Android

OlivePad finally coming to stores this week, with Froyo!

October 25, 2010 0 Nimish

It was first announced in August, but is going to finally hit the stores this week, becoming only the second device in India. We are talking of India’s first 3.5G tablet, the OlivePad VT-100 from Olive Telecom, which grabbed a…

Nokia

Review: Nokia C6 – good phone, bad timing?

October 25, 2010 10 Nimish

There are times in your life when you come across devices that seem undone by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. And this is exactly the feeling we got about the recently launched Nokia C6, or…

Launch Pad

Forget 3D TV’s -The 3D Phone Is Here! [Spice M-67 3D]

October 25, 2010 0 Rahul S

Spice mobiles seem to have this weird knack of launching phones with outrageous specs. They had a 12 mega pixel camera on sale long before the Satio or the Nokia N8 was even on the horizon. That was the S1200…

Site Announcements

Giveaway: Duracell myGrid Charging Pad

October 25, 2010 0 Annkur

We are back with an amazing giveaway as promised. And this one is simpler than ever before. This time we are giving away the beautiful myGrid charging pad by Duracell. You have seen the review before, but how about owning…

Gaming

Forget Windows 8, Kinect is the coolest release of 2010

October 24, 2010 1 Annkur

I am amazed by the amount of traction Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s comments at Gartner Symposiu has caused. Come-on, you ask the CEO of one of the top tech companies of the the world, what is the riskiest product bet…

Android

HTC Knight spotted, Sliding screen – QWERTY or Speakers?

October 24, 2010 0 Annkur

XDA Developers has managed to get some scoop on an upcoming HTC Android device that should be hitting Sprint in US anytime now. Not much is known about the Knight now, but it features a 3.7″ screen as per XDA’s…

Nokia

Nokia C7 coming in November for Rs 19,000, courtesy dealers?

October 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

Nokia had announced at the launch of the N8 (India) that it would be the only Symbian ^3 handset launched in India this year. Almost a fortnight after that, it seems that they might have been just a bit inaccurate.…

Accessories

Unboxing the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad (Video Review)

October 23, 2010 1 Guest Author

Finally, we have got our mits on the Duracell myGrid Charging Pad and its certainly a glimpse of the future. Charging gadgets are a headache by all means, especially smart phones that run out of battery so soon. The Duracell…

Sony

Sony Kills The Cassette Playing Walkman

October 23, 2010 3 Rahul S

We knew this was coming. It was only a matter of when. While it might come as a surprise to many, Sony was still making the “Original” Walkman – the one that plays audio cassettes – even now  in 2010.…

Android

Gingerbread To Be Android 2.3?

October 23, 2010 2 Rahul S

With Android 2.2 still in the process of being infused in to Android phones all over the world, the tech world is now rife with rumors and speculations regarding the next iteration of Android. While we all knew that the…

Gaming

Kinect Pre-Order On: Rs 9,990 stand-alone, Rs 22,990 with 4GB Xbox 360 (India)

October 23, 2010 2 Nimish

Microsoft’s revolutionary “no controller” motion controlling system, Kinect, is now available for pre order in India. And with it, we finally have the prices. According to the Microsoft website, the Kinect will be available for Rs 9,990 stand alone and…

Gaming

Microsoft launches 4GB Xbox 360 for Rs 14,990, Arcade version now for Rs 11,990

October 23, 2010 0 Nimish

The console wars are well and truly on and Microsoft has decided to hammer the opposition where it truly hurts – on the price front. While Sony has been upping the PS3 storage without trying to add too much to…

Apple

Apple Won’t Ship Macs Preinstalled with Adobe Flash

October 23, 2010 0 Rahul S

The Apple vs Adobe fight has entered the next level with Apple officially announcing that it won’t ship its future Macbooks with Adobe’s flash installed. While Apple has stopped short of banning Flash altogether from Mac (which would have been…

eReaders & Tablets

HP Slate Goes Corporate, Launches For USD 800

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

Remember the HP Slate? The tablet first seen at CES 2010 with Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer proudly showing it off with a smile on his face as if he has owned Apple for ever! 9 months and 6 million iPads…

Android

Acer Liquid Metal Leaked Along with a Mystery Tablet & Tall Friend

October 22, 2010 0 Rahul S

Folks over at Droid Sans have managed to scoop pictures of Acer’s soon to be released Android handset, the Liquid Metal. The phone is set to be released in the UK by the end of this month and boasts of…

Google

Stanford Faculty and Staff Homes get Google Fibre i.e. 1Gbps speeds!

October 21, 2010 1 Annkur

We had reported sometime earlier about a crazy Google initiative to test out 1Gbps connectivity. Google Fibre is officially set to hit a target audience of 50000 – 500000 (for its experiment) after Google actually zeros down on the location,…

Nokia

Nokia officially puts 2011 label on MeeGo, Weds Symbian via Qt

October 21, 2010 2 Annkur

Nokia is sure banking influential on MeeGo to save it in the super smart phone category and after looking at the N8 we are sure that Symbian isn’t going to server them extensively. After rumors from Intel commenting about MeeGo’s…

Palm

Why you should not go out and rate the Palm Pre 2

October 21, 2010 2 Annkur

Yes we are the same people who go out and compare every new smart phone out there with the Androids and iPhones and make no exceptions in the cut throat competition that exists in the smart phone space. However, it…

Apps

Opera releases Opera 11 alpha, adds extensions

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

The browser wars seem to be in terms of pre-final versions this time. We have already had the beta version of IE9 and Firefox 4 and joining them today is the alpha version of Opera 11. We have always considered…

Android

Garmin-Asus launches A10 Android phone with Advanced Navigation for Rs 18,990

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Garmin-Asus might not have exactly set the markets on fire with their offerings so far, but we have a feeling that things could change with the A10 which it launched today.

Apple

Apple Announces OS X Lion

October 20, 2010 1 Rahul S

Apart from the MacBook Air, Apple has also taken covers of its latest OS X version, the OS X Lion, the eight iteration of the same. It seems, with this update, OS X has gotten even closer to its cousin…

Apple

Apple Shrinks The MacBook Air. 11.6 Screen $999 Price Tag

October 20, 2010 0 Rahul S

At the Back to The Mac event, Apple has taken covers of the new MacBook Air. They have managed to shrink the already tiny 13.3 inch MacBook Air to a version that has an even smaller 11.6 screen pushing it…

Nokia

Six Reasons why we think the Nokia E5 rocks!

October 20, 2010 1 Nimish

The Nokia N8 might have grabbed all the headlines with its dazzling specs and camera, but we feel that the Nokia E5 is going to be every bit as much of a winner in the market for the Big N.…

eReaders & Tablets

The Case In Favor of a 7″ Tablet!

October 20, 2010 2 Annkur

I often refer to my iPad review and that’s not to go back and say that I didn’t like the iPad but the same thing that we debated over on the Gizmos Podcast (Tablets special). Is there a real market…

Micromax

Micromax Qube X550: Review

October 20, 2010 11 Rahul S

Micromax Mobiles might have started off as a small time player in India, but they are now amongst the top five mobile phone makers in the country – by no means, a small feat. Micromax has had quite a few…

First look

Palm Pre 2, webOS 2 Officially Announced

October 19, 2010 2 Rahul S

After being acquired by HP, it was expected that Palm would come up with a successor to the Original Palm Pre in rather quick time. However, it seems HP had a lot of work to do at Palm before they…

Nokia

[Editorial] The market responds: Nokia N8 already selling at Rs 22,000

October 19, 2010 22 Annkur

We know that prices of most products tend to dip in the long run, but by any standards, the fall in the price of the Nokia N8 has been nothing short of spectacular. The N8 had been launched with a…

Launch Pad

Sony Ericsson Brings 16 Megapixel Cameraphone To Japan

October 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Operators in Japan are known for releasing weird looking phones that usually don’t work anywhere else on the planet. Other things Japanese phones are famous for being their specs. While we in the rest of the planet do have some…

Featured

OG Podcast #6: Nokia N8, Torch, SE X8, Tablets & more!

October 19, 2010 0 Annkur

Now this is a classic case of geeks getting on a call with a clear aim to wind up as a mini podcast discussing the launch of Nokia N8 and Blackberry Torch in India and we go on to discuss…

Apple

Steve Jobs Hits Back At Google, RIM

October 19, 2010 0 Rahul S

Choosing to remain silent for over the course of the entire year, Apple CEO Steve Jobs chose the occasion of its Q4 2010 Financial results to get back at competition. In a very untypical manner, Steve Jobs made a surprise…

Apple

An iPhone that costs almost EIGHT MILLION dollars!

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, we went and broke the editorial style sheet rule that states that thou shall not use all capitals in a heading, but truth be told, we could not actually help it. We always knew that the iPhone 4…

Apps

Symbian ^3 gets JoikuSpot, converts your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot

October 18, 2010 0 Nimish

One of the most handy apps for the Symbian platform, JoikuSpot, has been released for the latest version of Symbian, Symbian ^3.

Tech Industry News

India Adds 12 Million New GSM Subscribers in September

October 18, 2010 0 Rahul S

According to a new COAI report, the month of September has seen the mobile subscriber base (GSM) in India rise by 12.4 million users. The total number of GSM subscribers in the country now is estimated to be 494 million,…

Samsung

Samsung’s Omnia HD Becomes First Symbian Phone To Be Overclocked

October 18, 2010 1 Rahul S

When it was launched back in 2009, it was the most feature packed handset money could buy. We are talking about the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD which back in 2009 boasted of mind boggling specs. It had an 8 megapixel…

Android

The second Android tablet from Samsung, SMT-i9100

October 18, 2010 0 Annkur

While they wait for Samsung Galaxy Tab (P9000) tablet is still to hit our desk, it seems that we are seeing a second Android tablet from Samsung. This one being a low end version without the Touchwiz UI and currently…

Nokia

OG Unwraps the Nokia C6 (Quick review)

October 16, 2010 2 Nimish

When was the last time we saw so many handsets from Nokia in such a short span of time, and each of them appealing to different audiences? We have already seen the N8 and the E5, with the former targeting…

Android

Samsung releases Android 2.2 upgrade for Galaxy S

October 15, 2010 1 Nimish

After a lot of talk and speculation, it is finally here. Samsung has officially released the Android 2.2 upgrade package for its bestselling Samsung Galaxy S smart phone. The device, which has been one of the hottest selling smart phones…

Apple

iPad Deal, Early Signs of a Verizon iPhone? Early 2011?

October 14, 2010 2 Annkur

Earlier today we heard about Verizon and Apple coming together to sell the iPad across 2000 retail outlets that Verizon has in the US. These would be WiFi iPads sold along with MiFi 2200 hotspot connection from Verizon. But if…

Launch Pad

OG hands-on with the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 (Unboxing)

October 14, 2010 1 Nimish

We have got our hands on the latest Android handset from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia X8. Yes, it runs Android 1.6, but at Rs 13,990, a 3 inch touchscreen and 3.2 MP camera is not too serious a deal, especially…

Nokia

Nokia Announces the C5-03

October 14, 2010 0 Rahul S

Continuing its phone launching spree, Nokia has announced the addition of yet another model to its C-Series family. The latest release is the C5-03 which happens to be a mid range handset boasting of a touch screen display.