Weird or not?

Wayward Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth

June 27, 2011 2 Rahul S

A giant asteroid that will pass “too close” to the earth’s surface will be visible from the southern hemisphere (mostly southern America) tonight. What’s however, more significant (and alarming) to note is that celestial body will pass just 11,000 miles…

Google

Automated, Driverless Cars Go Legal In Nevada

June 26, 2011 0 Rahul S

The US State of Nevada has probably become the first government entity in the world to legalize cars that travel.. well driver less. The legislators of the state have passed a bill that will ensure that Cars that integrate a…

HTC

OG Review: HTC Salsa C510e Facebook Phone

June 25, 2011 0 Annkur

Back in February, at the grand stage of Mobile World Congress, HTC announced its two Facebook phones, the Salsa and Chacha. We decided to pick up the HTC Salsa C510e for review and gave the Facebook phone a quick test…

BlackBerry

How Do I Choose A Phone: Journey From A Nokia 1100 To Blackberry

June 25, 2011 6 Guest Author

Editors Note: Vivek Khandelwal is a friend, well wisher and our support for covering the IIT Bombay Techfest over the past 4 years. As he moves back to Delhi working fulltime for his startup Voicetap, something has changed for him.…

Apple

Skype For iPad Leaked in a Video On Youtube : Update

June 24, 2011 0 Monis

After Facebook for iPad, it seems that it is the turn of  Skype to release the iPad version. Skype accidentally published a video on YouTube which was then marked as private. But  RazorianFly didn’t miss a chance to record the…

India

iPhone 3GS 8GB Launched In India; Priced Under Rs.20,000

June 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

Back in May, we had reported that Apple would be launching the iPhone 3GS here in India at a super low price. Today, friends from over at BGR India have just confirmed the news. The product has been launched in India…

Apple

iPhone 3GS 8GB Launched In India; Priced Under Rs. 20,000

June 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

Back in May, we had reported that Apple would be launching the iPhone 3GS here in India at a super low price. Today, friends over at BGR India have just confirmed the news. The product has been launched in India for…

eReaders & Tablets

Exclusive: Motorola Xoom Goes On Sale In India

June 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

Motorola’s much awaited tablet; the Motorola Xoom has gone on sale in India. Our trusty Mr.Spock has managed to send us exclusive shots of the device being on sale at a retail outlet in the country. Along with the Xoom,…

Apple

iPhone 5 Launch Rumors : What We Know Till Now

June 24, 2011 0 Monis

After the entirely software oriented WWDC 2011, it’s high time that Apple shifts its focus towards the hardware. There is no doubt that iOS 5 had some of the most sought after features that an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad user…

News

Nokia’s First Windows Phone Device “Sea Ray” Leaked

June 23, 2011 0 Rahul S

This has all the ingredients of a controlled leak by Nokia. Anyway, the news is that we now have almost confirmed images of the first Windows Phone powered Nokia device. Also, for your info, the device is codenamed “Sea Ray”. The…

App (Marketplace)

Some Casual Games For Windows Phone 7

June 23, 2011 0 Annkur A

Microsoft is trying its best to get Windows Phone 7 out to users with the maximum possible apps. In an effort to get some of the best apps from Android Market and App Store, Microsoft is also said to be…

Tech Industry News

Some Causal Games For Windows Phone 7

June 23, 2011 0 Annkur

Microsoft is trying its best to get Windows Phone 7 out to users with the maximum possible apps. In an effort to get some of the best apps from Android Market and App Store, Microsoft is also said to be…

Android

Sony Ericsson Outs Xperia Ray and Xperia Active

June 22, 2011 0 Rahul S

Sony Ericsson seems to be on a roll these days. After a plethora of launches of late, the company is in action yet again and has today launched three new Android powered handsets. The new kids on the block are…

Apps

Blackberry Loses Seesmic

June 22, 2011 1 Annkur

CEO trouble isn’t all that RIM is facing at the moment, Seesmic has announced that they are discontinuing development for Blackberry to concentrate better on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7. Of course there are alternatives for Blackberry users, but…

Nokia

First Impressions of Nokia E6-00: Good old days are back?

June 22, 2011 0 Nitish

This is a guest post by Nitish Kumar (@nkumar_). Nitish is a long time Nokia user and famous for writing with a layman’s perspective on his blog. Its not been long when QWERTY devices were a craze (there are still…

Nokia

Nokia Announces Three New S40 Devices; C2-02, C2-03 Touch and Type, C2-06

June 21, 2011 1 Rahul S

Nokia just made things difficult for you to identify their phones with the launch of three new S40 handsets. All three devices belong to Nokia’s C2 family of devices which already has quite a few members. Anyway, the new additions…

Nokia

Nokia Announces the MeeGo Laden N9

June 21, 2011 3 Rahul S

At the Nokia Connection event underway at Singapore, Nokia has finally taken covers off its newest N-Series handset, the Nokia N9. Unlike most of its predecessors (barring the Maemo laden N900 of course) this one runs MeeGo, an OS that…

Apple

Apple Being Investigated In India Under Competition Act

June 20, 2011 0 Annkur

It seems that anti-competitive government checks aren’t restricted to the west. The Hindu Business Line Reports that Apple is under the scanner in India and the Competition Commission of India is studying a customer complaint. The complaint is filed under of…

India

Google StreetView Hits Roadblock in Bangalore

June 20, 2011 0 Rahul S

Google’s much controversial StreetView service is not yet available in India. However, as a part of its campaign to collect India centric data, a bunch of Google owned cars were on the prowl across various cities in the country so…

India

Airtel Broadband Gets Better, Now Offers Minimum 2Mbps Speed

June 20, 2011 0 Krishnan

A lot of hi-tech gadgets including the latest smartphones and tablet have been hitting the Indian shores of lately. These gadgets will not only provide better experience to the Indian consumers in terms of technology but also facilitate the consumption…

First look

MAXX Announces Launch of Vista MS502 in India

June 20, 2011 0 Krishnan

From gaming phones to Phones with long battery life, MAXX are trying their best to capture the low end market with various attractive offerings. Now, they are out to attract the Mademoiselles and give them something to cherish something about.…

Concept / Educative

EADS’ Zehst Travels At Mach 4, Paris to Tokyo in 2 Hrs! (Video)

June 20, 2011 0 Tassavur

Zehst which stands for Zero Emission Hypersonic Transportation is a concept jet made by EADS, parent company of the Airbus. This is a zero emissions environment friendly jet which was unveiled at the Paris Air Show today. This Concorde look…

Internet

Lulzsec Offers Sega A helping Hand to Nab Hackers

June 20, 2011 0 Rahul S

In a bizarre turn of events, hacking group Lulzsec has come forward with a helping hand to gaming company Sega whose websites were hacked by anonymous hackers last week. Sega had confirmed that hackers had got in to their systems…

First look

Lost Route or Unable to Find a Direction? ‘Route Finder is Here To your Rescue’

June 20, 2011 0 Krishnan

Going on a trip or some place of which you have no knowledge about? One would simply log on to the internet on your phone to seek out directions. But, what if you don’t have a smartphone and face a…

BlackBerry

[India] Blackberry Playbook Spotted Retailing @ Vijay Sales

June 20, 2011 1 Annkur

As we await the official launch of the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1/8.9 and the Blackberry Playbook, the little tablet by RIM was spotted retailing at a Vijay Sales outlet in Mumbai. It’s common to see unannounced gadgets to…

Market Watch

Warrantify Hopes To Make You Go Green, Goodbye Papers / Receipts?

June 19, 2011 0 Annkur

An average consumer today has more gadgets than ever before. A smartphone, laptop, camera and if you include all components you purchased when assembling PC or home appliances, the list gets pretty long. Managing their receipts and warranties is without…

Concept / Educative

Out Of Battery, Head Straight To The Strawberry Tree! (Video)

June 18, 2011 1 Tassavur

Yes you read that right! So in Belgrade when people run out of battery they have the option to head to this innovative solar powered mobile battery station located on the street called the Strawberry Tree. Milos Milisavljevic, conceived this…

News

LG Optimus 3D Launched In Europe; India Launch Soon?

June 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Remember the LG Optimus 3D? The phone was first displayed at the Mobile World Congress at Barcelona earlier this year and had since then been under wraps. In the meantime, LG concentrated on its flagship dual core handset – the…

India

25 Year Old Dies After Being Electrocuted By Chinese Handset

June 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Back in 2008, there was a big hue and cry over the arrival of unbranded Chinese handset in India. These phones, most of which did not have valid IMEI numbers were banned by the government. However, like most “bans”, in…

Apple

Official Facebook Application For iPad In Coming Weeks

June 17, 2011 0 Monis

You must have felt jealous when people on iPhone use the native application for Facebook while you being an iPad owner have to open the browser, enter the facebook url, and surf the website. While there are many applications available…

Future WIP

Microsoft Outs Kinect For Windows SDK

June 17, 2011 1 Annkur

Kinect for Xbox is one of our favorite technologies in recent times and with over 10 million units sold, our excitement about how this technology would shape our future has only increased. Today Microsoft has taken the Kinect’s magic a step further by announcing…

Nokia

Nokia Launches Symbian Anna Laden X7 Smartphone in Taiwan

June 15, 2011 4 Rahul S

It’s a busy day for folks over at Nokia it seems. After bringing out the Symbian Anna based E6 business handset to India on preorder, the company has announced the launch of its latest multimedia smartphone, the X7 in Taiwan.…

India

Nokia E6 Goes For Preorder in India; Priced At Rs. 17,999

June 15, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia India has announced that it will start pre-orders for its newest E Series smartphone, the E6 starting today. The E6 happens to be Nokia’s first touch and type monoblock smartphone complete with a full QWERTY keyboard and would also…

Podcast

OG Podcast #12 – We Are Back! Patents, WWDC, Dual-core Androids & More

June 14, 2011 0 Annkur

Update: We seem to have corrupted the edited podcast MP3. Give us sometime and we shall get it back live!

India

Sony Launches NWZ E363 Walkman in India

June 14, 2011 0 Rahul S

Sony has announced the launch of its latest Walkman MP3player, the NWZ-E363 in India . The new Walkman boasts of features like Clear Bass and Clear Stereo enhancement technologies by Sony. Lets now take a closer look at the feature set on this…

Apple

Apple Gives US Unlocked iPhone 4, Why?

June 14, 2011 0 Annkur

Apple today started to sell unlocked iPhone 4 in United States, thus ending a 4 year long stretch of locked phones in its biggest market. Apple announced the iOS 5 and iCloud at WWDC earlier this month, but didn’t announce…

Apple

Nokia – Apple End Litigation, Apple To Pay Royalties

June 14, 2011 0 Annkur

Mobile manufacturers have been fighting it out in court rooms across the globe and just when we started to lose track of all the suits and counter suits, there is a settlement. Apple and Nokia have settled all their litigation bringing…

India

Nokia Launches Pink N8 Variant In India

June 13, 2011 0 Rahul S

Nokia has announced the launch of a new pink variant of its flagship camera smartphone, the N8 in India. The device, obviously targeted at the fairer sex has gone on sale in various cities (18 to be precise) across India…

News

Quietly Brilliant: HTC Salsa and Sensation Go On Sale In India

June 13, 2011 0 Annkur

Just as we reported the Salsa is on sale in India and along with a bonus, the HTC Sensation. We have gone hands-on with both these devices in Mumbai and you would see almost all retailers (small or big) selling them…

India

MEElectronics SP51 In-Ear Headphone (Review)

June 11, 2011 0 Tassavur

We had a pretty good experience with the MEElectronics M9P in-ear headphones. After a long hiatus we have got another interesting headphone from MEElectronics i.e. the SP51 in-ear headphone. We have seen a lot of earphones but this one promises…