Nokia

Nokia Announces the Lumia 920 Amidst Controversy

September 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the shadow of an impending new iPhone launch, Finnish mobilephone maker Nokia announced the launch of their two new  Windows Phone powered devices at a much publicized event at New York. A few bloggers from India were also invited by Nokia to watch…

Tips n Tricks

How To Get MacBook Pro Style Two Finger Scrolling on Windows OR Linux

September 5, 2012 0 Guest Author

The world comprises of two kinds of people. Those who love the Macbook trackpad and those who hate having to scroll using the sides of the trackpad. [No seriously, what’s not to love about the multi finger gesture Mac trackpad?]…

Accessories

Review Griffin Snappy Stripes for the iPhone 4 / 4S

September 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

Folks these days buy cases to stylize their smartphones as much as they want to protect it. But majority of them get bored of their cases and are constantly looking for a new one to buy. But how about a…

Featured

A Look At How Mobile Brands Score On Quality Of Twitter Followers

September 3, 2012 0 Tassavur

Wokay! We recently came across this tool for twitter which actually identifies the number of fake twitter followers any given user account has. And being as curious as we always are :P, we decided to check up on some of…

Nokia

Nokia Working On Lumia 610 Successor Codenamed Lumia 620 “Glory”?

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it is almost confirmed that Nokia would be announcing at least two new Windows Phone 8 based smartphones at an event scheduled to be held on September 5, we now have news coming in about the company reportedly working on a…

Tech Industry News

Karbonn Mobiles Launch The A18 ICS Powered Smartphone

September 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Karbonn Mobiles, the India based maker of affordable mobile phones has announced the launch of a new Android powered device. The A18 as they call the product happens to be an Android 4.0 laden handset powered by a 1.5 Ghz…

Dell

Dell Debuts Windows 8 RT Powered XPS 10 Tablet

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

At the ongoing IFA trade show at Berlin, US based computer hardware maker Dell has announced a brand new Windows 8 RT powered tablet. Christened XPS 10, the device boasts of a 10.1 inch display. Dell is yet to reveal…

Android

Samsung Trumps Nokia: Announces First Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

August 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

Trolling Nokia seems to be Samsung’s favorite past time these days. While the world was patiently awaiting the announcement of first of the Windows Phone 8 based smartphones from Nokia on September 5, Samsung has gone ahead and used the IFA as…

Android

Intex Launches Aqua 4.0 3G Android Smartphone

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

Intex has announced  the launch of a new Android powered handset in India. Called the Aqua 4.0 3G, the device is mainly targeted at the youth – on the lookout for an affordable, feature packed Android device. The phone features an 800MHz processor…

Nokia

Refresh Belle Update Arrives For Nokia N8, E7, X7, C6-01,C7 and Oro

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

While Symbian might be on its way out after dominating the smartphones space for close to a decade, Nokia is still doing its bit to keep the remaining Symbian users happy. In the latest such move, the Finnish phonemaker has…

Android

LG Unveils the Optimus G: Has the Galaxy S III In Sight

August 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

LG has officially taken covers off its newest Android powered flagship handset. Called the Optimus G, this device will be the latest smartphone from the company to sport the “Optimus” tag. When released, it will undoubtedly become one of the fastest smartphones out there…

Nokia

Nokia Asha 311: A quick Look

August 25, 2012 0 Rahul S

Yesterday, Nokia India invited us to its sprawling Mumbai office to give a heads up on its newest Asha series handset – the Asha 311. Launched a few days ago in India along with its cousin, the Asha 305, the…

Apple

South Korea Sales Ban for Apple & Samsung

August 25, 2012 0 Tassavur

Apple & Samsung are embroiled in one of the most fiercest of patent battles the tech history has ever seen. While we are awaiting the result of the just concluded patent battle in the US, ironically both Apple & Samsung…

Accessories

Review – Griffin + Threadless iPhone 4/4S case

August 24, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If you own an iPhone 4 or 4S, you would know the massive collection of cases available in the market to protect and accessorize your device. But when a company like Griffin joins hands with Threadless, an online community of…

Launch Pad

Sony Launches the Xperia Ion for Rs. 36,999 in India

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Sony Mobiles launched its latest flagship device called the Xperia Ion, also dubbed as the “HD Powerhouse” was launched in India on Tuesday for Rs. 36,999. The Sony Xperia ion boasts of some impressive specs which includes the beautiful 4.55”…

Sony

Sony To Lay Off 1000 Employees As Part Of Corporate Restructure

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

Troubled electronics giant Sony, in a move to restructure its mobile phones division has decided to move its headquarters from Lund, Sweden to Tokyo, Japan. The move comes barely months after the company split from Swedish Telecoms giant Ericsson. This…

HTC

Panicky HTC to Adopt Aggressive Pricing Strategy

August 23, 2012 0 Tassavur

As its southwards fall continues, HTC has decided to sell its current & upcoming fleet of Android & WP8 devices at a much reduced aggressive price points in a desperate bid to turn its fortunes around. HTC is said to…

Tech Industry News

US Intervenes, Warns Uzbekistan for Transparent MTS Probe

August 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

MTS Uzdunrobita, Uzbekistan’s largest mobile operator had its licenses cancelled with charges of non-payment of taxes and license violations resulting in the cutting-off service to its 9.5 million customer. MTS has also alleged that the Uzbek government is also attempting…

BlackBerry

Canadian Government to Discuss Foreign Takeovers with RIM

August 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

RIM’s slide has been well documented by the press and recent updates from the Waterloo based firm does not suggest that they might be able to arrest the slide ay time soon. This has led to a lot of speculation…

Accessories

Review: Creative EP 660 In-Ear Earphones

August 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

If there has been one affordable in-ear phone that has managed to captivate an entire generation of young, entry level music enthusiasts and music lovers on a shoestring budget in India, that earphone would have to be Creative’s popular EP…

Software

“Featured Torrents” Ads in New Version of µTorrent

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

By now we all know how important is torrent in our daily lives and also the cases against all of the torrent sites have been the talk of the town around most of the world. After being in the news…

Automobiles

Tata Brings Air Powered Car to India, Calls it AirPod (Video)

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

The car might look like one of those vague concepts you come across in TV serials or artists impressions which would never materialize. But the one in the image below is a working prototype which can soon be seen on…

Google

Google to Layoff 20% of Motorola’s Staff

August 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

Laying off employees still remains the first step as conglomerates bid to restructure themselves inorder to curb their southwards fall. In the last few weeks we’ve had Nokia downsizing their staff, followed by RIM which reduced their staff by 5,000…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 7

August 12, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After the two-day reprieve, Day 7 of Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started with the cross examination of Hal Poret, a researcher at ORC International, who was called in by Apple, on Tuesday, day 5 of the courtroom trial. Poret…

Nokia

Nokia Fans Choose QWERTY Over Touchscreen in Online Survey

August 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes the headline surprises us as well. Apparently, Nokia has recently conducted an online poll on their official blog in which they asked their users to list the most preferred mode of input method on a smart phone. Well, no…

Android

Micromax Launches A84 Superfone Elite Android Handset In India

August 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Desi phonemaker Micromax has announced the launch of a brand new Android powered handset to their already burgeoining list of smartphones with the addition of the A 84 Superfone Elite . The A84 happens to be an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)…

Market Watch

Is Microsoft Headed Apple’s Way?

August 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, we haven’t even seen the Microsoft Windows 8 laden Surface in the market yet and there are already rumours doing the rounds suggesting that Microsoft is working on its next version of tablets. As per a report from TechRadar,…

BlackBerry

IBM Wants to Buy RIM’s Enterprise Services Unit

August 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After posting a net-loss for the first time in eight years and losing its grip on the smartphone market as well as its corporate clientele, the BlackBerry manufacturer even considered selling its network, and shifting to Windows Phone, thereby abandoning…

Apple

Samsung’s internal documents reveal its iPhone aspirations.

August 10, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On the 6th Day of the Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial, Apple’s legal team reiterated that Samsung has copied the iPhone with a 132 page document that reveals, to what extent was the South Korean giant ‘inspired’ with Apple’s product.…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 5

August 9, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The fifth day of the Apple vs Samsung courtroom trial started on a bad note for Samsung, as it got slammed by Judge Koh for accusing Apple of tampering with evidence. The evidence in this case is an image of…

Nokia

Nokia’s Latest Windows Phone 8 Device “Phi” Leaked

August 8, 2012 0 Tassavur

We have already reported of a rumored release of the Windows Phone 8 device by Nokia which is supposed to make its debut at the Nokia World event a week before the launch of the iPhone 5. With the release…

Android

Karbonn Mobiles To Launch Sub 5000 Rs Tablet in October

August 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

India based manufacturer of low cost mobile phones and tablets, Karbonn Mobile has revealed that they are planning to release a low-cost Android powered tablet in India soon. This tablet, expected to be priced at the sub 5000k mark will…

Microsoft

Acer Gives Veiled Threat to Microsoft, Says Surface Might Affect Worldwide Ecosystem

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It was understood that Microsoft might annoy some of its manufacturing partners when it unveiled plans to manufacture its own tablet computer, Surface. While Microsoft is looking to target Apple’s iPad and other Android tablets with its Surface, there is…

Apple

Apple will not include a native YouTube app in iOS 6

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

With this news, it seems that the split between Apple and Google is widening, as the former made an announcement that it will not include the native YouTube app in the next edition of iOS. This marks the second endpoint…

Apple

Apple vs Samsung Courtroom Trial: Day 4

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The Apple vs Samsung legal battle has entered into the second week, on the 4th day of the courtroom trial, which is underway in San Jose California. The fourth day of the trial began with Justin Denison, Chief Strategy Officer…

green energy

Blooming Bloom Box Closing in on Profitability

August 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well it was a promising source of green energy which could power your homes and corporate offices. And now Bloom Box has indeed come a long way against all odds after being labeled as another source of green energy to…

Tech Industry News

EcoReco Picks up India’s First Strategic Investment, Promises Better E-Waste Management

August 7, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

India’s pioneering and only publicly traded company exclusively working in the e-waste recycling segment, Eco Recycling Limited, announced that Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd, has extended consent to invest in the equity capital of the company. Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co.…

HTC

5 inch 1080p Display Laden Phone in the Works for HTC Says DigiTimes

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is another rumor for the day in which DigiTimes claims that HTC is working on a 5 inch display laden Android smartphone with a resolution of 1080p which is expected to launch some time in September or October.

Tech Industry News

NASA’s Curiosity Lands on Mars, Sends First Images.

August 6, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

After more than eight months in space, in a journey spanning 36 weeks and 567 million kilometers, Nasa’s Curiosity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars at approximately 1200 hrs IST, today. The 900kg science lab has established communications with…

Microsoft

Expect Nokia Windows Phone 8 Smartphones this September: Bloomberg

August 6, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, here is a rumor of a rumor we’ve been hearing about for quite some time now. As per Bloomberg’s sources Nokia is supposed to unveil it’s latest Windows Phone 8 laden Lumia smartphone by next month and it would…