Apps

Version 6.0.1 appears for BlackBerry Messenger

October 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

Ahoy, BlackBerry Messenger pirates! A new update has arrived for ye all in the form of version 6.0.1. All o’ you on a previous version, its time t’ abandon ship and get well versed with t’ new version. The new update…

Samsung

After Nokia’s Showcase, Samsung Hurrying Up Flexible Display Fitted Smartphone?

October 29, 2011 0 Annkur

Nokia showed a prototype phone with a flexible display at Nokia World. While that wasn’t ready for prime-time and we have no date for a commercial launch, it seems Samsung has started to hurry up their plans of getting on…

Accessories

X-mini Rave Portable Speaker Review

October 29, 2011 0 Tassavur

X-mini speakers are ones you can aptly call devilishly cute. They look so small and yet they are so loud. We still haven’t forgotten how we fell head over heels in love with the X-mini V 1.1 & Happy. So…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP to Kill WebOS after all?

October 29, 2011 0 Rahul S

The mystery continues. Days after HP announced that they would be retaining its Personal Systems Group; the Guardian is reporting that HP will indeed pull the plug on the WebOS division which the company acquired for over $1.2 billion back…

Apple

iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Can Be JailBroken On iOS 5, Preliminary Status!

October 28, 2011 0 Monis

It is a routine to look for jailbreaks and unlocks after every iOS device launch and today we have confirmation from the DevTeam member, MuscleNerd, according to which iPhone 4S & iPad 2 can be JailBroken on iOS 5. For…

HP (Hewlett Packard)

HP Is Keeping PC Business, No Word On WebOS

October 28, 2011 0 Annkur

The HP drama is gets more interesting. Its last CEO killed webOS hardware development, sold the touchpad in a fire sale (hey we got one), decided to spin-off the PC business and visioned to become a enterprise player. But hey,…

Nokia

Flexible Interactive Phone by Nokia Coming Soon

October 27, 2011 0 Tassavur

Bitten by innovation by other players in the market and the resultant slipping market share, Nokia finally seems to be working on something disruptively innovative themselves. As it seems, Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 weren’t the only phones Nokia had…

sony ericsson

Sony’s Acquisition of Ericsson’s Share To End 10 Year Partnership

October 27, 2011 0 Tassavur

After months of rumors of a probable buyout by Sony of Ericsson’s share in the partnership, now it has been officially confirmed that Sony is going to completely take over the mobile division.

Microsoft

Nokia Announces the Lumia 800, Lumia 710 Windows Phone 7 Handsets

October 27, 2011 0 Rahul S

At the much awaited Nokia World which kicked off yesterday Nokia announced two new Windows Phone powered handsets – as expected. The devices were claimed to be the “first real Windows Phone” handsets by Stephen Elop, Nokia’s CEO.

Apple

Overview: Tethered, Semi-tethered & Untethered JailBreak

October 26, 2011 0 Monis

With the due course of time, the JailBreak has been evolved and transformed into three forms – Tethered, untethered and semi-tethered JailBreak. We can always have a tethered JailBreak (even on iOS 5)  due to the limera1n exploit founded by…

Future WIP

Elastec Oleophilic Skimmer Collects 4,600 Gallons per Minute to Win $1.4M X Challenge

October 25, 2011 0 Tassavur

Oil spillage is an environmental menace that affects the marine flora and fauna adversely and thus resulting in extreme environmental impact. Thus it is imperative that we have the best processes and equipments in place to either prevent or minimize…

Nokia

Nokia’s Anna Update for Symbian Handsets Reach the US

October 25, 2011 0 Rahul S

That headline tells a lot about Nokia’s sad state of affairs in the US, doesn’t it? More than a month after the Anna update rolled out to handsets in other parts of the globe, it is only now that the…

Apple

Daily App: The Early Edition 2 for the iPad

October 24, 2011 0 Nimish

One of the best news apps for the iPad got better. Significantly. We check out the second coming of The Early Edition.

Apple

Post iPhone 4S Launch, Siri Chief Leaves Apple

October 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

That was quick. Barely days after Siri made its debut as an integral Apple product with the launch of the iPhone 4S; the co-founder of the company Dag Kittlaus has decided to quit Apple. According to AllThingsD, the decision to…

Reviews

Spice (M9000) Popkorn Projector Phone Review

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Its no doubt that the mobile phone market is evolving rapidly each passing day and addressing one or the other needs. And its increasingly changing shape and features to adopt even advanced feature sets unimagined before. Now projector on a…

Micromax

Review: Micromax X40 Projector Phone

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Slowly but steadily a slew of projector phones have begun entering the market. While we are not entirely sure that if need for such a niche exists in the market, projector phones are certainly a welcome addition to the already expanding…

Future WIP

The New Age Surveillance Bot: Rotundus GroundBot

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

Well this rolling ball is just not any ball but a revolutionary camera equipped surveillance bot for the future. Though it reminds me of those rolling creatures in the sci-fi movie Critters. This one is called the GroundBot made by…

Tech Industry News

M-Pesa a Mobile Money Service in Kenya Out Transacts Western Union’s Global Transactions

October 24, 2011 0 Tassavur

As per a report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), M-Pesa a local mobile money service in Kenya apparently has more domestic mobile transaction than even Western Union has globally.

Tech Industry News

Six great books about Steve Jobs – apart from the Isaacson one!

October 24, 2011 0 Nimish

Walter Isaacson’s much-awaited biography of Steve Jobs hits the stands today. But it is by no means the only book about the man.  We dig out six others that do a super job of telling us what Jobs was like.…

Android

BrailleType Gets Updated, No More Multitouch

October 23, 2011 0 Annkur

Last week we looked at BrailleType a unique solution to help the visually challenged to type on touchscreen devices. And within seven days developer Ankit Daftery has an update for us. After interacting with folks at the Industrial school for…

Apps

Mobile 4 Mumbai’s Auto Fare App For Android

October 22, 2011 0 Annkur

Raxit and team have been working hard to keep up with auto and taxi fares for cities across India and release apps for the same. The most popular for them is by far the Mumbai app for checking BEST routes…

Apps

App Downloads In India, Learnings From Zomato

October 22, 2011 0 Annkur

Mobile Internet is surging in India and while I ain’t sure if 3G is fueling it or not, we know for sure that making apps for your business offering is a must for startups and biggies alike. For a couple…

Tech Industry News

World’s First 2.5″ 1TB SSD Courtesy OCZ

October 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

You might have heard that world’s first 1TB SSD thing before, but the fact remains that PureSilicon’s 1TB SSD neither saw the light of the day nor was it ever available in any of the markets worldwide. Hence technically we…

Android

Acer Launches Iconia Smart S300 In India, 4.8″ Screen, Android 2.3

October 20, 2011 0 Annkur

A while back we had seen the Acer Iconia Smart A300 smartphone + tablet. This was alongside the release of the A500 honeycomb tablet in India. It seems that the much delayed A300 smartphone (for convenience purpose lets call it…

Nokia

Nokia Q3 2011: Will Windows Phone 7 Save the Ship?

October 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

With the growing competition between iOS and Android reaching new heights every day (rather minutes and seconds, I should say), every other mobile platform has been on the losing end. We all have been witness to the desperate position of RIM’s…

Apple

Daily App: Adobe Reader for the iPad

October 19, 2011 0 Nimish

After a brief sabbatical, we are back with our daily app reviews. And today, we take a look at an app that has finally made its way to the iPad – the Adobe Reader.

Videos

Kinect Powered Motion Tracking Based Animation Solution (Video)

October 19, 2011 0 Annkur

A few months back we met an innovative technologist Ramaprasanna. Hailing from Bangalore the IT city, Rama has created a number of geeky hobby projects and today we take a look at his latest hack. This time Rama has ventured into the…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Nexus vs Motorola Droid RAZR vs Galaxy SII, What Are you Buying?

October 19, 2011 0 Annkur

Android is buzzing with two mega announcements happening in less than 12 hours. The first being the Motorola announcement revealing the MOTOACTV and the Droid RAZR followed by the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) event in Hong Kong that also lifted…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Nexus: A closer Look look at the Newest Google Phone

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

It was a busy past 20 hours for all of us covering the mobile technology space. First off, RIM started the proceedings with their new announcements at the BlackBerry DevCon. We will have a post up on that soon. Almost…

Google

Gmail Faces Outage; Returns Just as Quickly as it went Down

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

So, just hours after the announcement of the Ice Cream Sandwich laden Galaxy Nexus, Google’s servers seem to be acting up and from what we have been observing Gmail is either working very slow or has stopped working entirely for…

Android

Motorola Announces the Droid RAZR

October 19, 2011 0 Rahul S

Motorola a few hours ago took covers off its newest Android powered handset, the Droid RAZR at a press event. It’s been quite some time since Motorola has marketed a device using the RAZR brand. The last device that the…

Leaked / Spyshots

Windows Phone 7 Mango Laden Nokia 710 Coming Soon?

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

While it is almost certain that Nokia would be unveiling its first Windows Phone based devices at the upcoming Nokia World event next week, here comes a new hitherto unheard of model which could make its entry into Nokia’s WP7…

Android

Opinion: Android’s biggest problem: Device manufacturers

October 18, 2011 0 Nimish

It is a situation whose irony is difficult to miss. The success of most operating systems depends on device manufacturers adopting them and supporting them. Almost every major phone and tablet manufacturer today has taken Android to heart. And Android…

Notebook / Laptops

Panasonic launches new Toughbook Model in India; The CF 53

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

Panasonic India has just launched its newest Toughbook branded product in India. Called the CF 53, the device, like all Toughbook models is targeted at a niche market and is not your usual laptop. Even though it’s not really a…

Android

Type Braille On Android With BrailleType (Exclusive / Video)

October 18, 2011 0 Annkur

A young developer walked into our office last morning and demoed an app that has left us pretty impressed. Ankit Daftery is working on a solution that enables smartphone touch-screens to take input in Braille. Most solution out in the…

Android

Samsung Loses Injunction Case against Apple in Netherlands

October 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

Continuing with the trend of Samsung losing cases against Apple, the latest one we have is from the Netherlands where a court has just ruled against Samsung – refusing to pass an injunction on the sake of Apple products in…

Android

Quick Review: Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 In India

October 17, 2011 0 Annkur

Samsung has a low cost Android phone out in the Indian market and this one sure is a big challenge for players like Micromax who have their low cost Android offerings attracting a lot of buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Y…

BlackBerry

RIM Offers Free Apps to Pacify Irked Blackberry Customers

October 17, 2011 0 Tassavur

We reported last week how Blackberry users were left in the lurch as the RIM servers were down and out for almost three days. Well RIM has decided to offer some of its premium apps for free in order to…

Notebook / Laptops

Intel, Croma Launch Anti-Theft Technology for Laptops in India

October 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Intel, in association with retailer Croma has announced the launch of its “Anti-Theft” technology in India. The technology would be made available for all second generation Core laptops and would come preinstalled on select laptops. While the service is compatible…

Opinion

When Rumors Kill Real & For One To Win, The Other Needs To Lose

October 16, 2011 0 Annkur

A lot of my feelings here are similar to a recent editorial sharing my lessons from the retail days and the industry around me continues to surprise. The smartphone market is split wide open and we can’t agree more with the…