Apple

Airtel: Siri Would Support Indian Accent, iOS 5.0.2 Arriving Before 25th November?

November 20, 2011 0 Annkur

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…

eReaders & Tablets

Teardown by iSuppli Reveals Amazon is Indeed Losing Money on Kindle Fire Hardware

November 19, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well Amazon’s Kindle Fire certainly took the tablet market by storm with its cheapest tablet with substance tag. And as soon as it was announced, twitter was abuzz with how Amazon is making a loss to the tune of $50…

Android

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) To Be Sans Adobe Flash For Now: Google

November 19, 2011 0 Tassavur

This might surprise some of you, but the Google’s latest Android version Ice Cream Sandwich shipped first with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus does not have Adobe Flash pre-installed. And apparently the same isn’t even available for download from the Android…

Apple

Price be damned! Seven reasons why I will be buying the iPhone 4S

November 18, 2011 0 Nimish

The air is still blue with people cursing Apple for the pricing of the iPhone 4S in India (why the service providers hawking it have not taken flak is another story). And let’s face it, at a beginning price of…

Android

Motorola Google Deal Approved By Stockholders

November 18, 2011 0 Tassavur

The Motorola Mobility buyout by Mountainview, CA based search giant Google was approved by Motorola’s stockholders in a voting on this Thursday. This was one of the last major formalities left after the deal was already okayed by the FTC.

Nokia

Will The Lumia Lift Nokia?

November 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Over the past few years, we have seen a major disruption in the mobile market. 5 billion mobiles, 1 billion smartphones, the usage has shot up many folds. Many dominant players (hey RIM, Nokia) have taken a beating, while others…

Android

Samsung Announces ICS Update For Galaxy SII, Checks Competition?

November 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Google went official with yet another major release of Android and speculations (read hopes) of manufacturers updating their devices to the latest version is in full swing. While Samsung is blessed with the Galaxy Nexus which happens to be the…

Future WIP

Batteries That Last Ten Times Longer, Coming Soon!

November 16, 2011 0 Tassavur

Without doubt batteries today on smart phones is a headache, with the current crop hardly lasting even half a day. Though we have been hearing about longer batteries with funny names like the Jelly battery, the fact remains that none…

Nokia

Nokia Windows 8 tablet Coming Next June?

November 16, 2011 0 Tassavur

Talk about how successful Apple is at guarding their unreleased product secrets, this time Nokia seems to have followed a similar path. Though, the only difference being that instead of a leak or lost prototype you have a country head…

Microsoft

Nokia Debuts the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 in India

November 15, 2011 0 Rahul S

Just weeks after they made their international debuts, Nokia has decided to launch its Windows Phone powered devices from the Lumia range the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710 here in India. At a launch event held at Delhi yesterday,…

Apple

Apple Announces iTunes Match after Month Long Delay

November 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was supposed to be here by October but had to be delayed for some reason. Anyway, when Apple released its newest version of iTunes earlier today, it came with the much sought after Match feature. If you were under a…

Accessories

Sennheiser Updates Mid-Range HD 200 and HD 400 Headphones Lineup

November 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

Sennheiser has just given an update treatment to its HD 200 and HD 400 series of mid-range earphones. The company launched as many as six new products under these two series. All the products have been upgraded with new features…

Apple

Airtel, Aircel to Bring the iPhone 4S to India Soon

November 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

Looks like the wait for the official launch of the iPhone 4S is about to end soon. Both Aircel and Airtel have announced their intentions to launch the handset in India in the next few weeks. While both of them…

Concept / Educative

Pivo 3 a Self Parking & Self Driving Concept EV by Nissan (Video)

November 14, 2011 0 Tassavur

We have been seeing a lot of concept cars, while some like the BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics look ravishing, there are some which look ordinary to say the least like the Terrafugia Transition. Well it promises to fly atleast which…

Tech Industry News

Coming in 2012: Nano SIM Cards

November 12, 2011 0 Rahul S

First off, we start with some facts. Did you know who invented the SIM card? The tiny piece of chip that finds itself embedded inside almost every mobile phone on the globe was first made by a smart card maker…

Apple

iOS 5.0.1 Arrives As An OTA Update For iPhone, iPod touch & iPad

November 12, 2011 0 Monis

Apple has finally seeded its much awaited iOS 5.0.1 for public. This update mainly makes sense for those devices which had faced battery issues after iOS 5.0. It has arrived in the form of an OTA for iPhone, iPod touch…

Internet

More Photos Uploaded to Twitter’s own Photo sharing service than Twitpic, YFrog

November 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

This is not a happy news for you if you happen to be someone in photo sharing business on Twitter. Until very recently, services like Twitpic and Yfrog were the preferred means of sharing images on Twitter. In fact, just…

Apple

Daily App: W.E.L.D.E.R. for the iPad

November 8, 2011 0 Nimish

Can a game called Word Examination Laboratory for Dynamic Extraction and Reassessment be our Daily App? You bet it can.

Sony

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55: World’s Slimmest Camera

November 8, 2011 0 Tassavur

If you were impressed by the Cybershot TX9 & WX5 for its 3D imaging ability and an impressive set of features, get prepared to blown off with the Sony Cybershot DCS-TX55 which boasts of being the World’s slimmest camera.

Microsoft

Huawei on Microsoft’s Patent Licensing Radar

November 8, 2011 0 Tassavur

After Huawei adopted Google’s Android its market share has been increasing slowly but steadily. And guess what? Even Huawei is added to the list of prominent manufacturers on the Android based platform which includes the like of Samsung and HTC to…

Android

Kindle Fire Competitor Nook Tablet Announced

November 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

Barnes & Noble, the bookseller who is also known for its Nook brand of E-book readers has announced the launch of its new Tablet. The device, called the Nook Tablet would compete against archrival Amazon’s Kindle Fire which was announced…

Tech Industry News

Oracle interested in Buying WebOS From HP

November 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

Speculations speculations! Ever since HP decided to hive off its WebOS operations, we have heard of literally everything under the sun regarding its future prospects. From being given away to Amazon (which came up with its own Android based tablet,…

Microsoft

Camera No Longer Mandatory Requirement on Windows Phone 7

November 7, 2011 0 Rahul S

When they announced Windows Phone 7 initially, Microsoft had laid down quite a few mandatory requirements for a phone to be “compatible” with the OS. These included at least a 480*800 pixel display, a capacitive touch screen, the thee hardware…

Motorola

Motokey Social, Facebook Phone by Motorola

November 5, 2011 0 Tassavur

Motorola has also jumped on the social networking bandwagon and will be launching their Facebook dedicated phone called Motokey Social (EX225) soon.

Apple

Apple Allows Motorola To Win Injunction in Germany!

November 5, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well, after engaging in numerous patent battles against Samsung and winning quite a few, Apple has finally tasted defeat in a patent war against Motorola. Motorola confirmed today that Mannheim District Court in Germany has granted an injunction against Apple…

Maxx

Zippy MT105, Full Touch Feature Phone by Maxx

November 5, 2011 0 Tassavur

Maxx mobile is one of the only few Indian mobile manufacturers that have not only managed to survive in the cut throat competition of the market, but also grow in it. And one of the key features that has been…

Apple

Daily App: Finger Focus for iPhone

November 4, 2011 0 Nimish

As we wait for Amazon Flow and Yahoo!’s Livestand to become available for Indian users, we try out a neat app that adds blurry effect to your pictures. Introducing Finger Focus.

Concept / Educative

Pepsi’s “Sound Of Football” Project For the Visually Impaired

November 3, 2011 0 Tassavur

This was a match between former pro soccer players and the visually impaired. But this wasn’t the kind of match as you would imagine it to be. It was an experiment wherein both the teams were brought to the same…

Internet

Opera Releases new versions of Opera Mini, Opera Mobile Browsers

November 3, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was just three weeks ago that Opera released a new version of its Opera Mini browser for Android devices. It’s now time for Opera to announce new versions of the browser for other platforms as well. Apart from Opera…

Tech Industry News

NASA’s Earth Mapping Satellites Were Completely Hacked & Controlled!

November 3, 2011 0 Tassavur

We have definitely heard of hacks before. Previously we have seen corporate websites being hacked and more shockingly even military websites suffering the same fate. If you thought that was how worse hacking could get, wait until you hear this…

Apple

Daily App: GarageBand for iPhone

November 2, 2011 0 Nimish

Toothache, fever be damned. This is one app that we loved on the iPad and we just HAD to review when its iPhone/iPod touch avatar came out.

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note Comes To India, Price Rs 34,990

November 2, 2011 0 Team OG

Just as it starts to roll out the Galaxy Note internationally, Samsung has also announced the same for India today. The Android powered Smartphone is best known for its 5.3″ Super AMOLED display and a 2500 mAh battery to back…

Android

Galaxy Nexus India Registration Page Goes Live

November 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

When Google and Samsung officially revealed the Galaxy Nexus a few days ago, there was no reference to an India specific launch. Going by the previous experiences we have had with Nexus devices most of us thought this one too…

eReaders & Tablets

Sony UK Managed To Sell Only 500 Android Tablets In Over A Month

November 1, 2011 0 Annkur

Sony released its Android Honeycomb tablet for the UK market sometime in early September and while we know that Android tablets after all the hype have failed to gain much market traction across the globe, we were stunned when a…

Market Watch

Motorola Mobility To Downsize, Cuts 800 Jobs

November 1, 2011 0 Tassavur

Motorola was bleeding through the ears when Google decided to lap up Motorola Mobility for $12.5 bn. Now, a few months after the deal was okayed by the FTC, Motorola Mobility has decided to cut its wings by a few…

Tech Industry News

Screen Reflection Problems No More With Invisible Glass

October 31, 2011 0 Tassavur

How often do we come across reflection problems on screens of our devices? No matter which type of screen your device boasts of, reflection can still be a problem. Well now there is a solution so effective that it will…

smartphones

Acer Adopts Windows Phone Mango, Launches Allegro in France

October 31, 2011 0 Tassavur

Windows Phone Mango has been gaining a lot of traction these days with the launch of Mango laden Nokia devices and the recent upgrade for all the first generation Windows phone devices. We had reported in February about Acer waiting…

Future WIP

Smudge Free Touchscreens by Nokia

October 29, 2011 0 Team OG

No matter what the Touchscreen technology present in your phone. Be it SLCD, AMOLED, S-AMOLED, S-AMOLED+ (Samsung Galaxy S2), they all have been smudge-magnets. No matter how you use the phones, they are prone to dirty & ugly smears of…

smartphones

Microsoft Gives Mango Love To All First Gen WP7 Phones

October 29, 2011 0 Team OG

If your first generation Windows Phone was dying for some “Mango” Flavor, here’s good News. Microsoft has fulfilled its promise and now the Windows Phone 7.5 update is available to all previous WP7 handsets.

Android

Dolphin HD Browser for Android Has Major Privacy Bug: Fixed with Fresh Update

October 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Folks over at Android Police have managed to dig out a major privacy bug in the popular Android browser Dolphin HD. The flaw noticed when the user switches on the “Webizine” mode in the browser sends all the URL’s you…