Android

Sony E starts rolling out Android 2.1 for X10 series, Mini Pro first to get it in India

November 1, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, after much speculation, it is finally here. Sony Ericsson India has just confirmed on its official Facebook page that the Android 2.1 update for its Xperia X10 series of phones is being rolled out. As for when it…

Google

YouTube Founder Resigns

November 1, 2010 1 Rahul S

Google’s YouTube, as you might be aware wasn’t originally a Google service until they bought it for $1.65 billion from Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim – the original founders. Amongst them, Chad Hurley was until now, involved with…

Android

Quick Review: Motorola Quench XT3

October 31, 2010 9 Nimish

Motorola has joined the low-cost Android phone battle with its Quench XT3 handset. Priced at around Rs 12,500, it offers Android 2.1, a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen and a 3.2 mega pixel camera. How does it shape up against…

Android

Google’s Nexus Two Arriving November 8. Runs Android 2.3

October 31, 2010 5 Rahul S

Even as the Nexus One was being launched (back in January 2010)  there were speculations whether Google would follow it up with a second version of the handset – obviously called Nexus Two. Those speculations seem to be taking the…

Android

Identity Crisis: Facebook app identifies OlivePad as Samsung Galaxy Tab!

October 31, 2010 2 Nimish

As far as confusion goes, this one ranks pretty high in the surprise department. We were playing around with the OlivePad, India’s first 3.5G tablet which has been updated to Froyo recently (yes, yes, a review is coming up on…

First look

Nokia sneaks X5 into India – price: Rs 10,000-10,500

October 31, 2010 13 Nimish

Nokia seems to be in launch overdrive these days. Only, without making any official announcements. Just a day after we spotted a Nokia C7 at a Nokia showroom, we clapped eyes on the X5 – Nokia’s social networking QWERTY slider.…

Palm

More details on Palm Pre 2 specs, HP.com to sell unlocked version

October 31, 2010 0 Annkur

The Palm Pre 2 is the latest webOS powered smart phone and currently the talk of the town for Palm fans. The first Palm device coming out after the HP takeover isn’t the most attractive one in terms of the…

Apple

Apple counter-sues Motorola over multiple patent infringements

October 31, 2010 0 c0rex

Motorola had filed a lawsuit against Apple for infringing about 18 patents. And now Apple responded back two different lawsuits that covers total six patents mostly focussed on multi-touch and couple of OS level ones.

Entertainment

Gamers play 1 billion hours per month on Xbox LIVE

October 30, 2010 0 c0rex

Xbox LIVE is unique subscription based service which has been integrated into Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. Think of it in this way. Average one billion hours per month are spent on Xbox LIVE by gamers in their…

Nokia

Nokia C7 available for Rs 20,500: initial impressions

October 30, 2010 7 Nimish

We were told emphatically by Nokia during the N8 launch a few weeks ago that the N8 would be the only Symbian ^3 device launched in India this year. Our correspondent Mr. Spock had however reported that thanks to dealer…

social media

Is Facebook Phone Coming on Nov 3rd?

October 30, 2010 0 Annkur

A while back myself and Nimish discussed  the Facebook phone on our podcast andafter a dry spell it seems that the rumors are back. Facebook is holding a Mobile event at its HQ next week (Nov 3rd) and you know…

Featured

Exclusive: 3D Toys with Patrick Beaulieu of Nvidia [Video]

October 30, 2010 0 Annkur

Nvidia did an awesome 3D showcase for us in Mumbai, and while we are still to get over the hint of the future we had, there are a ton of 3D toys that we went hands-on with. Handling the most…

Android

Xperia X10 To Get Android Update Starting 31st October

October 30, 2010 0 Rahul S

Good news for all you Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 users out there. Sony Ericsson will start rolling out Android 2.1 updates to its range of Xperia X10 phones starting Sunday, the 31st of October 2010. All the Xperia X10 devices…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab: initial hands-on impressions

October 29, 2010 0 Nimish

We spent a few minutes with Samsung’s iPad competitor, the Galaxy Tab at its launch today, and while these were clearly not enough for a review, we saw enough to record a few initial impressions, especially in comparison with the…

Nokia

MeeGo 1.1 Arrives for Nokia N900. Can Dual Boot

October 29, 2010 0 Rahul S

So, if you thought folks over at Nokia were sitting tight brooding over Symbian^3, here’s some info to prove you wrong. The team of developers working for MeeGo has announced the release of the first dual boot supporting version of…

Opinion

Opera Mini 5.1 Beta For Symbian: First Look

October 29, 2010 0 Rahul S

Opera has announced the release of Opera Mini 5.1 Beta for Symbian phones. This makes the browser the third Opera browser compatible with devices running Symbian OS. The platform already supports Opera Mobile 10 (The full- fledged browser), Opera Mini…

Android

[India] Samsung releases Galaxy Tab, Ships Nov 10th, Costs Rs 38000 ($826)

October 29, 2010 4 Nimish

As expected the Samsung Galaxy Tab has formally arrived in India (yes amongst the first 3 countries getting the Tab). The device which many have hailed as the foremost challenger to Apple’s iconic iPad tablet, will be available from November 10th for…

Cameras

Hands-on with Panasonic HDC-TM750 & Aiptek 3D Camcorders, Fujiflim W3 & Sony TX9 3D Cameras

October 28, 2010 2 Annkur

Now this is surely a geek’s delight. We recently had a significant dose of 3D and the best part of the day was the 3D cameras that we played around with. Here, are the Panasonic HDC-TM 750 / VW-CLT1 (lens)…

Gaming

Fable III launched

October 28, 2010 0 Nimish

One of the most eagerly awaited games of the year, Fable III, for the Xbox 360 has now been officially launched. And what’s uncommonly amusing is that its global coincides with its Indian one, in keeping with Microsoft’s recent policy of…

Android

Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Update Delayed Further [Update, False Alarm]

October 27, 2010 11 Rahul S

Update: The link which we have referred to is actually a month old as realized by us quite a bit later.  Actually, the story was first reported by Phonescoop (who have since then pulled the post). We came to know of…

Android

Dell Venue Pro To Get Android Version

October 27, 2010 0 Rahul S

Dell’s Windows Phone 7 laden Dell Venue Pro was first seen at the time of the launch of Windows Phone 7 two weeks ago. The handset boasted of a vertical slide out keyboard and a large 4.1- inch display capable of WVGA resolution.…

Android

PayPal for App Store, Blackberry App World and Android Market coming today?

October 27, 2010 2 Annkur

Wow TC has managed another trendy scoop. It seems that PayPal is gearing up to announce partnership with mobile app markets across 3 leading platforms i.e. Apple’s AppStore, Blackberry’s App World and Google’s Android Market.

eReaders & Tablets

Barnes and Noble releases Nook Color – time for Kindle to sweat?

October 27, 2010 2 Nimish

Tablets might be grabbing most of the attention of the tech media, but there is a vicious war being waged on the e-book reader front too, with Barnes and Noble (B&N) laying siege to Amazon’s dominance. The latest salvo from…

Android

The PlayStation Phone Is Here!

October 26, 2010 2 Rahul S

So guess what folks over at Engadget has dug up? That’s right folks, the image you see below are that of the PlayStation Phone the much awaited device that many thought would never see the light of the day. Engadget…

Apple

How many iPads would Apple sell in Q1 (holiday season)?

October 26, 2010 0 Annkur

Apple seems to be gearing up pretty well for the holiday season with its iPad. First, the supply constraints seem to have evaporated with the Apple store shipping iPads almost instantly to US buyers. Add to that the iPod way…

Apple

No, Apple is not buying Sony

October 26, 2010 2 Annkur

Yes, the rumors are going wild and they had to. Afterall its Apple and Sony named here. And yet again in less than a week I am amazed by the kind of traction ‘made up’ news gets. The only thing…

Featured

A Dose of 3D!

October 26, 2010 0 Annkur

It was just another day walking to a press meet today, and I would admit that I wasn’t expecting anything like what we actually saw. It was a all 3D showcase by Nvidia (and their partners) and the range of…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab coming on Friday to India?

October 26, 2010 0 Nimish

The device that many consider being the biggest challenger to the iPad is expected to be released in India this Friday. No, we have no official confirmation, but when one gets an invite from Samsung saying “Lets Tab…Let’s Talk…” and…

Android

Accord @Pad claims to run Android 1.7, has iPad’s looks and icons – yours for Rs 9,990!

October 26, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been raining tablets in the Indian market of late, with just about everyone and their grandmother announcing tablets that they claim are the coolest things since sliced bread. Some of these claims (Olive, Samsung, and LG) have merit,…

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.…

Android

Motorola Quench Launched In India For Rs. 12,500

October 24, 2010 1 Rahul S

Remember the Motorola Quench XT3? No? Well it was a mid range Android based handset that was first showcased at the Mobile World Congress back in February. Since, then though it had faded into obscurity – only to make a…

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…