Daily App: Flipboard for the iPhone
One of the killer apps of the iPad finally comes to the iOS’s smaller screen. We get up and close with Flipboard for the iPhone and iPod touch.
Blackberry loses BBX Trademark Court Battle; Renames it to BlackBerry 10
RIM, had on the eve of the recent BlackBerry DevCon named its upcoming OS for next generation BlackBerry devices as BBX. Little did it know at that time that BBX was actually a trademark registered and owned by another company…
Hands-on: Motorola Droid RAZR XT910 (Pictures)
Motorola has re-invented itself with an all Android line-up and the company that first glamorized cellphones with a the stylish MotoRazr half a decade ago is back. Motorola Droid Razr (XT910) is the latest Android from Motorola and it is a…
10 Billion App Downloads for Android Marks Celebrations in Tens
Well finally Google’s Android platform has reached the double figure mark in billions. And Google is celebrating the occasion in some style. Google has announced a ten day celebratory offer for their users with 10 apps being made available for…
Aakash Tablet Launch delayed. Upgraded Model to be available by January
Looks like the wait to get your hands on the cheapest Android tablet has just been lengthened by a month. The company which makes the Aakash tablet for the Government of India, Datawind has confirmed that there would be some…
Facebook acquires Location Sharing Service Gowalla
While it was clear that Foursquare had already won the location sharing app wars long back, there is no doubt that another service known by the name “Gowalla” was fairly popular. But then, it could never match the popularity of…
Nokia Lumia 800 (Windows Phone) – First Impressions
Just over a year back Redmond re-invented itself with the Windows Phone 7 and the same has done well to brand Microsoft that was being referred to as the dinosaurs of the mobile / internet era. What Microsoft created with…
HTC Rhyme comes to India, Costs 27,499
HTC has just announced the launch of its newest Android powered handset, the HTC Rhyme in India. The Rhyme, which was announced back in September this year features a Unibody design like most HTC handsets of today. It is slightly…
Sony Ericsson Brand to be Phased Out; Sony to Make only Smartphones
After the much talked about acquisition of Ericsson’s share by Sony in the ten year old joint venture between Sony and Ericsson, there has been numerous talks about the kind if strategy the company currently known as Sony Ericsson will…
Rendezvous with Antti Öhrling of Blyk Media
Till date the mobile advertising space has been the most underutilized if one considers the potential reach and intimacy the medium can share with its audience. Understanding of this channel has also proven to be a challenge, with most of…
Daily App: Infinity Blade 2 on the iPad
Believe it or not – iOS’ killer gaming app just got a whole lot better. Yes, we are THAT impressed by Infinity Blade 2.
Daily App: The Legacy of Steve Jobs
The future of books might not be e-books, but books designed like apps. And Fortune’s app about Steve Jobs is a prime example of this phenomenon.
Nokia Asha 200 Launched in India
It was back in October that Nokia first showed off its Asha series of low to mid-range handsets to the world. A little over a month later, the first of the Asha series have made it to India. It was…
Nokia Announces the X2-02 Dual SIM Music Phone
Nokia has announced the launch of its newest dual SIM music phone, the X2-02. The handset, a successor to the X1-01 which was launched earlier this year packs in quite a punch when it comes to features. Some of the notable…
RIM Showing That They Can Answer The Challenge
Will the BlackBerry brand even be around in five years? From a surface standpoint, the prospect might look grim. It has been a tough couple of years for RIM. The former king of the smartphone realm has fallen far, and…
Nokia Brings White N9 With Software Update
Though, the Nokia N9 will soon be discontinued by Nokia that doesn’t stop the Nokia fans from still craving for the “could be” device. And Nokia too seems to be teasing the fans of the N9 as they have released…
After Twitter, FTC Settles Privacy Case With Facebook
It was just yesterday that we discussed about Twitter overtaking Whisper Systems for making Twitter more secure. The step was most probably a result of the fact that they were pulled up by the FTC for lack of adequate security…
Hey Wait, No HTC Products Are Getting Banned in Germany
We understand that Germany has been host to a lot of patent battles. Recently we have witnessed Samsung taking a hit at the hands of Apple in one of the German courts. There was a similar battle brewing between HTC…
Daily App: Superman HD for the iPad
No, we have no idea what kept Kal-El, Man of Steel, away from the App Store in game form for so long. Yes, we are mighty delighted that we can step into his super shoes. So much so that we…
Twitter Secures Its Tweets With the Acquisition of Whisper Systems
Twitter announced this Monday that it has acquired a start-up called Whisper Systems which develops security services for devices running Google’s Android platform. Whisper Systems is a startup comprising of just two people, i.e. its founders Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart…
Daily App: Today in History for iOS
Not all good apps have dazzling interfaces. Some score purely because they are so darned handy. Today in History is one such app that history buffs will love.
Kawada Industries Develops Humanoid Robots To Work With Humans (Video)
We all know that robots, specifically humanoids are going to be an important part of the future. And Kawada Industries has taken a step towards this future by developing a humanoid that will work along with the humans. Aptly called…
RIM & Telefonica To Bring Mobile Wallet Next Year, Trialing NFC
RIM will soon begin their foray into the NFC league starting from Iberia and have announced their partnership with Telefonica of Madrid, Spain. Blackberry and Telefonica will be testing the mobile wallet and the ID card system in Spain. The…
Nokia Asha Series Headed To India, 303 Priced At Rs 8150?
Lumia 800 and 710 aren’t the only two devices that Nokia is pushing into India, the Symbian powered Asha series is also said to be launching alongside the Windows Phone offerings from Espoo. Asha series phones run S40 OS and…
Diamond VC500: One Touch Video Capture (Review)
Capturing video from unconventional sources like video conferences or video games are sometimes desired for professional or leisure activities. But the process usually is so complicated that most of the average users give up even before they try it. Hence…
Now Robot Prison Guards for South Korean Jails
We all know that guarding a prison is not only a risky job but also can be taxing at times. And what better than to have someone who can monitor and control the prison situation 24×7 tirelessly without blinking their…
HTC Blames Recession for Slump in Sales in Q4, While Citi Group Says its “Inferior Products”
HTC Corp is the largest smartphones seller in the US. But its run at the top now seems to be short lived after they cut their revenue expectations by as much as 23% for the second time in the week.
3LiveShop Brings WebCam Chat & Product Display on Your Screen (Video)
Want a convenient way of taking a look at handsets you intend to purchase and compare their features with others before you buy them. How about being able to do all the research and complete your purchase, all from the…
Sony Ericsson TXT: Quick Review
It’s no secret that QWERTY keyboard based chat phones are an instant hit with the youth. Off late, we had a slew of social networking based phones hitting the market, which includes the likes of Vodafone Blue, Motorola’s Motokey Social…
China Surpasses US To Become World’s Largest Smartphone Market
We have been stressing that we are in a smartphone boom since a while now and it seems the growth has reached its peak now. Surprisingly China has already passed the United States to become the largest smartphone market in…
Quick Review: Samsung Champ 2 (C3330)
Samsung has kept the momentum on the low end touchscreen market with regular launches and updates. Be it the Champ Duos to succeed the original Champ or the Corby II and Start II to take forward successful series. Here is…
BlackBerry Launches the Bold 9790, Curve 9380 and Curve 9350 in India
RIM has expanded its lineup of BlackBerry OS 7 powered handsets in India with the launch of three new handsets in the country. The handsets to be officially launched today include the BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380 and the Curve…
Idea Android Phones Launched To Push 3G Adoption
Idea cellular has went official with two low cost Android phones in order to boost adoption of its 3G services. Idea MD Mr. Himanshu Kapania made it clear that they would remain service providers and don’t intend to compete with handset manufacturers. The…
Facebook, HTC working on yet another Facebook Phone?
There was a time earlier this year when the term Facebook Phone evicted only a handful of responses. There were specific “Facebook phone” launches this year as well. The “official” Facebook phone – meaning the one backed by Facebook too…
Windows 7 Tablets anyone? Dell Latitude ST Tablet Comes to India
For once, this is not your usual consumer centric tablet. But then, since anything that passes off as a tablet evicts tremendous consumer interest, here is what the Dell Latitude ST is all about. As you might be already aware, Dell’s…
Google to retire Knol, Google Wave Services
As a web services company, Google is known for its extremely successful services, most of which have been lapped up by customers from across the globe. However, not all of its services have been successful and Google knows it. In a…
RIM Trying to Push Sales of PlayBook Via Heavy Discounts This Holiday Season
The sales of the Blackberry PlayBook have been disappointing to say the least. But if anything could give you the measure of how bad things are with RIM, it’s got to be the $300 cut in the prices of the…
Barnes & Nobles Faceoff With Microsoft over Patents Issue
In case you are a hardware manufacturer with the Android OS in it, you will soon be contacted by Microsoft. It seems Microsoft for quite some time has been pursuing a model of generating revenue via licensing fees from Android…
Violet 3D: World’s First Space Sensing Home Theatre System
We went to NasscomPC 2011 with a quest to find if successful hardware manufacturing startups can be possible in the Indian sphere. Though the scenario of such an event happening looks bleak with consistent domination of China and the failure…
Airtel: Siri Would Support Indian Accent, iOS 5.0.2 Arriving Before 25th November?
The iPhone 4S hype has reached its peak and given the enthusiastic promotions by Airtel and Aircel, we know that Apple is rolling out the 5th generation iPhone in India and in all probability several more countries on 25th November. The pricing…
