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Geek wear: iPad suit

May 31, 2010 1 Annkur

It looks like someone took my comments on the iPad handling (non pocket-able) issue seriously. If there is anyone taking your craze for Apple products to the sky, its Mohan Tailors. A custom suit pocket to carry the iPad! Wonder…

Apple

Google seems confused, alleges Ballmer

May 27, 2010 0 Nimish

He toed the diplomatic line for most of the Q&A session, refusing to be baited by queries as to what he thought about Apple’s increased capitalisation, calling them good competitors, adding that they were good competitors too, and pointing out…

Accessories

OG Review: The OmniStand

May 25, 2010 0 Swapnil

Finally, we have the OmniStand in our hands, and to my surprise it turned out to be more than what I had expected. Now, for what we know the OmniStand is a portable and adjustable stand for your notebook computers…

Android

Google Android 2.2 Froyo Officially Announced

May 21, 2010 0 Swapnil

Just a few days back we told you that there is a very strong chance that Google may announce the Android 2.2 Froyo this week, and guess what! It is finally out! After months of rumors and leaks the Froyo…

Apple

iPhone 4G leaks again, teardown and video

May 12, 2010 0 Annkur

The iPhone 4th Gen is getting trickier day by day. We certainly aren’t used to such convincing leaks of Apple products, and after the mega leak of the iPhone 4th gen prototype last month, we have another one of these leaking out in Vietnam. While…

Concept / Educative

Google adds more fuel to tablet rumors with Bumptop Acquisition

May 3, 2010 0 Swapnil

It looks like Google’s future has a 3-D Tablet with multi-touch interface and much more. The search giant has just acquired BumpTop, the guys who made the 3D multi-touch software for Mac OS X and Windows 7. There is a…

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…

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.

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Another iPhone 4G Lost…and Found!

April 27, 2010 2 Nimish

  “Hey, wanna see something?”

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…

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Leaked iPhone case looks like a unibody model, real or fake?

April 16, 2010 0 Annkur

iPad is official, iPhone OS 4.0 announced & now all eyes are slowly moving towards the iPhone 4th generation. We expect regular rumors on the iPhone 4G to show up at an accelerated pace until the June announcement and to…

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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…

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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?

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…

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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

Will the Motorola Milestone aka DROID sell in India?

April 7, 2010 1 Jerry

Earlier we covered the news about Motorola Milestone (widely know as the DROID, its CDMA version in US) which hit the Android cell phone space in India. And this is just a follow-up on the same news with Motorola India’s…

Android

Guess what? Now an Android based TV!!!

April 5, 2010 2 Tassavur

Phew!!! With the slew of Apple gadgets taking the market like a storm its okay if you are not very amazed with what you are reading right now. Rest assured, amazed you will be perhaps after the iPad fever has…

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iPad launch round-up

April 4, 2010 0 Annkur

The iPad mania is here and my RSS feeds are flooded with iPad mentions. While the 7 ways and 15 things about iPad kinda posts will flow in dozens now, here are some quick bits from the iPad launch I…

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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…

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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…

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How to use your iPhone on 4G!

March 21, 2010 2 Annkur

The iPhone 4G is certainly a few more months away but how about using your iPhone 2G, 3G or 3GS on a 4G network? Well Sprint is exactly advertising this service here.

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…

Market Watch

The going ahead for Palm

March 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Palm isn’t doing particularly well, even though it has an impressive product with the WebOS. Last quarter they sold just over 400,000 smartphones and lost $22 million. With a refreshed Palm Pre / Pixi and new carriers going live, Palm…

eReaders & Tablets

Notion Ink’s Adam hands-on (well almost), launches Q3

March 15, 2010 25 Annkur

Having traveled to Hyderabad last week for the HeadStart – ITsAP startup showcase, we happened to run into Hyderabad based Notion Ink who were one of the startups selected for an onstage demo and exhibition at the event. We met…

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iPhone 3GS launching in India tomorrow? Is it too late?

March 13, 2010 1 Annkur

The wait for iPhone 3GSs official unveiling in India has been way too long and event the most die hard Apple fans that I know have given up and purchased a 3GS from the grey market already. However we now…

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…

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Steve Ballmer: 2007 vs 2010

March 9, 2010 0 Annkur

Name: Steve Ballmer Designation: CEO, Microsoft What he did in 2007: Laughed at the Apple iPhone. Quoted saying: “the most expensive phone in the world” – “doesn’t appeal to business customers.” and 2010: ‘Apple’s done a very nice job that…

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iPhone all set to overtake Blackberry in 2011

March 9, 2010 0 Annkur

  Blackberry remains the highest selling smartphone in the US, thanks to the plethora of business handsets it has to offer. One company that is fast catching up (and currently in no 2 position) is the Apple iPhone. Analyst prediction…

First look

Western Digital introduces My Passport Studio drives

March 3, 2010 0 Tassavur

WD has introduced its new My Passport Studio portable drives which features its new super fast FireWare 800 interface and a highly innovative customizable e-label(Gosh! I always wanted one on my portable drives. Thanks WD. You are such a savior).…

Apple

DRM Free Nokia Music to become Ovi Music

March 2, 2010 0 Tassavur

After the impressive show put up by Ovi Maps Nokia is trying to rake in some numbers by implementing the success formula with their Nokia Music store. DRM free music stores were something that Apple was pitching for since a…

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Microsoft considers Mac OS support Windows Phone 7

March 1, 2010 0 c0rex

When Apple launched iPhone back in 2007, it certainly offered support for Windows based systems. Reason being simple that millions of Windows OS based users existed compared to the Mac OS X users. Now, Microsoft introduced Windows Phone 7 series…

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iPhone unlikely to get FLASH support ever?

February 19, 2010 2 Annkur

Ever since the original iPhone in 2007 landed without flash support the rumors of Adobe Flash coming to the iPhone in a future release are regular. Adobe even made its desire to be compatible with the Jesus phone public, but…

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Map Wars! The Mobile GPS evolution

February 16, 2010 0 Tassavur

GPS on the phone is now something very common and just one of the things the smartphone boom has brought to us. As much as these mobiles threat the digital camera market, portable GPS navigation devices have now become one…

Launch Pad

Windows Phone 7 Series Brings No Flash love

February 16, 2010 1 c0rex

Microsoft has finally announced and showed off their next mobile operating system with a bit different brand name – Windows Phone 7 Series. Apart from sleek and staid interface, there are several features integrated to the core level. But surprisingly…

Reviews

Do we need a 1280×1024 mobile?

February 10, 2010 0 Annkur

I just came across this really sexy and sleek Qisda mobile that would launch sometime soon. On the specs front, this promises 1280×768 resolution on a 4? touchscreen. Thats even higher than the 854×480 we saw on the Motorola Droid. And…

Apps

Classics iPhone app inspires iBooks on the iPad (AppStore Free)

February 6, 2010 0 Daksh

Now for this app giving the name of Classics is very rhetorical, because the future of books is This, as this the core thing on iPad. Let me clarify myself here, Someone once said the future is very much reading…

Nokia

Open source Symbian: opportunity or challenge?

February 4, 2010 0 Annkur

Last June Nokia announced its plans to go open source with the Symbian platform. Already handed over to the Symbian Foundation, the smartphone OS that currently powers over 300million handsets has been battling it out with the Apple iPhone, Android…

eReaders & Tablets

First Look: The Google tablet interface

February 2, 2010 0 Annkur

The iPad came and went down with a lot of criticism. In a market where traditional PC’s rule and only the scaled down version of the mere same interface sells, Google tried to sell us the Chrome OS concept last…