Apple

Samsung Galaxy SIII Shatters Previous Preorder Records at 9 Million

May 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

It’s a known fact that Samsung and Apple are fighting out each other in the battle to become the world’s Numero uno smartphone manufacturer and for the moment Samsung seems to have a one leg ahead in the race as…

Entertainment

Samsung launches Interactive Smart 3D TV in India

May 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

The 3D wave is finally arriving in India, as a number of OEM’s are releasing their supposedly Smart “Idiot Boxes” one after the other, the latest in line being the tech giant Samsung. Though as it is always with Samsung,…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Meg Whitman Has Her Learnings From China, Has Simplified Things At HP

May 16, 2012 0 Annkur

Making a surprise appearance and addressing media at the Global Influencer Summit 2012 in Shanghai, Meg Whitman the new CEO and President of HP took the opportunity of answering a whole lot of questions revolving around the company and its…

Future WIP

The Innovative Duo From HP – Officejet 150 (Mobile AiO) & the One Wire Thin Client [Video]

May 16, 2012 0 Annkur

Here at the HP Global Influencer Summit 2012, we are seeing over 80 new products launch and while the sleek and sexy award goes to the Envy SpectreXT, a couple of innovative ones caught our attention. Lets take a look…

eReaders & Tablets

Todd Bradley – HP Working With Microsoft For Tablets, Not Forever

May 15, 2012 0 Annkur

Last week in Shanghai, Todd Bradley of HP had a tough time answering questions from a media gathering that was 500 strong. Multiple questions were raised about HP’s mobile and tablet strategy. Since the failure of webOS / TouchPad last…

Entertainment

Rendezvous with LG Cinema 3D Smart TV

May 14, 2012 0 Tassavur

LG showcased its new line of Cinema 3D Smart TV last weekend in Mumbai, which is now available in stores since the 12th of May itself. The Cinema 3D Smart TV range will be available in 21 SKU’s ranging from…

Apple

“Nokia Lumia is the Best Smartphone Ever”: Siri

May 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes, you read that right. As per a report from The Next Web, when asked, “Which is the best smartphone ever?” Siri, Apple iPhone 4S’ virtual assistant will recommend you the Nokia Lumia 900. Well, at first we thought this…

BlackBerry

RIM’s BlackBerry 7 gets DOD approval in US

May 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, there’s finally some positive news coming out for the Canadian firm. RIM has stated that the Department of Defense in the US has approved the use of the company’s BlackBerry 7 smartphones which includes BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

Ultrabook – The Personal Computer Evolves, Again!

May 10, 2012 0 Annkur

A few years back during the days of Orkut, I once asked my friends if they prefer a desktop computer or a laptop. To my surprise, laptops was the popular choice already and I wondered how one can use a…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP Announces Envy SpectreXT, Ultrabooks & Sleekbooks Line-up

May 9, 2012 0 Annkur

China is the biggest computer & printers market in the world and we are here in the beautiful city of Shanghai with over 500 fellow technology journalists from across the globe to witness the launch of over 80 new products…

Apple

Google+ App Updated for iOS ONLY!

May 9, 2012 0 Tassavur

There is always a first time. Well, the saying came true for Google’s Google+ app, which for the first time has been updated for the iOS before it got updated in the Android platform. This is all the more surprising…

Gaming

Sega Back Into Gaming Business After 10 Years, Launches Urine Powered Games

May 9, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, there was a time when the gaming hardware business was a very lucrative business with room for a lot of players. It is when; Sega was one of the established players in the gaming industry. But the market became…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Curve 9320 Goes Official

May 9, 2012 0 Rahul S

While you might have already seen this newest member of BlackBerry’s Curve family in the form of leaked pictures, it was only today that RIM finally announced the existence of the BlackBerry Curve 9320 to the world. The handset, which is…

Dell

Review: Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook

May 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was not very long ago that Dell announced the launch of its first Ultrabook, the XPS 13. The product, a much sought after one by Dell fans was recently launched in India as well. Dell was kind enough to…

LG

LG Releases Galaxy SIII Competitor the Optimus LTE2

May 5, 2012 0 Tassavur

A day after Samsung released its much anticipated flagship device the Galaxy SIII; LG has launched its competing flagship device, the Optimus LTE 2. The Optimus LTE 2 is no less when it comes to being loaded with impressive hardware…

Samsung

Samsung Announces the Galaxy S III; Has the iPhone 4S in sight

May 4, 2012 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s much awaited flagship Android handset, the Galaxy SIII has been finally announced. In an event held at London yesterday, the successor to the popular Galaxy S II was revealed to an expectant crowd of bloggers and journalists. While the Galaxy…

Nokia

Nokia To Roll Out the PureView 808 in May, Includes India

May 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, the much hyped 41 MP camera toting Nokia PureView 808 is finally set to see the light of the day and will be launched in select markets, which interestingly includes India as well. The Nokia PureView 808 will be…

Android

LG Launches the Optimus L7 with ICS

May 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

LG has been recently in the news for their apparent snubbing of Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. And even more, for the fact that how rapidly they have been declining in the smartphone market with the likes of HTC and Samsung…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Nexus to Skip India Launch

May 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Here’s some bad news for all you folks out there eagerly awaiting the launch of the first ever Android 4.0 device and the reference ICS phone – the Google Galaxy Nexus in India. The official Twitter account of Samsung India has…

Android

Angry Birds Space Crosses 50 Million Downloads in 35 Days

April 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

After its announcement and subsequent launch on March 22, 2012, Game publisher Rovio has announced in a blog post that their latest version of Angry Birds – “Angry Birds Space” has crossed an astonishing 50 million downloads! It took just…

Tech Industry News

Karbonn Ties up with Dolby, Releases KT 81 Music Phone

April 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

India’s homegrown mobile phones industry seems to have come of age of late. We have been hearing quite a few tie-ups by desi companies with prestigious brands in the past few months. The biggest one was probably Lava Mobiles tying…

Nokia

Nokia in Talks to Sell Off Vertu to Permira

April 30, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia as we all know is on its way down and this was emphasized even further when Standard & Poor downgraded Nokia’s stocks to the status of “junk”. Now as it seems, Nokia is trying everything it can to minimize…

Microsoft

Microsoft Invests $300 million in Barnes & Nobles to form “New Partnership”

April 30, 2012 0 Tassavur

It was not long ago that Microsoft and Barnes & Nobles were locked up in a legal tussle over infringements. But surprisingly the patent dispute seems to have transpired into a friendly end. Microsoft have announced that they have invested…

Nokia

Nokia Launches new Asha 202 Handset with “Free Internet”

April 30, 2012 0 Rahul S

Expanding its portfolio of affordable handsets and the “Asha” range in India, Nokia India has announced the launch of the Asha 202 in the country. The Asha 202 is a touch and type handset featuring a full-fledged keypad as well…

Microsoft

Windows Phone 8 Laden Samsung Galaxy SIII in October?

April 28, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well, this is one of those rumors which you want to be true, just because this one has the potential of being a game changer in the smartphone market. As per WP-Life, the Samsung Galaxy SIII which is expected to…

Apple

Samsung Denies Involvement in the “Wake Up” Apple Store Flashmob

April 28, 2012 0 Tassavur

Samsung today denied any involvement with the recent flashmob stunt that caught the attention of the media all over the world, after a group of people gathered outside an Apple Store in Sydney holding billboards with “Wake Up” written on…

First look

Skydrive Gets A Desktop App, Competes With Dropbox

April 24, 2012 0 Annkur

Microsoft’s Skydrive has been around since long and it seems they are now changing gears to compete in the buzzing league. On the mobile front my interaction with Skydrive was the most when it was integrated into Windows Phone 7…

HTC

Review: HTC One V

April 22, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was just days ago that HTC announced the launch of two of its latest handsets in India – the One X and the One V. Both the phones belong to the company’s newest One Series which also includes another…

Rumors

Samsung Galaxy SIII Leaked in a Video

April 20, 2012 0 Tassavur

Samsung seems to be on a roll, as they have not only replaced Nokia at the top but now they seem to be able to pull off an Apple (pun intended) as their latest to be released (rumored) Galaxy SIII…

Apple

Apple iPhone 5 To Be With In Cell Touch Display Technology

April 20, 2012 0 Tassavur

With the Samsung rumors doing the rounds all over the place, how can Apple be far behind. Rumors about the iPhone 5 have already started to emerge as the expected launch date in the month of June draws closer. Well…

Android

Samsung Galaxy SIII Launch Rumors

April 17, 2012 0 Tassavur

As the hype surrounding the impending launch of the Samsung Galaxy SIII grows bigger each day, we decided to take a look and see what the rumor mills are suggesting about the latest game changing device to be unveiled by…

Apple

New iPad (3rd Gen) with Retina Display coming to India on April 27th starts Rs 30,500

April 16, 2012 0 Aditya DK

29th April 2011, India welcomed iPad 2 and the resellers had welcomed queue of people in all the major India metros in an unique manner. The newest  edition of the iPad, dubbed as the New iPad would be made available…

Android

Asus Transformer Pad 300 on Sale Starting April 22

April 16, 2012 0 Rahul S

Asus has announced that they would be launching their newest Android powered tablet – the Transformer Pad 300 in the U.S, starting April 22, 2012. The Transformer Pad 300 would be the successor the much talked about Asus Transformer Prime…

Entertainment

Sony PSN to be Down for Maintenance for 13 hours Today

April 16, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well we all know how badly has Sony Playstation’s network been affected in the past by the spate of hacking incidents. The incident not only affected the Sony’s credibility, after hackers got hold of personal user information including their credit…

Market Watch

Nokia Loses 14 Year Old “Market Leader” Crown to Samsung

April 14, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well Nokia has finally lost its title as the market leader in the global mobile phone market to Samsung in Q1 of 2012. As per a recent poll of analysts done by reuters suggests that Samsung have sold around 88…

Android

Review: Motorola Atrix 2

April 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

Motorola’s Droid Razr has managed to create quite a stir in the market with its innovative groundbreaking sleek design and power it packs under the hood. And now with the Motorola Atrix 2 being released in the market, which is…

Android

Sony Launches the Xperia S in India

April 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

Sony has announced the launch of its recently announced Android powered handset, the Xperia S in India. The phone has become the first handset to be launched in India after Sony Mobile Communications split from Ericsson and became a fully…

Tech Industry News

India gets first Commercial 4G LTE Service

April 10, 2012 0 Rahul S

Barely a year after the first commercial 3G services for private carriers went live in India, Airtel became the first Indian mobile operator to launch commercial 4G services in the country. Airtel earlier today launched its TD-LTE based 4G network…

Apple

Apple Issues Java Security Update After Malware Attack

April 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Days after as many as 600,000 Mac computers were attacked by the Backdoor. Flashback.39 malware, Apple issued an update which patched the security hole that allowed the attack to be executed in the background whilst the user remained unaware.

eReaders & Tablets

Review: Zync Z990 ICS Tablet

April 5, 2012 0 Rahul S

While the likes of the iPads, the Galaxy Tabs and the Transformer Primes battle it out for supremacy in the highly volatile tablets segment on the global front, another battle is being fought on the same field here in India.…