Entertainment

Intel, Hungama Ties Up To Offer High Definition Movies On PC’s

March 24, 2011 0 Rahul S

Worlds top chip maker Intel and India’s Hungama.com has entered in to a partnership to showcase its latest movies on Intel’s latest 2nd generation Core processors. Under the terms of the partnership, Hungama users would be able to download full HD movies…

Android

Samsung Unveils The Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 10.1 Pricing

March 22, 2011 1 Rahul S

At the ongoing CTIA Wireless conference at Orlando, Florida, Samsung has taken the covers of its much rumored and talked about 8.9 -inch tablet. The company also revealed the prices of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 that was announced at the…

Apps

PayPal Official App Arrives On Symbian. Not In India Yet

March 22, 2011 0 Rahul S

PayPal has launched an official application for Symbian handsets. Based on Java, the app lets you do almost everything you would expect from a PayPal application including send and receive money, check recent transactions and setting a mobile PIN. The…

Android

Amazon Android App Store is live, US only

March 22, 2011 0 Anupama

Even as Cupertino giant Apple has sued Amazon over the name ‘Appstore,’ Amazon’s Appstore for Android has gone live in the US.  Amazon’s application store for Android powered devices has been long awaited and is being considered one of the…

Android

Opera Mobile 11, Opera Mini 6: First Look

March 22, 2011 1 Rahul S

Opera’s next generation browsers for smartphones and feature phones, Opera Mobile 11 and Opera Mini 6 has arrived and is now downloadable from Opera’s website. We took the Android and the Symbian versions of the browsers for a quick spin…

eReaders & Tablets

Hands-on With MeeGo Tablets, WeTab, ExoPC and more

March 21, 2011 0 Annkur

A trip to Birmingham couldn’t have been more exciting. Last week I happened to attend the MeeGo meet organized by MeeGoExperts and apart from the wonderful techies we met there, there were a whole bunch of MeeGo devices around to play with.…

social media

Facebook Takes Over Snaptu

March 21, 2011 0 Rahul S

The Ayatollah of Social Networking – Facebook is spreading its wing further by gobbling up smaller companies. It seems to be following Google’s path who has had a tradition eating up small, efficient companies and launching breakthrough products using these…

Featured

The Seven Deadly Sins of the Nokia E7

March 21, 2011 6 Mr Spock

Having used the Nokia E7 for more than a week now, I find myself more and more in agreement with Nokia’s decision to go for a tie-up with Microsoft. Because far from being on par with previous Communicator series devices,…

Humour

Chaiwala – Get In The Line #iPad2 #GizmoToon

March 20, 2011 0 Annkur

RRC is back with yet another GizmoToon and our Chaiwala has the hottest from the tech world being discussed around him.  

Apple

The Apple iPad – Take 2

March 20, 2011 6 Annkur

Yes I am the same tiny little blogger who wrote off the tablet concept ending my original review of the Apple iPad with the following words ‘Are you made for the iPad’. A year down the line, I have a…

HTC

HTC EVO 3D & EVO View 4G Tablet rumored to launch at CTIA 2011

March 19, 2011 1 c0rex

LG stole the limelight with glasses-free 3D smartphone Optimus 3D and G-Slate tablet at the Mobile World Congress 2011 last month. Both devices certainly got LG competitors thinking and working up on a rival devices. BoyGeniusReport claims to have been…

Internet

New Opera Mini, Mobile Versions Soon: Opera

March 18, 2011 0 Rahul S

At the upcoming CTIA Wireless Conference which kicks off on March 22, 2011 Opera is likely to introduce new versions of its popular mobile browsers. According to a press release by the company, both the browser versions – Opera Mobile…

Android

Motorola Milestone gets Froyo…finally!

March 17, 2011 1 Anupama

After months of waiting, Motorola Milestone users in India can now update their handsets to Android 2.2, also known as Froyo update. The update has been put on Motorola’s website and users can update their handsets by connecting them to…

Apple

New MacBook Pro (Early 2011, Thunderbolt) Now On Sale In India

March 17, 2011 0 Rahul S

Apple’s new 2011 line up of MacBook Pro models were announced back in February. Apple has sent us a little notification announcing that the new line up is now available at Apple Reseller Stores across the country. The prices of…

Android

HTC Incredible S Makes Its Way To India

March 16, 2011 0 Rahul S

After the news of HTC launching the Desire Z in India came in, we now have repots of yet another Android handset making its way to India. The handset in question is HTC Incredible S which was announced at the…

Entertainment

Testing the TataSky+ HD, A Lifestyle Choice

March 10, 2011 1 Annkur

Last week I had a chance to test run the Tata Sky+ HD DTH service and what better time than the World Cup to have such a service. While DTH has been around for a fairly long time, it seems…

Apple

iOS 4.3 Reveals Details About iPhone 5

March 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

Now that iOS 4.3 is here the usual suspects are scourging  the deep insides of the OS code to look for clues that may reveal features arriving on future Apple products – especially the iPhone 5. The latest find is…

Microsoft

Microsoft Sells 10 Million Kinect Sensors; Creates Guinness Record

March 10, 2011 0 Rahul S

2010 saw the advent of some really cool gadgets that not only looked good, but also sold like hot cakes. The most popular amongst these were from Apple who bought the iPhone 4 and the iPad – both of which…

Apps

Opera Introduces App Store. Gets Booted Out Of GetJar

March 9, 2011 0 Rahul S

Opera has announced its own App Store for mobile phones yesterday. The store, accessible to over 100 million users who use Opera’s Mobile browsers has been built in partnership with Appia, a leading provider of open application market technology. The…

Apple

OG Review: Apple MacBook Air (Late 2010)

March 8, 2011 0 Rahul S

The last month was quite a busy one for all Apple followers. First they launched the refreshed set of MacBook Pro models which left most of the tech world drooling (as the tradition is). It was followed by the announcement…

Nokia

Nokia E7 Pre-Booking Starts In India. Costs Rs. 29,999 [Updated]

March 8, 2011 2 Rahul S

Nokia has announced that it has started pre booking of its latest Symbian smartphone – the E7 in India. To pre book your E7, all you need to do is to log on to http://www.nokia.co.in/E7 and fill up an online…

Nokia

Inexpensive Nokia X1-00 announced

March 8, 2011 0 c0rex

Finnish handset maker Nokia has announced new low-end handset aimed at the music enthusiasts – Nokia X1-00. Appearing to be younger brother of X2, the new Nokia X1-00 runs Symbian 30 mobile operating system (yes, it exists). Rated with 106phon…

Apple

iPad prices in India slashed – now starts at Rs 24,500

March 7, 2011 1 Anupama

The iPad 2 was launched just last week, and immediately after the prices of the iPad first generation were slashed from $499 to $399 in US and other major markets. India got the iPad first generation only in late January…

Notebook / Laptops

Sony Announces New 13.3 Inch S-Series Notebook With “Sheet Battery”

March 7, 2011 0 Rahul S

Sony has unveiled its latest offering in the Vaio S-Series laptop segment by announcing a new 13.3 inch model. The new model boasts of a 1366 x 768 pixel display and is claimed to be the first laptop with a…

News

Sony Ericsson WP7 Device With Slide Out Keyboard?

March 7, 2011 0 Annkur A

We have seen Dell present a Windows Phone 7 with slide-down keyboard and here we have a leaked Sony Ericsson Windowsphone with a slide out keyboard. Sony Ericsson has been in mixed thoughts about a WP7 phone and it isn’t…

Apple

Skyfire 3.0 Arrives For iPhone, Brings iPad features

March 6, 2011 0 Monis

Skyfire has just launched version 3.0 of its browser for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The new version brings features that were hitherto only available on the iPad specific version of Skyfire. This version extends possibilities of the browser beyond…

Internet

Microsoft Wants To Kill Internet Explorer 6

March 6, 2011 0 Rahul S

This might sound weird but the fact is, Microsoft has set up a website http://ie6countdown.com as part of a campaign to urge people to stop using its aged, 10 year old browser, Internet Explorer 6. With Microsoft having moved on…

Humour

Chaiwala – The Gizmo Freaks #GizmoToon

March 4, 2011 4 Team OG

We are happy to introduce our first ever GizmoToon. We plan to have ‘Chaiwala’ as a regular feature on OG. So there you go, do send us feedback for RRC 🙂

Apple

Twitter 3.3 For iOS Now Available on App Store

March 4, 2011 0 Monis

One of the most appealing and well bult apps for iOS is the Twitter app (do check the iPad version if you get a chance). However, the journey of this application has been very interesting from the beginning. Earlier, the…

Featured

Why The Next Google / Facebook Isn’t From India

March 4, 2011 4 Annkur

This ain’t new talk and I got deflected back to this topic when discussing Indian cos making cellphones in a Facebook group. For long entrepreneurs in India have been motivated with talks of making the next Google, Facebook or Microsoft.…

Android

Google Maps 5.2 out: now tweet Hotpot ratings, ping friends

March 4, 2011 0 Anupama

Google Maps has been updated to version 5.2 for Android.The update will allow the user to post their Google Hotpot rating of a place directly to Twitter from within the maps broadening the sharing element. Also along with the check-in…

BlackBerry

Rumor: Blackberry To Bring BBM On iPhone? Android?

March 3, 2011 0 Annkur

This sure has to be unbelievable. As our friend Nikhil puts it on twitter just correctly – Has April Fools Day come early? For those new to the term BBM, it stands for  Blackberry Messenger and its a craze! Back…

Accessories

Apple’s New iPad 2 Accessories

March 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

Along with the new iPad 2, Apple also introduced two new, very interesting accessories for the tablet. Consumers would have the option to buy the iPad with or without these once the device goes on sale next Friday. Let’s see…

Apple

Apple Unveils The iPad 2

March 2, 2011 0 Rahul S

Apple has finally announced the launch of the second generation iPad at an event held at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco earlier today. The second iPad comes in just about a year after the debut if the iPad…

India

Anyone for Translucency? – Sony A33 & A55 SLT Cameras In India

March 2, 2011 0 Anish

  The A55 and the A33 are the first cameras to be equipped with the SLT type mirrors as opposed to SLR. SLT stands for “Single Lens Translucent” mirror. For the uninitiated, Sony uses a fixed translucent mirror as opposed to…

Apple

The iPad 2 With Thunderbolt and 1.2GHz CPU Is Fake, Sorry

March 2, 2011 0 Annkur

I am not sure why many are in hopes about about the recent leak from Amazon’s German site. The so called product listing that appeared on Amazon claimed of a March 17th availability for Apple iPad 2 along with a…

India

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Up For Preorder In India

March 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

Folks over at Flipkart seem all set to bring the much awaited and droolworthy Android powered Sony Ericsson handset, the Xperia Arc here in India. The handset can be pre-ordered from the website for Rs. 28,999 and the estimated date…

India

Lava Launches The B8, QWERTY Keypad Laden Business Phone In India

March 1, 2011 0 Rahul S

Lava Mobiles has announced the launch of its new “Business” phone, the B8 in India complete with a QWERTY keyboard, push mail, WLAN connectivity and a touch pad for navigation. The handset, targeted at young professionals and businessmen will offer…

Android

Why I am fed up of Angry Birds!

March 1, 2011 0 Anupama

As news comes of yet another update to Angry Birds (we hear that one is coming on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day), I am reminded of the deep disappointment I felt when I missed the first ever Angry Birds day…

Internet

Vodafone 3G available in Delhi, costs Rs 10,000 per GB

March 1, 2011 10 Anupama

It is no less than Superman, claims Vodafone. The 3G service from Vodafone has begun in Delhi (we just got a call from Vodafone to confirm that), but the damper is it will only be available in south and central…