HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP launches Envy Spectre Ultrabook in India

March 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

HP has announced the launch of its new Ultrabook laptop in India. The newest addition to HP’s Ultrabook range is the Envy Spectre which has been priced at Rs,99,999 and packs in a lot of features. Let’s take a closer…

Apps

Microsoft and Nokia Announces App Development Program – AppCampus

March 28, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In a bid to create a friendly ‘app’mosphere for the Mobile Windows platform, Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up for an app development program termed as AppCampus. The AppCampus program has been set up to help the creation of innovative…

Market Watch

30 million units of NFC enabled handsets sold in 2011

March 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If reports from the research firm Berg Insights are anything to go by, the global sales figure of Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled phones has surpassed 30 million units mark in 2011. This increase in the sales figures, is almost…

Sony

Sony Unveils NWZ-B170 Series of Walkman Mp3 Players

March 27, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

As of today, Sony launched two new portable digital media players, expanding its Walkman series NWZ-B170 with the new NWZ-B172 and NWZ-B173 respectively. The portable media players feature a flashy new design with ‘BASS Boost’ which claims to improve the…

Internet

BSNL to Establish National Optical Fibre Network by 2014 Connecting Rural Areas

March 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s state owned telecommunications giant has kickstarted an ambitious plan to establish telecom links with all villages in India. The plan envisages taking the concept of e-governance to far flung, rural areas of the country…

Android

Instagram Launched Pre-release Sign-Up Page for Android Users

March 26, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

It’s time for Android users to rejoice, and be at par with iOS users, at least in one sense. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, opens a pre-release sign-up page for its new Android app. There is, however, no mention as…

Apple

iOS 5.1 Adoptions is the Fastest Till Date at 61%

March 26, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Apple has always had a great record when it comes to adoption of software updates, mainly owing to the lack of fragmentation as seen on android devices. If recent stats are anything to go by, nearly 61% of the iOS…

Future WIP

US Army Launches its Proprietary App Store Prototype on iOS Devices

March 24, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Seems like US Army’s project of creating an Army App Marketplace, is finally on the verge on becoming a reality. On Friday, US Army, launched its custom mobile app marketplace prototype for soldiers, to use on their personal devices like…

BlackBerry

RIM to Showcase BlackBerry 10 Prototype Phones at BlackBerry Jam in May

March 24, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

We all know that, Research In Motion is planning to release the BlackBerry 10 OS based smartphones in the last quarter of 2012, followed by PlayBook on the same platform. But from what we have heard, developers may be the…

Accessories

Creative Extend Their Series Of Sound Blaster Products With PCI Cards & Headsets

March 24, 2012 0 Monis

Creative, in an event in Delhi, launched series of Sound Blaster products which includes different types of PCI cards to enhance music experience and a headset. Out of the 4 PCI cards, three are internal and one is external which…

Accessories

LifeProof Rugged Waterproof Cover For iPhone 4 / 4S – Holi Review

March 23, 2012 0 Annkur

We recently got our hands on the Lifeproof cover for the iPhone. Worth USD 79, this one promises to be water, shock and dust proof and we decided to put it to test on an occasion, none other than Holi.…

BlackBerry

RIM Advises Customers Not to Jailbreak BlackBerry Products

March 22, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

In a post by Adrian Stone, Director of BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team (BBSIRT), on the official blog of RIM, stated that the company advises its customers against installing any jailbreaking tool on BlackBerry products. Further in the blogpost, is…

Android

China on Top of the Leaderboard for iOS and Android Activations, India Barely in Top 20

March 22, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

China, the world’s most populated country, is all set to be known as the number one market for smart device adoption, in terms of iOS and Android activations. On Wednesday, mobile analytics firm Flurry, posted that, China surpasses U.S. in…

Sony

Sony Starts Shipping Out Xperia S Around the Globe

March 22, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The first Sony (sans the ericsson) branded phones has started its journey to different parts of the world. On Wednesday, Sony started shipping out Xperia S smartphones globally, as reported on the company’s blog. The blogpost, indicates that Sony will…

Dell

Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Now Available For Indian Consumers

March 21, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On Monday, Dell officially launched their eagerly anticipated XPS 13 Ultrabook in India. The device has been constantly in news around the globe for its performance & design. Dell had showcased the XPS 13 Ultrabook, earlier at the CES 2012…

Tech Industry News

Apple Proposes new Nano SIM design; Motorola, RIM, Nokia Disposes

March 21, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was just a few months ago that we had first heard of the term nano SIM with rumors of it being “launched” by mid-2012. The proposal for the nano SIM was mooted by none other than Giesecke & Devrient,…

Apple

The New iPad is Literally Hot at 97 Degrees Fahrenheit! Thanks to A5X Chip

March 21, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The New iPad is not only selling like hot cakes, it is in fact, literally hot at 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The device is actually warmer than previous generation iPad by almost 16 degrees. Reports suggests that, the A5X chip in…

Concept / Educative

Microsoft Patents Compact Virtual Image Display System for Xbox

March 21, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

At times, when lawsuits are being slapped for patent infringements in the world of technology, Microsoft has decided to rather play it safe, than being sorry. The software giant patents compact virtual image display designed to be used for gaming…

Nokia

Nokia Asha 303 Now at a Store Near You

March 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

On Monday, Nokia India, announced the fourth phone in the Asha series – the Nokia Asha 303. The budget feature phone is based on the S40 operating system and with dual input system of touch & type, 1 Ghz processor…

Apple

VOILA! 3 Million Units of the New iPad Off-Shelf

March 20, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The New iPad, Apple’s latest offering has been soaring on the sales charts, with 3 million units sold in the opening weekend itself. The device that had been launched on March 16, had achieved the record breaking sales figure, over…

Android

Zync Debuts Low Cost IceCream Sandwich Based Tablet in India

March 20, 2012 0 Rahul S

Noida based company Zync Global has announced the launch of its new Android powered tablet, the Zync Pad Z990 in India. The Android 4.0 running tablet is priced at Rs.8990 – making it one of the cheapest Android 4.0 toting…

Nokia

Quick review: Nokia Asha 200

March 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia has been a market leader in terms of sales of the dual SIM handsets in India for the last year. And Nokia is in no mood give away even an inch of that lead to its competitors in the…

Apple

Samsung to Aggressively Secure Patents in 2012

March 17, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

Prevention is better than cure, seems to be the mantra of Samsung. It seems that the South Korean electronic conglomerate has learnt a lesson or to, from the numerous mobile lawsuits filed against them by the California based giant Apple…

Android

Apple’s Slide-to-unlock Lawsuit Against Samsung on Hold in a German Court

March 17, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

A judge at a regional court  in Mannheim, Germany has delayed the proceedings of a trial in which Apple had slapped a lawsuit on South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics for copying its ‘slide-to-unlock’ technology available on iPhone and iPad products.…

Android

Nexus S to get Android 4.0 update in the coming weeks

March 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

Usually trustworthy folks from over at Engadget are reporting about the possibility of Google’s (and Samsung’s) previous generation “Nexus” class device – the Nexus S receiving a much needed upgrade to Android 4.0 (IceCream Sandwich) in the next few weeks.…

Android

‘Ubislate 7+’ Supposedly Aakash 2 Tablet Rumoured to be out in April at INR 2,999

March 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

If rumours are to be believed, the upgraded version of Aakash tablet is expected to hit Indian stores in April 2012 at a measly sum of Rs. 2,999. Although it is yet to be seen whether it will be officially…

Concept / Educative

ZTE Achieves Next-Gen Data Transmission Speed of 1.7Tbps

March 16, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

China based telecommunication and network solutions provider ZTE has achieved an all new high with field demonstration of data being transported at a speed of 1.7Tbps over optical network. This demonstration of speed is not only path-breaking, but also one-of-a-kind…

BlackBerry

PlayBook To Have BlackBerry 10 Soon

March 15, 2012 0 Hakimuddin

The PlayBook will have the BlackBerry 10 OS, after the initial launch of BB10 handsets in the last quarter of 2012. If sources are to be believed, the BlackBerry 10 OS is based on the same QNX platform as the…

Nokia

Nokia Working on Tablet, Confirms Design Chief

March 15, 2012 0 Rahul S

If we are to believe a latest report that’s coming from Finland, Nokia is apparently working on a new tablet which if all goes well might see the light of the day by the end of 2012. This would be…

Cameras

Nikon Launches three new DSLR’s in India

March 15, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nikon has announced the launch of three new high end DSLR’s in India. The new models that have come to India include the FX Format CMOS sensor toting Nikon D4, D800 and the D800E. All three models would be available…

social media

Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringements

March 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

Just when you thought that patent infringement suits and litigations were a part of the smartphones and tablets industry only, here comes a real cracker of a patent infringement suit that involves two of the biggest Internet giants. Longtime allies…

Apple

Post launch of New iPad: iPad 2 gets a price cut in India [Update]

March 8, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple launched its next generation of iPad known only as the New iPad, the tablet is available for pre-order and will be available in US,  Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US…

Apple

iPhoto for iOS completes iLife Suite, major updates to iMovie and GarageBand, minor updates for iWork

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Apple has introduced iPhoto for iOS while releasing major updates to iMovie and GarageBand. The introduction of with iPhoto multi-touch gestures completes the iLife suite which is especially designed for iOS.  iWork suite that includes Pages, Keynotes and Numbers on…

Apple

Quick Comparison: iPad 2 vs iPad 3

March 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well the new iPad is finally here and it has borrowed a few things from the iPhone 4S and has a few for the next generation of the iPhone (read improved processor). To start off the new iPad retains the…

Apple

New iPad with Retina Display, Quad-core graphics chip with a dual core A5X processor

March 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

The wait for the new iPad is finally over and as expected most of the predictions made by our team of the new iPad from Apple have turned out to be true. Rarely do so many expectations about an Apple product…

Apple

Apple TV Refreshed, 1080p, Same Price, A5 Processor? Launches 16th March

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

The much rumored Apple TV refresh is here and it is nothing like a real TV screen from Apple with Siri or Kinect like gestures. It is the same old black box with a new ‘streamlined’ interface. Apple has taken…

Apple

Apps for Holi

March 7, 2012 0 Aditya DK

Oh no, got distracted from your screen and realized kaal holi hai? (tomorrow is holi) Fear not, here are a few apps that will bring you up to pace with the mood around and get you rolling in the right…

Android

Samsung Announces Budget Android Handset: Galaxy Pocket

March 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Samsung has announced a new entry into its budget Android powered smartphone range with the introduction of the Galaxy Pocket. The pint sized smartphone is positioned at the other lower end of the price spectrum at the other end of…

Nokia

Nokia issues update for Lumia 800; Claims Increased Battery Life

March 7, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has issued a fresh new update for the Lumia 800 which reportedly fixes the battery life of the device. The widely acclaimed Nokia Lumia 800 has been criticized for its rather mediocre battery life ever since it was announced…

Apple

iPad 3 Launch, Our Predictions!

March 6, 2012 0 Team OG

As the launch of the third edition of the iPad draws ever so closer, the rumor mills are running wild speculating on the features of the latest iPad. So here is our take on what we think the iPad 3…