks, but consoles and e-book readers!

April 7, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been something like a hundred hours since the iPad was officially in our midst and I wish I had a penny,  for every person who has compared it with a laptop and a netbook and trotted out all…

Nokia

Nokia revamps Ovi Store, now just needs killer apps!

April 4, 2010 2 Nimish

One of the biggest complaints we have had about Nokia’s Ovi Store is the fact that it has been deucedly user-unfriendly, looking more like a random listing than a series of apps that can make one do so much more…

Reviews

OG Review: Samsung Monte S5620 (Capacitive love!)

April 3, 2010 219 Annkur

The all new Samsung Monte S5620 just arrived at our office and I would admit that I wasn’t expecting too much from this as its just another Corby / Star like phone from Samsung. We have already seen the Corby,…

Android

Review: Opera Mini 5 Beta for Android

April 3, 2010 2 Jerry

The first reaction that you get when you open the Opera Mini 5 Beta is that its slick and super smooth when it comes to the interface. Every menu action combined with web browsing is such a seamless experience that you never know the difference between browsing and…

Apple

Apple picks up another chip co – Intrinsity?

April 3, 2010 0 Annkur

With Apple officially jumping into the chip game with the A4 powering the iPad, it seems that they have acquired another chip design co Intrinsity lately. In 2008 Apple acquired PA Semi which is said to be the engineering talent behind Apple’s own processors. Intrinsity is also…

Cameras

Data, apps and GPS: why cameraphones are lickin’ cameras!

April 1, 2010 1 Nimish

A few days ago, we had commented on how cameraphones were posing an increasingly formidable threat to conventional digital cameras, while writing about the Spice S-1200, the handset with an optical zoom. Though camera pundits might throw up their hands…

Apple

30,000 free books for iPad already, keeping the App Store clean

March 26, 2010 1 Annkur

Apple is keen on keeping the App Store clean for the iPad to make maximum impact. A crucial part of iPad’s success would be its ability to serve as a good ebook reader and digital newspaper / magazine and to…

Accessories

OG Review: Sony Ericsson MW600, bluetooth headset with FM

March 25, 2010 11 Annkur

Well we happen to be one of the lucky souls to get a hands-on with the Sony Ericsson MW600 bluetooth headset. The MW600 is loaded with features with a OLED display, stereo (3.5mm jack), music controls, volume controls, multipoint bluetooth,…

First look

Hands on with the Razer DeathAdder Left Handers edition

March 23, 2010 0 Annkur

Just last week we heard about the first gaming mouse for left handers from Razer and we managed to get hands-on with the same today. The lightweight and extremely responsive Death Adder is the best selling Razer product and the…

green energy

Turn Green the Ford way; switch off your computers!!!

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

We here at OG love to promote green energy or any actions taken to save energy in any form. I personally believe its time we all work towards saving the planet, whether you are an individual or a corporation. Well…

Concept / Educative

Now Play table Tennis with your hands: Courtesy Brodmann Blades (Video)

March 23, 2010 0 Tassavur

Ever tried your hand at playing Ping Pong (or Table Tennis as we know it). Most of us usually find it difficult to adjust our wrist positions so that we can comfortably switch from the forehand to the backhand or…

Apple

Jailbreak attempts: testimony of iPhone’s popularity!

March 22, 2010 0 Annkur

Ever since the Apple iPhone released back in 2007, the cat & mouse game between hackers and Apple began. While Apple believed in controlling the entire ecosystem around the iPhone and being a firewall to any 3rd party application, feature…

Gaming

We have played GOW3, and it rocks!

March 21, 2010 0 Nimish

It has been a few hours since we let the PS3 gamepad slip from our clammy, sweating hands and we must confess that we are still stunned, with blurred vision and buzzing ears. Yep, that is the kind of impact…

Concept / Educative

Will you use the briefcase laptop?

March 20, 2010 0 Annkur

Playing By Heart concept by Zhang Shouze sure gives you the 21st century businessman the most relevant briefcase in today’s world. With cloud computing taking over work & smartphones getting smarter at-least I don’t see too many people carrying with…

Android

Marvell Moby Tablet for $99!!!

March 19, 2010 2 Tassavur

While Apple’s iPad is just around the corner with a launch date of  3rd April, Marvell has come up with a tablet priced at a staggering $99. Whats so staggering about the price is that this tabled called the Marvell…

First look

Review: Videocon V1675 (Update: nothing better than a Chinese knockoff)

March 16, 2010 87 Annkur

Videocon IMO would need to brand itself harder to be a cellphone player. Nothing wrong with manufacturing phones, but the only problem is that no on expects you to pull out a Videocon from your pocket. That aside, the V1675…

Entertainment

God of War 3: Will Kratos turn it on once more?

March 15, 2010 0 Nimish

The God of War (GOW) series reaches its climax in a few hours with the Spartan warrior Kratos invading Olympus, the abode of the Greek Gods. Just in case you have been on a planet where gaming has been banned,…

Samsung

Is Samsung overplaying its Corby hand?

March 15, 2010 2 Nimish

It started out as a low-cost touchscreen device and is now spiraling into a rather vast family that has everything from total touchscreen to non-touchscreen and touchscreen-QWERTY avatars. Samsung’s Corby might have boosted the company’s handset sales and redefined what…

First look

OG Review: LG Cookie Pop / Pep GD510

March 11, 2010 30 Annkur

LG is out with a refresh to its successful touchscreen series Cookie. Its amazing to see how companies like Samsung and LG have seen a great market in the low end touchscreen market after the iPhone came and swept the…

Concept / Educative

Loved Ironman or Jetsons? Then try Jetlev!

March 8, 2010 0 Annkur

Love Iron Man? Or for that matter Jetsons and the whole action of flying around with Jetpacks? Well then here is Jetlev Flyer that brings you the experience of flying like none other. 9 years in development and here is…